Newberg graphic., April 21, 1910, Image 7

SAMUEL L CLEMENS
Groceries
No Emperor—either of a
People or of Finance—can
buy better food than we
sell you, a t prices you usu­
ally pay for good things.
J. L. Van Rlaricom
For choice cuts of
the best that the market
affords
Absolutely Cash
Plumbing!
tures, Etc., and do your
plumbing.
LET US FIOURE.WITM YOU
: W hen
i: k You’re Late
the excuse that your watch
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There’s no reason why
your watch should not be
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Don’t make the excuse,
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< I right and be on time.
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Central Oregon
H om esteads
320 se n t 6ne level land in Urge valley through
which the new Central Oregon railroad« ate now
building. I have my homes» «ad there and can
locate you. I charge $80 payable only after
you tee the land. No deport. Write me.
Alvin S. Hawk,
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Printer,
88 1-2 Third Street. Portland, Oregon,
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MORRIS fit SM ITH
Newberg, Oregon
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I f i t i s a C i t y L o t,
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th e C o u n try o r a
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it w ill p a y y o u
to s e e
C . J . L E A V I T T , j!
CORNER FIRST AND MAIN
COMMISSIONERS APPROVE RESO­
LU TIO N S PASSED SY SOLANS.
SYSTEM CALLED OBSOLETE
Mr. Galloway Says Oonaral Proparty
Tax Dost Not Covor Conditions—
Many Classas of Wealth Escapa.
SALEM—Stats Tax Commlialonors
Galloway and Eaton approva Sanata
Joint, resolutions Nos. S3 and 17,
passed by the last session of the Leg­
islature, and designed to provide the
means of a more equitable assess­
ment of property.
Commissioner Galloway, discussing
the present constitutional require­
ments, amid:J
“These provisions of the constltu-
Uon required and established what la
known as the general property tax.
This system of taxation was tolerably
adapted to the economic and Indus­
trial conditions of half a century ago,
but It la too rigid to permit equitable
taxation of widely varied forma of
property of today and too limited In
Its scope to reach many claasea of
private wealth that fairly should bear
a part of the public burdens.”
‘ Mr. Galloway declared that fire
amendments proposed by the last
Legislature, and which are to be
voted on by the people at the coming
election, are well prepared to pave
the way for genuine tax reform in
Oregon.
With the“ constitution
amended as provided by these pro­
posed amendments, the Tax Commis­
sioner called attention to the fact
that it will then be possible to enact
laws providing
Samuel L. Clemens, (Mark Twain),
the noted humorist, who recently re­
turned from the Bermudas, where ha
want to recover his health.. Ha Is
suffering from a savers attack of
heart trouble, and owing to his ad-
vanoad ago his recovery la doubtful.
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST
CONDENSED POR READERS
Wall Street tickers announced that
J. Pierpont Morgan, now In Swltxer-
land, last week celebrated his 73rd
birthday.
The American Cereal Company, re­
puted to be the largest cereal manu­
facturing concern in the world. Is to
build a large cereal mill on Puget
8ound, probably at Seattle.
President Taft has Informed Sena­
tor Jones that he believed the House
»f Representatives, before adjourn­
ment would pass the 130,000,000 Irri­
gation bill that is how before, the
ways and means commute*.
Ecuador is sending arms and am­
munition to Machala, In the south-
westerp province, adjoining the Peru­
vian frontier. There Is a popular de­
mand that Ecuador be prepared for
war with® Peru.
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NEWS PARAGRAPHS FROM
OTHER CITIES IN OREGON
yo u r
PORTLAND—Incorporation of the
Coos Bay k Oregon Central Railroad
Company is believed to be the first
actual step towards the building of a
.line across tbe state of Oregon from
west to east by the Hill interests
RAINIER—Chan Wilson has r f -1
ceived two bloodhounds for the pur­
pose of tracking down the man who
attacked his daughter, Alice, last
week on her way home from the of­
fice.
PORTLAND — Consumers' League
of Portland is making every effort to
establish a “whits list’ of shops In ’
this city coming up to certain hlgb j
standards in regard to tbe working
conditions of their womqn employes.
. SPRINGFIELD—As a result of a
scratch received when building a
fence, C. W. Fincn of this city may
lose his band from blood poisoning.
Tbe wound was made with a piece
of dirty or rusty Iron.
PENDLETON—The body of J«c<
Peters, who mysteriously disappeared -
from home in this city eight weeks
ago, was found in k mill race by a
schoolboy. There was no evidence of
foul play and the theory of suicide
Is accepted generally.
PORTLAND—Crusades against the
housefly and the work of aid ng In
making tbe second Saturday in May
housecleaning day for tbe city, are
among the plans agreed upon at the
annual meeting of the Portland Fros-
bel Association.
becoming a dairy - country rapidly.
Within tbe last four weeks five car­
loads of high-grade Jerseys have been
shipped to this county from various
points in tbe Wi’ amette Valley and
sold at auction to local dairymeu
PORTLAND—The ninth annivers­
ary of the erection of tbe monument
In commemoration of the Cham; oeg
convention of May 2, 1843, wil. be
celebrated hy.Oregon pioneers under*
the auspices of the Oregon Historical
Society at Champoeg Monday, May 2.
MARSHFIELD—The Port of Coos
Bay Commission has decided to ex­
tend the harbor lines In Coos Bay
so that the channel will be 1400 feet
wide. This action is taken so that
the mud flats will not be occupied by
buildings apd wharfs and prevent the
channel being made wider at some
future time when It is necessary.
SALEM—^On April 28, a delegation
saved several orchards.
to equitable rules. *
consisting of representatives from ev­
Governor Benson has honored a ery commercial body In tbe state will
Cooe Land Contests Soon.
requisition from the state of Washing­ appear before the Railroad Commis­
MARSHFIELD—The first oi a ser­ ton for the return to that state of sion to ascertain the correct data on
ies of land contests In which Coos Aaron S. Lebb, wanted at Seattle for all local freight rates by rail. This
County men are interested will be the desertion of his wife and two was a motion adopted by the Albany
heard April 26, and other cases of utt]e girls.
Open River convention recently.
the same nature will follow. About A unlque derice for Ufe Mvln( at I
WALLOWA—J6hn O. Wray, has
60 men from this city and other parts Bea ha8 been Invented by j c
the record for small hen eggs. Re­
of the county have homestead claims of Vancouver. B. C. It consists of a cently he collected 18 so small that
In the rail Creek country in the rocket which can b, ahot from tbe they could be packed conveniently in
northern part of the county and they defck of a wrecked ahip to ^ land a -four-inch cylinder phonograph rec­
are all contested. Some of the home- and wblch automatically forms a llfe- ord box. Tbe bens are large and
steaders are located on land on which llne OTer whlch crew or paBaeil,ers healthy and eat the same food as
the Northern Pacific scrip has been ^
Mcape without ald from the other hens of the same breed which
placed and It will be a question abora
lay ordinary eggs.
whether the scrip or the homestead
The committee In charge of the
OREGON CITY—Directors of the
claim* are to stand. Others of the Falrbankg Mount McKinley expediUon McLaughlin Memorial Association are
homesteaders are located on land de8lre8 that the Unlted autea q ^ .
planning the complete restoration of
which is claimed by the Southern Pa- ernment sbalI detall 81gnal SerTlce the Interior of the historic McLaugh­
clflc on the old railroad land grant men from tbe polnt nearegt Mount j
lin home before June, when the an­
but which the homesteaders claim Is McKlnley to make a ^
to the vl. nual meeting of the Oregon Pioneer
outside the limit of the grant and that clnlty of the mountalllf and „ p o n Association will be held at Portland.
the Southern Pacific has never placed whetber an American flag is flying on
PORTLAND—Senator
Dick,
of
indemnity scrip upon it.
the aummlt
Ohio, has Introduced a resolution in
Railroad Company Sued.
! Pre8ldent Taft has promised Rep the Senate proposing to pay William
ROSEBURO—The State of Oregon «entatlva Townsendf to go to Monroe. j B. Turner, of Oregon, late printing
vs. the Southern Pacific Railroad M,ch-» on June 14 to attend the un- clerk of the Senate, six months’ sal­
Company is the UUe of a case filed Tellln* ot * «nemorial statue to Gen- ary from the contingent fund.’ Tur­
in the Circuit Court of Douglas Coun- era* Custer. Monroe was Custer s ner was forced out of office because
ty. Through Attorney-General A. M. home when he en,late<, > *nd the old j 9l alleged Improper connection with
Crawford, of Salem, Attorneys Fuller- homestead there now owned by the j old postoffice claims bills, but it is
ton and Orcutt, of this city, the plain- Government. The site will be used j generally believed in Washington that
Turner was made a scapegoat to
tiffs ask $10,000 damages for failure for a Postoffice building,
of the railroad company to construct
Held guilty on eight of the 14 shield others higher up.
PENDLETON—The projected dam
a spur at Edenbower within 60 days counts which charged violation of the
after being notified to do so by the Federal statutes gevorning safety ap- across the Umatilla River at Coe for
Oregon Railroad Commission on Feb- pHnnces, the Rio Grande Railway the purpose of conserving flood
ruary 10.
, Company was directed by Federal waters of winter to be used in re
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1 judge John Marshall at Salt Lake to claiming 20,000 acres contained in the
Une 1s Rushed to Hsrney.
j pay a fine of $800 and costs. The Furnlsh-Coe project west of Pendle­
VALE—Determined on being the Oregon Short Line was found guilty ton, is to be constructed this summer.
first rallrosd into Harney County, the ! on one count of a similar charge. The contract has been signed and
Hardman interests Jumped into Vale and a penalty of $100 was assessed bonds given for commencement of
with a force of 100 railroad laborers against the company.
work within 30 days and completion
and started construction work on the
Directed by Commissioner Dennett, by October 1.
Oregon & Eastern, the survey for , oi tbe Qenarai Land Office, six more
ROSEBURQ— Mabel Norton, aged
which extends westward across the special agents of the Department of 20, made a half-hearted attempt at
state from this point to a connection the Interior for Oregon and Washing­ suicide by swallowing a small quan­
with the Natron-Klamrth line at ton at Portland have been removed tity of diluted carbolic acid. Prompt
Odell.
from office because of tbe millinn- arrival of a physician saved her from
dollar appropriation for their salaries nothing more severe than burns ot
Walks 127 Milas to Court.
PORTLAND—Traveling 127 miles and expenses having become ex­ the throat and stomach. Before the
on foot from his wooded homestead hausted. Until more founds shall be attempt she wrote a note to her
In Curry County, In the aouthwestera available through Congressional ac­ mother saying she was hopelessly 111.
corner of Oregon to Grants Pass, tion there will be but two agents op­ A love affair is believed to be tbe real
where he was able to secure railroad erating from tbe Portland and Seattle cause.
ALBANY—Complete organization
transportation, Edward O. Gardner headquarters.
The New York District Attorney s of the new Open River Association of
surrendered In the United States
Court here to answer the charge of office has completed all preparations the Willamette Valley will be per­
having wilfully set out a forest fire for beginning the murder trial of Al­ fected in the ensuing two weeks. A
bert Walter Wolter, charged with constitution and by-laws will be
,in August of last year.
having brutally murdered Ruth Ainos worked out by the committee on per­
Oil Strlks la Imminant.
Wheeler, a handsome girl of 15 years manent organization and will be pre­
DALLAS—Drillers at the well of and with hating dismembered and sented for adoption at the meeting at
the Oregon Oil A Pipe Line Com­ partly burned her body. The crime Oregon City Wednesday, April 27. No
pany near hare have encountered a which was committed less. A than s name has been selected for the per­
large vein of salt water at a depth of month ago, was of an unusually manent association, but suggestions
1300 feet. This, It Is believed, will brutal and flaadlsh aature and cre­ will be made during the next two
prove here, as elsewhere, a forerun­ ated considerable sensation at the weeks end a name will be oheaen at
ner of the discovery of oil.
time.
the Oregon City gather a# *
L. E. BROWN
T H E TAILOR
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sold 108 sacks oj Queen Patent Fleur in ¡907
s sold 588 sacks of Queen Patent Flour in 1908
s sold 1256 sacks of Queen Patent Flour in 1909
• HAVA MONK TH A N DOUBLCD EACH YEAR
This means that
en Patent is the Best
Flour Sold
m Newberg— and it costs no more
Have you tried it?
Springbtool and Rex, from March I to September
I, 1910, aad wc thiol there a enough outside flour
being shipped in to make this offer worth
We need thé business. Pacific College deserves the subscription.
Are you one that boosts for Newberg, Home Industries and Home
Institutions? If you are, keep the good work up.
Chehalem V alley Mills'
The Newberg Manufacturing and
Construction Co.
For the Best Prices on the Best
Windows. Doors, Interior amid Exterior Finish,
Mouldings, Building Stone, Cabinet W ork,
Store Fixtures and General Mill W ork
Olympic
Flour
m a k e s g o o d p a s try ,
to o
Mother,
^M y
Tl>»' plump, hard grains, selected
^gg from the entire Northwestern wheat
jg crop and thoroly cleaned and scoured
M —juat fill the bill for a perfect pastry
f flour—besides it is the flour for good
SVtrfarvd 5lou'
3JUfLCi>
bread and cakes and biscuits.
Olympic Flour—always the same, al­
ways clean, pure, wholesome and nutri­
tious—is an aid to rather than a test of a
young housewife's ability. If your grocer
can’t supply you we’ll tell you who can .
—but insist upon Olympic—de-
L mand it—l i w » I n i aay
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