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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1903
Page
4
A large crowd attended the school program last evening as pupils conducted the third in a series of school entertainments. The debate on federal reclamation funding favored the affirmative, with judges ruling in support. Music, recitations, and essays reflected careful training and effort by teachers and students, benefiting the community and the school.
The last game before Thanksgiving against Baker City is set for Alta Street grounds after failed Pendleton Academy negotiations. Coach Smythe praises the team’s readiness and chances, with a photo session planned tomorrow to capture the players while in good condition.
A listings note shows the Eastern Oregon Teachers Association gathering in Baker City on November 25, the Washington Teachers Association meeting in Tacoma on December 28 through 30, and the National Livestock Convention in Portland on January 12, 14, 15, and 16. It also warns of a December 24th gold giveaway at the St. Joe Store and mentions Eugene regiments M Kerringer and J B Dillman as hotel guests en route home from county interiors.
New engineers at the Laundry, J. Guard of North Yakima, has accepted a position as engineer at the Domestic Sundry and will reach the city tonight to begin by the first of the week. Guard is an old engineman and will make this his home in the future.
Social notes recap a week of informal gatherings sparked by telephone use and a lecture by Dr Yamey Kin on Chinese and Japanese attire. Included are local visits, dinners, whist games, and plans for a November drive with list of patronesses among community members and hosts.
The state committee on Education issues a suggestive outline of work for federated clubs. It urges clubs to appoint a standing committee to consult with principals and teachers, visit schools, support teacher training, improve school rooms, provide educational material, and collaborate with rural schools. A meeting notice for the Woman's Club and other local clubs follows.
Sisters of St Francis designate Thanksgiving Day as a time to call on public charity. They seek poultry, groceries, vegetables, linens and other aid to help the poor. The hospital will be open for visitors and companionship for those in need.
Mr and Mrs Donald McRae of Walla Walla visit their son Alex McRae at the Umatilla implements home. They plan to stay until Sunday and then travel to California for the winter, accompanied as far as Portland.
Dr. J. N. Beckner of Northeastern Wyoming toured the city yesterday as a guest of friends and left this morning for Helix and other points in the county. He is seeking a location and will visit multiple towns in the area before deciding where to settle.
Mr Chisco an employee of the O R and W N will be taken to Port hospital for an appendectomy. He has paid hospital dues under company rules and is entitled to medical treatment. E J Sommerville county treasurer and councilman is in Walla Walla, and Major Cornoyer pioneer of Umatilla county is in the city receiving care from Dr Blalock. Mr Bray of Council Bluffs, a crockery wholesaler representative, visits Pendleton hotel with his wife as guests for a few days.
Workmen begin laying the stone foundation of a new building adjoining the Domestic laundry and expect completion after winter. Notice dated December 24th warns buyers to ensure they receive their tickets with each dollar purchase.
An advertisement extols Scott's Emulsion as essential to keep the body in good order and to treat wasting diseases. It claims the product feeds and strengthens when regular food fails, inviting readers to request a free sample. The copy cites Doctors and lists Scott & Bowne as the makers.
Milton George and Miss Rena Johnson, both fullblood Indians, married by Justice of the Peace Shomas Fitz Gerald in the city clerk’s office. The bride, under age, needed her mother’s consent. the ceremony followed Indian customs and a land ownership dispute over 400 acres on the reservation. A cab number is given.
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