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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1910
Page
5
The Gift Room next to Koeppens Drug Store runs a silent auction with most items, except gold band dinner ware. Koeppen’s bid starts at half price, then a 10 percent rise, then open bidding. Sale runs ten business days from Saturday January 1 to Wednesday January 12 1910 with bids opened January 18 by a three member committee.
Stevens county hunter Rob Lyman, by Buck Creek near the headwaters, fell while inspecting a bear den under two feet of snow and brush. He toppled and slid into a tangle as a live bear fled. his gun landed ten feet away and he escaped unharmed.
Newsy Notes of Pendleton reports Elks Will Danese and members of the local lodge will join a dance at Eagle-Woodmen hall this evening. First interest payments on woolen mill bonds are now made through Charles Marsh of Hartman abstract company, with local subscribers receiving six months of 5 percent interest. C P A Lorengan named assistant superintendent of the Oregon division of O R N, succeeding EB Stotler. Eva Savage of Hawthorne school resigns to become a Salem school principal. Pendleton awaits a replacement.
Grand jury had no report at press time but is expected to release indictments later. Tracy murder case witnesses reportedly finished. one indictment may appear in next report. Mrs Baney Stilfeld Maud Baney or Johnson remains in county jail. Hearing before the governor at Salem concluded with no word on requisition. the woman offers no complaint and remains cooperative.
Mrs Arabel Thorne aged 82 died this morning at her sister Mrs Levi Eldridge home ten miles from McKay creek after months of suffering. Body to Pendleton this afternoon for transfer to Walla Walla for interment with funeral plans pending brothers’ response. Survived by four brothers and one sister. Brothers BE J Thorne Holdman J T Thorne Holdman Oliver Thorne Idaho Henry Therme Newbers.
The Christian church elected officers last Sunday with Wm Milne Isaac Jay C M Hogue and W F Taylor chosen as elders. L F Anderson J W Wyandall Chas Olcott J T Todd Lester Boyd Pete DeYoung A Carden G Reetz D C Rowman W B Clark V Corley elected deacons. L F Anderson named chairman. W F Taylor clerk. Mrs M S Whitman Mrs M Hoover Mrs J S Kees and Mrs W Bine chosen deaconesses. W F Taylor to supervise Bible school with S G Reetz as assistant superintendent.
The annual meeting of the state horticultural association will be held in Nampa January 5 to 7. Sessions will feature addresses and discussions on fruitgrowing, with many new orchards established and biproduct handling facilities promoted. Expected to be the largest gathering of its kind in Idaho.
Jephtha Panajuriich, a Kokrilug Servin peasant, sold his horse to a Hungarian dealer. He traveled forty miles to reclaim it, offered double the price, then shot the dealer when refused. He then shot himself, dying from a self-inflicted wound.
The Payette city council lets a sewer system contract to FR M. Mardsen Co. of Butte for 28,825 dollars. Contractors have four months to finish the project.
The Milton bank band unveils new uniforms costing £200 funded by band members. The expenditure is covered by contributions from band members to equip the group for performances.
A Sunday school teacher asks Tommy what the phrase Lead us not into temptation means. Tommy replies that it implies God need not bother since people can get into trouble on their own.
In a Philadelphia suburb a Black applicant named John boasts of a civil service exam as proof of fitness for a butler post. The employer initially dismisses it, then concedes that passing the exam signals a rare virtue and signals engagement. The comic twist centers on class and taste in hiring.
A brief vignette on Babar the founder of Ferghana’s throne. He seized power at a young age after his father’s death, endured two losses to traitors and Samarkand, wandered for two years, and reclaimed Ferghana before losing it again. At seventeen his life was a blur of conquests and betrayals. He died thirty two years later amid family tragedy as his son Humayah faced a surgeon’s grim prophecy.
A Hungarian peasant hopes his son will become a lawyer but the youth fails the exams. To avoid returning home empty handed he forges a diploma, joking that there is not enough kutya ber to issue diplomas for all since there are more barristers than dogs in Hungary.
Welsh captain David Gam accompanied Henry V to Agincourt and reported the French outnumbered the English five to one. His quip about numbers spread through the camp, while his courage proved true. he was killed while saving the king.
Distilled water is described as a salubrious drink after air exposure with daily measured use aiding digestion and body functions. The text notes steamers carry water distilling apparatus to convert sea water, while earlier warships and passenger vessels used primitive distilling methods.
A quip from the Detroit Free Press about the postal deficit. The joke centers on a parent asking what the deficit means and a child replying that it is what the mother forgets to put on a postal card.
A perplexed blob fears medical bills but questions consulting a doctor about insomnia. FE cannot sleep, debating whether seeking help is worth the cost amid debts.
A courtroom exchange reports a youth accused of striking another boy and knocking out a tooth. The defendant asks the judge to add two teeth to the injury, reflecting a lighter, sensational line from Life magazine.
A fragmentary item notes questions about a husband and a request to take a person to the theater. It references Venezuela’s name origin linked to early Spanish settlers and a notice noting a Venetian influence.
East Oregonian offers first class job printing emphasizing quality and prompt service for local businesses. The ad highlights clear type, accurate color, and reliable turnaround to meet commercial printing needs in the region.
Washington debates funding and policy changes to increase Navy crews to man impending ships. The article notes 45000 sailors, two Pacific cruisers with single crews, and plans to arm new battleships including South Carolina North Dakota and Delaware with about 800 men each. It proposes expanding naval militia training and paying for summer maneuvers to ready reserve crews and allow militia to staff ships in reserve.
James Bronson Reynolds, authority on immigration, joins John D. Rockefeller Jr. and the district attorney in a preliminary probe of the white slave trade. Governor Hughes urges stricter laws, State Senator Sullivan calls for an investigation to clear or convict. Magazine writer George Kibbe Turner to testify before the grand jury.
A dense string of local classified items includes coal, fresh oysters at Hohbach bakery, Oregon Lumber Yard ads, lens repairs at Hanscom's jewelry store, rentals for rooms and houses, shoe sale at Wohlenberg's, and a variety of job and inquiry notices. It mentions phone numbers, addresses, and small business offers, plus lenses and grinding services and a request for a room by a business gentleman.
Berlin quoted Count Reventlow warning that naval warfare will no longer start with clear declarations. He asserts Germany must acknowledge that aggressors will aim for surprise attacks to demoralize the enemy, marking a shift from open prep or declarations to sudden strikes.
AEKLUND signs a compact notice urging women to avoid nails in shoes and stating they sew on shoes at six to a pair. The informal ad targets readers with a casual, somewhat antiquated tone about footwear construction and proper dress.
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