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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1919
Page
5
A sales pitch extols Bradley sweaters as more than warm clothing, highlighting style, youth appeal, color, and durability. The ad claims Bradleys are versatile for year round wear, seen everywhere from links to beaches, and priced from $3.50 to $20.00.
Describes a broad line of union suits and two piece garments in wool merino silk cotton for women and children priced no higher than ordinary goods. Urges inspecting Carters soon and claims Dr Denton’s sleeping garments for children aged 1 to 10 offer unmatched comfort warmth and protection with available size now.
Classified fragment shows a young couple seeking a well heated living room in a house with both partners employed. Includes contact instruction to send to this office and a note about a special meeting of a Masonic group. Also references a traffic collision involving Donald Shotwell and a 14 year old injured driver. car wreck, near Hermiston, with a freight train incident and attire descriptions appearing in the same text.
In Meemiston Oregon on September 18 a train wreck injured several people. Reported victims include Joe Neary who was seriously hurt and remained in need of medical care as responders assisted at the scene.
Pendleton hosts a local meeting of the Commercial Club to plan a state driven drive under the Be a Brick Buy a Brick program supporting Albertina Kerr home for neglected and abandoned infants. Portland's Leon LeFabvre arrives as campaign coordinator and a school outreach effort is outlined for the evening meeting in the Commercial Association room.
Riot and vigilante actions surge through Omaha and Council Bluffs amid racial tensions. A lynching victim, an assault of a crippled escort, and mob violence at the courthouse prompt officials to fear further clashes. Mayor Smith faces union opposition as mobs flash threats downtown. A captured German cannon lent by the war department is used to batter the courthouse doors, causing extensive damage estimated between $100,000 and $250,000.
Pendleton must adopt a constrictive program for next year to keep pace with NW cities. C K Cranston of Pendleton Commercial Association, after Spokane meeting of four NW state secretaries, will gather material on civic improvement and waste disposal to present to the council. A regional committee was formed to study multi state city issues. Cranston will represent Oregon.
Clippings from county papers report Warren Construction Company workers in Enterprise imitating the steel mill men after the blast, a new crew coming from Portland to resume hard surface work, and road projects along Banker mountain with rock crusher use. Vineyard owners find good grape prices, and Kennewick plant contracts run into tons. Ferndale school committee tightens safety rules for students traveling highways as Kohoola principals cooperate.
Jamett E. McDaniel, from his mountain ranch, notes swarms of yellow jackets and urges readiness for a harsh season. Capt. Co. A. Smith from Bornt & McDonald in Kant City with a colleague arrives in Heppner Wood to review surveys for the city’s new gravity water system planned after voters approve the water bond issue.
The Pendleton circuit court docket lists cases including C V Slater versus F B Tanney and George Redhawk versus Fred Young set for trial. J C Crimmins versus City of Pendleton will be tried on Wednesday October 1 in a motion to recover damages for a wrist injury from a fall caused by faulty sidewalks. Alice King Allen versus Edla M Candor will be tried Thursday. About two weeks are needed for current jury cases on the docket.
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