¿•H— *.\ y
i F>I
VOL. XVI.
NEWBERG, YAMHILI, OOÜNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 25,1904.
NO. 19.
8au Diego, Coronado Beach and dations is said to hjf ten dollars stores, where first o f all it is the them, may be easily imagined on in early military operations here
Jt the Land of the Monte-
per diem. They sauntered in, proper thing to ,\bujr souvenir looking over the farm. Sur­ is in evidence. In the ancient
,
zumai.
registered, looked about and postal cards and » n il them to rounding the old field and first court house is pointed out the
■ -k
.
..
'TOj $
p -
f t
started out again when the clerk loved ones back in the land o f adobe hoube put up are ruins o f room where Ramona and Ales­
■
77:
i
sandro signed their marriage cer­
San Diego—the city o f the held them up for a dollar apiece the free and the home o f the the old adobe wall, some eight­ tificate, while a little farther
future! Thus is it referred to in —the price o f having their names brave. If you are at all .inclined een inches thick, built as a ram­ down the rambling street stands
jest and sarcasm by those who appear in the same book with to the sentimental the pretty, part against the attacks of hos­ the old chapel where their mar­
have /long had it dinned into John D. Rockefeller, J. P. lyior- dark eyed señorita will inveigle tile Indians. In the big well riage was solemized. The little
their ears by San Diegaus What gan, et al—and that was cheap you into allowing her to spoil may be seen the opening into the chapel has been enclosed in
wooden frame to prevent its fall­
great things are in store for too. Speaking o f Rockefeller— your g ood silk handkerchief by tunnel leadiug up to the mission
ing in ruins. In front o f the little
their city. And you still hear o f while there last season he spent affixing thereon, with a ten pent so that in case o f siege by structure hang the mission
th at wonderful, mysterious, un­ a day at hard exercise on the rubber stamp, the Mexican seal, Indians the inhabitants would chapel bells. Just before leaving
paralleled future. Others speak g o lf links. A little caddie devot­ coat o f arms, or more probably not be cut off from their supply the old quarter I called on a
Mexican w ho is reputed to have
o f it as the city o f “ bay ’n cli­ ed himself tirelessly to the big an advertisement o f the curio o f water.
{
seen
one hundred and sixteen
financier expecting o f course a store—you can’t be sure which.
m ate."
Here are the ancestral olive years, and who lives alone. He
Here is located a regular bull trees o f the state, brought over is supported by the county and
More or less g ood natured liberal reward. At the end o f
banter to the contrary notwith­ his labor, Rockefeller proffered ring, where bull fights are pulled from Spain and planted in the is still able to g o into San Diego
standing, San Diego is a fine the boy a paltry four bit piece off in approved style. On such virgin soil o f New Spain one with his wheelbarrow once a
little city, and it really seems w ho promptly handed it back to occasions crow ds o f people rush hundred and thirty-five years week for provisions. The old
man seems in thorough keeping
th at its elusive future cannot the Standard oil magnate with in on excursions - from civilized ago; also the mission palm and with the historic associations o f
much longer hold aloof—-especi­ the advice that he keep it as he America—principally from cul­ thorn tree o f like age. There is Old Tow n.
W. C. W.
tured Los Angeles—the Athens a pretty legend to the effect that
ally with the prospect o f the con­ might need it.
Chico, Cal. March 18, 1904.
But this is getting a good o f the West! F or a while the the latter, imported from Spain,
struction o f the inter-oceanic
canal, San Diego bay being the ways from Coronado. Looking fights became a little tame in is a direct descendant o f the tree
first good harbor this side. But for a vantage point from which the opinion o f the Mexican sprung from one o f the thorns o f
w hat is o f greater importance— to get a general idea o f the bay authorities and the government the crow n which encircled the
the people seem to be waking up and surroundings, I secured the imposed a heavy line upon the brow of Christ.
and endeavoring to do some­ key to the tow er o f the big hotel, bull fighters imported from
Of the mission itself there is
thing tow ard working out their and making my w ay up to the Spain, for not giving a better ex­ little left but the front wall, the
ow n salvation rather than mere- top, was "amply repaid for the hibition in return for the people’s rest o f the building being in
.V
ly waiting to have their future trouble. All was spread out be­ money. It w asn’t long however ruins. We climbed up and
W e want a bright business
man or woman to take the
thrust upon them. In the lan­ fore me in a w ay to fix it clearly until one o f the spatadors was tapped the large bell, cast some
management
of our
guage o f the lark in the old first in mind. Immediately below severely gored by a maddened years ago from the old mission
reader story, when people set was the beautiful inside court bull and all was satisfactory bells brought over in 1796. The
o u t to d o things for themselves, and grounds o f the hotel, and again.
Catholics n ow maintain here a
Ti Juana also offers gastric at­ school, St. Anthony’s, for Indian
it is time to be moving if you then the tow n o f Coronado
which is located practically on traction (?) in the way o f a children.
would keep out of the way.
In returning to the city we
The “ bay and climate” — an island; a fine view o f the har­ Mexican dinner. Having no
drove
around by Old Town,
though somewhat time-worn, in bor entrance and bay and also family depending upon me for
for Yamhill county. W e pay
where
San
Diego was, first estab­
San Diego advertising pam­ o f the extent o f San Diego; to the support, I felt free to risk one
our managers a big salary;
lished, its founders thinking they
phlets, are nevertheless factors north side o f the harbor Point meal—which proved to be a de­ had located San Diego Bay.
also commission. Write us
for full particulars. Address
o f no ‘ little importance. San Loma upon which is situated cidedly. hot affair—and there’s When, a few years later, they
Diego Bay is certainly an ideal the light house—also Mrs. Ting- no slang in the expression either. found that the real harbor was
H . R . KOEN,
On the return trip, in company three or four miles farther down,
harbor, and the city—set amphi­ ley’s celebrated school o f Theos­
the old site was abandoned for
318 Oregonian Building,
theater fashion on the sloping ophy which w as given such an with several others, I stopped
the new. However this is the
hill sides, is ideally located. The airing in the newspapers several off and made a side excursion historic part o f San Diego. One
P O R T L A N D , - O R EG O N .
out
to
the
far
jamed
Sweetwater
climate is said to be the m ost months ago; below the hotel $he
o f the old cannon which figured
advertised
Coronado dam, a monster piece o f mason­
nearly equable and perfect o f any much
place in America, the average beach and “ Tent City” —a sum­ ry, which with surrounding hills
makes an immense natural reser­
temperature not ranging more mer feature.
W H A T A SU RPRISE I T IS T O SEE SU CH
As is the case with most tour­ voir which is supposed to serve
than ten degrees between winter
A C O M P L E T E LINE O F BUGGIES A N D
and summer. In fact the cli­ ists, it was my desire to take an as water supply for National
VEH ICLES IN N E W B E R G A S A . R . M O O -
mate here as well as in Southern excursion dow n into Mexico— City and surrounding country.
The
dam
is
four
or
five
hundred
principally
for
the
experience
o
f
California generally, is rather
M A W & S O N H A V E J U S T PLACED O N
perplexing—if not a little m onot­ being in a foreign country. A feet long, one hundred feet high,
T H E IR F L O O R
>
>
j *
j *
>
onous. When it is hot enough to dinky little jerk water road— and forty-eight feet through at
singe the eagle’s tail and cele­ which is overburdened with the the bottom , making a reservoir
T H E Y ALSO H A V E A C O M PLETE L IN E OF
brate the glorious Fourth o f name o f “ National City and which is said to contain seven
July on Christmas, one may well Otay Railw ay” —makes daily billion gallons o f water. It was
Seeders, Plow s,
be excused for having to refer trips. After each stop the little here that the irrepressible guid^
continually to his calendar in to o t to o t goes jerk, jerk, jerkety, told the “ damndest” story he
Harrows, Cultivators, etc.
jerk, in getting under w ay again, knew, which he had been promis­
order to keep his bearings.
Lest we offend our Coronado but once started it does some ing all day. However at pres­
W E A R E H E A D Q U A R T E R S FO R
friends, let us hasten across the going. The guide, a windy little ent, in fact for several years,
bay and visit the thriving, at­ Deutscher hopelessly Yankeeized there has been practically no
H O P W IR E and W IR E F E N C IN G .
tractive little city which objects whose continual song was, water in the reservoir, a,s that
t o being known as a suburb o f “ cheer up, the w orst is yet to section has been experiencing
G E N E R A L H A R D W A R E , P A IN T S ,
San Diego. First o f importance come,” persisted in telling yarns more or less ot drought, and the
OILS, G L A SS A N D R O PE .
—here is located the famous good, bad and indifferent, his streams draining into it have
Coronado Hotel—one o f the only plea for mercy being that dried up or become subterrane­
great seaside resorts o f the he had a family to support and an.
And this calls to mind the
United States. The hotel is said was only earning his bread and
t o be the largest and one o f the butter. On nearing the Mexican peculiarity o f Southern Califor­
finest in the country. Unfortu- j city o f T iju a n a he cautioned the nia rivers—most o f them run
nately, notwithstanding the fa c t: thdtparty to stay close to-gether bottom side up. Wells are sunk
th a t it covers four or five acres lest some one become lost—ad­ up and down the streams for ir­
o f ground and has some eight vice soberly taken by those who rigating purposes and the river
hundred guest rooms, it was full were not aware that f i Juana beds are thoroughly farmed.
In the vicinity o f San Diego
a t the time o f my visit, which consists chiefly o f its name, tw o
necessitated (ignoring any other curio stores, three* or four sa­ there are many places o f histor­
ical interest, chief am ong which
necessity) my seeking quarters loons and the custom house.
over in town. Not even was it
On the line separating the is the old mission, or its ruins
my privilege to write to distant tw o countries stands a substan­ rather, the first one built in Cali­
friends on Coronado stationery tial monument suitably lettered, fornia, in the year 1769. Going
—as has been my custoifi on vis­ on the south side in Mexican or out with a tally-ho party, the
iting famous inns It’s much j Spanish and on the north in writer had the pleasure ot a fine
If
cheaper to step in boldly,—as Uncle^ Sam. Here day in and ride up the beautiful Mission
one having authority—sit down day out, year after year, tourists Valley, which is very similar in
Be careful w ho you let M O N K E Y with it.
and w rite a letter, than it is to do such foolish things as strad- appearance to Chebalem Valley.
Bring it to us and w e will guarantee you a
pay for a day’s keep—and an- j die the line and step back and The Mission farm is beautifully
first-class job, as watches repaired by us
swers the same purpose—at the (forth across it—and have been situated about six miles up from
have never given any trouble afterward.
San
Diego.
Here
the
Franciscan
other end o f the line. However to Mexicp “ many times.” And
fathers first established their
I have not carried this little di- we’re all foolish,
version as far as did tw o young
T iju a n a is doubtless a typical work which gradually developed
fellows w ho bethought them- Mexican village, with its Span- into a net work o f missions
«■Iws t o .r t u t .W * a t j h e K nj- ish-Indmn-Grcascr^population. throughout the southern por-
Jewelers and Opticians.
NEWBERG, ORE.
mond hotel m Pasadena, where The principal places oFintfcreSrt' hm ofi-Gaivfemiai—Tke* dangers^
the lowest rate for accommo- are the above mentioned curio and privations undergone b y !
A MANAGER
WANTED
Newspaper.
Subscription
Agency
A. R. MOOMAW & SON.
Your W atch Goes W rong,
HEACOGE & HEACOCK.
na-Kii
<"
atajan
•*•'**
Btj
- •'*> la t
-«-Ä&aöani,
-vJÉ É