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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1902
Page
8
July 3 1902 report says recent showers worth thousands to Umatilla County wheat growers. A prominent farmer notes rain has wet fields, helped grain fill, and now minds grains from burning. Expect 35 to 45 bushels per acre in best areas, with warm weather needed to ripen and start header and thresher harvest by late July.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad served as a crucial wartime rail artery with 179 battles fought on or near it from 1861 to 1865. Key forts and block houses spanned from Monocacy to the Ohio river, linking western armies to the Army of the Potomac while harrowing operations around Harper’s Ferry and Winchester. Major offices in Baltimore and Chicago offered battlefield maps and schedules for travel and troop movement.
Henry Blackman of Heppner is at Hotel Pendleton while Miss Gertrude Crawford also stays in town visiting friends. Numerous locals and guests from Heppner, Astoria, Walla Walla, Milton, and other areas are in Pendleton for visits, picnics, and summer plans including travel to Portland, Chicago, and the Sound.
The East Dragonian will skip publishing on the Fourth of July to let employees celebrate the nation’s birthday. This brief halt in printing grants staff time off and reflects a festive observance.
Next Wednesday the county court will review the route from this location to the east county line for the proposed electric railroad. Promoter H Mellmann appeared before the court and it appears the franchise will be granted after drafting and signing a satisfactory agreement.
A weekly event offers a free picnic every Sunday at Kine’s Grove. Dancing starts at two o’clock with music provided by Kirkman’s Orchestra.
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