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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1911
Page
2
The Blue Mountain league voted to strike the word amateur from its bylaws and allow teams to recruit players from adjacent towns while prohibiting salaried play. The measure tightens rules on player sourcing and raises fines from ten to fifty dollars for bylaw violations.
The O W R N Co began razing the old passenger station at Hood River to clear space for a 390000 structure. Money was appropriated earlier for materials and construction. In late March officials met with the Commercial Club to choose architecture. The depot will be 128 by 26 feet with separate waiting rooms for men and women.
Newsy Notes of Pendleton reports advance agent W J Bauer for Solle Fiota circus posting bills in Pendleton announcing the show on June 2. Also noted are local incidents and updates on schools, library story hours ending until fall, a police judge ruling on Charles Simons’s sobriety, and new car purchases and a Marion 30 touring car agency in town.
Plowmen began work on the depot grounds this morning and loosened dirt in two plots west of Main street ready for seed. The project aims to transform dry barren spots into green lawns.
Miss Lotta Fleet librarian presents an exhibition in Lincoln school library rooms. Pupils from lower grades display penmanship specimens, with work praised as a credit to both pupils and teachers.
Jake Welch at his Court street cigar shop took in a 1553 minted coin this morning. The coin bears arrow markers on both sides of the date and lacks the phrase In God We Trust. Officials say it could fetch more than twenty times its face value.
On the final day of classes Ferndale students and teachers enjoy a picnic at the grove by the schoolhouse. County School Superintendent Frank K. Welles departed this morning to attend the exercises. Dr. W. H. Bleakney, former Pendleton academy head, will deliver the graduation address.
Members of the ladies civic club prepare a card social at Eagles Woodman hall on Saturday afternoon May 6 to raise funds for the park fund and beautify the depot grounds. It promises to be the largest social event of the season.
Recorder Thomas FitzGerald reports a letter from J Edward Johnson of Chester Pennsylvania member of the order who says he will close his business there and move to Oregon on May 8 to start anew on the trail for the West The note notes loss of interest in business and dollars and a planned departure for Oregon.
Asa E. B. Thomson, a well known Echo man, by a deed recorded yesterday, gains possession of lands near Echo previously owned by Hugh L. Stanfield. The property includes parts of sections 26 30 and 16 across townships 3N 2N and ranges 27 28 24. Consideration is private.
William Bollows superintendent of the Oregon division of the O W R N company W M Jockle assistant superintendent Robert Chariton superintendent of block signals and J T Mayo superintendent of bridges and buildings are in the city today on official business Attorney L A Esteb and wife of Febo are visiting in the city today Attorney A W Gray of Stanfield a trombone player in Pendleton Bodine Mellonts Salute Death Judge Thomas Fite Gerald received a letter from his brother superintendent of the state asylum for the feeble minded stating that all patients who come there salute death when they enter he says there is insufficient appropriation leading to hardship he writes he has 57 patients with several on the waiting list
Major Lee Moorhouse yesterday received a letter from A A Tremp general manager of the Asturia Centennial asking him for the collection details and donation terms.
Major Moorhouse negotiates with Umatilla leaders to form a 25 member canoe party for the exposition while planning to display the Indian relics collection at Old Fort Astoria. Board members lunch at the Quelle to Gay and discuss local events and private business proposals are rejected as public matters.
Pendleton Buckaroos begin second round with a Sunday clash against the Echo Lizards at Roundup Park. Pitcher Hollis, fully recovered, will again take the mound as the team vows to shake the hoodoo on their banner and prove they stay in title contention.
Pendleton high and grade school athletes head to Athena for the second annual Umatilian county track meet. Pendleton seeks to defend its cup amid strong county entries and a key miler rivals. Captain Gordon leads a large squad while Clayton Strain will present an oratorical piece titled Regulus to the Roman Senate.
A creature from Colombia, similar in size to a small quadruped, is being brought to New York for possible museum display. It resembles a mix of beaver and badger with a duck-like bill and a featherlike color growth in red and green fading to white below. About 20 inches long and four feet high, it emits a plaintive note when annoyed.
J M Hoff spoke to neighbors at Knappe Station on the Northern Pacific Saturday night about a land dispute with Mrs Helbing who says Hoff moved her fence back from the road without permission. Exhibits from the reclamation mines and geological bureaus illustrate proper tree and shrub care and the show runs through May.
W P Littlejohn manager of the Athena Millers came down last evening to attend the meeting of the Blue Mountain league.
Colfaxs warehousemen estimate that 90 to 95 percent of last year’s grain has been moved, a larger portion than in 1909. Local dealers pay 67 to 74 cents as eastern markets weaken. Indications point to a bumper crop with a fine stand and larger acreage. The ground is thawed after rain and snow, with additional rains recently.
Chicago April 28 A real estate show opens with a focus on home buying and the household economy. The event highlights guidance for couples on money management and purchasing a home in the principal mix.
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