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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1914
Page
8
Herman Peters, owner of the Columbia bar, voluntarily closes his saloon for a 30 day period after pleading guilty to selling liquor to a minor and paying a 50 fine. He says he was not at fault and the bartender acted on mistaken instructions. He may not reenter without an officer during the penalty period.
Rev. Father Gouy, superior of St. Isa dore mission at Fort Smith, arrives in Edmonton after a 22 year voluntary exile among Cree Indians north of the 60th parallel. He plans to visit Nantes to see his aging parents, then Rome for a papal audience with Pope Pius X, and return to the Mackenzie river district by early September.
Toledo Lumber Co resumes operation of its sawmill and logging camps after a period of halt. The move signals renewed production activity and employment potential for local workers and the surrounding timber districts.
Spencer Bentley secures permit for a concrete wall on Jackson Street. A marriage license issued to John Edward McLane and Ollie Jane Ashworth. Jeffrey and Burton laid 200 feet of concrete conduit, risking contractor delays. U S Marshal Montag praises Pendleton as eastern Oregon sessions arrive. A drinking fountain and ornamental light post are installed at the courthouse square after Civic Club support. Barney Sherry plans to join a wild west show in Salt Lake with relay horses and cowboys and cowgirls.
Mrs. B. F. Renn and Miss Celia Renn with Miss Minnie Renn left Pendleton by auto to reach their father B. F. Renn in Walla Walla where he is very ill at his home. Renn, a former Pendleton resident, has battled heart trouble over the past eight years and has many local friends.
Alfred Marquis of Havana station reported his young son missing due to amixed confusion in Pendleton streets. The boy wandered for hours crying and could not identify his home but asked for his mother. He was found on Alta street by R. W. Fletcher and taken to the police station before being reunited with his parents.
Federal Judge Rr. S&S. Bean reassesses his plan and suspends proceedings for a recess until the next morning so witnesses can attend the opening ball game. An auto parade and band music accompanied the scene, creating a light mood around the courthouse before the break.
Preliminary steps toward forming a city golf club will be taken this evening in the Commercial club rooms. About 40 prospective members have already signed, grounds west of the city are secured, and with minor work the links can be readied to begin play as members gather at 7:30.
Harry Hart the dog catcher runs an annual drive offering several good dogs from a 25-dog pound at license and redemption fees. He cites he did put ten canines to death yesterday as the three day limit expired, and only 111 owners have licenses to date, leaving dogs unclaimed and at risk.
A well attended meeting drew an interested audience, with attendees listening closely as speakers outlined key issues and invited public input, reflecting strong community engagement.
A large group of parents gathered at the courthouse for the first meeting by the local branch of the social hygiene society. Circuit Judge G W Phelps and Dr A E Tamlesle spoke, one from a layman’s view and the other as a physician, sharing vital truths long withheld from the public. The event aimed to dispel false information and promote accurate guidance on youth welfare and conduct, and the organizers reported strong encouragement from local workers.
H. Marsh, chairman of the newly formed tennis club, has called a meeting of the organization for the Commercial club rooms tomorrow evening. Committees will report at that time.
Mrs H H Hanan once convicted in police court for immoral acts and practices was set to face Justice of the Peace Parkes this afternoon on an illegal cohabitation charge, but the hearing was postponed. Reservoir construction nears completion in the new water system, drawing locals to inspect the nearly finished twin tanks via Franklin street and Wade Hill stairway, accessible by auto or team.
London April 8 Sergeant Dean of the army aviation corps was killed when his aeroplane fell at Brooklands. The accident occurred during routine flight operations, and authorities began an inquiry into the mishap.
Six employees of the National Fire Proofing company were seriously injured when a scaffold on a downtown Los Angeles building collapsed, dropping them about three feet to the street. Police had trouble controlling the crowd at the scene. None of the injured is expected to die.
A single burglar invaded the Sisters of St Francis convent and three nearby parsonages. He chased a nun, choked another who attempted to intervene, and fled after a nun blew a police whistle. The thief escaped with a pocketbook holding a few dollars.
Oakland April 8 William LeGault a former Mexican rebel soldier and adventurer wanders the streets in aphasia doctors at the emergency hospital report he remembers briefly then speaks of leaving a Mexican prison and seeking Rosa M a Spanish girl he professes to be engaged to in Mexico hospital attaches have contacted Mary E Gaynor of Waco Texas as guardian in his transient rational state
Washington April hearings resumed with testimony from several garment workers as the Federal Industrial Commission moves toward closure tomorrow with President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor set to testify.
After a brief deliberation a federal jury convicted Jim Dupuis of perjury in the Columbia George case. Sentencing set for 9:30 tomorrow morning. Dupuis testified he did not see Columbia George in his business on the murder day and introduced witnesses claiming a good reputation. Other witnesses testified his reputation was not good. Immediately after, the Barnhart case began, with Andrew Barnhart charged with adultery involving an I ndian wife on Yakima reservation, amid defenses citing customary practice. The government presented church witnesses to counter the customary defense.
Pendleton honored speaker R Alexander will present Phil Metchan a jeweled medal marking fifty years as an Odd Fellow in good standing. The Portland hotelman joined in Canyon City, rose to grand master, served as state treasurer, and for ten years has run the Imperial Hotel.
Edmonton report states Nicholas Nichailoff, a former subject, concluded a lonely vigil with a final earnings totaling 88,500 in April. Details indicate official records show the unusual settlement and related custody or restitution actions.
A man named Nichalloff, after five days at the Dominic land office in Edmonton, secured a homestead near Athabasca 96 miles north. The site covers 27.7 acres along the Athabasca River valued at 200 dollars per acre. Nichalloff will begin duties immediately, while two other applicants withdrew upon learning of his resolve to stay a month. The land had been cancelled previously for noncompliance and was reopened to settlement.
Washington April reports quote Cato Sells urging action to save the American Indian from the curse of whiskey. The message frames alcohol as a threat to Native communities and calls for measures to curb drinking. Further details not fully readable in the excerpt.
If your horse is worth riding he is worth being taught to single foot and it also puts the price up on him and the gait never wears out. We take first class care of all horses and condition them, wild horses perfectly broken to ride. If you give us one horse you'll give us another, ROUND-UP GROUNDS Or box 603. Pendleton, Ore.
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