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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1904
Page
8
T G Halley reports a surprising alfalfa surge on a hillside gravel patch east of his home near Wild Horse. No irrigation or planting occurred yet the volunteer crop thrives, with stalks two inches above shoulder height. Halley plans to let seed mature for sowing in his fields to improve hardy varieties.
F Steele deputy assessor for Juniper district sells 220 acres of farming land at the forks of the Juniper 23 miles north of Pendleton to William Mills of Juniper near Vansycle for 3000 dollars. The 300 acre farm includes 280 acres wheat land and 40 acres rough pasture, bought six years ago for 650 dollars, evidencing a value rise over 400 percent. Mills adds another wheat section nearby and secures a premier tract in the county.
Mr Steele purchased 144% acres at Nolin Station 19 miles west of town for 4400 dollars. The property, praised as a top hay ranch, includes alfalfa fields three crops with winter irrigation, three orchards, rich garden land, timber along the Umatilla river, and river bottom land suitable for alfalfa. Possession is set for November 1 as Steele plans to move his family and settle permanently.
T. J. Stubblefield and brother George have placed several teams at Kamela hauling timber to the station. For a two mile haul at $1 per cord, teams report four trips daily delivering about 1.25 cords per trip. Daily gross about $5 per team, with $1 daily in expenses. Wood hauling expected to be heavy this season as camps operate at Meacham and Kamela.
R. C. Beach, president of the Commercial National Bank of Lewiston, arrived in Pendleton for the opening of the bank. He will stay to oversee the launch and then return home, staying with his sister Mrs T. G. Halley during his visit.
Tonight the city council is expected to hold a brief session with no anti firework legislation likely. The city attorney has not yet addressed the firecracker ordinance. F. W. Schmidt, a druggist, has bought the C. B. Jackson home on Jackson Street and plans to move in after July 4.
Pendleton Oregon Indians prepare a multi day Fourth of July observance starting July third with a large feast. The celebration, planned by tribal elders, will include horse racing and evening dances, with days set for feasting and rest as the group extends a national holiday tribute over a week or more.
Many idle men in the city head to Sherman and Gilliam counties and Eastern Oregon hay fields for harvest work. Sheepshearing in Montana is nearly done, and workers returning north will join wheat and hay belts through October. Wild hay in Grande Ronde and Baker counties boosts demand for old style threshers amid a strong harvest season.
T G Montgomery bought 16 200 bushels of wheat near Pendleton and Athena in the last two to three days and will ship to Tacoma mills when cars are secured. The grain sold at 60 cents per bushel, ten cents below last fall’s refused price. The market remains weak at 60 cents as exporters stay away and only a few buyers remain in the county with wheat likely to waste time.
J W Kimbrell has started surveying the north and east grades and elevations for the new school houses in compliance with city ordinances. Architect C E Troutman will then draft the final plans, with contracts for the foundations likely let jointly to speed completion while other building plans are finalized. Advertisements for contracts will appear shortly, and work will commence soon.
Pendleton appoints H F Johnson as official weather observer after four months of neglect. He moved the office paraphernalia to his home and will record observations and measurements each morning at six o clock, promising Pendleton will receive the best the shop holds.
Mrs R W King wife of the former Baptist pastor of Thile City died at her home in Moscow Idaho yesterday after a lingering illness. The obituary notes her marriage to a local clergy member and her relation to the Thile City church authorities.
The 6 Rev King left the city seeking climate and location changes for Mrs King's health but things worsened. After serving two years as pastor of the First Baptist church, the couple faced illness and death with the funeral planned in Moscow and interment at the local place.
A. Rader and his wife will depart Friday for Indiana and other East coast points then return via the St. Louis exposition, touring for about two months while their children stay at Wehman Springs with Pearl McDuff. M. A. Rader joins the trip after a stay at the springs. W. C. B. Pruitt, Morning Tribune telegraph editor, will start law school in Portland in September with his wife accompanying him.
The Oregon delegation to the national convention travels by a special party to Indianapolis for the June 29 meeting. R. W. Kelney, temperance lecturer of Newverk, leads and manages the delegates. General Nelson A. Miles is the likely nominee for president and is expected to accept.
Wilbur F. Bulger and Agnes M. Boyd of Echo were married at the M E parsonage by Rev. Robert Warner. Miss Boyd is daughter of pioneer merchant W H Boyd. Bulger is well known locally. They left for Echo on the evening train to start married life. Present at the ceremony were Thad Barnes Sophia Pugsley and Cinthia Coburn.
T M Call of this city married Maggie McRae of East Portland this afternoon in Portland. The groom has been the night miller at Byers Mill and is well known to many friends here. After a brief visit the couple will return to occupy the W J Clarke place on East Court Street.
R J Stubblefield announces opening of a Kamela blacksmith shop with local crews supporting heavy repair efforts from rough mountain roads. This marks Kamela’s first shop in 12 years.
Victor Lidwell yesterday purchased the Haun tract in Stage Guich, comprising 160 acres, all in wheat, paying $1800 through Hentley Hartman real estate agency. The property is one of the area’s best known ranches.
John Gagen, once a leading Pendleton businessman, has reopened there with Plonesr Bottling Works in the basement of Hotel Dickersa. The venture will manufacture temperance drinks and operate locally.
A marriage license was issued for Gerald Tuttle and Mine Myrtle Smith. The ceremony is set for this evening at Church of the Redeemer, conducted by Rev L Van Nuye of the Presbyterian Tecate.
Nev G L Hall and L E Penland attend the Eastern Oregon Baptist Association meeting in Ontario this week and expect to return Friday.
A. M. Despain states he is leaving Kodiak Island Alaska and will reside in Solomon City Oregon in the future.
E A Schiffler the tailor came back this morning after a week in Portland and other valley points. He visited Albany, his former home, during the travels.
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