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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1917
Page
2
A list offers black silks for dressmaking including 36 in. Messaline and Taffeta priced from 1.25 to 2.50, Duchess Satin, Charmeuse, Crepe de Chine, Pussy Willow, and Gros Grain. Several widths are shown with quality notes and color options for street and evening wear.
Oct 14 Tacoma reports a spark at the Du Pont powder works mill twenty miles south of Tacoma triggered a powder explosion. About one ton of stick powder blew, but all employees were outside and no injuries occurred. The cause remains unknown as the mill operated normally prior to the blast. The shock was felt across Tacoma and nearby towns.
Richard Wright, a railroad tower operator on duty during the Pennsylvania Limited wreck at New Gallice, Pa on October 24, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in federal court and was paroled. He admitted he fell asleep as the interstate train approached, leading to a fatal collision that killed a railway worker.
Hermiston braces for a major dairy and hog show to be held in the Denman building with judges Thomas Rine of Baslam and Prof. D C Roward of the Oregon Agricultural College. Other notes cover a Weave warehouse blaze and local football travel as Oregon news pours in.
A jury in a local court found John Dow and Charles Hanna guilty of the murder of Wililan Keveer during a riot after a disturbance on July 2. Dow and Hanna were sentenced to 15 years each in the penitentiary. Harry Robinson, the third man charged, will receive a new trial. Keyster was shot dead at his store doorway.
In Mansfield the trial resumed with the special prosecutor urging that the Wireumetanor verdicts be read as conclusive. The defendant yields a request for a new trial pending November action. The court prepares a new panel for all defendants as jurors return the verdict on the infant’s fate.
An old advertisement claims Pays Cold Compound rapidly relieves stuffed head and nose, fever, sore throat, and aches. It promotes dosing every two hours for three doses with minimal cost and no need for a doctor, urging readers to buy at any drugstore.
Oct 24. Rev I L Has iam, long serving pastor of the Adams Baptist Church, announced his resignation after services last Sabbath evening. The shock to the community drew many friends to the parsonage all day Monday. The church reported strong offerings and the congregation grew, while the Methodists planned a farewell token. The pledge of faith followed by a benediction service pointed toward the minister's new field of labor.
Portable dispatch reports a list of new lieutenants and officers at Camp Withyoombe led by Colonel Reloention Uy and Colonel Cure ACTUIM. Names include Peter Lawrence, J. Mahe, J. Joes, Herman F. Metnturtt, Wallace, Max Alford, John G. Manning, Harry Hanson, Joseph G. Rod, and others from Companies O, M, A, and % amid cadet assignments and quartermaster notes.
Vague ad style note mentions Dr Edwards and his remedy for liver issues. Claims effect on youth and health with unspecified ingredients. Mentions Olive Tab and color references, plus general druggist availability at 2c per unit.
Frederick A. Crane and Let M. Chaffin filed suit against Gick Company and James J. French Company LL, alleging corporate liability. The action names Company D as a defendant and cites contract and damages claims in the regional court.
The notice describes a Montana wheat land sale near Hood Town and Walla Walla, detailing 600 acres in one tract and 600 acres in another, with up to 1000 acres claimed. It mentions a neighbor selling, a sanatorium nearby, and invites calls to Jorenson at a specified contact for inquiries.
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