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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1912
Page
8
To the public, I announce the sale of my millinery store to Mrs Myrtle Molier who will conduct the business in the future. I thank hundreds of friends for their patronage during the years I conducted millinery stars in Pendleton. I will be at Mark Moorhouse's office next week to collect my accent. Mars. Rose Campbell.
A Seated collie owned by RR R Jolineon was found starving and unable to climb out of a deep irrigation ditch pit since January 23. Rescued by A A Ormsdorff, the dog was brought to the city and cared for by Mrs C L Morgan and Mr Johnson who vows to nurse it back to health.
Damon Lodge No 4 Knights of Pythias will hold Esquire work this evening with refreshments served. The event features local lodge officers and a social following.
A brief item notes the adage that the pen is mightier than the sword and adds a humorous point that checks cannot be signed with a blade. The remark highlights the superiority of written authority in formal transactions.
An eight pound daughter was born yesterday to Mr and Mrs William Roesch Jr at their home on Vin cent street. Notices have been received in Stanfield of four Farmers Institute events to be held there on the 16th and 17th with J E Keefe of the local Commercial club among speakers. Sheriff T D Taylor and deputies opened the tax department to collect county property taxes with no rush currently reported. Charles W Connor Sons of Stanfield began sewer extension work along Haze street to the new sanitary slaughter house site using as many white laborers as possible to aid unemployment.
Sam R. Thompson a California farmer says the state has an extremely dry winter. He and his wife and daughter returned from southern California yesterday. He notes precipitation for the wet season was only one-eighth inch, far below the normal 7 to 8 inches expected by February 1.
The state architect granted permission this morning for work on the branch asylum to resume when weather permits. The plan is to start concrete work in about 10 days. Olsen and Johnson have installed a new rock crushing plant and are shipping gravel from Umatilla.
Local club ladies announce the annual Library Ball will open with dancing at 8:30 tonight in Eagl Woodman hall. The orchestra will start music at 8 30, cutting the former 9 o clock start.
Hasting Chickens and Mrs L G Pell of Birch Creek showcase Rosas Combeil White Leghorns with extraordinary eggs weighing two and a half ounces each. Captain Snow, a top pedigree White Leghorn, won first prizes at Seattle and Umatilla Morrow shows. Elks sell tickets for a two night minstrel at Oregon theater while a police round-up detains twenty mavericks on Main Street with suspended sentences.
A meeting of county school principals was held at the courthouse Saturday to discuss the new industrial movement in the schools. County School Superintendent and other officials attended to review plans and implications for local education.
County Supervisors Tonkin and White and Pendleton Supt J E Landers joined other district leaders in proposing uniform high school entrance qualifications, requiring an eighth grade diploma. The Wohlenberg Store on Main Street changes hands as N D Swearingen sells his stake to partners Jack Wohlenberg and Jack Watson due to ill health.
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