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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1907
Page
4
amid garbled text the notice outlines annual and weekly mail rates, including one year five dollars and various monthly options. it mentions security billing and a washington dc address, with references to the scrippe news association and erratic stray words.
Port offices closed for Washington’s birthday as stores and banks display closures while clerks tidy up for a busy Saturday. A missionary meeting features a paper on George Washington, highlighting the holiday’s observance and questions about legal allowances and public spirit. The piece notes the contrast between outward acknowledgments and those who continue work.
A fragment from an East Cretonian piece extols optimistic forecasts for Mreasifia county. It highlights promising prospects and eager expectation for development, expressing belief in progress and potential benefits for settlers and investors.
Miss Jennie B. Chamberlain of Marcy New York reports suffering from a facial and hand affliction. After two weeks of medical treatment with no relief she used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for a little over a month and was entirely cured, dated May 28 1906.
A California woman and a Texas family describe long skin disease illnesses cured by Cuticura products. Bertha Simpson of Alviso recalls ten plus years of sores and sickness ending in four weeks of Complete Treatment. R Crowson of Texas notes two children improved after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills. Both testimonials dated May 24 and May 30, 1906.
Mere development of the county Cetera slowly. Pendleton will be the site of a four tiree sawiliing plant in the near future, confidence among those versed in the facts. The timber belt south of here will not remain as is for long. The Pilot Nowk branch of the RO&N, and a proposed spur from the city to the foothills of the Blue mountains through the Tueultia fate will tap the best hoacies of Sisuber Jett stein la ek wet. An opportunity will not go lone unheaded. Reclamation of tile land in the west and north sides of the county promises a large new settlement. Electric line now coming will complete transportation facilities and raise hopes for a splendid future for the county.
Eastern Oregon delegates pushed an amended Irrigation code in the house but failed by a two vote margin. The bill, revised to limit power of private pump and irrigation schemes and cut heavy appropriations, faced opposition from eastern Oregon lawmakers despite attempts to salvage it. Representative Barrett voted from sick bed against indefinite postponement.
The discussion centers on a recall bill granting voters power to remove public officials. Proponents argue the public should have recall rights similar to initiating office, while critics seek safeguards for officials. They favor a high threshold, proposing recall if a substantial portion of voters oppose the official.
The Portland city council passed a high license ordinance raising saloon fees to 500 per year and capping the number of saloons. On March 31 the new rule takes effect allowing existing saloons to renew, but no new licenses will be granted until population pro rata reaches 600 per saloon. Pendleton values 90 saloons for 7,090 people, The Dalles 1 saloon per 166 residents, and La Grande 200 per saloon. Enterprise bans frame buildings afterward. only brick or stone structures allowed. Does this signal prohibition's reach in Wallowa county.
The Enterprise in Wallowa county is urged to ban wooden structures. The East Oregonian recalls Chief Joseph’s camp at Enterprise and notes a wooden shack would have been a luxury for pioneers. Ex-governor Geer dominates conversations in Salem and Portland papers, editing his paper and influencing local interests amid legislative activity.
An anonymous Birmingham Age-Herald verse questions why dwell on the past and urges moving forward. It frames the future as the path ahead while the past remains dead, and suggests all hoped-for steps lie ahead.
A local bar and billiard hall remains a short walk from the city depots, with regulars noting steady late night patronage. Authorities say no incidents have been reported as planners discuss daytime safety measures.
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