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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1907
Page
4
The notice lists subscription prices including monthly and yearly rates for mail and weekly editions. It notes Chicago and Washington bureaus and the Pendleton post office as the carrier, with second class matter status.
Traveling men report widespread building stagnation across northwest cities including Pendleton. The author blames lumber trusts for price rises that choke construction. San Francisco contractors reducing materials once lumber costs rise, revealing price uniformity in northwest yards and higher costs from combine mills. The piece argues trust grip forces builders to pay more and urges awakening to curb the monopoly.
The East Oregonian protests Portland merchants prizes for best country Reuben and related country caricatures in Fourth of July contests. It condemns ridiculing rural people and urges ending such “country” stereotypes, noting roads for city folk to reflect on manners and intellect.
The piece pokes fun at rural fashion and social folly, calling townspeople rubes and noting there is much good in even the worst among them. It playfully questions who may criticize the rest of us, highlighting collective character.
Pendleton marks a municipal progress surge as Fourth of July festivities return with paving on Main and Court streets. City hall authorization, sewer extensions, street improvements, and levee works signal a new era, urging visitors from Umatilla County to note the developments shaping Pendleton’s growth.
The passage notes a moment when a man confronts past follies, often seeking inward confession without public display. It argues that adversity or illness spurs most to adopt a new path, marking a turning point in life and moral reformation.
A fragmentary local column argues that weed spread in the wheat belt of Umatilla Walla Walla and Franklin counties could force big farms to divide into small tracts for weed control. It notes labor limits and shifts of investment capital, mentioning John D Rockefeller dodging subpoenas and a chaotic, satirical tone about local development and power.
Kornan adopts another reform affecting bakers. From now on they may not knead barefoot nor stand bare naked over kneading troughs while making bread for the fastidious public of the Sunflower state.
A letter from Bert Huffman of Pendleton dated July 1 1907 praises Joaquín Miller as a boy grown bearded and brave. The poem extols the poet's battles sorrows and joys and asserts his voice unites rich and poor, praising nature, mountains, fields, and the sun. It envisions audiences listening as towers and peaks glow with pride.
An old verse about Little Ah Sid a playful Chinese boy in a distant land. He captures a bumble bee with his cap and pockets the remains. The poem portrays his innocent mischief and the comic mispronunciations as he exclaims words like Ki-st Kip-yip-ye and Ki-ya Yuk-than Dam um Medjoan man.
The Pendleton Tribune and The Dalles Optimist are the only Oregon papers supporting direct primary law or its statement No 1. The Prineville Review notes the Tribune’s stance has a personal angle and urges the two papers to align with progress, predicting the people will learn the truth about direct primaries on their own.
July 4 Pendleton celebration listed with other upcoming happenings including the National Convention in Spokane July 9 to 13 Knights Templar gathering in Saratoga Minnesota July 10 to 11 International Christian Endeavor in Seattle July 16 to 20 Grand Lodge events in Philadelphia and various wool sale and flyin dates in June and July including Baker City July 6 and July 11.
Harry F. Ricker former business manager at the Metropolitan Opera Hour St Paul was found guilty of stealing over $1000 from the theater after ten years of service.
A fragmented verse in a 19th century column describes June life events and cautions about health. It mentions Grayeete in the parlor coughing up membranous matter while fumes from tar and turpentine ease throat issues, and a separate scene of Bill at golf practicing strokes.
Secretary Wilson investigates American Tobacco trust products and accuses Bull Durham and Duke mixtures of being heavily padded with substitutes. The report, attributed to Uncle Sam, emails a critique of alfalfa heavy blends and low tobacco content. The piece includes whimsy and verse about money and love as a contrast.
A fragment advises a home remedy for diphtheria noting a tar and turpentine mixture heated to fumes. The guidance claims to be a widely known receipt and urges closing the room at first throat symptoms in a child.
A London booksale featured rare Shakespeare materials and early plays. Highlights include a 1602 Arden of Faversham at 6050 dollars, a first edition Yorke and Lancustes at 550 dollars, a first Lear at 1250 dollars, a Merchant of Venice quarto at 550 dollars, and a third folio Shakespeare at 7750 dollars. Multiple pre Shakespearean and early English plays fetched varying prices.
The Hotel Pendleton has been renovated and refurnished throughout with upgraded telephone and fire alarm connections. En suite baths and single rooms are available. Special weekly rates offered. Excellent cuisine and prompt dining room service. Bev and Bullard rooms in connection. Located only three blocks from Pepota.
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