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
Jan 17, 1913
Page
8
Pendleton notes report the orchestra traveling to Stanfield for a fireman's ball and no court today due to Circuit Judge Phelps illness. District Attorney seeks dismissal in Livermore case. gym opened at new high school. fines issued for drunkenness. farmer I J Looney dies. minstrel show and Keefe success. Holt Piano plans branch. Parish Aid clears 57 dollars. property transfers listed with local names and parcels.
Paradise Co incorporated with Asa B Thomson Frank Sloan James Hoskins and J T Hinkle named as directors to pursue buying owning improving selling leasing and dealing in land and property The capital stock is 5000 split into 50 shares of 100 each Principal place of business is Echo Oregon.
J. E Keefe Jr former secretary of the Commercial association and now musical director for Miller Draper Elkminstrelmen writes from New Orleans that his employers suffered misfortune in a Biloxi Mississippi theater fire. About 3500 dollars worth of scenery and costumes were destroyed. The article notes the scenery was a reproduction of the theater interior.
Martin Hulsey an 80 year old Grundy county farmer paid 5614 in certificates and cash in Aurora to satisfy a breach of promise judgment in favor of Miss Cora Frost, superintendent of Evanston Conservatory of Health. He called the suit a frame up while she testified she loved him despite his age and throat cancer.
A Ninth Kansas cavalry member, H B Lapham of Lorton Virginia, reports he is the first from his regiment to apply for a Civil War pension. State officials advised that no other member has drawn a pension and that five more members must apply before consideration.
Nineteen year old Peter Van Tienan, son of a Newburgh merchant, secretly married neighbor Mary Anderson in Highland Falls after their first meeting last June. An annulment was granted by his father in November, but the couple wed again at Middle Hope with Rev. J. P. Lincoln officiating, and the union is described as firmly tied.
Frank Hanlon, a well known wood dealer from Meacham and Kameta, is visiting Pendleton today. He is noted for local business in timber and lumber trade and is expected to tour the downtown area.
Marshfield Ore Jan 17 The Port of Coos Bay commissioners closed a contract for sale of a 300000 bond issue with four bidders. Bonds sold to C W McNear Co Chicago for 289975 with 150000 due on delivery and 4 12 percent on the deferred amount. The 5 percent bonds fund harbor improvements including a jetty proposal to the government. This is the first bond sale since the old port’s formation a few years ago due to legal issues. The plan calls for a 25 foot deep by 300 foot wide channel from the Smith mill in Marshfield to the ocean.
Corvallis Or Jan 17 A fight between FE R B Moore of the school of commerce and A Dobell business manager of Oregon Agricultural College led to Moore resigning his post. President Kerr accepted the resignation and the investigation was dropped. Both men had facial scars from the melee ensuing after a dispute over ordering typewriting ribbons. Dobell returned to the office the day after the bout.
A Cleveland mother Mrs Mood Thal confined her three young sons aged two to four to baby status. The children crawled and waved while she fed them only baby food to halt development. Probate clerk William James intervened, authorities found the children not imbecile, and they were removed to an institution after the mother was hospitalized.
Cheap sale offer for a modern nine room house with stone foundation and seven lots near St Josephs Academy. Located for quick sale if taken by January. call for particulars at this office.
American Express and Northern Pacific Express extend pickup and delivery to most Pendleton residence districts and much of the business district starting January 26. The route runs along AltaVincent Hiluff Main Tustin Lilleth Webb Marie Umatilla river and skirts the riverbanks to Garden Water Jackson Madison Perkins Washington Hagen Hazel and other streets before returning to Alta and Vincent streets.
Edward Beal McLean and Evelyn Walsh McLean hosted a Christmas meal for eighteen household servants in the carriage house, personally supervising cooking and service. Gifts of 26 in gold, gold rimmed meer abaum pipes, suit cages, and novelties were given, and a $60,000 sable coat imported from Russia was gifted to Mrs. McLean. P. E. Ornduff of Helix spent last night in the city.
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.