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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1890
Page
2
The Salt Lake City election produced a Gentile mayoral win hailed as a major victory. Local items include a drowned Salem real estate man crossing a creek, rising northwest immigration interest, school age counts, Willamette River bridge work delays, and assessments debates among Oregon counties.
A brief text notes that prospects are more pleasant than predecessors, the poor are present but less displayy, and there is more work to be done. It credits the reascendancy of Conservation for greater happiness among people in general.
Announcement urging readers to inquire at the Gravasc office for railroad rates eastward or westbound. Promises cheap tickets and assistance for those with relatives traveling, inviting contact at the depot for information.
Mr. 5 L Parret brings a giant hen’s hair egg to the office. The eight by six inch specimen draws attention and will soon be fed to the fighting editor to bolster newsroom emergencies.
J. F. Judson, held on a Grand Jury charge, escaped from the county jail Sunday night. He reportedly used a case knife and file to cut a window lattice, making a makeshift saw and walking out a free man, a remark on the jail and its guards.
Andrew Pickett counted residents within the corporate limits at 693. Many families near the line push the true figure toward about 800, signaling rapid growth and strong growth prospects for Newberg in western Oregon.
A deientific and artistic taxidermist named Fr Searls operates near the depot in Newberg. Visitors see birds in various stages of preparation including a white owl and Mongolian pheasants. Orders from Chicago Portland Eugene and Boston indicate brisk demand for his work.
Citizens met in Hobton to discuss organizing a Building and Loan Association. Dr Dindlew of Porthend explained the workings, noting sixteen years of east coast work. A committee of J J Moore Samuel Hobeen G W Mitchell and Dr Dindlew was formed to solicit subscriptions and provide information.
Dr. Lindley cites a circular from the Inter-State Building and Loan Association of Minn. It highlights helping members to build homes and save money, offering safe profitable monthly installments and loans on stomach assets after stock certificates reach one year.
The passage surveys rising concern for mass welfare and labor topics in periodicals. It notes The Contemporary Review and Nineteenth Century addressing labor and Irish issues, Andrew Carnegie on philanthropy, and elucidates portrayals of poverty in Scribner and The North American Review within December issues.
The Oregon Land Company of Salem plans a major Portland real estate push with new offices in the Hotel Portland temporary quarters on 72 Washington Street. It lists premier Willamette Valley farming lands and Salem properties for sale while awaiting office completion by March 61. The firm aims to handle all Portland real estate and invites owners to place property with them.
The letter thanks friends near Newberg for gifts from Gaarnee sent to Alas ka in January 1890. It lists dry goods fruit and clothing received, notes snow and cold of six degrees above zero, two feet of snow and good sleighing, and expresses deep appreciation for ongoing support from the Y M C T and other donors over months and years.
A missionary writes of winter in a distant mountainous country with snow and long nights. He notes the rising sun, frequent rain, and agriculture challenges. He describes four native girls and four boys, their intellect, and the children singing hymns. He plans to open a training school and a fish cannery to support the mission.
The column notes Mr F A Morne County Superintendent of Press Work and states the Mother's meeting will be held next Saturday afternoon at the residence of Mrs Wim Leece.
A collection of quotations from eminent figures arguing against temperance fanaticism and alcohol abuse. The excerpts include statements attributed to Shakespeare Scott Scott Defoe Morel Jefferson Spurgeon and others, discussing the social ills linked to drinking and calls for restraint.
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