Winners of theater tickets decided in spelling contest
High man in contest wins four box seats to House of a Thousand Candles in East Oregonian spelling contest. Miss Vanita Best places second.
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1910
Page
8
High man in contest wins four box seats to House of a Thousand Candles in East Oregonian spelling contest. Miss Vanita Best places second.
Ray C Simpson leads prize winners in the East Oregonian word contest and will enjoy a private box at the Oregon theater tomorrow for The House of a Thousand Candles. Vaonnta Best takes second prize of three orchestra seats. eight others receive single seats. Ten winners formed from 41 contestants across Athena Weston Pendleton.
R. W. Allen, supervisor of the Hermiston experiment station, was present last evening to view the performance of Brewster’s Milions.
Otis Turner of Weston came down from that end of the county last evening.
A four town amateur league is organized by Pendleton Athena Weston and Pilot Rock with Clarke Nelson as chief promoter. Weston Pilot Rock and Athena are forming groups with Pendleton yet to organize. Athena especially optimistic about strong ball teams and a new city park with a baseball diamond and track. Pendleton fans grow enthusiastic as local amateurs eye team positions.
Kit Carson post G A R requests tombstones from the national government for seven Civil War veterans buried in Olney cemetery. The slabs measure seven feet by four inches thick and one foot wide and will be placed as weather permits.
E. B. Wood and Joe Plaver, special detectives in the employ of the O. R. & N., arrived this morning on train No. 9 and departed for the west on the Portland local.
A string of social and business visits circulates Pendleton today with guests from Echo McKay Pilot Rock and Hermiston including Kate Moore F W Coleman Billa Thompson J J Hinderman P H Russell Maud Myers Lola Myers N B Bowman J M Jones Miss Margaret Mumm Meyile Knight Dr J A Best and Dr N A Ring. Several travelers depart for farm or ranch business toward Walla Walla Havana station and Diana area while local retailers and firms report routine activity.
Paris reports Henri Rochefort attacks ex-President Loubet over a meager 40 franc contribution to flood victims. He recalls Loubet’s 1,700,000 franc treasury salaries and hints of lavish dinners and hunting lodge profits. A judge quips about bread theft at the president’s table.
Two Greensboro Female College professors study a shared Quinn Campbell Conservatory music correspondence course. One nonmember pays 160 dollars yearly, the other member receives instruction free as part of American Woman's League benefits. The piece extols league value and notes a proposal to close the Found- tion.
Those applying before March 4 will enjoy special privileges in the See Miss Boyd, local representative. 402 Water street. Phone Black 2091.
New York Mayor Gaynor condemned police for arresting strikers or picketers not disobeying the law. Lieutenant Henry W. Torney, ex West Point football star, joined suffragist Milholland in challenging Police Captain Henry. The mayor ordered restraint, saying police should keep hands off peaceful demonstrators and preserve the peace.
Chicago officials reveal that about 1300 telephone operators marry each year. An investigation showed 92 percent of nationwide telephone workers are unmarried, prompting chatter that matrimony is rare among operators and a jest at the central exchange.
In Nashville Indiana a meeting of the Church of the First Born drew scoffers. Rev John McPherson was struck by a stone and seriously hurt as followers who handle snakes in services faced accusations of trickery. Authorities investigated.
New York report reveals Halftone romance culminates in the marriage of Miss Fanchon Alexander of Brooklyn to Harry Reinberg a St. Louis merchant at the Bride’s father residence 296 Windsor Place Brooklyn The couple met six months earlier after Reinberg saw Miss Alexander’s photograph on a society page and sought an introduction through Dr Julius Cone of Brooklyn a friend of the bride
Walla Walla Ore Ortis Hamilton convict No. 6683 arrived at the state penitentiary to begin a term of one to ten years in a hard line sentence. Sheriff George Gaston of Olympia accompanied him. Hamilton was jailed after a May arrest for theft of 1188 state funds and misappropriation of about 36000. He pledged not to seek pardon within five years. His successor, George B. Lamping, happened to be a guest there at the same time.
A historical ad describes Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a safe gentle laxative suitable for women in all life stages. It highlights delicate flavor, stomach comfort, and regular use when cleansing is needed, noting it bears the California Fig Syrup Co. name and is sold by leading pharmacists in original bottles for fifty cents.
Under the Pendleton High School Lecture Bureau Laurant the Magician will perform tonight with a new act titled A Night in India. Eugene Laurant showcases trick mastery with Madame Laurant and a team of assistants in a polished, modern illusion show for students and locals.
Call for warrants from the general fund registered in July August and September 1909. They will be paid at the county courthouse upon presentation. Interest stops on publication date. Dated Pendleton Oregon February 26 1910. G W Bradley County Treasurer Umatilla county.
The instruction states that granulated charcoal should always be kept before fowl of all ages. This reflects a procedure or precaution in poultry care, emphasizing timely access to charcoal.
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