Newberg graphic., August 29, 1918, Image 2

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TROBBOAT. AUGUST 29. 1918,
M. J. Brown, until recently editor
and publisher of the Benton County
Courier, Is said to be working in a
St. Johns shipyard. When he gets
back Into the harness again he ought
to be able to tell us whether or not
the laborer la really worthy of hts
hire.
Complaint has been registered
at this office that Economy fruit Jar
lids are not holding well this season,
thus causing much loss. Too bad at
a time like this when every ounce of
sugar counts. The Kerr Glass Mgf.
Oo., of Portland, should be rounded
np at once.
generoualy treated to HSO and applet
while Kenneth Cleinmens betted to
purchase some butter of Mrs. Schulte j
but which she determined ahould be
gratia
About two miles down the north
side of the mountain camp
on wooden legs.
pitched, supper eaten and lastly th e . N(J h€)art of fU* h couW resist
troop endeavored to take a trip to j | h e m
As for nie when the bands
dreamland, which proved almost a ' 8truck up and the f|rat detachment
failure until the guard resorted to gwung lnto vleWi i beg«, to dissolve
stubble-dragging, hot hand, etc., a* 'immediately.'Before the parade was
sleep stimailntors.
lover there wasn't a dry eye in my
The next morning camp was shift- head and my make. up was corn­
ed to another location and while here ^
demolished.
Myron King's patrol showed most
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1 It is hardly correct to say that the
system in cooking, fire building and
old soldiers marched. They progress­
general' camp arrangement.
Lyle
ed In a variety of ways. Some kept
Howard and Henry Fitzpatrick pa- |
time to the music with an erect,
trols wete close seconds.
sofaierly bearing, but only a few.
During the afternoon Scout games
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I regret to shock any of the gentle
were participated in, in which Scout I
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. ■ ,, . readers of the Graphic— but these old
Klnyon and Scout Fitzpatrick pulled
men pranced and danced, they ca­
some star plays. During the evening
vorted and capered. Some doffed
a Sunday school session was held for
their hats, bowing and shedding
the benefit of the Scouts who regu­
toothless smiles in all directions.
larly attend Sunday school.
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Others threw kisses indiscriminately
Soon after this camp broke up and
to gght and left. Some sang. In
the hike back to Newberg was begun.
fact. 1 noticed several whose mouths
Sunday evening the Scouts camped
were moving rhythmically, but
on the south side of Chehalem Moun­
whether they were indulging in vocal
tain. During the night the Scout
exercises or chewing tobacco I was
master was suddenly awakened by
not able to make out.
the queer actions of Scout Crites who
Some had lighted up their pipes
was crawling around in his sleep and
and were fortifying themselves with
cooing like a dove. Many other fun­
a good smoke. One old fellow had
ny Incidents occutred. Next morn­
his lunch basket on his arm.
I
ing the Scouts soon found themselves
caught another one in the act of sur­
in Newberg.
reptitiously removing his false teeth,
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— which he wrapped tenderly in a piece
SIDE LIGHTS ON G.
A. R. ENCAMPMENT
The Graphic Job department is
just completing an order of 500,000
can labels for A. Rupert ft Co.
250,000 of which are for blackberry
Jam and the other 250,000 are for
Rlum Jam. It will be some sweet
■day for the Oregon boys in France
when they .pry open these cans of
of paper and transferred to his pock­
home grown bread and butter MOTORISTS SHOULD USE
PACIFIC COAST PRODUCTS et. It was a trifle informal but I
spreaders.
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didn’ t blame him. _ When they are
not needed for mastication or conver­
As
the
war
goes
on
the
need
for
Prunes are ripening up so rapidly
sational purposes it is sheer vanity
That a few fires are being made in conservation in every direction is
to leave them in for mere facial
. the furnaces of evaporators and if constantly increasing. ' Not only
adornment,
particularly if they hurt
the weather continues warm the must we conserve food and fuel but
your mouth.
we
must
relieve
the
railways
as
much
ftrylng season will be on in good
Of costumes there were a great
sw ing in the next ten days. The as possible for war needs. One way
variety
Many were in ordinary ci­
in
which
this
can
be
effectively
done
little moisture that was in the air
vilian
clothes.
Some were spruced
is
to
use
the
products
made
at
home.
last week appears to have been very
helpful to growing prunes and they President Wilson, himself, has urged up in comparatively new uniforms
are coming on in much better shape us to “ use the products of the local especially designed for these great
Others wore the tattered
than they were three weeks ago factories” in order to save locomo­ events.
and
soiled
garments which had been
tives
and
freight
cars
for
the
War
The outlook now is that all the evap­
with
them
through the war.
Department
orators in the country will have all
I
noticed
one old veteran, appar­
The
Pacific
Coast
produces
a
large
they can take care of and that pick
quantity of things which are the ently an officer, who had a suspi­
«r s will be in great demand.
equal, if not better than similar cious looking strap and buckle
goods brought from the'East. Among dangling-below his coat. “ P oof old
The Oregon Voter says it has good these are many of the products uesd fellow.” I thought. “ In his hurry
grounds for the belief that some by motorists. This is particularly to get into the parade he has for­
members of the Portland police de­ true of lubricating oils.
gotten to properly hitch up his sus­
partment are standing in with and
Government and other experts penders.” I felt sorry for him for I
giving protection to the bootlegging have long recognized the unsur­ knew he had to keep up his reputa­
rin g' and calls the attention of passed qualities of the lubricating tion as well as other articles even
Mayor Baker to the situation. One oils refined from Colifornia asphalt- more necessary. Instead oi modestly
o f these days not- in the very far base crude.
averting my eyes as I should, I looked
distance we are going to have na­
a litle more closely and was relieved
tional prohibition, which will make
to find that It was all right after all
LOCAL W . C. T .U. BOTES
tt still more difficult for the old
— it was merely an insignia of rank
aoaks to get the stuff to tank up on.
draped over his trousers.
At the annual meeting of the W.
hut in the interval if the courts
In the evening we attended a
-would give Jail sentences in cases of C. T. U. August 24 Mrs. Etta B. “ campfire” at the Auditorily».
I
conviction and violation of our pro­ Moore was unanimously re-elected used to think it was an honest-to’
hibition laws, along with the fines president, with no opportunity of goodness campfire, but of course I
imposed, it -would give the fellows protest on her part. She has by her know better by this time. It is really
time for reflection that would have faithful, efficient service <s president a sort of free-for-all lyceum, with a
a more deterring effect. Since boot­ of the local union, for the past six slight accent on the first syllable.
leggers are able to get almost any years, and by her beautiful Chris­ The spelling needs to be changed a
hind of a price for the stuff they tian spirit won the confidence and trifle, too. As I looked over the vast
peddle they are willing to take the love of her constituents, and it was Auditorium, I was ready to assert
risk and they care little for an ordi­ with deepest regrets they accepted that never in all the world had there
her resignation wheii she informed been, or would be again, such an
nary fine.
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them it would be utterly impossible aggregation of grey heads and bald
for
her to carry the work this year. heads. The latter were particularly
BOY SCOUTS TA X E LOBO HIKE
She w ill.. however, loyally serve the striking and numerous. Their pol­
About half of the local troop of cause as strength permits.
ished and shining domes gleamed
The following officers were elect­ and glittered like an rcre of incan­
Boy Scouts left Newberg Saturday
P r e s e n t, _Jlr*. A. H. Dean; descent globes. It was truly a bril­
evening for a hike over Chehalem ed:
corresponding
and rcording secre­ liant assemblage.
Mountain.
Many Jolly happenings
tary,
Mrs.
N.
Welter;
treasurer, Mrs.
•oak place while en route. One of
The next evening we went to a
the Scouts, Kenneth Clemmens. Maria Bowercnan.
reception at the Multnomah Hotel.
A delegation of women from New­ Not being a Hetty Green, I had never
thought he was perspiring a little too
freely and upon investigating found berg is attendance at the county W. «.ot into the habit of stopping there,
that it was nothing more or less than C. T. U. at Amity.
and I »bought here was my chance to
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butter leaking from his knapsack.
gaze upon the gathering splendors of
After that the boys called him “ But-
its mezzanine floor knd Arcadian
REAL ESTATE TRABSFERS
ter leak.”
Gardens.
While climbing Chehalem Moun­
I would not want it to leak around
Russell E Andrews and wf to E D
tain “ Chink” Switzer thought several Hendricks 4 ac Samuel Cozine die t 4 to the management but its locatl- n
-times he would have to stop and fix s r 4 w |1500.
seem“ somewhat out of the way.
his carbureter. Plucky Joe Shook
Mary E Hawley and husb to Geo Upon Inquiry as to how to reach it.
lost his park two or three times but G Clark and wf 38 ac D D Bailey die we were told. “ Oh. it’s right duvn
recaptured it and stoically plodded t 3 s r 3 w $10.
there - four blocks over and three
on.
After proceeding ac-
Dora C Holmen and husb to Jasper blocks up."
At Henry Schultz’s place on topi ef L and Ella A Coin «9.50 ac s 23 t 3 s¡cording to dfiectlons we would ask
Chehalem Mountain the boys were ( r 5 w $|000.
again and the answer was Invariably
jibe same, with a few Might varia-
jtions. After awhile I think we mint
, have become dazed or panic stricken
‘ and wandered around in a circle.
* Finally after walking several
The Choice o f
miles, as it seemed, we brought up in
Those W ho Know
front of an imposing structure. On
entering I thought at first we must
be in a railroad station, the Interior
was so colossal in its dimensions ard
so extremely ornate with its lmmena*}
i gilded and fluted pillars. The gen-
. era! style of architecture and the
: great crowds surging about helped
to create the illusion. However, we
soon found out that we had really
reached the end of our weary quest.
After being considerably squashed
and walked upon we finally pene-
trated»to the ballroom where the re­
ception was held. I had firmly re­
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solved that In case anyone should
ask me to dance, I would excuse my­
(CaMferaii)
self on the ground that I had rheu­
matism In both knees and lumbago
In the back. No such festivities were
In progress, but It was a dignified
and imposing scene which met our
eyes.
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The big fish were stationary in
two long rows down the middle of
our
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ZER O LEN E
V . D . M ILLER, Spedai Agent, Standard Oil Co* N ew berg
New Arrivals
E V E R Y O N E realizes that there is a scramble to
get goods and there are many things that are
not obtainable at most stores. W e have been very
fortunate in buying our fall stock. Our orders have
been filled most complete. Many o f our shipments
being on the way in June, so that now nearly all o f
our fall goods are in. It is true that there are a
few things that it is impossible to get.
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O u r Dress G oods, Silks,
Cotton Piece G oods, Outings,
Underw ear, M en’s Furnishings,
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are nearly all in our warehouse now, and we do not
hesitate when we say we are better prepared to take
care o f our trade than ever.
W
IT H purchases made months ahead, and the
Inlying power of five stores, enables us to give
our trade the best prices obtainable anywhere.
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S f you trade with us we both make money
Miller Mercantile Co.
the room, while the small fry pad-
died happily up and down on the out
edges, with our gills wide open In
astonishment and our eyes, round
and staring. In admiration. At fre­
quent and regular intervals we flop­
ped a fin Into one of those'belonging
to a big fish and mumbled some fishy
word of congratulation. We were
then gently but firmly propelled
along to the one next In line.
At the elevator was one Old man
who strongly disapproved of the
whole proceedings.
"It’s vanity.
Just vanity fair, that’s what it is.
Just look at the way them wimmin
are dressed.”
And be pointed a
stout, accusing cane in the direction
of the ballroom. “ Looks like war
times, don’t It?” he concluded with
fine sarcasm. I strove gently to In­
sinuate myself into his range of
vision. I knew that my outfH would
be a balm to his outraged feelings.
In closing these remlnescences I
would say in all seriousness that I
hope no one will deem me guilty of
exposing the old soldiers to rlducule.
My purpose is not to laugh at them
but to laugh with them. And whom
else will you find so full of kindly
humor, so fond of a good Joke, so
keen In their enjoyment? We love
and respect the “ old boys” for these
things and for what they did for us
in the gloomy days of ’ «1. Their
foibles only endear them to us. How
sad will be the day when taps are
sounded and the lights go out.
Jessie E. Britt.
PACIFIC COLLEGE
W ill open for the
New Year
Monday, Sept 30
F or C atalogu e an d fu rth er in form ation
Address the President, Levi T. Pennington
KILLED BY GERMAN HELMET
American Soldier Hunting
venlr Picked Up Charged
Headpiece.
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Bhamokin, Pa.—Writing from a dug-
out In No Man’s Land, France, Leo
Comer, n corporal In the Twenty-third
United States Infantry, forwarded to
his sister here. Miss Cecelia Comer, a
I bunch of strange flowers he had gath­
ered while on patrol duty.
Comer had promised a younger
brother n German iteel helmet as a
wdr relic, but In writing Informed the
brother
that he was doomed to dis­
L Honor I he chief. There must be
appointment until the Americans reach
a head to everything.
Berlin. Hs bad seen a fellow soldier
2. Have confluence in yourself, and pick np a steel helmet and then fall
dead.
make yourself fit.
The helmet had been electrically
charged by the Germans.
8. Harmonize your work. Let sun
thine radiate and penetrate. •
When In need of Job printing get
4. Handle the hardest Job A rat each It at the Graphic.
day. Easy one* are pleasure*.
BUSINESS COMMANDMENTS
6 . Do no« be afraid of criticism—
criticise yourself often.
0. Be glad and rejoice In tbe othei
fellow's success—study his methods.
7. Do not be misled by dislikes. Add
ruins the flnest fabric.
g, B« enthusiastic—It Is contagious i
Mis Leona Ourtis, who ahas been
working in the bookkeeping depart­
ment at Meier ft rm n k ’s, returned
home Wednesday.
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