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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1908
Page
7
Local ads announce fresh fruits and vegetables at Ingrams, Olympia oysters at Hohbachs, and dry wood from Minnis. Listings include housing to rent, second hand goods, a haberdashery sale, and job requests at Pendleton and East Oregonian offices.
E J L Marshell visits from Koholas farm while J F Baker of La Grande transacts business in Pendleton. Architect T F Howard departs for Walla Walla on a brief trip. Mr and Mrs RA Raymond and Hetleson return from Portland. PB Dodd of Hermiston arrives for brief business. Mrs J C Underwood of Baker City guests of the Bowman. A B Thompson leaves for home via utter creek. Martha Mays of Elgin visits W B Mays on Water Street. Mix OT Walker of Lone guests of the Bowman. Col H G Newport from Hermiston transacts county-seat business. Miss Hazel Hamblen of Million, stenographer for Shields Fruit, visits parents here. Pearl Porter, student at Whittier, returns from Walla Walla for Sunday with parents. FH M Cockburn of Milton, district fair commissioner, attends to exhibit plans. Mr and Mrs W K Prey return from Portland and Vancouver, to spend winter in the city. Rev Robert Warner, ex-pastor, returns to Walla Walla after funeral duties for Mrs CE Fell. Rev C A Housel, formerly Prineville pastor now assigned to Dayton, passes through Pendleton with family. Arthur O’Brien leaves for Pullman to enter Washington State College in agriculture. many academy students accompany to see him off. Having good credit keeps pany & man broke.
Magistrate Negley fined Mrs. Minnie Adley twenty five dollars for peppering a rooming house to frighten a landlady. Adley claimed mirrors allowed spying on her and husband from the hall while discussing neighbors. She admitted buying pepper and scattering it to shame Mrs Wallace over alleged gossip.
Local Guardsmen of Company L will conduct target practice tomorrow on the Tutuila range near Peter West ranch. All members are urged to attend as the season ends and records of marksmanship must be submitted for individuals and the company.
A concise historical item notes that financial success eludes those who rely on spousal influence, reflecting social attitudes toward marriage, wealth, and ambition in the era. It highlights a cautionary viewpoint without sensational detail, focusing on a practical moral lesson.
The Nissen Implement store sponsors two races during the coming fair on Saturday October 3 at 2 pm in Pendleton. A dog race with wagons offers a $10 wagon and a $5 harness to the winner. entry requires $25 in custom purchases. A boys race offers a $6 coaster wagon for the winner, with entry for $15 in trade. Purchases through the store can be credited to any boy. Three local businessmen will judge, and the city marshal will start the races on Main Street, one block long.
One of Gillam county Oregon's best wheat farms, 800 acres all plow land now in summer fallow ready for sowing. Fair improvements, drilled water well, ample water on site, located near Olex along county road. Address R T Cox Portland Oregon.
Diamond factories in New York are reopening after eight months of closures. Two of the largest plants started operations this week and others are expected to resume within days, signaling a broad restart in the industry.
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