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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1903
Page
4
The Jolly Dozen hosted a successful dance last Monday with high quality music and refreshments. The next event is set for Thursday evening, April 30, followed by a final club dance on May 14, with invitations highly sought after by dancers who value orderly conduct and excellent hospitality.
Peter West employees removed nine young coyotes from a nearby den. The following night two pups were placed in a churn and lowered back into the den with the mouth partially closed. Traps were set at the den mouth and in the morning one trap captured the mother, drawn by the pups' whining.
Reverend A L Thoroughman, pastor of the M E church South of Tennessee Idaho, is visiting relatives and will occupy the pulpit next Sunday morning at 10 oclock. His many friends will rejoice in hearing him preach again. Everyone invited.
It is expected the Hotel Pendleton will reopen on or about May 1. The building may not be fully ready for occupancy, but will be repaired and furnished enough to host an ordinary number of guests.
Dramatic scenes unfolded in Timblin as the Irish National convention unanimously approved the land bill introduced by Mr. Wyndham. The chamber erupted in intense enthusiasm and unified support for the measure.
Senator Pierce returns from San Francisco as Weston wards hold brick burning this week. George Sullivan of Walla Walla in town yesterday. F E Livingood back from Walla with family yesterday. A daughter born yesterday to Av W Beeman of 999 West Railroad Street. Mike Gratz Jr returned yesterday from California. Miss Hallie Strickland to visit Mrs C B Wade from Seattle tomorrow. Dr Vaughan, the veterinarian, ill with gallstone colic. Charles Wilson near Pilot Rock slight smallpox. A F Taylor Weston merchant attended the regular Masons meeting. Benjamin Wells to move to mountain ranch, family to join in June. C A Colby of Montana left for Spokane. Ernest J Ellstrom filing for final naturalization. J N Gulliford ill at Prineville, now recovering at home. J W Duncan, J W Maloney, J H Gwinn, C E Roncevelt back from Walla Walla after K P convention. W R Logus new Western Union manager from Oregon City in charge Monday. Mr Logus single. Mrs Jessie Vert of Pendleton deputy grand worthy matron visited. banquet at the ideal in her honor.
E M Lyon expresses no statement today while Tallman Ayres urge bond approval as best for the city. They argue bonds boost growth and business profits beyond the slight tax rise, defer to the school board, and say Pendleton’s 15 year growth hinges on liberal school funding. Humorous, varied quotes from Hunziker Wade Hawley Benthorn and others underscore need for improved facilities and shared burden for future generations.
Local residents including J Crawford and L G Frazier argue for passing bonds to improve district schools. Supporters say many families need better education facilities, while some fear increased taxes. Several speakers express confidence in school directors and urge the community to share the cost for long term benefits.
A man about 60, George S. Alfred from Perkins, Ned, was taken from the westbound train to the O R N depot and then to a hospital after becoming critically ill. Dr. Vincent ordered care. Alfred is insensible with a severe stomach trouble and heart condition, with a traveling companion Boler left at Huntington.
Mrs Brune will appear at the Frazer opera house next Friday evening in Whoma the new love story by F Marion Crawford. The piece has drawn praise in the Northwest and is touted as the most handsome staged play on the Pacific Coast this season. The supporting company features Errol Dunbar Frank Henning Junius Brutus Booth and Claus Bogel.
Judge Ellis is summoned to Fossil to hold court in place of Judge Bradshaw who is in smallpox quarantine. Court opens at Fenall next Monday and Bradshaw’s witness status may lead Ellis to preside over the famous Glick Jones murder case.
Adams Oregon invites bids for the purchase of five thousand dollars in water bonds to run twenty years with an eleven year option. The city reserves the right to reject any and all bids. J T Liev Allen, chairman committee.
We express heartfelt thanks to those who offered sympathy and assistance during our bereavement. Special thanks go to Albert Hagan Mr and Mrs George Olmstead and James Crane for their kindness.
At Eugene Oregon on April 18 seniors rally over the expulsion of Herbert C. Campbell from a Greek class by Professor John Straub. Campbell sought apology and reinstatement. failure to reinstate may trigger senior walkout and graduation boycott. The incident centers on a correction and a line about impertinence that sparked campus crisis, with Campbell’s father and student body weighing drastic action.
A subscriber writes to state that Fanny Davenport, once noted actress, died in New York two years ago and claims the city was incorrectly informed of a visitor’s return from the great beyond. The author clarifies that the letter concerns Mrs Melbourne McDowell and stresses historical interest.
Actor Charles B. Hanford will speak at 2 PM next Monday at the parish house on Johnson Street. He will lecture on Shakespeare plays and give readings, inviting all interested spectators to attend.
Miss Brown sold her farm twelve miles south of Pilot Rock to Charles Alcott. She visited the neighborhood last week to effect the transfer and has since returned to Eugene to attend the State University, where she expects to graduate this summer.
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