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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1908
Page
5
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A reflective verse by Harold Susman urges gentleness and patience. It counsels calmer speech and kinder thoughts to ease daily tensions and foster compassion, ending with a call to focus on pleasant topics.
An aster day carnival is proposed to diversify the district fair next fall. Prizes for asters would be offered and homeowners urged to plant for the event. Asters grow with little care and create colorful decorations, adding an esthetic, memorable feature beyond fruits and vegetables. The fair should showcase art, music, and beauty alongside livestock and poultry displays to appeal to the public’s imaginative side.
An early settler recounts his return to Umatilla County’s desert, now productive with orchards and alfalfa. Land values have soared from near nothing to 1090 to 300 per acre, showing how irrigation and farming methods convert wilderness into fertile fields, with more land to rise to cultivation.
The passage describes turning people to an irrigation creed amid harsh desert land. Early settlers doubt the sagebrush wasteland and quit after landing some work. A third entrant finds a path to fortune, earning credit for success despite the hard contest with the desert.
The Oregon Daily Journal argues Senator C W Fulton will succeed Jonathan Hourne in 1913 only if he backs the popular election of U S senators. Republicans in Oregon pledge support for No 1 and insist the people must elect senators, predicting no future senatorial deadlocks.
Pendleton high school shows top overall standing in school events in the Inland empire. The improved efficiency reflects strong leadership from City Superintendent Landers Principal Hampton and the high school instructors. Close collaboration and lively class engagement boost school spirit and daily activity.
President 8 M Barnes of the Umatilla County Pioneers invites the public to Weston for a reunion and picnic on May 28 23 and 30. The event aims to honor an aging roll and showcases Weston’s hospitality and the county’s early settlement history.
A poetic meditation by Caroline Renfrew on love as the path to divine truth. The speaker urges the soul to rise through love to touch God's mysteries and the eternal design, claiming love grants the widest truth and immortality.
War correspondent James Creelman recalls a Russian officer and a sketching photographer amid the Port Arthur siege. The observer, unfazed by shells and dust, works on as Mauser bullets fly. The captain asks in polished English if the sketch will ever be finished.
Washington dispatch reports a bill to regulate liquor licenses in Alaska aiming to stop perambulating saloons. It sets a flat 1000 license in incorporated towns or those with a resident official and keeps ante liqueur tax at 2000, arguing current 500 licenses allow moving to camps. Authorities claim reform curbs saloon mobility and abuses.
In town from Lorane country, Z. W. and T. M. Doak recount a large rattlesnake den on Jerry Pipes place. Forty seven snakes have been killed across several warm days, 14 on the latest Sunday. Snakes, skins, and rattles are kept for various uses. A separate note from Kobe accuses a cold called bore kaze as a curse from departed war soldiers.
Thomas F. Millard portrays Jolo as the most interesting island in the Sulu archipelago. He notes a warlike mood in landing and describes strict orders for armed American soldiers. Millard details a crew of sailors returning from a swim, each armed, citing the Juramentada fanatic who may attack with a barong.
The text notes a figure who exists across Moro country with Jolo as his favored habitat, suggesting a regional influence or presence. It emphasizes Jolo as a key base while implying broader spread across Moro areas.
Saloon forces and anti saloon factions fight for control in Salem and Marion counties as local option elections are called. In seven Salem precincts the saloon camp seeks to keep antis from attaching sections to strong saloon voting areas.
A pithy reflection notes that many men hope for sudden success yet neglect readiness. The line urges action and preparation rather than passive waiting, implying consequences for those who delay.
The article urges investors and young men in Umatilla county and eastern Oregon to buy irrigated land now on the market. It warns that every acre in the county’s irrigation belt around Pendleton will soon be worth three to five times current prices, claiming no other western region offers similar opportunities.
A Saturday fire at Nelson British Columbia destroyed the West Kootenai Power and Light sub station, causing an estimated damage of about $60,000. Fire crews fought the blaze, with investigations underway into the cause.
Rooms advertised at one dollar to one dollar fifty per night located a block and a half from the depot with electric lighting featured. The notice markets affordable lodging options in the area.
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