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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1907
Page
4
The speaker laments past theft of timber lands by corporations and syndicates under siney laws. They urge honest government action to protect grass ranges and forests, calling for citizens to support protection efforts and refrain from further criticism. The goal is to salvage remaining public domain resources for the future.
The Benton county speech reveals Senator Fulton raised topics like central government and railroad policy but skirted crucial questions. He did not explain forest reserve stance, La Follette amendments, or alleged timber land transfers to a syndicate, leaving Oregon voters eager for clarity in 1908. The piece frames this as a period of needed accountability.
The Pansanes canal completion would let the American fleet move from the Atlantic to the Pacific, avoiding a long Cape Horn voyage. The transfer of 16 ships would be halved in distance, underscoring the Panama canal’s urgent completion as a strategic incentive.
In the Pacific Monthly, Wood’s Impressions warns foreshadowed corruption in government departments and injustices for small stockmen under forestry administration. He fears rich stockmen will manipulate range leases and timber purchases, making timber and range monopoly inevitable.
A description of electrolysis as a hidden, inexorable decay of iron in pipes and locomotive rods. It warns that buried water mains and rail components fault under this unseen disease with no known cure or prevention, urging caution in underground water system investments.
The East Oregonian urges Umatilla county residents to enroll in Pendleton public schools opening Monday September 4. It touts superior equipment, a strong teacher corps, better organization and high school and academic opportunities rivaling Portland Spokane Seattle or Tacoma. The piece invites families to Pendleton for thorough education, appealing climate and thriving local commerce, noting extensive fall and winter merchandise displays and reader-targeted advertisements.
A mid-nineteenth century meditation by William J. Lampton questions whether progress, science, art, and commerce blunt the soul and harden the heart. He asks if faith and virtue keep pace with national achievement and whether the divineemen and human growth align or diverge.
Hon John Halley oversaw new acquisitions for Idaho’s historical archive including ancient revolvers used for gold dust, a sand blower set, the first butcher knife used for charging heaps, a placer mining rocker, beaded belt from the 1860s, four deer horns, and an ox yoke from Snake River tied to a 1850s immigrant massacre. Fresh photos show Salmon Meadows’ first Republican convention hall and a massive Snake River rock carved by Indians.
A three year old, prone to sudden outbursts of anger, is brought to a mirror by her mother after a temper flare. The child, seeing her reflected anger, calms with a hug and a brief change in demeanor. Weeks later a rebuke for disobedience prompts a second mirror moment, the child exclaiming “Ooh motherself” as she struggles to smooth her flushed face.
Bl Nye humorist once advertised a cow for sale in township 16 range 18. The owner claims a plush raspberry cow aged years with courage and milk. It comes with a double barrel firearm and stays at home most May, returning with a calf.
California farms cultivate upward of 260000 acres in grapes and yield more than two thirds of the nation s grape output. The state produces over 26000000 gallons of wine and raisin products. The industry s total investment reaches about 86000000 with vineyards cellars cooperage distilleries and related capital.
A fragment discussing a printer who clings to traditional methods while others adopt new branding and methods. It contrasts old goods and the persistence of commerce, suggesting a shift in how trade evolves through innovation versus habit.
In a Cosmopolitan interview George Bernard Shaw argues the secret to wealth is focus, not genius, comparing money makers to a fox-hound that relentlessly pursues the fox. He says imagination often eludes money and fear of starvation drives earning. The piece also notes county population changes with Osborne and Oenge counties showing shifts.
A four foot deep Maghery bog sample in County Tyrone yielded a 20 pound lump of fat resembling butter. Chemical tests by Radcliffe and Maddocks show preserved butter fat despite wax like appearance and hairs indicating adipocere formation. Histories trace term adipocere to Fourcroy in 1789. Chevreul and Gay Lussac clarified preservation limits.
Kansas added 39,540 residents in the past year, boosting the state total to 1,651,391. The gain of 2.4 percent is the largest on record, driven largely by western counties. Montgomery reports the biggest increase at 4,940, followed by Wyandotte at 3,70 and Crawford at 2,767, Finney also shows a notable rise.
Miranda Minerva Tarbell, born 1857 in Erie County Pennsylvania, rose from Titanville High School to Allegheny College and The Chautauquan editor by 1883. She studied in Paris at the Sorbonne and College de France, edited MecClure's Magazine, wrote lives of Napoleon Lincoln and Mme Roland, and achieved fame with a History of the Standard Oil Company.
The United States produced 178916000 bushels of barley in 1906, almost entirely from six states. California Minnesota South Dakota Wisconsin North Dakota and Montana led in output, with values decreasing in that order.
Rooms priced at $1.00 and $1.50 a block and a half from the depot, advertise nearby with a prominent electric sign for visibility and convenience.
The Hotel Pendleton has been refitted with new telephone and fire alarm connections in all rooms. It serves as headquarters for traveling men with commodious sample rooms and prompt dining room service. Free bus service and special weekly or monthly rates. Excellent cabbie and billiard room, located three blocks from depots.
The Hotel Portland in Portland Oregon offers plans from four dollars per day and up with headquarters for tourists and commercial travelers. Special rates apply for families and single gentlemen. The management invites visits to show rooms and discuss prices. H. C. Bowers is the manager.
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