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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1903
Page
3
Mrs. Clayton presses Winifred to confess a past fault while Errol Hastings visits Endon Vale. Rumors swirl about a yacht cruise with a princess and engagement, but Hastings denies any betrothal. The pair, old friends, converse in the garden, setting up a delicate question of future bonds.
Princess Zelikoff frets as Hastings grows closer to Winifred while Flora Champion weds Maxwell. Jealousy swirls through Endon Vale as Hastings sails with Dora and the Russian, and Winifred battles fatigue and longing, aided by Mrs. Clayton's quiet concern.
Errol Hastings frets over love and pride after a tense talk with Mrs. Clayton about Winifred Eyre. He learns she may forgive him yet doubts linger about her true feelings. He returns to Endon Vale seeking clarity, while Mrs. Clayton fears she may have meddled too far.
A Philadelphia householder installs a telephone the day a new servant is hired. The maid, hearing a voice from the wall, climbs to the upstairs room and assumes the mistress is speaking to a phantom. The mistress refuses to let the servant believe she is talking into a wall, stating she will stay by her mistress and children.
Shrewsbury England hosts one of the world’s largest horticultural shows drawing visitors from far afield. The event showcases garden plants and related exhibits in a town with about 30 000 residents.
The piece notes Southern Oregon grain drought but orchard and alfalfa crops thrive with forecasted high prices due to fruit scarcity in the East. It highlights Sumpter District mining cleanup worth about 380000 for June with Bonanza 50000 North Pole 80000 Columbia 46000 Golconda 35000 Badger and others contributing, totaling around 356000 plus placer output.
The Willamette Valley Prune Association held a major Salem meeting with delegates from Douglas Lane Linn Polk Benton Clackamas counties and Vancouver Washington. Plans involve forming northwest associations under one secretary to prevent undercutting and set a uniform price scale. This year prune prices are fixed on a 2½ cent basis.
A series of events including regatta in Astoria August 19 21 state fair in Salem September 14 19 second Southern Oregon District fair in Eugene September 29 October 3 summer association meetings in Newport August 17 27 Lane County Teachers Institute and other educational gatherings in Klamath Falls La Grande Tillamook Portland and Jacksonville with dates in August July and September from various organizers including Knights of Pythias and local teachers associations.
Excellent samples of hay and grain arrive in Independence as oats and spring wheat change color and bodies fill heads. Early hops three fourths grown, hay harvest advancing rapidly, Polk county reports larger acreage than ever before. Cherries and berries largely passed while plums prunes and apples begin to ripen.
Huckelberries are ripening in the Blue mountains foothills after a frost-free season. The harvest is expected to be abundant as every bush is loaded and groups form to gather the fruit.
George FE Boos of the United States Geological Survey is at Baker City to prepare a complete report on mining in Eastern Oregon including production costs wages and related data. By act of Congress mine owners are required to furnish information under penalty.
The approaches and center pier for the Lewis and Clark draw bridge near Astoria are completed and ready for the steel draw when it arrives from the east. The draw bridge has been en route for several weeks and is expected within a few days.
The Oregon King mine, shut for years due to litigation, resumes ore hoisting. Management seeks more miners and plans heavy shipments. A history of such mines shows initial discovery and abandonment followed by development and a profitable trial shipment. Transport costs to a terminus rail line and Tacoma smelter yielded about $105 per ton net.
Voters in the Little Walla Walla river area reject forming an irrigation district arguing river flow at low levels cannot meet riparian rights. They contend inclusion of downstream holders would force sharing water, blocking district establishment. A three fifths vote was required to pass.
A significant land contest opened in the Oregon City Land Office involving Benton county timber near Corvallis. Four entry men filed on a quarter section each, while four competitors claim the others abandoned and failed to prove up property.
Wheat and grain prices show 77 78 cents per bushel for wheat in Walla Walla with various milled products ranging from $19.00 per ton to $28 for chop. Potatoes, hay, and corn notes include Best Burbanks at 70 765 cents per sack and Timothy hay around $19 20 per ton. Livestock and dairy items list mixed chickens 11 12 cents, live turkeys 10 12 cents, butter at 20 22 4 cents per pound, eggs 20 21 cents each, and wool values by region with sheep products.
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