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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1913
Page
3
An OCR fragment lists fabric items and prices at Porter and 60 cash store including per yard rates for 28 inch to 56 inch Percale, damask table linen, mercerized damask, and blue and white red and white table linen with special mentions.
A catalog style listing shows winter shoes discounted to 5.00 and up to 21.50, plus a large assortment of canned goods and staples priced at a quarter to a dollar. Items include pink salmon, grape nuts, Cream of Wheat, oats, rice, lard, soap, mason jars, and sugar in bulk, all advertised with notable per unit or per package savings.
Notice announces the appointment of Isaac Rameine as executor in the county court and invites all persons with tied claims to present them by a specified date to the court for settlement.
President Wilson signals willingness to consider a recess for House action on the administration's banking and currency plan. Senate and House debate reserve bank cuts and removals from the Federal Reserve Board as campaigns finance reforms advance amid investigation. Secretary Lane seeks $100 million irrigation loan, while McAdoo and Daniels comment on cabinet roles and voting duties.
Voters in Salem will face a blank ballot at the November 3 city primaries after City Recorder Elgin found a law requiring nominating petitions to be filed 30 days before election. The window has closed with none filed though several petitions circulate.
Salem reports Attorney General Crawford will defend the minimum wage commission in an injunction suit challenging its order on women workers wages. He plans to travel to Portland to confer with the commission as the case tests the law creating the panel’s constitutionality.
State officials and expert rifle shots joined most Southern Oregon sportsmen and valley farmers in the Riddle Elk Supporting Rod and Gun Club barbecue. Bucks were roasted whole and salmon barbecued as public schools adjourned at noon for the event.
While surveying the permanent highway over the Siskiyous the crew under Assistant State Highway Engineer Kittridge struck a three foot gold ledge. The excitement halted work for the day as A D Walters returned to Medford with ore described by local miners as high grade.
Eastern Oregon residents protest a proposed opening of about 300000 acres taken from Paulina and Deschutes national forests. Representative Sinnott pressed Land Commissioner Tallman who said no decision yet, with a ruling expected in about two weeks. The department may allow opening by the usual method with entry dates set later and a 30 day preference period.
A tomato grown by G. W. Sheary in Cottage Grove forms a doughnut shape with a central hole. The stem connected inside the hole is about an inch in diameter. A rough line encircles the fruit, creating the impression it was sewn.
County court action sparks debate over a proposed Carnegie library on the courthouse block. A remonstrance circulates as residents voice opposition to the $20,000 project.
The attorney general has rendered an opinion to the Lincoln County judge that a county road through a town becomes a street automatically when the town incorporates. After incorporation the town holds responsibility for maintenance of the street.
Medford reports Elmer Conger 28 living on a ranch near Jacksonville was shot and killed in Dead Indian country when mistaken for a deer by another hunter. Apple harvest underway in Defur valley with exceptionally fine quality and color this year.
Unusual efforts begin to control squirrels and pests that damage crops and injure young walnut and filbert orchards.
Seaside to add a natatorium for summer amusements. Polk county schools receive milk testing devices. Southern Pacific settles $57,000 in Jackson County taxes. Forestry service begins burning infected timber in Southern Oregon. Oregon to have an official exhibit tendered by L M Schofield. Freewater moves toward macadamized road from Walla Walla to Pendleton. Hood River apple packers form association to standardize packing rates. Clackamas County road districts plan special taxes. County court backs better roads. A Plymouth Rock White Leghorn cross hen at Oregon Agricultural College lays a world record 201 eggs in a year. Dufur to hold a local option election on November 4. Budding anti-liquor petitions circulated quietly until filed. Mrs Cordelia Mills dies after a fall with no recovery. Second strawberry crop harvested by R J Taylor of Independence. Klamath Falls to install hitching racks for farm teams. Dr Joseph Schafer becomes general director of University of Oregon extension division in Eugene. Crater Lake fishing license issue clarified by Attorney General. Engineers survey Astoria to Port Westward route. Oregon State Editorial Association holds Portland convention. J C LaFrance sentenced for swindling the Modern Woodmen. Dallas water case set for October 28 hearing. 32,000 Bend sheep shipped in 10 days for Chicago market. Governor West withholds clemency for Spanos and Seymour pending full investigation. Erie County praises Oregon school attendance rates. Hawley bills seek $100,000 for sites and buildings at Oregon City Corvallis Ashland Grants Pass. Proposes life saving station at mouth of Siuslaw and mining station at Grants Pass.
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