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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1903
Page
8
That's the motto that has made our store popular We sell only good shoes and at a narrow margin of profit No matter what you want in footwear come to us and you will be properly fitted and get satisfaction.
The census bureau seeks irrigation data from Oregon ditch owners. Chief Powers sent blanks to collect canal names, owner details, headgate locations, ditch lengths, construction costs, water pricing, and 1902 acreage. The effort supports national storage reservoir planning and irrigation statistics.
A local display invites shoppers to view a complete line of toilet requisites. The ad highlights the Howard Hair Brushes as a celebrated item in stock.
The report asks how many farms the ditch served in 1902 and the months and frequency of water application. It notes months of water scarcity, asks for general crop conditions in 1902, and requests photographs of the ditch. The Oregon Irrigation Association rejected county reports and sent them to Washington for federal review. Owners missing a copy can request one from Mr. Powers.
J H Garrison of Gus La Fontaine partners reports in Despain Canyon area 20 miles west a large wool crop with no sheep disease and thin conditions due to backward grass. The firm owns 60 sheep and 49 cattle with plans to fence 29 miles. he favors crossbreeding Hereford and Shorthorn with native stock to maximize beef and hardiness.
Rev H Shangle arrives in Pendleton to lead the second quarterly meeting of the Galoway M E church South on West Webb Street. Services Sunday at 1 00 PM with the Lord's Supper. Conference Saturday 7 30 PM at the parsonage. All official members urged to attend. No Sunday night service due to union services.
Pendleton residents CB&B Sampson advertising manager of the East Oregonian in Pendleton is in Portland en route to Tillamook and will be guests of the Hotel Portland for several days, accompanied by W. McComas, the well known Pendleton rain man.
United States senator elect from Oregon Senator Fulton passed through Pendleton en route to Washington. He was greeted at the depot by a large crowd of friends and supporters. Fulton will be sworn in in Washington to succeed Joseph Simon and may return home in about six weeks unless extra congress sessions are called. He was banqueted by the Portland Chamber of Commerce and given a send off by Portland citizens. Also aboard was Turner Oliver of La Grande, returning home from a visit to Portland and Salem.
A party of 28 Odd Fellows led by R. Alexander left Pendleton for Mint Rock to organize the new lodge there under R. Alexander appointed by the grand lodge. Pendleton visitors include T. G. Tweedy W. L. Bowlby A. M. Erb and many others.
FE. PD Boyd purchased lot 6 in block 21 of the reservation and Arnold and Raler’s addition for 400, located on the west side of Lilteth Street between Court and Altaire. M. DeWaters bought lot 6 in block 45 of the reservation addition for 800, on the west side of Walnut Street between Webb and Alta.
EK Slette B B Larson N A Rasholt and CL Sulerud of Halstead Minn purchased land on the southern edge of the county between the north and middle forks of the John Day River. They initially sought cattle but found nothing on the market meeting their needs. A timber record notes a single tree yielding 90,000 feet from a redwood 20 feet in diameter cut last year in California.
Wool buyers anticipate a strong season in Morrow and Umatilla counties with $14 to 0 cents per pound offered for Northern Morrow wool and higher prices expected for lighter wools south of Heppner. About 400 000 sheep across the two counties. Competitive bidding to continue with buyers from large Atlantic firms. Association meetings planned in Umatilla and Morrow counties to coordinate pooling. Sales to be held in Pendleton Heppner The Dalles Shaniko Prineville and other centers.
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