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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1904
Page
8
Read this carefully. New novelty skirts with matching straps and piping offered at 3.98 on Friday and Saturday. French Ginghams sold at 12 1/2 and 16 cents a yard with 60 pieces set for sale at 7 1/2 cents per yard. TorchOn Lace 1/2 inch to 3 inches wide offered Thursday to Saturday at one yard per item.
Fragments list daily promotions and ads from Boston and nearby shops. Mentions clubs No 2 Sullivan & Bond, Perry’s fruit, clothing specials, dry goods closing sales, and the Pendleton area merchants advertising revamped stock and low prices. Notes real estate and housekeeping rentals, plus inked notices from local vendors and job ads including woolsorters trainees.
The Wade estate was sold in bankruptcy court with all property going above appraised value. Foster ranch of 460 acres near Echo sold for 8700 to R N Stanfield. Dixie stock ranch 2100 acres sold for 8050 to J S McCloud. Other city lots and tracts sold at nominal prices. Estimated total near 20000. anticipated dividend 12 to 16 cents on the dollar.
On Wednesday at 1 a.m. Rev. Robert Warner joined Miss Mary H. Butterfield and Erwin A. McKean in marriage at the Methodist church parsonage on Thompson street. The couple, both of Walla Walla, left that evening to begin their married life there.
Rev Jonathan Edwardes departed for Pomeroy to conduct revival meetings at the Congregational church. In his absence Rev H N Smith of Portland, state secretary of the Congregational Sunday School Association, will fill the pulpit this Sunday during the Sunday school convention.
Eugenie Pavid filed suit to clear accusations of bigamy and seek a divorce from Henry David while asserting her marriage to Frank Duprat may be invalid. The action aims to legitimize marriage to Duprat after a six month waiting period, with James A. Fee representing the plaintiff.
Horace Walker of Helix and J H Gentry of Milton visited Pendleton for business while R E Porter of Meacham joined a Pendleton stay. J J Stubblefield left for Boise City to promote his mines and Mrs E R Cox visited with friends. Miss Gertrude Crawford of Heppner stayed with local friends. Professor E B Conklin headed to La Grande for a weekend visit. H Clay of the BR & N telegraph section foreman toured Pendleton with Mrs Clay. A Barrett of Athena traveled to Echo for a picnic. Miss Della E Crigher left for Milton to visit family. A W Lundell left for lone for his sister Maude Lundell’s wedding. M S Shrook of Pacific Homestead spent a week in Umatilla County, then went to Echo. Frank Salling, Republican nominee for county clerk, visited Pendleton on the way to the Echo picnic. J E Cherry of Adams, Democratic county clerk candidate, stopped in Pendleton en route to Echo for the farmers’ meeting. J W Phelps of Heppner visited Pendleton for business and went to Echo to meet farmers and discuss his candidacy for prosecuting attorney on the Republican ticket.
Word was received in the city that Mamie Gilliland daughter of Thomas Gilliland county commissioner from Pilot Rock died yesterday evening at Sunnyside Washington after a short illness with scarlet fever aged about years. She had been ill for several months and went to North Yakima hoping benefit from the change. Soon after her arrival there she contracted scarlet fever which she could not rally from. The remains will be brought to the city for interment in Olney cemetery.
J. B. Mathews visited Echo early today to display his new irrigation wheel at the farmers planle. The note adds a remark on life’s seriousness expressed through simple acts.
Pendleton Academy held its annual banquet with about 52 students professors and alumnae in the academy building under the Beta Literary Society. Toasts addressed The Future of the Academy Academic Influences Our Career The New Student The Next Senior Class and The Faculty. Enthusiasm and hope for the institution's future were evident as guests enjoyed a bountiful feast and a reception with music and recitations.
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