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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1903
Page
6
Pendleton Fish and Poultry Market advertises fresh fish and poultry with tight prices and citywide delivery. It states cash payments for country produce and emphasizes high quality and reliability in supply.
Notice warns customers not to place building material orders until they have conferred with the supplier. It emphasizes consultation prior to purchasing and outlines steps to verify product availability and pricing. The terse advisory reflects a local business practice urging caution in material procurement.
In Salem Oregon a bill modifies common law on fellow servants, limiting employer liability for injuries caused by negligent co workers. It targets railroad operations, arguing safer, more just conditions, with expected benefits to public safety, service quality, and rail company staffing.
A Salem bill titled An act to encourage the sinking of artesian wells to Eastern Oregon proposes a permanent fund. It designates a county judge from Warro Sherman Baker Umatilla Morrow Gilliam Crook Grant Herney Malheur Klamath Union Wallowa Wheeler as commission member to oversee the fund and require each county to contribute. The commission must drill at least one well in every county.
The Walla Walla Union retells a rough slice of frontier history in Adams and nearby towns. It notes a vigilante mob hanged a man named Keach in 1884 along the old Pendleton to Walla Walla route, describes local reactions, and questions the accuracy of a later retelling about Keith in Adams. The piece cautions that names and details may be misremembered and emphasizes the era’s rough justice and scattered railroad travel.
Patton's Sanitary Barber Shop promotes disease protection with sterilized tools and single use towels. The shop asserts 15 years without barber's itch, detailing steam sterilization and separate laundering to maintain cleanliness and protect customers.
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