This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 23 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1903
Page
3
Information from North Fairview Mining Co notes a large free milling ore discovery in the Belle of Fairview claim. Ore carries about seven dollars per ton in free gold with a vein 40 feet wide and over 1,000,000 tons of similar ore indicated.
H Downs reports New York capital backs the Eastern Mining Milling Transportation Smelting Generating company formed to erect a 250 ton smelter near North Powder Union county. The venture includes building electric lines over 500 miles to mine routes for ore transport passengers and freight with officers H O Gorham W H Gorham George H Downs. The plan aims to treat local gold and copper ores and extends to surrounding Baker Union counties.
Oregon Superintendent J H Ackerman urges introducing elements of agriculture in common schools. The aim is nontechnical understanding for residents of an agricultural state, with future plans for teacher preparation and certification exams in the subject.
Farmers in Pendleton begin seeding earlier than last year with wheat above ground already. Rapid planting continues as rains improve soil conditions. Total acreage roughly matches 1903, though some wheat was spring sown this year with less planned for 1904.
Corvallis residents searching for cascara homesteads in the Alsea and Fachats region returned home disappointed. Land locators promised profits at $50 per quarter but failed to place settlers on lands that justified the expense. No homestead papers have been filed, though just over six sections were claimed under the arrangement recently.
Governor Bestows Some Honors appoints Oregon residents as delegates to the Mississippi River Improvement Union. List includes Dr. B. M. Hanby J W Ladd W L Brewster John Zante William Reid Phil Hers P land W M Kaiser Mose Fonch I B Bowen C E Oliver Portland Eugene Behow La Grande Owen Carsher Salem Baker City and more. Convention to be held in New Orleans October 27.
Independence reports large hop stocks but slow sales with only a few contracts fulfilled from last year. Some growers sold at 24 to 25 cents per pound, the highest in the county so far, while many continue holding out for higher prices.
La Grande faces a severe material shortage with lumber scarce and building projects stopped. The sewer through the main business area stalls as supply gaps halt dwelling and commercial construction, leaving several structures under way stalled for lack of material.
A circuit court juror decision grants Dr. G A Pogue 1800 damages in a suit against Ontario Land and Irrigation Co for water insufficiency during the season after payment for water. The ditch involved is controlled by David Wilson and bears a local name tied to the Wilsaesismaendimtaats until improvements are made.
Rogue River Fruit growers association shipped two carloads of Winter Nellis pears to Cincinnati and New Orleans and one carload of apples to New York. E. J. DeHart received returns from a carload of Buerre de Anjou pears shipped to Chicago sold f. o. b. Medford at $1.50 per box and praised packing quality.
Baker City attorney C A Johns has accepted an invitation to speak on mines and mining in Eugene on December 16. He is collecting data for the address and promises a novel and interesting talk by a forceful speaker.
The record lists current prices for grains meats and dairy items including wheat barley oats and bran. It also notes butter cheese eggs potatoes hops wool mohair beef veal pork and lamb prices with regional variations and per unit measures.
Rioters attack shops and banks, sack houses, and set fires after a failed labor dispute. Troops and later reinforcements from Lille fought back, dispersing the mob by midnight while authorities seek ring leaders.
The Russian foreign office blames China Japan and Britain for the Manchuria dispute and reports 283000 troops in the far east with 50000 more transported. It says no official confirmation of Japanese troop disembarkation at Masampho and notes officers are forbidden to take wives.
From Panama dated October 15 a report says Nicolas Zelaya of Nicaragua and Estrada Cabrera of Guatemala plan to wage war on El Salvador and Honduras. Guatemala fields about ten thousand troops toward El Salvador with artillery. Salvadoran forces form at Santa Ana under General Regalado. troops move from Acajutla to La Union near the Nicaraguan frontier.
San Francisco Oct 16. James H Darling Joseph White Cornelius ogres and John L Moore military pets at Alcatraz have been reseated by authorities on pardons that were forged. The fraudulent pardons appeared through normal pardon channels with seals stamps and presidential approval but the accomplice details remain unresolved as an investigation continues.
The cruiser New Orleans has reached Yokohama for necessary repairs to be carried out by a Japanese firm. Efforts will be made to complete the overhaul without docking the vessel while American observers monitor tensions in the Far East amid possible conflict between Japan and Russia.
A farm note describes building a practical fruit ladder from a pole and iron fittings to reach canopy fruit efficiently. It also reviews Purdue Experiment Station fertilizer tests on corn using kainit versus straw or lime, noting growth, color differences, later ripening, frost impact, and harvest timing with a referenced table.
Fruit growers seek a boil free insecticide using lime and sulphur with caustic soda. Mix twenty pounds sulphur, forty pounds lime, five pounds caustic soda with sixty gallons water. Slake lime, add sulphur paste and caustic soda solution, stir until bubbling stops, then dilute. Effective against scale and other insects. Applications possible in late fall, midwinter and early spring.
Good for Hogs describes a compound mix using six bushels cob charcoal or three bushels common charcoal, ashes, salts, lime, and a cop peras solution. Thoroughly blend and keep dry. Feeding twice weekly purportedly helps digestion, worm expulsion, and overall hog health per Winchester Indiana Herald.
An English agricultural society launched a competition rewarding the farm laborer with the most children raised and employed. The top winner fathered 19, raised 17, and 12 supported at work. seconds claimed 15 children, 13 raised, all employed. Ten entries in all with other totals of 16 14 13 and 12.
If orchard soil is rich, crimson clover is the best cover crop and can be sown now. For poor soil use crimson clover and sow rye around September first, plow under in spring, then cultivate surface soil in summer. This plan can restore soil so crimson clover may grow again the following fall.
The article discusses grass as a major national resource and the potential value of crab apples for jellies and markets. It notes roller process bran as a superior feed component, warns about misinterpretations of salt for calves, and extols hothouse farming as both profitable and engaging for farm families. It compares city and country farm life and reflects on the joys and challenges of gardening in a controlled climate.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.