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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1909
Page
4
Pendleton Oregon daily weekly and new weekly publication details listed with subscription prices by mail and carrier. Rates include daily and weekly options across various terms, with postal and bureau contact information and a note of second class mail status.
A brief fragment quotes Charles Patmore on indifference to outcomes. The line reads when none cares whether it prevail or not. It presents a contemplative mood without external context or narrative.
Progressive citizens in Athena seek to advance the Place with a new high school and park, plus a committee to study the interurban line. The plan urges establishing a county publicity bureau to attract settlers from the Mississippi valley, boosting farms, alfalfa and garden growth, and turning Wild Horse wheat ranches into diversified holdings. The aim is broad county benefit and sustained growth centered on Athena.
The Spokesman-Review reports the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company seeks a re hearing and order modification to avoid strict rates. Officials claim the move targets shippers and consumers inland rather than Spokane. Spokane counters this as a ploy and vows not to be swayed, insisting rates to Baker City Pendleton Walla Walla and other points remain unchanged.
The statement vows a resolute and consistent effort to fight the freight rate dispute across the inland empire. It pledges to oppose the 0. P & Nis petition with full rigor and determination.
The Neanby Press rebuts the Oregonian claim that Weston’s normal is a local high school. It notes the institution is state funded, offers a full training school, and over 1907-08 had 278 normal students with 19 percent from Umatilla County and the rest from 17 other counties, highlighting the spread of attendance outside the county.
The article says Fulton failed to secure a federal judgeship, admitting the misstep by supporters and noting his political methods and distant stance from the public caused widespread protest and distrust. It argues his lack of adaptability and old style wire pulling doomed his candidacy.
The piece argues for amateur baseball in Pendleton and similar towns like Indications, La Grande, Baker City, and Walla Walla. It claims local players, often schoolboys, gain pleasure and benefit, while such teams avoid financial drain on communities since gate receipts cover expenses. It notes lower quality but equal or greater public interest with locals in the game.
The Pendleton Commercial association gathered last Friday to plan advertising for Umatilla county resources and attract eastern immigration to the Pacific Northwest. Representatives from small towns attended. attendees felt Pendleton, despite hard times, remains the best town on earth.
The Department of Agriculture has dispatched specialists to irrigation projects to assist settlers. Byron G Hunter is assigned to the Umatilla project to study soil and climate and provide practical guidance on horticultural and agricultural practices for irrigated lands.
The Union Republican notes Oregon residents are discovering the value of water storage for irrigation and power. Reports from across the state highlight new reservoir site locations, signaling land reclamation and closer settlement as storage advances reshape local value and investment opinions.
Baker City residents argue over naming the new library whether to call it a Carnegie library if Carnegie funded the building and locals supplied the books. Some favor Public Library and Carnegie Monument to honor both sides.
Citizens are assured that the city’s dairy herds supplying milk show no tuberculous cows and that dairymen follow proper sanitary practices in milk handling.
The Pilot Rockers delivered solid effort though they fell short. Key players stepped up with spirited defense and scoring runs, highlighting teamwork and determination in a tough loss.
Poem fragment attributed to Clarence Richard Lindner in Les lies Weekly describes an island of frustrated memory. It evokes regret, remorse, and longing to escape life’s pain.
Navy recruits at Bay Station emphasize libraries on battleships as sources of information and self improvement. A gunner's mate recalls initial poor writing improving through practice, reading grammar guides, and asking officers questions. He credits becoming a first class correspondent after months of devotion to letters home and literature.
In the La Grande Observer editorial, rising butter eggs and poultry imports from the east contrast with growing domestic production. The piece argues Oregon should expand profitable farming to meet a swelling population, reducing reliance on shipments.
The Eastern Oregon normal school faces a push to continue operating until voters decide the initiative. Sentiment favors retaining the Weston school across Eastern Oregon, with hope funds may cover ongoing needs without state aid. A stray line about a paper weight and unrelated youth humor appears among the readable text.
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