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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1916
Page
8
Franklin seven passenger coach offers country trips and transports to Bingham Lehman or Hidaway Springs with Enay riding. Quick service from Sutton's cigar store headquarters. Thene 444 phone 50M nighta- Avy.
An assortment of Pendleton items notes officials granting a city vacation for a physician and others, road and street contracts, local fires with total losses, park seat purchases, teacher certifications, sewer questions, homestead travel, a notable eyesight anniversary, and two men pleading guilty to fish law violations with fines and confiscated tackle.
The council voted strict enforcement of a hobby ordinance to prevent idlers from sitting on the doorsteps of bunkers houses. Complaints cited crowded doorways and blocked entrances during the busy season. The Warren Construction Company petitioned for warrants against the city to settle claims, noting the city is currently able to pay servants and could negotiate Pendleton's claims. The matter was referred to the finance committee.
Fred Rees, working the Charles Manning plane nine miles south of the city, said yesterday his crew would finish cutting the wheat today as the crop nears completion.
George Burr, manager of the Northwestern Granite Co. of Baker, and his assistant George Melville have spent several days in the city erecting the Jones-Porter memorial at Olney cemetery. The granite comes from the Baker quarries and the monument weighs about 41,000 pounds. Jeck Coleman is the law val representative of the company.
Among the county farmers who started threshing with combines are J A Lumadin of Cayse Richard Lautilla who farms northwest of the city Har Tulloch John Banister Alix McIntyre and Clarence Zerta of Athen By week’s end or early next week practically all harvesters in the county will be at work.
Prof. W C Howard, principal of the Stanfield schools, announced he has qualified and will campaign for county superintendent. He was written in by Democrats at the primary and has lived in Umatilla county for years, formerly serving as president of Columbia College at Milton.
Daily operation of combines increases in the Umatilla farm sector with principal activity in the fields. Lawrente Licvallen and Lowell Rogers have machines in use for several days, Sam Thompson harvested last evening, and Tom Thompson with sons started this morning. Josh Adama expects to begin Saturday with many others starting by tomorrow and Saturday.
Boston report dated August 3 states President Tenet of the National League suspended Manager George Stallings of Boston for three days due to bad conduct.
Mexico City August 1 The Mexican government formally appointed members of a commission to meet American representatives to discuss the border situation and start talks immediately as part of efforts to address the frontier dispute.
The readable lines reference Lovie Cabrera and others as presidents and speakers. The passage notes a party starting in America and many attendees seeking back to nature ideas, with a trend toward automobiled travel.
Mr and Mrs David Hi Nelson and family depart tonight for Spain to spend the summer remainder. Mrs Daley Maxton left today for Portland for Buyers Week. Mrs Florence Spere will oversee Munson millinery in her absence. J De Watson of Hermiston visits the city. Dr T M Henderson traveled west today on a personal call. H J Warner Hermiston attorney in the city. D Peterson Milton lawyer transacting business. Mrs B F Bell of this city attends College Phice. Henry Sommerer prominent project farmer from near county end. Roy Bishop returned from Portland on business. Mr and Mrs Carl Power went to Dayton Washington this afternoon by auto on business. W J Warner Carl McNaught and J He Young among Hermiston teams here contesting to keep their school district intact.
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