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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1905
Page
2
Pauline seeks the address of the advertiser in Sir Geoffrey's Times notice. Lawyer Daws demands a bribe, sealing a tense encounter. She leaves, determined to press ahead, and secures Jack's consent to marry on September 18, near her twenty-fifth birthday.
Ethel endures grief from Jack’s faithlessness while maintaining strength and dignity. She notices a cordial invitation in the letters, reflecting her mixed emotions of sorrow and contempt as she contemplates past love and present hurt. Captain Pelling is away, leaving her to confront daily monotony and the sting of betrayal.
Ethel and her father discuss attending a ball at Mallingford in mid September. The invite implies past ties with Miss Malling, while concerns about Summers and a potential address reveal family secrets and anxieties ahead of Ethel’s upcoming wedding on the 18th.
A note notes the prospect of going up to town between now and the eighteenth to see the piles of new finery deemed indispensable at such a time.
Babette shadows Miss Malling and the Mallets at Mallingford Park hoping to阻 stop Miss Malling's wedding plot. She lures a visitor into the boudoir, discovers Jack and Pauline Malling, and overhears a potential aid from the aristocratic visitors.
Gen. Ferdinand W. Peck argues that the average man misuses vacations. He says true rest for professionals comes from gentle loafing in a green, shady spot away from crowds and having newspapers mailed daily to stay connected with the world.
In a summer scene a man with a wilted collar and palm-leaf fan calls the days dog days. A warm-weather wit asks about a breed and replies greyhound due to their length. The pun highlights heat and humor in a brief exchange.
A quirky exchange at a ticket office finds a man seeking trouble while studying a wall map. The clerk and others react to the odd pursuit as a moment of humorous tension amid a busy room. A passerby comments that the world needs more work.
Balem Jackson county jumps to second in Oregon taxable wealth while Marion slips from second to fifth or lower. Multnomah remains first. Jackson estimated at over 12 million, Washington about 10.66 million, Umatilla 10.165 million, Marion around 9.824 million, with Lane Linn and Clackamas still to report potential moves. Jackson shows a roughly 200 percent increase from last year’s 4.65 million.
The Oregon Development League and the Oregon Press Association will hold a joint convention in Portland hosted by the Portland Commercial Club on January 12 and 18. Round trip fares from Roseburg and points south and from Pendleton and points east are one fare, while nearer Portland points pay one fare and a third. The program is being prepared and promises to be highly engaging with separate business meetings and focused industry sections, along with elaborate entertainments.
Officials from the Reclamation service state no delay in completing the Klamath basin irrigation project. After opening bids for the first section in San Francisco on December 29, bids will follow for two additional ditch sections. Work on these sections is planned to start early in the spring.
Under the Oregon Development league and after the joint league and Press association convention, a six day train trip to Los Angeles is planned for Oregon members. Tickets cover round trip fare, Pullman berth, and three meals for 63 dollars per berth for two persons, 68 dollars for single occupancy. Secretary Tom Richardson will provide details. applicants should send names to him.
Labor Commissioner Hoff returned from a five weeks tour of mills and factories in Jackson Coos Josephine and parts of Lane and Douglas counties. He inspected 146 mills finding exposed shafts and dangerous machine parts. Owners were notified to make improvements to reduce serious accidents.
Oregon City secretary Harvey E Cross of the Willamette Valley Chautauqua association traveled to San Francisco for the Pacific coast assemblies annual meeting. Plans will arrange cooperation for this year's Chautauqua events and renew efforts to hire Senator La Follette of Wisconsin, following an unsuccessful attempt last year.
Independence A M Bosley of Missouri buys 145 acres west of Monmouth for 3000 dollars and will establish a home there. The Hill estate sells 13 acres west of town to M Mix at 110 dollars per acre. R J Taylor buys the J B Johnson property in West Independence. W H Warner moves his family to St Johns Oregon after purchasing property there.
Medford area reports the sale of 1640 acres on Butte creek in Jackson county. C. Beekman of Jacksonville sold to J. O. Dudley of Michigan for 25000 dollars. The tract lies on the Medford and Crater Lake railroad route now reaching Eagle Point, with further negotiations for the region’s timber tracts.
Wallowa Valley rejoices over the O R N extension to Enterprise while Rogers Bros of Asotin survey a route up the Grand Ronde to build an electric railroad from their Snake River townsite. The line would traverse a fertile farming region.
Elgin Word reports the temporary Wallowa River bridge has been completed and a new steel structure will soon start. The line will connect Union and Wallowa counties about 700 to 800 feet above the old site after the O. R. & N. Co paid 1500 dollars for the change as the old bridge collapsed during cattle drives last summer.
Salem fruit inspector Armstrong launches a vigorous war on the San Jose scale endangering most fruit and shade trees in the county. Mountain ash trees planted for shade are heavily affected. residents have uprooted many trees after notices. Unheeded warnings will lead to prosecution.
Ontario David Wilson denies a report that he sold the townsite to J P Howard of Sumpter and says no disposal is planned. Howard held an option for 30000, now expired. Wilson's agents report $15000 in lot sales and $16000 in contracts in the past month.
Market report from Portland lists Wheat prices for various grades from 66c to 73c per bushel. Barley and Rye priced per ton or hundredweight, Hay values by region, Apples and pears per box, Beans to cucumbers and squash per unit. Butter and poultry rates, Hops, Wool, Veal, Mutton, Lambs and Pork prices shown with unit measurements.
From St Petersburg December 11 a report warns that the Russian revolution has paralysed industry, disrupted mail and railways, and unleashed social strife. It says the people face an unpredictable future as the proletariat gains power and the czar’s authority wanes.
Topeka reports Governor Hoch has launched a national effort against Standard Oil by urging other states to adopt Kansas oil laws. He cites the Kansas anti discrimination and pipeline carrier measures, urging governors and legislatures to adopt similar provisions nationwide.
Washington correspondent reports Eben W. Martin of South Dakota proposes a bill to give the federal government control over every interstate commerce corporation in fuel or food. The measure positions itself as highly paternalistic and contrasts with other conservative efforts, recalling his 1930s beef inquiry push.
A severe wind storm swept the Santa Ana valley with gusts near 40 miles an hour. The storm stretched from Oceanside to Whiton and inland to Riverside Redlands and San Bernardino, causing heavy damage to orange crops as fruit battered against the trees.
Washington December 11 Representative Jones sent a letter to Secretary Hitchcock urging immediate approval of the Treton and Sunnyside irrigation projects. He argues that prompt funding and authorization will quickly clear water right conflicts and foster formation of water users associations.
At Haweville Kentucky on December 11 towboats Harry Brown and Raymond Horner hauling coal to New Orleans were caught in a severe wind storm. The Brown sank 27 barges and the Horner seven. Each barge carried 25 000 bushels of coal valued at 120 000 dollars with barges worth 64 000 each. No lives were lost.
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