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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1911
Page
8
Echo Oregon February 10 A burglar broke into F J Young confectionery by a front window leaving back doors open. Three dollars taken from the cash register and a few apples stolen. Suspected ho bo intruder fled to the rear. Local notices include travel visits by J B Sparks and J H ONeill with other town movements.
Eminent American organist Clarence Eddy is engaged for a recital on the Shipman organ at the Whitman College Chapel on February 27. Eddy last played the instrument eight years ago and praised its rich flute and diapason tones noting its musical quality is not easily surpassed.
A married couple from Ames Oregon request information on a ranch position. They inquire by telephone to the local office about available opportunities and conditions.
An aged man identified as C Brimhall died at the county poor farm after a week there following a stroke while en route to Payson Utah. Relatives are abroad and a man named Rodes, who planned to transport the body, is intoxicated and unable to act. The body lies at Folsom undertaking parlors awaiting final arrangements.
St Joseph Missouri February 10 magnates of the Western league will gather for a meeting called by President O Neill to discuss future circuit prosperity and related matters.
Professor Henry Van Dyke, who recently offered his resignation from Princeton University, will be guest of honor at the Princeton Club of New England banquet in Boston tomorrow evening.
Silk Association of America holds its thirty ninth annual convention in New York with a closing banquet at the Hotel Astor scheduled for tomorrow night.
A man and wife seek a ranch position and have inquired at this office. The notice notes their desire to work as managers or caretakers and requests potential employers to respond. The applicants provide no specific ranch location or compensation details.
Two men appeared before Judge Ludige Fite Gerald in Pendleton police court and each was fined five dollars. Docket notes list John Doe and Charles Johnson. Separate items mention Pinnock tournaments and local club rooms hosting games.
The Methodist Episcopal church hosts a talk titled A Past Young Man by Rev Lewtas with a special invitation to young men their fathers and mothers to attend. Large crowds attend the evening meetings with no service scheduled tomorrow night.
W H Bell of Cabbage Hill visited the East Oregonian office today and left proof that his area can grow more than cabbage. He produced a giant Sixteen Ounce Pippin apple, described as delicious and fit for any stomach.
Bullrough Men in City Ike Herman traveling freight and passenger agent for the C B and Q with headquarters in Portland Thomas Conry traveling passenger agent for the Northern Pacific and W B Heath traveling freight agent for the NP with headquarters in Walla Walla are in the city today on business in connection with their railroad departments
The Parish Aid society of the Church of the Redeemer sold tickets for a silent Gilbert and Sullivan production Trial by Jury, promising a packed house after weeks of preparation. In a separate matter Ernest Todhunter, Harry DePuis, and Rodney DePuis face a Justice Court hearing on burglary allegations linked to Kovh Second Hand Store. a land case postponed their earlier court date.
Rev James G Dickson the Indian pastor at the Tutuilin mission was called to another year by the church trustees at a afternoon business meeting after a noon banquet served by the Christian Endeavor society. Eighty attended the banquet excluding children. Two marriage licenses were issued by County Clerk Saling for couples from Timatilla county and Alberta. Pedagogues in Jail: thirty or more teachers at the examination were briefly jailed at the county jail and held a kangaroo court fining several visitors to supply themselves with drink.
The Civic club places twenty latest fiction volumes in the public library to form a rental collection. Patrons pay seven cents a week to borrow them. When the purchase price is funded, the books revert to the library and funds buy twenty more volumes. Distribution is planned for Monday.
Frank Hays manager of the shoe department at Peoples Warehouse has shown skill beyond fitting feet by reconstructing a mission style settee. The new piece, described as a thing of beauty and a joy forever, pleases patrons and fellow clerks alike as they admire the craft in the store display.
Columbia George, once pardoned from McNeil's Island by President Taft for the murder of an aged Indian woman, wed Mrs. Thomas Jackson at Tututlla Manse in a ceremony led by Missionary J. M. Cornelison. The pair were previously linked to the Toytoy case on the reservation, seen by locals as revenge for witch deaths.
The girls travel to Walla Walla to meet the high school girls, while the boys depart for Echo by motor car to face Echo High School. The girls hope to face a strong Garden City quintet, while the boys aim for a decisive win after Echo praised their second team victory. Miss Ruth Wise accompanies the girls.
The petition alleges Tweedy authorized a defamatory Pendleton article about Mark Sturtevant, mismanaged the estate, and caused extra costs by securing Attorney S. D. Peterson of Milton as guardian. It cites $20,000 personal property value and a $5,000 bond as inadequate, asking removal and replacement by T. P. Gilliland of Pilot Rock with a $20,000 bond, noting Gilliland's residency and integrity.
Whitman College in Walla Walla Washington, with Dean Wayne Darlington consulting with faculty and committees, plans new engineering courses. The program aims to depart from tradition, drawing on Maclinton’s practical experience and other leading American engineers to provide high quality civil, mechanical, electrical, and mining training with special entrance requirements and a rigorous course of study.
Houston experts question if high voltage wireless currents will induce rain by agitating upper air and ether. Continuous oscillations high in the atmosphere are said to create a radiating current in clouds, potentially causing rain in regions long dry.
May Meet In Mananui Chicago Feb 10 reports the American Association of General Passenger and Ticket Agents invited to hold their 1914 convention in Hawaii.
A concise reflection notes that a person who conserves conversation always has something to say, underscoring the value of thoughtful speech and listening in social interaction.
Col H G Newport longtime Hermiston resident lies in serious condition at Hot Lake sanitarium after an operation. Dr Phy, superintendent, says Newport is in danger but slowly improving. Newport’s son Ross and BE P Dodd visited last evening. another patient, Laon Cocet, is recovering and may leave in a few days. The piece also references a Bible tercentenary exhibit and a quip about an American heiress on a ship.
French taxpayers confront a growing cost as the budget commission reports nearly one million state functionaries. Over fifty years the civil service expanded from 49 million to 137.5 million annually, while France’s population rose only about 10 percent.
An interesting exhibition is being arranged by the Britta museum in connection with the forthcoming celebration of the English Bible tercentenary. The event aims to showcase historical editions and related artifacts.
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