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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1912
Page
2
A dated grocery line lists items including Extra Fancy Head Rice two packages, Fancy Italian Prunes per package, Quaker cereals and oats in family or multiple packages, and assorted Quaker products like Corn Meal Flakes Puffed Wheat and Puffed Rice. Names and quantities indicate a newspaper shopping prompt or ad snippet.
Superintendent Taylor reports the Christian church yesterday morning set a new attendance peak, surpassing Bible school records for over a year. Pastor Holmes promotes a new worship form to engage youth, using illustrated visuals and songs. Tonight he continues with a Passion Play lecture series and previews upcoming illustrated aids for next Sunday.
Beaver dam land with 360 acres, 4 orchards, 160 acres hay meadow, 120 acres timber. Includes 2 vo es of buildings and creeks with springs, 7 miles from railroad. Western Oregon near Albany. W. D. Mixter offers price 25 dollars per acre with half cash. Beaver dam land valued higher than asked.
Weston Oregon April 1 Special correspondence reports a successful high school program with students and the “Bunch of Dassies” performing music and drama. Rev A MacKenzie Meldrum lectured on Yellowstone Park with an illustrated talk at the Weston opera house. The event benefited the Ladies’ band which received concert proceeds. A new concrete automobile garage is under construction by William Morris with S A Gore of Walla Walla listed as the contractor.
A search for hidden treasure off San Clemente Island ended in tragedy as Chipa Benman died in a Pacific gale last week. Aus tin Freeman and Lester Freeman narrowly escaped drowning and were rescued by the revenue cutter Bear.
W B Holaclaw of Clarendon Texas recalls his brother nearly doomed by a dreadful cough that resembled consumption but improved with Dr King s New Discovery. After ten bottles he became sound, well, and weighed 218 pounds. The remedy is quick safe reliable and guaranteed. Trial bottle free at Koeppens.
Hermiston Oregon April 1 settlers lauded the new Homestead Law. Final proof may be filed soon for many on Umatilla project lands with water rights paid. Reclamation reports note March river floods and 232 second feet diversions. Power plant gains a turbine wheel and new penstock upgrades to meet rising demand. A social including Mr and Mrs Hinkle featured a large progressive whist party with daffodils and ferns.
A 19th century advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only proven treatment for catarrh a constitutional disease. The firm F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio offers 100 dollars to anyone whose case the remedy cannot cure and urges readers to request testimonials.
Rob ert J. Watson, a British subject, won a verdict for 6000 dollars against Sheriff James Hester of Montgomery county and bond sureties for alleged false imprisonment. The suit claimed he was arrested on suspicion of embezzlement and was later found to be a case of mistaken identity.
Bids for one carload of red fir lumber delivered to Pendleton are received at the City Recorder’s office until April 11 1912 at 6 p m. The specs call for 2000 feet of 2x12 inch lumber 20 feet long and the remainder as 4x12 inches 20 feet long. Bids must be sealed with a 5 percent certified check to the mayor. The council may reject any bid. Dated March 29 1912. THOS FITZGERALD City Recorderachusetts
Umatilla County Oregon invites sealed proposals by registered mail for steel for seven small bridges and complete bridge construction with plans on file in the office of Engineer C H Martin Pendleton. Bids to Frank Saling County Clerk due by 2 pm April 17 1912 with a certified check of 5 percent. court reserves right to reject any or all bids.
Pendleton Oregon seeks bids for 450 feet of 2 inch and 1 1 2 inch cotton fire hose and 450 feet of 1 4 inch hose delivered F O B Pendleton. Bids due April 8 1912 at 5 p m and opened at 7 0 p m the same day. the city reserves right to accept any bid or reject all. City Recorder Thos Fitzgerald issues notice.
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