Sunday Closing Ordinance Sparks City Debate in Newberg
A11 century style ordinance bans Sunday business operations within Newberg except for listed exempted trades. Mayor N C Christenson defends the measure as moral protection and seeks referendum support. Petition signers listed include E O Van Osdel, C R Shirer, Fred Lundin, and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Newberg
N. C. Christenson
E. O. van Osdel
C. R. Shirer
Fred Lundin
H. R. Morris
G. W. Westerfield
H. Chase
G. W. Crite
J. B. Rowell
C. F. Held
J. B. Mount
J.B. Sevens
N. John Hutten
T. _B. Marion-George
John
L. M. Smith
Lee Helton
J. W. Webber
C. W. McClain
Wm. Slater
J. W. Germain
S. E. Watkins
Chas. Hanson
J. D. Gordon
A P. Oliver
Ed. Harvey
W.S. Mills
C. A. Bristow
Geo. L. Kelly
John Dobbins
J. A. Holling
Merchant Receives Clerk Order to Join Newberg Bridge Project
E B Merchants receives word from County Clerk E D Allen that an order to join Yam Hill in constructing a bridge over the Willamette at Newberg has been issued.
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Yam
Child Dies En Route From Alliance to Portland
Mr and Mrs Axum Newby learned their daughter Mrs A S Mote was traveling from Alliance Nebraska with her two year old son who was ill. The child died between Portland and Spokane on the train. The mother and relatives then brought the remains to Portland for the Thursday funeral. The family had sought lower altitude for the sick child and the journey faced delays in Spokane.
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Axum Newby
A. S. Mote
Alliance
Nebraska
Portland
Spokane
Harlan Smith
Oregon
Local highway funding plea spurs Newberg push
Geo. E. Waggoner of Dundee writes urging Newberg business leaders to subscribe to $16 000 needed for a first class Rex to Multnomah County line highway. He notes $9 000 in landowner pledges with $7 000 remaining, calls for $100 donations from property owners, forecasts population and economic gains, and argues the project ties to the Pacific Highway and Portland region development.
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Rex-Tigardville
Rex
Multnomah County
Newberg
Yamhill County
Portland
Chehalem Valley
California
Washington
Willamette Valley
Marion County
Geo. E. Waggoner
Dundee
Ore
Wedding of Nettie Miller and Walter Spaulding Planned
Mrs R G Miller of ron Ce announces the marriage of Nettie Josephine Miller to Walter L Spaulding of Salem. The ceremony is set for Wednesday evening September 20 1911 at the Spaulding home on Court street in Salem. Spaulding son of Charles K Spaulding a leading Pacific Northwest lumberman, is a 1907 Pacific College graduate and 1910 University of Michigan law graduate now practicing in Salem with McNary and McNary.
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R. G. Miller
Ron Ce
Nettie Josephine
Walter L. Spaulding
Salem
Mr. Spaulding
Court Street
Miss Miller
Charles K. Spaulding
Pacific Northwest
Spaulding
Pacific College
University of Michigan
McNary
Tea Party Honors Mrs Wilsons Young Pupils
Mrs C B Wilson hosted a Friday tea party for her junior music students Misses Helen Baird and Bettie Keefe. Guests included Katherine Brunson Bertha May Pennington Ellen Hale Thelma Cummings Gertrude Ritchey Lois and Wendell Wilson and games kept the children entertained before treats.
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C. B. Wilson
Helen Baird
Bettie Keefe
Katherine Brunson
Bertha May Pennington
Ellen Hale
Thelma Cummings
Gertrude Ritchey
Lois
Wendell Wilson
Alarmed Motorist and Butcher Quip After Collision
A cartoon caption cites an alarmed motorist asking if others are hurt and a butcher yelling Where's my kidneys in a Punch magazine exchange. The humor flattens danger into a dark joke reflecting press style.
Letters to the Editor on Western Condensed Milk Co Promoter Concerns
A reader questions management after a fire and bond issues facing Western Condensed Milk Co. Investors seek stock or cash to pay 150 bonds due April 1912 and revive operations. The note blends business trouble with a history of early settler Cary family in Yamhill County and a Fremont expedition anecdote.
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Western Condensed Milk Co
Treasury
Pioneer Woman Dies Young in LaFayette
Mrs. Cyrene B. Cary an aged LaFayette resident died on Friday and was buried Saturday at I.O.C. F. cemetery She was born in Richmond Virginia July 24 1815 married Miles Cary in 1831 and moved to Missouri in 1834 before crossing to Oregon with her husband.
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Cyrene B. Cary
LaFayette
I.0.c. F
Richmond City
Miles Cary
Missouri
Oregon
GOES EAST FOR BRIDE IN NEWBERG JEWELER UNION
C A Morris and his chosen Miss Miller of Peoria wed in Newberg and plan a Chicago tour with visits to wholesale houses before returning by Canadian Pacific. Morris, a local jeweler, studied at Pacific College and Bradley Horological Institute, building a successful business after purchasing J H Mills’ shop.
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Newberg
C. A. Morris
Chicago
Morris
Hancock Street
College
Edwards
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Joan Shaep
Marion
Newberg Bridge
Preas
E. B. Mer
E. D. Allen
Willamette
George E. Waggoner
Cary
Yamhill River
Doctor Sitton
Paul
Plains
Mr. Cary
Fremont
Chas. A. Morris
Peoria, Illinois
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