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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1910
Page
5
The Oregonian via United Press Association notes the local paper in Pendleton serves as the official city and county publication. Registration and postal details indicate the paper functions as second class mail for official notices and community information.
In Oregon a flood of proposed county division bills threatens to redraw the map and raise taxes. Critics note most proposed divisions lack local support, singling out Orchard county where Milton and Weston oppose the split. Local papers including Freewater Times Milton Eagle Weston Leader Athena Press oppose division measures. The East Oregonian admits it cannot judge distant plans, warning of potential overreach.
Residents in Umatilla County urge voters to defeat every bill foisted upon the county and support a law that settles division problems by the people living in the affected counties. The appeal stresses local input and direct action to resolve jurisdictional issues.
The debate over modified U S reclamation laws risks delaying Oregon irrigation. Critics urge maintaining funding within states and extending the Ima tila project west of the Umatilla river before new works begin. The Umatilla project hinges on extending to lands west of the river to reach completion.
A statement from the presidents of a bankers' association alleges the Multnomah county assessor undervalues property. It claims realty is assessed at about 50 to 60 percent of actual value, violating oath and state law requiring assessment at true value. The issue prompts calls for strict adherence to the law by assessors statewide.
A text fragment discusses Wenaha springs as a Pendleton resort with close ties to the city and an Orchard county bill affecting its status. It notes tension over including Athena and Weston in a proposed new county, calling the plan a highland scheme from start to finish.
The item notes entertainment by Major Lee Moor House and his group described as bloodthirsty friends from the reservation. The description signals a provocative act or show familiar to readers of the period, with emphasis on the controversial cast and their reception in local venues.
In Salem, President Taft’s urging of his policies meets opposition from local Republicans who doubt the plan for leadership by Joe Simon. The piece questions whether bankers back the Sunday funeral procession as a political factor.
A Vermont tale recalls a man with an old ringboned spavined horse used to visit town daily. In a shop the question Where's your horse is answered with Sold him. The owner shows a stack of bills claiming he sold the horse for a hundred dollars to his mother.
A Boston Academy of Music speaker recounted a scheme by nine African Americans to supply a white man with weekly turkeys. They attempted domestic birds but were warned when a wild turkey, mistaken as barnyard stock, was shot by the recipient. The tale ends with the man realizing the misfire was aimed at him.
The poem laments passing youth and old friendships with lines praising old neighborhoods, first violets, and enduring loves. It contrasts fading days with memories of April, spring birds, and the old home where bonds were formed, ending with wishes for blessings on enduring wives.
Corvallis Gazette Times notes C. A. Pobell cashier of Benton County National Bank gains admission to Oregon bar after state board exam. Judges at Salem deem the exaggeration of his presidential prospects unlikely, but acknowledge his thorough effort and disciplined study.
The piece contrasts youth conservatism with aging, citing Everett T. Tentinson on popular children's books and a striking Humane Society report from Pittsburgh. A cow in Evans’ tale loses a leg to a train, then adapts to a wooden prosthetic leg, walking on the peg leg for years and becoming a local curiosity.
In the calehrivion of tia pet Jersey com's UMN iuiniversity a wooden leg appears. Davi Hyans, a farmer from Trumball County, is mentioned in connection with the incident.
In a Village store crowd, a rustic farmer tells the audience honesty is the best policy while an insurance agent from a neighboring town, busy at a cricker barrel, asserts the company’s policies are honest, prompting disbelief. The Vancouver Province notes the odd, lawless vibe in the code of love.
A group including Purdue students, the sheriff, and George Ades visited Hageldene to raid a gypsy camp near the home. Five women were captured after a swoop on the camp, locals report thefts by the band with one woman admitting stealing $29.50. Evidence indicates weapons were linked to Ades museum displays. The gypsy group, described as a roaming troupe, submitted to the invasion.
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