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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1912
Page
4
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With 11 days until the Republican convention the contest remains chaotic. Taft forces gain strength and may use the steam roller to deny Roosevelt, risking a Roosevelt bolt. A dark horse like La Follette is floated as a potential third man, though unlikely. Final clarity depends on the national committee’s actions as Taft and Roosevelt duel for the nomination.
The June editorial urges voters not to sign indiscriminately. It warns that signing every petition strains Oregon’s system, risks overloading the ballot, and could turn away both supporters and opponents of the initiative through widespread disgust.
The Journal warns that the initiative system risks fatigue as more measures surface. It calls for voters to understand each proposal, resist perfumed canvassers, and avoid signing petitions without knowing provisions. The piece argues fools rush into ballots and urges informed support or rejection.
Property owners on Jackson Street and Court Street unite to push paving improvements for the busy routes. A steel bridge nearing completion costs 725,000, and the north side traffic shifts toward better travel conditions before the fall roundup.
The article recalls the 1832 Baltimore convention that nominating power shifted from Congress and state caucuses to a national gathering. It notes the era’s political battles, Jacksonian influence, and the decline of the King Caucus as the method for selecting presidential candidates, foreshadowing the coming direct primary era.
Special prices on cordwood including Goog dry red fir slab wood cotton wood yellow and black pine. Five cord lot deals available. Clean Rock Spring lump and nut coal offered. Save money by visiting Kopitzke Gillanderg. phone Main 17. The man behind the hoe may dig up many a dollar for the other fellow.
In 1912 Pendleton Oregon readers are asked to help locate Fitzhugh Lee Weiss a dark haired 103 pound man about five foot ten inches. His father H V Wells of Rugby Virginia is dead and brothers seek news to settle the estate. Last heard in mid 1910 he was in Portland after leaving Seattle. Information to Mont Weiss care Jas R Porter.
Luther Burbank known as the wizard of horticulture endures attention from strangers who harass him. A San Francisco passerby grabbed his arm and asked about his latest work. Burbank replied with a playful quip about grafting milkweed on eyeplant to produce castird.
A quirky note recounts an osteopath traveling each week to treat a young woman with weak ankles and wrists. He explains he “goes out and treat her weekends” to provide care across distance, reflecting a humorous anecdote from June Lippincott's.
Pendleton opens new billiard, card and tobacco rooms offering cigars tobaccos and smokers supplies. Checks in each room good toward baths, shave or shine. Call to get acquainted.
Round trip to Pioneer Picnic offered Friday or Saturday by Penland Bros Auto Truck. Car departs in morning and returns in the evening, leaving Weston at 7 o clock. Call Main 339 to arrange.
Penland Bros offers quick moving and transfer services in city short trips and country moves. Reliable for furniture and general hauling with phone contact at Main 339.
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