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VOL X X III
)N. THÏÏB8DAY, APRIL 27.1911.
NO. 28
REGISTER FARM NAMES
threatening condemnation pro­
lg trips, etc. ’
Board of 5 Governors.
ceedings,
"W ill take it aqyw ay,”
During
the
centennial
celebra­
4. The duties of the several
"Y on haven’t any right to the
tion the big Pacific Coast M otor
officers shall be the same as those
Subject w ater only so far as yon have
it championships w ill be N«w Law
Big Meeting Held in Newberg required o f officers o f similar
Effective
Will
made use o f it ” and all this the
There are cash prizes
and County Organisation
organizations.
Th« City By the Se« Will
M
ay
19.
first day they tried to negotiate
Igregating $12,000 for the
Effected.
5. The Board o f Governors
b ra t«, August 10 to
constitutes
being fair, then, and
program
o
f
races.
Boats
w
ill
be
shall have complete charge of
».
then
only
w
ill 1 admit that they
itered
from
all
the
Pacific
Coast
The
Polk
County
Observer
On M onday night in Duncan’s improvement work, shall pur­
were
fair.
ities and Peoria, Illinois., has says: A month from tom orrow ,
H a ll in Newberg, there was held chase or order material, make
Astoria Centennial dates
Second. M r . C h r i s t e n s o n
licated th at a boat w ill be or M ay 19, t o be precise, the
contracts,
em
ploy
labor
aqd
do
an enthusiastic "G ood Roads”
August
10
to
September
9,
would
have the people believe be
it
from
there.
Additional
new
law
relating
to
the
registra­
meeting and organization effect­ all things necessary to carry on
are expected from the At tion o f farm names goes into ef­ was governed insetting the price
celebrate the first settlement
ed, which, if follow ed up vigor improvements undertaken.
aboard because o f the fect, and all those who have n ot $2000 and 8000gallons o f w ater
6.
These
by-laws
and
con­
the Northw est by the white
ously by earnest, persistent ef­
$.000
cash
prize in the “ free-for selected an appropriate and eup­ per month by the w riter's high
fo rt, w ill result in the better- stitution m ay be amended or April 12, 1911, the Tonquio,
1 event. During this regatta honious title fo r their country ideas o f the value of his property.
m eal of a piece of public road ,in changed a t any regular meeting trading ship owned by
to m n ta t m otor boat estates should get busy, as in That they conceded t a m j views
W ashington county, which has by a tw o-thirds vote o f members Jacob Astor, sailed into
ta
m
p
io
iM fc ip w i l l aha be the hurry and confusion o f the to the extent o f offering me twice
been a great draw-back these present.
mouth of w hat is now
last hours o f the late demented w hat it was w orth—all of which
7. M eeting place o f this or­
m any years to any h alf w ay
Colom bia River, and
Glenn Curtiss has been con- Legislature, it failed to make is false—as the offer w as made
decent travel out into Yam hill ganization shall alternate be­ up ten miles to a cove where
w ith to furnish an aero- provision for the appointment o f late in October, 1910 and ( did
County over the Portland and tween Newberg and McMinnville. crew landed, and established
and an hydro-aeroplane to a commission to compile a suit­ not set a price on the spring and
The election of officers follow ed
upper valley w agon road on the
camp to facilitate trading
tw enty acres, on which the offer
flights Wednesday, Thurs- able list.
resulting as follow s: George E.
w est side o f the W illam ette.
the Indians. This camp
w as made, till in February, 1911.
Farm
names
are
not
only
y
and
Saturday
during
the
George E. W aggoner, a P o rt­ W aggoner, Ç*res.; W. T. Macy, known as Astoria. Itg r e w fr
The
people are asking w h a t4 h e
itennial, allow in g daily public popular and desirable, but are
land gentleman, who* is interest­ Vice Pres ; W. H. Nelson, Secre­ a trading expedition, sent
o f the craft. The becoming necessary as a m atter property would have been w orth
in g him self in real estate in this tary; Dr. G. S. W right, Assistant from New York by JohnJ
tract
w
ith
M r. Curtiss is o f business, and it was to give if it had belonged to N. C. Chris­
section called the meeting to order Secretary; Treasurer, John Cros­ Astor. It is to celebrate
rigid and provides lor flights hem suitable legal protection tenson instead o f G. P. Skelton.
and in his introductory remarks by; Board o f Governors, George event that the Astoria Cen
Third. He states falsely, and
land, sea and rivers, indud- that Senator C. L. H aw ley in­
stated th at the prim ary object E. W aggoner, Dr. Littlefield, H. nial was projected.
he
knows it if he knows w hat he
troduced
the
bill.
Its
provisions
start
and
alight
on
the
sur-
o f the meeting was to discuss L . Keats, John Winters, Gus
The state o f Oregon has ap­
is
talking
about, and if he don’t
are
as
follow
s:
| o f the Columbia River.
feasible plans for im proving a Gnddat.
propriated $50,000 to aid in the
know
he
should not make the
"A n y farm owner in this state
The Oregon National Guard
section o f the Portland road be­ John Winters, a resident o f expense o f this celebration. C lat­
camp near Astoria during may, upon payment of $1 to the statement—when he says the 40
tween Rex and Tigardville which Washington county, stated that sop county made a ta x levy
centennial and the United Clerk o f the County Court in the acres included in the Snyder'pur­
had long been in bad condition. in the past they had been unable which raised $25,000. The mer­
tes regular artillery men w ill county in which said form is chase is better land than that in­
W. H. Nelson was elected tem­ to get any work to speak ofdone chants o f Astoria raised $50,000
hold their annual targret prac- located, have the name o f his cluded in the land they are seek­
on the road between Rex and
porary secretary.
, *
more.' Colonel John Jacob As­
and drills a t F o rt Stevens farm duly recorded in a register ing to condemn. Said 40 acres
Besides a large delegation of Tigardville and they had elected tor, o f New York City, donated
adjacent to A storia during the which the County Clerk shall lies 80 rods farther np the moun­
'business men from McMinnville, a new county board, hoping for $10,000, and other jprivate con­
keep for said purpose, and shall tain than mine and lies directly
centennial celebration.
w ho were present, the chairman better things. He had called up tributions bring the available
be
furnished a certificate issued west and just across the fence
Bight conventions have selected
announced th at there were in at­ the new members and they funds np to $150,000 at this
Astoria fo r meeting during the under seal and setting forth the from the steepest part o f the 18
peed to give the m atter cool - T “ “
tendance from Portland L. M.
The program iig s follow «;
T w o fleets o f battle- name and location o f the farm acres and is practically all steep
sidération, but w hat could be*
H ead, Assistant Secretary o f the
Aug. lO —C e n te n n ia l Day,’
British and U. S., w ill be and the name o f the owner there­ land. The Snyder spring if on
Portland Auto Club, W. L. hoped for from the court be was Grand Opening Ceremonies.
the harbor during the month of; provided, that when any the 40 acres is situated in the ex
Priest, Secretary o f the Oregon unable to say.
Ang.
A u g . 11—Elks
XX— o ik s Reunion
R eu n ion u
Day.
ay.
j* .
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name shall have been duly treme southwest corner and only
The Board o f Governors was
G ood Roads Association, Arthur
Aug. 12 Elks Celebration Day.
Astoria or recorded as the name o f any a few feet from the soutji and
instructed to interview
the
L . Finley, H . L . K eats and H. E.
Aug. 13—Sunday.
: Destruction o f the Tonqnin” form, such name shall not be west lines. There is not an
W ashington County court and
Seymour.
Aug. 14—Oregon Day
jtitle o f a pyrotechnical dis- recorded as the name o f
can be expected
League
M r. Head w as introduced to % IlMMhagS. „■«
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ie contracted fo r to other farm
JU U B I I M l tource.
the audMime and stated that he
Bon.
be presented nightly, except Sun­ by prefixing o r adding designat­ o f t l
A general discussion followed
and the other Portland gentle­
Ang. -16—Young A m e ric a »’
Skelton spring and every fo o t o f
day, for three weeks during the ing words thereto.
regarding the beet m ethod« to
men were sent out to represent
D a y-O regon D e v e l o p e m e n t
"Provided, farther, th at the it can be irrigated.
centennial. A ballot o f 200,
pursue for raising funds to pros­
the Portland Auto Club o f 500
League Convention.
Fourth. About the time o f
•aid
County Clerk shall, upon
foreign vaudeville artists, etc.,
ecute the w ork and collators
members. On leaving Portland,
Aug. 16—Puget Sound-Seattle-
the
Snyder purchase I refused an
application by any form owner
w fl} add to this spectacle.
were appointed as follow s: Dr.
they figured on spending about
Tacom a-W ashington D ay-O re­
o f $100 per acre fo r my
F o rt Astor, the original stock­ in this state for registration
W right, McM innville; Gus Gud-
tw o hours on the road, but
gon Development League Con­
ade builded for the protection o f the name o f his form, and the south 40 acres including the
dat, Washington county; L . M .
made it to Newbetg in an hour
vention.
the Astor trading party which payment to said County Clerk spring.
Smith, Newberg; Geo. E. W ag­
and tw enty-five minutes, the
Aug. 17—Spokane Inland Em­
I u n d e r s t a n d th at N. C.
founded Astoria in 1811 is verily o f the sum o f $1, as above set
goner, Portland; John Williams,
hour being taken up fa the dis­
pire Day.
reproduced as w ill be many other forth, communicate w ith the Christenson has recently sold a
Yamhill; J. B. Fryer, Carlton;
tance between Tigardville and
Aug. 18—Idaho-M ontana Day.
Secretary o f State, w ho shall 40 acre hole in the ground on top
historical features.
Wm. Bewley, Sheridan; Dr.
Rex and the tw enty-five minutes
Aug. 19—R e d m e n s ’- M a s s a -
There w ill be a huge historical also keep a register o f the names of the mountain for $62.50 per
Swick, Dayton; G. F. Houser,
on the remainder o f the distance.
chusetts-Connecticut-Rhode I s ­
parade w ith allegorical floats, o f farms registered under this acre.
Am ity; A. P. Fletcher, La-
He said there was no more
land Day.
I wonld like to ask him if land
costing thousands o f dollars. act, and if upon application to
Fayette; Carl Fuqua, Willamina;
bedutiful drive anywhere than
Ang. 20—Sunday.
on
the mountain has increased in
N aval and Marine parades w ill said Secretary o f State, it shall
H arold Prince, Dundee. Each
th at on tfie w ay out from the
Aug. 21—Indian W ar Veterans-
be features o f the entertainment. appear to said county clerk that price since he, as a witness for
member is authorized to appoint
city, but the one stretch o f bad
Nevada-Utah-Arizona-New M exi­
the name sought to be registered the city testified under oath that
three assistants for his section.
road between Tigardville and
co Day.
has not already been appropri­ my land was not w orth $40 or
Notes.
Rex was something fierce. A
Ang. 22—Pioneers Day-Penn-
ated for said purpose, said coun­ $50 per acre and th at the 18
Several o f the visitors backslid sylvania-Ohio Day.
number o f Portland people have
acres, including the spring, was
Next Sabbath w ill be Recep­ ty clerk shall register said name
large interests ont this w ay and before the meeting was over—but
Ang. 23—M c L o u g h l i n - N e w
not w orth over $1000.
tion Day. A number o f proba­ and furnish to said farm owner
they w ill gladly help bear the ex­ the floor in Duncan’s hall has York-Delware Day.
In conclusion I desire to say
a certificate as provided in this
pense o f im proving this road and furnished such amusement before.
Ang. 24—G. A. R.-Colorado- tioners are to be received into section. If said name so sought that I stand ready to prove true
lull connection. The subject of
putting it in condition for auto-
I f the w ork in the immediate W yom ing-Texas Day.
every statement I have made,
the' morning sermon w ill be: "A to be registered shall have been
ing.
future is follow ed up w ith the
Aug. 95— Portland Day.
and I defy him to prove one he
Strong and Beautiful Chnrch.” substantially appropriated, then
M r. Priest, Secretary o f the same vig or th at was shown by
Ang. 26—Shriners’ Day.
has made.
A t night the topic w ill be: “ K ing the said farm owner shall be so
Oregon Good Roads Association, the fellows when they were turned
Ang. 27—Sunday.
Respectfully,
James Translation, and Six Rea­ notified by said County Clerk,
follow ed w ith a few remarks in loose on the stacks o f bam sand­
Ang. 28—A stor Day.
G. P. Skelton.
and said farm owner shall be al­
which he also stated that the wiches that had been prepared by
Aug. 29—Fisheries Congress- sons Why I Believe the Bible.” lowed w ithout additional ex­
By request, the Easter Cantata
Association would lend every as­ the Commercial Club, the road M aryland-New Jersey Day.
under the direction o f Prof. Hull pense or charge, to submit an­
sistance possible in forw arding complained o f w ill be fixed np
Aug. 30—California Day.
other or other names until he
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the good movement. The people w ith commendable dispatch.
Aug. 31—Home P r o d u c t s - w ill be repeated after the sermon. shall have secured and registered
All are invited.
of Portland realize that a much
The Newberg band which is Maine-New Hampshire-Vermont
a name for his said farm.
The High School w ill hold their
more satisfactory anto road can ever ready to help out in an Day.
“
It
shall
be
the
duty
o
f
the
annual
M a y D a y celebration
Sw««t Chehalem Valley.
be made on this side o f the river emergency was on hand at the
Sept. 1—Fraternal Day-Mis-
County Clerk npon the final Saturday, April 29. The parade
south than it is possible to make fo ot o f the stairsto whoop-er-np. sonri-Oklahoma Day.
registration of said name to starts from the High School
Com* to sweet Chehalem Talley
on the other side and they w ill
Sept.
2—Lew
is
&
Clark-North
transm it to the Secretary o f grounds a t 10 o ’clock, and the
Somebody blundered in arrang­
When the fruit trees are in bloom;
gladly assist in the undertaking. ing for the meeting for there & South D akota Day.
When the bees and birds all rally
State the names appropriated crowning ol the M ay Queen, Miss
Chairman W aggoner stated were very few Newberg people
Sept. 3—Sunday.
With their songs to rout your gloom.
and registered, and said Secre­ Gwendolen Stannard, w ill take
th at a proposition had been who knew that touch a call had
Sept. 4—Pacific Coast Regat­ Then you’ll see a Tale inviting
ta ry o f State shall keep a record place a t the city park immediate­
made for the organization o f a been made.
ta- Labor-Ulinois-Indiana- Michi - As you gase from height to plain
o f all such names in a register ly after the parade.
Over homes o f peace delighting
M cM innville was w ell repre­ gan Day.
county association and he called
which he shall keep for that pur­
In the afternoon, a t the High
for the reading o f the follow ing sented by numerous business
Sept. 5—Pacific Coast Regat- Aa a dream o f aweet refrain.
pose.”
School grounds, a baseball game
men who took advantage o f the
Here the flowers bloom in beauty,
constitution and by-laws which
ta-Alaska Day.
fine evening for autoing.
will be played between the New­
was adopted.
Sept. 6—Pacific Coast Regat- And the soil is rich and prime;
berg and Dayton high school
On account of the modesty o f
Where to labor aeema no duty
CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS.
ta-The
Carolinas
&
Virginias
the McM innville visitors, ex-
But a pleasure any time.
teams, after which an interesting
1. This organization shall be M ayor Macy, o f that city, was Day.
inter-class track meet w ill be held.
Hera you’ll with to atop and settle,
known as the Yam hill Auto and compeled to do the public speak­ Sept, 7—Pacific Coast Regat­
Gives His Side o f Spring Conten­
The baseball game starts a t 1:30.
M ik e s home and teachyour young
Clubs’ Good Roads Im prove­ ing act for the crowd, which was ta-Kentucky-Tennessee- M i s s i s - How to show the proper mettle
tion in V ery Plain Language.
An admission tee will be charged
asking a good deal o f a man o f sippi-Alabama Day.
ment Association.
When the testing trial’s sprung.
at
the afternoon events to cover
his retiring disposition.
2. Its main object and most
Sept. 8—Pacific Coast Regat- Hers are schools and many churches
In reference to the statements expenses of the celebration.
H. L. Keats, o f Portland, made
im portant w ork w ill be the
o f N. C. Christenson in his letter
The celebration is being held
an offer o f a silver cup to go to ta-M innesota-W iaconsin-Iow a- And no liquor sold to blast
Youthful hearts with lust that smirches "T o the Public” in the Enterprise
grading and rocking o f the main the man who proves to be the Nebraska Day.
Saturday
so that it w ill not con­
traveled road from Rex to Tigard­ best solicitor for funds. Eight
Sept. 9—Pacific Coast Regat- AU the soul with smut at last.
o f the April 13th, I wish to say flict w ith school w ork or the
other Portland auto enthusiasts ta-Arkansas-Louisana Day.
Hare to live in aweet contentment
ville in Washington County.
that there is not a true sentence College May Day exercises.
also
sent
a
dispatch
to
the
meet­
S. Its officers shall consist o f
A ll S u n d a y s d e v o t e d to W e invite the earnest man,—
in it from beginning to end.
ing, making an offer o f a silver
And w e ’U harbor no resentment
E. S. Craven and w ife were up
a President, Vice President, Secre­
churches and recital o f historical
First. He says "w e tried to be
cup for the same putpose. Keep
I f a fam ily’s in his plan.
from
Portland the first o f the
tary, Assistant Secretary, Treas­ an eye on L. M. Smith when sermons morning and evening
fair w ith M r. Skelton.” Now , if
J ohn L. V estal .
urer, Assistant Treasurer and a these cup« are given out.
w ith sacred conoer ta, sight see- April 1». 1911.
r u n n i n g d o w n the property,
FOR BETTER ROADS
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NEWBERG. YAMHILL OOUNTY.
ASTORIA
PROGRAM
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
MAY DAY CELEBRA­
TION SATURDAY,
HOT SHOT FROM SKELTON
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