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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1912
Page
8
Nearly all local vocalists are in rehearsal for the Pendleton Choral Society’s Elijah concert tomorrow. The program features orchestral overture, solos, recitatives, and choral passages with Elijah and Baal scenes, plus angel choruses and final triumphant airs.
A Chicago Tribune report quotes an aging army sharpshooter insisting he never killed a deer by mistake for a man, asserting flawless aim and career record in hunting. The piece frames his boast as part of a longer record of marksmanship.
Echo Ore Jan 4 Stockholders of the Pioneer Ditch company elected T G Smith as president Zoeth Houser as vice president and Will Moore as secretary and treasurer They favored the western Umatilla project The Henrietta Rebekah Lodge No 36 installed officers for the next six months Snow and cold prevail in Echo with a lull in temperatures and light snowfall The city reports 826 in treasury and a five mill property tax Echo high school lost to Hermiston 27 29 in basketball Personal notes include locals traveling and visiting Pendleton Heppner and Portland and a tease about Lillian Russell remarrying.
City authorities opened with two offenders in jail Dan Kelly charged with being drunk and J Blissett charged with drunkenness and disorderly conduct Kelly received two days in the city jail Blissett fined ten dollars to avoid a five day sentence Judge FitzGerald noted the jailed Dan Kelly is not the famous sprinter and warned of a fast pace.
Mrs J S Landers of the local library board notes two books in the library that relate to Elijah in the coming production. Standard Orations by Upton and Music and Words by Hawgin are cited. Further Elijah information can be found in the Bible Book of Kings.
In a county court session this afternoon a dispute over extending district 111 boundaries is heard. Residents oppose annexing territory to district 111 and favor district 37 if annexation occurs. Laura Childers sues to foreclose mortgages on property tied to notes from 1896 and 1895 allegedly secured by inherited real estate. S. D. Peterson of Milton represents Childers.
Indianapolis January 4 The Indiana state central committee formally endorsed Governor Marshall's candidacy for president indicating party support for his run and signaling organized backing within the state.
The monthly report of the city recorder and the continuation on page one were referred to proper committees. Warrants were ordered drawn for the usual monthly bills. Property owners near Lincoln and Mark streets petitioned for an arc light at that corner, referred to the street committees. A tax dispute from William H. Graham of Pacific Power & Light claimed the local plant was taxed $200.34 too much.
The council approved the reassignment of T. B. Gurdane as city marshal and named W. E. Brock as chairman. Kearney became chief of police with broad support, while Thomas FilsGerald was reappointed recorder for nine years. Charles H. Carter was chosen city attorney, St A Temple became city physician, and dense crowd attended the session.
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