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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1912
Page
2
Bozeman, Montana awards a 40000 yard contract to pave streets with bitulithic. A city council committee toured Missoula, Great Falls and other western cities to study pavement types and endorsed bitulithic as the best and cheapest long term option.
Transfer records show Alice O. Lyon age 47 and Thomas P. Thompson age 52 as a pair. A separate transfer lists Mrs J G Welch age 43 and G F Dawson age 56 as a counterpart.
Vancouver Washington city council approved another paving contract as part of a push for hard surface streets. The action endorses bitulithic pavement over other options, with plans to lay more this year and next, a move the taxpayers support alongside Portland officials.
Oregon totals 7 865 cars as of August 1 per Secretary of State. Yamhill County accounts for 239 vehicles distributed among Amity 28 Bellevue 1 Carlton 12 Dayton 10 Dundee 4 La Fayette 4 McMinnville 70 Newberg 47 Springbrook 1 Sheridan 38 Willamina 5 Yam hill 19. McMinnville with 70 cars leads among nearby towns. Portland 3244 Eugene 245 Salem 338 Astoria 76 Medford 273 Corvallis 78.
Robert Hodges is in Portland working while Mrs. Helen D. Harford visits her daughter Mrs. Helen Kirk in Corvallis. Mrs. A. V. Hendrickson and daughters Rosa Hilma and Goldie spend a few days visiting relatives.
A summary of early 20th century suffrage data notes one million women hold full political rights in the United States. It cites Utah as a leading home ownership state, Denver showing 55 percent female turnout in certain wards, Wyoming reporting 99 percent female voting, and Colorado and Idaho figures for women’s registration and participation.
The text notes Colorado after suffrage shows surging political reading and civic interest. Seattle’s first election saw 23 000 women registered though not many 100 active organizers, with married women dominating turnout.
Transactions show Amity Cemetery Association to Mrs Addie Harrison for lot 55 and adjacent 5 ft section lot 56 at Amity Cemetery for 25 dollars. Emma A Anderson and others grant to B Gabriel a small Dayton tract for 250 dollars.
The undersigned Henry Ehret is executor of Adam Ehret's will in Yamhill County Oregon. All persons with claims against the estate must present them with vouchers to the executor at his Newberg residence within six months from the notice date September 2, 1912. Clarence Mutt serves as attorney for the estate.
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