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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1911
Page
5
A collage of small ads and notes listing services and goods. Lane & Son signs, hotel meals, laundry, meat market, coal supplier Dutch Henry, jobs for women, wagon and transfer services, auctions and river passage details, and a public check warning. Includes Pendleton Woolen Mills employment, farm animals for sale, and transportation options.
Wanted item listing seeking a team and a light wagon or heavy hack suitable for a mountain trip. August 1 inquiry to this office.
Cottonwood cord pricing offers $5 per delivered cord or $4 per cord on site. Location is 114 miles east of Pendleton. Contact Joe Vey at 1502 BE Court Street for details.
At Alexander's store opposite, the Round-up Barber Pole offers hot water clean towels and a policy against sharing Chinamen Indian or Japs. Five barbers work constantly with no long waits for customers.
Invoice shows about $9000 with buildings for Toll General Merchandise in a prosperous mining town. Last year the business cleared nearly $2000 after expenses from a $22000 revenue. Corporation plans to dissolve and will exchange for income bearing city or farm property or part cash with balance on terms. Ais trom Blow 862, Baker, Ore.
BE Summerville of Pendleton Oregon, early Inland Empire settler, returns to Spokane after 20 years away. He views the Hehte Me vialted the Poulsen and Old National Bank buildings, the Abonrne street bridge, and the new Sacred Heart hospital. He notes the size of the new Spokane and compares it with memories, saying the city has changed markedly since his last visit.
Dr A E Murphy a prominent Oils town physician was killed by Nett Pratt in his office yesterday afternoon before Pratt fatally shot himself The town of Natoline by Trinity Bay with 1500 residents faces a spreading forest fire threatening homes and forcing evacuation unrelated to the shooting scene
Philadelphia caterer John Trower, once a slave, built a multimillion dollar business by focusing on executive tasks and delegating labor. He advised success comes from avoiding unnecessary hard work and managing others effectively. A passerby scene on Walnut Street shows a youth distributing circulars, met with a courteous refusal to take the pamphlet.
The Rev C. H. Hilton, pastor of the Christian church at Kinmath Falls, has accepted a call from a church at Forest Grove.
Roy Smith of Pilot Rock spent last night in Pendleton. Harry Sehiege of Pilot Rock visiting in Pendleton. A. H. Van Eyck of La Grande a Bowman visitor. Janes Marcum of Gardane a visitor in the cir last evening. Mr. King of La Crane stayed at a local hotel. Dr. W. Lytle state veterinarian left for Heppner. Miss Bessie Michaelson was a westbound passenger on the local. J. A. Loom of Walla Walla registered at the S J. George last night. H. J. Wraser and wife of Hermiston came up from home last evening. A. Buerstatte umpire returned from brief vacation. Carl A. McNaught and family of Hermiston were city visitors. Mrs. Ernest Tatum arrived from Portland en route to Lehman Springs. Kk. G. Warner a well known Pilot Rock resident visited last evening. W. A. Leather and wife of Hermiston up from the west last evening. D. W. Chapman of Pilot Rock came in from the sheep town last evening. F. C Reed of La Grande among Union county people in Pendleton last evening. Miss Myrtle Young of Hermiston among west end visitors last evening. Mrs. Susie King of Emmett Idaho visiting at W. F. Schwandt’s ranch. Miss Lora Perry came from Walla Walla to meet piano pupils. Dr. E. Parker left on No. 17 for Willamette valley points for a week or ten days. Orville Rogers among Pilot Rock residents from sheep town yesterday afternoon. Hal Corby clerk at Livengood’s leaves for Lehman Springs for annual vacation.
Joseph De Vitta, 35, an alleged Black Hand agent, demanded money from a bartender at 2278 Wentworth Ave. Mrs Sotosanta, the owner or associated figure, fired as De Vitta fled. He was wounded, found near the saloon, and taken to People’s Hospital with serious injuries.
East Pittsburg residents marvel at Policeman Bennett’s bulldog as it hunts and kills a rabies infected intruder after police failed to capture the dangerous animal. The dog reportedly suffered no injuries while the confrontation left the intruder dead.
ObJesse Taylor of this area reportedly lost control after chewing a weed in a haw field. Immediately his voice and swallowing were affected as his throat swelled and his tongue nearly doubled in size. The weed, known to cattlemen as the branding weed, is said to remove hair from cattle when juice is applied to skin.
Interstate Commerce Commission bulletin shows 2,124 persons killed and 16,430 injured in the quarter ended May 1, with 746 employee deaths and 10,974 injuries. Compared with last year, total killed and injured declined modestly, while intrastate lines accounted for 61 deaths and 696 injuries, down from the prior year.
Reports from Clairborne parish near the Arkansas line say Miles Taylor, a Black man, shot five white men at a cow mill. John Thompson was fatally shot. Joe Harrel, Robert L. Thurman, J. I. Thurman, and Will Johnson were wounded. A posse tracked Taylor to his father’s cabin. he fired on them with a rifle, escaped, and was reportedly lynched after reaching the state line.
Savannah reports Salvation Army Field Captain W A French says Atlanta marks the tramp map with a red cross to denote danger and a place to avoid He seeks to restore cordial ties between the city government and the Savannah post The city cut a monthly 50 payment to the post and redirected funds to Associated Charities The post now refuses city alerts and French aims to resolve the wrangle Recorder Broyles, Atlanta, is known as a terror to tramps the wolf among journeymen
An Eskimo woman who lived with a white husband and children in Seattie, Washington, left after tiring of American ways. She spoke little English, argued with her spouse over a ranch on Vashon Island, and returned to the Arctic with no evidence of marriage while seeking support from attorneys. The story depicts cultural clash and a breakup amid a reform era exposition context.
Read of secret aeroplane destroyer experiments conducted east of Santee by inventor F. M. Thosel and mechanic V. J. Cornagella. Designs already with the War Department which has exclusive rights. device allegedly cuts through joists and links at specified distances, raising wartime secrecy concerns.
A contrivance described as a rifle sized device uses springs to emulate both bow and rifle force, allowing a bullet to retain less energy while delivering a double effect. The inventor claims it can bring down an aircraft in full flight.
Policeman John Doherty pursued a bay horse attached to a light buggy from Flatbush to East New York. He borrowed a barrel to ride home, leaped aboard the horse, and finally halted the animal with a daring grab while Captain G. Vidmer Assisted, despite getting kicked and denting the roadway.
Cohen had been catapulted from his seat as the runaway event unfolded, causing a sudden disruption that drew attention and concern from attendees. The scene shifted quickly as staff intervened to manage the ordeal and ensure safety.
Four of six U S army officers who took part in the London international horse show have returned to America. Major Foltz reports our horses were in fine condition after acclimation, and notes the French won most prizes with Russians next and Belgians third. We earned a fourth prize and two honorable mentions in horse and hunter classes.
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