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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1910
Page
7
A Benton County era note from Athena Oregon touts the direct primary law and advocates fiscal prudence. It urges good roads strict enforcement public funds efficiency better schools and progress through strong institutions.
C A Barrett of Athena in Umatilla County announces his candidacy for Joint Senator of the 19th District comprising Umatilla Union and Morrow. He seeks Republican primary approval on September 24 1910 and pledges to serve district interests, uphold direct primary law and road economy, and support Statement No 1. He requests voters’ support and notes willingness to work for the people.
Co. E. Macomber presents himself as candidate for county surveyor. If nominated and elected he will administer the duties of the office with diligence and ability.
Geary Kimbrell seeks Republican nomination for County Surveyor in the September 24 1910 primary. If nominated and elected he pledges to perform the office duties to the best of his ability.
Receiver Mark Moorhouser calls for sealed bids by 2 p m September 6 1910 at his Pendleton Oregon office for the Pendleton Creamery plant and fixtures including three ton ice plant churn creamery ice cream machinery and furniture. Estimated value about 6000. Cash sale to high bidder with bids accompanied by 10 percent certified check. Bids subject to rejection in Moorhouser Pendleton Oregon.
Creditors of the Pendleton Creamery Company in Pendleton Oregon must certify and present all claims to receiver Mark Moorhouse at 112 EF Court Street Pendleton Oregon on or before September 7 1910.
Five loads from California boost arrivals at North Portland yardas as a slow market continues. Off grade stock narrows to a fraction lower with nominal prices for good quality. Official sales show steers at 5.25 and 5.26, cows around 4.25, hogs near 9.60, and sheep from 4.25 to 6.00 U.S. markets compare with figures from a year ago.
In Palermo a jeweler Eugenio Ricciardi is found dead after a drunken attack on his wife. His 22 year old consumptive son, believing the mother wounded, shoots his father then kills himself after checking the mother is alive.
The crown prince attempted to beat the Silesian express 100 miles by car in two hours from Berlin to Lubbenau and Cottbus. He urged his chauffeur through rain soaked roads past crowds of children, reaching several stops just as trains departed, finally leaping into a carriage that sped toward Gortuts where the express paused for him.
Reported in Hungary a cafe quarrel between two visitors led to a newspaper ad exchange. One man boasted of slapping the other in writing while the rival claimed six revolver bullets were fired into his head. The exchange, framed as harmless pastime, mocks dueling danger and notes potential journal profits.
Berlin reports a Polish nobleman Von Ole gyński abandoned a dull life for crime. After murdering his mistress Neilson he shot himself in Tiergarten. Once a West Prussian noble tied to Leipzig University, he raided homes openly, abducted families, and targeted Count Koenigsmarck before his fatal end.
In Algiers Captain Chabaud, chief guard at Bossuet penitentiary, died after hydrophobia symptoms followed a dog bite last December. He warned his wardens to avoid contact as convulsions seized him, barking like a dog before dying the next morning.
In Lucera Rome a Camorra trial housed 76 prisoners in a huge iron cage. Ninety lawyers and over ten witnesses appeared as ringleaders were sentenced to ten years each amid violence after the verdict. Police reinforced the town to restore order after outbreaks.
Washington reports that odd length boards reduce waste by 2.07 percent. The National Lumber Manufacturers Association backed odd lengths in 1900, followed by Pacific coast makers and a Department of Agriculture bulletin. This practical conservation benefit is widely acknowledged.
Chicago trading opened lower on mixed cables and closed slightly higher as the world visible supply of wheat rose by 3,624,000 bushels. Foreign crop data and an unfavorable foreign crop summary sparked early selling abroad and at home, before prices recovered.
The British admiralty tested a new device at Fort Albert near Yarmouth Isle of Wight to illuminate shells during night firing. A metal cylinder attached to the shell ignites a bright light as the shell travels, aiding range testing on sea and land and revealing deflections to the right or left.
Dieppe honors Admiral Duquesne on the 300th anniversary of his landing with a public procession led by mayors from Dieppe Hastings and Havre. Orations by the minister of marine and others praised the Norman admiral before his statue as a cantata and ode were performed by local groups and a naval fete was held by club Nautique Dieppois and the French naval league.
The New York aid group warns rising infant mortality calls for expanded relief. At Happy Day House Pelham Park sixty young mothers spend weeks there while 85 to 126 tenement children visit for bathing and recreation twice weekly. Dr H S Manon has treated hundreds of East Side kids and the group aims to raise at least $1000 to fund increased outreach.
Empire Business College in Walla Walla seeks young men for a bookkeeping department under expert direction. Modern equipment, eight model offices, positions furnished. Send for catalogue.
Mixed and passenger trains on the Western Oregon division operate between Portland and Pendleton Walla Walla Spokane and Seattle routes with arrivals and departures listed. Notable times include 10:16 am 1:36 pm 2:15 pm and 9:05 am for various Pendleton Walla Walla and Spokane connections.
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