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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1901
Page
4
Three styles featured include a patent calf with Cuban heel and new plain toe a French kid with full Lovel heel and hand turned sole and a grd A cloth top French kid also hand turned. The shoes are described as the neatest dressiest of the season and customers urged to call and see them.
Fragmentary ads list general merchandise and stores such as Cleaver Bros Hawley s Nolf s and Le Roy s with items like ice cream gloves wallpaper and window shades. A social notice mentions a gathering at Mrs J F Smith s home and a property sale on neighboring farms. Also referenced are remedies DeWitt s Witch Hazel and a sample sales pitch for a tonic or patent medicine.
Excursion planned for May 19 to watch Pendleton vs Walla Walla baseball. Pendleton High School athletes prepare for a track meet on May 27. A Colfax Walla Walla game was canceled due to rain. Liveaboard notices include a court case for a shoplifted dollar and a local hatchery development near Pendleton with water from Fanning Spring to be used. Local remedies touted for indigestion and coughs.
The court docket shows Toy-Toy and Columbia George convicted of the Annie Edna murder and sentenced December 1, 1900. Justices prepare for Salem hearings with appeals and related cases, as the Oregon Supreme Court clears 45 cases in 11 days and pushes toward year-end.
Pleasant View notes a favorable growing week with good stand of grains and garden crops. Fall barley headed, some fall wheat almost in head. float of 1 percent of farmers with crops finished, plowing ahead. McCormmack and team plow and harvest nearby. Belgian hare presence discussed. Social visits recorded including Pletcher, Sherman families, and a funeral for Jacob Fraser.
Nostalgic reminiscence recalls a bygone era as Norris & Rowe's animal shows tour the city on Friday with matinee and evening performances. The piece touts the spectacle of ponies dogs and clown routines while urging families not to miss the return of the grand “greateer show on earth.” An accompanying testimonial endorses Korba lippepsia Cure with claims of relief after years of dyspepsia.
M A Rader promotes a new reference map of Oregon showing counties and major cities along with rivers lakes and mountains. It includes Pendleton church and secret society directories and a demographic survey of Idaho Washington and Oregon cities plus county seats. The work argues the map fits every household and showcases Rader's progressive stance.
A reader letter extols the Burlington route as the finest trains in the galaxy, praising speed and comfort for passengers. The writer lauds the service as superior, claiming it embodies the ultimate railway experience and greatness of travel.
Atlantic to the Parish represents Frans Sovder Bell in Chicago livestock matters while Mr Fleming reviews sheep shipments for the East. Notables including Fagen of Portland and Henry Gooner of the O R N Co lodgings, Pendleton visitors to hotels, local residents touring Lewis street projects, and upcoming election results at Salem are noted.
An Irish setter named Dupont was poisoned after a noon attack on Thursday at the Stralen lodge yard. Pigeons fed poisoned wheat, with at least five birds dying and a barber’s porter nearly poisoned after handling carcasses.
A portrait of Harry Corman Clarke as a promoter of mirth who relies on refined artistic talent. He avoids vulgarity, embodies roles fully, and delivers unique performances that echo classic American stage traditions.
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