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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1920
Page
4
News from Pendleton covers a jail sentence for an intoxication charge, a 93 year old man visiting La Grande under family escort, and a busy roster of local events. Highlights include the Maccabee drive, school exams, sugar price concerns, road projects, parish men organizing a picnic, a Bible class picnic, boxing hopes in Walla Walla, and a successful American Legion recruitment drive boosting Pendleton Post to 428 veterans.
Dan I Smythe reports ewes and lambs are being sent to high mountain summer pasture. Some go to the blue mountain ranges others to Idaho. Lambs ready for market shipping in about a month. Winter shearing is done with a good clip, but ranges are very dry and grass shows signs of burning.
The theft of two pairs of rubber boots from the William Gardner barn was reported to local police last evening. One youth has confessed to complicity. another youth remains implicated. The boots were returned by the frightened youth. The case is referred to juvenile officer John Hatley Jr with other suspects to be brought to trial.
Bert Wilson and companions fished Crooked River with strong rainbows. Wilson returned ahead of the group reporting large trout, 10 to 15 inches, biting well. Crooked River fishing described as the best in years.
A. Drive is on. One thousand dollars of the 32 500 to be collected in Pendieton for the Salvation Army drive has been subscribed, according to Captain Jonnie Conrad and Lieutenant Lela Forest in charge. They hope to raise half the total by tonight but note slow progress as officers conduct the drive un aided. Captain Conrad estimates about $3 000 of the $3 300 will be used locally. the rest goes to the Rescue Home in Portland and the Boys and Girls Home in Yamhill.
Walla Walla protests a league game after a disputed ground rule. Blue Mountain president Rex Bilis will review conditions at the park to determine if the ball over a 10 foot fence at 235 feet constitutes a home run. If upheld, Milton Freewater would be credited with the win and a 1 to 3 score line could be restored.
Although chair man N. J. Brydenstein is absent, Pendleton Commerce Association secretary C. K. Cranston directs Oregon Products Week. Merchants will list exhibitors, receive display cards, and home products dinner on Friday night June. Local merchants show cooperation and Umatilla county products feature prominently alongside beer from the chase at large.
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