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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1909
Page
4
The Newberg Graphic issues its Thursday edition dated March 4 1909 with a light omen about spring lingering in winter. It editorializes that the new Governor should consider wisely before calling an extra legislative session.
Reports from the country districts say this is a splendid time for the new road supervisors to acquaint themselves with spots that need work.
Morgan county Indiana held a local option election resulting in a 1054 majority for dryness. The editor of the Graphic, who grew up there and first voted in the county, cast his ballot in the decisive result.
The fragment speaks of March beginning to please the Bengal jungle’s beast and hints at unfinished work. It mentions Mary and her pet and urges them to start their tasks, implying a light, almost whimsical narrative setup with an adventurous or playful mood.
The Graphic asks the mayor and city council how long it will take to build enough sentiment of toleration to permit and grant a license for staging a prize fight in Newberg.
Twelve young men left the Y M C A building in Walla Walla after the new secretary objected to their smoking in the rooms claiming it curtailed their rights. County officials Booth and Cummins visited Newbery while examining rock for road use and noted the need to clean up town premises to attract visitors to the coast.
The text notes Bourne pressing a delegation to share patronage with Chamberlain, praised Hawley and Ellis for a firm refusal, and alludes to observers who have kept tabs on George E. The passage hints at ongoing political friction and scrutiny of figures.
A public figure has shouldered many appointments and now faces a lengthy rest period overdue, entering a fair path toward recovery.
A company official says the right of way man will visit Newberg within a week or two to interview property owners. The superintendent warns no new lines will start until right of way is secured and urges readiness to discuss business in the proper spirit.
The famed horse racer Lucky Baldwin who associated with disreputable figures died early this week at his Baldwin Ranch near Los Angeles at age 81. He claimed on his final breath that he would beat death. He left a fortune to be contested by lawyers and both legitimate and illegitimate children.
A lengthy letter to the Graphic from a Newberg subscriber questions the sale of stock in United Wireless Telegraph Co. The writer urges the company agent to respond next week to reveal facts. Local investors fear disappointment while others hope for riches. the piece calls for clear information.
A Scotts Mills school dispute ends with a board decision to punish a student for absence drawings. The controversy led to a lawsuit at Silverton, where Principal J. J. Clark won a complete victory for his handling of the case.
The Rex District No. 88 school records show 20 teaching days in February 1909 with 39 pupils enrolled and total attendance of 732 days against 29 absences and 16 instances of lateness. Seventeen pupils were neither absent nor late.
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