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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1905
Page
5
Fragmentary OCR text shows garbled phrases about an act and rally. Mentions Swell 208 and a whale, with unclear context and no identifiable events, dates, or named entities. Unable to determine a coherent main item from the readable fragments.
A garbled page of local business notices and ads lists various stores in Plano and Allen offering goods and services. It mentions Rotel Bowman building, Ramaker, Gilbert, and Allen, with footwear, clothing, and harness items. Several prices surface like 7.50 to 12.60 and a $10.00 special, plus references to Poland cockerels for sale and a Kerry Gow production.
Large crowds attend Rev. Thomas Needham's sermon at the Presbyterian Church in Jaw night as he expounds redemption and salvation with vivid, decisive logic. Moody veteran Needham, 29 years in evangelism, offers afternoon Bible meetings and a 7:40 p.m. service drawing diverse denominations and non-churchgoers alike. The meetings feature powerful music by Mr Powers and strong appeals to all classes.
A parade of residents and visitors meander through Weston as locals depart for Hot Lake, Baker City, Freeman, Spokane, and Grangeville while others return from Portland, Umatilla, and Walla Walla. Notables include J N Ten, J A Borie, and M A Ferguson with Knights of Pythias events, farm business, and newspaper roles noted.
J H Dunlap treasurer of Wind River Lumber Company predicts a strong building season in Eastern Oregon with four agencies in Echo, Moro, Irrigon and Ione. Lumber demand and prices are expected to rise as Middle West demand grows. Also reported are three contagious disease cases including diphtheria scarlet fever and measles affecting local families.
Poisons in food are discussed with a plug for Dr King s New Life Pills at Tallman Co. Drug Store. A marriage license is issued to J B Gross and Leone Bryson of Umatilla county. Requisition papers are issued for Tom Moss in Omaha for forged checks. Jesse Hurst bonds set at 200 for larceny. Lewis and Clark expo will feature gold pen manufacture. Mackaye company plans another Atlantic cable next summer.
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