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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1905
Page
8
A cluttered ad notes lower prices on Christmas goods including dinner sets in various patterns and finishes. It promotes a sale of semi porcelain and benm porcelain wares, teacups and saucers, and novelty items, asserting a broad bargain lineup with terms like 4 dozen common clothespins and household items. The copy closes with a stray remark about China being transparent.
Pendleton to suspend business for Thanksgiving with a morning shooting tournament, afternoon football game, and evening basketball game. A masquerade ball in Music hall is open to the public. Christian church hosts interdenominational services at 10 to 11 am led by Rev. G. Ball with Prof. L. R. Traver directing special music. Weather forecast clear. many shoppers and visitors in town.
A. J. Cummings, Butter Creek stockman, purchased the Alta House. The deal closed today and the new owners take possession immediately. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Doherty, who have run the hotel recently, return to Lexington in Morrow county. Mrs. Doherty and sister Miss Mary Sheridan depart tonight.
Articles of Incorporation have been filed with the Union County clerk for Grand View Farming Company. Incorporators are Walter M. Pierce William G. Sawyer and T KR Berry. The farm will be in Union County with capital stock of 5000 dollars. In New Orleans Mrs Mary Lipps an aged woman and John Klein aged 16 burned to death in a dwelling fire midnight others escaped.
Will Chapman fired 12 shots in a downtown spree after drinking, injuring no one but causing several narrow escapes. He was subdued after exhausting his gun, jailed, and faces an assault with a dangerous weapon charge with possible penalties up to 10 years or a $1000 fine. Neighbors describe him as normally reliable and not drunk, suggesting possible drugged liquor prior to the incident.
D McKay. charged with drunkenness received ten dollars or five days. Ty cone Pete and Amatat. drunken on streets given five dollars or three days. C G Corbett and Charles Rogers. each three days for lacking visible means. Proceeds earmarked for St Anthony's Hospital. A charity ball by the ladies auxiliary to the Brotherhood of St Anthony raised two hundred sixty dollars for the hospital. James Cox bound for Ohio after a week at Gray Broad store. former Pendleton league ballplayer, recently from Reardan Washington with wife.
Reports from the O. R. & N. yards note petty pilfering and several attempts to break into box cars. No thefts recorded but yard monitoring will continue as many idle men roam through the city. A new residence for BE. M. Temple is let to Boothby & Hale, costing 3500 dollars and located at Lee and Lewin, under architect Troutman. Clergy transport permits for 1906 are ready at the O. R. & N. ticket office for Pendleton ministers before year’s start.
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