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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1904
Page
2
Reports from valley visitors describe last night frost causing severe damage to early plantings. Tomato and cabbage plants perished requiring replanting while beans and other sprouts were nipped. Potato vines lay flat but likely recover, alfalfa emerging from frost, with limited damage to some crops.
J T Hinkle and John Bogert attended a Freewater picnic with Pendleton and Walla Walla Eagles. Hinkle was disappointed by low turnout while Freewater residents hosted a well praised event. Speakers included E G Rourk J T Hinkle John Bogard and John F Smalls. Ad dresses emphasized fraternal bonds.
A large Walla Walla delegation attended a Freewater picnic where straw ber ries and cream were served to visitors. In the evening a dance was held with many attendees from nearby towns joining the crowd.
Portland officials announce an official flag for the Lewis and Clark exposition. A large bunting flag will be sent to St. Louis for the Oregon building. The design features a yellow field with red bars and Sacajawea guiding Lewis and Clark, blue field with Oregon grape, and five stars for Oregon Washington Idaho Wyoming and Montana.
Four log drive crew members, John Bowen John Conley John Bedore and a Mr McDonald, drowned in Payette river rapids this morning near Boise. The overturned boat left their remains unrecovered as rescuers searched the swift water.
A guest staying with Mrs Frank Frazier in California is visiting at the Frazier home on the way home to Wallace Idaho. The note mentions that of 988 delegates to the Republican national convention 708 have been instructed for Roosevelt.
Miss Mary Thorne aged 27 died at 103 Lincoln street after consumption. Her mother Margaret Thorne aged 77 died this morning of pneumonia. Both Thorne family residents for 17 years from Dakota, with seven siblings living. Funeral at Thompson Street Methodist Church tomorrow at 2 PM conducted by Rev. Robert Wjarner. bodies to be shipped to Walla Walla for burial in the family cemetery.
The high school graduation program at Assembly Hall drew a full audience as graduates delivered their orations. Miss Rena Ferguson and Cecil Wade sang with encores, while Fred Vincent’s speech titled A Talk on Poisons caused him to faint mid performance. He recovered after assistance and walked home.
The Board of Managers of Pendleton Academy will convene in Pendleton at 10 a m to review accounts and outline action plans for the next year. Rev W H Bleakney has led the academy well and may become president again, with a focus on expanding enrollment and scholarships across Eastern Oregon and Washington.
Mrs John A Engle nee Anna Priden born April 8 1868 Rockville Indiana. She moved with parents to Eldon Iowa in 1864 then to Douglas Kansas before settling Pendleton in 1890 where she lived since. Survived by son Claude and a daughter with another son and daughter deceased. Funeral conducted yesterday afternoon by Rev G Ley Hall at the Baptist church.
A garbled record notes two notaries publics and a work commission filed with the county clerk for J P Nowlin. The text then shifts to a Herald page, mentioning a Federal Express link to a New York page, but details are unclear due to damaged OCR.
In this county a long standing record shows no notarial commissions starting with N for 13 years until yesterday. Nowlin received a certificate and within minutes A. Newberry joined, marking two N entries in one day after over a decade with no N names.
Wool buyers depart by a No 1 Pullman charter attached train, led by George Abbott and Charles Green. Hotel shortages in Heppner push the group to use a mobile headquarters on a sidetrack for three days at the same $75 cost the prior year, with a large party of notable buyers and brokers onboard.
The Caledonian society holds its annual reunion in Athena on Friday and Saturday May 27 and 28 with speaker lineup led by Hon George J Cameron of Portland and others from Athena Pendleton and nearby towns. The event features a strong program of Scotch songs music and dances and ends with a grand Scotch concert Saturday evening. Also notes Prof Agiserman in town and Weston visit. Weston Mountain Farm sold to John L Bartley for 1400.
Clarke Shultz, grandson of A W Nye, was sent to Spokane this morning for eye treatment after weak vision following a measles attack.
Portland horseman J. Holton visited town briefly before continuing to Walla Walla where he has several horses entered for upcoming races.
In Umatilla County five women contend they hold the title of the first white child born on Pentleton townsite. The claim stems from early settlement records and local lore surrounding the town’s origins.
A vintage advertisment urges readers who are tired and sleepless to try Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters. It claims to nourish nerves and provide vim, noting endorsements by physicians. The copy cites uses for poor appetite insomnia indigestion dyspepsia weak kidneys gallbladder issues malaria fever and ague.
Fragmentary OCR text suggests an old advertisement for Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters with references to generic signatures and product routine claims. The readable portion centers on the brand and a medical tonality, implying a tonic for digestive issues and general well being.
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