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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1908
Page
4
The East Oregonian publication details its status as Pendleton's independent daily and semi weekly paper. Subscription rates for daily and weekly editions vary by duration and delivery method, with distribution points and national news association affiliation noted.
The East Oregonian lists county offices and candidates including Circuit Judge H J Bean Senatora Smith Cole Treasurer Hendley Surveyor Kimbrell and Coroner Folsom. Pendleton residents seek broad county representation and development with elected officials from multiple towns to ensure well being and public services.
A narrator contrasts a mother's tender bedtime guidance with Nature taking away our familiar playthings. The reflection notes children cling to comfort while sleep and the unknown beckon beyond the known. The tone is gentle, reflective, and nature centered.
The Tax Reform league of Portland pushes initiative petitions to voters this year for a single tax plan. It would radically shift assessment methods and burden land owners, sparking debate over partial adoption and balancing impacts on livestock and manufacturing values, with calls for educational steps and staged reform rather than sweeping change. The proposed Section 1 of Article IX would redefine uniform taxation and exempt much property, including dwellings, farm improvements, tools, and livestock, while allowing exemptions for public and charitable uses.
Pendleton faces criticism as county offices appear monopolized by nonresidents. A survey of Umatria county offices shows few Pendleton residents among current officials, with many having moved from Pendleton before taking office.
The East Oregonian notes a national shift toward practical sermons and civic topics in churches. Spokane Chronicle reports sermons last Sunday covered Sunday closing laws, saloons, actresses, and downtown life, signaling a move toward broad minded and utilitarian church enterprise.
The Pendleton Tribune attacks the East Oregonian editor as a “new republican” and argues for a square deal for pioneer residents of eastern Oregon. It cites Frank Davey and T. T. Geer, noting their moves and residency disputes as examples of party recruitment and fairness. The piece insists a fair treatment should extend to veteran party members and new recruits alike.
The people of Willamette Valley oppose an eastern Oregon man running for congress, insisting only permanent residents may be eligible in the district. The candidate YT U Geers highlights crossing the Umatilla River near Pendleton’s Main Street Bridge forty one years ago. The brotherhood of Man theme links to political and social reform.
The proposal shifts focus from selling city bonds to laying the cornerstone of a new city hall, signaling a landmark project in the civic calendar. Officials note construction plans proceed with ceremonial events and funding through existing allocations.
A reflective verse exhorting readers to find hope in hardship. It urges waking to a sunny soul, lifting eyes to the blue sky, and trusting a brighter dawn. The piece celebrates love, gratitude, and doing God's will over self pity, quoting M. A. Kidder.
A humorous exchange ends with two men swapping horses by mistake. They pretend the mix up is a simple joke as both declare the horses theirs. Laughter erupts at the realization that each now rides the others’ mount, a lighthearted frontier moment.
A moral poem warns that gossip can ruin reputations and lead to tragedy. The speaker cites a woman dishonored by slander and a man driven to ruin by envy and whispered lies. The piece urges readers to reject the deadly words They say and to guard their souls against casual calumny.
A lyric fragment describing a maiden in moonlit contemplation in a garden. The speaker admires her eyes and the tranquil scene, imagining silent devotion and mortal longing in a peaceful night setting. Selected text presents a romantic mood with floral and celestial imagery.
A humorous remark about a man with a cork leg dismissing mockery of his limb. The speaker notes some people are sensitive about their cork limbs, while he remains unfazed.
In a train smoker, four men discuss endurance and pain. The narrator boasts of bearing pain and draws his knife blade into his leg to prove the claim, causing one man to faint, another to turn pale, and a third to leave the car. The New York Prompt adds a wary moral about waiting with nothing in view.
Passengers on Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company trains along Pendleton street praised the paving, saying the favorable remarks would fill a larger book than the city charter and ordinances if collected.
A brief from the race notes that there will be no contest for the congressional nomination in the Wil- area, indicating an uncontested path for the candidate. The report highlights the lack of competing bids and suggests a smooth primary process ahead.
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