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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1909
Page
6
The column surveys global currents and domestic curiosities from ports to borders. It notes Tariff tensions, Arctic retreat for Dr. Cook, stock issues, naval plans, storms, fires, and political shifts shaping the day.
Instructions outline valuing farm property for inventory including live stock like cattle and hogs with birth dates and categories, livestock and equipment, household goods, vehicles, tools, and labor costs. It emphasizes reporting approximate auction value and avoiding overestimation.
A man believed to be insane shot General Verand on the steps of the Hotel Continental in Paris. The assailant was overpowered and arrested. he had mistaken Verand for General Bron, the minister of war. Verand’s condition is described as serious with bullet wounds.
The text outlines farm census questions on hay and other produce for feed, milk and poultry, eggs produced, and sales in 1909. It mentions forest products, crops, farm expenses, and notes that enumerators will visit in 1910 to collect year 1909 data, urging careful, staged completion over time.
The new mayor from Union Labor selects police commissioners, a move seen as a setback to union labor allies who backed McCarthy. Joseph Leggett and Blot are named. the others are described as independent figures with long party histories.
Report from Pointe area describes Town Marshal and deputy pursuing a suspect after robbing Dressler, an elderly resident. They encountered a mob and a confrontation with the assailant during the chase.
The steamer Ballerophon arriving from the Asiatic station reports that the gunboat Argus was driven into a field about 600 yards from a river near Macao as it sought shelter from opposing fire.
Fragmentary notes describe a four year prize related to J H Daley arranged by Trounson and Guthrie for 11000 dollars. References to 100 acres, title work, and a planned development for fruit quality and branding. Medford plans large land purchases and valley expansion to secure future opportunities and investments.
The Oregon Library Commission in Salem collects the best available material for classroom use. Any Oregon school may obtain the material by submitting an application and postage. larger postage may be billed later. Applications should state pupil counts and teachers per copy, with return of unused parts.
Fragmentary text describes a movement in Forest Grove tied to oak road sites and a scheme involving a court, a Pacific railroad line, and prohibitions. Details are unclear but indicate tension over property and rail access with references to the Sealent Line and a yard measurement.
The marshes of the lower Columbia river yield promising fruit culture as shown by a recent cran exhibit at J. K.'s bookstore. The display demonstrated unusually fine fruit and abundant quantities, indicating high profitability from this line of fruit cultivation.
Attorney General Crawford holds that appropriations for experiment stations are not for salaries. The ruling notes funds are not available for salaries or supervisory costs at the stations. The colleges asked for clarification on funding use.
Extensive stock shipments from Wallowa county last week include 21 cars of cattle and nine hogs sent to C. H. Allen. Hog price reported at 8.10 per hundredweight in Portland. cattle details summarized in county records.
Large banners announce River apples at a union wareroom. The display states apples originate from River and will be forwarded to a park by Steinhart Large and Kelley.
H Miller brings four crates of strawberries to Medford market. The fruit is described as among the finest of the season and is likely among the last harvests of the year.
Members from districts statewide gather in Portland for the twenty fourth annual Oregon State Horticultural Society session. The event features business meetings and a premium exhibition with about 1000 in cash and medals for top fruit. The Dairy association joins sessions afterward at Woodmen of the World hall with special rail fare for both events.
A former decision by the land department is echoed indicating a route segment in the Deschutes country between the mouth of White river and Trout creek is to be opened or affirmed. The text notes the section lies in the Deschutes area and carries governmental emphasis.
The Balfour Guthrie company completed the largest local wheat deal by leasing Oregon & Grain holdings, signaling that mill operators won t rebuild this year and wheat will sell at 99 cents.
Hood River hosts O. E. Whistler, famed Rogue River apple king and Bear Creek Orchard owner, who toured local storage and shipping facilities during a day in Hood River.
The Prineville Redmond Commercial club has begun a county road campaign linking Frievile to the county, coordinating with the county court. It is also moving to finalize plans for the new route and its oversight.
The Ferndale school district near Freewater plans a new school costing $16,000. The land in the district was previously considered worthless, marking a significant local achievement three miles north of Freewater.
Market notes list mixed commodity quotes including barley feed at 1.02, alfalfa at 33.50, grain hay at 15.50, and oats at 1.00. Prices show per ton and per sack figures with various weights and package types noted.
The report surveys public land laws and proposes practical remedies. It shows deep study by Secretary Ballinger and gives a complete plan of power-site legislation for Congress. The plan is a guiding suggestion, not a binding mandate, and marks the first definite proposal of its kind by a government official.
Reports say fighting rages around Rama and Greytown as insurrectionists plan a capital attack. Arms landed aboard the Ulstein steamer earlier in the week are now with rebels, with EsTrad a forces expected to misplace their use. Benor Castrillo warned it would take less than three days to move munitions inland, prompting imminent government clashes.
John OC Calhoun a 115 year old Black man died in Pensacola he lived there forty years and worked in a sawmill. The obituary notes his long life and residence in the city.
President Taft and New York officials honored Minnesota Governor John A Johnson at a trial meeting held by the American Scandinavian society. Taft sent a letter praising the late governor as speakers from state and national circles addressed the gathering.
A naval deployment sequence shows the gunboat Princeton leaving Washington for a rendezvous with the gunboat Vicksburg near Cosinto. The two ships will carry ammunition to reach Nicaragua, amid ongoing Caribbean and Central American tensions.
Winnipeg reports rough lumber prices up by 1 per 1000 across Hortiwestern Canada. Mills in British Columbia note rising demand and brisk orders, with salespeople active as construction activity rebounds.
In Orleans on November 30 The Times Democrat reports on the snapmonseater seek with a wobble stop of 1900 and pinion pointe toward a total of 10am.
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