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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1903
Page
8
General Frederick Funston commander of the department of the Columbia passed through the city this morning en route to Vancouver. He is described as bashful and modest preferring a Pullman retreat and avoiding crowds at the depot.
Mrs. Charles Eppinger and her young child accompanied by Miss Elva Boon left for Portland and the coast today. Miss Boon will stay in Portland while Mrs. Eppinger spends the summer at the seaside.
A heavy rain event swept Pendleton and surrounding areas bringing 0.8 inches, with showers spreading north, east and west. Farmers report reduced dust, revived alfalfa and wheat prospects, while officials estimate up to 28 bushels per acre in the Pendleton to Walla Walla belt and a county crop value near 1.9 million bushels. Baker City also records a wind and thunder storm with rain aiding local crops.
Reports from Grand Ronde say crops and range are safe after heavy rainfall, with Heppner Junction recording the heaviest downfall. Pendleton High School members gifted Se Williams a steamship rig shipped to Spokane, and President Roosevelt thanked him in a letter praising the gift’s beauty and restraint.
O W Dunbar business manager and editor of the Daily Guide rents new basement quarters at the Golden Rule and plans a complete outfit from Portland. He will resume publication soon after the recent fire disrupted the paper.
Pendleton hosts a stream of visitors and guests from Meacham Walla Walla Boise City Portland and Heppner. Notable names include F W Lusk La Grande. Mrs J H Sturgis Weston. J W Cronin Meacham. H L Sister Northwestern Railway. Mrs L Sheek and daughter Havel. G W Wells Heppner. J T Ogle Ridge. and W J Homer Pendleton. Guests stay with friends, attend picnics and meetings, or visit company offices and banks in the region.
Ed Haney faces a preliminary hearing in Pendleton on a forged check charge tied to a June purchase in Main Street. Bond alleges Haney presented a $20 Hartinett & Laing check for a suit, later claiming employment with the firm. bank denial led to police pursuit across multiple towns. Haney was captured after a gunfire exchange in Tekon and Wis, brought to county jail. relatives seek out-of-court settlement while the prosecutor is out of town.
From Willamette W M Scott wife and son I C Scott of Helix return after a three week visit to Mrs Scotts parents in Salem. Parents aged 88 and 82 in good health. They toured Newport and nearby towns, noting excellent crop and fruit conditions. Returned home on the 7 o clock W & C R train last night.
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