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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1908
Page
4
An examination of the political "good fellow" archetype in Oregon notes that candidates win votes by appealing to common people and picnics while sometimes concealing drinking and questionable conduct. The piece argues voters deserve scrutiny of such figures and warns of the impact on Oregon's reputation.
The letter argues a June countywide vote on local option liquor will likely pass, with a dry majority expected. Business leaders formerly opposed now see benefits of enforcement, while prominent McMinnville figures acknowledge change in opinion as the public weighs saloon limits.
The Albany Herald criticizes a Free man editorial attack on local option in Linn County. The page accuses prohibition advocates of promoting deception and perjury while comparing prohibition to horse theft laws. The piece cites socialists and taxes, ending with a Scottish joke about socialism.
A fragmentary notice quotes editors clashing with owners over control of a paper and outlines a string of land transfers. Transactions include Franklin B Stephens to John Deedon for land and money, plus multiple parcels in LaFayette, Dayton, and McMinnville, totaling small sums and dated by section and township.
At the McMinnville fusion convention last Saturday the sole nominations were Sam Laughlin for joint representative and J G Eckman and M F Corrigan for representativenator Caldwell and John kin. A Newberg Democrat delegation attended with a lone Newberg citizen who occasionally voted Republican participated in the proceedings.
The Oregon Electric built a neat triangular station at the corner of Front and Jefferson in Portland with two prominent cornices turned into saloons. The plan seems to be to attract patrons and traffic as a growing hub.
The remark notes a town in decline as business men prefer funerals to commercial club meetings, suggesting the need for a coroner to diagnose the case.
Newberg appears set for an electric line construction soon with readiness signals and a possible start date in the near future. Local officials and residents await updates on routes and permits as planners coordinate with utility providers.
The real estate transfers list multiple conveyances from S W Wilson, Mary A Black, Erepta A Edwards, Johnson M Agnes, Catherine Baker, Robert T McCaskey, Rodney L Lebold, Isaac Pritchett, R A Stewart, Alfred Dundas, A W Hewitt, John Wennerberg, Mary E B Rogers and others to various buyers in Willamina, Newberg, Fir Grove, Carlton and surrounding areas with prices ranging from 1400 to 4800 dollars and two- to three- parcel tracts and farm sections.
The new telephone directories are printed call and get one. Stromberg Carlson tele phones for sale and shares of stock offered on installments. Also new phones and extra parts for sale by S. J. Madson Mutual phone 18 3.
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