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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1914
Page
2
A damaged shipment of bleached muslin and a wide range of white goods are advertised on the bargain counter. Prices span blankets to napkins and table linens, with discounts during the White Sale and an assortment of goods for dresses and waists.
Peter Crockett a Pendleton senior at the University of Oregon spends forty five dollars monthly on railroad fare to Wasco where he preaches two sermons each Sunday. He plans twenty two hours of study next term while serving as pastor and engaging in oratorical work. He was a star debater two years ago but now focuses on oratory for ministerial aims.
Washington January 19 Over four hundred eighty thousand square yards of roads for experimental and object lesson purposes were built in fiscal year 1912 1913 under the office of public roads U S department of agriculture Bulletin 62 says total road construction since 1905 surpasses four million square yards.
Texas towns discuss adopting manager plans like Dayton Ohio. Amarillo voted to hire a town manager at a high salary, hoping for cost savings and better governance. Denton and others consider charter changes to empower city commissioners with this system. Road work occurred across multiple states including Arkansas Florida and Nebraska. The year’s projects spent 139841.89 in local cost, excluding department engineers.
The article notes nominal salaries set for officials and places the town manager at a head salary of $3,000 or more. It outlines the financial framework for municipal compensation and the designation of the town manager salary level.
B 8 Davison chief of police of Houston allegedly ferried three million dollars in cash from a Houston bank to a Chicago bank. He traveled in a private stateroom with the door locked, using secrecy after turning down a $30 000 express fee. The journey included a decisive change of cars in St Louis and Chicago banks denied receipt of the bundle.
Constantinople January 19 The Sublime Porte informed the American embassy that Turkey will participate officially in the Panama Pacific exposition in San Francisco in 1915.
Dayton January 19 Orville Wright asserts a new automatic stabilizer will make aeroplaning as safe as automobiling. He predicts Chicago to New York in a day will be possible within a year with en route fuel and automatic flight control. Officials study its use for mail delivery over western routes.
Oklahoma sits on a vast salt bed with extensive reserves that could supply the world for millennia. Daily evaporation from springs yields up to 400 0006 gallons of pure salt, enough to load an 18 mile long train each year, with even larger quantities mined or hauled from Cimarron river valleys. The landscape features two Cimarron salt plains, the largest eighty miles long, and a flat alfalfa country where one gallon of water yields a quart of salt, creating a moonlit salt surface that farmers profit from during dry spells.
Four year old Freddie Bagley wandered four and a half miles from his West Madison home, hungry and alone. A Chicago policeman found him eyeing a worker at West Madison and Willow. At the Austin police station he could not name his address, only saying Freddie. He received candy and a special dinner and was returned to his aunt, Mrs. Ella Bagley.
A person who constantly boasts of honesty draws skepticism as others question motive and truthfulness, suggesting overexposure may undermine credibility more than reinforce it.
Social and club notes feature updates from local groups, fashion trends, home hints, and personal notices aimed at women. The column blends society event previews with practical tips and interest items reflecting daily life and community activities.
Community notices recount bridge party at Mr and Mrs Frank Hays on South Main with Ben L Burroughs winning prize. Judge WR Ellis and wife move to Portland after surprise sendoff. Various births visits and hospitality events follow, with local editorials on fashion and home tips and a humorous quip on marital expectations.
In Walla Walla on Saturday night the Y M C A Eagles beat Pendleton high school 33 to 17 in the YMCA gym. Pendleton players Selbert Kirkpatrick Russell Kerrick Hampton Peters. YM C A Eagles Elliott Cunningham Rich Lieu Allen Owsley Duckets Gordon refereed a steady contest.
Harry Cummings of Heppner Oregon offers 10 000 roses ready for immediate delivery. Plants are on their own roots with 170 varieties, true to label and guaranteed. Exchange policy for unsatisfactory colors, and ten premium roses donated for any order errors. J L Vaughan cites merits of the roses.
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