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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1903
Page
6
The Coe Commission Co outlines a minimal pricing margin with one cent per bushel on grain and two dollars per share on stocks. An eighth of a cent per bushel is charged on grain and one percent on stocks, detailing small additional commissions.
Local grocer lists Good Country Butter at 30 to 40 cents per roll Creamery Butter 60 cents per roll. Tillamook and California Cheese available at the shop highlighting dairy selections and price points.
The Scottish Rite Masons of Oregon opened their new cathedral in Portland with a formal ceremony attended by many friends. A concert in the auditorium showcased the hall’s fine acoustics, marking an epoch in the local Masonic history and providing a home touted as among the West’s finest.
Robert Talbot of Talbot Brothers, patentees of the double disc harrow and weed gutter, will depart Walla Walla for California on a month long trip to pitch the device to manufacturers. The firm has sold over 1000 machines from a small farm workshop seven miles west of the city and seeks large scale production due to rising demand.
A wedding of note in Decatur features Lieut. Charles Edward Hay Jr. U S A and Miss Barah Jane Roby. The groom is the son of former Mayor Charles E. Hay of Springfield and nephew of Secretary of State Hay. They will reside at Fort Harrison Montana after the ceremony. The couple secured $400 in funds.
Salem May 21 The board of trustees of the Oregon Hospital for the Insane awarded contracts for two major constructions at the institution and Farm. The horse and cow barns will cost 10 684 with 400 for removal of old buildings and a closed cottage at the asylum farm will cost 19 950 awarded to H N Bley. Work will begin as soon as brick is available and crews are moving at the penitentiary to finish quickly.
Sir Thomas Shaughnessey testifies before the Columbia & Western railway inquiry that the British Columbia cabinet is bound to disintegrate. The World urges dismissal of the regime as evidence points to gross misuse of government power since 1890s. Possible reshuffle hints at Hon. William McInnes forming a new ministry.
Employer seeks many workers for a six week fruit harvest in Milton and Freewater Oregon area. Free camping provided. Pay is twenty five cents per crate. Apply to N Mumford Freewater or RT Motley Milton Oregon.
City and country property offered with prices per acre and for larger parcels. Listings include 160 acres near Dew house at 20 per acre, 600 acres for 10000, 350 acres in wheat and fruit orchards, and several improved plots. Also mentions a store and post office with contact red 277.
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