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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1902
Page
5
An assortment of advertisements from October 1902 lists farm loans and rapid price cuts at local stores. Oysters, meats, coffee, candles, and preserves highlight daily specials. Help wanted for domestic work and waitstaff appears alongside rental notices and clothing bargains.
Classified note seeks a girl for light house work and lists items such as rubber dolls rattles balls torn drums dolls and toy trunks. Also advertises property for sale at Main and Water corner 73 by 75 feet two buildings with rents showing net return. Must be sold by November 1 and N T Conklin handles office at port office.
The Chicago exposition, running November 29 to December 6, promises world class livestock exhibits. Breeders will cull, improving quality and space for visitors. A full list of first class hotels will help attendees, with low fares and an emphasis on ideas exchange among stockmen and farmers nationwide.
County Superintendent Nowlin seeks host families to board and feed visiting teachers for the October 29 to 31 institute. With hotel space limited, residents are asked to volunteer accommodations and meal service, and to state how many guests they can host and at what price.
Pendleton sees 0.45 inches of rain this week, a seasonal record for the time. A shower Tuesday night dropped 0.41 inches in six hours, with another shower Wednesday night totaling under 0.4 inches. The rain moistens ground, aids wheat planting, and brings optimism to farmers and stockmen amid a coal strike and election concerns. Spokane to have a teetotaler baseball team next season, with players flagged for drinking.
Mary E Rhodes, 4 years a widow, died Wednesday afternoon in Pendleton of heart failure. Born in Illinois, she lived 21 years in Oregon, came to Pendleton last spring from McKay Creek farm, and resided in town. Funeral held at home with Rev. Robert Warren, body interred Olney Cemetery. Also mentions a Rescue Hose Company dance and a Milton man seeking the Blue Jacket mine.
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