This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1914
Page
5
Monday evening February 16 features an United Orchestra dance with extra good music. Dancing til 11 pm. Everybody invited and assured a good time.
Damon Lodge No. 4 of the Knights of Pythias will conduct degree work on the ranks of page and esquire this evening. Correspondence to Cc. P. Strain and Cc. C. R. W. Fletcher, K. R. . (Adec.)
All members are requested to be present at the regular meeting to morrow night February 17th. Work in the degrees. Refreshments served. By order of Sachem Karl Gulott. Thomas Fitzgerald Chief of Records Adv.
Raymond D. Laman freed from jail in Walla Walla after serving time for alimony arrears. His father-in-law posted the necessary $90 to secure his liberty.
Pendleton reports Miss Bess Hostetler a second grade teacher placed in quarantine as smallpox cases rise countywide. Students and staff exposed are vaccinated or warned. school rooms to be fumigated. A second local case at 111 Garden Street prompts broadened precautions amid a countywide spread.
Santa Cruz February 16. American battleships Utah Florida and Delaware arrived today raising U S naval strength on the Mexican coast to ten battleships.
St Johns Newfoundland February 16 thirty six members of the United States tug Potomac crew reached Homebay after crossing ice floes to shore. The Potomac is missing, drifting seaward through the Gulf of St Lawrence after becoming jammed in the ice.
In Trinidad Colorado on February 16 the congressional investigating committee opened its session and demanded Mother Jones on the witness stand. Detained at San Rafael hospital as an agitator, she faces uncertainty over whether the committee will call her to testify.
Mrs G W Knight arrived from Helix nh. Hunters of Salem visited the Bowman yesterday. Clifford Wade of Enterprise guests of St George. E Cameron of Pilot Rock in from that town Saturday. O D Teel Echo Irrigationist in the city today. W W Rees of Hermiston in Saturday evening. Mrs Will Morrison of Helix among visitors. N D Beavert of Stanfield Sunday visitor. William Slusher returns to Nolin sheep ranch. Mr and Mrs J Myers of Adams Sunday visitors. Roy Penland of Helix visiting today. Deputy Sheriff A C Funk returns from Portland. Supt Frank Hays of city water dept spent yesterday at Hu ron. John Nesbaum among Helix people transacting business. Mrs George Strand returns to Vanevele after weekend here. G S Newsom of Athena among Sunday visitors. E L Cooper leaves for Seattle via Portland. R R Raymond returns from ranch north of city. Mr and Mrs D F Bunch of Billock arrived Saturday. R K Blydenstein Pendleton Roller Mills manager on Portland local. J E Young county superintendent leaves to visit schools. Joe H Parkes justice of the peace returns from Portland. O P West Oregon Journal agent back from Spokane. William Hayward University of Oregon trainer registered at Pendleton He will lecture tonight at the high school.
Enrico Mattheos a 23 year old immigrant from Italy working at the Chatsworth on Riverside Drive in New York has a voice likened to Caruso. He sang at work and with two Chatsworth concerts, drawing attention from tenants and a wealthy patroness who arranged vocal lessons and opera training. One instructor offered him free coaching and a ten year manager contract.
President Menocal of Cuba sent a special message to be read at Arlington National Cemetery memorial services for the Maine disaster victims. The message expresses solemn memorial sentiments befitting the occasion and was received by the Cuban delegation in Washington.
The Oregon Journal argues melodrama fuels Pendleton and Umatilla county growth by attracting settlers. It credits the Round-Up with boosting land demand, housing, and commerce, noting readers visit to see the show yet stay to settle, and that the city’s fortunes rise with the year. The piece highlights cowboys drawing crowds, the Round-Up’s advertising impact, and the region’s mapping on prospects.
Fraternal lodge Damon Lodge No. 4 Pendleton joins a global Golden Jubilee for the Knights of Pythias with plans for an elaborate program in Washington D C and across domains. The ritual centers on friendship and nobility inspired by Damon and Pythias.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.