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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1912
Page
3
An Arbor farmer visit to Samuel Heusel’s store ends with a crate of eggs that prove to be mostly dirt. The scammer claimed to deliver six crates from a store, but the names elude him. The farmer quickly pays 20 cents a dozen, while Heusel discovers that each crate holds one good tray of eggs and four trays of dirt.
The Apollo Concert Company, among the nation’s top six sellers, will appear in Pendleton’s lyceum program at the M. E. Church on Monday under the Pendleton High School Lecture Course auspices. The company features versatile soloists and avoids showing off while delivering popular, well-loved music. They’ve received five years of bureau management without any major criticism.
Mrs Jordan heard cries from a cellar pit in her home as the level collapsed into a mine during the night. Two miners remained at the bottom beside their cap lamps shining in darkness. She lent a ladder, enabling their ascent to the surface and their departure to the breaker a mile away.
In North Yakima Washington Mrs Eva Hartland stands trial for killing her infant a few hours after birth on February 14. Ditch tender J T Hedges testified about finding the baby’s body lodged at a ditch screen near First and Cherry early February 19. Doctors J B Lane and Thomas Terreau performed the autopsy showing death by drowning.
Mrs. Young acted as hostess and added greatly to the enjoyment of the occasion with a pleasant manner. The gathering concluded with all present retiring to sleep around 1 30 a m in Nassau Bahamas.
A fragmented notice claims Snyder will spray trees and mentions dope for sale by the gallon, suggesting possible illegal activity tied to pesticide use and drug sales in the area.
Mrs G W Connor hosted the Stanfield Women’s Study club in honor of Miss KE Wheeler with contests and games. Prizes went to Mrs J H Norton and Mrs G L Hurd, consolation to Aira, C W Carman and Mrs J F Bagan, lunch served by Miss Marilla Dunning and Miss Helen Wheeler.
Miss Sophia Blumenfeld 28 sued Hiram N. Sanger bottle dealer 45 for breach of promise. Chicago court awarded her 9000 damages after Sanger failed to appear, default judgment entered. Blumenfeld testified that engagement led to marriage planned for November 29 1911, with prior boasts of engagements noted by her attorney.
Clementine, a half blood negress from Lafayette, claims leading a cult named the Church of the Sacrifice. She says she killed 17 victims with her own hands as part of a series of wholesale slayings across Louisiana and Texas, while police note other members remained unnamed.
In the Saratoga Hotel dining room, vaudeville partner Myrtle Byrnes and actor Robert Fitzsimmons were involved as a crowd watched Lanky Bob land blows on the supposed Masher. The incident shows the danger of confronting a protected woman, with the former heavyweight champ delivering a few wallops to a rival.
An obscured report describes a hotel dining room incident where a man delivered biting remarks causing a guest to flee. He then sends a note from a distant location as a traveling salesman. Miss Emies Wie eats alone nearby as Miss Byrnes finally reassures the room and Fitzsimmons.
An obsequious man with a diamond court pin asked Mrs. Edward Donahue for a dime upon returning home. She found the house disrupted with drawers rifled and items missing, including two watches, gold spectacles, and $1.70. Police were notified after the visitor departed. Hood's Sarsaparilla advertised as strengthening digestion.
Rev Father W F Purve, state spiritual director of the Montana Catholic order of Foresters, struck a passenger on a stage between Cascade and St Peter’s mission in Great Falls Montana. The blow left a bruise and black eye after a rebuke to a fellow passenger.
The ad invites testing ZEMO and ZEMO SOAP with a 25 cent trial package. It includes four bottles of ZEMO, a trial size ZEMO SOAP, and a How to Preserve the Skin booklet for two dollars. It claims ZEMO is a popular skin and scalp cure curing eczema pimples dandruff and facial blemishes.
The Rev Father Purcell, famed in Montana Catholic lodges, confronted a profane passenger on a trip when the man taunted him. Purcell struck the man’s nose, drawing applause from other travelers as he resumed his seat, while the offender rode the rest of the journey in silence.
A brief quotation exchange debates the nature of a man’s character. One speaker calls him a great egotist, while another counters that he is an egeotist who believes himself a treat. The mock debate highlights linguistic play.
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