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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1889
Page
3
Long stream of brief items from Walla Walla area. town meetings. real estate moves. rail and streetcar plans. local deaths and illnesses. trains and travel chatter. hotel frictions. farms, stock, and new enterprises. includes Pendleton notes and regional notices.
A Pendleton benefit program for the Free Library and Reading Room drew a modest crowd and high praise. Rev J H Lee opened with eloquence while Prof Everest and Mrs Fletcher delivered violin and piano duets. Clara Everett sang with encores. a quartet Franklin Worces ter Potwine Roosevelt Mitchell impressed, and recitations by Mr Faxon and others earned praise. The event showcased tableaux and readings, though attendance and donations were modest. electric lights at the opera house added to the evening’s luster.
A list shows many supporters of a fund raising drive for the Hunt Nanny, with contributions from numerous local names and banks. Workers and residents express willingness to wait for the crowd and defend subsidies, while a few think it hot worth contributing to attract visitors.
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