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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1909
Page
8
Wagon loads of debris are hauled to the city rubbish heap as Pendleton completes another cleaning period. Though less than prior years, a final day may be needed to clear heaps in front of homes. Boxes and cans remain monuments until the streets are cleared.
Miss Walker from the A. H. Lewis Medical Company of St. Louis demonstrates PenMeton, claiming it will improve the complexion. She will be at Koeppens Drug Store’s demonstration booth for some time and invites ladies to visit and obtain a sample.
Port land judge George A Hartman of Portland donates 26 to Eastern Oregon Normal School funds through Weston normal authorities. The letter dated March 27 1909 criticizes Dr Cole or Senator Cole for opposing normal schools and urges protest as he did when voting for senator.
Through the courtesy of Congressman Ellis a large quantity of seeds from the department of agriculture have been sent the East Oregonian. They are in the paper’s business office and will be given to those who call for them. Ellis notes he recently received an extra allotment and uses this method to distribute them.
Clark resigns his day ticket clerk post at the local O R N depot to join the Union depot ticket office in Portland, leaving for that city Sunday night. He came to Pendleton from Eugene a few weeks ago. H J Bragg of Baker City arrived on No. 1 to fill the vacancy. General Agent Schuyler was at the ticket window this morning.
Mrs. E. E. Baer wife of E. E. Baer an Inotype operator at East Oregonian has arrived from Marsugillez Illinois with two children and Mrs. Mary Baer his mother. They will reside at 515 Post street.
G B Moulton his wife and daughter left for Baker City after being summoned to the city by the serious injury of their son and brother Clarence Moulton, a young civil engineer, who is rapidly recovering from the effects of injuries incurred in a train incident.
A long list of visitors and travelers populate Pendleton and nearby areas. locals and guests include M. and Norman of Echo, Ernest Koepke of Athena, BE Walsh of La Grande, W F Hendricks piano tuner, Berkley of Portland, R E Beck of Holden, J M Ashworth of Weston, J E E King of Walla Walla, F H Howlett of Baker City, Mrs C L Morgan of Hermiston, R G Wayland of Seattle, Dr D C Lazler of Weston, E T Wade to Portland, R R Wood of Columbia Land Co, W H Fell of Heppner, R N Stanfield of Stanfield, and many more visiting for business, health, or relocation. Others pursue personal matters from Hot Lake visits to poultry ranch searches and real estate deals with Pendleton serving as hub.
TL McGinn, Pendleton Pivot Rock telephone manager, aims to interest business leaders to connect Pendleton with Ritter and John Gay Country by telephone. The plan relies on local men to fund the line and a public move to boost operation. The effort is seen as a recognized step toward improved communications for Pendleton.
A fragment expresses a comparison that staring fiercely at a head is like trying to drive poison from a rattlesnake with a clothespin on its tail. The text uses a humorous, paradoxical image.
The Hartman Abstract company and others will move into the former Commercial National Bank building at Court and Main. Carpenters are remodeling the front while offices for J. M. Bentley and J. B. Montgomery will occupy the Court street side. The bank fixtures were bought by the bank at Helix and the tenants will bring their existing furnishings.
Charles A. Straus a former Portland postoffice financial clerk and cashier is indicted for embezzling 4090.75 to 1908. He faces trial after bond posting through United States Fidelity & Guaranty company. Straus claims shortages stem from reporting errors and says office affairs were sound when he left May 31.
Reta Cuhna, four year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Cuhna, died yesterday at St Anthony's hospital from pneumonia. Remains were shipped to Beho on the noon train by Baker and Folsom. Funeral services were held at 2 this afternoon. This marks the third child the Cuhnas have lost in three years.
Taft sent to the Senate on March 2 nominations for Sallester gener of the United Sines W Bowers annly man of Timores serlatint secretary of the treasury Charles Morton of Villavis consal general to Singapore James T T Dubore of Pennesivanta.
A fragmented account notes a mediation event surrounding a home’s fire and a rival devil figure trying to disrupt the settlement. The wording is unclear but centers on conflict over the blaze and its consequences.
A teacher asks students to name the figure of the Mount transfiguration. Barker hesitates, recalling only that the figure slept 20 years during the ascent, revealing memory gaps in a short humorous dialogue.
Edna and Laverne Wes sler of La Grande spent Sunday in the city with their father, the conductor on the Umatilla Central. Edna came from Portland where she studied at the Behnke T Business college. Both plan to leave for La Grande this evening.
London’s 1908 Olympic balance sheet shows administration costs at £4,410 with £1,317 for salaries. Medals, badges, diplomas and other items cost £5,271, grants to governing bodies £2,291, totaling expenses £10,089. Receipts reached £21,691, including £15,551 in donations and over £6,000 from Stadium takings. About £6,000 will be set aside to fund UK athletes for future Games.
A brief, fragmented line meditates on how much effort people expend to appear consistent. The speaker suggests a paradox that anxiety and the drive for neat self-presentation could curb genuine effort.
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