This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1904
Page
5
A jumble of notices advertises services and sales in Pendleton and surrounding areas. Get Sunny rentals and clothing, piano repairs, furnished rooms, and shoe offers appear amid buses and cab services. The Peoples Warehouse warns of a clearance sale with marked-down items. Also reported are a wedding at Hotel Bickers, a marriage license in Pendleton, and the Mathes Company’s theater run with strong crowds.
Mr and Mrs Clyde Beach of Lewiston guests of Mr and Mrs Thomas G Halley will depart for California points for several weeks. Beach is a Lewiston business man and brother of Mrs Halley. Echo mayoral race mentions H Co Willie W H Boyd J H Koontz and W E Brown as candidates. Spike leads for marshal and L A Bates for recorder.
Fragmentary text appears to mix nonsensical phrases with a possible reference to Schilling's Best. No clear event date person organization or location is discernible from the readable portion.
A string of residents and visitors from Pilot Rock Milton Weston Umatilla Athena Echo and Baker City were noted in the city for business visits social calls and meetings. Notables include A G Horn A Hanson J H Price A B Stephens Earnest Younger and George Stubblefield. Also listed are R J Nixon G W Guos D Stl Charles B Sampson J F Nowlin and William Hilton among others visiting from nearby towns and attending events such as Shriners meetings and livestock gatherings.
Baker City ladies basketball team and manager J. W. Allen arrived in Pendleton for a Baker City Pendleton tournament night. Visiting Baker City will practice in the assembly hall before the game, the Pendleton team seeks an upset with added weight on the visitors. Captain Ada Allen leads Baker City. Pendleton is captained by Alyrile Disney with Edna Thompson and Nell Jay among starters.
Mr and Mrs W F Matlock have returned from a visit in Portland with mentions of Mr Matlock visiting friends and returning after a trip that included a Saturday departure and return.
Payette Idaho creamery manager W L Maple plans to open a branch in the Payette region. He would ship cream to his plant, install separators at no cost for one year, take notes without interest, cover first year maintenance, and pay freight and express. Farmers would deliver and return cans for full cream. Maple aims to boost stock condition and feed, noting good pasture and no looming shortage. The story also recounts a local anecdote about a man finding his father's portrait in a barber shop and a mislaid telegram noting his father’s death after a long absence.
I M Bates of Walla Walla, representing Buffalo Polts Machine Company, found a striking photograph of his father in a barber shop in Walla Walla. The old man with whiskers holds a young child on his lap, and Bates noted the likeness amid a set of photographs on display.
In the recorder's office a bill of sale filed by C B Wade covers a large Amberla tract near Meacham. Wade & Co including C B Wade Quy Wade and J F Clommer mortgaged stock and Dixie ranch implements to First National Bank of Pendleton to cover a $19,574 debt. The deal also includes 6000 head of cattle, horses, and ranch implements. Wade also bonds for deed to Charles L Bonney for 2040 acres of grazing land in Coombe canyon district.
Be On Hand Wednesday morning January 2 for the annual clearance tale of Peoples Warehouse beginning. Prudent Invery questions what that means. Current Literature Club and The Sorrent Literature Ola will meet at the home of Mrs. Sidney H. Carnine on Friday January 22.
A newly installed automatic electric enunciator aids patrons at Krastig and Sharp barbers. Each entrant takes a tag, and as a customer finishes a bell rings showing the due shave amount via a dial. The device aims to ease crowd waiting and streamline service.
The Boston Shoe Store announces a new shipment of Red Schoolhouse Shoes at 2.50 a pair. They claim the shoes wear fit look and price better, with options for wide or narrow toes, low heels, with or without hooks, sewn with silk.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.