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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1916
Page
7
A humorous yet ill timed misfire from the electric company emerges as the council learns the 10 year lighting contract was a joke not meant for approval. Officials reassess the situation amid public amusement and confusion.
The East Oregonian notes local business men opposed Pacific Light & Power Coterms after a council poll. The piece recalls Morgan’s testimony on Interborough Transit funding and 4 million gains, while praising Eugene’s municipal plant for cutting rates and boosting street lights.
28 Years Ago Today reports the Blue Mountain Circle meeting at Mrs Sturgis street Monday evening with notes on the Odyssey, Cossacks, Marathon, and a London talk by Rev. W. E. Potwine. A Pilot Rock revival draws strong enthusiasm and a surprise birthday party for Grandma Townsend ends with her train trip to Pendleton.
East Oregonian special notes residents in Gibbon Country report visits from Pendleton and local health updates. Dee Gibbon and others traveled from Pendleton. Evalyn Menner stayed in Pendleton with relatives. Mrs Thommen and John Hager recover from lagrippe. Local social at the Sayers' dance noted.
Thanksgiving gatherings noted across Pendleton and nearby, with Mr and Mrs Thompson hosting on the river. Attendees include Quendelyn and Genevieve Boniter Pont from their school, Pendleton high school students, and Mr and Mrs W H Sayer. Dave Bonifer’s illness prompts a Pendleton visit.
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