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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1903
Page
8
The postal service reports growth in rural route delivery and money orders, aiming to expand service to meet demand. Improved roads and year round travel enhance mail reliability, while the Great Northern flyer derailed near Troy Montana after an unlocked switch. no serious injuries reported.
A stream of visitors and travelers is listed in Pendleton society notes. J S Kelly visits Eugene while T W Lusk travels from La Grande, E H Clarkes visits Walla Walla on business, and Mrs T A Rodgers visits Ogden. J W Becker goes to Walla Walla for business, Mrs M G Matthews to Echo to visit friends, Rh E Porter from Meacham is in the city on business, J T Speer returns from Willamette Valley, J H Litterel heads to Macon Missouri to reside, Mrs Mary Bryson of Corvallis visits her son A S Bryson, Miss Ella Hudeman travels from Warren to Portland for a visit, George Ely leaves Ogden for Spokane for summer work, Rev T A Sumptes departs North Yakima for Chillicothe Missouri, J B Kiddy of the O R N travels to Weston after Pendleton stop on office business, J R Wratt of Albany leaves for Spokane after Supreme Court attendance, Major Harmer visits to renew old friendships, Clarence Crawford plans to take the bar exam, Fred Fontaine of Salem now resident in Sumpter aims for the Supreme Court bar, Mrs Shellabear the Singapore missionary returns to Spokane, Frederick Tunell of White Rock SD visits Pendleton on route home from San Diego for health, C D Gabrielson of Salem in town for a brief stay, E H Thompson of Bridal Well en route to Montana and Idaho with Lime and Cement companies, Ralph C Ward formerly of Walla Walla now in Pendleton visits his father, Professor Charles Pray arrives to run the stenographic department for summer term.
Pittsburg and Chicago capitalists are suspected of a scheme to seize 440000 acres of Choctaw coal lands. The plan allegedly aims to sell the lands and divide the proceeds among the Choctaw people.
John A. Drake risks ten thousand dollars while E. E. Smathers bets eight thousand on forthcoming horse races. These wagers are the heaviest ever placed on American racing.
Four cases argued before the supreme court today covered a Grant county mortgage foreclosure in the Overholt versus Diets matter, a Union county street railway dispute involving the Union Street and Suburban Railway against the First Nations Bank and Deering, and related actions in Union county. The sessions drew few spectators as the arguments proceeded under Judge M. D. Clifford.
An 11 year old La Grande boy dressed in a grey suit and white hat eloped with another youth from La Grande, taking 130 from a fund held by his father Johnson. Police telegrams warn to detain him if found as he rides a freight toward Pendleton via Bingham Springs after being put off yesterday. Authorities say the expedition will be halted if he reaches this city.
D V Wilson leaves for Echo to drive a yearling sheep band toward the Yakima country for summer range. Bought from Shales Kerrina Vey and others, the group may total 8 000 head or more. A second buyer has also purchased a large drove, exact count unclear. More purchases could clear the local market.
A. C. Henderson of Pilot Rock and his firm A. C. Henderson & Sons reports his flocks in excellent condition for shearing starting about May 8. Despite a backward spring, he has saved 100 percent of lambs. He favors Rambouillet and notes large herds must be reduced to meet range needs.
Mrs Ida Hamblin departs Thursday for Indianapolis to attend the national Royal Neighbors convention. She is among the supreme officers as the supreme camp meets on May 12. After adjournment she will visit Indianapolis and Omaha before returning home.
A party of ten immigrants paused in the city on their way to Arlington, where they will settle on secured farming land. They traveled from Holland via New York and carried many bundles, appearing prepared for a long journey ahead.
The Eastern Oregon oratorical contest will be held tomorrow evening at the Christian Church in Ithia city. Teams from Union Baker City and Pendleton high schools compete for honors. Robert Cronin will represent Pendleton High School, and previous praise of his speech suggests Pendleton is favored to win.
Andrew Hartman of Western Coal and Iron Company arrives from Baker City to head 3 840 acres of coal land seven miles south of the company's property. The property bonds to Komo, Indiana, for 720. A New York firm led by Hills buys 18 sections of coal land adjacent. Standard Oil and carbide drill gear shipped for active development as profit targets and stock plans shift toward July 1 milestones.
A man chased a car for about a block and a half while whistling loudly to draw attention. The motorman looked around and discovered his odd attempt, prompting brief attention from bystanders in Philadelphia.
A vintage advertisement touts a single day cure for a cold using Mrome Quirine Tablets. It stresses that Groves’ signature appears on each box, implying authenticity and reliability for buyers.
Isabel Kemp sister of Mrs Reginald Van derbilt sues her husband for divorce in New York society circles. Desertion is the understood charge. The Kemps are prominent social leaders in New York and Newport.
Salonica reports Turkish authorities uncovered underground passages filled with dynamite capable of destroying much of the city. The chaotic dispatch also notes labor unrest affecting Chicago laundries and a travelogue of diverse groups moving westward, with incomplete fragments on Italian emigrants and a visit to Umatilla County.
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