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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1902
Page
4
To ensure shirts look their best for a vacation, send them to an up-to-date laundry. Linen and colored shirts, collars, and cuffs are handled with care and finished with the renowned color and finish of The Domestic Laundry. J. F. Robinson, Proprietor, Pendleton.
The article notes a rise in field grain fire insurance as harvest equipment and dry straw raise fire risk. Agents travel to Pendleton and Umatilla county farms, offering policies with rates around 0.75 to 1.20 per acre for partial or full crop coverage. It also mentions life insurers benefiting from a strong wheat season and a separate note on a European health trip and a balloon navigation project. Seven Atlantic Coast guard lifesavers died near Cape Cod on St Patrick’s Day while rescuing a wrecked barge. The Buffalo Bill Wild West crew plans to perform with a breeches performance using government loaned gear on August 20.
A Kansas tale of mishaps reports a boy borrowing a neighbor’s copy, a bees incident, a fence wreck, a cow eating corn, a cream spill drowning kittens, lost teeth, a baby on a carpet, a daughter eloping with a hired man, and livestock damage to four white sprites.
World's Fair Grounds July 22 reports Sir Hiram Maxim, famed engineer and inventor, has informed President Francis that he will begin new experiments on a flying machine as soon as his health permits. He expects to return to work soon.
Buffalo Bill’s world famous Wild West show comes to Pendleton on August 20, expanding its route toward the Pacific coast. Colonel Cody and veteran manager Nate Salabury present episodic frontier life with daring riders, perilous feats, and a display of rugged manhood in a highly entertaining ge neric exhibition.
Frank Lewis agreed to a $100 side match against the Turkish wrestler Mouralla after a Saturday clash in which Mouralla failed to throw Lewis in seven minutes and grew furious. A three falls in an hour bout was proposed with the winnings and gate receipts shared. Mouralla and his manager reportedly moved to Walla Walla to finalize the match, though Lewis awaits confirmation of posted funds and arrangements.
The East Oregonian reports on a game called Hunting Tracy played by city youths of the Young America group. One player hides with a large club while others pursue with smaller sticks and stones. Tracy supposedly cannot be caught, but the posse often ends with bruises and black eyes as trophies of the game.
Pendleton Oregon bids due August 1 1902 for one hundred cords of four foot wood red fir and black pine delivery split 70 cords to High School 20 at Fields and 10 at Beauregard room. District reserves right to reject all bids payment in school warrants. John Hailey clerk dated July 19 1902.
Teachers from every Tennessee county have gathered in Monteagle for the annual state association convention. Delegates include representatives from kindergarten through university levels. The opening session covered organization and preliminaries with welcomes from Dr. J. O Rust and Prof. P. A Lyon, followed by Homer L. Higgs’s presidential address. The program continues tomorrow and runs through Saturday with officer elections at close.
Tacoma welcomes the Young People's Christian Union convention of the United Presbyterian church. Delegates and visitors began arriving today, with attendance estimated over 2,000 and representation from nearly every state and territory. Eminent divines and speakers are among the delegates addressing the gathering.
Island Park at Rome City began its annual summer assembly on July 23 and will run through mid August. Officials say the schedule of speakers and attractions is among the best ever arranged for the region.
An epidemic of mysterious fires hits Walla Walla with five blazes since Sunday. The Powell home, Whitehouse-Crimmins lumber yard, and Frank Rigsby house were destroyed or damaged. A Touchet Station barn burned, with two calves lost. a boy claimed he started it with a big parlor match. Losses run around $800 with no insurance.
The State Normal School at Mon mouth reports demand for its graduates last year far exceeds supply. Graduation practically guarantees a job paying 40 to 100 dollars monthly. Students pass state examinations during the course and are ready for state papers at graduation. The school includes a training department with nine-grade town and typical country schools.
The note describes a nighttime herb tea that leaves the user refreshed and clearer in complexion. The doctor says it gently relaxes the stomach and kidneys and acts as a pleasant laxative. It is made from herbs including senna and related laxative plants.
Well known fruit growers from across Colorado gather at the Boulder court house for the first midsummer meeting. R. H Whiteley extends the welcome, with J. B. McClelland of Fort Collins replying. Delegates later visit W. L. Scott's orchard for a spraying demonstration led by Prof W. L. Paddock. W. H. Barnes, secretary of the Kansas Horticultural Society, is scheduled to address the convention this evening.
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