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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1911
Page
4
Public notice of daily and semiregular publication options in Pendleton Oregon. Rates for mall and carrier delivery are listed. Subscription terms include ten percent carrier discount and various multi month options. The paper is a member of United Press Association and distributed at multiple addresses including Portland and Washington DC offices.
The East Oregonian reaffirms its long standing advocacy for commission government in Pendleton. It notes current municipal campaign conditions underscore the need for a charter that places full power over all city affairs including water works with the commission abolishing the water board and preserving a gravity water system. The paper emphasizes the city council will control the $200,000 spring bond issue and that the commission charter shifts powers and responsibilities from two boards to a single body.
A Journal excerpt discusses Portland’s population surge and economic contrasts. It cites Joe David of Fertiind and Horath Seymour of Portland praising and critiquing the West’s scramble for work, while W. J. Dunlap Sr. counters with a different tone. Portland’s post office receipts and population figures from 1870 to 1916 are listed to question the notion of inevitable growth.
Debate over a gravity water system and the future of a separate water commission is linked to local governance. The record lists historic events from 1892 to 1909 including naval battles, Port Arthur surrender, riots in Perth Amboy, a Butler house fire, and the execution of Hawley Crippen.
The New York World notes the Socialist Party’s rising vote totals from 1896 to 1912, predicting 2,000,000 by 1912 and highlighting victories in Mississippi and municipal gains in Sequoia area, Sechknetady district, Pittburgh, and Milwaukee as protests against corrupt local machines and ineffective Republican administration. It stresses the party’s shift toward protest and protection, with varying success in governance.
A fable from the Cleveland Plain Dealer recounts a goat grazing near a wolf's house. The goat argues about fair treatment after an elephant passed by yesterday without incident. The wolf admits a difference and eats the goat, delivering a moral about avoiding waste in marketing.
A Medford hunter killed two persons and, by mistake, wishes to avoid a hunting ban. The report notes his intent not to be forbidden from hunting again and clarifies the lack of a bar, focusing on the outcome rather than sensational details.
A night scene shows an old slave named Uncle Davy slipping into a dark room and toppling the general from his cot onto the frozen ground. The general rises angrily and pursues Davy as the chase weathers hills and dales with the master in a thin nightshirt crying for mercy.
An unconscious stranger lay on the sidewalk breathing heavily groaning with two missing teeth and a marked eye and nose as officers investigated the disturbance. Witnesses described a violent incident near the street corner, prompting aid and a police response to the scene.
The text notes missionaries in China are allegedly遭受 harsh treatment from both imperialists and revolutionaries, with reference to the Heavenly Kingdom and current events.
A fragment hints at a cultural moment where a brown-eyed maiden seeks to come to eastern Oregon, framed as a melody guiding the journey. The text is fragmentary and stylistic, with no clear dates, people, or organizations named.
Entries recall 1804 birth of Franklin Pierce and 1863 Gen Thomas at Chattanooga repelling Confederates. Mention notes on Freedman's Bureau discontinuance after January 1, and a hurricane affecting the Atlantic coast. Also references a grand opera house fire in St Louis and a surge of cold weather affecting dwellings in Colorado.
A fragmented OCR note recalls General Mahone and General A. T. Buffington at a dinner, mentioning Buffington’s remark about a thin, windy December morning in 1444 when someone napped in a tent, reflecting a historical anecdote in broken text.
Report from the Bullalo Express notes a crowd asks who he was as an ambulatory surgeon surveys the wreckage. A conjecture labeled him a peacemaker, reflecting the tense aftermath.
A richly dressed woman speaks sharply to a drug clerk in a hurried scene. She demands a prescription or a number from the telephone book while the clerk remains harassed and unable to comply. The Pittsburg Post notes the tense exchange and the urban setting.
A brief overheard exchange hints at wedding plans with a teasing obstacle. The dialogue references an engagement and a possible prior marriage, with a familiar aunt present offering cautious commentary. The fragment suggests social ceremony context without clear names or places.
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