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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1912
Page
6
An opportunity to acquire one farm at a very low figure in the Fraser River Valley. Call and see or write for particulars, Teutsch & Bickers.
No 10 Smith Premier typewriter offered for sale at a sacrifice price. Apply at this office with the letter M for contact details and payment terms.
Public notice warns that Pacific Power & Light Co will cut electric service Sunday from 9 a.m. to noon Pacific time. Residents should prepare for power interruption and adjust plans accordingly.
The employers' liability law also stands a welcome decision to work ingmen. The ruling is viewed as a significant safeguard for laborers, reinforcing protections and accountability in the workplace.
The Domestic Laundry announces a rough dry department addition to its well equipped establishment. Patrons are asked to have bundles ready Monday morning.
Advertisement extols low 15 cent share cost for Patton's barber shop. Claims barbers are employed with no long waits, plenty hot water and clean towels. Explicitly asserts the shop does not solicit trade from Chinamen Indians or Japs and invites readers to trial the service.
Practically new Baby Beat combine used for 500 acres of grain and in perfect order. Selling for good reasons. Apply Peter Tachella in Pendleton Oregon.
A Chicago lawyer and former police magistrate famed as a peacemaker faced a charge of technical assault. Evidence showed the parties were neighbors and once close friends, provoking the judge to suggest settlement. The plaintiff dismissed that idea, noting the coward would not fight.
Scribbleigh declares in Harper's Weekly that England offers pristine language atmosphere for authors to write perfect English. Lord Migeleston agrees in jovial exchange as they discuss environmental influence on expression.
A hotel clerk recounts a Texas guest from Colonel Hawkins who admitted getting drunk and shooting a man after a night of celebration. The guest sought information, worried about insulting someone, and revealed the incident in a hushed exchange. The memory remains hazy and troubling.
A reflective line notes that some individuals are understood and cherished only after death, among a small group who recognize their true worth posthumously.
An advertisement urges relief from catarrh asthma colds and deafness by breathing Hyomet. It lists symptoms and promotes a complete Hyomet kit including an inhaler priced at 1.00 and extra bottles 60 cents from Tallman Drug Co and other druggists.
Ontario resident P. F. Countryman, 49, registers at Bowman. Rev. Nathan Evans returns from Athena. D. Osborn, Myrick rancher, spends day in Pendleton. Walla Walla’s B. F. Renn visits with friends. J. A. Numbers from Helix arrives on the Northern Pacific. Rev. Sprattler arrives from Helix. Dr. C. J. Smith returns from Spokane. Local passengers include Joe Casey, A. Kupers, Jim Hill, ML Morrison, and the Knight family. Athena schools superintendent W. W. Wiley and Pilot Rock visitors, plus many others travel through the city today.
Public library list highlights Lincoln themed works for all ages. Juvenile titles include Bolton Boys Who Became Famous and Butterworth In the Boyhood of Lincoln. Adults are offered Nicolay and Brooks works among others.
Colonel James Green of El Paso Texas traveled through Los Angeles on his way east and faced a flurry of marriage proposals from women mistaking him for Hetty Green's son. He joked about leap year proposals and recounted encounters in a hotel lobby and mezzanine, noting he is not married and would avoid the traveling team if people believed he was Hetty Green's son.
A Denver burglar entered Miss Grace Maxwell's home through a front window, surprised her in the hall, and, after lifting his hat, apologized and left. He claimed no harm was intended and did not realize she was at home. The brief incident ends without further trouble.
Pendleton residents are invited to Baker's Furniture Store to view a three day showing by N.8 Sarkis featuring the largest stock and best assortment of Oriental Bugs. Prices advertised as unusually low. customers urged to inspect stock and compare. February dates noted.
Archibald Greer and Hall Brown turned a bulldog into a yard guard to protect hens. The dog reportedly directed twenty hens to lay eggs by chasing them into his dog house each morning and watching until evening. Greer refused a $590 offer for the bulldog.
Lord Decies appointed colonel of the South Irish Horse to succeed the late Marquis of Waterford. He is respected in southern Ireland as a capable horseman and polo player. Lady Decies is noted as highly popular socially.
Washington reports the ordinance department of the army plans a contract for 60,000 aluminum canteens. The lightweight design lightens soldiers equipment and is intended for campfire use in emergencies. Production proves difficult as only a few firms can undertake the job.
Mrs. Dora Martin of Rivesville credits Cardul with curing years of back and side pains and sleepless nights after doctors said operation was needed. The ad claims Cardul has eased women's distress for fifty years, reaching the source of symptoms and addressing the cause, urging readers to obtain a bottle and request a 64 page advisory booklet.
Aluminum is now used widely for light field equipment. A compact set folds into a belt hanging unit and includes a frying pan and meat dish with knife fork and spoon. The fork spoon and knife handle are aluminum, the knife steel corrosion resistant. Parts priced: canteen 78 cents cup 2 canvas cover 68 pan 57 knife 11 and spoon fork 8 cents each.
Pat Eudith Ford, housekeeper for Adam Sheets of Nat by-Glo twelve miles from Johnstown, was jailed on $400 bail for aggravated assault and battery. She burned Sheets' three year old son with a hot poker, admitting the act but claiming she did not know the poker was so hot.
A masked bandit looted a downtown restaurant around 4 PM but got knocked back by Miss Ina Mount, keeper at night, who emerged from the kitchen with two steaming custard pies in each hand. The pie strike occurred as the robber entered the cash drawer area, ending the attempted robbery.
In a bold kitchen incident a robber demanded surrender while a young woman kept calm. She hurled a pie at the robber, hitting him in the soft part of body. The startled thief fled through the kitchen and disappeared.
Mrs Myrtle Moller will operate the Pendleton millinery business after Rose Campbell retires grateful for patrons. Campbell will be at Mark Moorhouse’s office for one week to collect accounts.
Practical first class Holt combine Harvester nearly new in excellent condition priced at 1100 dollars. Local hitch setup priced at 250 dollars. Total value around 2050 dollars. Interested buyers contact Room 4 Rowan Building Walla Walla Washington.
Oriental rugs offered at reduced prices on Monday Tuesday and Wednesday at Baker's furniture store.
Public notice announces sale of Umatilla County maps at the office location. Maps are available for purchase during business hours. Interested buyers should inquire at the office for details and pricing.
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