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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1907
Page
3
Hast Coe County Official Paper is an independent local publication associated with Scripps News Association. It lists offices in Washington D C and Pendleton with contact details and postal classification notes.
A geologist described Pendleton hills as revealing earth history from the Eocene to Glacial ages. He speculated that below 3000 feet lies a vast artesian water sheet capable of supplying 20 cities like Pendleton, making an artesian well a profitable venture for the city and nearby farmers.
The piece argues Oregon could become the New Zealand of the United States by adopting broad progressive laws. It highlights initiatives like proportional representation, a corrupt practices act, campaign finance limits, and a compulsory popular vote for senator selection, plus an equal suffrage amendment. It praises Oregon voters for transcending party lines and advancing direct democracy.
A reflection on how veterans have shaped Oregon’s growth in political progress, arguing that the living generation surpasses past veterans in driving state development and reforms.
In Pendleton yesterday two men, Tom Milarkey the last big freighting era operator and John Matheson the O R N trainmaster who ran Pendleton’s first locomotive, embodied the shift from pre railroad commerce to a new era. The East Oregonian notes the transformation shortened travel and shipping times, altering town life from wagon and pack trains to rapid overland movement as merchants welcomed faster orders and new opportunities.
An editorial likens corporations to ancient tyrants threatening President Roosevelt with a money panic to force regulatory concessions. It praises Roosevelt’s resolve to pursue investigations into illegal combinations despite threats and argues that public and leader resilience may force corporations to curb harmful practices.
AReflection on the 15 year arc of populist ideas notes that Portland adopts clearing house certificates tied to lumber canned salmon wheat hops beer and barley and other products. The piece argues men who mocked Peffer in 1894 now push to save Oregon commerce as time settles disputes.
A two year old herd of Burmese sacred cattle imported by Tom OConnor of Goliad Texas is spreading on Southwest Texas ranches. Cattlemen led by A P Borden studied Indian stock and found Burmese resistant to tick fever, with strong beef quality and easy fattening. They improve crosses with local breeds for weight and quality.
A tower dwelling narrator surveys a city’s unrest as sunset glows above. The piece invokes labor grievances, tariffs on lumber, and building material shortages while echoing echoes from Echo Register and The Commoner. It contrasts celestial calm with the drab toil of workers chained to labor.
Patrick worked in the railroad yard area one day when the crew was away. The ringing instrument pulled him to answer, and he spoke into the transmitter asking if the line was the box car, mispronouncing numbers and words in a humorous mixup.
A Kansas City Times verse notes the affection for doughnuts pies and biscuits while recalling a mother who mends worn pa trousers with patches and fits them to the knees and waist for daily wear before sending her children to school, a nostalgic look at domestic craft and truancy.
A lament on timber depletion over 26 years, railing against tariffs and land laws. The speaker argues for freeing timber to allow growth at home and hints at importing from distant places like Siberia or Alaska.
An advertisement extols information as essential to modern homes and praises a widely accepted product, Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna, as a wholesome family laxative endorsed by physicians and the Well-Informed of the World. It instructs readers to buy the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. version from leading druggists.
A concise comment notes that many men stumble because they lack grit and nerve. It emphasizes resilience, discipline, and steady practice as key traits.
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