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About Eagle Valley news. (Richland, Or.) 191?-1919 | View Entire Issue (July 9, 1914)
6PSNDTHAT $ AT HOME AND HOME WILL FRO$ftt EAGLE VALLEYNEWS VOLUME 2, NO, 34 RICHLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 9 1914 $!.() A YEAR P TI CEMETARY Tho Engle Valley Cemetery Ass'n reports cush on hand this date, $14.99. ' A suggestion has been made Ahnt a voluntary assessment of $2.00 per grave be collod for those having members of their family buried j-hpro. Ths would provide nmpje fufldjj to PeP sexton al) tiio summer. If .his meets ufth ypur ppprpval kindly send check or cash tq Mra. Anna Raley, Treasurer of ggc Val? oy Ccmetary Association. Thqqe responding to tho call for moHoy, recently published Are J. N. Carroll, $1.00, and W. Ot Saunders, 5J.O0. Robinette Couplo Married Rulph Edward Huston, and Miss Gladys Carothers, both of Robinette, wore united in rriar ragc at the Methodist Paisonagc (n Richland, Thursday afternoon July the 7th, the Rev., Frank Hopkins officiating. They were accompanied by Mr. T. J. Huston the bridegrooms brother Mrs. T. J. Huston, the bride's, sister and Mr. Ralph CurothqrH, tne bride's brother, l'he happy coupb wjll make their future home a Robjnettp. I ..Mill III I l' I I II II II ' WpODSON L. PATTERSON ATT'Y AT L AW U. S. COMMISSIONER BAKKR OHKUO.N H. MC ARTHUR B. A. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Phone two longo on nil lines, day or night. HIGHLAND V OREGON jN. SANDERS Physician and Surgeon Office lit Govor Building. Phono Central daytime. One long ring on nny phone at nltfht. RICHLAND OREGON EV. FRANK HOPKINS PASTOR METHODIST CHURCH LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE IDAHO STATE LIFE INSURANCE CO. Rev. Frank Hopkins, Pastor Methodist Church, Richland Ore. No charges for any service ren dered. Will go to Robinette, Sparta, xsew linage or to any point in reach, if my services are needed. RICHLAND , . OREGON WM. Tj. FLOWER NOTARY PUBLIC) Agent for LIVERPOOL, LONDON and GLOBE PENNSYLVANIA AMERICAN CENTRAL Insurance Co. of North America ilSTNA INSURANCE Co. A policy in uitlier mcanH Insurance. NHWS OFFICE Richland, Oregon DH 01LLARD 8 CHAL LENGED Lew Ppwers or Umatilla Wants to pox Local Lightweight Boxer Several weeks ago, Dick Dil Jard, the snappy light weight boxer of Richland, iqsijpd a chal lenge through the NEWS to box any 1Q3 pound man in the state. In unswer to this challenge comes from Umatilla, a challenge frgm Low Powers, who accord ing to the challenge weighs just 133 pounds, in this offer is made to box. winner take all or in other ways split the gate receipts. Dillard says he will certainly try and meet Powers if arrangements can be made, bui would prefer to meet him ir. Richland. Dillard is in the pink of condition, owing to having been lately in almost constani training and while Powers ha? several victories to his credit ol late date and it rated as a num berono boxer, Dillard is confident that he could majxp him go some Water Spout A small water spout is report ed as accurring on Dajjy Creel last Saturday. Very lij.tle dam age was uone .anq no 0ie hurt. wa. Washout on Northwestern A washout is reported on the Northwestern Railroad, having oceured last Sunday and delayet the mail service so that the Pan handle received no mail on Mon day whice is generally the big mail day. J3 Hour Law Interferes The sixteen hour law which went into effect on the first of July, seriously interfered with tho service on the Northwestern Railroad last Thursday. It seems that the regular crew had bsen out their sixteen hours and could not make tho trip back un til they had rested eight hours so that the mail was delayed a day in coming down the river. Heavy Rains on Summit Heavy rains on Summit Creek Monday did considerable damage to the irrigation ditches though it was not of a serious enough nature to cause any great disad vantage so the ranchers in this part of tne valley. MoVeslto Pine W. E. (Earn) Saunders and wife have moved to Pino Valley and will mako their honle in ollr sister valley for a while at least. Mr. Saunders is a carpenter by trado and intends to follow Ills vocation in that place. Quarterly CONFER SHOWS GOOD CONDITION Great Financial ancj Spirtual Progress Made jn Last Quarter Years Work has Been one of Progress -Twenty-two Mem. bers Added During Last Quar terAttendance has Been Good The Third Quarterly Confer ence of tne Methodist Church met in regular session after : the evening service Sunday, With the Rev. W. A. Orr, the Presjd- .ng Elder, in tie chair, The reportp showed a decided; spiritual lines. Twenty-two acP litions to the church. wcrore- jorted, and me infant. the phristening.. of The Pastor reported attendance was al and has increased the church vays gold, gradually all the year. In fact ;he general state of tho work in licates rapid progress ovor last tuarter. The financial report ,howed the following? ?aid the pastor the present luarter S240.5G1 V .'aid the Presiding Eldoiv $15.00 ?aid for other purposes?. .?200.00 fotal amount paid the pastor rod ate 5518.50 limunt now. due pastor (un- mid) , $314,381? 5? u,gn ,un0Ut Amount to raise on pastof's sal- xry oetwecn now and August $481.50 30th, ..... . Amount yet due the presiding elder to the close of the vear (Aug. 30) 534.40 Amount to raise for missions i $IG3.00 The Presiding Elder preached :c large congregations at both the morning and evening servi ces, Sunday. His subject Sun day morning was, "Christian ;rvice,!' and Sunday evening, The congregation Sunday eve ning vas exceptionally large. Carson Celebration' Carson had an old time cele bration on the fourth of July according to Cap. Craig who should know being as he was there. ,A big free dinner was spread, in the church, the rain causing people to give up the idea of holding it in grove. Everything Was free and every body ehjoyed themselvss. A celebration was also held at Pine and at Lower Pine besides the main event in Halfway so that Pine Valley certainly had their share af celebrations. Tho team from Cornucopia took tho drilling contest in Baker but what depth they drilled wee not nsccrtainedj 15 ROUND f CAL- EP0FF "Jupiter Pluvius''Tuj?ns Sprin kling Can Loose on Nak al Day Old Jypiter PlujouG made hs appearance n the fourth of July gpd proceeded to dampen the ar dar 'flf .foe participants in thg several celebrations. The largest portion of those celebrating in Eagle, wppf to Halfway, though several ajjto loads journed a Baker to see the celebration there. Most of those who went to Halfway for Thursdays and Fridays program report a good time but owing to the sudden appearance of old "Jqpe" they werp fprped tp take to shelter on he fpprth and enjoyed a rather monotonous time of it, listening to the patter of the rajri. The scheduled fifteen round .'boxing mptch detweep Downing land Anderspn, which was the main attraction cf the day, was callod pff owing to a summons from the sheriffs office whigh in the opinion of most of those who were there was asked for by Anderson's backers, whether this be true pr not is more than can be saj but it looks kind of suspicious, Cundiff came pver Monday bearing anothpr challenge- fronr Andfcrson.N Downing promptly got aboard an auto' and headed to Baker to see if this i if v J the two men will likely clash, though .where is not known. later Downing says he will not ex cept Anderson's challenge with out a $200 forfeit is put up so there is no immediate match in sight. Cooper has New Auto Fred Cooper returned from Baker, Tuesday, with a bran new six passenger, Studebaker automobile which will be used by him between Richland and Robi nette and Richland and Baker. The old car is undergoing exten sive repairs before again going on the road. Pranks of the Storm It is reported that the severe wind storm of Monday bulged Saunders store until it is a little off its balance, it blew down the tent occupied by John Mears as sleeping quarters, only the stout est of windows were able to withstand the rain, most of them leaking in great shape. The celebration at Sparta, held in picnic form waf greatly enjoyed by all who were there. A flee dinner wes served, speeches made and some minor spdl-ts given. J. A, Wright was speaker of tho day. BIB VERSUS Bl At the funeral of a well known 3aoon koaper a few days ago the. mfnjter instead of making the. IjguaJ announcement that an "op pprtuplty now be given tq yew the remains," thought ta P7ke a change in the announce-, mont and said: -"An oppertunity will now bj given to pass around the bier.' And quitp p. number ' of qjd fellows in the back part of the house wiped the sympathit ' tears fron) their eyes, removed thejr puads of tqbacco, spit ou th.g windgqr anil awaited results Sparta Nuggets Thp .change in ma?l service causing quite a little compla:. as Eagle VaHpy js practically Cv i pff, mail being sent via Baki i and Robinettp to Richland a. .j Npw Bridge, Mrs. Geqrge Smyrle of Dec flat has roturpefj 'from a business, trjp to High Valley. Chas, Mggy of Idaho is visi ing his brother, James whom he had not sppp for 17 years. The state fire warden and der-i uty are in the Sparc a vicini; burning slashings. Bakpr visitors last week wer A. S, Boyd; F. W. Tallmadgc E. S, Thompson, W. J. Owen, Mrs, Fred Phillips, Floranca Davis and Mrs, Fred Strang. Mrs-J. W. Blackwell andlittl.j grand 'daughter, PorisReeyes. have returned to Baker. Jim Berry of Vertug Flat is ri. Sparta visitor. T. J. Reddick and the fourth in haker. wife sper.fc RICHLAND V d Livery and Feed Stable a o RICHLAND ROBINETT STAGE LINE IN CONNECTION Stage leaves Richland 8:00 p. m, Arrives at Robinett 10:00 a. m. Returning leaves Kobinett 1:30, arrives at Richland 3:80 p. m Good teams and tournouts, prompt and first class service to every patron. Traveling men's patronuge solicited. FRED COOPER, Prop, Richlana , Oregon - LICENSED FUNERAU DIRECTORS All sitoi carried in stock at all timea RICHLAND and iIt ALJ WAY f mi I m OH li