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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1911
Page
4
Entered at the post office at Pendleton Oregon as second class matter. Official City and County Paper. Subscription rates listed: daily, weekly, semi weekly by mail or carrier with varying term lengths. Telephone access appears noted.
A brief meditation by Thomas Nash on ambition and status, comparing earthly greatness to a burden. He argues heaven's grace is preferable to Atlas-like labor of lifting the world, likening ambition to trees that shade others but fail to shield themselves from storms.
Director Newell of the reclamation service criticizes inflated land values on the Umatilla project and questions who is harmed or aided by current prices. Settlers and sellers respond with defenses of land quality, prices, and potential profits. The piece notes land location, transportation access, and engineers’ praise, questioning timing of warnings on colonization and implying possible government acceptance of high prices.
Discussion notes skepticism that irrigation land sales will be inflated by Rimrock company. The author argues land will fetch top prices as in prior private ownership era, asserting that land is always sold to the highest bidder in the established market.
The Walla Walla Bulletin reports Bartlesville Oklahoma shows savings after switching from councilmanate to commission form in 1911. Cash basis adopted, warrants paid at face value, more public improvements underway, police self supporting with funds for half fire dept. Average taxpayer relief $512.92 monthly under new system compared with $64.56 license fees and $645.20 fines under old form. Overall monthly gain in all departments $2 per cent.
In Coffeyville Kansas a 12 457 population city adopted the commission plan on April 7 1911. The tax levy dropped from 57 cents to 83 cents in five months despite new items. The mayor praises the change saying he would not return to the old system, calling the new form ahead of the old for small as well as large cities.
The piece notes rising tensions with European powers unshuttered by war yet. It highlights Italy and Turkey in early fighting while Germany and France stay quiet. It mentions a Burgomaster who stood firm against Indians and touches on a looming strike that could sway public opinion and fuel calls for railroad government management. It then promises hot news from Africa.
Holden the New York bird man kept a taciturn parrot in his shop. A Cuban lady spoke to it in Spanish and the bird suddenly shouted a vehement volley of Spanish words. She asks if Holden understands Spanish and he replies No. Thank heaven she leaves.
A patchwork chronology lists events from 1618 to 1910s including Henry underpinned campaigns in Belgium, earthquakes in Australia, Venetian imperial moves, French military figures, U S Civil War era arrivals, Navarre clashes, an actor's stage breakdown, Dewey era naval honors, Russian reports on Japanese sieges, Battleship Connecticut launch, legal congresses, and 1905 Hudson Fulton banquet with notable deaths and figures referenced in a late 19th to early 20th century historical digest.
A humorous vignette in verse as a speaker boasts about his wife Linda’s culinary tours from France to India. He praises waffles with jam and mayonnaise, myriad spaghetti preparations, and Hungarian goulash, while lamenting his desire for simple boiled potatoes and corned beef amid vivid French, Swiss, and Creole dishes.
The article traces name origins for Valley Forge in Pennsylvania, Wheeling in West Virginia, and Yankee variants. It cites Valley Forge’s forge at Valley Creek by Tsuac Potts before the revolution, Wheeling from Weal-nk meaning place of a human head, and Yankee as a Virginia war nickname from Engilah and associated terms, noting variations and historical attributions.
An advertisement touts Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey as a clean malt tonic with medical claims backed by over 50 years of familiarity. It notes government tax as a medicine and lists sale channels including druggists and grocers at $1.00 per large bottle from The Duffy Malt Whiskey Co. Rochester, N.Y.
An advertisement extols S S S as the greatest tonic and blood purifier made from roots herbs and barks. It claims to improve appetite digestion correct stomach disturbances and strengthen the body for summer. It promises cures for diseases from impure blood and offers a free book and medical advice from the Swift Species Co Atlanta Ga.
The Bulletin 197 from the United States Geological Survey notes that the people of New England, famed for courage, accepted the label tied to the Battle of Bunker Hill.
A woman reports to the magistrate that a wallpaper hanger assaulted her during a political procession. She explains the man stopped work, looked out the window, grabbed her and almost suffocated her with kisses. She feared crying would be misunderstood due to party lines.
Salem, Ore. P Carleton, chief clerk in the office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, is intimately acquainted with Ray Leonard, the woman who masqueraded as a man in Lebanon for over 20 years.
A longtime Lebanon shoe shop owner known as The Littl Yankee is identified as a woman. Chief Clerk Carleton recalls growing up with the person since age 16 and notes her Methodist church ties, studious reading, and calm speech. The discovery surprised many in the community.
East west and south routes routed via Northern Pacific trains with Pasco as a through connection. W Adams serves as agent at Pendleton for tickets and arrangements.
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