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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1903
Page
8
A local notice invites ladies of Pendleton to view the Armstrong Shoes stock praised as well styled and well made. The ad highlights men’s and women’s footwear and announces a revival of materials and designs to attract buyers.
J K Beard, new owner of the Golden Rule hotel, signs a lease transferring management to H E Bickers for two years with Bickers taking charge around December first. Interior improvements, of which work is not finished before year’s end, will be overseen by Bickers as he moves to Pendleton with his family. Bickers aims to turn the hotel into a first class family house serving county travelers and the public. Moses Johnson, a Brooklyn motorman, was killed by a runaway horse while attempting to save a woman and two children who escaped unharmed.
W T Shaw of Freewater recounted a seven year rise in land value from 660 to over 8000 dollars after irrigation and farming improvements on a Hudson Bay district quarter section. He refused a 350 loan, then later eyed higher prices as irrigation expands. Other settlers report similar gains, and ditch plans may further reclaim land, while a local store plans to move its shoe department after selling dry goods.
James Hart a sheriff from New Martinsville West Virginia stayed at Hotel Pendleton last night while en route to the interior to take up a timber claim near Baker City He spoke of his work and home state as an interesting and quiet man who talked about his timber plans before leaving on the early train.
W T Shaw, pioneer irrigator in Umatilla county, displayed a remarkable limb of Willow Twig apples at the ignition convention. The 12 inch cluster formed from a small limb, with eight or more apples packed tight. All large, perfect, blemish free, grown on grave soil with one working season.
Oregon fruit display in the Judd building drawn visitors during the irrigation convention. Samples from Athena corn Milton and Freewater areas, Malheur county fruit and vegetables, and other crops showcased Oregon production under irrigation.
The closing out sale of the dry goods department continues to draw many shoppers. The domestic department is replenished with new goods and sold at actual cost to save customers money on all dry goods. The sale remains one of the most notable events.
A. Kunkel of Kunkel Implement Co. travels to Calgary to inspect lands and government concessions for settlers. The government and Canadian Pacific promote settlement, with the region described as a premier stock country in the northwest and largely settled by Americans. Bri. J. Nixon, from Walla Walla, visits for theater business and returns to manage the Walla Walla theater.
Mrs chard Breeiman arrives in the city this evening from Portland and will be entertained for a few days by Misuse Hews Switzier. She is en route to Kansas City to join her husband, Captain Steedman.
A high wind yesterday afternoon blew out three large windows in the old academy building on Webb Street. The incident caused the school to be dismissed early for safety reasons.
A 16 year old boy found dazed on Main Street and later dying at the county poor farm. He had been apprehended by the city marshall days earlier and released at the request of W. H. Hawley. He showed signs of opium or liquor influence but died from pneumonia with illness spreading through his lungs. He was buried by the county.
The cold weather exposes the new hot air heating at the high school as a failure for practical use. Coal smoke and poor ventilation disrupt classes, with heat variations and wind-driven drafts spoiling comfort. Dismissals occurred as students faced fumes, ineffective fresh air flow, and stuck ventilators, while costs rise despite expected efficiency.
At assembly hall the high school pupils arrange a program to be given Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock. Friends of the school are invited. The high school literary and debating club plans weekly programs, with some already arranged and posted. The first program two weeks ago was well attended and enjoyed.
Ads seek individuals with sales ability to market a Five Per Cent Twenty-Year Gold Bond on an instalment plan. Applicants should state age present occupation and provide bank or other good references.
Fragmentary notice describes horses taken up or offered for sale or change in ownership. Mentions Roscat, Trent, and Fov as identified names, with unclear descriptions and insufficient specifics to confirm breeds colors or locations.
Mayor J. J. Slater refused to sign a council approved fire safety measure that would install ten alarm boxes and buy a chemical engine at a cost of 4600 dollars. He argued the expenditure is too high for La Grande, despite business support praising improved protection and potential insurance savings.
Eastern Oregon Teachers Association Baier City November 29 25. Washington Teachers Association Tacoma December 28-40. National Livestock Convention Portland January 12 19 14 and 16. Santa Petine has installed on its Southern California liner an engine weighing 142 tons to haul freight trains.
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