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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1910
Page
3
Portland defeated Los Angeles 5 to 4 in a game at Portland. Vernon beat Sacramento 6 to 4 in a separate contest, with the scoring noted as 10 innings.
Baseball results dated May with multiple city reports. St Louis Chicago Cincinnati Pittsburgh Philadelphia New York and Washington show varied scores and listed batteries. Names include Matthews son Dickson Meyers Snodgrass Lush Bresnahan Frock Graham Brown Kling Ewing Doolin Powell Gibson Young Smith Block Stremllel Quinn Sweeney Reston Carrigan and others.
Rend Ore May 14 Evidence shows the railroad boom driving Oregon settlement and land prices as an eastern timber syndicate offers for 200000 acres of Cas cade mountains timber within the Willamette Valley Cascade Mountain Wagon Road grant. Minneapolis group bought the grant for 7600000. timber land alone valued at 5600600. Offer not considered.
Timber in the Wagon road company's grant in central Oregon is among the finest and heaviest in the Pacific Northwest. Even at the offered 5,000,000 for the timber, the remaining 700,000 acres yield a cost of about 2,500,000, or 3.60 per acre, with Crook Harney and Malheur counties holding fertile lands worth today 50 to 100 dollars per acre. Grazing lands form a smaller portion outside timbered Cascades, while scrip at 13 dollars an acre underpins the inflated value and future sales prospects.
A special representative of the U S department of agriculture Dr Maurice M Eldridge will speak on good roads at multiple Oregon towns from May 16 to June 10 including Faker City Enterprise La Grande Heppner Pendleton Condon Moro The Dalles Hood River Dallas Portland McMinnville Forest Grove Oregon City Salem Albany Corvallis Eugene Roseburg Grants Pass Medford and Ashland T F OBrien agent Pendleton and WM McMurray general passenger agent announce details
The traveling public is invited to try the Pendleton to Spokane service with a 3 p m departure and 11 30 p m arrival. The depot stands at Main and Webb streets. Also advertised is household goods for sale at 212 South Main Street. A remark notes many cannot prove the comet is visible at 3 a m.
Echo Oregon reports prize grain samples on display at Lisle Hardware and Hotel Hoskins, with Cox wheat from Boho farm and irrigation alfalfa. A valuable horse belonging to Walden Rhea was shot after becoming entangled in harness. Local residents and visitors, including Chicago men Jos Pease and Charles McMahon, discuss regional irrigation projects and social outings with picnics and motor car travel.
Lawrence W. Ahern and Charles Jeffries were tried in police court Friday for being drunk and disturbing a public meeting at Carrie Nation’s meeting in Ritsville Washington. Police Judge Thiel fined Ahern 340 and Jeffries 10 after hearing the evidence.
A tailless dog bolts along a street while another dog rushes toward him with a mncan tied to his body. Each dog seems to have his day as the scene unfolds in a brisk, curious dash.
J R Adams and F Blake traveled to Athena with a four horse team when a frightened mule led the wagon over after spooking at an approaching auto. The leaders Yacknifed broke the coupling, throwing occupants out. No serious injuries, Adams only slightly bruised. The four mules were recaptured by Athena residents.
Washington reports a house committee recommends a 2500 dollar monument to Generals Daniel Stewart and James Screven. The Midway Society, formed by a “cultured and pious” circle 150 years ago, linked Roosevelt ancestry through Martha, Patsie, and Bulloch to Theodore Roosevelt. The piece recounts Stewart and Screven as Revolutionary and later Civil War figures, with Stewart’s plantation burned, and both buried near Midway church.
A girl enjoys rough play tearing through trees and fences, suffering scrapes and burns until Bucklen's Arnica Salve is applied by her mother. The remedy is advertised as healing skin injuries, ulcers, sores, corns, and piles. Available for 26 cents at Tallman & Co.
Tacoma May 14—Tense clash under the citys new commission plan as Commissioner of Public Safety Roys warns the mayor he will jail anyone involved in future Fern Hill street railway disturbances. Mayor Fawcett questions legality, while Roys asserts charter authority to arrest participants in any disturbance on the Fern Hill line.
Readable portions describe a two day GALEDONIAN celebration at Athena with bagpipes vocal solos sword dances and Highland dances. Highlights include addresses by Mayor A B McEwen Professor W D Lyman and Judge Cameron plus multiple Bagpipe selections Scottish reels and dances. Baseball games Pilot Rock vs Athena and admission details noted.
Commissioner Roys and Chief Maloney clash over five cent fare as Fern Hill residents march to city hall. Rioting fears surface after a heated conference with Royes, with a Sunday fatal accident warning tied to reckless recreation.
An old tonic advertisement touts Mother Gray's Australian Leaf as a cure for bladder trouble dull head pains nervousness and fatigue. It claims many testimonials and offers a mail order for 60 cents from Sam R R, Mother Gray Co Le Roy NY.
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