Potatoes Shipped From Kelso Hit Record Volume
Farmers near Kelso have shipped nearly 60 carloads of potatoes to market with an average price around 700 dollars per car, plus many smaller consignments.
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1917
Page
3
Farmers near Kelso have shipped nearly 60 carloads of potatoes to market with an average price around 700 dollars per car, plus many smaller consignments.
Professor Murray, head of the rhetoric department at Willamette University, resigned last night after a severe nervous collapse from overwork. Doney departed for Seattle to seek a successor.
A January meeting in Hermiston gathered dairymen and hog raisers to decide whether to continue the Dairy and Hog Show series, with the group pledging support for a 1917 event. A committee will liaison with the Hermiston creamery. local officials and Civic Center Club members also voiced backing for the show and community activities.
Advert describes Resinol Soap as containing no free alkali and combined with soothing Resinol medication used for over 20 years to treat skin troubles. It claims to comfort tender skins, aid natural healing, and keep hair rich and dandruff free, sold at druggists and toilet counters.
In mid winter a local shop offers Bando bras and expert fitting for a perfect fit. Wool shirts priced from 1.50 to 8.50 and sweaters from 2.50 to 9.00 are reduced by 10 percent in a pre inventory stock reducing sale.
Mr and Mrs Warner and daughter June visited Pendleton Friday. Miss Virginia Todd and Mr Margaret Putnam spent Sunday and New Year’s Day with Mr and Mrs R C Todd. J D Watson bought Waterhouse ranch of forty acres on west side of river. Land largely alfalfa, rest to be seeded. Property well improved with house windmill and barns. Bele McPhereon sold Hibler farm ten acres to Willie Waterson of Condon Ore. Waterson planned to move to the place.
Amused by the literary merit of The Winking of Barbara Worth the production aims for a first class stage version. L. Yeouiane insists on quality and dedicates time money and effort to present the work well without cheap substitutes.
Harold Bel Wright’s immortal characters come to life in The Winning of Barbara Worth. A skilled team handles stage mechanics and lighting for a scenic production presented tonight at the Oregon Theater. The company is the original in the United States and Canada, promising a superb performance under Mrs Yeomans guidance.
An old newspaper ad touts Pape's Cold Compound for quick relief from a cold. It promises to ease headache fever nasal congestion and sore throat within hours and urges dosing every two hours up to three doses. It warns against substitutes and notes low cost at drug stores.
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