100 Years Ago

From the East Oregonian

Aug. 31, 1912

Adding insult to injury and further incensing local baseball fans, President W.N. Sweet of the Western Tri-state league has raised the salary of Umpire Golden against whom serious charges were filed yesterday by Manager Jesse T. Garrett of the Pendleton team. Local fans, when they learned of the salary increase for an umpire, whom they firmly believe to be incompetent and morally crooked and against whom they protested as an official in the final and crucial series, were aroused to a high pitch of indignation. Knowing from Goldens actions and statements while here that he is not above favoring a home team and that he is very susceptible to secret influences, they regard the action of Sweet in the face of Pendletons protest as a bid for the benefit of close decisions for the Boise team.

50 Years Ago

From the East Oregonian

Aug. 31, 1962

A new Indian contest, the only one of its kind in the nation, will be introduced during the Round-Up this year. The Junior American Beauty Contest will be held for Indian girls 12 years old and younger. The contest will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday of Round-Up week in the open air theater at Roy Raley Park next to the Round-Up grounds. Any girl 12 or under from any Indian tribe may enter. No horses are required. Girls will be judged 50 per cent on authentic Indian costume and 50 per cent on beauty and poise.

25 Years Ago

From the East Oregonian

Aug. 31, 1987

The contract of the largest union in the state expired today, and strike headquarters were scheduled to open in eight Oregon cities, including Pendleton. The Oregon Public Employees Union will open strike headquarters in Pendleton today at 5:30 p.m. with a reception in the John Murray Building, 721 S.E. Third St. If a strike does occur, the various strike headquarters are designed to identify the needs of workers and to provide for them, including things like food and day care, said Bill Street, secretary-treasurer of the local union chapter.