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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1913
Page
5
Reservations available for a large seven passenger auto stage trip to Lehman Springs. Pendleton Auto Co prompts travelers to call Main B41 for booking with agent F M Murphy handling arrangements.
A city official questions a man in the street angrily about why he has been evading him. The man responds warmly, saying he has been calling at the office daily, while the official wonders what he was seeking there.
A suburban man recalls his sole misadventure, joking that his trouble began when a woman was at the bottom of it after his neighbor pulled him from a wet cistern. The remark underscores a humorous, lurid tale.
Edmonton dispatch reports explorer Hugh P. Metcalfe’s claim of major finds in the Arctic north, including galena iron salt oil gas asphalt and copper with gold highlighted as the most valuable. He notes limited current development due to transport gaps but predicts rapid future activity and a Canadian mining boom. Weston and Weston report copper shows near the Omérique river with old miners panning nearby, but rail links prevent profitable large-scale work.
In Winchester Massachusetts a fireworks factory exploded late Saturday causing a puff of smoke. Manager Ernest Borelli and three workers vanished after the blast. Borelli was presumed killed when clothing and eye glass were found near the site. A search later found him two miles away in bushes unable to recall the events.
A string of personal visits and travel across towns includes P C Hunter of Echo visiting Pendleton, N E Penland departing for Lehman Springs, H B Stone of Walla Walla in Pendleton for the weekend, A E Gregory of La Grande visiting, and many others from Baker, Hermiston, Lehman, Portland, and Spokane. Several locals plan trips to Lehman Springs, Pilot Rock, Binghan Springs, and Jerome Idaho while others attend games and church events.
Justice of the Peace Joseph A Headley of Milltown New Jersey found what appears to be the original Lecompton constitution of Kansas among papers from an uncle in Kansas. He notified Kansas Secretary of State. The document was the first Kansas law allowing slavery, recognized by President Buchanan, later replaced by a slave-free instrument.
New York reports the first International motion picture exposition opens in the Grand Central Palace. The Motion Picture Exhibitors League of America begins its third annual convention in the same building. About 75 exhibits cover fire safety to full theaters. four main theaters operate on the floor and 12 new films are shown per hall. The Children’s Motion Picture League of Greater New York, led by Laura Cogswell and treasurer Mrs. Frank H. Dean, garners attention with its booth.
Sealed proposals due August 6 1918 at 10 am by the Umatilla County Clerk for 126 cords red fir wood and 11 tons of coal. Wood cut four foot lengths from green timber. delivery by car at Pendleton with 105 cords at the court house yard. Deliver by September 16 1913. Certified check for percent with each bid. Court may reject any or all bids. Frank Saling, County Clerk.
Yakima pitchers Gordon and Melter duel as Boise Irrigators fall behind after a three run rally in the fifth. Key plays include a double play in the third and several stolen base attempts. The score ends 3-2 with North Yakima securing the win amid base running and defensive tightness.
College professors in charge of industrial arts have removed their coats and donned overalls to direct applied science work at Oregon Agricultural College. E P Jackson oversees carpentry and woodwork in repair projects while M P Phillips and C C Wiltshire supervise plumbing and heating. G V Skelton designs drainage and walks as civil engineering faculty supervise progress.
Roswell Yorke, a steeplechase jockey, lies seriously injured at St Marys Hospital Jamaica after a fall from Ambherst while being ridden for Thomas F. Ryan. He says the accident followed a premonitory warning from his fiancée who dreamed he would be tossed from his horse. Yorke sustained internal injuries and a broken left arm, marking his twenty fifth incident in fourteen years of riding.
In Baker Oregon on July 21 the game warden investigated dumping of sawdust into Sutton creek. Sawmill owners Valentine and Yeakley faced Justice Hubbard on charges but a compromise was reached after heavy rains. They were fined 25 dollars with the fine suspended.
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