1 Out of 4f0 accidents reported to the very materially Increase yield, quality
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* United States National Bank for just your re­
quirements—be they commercial, farming or per­
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ience, record, and contribute towards die bush
ness and credit standing of their owners.
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alike must be p erfectly flavored by the
finest fru it flavors. Ice Cream par ex­
cellence — that means ours— must be
properly frozen. Delicious, cooling and
refreshing, it always revives the fa ­
tigued and often relieves headache.
Veterinarian
Office corner o f Hancock and College streets. One block north
o f the United States National Bank
Phone Red 47
Residence corner o f Meridian and Sheridan streets.
Phone Bine
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Phone Black 23
Residence Blue 6
J. L. V A N B L A R IC O M
Staple and Fancy Groceru
Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
Principal Events of the Week
Briefly Sketched fer Infor­
mation ef Our Readers.
Abrams Brothers’ sawmill at Craw-
fordsvllle was burned last week.
The Oregon Retail Jewelers’ associa­
tion met In Dallas Monday for a tws
days’ session.
The greatest irrigated crops la the
history of Klamath county are now
being harvested.
Charles Hlxon, of Antelope, commit­
ted suicide near Antelope by slash­
ing bis throat with a razor.
Thousands of young sheep are being
sold by Baker stockmen because of
the high prices asked for hay.
The women's state golf champion­
ship will begin at Gearhart-by-the-8sa
on Monday morning, August 13.
8everal dairy coWs belonging to
farmers o f Qresham have died recent­
ly from the'effects of some poison.
The Coos county oourt is threatened
with recall proceedings by citizens of
M yrtle Point, on a charge of extrava­
gance.
A ll forest fires are now under con­
trol, and most of them have been ex­
tinguished, according to Stats Forest­
er E llio tt
Lottie and Esther McGuire, aged IS
and 9, daughters o f Mr. and Mrs. Rob­
ert McGuire, o f 8lletz, drowned while
bathing in 8iletz river.
Governor Withycombe has roag-
pointed J. M. Cramer o f Portland, and
J. T. Nots o f Baker, as members of
the stats veterinary board.
The Oregon 8tate Baptist Yonng
People’s union and summer assembly
opened at the state fairgrounds at
Salem for a 10 days’ session.
Mum-Bow, the aged widow of Five
Crows, one of the famous Indiana o f
the Northw est died at her home on
the reservation near Pendleton.
Fire put the Fremont plant of the
Eastern Oregon Light A Power com­
pany plant out of commission and put
small cities west of Baker In darkness.
, W ork has been started on the con­
struction o f the horticultural by-prod­
ucts building and the veterinary bos-
pltal for the Oregon Agriclutural col­
lege at Corvallis.
C. A. Harris, 44 years old, an em­
ploye of the Willamette Valley Lum­
ber company, at Black Rock, fell 40
feet from a bridge, receiving injuries
from which he died.
The excavation at the Port oi As­
toria grounds for the new million-
bushel bulk grain bins is about com­
plete and work is in progress driving
the foundation piling.
Representative Hawley has urged
Secretary Lane to expedite issuance
o f patent to the state of Oregon for
the Saddle Mountain park transferred
by a recent act of congress.
Oregon’s new law governing auto-
mobiles throughout the state, doub-
ling license fees and making several
other important changes, became ef­
fective Wednesday. August 1.
By the middle o f August, at the
latest, all road work contemplated by
the stats highway commission for this
year wiU be goiag ahead in full blast.
State Highway Engineer Nuan an­
nounces.
The halibut sloep Spray returned to
Newport from a two and a half days'
; Halting cruise with about 11 tons of
halibut and nearly three tons of black
cod. This is the best catch reported
this season.
Close to 12,000,000 pounds o f wool,
the product of spring clipping In the
northwestern states, and equal to or
greater than the entire clip tor the
state of Oregon la stored in ware
Rugg Bros. chief owners of the
Nunemaker Sheep A Land company,
have sold to Patrick Connell 6000 acres
of land oa Rhea creek, the considera­
tion being $66,000. Tbe land la located
11 miles southwest of Hoppner.
Congressman Hawley is advised by
the Indian office that bis request
baa been granted for an early distribu
tion of the Stlets funds
The pay­
ments to be made aggregate $12,000.
which gives each Stlets Indian $30.
One hundred and fifty thousand dol­
lars worth o f livestock has been killed
by poison in Klamnth county within
the last few months, according to the
report of n federal Investigator, and
the I. W. W. are blamed for tbe loss.
An auction sale of monkeys, deer,
elk, bear and other animals is in store
tor Portland
Plans have been formu
lated by Mayor Baker for thtnnlny
down the number of animals at the
zoo becauze of the high cozt of llv-
Bad Crown’s con­
tinuous chain o f
boiling points in­
sures m axim um
POWE
See for Yourself
why N ew berg Bakery’s Bread ia becom­
ing the favorite in so many New berg
homes. Mothers know that for pure,
unadulterated wholesomeneaa it has no
equal. Women who used to beke at
home find it offers all the quality o f the
home-made article, and eaves work and
Newberg Bakery
1 .
H. SH ERLO CK, Prep.
Official announcement was made by
Governor Withycombe that on Noveni
ber 1 Chester A. Moores, of Portland
will assume the duties of private sec­
retary to the governor, to succeed
George Palmer Putman, who resigned
recently.
C. E. Coe. superintendent of the
Roseburg Indian offices, announces
that he le making plana to hold a sale
of Indian allotments on September 26.
The lands to be told are located in
northern California. Curry county and
central Oregon.
Industrial accident commission dor-
j Ing the week from July 20 to 26. In­
clusive, two were fatal, these two be­
ing J. N. Kelly. McMinnville, raiilroad
operation: Denver Marsh, Jackson­
ville, railroad operation.
An alarming car shortage Is report­
ed by the public service commission,
which is receiving dally r e p o r t as to
he number of cars available in -the
state to meet the needs of shippers.
The shortage has been climbing daily
during the past week.
A convention of the Willamette div­
ision of the Women of Woodcraft
Circle w ill be held in Dallas, August
2 and 3. Thirty-three lodges from the
six Willamette valley oounties will be
represented and over 100 delegates
are expected to attend.
Governor Withycombe has announc­
ed his plan for keeping Oregon free
from labor disturbances by the crea­
tion of a board o f conciliation and
arbitration to which would be submit­
ted all difficulties which might arise
between labor and capital.
An estimate was received by the
public service commission from C. F.
Porter, chief grain inspector for the
commission, that the estimated wheat
yield for the a tale Of Oregon this year
is 11,400,404 bushels, or but M per
cent of last year’s wheat crop.
A deed was filed for record at As­
toria whereby the Youngs River com­
pany sells to the Crown Willamette
Paper company 4960 acres of Umber
land, located in the upper Youngs
River district
The consideration
named in the deed is 1460,000.
Because of the danger of fire from
discarded lighted cigars or cigarettes.
Public Service Commissioner Corey
has written the superintendents o f all
the railroads o f the state, suggesting
that temporarily they put screens on
the windows of all smoking cars.
According to reports received by
Carl D. Shoemaker, state game war-
den, from bis force of deputy war-
dens, forest rangers and other sources,
there will be plenty of deer when the
season opens in district No. 1, which
includes nil o f western Oregon.
Pronouncing the service of the Os­
wego Lake Water, Light A Power
company insufficient and unreason­
able, the public service commission has
issued an order requiring the company
to provide the citizens of Oswego with
pure water and an adequate servloe.
“ Silver Leaf,” an orchard disease,
has been discovered in the Winston
orchards at Roseburg, the first ap­
pearance, it is believed, of the peet
In the United States. It is known in
England. New Zealand and Canada,
and Invariably kills the fruit tree at-
and profits o f the potato crop by pro­
per Irrigation. Based on 10 years of
experiments in potato Irrigation, the
Oregon Arglculiural College experi­
ment station has collected extensive
and valuable data.
A m illion gallon reservoir, in addi­
tion to the present 2,000,000 gallon
reservoir, to be built especially for
fire fighting purposes was one of the
most
Important ^ recommendations
made to Mayor Walter Keyes sad
William McGilchrist, chairman o f tho
fire prevention committee* of Salem by
the state fire marshal’s department.
The public service commission has
issued orders suspending the proposed
advanced tariffs on intrastate coal
shipments in Oregon on the Southern
Pacific, O.-W. R. 4 N., Spokane. Port­
land A Seattle, Oregon Electric, Pa­
cific A Eastern and United Railways.
The tariffs, under the orders Issued,
are all suspended until November 1,
or until such time as hearing can be
Counting road construction, bridge
building and other work turned over
to the highway commission by the
various counties of the state for over­
seeing, the commission has on hand
work aggregating the sum of $2,200,-
000, which, is nearly as much as the
commission hss done heretofore since
its organization to 1913. There is
now under way or in proposals called
for an aggregate of work In excesa of
$1,600,000.
Several thousand Belgian families,
who are war refugees, will be trans­
ported to Oregon for colonization pur­
poses if plans outlined to Governor
Withycombe by James 81evin, an
American representing a Belgian col­
onization organisation, materialise.
Mr. Slevin closed a deal for 662 acres
near Dnfur for 260 families and his
mission was to obtain Information
from Governor Withycombe as to
Plumber
BILL =
W. J. SAUNDERS
Carpenter and
Cenerete Worker
CHASE a UNTON
GRAVEL COMPANY
All kinds of gravel for con­
crete work, cement blocks,
or wood work furnished on
short notice.
Telephone White 86
J. H. G IBSO N, Mgr.
colonlzatioa might be available.
Mew He Cleared Himself.
While passing along a busy street la
Dublin a lady was relieved o f bqr hand
bag, and Sandy was arrested on suspi­
cion o f having snatched It. H e was
placed among a group o f men, and the
lady was asked to single out the cul­
p rit She passed down the line till she
came to Sandy.
“ Oncer,” she said, “ I think that is the
man, although I did not see his face,
but his clothes appear to be similar.”
T h e lady’s wrong, sir. I Whs wear-’
ing a different suit Gan I go now, air?”
said Sandy.
Very Formal.
“ A re yon on very friendly terms with
your neighbor in the spertinents 7"
“ W ell, no. 8be's rather formal—al­
Governor James Withycombe o f Ore­ ways sends her card when she wishes
gon and Governor Moaee Alexander of to borrow flour, and I f sbe wants both
Idaho held a conference at Portland, flour and sugar she sends tw o cards.'*—
oz the initiative o f Governor Alex­ Washington Herald. — ~-*
ander, who had requested the Ore­
Stunning.
gon executive to meet him for the
“ Ob. Effle. your new gown and hat
purpose. Neither would discuss the
are stunning!”
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subject of the conference.
“ Ye*. Alfred hasn’t recovered yet
The effective work of the Citizens’ from the shock the bill gave him,**—
Defense League, working in coopera­
tion with the officials, seems to have
brought a decided check to the I. W.
A Good Rule.
Do all the good you can to aU the
W. activities in Klamath Falls, and a
wholesome respect for the incensed people you can as long as ever you can
people of the community has been in ever, place you can.
established. There is talk of erecting
Our deeds determine us as much as
a stockade
we determine our deeds.—George Eliot.
Farmers and other growers of pota­
toes, if they have access to water, may
Y asb I u O County
Y&mhill County Abstract Co.
The Newberg
Office phone Black 100
Residence phone Red Tt
C. W. K IE N L E
Pianos
W . R. MORRIS
House M oving
A N D R E F A IM IN G
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new nota
Notice it hereby given that the underlined,
at execuum oi the atato sad of the hot W ill oi
Akted Philo OKrer. detested, late of tiat C a n ­
ty, will, by virtue of n order of the (J on ty
Cow l of Yamhill C on ty, State of Owgoo.
madeaad dated. July 2ud, 1917. authoring,
empowering and licentmg them to to do, ou the
8th day of Asgurt. 1917, at the hour of 1190-
o’clock p. m. of mid day, at the W ert door of
dm Court home io Me Mim.nl ke. u> Yam hill
C ounty, Stale of Oregon, tell el public auction,
to the higher! bidden, for cath, the following de-
•cribed real property belonging to raid relate.
C O O LN E SS
Thera’s nothing so cool as an o fl stove fo r
summer cooking. A ll the heat is concentrated
on the cooking and not radiated about the
kitchen.
Cooks everything any w ood or coal range w ill
cook, and cooks it better, because o f the steady,
evenly-distributed heat.
Use it all the year ’round — m ore convenient
than a w ood or coal stove, and m ore econom ­
ical.
T h e long blue chim ney« prevent all smoke and
smell.
In I. f, S and 4 burner i l l « , with
or without oven*. Also cabinet
model*. Ask your dealer today.
A il of Lon numbered One (1 ) and Tw o (2 )
in Block numbered Fifteen (1 5 ) in Central A d ­
dition to the town (now City) of Newberg, iu
Yamhill County. State of Oregoo. and abo, aa
undivided one-half interert u> and to Lob a um­
bered Fou r(4), Five (5 ) and Six (6 ) in Block
numbered Thirty-two (32) in Hurley & Large .
Addition to the town (now C ity ) of Newberg.
in Yamhill County, Stale oi Oregoo. and abo aa
undivided one-haU interert m and to the follow­
ing deKribnd tract of land, to-wit:
Beginning at a point 6.18 chain. Eaat and
4.13 charm South of the Northern! comer of tho
Donation Land Claim of David Ramaey, Claim
No. 40, m Town-hip Three (3 ) South. Range
T w o (2 ) W o t oi the Willamette Meridian, m
Yamhill County. State of Oregon, and running
thence South 3-4 degree* 3l> minute. Wmt 4.15
chain.; thence Wart 4 degree. 50 minute. North
11.09 chain*; thence North 3.25 chain*; thence
Eart to the place of beginning, containing foar
acre*, more or Im*. including aU improvement, an
•aid real ptemnm.
Sard real property i* to he told to obtam fmxb
to apply in payment of claim., charge* and ex-
pen*» owing by »aid estate, and the proceed* of
mid m l» will he applied oa claim* afauirt tad
ertata acco*dmg to their respective prior tbe*. a*
•hewn by the .aid order of sab. and the pefeboa
FO R S A LE B Y
Larlrin-Prince Hardware Co. Oregon Hardware Co.
J. B. Mount Hardware Co. W. W. Hollingsworth & Son
Datad. July 5th, 1917.
R . H . C. BeoneU.