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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1917
Page
8
A man known as Pine John Doe, usually booked on a drank charge, appeared in police court yesterday afternoon on speeding charges and was fined five dollars. Robert Dick, described as Indian, paid a seventeen dollar fine this morning for being notoriously troublesome.
Families of Navy recruits will receive a record with a silk cord to display in their window as a mark of distinction for contributing a son to service. Recruiting Officer Swartz reported this morning that each recruit will get a card with no return envelope to send to the family. The method has been used in other countries with goodwill wishes.
Five young men from Penile ton joined the Navy yesterday. Harry Hal Corby and Don B. Baund ert, both known at Alexander Department Store, enlisted in the aviation corps. Raymond Finnell, local plastering contractor and brother of Pat Minnell, already in training, also enlisted.
The river rose again after Saturday rain and remained at a high level. By this morning the water and land near the bridge stood at five feet five inches, about three inches higher than yesterday, with the river still rising slightly into the afternoon.
Justice of the supreme coun Waithes Moramant is scheduled to speak Tuesday evening May 3. Pendleton hosts the event with an expected patriotic program. A Henry, the evangelist, will follow with a religious address.
An operation for the revival of a divorced appendix was performed this morning at the healing house on Maneherr Street for Mr and Mrs Ed Wright of the Halfway House above Pilot Berk. A similar operation was performed on Mrs Myrtle Wites of 112 Clay Street this morning.
W. W Cryder and W. L Thompson along with Senator Frederick Breiner returned home after attending the La Grande horse and car walker meeting. Attendees included F. F. Averill predator animal inspector Dr. W H Letle state veterinarian J. Rey Raley Bert Whitman and others.
Hawthorne School led by standout scores won the elite spelling contest with an average around 31 percent. Lincoln and Washington followed as strong finishers while Hawthorne dominated third fourth and sixth grade oral rounds held Saturday morning at 9 o'clock.
Charlies C. Winter, manager of the Workingmen's Clothing Store and former first lieutenant in Co. L Pendleton, arrived yesterday from Portland after taking preliminary examinations for admission to the army commissioned officers training camp. An eight pound pen is born and slated for call after May 1 if selected.
Ithaca April 2 The Cornell College athletic council called off Spring Day for this year. No parade from downtown to campus no Schoellkopf Field carnival no afternoon baseball no crew races on the lake. The only surviving element is the freshman car-burning custom on the campus.
The city approved ordinances regulating booths and billboards and fixed salaries for city officials. The billboard rule sets a $2 per year license, 1.5 foot clear space beneath, 14 feet height limit, and penalties for violations. Salaries for city roles were raised, including the recorder and other department heads, while sewer construction bids were opened and referred to the sewer committee.
The Commercial Association announces free guidance and subsidized plowing for garden lots. Participants must pay the plowing cost and wear and preparation are required for cultivation. For information contact Clark at the Commercial Association by phone.
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