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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1910
Page
1
From the workshop back of his salesroom Friday morning Frank Howard was identified as the thief. He admitted the theft, was arrested, and the revolver recovered after he fled on a bicycle. He paid a $25 fine and costs.
The Newberg Free Club House project aims to provide a building for ladies’ use with a $4000 fund supplied by League headquarters. It requires 75 full paid memberships and would incur no town expense, promising a progressive, up-to-date community facility led by Lotus Chapter efforts and Mrs. S. S. Stoan.
Harvey Wisdom and wife of Portland narrowly escaped serious harm when their auto plunged into a deep ditch after brake failure on a hill west of Rex. They were treated in Newberg by Dr Rankin. Mrs Wisdom bruised and briefly unconscious, Mr Wisdom unharmed. The wreck prompted repairs at St Pierre shops the following day. The report blends with a library opinion urging selective reading and parental guidance to enrich youth literacy.
On Thursday last the Geo. Massey place south of town containing 28 acres was sold to J. C. Lucas of Newberg. The improved property includes a new house and barn completed by Mr. Massey. The cash price was 5500. Lucas plans to move in mid September and make it his home.
Pearl Martin age 19 marries Claud D Wise age 29. Beulah M age 20 weds Roy H Mills age 21. Erma Robbins age 16 weds Hugh Wess age 26.
U S Government via the geological survey orders an examination of oil prospects in the Oregon Coast Range belt that includes California fields. C W Washburne leads preliminary studies and will inspect the county. residents with oil seeps gas asphaltum salt or sulfur water are urged to mail a full description to Mr Washburne in Astoria. The service is free.
A speaker at a Yearly Meeting clarifies remarks about literature and the public library. The speaker rejects criticism of the library committee and urges townwide liberal support, arguing libraries educate and serve diverse readers with varied book choices.
Benjamin Stanton aged twenty five brother of Mrs A M Dunlap shot and killed himself at his Portland home Monday night after attempting to kill his wife and her brother George Hansen. Earlier they were in Newberg with the Dunlaps. Stanton and wife had quarrelled since marriage four months ago and recently separated. He fired at them at close range then fled and killed himself when approached by a patrolman. The report notes a state record time in a mile and 50 yard race and a match won by Lon Miller over Lord Sidney Dillon with time 1 05.
Landscape gardeners take charge of park improvements in McMinnville funded by $3000 city bonds voted last election. Work aims to finish by the annual county School Fair. A lineman for McMinnville Telephone Company, O B Corpron, died Tuesday after a fall from a pole. He was about 55, leaving a widow and three children. Remodeling on the Elberton Hotel began Monday, adding a third story and doubling capacity. Bewley's track hosted races Friday to a fair crowd with notable performances.
The column predicts August as the month of political theater with fall elections approaching. It notes candidates preparing campaigns and party maneuvers, mentions Roosevelt’s return and the public’s appetite for attention grabbing acts and dust-raising politics.
The passage images the end of spring and growth with a seasonal shift toward autumn. It evokes the thrasher’s song, modest moderation, and the hunter and fishing hole wearing thick slime, linking nature’s cycle to a rural, contemplative mood.
Reading from a fragment, September promises a return in autumnal mood. The poet seems to fall upon his harp with a note of passion, suggesting creative renewal as the season changes.
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