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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1910
Page
4
A postal notice states subscription rates by mail for Pendleton Oregon with three months service and mailing details. The entry indicates post office handling and second class mail designation.
The document argues against splitting Umatilla County into Orchard County. It warns that secession would increase taxes and disrupt progress, urging Pendleton to oppose the plan and defend Athena and Weston. The piece frames public sentiment as pro development and warns of intercommunity strife and divisive politics.
The East Oregonian urges Milton and Freewater residents to weigh the peace versus division vote carefully. It warns against being swayed by business interests and emphasizes listening to opposing arguments, counting the costs, and choosing peace before deciding on any division campaign.
Volunteers under Tan PL Smythe added several hundred names to Pendleton's enumeration but many residents on ranches camps and other work remain uncounted. Supervisor Beach grants extra time to collect missing residents and ensure Pendleton receives a full census tally.
The creation of Hood River county increased property taxes for E A Schiffler on Hood River land from 55.50 in Wasco county to 138 in Hood River county, a 52.50 rise. The notice warns eastern Wasco residents, especially farmers, to weigh division costs before supporting Umatilla county partition.
Pendleton prepares to lead a united push as Miere advances publicity plans and other county matters. The trip aims to solidify Pendleton’s position and mobilize support for a common advancement across Umatilla County.
The Umatilla Indians resist census enumeration and public road construction across the reservation while opposing the government's rent payments system as unjust and intrusive.
The Milton Freewater country is described as a splendid district and a key point in the dispute that Umatilla County does not wish to lose. The passage notes there is no disagreement about the district and highlights its strategic importance to the county.
Dick Fargo writes of a woodland romance centered on a rough clearing and a small cabin. The speaker admires a girl in a white sunbonnet, her hair and eyes contrasted with sunlit skin, as an axe clears the woods and plans unfold for a home and future together.
The poem Love's Way by Ella Wheeler Wilcox explores love as a force that elevates and torments, guiding humans from ascent to abyss and back to beauty. It portrays love as making wisdom seem folly while deepening the simple mind, and shows love as a continual paradox through changing feelings.
The piece praises Theodore Roosevelt as the most famous living American, noting worldwide demonstrations of admiration during his foreign trip. It compares his reception to General Grant’s world tour and highlights widespread recognition from officials and general crowds across multiple countries.
The article surveys migration to Brazil Uruguay Chile Argentina and beyond, noting 1,000,000 Tintin settlers in Minas Gerais and 500,000 German colonists in Rio Grande do Sul. It highlights Italians in Uruguay handling farms and gaucho cattle, and discusses European settlers transforming South America, with Baron Hirsch aiding colonies and millions of immigrants driving industrial development.
A Kansas City TM story recounts Justice Brewer’s joke about a Kansas judge whose state line fence gives him jurisdiction. He commands border-crossing workers to enter, loses his authority when the rail breaks, and quips I have lost my jurisdiction.
A group of young writers and artists dine together and exchange verses. A poet bets an artist $5 he can sell a poem to a magazine, losing each time. The poet explains he won by first selling the poem to the magazine before sharing it with friends.
For sale 1600 acres in northern Grant Co fenced with good buildings adjoining a Reservation. Rich water supply, 150 bearing fruit trees, 100 acres cultivated, 3 acres garden, vegetables and berries. A schoolhouse serves 41 children in district with six months schooling. Nine million feet of timber, past harvests of onions potatoes corn beans cabbage and more. Ranch includes threshing mowing harrows wagons plows harness tools and household goods. Owner seeks retirement and offers land with all listed assets at 8 per acre with half upfront and balance terms.
A terse note from the field hints at a tense standoff involving Dutch forces and a strenuous colonel. Officials indicate extending the deadline while directors push to keep the momentum, and a second approach to the Deschafen is considered.
Mrs accuses her husband of lying about quitting drinking on New Year’s Day as he plans a fishing trip while unseasonably warm weather arrives. The exchange reveals tension over honesty and leisure.
Mrs Colt recounts a New York society woman seeking a theater triumph. A manager warns that her plan risks failure and stresses needing stage mechanics knowhow. The tale ends with a sharp remark about intimate access to stage hands.
The fragment notes a man admitting unworthiness to his girlfriend as she and her mother begin immediate actions to implement required improvements. The terse passage hints at relationship strain and active steps toward change.
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