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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1911
Page
3
Experimental work by Bockler and Carpenter links a gas engine to a road grader in Winona Washington showing improved performance over horses. A Clearwater River letter reports 19 cougars and four lynx killed by trapper Charles French during winter in the Middle Fork area.
A. A. Denzel was fatally injured Tuesday while testing a Gate truck for a prospective buyer in Portland Oregon. He had been married just a week earlier.
At a city council meeting a resolution was passed to rename First street from Chestnut avenue to the O. W. R. N. tracks and Main street from First to Fifth street, totaling 10 blocks, in Farmington Walsh.
Clark Waeh-Front report shows hay acreage out of the ground with ranchmen sowing fields. The screage this year will be one fourth larger than a year ago amid abundant moisture. Hillsides and pasture lands are rapidly turning green.
Winter wheat in Douglas county is in good condition with strong growth where snow has melted. About one third of the 1911 crop will be winter varieties such as Turkey red and Jones fife.
Tuesday night the dog poisoner killed a valuable bull terrier named King owned by Fred Russell manager of the Fair store and a water spaniel owned by A J Davis. The attack adds to a series of canine deaths in Colfax Washington.
Mrs Minnie Hunter of Gold Hill seeks an absolute divorce from John C Hunter after twenty nine years of marriage alleging desertion in November 1908 at Gold Hill. The filing appears in the district court records.
Medford financial figures show deposits totaling 2,125,056 dollars as of March 7 per the controller of the currency response. Over four years, local banks have increased deposits by about 20 percent, reflecting steady growth in the area’s banking system.
Fruitmen on the Snake River are pleased with one good budding season and the potential bumper crop. The trees show no damage from cold and are covered with blossoms. Ideal weather and fertile soil contribute to optimistic forecasts for the harvest in Pullman and Wah.
Victorisn Thomas Allen, condemned for murdering Captain Peter Billxton on August 1, has a reprieve granted until April 5 by Judge Grace. A new trial petition is pending. In Tacoma two mayoral candidates file petitions to oppose Mayor A V Fawcett for the April 4 election, W W Seymour and ex-councilman E B Lynn both running.
Old pamphlet style claim says medicines that aid nature are best and Chamberlain's Cough Remedy acts by loosening the cough relieving the lungs opening secretions and restoring health. Sold by all dealers.
In Spokane a man shouted Eat em alive and threatened officers on the street. J B Cravens, a noted police court figure, was fined 5 pounds plus costs by Justice G W Stocker for disorderly conduct.
Poukhabors Bay plant in Nelson British Columbia sold to Poukhabore. The firm will relocate to the coast as ranchers in the area increasingly focus on apples rather than ama fruit, hoping to secure larger apple supplies from the coast.
Springfield city council, in a recent session, approved paving several blocks of Main street after a long petition signed by nearly all property owners. An ordinance to authorize the improvement was ordered drafted for passage by the council.
Hermiston gains a new office building next to Inland Empire Lumber as Hermiston Building & Contracting finishes construction and moves from Pendleton. Mig Rosale McPherson now leads the Hermiston office, while Maurice D. Scroggs shifts to the reclamation service in the government building. Schoolchildren send letters to the nation with Hermiston booklets included. The Pioneer Livery and Feed Stables property changes hands to Jack Moore, who will relocate to Hermiston. Local activity includes land openings for the fourth irrigation unit and several families eyeing homesteads amid project expansion.
North Yakima Washington Thomas Grady a 30 year old was sworn as the county's second Superior Judge and appointed by Governor Hay yesterday He began work by hearing a divorce case with his aged father present at the ceremony.
A historic ad proclaims Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets safe and reliable, praised by thousands of women restored to health through their gentle aid and curative properties, with sales through all dealers.
Fin plans to depart Ft Wayne for Hermiston around mid April with about 35 supporters who have bought land under the project. He notes several companies formed in Oregon under state law to place hundreds of acres into fruit trees, signaling coordinated development.
Local items note Ruth Roger Corn Shipley and Mrs G G Coohlegel at the missionary convention in Milton. Olle Smith and Eva Betts visit Pendleton, with Dr Lienalien and wife receiving care in Pendleton. James Whittaker from Nye visits Pilot Rock on business. Alta Smith visits Pendleton. Mrs Burge and Mrs Reeves attend Pendleton events. Charles Mathews of Stewart Creek Wisconsin visits on business. Ruth Rogers stayed in Pendleton. H H Gilbert returns home after a jury stint. Clarence Adams spends several days in Pilot Rock.
After six months of work investigators concluded the Times explosion in Los Angeles killed 21 employees. The blast was caused by dynamite feloniously placed inside the building.
A historical ad style note claims Dr Kings New Life Pills prevent appendicitis by stimulating the stomach bowels and relieving digestive distress. It presents pills as a cure for cen etination headache biliousness and other ailments in a compact promotional tone.
An old advertisement extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for backache and female disorders. Testimonies from Ollie Woodall of Morton's Gap Kentucky claim relief after two years of suffering and returning to work. The piece includes company notices about Agdec Vandewater and James Johns returning from Spokane.
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