Man Promises to Write Rockefeller Over Oil Price
A farmer fumes at a high price for two gallons of oil, vowing to write to Mr. Rockefeller to seek a cheaper deal. His wife asks what he will do next as he vows action against the supplier.
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1902
Page
3
A farmer fumes at a high price for two gallons of oil, vowing to write to Mr. Rockefeller to seek a cheaper deal. His wife asks what he will do next as he vows action against the supplier.
Sheriff T D Taylor traveled to Nampa Idaho to fetch John McCabe who matched the description of a Northwest forger wanted for a 22 50 check in Weston. McCabe confessed and was brought back to confront charges here amid an ongoing Northwest forgery wave tied to a suspected organized gang.
The Federated Trades of La Grande adopt a nine hour standard day with double time on holidays nights and Sundays. Overtime is time and a half 5 30 to 8 pm. Brick and rock men and helpers earn 2.50 per day mortar and concrete miller men 3.00 per day roofing included. Scale to take effect January 1 for one year.
An old fashioned health ad claims daily use drains nerve force and tissue. Scott and Bowne promote Scott's Emulsion as a fat-rich tonic to restore health, promising quick digestion without strain and offering a free sample from 409 Pearl Street, New York.
Theodore Harm of North Fork sells his mountain farm after 15 years, moving to La Grande. A beloved host to Pendleton sportsmen, Harm’s dairy, vegetables, currant and elderberry wine thrived on North Fork. He leaves a charted life among Blue Mountain ridges and will be missed as a friend and visitor.
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