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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1912
Page
2
Umatilla county reports an unusually cloudy rainy spring with rare sunny days. Farmers foresee record yields thanks to abundant moisture, while better land ranchers seek warmth to deepen root growth. Lighter land farmers anticipate a bumper crop if no hot spells appear before harvest. Plowing progresses despite rain and ruin interruptions.
A former Florence Bulletin printer confesses theft of ten brass column rules taken five years ago from Peabody Herald editor W. E. Payton. He sends a $6 draft to repay the value, says he has been converted and seeks forgiveness.
A dry goods statesman muses that only known policies merit attention. The remark implies skepticism toward unfamiliar political rules and emphasizes reliance on established guidance within his trade.
A deed filed today with Recorder Burroughs shows Stellan E. Coffin selling a east end county quarter section to William E B Clark for 1000 dollars. Nomination costs for Gary Kimbrell total 8.25 dollars as sworn in a county clerk statement.
Last Wednesday night the Willam Caldwell farm house was broken into and two watches were stolen. Local officers pursuing leads learned a man with one watch in his possession had been arrested in Walla Walla and Officer Manning plans to pursue him tomorrow.
Weston’s popular Ladies Band draws traction in Pendleton this afternoon as they travel by auto for Overland car advertising. They perform selections on Main Street in the afternoon and will give a concert at the Peoples Warehouse this evening.
Vive Drunks Arrested, Frank Parr and Tycone each jailed three days for drunkenness. John Welch and Frank Harris, both older offenders, receive five days. Harris absconded from the basement work assignment. J. P. Clark forfeits five dollar bond on the same charge.
Charles Heard resigns as secretary of the Troy Laundry to assume duties tonight as secretary of the Board of Trade. He will also run a collection agency and conduct an insurance business from the Board of Trade room starting Monday.
Circuit Judge G W Phelps this afternoon denied the petition for parole of two men who recently pleaded guilty. Frank Floyd Irwin admitted breaking into the Cash Meat market and was sentenced to an indeterminate term in the penitentiary. Thompson pleaded guilty to selling liquor without a license and must pay a $200 fine or serve jail time.
Lock Masons spent the afternoon and evening administering the Royal Arch Mason degree to twelve candidates with many visitors from other chapters in attendance. Degree recipients include Herman Suhl Edwin Mable Frank Snyder James H Sturgis Edgar W Smith Ernest A Elstrom Gerald Stanfield Dr Dorn Elmer Moore N D Swearengen Spence Bentley and Jesse M Gilbert.
Churchgoers and other Alta street users back a petition for a light at the Alta Johnson crossing. Dr T M Henderson notes the corner serves two churches and a Methodist church nearby, with many attending night meetings passing this crossing.
Pendleton high and grade school track teams depart with many students for Athena to compete in the annual county track meet this afternoon. Schools from across the county participate as teams, promising keen competition. Pendleton aims to duplicate its past success while an evening oratorical contest is held in connection with the athletic events. Also open to Pendleton residents is the Drawing Exhibit in the city hall assembly room, showing public school students work with over 200 boards of mounting and thousands of specimens, most of high quality, on view tomorrow and Monday from 3 to 4.
Salt Lake City authorities pursue loan and investment firms accused of usury violations. A secretary for a rural loan company was jailed after a Cache County farmer claimed an excessive payment and forced mortgage on his farm. Investigations reveal widespread usury practices. many sharks have closed offices or shifted to collection work.
Police admit they are baffled in the search for Ray Klaser a young girl who disappeared Tuesday from San Francisco. It is believed she may have died by her own action as no trace has been found.
Finder returns article to this office and is presented with a reward. The notice requests the owner to identify and claim the property, providing details to verify ownership and receive compensation.
In Kansas City, Sexton hotel discharged nine Black waiters and three Black kitchen workers, replacing them with white women. Management issued a general warning to all women employees that gum chewing will not be tolerated in the future. Some workers left, others quit for new jobs.
The hotel is described as a business experiment with management believing women are better suited to waiting tables than men. The notion reflects early gender role ideas shaping staffing choices for the new venture.
Pasture for fifty head of Koreca for the season at $1.50 per head monthly. Plenty of water and grass. J. Bo Hagey, Starkey, Oregon.
A terse critique argues that certain men persistently dislike ringing doorbells and knocking, preferring to avoid interaction and give greetings a wide miss. The remark highlights a social quirk about unsolicited visits and personal boundaries.
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