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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1888
Page
3
The Walla Walla election will occur this month with Coy Tand ending his stay in the city. News notes include updates on local politics, business openings, a possible mayoral race, and reports of crime, travel, and civic contracts.
In the Wednesday docket several cases move forward with continuations of sale in Harrett KK Story v Knox and Vaneberg & Co v Mayes. Other actions include J Canon appointed to defend in Crocker v Canon, and judgments for plaintiffs in Walden v Lee and Sta ve Conrad Keehler. Public notices reference special venire and attached property sales.
A review from the Salem Capital Journal argues Pendleton, once a seven hundred population stop, has grown to about 4000 and could become a major Oregon town. It urges local support for the East Oregonian newspaper, praising its influence and warning that without patronage the paper may fold while noting Indian reservation land shifts and regional growth.
Mrs. Calloway of Knoxville claims she was married to Gid Calloway nearly ten years ago and urges caution after a fraud letter targeted his character. She says she does not seek punishment but wants to alert girls in her community about his alleged deceit.
A signed pledge in Pendleton commits to raising at least 600 dollars for a town Fourth of July celebration. If the target amount is not secured, the pledge becomes null and void and not binding on the signer.
A printer defends fair pricing by noting many factors affect costs such as paper, ink, type size, and printing method. The piece urges customers to compare work and invites inquiries, highlighting accessibility like embossed for the blind and accusing rivals of misleading practices.
A heavy Saturday afternoon storm swept the Klickitat Valley with two cloud bursts from south and east meeting west of Goldendale. Torrential rain washed away plowed ground and furrows, rocks washed from hillsides, and grain losses were reported. Near the Happy Hollow settlement hillsides lost inches of soil, with two to four inches of rain eroding crops. Separately, preparations were announced to lay the Corner Stone of the North Pacific Industrial Association Exposition on Friday June 15 at 10 o'clock, to be attended by the Grand Lodge of Oregon and speakers from Portland and Tacoma.
Fragmentary notes mention workers and costs for labor protection. A Baltimore banker T. Harrison Garrett and Tolbert Clades are described in connection with a steamer accident on the Tatapoco river. Garrett is said to be the sole owner of a bowl among twenty five or more.
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