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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1904
Page
8
Woodmen of the World Pendleton camp schedules a social evening at Secret Society hall for members wives and sweethearts with refreshments and a literary and musical program. After camp work the doors open for guests to hear piano solos recitations vocal selections a duet and instrumental pieces performed by members and others.
Instrumental duet with Miss Stearns and McPheton performs alongside a male quartet Messia Jones Lambert Hughes and Kimbrell in a star of the evening program featuring vocal and instrumental pieces.
The Portland Chamber of Commerce Bulletin credits the Pendleton Commercial Association for starting the movement to secure stopover privileges on east to Lewis and Clark tickets. Other cities joined, securing stopovers across Northwestern states. At Pendleton’s request, O R & N officials were consulted and agreed to grant the privileges during the 1905 fair.
Samuel Taylor of Lawrence Massachusetts has arrived to assist as scourer in the scouring mills. Formerly with Arlington mills in Lawrence, he is returning from an extended trip through Australia.
Mrs. Hunziker and her young daughter departed this morning for San Francisco and other California stops. The trip aims to improve Mrs. Hunziker's health during the summer with destinations chosen for therapeutic benefit.
The supreme court wrapped up sessions this afternoon in Cayuse with three cases submitted or argued. The Pacific Livestock Co v Murray dispute over range land damages was submitted on brief from Grant county. Louis Anderson v O R & N involved wheat destroyed in a Cayuse warehouse and negligence claims. a verdict for Anderson was appealed. Sarah C Miller v Head Camp of the Woodmen of the World argued over a $1,000 beneficiary claim. Woodmen appealed after a prior judgment for Miller.
Echo voters form the first Democratic Club of Umatilla county this year with large attendance. Frank Spike elected president, Ralph Stanfield vice president, and H C Willis secretary. Willis’s letter notes many young voters present at a farmers picnic are now enrolled as members, correcting a misstatement about Republicans.
Mrs Lee a Pendleton resident for decades and oldest Methodist Church member lies critically ill at home on Haat Alta street after a monthlong fall fractured thigh fails to heal due to age and has been unconscious for two days with death expected soon.
Government weather records from Portland, Oregon cover 32 years of May data. May average temperature 67 degrees with a warmest May 1858 at 62 and coldest May 1899 at 61. Highest May reading 1887 and lowest 1804. Average May rainfall 2.59 inches. greatest monthly precipitation 6.60 inches in 1879. least 0.08 inches in 1888.
Rainy days reached 12 and clear days averaged 7. Partly cloudy days were 11 and cloudy days 14. The average hourly wind speed was seven miles per hour, with a peak gust of 42 miles per hour recorded this month.
San Francisco reports Ottle A. Smith a former cashier for the O K & N in Pendleton took poison and died by self harm. Smith was well known in Pendleton society, worked for the company in Huntington and Portland before returning to San Francisco. Henry Smith, sent to the insane asylum, attempted suicide in La Grande then hanged himself after a note to his brother. A Christian church in La Grande adopted a rule requiring women remove hats during services following local discussion. Miss Ina Stilwell, former Owyhee schoolhead, left Dayton to return home after visiting Mrs. Cora Cooper and sisters.
Mrs C E Brownfield and her young daughter departed this morning for Woodburn in response to a letter about the serious illness of David Ramage, Mrs Brownfield's father, who is battling pneumonia and not expected to recover.
High school declamatory contest takes place this evening at Assembly hall to select the representative for Friday's showdown in Walla Walla against Pendleton's. A group of top readers will perform at 7:40, promising an engaging program for all attendees.
The Walla Walla Commercial Association requests the appointment of Dr. N. G. Blalock to the Washington Irrigation Commission vacancy in a move seen as shaping state water policy.
The Commercial Association of Walla Walla arranging a Fourth of July celebration with a soliciting committee at work to organize events and duties.
A calendar of upcoming community happenings includes a May 14 bond sale election, May 18 to 21 IOOF grand lodge in Astoria, May 7 to 28 Caledonian picnic at Athena, June 2 to 4 Umatilla county pioneers reunion in Weston, June 6 a rubber tired buggy giveaway, June 6 Oregon general election with dates June 15 to 17, June 22 Oregon Pioneers reunion in Portland, June 23 to 26 Northwest Sportsmen's tournament in Pendleton, and August 22 to 27 American Mining Congress in Portland along with a schedule of related city events across Pendleton Heppner Arlington Shaniko Elgin Baker and other towns through July 1.
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