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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1917
Page
6
The notice lists subscription rates for different durations and methods, including advance yearly, six months, three months, monthly, by mail and by carrier. Rates include weekly and biweekly options with specified prices. The fragmented OCR reflects multiple categories and pricing lines for readers choosing mail or carrier delivery.
A fragmented poem fragment recalls birds leaving their nests at dawn and questions whether they will return. The speaker laments life’s rises and falls, noting broken dew, storminess, and ruin within the house as winds rage outside. The piece evokes loss, nature, and fragile shelter.
The water commission approach is endorsed, stressing water purity and a protected supply for homes, fire protection, and irrigation with limits during drought. Proposals include rotating lawn irrigation by street numbers, extending the line to Chaplisch springs to double supply, and accelerating river water pumping for street sprinkling. The piece also discusses Allied victory implications for Germany, draft needs, and Wheat prices.
A brief note references the dishwater system amid a drought, indicating strain on local water resources and the need for conservation measures during dry conditions.
Forty years ago Pendleton youths gathered at M. K. church to form the Ube Saving Club with officers Frank G. Lee poetico, Willken Howard president, Mine Kathe Hower sponsor, Jennie Smith treasurer. A later scene involved a dinner and a mishap where a tree branch caused a minor accident but no injuries.
Fragmented OCR notes mention Umatilla County plans to send two men to the national army on September 5 amid references to local officials and districts. The text also cites Chief Tall Pine of the Blackfeet advertised as a feature at the Walla Walla Pow Wow and scattered references to Pendleton water system and regional divisions.
View Admiral Takeshita who was attached at the Japanese embassy in Washington is a member of the Japanese war commission now in the United States. He was received in Washington by many old friends.
Reports from St Pac Aug 2 detail discussions between M Hapelje and A Deverell on new wage and working condition rules for railroad painters. Meetings aimed to verify what changes would apply, with the North German Telegraph article cited on wage demands and absence issues. Some confusion surrounds Stamm’s leave and a controversial article attributed to him.
Members of the LW Woower were arrested for alleged disorderly conduct while picketing. The incident occurred amid a protest at a large industrial site where tensions rose as workers demonstrated. Police intervened to restore order and surrounding agencies began reviewing the events.
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