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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1902
Page
5
A local shop promotes a wide selection of Christmas gifts for men and women. For gents they feature silk handkerchiefs and mufflers, dress shirts and gloves, suspenders, suits, and overcoats. For ladies the range includes purses, shawls, silk handkerchiefs, ties, muff, coats, jackets, and more, all described as ideal for presents.
A collage of 1902 classified items and ads noting Saturday events and sales across St. Joe area. Mentions Castle's Castle, Teutsch shoe and cigar notices, Standard grocer ads, Del ta clearance sales, Pendleton Indian gifts, Armory Hall events with dance tickets, Kirk orchestra, real estate offerings by Hart and Wade, St Joe Store holiday goods, oyster and cheese specials, shoe repairs, and local notices on employment, health, and lodging.
In a bankruptcy proceeding, Noah Anspaugh sought court protection from debts. Ten o'clock creditors appeared none filed claims. No assets existed, and creditors could not secure anything. Anspaugh held real estate in the east end of the county.
Oregonian highlights a proposed railway line from Nyssa to Vale connecting the Oregon Short Line with Malheur and beyond. The piece argues such a link would unlock vast southeastern markets, risk Portland’s isolation, and spur profits for a future empire of routes, urging Portland to act now to secure the southeast.
Oseany McKingle was released after pleading guilty to a deadly weapon charge. The court, citing his mental state and confinement, imposed a $20 fine, paid. he was discharged and left the courthouse a free man. McKinzie’s health had declined in jail prior to trial.
Distelus Attorney Halley arraigned McCabe on the charge of writing forged checks. Held to the district court, with expected guilty plea and sentence soon. McCabe was brought back yesterday from Nemo, Idaho, on a Milton warrant after cashing a $22.60 check.
In the morning session Judge Fite Gerald rendered judgment for Willie Mae Jones against Geo Olmstead for $6. The plaintiff claimed she was employed by the defendant and earned 410, but he paid only six dollars. She sued to recover the remaining five, and the defendant did not appear.
A fragment notes a sale or price of 36 cents a copy at Piano Hone, with an unclear date or location, indicating a small local advertisement or notice from a newspaper page segment.
A large cougar on the east slope of Dixie mountain is said to dominate the area. Hunters fail to capture it after reports it entered a Bridge Creek sheep camp and killed and carried away 15 head in one night. The creature is blamed for other disappearances, including an elderly Chinaman near Pot Finkan’s ranch on the Middle Fork. Local residents recall the night the Chinaman vanished and the cougar was heard screaming in that vicinity.
A. C. Russell introduced A. Shick of this city to his brother Stewart Shick of Pennsylvania. The 46 year gap ended in a joyful reunion witnessed by onlookers, marking a long awaited family moment in Athena.
Dr McPaul reports the children of Alex McRae stricken with measles. For several days three had feared death, saved only by careful, attentive care. The entire family fell ill simultaneously, but are now improving after intense treatment.
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