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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1910
Page
4
A local notice from Pendleton Oregon lists an official at the post office described as a second class mall waiter. The item appears in Telephone Official City and County Paper as part of a public notices section.
Rumors spread from Spokane that Umatilla Indians may confront Warmith over census enumeration. The Inland Herald claims runners were sent to settlements warning against enumeration and a "battle council" was convened. Pendleton residents fear tension, but officials say the tribe is not threatening violence.
Local complaints about high four party phone rates prompt action from Pacific Telephone district manager. He promises improved service and seeks justification for current earnings. Citizens seek fair rates, hopeful for restoration of prior four party pricing if data support it.
A letter argues Pacific Telephone and Telegraph should deliver good service at reasonable prices given city permits and monopoly protections. It urges restraint on rate hikes, praises District Manager Vin Houtte for promising faster local service, and hopes the city company dispute ends peacefully.
The Oregon Journal condemns the Carnegie Foundation for pressuring colleges to raise entrance standards, arguing this narrows higher learning and harms society. It cites Wisconsin and Ohio State as examples and notes a vast drop from elementary enrollments to college attendance, warning of impractical, utilitarian education trends.
The appointment of Governor Hughes to the supreme court will disappoint many who hoped he would run for president. The move is expected to affect the race for the Republican presidential nomination, potentially tying Taft to a northern ally in the contested contest.
A disgruntled Main Street property owner has sold out and his builders to be improved. It may be a good thing for Pendleton if a few more realty deals can be pulled off. The Idaho range board is under scrutiny.
A theatrical manager recalls meeting Blandalli the Strong Man of Rome while traveling from Kansas City to Omaha. A passenger with side whiskers asked him to confirm the feat of lifting two and one half tons in harness and holding two men aloft, ending with a humorous request to raise a car window.
A poetic reminiscence on aging and fishing. The speaker recalls youthful outings with a friend, the simple joy of fishing, and how time dulls the ease of travel to distant streams. Now aged, he sacrifices the hunt for the brook’s lure outside his cottage door.
A critical view outlines how major trusts control many industries from restaurants and printing to steel and tobacco. It argues department stores replace independent merchants, creating salaried workers under managers, and compares the rise of mass retail to Rome’s churches built from old temples. It also notes political anecdotes and light entertainment scraps.
Senorita Amanda Azar, a Syrian beauty, is nominated for queen of the national carnival in Santo Domingo. The proposal split the national cabinet army and police, with foreign ministers endorsing liberal marriage to Miss Azar. President Caceres strained to maintain neutrality amid a Parisian duel crisis as popularity favored her.
A large ranch near Pendleton Oregon, 1640 acres fenced with 800 acres in grain and 250 acres alfalfa. It has 760 tons alfalfa this year, a stream Tuna providing irrigation, concrete dams and ditches, several buildings, fruit trees, and a railroad running through the middle. Priced at 46000 dollars. Contact E T Wade at American National Bank Eld Pendleton Oregon.
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