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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1905
Page
5
A jumble of local items lists goods and shops including hats shoes and clothing venues Roone t's Dougie and Hann stores Teutech's Department Store and Lee Teutech. Rentals and job ads appear for furnished rooms and domestic help. Regional notices mention Great Falls Montana plans, Lewis and Clark centennial events, and adoption opportunities through the Boys and Girls Aid Society of Portland Oregon.
Graham and Flunter, who cloned a dealer months ago for the purchase of Joseph Basler's furniture and carpet lore, yesterday assumed control of the business. The new outfit, composed of experienced KenDrick furniture men, plans interior improvements and a planned trip to Germany with family, delaying active work until their return.
Pendleton residents will be offered 200 pattern forms from Schiffer Tailoring at prices from $1.60 to $7.60 per pattern. Patterns come in sets of 3 yards each, 16 inches wide. Sale starts January 9 and lasts briefly. Easter marks change as L A Eddings takes over the plumibing business from Joseph Banter.
The supreme court today voided Iowa laws prohibiting sale of liquor in original packages, ruling they violate the Constitution by restricting commerce interests. The piece notes an estimated 600 fallen women in Seattle pay monthly fines, with 1000 not doing so.
Names and movements of citizens and visitors fill Pendleton scenes with arrivals from Helix Weston Athena and beyond. Notables include Kenneth McRae A. Reeder M. H Musgrove and O M Morrison while others travel to Seattle Tacoma and Portland for schooling business and family matters.
In Walla Walla County Washington the Two Rivers Townsite and Development Company nears completion of a Snake River power plant and canal intended to irrigate 16000 acres. Hydraulic engineer KW Frame oversees finishing touches with C H Warner and Alfred Coolidge returners from Colfax. The plant, near Five Mile rapids, aims for 7000 horsepower with a 12 foot fall, projecting 90000 horsepower in low water and water priced at 1.50 per acre. Whitman College reports a sneaker thief targeting cash.
A Pendleton pawn shop scene shows Umatilla squaws guiding purchases and dismissing buck options. A husband laments over a fur trimmed coat while the wife pockets a purse, leading to a dramatic exit as the quarrel ends with dignity intact.
Hood River apples gain world renown as bankers Butler and Co describe a tale told by Fisher Thorsen Paint Co expert Fred erick Bipher. The European trip featured study with top portrait artists and a Hamburg ice cream stand encounter with Spitzenburg apples claimed as the best in the world. The Hood River brand is praised for quality abroad.
The Salem edition is an 80 page New Year's issue praised for its rich Salem and Marlin county information. It showcases public buildings fine dwellings and state institutions with neat layout and well chosen content, likened to a creditable Portland or San Francisco edition.
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