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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1911
Page
2
The Me moral Gun club today began a three day trapshooting tournament drawing many sportsmen from other cities. An Auto Show opened in Utica at the state armory marking the season winding up with motor vehicle exhibitions.
Walla Walla Wash April 26 Ideal weather promised for an aviation meet featuring Walter Brookins and E Willard. The event runs April 27 28 and 29 with plans to accommodate at least 8000 visitors. Special railroad rates and ample equipment promised. Brookins, famed Wrights pilot aged 22, headlines with Willard showcasing Cur tineo. Health note included for readers.
Members of the Southern Hardware Jobbers association from fourteen states met in San Antonio for their annual convention, which will run for three days. Some delegates may take a trip to Mexico during the gathering.
Advert says Dr King’s New Life Pills are sugar coated globules of health that transform weakness into strength and energy into mental power. Claims cure constipation headache chills dyspepsia malaria and other ills. Available for 26 cents at Koeppens.
Coburg mayor C W Brown resigns citing family illness and Corneil man Zook is named as his successor. Hood River accidents send a man to hospital after a buggy run and a cyclist collision. White Salmon Knights of Pythias lodge organized with 30 charter members and many attendees from nearby towns. Crops in Crook county suffer frost but potatoes and rain prospects look favorable.
Attorneys for Governor West argued preliminary technical points in the libel suit filed by F. W. Gaines of La Grande charging that as railroad commissioner West published libelous articles in the La Grande Observer. Trial set for this month.
Grants Pass city council mulls buying a modern auto fire engine. New hose couplings 600 feet of hose ordered. Likely to seek public vote on the engine purchase. Hydrants are being installed in many townsite subdivisions to bolster fire protection.
A homesteader and former Portland music teacher Guteck shot and killed a large black bear near Cedar Brook in Chenowith Washington last Wednesday. The bear weighed about 50 pounds and was seen wandering in the Little White Sumen Valley area as bears awaken from winter dormancy.
Court at Cirowit heard civil case activity yesterday with Judge Dalton Riggs presiding. State attorney Martin O’Brien appeared for the People alleging intent to curb illicit alcohol sales. Prosecution charged Yee Hong, a Chinatown vendor, with selling to minors, while other defendants included Altrvin and Peterwou of Brogan facing similar accusations.
In Last Chance mine a drilling accident killed William Byers instantly and injured Lester Ashby. The two were alone when rocks fell from a misdrilled hole. Ashby was hospitalized. Byers left no known relatives. The mine’s origin is traced to Canada, per local report.
Athena public school selects its team for the Umatilla County Athletic and Oratorical Contest to be held Saturday. A large attendance is expected as schools from across the county compete for a cup and medals. Coach Ernest F. Wells leads the team with plans to participate in Whitman and Oregon meet events in May. A Catholic church visit by the St. Anthony chapel car and Evangelist Arthur Fleming accompanies local services for the church this week.
Spokane jurors find a $75 verdict in the case of Bele Spangenberg vs Madame Campbell over a skirt worn during testimony. The judge warned against discussing testimony outside court and appeals were noted as Miles Spinenberg is honored for his pluck in the ordeal.
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