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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1908
Page
4
Newberg Graphic issued every Thursday morning at 8. Woodward W C editors and publishers listed. Second class matter at the Newberg Oregon post office.
The Myrtle Point Enterprise urges residents to confront a rise in immorality among youths. It calls for cutting tolerated indecency at social events, uplifting language around children, and a firm stand against those tainted by vice, warning either reform or drive out the hoodlums.
The Imperial hotel’s opening changed locals’ fortunes as traveling salesmen previously avoided Newberg due to poor accommodations. After the investment, opinions improved and visiting businessmen now speak highly of the town’s hotel facilities, reducing the earlier exodus.
A Graphic note reports that several exchanges carried an advertisement for the Kern Associated Oil Company and that the paper had rejected the same proposal. The California Oil World exposes the Kern company remarking it owns forty acres free of encumbrance.
The Boston Herald denounces comic supplements as vulgar and tawdry. It criticizes comic artists for pandering to low tastes and depicting an unreal life, prompting readers to discard the colored sheets. Protests filed at Bakersfield against mail misuse illustrate broader fraud concerns.
Editorial in Graphic last week notes broad public support in Newberg for preserving the towns strong moral reputation. A minority of so called good citizens oppose it and want to bring in influences that would harm Newbergs good home-town image.
E Hofer of the Capital Journal writes about an editorial in the Graphic on his GOP governor candidacy and views on local option. He says he opposed local option initially, opposed amendments, and now wants it enforced. He notes the Graphic’s alleged protest of Marion county temperance efforts to vote the county dry.
Public concern rises as cold blooded murders in Oregon grow. Writers argue a vigorously enforced law making concealed carry a penitentiary offense would deter crime without harming any law abiding resident.
A note from the Graphic objects to a Hillsboro Independent column that credited another exchange and asserts the Independent neglected to extend similar courtesy. The piece defends fair treatment of the exchange and calls for balanced reporting practices.
The county court proposes a $50 reward for evidence leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone violating the local option law regarding blind pigs. The plan aims to curb illegal alcohol sales and restore compliance in the area.
Katherine E Burdick and others sell Lot 2 Fairlawn to McDonald for 100 dollars. Lizzie D Gilman receives property in section 31t from Yamhill County records. Lizzie D Monday and partner transfer on ne quarter of section 31t to DE on 8 ne quarter section 31t.
A long list of deeds and transfers records numerous buyers and sellers in McMinnville Newberg Willamina Sheridan and surrounding areas. Transactions include parcels on B Street Block numbers farms and tracts with prices ranging from 50 to 6000 dollars. Notable mentions include parcels to Graves Miller Thomas and Reed and a large 11650 acre claim with mixed lot and tract descriptions.
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