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N ewberg vol . xvni. D a lla s Papers vs. the Graphic.! NEWBERG, YAM HILL COUNTY. ÇÇEGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 . 1906. Furniture Factory Burns. growers who began harvesting their crops this week. Miss Clara Wenger, who has been in Portland for some time, returned home Sunday. Miss Hannah Nelson arrived home last Saturday to spend a few days in the hop yards. Dick Fendall, o f Willanina, came down the first of the week for a visit with his cousin, Virgil j Fendall. The Newberg Furniture Fac- The Observer and the Itemizer teok to night sweats immedi-1 torv burned to the ground Mon ately after reading the published day forenoon entailing a loss of '•statement of the Graphic regard- nearly $8000. James Duncan 1 ing the number o f cars o f freight had been operating the factory •shipped from all points on the for the past four months under a lines of the Southern Pacific dur-1 lease that was to run during the ing the month o f July. balance o f the year, and he had ' The Itemizer says: This report been running a force o f hands •is not correct, authentic, or in sufficient to turn out a large •any manner a fair showing o f amount o f furniture o f medium The business done. Take Dallas I grade, such as ordinary tables Getting “Long Distene«. *or instance. That report says and kitchen treasures. Nearly we shipped 137 cars in July and Mr. Miggles was trying to call <Newberg 166. Newberg may all the manufactured stuff how have actually shipped out that ever was stored in a budding up | nP a friend who lived in a subun ban town, says the New Orleans many, but we rather doubt it, as there is only one sawmill lo Mr. Duncan had been using an I Picayune. Mr. Miggles looked cated there, and it only a 1 2 - oU stove in tlje glue room in the °P the nambrr* then g o t centraL hour mill. Dallas has three large morning, there being no other' “ Hello!” he said. “ Give me mills, and several up in Up I fire about the factory as they I Elmdale two-ought-four-seven. mountains who virtually ski] “ Elmdale? I’ll give yOU th fr o fi here. During „ _ July _ over l 1 00|w w n n t mnmna mnA ca rs o f freight were sent out ■ 111.11c u o u u i u u i inai toe lire 1 — from Falls City and intermediate Long distance asked, “ What is from this He , was points and billed here tor the . . . stove. . •east but were not counted in out in the yard piling some lum it?” “ E l m d a l e tw o-ought-four- this report. In fact we only re- ber when he saw black smoke seven.“ port and count what is loaded 9hoot up through the building. “ E l m d a l e tw o-ought-four- here. According to Neyberg " Running in to the telephone he w ay o f counting we could brag . !, , . seven?” o f several hundral cars for July, barely had time to call central “ Yes.” but will only now claim 237. and announce the fire when he “ What is your number?” The Itemizer man says he escaped from the room with dif- “ I just told you. Elmdale doubts the statement that New- ficulty. two-ought—1 berg slipped 166 cars, but the The flames spread rapidly, “ I mean your house number.” books are in the hands of sta- burning the dry lumber like “ Sixty-five Blicken street tion agent James and the figures tinder and there was no possi- “ Oh, that isn’t what I mean* are there to show that the state- bility o f saving the building and Your ’phone number. ment is absolutely correct. And little of what it contained. The “ Why didn’t you say so?’ this does not include the way factory was located in the south asked Mr. Miggles, who is noted freight that is sent out from here part of tow n on the railroad for his quick temper. every day in less than carload switch and separated from all “ I did. What is it?’ lots * other buildings, and as there “ V i o l e t Park eight-seven- The Itemizer says: “ We only was no wind, no other fires were seven “ report and count what is loaded started. “ Violet Park eight-double- here.” That is exactly what is The factory was erected four NO. 46 REDUCTION SALE r SHOE BARG AIN S Oxford Tim , about 100 pairs, values up to $8.00, all sizesat...................................$ 1 .4 9 160 pairs odds and ends for ladies and children, values up to $2.50................... 98 60 pairs mostly children’s, some good strong shoes fo r winter............................ 49 $ LADIES' M USLIN UNDERWEAR Reg. values at 60c.......................................$ 3 9 R eg. values at 75c........... 39 Reg. values at $1.00.................................... 79 Reg. values at $1.60...... 1 .1 9 W e have a good assortment o f skirts, gowns, drawers and corset covers. These were the best values we ever had at the old prices and they are cer tainly the best values you ever saw at the present prices. Liverpool salt in 50 lb sacks H alf ground in 60 lb sacks Sugar, best granulated 100 lb sack done at Newberg and nothing years ago by a stock company more. Our largest brick factory and the loss will fall about as I reckon so, shipped 57 cars o f brick during follows: L. M. Parker, $2000; what nmnber do Tuly, which would leave only Ernest HU1, $1500; Charles B. waat 109 cars to be divided up be- Wilson, $500; Lon S. Hill, $500; E l m d a l e tw o-fou r tween the sawmill that cuts Elmer Hod son. $500; Clarence M*™"- HO, 000 feet o f lumber a day, an- Butt, $500; Chas. K. Spaulding, , What is your name, other smaller brick factory, a $500; with indebtedness amount- nam* 1S J01“ 1 ^ ” ery furniture factory, a sash and »ng to $2800 and covered with Miggles. I live at 60 Blicken d o o r factory, tile factory, tw o insurance amounting to $1000. « t ^ , V iokt Park, my house grist mills and the largest handle Mr. Duncan estimates his loss j phone is \ lolet Parkeight-seven- factorv in the Northwest. at $800 with $500 insurance. seven or eight-double-seven as If we cared to reach out as the Newberg takes a pardonable y ° u choose; I am married, have Itemizer does in its Falls City Pride in her manufacturing in- no children; we keep a dog and a Finds its way bac^ to you. proposition, we could increase dustries and much regret is felt p i t and a perpetual fern and a What you spend with mail the number o f our cars by count- and expressed at this untimely “ ‘ ¡J®?™ ™ order houses is most likely ing the train loads o f lumber k " - It reduces the number o f A11 that is unnecessary sir. gone for good and all. that pass through Newberg on °ur industries and puts a nura-1 e merely “ And last summer we didn't the way from the South Port- ***• o f ™en out o f employment have a bit o f luck with our roses. Every dollar spent on jewel land mills. Then again we might Bor the time. , ry out o f town makes you, estimate the carloads o f logs It is not likely that the same J tried to have a little garden us and everybody else just that are brought down the river parties will feel like rebuilding too, but the neighbors chickens that mush poorer. to Newberg, by the Spaulding b« t it is to be hoped that others Sot away with that; the house ' - - 1 may be found who have capital 118 with ted gables; there is Logging Company, where they are made into rafts and towed |they would Kke to put into such a cement walk from the street; A REQUEST—Bring us the mail I am 40 years old; my wife is to the pulp mills at Oregon City, j a plant, order man’s proposition, and younger, and looks it; we have a but that is not our way ot we will show you how easy Chehalem Center. piano; keep a cook and an up counting. it is for us to duplicate it. stairs girl; had the front bed The Observer says: The pub-1 Hop picking is now the order room papered last week and I lication in the Newberg paper Qf the day. Very likely we will be able is unimportant further than it Mr H Chase has put in a want to—” to MORE than duplicate it. makes a claim for the tow n that I . , r “ Did you want Elmdale two- cannot be substantiated by the telePhone- ought-four-seven?” actual figures. Newberg is a I Mrs. Atw ood and Lial and “ Yes,” gasped Mr. Miggles. It will be worth your while to lively town and is growing rap- Blossome are out from Portland “ Well, the circuit is busy now. prove this for yourself. idly in commercial importance, to spend a few days. But it is not the second city in Miss Eugeno Lowe is visiting Please call again.” Oregon any more than is Dallas . . . , .. 6 But Mr. Miggles wrote a let NEWBERG the third city. It is highly prob- M,ss Elma Pa«*8« " aad other ter. JEW ELER able that th the Southern Pacific friends in Chehalem Center this Next to Postoffice. agent will çet a strong call- week. An Exchange says: “ A Cor down from his company tor giv Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Roberts vallis man was recently very sad ing out such misleading informa were visiting old time friends because his wife had gone out tion. here the first o f the week. of town on a visit, which she The Graphic never made any A party o f the younger young wouldn't shorten in spite o f his claim that Newberg was the sec folks spent the evening with appeals for her to come home. The place to get your ond city in Oregon. We pub Joquin Ellis and had a good time He finally hit upon a plan to in lished a statement that Mr. feasting on watermelon on Mon duce her to come home. He sent )ames says is authentic and per- DRUGS & MEDICINES. day evening. her a copy o f each of the local Jectly reliable, and according to A social party was held at the papers with one item clipped PRESCRIPTION WORK A the figures Newberg shipped home o f Obert Nelson Wednes out, and when she wrote to find more lull cars of freight during SPECIALTY. day evening. what it was he had clipped out the month o f July than any Mrs. Anna Christenson is home other town aside from Portland he refused to tell her. The Books, Stationery, Fancy and from her trip out with the scheme worked admirably. In Toilet Articles. Camara and o n the Southern Pacific lines in threshing crew as cook with the less than a week she was home Kodaks and all kinds of Camera Oregon. Supplies. Jenson machine. Station Agent James is one o f to find out what it was that LESSONS GIVEN IN K O D A K - The W. C. T. U. meets with had.been going on that her hus EK Y. the oldest men in the employ o f Mrs. Edith Walton next Thurs band didn’t want her tolcnow . the Southern Pacific and as for day at 2.30 p. m. the suggested “ call-down,” he David Hays is on the sick list. The Sphinx has just pro says he thinks he knows his pounded the riddle ns follows: Agent for business and he still sleeps well West Chehalem. “ What is the husband o f the Capital City Nursery Co. a f night. J. L. Davis returned to his woman at the summer resort Fruit Trees, Ornamental trees doing?” We have a few ot our fall street home in Hood River Tuesday. and Shrubs. F. H. Vinton, J. Smith and P. hats on. Call and see them. Herewith they were fain to First Class Stock at Reasonable Prices. ’ Jenson are among the many hop give it up. The Gazelle. What you leave with as Sugar, beat g ranulated 18 lbs fo r ............ Jelly glasses, per doz....... .......................... Mason Jars, Ball patent, best, Pints....... Quarts...................................................... H alf Gallons ........ ID O 30 33 63 70 LADIES’ SH IR T W A IS T S A ll our $1.00 values...................................... $ 6 9 A ll our $1.2h values................................... 89 A ll our $1.60 values.................... 98 A ll our $2.00 values.....,.'.......... 1 .4 9 These are all new goods and were good values at the old prices. Some silk waists very cheap at less than one helf form er prices. D R Y GOODS • A ll our standard prints in blue, black, greys and reds will go at per yard...... 8 Some good outing flannels at the low price of, per yard.................... ............. . 8 l-2c All oil cloth in fancy marble and white... 18 All summer t goods at greatly reduced prices. A bunch o f remnants in dress goods that would pay you to look over. BANK STATEM EN T Report of Bank of New berg at close of business June 30, 1906: Loans and discounts........ Real estate and buildings Furniture and fixtures..... Overdrafts....................... Due from Banks......... Cash on hand.................... $131,995.62 7,181.84 2,275.50 4,282.07 39,271.74 13,998.70 Liabilities Capital Stock fully paid..................................! Undivided profits less expense and taxes paid Deposits subject to check................................ Certificates o f deposit..................................... T otal........................................................... i B. C . M IL E S , President J . C . C O LC C Cashier M ILLS FRED L. AMES Money to Give Away. Money saved is money made. We not only save you money on every article you buy of us, but we have got MONEY TO GIVE AWAY. You may see in our show window a fair sized pitcher heaped up with U. S. coin. Every time you spend 50c with us, you will be entitled to a guess at the number o f pieces o f coin in the pitcher. At the close o f this contest, the date o f which will be given later, the person or per sons guessing the nearest the correct number, will receive absolutely FREE all the coin con tained in the pitcher. Get in the habit o f trading with us and you will always have money in your old stocking leg. TH E GAZELLE
