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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1917
Page
7
A reflective meditation on Glory and patriotism urges readers to measure their service to the banner. It questions personal contribution and duty, contrasting noble symbolism with tangible acts of support for the motherland.
Caplain Gilbert of the Third Oregon cruises Governor Withycombe and Superintendent Churhill for efforts to keep boys under draft age in high school and college during the war. The chaplain is enthusiastic but mistaken. Withycombe is right. There are 10,000,000 conscription age men now, far more than the country can take, so underage boys should not be urged to join the colors hastily.
The letter from July 20 urges students and prospective draftees to pursue education in colleges and technical schools with military drill to prepare for service. It states the country will need more trained experts in applied science and that those under draft age should study where army supervised drill is provided. It also notes Pendleton’s convention status and a pipeline project for Chaplish Spring.
Samuel Sanjines, a Spaniard living in New Orleans and not yet naturalized, drew draft number 258 as the first man called last Friday. He sent a message to Secretary Baker offering to fight for freedom and democracy, arguing foreign-born loyalty can inspire native-born citizens to face the draft with resolve.
From the July 28 1870 issue the regular cavalry and Lewiston volunteers pursued and overhauled the Indians on Tuesday. McConville led 18 men into danger as Indians hid in timber on both sides. Levi and another friendly Indian were killed, Hueten wounded, and another shot through the line. A sheepherder later caused trouble in town but was arrested by the sheriff.
A rainy July rumor recounts mispronunciations and a name confusion on the Troop D mutter roll. Private Howard Knutson is allegedly Trex Winchester, who has run a city hooting gallery. New York Lubricating Oil Co’s manager Wright is said to have been first sergeant of Troop A on the border. Athena’s Hally F. Pierrot, listed on the draft, enlisted in Troop D before the draft.
A series of real estate transfer notices lists multiple deeds with grantors and grantees, descriptions by sections townships and ranges, and prices or nominal sums. Notable entries include Deda G Furneh to Wo Puorniah for $1.00 in SE 1-4 section 16, T North R22, and Arthur Grover guardian to Joseph A Harwell for 2900 with NW 1/4 Section 11, T4 R2.
State press notes praise the recent convention visit to Pendleton and northern counties highlighting cooperation and unity among communities. Report emphasizes the executive visit as a unifying act and a rejection of divisive municipal conflict, portraying a shared fate for Oregon communities.
The Pendleton show defies duplication by outsiders as imitators fail to capture its recordless, noncommercial ethos. No salaries are paid, every cent goes back to the community, and the original spirit remains absent from copied events.
Sunday schedule includes Sunday school at 11 am and 1 pm for Bible study. Evening union service at the Christian church features Rev M B Bollen from Walla Walla with special music by Esther South and Miss Chlevenger. Methodist church lists Sunday school at 1 pm led by Mr Mor more and a morning sermon by Rev Walter Glesser with organ music and solo pieces by South and Pilon. Visitors welcomed.
All summer services held at the Christian church on the haterment floor. Bible school at 9 45 a m preaching and communion at 31 union service at Spam Rev Bollen of Walla Walls Preacher.
Cashbella Church schedules Masses on the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost at 6 and 10 o clock with an Evening service at 7 20. A daily muse is offered during the week at 7 30 am and the usual First Friday devotions occur in August.
Canadian officers on leave from the French front recommend American Indians for service with the American expeditionary forces. Indians with Canadians have done excellent work in No Man's Land, and the officers say they perform feats a white man could not. The Indians display stealth and craft in battlefield movement, earning high praise for potential use in regiments.
Washington July 27 The War Department announced an increase in the insurance rate for vessels sailing from the United States to Europe and the Mediterranean. The rate rose from five percent to six and one half percent, affecting coverage for ships in wartime shipping.
For sale in Riverside Tea Acres Riverside an ideal small dairy or horse ranch with a splendid hoe and barn good water eight acres in alfalfa balance orchard and berry bets of garden land price BH000 tern
The Trend of Today is Toward Mitchells discusses 70,000 Mitchells in use and a sales surge. It touts factory cost cuts, double endurance, 31 features including a power tire pump, and two sizes. The ad invites readers to compare with rivals and test the car before purchasing.
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