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VOL. X X III
NEWBERG, YAMHILL COUNTY. OREGON. THURSDAY, MAY 4.1911.
preciatiop were given by those
present, and at the dose, Mrs.
Alford, on behalf o f the Dundee
W. C. T. U.f presented Mrs. Min­ Will G. A0«n Wai Buy For CaB.
fonda Connors’ ,
chen with a pretty glass tea-set
and a glass berry-set.
A news note from Eugene says:
Dainty refreshments were served
and enjoyed and the pleasant oc­ The California Fruit C annon’
casion will be long remembered. Association, w ith headqt^arters
in San Francisco, has enteral the
Oregon field for business, and
AS TO A LIBRARY SITE
has contracted for nearly the
Several o f the good dtizens o f entire cherry output o f the Wil­
Newberg have urged us to offer lamette "Valley, or those varieties
a lot 60x94 feet, exdusive ot a that, are remarkable, especially
12 foot alky, situated in the the R oyal Annes. The price t o
northwest Conner o f Block 11 be paid for this variety o f cher­
d ty o f Newberg, with 60 feet ries, according to the contract is
fronting on Edwards street and 4 cents a pound for the next
94 feet frontage on Second street, three years. All the growers
for the site o f the Carnegie have to d o is to deliver them to
the nearest railway station or at
Library building.
This offering is made posribk the canneries at Eugene, Rose-
to us, by the generous gifts to ­ burg, Salem and Portland when
ward it made by many interested in a marketable condition and
draw their money. The com ­
dtizens.
All improvements are in on pany is also seeking to contract
streets and sidewalks and cross­ Loganberries a t $60 a ton, and
ings. The walks and crossings will handle other berry crops.
are o f cement construction, those They will also handle dried fruit,
on Edwards street being five feet particularly prunes, raised in the
wide and leading up to the High Willamette Valley.
Schóol building. We w ill re­ W. G. Allen, o f this city, who
move the present buildings and for years has been manager o f
also take out the large fruit trees the local fruit cannery, selling
out to the Eugene Fruit G row ­
if desired. This lot is n ot far
ers’
Association tw o years ago,
from the center o f Newberg, mak­
ing it convenient for all parts of has been appointed manager for
tow n, and espedally for the the California company for the
territory north o f Roseburg and
students o f the High School and
will probably move from Eugene
Pacific College.
to Salem to make that city his
We had intended to hold this
excellent and centrally NH*■ located
headquarters. A t Eugene all the
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cherry
crop will
will be packed in
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lot for the future, use o f the
barrels for fancy drinks, and tor
Christian church o f Newberg, as
which a great demand has arisen
site for a substanial church
elated over the result for the
Four years
ILLINOIS
MAN
WINS
THE
LET EVERYBODY HELP ly ago recommended.
ion that this is the first time
be was connected w ith The
[four
years that the honors
Bank o f Newberg as assistant
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TROPHY
re been wrested from the state
A Pica From Mr. W
cashier, aj|d later for three years
Who Hoads The Good
U l
held the position o f assistant
cashier o f The East Side Bank o f
Portland, and comes now from
The Security Savings and Trust
Company o f Portland, one o f the
largest and m ost conservative
banks of that city. Mr. Coulson
needs no introduction to New­
berg people, as be is already well
and favorably known, having
resided here for about six years,
and is a graduate o f Pacific Col­
lege.
The bank expects to move into
its new and skgant flanking
rooms, which will be second to
none outside of Portland, with­
in the month, and extends
a cordial invitation to the bank­
ing public and friends to inspect
same, when completed.
With modern equipment, great­
ly increased facilities, able and
conservative management, cus­
tomers and patrons are assured
complete and satisfactory bank­
ing service, and consistent with
prudent banking new accounts
are solicited.
The movement o f Yamhill good
road enthusiasts to assist Wash­
ington county in making an up-
to-date highway from Rex to
Tigard vilk is on.
Let every business man, every
property owner, every auto own­
er in Yamhill county ask himself
the importance o f this movement,
and w hat it means to him in­
dividually.
The best men o f the county ap­
prove the public spirit shown in
this movement. We all know that
it is not W ashington county’s
im portant road, but they have
promised every dollar they can
rake and scrape. Now w ho o f
business interest and financial
standing, is going to show the
white feather and refuse the
rustlers for funds in Yamhill
county?
The car loads, the ship loads
o f Oregon fruit, the tons of Ore­
gon literature to every corner
o f the globe, the million dollars
LETTER FRON J .D . GORDON
being expended for publicity by
railroads and commercial bodies
have started the soil workers T o the Friends and Patrons of
and investors o f the civilized
The First National Bank o f
w orld to Oregon.
Newberg:
Five hundred real estate men,
Having decided to sever my o f­
so to speak, take them in charge ficial connection with the bank,
at Portland. Imagine a perfect I have sold my entire bank hold­
auto road, one hour’s travel from ings to Mr. W. A. King, hereto­
that grow ing m etropolis to the fore vice president, w ho has been
m ost beautiful and productive elected president to succeed my­
valley of the universe and it takes self, and to Mr. E. A. King, one
no prophetic'vision to realise the ot Portland’s strong financial
speedy and complete settlement men.
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o f our thousands of idk acres.
Now, being foot-loose, I may
What does it mean to every express my personal opinions
business interest? T o every land and stand for my convictions
owner?
without fear o f those offended
Think what public spirit has taking out their grudge on the
done forSeattkand Los Angeks. bank.
Take Hood River and Med­
Mr. L. *G. Kneeshaw, hereto­
ford.
fore cashier, has been elected 1st
We have better soil for apples, vice president, Mr. Amos Nelson
pears, cherries, walnuts and as 2nd vice president, and Mr.
other products. We have a D. D. Coulson as cashier.
better climate and above all, so
I take this opportunity o f ex­
close to Portland that soon, real pressing to my friends, and to the
soon hundreds of busy toilers o f patrons of the bank, my due ap­
the m etropolis will have their preciation o f the many courtesies
homes in Yamhill county and extended me, and wish to bespeak
take the early morning train lor for the new management a contin­
the w ork shop and office.
uation o f the pleasant relations,
Let us of the west side show which have heretofore prevailed.
some spirit—just a little. That I commend the incoming officers
trait was made for the patient to all, with the assurance that
ox. He was all right in his day! your interests will always be
A blessing to man kind—his well safeguarded in their hands.
w ork is done! Keen, bright,
The bank has been very suc­
active business interest can not cessful since its organization,
o f this age travel his trail to and now with its new and ele­
success. The community that gantly furnished banking rooms,
gets the good roads first will increased facilities, and with its
make the other localitks look conservative policy, I bespeak
like a back door yard.
for its welfare and future success.
If Lee Smith, chairman o f the
Very respectfully,
solicitors, does not find you, will
J. D. G ordon .
you not call on him. We want
to publish a long list of subscrib­
RESOLUTION OF THE MINISTERS’
ers to this fund.
ASSOCIATION
G bo . E. W aggoner .
ANNOUNCEMENT
The Ministers’ Association at
its meeting last M onday after­
noon adopted the follow ing re­
solution. That whereas Rev. F.
C. Stannard has spent so many
years in the w ork here, and his
fellowship has been found so uni­
form ly agreeable and helpful:
Be ft resolved that we hereby
express our sincere regret at his
departure from our midst, and
assure him o f our hearty good
wishes for the future.
A. J. W eaver , Pres.
J ohn F. L yons , Sec.
At a regular meeting o f the
Board of Directors of The First
National Bank o f Newberg, held
Tuesday, M ay 2nd, Mr. W. A.
King, heretofore vice president,
was elected president to succeed
Mr. J. D. Gordon, resigned. Mr.
L. G. Kneeshaw, heretofore
cashier, was elected 1st vice pres­
ident, Mr. Amos Nelson, 2nd
vice president, and Mr. D. D.
Coulson as cashier. Messrs.
King, Kneeshaw, and Coulson
will be the active officers, as well
O ffer Withdrawn-
as Mr. A. C. Seely, the present
assistant cashier.
. The offer I recently made tor a
Mr. Coulson, the new member, site for the Carnegie Library
has had several years of banking building is withdrawn.
experience, and comes very high-
J esse B d w a rd s .
R. A. James o f Charleston, I1L,
Receives $1000Cup for Best
Ear of Cent of 1910Crop
R. A. James, o f Charleston,
ID., has the proud distinction of
having grow n the best ear of
corn in all the 3,136,713,600
bushels o f last year’s bumper
crop. At the National Corn
Show just held at Columbus,
Ohio, the gentleman w as award­
ed the W. K K ellogg National
Corn Trophy, donated in 1909
by W. K Kellogg, president o f
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the Kellogg Toasted C om Flake
C o., o f Battle Creek, Mich.
Thousands of ears o f corn froi
all parts o f the country and
aH varieties were
com petition. The selection o f
the grand champion Sweepstakes
and the award of the Kellogg
trophv were made on general
points o f superiority.
The ear o f com grow n by Mr.
James is o f Reid’s Yellow Dent
year the focal Fruit Growers’
Association put up many tons o f
the cherries in this manner and
found a ready market for them.
Mr, Allen started the industry
here and it has grown to enor­
mous proportions. The crop of
Roseburg will be handled in the
same manner, but the cherries
will be shipped to Eugene and
SHÜNGBR00K BERRY
pickled” at the local cannery.
GROWERS ORGANIZE Mr. Allen left Sunday for San
Francisco to confer with the of­
Feeling the need o f more ad­ ficers o f the association.
vanced methods o f marketing
strawberries and other fruits,
the grow ers in the vicinity, of CARRY THE NEWS TO TEDDY
Springbrook held a meeting at
the cannery on the evening o f Oklahoma is about to acquire
a remarkable family, says an ex­
Friday, April 21.
change.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank
It was decided to form a union
Scott, o f Highland, Kan., are
and make the organization a seeking a location for a home
permanent one.
somewhere in the state where
Wm. Kincaid, acting as tem­ they can obtain plenty o f land.
porary chairman, called the They will need it, for they have
meeting to order, and the follow ­ been married ten years and are
the parents o f nineteen children,
ing officers were elected: J. H. all o f them boys, and thirteen o f
Rees, president; E. R. Garner, them living. They hold the re­
secretary-treasurer. A commit­ cord for triplets, having five sets
tee was elected to attend to the to their credit and tw o sets o f
marketing ot fruit and the pur­ twins. All o f the thirteen boys
living are under five years old.
chasing o f supplies tor the grow ­ Mr. and Mrs. S cott are the chil­
ers. The president appointed a dren o f farmers living near High­
committee to draft a constitu­ land. At last the Scotts decided
they must have more land and
tion and by-laws.
A second meeting was held g went to Alberta, Canada. They
were not satisfied there, so re­
week later at which time the turned. On the return trip all
constitution was adopted. Any records in railroading w e r e
fruit-grower shipping fruit from broken. Mrs. Scott and her
Springbrook may join this or­ thirteen children all rode on one
ganization. The constitution first class passenger ticket. At
Oklahoma the conductor made a
and by-laws are in the posses­ vigorous protest. “ M adam,”
sion ot Mr. Kincaid at the he said, “ you can not take a
Springbrook cannery, where they whole Sunday school along with
you on that one ticket, and you
may be examined at any time.
The method o f disposing o f the need not tell me these are all
yours. You have to pay fare for
strawberry crop has not yet some o f them.” “ The rules o f
been decided upon.
this company provide that a
child, five years of age, may ride
free when accompanied by its par­
ROAD MEETING AT MCMINNVILLE ents
with a first class ticket do­
n’t they?” retorted Mrs. Scott.
On Friday night o f this week Then Mrs. Scott dug dow n into
the association which was formed her valise and brought out the
at the public meeting held in old lamily Bible in which were
Newberg recently for the purpose recorded the names and ages o f
each o f the children. The con­
o f improving the road leading to ductor had to give in. The
Portland, will meet in McMinn­ mother and children occupied
ville on Friday night of this week. fire double seats in the home
It is ho£ed that a large delega­ seekers car and paid for only one.
H ow is that for a big family.
tion from Newberg will attend.
to use it; but under the earnest
solicitation o f many good men,
we have yielded to the more
general building, if selected by a
m ajority vote next Friday.
Therefore we so offer it.
Respectfully yours,
G bo . C. & L ula M . R itchey
form o
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Kellogg product
prr<luct is made ex­
clusively from selected white
corn, the Kellogg trophy has
Ix’etr won each time by a yellow
corif exhibit. T e trophv »s of­
fered for annual competition
until won twice b> the same
grower.
The National Corn Show at
which the award \vas made, was
an event of trem. ndous magni­
tude. At one o f the sessions
President Taft was present and
delivered an address.
PLEASANT BIRTHDAY SURPRISE
variety. It is 10 inches long, 7%
inches in circumference, and has
20 rows of kernels, 6 to the inch
in the row , average 5-8 nf an
inch in depth, and 5-10 o f an inch
in width. It is indeed a very
correct type o f yellow dent corn.
Mr. James, the winner, is a
vigorous farmer about 40 years
b f age and o f pleasing person­
ality, a man who hns given care­
ful study to corn culture, and
who has achieved his success as
a grand champion winner only
by years o f hard work and pains­
taking seed selection and careful
breeding from season to season.
Illinois growers are especially
LKE OREGON CHERRIES
Iudiana. Last year’s chum-
ear, the first winner o f the
Hogg trophy, was grow n by
Fred C. Palm, o f Newtown,
It was also o f Reid’s Yel-
Dent variety, crossed with
inder Gold Standard. Last
'8 prize winner is the most
:ly formed ear of the tw o,
igh it requires a careful judge
distinguish the points of supe-
ity .
trophy awarded to Mr.
was made by Tiffany, o f
York, for Mr. W. K. Kel-
;, at a cost o f $1,000. It is
le o f Sterling stiver, bronze
enamels, and is a truly
:istic creation. It stands 30
itlches in heighr. Mr. Kellogg’s
interest in corn grow ing can be
tffiderstood when it is stated
that the Kellogg Toasted Corn
lHake Co., ot w hich he is pres­
ident, hiss an output requiring
10,000 bushes of corn a day, raw
product, for its manufacture. A
peculiar feature is that while the
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A pleasant sui prise was plan­
ned by Miss Edith Minchin, Pres­
ident o f the County W. C. T. U.
in honor o f the anniversary
o f h er m o t h e r ’ s b i r t h d a y
April 28. and the ladies of the
Dundee W. C. T. U. helped her
to happily carry it out.
After greetings, an informal
program was given. The de­
votional exercises were led by
Mrs. Hunter. Mrs. Baker spoke
o f bar-meeting Mrs. Ella Wheel­
er W ilcox, and recited one o f her
sweet poems. Mrs. Bowerman,
o f Newberg, was present and
gave an interesting account o f
the Newberg W\ C. T. U.
Mrs. Coleman provided ap­
propriate , selections to be read
by each member.
Mrs. Poole, president o f the
Union, gave an original poem in
honor o f Mrs. Minchin and her
work. It touched all hearts.
M any words o f love and ap-
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