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NEWBERG GRAPHIC SUPPLEMENT
F R ID A Y , J A N U A R Y 1, 1892.
O p en th e D itc h e * .
Whereas: It has pleased the allwise
The reason for letting ponds of water Providence to remove suddenly from our
stand along each side of our streets is a midst our brother and First Sargeant,
question that iB often asked and one that James W. Thomas.
we are unable to answer. If the commit­
Whereas: That in tnis bereavement
tee on streets can answer it we would be we have lost one endeared to us by long
glad if they would solve the question for association, in which we came to know
the benefit of our readers. The propriety him as a trusty friend, a faithful brother
of tiling the streets is being discussed and an energetic worker in the Order,
lately, a scheme which if carried out all , therefore be it
over town would no doubt be a great ben­
Resolved: That whilst we bow with
efit, but if every street and alley in town humble submission to the will of Him who
was well underdrained the necessity for doe'h all things well, we cannot refrain
good open ditches to carry off the surface I from expressing our deep sorrow at the
water as it falls would still exist, and we sudden departure from among us of one
see no reason why this improvement who always evinced a zeal for the promo­
should be delayed longer. A ll the streets tion of the objects of the order of Sons of
that have been grade,! have fairly good ! Veterans and for the advancement of all
ditches at the sides if they were kept that was good, pure and noble.
li t fo ile d ' That we will ever cherish
cleaned out ami culverts put in at the
crossings, but as it now is there are with fond remembrance his efficient
places that have been left lower than oth­ 1 work in the offices which he held, his
ers when grading was done, and there the untiring devotion to his parents, his gen­
water stands to soak the roads full and tlemanly bearing toward all with whom
make mud holes, as well as to breed ma­ he came in contact, ami his willingness
| to perform any duly which was assigned
laria. An expenditure of $40 at the be­
I to him.
ginning of the rainy season, in keeping a
Retolred: That his death unites us in
man busy with spade and shovel put­ grief which can be but faintly outlined
ting the side ditches in pro|>er shape, | in words, and that we extend to his wife,
| parents, brother, sisters and relatives our
would have been money will spent.
We
j heartfelt sympathy in their great loss.
have full faith in tile draining, but for
Retolred: That these resolutions be
side draining of streets in a town where entered on the minutes of the Kilpatrick
the soil packs hard we have very little | Camp, No. 7, and be published in the
j National Reveille, llillb oro Independent,
faith in it. The drain would be very con­
and the local pa[<ers, and that a copy of
venient for property owners who desire to them I k ; presented to the bereaved fami­
drain their lots with tile and want an ly. And further be it
Retolred: That the Camp Charter lie
outlet, but for carrying o ff the surface
draped in mourning for a period of thirty
water along the streets we have but little
days.
C. F. B ptlkr ,
faith in it.
In our opinion the same
K i . m fr E. W a s h b i r n ,
Captain.
Division Correspondent.
amount of money spent in cutting good
open ditches and keeping them well
Tun holidays are now about over and
cleaned each fail as the rains set in would
bring much more satisfactory returns. bills will ere long be presented for pay­
The tile put in to carry the water from the ment of many presents that would better
down spouts at ths bank building to the have been left in the stores. 1 he Am eri­
canyon, and that in front of H oskins’ can people have gone wild in the matter
hrick amount to simply nothing as far as of making presents, many people siienil-
ing money for expensive gifts that ought
surface drainage is concerned.
to go for the necessaries of lifz. The Pa­
In M e m tr ia m o f J a m e * W . T h o m a a .
cific Rural Press says on this subject:
The following ll-nolutions of Respect
‘ ‘ It iB believed that the habit of mak­
on the death of Jamos \V. Thomas were ing gifts at this season of the year is a
adopted at the meeting of Kilpatrick beneficent feeling born of the manger and
Camp, No, 7, S jus of Veterans, on Sat­ the cross. It was a flower of early Christ­
mas faith. Then the |>oor were fed, the
urday Dec. 26.
ragged clothed. Even messengers were
sent out to scour the by-ways, lanes and
hedges, and bring in the poor, lame, halt
and blind, and give them the tiest of the
land. It was not long, however, before
the circle of Christmas benefactions war
greatly enlarged, and men began to make
complimentary gifts to their wives and
children, relatives and friends. The gift
came from the heart, and was put away
as a fragrant place-keeper in
tfie
book of memory. The woman who em ­
broidered the first pair of slippers for the
dear pastor, or knit purses, mittens or
comforters for her husband and big lioys,
had no thought of gaining anything be-
yond the pleasure of the deed
That was
the golden age of giving, hut it has nearly
passed away. The age of barter and ex­
change has come in, and there is a talk
now of assigning it to our text books on
domestic economy.
On the approach of Christmas a levy is
made on the picket hook of every man
and woman in the country, and though
by a fiction of the imagination is regarded
as voluntary, it is really as inexorable as
the assessments levied on candidates
during the political campaign.
The
steady increase in the value of Christmas
gifts is a fact full of alarming significance.
A man with a big family is often com-
¡K-llcd to skate near the ragged edge, and
it is even whisfiered that a prudent young
man will not marry a girl who has an ex­
cess of sisters, for fear he may I k ; com­
pelled to use up the best part of his sal­
ary purchasing gifts.”