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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1916
Page
3
The notice explains seating limits and prices for a three day event. Seats for one person are restricted to 12 grandstand seats or a box, with day rates of 12 seats at $1 and box seats at $1.50 per day. Sections H or west are the only valid purchase areas for partial day attendance.
The man in charge explains that the Saturday opening for the round‑to sale is to give farmers and out of town locals equal seats. Since 1912 this has been the best advance sale, with in town patrons favored on Saturday. The first half of the bread stand is reserved for local buyers, while the last half handles out of town orders and mail orders. The weapon will move to a new Altasthet location this afternoon and crowds should form before the arrival.
A Worcester reader credits Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with restoring health and enabling a healthy pregnancy after female troubles. The letter praises the product’s power to make women normal and strong and invites others to seek confidential advice from the Pinkham Medicine Company in Lynn, Massachusetts.
A scheme outlines daily sales for a section to open each morning of the Round-Up. Precautions are stated to prevent tulping and ensure orderly operations during the event.
Portland reports a new code of rulings by the state Industrial Welfare Commission adopted July 3 and effective tomorrow. The nine section code covers definitions records hours rest wages apprenticeship emergency overtime and sanitation. Provisions draw from conference committee recommendations and apply to mercantile manufacturing personal service laundry and telegraph offices within Portland and statewide. The commission’s publication outlines the text of the law and court decison review, noting a minimum weekly wage of 4.25 for experienced women workers outside Portland and 8.64 in the city.
Portland Oregon September 1 The Stanley Smith Lumber Company of Portland Oregon was the successful bidder for four million feet of National Forest timber advertised for sale in Rev 26 and Sec 16 T N R E W M and his Just been awarded the sale by District Forester George H H Cool Portland Oregon One dollar and fifteen cents 1 15 per M for all species was the bid The timber is 100 percent Douglas fir The remaining 0 percent is made up of noble fir western white pine western red cedar western hemlock and embillo fir
Washington September 1 The Senate ratified treaties between the United States and Great Britain to protect migratory birds in the United States and Canada and extend the terms of the 1499 convention to Porto Rico Diplomats will administer provisions The migratory bird treaty is described as a wide new scope and the first of its kind ever negotiated Secretary Lansing and the British ambassador signed the agreement two weeks ago.
Echo September 1 announces school reopening September 4 under Prof W W Green with teachers W W Green BK Hamman Mrs FW Hamman Mrs W B Hinkle Mina Perlah Barker and Miss Conner. Local residents include Mrs Sterns and son Norman returning from Oakland and others visiting or returning from nearby towns.
On September 1 David Browning of Long Creek lost control on the Fac sanville road near Wonk Creek. He and passenger Mrs Henry Slaughter of Laing Creek were injured when Browning steered uphill to avoid collision, the car toppled, Browning and Slaughter were aided home by passersby, vehicle wrecked.
Paris dispatch says German forces briefly penetrated French trenches in Parroy Forest and Lorraine Ist n Licht, but were immediately driven out. Western front reported calm elsewhere.
William Sharp, aide to France and successor to Myron Herrick, has arrived back in the United States to report to President Wilson on the situation in the country he was accredited to.
In Chicago on September 1 President Wilson led in Cook County by about 100000 according to a regular Democratic canvass. Of 21205 voters reached in 70 precincts 13241 preferred Wilson and 8042 Hughes. Projected county totals would be 350000 for Wilson and 250000 for Hughes from a 600000 voter base. Many Republican precincts show Wilson with a small pluralism.
Among the German-Americans the canvassers met with the greatest surprise. It had been expected that a falling off in the Democratic vote among the church parties would occur, but the canvass showed about as many German-Americans as voted for Wilson four years ago.
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