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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1911
Page
8
The Dalles defeated Pendleton High 22 to 6 in a football game deemed a sport contest rather than a sanctioned interscholastic match. Pendleton played without star Jordan and with post graduate players on The Dalles side, leading to controversy over eligibility and officiating.
An old clock in Isaac and Mrs. Roland’s Vandalia home keeps bright time after eighty years. Originating in Connecticut, it was made by Eli Terry and sold by M. and E Blakesée. The piece sat thirty-five years in a relative’s closet before being returned to Mrs. Roland through a local jeweler’s refinishing.
J M Ferguson improves at home on Lewis street after illness. Old resident TL B Beck of Pendleton suffers Prisht's disease at Kooregaard street. W C T U holds monthly meeting at Baptist church. John Zbinder wed Bessie Valent ing at Klamath Falls. John Dand builds concrete walk and wall on East Bluff. Mrs Aura Raley recovering from cold and asthma at West Alta. Deed filed transferring parts of section seven in area to F S Le Grow of Athena. Knights of Pythias district convention to be held at I O O F hall with Grand Chancellor Wrightman and Grand K of R & S in attendance.
Beek from Hermiston reports the booster gathering was highly enthusiastic. President Smythe Secretary Keefe and club quartet members Neil Lord and Meighan urged Hermiston residents to attend next Tuesday’s special meeting to present views on extending the project.
Last evening residents of Yoakum held a basket social to raise money for purchasing pictures for the new school buildings erected during the past year. The event netted 57.50 dollars for the stated purpose. A highlight was an illustrated lecture by Frank K. Welles, county superintendent.
A county education board meeting was held yesterday with County Superintendent Welles H G Newport J B Saylor and Manuel Friedtey present. They discussed the upcoming school directors meeting scheduled for December 16 and whether to hold an evening session in addition to the daytime session, a decision not yet reached.
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary A Owens of Adams were held in Athena yesterday afternoon attended by relatives and friends. She was the wife of William Owens rural mail carrier and died Thursday from dropsy at age 58 leaving five children two of whom are unmarried.
Newly married George and Mrs Stranda returned to the city yesterday morning and moved into the Dr Swinburne residence on Lowla street. They surprised friends and the sheriff by appearing on duty this morning, noting they had been home since yesterday after a trip to Portland and other points.
The report notes a 350 attendance at Tiermiston meeting with ongoing discussion on water rights for private reclamation projects relying on the Umatilla River. It mentions four private projects and that legal determinations of water rights by authorities are still pending.
Hermiston citizens and Umatilla project supporters condemn private opposition to the West Extension. They urge federal action to approve boundaries for the reservoir site, ensure just compensation, and call on the President and Interior Secretary to intervene and settle unrest among landowners and communities affected.
The orchestra could not secure all members for the new Elijah date. The performance is postponed until January 4. Ticket buyers unhappy with the rescheduled date may have their money refunded. No further rehearsals will occur until further notice.
Pendleton Camp No 41 initiates a business roundup at the next regular meeting of the Woodmen of the World. After the session members will be treated to an old time camp bake. All members urged to be present. E Bowlsby, C C Attest J P Walker, Clerk.
Morning theme The Disciple and His Master. Evening theme The Valley of Dry Bones. Preaching at 10 and 7:30, Sunday school at 10, young peoples meeting at 6:30, midweek service Wednesday night. Corner Johnson and EL Alta streets. Rev. Herbert T. Cash, pastor. Hearty invitation to all.
Paris fashion leaders reportedly plan a barefoot trend with ankles and feet exposed at assemblies. Women would abandon stockings for hygiene and beauty, wearing delicate satin soles and bright woolen flower borders around bare ankles as florid decor along with creeper-like foot adornments.
Judge William Eastman, 70, formerly of Omaha, and Mrs Sarah J Green, 60, longtime Buffalo resident, rekindled a youth romance at a Twenty Fifth Regiment reunion. They married at 190 Congress Street, after both had lost their spouses years earlier.
Frederick Ridge, 34, was found guilty of stealing ten dollars from a Huffman Confectionery cash register in Akron. Judge R M Wanamaker sentenced Ridge to fifteen years in the Ohio state penitentiary. Ridge nearly collapsed when the sentence was read and said he expected a harsher term due to intoxication at the time of the theft.
The note hints that a good season to visit the coast is near, suggesting a relaxed summer mood. It implies enjoying seaside activities without the crowds, inviting readers to plan coastal trips and savor slower days.
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