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NEWBEB&, YAMHILL COUNTY. OBEGON. THURSDAY, FEBBUABY 9.1911.
and has tw o men at work clear
were more happy than the Mali 'hearts. And who knows but
QUICK
LUNCH
SERVICE
H E HONOLULU
ing
the tract. Mr. Miller will DAYTON GETS
hini themselves, who had thus that these simple Christmas
locate with his wife on the tract
a lonesome Christmas in tokens o f love may be seeds o f Hammam
BLOCKHOUSE
Consider Cafe.
CHRISTMASTREE turned
as
soon as his home is completed?
truth
dropped
into
darkened
to the most delightful one they
teria H an .
ma
I
The south half o f lot No. J.5 to
had ever bad, realizing anew the hearts, ready to spring up when
Mrs. Erneistein Cobb, at 128 Historic Old Structure
Interwtinc Story by Prof. Charle* old truth that, as they expressed watered by the sweet story o f
Up City Park.
For a man with a family the Morris St., Portland; who ex
E. Lewi*.
it, ‘ ‘it„'is more fun to give than the Christ Child as told by some
expense o f a t r i p across the pects, with her husband, to move
to get.” When each chUd had o f His faithful messengers. Long
United States is almost appalling. onto this property within the
A special to the Oregonian
Prof. Charles E. Lewie, a form received his presents, a prominent live the beautiful custom o f the
Twenty years ago t o u r i s t s next sixty days.
from
Dayton says: Through
er member ot the Pacific College judge o f the territory entered the Malihini Christmas tree!
thought nothing of starting out
L ot No. 16 to Axel F. Peder the efforts o f United States Sen
faculty, who, with Mr*. Lewi*, i* park, most warmly commended
Honolulu, T. H.,
with provisions crowding the sen^ who has moved onto this ator Chamberlain the Govern
spending the winter in Honolulu, the strangers in the name o f the
Twelfth month 26,1910.
capacity o f the family clothes tract and is building himself a ment has presented to Dayton
writes an interesting letter to people o f the city, and made a
basket, but that day is fast pass home there, and he is rapidly one o f Oregon's m ost historic
MSS HB1 ENTERTAINED
the American Friend. He says: short address to the children
ing. Today the man who can clearing the tract to be set out in relics—the Old Blockhouse now
A few years ago a small party regarding the meaning o f it all.
The Misses lone Hill, Esther not afford the luxn ries o f the diner
at Grand Ronde. The relic will
fruit trees.
o f American tourists found them Thus came about the Malihini
Winslow, Jessie Britt, M abelk must take bis chances on locating
L ot No. 17 to Enoch Hobbs, soon be removed to the City
selves in Honolulu at the Christ Christmas tree.
Gardner, Margaret Hodge and a lunch counter within tw o or
who is erecting a nice home on Park here as a memorial to Gen
mas season, 3,000 miles from
The charm o f it took such hold Mesdames W. S. .Parker, H. B.
*
three hours of meal time, swallow this property and has moved his eral Joel Palmer.
home, and among entire strang upon the people of the city that
Gordon, E. A. Newby, A.C. Seely a cup o f coffee, grab a sandwich
In 1855 President Pierce ap
lwfeh family there, and he is rapidly
ers. They had not before real it has become a regular feature
and W. A. King were entertained and run to catch his train.
pointed
General Palmer as Super
dearing the tract to be set out
ized that they were so far from at the Christmas festivities of
by Miss Sibyl W oodward Tucs*l following plan, if adopted, will in fruit trees.
intendent
o f Indian Affairs in the
home and friends. Tourists sel Honolulu. Although it is no j *
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. . .
day evening, at an announQM prove a great blessing and con
Territory
o f Oregon. The G ov
L ot No. 18 to Wm. Schwartz,
dom experience loneliness or longer in the hands of strangers,
ment party for Miss lone Hill.
venience to the traveling public. 770 York St., Portland, who will ernment purchased from the
homesickness untH the time o f it is called the Malihini Christ
At an opportune moment
Officials o f the Harriman group shortly erect a home on this original settlers 6000 acres in
one o f the old home festivals ap mas tree, in honor o f its found
call at the door was answered^ o f railroads are considering the property and move to the the Grand Ronde Valley in the
proaches.
ers. It is in charge o f a com and a telegram addressed to the
southwestern part o f Yamhill
advisability of adopting a new property with his wife.
While talking over the gloomy mittee o f citizens, prominent in
young ladies received, officially scheme for furnishing meals to ' This company is also platting County for $36,0Q0 and General
prospect, it occurred to them social, business and govern
announcing the engagement o f passengers by operating quick one hundred acres ot land just Palmer decided to move the
that they might make the Christ mental circles. Contributions
Miss lone Hill and Francis E. lunch cars with cafeteria service south o f the Chehalem Uplands Indian tribes o f Southern Oregon
mas time a merry oni for many for the expenses are all entirely
Vests 1; the message being signed on their various trains.
tract and the Civil Engineers are to the tract.
o f the children o f Honolulu whom voluntary, no soliciting o f any.
by Cupid. C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s
Trouble had continued between
"There are tw o chief reasons still on this body o f land. The
poverty might otherwise bar kind being used except a simple
were at once showered upon the why a scheme of that kind would first ten acres, however, is sold the Whites and Indians since the
from such happiness. No sooner announcement in the papers as
bride-elect and a beautiful cut be generally beneficial to the pub to A. Slothoyrer, ofDenver. Mr. Cavuse War in 1848, and bring
had the plan formed in their to the manner in which they will
glass bowl presented by the club lic,” said W. B. Scott, assistant Slotho wer is now on the property ing o f the Indians so near to the
minds than all homesickness be received and used. It has
with its best wishes. Refresh director o f maintenance and erecting a nice home and will most thickly settled portion ot
vanished, and they at once set outgrown the small park where
ments were served in style sug Operation.
move his family there within the Oregon displeased the white set
out to bring about a fulfilment it was first held, and this season
gestive of the occassion. *
tlers. The first Indians moved
"With quick lunch cars at next week or ten d a ys.,
o f the happy thought. They it was held in the spacious
to the reservation were 500
tached to a train, passengers
asked the city mission super capitol grounds. The tree, a
JJmpquas and Calapooyas, both
will
be
enabled
to
eat
at
any
intendents, slum 'and settlement splendid fir, more thaa 40 feet
friendly tribes. General Palmer,
hour during the day.
workers, Salvation Army people h ig h ,' was planted midway on
later, brought together between
“ There is also another point
and others interested to inform the front steps of the old royal
2000 and 3000 Indians o f vari
to
be
considered.
T
h
e
r
e
are
them o f the number o f tickets to palace, and the sun,. bursting
ous tribes.
many travelers who feel that
the Christmas tree they could through the morning clouds,
In the Winter o f ’55 and ’56
distribute among the poor chil transformed it into a sparkling . Thirty men, after a short time they cannot afford to pay the
the settlers fearing an outbreak,
prices
charged
for
food
in
the
D. A. Hart who recently came
dren o f fhP city who, for any vision o f beauty. From the spent in getting acquainted with
built a log stockade for defense
reason/- would have no part in central flagstaff o f the palace each other, sat down to supper dining-cars. This is especially, to Newberg from Molalla, Clack
when a man is traveling atntts County, and bought the •n a high hill near the place
Christmas Day joys. The work floated Old Glory, while from the together M onday evening in
with
his
family. The lunch dar tw o story brick on the corner o where the Butler store now
ers appealed to, at once promised lower turrets waved the flags o f basement o f the church. Rev. E.
stands. General Palmer, fearing
their hearty co-operation, and the old royal regime. The Royal E. Hall, a returned missionary will afford an opportunity for First and Meridian streets of the
trouble between the whites and
the tickets were placed in their Hawaiian Band played the na from Korea, and Rev. J. V. Milli this class o f tourists to get United States National Bank,
Indians, deemed it necessary for
wholesome
food
at
less
cost
than
has refitted the west storeroom
hands. They did their part tional anthems and old Christ gan, D. D., o f Portland, were the
a
force of United States troops
—Oregonian.
and is opening up a new stock of
faithfully, reaching as nearly mas carols, and the whole scene speakers ot the evening and the in a dining-car.”
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to be stationed here to maintain
every eligible child as the short was one o f pleasant festivity. men’s quartette consisting o f
hardware, i n c l u d i n g paints,
order and to prevent another In
builders material, tools and cut
time would permit. In the The enterance t o the rope en Messrs. King, Crozer, Petteys
dian war. Accordingly in April,
lery. He will handle the Iron
meantime none were so busy as closure about the front o f the and Craw, furnished the music.
1856, the Government sent .the
Age garden tools, the Pittsburg
the Matihini (the Hawaiian building was a beautiful arch o f Mr. J. P. Dodge proved himself a
first
troops to the station chosen
Trust
Electric Welded Fence and the R.
word for strangers or newcom palm branches. About this and dignified toastmaster, and only
by
the
settlers. The troops were
Handling Real Estate N<
M. Wade& Co. farm machinery.
ers, equivalent to the California in long, double lines about the words o f praise were heard of
under command o f Colonel Wil
Newberg.
Mr. Hart says he has been
'•tenderfoot.” ) They had secured grounds, in perfect order, were the work of the Ladies Aid in ^
liam B. Hazen, and in September
hearing good things said about
a suitable tree, and had made nearly 2,500 children—clean, and serving the supper.
o f that year (1856) Captain A.
On last Friday George Estes, Newberg for a number o f years,
wholesale purchases o f candies, bright, and expectant, but show The hour and a halt spent
J. Smith was placed in command.
nuts, fruits and o f all kinds o f ing many marks o f privation.
around the tables went by al president ot the Firlands Trust and after looking over the field Under him was Lieutenant Joseph
toys that delight the hearts o f
While the final preparations most before the men -were aware Co., o f Portland, was in New pretty thoroughly during the
Wheeler, afterwards the famous
past few months for a location,
children.
were being made, the venerable of it, so occupied were they, not
Confederate cavalry officer, and
berg looking after business in
combining the desirable features
• Across the street from the Sanford B. Dole, Hawaii’s first merely with the good things to
one o f the generals in command
Alexander Young Hotel, where president after the revolution, eat, but more especially with the terests and getting acquainted o f a growing city with good
o
f the United States troops at
the tourists were staying, is a was introduced to the children good things to hear that came with the people. He informed home and educational advant
the battle o f Santiago in the
small, open, grassy park sur and gave them a happy and from all those who had a part in the Graphic that his company ages, without saloon influences,
Spanish-American War.
rounded by ornamental trees— most fitting talk, closing by the program. Mr. Hall and Dr. had taken over all the Dr. Little and the more he sees o f Newberg
In May, 1857, Lieutenant Phil
an ideal place for a Christmas suggesting three cheers for the Milligan both helped the men to field tract ofland out west of New the better he likes it. He is here
Sheridan o f the Fourth United
celebration in this climate. The strangers who instituted the realize their place in the church berg and that one ten acre tract to do the square thing by his
States Regulars with Captain
authorities readily granted the happy custom, and their succes and the importance ot filling that had already been sold to Ernest customers and solicits a fair
David A. Russel, were stationed
share of the business in his line.
qae o f the park, and here on sors. The cheers were given by place. The quartette as usual T. Smith, o f Portland.
here with a detachment o f that
Christmas morning the large the children with a hearty good was not let off without an encore.
The company platted a tract
regiment. The Government hav
tree was set up and gorgeously will, which fairly made the city
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
The whole o f Monday was a on the west slope o f Parrett
ing erected buildings three miles
decorated with all that goes to ring with Christmas cheer tor busy day for the workers in the mountain some time ago, which
T h e immediate relatives o f up the valley, appointed Robert
make a Christmas tree beautiful. blocks around. Then there was church. Almost every moment is practically all sold as noted
Mrs. Isaac Hinshaw spent the Metcalf as Indian Agent under
Probably only a very small num a busy time for Santa Claus and was occupied. Beginning at 10 b»low:
day with her Wednesday, in cele General Palmer.
ber Of the throng o f children pres his «50‘helpers at the tables, as a. in. or as soon as possible after
L ots Nos. 1 and 2 to W. C. In
In the Summer o f 1857, after
ent had ever seen a Christmas the children poured in through the leaders o f the conference man, o f 1963 East Morrison St., bration o f her 74th birthday.
the
arrival o f Lieutenant Sheri
Although having had the care o f
tree, perhaps most o f them com the arched gateway and past could get around after coming in Portland.
dan,
the Government assumed
a large family, Mrs. Hinshaw is
ing from pagan homes. And the tables, where they were from Portland, they were kept
Lots Nos. 3 and 4 to 0. M.
control o f the settlers’ stockade
probably no one present had loaded with candy, fruits, dolls, busy until 10 p. m. Conferences Burbank, o f Rex, who has plowed well preserved for one ot her age
and moved it, with the troops,
ever seen a more beautiful one, toys o f every description, pocket- during the day were held on al up these tw o five acre tracts and and was able to set before her
to
the agency three miles above,
fairly loaded with good things knives, baseballs (bushels of most every phase o f church is now setting out the fruit trees guests a bountiful dinner? The
where the stockade building be
and dazzlingly radiant in the them were standing about the work, giving those present al with the view o f raising the best company included, Mr. and Mrs.
came
Fort Sheridan. It has not
morning sun. Everyone in the tables, masks and other things most all the advantages o f a possible orchard on these tracts, Isaac Hinshaw aud daughter,
been
moved
since.
Miss Ida, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon
city learned o f the Malihini that gladden the child-heart. large convention with the added for that locality.
In January, 1911, the Govern
Hinshaw and family, Mr. and
Christmas tree, and the people More than $1,000 had been con advantage that the suggestions
Lots Nos. 5 and 6 were sold to
ment
donated the Old Block
came by the thousand to witness tributed to the fund during the that were made were discussed Geo. A. Carney, o f 746 Vaughn Mrs. W. E. White, Mr. and Mrs.
house
to Dayton to be placed in
T. E. Wright and son, Mrs.
the Christmas cheer, until the tw o or three weeks preceding with reference to the local church. St., Portland.
Homer Lee and daughters, Gold- the City Park in memory o f Gen
adjacent streets were solidly Christmas, and the supply of
Bv arrangement the children of Lots Nos. 7, 8 and 9 to W. G.
eral Palmer, who died in 1880.
packed, and from every vantage good things for the children was the Sunday School came in after Warnick, Washington Building, endale, Washington, and Mrs.
In 1861, in the Civil War, Lieu
Elizabeth White and Grandma
point o f the surrounding build quite ample.
School and were given a most Portland, who has had these lots
tenant Sheridan and Captain
It was a motley throng o f little helpful missionary talk by Mr. stumped, plowed and platted Snyder.
ings—doors, windows, roof gar
Russel were ordered to leave
dens—beaming faces looked down ones that passed the beautiful Hall. Then at the popular meet for trees and is now setting out
Grand
Ronde and report m the
NORTH DAKOTA PICNIC
upon the happy scene in the tree to receive their simple gifts. ing in the evening the audience the trees on the entire acreage
East for sendee.
Lieutenant
Sheridan
rose
to
the
rank
ofGen-
Every
nationality
o
f
the
many
park.
enjoyed a real treat in the form comprised in these three lots.
On Wednesday, February 22,
eral
and
Captain
Russel,
placed
The children streamed past the in the islands- was represented. of missionary addresses.
L ot No. 11 to Henry M. Gae- Washington’s birthday anniver
in
command
ot
a
division
under
loaded tables in long, double There weye faces o f every sfeade,
Every Presbyterian church in stel, who has moved on the sary, the North Dakota people General Sheridan, ^*ns killed in
lines, and no one was allowed to and costumes o f every race. the state o f Oregon is having a property with his wife and is will give a picnic dinner in Cra the Battle o f Winchester.
pass until pockets, hands and Some o f the children carried little1 similar day’s conference and it is clearing up this tract.
While never stationed at Fort
ter’s H a ll. All former North
Sheridan
in Grand Ronde, Major
arms were filled. The mingled tots to o small to walk in the hoped that a real "Forward
Lots Nos. 13 and 14 to Perry Dakota people are cordially in
Reynolds,
General E. O. C. Ord,
astonishment and happiness on line.
Some were lame and Movement” may r e s u l t . The Miller, of LaFayette, Ohio, who vited to attend with well filled
Captain Auger and General
the facts of the 1,200 children! walked with crutches. All went leaders went from here to Mc- has moved onto the tract and is baskets and enjoy a good time. Grant visited the tort while on
was good to see. And none* aw ay with full hands and happy Minn rille.
building a good substantial home
special duty for the Government.
J. 0 . L yon , President.
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SOME SPECIAL
DOINGS AT PRESBY
TERIAN CHURCH
D .AH ART OPENS
NEW HARDWARE
STORE HERE
SALES OF SMALL TRACTS
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