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oregonïristorical «oci«ty 207 2nd st (IRAPHIC NEWBERG. YAMHILL COUNTY. OREGON. THURSDAY. APRIL 2, 1914 TELEPHONE RATES FOR NEWBERG PRETTY DOUBLE WEDDING. Some criticism has been made Eight Colleges to Be Represented on the action o f the Newbetg 1 at W ood-M ar Hall on Telephone Company in asking | April 20. the Railroad Commission for , permission to increase our rates, . The student body of Pacific and we take this opportunity to I College are busy with prepara define our position in the matter. 1 tions for the approaching state We have built a plant in New- * prohibition oratorical contest berg that will accommodate up» , and conference, which come to Newberg this year April 10 and Mia« Jennie Bailey, Philomath College wards of 1200 subscribers, we | 11, for the first time in eleven College’ s representative, won a also have free connection witt| years. The Ittercollegiite Pro- very close second in the regular four nearby towns and good < long distance connections. Eight hundred and ten local < telephones are now connected < with our exchange, and service < is given by one of the most mod- ] ern telephone systems. No other i town in the Willamette Valley < with the same population is re- i ceiving the class of service given 1 in this city. 1 In 1900j when the rates were 1 50 and 60 eents a month and but 100 telephones were connected» The Hatley-Gilfilen Ladie* Quartet, of Kugene RECITAL AT THE COLLEGE. tw o operators did all the work hibition Association was born at by working about 84 hours each Pacific College in 1902, in which a week, at $12 to $15 a month f year Pacific’s representative, El- each. This, with a few hours o f t wood Minchin, won the contest.1 linework a week and the free j It is the hope of the old gold and services o f the company’s secre- ; navy blue that history will re tary, constituted the major ex* , peat itself, and that Mr. Hub pense o f operating the grounded- t bard, Pacific College’s represent line magneto system o f Newberg. , ative, will capture the medal At the present time seven oper- j again this year. ators are required, at salaries interesting character, and will be This year, under the adminis not less than $1 a day for *p-' performed by Miss Mabel Pat- tration of Herbert R. York, olj prentices, $8.25 a week for exi- rick, piano; Mr. Roy Lyle, violin, Pacific, the state president, the; perienoed operators, and nook and Miss Blythe Owen, piano, annual gathering o f the Inter-! are allowed to work over fifty* all advanced pupils in the music collegiate Prohibition Associa four hours a week. These salftf department, tion will be o f much more im ries and hours were establish ed^ cto the 28th of April the col- portance than usual. In the recent rulings o f the Oregon In- iegC orchestra and glee du b will past there has been only the ora [ torical contest and the annual F. S. Fraocto, Willamette University business meeting, but this year a contest, and the local contest is arranged for Satur- state 1 school is therefore to be well rep resented this year in the prohibi tion contest. Big delegations will be on hand from the other schools, and so no one can afford Irvine Achrson, Albany College day, the 11th, following the con test, in which the vital problems o f the movement against the sa loon will he discussed. Some of the leading speakers o f the state are expected, and in addition some leaders of national promi nence. A full program of the conference will be given later. Much ol the interest, however, Lisle Hubbard, Pacific College to miss the contest. gram is as follows: The pro Invocation M usic............ Ladies Quartet o f Eugene Introduction byfcHerbert R. York o f Pacific College, State Pres, o f I. P. A. Orations— Irvine Acheson, Albany College Mias B. E. Magnets, Dallas College R. L. Putman, Eugene Bible U. S. W. G rath well, Pacific University Violin Sok)...............Mias Doris Gregory Orations— A< J. Klebe, McMinnville College Lisle Hubbard, Pacific College Miss Jennie Bailey, Philomath College F. S. Francis, Willamette University M usic........... Ladies Quartet o f l&gene Decision o f Judges. THE HOOSIERiEVANGELIST. A. J. Klebe, McMinnville College will center in the state oratori cal contest. Friday evening, April 10, at 8 o'clock, in Wood- Mar hall. Lisle Hubbard, Pacific Rev. John T. Hatfield, “ The Hoosier Evangeliest,” will con duct a series of meetings at the Holiness Association hall, corner First and Center streets, begin ning Friday, April 3 and con tinue until the 19th. Services each evening at 7:30 and every afternoon, except Monday, at 7:30. Everybody welcome. the year, in a novel and excellent ienced lineman and a business program, of which full announce manager are also required to ment may be expected later. carry on the business. If it was worth 50 cents a month for connection with the former system, it set ms to us March 25, at the home of Mrs. well worth all we are asking and Bassett, important business was more to be connected by our transacted by the W. C. T. U. present system, with over 800 Mrs. Myrtle Hollingsworth local subscribers. was appointed medal contest All the towns in the valley re superintendent, and will arrange ferred to still have the old mag a matrons’ contest in the near neto system, and their rates are future. as high, and some are higher A delegation from the union than ours. The larger towns in was appointed to attend the pro the valley that have installed hibition convention at McMinn the modern system are all charg ville, April 22. ing much higher rates than our Campaign pledges were taken proposed schedule. and campaign songs were sung. Our income has been insuffi Mrs. Lottie Hannon gave some cient to pay a reasonable inter o f her experiences, as she went est on our permanent investment from town to town to canvass and to meet the regular operat for Oregon dry. ing expenses, and we will soon A contest for members is on, be obliged to increase this per with Captains Mrs. D. Johnson manent investment. and Miss Emma Langworthy. Seven new members joined at • All are aware that the cost of this meeting. labor, material and taxes is much greater than they were a The essay s on tobacco and few years ago. F or instance, ltquoi in the grades from third our taxes are just double this eighth, reported finished and year .what they were in 1911. ready to be judged. D a i n t y refreshments w e r e Our expense tor operators was increased 40 per cent by the served by Mrs. Chapin and Mrs. Welfare Commission’s ruling of Baker, with their helpets. All who believe in this work February 7,1914. are cordially invited to these The Railroad Commission of Oregon regulates the rates o f all i meetings. public utility companies in the state. It is also their duty to see that the service is good, and we have been advised by the commission that we are entitled and it is incumbent on us to col lect rates sufficient to meet all expenses incurred by good and economical management. The income should also be sufficient to create a sinking fund to com pensate for the depreciation of COUNTY SCHOOL W ORL One hundred and forty-six peo ple met in the Springbrook rally, on Saturday, March 25. Prof. Dodson, o f Dayton, Prof. Schaf fer, of Fugene; Mrs. Robert Tate, o f Portland; N. C. Maris, indus trial worker from the state de partment, and Prof. Larsen, from the Agricultural College, entertained and instructed those present. Mr. Maris confined his remarks to the Industrial Club work, Mrs. Tate spoke o f the Parent Teachers' Circle work, while Prof. Larsen tried to in struct the boys and girls in the selection o f the various seeds they will plant. Prof. Dodson talked o f the “ Ideal Rural School” and Prof. Schaffer dis cussed “ Educational Readjust ment.” The usual banquet was spent the week in the county. Mr. Booth is a native Oregon assisting in the organization of industrial clubs. Sixteen clubs ian and was born in Yamhill were , organized, and many county. His father was a Meth odist minister and he was one o f twelve children. He has been a successful business man. You will want to hear him. Ladiea especially invited. ALTAR SOCIETY SALE. lined by the state office: Corn growing, potato growing, man ual training work, sewing and baking and cooking. Bulletins and circular tetterp, explaining the work iu detail, are m the and lawn; O f white and o f pink, checked, striped. A Yitagraph tw o reel comedy, “Jerry’ s Mother-in-law,” featur ing Sidnev Drew, Clara Kimball Young, Kate Price and Rogers Lytton will be shown at the Star theatre Friday and Satur day of this week with an Edison drama and Pathe educational photoplay. CHURCH NOTICE. Some plain, and with embroidery andl lace on; Come, ladies, w e’ll sorely have apron» for you. Cote little dutch caps, so dainty and neat, Handkerchiefs made both for show and for ose, We will sell, at low prices, an outfit ' complete. Come early that you from among them may choose. The eighteenth o f April, remember th e date. Until then o f small change we beg you Beginning next Sunday, evening services in the Friends, Sale begins st 9;30 and lasts until eight,. Methodist Episcopal, Christian, By Pre* dent’8 order- A- Fo*,e’ Baptist, German Methodist and j t*ry‘ _____ .______ Presbyterian churches will be- The Wratherwax male quar- gin one-hall hour later than the tette and trumpeters at W ood- usual time. Mar Hall Aoril 15. A W G e o r g e K l e i n e P r e s e t s f t o to D ram a S ensation O f T he W crld STAR THEATRE ONE DAY ONLY. MONDAY. APRIL 6 NfonMM««, 3^ 0, 7:15, 9:15 P. M. Price* 25 cn U , Children 15 cent»
