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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1916
Page
8
Mrs Leder fatally wounds Crayeur and gravely injures his wife in a Philadelphia hotel suite after a late night visit from New York. Crayeur, president of the Alhambra Granse, is reported dead. Leder later commits suicide. Police investigate motive and sequence of events.
A mix of local items reports a marriage license issued to Joseph Blomgren and Elin Bryson of Weaton, business trips to Frisco, a 1917 Franklin auto sale, a residence improvement permit on Aurea Street, land sales near Pendiston, and remarks from Round-Up visitors. It notes steers sold by the association, a golf trophy, a pending court case, tonsil surgery, and market and tax updates including delinquent taxes due October 5.
Appraisers yesterday valued the estate of the late John Band at 81134 with seven quarter sections of land two Pendleton lots and Wheat totals. A default judgment favors defendant A C Pickens in a Torrance contract dispute. Foreclosure suit by D Turner targets Logans and Todd over a farm mortgage with 34006 principal and 400 interest due. Attorney fees asked at 450. Ontario visitor Potter sought souvenir editions, but stock sold out. Slow recruiting at border office yields one recruit, Lawrence Smith, to be assigned to guard regiments. office to stay open two more days.
The Sound-Up directors held their first meeting after the big show last evening. Not all bills are in and the exact financial results are not yet clear. It is evident there will be a surplus to fund next year. The Round-Up of 1916 cost more than the previous year by several thousand dollars. Directors expressed satisfaction with the event and plan to begin preparations for the 1917 show immediately.
Fragmentary report indicates Vanderpool was to stand trial today but court activities were canceled. Text references a potential rescheduling and mentions a local setting with unclear details about the proceedings.
Special report details W. C. Patton breaking from the state penitentiary after almost finishing a money obtaining sentence. The escape occurred while inspecting cows near the prison burn, with two other inmates attempting escapes on Sunday, per local records.
A fragmentary passage mentions a birthplace in Frederick and a figure linked to a poet Whittler. It references an intimate friend of Tar tha Frolichié and a trooper wall named Wall Jaghvon. The text conveys a rough, unclear historical note without coherent events.
Furnished house for rent $12 Cyl tere front bedroom for rent phone 337K. For sale few pieces of furniture phone 311 W. Wanted Bellaite woman cook apply 118 Jackson or phone 452. For rent two large furnished howekenping ponoms 269 Garfield. For sale fing blooded mure age years old weight 100 lb and one Jortey cow fresh. Apply Win Milne fire. Court Salesmen wanted to sell Mendind line of fruit and ornamental trees good term territory prospects. Cash advanced on orders Athany Nurderies Mirst Na than Bank Albany Oregon.
Mrs Mary A Lovejoy of Skeware Ohio marks her 100th birthday on October 24. The item notes refuting the idea that tobacco shortens life and mentions the upcoming anniversary.
Militia ordered to Pieht Pumes near McGuffy Ohio town saved as Harding county onion marsh fire burns two days and spreads rapidly beyond control despite Company 5 actions.
Ninth battalion Ohio National Guard mounted a rapid response and deployed with hundreds of men and tools to combat a spreading blaze. A strong wind pushed the fire toward McGuffy town, where trenches held briefly but the flames expanded over 150 miles and threatened long winter burn. Officials fear the crop loss will be near total as peat deposits three feet deep fuel the blaze in Maguffy marshes.
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