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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1902
Page
8
A guide urges choosing properly fitting shoes with correct shape that please eye and pocket, warning against buying cheap footwear that ends up costly in the long run. It stresses value over price and the pride of well fitting footwear.
Brown Bros inventors of an improved grain elevator visit Walla Walla to drum up local manufacturing. Small scale production at Colfax with tests in Palouse warehouses. Local men plan to build a factory and move quickly on the project.
Mrs. Annie Biefke aged 73 died in Walla Walla yesterday. Funeral services were held today at 2 o'clock from Peter Werner's home on Fourth Street. Survived by four children: Mrs. Siefke, Mrs. Peter Werner, Charles, Rudolph and Henry Siefke all residents of the city. Services conducted by Rev. Rieke of the German Lutheran church.
In Walla Walla on February 25 the examination of saloon men charged with opening on Sunday and selling liquor to minors was postponed for a week due to the death of Mrs. Selfke, mother of two defendants. Six preliminary hearings were on the docket yesterday but paused.
Pendleton resident John E. Lathrop went to the Walla Walla hospital for treatment and an operation for a long standing ailment. He had previously received several weeks of care in the city last summer, but the cure was not permanent.
A critic notes that occasional ads waste money while continuous advertising yields ample returns for the investment. The statement underscores the value of steady, ongoing promotion over sporadic spending.
Picture of Miss Ellen M. Stone marks the feature as the year opens. The main dispute centers on an open powder market. President Van Horn declines re election prompting a spirited contest with George Hargrave of Linton and G. W. Lackey of Dagger leading the race.
A roundup of locals and visitors with movements between Adams Milton Walla Walla and Pendleton. Dave Gregor from Adams, Rev Potwine to Weston, Assessor Buzan to Milton, Dyment of Spokesman Review in town Monday, Ferguson and Eastman from Adams, County Clerk Chamberlain home from Athena, and other arrivals. Mining interests advance as J A Howard visits Sumpter, and J B Schmidt returns from Thunder Mountain. Local business and development notes include Freewater growth, Odessa and Echo mentions, and spring supply movements.
B B Hill brought eight fine English Shire and Percheron stallions into the city Monday. They are at Froome livery stable opposite Hotel Pendleton for prospective buyers to view. Delayed by shipping misdirections, the horses were sent to Spokane and returned, arriving several days late. Weigh 1800 to 2100 pounds each and are described as well built.
Directors of the Indiana Illinois Iowa league meet in Rock Island on February 25. They re elected M. H. Sexton president and discussed the coming season which promises to be more than usually successful.
The Association of American Universities began its annual meeting in Chicago with eminent educators in attendance. The opening session centered on the scope and character of the dissertation required for the PhD degree as discussions continue through Friday.
Atlanta February 26. R Erwin Collins 24 son of mayor Collins of West Point Ga. one of the state’s wealthiest men died of smallpox after refusing vaccination. He was the only one among his associates to contract the disease. Death occurred Sunday and burial followed in the afternoon.
Louisville report says Chief Gunther planned to halt the bout if either fighter was unfit to continue. In the 15th round Gunther rose as Sullivan weakened, prompting Fitzsimmons to declare McGovern the winner.
Terre Haute Indiana February 25 The annual convention of Indiana bituminous coal mine workers opened here today as a prelude to the joint conference of miners and operators. Little difficulty anticipated in reaching a satisfactory wage agreement.
In Chicago at University hall the National Educational Association opened with State School Commissioner G R Glenn of Georgia presiding. Educators from nearly every state heard Welcome and addressed conference topics on obstacles to progress, exams for teaching fitness, applying learning to better living, and influences shaping true Americans. Dr Frank W Gunsaulus of Armour Institute delivered the evening lecture.
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for catarrh cures not obtainable with Hall's van F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo. It notes endorsements from West & Triax, Kiswan & Marvin, and claims the remedy acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Priced 75 cents per bottle with testimonials free.
Bryan was guest of honor at a lunch in Columbus hosted by Colonel James Kilbourne where prominent Democratic leaders attended and a conference was held. He then traveled to Delaware to lecture at Ohio Wesleyan University and denied a report that he would pledge support to David B. Hill for the 1905 presidential nomination.
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