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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1919
Page
4
Pendleton reports motor trips to Lehman Springs and back, funeral service for the late f. l. Akoya, and a city visit by wheat rancher Theodore Prause. Wool buyer Thommen Flom travels with a party to Multnomah, and riders head to Kla math Falls for the Bike convention. District attorney Keator and deputy Randall plan Salem trips, Helix pioneer family visits, and local business and fire updates follow.
A blaze at the Riewell and Fogh mill in Hermiston destroyed three freight cars and 200 feet of trackage on the O.W. Kh. & N. system at 12:45 yesterday morning. The incident interrupted Main One traffic.
Will Take Auto Trip Hert Winn Everett King and Frank King, along with their families, plan a two week outing by auto starting Thursday to Wallowa Lake. They will fish and hunt most days. Pendieton Man's Sister Pitas, Mrs Jennie Hexeman, of Hrook- Inge, &. D., sister of FP J. Hegeman, died at her home Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Hegeman were at her bedside after arriving here three weeks ago. They will stay in Brookings for an extended period.
About 250 overseas men are expected to pass through Pendleton tomorrow en route to Camp Lewis for discharge. They will arrive Huntington at 6 am and reach Pendleton around noon after No. 17 at 11:35 am. The Red Cross Canteen is organizing meals for the men. The Pendleton County Library will close all day Thursday for Andrew Carnegie's funeral. Carnegie gifts total 625,000 to the Pendleton library and 5,000 to Hermiston and 37,500 to Milton, the largest state library gift in Oregon history.
The bond payments for Victory Liberty Loan bonds are due today August 12. The required payment is 2 percent, with remaining installments as 20 percent on September 9, 20 percent on October 7, and 20 percent on November 11. Full payment may be made at any time.
Quotations on coarse grains ease as activity remains low. No 2 barley moves from 64.50 to 86.00, standard ford barley from 68.7 to 75.75, and No 6 bine barley from 167.60 to 147. Hay and being bid at 20 a ton with mill feed down to 37.50. Prices show a slight decline across categories.
Verne Boynton, a Pendleton youth, has arrived at Camp Lewis for discharge per a card received by his father FF. W. Boynton. The message stated Verne would be at Camp Lewis today to receive his release at once after overseas service, previously at Camp Dodge, Iowa.
Austin Ford, a Pendleton boy in the UC and navy for 15 months, has returned from service. He served aboard the Oregon and later the Dortroyer McKenne, traveled west during his navy tour, and visited Mexico last August. Ford is the brother of Mrs. Bait Sawer of this city.
Victor M Hooker Clarence Parco Wright Albert William and George Fletcher colored soldiers returned from overseas service at Camp Lewis. They hold promotions to musician sergeant sergeant truck driver respectively with the Pioneer infantry. They arrived in France and would have gone into action 12 hours earlier but the armistice ended combat. Since then they served with the Army of Occupation near Verdun and in Romania helping build a cemetery.
County Demonstration Agent Mins Kila Harmon and County Agent Pred Bennion are in Milton today making arrangements for county agent work.
New engineer K. A. Sinclair of Warren Construction Company is archived today to assume duties for the firm in Unmatila esuniy. He has completed prior duties as a dulley ams engineer in La Grande.
Bogert returns from Wallowa Lake describing the country as beautiful and notes crowds flocking to the lake to catch the yanks about to appear in the waters.
Major Swartelander of the Una tila Indian Agency and his young daughter Inox depart for Balem to accompany Annie Meshoo and Elisabeth Reynolds who are to enter the Chemawa Indian school. He and the child plan to return to Pendleton Thursday. Charlee Conness, involved in a bank robbery case at Haines, was arrested on a charge of obtaining money by false pretenses after being captured with Sheriff Anderson of Baker.
Milton editor Vanshike reports Milton area thriving with fruit crops and prosperity. The region, celebrated for apples peaches and grapes, ships high quality produce to Eastern Oregon. Prone brewers expect strong tonnage this season, with Milton contributing significant shipments as what remains one of the oldest papers in Eastern Oregon.
EB Burke wool buyer and wheat railner departed last night for Portland on a business trip. He will meet buyers and assess markets while away from home, returning with notes on supply and prices.
The school board met in regular session last evening and after brief pause adjourned without further dust. Local residents and Dusty notes were not mentioned in detail as the meeting concluded.
Walter Freeman underwent tonnil removal this morning at St Anthony's hospital. Deputy A C Funk, head deputy, returned from Cannon Teach after a two week absence. G F Parker received a permit to erect a chicken house at 109 West Street. project cost listed as $50.
Harry McMullen was taken to the city police station after drinking denatured alcohol and could not pay the $15 fine in police court. He remained in custody for eleven days.
Mrs. Gertrude South and Mbw Ea ther South arrived in Pasadena and will reside there. Lawrenor South left here for the southern city and travels from Portland by motorcycle to join them.
An informant reports plentiful deer and other game across the county with Portland and theWillamette Valley cited as comparisons. The message suggests a strong local abundance and notes expectations of many nimrods from distant areas.
An advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a remedy for loss of appetite caused by impure blood. It claims the tonic restores vitality and suggests Hood's Pills as a laxative option, noting its origin in a physician's prescription.
A brief fragment mentions Sheree amid a sequence of scattered letters and sounds, creating a cryptic, unnamed sense of identity. The piece reads as a playful collage or riddle-like fragment without clear events or dates.
Miss Elizabeth Joerger stenographer with Hartman Abstract Co. departed yesterday for a two weeks vacation to visit friends in the county seat and nearby areas.
Bud Cornfield buys and enters transfer and delivery business in Tustin. He operates from Crescent Clear Store on Main Street, establishing a local presence in the ant trade and related services.
Mary Elabeth Murphy was today named administratrix of the Milarkey estate. The estate includes about 5000 dollars in real property. Appraisers appointed are Joe Ell, Jamee Extes, and E. J. Murphy.
John G. Bellows former Pendleton man now in the oil business at Caddo Texas writes to Thomas Fits Gerald Elks secretary saying business is booming in Texas and he is glad to hear about the Bilks building plane He asks to be remembered to old friends here and warns that dangerous extremists belong at the end of a rope.
Wanted experienced woman age 19 for ranch cook duties. Apply to the offices. Reward if found? Bee e e Lust? Ladies gold Waltham watch engraved with a diamond. Left at this office.
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