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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1908
Page
8
A Christian church board meeting decided to rebuild after last week’s fire. The new concrete block church is budgeted around 15 600 dollars and aims for a fall start with plans to raise funds from multiple sources. The old building was insured for 36 000 dollars and Rev Meldrum is away in Scotland for a wedding.
The brief urges immediate action at the first sign of a cold start to prevent long illness. Delays can allow symptoms to worsen, making treatment harder and prolonging suffering. Take prompt steps to address signs now.
Cifton Cleaver presented Echo peaches from O. D. Teel's orchard on Echo outskirts noting unusually large size color and flavor. With proper care and market demand the peach industry could become a leading western county crop.
Dr. D McNabb has let a contract for a five thousand pound cottage to be built at the corner of East Court and Stonewall Jackson street. Excavation began this morning and work will proceed to complete the cottage as rapidly as possible.
County Judge T. P. Gillilland returned to the city yesterday after spending most of the hot weather weeks at Stewart Creek Ranch. He resumed duties at his office in the courthouse today.
Assessor P Strain is expected in town this afternoon driving from Meacham where he and his family camped during the summer. The report notes his arrival will be a brief stop in the city as he continues official duties.
S Van Duyn of La Grande is staying a few days as a guest at Hotel Bowman during a city visit.
Mrs Minerva Jones of Echo sues for divorce from Richard Jones accusing cruel inhuman treatment and drunkenness. Judge James A Fee filed the complaint yesterday. The Jones troubles include habitual drunkenness and a failed guardianship for him. Mrs Emily Alice Drenna also files for divorce from George Leslie Drenna, married Caldwell Idaho June 2 1900s. She alleges long term mistreatment and failure to provide for themselves and three children with desertion in August 1907 and Drennan noted as a bartender with a disreputable life and rape arrest.
Freight trains tied up at a mountain station due to 16 hour day limits for railroad workers. Two trains reached Duncan, then Kamela 23 miles away to allow crews 10 hours rest. Engines and five helpers were coupled and moved where coal or dining space was unavailable. Officials strive to end runs before the limit, but delays and accidents occur.
A major blaze Thursday in Pendleton left the city center in ashes and ruins, destroying the Christian church among others. The fire is described as the worst in local history, with plans for rebuilding larger structures on the site as the city moves forward.
Merlett Chesaman, a senior at the University of Oregon, is in the city today and plans to return to Eugene to finish the court there this winter. Dorling, during the summer, worked on the A. B. Mc Carty match west of here and has just finished the harvest season. He is a student of prominence and the university correspondent for the Eugene Register.
Rev J M Cornelison and family travel from WHE Drive to Preeywater District to visit Presbyterian churches in Fairvale Valley Freewater and Milton next Sunday. They will hold congregational meetings and later plant to put a large amount of fruit in the vicinity.
Houghe Irrigated Land owner Prof. F. K. Noordhoff of Pendleton academy has bought 26 acres, a mile and a half northwest of Freewater, from W. F. McMaahen for 85000 dollars, about 150 dollars per acre. The tract sits in the Freewater Irrigated district and could be converted to orchard or berry land.
The local company office announced at 2 o'clock that electricity will be restored this evening after a repair shift in the power plant. Earlier, officials had expected service by noon today, but delays postponed the restart to tonight.
Chicago market report lists tabulated prices for wheat corn oats pork and lard in Monday trading. Cash wheat prices show No 2 red No 2 hard and No 3 hard ranges with figures varying from 93 4 to 95 1 cent per bushel and futures shipments totals for wheat corn and oats compared to year ago.
Harvest is nearly finished in Umatilla County as farmers rush grain to warehouses. Charles Lobaugh completed threshing Winifred Jacques west of town with a successful season despite a dry year. Threshers have mostly finished runs and plan to haul crown quickly to meet warehouse demands.
Local officials of the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company move to replace the Greek crew on the cabin with white workers. Sixteen are at work today, with other laborers ready to fill positions after the Greek dismissal Friday night. The plan aims to resume work immediately.
A succinct note urges readers that good tea costs very little, just a third of a cent per cup, a cent or two for family breakfasts, and points to grocer refunds, contrasting with Geblling's Best and claiming favorable pricing.
Mayor Louis Scholl of Echo and F L Morgan of Hermiston just returned from the Seven Devils country along the Snake River in Oregon. They reached the mines by swimming the river with their horses due to very low water. They found promising mining properties in the area.
A marriage license was issued this morning to Seth P. Sommerville and May Hart in a concise county record.
Farmers and tobacco planters from the old North State gather at the State Agricultural and Mechanical College in Raleigh for a three day session beginning August 26. Dairymen, cotton growers, and other agricultural groups join to discuss policy, prices, and cooperative efforts.
Local East Oregonian digest reports on community happenings with short items featuring city offices, school events, weather notes, and small business updates. Names of officials and venues appear alongside dates and brief outcomes.
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