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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1911
Page
4
Barby Wahigonian Publishing Co lists subscription prices for Dal. one year Mall 83.00 and monthly options, with carrier and weekly variations. Postal details note Pendleton Oregon post office as second class mail, plus related notices and distribution terms.
A local editorial praises spring clean-up success in Pendleton led by city officials and civic clubs while urging continuous, year round cleanup. It suggests possible public scavenger services or contracted pickups, regular inspections, and an officer to remind residents to keep streets, alleys and yards clear, benefiting public health and appearance.
The article argues that Peadleton’s Commercial club lacks suitable quarters, hindering its ability to fulfill duties. It notes that Western towns have proper facilities that serve as social hubs for business leaders and visitors, stressing the club’s role as a general, democratic organization and a key meeting place for local businessmen and professionals.
The Pen jcieton Commercial association has used its quarters for over 20 years and faces failed renovation attempts. With a new secretary hired to manage affairs, the club seeks better apartments and a revitalized outlook, hoping to accomplish a move soon.
From Albuquerque New Mexico comes a tale of a kidnapped child and a $12,000 ransom payment. The victim is the grandson of Santa Fe railroad general counsel and Judge Waldon faced criticism yet acted humanely to secure the child's return. The decision sparked debate over encouraging future abductions and parental instinct versus stern justice.
The sheepman gains thrice from the flock growth Increase and wool. Eastern Oregon fortunes rise as Uma tilt county ranches enter lambing season with favorable conditions. The good lambing offers solace to flockmasters amid looming Schedule K risks.
A Wall Street report notes big financial interests push to force local banks out of business. It recalls a US Senate inquiry a year earlier when tariff debates asked what would happen if all business concentrated under one head, with Senator Dolliver replying that the single head would likely adorn a lamp post.
William EB Curtis catalogues U S monuments honoring women. Notable entries include Mary Ball Washington’s statue at Fredericksburg Virginia, Hannah Dustin statue locations in Con ventrion New Hampshire and Have rHill Massachusetts, Frances Willard in the Capitol’s statuary hall, Frances Slocum near Peru Indiana, Margaret Haugherty memorial in New Orleans, and Catherine Tekakwitha noted as the first Mohawk nun.
The piece lists numerous statues and memorials dedicated to women such as Sakanajes, Pocahontis, Kate Shelly, Emma Lansey, Mary A. Cathnan, Mary Draper Ingles, Maria Mitchell, Jennie Wade, Aunt Laura Haviland, Mary Ann Ball Bickerdyke and others. Monuments are placed in cities including Portland, Jamestown Island, Dubuque, Gadsden, Birmingham, Radford, Nantucket, Adrian, and Gawsburg, reflecting wartime and educational contributions.
In a Christian Endeavor World piece a church faces a cracked bell a leaky roof and unpaid stipends. Brethren seek funds from the Ladies Aid while lamenting taxes and monthly bills as they envision heaven’s climb aided by the ladies.
Senator Charles A. Culberson of Dallas faced heckling during a political speech. After a pause a man in the audience asked, Do you drink. Culberson replied Is that an Inquiry or an Invitation. The remark sparked laughter across the Texas audience.
A brief item describes Little Mrs Bride learning hosekeeping with help from neighbors. A market man shows a bunch of asparagus saying it was picked three hours ago and wonders if it crowed like that, noting she imagined cooks braided the ends.
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