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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1909
Page
8
Pendleton's leading merchants compete with festive windows as Santa Claus appears to have set up headquarters. Impressive decorations include a realistic imitation snowstorm at Alexander department store and a miniature running train at Clarke Nelson's toy shop.
A London report describes a timepiece by Hon. R. J. Strutt using two aluminum leaves in an exhausted glass tube with a grain of radium. Radioactivity moves the leaves once a minute, triggering a bell via wireless coherer. The clock is claimed to run for at least 10 900 years without further energy input.
London report lists several prominent women as prize winners at the Crystal Palace poultry show. The Countess of Craven placed with old English game poultry and modern game bantams, Lady Hindlip took second with a Langehon hen, and Lady Harlech’s Embden gander was highly commended. Mme Paderewska and her exhibitor pair won first prize with two black Wyandotte cockerels.
An ad promoting a cough remedy from Cincinnati outlines a mix of glycerine, virgin pine oil, and whisky to treat colds and throat troubles. The formula claims fast relief and notes the genuine pine compound is prepared by Leach Chemical Co. in Cincinnati and sold in half-ounce vials.
Newsy Notes of Pendleton reports a marriage license issued yesterday afternoon to Ralph J Shafer and Jessie B Bush, both residents. A son was born this morning at the home of Mr and Mrs Walter Wells in Pendleton to Mr and Mrs Roy Horn, noted McKay Creek ranchers. An action for money was filed in the circuit court by H F Peters against Ben Morton seeking $370.85.
At Helix night before last stockholders of the Bank of Helix elected officers with the entire old slate re-elected. T. G. Montgomery, cashier of the American National Bank of Pendleton, serves as president of the Helix bank. Pendleton Lodge BPOE plans Elks meeting with secretary Thomas Fitzgerald sending notices. discussion will cover forming an Elks club as a current live local issue.
A notice notes a reference in the public library collection the book The Encyclopedia of Practical Quotations by J K Hoyt. It says quotes on many subjects in English Latin and modern languages aid speech and toast preparation and finding apt quotations.
Dr. EB B Waffle surgeon for the O R and N and head of hospital service for road construction camps is in the city on an official visit from Grass Valley hospital. He travels the Deschutes corridor between this city and La Grande. Mrs R W Montgomery of Moro is visiting Pendleton friends.
Miss Harriet Young of Pendleton Academy Conservatory of Music travels to Walla Walla to perform in the opening concert of the Walla Walla Symphony. She will play the violoncello with the orchestra and provide piano accompaniments for several vocal numbers under the direction of Prof. Fischer of the Fischer School of Music.
The Epworth League of the M E church with about 40 members met at G T Roarte last evening. Miss Audrey Hlunter was elected as an oval vice president while Miss Mayme Katterson remains president. A New Years Eve watch party is planned at the Methodist church by the young peoples union of four local churches.
A water and fire proof vault is being built at the agency by Dan Mayr for the government. The vault uses blocks from Moss plant at the corner of Aura and Blatt streets for healing the blocks. Henry the porter faces a barber exam by the state barber commission and must pay a $1 fee to receive his card.
Local sheepmen praise the National Wool Warehouse in Chicago for its first year success. It handled 10 million pounds of wool and sold over half the fleece from 26 to 28 cents per pound. The plant’s impact raised national prices by four to five cents per pound, yielding a net first-year profit of 155000 dollars. Pendleton merchants and Uma Tilla county growers expect stronger support and higher wool prices. Boxing show Friday features veteran Ea Cuff and fighters Louie Lope and Long, with Ed Cuff and Dudley Evans organizing.
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