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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1907
Page
8
If you are contemplating the pur chase of a Solitaire Ring we should be glad to have you call and look over our stock. You will find a generous variety of fine Diamond Rings with handsomely mounted stones of the first water.
Judge Halley disposed of portions of Umatilla county holdings after arriving from Portland. A 160 acre wheat parcel near Athena sold to Robert Koppock for 13600 dollars and a 250 acre Wild Horse Ranch tract went to Polydoré Moens for 10000 dollars. A 40 acre Cabbage Hill timber lot sold to Julie Huddeman. Halley retains 7000 acres plus his city residence. a stock exhibit of 15 Duroc Jersey hogs is planned for the fair.
A. E. Greiner of the Oregon Lumber company purchases the Holdman store from W. N. Parrish. He will assume control next Monday, expand stock, and grow the business beyond its present bounds. Greiner plans to offer a general country store mix plus fuel lumber and barb wire. He is son in law of A. W. Robinson and will relocate with Mrs. Greiner to Holdman within the week.
A 10 foot silk flag fashioned by students is hoisted atop Pendleton Business College and will flutter for the rest of the school year. The purple and white banner stands as a colorful symbol of school spirit and achievement in campus life.
Students at Pendleton Business College eagerly crafted a flag to honor the school logo. The large letters and vibrant colors frame the emblem as a fitting symbol of school pride and spirit.
In Pendleton the Pacific Express Company faces widespread complaints over miserable delivery service. Undelivered packages linger two weeks after the north bank road to Portland opens and the office door now directs patrons to the back. Businessmen wired their grievances to J. W. Rogers in Salt Lake City as farmers and merchants demand improved handling and staffing to match Pendleton’s sizable express volume.
Convict’s stripes at Idaho penitentiary lead Mrs. Fannie F. Kelch to file for divorce from William C. Kelch. The couple wed April 11, 1903, have three children, and William was recently sentenced to two years for grand larceny. Also, Mark A. Sturtevant sues Nora A. Sturtevant, married Feb 25, 1901, with four children, in Pendleton circuit court.
Ten towns in Oregon have established permanent exhibit rooms displaying fruit vegetables and other products. Additional towns host temporary showings due to many colonists taking advantage of low rates. Each exhibit offers newcomers a welcoming concentration point and often leads to permanent settlement.
John Knight of Umatilla recovered several hundred dollars in checks advertised as lost through the East Oregonian after they were misplaced at his residence. Sid Saylor, a known Umatilla barber, had seventy dollars returned by a friend who found it where it had been left.
J F Temple sues Alex Bryant and C L Hastings to collect 140 dollars on a note. The case was filed this forenoon by J B Perry. C F Colenworthy sues to recover 128 08 as balance on a note given by F W Burns and wife.
This morning at the Golden Rule hotel parlors James B. Scraf ford of Walla Walla and Luella A. Lewis of Pendleton Oregon were united in marriage by Justice of the Peace Joe H. Parkes. Marriage licenses were issued Saturday afternoon to Fred W. Gillingham and Joseph Nobelett and Archie B. Ferrell and Cella M. Madden.
Rev J D Lewellen arrives in Pendleton as pastor and district presiding elder after transfer from Milton and Pendleton church roles. Conference names Milton as next annual meeting site with leaders also assigned to White River Ark and Columbia College Milton. Compton becomes missionary secretary and Shangle appoints to Columbia College.
The Thursday Afternoon Club’s first meeting of the club year is postponed from Thursday to Saturday October 6, at president Mrs. B. Burroughs home. A strong year is anticipated with a fine writers program and active committees. Commercial club president F W Kaser says carnival profits may reach about $100, not likely to rank in the four digit class.
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