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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1902
Page
8
The Oregon good roads convention discussed how to build roads with limited funds. A competent county surveyor should supervise road planning, locate routes, and require civil engineering expertise to ensure efficient, practical work and better highways for all residents.
The Catholic fair at Armory hall drew a crowded crowd last evening with a grand dinner and many attractions. Tickets cost ten cents and proceeds benefit the Sisters of St. Frances. Contests for a doll and neck lace close tonight at 9. Cattle and hogs will be shipped to Tacoma by J. C. Loneran via the W. & C. R. stock yards for the Pacific Meat Company. Cigar and smoking supplies offered at Jack Candish's.
A Pendleton plan proposes a $12,000 building to serve as a modern clubhouse with gymnasium and reading rooms. A stock company may be formed to raise funds, with location options under review and discussions on cost and financing to guide the project’s fate.
Turkeys are in short supply in surrounding cities ahead of Thanksgiving two weeks away. Local dealers report no scarcity locally, but Spokane and nearby areas warn of higher prices and potential shortages. The traditional feast date on the last Thursday of November raises fears of limited fowl availability.
A flood of notices from Adams Athena Weston Walla Walla and Pendleton lists Miss E Morrison, Martha Henefer, and several travelers in town on business or health matters. Notables include Shelley B. Miller of Minot visiting, J G Payne of Payne Brot at Hotel Pendleton, and Dr. D S Payneer en route from Port. H Greves and J R Elligore visit, W G Westacott seeking health, and F B Holbrook passing through from Kennewick as coal news stirs Morrow county.
Pendleton gains a new wholesale commission establishment as Jerry B Despain and George H Clarke form a partnership to operate from the basement of W. S. Byers’ warehouse on Court Street. They will handle groceries and country produce with stock kept in a fireproof setup to reduce local dealer risk. The firm plans regular shipments and aims to ease storage burdens for grocers who previously stored goods in less secure back rooms.
The British government contemplates purchasing farm properties in the United States to restock Boer farms in South Africa, signaling a strategy shift amid imperial trade or colonial needs.
Donates totaling 180 dollars have been raised by Walla Walla and Umatilla counties to build a wing dam above the Milton railroad bridge. The two counties have contributed 300 dollars so far, about half the cost of protective works for the river lands near Milton this winter. Local farmers will cover the remaining 300 dollars. The plan includes a spur across the river to reduce overflow and keep waters in channel as the railroad crossing is installed.
Mutton in Omaha markets held steady with prices from 4.80 dollars for choice yearlings to 4.75 pounds for jambs during the fall sales, reflecting stable demand and supply conditions in the regional livestock trade.
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