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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1907
Page
4
Independent weekly Pendleton Oregon newspaper admission notes subscription rates and mailing terms. Public notice fragment mentions daily publication schedule and postal details.
A compact verse in which Bert Huffman vows to bear his load without complaint. He envisions Fate’s lash and a hard road, yet pledges a stout heart, facing the world and its dismay without a single moan or shudder.
Noting Harriman’s survey of central Oregon, the piece argues railroads would be built into remote, rich regions under government ownership. It contrasts government action to establish post offices and mail routes with private railroads’ delays and alleged discrimination, urging timely public investment.
A Portland Star editorial mocks Milwaukie club owner Frenchy Gratton for renting a gambling den, arguing that building or renting a vice venue makes one as guilty as the gamblers and cannot be absolved by moral pretense.
A dated account discusses John A. Benson and Perrin, California land thieves, who used elegant San Francisco offices to conduct fraudulent timber land deals. They bribed government clerks and preyed on the needy, exploiting years of corruption that cost the United States millions of acres. Their aging status supposedly influenced lenient sentences.
The text accuses officials of systematic plunder, describing long criminals who evade jail. Rawson avoids prison with a $1000 fine after stealing millions, while a younger, healthy man receives two years for a small check forgery. The tone condemns hypocrisy and calls for justice.
County fair features grow daily and promise the best event yet with top music and abundant displays. Commissioners push attractions and premiums to draw in agricultural products from Umatilla and Morrow counties. Citizens urged to contribute crops and displays to fill the pavilion.
Secretary James R. Garfield says the lumber trust will be investigated after a northwest tour. The Northwest faces halted building as the sawmill cartel extorts and cripples carpenters and masons, with industry stagnation felt across towns. The Roosevelt administration is expected to curb the trust and gain public support for action.
Oregon ships live hogs bacon and lard from Nebraska affecting transport costs and dealer profits while Umatilla County eyes hog raising and dairying fortunes. The piece mocks public figures and notes upcoming white and Indian school openings with encouragement for Pendleton residents to visit and support both schools and teachers.
The Orpheum reveals a new city stage follower trend a woman vocalist performs for a young man who sits in the right hand stage box He eats there to be paid then leaves the box and sings from the balcony after a staged embarrassment The woman sits with him at most shows since Sunday appears unseen by others and arrives early stays through the performance
A Milwaukee Sentinel poem contemplates escape from factory life. The speaker imagines green slopes and Cloverfield meadows contrasted with the freighted city sounds. Dreams of nature clash with the grinding roar of traffic and the call of work.
A London Times essay argues that original research requires hunger for inquiry rather than formal courses or degrees. It cites Ayrton on better methods to identify curious minds, noting discoveries by Faraday, Edison, Tesla, and Marconi show talent can rise without strict university training or endowments.
The Idaho state agricultural association seeks direct apple shipments to France but warns barrels are too large for French dealers. buyers want compact neat packages with sound apples and avoid bruised or wormy fruit. The piece notes French preference for russets over coarse red apples and comments on packaging and quality as key to exporting success.
The Great Southern railroad plans a new depot at Dufur, its present terminal, with construction nearly finished. Designed by F. L. Tyler & company of the Dalles, the neat building measures 80 by 23 feet.
Portland Oregon hotel advertisement lists American plan from 3 dollars per day and up with rates for families and single gentlemen. It promotes the hotel as a headquarters for tourists and commercial travelers and notes a modern Turkish bath. Manager H C Bowers invites visitors to view rooms and prices.
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