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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1905
Page
5
Ads promote Henderson style corsets promising comfort and flattering appearance for all shapes. The copy claims fit for diverse wearers, guarantees satisfaction, and offers easy returns if the right fit isn’t achieved, with multiple styles on display today.
Brevities from Roosevelt area report sunny weather and a flurry of sales at Teutsch’s and Roose stores. Notices include phonograph records, winter clothing, and small ads for shoes, dresses, and party slippers. Judge FitzGerald marries a Portland barber, religious sermons recur, and a Wheeler building teardown prompts nearby business changes. A farm sale near Weaton and a suspect held on suspicion of insanity round out the page.
Mrs Joseph Irby of Arlington mingles at the Bickers and Nettie Mason of Jane vinit joins P Barnett family in town. Hines of Union, Hawer of Bingham Springs, and P Barnett among others visiting. many plan real estate, business, or hotel calls. Andrew Lundell, George Ireland, and others travel through. Miss Fay Stanton to return from Walla Walla. Judge Pee to New York City. Superintendent Welles to Weston for teacher pictures. wealth of social notes across Pendleton and county.
The coroner's jury finds Frank Willie died by intentional suicide evidenced by an unmailed postal card to his wife dated December 5 and a bottle once containing 60 grains of strychnine with 14 missing. They cite financial embarrassment and unpaid debts as the likely motive, noting creditors' absence as a factor.
Seven Protestant ministers in Pendleton signed petitions urging repeal of the local option law. The petitions were sent to every member of the Umatilla county delegation in the legislature and copies were sent to the committee overseeing the campaign in Salem. Signed by Rev T R Beerton, Rev W L Ven Nuys, Rev Robert Wirner, Rev G L Hall, Rev N H Brooks, Rev M W Howard, and Rev Henry D Brow Jones.
Five Walla Walla youths Clyde Rum mage Melvin Rum mage Roy Williams John Taitt and Lane Baker disappeared from home all week and were captured by Constable Burns near Wallula after a drawn out pursuit. They had raided the Touchet C B R N depot stealing nuts and about $15 in candy. The boys were brought to Walla Walla and placed in the county jail, appearing dilapidated, half frozen and nearly starved after the ordeal.
Special musical numbers planned for tonight's meeting include Orville Edwards singing The Holy City and a duet by Charles A Hill and Rev Egerton. The program emphasizes moral obligation as the key theme for building strong Christian character with services at 7 30 p m.
The AL Baptist Church lists weekly events including a Tuesday officer and teacher meeting at 7 15 p m a Wednesday prayer service at 7 30 p m and a Thursday 2 30 p m session with a monthly business meeting of the church scheduled. The fragment notes the Sunday school and a song or phrase oh the Spirit referenced in the Tuesday item.
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