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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1917
Page
11
The passage reflects impatience for dreams to bloom and finds wonder in moments of fulfillment. Myrtle Southerland notes joy and beauty in days that dawn with promise, while longing and effort shape happiness and anticipation.
The compromise road bill faces questions over funding for hard surfacing about 1000 miles in Oregon while many miles remain unsurfaced. With ten million dollars available, forecasters ask how far the money will stretch across the commonwealth and whether eastern Oregon roads should be prioritized.
Endleton’s Auto Show at Happy Canyon earns praise for its quality and for supporting local auto dealers. Viewers compare favorably with Portland, noting Pendleton’s smaller size yet strong exhibition. Col Roosevelt spoof rises as humorists mock the Oyster Bay hero and his feared reach in wartime chatter.
A St. Louis Post-Dispatch editorial imagines Colonel Roosevelt facing Teutonic satirists abroad. It warns spoofing the colonel could provoke a rapid, decisive response, even suggesting an American syndicate might bankroll a meeting in neutral Switzerland to settle disputes with the Kaiser.
A 28 year old notice reports J P Medernach hosting a birthday supper for L Kolh born 1824 and A Maquia born 1433 and J Wepenblast born 1845. Menu included oysters, chicken, ham, desserts, wines, tea and coffee. Weather news notes a light snowstorm. Father DeKoo departs for a continental journey after farewells. Gerald’s daughter recovers from pneumonia. a tailor “TIT50” salts sale by Alexander and Frazier reported. foods displayed publicly drew spectators.
The note recalls Horace Stillman as a former state trapezoid champion of regen, mentions a pond where Washington school now stands, and recounts past roles of Lawrence Fragier, a fire team driver, and riders of Pendleton. It notes Hyer millrace overflow forming a stream along Balireed Street to Main Street, a Pendleton fishing tale, a former post office site at Dash Market, and Roy Miller once Pendleton news reporter.
Edward F. Hutton of BEP Hutton and Bernard Baruch testifies before the peace leak probe committee, claiming advance notices of the peace message from F A Connelly Co and profits from twelve days of market activity totaling 467000. Baruch reports substantial profits from shorting the market across twelve days.
At the Maxine Elliott theater in York on February 15 opera star Mim Geraldine Farrar reportedly remained seated during The Star Spangled Banner while her husband Lou Tellegen and a Mexican army officer rose. Tellegen refused to elaborate, citing her illness, and Farrar's alleged pro German sympathies were noted after a purported letter from her was published.
William McPherson of Highland Park Kansas, who lost sight and both arms in a 1964 mine explosion, preached last night in Kansas City. He has learned to read with his tongue using raked porcelain letters and declared he fed himself yesterday for the first time in eleven years, the Bible his only reading source after artificial arms fitted.
Realty transfers show Dreda Bula Ingle to C Bittner F1a50 WW and Pamelia Spike to Mary EK Pearsons with sums and parcels listed. Barah EF Troxel to E O Horn for $640 covering 126 acres in Bees area. J A Laumeden gains large NW and NE quarter segments in Bees township. A note states a Montreal return of a one legged hero who averted danger.
Unknown veteran declares full recovery from battle wounds and plans to rejoin a professional logging unit. He states he is ready to resume service after months of injury, indicating intent to rejoin the work force and military connection.
Theodore Roosevelt accepted an honorary vice presidency in the Col W. F. Cody Memorial Association of Denver. The group plans a mausoleum on Lookout Mountain in Colorado to be renamed Mount Cody. Roosevelt praised Cody as “an American of Americans” in a speech to memorial organizers and Boy Scouts allied with the project.
The plan includes a crypt displaying Cody relics paintings gifts and belongings as the memorial honors frontier courage and self reliance. A notable centerpiece will be a life size equestrian figure, with the last renting place likely on Der oration day as the committee seeks to honor his memory.
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