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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1908
Page
5
Local notices advertise Ingrams for fine produce and bread and rent notices from East Oregonian. Oregon Lumber Yard promotes dry wood, fuel deals, and rental listings. Other items include household help, a dentist practice resume, and farm goods available from Stansberry Milne and local sellers.
Local warehousemen and grain firms report 40 to 60 percent of Walla Walla county wheat and fruit consignments dispatched to Portland and eastern points. Dealers estimate up to 30 to 60 percent shipped so far. Rail facilities ease movement with no car shortages, pushing the wheat season two weeks to a month earlier than last year. most wheat goes to Portland and Sound points for export.
A new program will be shown at the Wowie picture house this evening. The program promises a dozen entertaining items and a lively array of attractions across the six popular theater stages.
The program lists acts for Pastime including A Day in the Life of a Suffragette and Ain't You Coming Back to Old New Hampshire Molly along with new slides The Frenne Guards Bride The Miger's Punishment Heard Over the Phone and A Comedy in Black and White a pew Hustrate gong is to be given
At the Old Dime a lineup includes A Love Affair of Olden Toys Historic Poston Colored Servant The Burglar in the Basket and a song Columbia highlighting a blend of vintage stage works and musical numbers in a brief program.
The New Dime presents slides titled The Woman Who Gimbles How Shapkins Discovered the North Pole The Lonely Gentleman and the song Dream of Me and To Dream of You for the program.
Attention Eagles all members must attend this Friday evening meeting for business of importance. ESTES W P.
A store room is available for rent in the East Oregonian building on Main Street. Apply at this office for details and terms.
A flurry of visits and business trips as residents and guests from Milton, Eeho, Athena, Upper McKay Creek, Pilot Rock, Adama, and Weston pass through Pendleton. Notables include J. E. Cherry, Homer Watts, W. D. Chamberlain, K. W. W. Brown, and J. N. Burgess, with trades, contracts, and legal consultations noted among locals and visitors.
James H Beggs meets City Patrolman Hubbard on the steamer Senator arriving from Nome ending a major gold dust robbery trace. Stoges arrested on a warrant by Deputy U S Marshal for entering Washington with stolen goods. The case centers on $19000 linked to Bobby Miller and a larger $780,0124 haul from the steamer Tanani.
John Campbell was arrested Sunday afternoon for giving whiskey to D. Pain ter of Tight Valley. Officers nabbed him in the alley between Second and Third streets and he was arraigned with a $10 bail, which he forfeited after failing to appear at 10 o'clock yesterday morning. The case highlights both sale on Sunday and giving away liquor as misdemeanors under city ordinance. Campbell, a stranger, disappeared from the vicinity leaving $100 behind.
A La Grande paper notes a chain of flour mills starting up after weeks of idle grinding. Island City financier owns a mill now beginning season operations. Four other mills in the county are expected to start within the week. Hol Kiddle plans a southeast trip to buy machinery for rebuilding. Details on commencements are being finalized.
A sale offers 200 large watermelons priced from 16e to 30e each. The discount event runs only on Saturday at Ingram's Grocery. Buy your fruit before stock runs out.
A brief birth notice records the birth of Sou Was Bon to Mr Paul Perard and Mrs Paul Perard in the morning. The item names the parents and newborn, noting the time of birth and family detail in classic newspaper style.
Caldwell News lauds Pendleton Savings Bank transformation into the American National Bank of Pendleton. Pendleton leader Mantle B. Gwinn, president, expands regional banking reach with capital and surplus over 250000, serving about 1000 customers. He is praised for unanimous election as president of the Oregon Bankers Association.
Railroad leader Joseph McCabe returns to Walla Walla for a week of visits with friends. He left two and a half years ago to oversee a $2 million mile long two track tunnel project in Providence for the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad. He is accompanied by his wife Mrs McCabe and daughter Olive and plans to visit Oregon after renewing local ties.
George Hartman Jr of the Pires National Rank-Letter receives a special Medal of Honor from the War Department for service with the Eighth Army Corps in Luzon during the Philippine insurrection. The accompanying letter quotes President McKinley praising the volunteers and regulars for their patriotism and sacrifices, and notes a recommendation to Congress for the medal.
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