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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1913
Page
2
Poem describes a May Day King parade with bells drums and pageantry. Participants include milkmaids and editors cow antics in a humorous rustic scene. The narrator notes crowds bow to the King and joke about a horseless auto amid merriment.
A timid mouse drinks from a whiskey leak pool then repeats the act. A candidate vows to trust the people after a heavy blow. A Portland girl complains of a cheating steady while friends joke about a grocery and a cold foot mitten.
A country villager asks for a single ticket at a vaudeville window, choosing ten or fifteen cents. The seller clarifies price options, and the man replies that he is alone and has no family with him.
Transfers list multiple property sales including Jennettee Bunsen to JC Ponsler for Cozines addition McMinnville priced at 1325 and Wm H Egan to Martin Solberg for portion of Section 11 T2S R4W at 1025, plus several other conveyances involving McMinnville Sheridan and surrounding locales with small sums noted.
Washington reports that Secretary Bryan telegraphed Governor Johnson in the president's name urging a veto to delay alien land ownership law in California. The Japanese ambassador protested the bill, and negotiations between Washington and Tokyo are expected regardless of Johnson's action.
The joint legislative committee in Sacramento finds Frank C. Jordan malfeasance in office over fees paid into his department. The report, adopted unanimously, urges the attorney general handle the case.
Zella Tressie Paul aged 18 and James F. Rankin aged 21 obtained a marriage license. The filing indicates a union between two adults with no listed impediments.
The passage notes the Montene soldiers retreating from the captured city as plans remain unchanged toward an autonomous state capital. Peace appears near in the Balkans unless Bulgaria and Greece clash over Salonika, with powers ready to arbitrate and only light incursions reported.
London reports tax resistance by women protesting the government’s refusal to grant voting rights. The movement spreads as many women oppose violent methods, favoring peaceful Pankhurst era tactics.
A humorous sketch recounts Uncle Rastus on a Virginia farm pleased by a vet cutting a bull’s horns to stop its ferocity. He exclaims joy at the deed, saying he is too young to die and too old to climb trees. The piece cites a Philadelphia Telegraph note.
A deadly typhoon hit the Philippines on Sunday causing numerous deaths at sea. Sixty eight known fatalities were reported at sea with more bodies expected as crews count the wrecked small steamers and lighter craft across the islands.
A Scot telegraphs to learn his fate and, after a long day at the telegraph office, receives an affirmative answer. He quips that a girl who keeps him waiting is not what he wants, but adds the wit that the lass who waits for the night rates is the one for him.
The undersigned is appointed administrator of the estate of N G Kirk by Yamhill County Oregon Court. All creditors must present claims with vouchers to United States National Bank of Newberg Oregon within six months from May 1 1913.
In the Circuit Court of Oregon for Yamhill County Abram Dorn deceased A O Gage administrator gives notice that final settlement will be opened or heard before a stated date in 1918 The administrator is named as A O Gage and the estate is Abram Dorn deceased
Scrap iron and brass accepted for cash at Newberg Iron Works. Bring your metal to convert into money today.
Ismail Kemal provisional president of Albania states Theodore Roosevelt could be king if he accepts. Kemal, Garacucchi, Kun itza and Delesius discussed the idea at the Hotel Cecil with powers delegates amused by the proposal.
The international fleet blockading Antivari and the Montenegrin coast will take formal possession of Scutari in the name of the great powers and form a commission to govern the city until a permanent arrangement is made.
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