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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1890
Page
2
Readable parts show scattered references to Newberg, Dundee, and passenger rates. The fragment mentions times such as 12 15 p.m and 1h 48 a.m with agents Newberg Boatowas and F. & P. A. plus Ks Koruna Mer. Dundee.
A horse belonging to Mr. Duncan fell into a shallow well north of town while fetching water. After a long search the well was inspected and the animal found about thirty feet below the surface in a sixty foot well with thirty feet of water. The item cautions owners to protect wells to keep horses from falling in. Also notes a new San Francisco history bank with biographical sketches of Lincoln praising the life of Honest Abe.
A five or six year old boy was accidentally shot while Bertie Newman hunted pheasants in thick undergrowth. A pellet struck the boy in the back of the hand and another near the bowels. he survived with a painful wound. The incident is cited as a warning to handle firearms with care amid recent street shotgun misuses. The Bank of Newbury directors also opened bids for a new building contract.
The project at First and Meridian selects Howard for brick work W P Heavock for carpentry O Hotson of McMinnville for iron roofing and galv mixed iron cornice J Hammett to furnish about 150000 bricks. Directors expect home contractors to handle most work. completed building near five thousand dollars in value.
The Newberg Y M C A reports revived active members including Milton J Hampton D P Stratton Walter Stratton Herbert Stratton Joseph Morris Solomon Haworth Cragen Haworth and John Larkins as associate member W S Reeser Llonson Pre 4 Beey plus proposed members Cranville Averest and D W Ileston A resolution condemns perceived indecent language in a West Shore article and urges editor to uphold morality and progress in line with Y M C A values.
Crop Weather Bulletin No. 21 reports below average weekly temperatures with little rain, favorable harvesting conditions, and improving yields in many crops. Wheat and oats show better than expected yields, hops look promising, peach crops are poor, apples fair, and grape vineyards healthy. Milder coastal sprinkle near July 1 and overall dry growing season influence noted in numerous counties.
Rev J Sellwood signs as founder detailing Hopeland colony being formed opposite Champoey. The note states earlier promises to publish full project information and confirms authenticity of the information presented.
A West Willamette River settlement named Hope Land invites poor, moral residents to form a Christian community. Ten acre blocks offered with low rent, under church control, with strict rules on worship, conduct, abstinence, and land use. Residents pledge to follow all rules and influence others to do the same.
Struck it rich as a borehole drilled into a 170 foot high cliff near Fox Ball on the Cumberland river in Kentucky. Bees had swarmed the area for years and, after a three inch bore opened the honey store, barrels and tubs were carried off to nearby farms.
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