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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1903
Page
3
City notices and shop blurbs describe Teutach's shoe work and Sharp wallpaper offerings. Mentions include Neuman's supplies, Wade and Rader's stores, varied prices from five dollars upward, and local vendors selling candies, tamales, fruits, and cigars.
A brief market note reports Ringb shop increasing prices from 50 cents to 3 dollars. Looming costs may reflect broader commodity changes impacting local merchants.
An OCR fragment lists varied ads and notices from Pendleton area merchants and services. It mentions fresh fish promotions at Castle's, furniture and renting inquiries, equipment and camp goods from Rider's Furniture, piano and music mentions, a sewing and tool shop, machine work at Rigby Clove Foundry, a plane sale by Wade & Bryson, free instruction with plane sales, and a Sunday school picnic at Raley's Island with a church meet at 9 o'clock.
County Assessor CP Strain reports rapid progress on rolls and projects total county assessment near $9,000,000. Last year’s levy of 8 mills produced $158,592. this year, a 18 or 28 mill levy would yield similar receipts despite lower overall rate. Strain predicts total school and city levies under 244 mills, keeping overall tax burden down about 25 percent.
The Pennieton Sportsmony Association held the final metal shoot of its series yesterday. W. J. Sewell won with 11 hits in the final round, tying with several rivals on 23 in the preliminary contest. Frank Roberts of Heppner was elected a club member at the meeting and participated in the event.
The county clerk of Umatilla County invites bids by Monday July 27 at 4 o clock for delivery of 1 1/2 cords of sound dry fire wood to the county courthouse by November 1, 1903. A 6 percent bid deposit is required. successful bidder must enter contract and furnish a $5000 bond. bids may be rejected. Chamberlain, Clerk.
The Order of Pendo invites bankers to a social at LaDow hall Tuesday evening. All arrangements are completed to ensure a pleasant time. Everyone is cordially invited to attend.
Wade and Bryson sold to CH War man today in block 7 of Cole's addition to the city of Pen due for $276. For sale, twenty head of good work mares with male colts. Inquire at Sweartogen Bros.
Stevens, treasurer of a federal labor union, vanishes with about $424. Police traced most funds to a bank, noting Stevens left home claiming plastering work near Meridian. He is married with four children, last seen on Eighth Street, Boise, amid rumors of gambling and missing money. The case raises questions of widow and lodge security.
Frank Marr and C F Joplin were fined six dollars each in city court this morning for being drunk. John H Glass was sent to the city lockup for three days in default of the same six dollar fine. Sentence appears as a routine public record from the court.
Item offered by W. KR Uarretaon optician. Describes a bicycle in likely good condition at a low price. Contains unclear phrasing and potential misspellings but presents a sale notice from a local optician.
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