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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1917
Page
6
A fragmentary verse recalls a weary figure seeking solace and steadfast friends in lonely days. The lines hint at care for companions and a bond that endures through absence. The tone is reflective, marking a small personal elegy in a local page.
The East Oregonian critiques R Corey for lobbying during brief PSC tenure and urges focus on public service. It argues the commission should serve people over utilities, noting rate actions on cream and salt freight inquiries do not justify barring competing firms.
A St Louis Post-Dispatch take on large cash distributions from corporate profits, likening them to a fall indoor sport. The piece notes broad approval in financial districts for generous bonuses and terms that benefit stockholders, while warning some schemes resemble extravagant melon sweeping.
The piece critiques new capital issues by financial institutions as risky in lean years, arguing profits should retire existing capital rather than fuel further flotations. It warns stock watering and security-kiting threaten postwar stability, urges prudent expansion, and notes Spokane bridges and a cautious view on war timing.
English classes seek a motion picture of Macbeth for a high school production. Warren Music House lends a Victrola to aid the project. Under Mims Bailey the classes plan a future program to raise funds for the Victrola’s permanent use.
In Corvallis Oregon a demonstration car operated by the U S Department of Agriculture and the O A C Extension Service will exhibit all classes of market wools from the animal to the consumer. The tour along the OWR and OL routes from Yale to Madras runs February 13 to March 1. A display includes sheep of various breeds to illustrate profitable wool production and how to meet market demands. The goal is to teach range wool growers better breeding and marketing practices to maximize profits amid high wool prices.
W. G. McWhorter of the U S Bureau of Animal Husbandry and Prof O M Nelson will conduct demonstrations on sheep husbandry. The event features expert instruction and practical guidance for breeders and students in the field.
The paper notes various local happenings on February 7 1889 including depredations by a prowler in the hencoop and stolen chickens. It reports Joe Downing and M M Moorhead nearly recovered from an illness described as mimp and mentions a death today in Walla Walla at 1 90 p m. The county treasurer was tallied for 2500 dollars from the Reno fund learned in 1885. George W Hamilton appointed notary public for Governor Pennoyer. Spring fights have begun with a clash between Bluford Stanton and Frank Beale. A party was held at Mr F Barretts residence on College Street for Miss Stella Gihvon.
Fragmentary questions about Pendleton history mention an agricultural student, Marion Jack, a 408 value, rainfall, a block between banks that was a courthouse ware, Mark Patton as a former Camas Prairie resident, Major Lee Meorhouse linked to Mark Twain books, Col J W H Raley as county surveyor, Lat Livermore a 1886 sheriff candidate, and an unclear interview prompt about a railway occasion.
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