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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1888
Page
3
Jeraulons loot and other minor notices accompany details of court interest and debt warnings. Portland travel, arrivals from La Grande, and a teachers' examination report are included along with several business references such as Kagory & Co machinery agents and Greco & Co work. Local rail progress and factory activity flank multiple brief items.
Fragmented OCR shows a chaotic ballot scene at Pendleton with talk of voting, polling, and candidates. Mentions of Scratching and straight tickets, plus trains and travel notices hint at public notices and election logistics. Names and places appear tangled but reference Pendleton and surrounding regions.
A letter from Clavencer in Missouri May 20 1888 describes travel on the One Won Short Line via Union Pacific with Wannibal and St. Joe. He recalls Oregon bound settlers, harsh Oregon impressions, and critiques of Portland homes, weather, and poverty in Pendleton.
Mim Rose Despain, about eighteen, died suddenly while attending school in Tacoma. Her mother Mrs N E Despain received the news this morning. cause of death not stated. The funeral may be held here Wednesday after services in Portland where the remains will be met. A large circle of friends mourns the loss.
We the wife of Rugeye Reith announce the birth of a baby boy on Sunday June 3. The newborn weighs a pound and is described as a male infant.
A worker from the East compares wages and costs with the Pacific coast. He argues free competition maintains pay scales, cites bricklaying prices, and contemplates protectionist rhetoric as an ax to grind. He urges avoiding blanket protection and notes differing skill and climate effects on labor productivity.
Critics deride a law that closes saloons on election day as ineffective and hypocritical. The Oregonian notes so many saloonkeepers aiding the crowd and liquor being freely offered near polling sites, undermining the reform aims of limiting intoxication during voting.
Report claims Governor Hit will not seek re election but plans to enter law practice in the city. He reportedly received an offer to join a proven firm with an income near $1000 yearly though details remain unsettled among his friends. Some urge re nomination and residency of a law office here as advisors stress caution.
A New York piano maker, Jeane Waters, told President Cleveland he was the worst Prohibition crank in New York City. The President responded playfully, noting Waters’ name matches the claim during a lengthy audience after a Baptist convention.
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