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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1913
Page
5
Local notices advertise chimney sweep piano tuner oysters and seafoods music for events lodging rentals and job wants pendleton area. Listings include trades carpentry wood sales lodging and a parcel post map service with contact numbers and addresses. Authorities or organizations are not named beyond businesses in Pendleton Oregon and area.
Saic Ohheap offers a good nine room house with stone foundation and seven lots near St Josephs academy. Wilsell cheap is taken by January 1st. For details call this office.
A new card room has opened at Connor's Cigar Store annex beside ba cony. The venue advertises the best pool and billiard tables in the city and invites gentlemen’s patronage with up to date facilities in every part and room.
Mrs Crimsonbeak and Crimsonbeak argue over late hours while the Yonkers Statesman notes Dr Brooks of Geneva as discovering a comet at 4 o'clock the previous morning. The exchange highlights public interest in celestial sightings and local commentary.
Indian Agent Speirs plans a conference with Ute chiefs on the reservation near Cortex Colorado to press surrender of Big Rabbit the man accused of shooting Joseph Vichel a Mexican sheep herder. Sixty Utes barricaded in the mountains 18 miles from Cortex over the weekend defying arrest. Speirs plans to bring Henry Crawford to discuss land use outside the reservation and reach a peaceful understanding with whites. Acting Commissioner Abbott of the Indian Office urged no hasty action.
One of the finest residences in Walla Walla offered for sale or trade with address marked as O. K. in East Oregonian listings.
The Chicago News cites Mr. Henballot noting that even the Chinese have granted votes to women while Mr. Grouchmore remains unimpressed, remarking on centuries of Chinese women wearing trousers and questioning astonishment.
Violets, sweet and fair, speak of a cherished sender and a longing heart. The poem recalls a beloved place and a messenger flower carried from a sunny land, with the author Lulu Tumlin Lyon asserting a deep tied love.
Ernest Peck a 16 year old boy attempted to cross the Columbia River at The Dalles from Grand Dalles during a heavy snow storm. He rowed a small boat across and drifted downstream to Crate's point about three miles below the city where he landed at daylight. He had paid about $30 for passage and became disoriented when lights were unseen. He spent the night on the river, was chilled but suffered no serious injuries.
Tarrytown N Y Jan 21 Rev Daniel Russell of the Irvington Presbyterian church who will wed Miss Helen Gould and Findley J Shepard here on Wednesday is almost four times the groom in appearance. Friends say the bride herself may have trouble telling them apart from afar as Lyndhurst mansion decor begins with roses from the bride’s conservatories.
Milton lawyer D Peterson and Milton figures in the city. Helix grainman Morrison arrived by the N P train. Miss Quindara Wilcox leaves for Salem to visit friends. Casteel, a Pilot Rock merchant, spent last night in the city. Walpole Jr. from Tr rngon comes up from his home. John P. McManus, Pilot Rock Record editor, spent last night in the city. R E B Ban of Freewater and others are witnesses at the court. Fiedler learns of his mother's death in Erie. Adams, a south end stockman, returns to Pilot Rock for winter. Wdik Hall, ex-mayor of Freewater, visiting as a witness. Glen McCullough returns to Stanfield after a city visit. E B & B Casteel returns home after a night in the city. Dr Gurdane from Heppner attends the annual poultry exhibition. Finnell, local plasterer, returns to Pilot Rock after lathing the new hall. W L Thompson, bank president, leaves for Portland then Salem. Joe Sullivan, Freewater Times editor, arrives on the delayed Walla Walla local. Mrs Agnes Paine returns to Portland after examining her ward’s property. E J Davis, Milton banker, arrived on the delayed local. his bank is a defendant. R Alexander leaves for Portland, Salem and Willamette Valley points to visit friends. Miss Rachael Martin and Miss Mary Lantz, Burnett piano pupils, depart for Walla Walla for recital. Ed Thompson of Walla Walla visits his mother for her birthday. James P Neal of Freewater arrives as a witness from Walla Walla. Dassie Green, linked to a Thanksgiving affray, is jailed again to keep the peace.
The Wheeler Players open a second week at Oregon with Lottie Blair Parker's A Southern Romance. The four act southern heart story follows Bobby Howard and her northern admirer, with Aunt Caroline and Uncle George providing comic relief. Seats at Pendleton Drug Co. and new plays each night.
A Kansas City Journal snippet notes a wife quips about Johnny washing hands as finger prints are being taken at his school, highlighting the child's love of excel and the era's curiosity around school hygiene and identity tracking.
A severe blaze in Burns Oregon on January 21 damaged the Locher building on North Main. Firefighters blocked the spread to nearby homes and businesses while many women joined the effort, removing belongings and aiding water pumping. Owner John Locher lost the revenue-generating structure, which he had not insured since last July.
Pecunious Father accuses the impecunious youth of lacking earnings while the youth retorts that the daughter shares the same condition. The exchange underscores social class and merit in matchmaking within a brief quotable scene from the New York Times.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer wordplay remark quoted a speaker chiding a person as spiritless for lacking ambition to open a door when opportunity arrives. The reply, a humorous retort, claims the speaker has never faced a door.
In a colorful exchange from the Boston Transcript a young Briggs implores her father after a suitor declares intent to marry his daughter. The father’s reaction underscores family disapproval as the matter unfolds with old blunt wit and social tension.
A remedy praised for curing colds with a world renowned reputation. It is marketed as Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and claimed to be dependable for this disease. Available from all dealers.
Promises and arguments from Emanuel Presbyterian of Los Angeles press Dr M A Matthews to consider a call from the south. The Seattle pastor of First Presbyterian, nicknamed the maned lion of Seattle, says he has not decided, needing earnest thought and prayer. The piece notes his listing among 10 great pastors of the day.
A Buffalo Express quote questions golf as a woman's game, noting a man once played by walking a field with a club and stopping every five minutes to swear, illustrating gendered views on sport.
A patient asks the doctor about recurring boils and the doctor replies with a pun about not letting those that are off trouble him, reflecting a light humorous exchange from the Boston Transcript.
Penland Bros advertises quick furniture and piano moving services in-city and country trips. They haul anything and offer phone contact Main 339 for arrangements.
Local ad offers full dressmaking services including evening gowns. Customer can call or water and phone Red 2063 to reach the tailor.
A bill lists four features including A Clue to Her Parentage with Mary and her mother’s image, A Mountain Tragedy starring Ruth Roland, Love Through a Lens a clever comedy, and Once Was Enough a Lubin comedy along with a boxing match recap pitting Montana Kid against Carpenter with a strong showing from Montana Kid and a referee Dudley Evans.
The advertisement outlines a Tuesday change at The Pastime cinema with several offerings. The Burglar's Dilemma Biography and The Hon of the hour focus on jealousy and justice. An Old-Fashioned Elopement Edison is a stage comedy adapted from a ballad. Also featured are Who Stole Bunny's Umbrella and Broncho Billy's Promise a western adventure with Essa nay. At the Dog Show Vitagraph showcases dogs and styles.
Monday and Tuesday Blanche Walsh presents Tolstoy’s Resurrection in four reels. The drama spans Moscow mansions to peasant hovels, a glittering cafe to a grim prison, and a court trial to a Siberian march with convicts, all tied together as a heart rending tragedy.
Jack Carpenter of Boise delivered a decisive victory over Montana Kid of Los Angeles in an eighteen round knockout before about 150 fans. The bout, scheduled for twenty rounds, featured a sustained barrage with Carpenter finally ending the clash with an uppercut. Montana Kid had been put down multiple times since the twelfth round, but the finish came in the eighteenth as Carpenter claimed supremacy.
A brief notice touts Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as dependable and pleasant for coughs and colds. It states the medicine is safe to use and available at all dealers.
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