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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1891
Page
2
Notice lists available passenger and freight connections to all points. It directs inquiries to agents Newberg RK Konuen KE A HoamoMas and A. O. F. & BP. A for schedules and bookings.
The Philadelphia Sunline prints a masked poem and a civic note from William Colian Divan criticizing taxation without representation. It urges readers to study city ordinances, observe next Monday elections, and elect councilmen who will hold the fort against the opposition and its grass growth.
The town shifts quarters to Four Westahs near the new bank, praising better facilities and a stronger financial base. Voter qualification rules under Art. 3 of the city charter are outlined, allowing certain women property owners to vote in town elections after residency requirements.
Reports on the Dakota Lodian strife recount a Dec 20 clash at Wounded Knee Creek where Indians attacked disarming soldiers, with heavy losses on both sides and many killed. The piece also notes potential transfer of Indian affairs to the War Department and reflects on improving local printing and business prospects for Newberg.
Nancy Vaughan born in Pennsylvania died December 1800 aged about 83. She married Liberty Vaughan in Cincinnati in 182. The couple moved to Oregon 1831, crossed the plains in 1852 with children and settled near Middleton in Washington County. Martin Cook led the funeral services.
The horticultural commissioner's annual report from Los Andes county California, reprinted from the Ontario Record, urges strict enforcement to protect fruit production in Oregon. It notes the value of scattered inspectors, costs, and the need to prevent pest spread and theft by careful planting and timely notification of authorities.
We propose a season of vigilance to ensure notice of arrivals of trees from outside the county as required by Ordinance 26. The county audits show 33 inspectors guarding 26 thousand acres of fruit trees with total assessed value over 15 million dollars. The Riverside district bears much of the load though all growers must invest part of their income to keep fruit free from smut and protect market reputation. WE. Contos, Secretary.
A new book by Noah Porter D.D.L. Yale University is the authentic unabridged revised Webster's International Dictionary. Editorial work has spanned over ten years with more than one hundred paid workers. Over $500,000 was spent before the first copy was printed. The dictionary will benefit families and be worth its cost.
A letter from Newberg to England traveled 6000 miles in fourteen days by rail and post, faster than typical trans Atlantic steamship times. A Dakota correspondent debunks Buffalo Bill’s bull dress expedition to capture Sitting Bull as reckless and doomed, noting Major McLaughlan’s intervention and a sequence of telegraphs to General Miller and President Harrison that halted the scheme.
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