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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1903
Page
4
Rates listed for daily, weekly, and semi weekly subscriptions with durations of one year six months three months and a ninth by mall and by carrier. Prices vary by term with fractions and odd spellings reflecting old ledger style.
A compact reflection on how idols arise from human imagination and craft by Oliver Wendell Holmes. It contrasts sculpted stone, fresco, architecture, and crafted words as expressions of belief, noting the mind shapes reverence through art and daily ritual.
A jumbled survey of frontier health and governance notes declines in death rates under American management in Mia Hlia and Havana, calls for Filipino restraint, praises revised Northwest resource reporting, Iowa Democratic platform against corporate greed, looming tariff realignments with Republicans, rising German socialist seats, and a portent of royal decline as Emperor William faces erosion of divine right amid socialist spread in the army.
The article notes a rise in transients and gamblers in Pendleton as Washington state law enforcement tightens. Eastern Oregon towns face influxes of street walkers and visitors from closed towns, with La Grande and Baker City complaining of the trend. It argues stricter regulation will push the movement westward and predicts lasting reputational harm. It also touches on penalties, rail regulation, and postal service growth as signs of change.
An officer reports Guam has an abnormal dog surplus amid poverty and hunger. Dogs roam at night, break into homes, and prey on food. The Marine officer used poison to curb the problem, aiming to restore peace and sleep for the residents and officers.
After Walt Whitman published Leaves of Grass the book struggled to sell and was rarely given as a gift. Whittier even burned the copy sent to him, reflecting the mixed reception of Whitman’s work.
The Portland Telegram notes how Whitman’s late years gained softened esteem before his death, with books selling and critics reappraising his poetry. A new complete edition of his works in ten volumes is announced, priced at 760 dollars or 875 per volume, signaling a triumph of his literary mind. The piece reflects on whether he would have seen this recognition. It also recounts Kelley and Matlock’s ride in Heppner, praising their heroism during a deadly flood warning, and lists others who helped save lives in the storm.
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