" I ' M - NËWBERG VOL. X V I. NEWBERG, YA M H ILL COUNTY, 0BE80N , FBID AY, APR IL 1, 1904. NO. 20. F U R LOCAL OPTION. Mrs. T. Brouillette. ment navy yards at Mare Island the temperature is known. I campaign is now on to close the Committee on Registration— opposite Vallejo, which ride asked a citizen if it did not get saloons in Los Angeles. Citizens of Newberg In M ass F. J. Deach, A. C. Seely, G. C. takes one past Alcatraz Island, pretty warm in the summer. A1 Having arrived home, many Carl, F. A. Morris, R. W. Jones, M eeting Declare for the government military prison, “ Oh, not very,” he replied. “ It w ho have been following the C. H. Eggers. past Goat Island upon which is seldom gets above 116 or 120 writer through his sketches in Proposed Measure. Executive Committee—F. H. a naval training school, and in degrees.” It is at least warm the Graphic, are evidently de­ Tremble King Alcôhol! The Buchanan, R. W. Kirk, F. J. sight o f the state prison o f San enough to give rise to the story sirous o f hearing “ the conclu­ Quentin. o f the man who died here, took sion o f the whole matter,” by people are waking up t o fight for Deach, W. C. W oodw ard. A day or tw o were spent very the southern route, and after be- asking him which is the best the right o f self-government lo- “ When the Birds Fly North pleasantly across the bay at ing given the hot plunge, sent country, Oregon or California, cally, as their Revolutionary Again.*’ Berkeley, visiting the family o f back for his overcoat. > and where would he rather live. fathers fought for it nationally. "Prof. J. J. Jessup and seeing Chico, a place o f some five Such questions are always more, Having done Southern Cali­ A mass meeting o f the citizens o f Newberg was held in Craters fornia pretty thoroughly—hav­ something o f the beautiful uni­ thousand inhabitants, is an old easily asked than answered. Of hall Tuesday evening, the object ing visited its beautiful cities, versity town. Of course the town, its father being the late course a loyal Oregonian would o f which was to awaken interest seen its famous orchards, taken principal attraction t o visitors Mr. Bidwell w ho was the be supposed to answer for his in the proposed local option bill in a few pleasure resorts and is the university itself, the prohibition candidate for presi­ ow n state as would a Californi­ excursions, mingled grounds o f which are ideal. It dent a few years ago. At one an for his, but such questions can which is to be voted qpon at the popular with its delightful people, basked is a small city o f learning set up­ time he is said to have owned scarcely be answered intelligent­ state election in June. Jesse Ed­ wards acted as chairman o f the in its bright sunshine, endured on a hill, with th tfb a y and forty thousand acres in this ly, for this reason—you can’t meeting and W. Q. W oodward its penetrating dust, yes and Golden Gate harborm retching vicinity. The w idow still lives compare things which are wholly even U plowed through a little o f out below in a view which is un­ on the old place and dispenses dissimilar. Oregon and Cali­ as secretary. After a much appreciated in­ its outrageous mud, and having surpassed. At the present time charities with a liberal though fornia are altogether different as strumental duet by the Misses remained until hill and vale were the buildings o f Stanford eclipse considerate hand. The Bid wells regards appearance, climatic con­ Lcora Buchanan and Elsie Mack- carpeted with a sheen ofverduse; those o f Berkeley, many, of which have had a close view o f the need ditions, products, resources, etc. ie, a committee o f five, consisting and, to be brief w hat’s more to are very old. The old university of temperance agitation as Chico California has been pushed for­ o f Prof. F. K. Tones, S. M. Calk­ the joint, having exhausted his is now in her reconstruction has fifteen or twenty saloons, ward and developed, by eastern ins, F. H. Buchanan, Mrs. Nath­ a^ai. able resources, the writer period however, and within a and from the walking advertise­ capital largely, and t o the home- an White and Mrs. David Martin, began to look unto the north few years the old will have ments seen on the streets, busi­ seeker presents a more attractive w as appointed to nominate from whence cameth his—funds. passed aw ay and the new Berke­ ness is thriving with all. There appearance than does our coun­ Mrs. Ella Higginson, the ley will be the pride o f the Pacific is a great difference in this re­ try. Her climate is. unique, permanent officers and standing . spect between the tow ns o f though I think the summer committees. While the commit­ genius literate o f Puget Sound, coast. Leaving San Francisco and its northern and southern Cali­ season in Oregon would be pref­ tee was deliberating, short ad­ writes o f the time “ when the environs, the ride up the Sacra­ fornia. erable. On the other hand I be­ dresses were listened to atten­ birds fly north again,” and it mento Valley soon showed what In the north the old Californi­ lieve' Oregon has greater re­ w on ’t be long, in this day o f ir- tively. ___ was ___ ____ Rev. F. C. ___T Stanard the reverence, until some one with a havoc the waters o f the Sacra­ an, w ho is a harder proposition sources than has Southern Cali­ first on the floor and gave a care- faculty for imitation w ill write a mento river have been working than the Oregon mossback, is fornia, which with capital and ful and lucid exposition o f the parody on her little masterpiece, fo r many weeks. F or the last still at the helm, and the tone o f energy behind them will make proposed measure. In brief the inserting the w ord tourists for few miles before reaching ¿he society is somewhat loud- In her one o f the leading states o f local optiQn liquor law provides birds. There is ample room, for capital city, we rode through some places, as in Chico* how ­ the great West. In the mean­ for elections in any county or in the migratory habits and in­ one vast expanse o f tossing ever, a better class o f people is time we can learn many things any precinct or subdivision o f a stincts o f both these animal waters, the railroad track, which coming in and a change is being from our enterprising southern county, to detemline whether species are very similar. The is elevated through this section, wrought slowly but surely. neighbors, afid the sooner they the sale o f intoxicating liquors birds know when it is seasonable being barely out o f the flood. Chico, with its state normal are learned the better. We must shall be prohibited in such coun­ to make their northern flight This torrent o f water had made school, is now counted the edu­ wake up, get to-gether, kill off ty or subdivision. Under its pro­ and the seasoned tpurist knows its escape from the river through cational center o f Northern Cali­ the knockers, “ count our many vision any county, precincts or when “ sprig has cub” back home, a broken levee. The situation fornia. On the other hand the blessings,” get thoroughly im­ number o f precincts to-gether, and hies himself away. Not confronting the people o f this southern part o f the state has bued with tne Oregon idea and may demand an election on the having had previous experience section is very similar to that filled up with a good class o f let the outside world know question. Should prohibition however, this water fowl found confronting those o f the lower eastern people w ho have placed about it. Which is the best state? It de­ n ot c a n y in the county, but on starting northward that his Mississippi Valley. The bed o f their impress upon society there. the Sacramento has been steadi- Under tne leadership o f the Anti- instinct was a little early, the pends upon who you are and should carry in one or more pre­ up until in many places Saloon League they have waged w hat you w ant to do. cincts, it shall be operative in backbone of Oregon winter not level o f t the W; C. W. those precincts declaring tor it. having been thoroughly broken. it, is higher than - the T f t o . h c and are waging a bitter fight against the saloon and have The law also provides that no lit when driven it out o f a great many See the Conqueror stiff hats, druggist shall fill a prescription ugh the localities. Even so laige a place latest styles, at Porter & Lar­ calling for liquor but once. Rev. 13 Stanard declared that every man tiful Santa Barbara-by-the sea, levees it runs down into the val­ as Pasadena is dry, and a kin’s. in favor o f good citizenship and as it is known in all advertisin ley and aw ay from the river and must be drained off in some self-government will vote for the literature. And it is a beaut bill. Newberg enjoys the boon place, though the terrific wind other way. A great amount o f W H A T A SU RPRISE I T IS T O SEE SUCH o f local option and its citizens and rain storm which raged the trouble is experienced through­ should be eager to extend to few hours while I was there—a out the annual season o f high A C O M P L E T E LINE O F BUGGIES A N D others the same privilege. He little celebration arranged by water, and just what the end VEHICLES IN N E W B E R G A S A . R M O O - explained that it w as the pur­ Jupiter Pluvius and his allies in will be doth n ot yet appear. A few hours interim between M A W & S O N H A V E J U S T PLACED O N pose o f the meeting to organize honor o f an Oregonian’s depar­ trains allowed opportunity to ture—did not particularly en­ m order to push agitation in T H E IR F L O O R j * > > this section as opposition to the hance its charms m the eyes of a visit the state house and capital stranger. Southern California grounds. The capital building, bill is developing. J.-.L. Whirry o f McMinnville, tow ns are not prepared for modeled similarly to most such TH EY ALSO HAVE A COMPLETE LINE OF Baptist colporteur, was present water and when they are sur­ structures, is larger than many, and made a short, forcible ad­ prised by an answer to their and is well equipped. 'T he state Seeders, Plow s, dress. He was pleased to see the prayers, their streets are turned library is said to be the second largest in the United States. A g o o d people organizing for the into little rivers. Harrows, Cultivators, etc. climb into the observation tow er The principal object o f interest fight as strenuous opposition is snowing itself over the country. here to me was the Santa Bar­ surmounting the dome, gave a WE ARE HEADQUARTERS FOR As an example, he stated that bara Mission, the best preserved good birdseye view o f Sacra­ mento and. vicinity. and one o f the most substantial within twelve hours after copies But the most attractive part o f the bill arrived at the court­ ones in the state, which I braved H O P W IR E and W IR E F E N C IN G . o f the state seat is the grounds, house for distribution, not one the elements to see. No one else could be found, indicating that w as about as I entered the mas­ consisting o f thirty-five acres, opponents o f the bill had spirited sive building and made my w ay which are laid off in an exceed­ G E N E RA L H A R D W A R E , P A IN T S , them a w a y ..' Mr. Whirry de­ through the old chapel, decorat­ ingly attractive little park. The O ILS, G LA SS A N D R O PE . clared the proposed measure to ed with the ancient mural paint­ lawn is beautifully terraced and ~~ be the best move possible at the ings common to all these mis­ the trees and shrubbery which present time, and encouraged all sions, and the silence and isola­ flourish here are ofdivers species. to zealous effort in its benalf as tion rather tended to bring one And this calls to mind one nota­ very many are totally ignorant in closer touch with the tradi­ ble characteristic o f California, particularly Southern California o f its import. There should be a tions o f the historic place. tow ns. It is an insignificant vil­ Californians interested in pre­ committee in every precinct to lage indeed that does not keep serving the historical associa­ see that every voter should up a city park—not necessarily a tions o f the state are behind a _ understand the situation. movement, the object o f which is ¡large one at all, but an attrac- An appropriate solo was sung by Rev. Stanard, after which to reestablish the old California j tive place o f retreat, with its Jesse Edwards spoke briefly. mission road or “ Camino Real” j shade trees and flowers—an He traced the strong temperance as it is called, which was t h a t ! ornament to the town and a sentiment in Newberg to the used in early days by the F ran -' boon to its citizens. Our south- temperance meetings which years ciscan Fathers as they journeyed i era friends set us a good example a g o were held once a month and from mission to mission. The i in this respect. We are entirely w vhich were attended by all fulfillment o f this plan will give to o careless in such matters and classes. Such general ge meetings the state the most unique and d o not view them with the im­ arc no longer held, and public interesting highway in tne coun­ portance they deserve and which sentiment is becoming rmon more luke- try—a road leading from the they will some day claim. The ride up the valley from warm on the subject. ub He central part o f the state south­ If Sacramento to Chico was thought the time had come when ward past all the many famous more united effort v$as demand­ California missions, clear down | through as pretty a country as Be careful w ho you let M O N K E Y with it. to the San Diego ruins, w here! the writer had seen. The alfalfa ed. Bring it to us and w e will guarantee you a The committee on organiza­ the road properly started, the fields stretched far aw ay on first-class job, as watches repaired by us tion reported the following nom­ Fathers working northward : either side in one vast carpet o f have never given any trouble afterward. inations, which were ratified by from there. A pleasanter and green. At Cbico, where several more profitable tour than this days were spent with A. E. the meeting: Fred - H. Buchanan, president, Camino Real or*King’s Highway M oore and family who are Walter C. W oodward, secretary will make possible, can scarcely spending the year tfiere and spy- be imagined. ing out the land, alfalfa raising and treasurer. T w o more days were spent in and prune growing are tw o; Committee on public meetings —R. W. Kirk, Nelson Sykes, Rev. San Francisco, which made pos- principal industries. The prunes! Jewelers and Opticians. NEWBERG, ORE. Stanard, R. 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