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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1904
Page
5
Our suit and skirt sale has been a decided success and has attracted a large crowd. We thank the ladies in Pendleton and vicinity for their interest in the opening and assure them their kindness is appreciated. Our aim is to please and furnish Pendleton people with modern goods.
City brevities touts sales and services across firms like Teutsch's and Sullivan & Bond's with bargains on shoes purses and hats. It lists promotions on oranges seeds harvester sales at E L Smith 311 Court and Holt harvesters with price discounts and machine claims amid rental piano deals and house cleaning services.
A string of personal mentions reports John P McManus of Pilot Rock and John Evans of Huron visiting Pendleton on business while H Connell O R N division roadmaster of Umatilla is in town. Ethel Galbraith of Elgin and John Henry of Athena call on friends and conduct business, with many others including Spargur of Echo and Musgrove of Athena visiting for store, travel, or reception.
The Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company promoted more than 20 firemen to locomotive engineers at La Grande within two years. Some began as burners or helpers in roundhouses after less than three years, challenging the view that long fireman service is needed. The mountain division between Umatilla and Huntington requires a strict airbrake test plus mechanical and rulebook exams, with about four hours of rapid-fire questioning to prove proficiency.
Chief F D Coburn of the Live Stock Department at the St Louis World's Fair states all sheep and goats must be evenly shorn by April 1 1904 and the shearing date must be listed on entry forms. Unshorn or stubble shorn animals will be disqualified and judges may bar any deemed fraudulently treated fleeces.
The provision notes that climatic or other conditions were fully considered, drawing on past fair experiences to avoid unenforceable rules. It states the rule seeks only to enforce restrictions that ensure deserving awards for livestock exhibitors, reflecting careful balance between fairness and practicality.
The Rev J R N Bell pastor of the Presbyterian church Baker City endorses Trib as a permanent cure for liquor and tobacco habits at normal cost. Tallman Co is named as local agents and requests debtors to settle with W T Boynton. The item also notes Italy’s skilled workers in manufacturing and emigration figures from 1902 and the past decade.
The speaker argues cloves are for flavor showing two measures of flavor quality and quantity. Schilling's Best provides the finest richest flavor with a marked difference. One ounce equals two of the next best and twenty of some, with grocer's money back.
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