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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1911
Page
4
A fragmented pricing note lists subscription terms by mail and carrier. It mentions yearly, monthly, quarterly, and weekly options with varied due dates and delivery frequencies. Names and places are unclear due to OCR errors, but the item outlines multiple subscription durations and the method of delivery.
In Ashland Oregon a municipal electric plant began operation this week replacing the old contract with Siskiyou. New street lights include 100 and 206 candlepower fixtures on North and East Main Fourth and Ok Streets with three light electroliers delivering 226 candlepower each. Boulevard uses single electroliers with 204 candlepower. Total plant load on Saturday night reached 1475 horsepower, meeting a brighter daylight like illumination.
The article analyzes municipal ownership versus private service, noting the city plant’s limited capacity, widespread public use, and a possible sale bid from Siskiyou company. It discusses street lighting delays, the push for reliable municipal power, and concerns over petition fraud and referendum integrity targeting university funding and initiative rights.
The Sunday Oregonian announced it will begin producing the comic supplement once seen in the Saturday East Oregonian. Characters like Sambo, Mr Boss, the rooster, and Mitthe Anna Belle will appear for Portland readers, pleasing East Oregonian fans.
The Journal questions representatives of the University of Oregon in a referendum dispute, arguing that legal action should not suppress an honest citizen's full expression of his views, and condemns any forged or improper aims by state representatives.
In a small city Minnt and DD with 6188 people adopts the commission plan and reports better department results at lower costs. Taxes are 20 percent higher than five years ago, but the mayor says some departments may operate next year without appropriations. Minot’s example supports applying the plan to Pendleton with scaled salaries.
Charles Sumner argues judges are fallible, citing historical tribunals from Rome to England and Salem. He contends the Supreme Court deserves no reverence, warning that jurists have enabled tyranny, oppression, and injustice across ages and nations.
A garbled OCR fragment lists events from 1666 to 1759 with missing names and corrupted place terms. It mentions abolition of a bishopric by parliament, a surrender to the French after bombardment, construction completion of a warehouse, and a Prussian seizure by invaders, along with a reference to a medieval inland deli and a 1544 note on title shifts. The text is incomplete and misformatted.
A compact sequence notes assassinations and political upheavals from 1831 Greece to 1910 Portugal. It cites Capo d'Istrias murder, a Philadelphia race riot, Santa Anna decree, a Japan Britain treaty, Sheridan's cavalry clash in the Shenandoah, a Carlist explosion in Aspatia, University of Wlef nihilists, and Russian Army actions, ending with a 1909–1910 U.S. celebration and monk exodus.
Wesley L Jones a Washington state senator born October 9 1863 is noted as turning the age of seventy four this day He rose from attorney in North Yakima to the forty second congress and then to the United States Senate in 1909 He is described as a leader among progressive Republicans and serves as chairman of the senate committee on fisheries while holding multiple other committees titles and family status noted as married with two children
A rough account describes a small town claiming fame as a map landmark after an aviator crashes nearby. Residents celebrate the landing as proof of their presence, noting the aviator’s capture and the town’s notoriety, while some fear outsiders and publicity. The scene blends pride, danger, and local lore as the incident cements their place on the map.
A fragment recalls a fiend entering into conversation with a clergyman about leadership in Jimville. The uneasy exchange centers on expectations for who should assume charge amid local unease and rival views on governance.
A reverend states he hears no divine call to the new church, noting the Lord would induce a larger salary if selected. He plans to remain in his present field, despite talk of the move.
Rev Tirmin Powell of Northam ton has a bright little son who grows frightened during thunderstorms. One day a heavy shower drove the boy to run home as drops began. The father, watching, asked what he was saying. The boy replied, I am reminding God that I am a minister's son.
Report notes a divorce case where the judge quips that Helen's marriage is a success and mentions a forthcoming remarriage to a nobleman under alimony. The exchange highlights courtroom dialogue about settlement terms and social expectations.
The Dublin News Letter was the first Irish journal with its existence beginning in 1865, marking a milestone in Ireland’s print media history.
Sikeston Missouri woman shares decades of relief from female complaints after suffering monthly bed rest and weakness. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health, energy for chores, and ability to socialize. The ad promotes the remedy as widely used and successful where others fail.
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