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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1918
Page
8
Umapine and surrounding communities report on wartime letters from France, draft updates from Pendleton and Athena, and local harvest activity. Baby news, visits, and family travels populate the social page, while weather and crop conditions note rain improvements aiding spring grains and late crops.
Gurdane Oregon reports heavy rain and a water spout near Dillard French's Place. The Teal and family visited Vernon Cates and planned a short stay with Rey Montgomery before continuing to the springs hoping for health benefits. Local residents engaged in knitting gatherings while others traveled for work and visits across nearby farms and camps.
ATHENA July 25 A force is at work at the Farmers Union Grain Agency adjoining the elevator on Main Street. Machinery is being installed to receive bulk grain and elevate it to a bin built for storage. Foundations for a 9 foot tower are under way and more equipment has arrived.
East Oregonian notes Helix near Helix producing 40 bushels per acre amid excellent wheat quality. Rain delays crews, a 60 minute downpour floods sidewalks, local events include Red Cross meetings and visits from A Hi Peterson and others. Humorous adage about married men ends in a light moral.
J H Harrin of Canyon faced a near miss when a large rattlesnake shot from a pitcher pump while he leaned in to take a drink. The snake was killed and measured large with five rattles and a button. The reptile reportedly crawled into the pump opening and coiled around the piston above the valve. Snake sightings are rare on the ranch, with only five found in ten years.
PORTLAND July 5 Cadet officers and facilis members of Hill Military Academy will be received at the student officers training camp at the Prealdle per a telegram to Principal Joseph A from Colonel Diehmann commanding the ewop Arrangements will be made for some officers to meet the requirements and attend Some academy student officers attended the recent camp at the University of Oregon and two or three will be sent to the Pre sidic In the fall the team will take up term work aiding prudent officers in drilling other cadets
July 16 Lowieton A father Albert Fort and his eight year old son Paul drowned after entering the Shake River near Page village. The father had warned his son last night of danger from the river. The rescue attempt failed as they disappeared into the swirling current.
A 46 year old man from Page Idaho drowned after entering the Walla Walla River to rescue a child. The eldest daughter 16 retrieved him with help but he sank. Divers reported holes and strong currents making recovery difficult. The body to be buried in Weiser Idaho. the incident occurred near Pago Eureka Flat, with relatives gathered from Weiser and Franklin County.
An advertisement extols Adler-ika as the instant remedy in Pendleton for sour stomach gas and constipation. It claims the mixture of buckthorn bark glycomina and other ingredients provides immediate bowel relief and may prevent appendicitis. The tone emphasizes the product’s unique effectiveness and mentions its availability through Tallinn Co. and doctors and patients.
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