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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1911
Page
4
Public notice lists subscription rates by mail and carrier for the Oregon newspaper. Includes daily six months, three months, and weekly options with prices. confirms Portland address for the Oregon News Co and security of the listing. notes United Press Association membership and Pendleton post office classification.
Fragmented note signals a harvest season push with calls for abundance and sharing. Ambiguous slogans imply exhortations toward surplus and communal feasting. No clear persons or organizations identified in readable text.
John Wert urges an investigation into a municipal electric plant tied to a city water system on the North Fork of the Umatilla River. An engineer says a combined power and water system is feasible with a station between the city and the mountains. The editor believes the project could pay for itself, improve service, lower rates, and reduce dependence on private utilities.
At a council meeting last evening further steps were taken toward paying East Alta Street from Main to Eavyt Court. A remonstrance from the Fast Alta street district was reviewed and the city attorney instructed to draft an ordinance for bids on the paving. The council noted the district paving is not secured and may reject excessive bids, with equalization steps needed for the East Alta assessment.
City council discusses sharing the cost of paving East Alta Street and a side street. Officials note no plan can be perfectly fair to all, while promising to place the burden where it properly belongs. Residents on East Alta Street await action.
Citizens grow hostile toward the Pactitte Power and Wright company over higher lighting bills and the refusal to underground wires. In contrast, Walla Walla offers free light poles on Alder Street, highlighting Pendleton residents’ demand for a municipal utility and urging the company to concede without delay.
The San Francisco court released Anna Langley on a $100 bail after she shot and killed her husband. The defense argued he was a worthless brute who abused her. she supported the family as a stenographer and faced his drunken mistreatment. The public reaction centers on justice and restraint.
A Pendleton case notes Pacific Power and Light collects £50,009 annually, much of which is unavailable for local use. The text argues residents should reclaim that money or a portion to apply toward paying out an IA.
Supreme Court Justice Hughes questioned if the U S government should tax the public to support superannuated Methodist ministers during a postal rate hearing. E R Graham argued the rise would force suspensions of church publications funding widows and orphans, prompting Hughes to ask if ministers should be supported by the United States.
The bar association committee intends to publish a report on the Bailey Perry Watty case. Janine and the Hast Oregonian will likely publish the report, with the sunlight treatment expected to aid Umatilla County bar seeculation.
The Canadian administration faces skepticism as it seeks approval from Parliament to ratify the reciprocity treaty. Critics contest benefits and timing while supporters urge swift action to strengthen cross border ties and trade.
A promotional notice advertises home delivery of the Daily East Oregonian for five dollars per month, outlining subscription terms and service details for readers.
Spokane announce a midsummer potlatch at Dalsy to mourn Chief Barnaby 75 who advised the president on land sales and once spoke before Roosevelt. Crowning rites, distribution of his estate, and a White man’s sermon by Father Caldi mark the ceremony. His body lies in a Colville burial casket.
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