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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1903
Page
8
H Nelson arranges a polished concert in the city next week likely Thursday led by Mrs. Walter Reed and a lineup of metropolitan stars. The event promises an entire evening of refined entertainment with all numbers performed by standout soloists and choirs.
A recruitment drive led by Charles Bartholomew will be held at his West of Echo farm with a second mobble drive at Bcho next Sunday. Organizers warn that heavy pestilence of crops on settlement edges risks destruction unless action is taken amid thin winter conditions.
William Boynton of the Oregon Feedyard owns a hand sewn robe fashioned from twelve coyote hides. He has refused 35 dollars for it, describing the first class robe as unique and serviceable. A mountain woman near Kamela prepared the hides and assisted in the creation before delivery.
A cryptic report notes an unnamed party traveling with someone named Gueet Am enroute to an unspecified destination. The text emphasizes that nobody wishes to receive any money, leaving the motive unclear and the outcome unresolved.
A participant, identified as Mr Boyn, won a raffle at a cost of 90 cents. He later received an offer of 45 dollars for the article but rejected it. The event displays a straightforward record of sale price and counteroffer.
A night alarm from the Chinese house back of Lev Teutach’s store led to a quick fire response. A Chinese man extinguished a burning chimney with a bucket of water before crews could connect hoses. The incident ended with the fire out and no major damage reported.
Three ears of cattle were shipped Tuesday evening by Lonergan to the Seattle market. The consignees were FryeBraulone company and the buyers included A Sloan and George McGhaney, noted stockmen from McKay cromk.
George Hays, employed by the Laat brothers in their wood yard, reportedly amputated a finger in a sawing incident yesterday. The injured man was attended to and reported in satisfactory condition with treatment ongoing.
An arrest notice mentions a conjurer named Wallin Watta and a Madam Pathoo accused of luring young women into houses. The chief of police orders the pair to depart the town within a week as the case unfolds.
High school pupils present a Friday evening program at the assembly hall featuring music, debates on immigration, recitations, and orations. Students include Walter Creswell, Fardle Taylor, El sie Olcott, Chive Stanfield, and Hertha Alexander with performances by the high school orchestra under Professor Metschmann.
WP Temple, defeated last Monday, rebuts claims he pledged to close all saloons before the city election. He says reports about his Sunday closing remarks are false and that he refused to endorse measures or endorse men for petty offices. He defends his stand as an independent official.
Attendance has reached ten pupils more than any previous year with new yearly branches and an annual training laboratory proving engaging. The board predicted growth earlier, but actual figures surpassed expectations as staff reduced tardiness and boosted student interest and behavior.
Eastern Washington farmers hold a meeting at Walla Walla outlining to address agricultural trade and cooperative efforts with the state agricultural college. The gathering discussed improving crop outreach and farming practices, with emphasis on cooperation and education.
About 20 head of cattle vanished from a local range prompting early belief they wandered off. Investigations show they were perhaps driven along a route, though no definite trail or brand marks appeared in town or nearby along the road as buyers search for the stock.
Relatives of Garl Muther wire to prepare the corpse for shipment and casket, awaiting Spokane relatives' arrival tomorrow night. Masonic lodge had laid pyreviously arranged pyre. body to be ready for shipment and held for further arrangements.
J H Garrison sells all shares of Range Ranch real estate to Gue La Fontaine for 8100 dollars. Deed filed this morning listing Garrison and wife transferring “dularests” in lands held by Pontaine and Garrison. Worthless OCR fragments reference Henry Livd former Umatilla County resident and Seattle Grain Company manager ties, with unclear details about dates and locales.
The Women's Club of the city secured Professor ED Birney to deliver an essay on The Educational Value of Manual Training at the nos regilan meeting. The exact date remains undecided and will be announced later.
Brown, one of the cosidenm, has been admitted to his home for two weeks with a severe wound and erysipelas. He is on the road to recovery, though still confined and out of danger. He remains on duty again soon.
A jumble of names and places reports errands involving Harry Howard of Cormicopia en route to Walla Walla, and a waiter at Gi na Fontaines restaurant tied to Tavome. Certificates issued for election and a steamer on a sandbar near Wallate appear amid scattered notices and a Colombian steamer voyage between Arlington and Wallawa.
A marriage license was issued yesterday afternoon to Winteld s. Hrowp and Mite Mellissa J. Sherhien, residents of New Bridge at Wallula. A new county bridge will be built immediately at Wallula over the Walla Walla River. Albert A. Haney is dead in OWhea, founder of the Telegraphers' Union and inventor of the underground trolley. death due to paralysis.
A Michigan newcomer, B A Kuper, tried to overdose on morphine in La Grande. He sought life after arriving days ago, swallowed morphine at a street location, and was treated by a nearby physician. His sister refuses to discuss the incident as officials review his condition and fate. Two freels of valuable Bay area property burned in a livery stable fire Sunday night.
New books for the city library began arriving and will be shelved and catalogued before being placed in circulation. The city set aside 150 for the library’s purchase this year and about one third of the books have been received and checked. Cataloguing is complete but circulation starts after all volumes are in place.
Cattle believed stolen from Alden of Starkey Prairie in a case noted by J. F. Alden stockman. Alden saw cattle driven into the city and reported the incident to local meatmen. He and others are investigating the discovery by Mr. Alden and associates in the city.
An old advertisement claims Scott's Emulsion helps babies and children who are thin and pale and adults who are weak or delicate. It asserts the product nourishes, enriches blood, and promotes healthier flesh. Sample request offered by Scott & Mowne of New York.
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