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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1912
Page
4
The Daily East Oregonian announces subscription rates for Pendleton Oregon with mail and carrier options. Publication details note sale location in Portland and Pendleton offices, and that the paper is a public circulation, official city and county paper via Northwest News Bureau and United Press Association.
President elect J F Robinson will lead the Pendleton Commercial Club with a loyal eager membership doubling over last year. The paid secretary reform by President Smythe strengthens the organization as the new board aids progress in Pendleton and Umatilla County.
The Umatilla reservation branch forms as honorary white members join the Indian Brotherhood. The group aims to protect tribal rights and advance welfare, urging vigor in government action on water rights and allotment issues, while inspiring youths to pursue industry and progress.
A public service stance emerges as the Commercial club election shows members favor public service over corporate dominance. Dr Smith faced opposition, notably from Dr Vincent of Pacific Power & Light, whose strong activity suggests the utility seeks influence on both selling and buying ends. The piece argues such influence should stay within proper boundaries.
La Follett hints at quitting the race if the colonel does not appear to allow the Progressives to examine him. The statement suggests uncertainty about remaining in the contest depending on the colonel’s presence and approval.
Open season in the north west for wildcat concerns signals rising activity. Early indicators point to a phase of heightened attention and action across multiple sectors as stakeholders brace for potential developments.
After the club election concludes, leaders propose using the hammers to fit up more suitable quarters. The plan aims to secure better facilities and long term stability for members.
Louis Francis Brown returned from New England trips with adventures including a theater box office conversation about a found satchel. A Yankee asks about a Boston bag with brown cloth sides and black leather ends. He hints the bag contained a woman’s fake teeth she needs for a church social.
Governor Mann of Virginia recounted a Civil War anecdote at a New Jersey Union League dinner. He described an auction in Petersburg where a wardrobe drew bids near 999 dollars before a Yankee shell disrupted the sale. The tale cited inflated prices during wartime.
A Philadelphia Record note reports a lively auction where a wardrobe is knocked down with the bidder named as General Grant, the hammer price reported at $1000.
A weary man frets as minutes slip away. A sparrow on the window ledge inspires him to face adversity. he grants it some scraps and ponders luck, deciding that fortune may appear from unlikely places. He steels himself, hoping to regain nerve and find his break.
A sixth dynasty papyrus relates a Temple scribe’s noisy neighbors a copper smith and a carpenter. He bribes each to swap lodgings, solving the racket and amusing readers for 5000 years, per London Tit-Bits.
Official figures submitted to Mayor Gaynor by the finance department reveal New York City's total debt at the start of 1912 reached 1 037 811 718 dollars, about 20 million more than the U S public debt. In 1911 the funded debt rose 71 432 485 with 44 200 600 tied to rapid transit bonds and the water supply system. The data underscore the vast scale of the metropolis.
A fragment asserts York as an exceedingly costly metropolis with lavish governance. It argues that, like other major cities, extravagance is common in city management and anticipates a future where cities are run along business lines similar to corporations.
Washington correspondent William W Price, known for his size and Taft comparisons, had a dramatic moment at Columbia Country Club Links. He drove into a mud pool, slippd, but kept composure, joking that the ball remained unplayable yet sat on a mud tee as spray burst around.
A tiny island in the Japan Sea near Nagasaki hosts a remarkable coal mine described as the most extraordinary yet smallest in the world. It has surface room only for shafts and hoisting machinery, while its extensive workings extend beneath the sea in all directions.
An occasional doctor faces trial for harming a patient while the broader banking profession is portrayed as reliable and honest. The contrast underscores public concern over accountability in medicine and finance, framing ethical questions about professional duty and trust.
In a brief exchange Anna asks Clara what Mr Eklund charged for sewing on a pair of soles on her sheet. Clara replies she was charged 66 cents and accepted the work as fine, though she dislikes him and Anna.
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