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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1914
Page
5
Adrian Bowman reports selling pears from nine trees for 42 dollars. Local residents from Portland Toledo and Salem visit relatives. News notes include births marriages farewells and travel between Newberg Reed College U.S. National Bank and Pacific College. Dr W McClain dies suddenly near Harrisburg.
Miss Nellie Hopkins visits her sister Mrs. B P Yergen in Salem while Dorothy Hodson from Newberg stays with aunt Mrs Archie Seely. Families travel between Rex and Forest Grove as hop picking nears and the grain crop is reported very good in Washington county. School boards in District No 10 acquire a milk tester from O A C and local officials note activity with residents of Carlton and Willamina.
Rev John Shires will address the Christian Endavor next Sunday evening on the subject War. Prune and hop picking begins next week. L R Ralston dug a 40 foot well with no water and plans deeper digging. Miss Lina Parrish returned to Portland after a week with Miss Lila Hodges. Miss Edith Minchin of Dundee visited J C Wills week. Mrs Wm Smail returns from Canada reporting drought. Joe Hall went to Portland to meet his wife returning from Wisconsin. Christine Endavor social planned at the homes of Misses Christine and Ruth Meyer Friday. Floyd and Ray Duncan of Warren and Miss Myrtle Bennett visit J T Hess's home. They plan to accompany J R Hess and Miss Etta Hess to Bayhop yards next week. Miss Edna Mills of Newberg visited at The Elders with Miss Christine Meyer.
Supt Duncan presided at the school house to open bids for a new school building. The offers ranged from $2687 by M W Earl to $2800 by Herman Smith. Earl's bid was accepted and he must finish the project in 60 days. The board and Mr Barl plan to finalize the contract on Saturday evening.
Freman Hodges and family will camp in the Ray hop yard across the river and pick hops. Miss Maude Wills visited with friends in Newberg last week.
A teen bride Florence Morris, age 16, married 26 year old John Henry Gibbon. The ceremony joined Clara West aged 27 with George W Walling aged 43 in a separate nuptial. Nellie Baldwin age 19 wed Levi De Graff age 24 in a third pairing.
A. M. Dunlap advertises hauling and picnic services with contact numbers Black 18 and White 48 offering competitive prices. The note emphasizes ready quotes before any outing or transport.
Services are held in the Edwards building at 608 First Street. Sunday services begin at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday evening testimonial services start at 8:00 p.m. All are cordially welcome to attend these meetings.
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