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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1918
Page
7
Classified fragment lists used wagons for sale by Stay the Lonergan CO with phone contact, plus inquiries for a furnished house on Tustin. Also advertised are laborer positions offering $450 per month, with three months of work, and a note about cattle payments and commerce references.
A young man from Harney, William Moltineon, was found dead in an overturned car off a bridge four miles east of Trewsey after a high speed crash. The body appeared to be instantly fatal. witness Tybinson reported the car left the end of the bridge and sank.
A San Diego educator, Deputy Superintendent of Los Angeles schools, is recommended for pension by Dr. Alert Schilels after leading a student strike at a local school. The official, recognized for educational work, will retire to pension per government research.
A mixed page of missed connections and goods for sale. Listings include lost items a Waltham watch with gold chain, an old pocket knife, and a coat. items for sale such as a gas-powered Holt harvesters and a cane touring car. services from Penland Bros moving and West on Pendleton Auto Store schedules. and numerous real estate and livestock ads. Also auctioneers and general dealer notices appear with contact details and hours.
A damaged OCR fragment notes a brand marked item weighing about 1000 pounds tied to Mitenell Lloyd in Pendio tow Oregon. The wording is unclear but indicates a notice related to a sale or possession with uncertain details and a question mark symbol over a letter.
A black mare branded OL is unclaimed after ten days. City Marshal AL Rportts will sell the animal at public auction at 4 p m on July 3, 1918, at the prison pound in Pendleton to cover costs and expenses. sale proceeds go to pay the charges.
A message from aviator G. T. Rowe claims three German planes attacked his craft near a Dutch coast. Rowe and partner Brineh were forced to descend, with Rowe later believed captured. British forces reported German destroyer activity nearby. A separate note from San Francisco covers the Catholic Historical Convention opening with Archbishop Cantwell leading services.
An archaic health note advises increasing water intake and outdoor exercise to ease chronic constipation. It promotes Chamberlain's tablets as gentle, preferred over harsh laxatives, claiming quick relief and restored regularity after six years of distress.
Denver police and old timers react to a Washington investigator's letter seeking information on the 1893 disappearance of A. E. Garrison, a Capitol Bank cashier last seen leaving his Denver home on a Saturday afternoon. His routine trips to Colorado Springs with his wife reportedly ceased after he departed.
July 29 report from Paris notes American relief workers and a workhorse wounded amid shellfire. Captain Gohoilor Tom and others including J. J. Butterfield of New York, W. A. Fox of Buffalo, and George B. Curren of Hartford are mentioned among the injured and the shelling that disrupted the military drive near Wyeth hooks.
A dubious health narrative links heavy meat consumption to slow kidneys and backache. The text cites unnamed authority and urges hydration with water before meals, noting perceived remedies and cautions amid scattered medical warnings.
Portland July 25 Market reports show strong hog demand at North Portland with top quotes at 18.10 per hundredweight. Trade notes indicate better prices for prime and mixed classes while off quality stock softened. cattle and lambs mostly steady to higher as buyers push to capitalize on a improving market.
Per line rates apply for classified listings. No ads accepted for less than three lines. Insertions via telephone only from East nine seabers and those listed in the Telephone Directory. Copy must arrive at our office by 1:30 PM on the publication day.
Washington July 24 The National War Labor Board opened a hearing into labor difficulties at Crown-Willamette Pulp and Paper Co and Hawley Pulp and Paper Co in Oregon. Unions claim company refusals to bargain led to firings of union officials and demands for higher pay, while the firms deny recognizing the union and seek non union labor.
The Oregon Public Service Commission announced it will join with the Kentucky Public Service Commission in protesting a large freight rate increase on corn shipped from Normanika to Kahowns pol ot. The protest instruction was directed to F. W. Robinson of Portland, chairman of the traffic committee.
Notice is given that sealed bids will be received at the City Recorder’s office in Pendleton Oregon until 1 o clock pm on the 31st day of July 1918 for the purchase of improvement bonds of the City of Pendleton. Bonds cover improvement of Wilton street from Mate street east line to east line of street. Bonds dated 1915 bear interest at percent payable semi annually. Each bid must be accompanied by a check for 159.00 payable to the Mayor. Common Council may reject any or all bids. Pendleton Oregon July 1917. THOS PITS GERALD City Recorder.
New London July reports seven hundred youths from across the United States spending their vacation at Gunp Levey the national training camp of the Junior Naval Reserves. All are in draft and many already serve in the merchant marine. The Shipping Board will accept two reserves per new ship with pay of a month and maintenance plus a 50 percent war bonus. Commandant W J Physio drills under Col Roosevelt’s Rough Rider scheme.
Frank J. Cheney senior partner of J. Cheney & Co. makes oath before a State official regarding a claim and proceedings. The document cites a firm name and a legal transaction related to a sale or liquidation. The wording is formal and oath bound, reflecting a corporate action.
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