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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1901
Page
3
An ad lists fur boas scarves collars for children with Liberty silk and tapiit boas silk ties jabots and collars kid gloves and elegant pieces priced from $2.00 to $18.00 with payment terms of $18.00 down. Includes jackets overcoats ties scarves and gloves.
Perry West son of attorney Peter West is jailed in Walla Walla on a bigamy charge after marrying Jennie Kelley in Ellensburg and previously a Wyoming wife who later left him. He admits possible guilt yet claims the Wyoming marriage may have been invalid. Local deputy Shell Painter arrested him in Kejensburg as he ran a restaurant with Mrs Kelley.
Umatilla Lodge No. 40 selects a new four room lodge site. The project costs about 2000 dollars and will serve as a social hub with a grand ball and planned entertainments for the town’s youth during the winter season. Officers include William Wilson and WL McCork, with H DK Stanford as secretary.
A fragment notes the intent of the law to grant land to a settler for 1.05 dollars per acre, indicating a statutory price rather than a market sale. The text implies a policy framework guiding land allocation and price.
Toledo audience to hear Beardsley famed lecturer on education and ethics in a free talk titled Philosophy of Right Living. He will present at the Therpeometope venue with Dr. M. Bh. cliurely of the city delivering an address. A collection will be taken to defray expenses. admission free.
A well known Pendleton resident nicknamed Insane but Harmless was arrested this morning and jailed for acting daft on the street. He was talking and behaving oddly after drinking, police say, and has been declared insane before with prior confinement at the Salem asylum.
A party led by Martha O Conner wandered three days through the Upper Tan ono valley after a cabin burn near the Cheona river headwaters. Advices from Beattie recount the journey amid scarce food and harsh conditions.
The Dalles Chronicle questions state land deals cited by Governor Geer and allies. It argues settlers paid $4 to $5 per acre while the state earned about $1.25, noting 6000 acres in Wasco County were privately held before forest reservation. It accuses the land office of permitting improper acquisitions by a single man under legal form, challenging officials to justify the transfers.
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