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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1910
Page
4
A damaged OCR segment lists various subscription options, prices, and delivery methods. The garbled text references yearly, six month, quarterly, and weekly plans by mall or carrier, with several unreadable parts. The readable items hint at typical periodical pricing structures without clear values or names.
A San Franciscan recalls a scare caused by three prominent men from a local Defender of the Faith group guarding the city’s reputation. The clerk, frightened, faced warnings that led to dismissal and blacklist risks for failing to heed rumors. The piece hints at broader inquisitorial activities and employment pressure.
H. Pennett of Chicago arrives in Portland to lead the City Beautiful program for the Portland civic league with a $500 monthly salary and a $20,000 fund. The editor argues the plan could guide growth, improve streets, bridges, and parks, and suggests Pendleton and future Portland developments benefit from architectural planning.
The Inland Herald notes Los Angeles rivaling Spokane in patriotism and cites a San Francisco visitor who overheard a clerk mention vacant houses and idle elderly residents. The piece suggests Los Angelenos borrowed a tactic from Stepniak's Underground Russia to expose disloyalty.
In Portland several plumbing firms complain they cannot buy from wholesalers due to non membership in the master plumbers' association. Accused trust members allegedly undermined a city plumbing ordinance and backed another to strengthen control. Boycotted plumbers report securing supplies and receiving sympathy orders, while trust members face potential prosecutions in local and federal courts.
The O R and N yard buzzed with numerous trains this morning making Pendleton look distinctly metropolitan as seven or eight passenger trains crowded the tracks at once.
Poor weather keeps Pendleton streets in poor condition. Roads near the business district resemble hog troughs with many thoroughfares blocked or rough for pedestrians and traffic.
A distant Wellington tragedy reverberates nationwide with many grieving families and a long list of dead and missing persons stirring sorrow across communities.
Pendleton seeks a local band following growing activity from musicians as local arts groups report increasing engagement and availability. The effort aims to boost performances at community events and venues.
Labor notes report union demands for an eight hour day at 37 12 cents, a Tay day biweekly, and double time for overtime. Headquarters of International Hot Carriers and Building Laborers Union moved to Albany. Old age pension plans under study by several unions. Typographical union pension fund at $218,000. NYC Central Federated Union urges a national labor party modeled on Britain. New York CentralRailroad grants wage increases to trainmen. exact rates to be set by compromise.
Poem fragment by James Whitcomb Riley imagines a distant homecoming with a motherly welcome and endless journeys. The speaker strides along familiar paths toward a gate shaded by pinks and hollyhocks, longing for the dear old smile and warm tears. The piece contemplates vast distances, space and distant worlds beginning beyond a granite milestone.
A debate centers on which streets the traction company should use for its tracks. Citizens and officials weigh options, citing traffic impact and safety implications for the proposed routes.
A lighthearted prompt invites readers to try smiling to feel better and notice small mood shifts. Feelings of positivity may spread in social settings and daily routines, potentially improving interactions and reducing stress through a simple, accessible act.
A short excerpt from Thomas Hardy’s verse speaks of loyal workers facing change and renewal. It reflects on endurance, memory, and the fear of being left behind as the old guard yields to the new. The speaker mourns the erosion of familiar fires and asks if they too must step aside.
Fourteen hundred sixty acres of fenced land with new posts and water rights. Alfalfa and grain land totaling about 1640 acres, capable of producing 760 tons of alfalfa this year. Stream runs through the property with ample irrigation via concrete dams and ditches. Includes buildings, fruit trees, berries, and a railroad through the middle. Priced at 46000 dollars. E T Wade, American National Bank Bid Pendleton Oregon.
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