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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1916
Page
2
Whitman basketball team defeated Milton high school and outpaced them in speed and practice. Milton second string faced a picked MCA team in a close 12 to 10 final. Mrs Gibsons woodshed and smoke house nearly burned down last night but water nearby limited damage.
Amid wartime shortages, American officials arrange genuine Christmas dinners for Embassy and consular staff in Berlin London Petrograd and other posts. About 375 people, including families, will receive turkey cranberry sauce oysters and pumpkin pie by December 18 with ships from America delivering supplies via the Atlantic and North Sea routes.
Rieth residents attended a Christmas program in the schoolhouse with a large tree sponsored by railroad workers. Candy, nuts and fruits were shared as entertainment delighted all. Mr and Mrs A G Means visited from Unmiatifia for Christmas with Mr Means's parents.
Adams Dec 26 Following a longtime custom the community Christmas program was planned by Sunday school officers and teachers. The program committee included J D Harrah Mike Nellie Carr and others with the board of directors coordinating. Readings songs and an orchestra entertained the crowd at the city hall as families gathered for candy and Christmas cheer. Guests from nearby towns joined in the celebration and extended family members arrived to share the holiday.
Woolgrowers president Hagenfarth announced a committee to draft a uniform coyote bounty law. Members include J N Hutwei Pendleton Ore FM Rothrock Spokane and Hugh Sproat Mayfield Idaho. The panel will report January 11 at the association convention in Salt Lake City.
The article argues for harsher penalties on car thieves, proposing mandatory upkeep costs and stricter sanctions to deter theft and improve vehicle safety. It highlights the need for accountability and effective enforcement to reduce auto-related crimes.
Archduke Charles of Austria has been selected as regent of the newly formed Kingdom of Poland with possible future kingship. The archduke is described as securing significant honor among Teutonic royalty while noting marriages of his two daughters to Polish nobles, Prince Hadsiwill and Prince Czartorgal.
A small advertisement promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a remedy for croup hoarseness and wheezy breathing to keep on hand for night use. Tallman & Co.
Musterolé is a clean white external ointment made with oil of mustard. It relieves head and chest pains from colds without blistering and does not affect stomach or heart unlike internal medicines. It claims quick action for sore throat bronchitis croup stiff neck and rheumatic pains.
Residents in Moss City and nearby towns enjoyed festive Christmas visits and gatherings. Families like Wallon, Ferguson, Dupuis, Harrah, and Wiseman shared meals, gifts, and tree ceremonies with relatives, while neighbors joined in at J. Harrah’s and Mr. and Mrs. Krebs homes. A surprise visit by Banta Cligs added town cheer as children opened presents and played rock.
AC McCain reports a strange geyser like spring seven miles from Afton that flows clear cold water in twenty minutes then stops for twenty. The spring yields about half the volume of Swift Creek and influenced the earlier sawmill failure when a settler diverted water to a millrace causing alternating wheel turns and idle periods.
They were rundown in health and may feel easily tired or nervous. The article urges strengthening the system with Scott's Emulsion, a cod liver oil based toning food free from alcohol, advertised by Beott & Vernor and Hiemffeld, Md.
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