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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1912
Page
8
Haunted by a 7 to defeat at Baker last Friday P H S aims to rebound against The Dalles heavy eleven Friday afternoon at Round-up Park. A win would erase two earlier losses and restore pride for the city team.
The Dalles high school team holds the best record among academic schools in the state. They defeated nearby opponents and handed stiff losses to Portland academic teams. Pendleton hopes to beat them with the Columbia River Glad Iators.
Robby Lefty Hewitt, once released by manager Garrett after failing to excel, will try for faster baseball. The Portland Journal reports four locals, including Bob Hewitt and Bill Baird, have Coast/Seattle contracts or tryouts for next season, with Jo Cohne still pursuing Gleason.
Advertisement claims pure blood prevents hard colds and that Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies the blood and speeds recovery from a cold unlike any other medicine. Take Hood's.
A poet notes music as food of love yet a corner grocer reports a steady rise in demand for canned goods, highlighting contrasting cultural and economic signals in the market.
Newsy Notes of Pendleton reports Mr and Mrs J R Hough will conduct a Who is Who advertising knowledge contest for the Oregonian and begin work immediately. Also lists two marriage licenses issued for local residents and neighboring states, a trapeze accident injuring Frank Russell, several real estate transfers, and a divorce decree granted to Minnie Weber.
An arrangement with the high school allows holders of Redpath Priest lyceum tickets to hear Dr Frederick Cook speak on his north pole trip at half price. Manager F E Welch of the Oregon theater announced the lecture is set for tomorrow evening.
Sheriff T D Taylor captured two men wanted in The Dalles for highway robbery. Sheriff Chrisman of Wasco county held the prisoners on No 17. A third man was caught at The Dalles and identified the other two by description after he confessed following a sandbagging attempt near a sporting house.
The Pendleton Ministerial Association reorganized at Rev Evans study room with Evans re elected president Grigsby named vice president and Weaver as secretary treasurer. They planned a union service at the Presbyterian church on Thanksgiving morning at 10 30. A union revival service was discussed but action was deferred to the next meeting.
Wilfrid Verdugo, known as Milfrid Verdugo, was arrested after the Round Up performance. He pleaded guilty to violating the D and D ordinance and the vagrancy ordinance and faces trial this afternoon. In police court, five others saw results today with McFarland and Walker jailed for drunkenness, while McDuffey Walsh and Williams forfeited half for fighting and drunkenness respectively.
Steve Le Barge and C Ed Hall prisoners craft shawls and paintings to raise funds for their defense while awaiting trial on pasting bad checks. Separate notes detail four more expense accounts filed by candidates, with various campaign expenditures and deadlines, including fines up to 264 dollars for late reports.
Washington reports Oregon leads in many crop conditions with an average yield index of 116 across all crops, ahead of Utah, Wyoming, Nevada, and California. Oregon wheat quality stands at 2.0 over country 6.1, corn yields rank behind only Oklahoma Arizona Rhode Island, and potato yield reaches 155 bushels per acre.
A Melbourne crowd threatened an American minstrel troupe on the streets and police had to intervene to prevent an attack. The government may seek deportation amid strong anti negro sentiment following the Chicago Jack Johnson episode.
County officials plan a series of office moves after a grand jury recommendation and county court order. Assessor P Strain will move to the former county court meeting room, the school superintendent will relocate, Treasurer Bradley moves to the superintendent’s former office, and the treasurer’s current room becomes a county court room to improve access and light. The judge’s office will connect to the new court room, aiding nearby offices and allowing space for attorneys during terms.
The agency Indians defeated the Washington school team 12 to 6 at Round-up Park on Saturday afternoon. The Indian boys scored two touchdowns to one by the home eleven, completing a split series after a 6-0 victory two weeks earlier at the agency grounds.
A former Pendleton girl, Ela Rader, captains and starts for the University of Oregon sorority basketball team. Kappa Alpha Theta leads the intersorority league with two wins, while Gamma Phi Beta and Beth Rea Club trail. The Theta forward Hazel Rider and Bess Cowden, and Lambda Rho center Aline Noreen, noted for sharp shooting, headline a fast season.
A tight contest features Theta's six foot jump center against Charlie Fenton cousin of Carl Fenton as Lambda Rho meets Eth Reach club Monday at 6 in the women's gym. Gamma Delta Gamma remains unseen but reputed strong, likely to challenge Kappa Alpha Theta for the Hayward cup after their title win in the first season. Both Lambda Rho and Eth Reach have one defeat, heightening the clash.
Ernest Pineau arrived in Pendleton seeking a 146 pound U S wrestling championship bout preferably with Eddie O Connell the Multnomah club instructor Dudley Evans P A A C manager shows interest and issues a challenge with no reply by press time Kennedy Hermiston wrestler had not responded to a third bout invitation in this city Fans expect Kennedy to meet O Connell again
Pineau, a husky Carlisle Penn wrestler, has won an O’Connell Pineau go and now tours Oregon and Washington seeking top Northwest grapplers. He has met many leading competitors and aims to test himself against the region’s best.
In Buckley Washington the Bitulithic pavement award drew strong support from local taxpayers and city authorities. The Sixpayers, who fund civic improvements, pressed for a durable, low-maintenance solution to withstand heavy traffic, and the recent decision met with broad approval from those most invested.
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