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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1905
Page
4
A damaged OCR fragment shows a name Francisco Butewa with an address at 8 Fourth Street and seems to include scattered foreign terms and garbled place names, lacking a coherent context or readable event details. No clear action, date, or organization present.
The dispute over per mile assessments against Kh Jieeminent Ik metal company ends with a settlement of 10 000 dollars per mile plus interest, boosting public faith in court action. The East Oregonian vows to expose tax dodgers while urging the county court to address unpaid personal taxes and railroads’ tax liabilities in a wider public interest.
A garbled yet pointed political jeremiad decries delays in irrigation projects like Erneta and Malheur and river appropriations. The speaker laments long-standing corruption, patronage, and fractured unity, accusing politicians of twisting the will of the people to benefit rings and offices.
A distorted editorial voice laments corruption and enforcement failures, praising public figures Roosevelt and Hitchcock while denouncing ongoing violations of decency and professional ethics. The text asserts decades of persistence and warns against flinching as moral standards are pressured.
The article traces the evolution of the Willamette name from Wol nmt and Walionut variants to Walamet and Wal Linet, noting Indian syllables Wah-lam-et and French influence via Dr John McLoughlin. It details prior spellings by Tolmle and McLouthlin, and mentions 1874 legislation adopting the present form.
A fragment from Bancroft’s History of the Northwest notes the first commercial exchange of the Lewis and Clark expedition, a barter of ten quarts of whiskey for eight de er, on the Missouri River eight days after leaving St Louis on May 14, 1804. The piece argues the Indians’ rejection of rum formed moral judgments before missionary work.
The Oregon Agricultural College at Corvallis offers two winter courses in agriculture and dairying. The short course starts January 1, 1906, for two weeks, with lectures and lab work for ruralists and farmers. The dairy course runs six weeks from January 3, 1906, with practical dairy work, cheese making, and lectures. W O Grant, expert, will instruct. Tuition is free. dormitory space costs $4 per week.
A moral tale contrasts a sanctimonious Pharisee with a corrupt politician named McCall who stole from widows to fund a campaign. The piece cites graft, public hypocrisy, and divine judgment as it condemns self righteousness and greed. Also note nine agricultural college students were arrested for Halloween vandalism and will be tried November 19.
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