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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1905
Page
8
A playful riddle contrasts the phrase Who Said Watermelon with Mother’s Pride as a hint to identify the best more. No clear subject or event is given, suggesting a light language puzzle or cartoon caption rather than a news item.
Pendleton hosts a Japan tea display at Hotel St George by John Becker and J A Cloughley. The Formosan Holyoc tea sells for five dollars a pound, sourcing from Formosa and Japan. Becker explains cultivation, grade differences, andemperors use while tying in patriotic Japanese sentiments during wartime.
Pendleton High School boys debut in new uniforms for a Saturday game against a picked nine. The High School team won 11 to 2. Next Saturday they face the Athena team. Batting lineup includes Dixon Turner Strand Penland Leonard Means Hoover Johnson Storle. The team is practicing hard and shows strong potential.
J A Rothschild of Porthind, an agent for Remington typewriters, is in the city for four Eastern Oregon counties selling Remington machines. He collects the serial numbers of machines in each city to help locate stolen units, noting about 1590 stolen machines in the United States across brands. Reported counts include Remington 64, Smith Premiers 414, Densmores 1, Callgraphs 9, with other makes around 100.
Fragmentary OCR shows farmers warning about enforcing a ban and offering a roadside dinner at Vinlon with casual details of hunting and killings. The text mentions Hunters, notice, and a pie plan, but specifics are unclear.
Rev T B Egerton pastor of the Congregational church leaves for Portland this morning to join the Mission Society meeting there tomorrow. He will attend the Chapman revival at twenty Portland churches Wednesday morning and return next Monday. Mrs Egerton will conduct services at the Congregational church next Sunday.
George Warburton of Nolin plans to move to Casela county Idaho to oversee a land project. He owns 600 acres of wheat and will monitor the market closely for opportunities.
The bank advertises a 4 percent interest rate compounded semi annually and invites workers to save small amounts. It promises substantial gains for those who deposit surplus earnings and mentions a booklet that explains the full story.
Chief Nao Shirt of the Walle Wallas and Sate-ettes Cmapine, joined by Filly McKay and interpreter William Charles, travel to Washington with Major Leupp to press the Umatilla Reservation for equal terms. This marks their first three Washington trips aimed at influencing regu lations and personal preference on the reservation.
The party including Amapine Billy McKas and No Shirt plans a three week tour to the national capital aboard the Chicago Portland Special. They leave this weekend to acquaint themselves with the city and its ropes while a tribal collection covers travel expenses.
The Rite Reverend Lemuel H. Wells D D bishop of Spokane will conduct three evangelical services at the Church of the Redeemer on March 23 and 24 with a new rector to be formally presented. Missionary Bishop Wells will preach to the poor the prodigal and ignorant and inspire deeper faith and action among parishioners. The visit begins Tuesday at 7 30 p m with a warm welcome urged for all parishioners to attend.
Grant County News notes Niek House Bill No 70, a million dollar appropriation measure, referred to referendum. Petition circulates with F I Dunbar as secretary of state asked to send the question to voters at the June 1906 selection. Many signatures already, about 85 more needed in the county to rally the remaining 1400 voters.
Real estate transfers show Arthur Laing and Efe BB to Richard C. Lawrence transferring lot 10 in block 177 in Reservation addition Pendleton with consideration 3950. D. H. Teo and Effie T. Lee to H. M. Brown transfer lot A and the onth dale of hit in block 11 Pendleton with consideration 2000.
In police court this morning John Doe Virgil McCoy and Georgie Bradley received three days in jail or a five dollar fine for being drunk on the streets. Henry Thompson earned a similar sentence for vagrancy.
In a White Salmon Epterprive narrative a man named Charles Wiert recounts his youth starting with a sack of ears to sell, wandering town to town to build a fortune, and how he failed to grasp advertising as he learned the hard way. The tale frames business lessons for local merchants who might learn from his early missteps.
A Missouri representative recalls a Kanes City clerk of the court who, always with a drunken friend, faced a woman who repeatedly sought a marriage license. The clerk refused each time. In frustration he asked why the man is brought when drunk, and the woman replied she cannot get him sober.
Mr P A Snyder of a thin city holds a referendum petition seeking a vote on a controversial issue. The document requests approval for a measure described as famous in local discussions, with details limited by the OCR text. Authorities advise awaiting formal filing and further clarification.
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