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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1910
Page
8
Phenomenal interest in a poultry show faces both local fans and breeders across the Northwest. Prizes total over $600, signaling strong competition and enthusiasm for the events and exhibitors.
Entries should be reported at once for the coming poultry show. Intending exhibitors must fill entry blanks and deliver them to the secretary as soon as possible. If not by Monday, some may not be permitted to enter due to limited accommodations. Birds must be in the shogg room by Tuesday morning at 10. Feeding, watering, and care will be provided by management.
Pendleton hosts a large mid-winter farmers convention with strong turnout and plans for a major poultry show. Local and Northwest breeders including J E Windle of near Portland, M J Myers, and ZLTD Eltiorr will exhibit birds and supply entry blanks. Main events fill the week with a 8600 value prize pool and extensive programs, while leaders prepare to host crowds and musical entertainment.
Berlin reports a cryptic account of a high command ritual involving General heavyaller Nantshhel Ven fen, the Fifteenth Arms Corps, and senior officers. The piece notes annual gatherings with commandants, brief ceremonial words, and implied loyalty rites amid wartime leadership culture.
A Parle University professor poisoned a dog with prussic acid to test its lethality but revived the animal with electric shocks. The dog died briefly, then regained consciousness within five seconds and heartbeat within seven. after two hours it ate a hearty meal. The scene ends with a quip about reading the president's message.
Dozens of residents and visitors from Portland Helix Wallowa Ukiah Pendleton and other towns were in town today on business and social calls. Notables include E J Hufford Marjuel Friedley Lawrence Jarman J H O Neill and J Montgomery among many others. Several plan Portland trips while others return home after local engagements.
Oakland June 20 Accusing State Assemblyman Henry N Beatty of paying for court to influence Elizabeth J Hitchcock a bedrid den 72 year old in order to possess her fortune a suit by Elizabeth B Smith to break the will of Mrs Hitchcock is pending in superior court Mrs Hitchcock recently died leaving property worth 76000 to Beatty who was also her attorney and disinheriting Mrs Smith her niece
Washington house committees on military affairs held a hearing on deeding land at Fort Walla Walla to Whitman College. A pending senate bill seeks action as a large delegation urged the measure.
Franklin New Hampshire residents plan to appeal to Washington over rising pastry prices as bakers adopt larger holes in doughnuts. Citizens mock the hole while a boycott against the doughnut border grows, sparking local controversy.
London January 20 Wool sales opened with a large and finer selection totaling 13,989 tiles. AW grades were in strong demand at the opening routes. Merinos including a good assortment of greasy wool sold at firm, rising rates. Americans purchased Merinos and crossbreds.
London. General Baden-Powell, head of the 20 000 strong Boy Scouts, has formed a girls branch of the corps. He believes it will develop into a useful training body for the existing Voluntary Aid organisation. A girls code outlines training duties including tracking for wounded signaling first aid transport cooking nursing and convalescent care.
Cuptniy Theager So rensen known as King of the Waves or King of Agger dies at age 69. While at Agger Life Saving Station he saved over 600 lives in 25 years. He aided the crew of the German school ship Un dine in October 1884, a 149-person voyage, with lifeline rope rescues during a 14 hour storm.
The Pendleton city council invites sealed bids by February 2, 1910 at 5 pm for one year of street cleaning services including sweeping, hosing, hauling refuse, sprinkling before sweeping and keeping drainage open. City to furnish sprinkler. Council may reject bids. Dated Pendleton Oregon January 20 1919. THOS FITZGERALD City Recorder.
Mise Mayme Batterson reports December activity at the public library. Registration reached eighty two residents and one non resident. total to date is 41 percent with significant junior patron growth. Circulation rose with 101 verde noted and daily averages around twenty two readers in the reading room. thirty books and four pamphlets added by purchase and government grants funded new acquisitions.
The library association calls for annual one dollar dues payable to support the library fund. Committees will collect dues citywide to spare members extra trips, with last year’s 260 members boosting library maintenance and growth plans. The board urges continued support as membership expands and plans to extend the library.
The 1916 Marion county tax levy was set at 5.4 mills, 2.1 mills below last year. Total Salem taxpayers pay 19.4 mills, with 6.5 city levy and 4 mills for the district. County levy 8.9 mills funds state school 6 mills and state 2.2 mills, county 2.94 mills, wartime indigent soldiers 0.2 mills, and other reded measures 0.04, with 0.2 mills for rede.
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