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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1905
Page
2
The Church of the Redeemer in Pendleton invites the public to an evening gathering at 7 30 led by Rev Dr Henry Dixon Jones The rector will present the question will you be a Christian in truth and reality and urge attendance to continue the mission with services and a sermon by Rev Dr Jones
A report indicates a complaint will be filed against a Black man on the charge of larceny by ballee following his arrival this afternoon.
The East Oregonian prints several weekly letters from readers in Oregon and beyond seeking information about climate resources and opportunities. A Niagara Falls man subscribes and writes for descriptive literature, while a Lake City Colorado grocery firm requests a first class store location.
A. Kunkel has taken the agency for Manson Campbell Incubator Co of Portland. He will hatch 120 edge in one of their incubators placed in the front window of his implement house on Main Street. It will take 21 days to hatch and the public may view the process from the street.
Pendleton district Epworth League members plan a special car to Denver for the July 3 to 9 convention. Charlee French of Pendleton urges early notice to arrange transport, with an estimated round trip of 30 to 35 dollars. The Denver committee projects 25 000 visitors, with meetings at Coliseum hall Central Presbyterian church and Trinity Episcopal church.
Players who are businessmen in the city and former band members organized to sustain their musical activity. They have created a group to provide a continued outlet for rehearsals and performances, preserving their shared art alongside their business careers.
J A Green freshly back from Grangeville and Nez Perce City Idaho exults over cheap farming land near the heart of the New Perce wheat belt. Land with good improvements yields about 30 bushels per acre and is commonly bought for 25 to 30 dollars per acre. The area attracts many settlers as electric road projects and possible rail lines promise improved transportation and rapid development. Surveying parties are active and capital shows spurred activity to develop the country.
Two prominent Umatilla County irrigators from distant regions, W. T. Shaw of Hudson Bay and D. C. Brownell of Umatilla, met government expert Samuel Fortier. Shaw touts winter irrigation reclaiming desert with half an inch per acre. Brownell reports weed control and reliable alfalfa from limited water. Fortier took notes and will study the system further.
Rev A L Thoroughman pastor of the M B church South of Weston closed an eight days revival at Weston mountain school house reporting 17 conversions.
A large gang of Japanese workers is at the O R N railroad yards today repairing the aide tracks and switches.
Mrs. Conde Hamlin, head of Chicago’s municipal museum, will gather materials from prominent U S elites for a municipal exhibit to be shown at the Lewis and Clark exposition.
A historical bank booklet extols Commercial National Bank offering four percent interest, compounded semi annually, urging savers to deposit surplus earnings. It emphasizes personal improvement through cautious saving and living modestly, presenting the bank as a prudent financial partner.
The Pendleton Concert Band is organized with C. C. Sharp as leader. Practice meetings will be held regularly. Instrumentation lists base, baritone, corby, corneta, clarionets, trombone, drum, and other named players. The primary aim is member pleasure. the band, though composed of professional players, will not hire out for pay.
F E Van Dusen, a well known Pendleton contractor, learned last evening of his son Herbert’s death on the operating table in Colorado Springs Wednesday night. The three year old boy, a telegraph operator at Colorado City on the Colorado Midland railroad, had been ill with appendicitis and died before his father could reach Colorado Springs for the funeral held today.
Arlington resident George Q Johnson says the town will vanish once the Condon branch of the O R N is completed. Track laying on the branch is near completion and freight teams and stage lines will be cut, prompting many locals to relocate to Condon. Louis Cargill returns to Wasco after visiting his parents here, and plans to stay at his Mc Gee s drug store position. Mrs Cargill is from Umatilla County and formerly worked in local drug stores.
Heavy rains in the past week stopped seeding in many areas. D EB Cargill, reseeding 600 acres twelve miles north of the city, paused work for several days. Fall wheat survived the freeze and early sown spring grain looks good, though weeds threaten a strong crop this year.
Mrs Myrtle Porter sues for divorce from R F Porter after two years of marriage with no children. Carter Raley and Raley represent the plaintiff.
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