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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1905
Page
4
Publication information for the East Oregonian with subscription rates and distribution points. Advertising deadlines stated as 4 45 p m the preceding day and copy deadlines for daily editions. Staff and bureau locations listed including Portland San Francisco Chicago and Washington bureaus.
A fragmentary verse likens the world to a looking glass where a fretful, quarrelsome face provokes dislike, while a cheerful, generous demeanor inspires pleasant terms and a bright, kind reflection in others. Notable names appear garbled.
Amarillot county pledges to donate 5000 to the Open River portage deficit fund by May 16. Two-fifths subscribed. urged to guarantee or solicit farmers for full amount, with unused funds redistributed pro rata. Umatilla county reaffirms reliability and readiness to bear share for portage benefits.
The Raxt Oregonian lauds paving Main street from the bridge to lurr street as proposed by the city council. Property owners along the route should back the plan, with concrete sidewalks added in front of buildings. The piece urges a park or resting place for summer evenings. A $10 reward for a public shed is still posted in Pendleton.
Letters from the Portland Chamber of Commerce to Oregon newspapers ask which industries are most needed across various facilities and explain that the initial aim of developing these industries is to connect investors with participants at the Lewis and Clark fair.
The text laments Portland's delays in embracing capital investment and rail expansion. It argues that if 26 years ago residents had pursued letters and attracted actual capitalists, Oregon's isolated districts would have grown dramatically, with population gains and 2000 miles of railroad, boosting property values to about £700,000,000 rather than under $2,000,000.
An alleged commercial traveler argues in Baker City Herald that Ashland has no saloons yet higher drunkenness and whiskey sold by barrel in drug stores shows moral decline. He cites railroad rules, drug store crowds, and broader regional issues amid local politics and industry.
The passage notes Southern loyalists backing the Republican representation in renereis from the South and their desire to support and introduce the bill to the Browtlow whely nephew. It suggests regional disaffection with other sections and hints at a plan to move the capital to Knoxville amid partisan tensions.
James Malloy a fisherman from Barrytown New York started across the Hud aon late at night with six Poles. Before reaching the far shore the boat capsized and Malloy and Piston were drowned. Senator O Hillatt of Connecticut, who had been expected to die, is now recoverable with excellent chances for ultimate recovery.
In a humorous aside the writer jokes about President Roosevelt being pulled away from his wolf hunting to address orders regarding Castro. The tone mocks presidential duties and contemporary political events.
The Dalles Chronicle notes how wealth alters friendships and status. A rich man enjoys aid from peers, but misfortune exposes true loyalties as friends withdraw and harm follows. The piece uses animal fable imagery to critique social behavior and envy.
Washington reports a bill to form a new state from East Tennessee and parts of Southeastern Kentucky and Southwest Virginia. Representatives Brownlow, Blemp, and Edwards back the measure, claiming the region as the new state's boundaries. The old stronghold area is the core of the proposal.
Racine Wisconsin based Carver Manufacturing Co advertises an innovative flat iron with a detachable heat retaining nickel plated enclosure and a malleable interior iron weighing under three pounds. The device heats to red heat, then preserves heat for about 30 minutes, offering reversible polishing and substantial efficiency for laundry work. Agents are canvassing the city to establish season headquarters.
Unrestricted forest reserve scrip offered at forest market prices. Scrip secures rights to timber land for farming grazing or desert use, usable in any quantity without residence or improvement. Address H. M. Hamilton The Portland Portland Oregon.
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