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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1903
Page
7
An OCR reading lists lodge notices and meeting evenings for various fraternal orders. Pendleton Lodge No 52 and Damon Lodge No 4 announce regular meetings on specific Mondays and Fridays, with secret societies inviting Sir Knights and visiting brethren to join at their halls. Other groups, including Modern Women of America and Balleray McCourt lawyers association, appear with meeting cues and venue hints in a dated community notice.
The Chicago Great Western contracted with Brooks Locomotive Works for 20 new passenger engines and 20 freight engines. Delivery is in January and February, bringing total locomotives to 210. The Lake Shore type passenger engines feature a ten‑wheel design with specific wheel diameters and weights, and the freight engines follow the Brooks tandem pattern. Each engine carries Pyle national electric headlights and costs range from 16,000 to 78,000 dollars.
Pioneer railroad builder Paul F. Mohr has sold all his Washington and Oregon transportation interests and moved to California. He bought an orange grove in the Los Angeles district and will make his future home there. Friends in Portland report he spent Christmas quietly and then returned to California. Railroad circles note he disposed of his portage railroad stake on the Columbia, though he denies any negotiations with the Northern Pacific.
The report states Mr Mohr obtained between 75000 and 100000 dollars from the cleanup while about 50000 dollars were needed to settle property claims after Central Navigation & Construction Co failure. Around 150000 dollars was required to restore the property. Eleven miles of portage road near completion, with expenditures exceeding 400000. Mohr’s involvement yielded more in draw than out. He leaves the Pacific Northwest for California after a short Hawaii stay, shifting to orange cultivation in the Sunny South.
New York reports intensified action against the tobacco trust as independent cigar dealers remove trust branded goods from displays. The Retail Clear and Tobacco Dealers' Association, now nearing 1000 members, plans to send delegates to a Chicago convention to coordinate efforts with independents in New York, Chicago, Indianapolis, Detroit, and other cities.
Salt Lake City January 1 The purchase talks between Senators Clark of Montana and Stewart of Nevada aim to buy the Las Vegas ranch in Lincoln County Nevada for about 55000 to establish a railroad town midway between Los Angeles and Salt Lake City on the San Pedro Los Angeles and Salt Lake line. The 1800 acres of arable land with 800 inches of water would host roundhouses shops and other facilities. The ranch is described as garden like and fertile producing semitropical and citrus crops.
An English group led by Weetman Pearson has secured a concession from the Mexican government to build a 12 million dollar electric generating plant near Puebla. Plans include transmission lines to the city and supplying 80 000 horsepower for lighting and power to support manufacturing. The Daily East Oregonian notes sales in Portland at Richens stand and Hotel Perkins.
Deraler in second hand goods advertises furniture stoves granite ware and crockery at 212 Court Street. Call and crate prices offered to buyers seeking new or second-hand items.
A short, unclear note offers engraved visiting cards with plate and additional carte vn ntare at 1 per hundred. Mentions Kant Or egonian in unclear terms. No clear people or organizations identified.
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