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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1916
Page
7
Colorado Springs reports more than 40 coyote pelts brought in this week by hunters who have adopted a mobile method of chasing the animals over the prairie. The new sport is described as thrilling and practical for pest control, with participants praising speed and efficiency.
Apply a small bottle of Ely's Cream to the nostrils to clear air passages, relieve inflammation, and ease headaches from cold or allergy. The antiseptic formula soothes mucous membranes and provides instant relief from stuffed-up and miserable feelings.
Fragmentary notes recount fox and coyote hunting by local men. Mentions a Mr Wolf from the city, described as an automobile man and sportsman. References to Sundays, prices, and preparations for Christmas and New Year events amid scattered wording and incomplete phrases.
Wilbur W. Marsh, treasurer of the Democratic National Committee, reports a generous donation from President Wilson to help cover campaign deficits. The president sent a check for two thousand five hundred dollars as a second contribution, following a similar amount earlier before the election.
NOE ELL recounts arriving in Pendleton under his own power and building a life over thirty years. He notes early travel by ox team, a factory background, and becoming chief of the fire department seven times while serving eleven years on the city council. He highlights paving streets, new water systems, city hall, hospital, library, depot, parks, and multiple mills and industries as key gains.
Vernon Castle, now a Royal Air Force lieutenant, has opened a private American bar in Paris for garrison officers. He boasts recent promotion to operating a sling seated aeroplane on defensive patrols after destroying a German machine last week. He plans to return the new aircraft to the front with a monkey as passenger, and jokes about needing a lion cab for his Paris bar.
At the Fulton theater in New York last night actor Robert M. Rogers aged fifty three died at the stage door as curtain rose for The Master He had visited to see friends his wife Louise MaclIn ord aided him and they found him dead The death was given as heart failure by a Polyclinic hospital doctor Rogers who mainly appeared in Frohnan and Belacco productions had been on joint engagements for eight years with his wife They were rehearsing with Julia At thar s company
Prominent social figure Lloyd Aspinwall of a Long Island family files for divorce from Elizabeth Aspinwall in a New Jersey court. The suit cites infidelity as the grounds. The couple, with two children, are described as wealthy and connected.
New York December 23. Friends here take interest in the reported engagement of Mrs Lily Martin widow of Peter A Martin and daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Oelrichs to Duke Henry Borwin Mecklenburg a nephew of the reigning Duke of Mecklenburg.
Echo’s municipal Christmas tree event drew about five hundred attendees in the new city hall. A gift was given to every child present, with G Mann of Portland listed among attendees who had recently been in Echo.
Three months, has leased the barber shop of Hert Mullins on Bridge street and will take charge of the business on January 1, 1587. Mr. Malling will soon go to Midvale, Thalie, where he has a farm which he expects to fill. Chas. Cameron has moved to the Twig Tees place on the Meadows. His children have just returned from a five month visit to their grandmother who lives at Harrington Wish, and will start to school in Echo after the holidays. J. C. McCoy has sold his entire herd of stock cattle to a dealer from Bend, Ore. Wm. Futter of La Crosse, Wash. has purchased a number of work horses for his firm. John Brooks and family have arrived from Tacoma and taken charge of the Unthank farm on the Meadow. Mr. Brooks brought a carload of dinine Holstein cows and intends to run a dairy. Charles O. Young is home from Willamette University to spend the holidays with his parents.
Chicago December 22 report shows American farmers planted the second largest wheat acreage in history as European demand for Bralp grows. Poor weather has put the crop into winter dormancy 3 percent below last year and 45 percent below the ten year average. Total wheat acreage reached about 40.09 million, up 887,000 from 1915, with Illinois showing a notable increase.
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications doctors say the disease is constitutional. Hall's Catarrh Cure is claimed to reach the seat of the disease through the blood and aid the system. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio advertise the remedy with testimonials and a female pill for constipation.
The report covers land area from 740000 to 4214000 acres with below average conditions. It notes poor wheat and tree crop conditions, attributing much to incomplete planting and related factors.
This old health note urges daily morning hot water and limestone phosphate to wash toxins from the liver and bowels. It warns against harsh calomel and claims the routine refreshes digestion, lightens complexions, and steadies energy for the day.
Real estate firm Bentley and Montgomery at 15 Main Street faces a fire incident and insurance inquiry with Seur Ance Agent listed. Contact 404 for details.
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