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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1911
Page
3
Indianapolis announcer reports Jack Dimon of this city defeated opponent Fiddle Me goorty of Oshkosh Wisconsin in the fourth meeting between the middleweight boxers held in Indianapolis on November 2. The card featured Dimon’s decisive victory over the rival.
Dimon earned a down cut victory after ten rounds with Medcorty scoring a vicious uppercut in the third that left Dimon nearly out. McCarthy defeated Jack Martin of Salt Lake by decision over ten rounds in Mont. Nov. 2 reports. Chas Murphy leaves Chicago for Cincinnati to discuss trading a player to manage the Reds next year, with Johnny Byers or Joe Tinker named as potential managers.
Chicak Monday with Mr Baum in Lexington led to new world records for 15 year olds and yearling pacing, with Country Jay clocking 6:00 8-4 for a mile and Senarch lleht’s Miles, 2:20.1-4 for yearlings. Belwin Mackinney and Peral Ongale set season records in their divisions, while Junior Wama posted 2:16 1-2 for 2-year-old trotting stallions. Stanford varsity rugby crushed British Columbia 27 to 0 in foggy conditions, Pax opening scoring on a goal kick after Stanford was penalized for offside. Captain Frei’s freekick and Geissier’s sixty-yard dash to a try highlighted the second half. Next clash with California set for November 11 at Stanford.
In Chicago a woman is under guard as police investigate nine mysterious deaths over nine years tied to Louis Vermilya. The latest victim, Policeman Arthur Blixsonette, died from suspected arsenic poisoning. Blixsonette planned to marry the Vermilya household resident. Accused woman faced relatives and former spouses, plus children and others living in her home, with insurance payouts noted.
Pendleton residents will see Cheyenne Frontier Day Pictures at the Grand theater on November 3 9 10 and 11 with old Pendleton boy James B Welch securing the contract. The films promise excellent photography and complete show detail at twenty five cents admission.
Sand Creek Pa board exonerates Huberta Atkinson the pretty and athletic teacher who thrashed nine large boys in her classroom. Angry parents demanded her discharge for harsh treatment as pupils whittled and made faces during school hours. Board examined cases and found her invaluable in her position.
E P Harding of Gaston Washington county has graduated from the college's pharmacy department and is appointed instructor in pharmacy. He will succeed C E Callaway who is now Portland milk inspector. The department moves to Science hall occupying the entire north wing once the dairy department relocates to the new dairy building now under construction.
At the ACL forestry club meeting Lent Cronemiller 1914 Lakeview spoke on the forest service its objectives while Harold Turing 1912 Astoria discussed summer work of the forest ranger.
In San Jose a case concerns John Alvin Furrer of Onidha, age 22, seeking to marry his stepmother Josephine Furrer. The court weighs whether adoption by the bride’s stepfather is needed to secure property rights for any future children. The unusual situation highlights how a stepfather could become a legal father-in-law and how lineage affects inheritance.
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Jolnean in Freewater Oregon on the 27th. The family reports the new arrival as a joyous addition to the Jolnean household.
A Halloween social by TBW at Pilot Rock on October 27 drew $8.35. At Mr and Mrs Fred Wilton’s south of town, local youths enjoyed music games and refreshments. Attendees included Clara Beck Vera Jaques Anna Kopp Sarah Armbere Gertrude Done Nellie Wilson Grace McReynolds Theodore Dilek Ralph Crentwell Len Etter Gazaca Herbert Wilson Louis Beck Oscar Beck Bruce Lynch Ralph Gilbert Sydney McReynolds Carl Wilson and family members plus Pendleton visitors various locals and students.
A London patent by Dr Frederick Alexander credits a woman's hat as the spark for a military water filter. Four to five cone shaped bags in a pyramidal frame filter Muddy water into clear drinking water for troops, reducing infection from contaminated supplies in wartime.
A strike at Brook Manufacturing in Northampton locks out 1,240 workers after the hobble skirt introduction reduces demand for undermekler. The shutout follows shifts to other work as wages and living costs press the workers. Also noted is the obituary of Mr. Dorran, a pioneer long ill before death, and mentions Miss Anna Shaw as president of the National Suffrage Association.
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