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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1914
Page
5
Numerous small ads list services and needs including barbershop and sewing positions, ranch help, grocery and meat sales, rent offers, furniture sales, piano for rent, housekeeping and cook work, inquiries at local hotels, dance lessons, found cash receipt, furniture van and storage, and two cottages for sale. Retailers and residents advertise inquires, sales, and personal services across Main Street and nearby avenues.
The second in the series of dancing lessons led by Miss Norma Alloway is scheduled for Thursday evening January 20 at Moose Hall. The first class begins at 7:20 and the second at 9:00.
M E Edwards offers picture framing and repair of woodwork and furniture opposite the Elks Club at 736 Cottonwood Street.
Glenn Enrick of Pilot Rock stayed overnight in the city. H F E Fulton of La Grande conducted business here yesterday. Charles V Wellman of Freewater transacted business today. I R Laurence, Ukiah merchant, came from the south end of the county. Hugh Rourke of Heppner was among out of town visitors. Mrs Hattle Hall underwent appendicitis treatment at St Anthony and is convalescing. Bert Wilson, former deputy sheriff and now a claim agent for O W R B N Co, visiting. Rev C A Hodshire returned from Walla Walla after a revival service. Mrs Lucy Gilmore applied for and was granted a widow’s pension of $100 monthly for five minors. Fred Crawford, formerly in the harness business with his father James, visiting. recently in Los Angeles and noted improved health.
London Jan 26 Announcement is made that the Rev Bulkely Owen Jones, chancellor of the Cathedral of St. Asaph, died in North Wales at the age of 90.
For sale a good lot on Garfeld street measuring 735 by 100 feet. Asking price is 250 dollars for immediate acceptance. Ad reads terse and local in tone with abbreviated contact details.
Dancing, classes organized in all the new dances at the Commercial Club tonight. Single lessons are £1.00 or £5.00 for six. J. H. Merryman.
Dates to Remember list shows Minstrel Maids at Alta Theater Tuesday February 3 and Quo Vadis at Alla Theater Wednesday and Thursday February 4 and 5 Ady provides listings of local shows and times for the week.
An advertisement by Farmers Union Grain Agency emphasizes a life insurance policy that is “proof against criticism” and guarantees customer satisfaction. The ad features Percy Folsom as a satisfied customer and stresses that the policy will not require apologies from the client.
Pendleton Lodge No 288 B P D Elka will meet in regular session Thursday evening January 2 1914. There will be no initiation but a social session will be held instead. All members urged to be present refreshments including fresh cracked crab etc. Thomas Fitzgerald secretary.
For Trade. San Tule Ablepo county California with no snow and year round sun an 18 miles beach 14-room rooming house nicely furnished hot and cold water electric light Price 7000 3000 mortgage Will trade the 4000 equity for anything In or near Pendleton vacant lots business or mortgage Address Room 414 Washington Hotel 12th and Washington Portland Oregon.
County Treasurer G. W. Hradley will levy a one percent per month penalty on taxes collected April through September under the new law, with a heavier penalty after September. Attorney General Crawford questions the law's meaning, but Bradley plans to enforce as written. Tax collection starts soon with J. F. Beam acting as collector and Robert Wheeler assisting.
Misae Marion Gaynor, 16, daughter of the late Mayor William J. Gaynor, will wed Ralph Heywood Isham, son of a Santa Barbara railroad man. Announcement from the Gaynor home in Brooklyn says the ceremony was at Trinity Church with only immediate family present.
Forest Grove Oregon moves to replace a defective charter. The city cites a 50 cent running foot limit on cement sidewalks and a high bonded indebtedness of 97000 as obstacles to a sewerage system estimated at 87000. Mayor H J Goff chairs the charter commission.
The steamship Santa Clara reached San Pedro California from the flood district with 240 stranded passengers from San Luis Obispo. All reservations at San Luis Obispo were booked, preventing a stop at Santa Barbara for awaiting passengers. The vessel also carried 509 sacks of delayed mail.
Harrisburg pa jan 2 the thirty seventh annual meeting of the state board of agriculture focused on the new pure seed law. Although not formally taken up in speeches wide discussion followed as the state agriculture department lab tested seeds in Walk and Mackague forms to weed out Canadian thistle and other harmful seeds.
The fourteenth annual conference of the British Labour Party adopted resolutions demanding Lord Gladstone's recall as Governor-General of South Africa over methods used to suppress the recent general strike. Premier Botha and the South African administration were denounced and calls for a full imperial investigation and overhaul were issued.
President Wilson held a morning conference with Senators Lane and Chamberlain to discuss the general legislative situation. Chamberlain stated the discussion was general and there was nothing to say for publication.
Washington January 29 The Senate refused to confirm Otto R. Meyer as receiver of public money at Dickinson North Carolina The charges say he violated state prohibition by running a bar in his hotel and selling liquor in his drug store The committee on public lands recommended rejecting the appointment
Washington Jan. 29 The final report of the house marine committee subcommittee on the shipping trust inquiry says a shipping trust exists in Atlantic and south central America trade through shipping pools. The report will likely be submitted to the full house next week.
Ester G. TB. Thompson of Washington DC urged Northern Union Seventh Day Adventists delegates to expect the end of the world soon. He spoke at the opening session of the biennial conference in Minneapolis, with delegates from Iowa North Dakota South Dakota and Minnesota attending as the meeting runs to February 4.
Oliver Montague of Buffalo New York, from a wealthy family, died instantly when he toppled 300 feet while climbing Mount Junguru in the Swiss Alps. He fell while trying to take Kodak pictures, according to reports filed from Paris dated January 4.
Bo Fitzsimmons headlines at the Gilbert Athletic Club in Williamsport as he aims to reassert old power for the New York Boxing Commission. Ruby Robert plans to open with a favorite song, then face top contenders in the hope division as a first step toward another world title.
Pittsburg January 29 United States Senator Rolse Penrose is expected to announce his bid for re election at the Hotel Schenley tonight as the principal speaker at the fifth annual banquet of the Young Men's Christian Club Also slated to speak are Senator George T Oliver of Pennsylvania and Congressman Frank W Mendall of Wyoming A feature will honor the memory of William McKinley Governor John K Tener will attend along with state judges educators and physicians from across the state
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