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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1902
Page
6
The 12th annual clearance sale opens Saturday at 8:00 AM with discounts on wraps in calicos percales and flanneleurs in sizes 42 through 44 priced from 50 cents to 2.00. Night gowns and eider down dressing sacs are included along with petticoats in silk satin and mercerized fabrics, all discounted up to 25 percent.
An old ad lists various textiles including import French flannel silks and velvets, India silk in 20 inch lengths, taffetas in 20 inches, and velveteens in multiple shades. Prices noted range from $1.00 to $2.00 with discounts on Velvets.
Charlee Chapman a noted McKay Creek vegetable grower visited his old Iowa home with wife and friends, describing the market and labor conditions there. He and Mrs Chapman favor Oregon, noting better prospects, while reporting surplus supply and high wages on the coast.
A correspondence from the Balom executive office to the United States Department of State in Washington D C concerns the transfer of encounter onboard funds. Details remain sparse in the readable fragments.
The article notes navigable segments from the Columbia mouth to Prigat Rapids and further up the Snake to near Clearwater, with about 80 miles possible from the mouth of the Boake to Lowdiana, Idaho. It highlights a single obstruction The Dalles to Cole and mentions steamers reaching Priest Hoplix and California waterfront stretches, detailing limited depths and current constraints.
A report recounts multiple capsizings in Portland and nearby harbors over the past year, with two wrecks in Portland, two in San Francisco, and one in Puget Sound. It notes the losses including the Milesinan crew and several British ships Karl Dun raven and Blairmore in San Francisco harbor, all later raised or abandoned.
Late census figures show 252 corporations active, averaging wages of 194,000.70. total gross product value dominates by the manufacturing sector, with power and electric light firms significant. Readings cite capitalization totals around 270,270,000 and products valued at over 450,000. The data cover periods 1897 to 1900 and note high Chartered rates amid industrial consolidation.
A livestock chase south of Pendleton ends with a coyote killing two hounds as a horseman pursues. The hounds are crippled. the rider and witnesses describe a long pursuit over hills until the coyote escapes. The dog team owner rides after the quarry.
Fragmentary report notes George Hayler and W Hayler associated with Lackawanna Park, mentioning an agent T. W. Songer and Crede j prior to a road journey. Readable details are limited. the text references agents and a park visit without clear actions or outcomes.
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