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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1908
Page
4
The piece argues voters in Missouri and Kansas will face many candidates in the upcoming August primaries. It urges voters to be well informed before selecting a candidate and to skip any office group on the ballot if no clear knowledge exists, warning that intelligent voting is essential to the primary system.
Poem excerpt reflects on missed deeds and lingering regret as day ends. The lines urge action over delay, noting sorrow arises from what is left undone rather than what is done. The voice laments slow compassion and the toll of inaction.
Pendleton ranks highly in the Pacific Builder and Engineer list with four new projects. City hall at 40000 dollars, levee repairs at 6600 dollars, and a federal building planned at 79000 dollars highlight the city’s construction push. The feature signals strong local pride and broad regional interest from contractors, architects, and trades.
John Sharpe Williams, Mississippi Democrat and senator elect, said the Democratic candidates and platform were satisfactory but offered no enthusiasm. He criticized the Denver convention’s Bryan-led approach, noting it left no room for other influential Democrats and rejected the ideals of figures like Watterson Gray Parker Williams.
The Kansas City Star urges voters in Kansas and Missouri to vote intelligently in the August direct primary. It questions how voters will express themselves at the polls and notes the electorate is not yet educated to the duty of primary voting, suggesting the need for better voter understanding.
The urban crowd condemns alleged near beer sold by former saloon keepers and vows to enforce the law. Prohibition supporters predict a countywide victory and plan chemical tests to prove violations, urging law observance without revenge. The East Oregonian hints at strict action if lawbreakers are found.
In response to an editorial, The Oregonian argues against the idea that big cities need saloons, noting Pendleton remains dry while Walla Walla is wet. The piece questions Portland Spokane Seattle and Tacoma’s paths if Oregon and Washington go dry, asking how Portland would fare without its 400 saloons and how Walla Walla will handle local option changes in Umatilla County.
The passage debates how counties with identical conditions and citizenship would lack large towns and viable towns in the Inland Empire if the saloon is abolished. It ponders whether legitimate resources would languish and how communities would adapt, noting the uncertain future.
The piece questions the drop in Western wool prices this season, noting last year’s clips fetched 18 to 23 cents per pound while this year’s sales are half that. It cites rising wool consumption and steady wool quality, and critiques wool journals for offering explanations that lack the right ring.
On this day in history, notable events include the 136th centennial of a hereditary role in the German empire, Marlborough and Eugene lifting a siege at Oudenarde in 1708, John Quincy Adams born in 1767, Hamilton Burr duel in 1804, Halleck named commander in 1863, Cleveland and Hendricks nominated in 1884, Wyoming statehood signed in 1890, and a 1894 quake at Consantinople with heavy casualties.
On July 12 events and births span centuries from William the Lion's defeat at Alnwick in 1174 to Dreyfus's vindication in 1906. Notable figures include Alexander Hamilton born 1755 in Nevis and Osler born 1849 in Tecumseh Ontario. England aligns with Sweden 1812. Dahlgren dies 1870. Cromwell dies 1712.
A Boston Lodge member extols Elks virtues in a rhymed tribute praising fellow brothers. The poem celebrates kindness, charity, and brotherhood among Elks and their path to the Lodge above. It envisions St Peter welcoming a Brother Elk without delay to the golden Lodge of Love.
A New York World correspondent reports a Lincoln campaign rumor urging the city to give all its votes to William Jennings Bryan if nominated. Lincoln's pride in Bryan shifts from previous Republican leanings as locals consider aligning with the famed candidate who boosted the city’s profile.
Rev Charles H Parkhurst said in Boston that if he had 10 000 000 he would fund a daily newspaper for the church. He argued such a paper would be a missionary enterprise, serving the church and community rather than competing with other papers.
Dr W T Cooke reports from northern Wyoming that dry farming shows success with promising crops. He highlights fertile soil near Newcastle and a 40 acre dry farm on Powder River under Northwestern railroad cooperation. Leaders like Elvin Bennett Judge Parmelen and Gillette advocate crop trials as evidence mounts statewide.
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