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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1904
Page
5
Local listings from town merchants and services include Boston fruit daily at Martin s drinking at The Mint and Teutsch s shoe sale with discounts. Public notices call for claims and warrants. police news mentions a fatal shooting in St Joseph Mo and wireless range records. Lost ring notice seeks owner reward from O R N officials.
Dr. C. J. Whitaker inaugurates new offices in Eastern Oregon, remodelled and elegantly furnished with solid oak reception area. The upgraded clinic features modern dental equipment, aiming to improve patient service and accessibility above prior facilities, located next to Brock & McComas Drug Store in the former premises upstairs to the Commercial Association rooms.
A series of short personal notes from Pendleton lists residents and visitors: Lester Swageart leaves for Athena. Willis of Echo and Mr. and Mrs. 4. ¢c in town. W. Morrow, tax agent of Co. R. and N., visiting. Horace Walker, Helix county commissioner, in town. G. W. Browngan of Freewater a Pendleton visitor. L. L. Montague, Arlington resident, in town. Mrs. J. A. Carlson of Kameja visiting. John M. Gavin of The Dalles in the city. J. W. Stamper of Rice Creek reports crops in excellent condition. Grace Deagle returns to Spokane. Grace Harris of Portland visiting. Mrs. Bo Ault returns from Spokane and Cheney. Ben F. Marlin of Cottage hotel Meacham in town on business. W. P. Matlock returns from Heppner. Georgia Shull returns home from Spokane. W. W. Markham of Tee and Cold Storage Company visits. Dr. W. S. Holt of Portland in town for Academy business. Will Moore, warehouseman, leaves for Reho to oversee warehouse work. W. F. Harris of Portland's Harris Cold Storage Company in town. Migs Myrile Duy Rette of Salem in town to visit uncle David Grecorie and relatives.
The junior class at the bleh school stages Among the Breakers at the Frazer theater Friday night. Students have labored intensely to craft a creditable performance to entertain the city, with proceeds aiding the school paper Ml akawin. Cast lists several named roles and characters.
Delegates from all Columbia River counties in Oregon attended a May 18 Inland Empire meeting at The Dalles to push immediate construction of a portage road and ship canal. The session elected T Peters as president and J Stewart as secretary and continued to urge state action to secure government right of way.
O R & N announces June 7 as a special excursion ticket sales day for Oregonians bound for St. Louis to celebrate the Oregon building dedication. Regular sales resume June 14. Tickets available at all O R & N offices on June 7. Travel to the exposition is increasing as the season advances.
Sol Baum, aligned with Whittinghill Mercantile and joined by his father R. B. Baum, has enlarged the business. The firm plans a large stock of books and stationery after the postmaster changes and summer expansion. Arbitration won a 60 cent daily advance for 7,000 union painters in New York City.
Yesterday Dr. J. Smith and James Crawford purchased the 100 by 100 foot parcel opposite Hotel Pendleton from Mrs. Edith Ray for 10000 dollars. The new owners plan a two story brick block and Froome hopes to convert the site into a modern livery barn, possibly using Main or Cottonwood streets, with decisions on consent pending. Over 57000 pounds of wool sold to a Boston firm J Koshland Co. via Green the buyer for Hemphill and Matthews clips, likely around 13 cents per pound, with six carloads already loaded for shipment.
A. Curry and H. Stephens were arrested for drunken and disorderly conduct. Both pleaded guilty and each fined five dollars. Unable to pay, they served three days in the city jail. Stephens previously caused a riot in the Chinese quarter and is a son of A B Stephens of Umatilla, a local saloonman.
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