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particulars o f the tragedy, but
how nicely they cover up the
name o f the prominent business
man o f Portland who was the
main cause o f the poor woman's
taking her life. This man can go
scot free, while the life o f the
poor woman is published to the
entire country*”
L. E. Howard has sold the
$1.50 Fer Y ear in Advance Yamhill record to C. W. Van
THURSDAY. MARCH t
1916
Our good friend. Dr. Henry
Waldo Coe, o f Portland, has
filed his declaration for delegate
to the national Progressive con­
vention. How very lonesome he
must fe e l
Luther Burbank now claims to
have produced a stoneless prune
o f fair quality after years o f
patient work and waiting. Why
don’t the plant wizzard turn to
something worth while?
For
instance the producing o f a
breathless onion.
Wormen, who has been working
in the office for two years. Mr.
Howard says his only reason for
selling was a desire for m ore
time to devote to the manufac­
ture o f his acetylene gas genera­
tor, but it looks like he ought to
have heed able to generate a con­
siderable «mount o f gas through
the medium o f the Record.
We often hear o f the prosper­
ity o f Tillamook county, on ac­
count o f the dairyinterests for
which it, is well fitted, owing to
the succulent g t—ees grown, yet
the published delinquent tax list
for the county is at jeast one-
A ss republican newspaper the Sen­ third larger than that o f Yamhill
tinel behaves that if the party wants c o u n t y , notwithstanding it s
to get into the contact this year on a sparse population. Possibly the
little better than even terms the thing
So is ' to draft
Justice
Cbarlas E.
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ss its caxxnoete xor preetoent.
As to Roosevelt, we have simply to say
that we shookl prefer Wilson. —Coqoill*
Sentinel.
accounted for
account the big crop o f suckers
who were induced to invest in
beach resort lots when the boom
And the woods is full o f re­ was on, following the building o f
publicans who feel the same way. the railroad into Tillamook.
Judge Dorsey B, Reasoner, o f
Washington County, is threat­
ened with the recall because the
court failed to re-appoint a road
supeivisor in the vicinity o f
Scholls. Verily, great is the re­
call when it develops to a point
where a county is thrown into
the cost o f an election on such a
While cream that contains 18
per cent butter fat is legal under
the sta te la «, the cream from
the dairy o f A. M. Staples, o f
Newberg, it published in theOre-
gon Dairy and Food Bulletin as
containing 51 per cent butter fa t
Evidently Mr. Staples is one o f
the old fasbioned-dsiryinen who
keeps a cow.
‘H ie Presbyterian ladies have
b it upon a good plan. They fur­
nish an excellent supper o f old
home cooking—hot biscuits with
maple syrup and a lot o f other
good things, and then to ward off
the nightmare that so often fol­
lows heavy evening meals, they
put on a side-splitting twenty-
five-cent “ show” for ten cents,
that sets the digestive machinery
going at a good clip and sends
their patrons home in a ‘ good
humor.
Judge Dodson is quoted by the
N ews-Reporter as having ex­
pressed the opinion that the
county could save money by
putting in a printing plant mid
issuing a newspaper for the pub­
lishing of. notices, calls for lads,
and other things which he asserts
is .costing the county too much.
Welt, since the profits m the
local newspaper business are
such that all the publishers in
the county are able to sail around
m Pierce-Arrow cars, white the
tax payers furnish the judge
nothing better, than a dinky little
Ford to get about in, it is little
wonder that he feels sore—but it
would be awfully depressing to
the Graphic to be cut off from
thè princely sum o f ten to twelve
dollars a year it receives from
county printing. ”
INDEPENDENT C O L L E G E S
I - WORTH WHILE.
Last week at a meeting held at
McMinnville for the purpose o f
celebrating the tenth anniversary
o f the presidency o f Leonard W.
Riley, o f McMinnville College,
President P. L. Campbell, o f the
University o f Oregon paid the
following tribute to the denomi
national colleges o f Oregon:
“ The independent colleges are
as great an asset to the state as
are the state institutions o f high­
er learning. The state schools
cannot properly care for the thou­
sands who are seeking higher
education. The independent col­
lege is the only hope. It is very
possible that the tim e wifi be
when the state school will de
vote itself to the very expensive
specialized lines o f work, leaving
to the' independent colleges the
laying o f cultural foundations
and the emphasizing o f character
building.
day evening. A group o f o «r
young people attended the re­
vival meeting at Chehalem Cen­
ter last Sunday evening.
Baptist—Mias Hilda Haroldaon
is leader for next Sunday. Topic,
“ The Causes o f Failure in Life.”
Christian Church—These young
people held a leaderless meeting
Sunday evening, but the time
was well improved in the “ Study
o f the Consecration o f Strength.
C. W. Sloan is leader for March
12. A paper called “ The Mir­
ror” ' is one o f the interesting
features o f the monthly soeials of
this society, which reflects the
sunny side o f things among the
members. It introduced Dan
Cupid at the last social, who is
expected to make several visits
this season.
Other societies failed to report
A T B A I R D ’S
W e have received a most com plete line o f new Spring Drees
G oods, in V oiles, Crepes, Rice Cloth, Wash Silks, e te , made from
the best imported dyes. W e invite you to com e and inspect them
and m ake your selections before they are all gone. It will pay you
to buy early in order to get material colored with imported dyes.
HIGHSCHOOL
Fred Horning' spent the week
end in Portland where be- took
part in a wrestling match.
A good deal o f school spirit
has been shown the last few
days, under the able leadership
o f our tw o girl yell leaders.
yells are being prac­
tised tor the M ac games, the
second o f which comes off Fri­
day, March 10, o f this week, at
Mac. Both teams are good
fighters, and % good game is ex­
pected. We. intend to win
through our rooting it in no
other way.
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The local team defeated Frank­
lin High, o f Portland, Saturday
night by a score o f 18-43. The
visiting team pat up a last game
bat were outplayed.*» Those 00
the first team arc Carl Miller,
Howard , Elliott, Earl Baird,
Oswald Best, Donald Craw,
with Haven Wilson and Loots
Young as “ sobs.”
The recent exhibition ot Elsoft
prints held by the public schools
o f the city at Duncan’s ball
an unqualified success.
While
the amount o f money taken in
was not great, the cul
o f the ckhibtt to the city is be­
yond estimation. The freshmen
class won the contest to sell the
greatest number o f tickets and
given the picture, “ The
Great Spirit” by Dallin, an Ameri­
can artist.
Members and friends o f the
H. S. Y .-W . C A. attended the
pageant given at W ood-M ar hall
Tuesday morning.
A special train has been char­
tered for the Mac game Friday
night and about one hundred of
the students are expecting to go
down to help the boys win.
A CLEAR CONSCIENCE
Our neighborhood eorrespond-
T h «e raw was an Irishman,
ence has increased to such an ex­
who went into a restaurant on a
tent that we are compelled to
Friday in Lent and seating him­
ask that news items be made
self at a table said to the waiter,
reasonably brief and to the point
‘ ‘ Bring me a whale!”
Correspondents will also please
The waiter told him that they
omit the “ M r.” except in cases
were just out of whales.
where the first name o f the party
_ “ Thin bring me a shark!” _____
many not be obtainable and in in­
The waiter replied that they
stances where it is necessary, as
were not serving sharks to-day.
“ Mr. and M r s .----- .” I f the
“ Thin bring me a jelly-fish!”
Graphic should undertake to
The waiter responded that
“ M r.” the name o f every man
jelly-fish was not on the bill of
mentioned in the paper we would
fare.
be compelled to invest in a new
“ Thin bring me a good, big
stock o f capital M 's at war prices.
beefsteak; for the saints in hiven
Any items telling o f public func­
know I’ve tried hard enough to
tions that call for an admission NOTES FROM THE C. Y. P. 0. get fish!” —Fan and Frolic, in
fee will be treated as advertising
Our President, Miss Katherine The People’s Home Journal for
matter and charged to the cor­
Romig has been ill and was un­ March. _____ _
respondent
able to attend the executive
PLAYS LOW-DOWN TRICK
Last Monday’s Journal contained meeting held in the Presbyterian
Lester Butler, the housebreak­
a well worded editorial under the church last Sunday afternoon.
The Press Committee has er arrested in the county seat
head, “ In Gentleness,” in which
the newspaper reporters o f Port­ placed in the depot and the Im­ last week by Patrolman W ood­
land were commenced for their perial hotel notices o f all meet­ ward, blames his downfall on his
* 'humanely generous treatment ings o f the different churches o f wife. Seeing that Bntler was
o f the dead Mrs. Velguth,” the our town, whose young people’s advised to get married so he
woman who Committed suicide. societies are members o f the could straighten up when he was
paroled, this is a low-down trick
" I t was a case that afforded op­ union.
Items
from
different
societies
for Butler to play on his bride.—
portunity for sensationalism- But
are
as
follows:.
Methodist—Wee*
Oregon City Courier.
the stories that the newspaper
reporter» told were full o f gen­ ley Wire leads the meeting next
DUNDEE
tleness and m ercy,” the Journal Sunday evening and Frank Milter
will
sing
a
solo.
These
young
said, but a contributor, whose
Ralph Olmstead who has been i
communication appeared on the people had a Leap Year party
spending
the winter with his par­
same page, put a good sized on February 29. A good crowd ents in Pasadena has returned
puncture in the editorial whea was in attendance and an enjoy­ home.
•he said: “ Please note, if you able time was reported.
H. Daniels of* Portland, the
Springbrook—Edith H od son owner o f what is known as the
will, particularly the two col­
umns o f the paper giving full will lead the meeting next Sun­ Jannson place is setting out
Gingham s—Fast colors, large as­
sortment o f patterns, at per yard
White for summer un­
figured, in neat,
7 signs, 36-in. u
V oiles—In plain white and figured
36 inches wide, very pretty o f i .
per yard.............. ............
S u m m e r S ilk s —All colors,
per yard......... ....................
C P f C C
H you want Fresh Vegetables or
w G» m I G w
anything in
fresh Groceries,
it will pay you to buy them at BAIRD'S. W e want your business
and will d o our best to please you. Give iis a trial. Free delivery.
CASH PAID
thirty-tw o acres to English wal­
nuts.
Mr. Drill has built a new barn
and enlarged the house on the
Somtriers place.
Miss Agnes Leslie who has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. F.
W. Meyer, returns this week to
her home in Nehalcm.
The regular meeting of the
Dundee Woman’s Club was held
at Community Hall on Thurs­
day, March 2nd. An interesting
garden program in which Mrs.
Bland Herriog, Mrs. H. B. Pow ­
ell, Mrs. E. G. Shannahan, Mrs.
G. A. Dearborn, and Mrs. H. F.
Cutting took part, followed the
regular business meeting and
history- lesson. T w o or three
numbers that were to have been
given will be bad at another time
for the heavy rain made it incon­
venient for some of the ladies to
attend. Mrs, E. C. Henry was
hostess o f the day and was as­
sisted by Mrs. Bland Herring,
Mrs. H. F. Cutting and Mrs.
Spencer Vedder. Each o f the as­
sisting ladies furnished a beauti­
ful birthday cake as the occasion
was the birthday celebration of
Mrs. Herring, Mrs. Cutting and
little William Spencer Vedder.
A pleasant feature Of the day
was the “ Exchange” of seeds
and plants which fnrnished much
merriment as did the game qf
flowers in which all joined. The
next meeting will be held at the
ball on Thursday, March 16tn,
at whiuh time a musical program
will be given.
SPRINGBROOK
Geurge Hohl spent the week-
end in Pcortland.
Ethel Sawyer is spending a
fortnigh in Portland with rela-
fives.
Dennis Mills and Wade Wil-
liams were in the county seat on
M onday o f this week.
P loy Langworthy o f Newberg
tanght in her brother’s place
Friday, be being afflicted with a
severe cold.
Koy Shires, who is working in
Walville, Wash., writes that they
are still having winter weather—
about four feet o f snow. Once
again we are glad to be Oregon­
ians.
Chas. E. Burke is representing
Springbrook on the jury at Mc­
minn ville this week. J. L. Ha­
worth, C. E. Newhouse, C. J.
Clemmenson and E. L. Heater
were called bat did not have to
serve.
Z:mri Mills returned Friday
from a week’s trip in Idaho.
While in the sage brush country
he purchashed 40 acres ot gov­
ernment land and some stock.
Mr. Mills and family expect to
live in Idaho after June of this
year.
Saturday evening Mrs. R. W.
Lewis and' Mrs. F. M. Mills u
were
delightful hostesses at the Lewis
home to about twenty girls who
came to shower Mabel Haworth
with miscellaneous gifts for her
new home. The house was pret­
tily decorated, the color scheme
in the dining room being green
and gold, daffodils being used
profusely in decorating. In the
living room a unique feature was
the wedding party o f dolls ar­
ranged on the table. Around
and about the room red hearts
were much in evidence. In the
various guessing games first
honors fell to Florence Rees,
Norma Harvey, Eva Markell and
Ethel Andrews. A fter a eftinty
lunch each girl found her fortune
in dainty green bags fastened
about the door. Miss Haworth
received many beautiful gifts and
the best wishes of all.
4« WATT
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“ WIMMIN”
Have you Seen the Big Candle in the W indow at “The Big Hardware Store?”
Tell your old man and the kids about it and come in and make a guess on how many hours it
will burn. FREE GUESSES for everybody and S IX PRIZES to the best guessers. On
March 4th we began to register the guesses and March 18th we light the candle and burn it
10 hours each day until it is all burned up. No guesses taken after candle is lighted. See the
prizes in the window with the candle-
Saturday
Spring Clothes Pins a
per dozen
? . Larkin-Prince Hardware Co