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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1909
Page
4
Fragmented OCR shows postal notices about mail frequencies and destinations including daily, weekly, semi weekly, and carrier services. Mentions Pendleton post office, second class mail and various terms like carrier and by mail across multiple months and years.
The verse contrasts daily effort with the persistence of hope both author and reader share. It ponders if hope should end when striving fails, noting the dream of reaching a treasure shore. S. E. Kiser in Chicago Record Herald.
The Third Party liquor regulation plan for Pendleton county is outlined with aim to legalize liquor under safeguards. It advocates a saloon system aligned with moral health, limiting licenses and bonds, and protecting minors and intoxicated individuals. The draft urges broad citizen scrutiny before December city election.
The text argues for a "blind pig" style saloon system as a cleaner alternative to prohibition. Saloons would be drinking places with single rooms open to sidewalk inspection, observe temperance, and ban sale to intoxicated men. Proponents claim better morals, annual revenue of $15,000, and suppression of mail order trade, presenting the Third Party as a way out of the wilderness.
The Oregonian argues the direct primary dangers democracy by removing representation and enabling machines to dominate. It contends the system actually empowers the people, while political bosses and corporations finance campaigns to determine offices. The piece equates machine control with a peril to good government and cites Croker, Murphy, Ruef as examples.
The town should install clearly visible street signs at all corners. Neatly lettered signs on poles would be inexpensive and boost the city’s image to visitors and residents alike. The call also urges strong, reputable men for council work,Rejecting whiskey and open-town advocates.
In the Pon Meten area, residents report inadequate rainfall but can access water from the Uma tila well and nearby tributaries. The note indicates relief sources exist despite arid conditions and mentions local water supply arrangements.
Local reports allege a clever thief disrupted a community by looting a nearby shop. Authorities urge residents to report suspicious activity as investigations continue. Police emphasize vigilance and cooperation with investigators to curb further incidents.
Omaha Oct 25 A jury is being secured today for Wm Matthews Donald Woods Jack Shelton Frank Grignore and Fred Torgeson charged with robbing the Overland Limited near this city on May 29.
Paris reports an increasing wine crisis in France due to heavy spirits consumption. Medics cite sharp rises in per capita alcohol usage from 13 pints to 76 pints of spirits annually, with liquor outlets expanding in Paris and across the country. Concerns include widespread daily drinking and early exposure of children to alcohol.
Calling cards wedding stationery and commercial printing to order listed by Bust Oregonian.
Forces of President Estrada advance steadily on Zelaya loyalists near Bluefields while Zelaya prepares a counter movement from Managua. The developing clash signals a major turning point in the political conflict.
A Walt Mason poem excerpt in the Portland Journal mocks hay diet zealots and pretentious lectures. It contrasts hay advocates with indulgence, lampooning reformers and minstrel tropes while expressing a preference for cake and meat. The verse targets social fashions and moralizing speakers with humorous bravado.
A note on press power cites Everybody's Magazine remark that overcrowded columns force postponement of births and deaths in the current issue.
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