ICH Farm Bought By Willamette Valley Firm
The Dean Land and Improvement Company along with O A Neal and Chester Shumaker bought 140 acres at $200 an acre totaling $64,000. The tract near Hood River is praised for ideal apple growing with 166 acres kept for personal use and 155 acres offered on contract with tree-planting clauses. I N Campbell bought 20 adjacent acres for $4000 and will plant trees. The land features heavy underground moisture to be tiled and retained for dry months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Land & Inrovement Company
O. A. Neal
Ortas
Baugh
I. N. Campbell
Hood River
Morris & Smith
Samuel Atkinson
Graphic
Salem meeting notes spotlight college oratorical plan
Roy Fitch attended a State Oratorical Association executive committee meeting in Salem Saturday. Hodgin gave talks on the uses of the British language and the idea that words are expressions of real life, not dead characters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Fitch
Salem
State
Oratorical Association
Hodgin
The Big Red Apple Orchard Planting Trends
The Graphic notes that 17 600 trees sold recently show four main varieties Spitzenberg Yellow Newton Staymens Wingsap and Red Cheek used as pollenizers. A partial buyers list accompanies figures for spring planting by named purchasers and firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. N. Campbell
W. A. Baker
S. A. Atkinson
Miss Langton
W. Parrish
C. Butt
Miller Mercantile Co
G. C. Ritchey
S. A. Mackie
Walter Whitten
Gto & Lartens
Dore Por
G. Everest
D. Gordon
Seawcaves
Baughman
Wilkins
Ethansen
S. Morriss
Newberg Apple Growers Union Planned at Public Meeting
Apple grower I N Campbell outlines winter spray risks while endorsing a fruit union. Speakers urge businesslike organization and incorporation to boost Newberg apple districts. Committee named to file articles of incorporation for The Newberg Apple Growers Union with many locals signing up to join.
Japanese to Grow Peaches Near Newberg Farm
L S Otis reports leasing twelve acres on his Newberg area farm to two educated Japanese men for a peach growing venture. They claim success with a Japan peach in Oregon and plan a 12 foot tree spacing on a steep west facing hillside by a fish pond. Trees were shipped from Japan and duties paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L.S. Otis
The
Graphic
Side Hill
Newberg
Oregon
Japan
Puts Up Big Purse for Oregon Apple Orchard Show
Paul Reimers offers a $1000 prize for the best fifty acre commercial apple orchard by 1914 near Newberg Oregon. An awarding committee will be appointed by the State Board of Horticulture and Reimers plans to compete with an examined ideal site and expert care. He aims to attract more land for investors to promote practical scientific apple growing in the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Reimers
Ee Ee Oane
Oregon
Stxtte
State Board of Horticulture
Reimers
W. K. Newell
Newberg
Local Events Highlight Artisans Meeting and Delayed Revival
Dr Manion spoke at the Artisan last Saturday while Prof provided Fabio style entertainment with comic songs. Mrs George Christenson returns from Seattle with a sick daughter and Mr F Bush smiles over a new baby girl. The West Chehalem church revival is postponed until roads improve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Manion
Artisan
Prof
Fabio
George Christenson
Seattle
F. Bush
West Chehalem
Clock that needs winding once in ten thousand years
Aman claims to have invented a clock requiring winding only once every ten thousand years. The device hinges on a long lasting mainspring and a discreet key placement, addressing forgetfulness over immense time spans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aman
Wives Demand Audit of Tobacco and Beer Budgets
If wives who must account to husbands for every cent could reverse the table and demand an audit of tobacco and beer expenses, conditions would change. The idea suggests a broader challenge to financial control in marriage.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pacific College Notes
A. C
Ruby Oeen
Herpes
IZE
Hot River Apple Growers Union
Spitzenbergs
Baldwins
Ben Davis
Allan
Oregon Agricultural College
Newbery
CMR
A S. Otis
Portland Commission
Clarence Butt
W.S. Allan
N. E. Britt
N. C. Christenson
Newberg Apple Growers Union
Campbell
L. S. Otis
Henry Nelson
W. S. Allan
G. W. Byers Jr
J. T. Haworth
Jos. B. Cook
Granville Everest
W. R. Everest
F. L. Strait
Jos Hall
M. G. Oakley
G. A. Best
H. R. Morris
Geo. C. Ritchey
Frank S. Morris
C. H. Nichols
A. R. Mills
Gus Guddat
J. Watson Baker
B.R. Bass
D. P. Strait
I. A. Hanning
D. H. Kopp
E. B. Ridgway
J. E. Brown
L., Campbell
J. D. Gordon
F. A. Morris
Monteray Sand Bicycle Enamel, &c
C. E. Fuller Paint Company
Theo
Pierre
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