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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1901
Page
4
A fragment notes a price of 50 cents per pair with 30 pairs described as ladies' black kid oxford shoes. The text also mentions a discount rate between 2% and 6% and hints at a footwear sale or catalog entry.
A collage of local shop ads and notices including Cleaver Bros Dry Goods Hawley Brothers groceries Murphy’s window shades and framing, Baker & Folsom sale signs and dialect sales pitches. Also missing shoes lost near Pendleton Pilot Rock, medical visits by Dr. VanPatten at Bingham Springs, and death of Hon. H. Hasard political mention. Also promotions for Kemp's Halsam throat remedy and Crescent bicycles installment plan.
Portland residents raise funds for free swimming baths as a $5000 goal. Local notes report Spokane Woodmen defeated here midweek at Pendleton and recent games in Walla Walla. M A advisory board to meet Friday evening at the Commercial Association home. Annie K McDonald sues William McDonald for divorce. Peter Weatie attorney. The Maccabees prepare for a meeting to discuss changes and urge all members to attend. A stray dark jersey cow with brand A H on the right hip is missing from P T Belte's Hiovnton area. reward offered for recovery. Jones Brothers buy from Neagle Bros a Russell Co Masillion breeder and wind stacker, now at Cheney Hrow A ranch on McKay Emmett. Evan, son of James Egan of Lamonta Or, shot Saturday by Andy Lytle died at Durham's seaw mill near Haw Creek, Crook county, after surrendering to a deputy sheriff.
The Pendleton area enjoys warm but comfortable weather with a cool breeze. Harvest crews benefit as temperatures stay under 100 in shade, keeping people at home less and drawing some folk to the coast. Walla Walla recounts a much hotter year, noting a drastic heat wave that led to an improvised cooling fire outdoors.
Pendleton police chief John Heathman resumes patrols after a days absence in Baker City attending a Red Men council. He hails Pendleton as the greatest town and notes Sampter as a strong second. Nine hoboes were taken in today as he watches for more, while work improves and wages rise, reducing idle men.
Prominent residents of Baker City assisted by the Herald are in La Grange for a land contest case. John G. Saxon, a Protestant, objects to C. M. Pierce’s patent application. Attorneys for the protestant include M. Saxon and Will KR. King. Pierce is represented by A. Jones, E. L. Moore and Walter Pierce.
Callter County warrants registered in March and April 1888 will be paid at the treasurer's office in Pendleton Oregon. Interest ceases upon presentation as of publication. K Yates treasurer of Umatilla County dated July 20 1901.
On August 6 and September 3 tickets were issued for the Pan American Opposition in Buffalo New York. The sale indicates a 60 day limit for travel to Buffalo and return.
Report from Pendleton and Walla Walla shows harvest labor movements forming a wage scale from two to four and a half dollars for various crew positions. Despite a seemingly strong union, many workers ignore the agreement and sign with farmers directly as crews are already hired. Farmers face no shortage of hands and may pay reasonable wages that enable summer savings.
Professor James Robertson of Pacific University says Eastern Oregon youth are increasingly pursuing higher education. He praises Pendleton schools and Whitman College, noting Pacific University had 208 pupils in 1900 1901 and expects more matriculants next fall. Forest Grove lies two miles from Portland, with a strict no drinking rule and a spacious campus.
Judge W R Ellis and family enjoy time at the beach while John Sharp a Grant county wool grower visits town. Dozens of locals and guests from McMinnville Pilot Rock and Pendleton recount trips to Hot Lake Silver City and the coast.
Baker City report notes Missouri Joho Heathman, Pendleton marshal and alternate Red Men’s council delegate, in town. He arrived after a quick trip to Portland and will stay as Pendietan delegates instruct the Baker City police to retain him.
Judge Gerald Fite speaks of Powder Valley heat and Baker City hospitality during a tour visiting Pendleton La Grande Union Sumpter and hot water wells near the O K and W tracks He notes the Hot Lake property and the prosperity of Sumpter merchants and reports on bankruptcy case Ernest Thorson Co with liabilities of 40 and assets 1500 plus stock 100 and creditors involved.
Fred Lloyd was transported from Portland to Pendleton to answer a charge of selling liquor to Indians on the Umatilla reservation. He appeared before Judge Bellinger in the United States court, was fined 100 and sentenced to six months in the county jail. A second charge alleging taking liquor onto the reservation faced federal review.
An editorial warns trusts may dominate the country but health remains uncontrollable, praising Brnsteller's Stomach Bitters as a universal cure for stomach, liver, and bowel troubles. It claims decades of success and promises malaria prevention, fever, and ague relief if tried now.
An Eastern town reports a druggist used the wrong ingredient in a recent prescription, costing a child's life. The piece then notes frequent errors in light bread and cake making from improper baking powder, urging Owl Baking Powder as a safe alternative. Advertises pound cans and jelly glasses with prices.
Toby Irwin of San Francisco defends his California lightweight title against Jim Popp of Toronto Canada in a 25 round boxing bout at the Frazer Opera House July 27 Two preliminaries of four and six rounds will precede the main event Tickets on sale at popular resorts with reserved seats and gallery prices listed
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