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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1911
Page
4
The Newberg Graphic published every Thursday morning from the Graphic Building at 00 First Street. It is entered at the Newberg post office as second-class matter.
The town awaits a rose show again this season with plans in early stages. The street sprinkler work is postponed by heavy rains. Mothers Day is noted as last Sunday and June roses are near. No celebration talk for a Newberg Fourth this year.
A farmer drives to town with a load of potatoes and cashes the lot at two dollars twenty five cents per hundred, described as a good deal akin to hauling gold nuggets to the mint.
A lighthearted notice notes a housewife who chases a biddy from the garden patch this spring and takes little interest in reports about four legged chickens hatching.
A humorous line notes that prunes will fetch six and a quarter cents before harvest, suggesting the insult of labeling a man as filled with prunes in October. The remark plays on economic terms and a colorful colloquial insult from the period.
Little Joe, a known tough contender, may spark a fierce campaign as Mayor Simon pursues an independent bid in Portland. The move signals possible clashes over strategy and voter support in the upcoming contest.
United States Consul General George L. Anderson reports 1910 imports of human hair from China to the United States weighed 576,119 pounds and were valued at 695,137 dollars. The Oregonian notes the referendum may allow economists to publicly critique bills as a nuisance in the name of the people.
Mrs Ella Wilson the elected mayor of Hunnewell Kansas resists a pro wet city council and vows Hunnewell shall stay dry Governor Stubbs will send a special attorney to enforce laws. She is described as a man of her word.
O A C reports the Xyloborus Pyre pest is injuring numerous pear orchards in Oregon. Though the name resembles Esperanto, it allegedly translates to pear blight beetle when parsed, as the insect bores into tree centers and tunnels, killing trees. Entomology head H P Wilson will tour the state to assess damage and plan eradication efforts.
Hillsboro and Portland correspondents say few Washington county residents favor the Rex to Tigardville road improvement amid many rural houses nearby. The piece recalls Civil War era Oregon unionist sentiment, and notes Julius Kruttschnitt of the Harriman system eyeing Rogue River valley orchard land, comparing land prices to urban lots.
A communication in this issue urges parents to guard young girls in Newberg as coming of age begins. The piece notes Portland funeral attendance for Oregon statesman La Fayette Grover and critiques public reverence. Oregon fruit land sales are warned against as misrepresented orchard sites, urging inspectors to publish soil standards to protect investors.
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