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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1888
Page
3
Local notices report community happenings in Wallula and nearby areas. Mentions of travel, births, deaths, property changes, business moves, and public events weave a snapshot of daily life with several named individuals and businesses.
At a regular Common Council meeting Mayor Matlock and councilors discussed printing bids for water works rules, a street widening petition for Court Street, and finance items. The water main improvements were approved and a bond raised to 5000. The Jackson Street water line and Garfield Street main were authorized, and Cox & Minor were hired to assist the city attorney in Pendleton v Saunders & Church.
In Mil ton a leading prohibitionist and a citizen captured Fred Springer a German who recently moved in. Springer sold liquor without a license and was fined 100 dollars plus costs. C. C. Cunningham faced the same offense and paid a like fine but refused to pay, remanded for failure to settle. Springer testified he had the whisky at home from Walla Walla.
The San Francisco Juvenile Opera Company in Olivette remains a strong draw at the New Park city venue. Young performers under 17 captivate audiences, with the conspiracy scene in Act II and Teddy Gamble’s song provoking laughter.
Wallula Whitt reports rapid railroad progress and new arrivals in Wallula and Wanena, with Hunt's grading, the O S N line through Dublin town, and locals like A J Kotovoin and Joe Merchant shaping commerce. Emigration plans, land speculation on Young's Mountain, and widespread rate cuts between Chicago and Missouri are noted alongside regional gossip and railroad officials.
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