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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1911
Page
2
J. W. Conley, a pioneer resident of Wallowa County Oregon, fractured his leg after slipping from a log while fogging in the woods near Minam. He received aid from nearby workers and was transported for treatment.
Milton Oregon reports a strange accident as Thomas Ham and a crew along the Walla Walla River work when a nail flies into the eye of a Milton man named Nall. The injury ends work for the day and local residents report medical attention was sought.
Ranger T F Lathrop of the local forest office was thrown from a mule at Chico Oregon sustaining three broken ribs and several bruises in the accident.
In Plegeant Valley Washington a four year old named Goldie Aldridge suffered a severe accident at a cider press when her hand was caught in the cogwheels. The injury required amputation of the hand.
Dave Clark of Cove shipped the valley’s first carload of Royal Anns and Lamberts to Chiengs. The can held 1669 boxes, marking the season’s opening shipment from La Grande Oregon.
Victim reports a well dressed man presented a bad check to P Foley, owner of the Poley hotel, for 26 dollars drawn on a Portland bank in La Grande Oregon. The incident targets a local business and follows the pattern of counterfeit financial fraud.
A Davenport team mowing hay caused a scare as diver Halley Pershall entered or approached the area. Details are unclear due to fragments, but the incident centers on mowing work near Davenport, Washington, and a person named Halley Pershall.
A rider was dragged into dangerous blades and sustained a deep foot laceration. Medics report the injury could be saved with treatment, though it is unclear if amputation is needed. The incident occurred at a carnival ride and is under investigation to determine fault and safety lapses.
Federal prisoner Ifra Frazier escaped from the Latah County jail in Moscow Idaho. Earlier, Fragier WHR was sentenced to a year in prison for Introducing Minor on the Nez Perce Indian reservation and had only two months left to serve. He was described as a trusted inmate.
Word reached Grand Forks that Mrs Mills, formerly Miss Hall, drowned yesterday afternoon in the north fork of Kettle River while fishing. The body has been recovered. She belonged to one of the district’s old families.
A large meteor about 10 feet across lit the valley and mountains of the west side of the Columbia. During a two to three second flight the entire valley was flooded with a dazzling white light as the object burst with a loud noise.
Foster Kelley, once a Seattle banker who eloped with the wife of A. J. Henry, a bank clerk, has returned home. His wife forgives him, and the couple agreed to put the matter behind them. Health and spirits are noted as somewhat restored, and finances are reduced.
White Salmon resident Jock Acklew witnessed his brand new auto slip from the Kuckitat grade above White Salmon toward Goldenvale. The engine died, he cranked it to restart, and the car clipped an emergency, rolled backward 160 feet into the canyon. Ackley, ten miles distant, reported no further details.
From home, but sawed away logo, got the machine righted and sent for mechanics. About 75 damage was done. Rattler dangles from auto, Harrington, Wabash. McQuairie and Short of Wilbur passed through town in an auto, Tallor Go Taylor joined to Odessa. They returned, and a rattlesnake six eight rattles, a button, nearly nine years old, shot by Mr Taylor.
Jesse Chadwick of South Hill reports three wildcats attacked his bicycle while returning from a physician’s home to fetch aid for his sick father. The cats scratched the bike frame and gnawed the tires before he escaped. The damaged wheel supports his claim.
Mayor Gray of Pasto issues a notice inviting families with young children or invalids to camp or sleep in Mayers Grove to escape heat. Restrictions limited to not damaging vines, vegetables, or trees. Pure drinking water available at the house hydrant.
George Richard son a well known farmer in Welker Idaho was killed while digging a well on the Laige ranch about 14 miles east of town. The well caved in instantly. Coroner Bowen left for the scene and the body will likely be brought here tomorrow morning.
Oregon Agricultural College experts report remarkable progress eradicating fire blight in Hood River. Dean Cordley notes two months with no new cases after extensive field surveys across 3,000 acres, predicting improved orchard health and a crop likely at 50 to 60 percent of normal but of unusually good quality.
Miss Madeline Frances Willis and Mrs. Lewis M Brainerd file three superior court suits in Los Angeles for recovery of 10000. The action signals business differences between the two leading suffragists. Willis, touring Europe, sues Brainerd, wife of a prominent city broker, over mortgages securing promissory notes of 16000, 20000 and 60000.
In Southeast New York at Sodom Reservoir, Danbury boxers Dekin and Reign fought 21 rounds at dawn yesterday. The referee halted in round ten as Dekin endured severe punishment, but both men continued until Dekin yielded. He suffered a collapsed nose, swollen eye, cut lip, and possible concussion, then was cared for at a nearby farm before returning home.
Mrs Sue Landon Vaughn credited with first proposing a general memorial day dies at the Eastern Star home. A descendant of John Adams, she reportedly helped launch the April 26 1866 Confederate graves flower strew in Vicksburg, shaping the later May 20 observance in the North.
The Orpheum offers a varied program with five acts including The Honor of the Flag a tale of Uncle Sam’s troops in Texas. The Hidden Mine a Western drama of loss and survival. The Folier a lively comedy. The Oppressor a Moravian prince drama. Jimmy the Fox a village comedy. Pillars of Society a social tale. and The Dude Cowboy a western comedy with comic disguises and chase scenes.
A Tuesday program features a snappy comedy, a genuine western, and a high drama. The Crusaders Rise of Mary Jane offers romance, a tender love story, and chivalry with war and death twists. Melies westerns, Reporter spoof, and Navy scenes add breadth with engaging, earnest performances.
A proud program features path os dramatic pieces and a comic offering for Monday and Tuesday. An aged musician composes a famous opera that saves him and his son from starvation. He collapses during the premiere and a boy conducts to a fake triumph, leading to adoption by the manager. The Savage and A Sure Cure add thrilling western and comedy hues.
More than 1000 Doukhobors at Brilliant on Arrow Lake refuse census counting. Sherbining, their leader, has urged submission but threats of arrest fail. Census officials expect Ottawa to authorize arrests and plan to deploy officers to enforce the data collection.
A July 24 special from Ray reports miners trapped after a calve-In at the Mathias and Hall operations near El Paso Texas. Authorities coordinate rescue efforts as conditions hamper progress and chances of survival remain uncertain.
A mine collapse at the Ray Consolidated Copper company entombed five workers. Tim Gallagher, an American timber man, was recovered alive while four Mexican laborers were pulled from the debris. The accident occurred on the first level of the mine.
Police issued a general alarm for missing Lillian Graham, indicted for shooting W. E. D. Stokes, after her sister-in-law Mrs John Singleton reported her disappearance. Ethel Conrad suspects kidnapping as Miss Graham, out on $10,000 bail, last seen going to buy sugar.
An amateur aviator Harry Cowling escaped injury after his aeroplane tumbled sixty feet in midair near Chicago. He leapt onto a haystack as the machine wrecked, while Lejos brought the craft under control and landed safely, Cowling unharmed despite the dramatic crash.
Weaverville California reports a woman named Mrs Charles Teaty survived after swallowing carbolic acid following a marital dispute. The new drug law requires carbolic acid sold as a 10 percent solution to contain 10 percent alcohol, preventing serious harm. She praises the law for saving her life.
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