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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1909
Page
4
The Newberg Graphic edition praises river gravel and crushed rock for road improvement and discusses the Chicago school board’s stance on electing a superintendent at a $10,000 salary. It notes the newspaper’s support for ongoing civilizing road work.
Surveyor Maloney from McMinnville has spent the week seeking the street off from First Street known as Dayton road. The correct location has long been disputed and it is hoped the matter will be settled now.
Prevailing season conditions challenge old ideas about heat needed for top yields. A timely rain boosts corn and other crops in the valley, with observers noting this season’s revival of growth and favorable prospects.
Hoards Dairyman urges farmers to spray herds of about 25 cows each morning to prevent horn fly torment and milk loss. The piece notes that ten to fifteen minutes per herd suffices, including young calves, and stresses the low cost against lost milk.
Sunday marks the death anniversary of Dr John McLoughlin pioneer and Hudsons Bay Company representative. He aided settlers by shelter and supplies after the plains trek. His Oregon City house has been moved and a memorial event will be held next month in his honor.
Rev E Clarence Oakley pastor of First Congregational church Oregon City visited Mrs George H Greer this week and is author of a new book titled Dykes Corners The Oregonian remarks on Oakley and his work noting the local reception and notable literary effort in town.
Emery Dye and E Clarence Oakley present Dyke’s Corners a humorous mystery spanning Eugene to Oregon City with a cast of village types. The prose blends wit and psycho social play as Oakley, seen as pastor photographer or musician, offers a readable lighthearted romance with a local Oregon flavor.
Mrs. F A Hayes and child left for Minnesota to visit relatives. Mr and Mrs John Coulter of Lincoln Illinois stayed in town visiting J H Wilsons. Enos Wilcutts and daughter from Kansas visited Emmet Newy. Wm Ramsey of Centralia Washington visited C E Newhouse at Springbrook. Dr H A Littlefield amputated Lew McMillan's leg at Rex. PF Fairbank and family from Sheridan settled southeast of town near Fred Worth. Mr and Mrs H G Miller and Mrs F C Stannard and daughters traveled to Newport for the Fortune Burns wedding. Indians land drawing mentions include Wm Clemmens S M Calkins and George Nelson. Misses Zora and Ada Woodward arrived from Haviland Kansas to visit after touring Coeur d Alene Seattle and A Y P. Mrs Emmet Newby hosted an afternoon tea for the Wilcutts and Swartz crowds with several local ladies present. J C Gregory's woodburn undertaking business suffered a fire loss, incendiary in origin, while he was away in Newberg.
A historical essay argues wood building wanes as lumber prices rise and concrete emerges as a versatile substitute. It cites Panama Canal cement use, Western dams, Florida Keys viaducts, Harvard stadium, Edison powered concrete homes, Italian concrete boats, and a forecasted global shift to concrete in housing and industry.
Miss Elsie Laverne Mackie and Walter H. Wilson wed at the bride’s mother Mrs. Sarah Mackie home near Newberg on August 11 with Rev. F C Stannard officiating. Amy Heater was bridesmaid and Orin Macy best man. The couple planned a brief honeymoon trip to Seattle after visiting McMinnville.
The article notes that twenty years ago Portland cement was mostly imported with minimal domestic output. It states that today America produces over sixty million barrels annually, with production rising by ten million barrels each year, highlighting rapid industrial progress.
Real estate transfers listed by Yamhill County Absentist Company McMinnville include numerous deeds: Almon Bartholomew to ED Ida L Pierson lots 1 2 5 4 Hurley & Large add Newberg for 1000 dollars. Carl Philip Bruck to Joseph A Sellwood 112.55 acres section 86 township 3 range 2 west for 10 dollars. W R Carter to Jean P Carter 28.50 acres in Joseph Hess district 83s r3w for 1 dollar. more transfers involving Harold W Weaver Ranna Atkinson Joseph Moore GG Bushman Sheridan Bibee’s add etc with values ranging from 1 to 6500 dollars.
A compact collection of wry aphorisms on optimism folly and social roles. It mocks the blind optimist the gullible goose and the henpecked man while lampooning workplace hierarchies and the burdens of leadership.
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