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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1909
Page
4
A fragmented OCR text block from the East Oregonian periodical page listing publication names, pricing, dates, and distribution notes. It includes rates for daily and semi weekly editions, carrier and mail delivery details, office addresses, and press association membership references.
Poem urges cheer and beauty over grumpiness and anger. Suggests smiling through life and finding the beautiful in small moments. Quotation hints at James 5 and author James 5. Carter. In April Nautilus.
In Umatilla County wheat farming nears perfection yet real farming is just beginning. The county has vast lands suited to small farming for fruit potatoes and dairying with strong local demand from producers and creameries. Wise growers will embrace closer farming now before neighbors do.
A Pendleton Oregon conference and banquet outlined a plan to raise 60000 to fund a county publicity bureau for the next year. Partners would contribute half locally and half from the county, with optimism that the goal would be met within ten days. The Pendleton Spokesman-Review notes strong support from business leaders for enhanced publicity efforts.
The piece notes widespread publicity campaigns across the west and Inland Empire with Spokane’s $30,000 effort once hailed as unprecedented. It compares Pendleton’s lead and says Spokane’s position has faded while a $140,000 fund is now common, though Spokane’s exact amount was misreported due to a proofreading error.
The government will provide real public roads across the reservation, ending toll detours of about 190 miles for stockmen and sheepmen. The county will assume road maintenance, as reservation allottees do not pay taxes, and a program could require Indians to work on reservation roads, giving a citizenship lesson.
Pendleton's guard unit boasts a new attractive armory that improves winter duties and social entertaining. The real value lies in camp life and extended order drill, which prepare the guardsmen for service and strengthen their esprit de corps.
The report notes Crazy Snake has surrendered and faces uncertain handling, with speculation he may face hard labor on a rock pile or possible execution by hanging if Oklahoma officials decide. It contrasts with more lenient treatment given to Geronimo or Chief Joseph.
G M Rice, praised for invaluable service to the rebuilding of the woolen mill, will be permanently anchored in Pendleton. The decision to establish his long term residence here is welcomed with gladness by the community and mill workers alike.
Harriman aims to unite all railroads under one giant corporation and appears to be driving toward government ownership as a subsequent stage, suggesting a future where the state may own major rail lines.
A brief note states the anti municipal ownership press bureau appears to be in full operation, indicating active efforts related to the policy debate and public communication surrounding municipal control issues.
The Philadelphia Board urges patience and encouragement for boys, noting they deserve appreciation for daily chores and home privileges. It argues boys often face overlooked rights, and proper education toward beauty and order could curb thoughtlessness and mischief.
Oregon likely to send a large delegation to the 20th annual Trans Mississipp i Congress in Denver August 16 to 21 with delegates from Hawaii Alaska and the Philippines. The National Irrigation Congress meets Spokane August 8 to 14 and may join Denver discussions. President Taft plans to attend and lawmakers from 17 western states plus three territories are expected.
In West Virginia Justice Harlan sat on a circuit to hear a case with principal counsel a bald lawyer who complained of a draft. The judge sympathized and quipped that the court shared the same kind of head as the lawyer.
The fragment offers a rhythmic plea asking a lover to show care and effort for a beloved. It muses on chores and considerate acts like mowing the lawn painting garden palings and tidying the home to please her. The tone imitates a poetic exhortation about devotion.
The Hallsville minister riding a train with two intoxicated men faced an attempted assault after one claimed a pocket pick and a $10 bill. The minister, seen nearby, did not awaken as one man shook him while the other urged restraint, prompting debate on law enforcement versus lawmaking.
The country’s annual rainfall including snow totals 216 trillion cubic feet with most lost to evaporation and river flow. Of 70 trillion cubic feet entering the sea yearly, under 6 percent is used for power and up to 95 percent wasted in floods. United States has 232 navigated streams totaling 26,116 miles and more navigable by improvement. A baby named William Howard Taft Whitehouse was born in Youngstown Pennsylvania on the day Taft became president.
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