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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1908
Page
5
Brief items describe Hohbach’s ice cream and Hennemans billiards new tables, poultry offerings, and rooms for rent. Also noted are a request to contact 100 cherry-picking volunteers, a parcel about early 1900s social etiquette on married names, and assorted ads for wood, insurance, and cottage for sale.
A group from Pendleton plans to depart at six on the evening train to Walla Walla for the Tamroreh concert. Included are Mrs. G. W. Coutts, Mrs. Edgar F. Averil, Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Marshall, Mrs. Lina B. Sturgla, Cressy, Miss Edna Thompson, and Mrs. Anna Selkirk Norton who also rode the noon Halenday to hear the Damrorech address at St. Pauls chapel at four this afternoon and attend the concert tonight.
A three day rainfall has ended in Montana triggering widespread floods that affect all rivers. The floods severely disrupt railroad traffic as state waterways swell, halting services and altering transportation plans.
The article explains the president’s annual salary of 50000 dollars is delivered to the White House by a treasurer’s messenger on the last day of each month. It is paid by eight checks of 4166 67 dollars and four checks of 4100 dollars, with one cent less in one month every quarter to adjust for the 350000 total not divisible by twelve.
A described mental math sequence asks a volunteer to think of an even number and follow a chain of operations. The procedure involves tripling, halving, multiplying by two, and repeating steps to reveal that the final result returns to the original number. The text uses garbled wording but outlines a classic numerical trick.
A historical anecdote from the Jewish Chronicle explains the schemuhl as persistent, wistful inaction. It narrates a man waiting for employment who, after a year, declines a merchant’s offer and misses the job, illustrating the concept through a single missed chance.
Helen Zimmern describes a hidden Florentine life atop city palaces. From grim doors to sunless stairs, visitors find a red and green, verdant city above the bustle where clean air replaces smoke and sea and mountain breezes mingle.
Dr G F Shady reflects on General Grant’s fall from a conquering commander to a symbol of human endurance. His surrender to suffering is hailed as a higher victory, showcasing Christian fortitude and moral strength beyond military triumph.
The largest number of miners to Alaska since the Klondike rush are now pouring into the territory. Steamers are at capacity, carrying as many passengers as possible.
Fred Lampkin returns from Portland and many visitors arrive or depart from Pendleton. Doctors, lawyers, and officials journey to and from Portland during the rose show and harvest season. Local residents and relatives pass through or settle in Weston, Echo, and nearby areas, with multiple brief visits, inspections, and professional engagements noted in a bustling social roundup.
A visitor from the Church of the Redeemer departed yesterday for his home over the O R and N lines, according to transit notes.
Commissioned officer reports that tomorrow evening Company L will hold a drilling contest among non-commissioned officers for a silver medal donated by lieutenants. Each sergeant and corporal will drill a squad briefly to show proficiency as drillmaster and soldier. An informal dance will follow the drill for an hour or more, with all friends invited.
All parties wanting be delivered to their homes please hang out cards by seven o clock each morning where they can be seen by every wagon. Henry Kopitzke reports the event. Polk County pupils erected a granite monument on the site of the first school. Three men who attended the first school as boys were present at the exercises Saturday.
Lewiston growers report cool wet week slows cherry ripening. Anderson and Bittell shipped a ton with several tons bound for canneries. G W Ferguson has pickers and packers in his orchards and may start moving cherries in carload lots next week. He expects demonstrations of activity similar to prior seasons as orchards open harvest.
The Klamath Water Users Association urges finish of the Clear Lake project in southern Oregon. The annual meeting featured remarks from Dr James Withycombe and Professor Bradley of Oregon Agricultural College.
Mrs L F Lampkin and her daughter Mrs Claude Engle arrived last evening from San Francisco.
James Johns has returned from Mecham where he had been visiting his ranch.
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