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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1889
Page
3
A jumble of local personalities, arrivals, and trades from Huntington to Pendleton is reported. Mentions include M H McCorkle, T Mourke, Walla Walla interest, electric light preparations, glassware sales, and railway equipment updates alongside social visits and theater changes.
Pendleton items report building work on a new court home with plastering and framing ongoing. Local business and property transfers include a block swap and conveyance errors. Community updates cover residents, emigrant car incidents, arrivals at the Mansion and hotel, and local officials’ activities.
The Latta Company's first night production of Lucretia Borgia at the New York Opera House drew a crowded gallery. Elodie Alm starred as Lucretia with John Waldron as the Count and the show featured electric lighting and a blend of tragedy and farce that left the audience in high spirits.
A New York Life special agent, Ward Douglas, arrived in the city six weeks ago to pitch life insurance. He touts a “liberal” policy with return of premiums and no self destruction clause, claiming $3 million in assets and a strong company reputation backed by local business leaders.
A Pendleton column reports on winter weather, cloud patterns, and winds across Eastern Oregon, Idaho, and nearby valleys. mentions Kamela wheat depth and livestock scenes. It also covers a political dialogue in town, a priest’s political remark, and a report about a train robbery near Wisley with casualties and family reactions.
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