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.# * . *». H. ». roo*. / :/ N ewberg NIWBEEO, YAMHILL COUNTY. OBEGON, THUR8DAY. APRIL 25,1912. VOL XXIV No. 28 REGISTRATION OF WOMAN SUFFRAGE TAKES BACK TO THE SOIL CHAMPOEG ME ROOSEVELT WINS V O TERS 131,880 TURN DOWN IN THE HOOSIER STATE MORIAL PARK IN PRIMARY Pioneers In M ovem ent to Secure L arger Grounds. Those who have interested themselves in the early history o f Oregon will be gratified, in reading the following statement taken from the Journal, to know that steps are being taken to en large the park grounds at Cham- poeg: Determined that the meeting place of the men who participated in the formation o f the first pro visional government o f Oregon shall be marked by a park, as a fitting permanent memorial, Joseph Buchtel, a well known pioneer resident o f Portland, has ju st completed arrangements for the purchase o f 12 acres of land at Champoeg, where the first provisional government conven tion was held M ay 2,1843. I t is the intention of Mr. Buchtel and those interested with him to turn the land over to the state for a park, provided the state legislature makes an appropria tion to reimburse those who con tributed toward the purchase o f the grounds. The tract adjoins the present memorial monument, which stands in the center o f a three acre tract owned by the state. If the legislature does not pur chase the land, Mr. Buchtel and his colleagues will probably make arrangements to improve the tract and convert it into a me morial park anyway. The deed and abstract for the property are in the hands of P. H- D’Arcy, o f Salem, who will be made its trustee. A t present Mr. Buchtel holds an option at $105 an acre. A number o f men, among whom were Richard and Emmett Wil liams, of Portland; A. Bush and D ’Arcy. o f Salem, each contrib uted $100 toward the purchase of the land and a number o f other well known citizens have promised to subscribe. Mr. Buchtel, who is 81 years o f age, first undertook to acquire the property tw o years ago, mainly through the desire of Francois X . Matthieu, the only survivor of the first convention. Mr. Matthieu will probably be placed in charge o f the proposed park. It is purposed to hold an an nual celebration for the pro visional convention and other similar events connected with Oregon’s early history on the grounds. “ The tract is now covered with natural grow th and can be im proved at small expense,’ ’ said Mr. Buchtel today. “ I have re ceived assurances from members o f the legislature that an ap propriation will be granted by the state to reimburse us for the money we will have expended in acquiring the tract. When it does we shall turn the deed and abstract over to the common wealth. I want to see the state take over this land, as it prob ably will be my last bit of work for public weal owing to my age. I want to see the men who saved Oregon to the United States honored in a fitting man ner and a state park would do it.” Another celebration o f the con vention o f 1843 will be held at Champoeg May 2. Fred H ol man, o f Portland, will make the principal address. tk* Mt? M* ¿ 7 W f - : A news note in ihe Journal sent out from Salem gives the following information relative to the registration o f voters: The total registration in the state before the primary election reached 131,880, which is the largest ever recorded m the state. Tbe total registration for the general election in 1908 was 122,095 and for 1910 it was 122,742. The registration this year is divided among the various parties as follows: Re publican, 93,070; Democratic, 28,417; Prohibitionist, 1655; Socialist, 4928; Popolist, 5; In dependents, 2970; refused to state political designation, 712; scattered 123. The total registration for the various counties is as follows: Baker 3801, Benton 1916, Clack a m a s 5707, Clatsop 2437, Columbia 1890, Coos 3390, Crook 2425, Curry 640, Douglas 44-38, Gilliam 682, Grant 1458, Harney 1063, Hood River 1426, Jackson 5302, Josephine 1984, Klamath 2260, Lake 998, Lane 6047, Lincoln 1121, Linn 4427, Malheur 1-721; Marion 7519, M orrow 815, Multnomah 43,- 587, Polk 2977, Sherman 695, Tillamook 1234, Umatilla 4192, Union 3217, W allowa 1781, Wasco 2738, Washington 4041, Wheeler 650, Yamhill 3301. Swazee, Ind.—The hand that so much interest that the or kory as it is in the more densely rocks the rural cradle in this sec ganized pilgrimage to the exhibit settled middle west. These people, who found their car resulted. The men folk were tion is going to be a big factor in skeptical about the car o f prod awakening in the marvelous packing “ immigrant movables” ucts. it transpired, so the, wqm- products which Louis Hill, pres for Montana and Oregon points en “ hitched up” and drove to ident of the Great Northern Rail ere long, it tbe unusual attend tow n anyway, giving curiosity way, is exhibiting broadcast ance o f women visitors tp the as an excuse. The glow ing ac through this part, represent the Great Northern R ailw ay’s Ore counts they carried home with large population of land renters gon-Montana exhibit car is any them did the rest and today, who are paying as high as $9.00 after these farmers had spent tw o per acre rental. They are tired criterion. The wives o f fifty farmers drove hours in the exhibit car they! of the struggle lor little more from a radius o f 14 miles to visit frankly confessed that they never than a living. Nearly all, by the "exposition on wheels” in had any idea Montana and Ore dint of frugality, have saved a Swazee yesterday. The interest gon could raise such a variety o f nest egg after ten or more years o f this feminine delegation was banner products on land that o f tilling the other lellow’s tract, productive of promising results, does not cost one-fifth of what with the landlord getting the for today their husbands came in Indiana land is held at. They lion’s share. They now realize from the countryside to make all “ allowed” there was some they might have owned their further * inquiries and view the thing in the argument their dis Own land had they, gone west products of these states which contented wives had been agitat years agb. The comparatively cheap lands made such a favorable impres ing as the result of those letters sion upon the women folk. No from the Northwest written by | of Montana and Oregon appeal They fewer than twenty-five families the erstwhile Hoosiers telling o f Strongly to these folks. went to Montana and Oregon vast improvement in their condi «re all diversified farmers and from round about Swazee last tions since moving into the new tfie products shown in tbe Great T w o weeks ago the Graphic year and their letters written* to er country where the ppjees o f orthern’s exhibit car was arev- made some comment on the attrkhèm. WtenTc the farmers “ back home” roused agricultural land is not flocks o f White Leghorn chickens which were seen following An tension o f central energy lines drew Sherwood, as he was turn will be to Springbrook which ing the rich loamy soil a t his According to a report prepared will be begun soon. home in the Chehalem Center under the direction of Wm.'M. Why is a telephone lineman the neighborhood north o f Newberg. Stewart, chief statistician for greatest traveler in the world? August Schaad who returned A few days ago the Graphic re manufacturers, by Jasper E. Answer—Because he travels from to tbe home of his boyhood days ceived a note from Mr. Sherwood Whelchel, expert special agent, pole to pole in one day. in Germany tospend the Winter in which he gave figures as fol there were 3,870,694 poles pur is a t home again. His mother lows: chased in the United States for “ Our 220 bens today laid 159 and sister sold out in the old the use o f Telephone, Telegraph, eggs and during the week ending Electric Light and Railw ay Cos. I A t a meeting o f the city council country and came with him. A tom orrow night will have given This day in Tacoma 25 years held Monday night tbe recorder brother will also follow as soon us considerably more than 1000 ago, January 27, 1887. Camp was ordered to advertise for as he can sell out. Mr. Schaad eggs. During the year 1911 our bell & Powell have a telephone tentative bids for paving First says he thoroughly enjoyed bis hens averaged 167 eggs apiece connection with the central and Main streets, the bidders be visit, but the mother country and brought m $4.18 each for office. Their number is 78. The ing required to enclose with bid eggs alone, sold at an average firm name appears at the same a certified check for $2,000 as a has no attractions for him in price o f 30 cents per dozen, the location and they have the same guarantee o f good faith. Bids comparison to Uncle Sam’s coun cost being $1.00 each to keep telephone number today. So to be opened at regular meeting, try. them, leaving a net profit of j On the steamer coming over $3.18 each, which was a profit says the Tacoma Daily News. • Monday, M ay 6. S t r e e t improvements were they had Oregon apples on the on the entire investment o f 600 The Orchard Home Telephone Co., of Dundee, Oregon, have ad ordered as follows: Main from table and Oregon apples and per cent. This from an actual vertised for bids for the construc First to Fifth, Dayton Ave. from Oregon prunes were in the and very careful record kept tion of a new telephone pole line First to city limits, by grading markets in Germany, ranking every day during the entire vehr, from that point to Newberg. It to conform to established grade much higher in appearance and and while it does not approach is hopeful this prospect will not and by graveling from curb to quality than the home grown some o f the Experimental Station tail as the majority o f the farm curb with river gravel or crushed fruit, though the prices were too records, it is still fairly good, and ers in that location have no tele rock, same to be 4 in. deep at high to be reached by the people is due almost entirely to Mrs. o f ordinary means. The prunes Sherwood, who is something of phone connection with either curb and 6 in. deep at center. College from First to Sixth, grown there are o f an inferior an expert in handling poultry Newberg or any long distance Meridian from First to ninth, grade, he says, and they have no for eggs.” lines. We are informed by the New Seventh from Meridian to River, improved methods for curing the What a show of gallantry it is berg Telephone Co. that the tele Fifth from Meridian to River, fruit as we have here. They de on the part o f Mr. Sherwood to phone business is grow ing very Fifth from Main east to Bridge, pend on ordinary stoves and no give Mrs. Sherwood credit for satistactorally. The increase in Third from Blaine east 220 feet, uniform grade o f curing is made, results obtained, and from a city subscribers for the year end by graveling with 1V4 yards of much o f the fruit being scorch newspaper standpoint it is grat ing March 31st, 1912, being 2? gravel or crushed rock every 9 ed. ifying to find one who has taken per cent. On account o f the ag feet surface in length in center of Land is owned in little patches the pains to keep an actual rec here and there. One individual, ord and is willing to furnish the itation by the Farmer Com street. panies for an independent ex College street from North to though he may own twenty figures for publication. A lot of change and the building of high Vermillion by grading from curb acres, it may be in as many dif innocent amusement may be had voltage electric power circuits to curb. ferent tracts, none of them join in handling poultry but there along some o f the county roads An 8 in. water main was ing. comes a time when household interfering with quiet operation ordered laid on First street from Mr. Schaad made the trip by bills are to be paid and it is the o f single grounded lines, the School to Main and a 6 in. main the German Lloyd line and on balance after expenses are met country business has not held its on Main as far as street is paved. the return trip the big steamer that counts at the grocery coun own, but a good many o f the P. A. Lockwood was elected city carried more than 3,000 people. ter. lines are being repaired, some engineer at a salary o f $1,500 a He says tbe emigrants are scan Inasmuch as the poultry dem entirely reconstructed resulting year. ned closely by the officials and onstration car from O. A. C. is to as reported by many of the farm many are turned back. His be in Newberg next Monday this ers in their getting very satis mother was held until he signed matter is o f special interest at factory service. a surety for her support, al this time. It is a very wise man The subject next Sabbath though she was able to show who knows it all in any line and Newberg Telephone Co. report new extensions of central energy morning will be: “ America’s money sufficient for her future it is always found to be profit lines six miles south on the Day- Greatest Need.” A t night the needs. Mr. Schaad’s wife and able to make comparisons. Attorney B. A. Klicks, o f Mc ton road, also five and a halt topic will be: Four Strings children remained with her par Minnville, was in Newberg last miles east on the Portland road from the Psalmist’s Harp.” All ents in Nebraska while he was Attorney Clarence Butt was in away. the county seat Wednesday. o Frank station. The next ex are invited. Monday. BALE! CENTER HENS BUSY AUGUST SCHAAD HOME FROM GERMANY TELEPHONE NEWS OF INTEREST COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS METHODIST IPAL CHURCH Ben Selling Beats Bourne fo r the Senate b y B ig M ajority. The “ Oregon System” which is now much talked about all over the country, was tried out again on Friday o f last week with about the usual results. Some good men were nominated, while some who received the highest number o f votes don’t reflect credit on the party they repre sent. F o r President Roosevelt re ceived the highest number of votes, with LaFollette second and Taft third in the race. The majority of the democratic votes went to Wilson for Presi dent and Lane for U. S. Senator. Ben Selling defeated Bourne by a handsome majority. While the vote o f the Republi cans stands for Rooseveltr the delegates to the National Repub lican Convention to be held in Chicago June 18 represent differ ent factions. F o r in s t a n c e Thomas McCusker is mao- agiag-LaFollette’s campaign in Oregon, Dr. J. N. Smith, Fred S. Bynon and others are for Taft. Delegates other than those nam ed are C. W. Ackerson, Daniel Boyd, Homer C. Campbell, Chas. H. Carey, Dr. Coe, D. D. H all and Phil. Metchan. For congress the Republicans nominated Hawley, Sinnott and Lafferty. . In the three Newberg precincts T a ft received 108 votes, L a F o l lette 102, Roosevelt 86. In Yam hill county T a ft led by 120, his total vote being 1386. For representatives to the leg islature from this county the candidates are Roy Graves and Sam Laughlin. The names of the Democratic nominees are not at hand. F or the county offices the Republicans nominated G. W. Jones for clerk, J. H. Nelson, recorder, Harrison Foster, treas urer, W att Henderson, sheriff S. S. Duncan, school superintendent, Sam Cummins, commissioner, Martin Miller, assessor, H. W. Herring, surveyor, C. Tilbury, coroner. Gale S. Hill, o f Albany, was nominated for district attorney. The democrats nominated H. S. Maloney for recorder and Fred Sitton for commissioner. ESCAPED LUNATIC CAPTURED On Wednesday afternoon M ar shal Thomas captured Augustus Douglas, one o f the men who es caped from the insane asylum on last Monday, and who showed up at the river here in search of refreshments. He was placed in the city jail and the asylum au thorities notified. Douglas is a man o f huge pro portions, weighing 275 pounds and wearing,a number 16 shoe. He was tree to talk about him self and tell o f his troubles. He said he set fire to three buildings and a box car at Klamath Fails and in order to escape the peni tentiary after his capture, he feigned insanity, though he stat ed that here was where he made his mistake as he would prefer the pen. Below Salem he stole a row boat and was on his w ay to Portland when he made a stop here. He is evidently a bad actor and c r e d i t is due M a r s h a l Thomas for his prompt work in gathering him in. An asylum official came from Salem Thurs day morning and took him aw ay on the 1 o ’clock train.