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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1917
Page
5
Locals and passenger trains arrival and departure details for a Saturday night and Sunday service are reported. The column notes numerous residents’ travel, visits, illnesses, and social events with multiple names and places across Newberg and nearby towns.
Chapter L of the P E O Sisterhood welcomed new members Alma and Laura Craig from Oskaloosa Iowa at Mrs E C Bairds home joining Mrs R M Thurston Mrs Wesley Boyes and Madge Colby in the initiation The meeting featured a George Elliott program by Mrs Francis A Morris a luncheon and a forward view to the State Grand Chapter in Portland in May The group also planned further social events for members and their husbands Later a gathering at the Bairds added to the celebrations
Mr. Cook led an engaging talk during the Tuesday assembly period. Students were busy with mid year exams last week. Roy Jacquith from class of '15 visited on Wednesday. Stewart Davies, formerly of Stadium High in Tacoma, enrolled as a senior here. Last Friday night the seniors hosted a party for the sophomores with a very pleasant time reported by attendees.
A chicken and waffle supper will be served in the 1. O. O. F. dining hall on February 14 with meals at five thirty. Price is twenty five cents to benefit Associated Charities through the committee.
W R Everest visited the county seat Tuesday. Archie Pickard spent a few days in Portland last week. Miss Hilda Vanderbeck and Albert Vanderbeck visited friends in Portland. A box social and school house program is planned for Monday the 19th. W C T U institute invites all to meet at the school house on Saturday February 17. Lineas Christianson returned from Aberdeen Washington. His wife and son visit friends in Tualatin. Mr and Mrs S W Newhouse and Mr and Mrs Clinton Newhouse of Dayton dined with Mr and Mrs Frank Carlisle in Springbrook. Mrs A A Post hosted the Sunshine Club January 24, its birthday celebration with music and needlework. The club will meet Wednesday at Mrs C G Jacobson’s home.
A Parent-Teacher Association event titled The Blossoming of Mary Anne by Rex Chehalem Ad vance Club is planned for Thursday evening February 15 at Duncan's hall. Reserved seats cost 35 cents and general admission 25 cents with Kienle's orchestra performing. Tickets available at Kienle's music store and L. B. Ferguson's drug store. The program promises two and a half hours of entertainment. The Graphic and Weekly Oregonian offer one year subscriptions for $2.00.
The Larkin Prince Hardware Co advertises Pakro Seed Tape and cheap Granite Ware as well as paring knives for 10 cents. It urges customers to compare prices, mentions spray outfits and Hardie Pimps, and notes future orders for garden hose and lawn mowers with ready stock and fair prices.
The notice urges participation in ongoing evangelistic events at the Methodist Episcopal church. It stresses fair treatment for all and asks readers to attend to support the church’s activities and outreach.
A copper banner stone or ceremonial weapon from ancient India was found six feet underground in Fond du Lac during sewer work. Shaped like a battleax with two blades and a handle hole, it is believed lost on the lakeshore ages ago or buried by a later Indian generation. A cache of Indian relics and weapons was found in the same city years earlier.
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