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N ewberg
VOLXXXI
HON. J. C. NELSON
PIES AT AGE OF 93
Pioneer of 1844 and Newberg’s
Oldest C itiien Answers Call of
Orim Messenger
G raphic
NEWBERG, YAMHILL COUNTY. OREGON. THURSDAY. AUGUST 5, 1920
are living
It is Bald that Chebalem in the
Indian lore meant “Valley of Flow­
ers.” and according to the early
white settlers the ,v alley was rightly
named. Mr. Nelson once aald to the
writer, when telling of his first trip
over from Washington county in the
spring of 1846, that when he reached
the top of Chehalem Mountain and
was able to look out across the val­
ley, he thought it the most beautiful
sight he ever saw, for everywhere
there was a profusion of wild flowers
of-every hue and color waving in the
bright sunlight. And it is little won­
der that the Nelsons decided to make
this lovely spot their home.
The funeral wa# conducted at the
W. W. Hollingsworth Co. chapel on
Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
by the pioneer minister of the coun­
ty, Rev. Hunsaker, and burial was
made in the cemetery at La Fayette,
where the first wife was burled.
OREGON GROWERS ' Y. M. C. A. MEETING
ANNUAL PICNIC SUNDAY AFTERNOON
Tuesday, August 10, the Date— Fruit lÉtnon County Representatives Wfll
Attend and Tell of Results of
Growers and Other Than Members
County Work
W ill Be Welcome
being applied to the various farm en­
terprises in order to eliminate the
ones giving smallest returns, and
greater care Is being given to buying
supplies and to selling products.
Divisions of Agriculture: Agricul­
ture has many branches, but it is
usually divided Into three main
classes: Animal husbandry, which
deals with the various branches of
the livestock industry; agronomy,
which deals with the production of
field crops and tbe tillage of the soil;
and horticulture, which* treats of
fruits, vegetable gardens and flowerB.
This classification is not used in
practical farming, but Is made to
simplify the study of agriculture. Al­
most every farm combines the three
classes. Even If a farmer la special­
izing in livestock, he raises crops to
feed them, and be usually has a few
trees and shrubs and a garden.
High specialization in farming
rarely pays except under special con­
ditions. since It is much easier to use
farm labor, horses, and machinery
economically with divarslfied, than
with.
Personal Qualities Desirable— The
statement has been made that any
one who can do nothing else may
become a farmer. This may have
been at one time, but It certainly will
not bold today. Tbe problems that
arise in connection with tbe manage­
ment of a farm are so numerous and
varied that tbe highest type of in­
telligence is required to properly
solve them.
There are so many
changing conditions of soil, weather,
crops, animals, and markets, that
good judgment must be constantly
"" (Continued next week)
P. ~ Walter, the live wire
The Oregon Growers’ Co-operative
Hon. J. C. Nelson died at hie home
Association will hold its first annual Secretary of the Marion County
on tbe corner of Washington and
picnic for fruit growers In the Wil­ Y. M. C. A., was In Newberg for a
Hancock streets at a little past six
lamette Valley at the fair grounds fe* hours Wednesday with John H.
o’clock Tuesday morning at the ripe
at Salem on August 10th* The pro­ Rudd, Interstate Secretary for Coun­
gram will begin at 11 o’clock . The ty Work, meeting local members of
old age of ninety-three years. ‘ He
principal speaker of the day Is Dr. F. the provisional Yambill County Y. M.
was of rugged physique and up to a
M. Coleman of San Joae, California, C. A. Committee. W. W. Silver, S. L.
few months ago he was a familiar
who is editor of the Sun Set Parrett, Jesse Edwards and C. H.
figure on tbe streets, but for the past
Standard^ and who is affiliated with Nichols.
thirteen weeks he had been confined
In order that more citizens * of
the California Prune and Apricot
to his bed.
Growers’ Association. Dr. Coleman Newberg and other nearby towns of
Deceased was born May 26, 1827,
will have a special message to give tbe county may hear of the splendid
near Independence, Mo., and at the
Oregon growers on the success of the work being done In our sister Coun­
age of 17 years, he. with his parents,
state-wide marketing operations in ty. local representatives have ar­
Joined the emigratton of 1844 for the
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ranged for a meeting of interested
California.
long ox-team trip across the plains
Senator Chas. L. McNary will be men and women at the Baptist
for tbe Oregon country, tbe new MOTES FROM THE
TELEPHONE REGISTER
Sen­ Church. Sunday, at three o’clock. -
K1 dorado of the Northwest. Thè
In accepting the invitation Hr
ator McNary is a large fruit grower,
'number who came that year has been
Walter
said: "Some real results have
The
Knight
Adjustment
Co.
of
this
and is one of the directors of the
estimated at 700 to 760, including
been
obtained
in Marion County dur­
city
has
Installed
an
Ediphone,
the
association.
Prof.
H.
P.
Barss,
of
men,» women and children, and many
ing
the
past
months
of our organiza­
first
ever
brought
to
Yamhill
Coun­
Oregon
Agricultural
College,
will
were the hardships they endured be­
fore thpy reached the land of prom­ ty. This is a machine into which the discuss diseases affecting out main tion. I shall be glad to come and to
ise; and no small number fell by the Operator talks and his words are re­ CFops. Prof. A. L. Lovett, entomolo­ bring with me two or three members
wayside, their bones to be left to corded and given back for transcrip­ gist, will discuss the insect pests. C. of our Marion County Committee.
bleach in the dry, scorching rays of tion by typewriter, and is principally I. Lewis will give a resume of the They are the men back of our work
the sun at the side of the long, long i useful in taking the place of a operations of the association up to and will, I am sure, be glad to tell
of the work that has been carried
stenographer. John Knght says it date.
trail. ►
Fruit growers other than members forward under their direction.’’
The first Winter was spent by the more than keeps up with him. which
Mr. Rudd, who is assisting tbe
Nelson family on the north side of is going some. John dictates letters of tbe association are welcome to
County
Committee in the organiza­
In
the.
evening
and
his
son
Joseph
attend.
Growers
will
bring
their
Chehalem Mountain in Washington
tion
of
the
County, reports splendid
comes
along
in
the
morning
’aifd
own
luncb,
but
coffee
will
be
fur­
County and in the following 8 prlng
Interest on the part of men in t
they came over into Chehalem Valley makes the transcription. Mr. Knight nished.
The association has formally taken various towns of the County. In sum-
and located on tbe farm that has has been working for some time un­
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been known in later years as the S. J. til the curfew rings, and this new possession of the Salem Fruit Union’s mlng up the work Mr. Rudd said:
LOCAL KlM K
"County work is the least spectacular
Madson farm. The Winter, was a acquisition should enable him to plant at Salem.
The association will probably in­ of all forms of Association worfc, but l P. J. Manion has sold his confec­
long one and their principal diet was mingle more with his friends. _
The grading and rocking of the crease the capacity of tbe drier at I am confident that it gets far tionery business to Fred M. Blan­
boiled wheat with an occasional pot
of venison wMch was not any too 7.6 miles of the McMinnvillf-Tilla- Dallas to 32 tunnels. Originaly only greater results for the amouift of chard.
palatable, for the deer that Winter mook highway from the Yamhill 16 wbre planned but owing to a very money invested than any other form.
Mrs. Frankie Martin has returned
County line to Butler’s store was large crop in that vicinity, more It Is a matter of recruiting and train­
were very poor.
from a business trip made to Qull-
ing local leadership for work with
A year or two after tbe family awarded to Elliott 4k Scroggln, for space is necessary.
cene, Washington.
A fresh fruit packing plant will be men and boys rather than the erec­
located in tbe valley young Nelson the sum of 898,264.50. There is talk
Tbe Misses Vera and Ruth Wise,
traded a mule to a man who had lo­ of the citizens In Umt vicinity and built at Forest Grove to accommodate tion of buildings for men and boys.
of
Salem, were week-end guests at
1
congratulate
Yamhill
County
on
its
cated on a donation claim a mile to from Sheridan to Willamlna enjoin­ the heavy tonnage of apples and.
the
S. L. Parrett home.
progressiva
attitude
in
being
the
ing
the
tearing
up
of
the
road
when
other fresh fruits in that vicinity,
the west, for his claim to the land,
Rev.
J. H. Gillespie, pastor of the
it
cannot
be
completed
with
the
next
County
of
the
State
to
set
up
which
the
association
haB
to
andle.
as this party decided that be wanted
Mr. R. C. Paulus. sales manager of tbis type of Association work now in Dundee church, has returned from
to try a location in another section. paving before another winter. They
The greater part of this land has re­ maintain that the present road bed the association, starts Friday for successful operation in two hundred his visit at Toledo and Newport and
says it wag a great time he had.
mained in the possession of Mr. is hard and will be better for travel­ Chicago, to attend the Internationa) counties of the United States.”
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ing
than
to
grade
up
tbe
road
and
Apple
Shippers'
convention.
This
is
The Richards property on West
Nelson all these years, and for a
First street, occupied by Rev. J.
number of years It has been the place fresh rock thereon for winter the largest association of this kind THE HIGH SCHOOL
in the world and attracts buyers
home of Ms son-in-law and daughter, travel.
AGRICULTURE NOTES Clarkson Hinshaw, has been sold to
Not all the walnuts in tbe country from all over the United States and
J. King, from Lewiston. Idaho.
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Bryan.
In the year 1850 young Nelson were destroyed by the December abroad, furnishes the best statistics
Banker
John Wortman, of McMinn­
Dr. Franklin Stewart Harris, di­
was married to Miss Mary E. Bird, freeze. Martin Miller, county asses­ and generally the opening guns of rector, School of Agricultural En­ ville; Wm. Merchant, of Carlton, and
daughter of John Bird, of La Fayette, sor, is among the lucky orchardists the new season’s business are fired gineering, Utah Agricultural College, George H. Himes, of Portland, came
and to this union one daughter and on higher ground, where the trees Mr. Paulus will go to New York for considers agriculture as a vocation, Wednesday to attend the funeral of
one son were) born, both of whom are were not Injured or retarded. His a few days and will return by way in the following simple, conservative the old pioneer, Hon. J. C. Nelson.
living, namely, Mrs. Tom Belcher, tract of 80 trees north of Dayton is of Canada. The trip will give him manner:
C. J. Homm, who has been farming
of Portland, and W. W. Nelson, of dromlsing a fine crop, being loaded unusual opportunities to meet our
Definition: Agriculture may be de^ the Peter Hagey place out toward
Newberg. In 1858 Mrs. Nelson died heavily and so far free from trace of representatives in eastern markets. fined as the art, the science, and the Dundee, has bought a farm over near
The quarterly meeting of the business of producing plants and
and four’ years later, in 1860. Mr. blight. A twig left at this office
Gaston which he expects to move to
Nelson married Miss Sarah Cum­ has ta cluster of 16 fine walnuts board of dtrctors of* the Oregon animals for economic purposes. It is in time for putting in next season’s
mings. who survives him. The child­ about half grown which occupy a Growers’ Co-operative Association is an art, since the successful doing of crop.
ren from this union who are living space of less than a square foot. being held at the association head- farm work requires skill and prac-
Recent visitors of Mr. and Mrs.
are Mrs. A. P. Fletcher, of La Other orchards, such as Hillcrest and quarters at Salem on Friday. Aug. 6 . t,M> A
who has never done
George
Snow have been Mrs. Elbridge
Owing to rains during the cherry this kind of work is very awkward
Fayette; Mrs. T. H. Bryan, Mrs. Eola Hills, east of Amity, are also
Hall,
of
Kenosha. Wisconsin. Mrs.
making
a
good
showing.
harvest, many cherries were cracked indeed when he makes live first at­
Margaret Littlefield and Hugh Nel­
Atta
Hall,
of Sioux City. Iowa: Mr.
Ag a result of the activities of the tempt. The boy who is raised on a
son.
and
Mrs.
Warren
Salley, of Arling­
association, 142.000 pounds of cher­ farm acquires so naturally the knack
In 1875 Mr. Nelson left the farm
ton,
South
Dakota;
Mr. and Mrs.
ries were pitted and dried. This fruit of milking cows, handling horses,
and located in La Fayette, where, in
James
Trimble,
of
Covington.
In­
would have been a loss, had It not plowing, and irrigating, that he con­
the year following he Joined with A.
diana;
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Lewis
Sundberg,
been for the prompt action of the siders these things to need no par­
P. Weymer in the merchandising
of Biceland. Minnesota, and Mrs.
organization.
business, the latter a year later sell­
ticular skill. It is only necessary, Ella Oliphant, of Portland.
ing his interest to a brother-in-law
however, to see the difficulty with
TAG DAY SATURDAY
of Mr. Nelson. Bob Bird. Here he re­ Two Sheridan Men Contest Case
which farm work is done by an un­
For
homeless,
nameless,
aban­
Before Justice Churchill and
mained in business until 1883, when
doned babies of Oregon. New, fire­ practised person to realize that good
be returned to the Arm. Later, as
Jury Tuesday
proof building two-thirds completed. farming is an art.
age came on. he moved to Newberg,
Modern agriculture is a science,
Everybody help to raise Newberg s
which has since been his home.
A fairly warm day is considered quota on Saturday. Amount already because the best methods cannot be
Mr. Nelson was a member of the conducive to a good horse race or a raised $300 and 8200 more needed. followed without understanding the
first legislative assembly of Oregon ball game and apparently it worked
Jud 0 e Kansler, of tbe court of scientific principles underlying the Fred Hutchinson, of Dundee. in
In the
and be also served in the assemblys the same way in Justice Churchill’s domeetic relations, says that a serious operations on the farm.
Hospital W ith Badly Fractured
of 1882 and 1884. He waa l demo­ court Tuesday, Judging from the condition is now facing Portland in old days when but little was known
Skull
crat of the old school and while a flights of oratory that were wafted the matter of carfng for waif babies, about the laws governing the growth
strict party man he honestly and >on the afternoon breeze by the con­ and will shortly develop Into a serious of plants and animals, and when the
On Tuesday evening Fred Rutchin-
carefully guarded the interests of his testing attorneys in a case that was problem unless funds are quickly real function of the soil was not un­
constituents while representing them brought here from Sheridan. C. W. raised for the completion of the n ew derstood, farming was largely a mat­ son, of Dundee, was badly injured
in the legislature. He was a volun­ Cook vs Lee Rowell, wherein Cook Albertina Kerr nursery, which al­ ter of tiadition, the reasons for when a Ford he was driving was
teer In the Cayuee Indian war in the claimed that he had a certain lease ready has been placed under con tilling the soil or handling crops in struck by the four o'clock electric
winter of 1847-8 which grew out of on a rock quarry which Rowell ter­ structlon, but is threatened with a certain manner not being known. train bound for Portland, at the
the massacre by the Indians of minated too soon and turned over to stoppage for lack of money*
Books on agriculture did not attempt crossing south of the Dundee station.
Marcus Whitman, the missionary, the State Highway Commission and
to explain prinriples. but merely laid He is laying in the hospital in New­
near Walla Walla, Washington.
OBITUARY
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down
rules. Under such conditions. berg and his injuries are so severe
W. N. Trent, after Cook had spent
Calvin Wells was born in Iowa in ¡there was but little in agriculture that he has not been questioned since
The deceased had been a member about $3000 on the quarry. Rowell
of the Oregon Pioneer Association claimed that he forfeited the lease 1858. In 1859 his parents crossed j that could be called "science.” With he regained consciousness, and conse­
since Its organisation and never for non-payment of rent for a period the plains to California where th< v the newer discoveries, however, the quently it is not known why he
failed to attend the annual meetings. of nine months on the pant of Cook. resided for several years. They later reason assumes as much importance stopped on the crossing, but it is sup-
He took great interest In the early A Jury waa empanelled as follows; moved *o Southern Oregon. Mr. Wells as the operation, till the present-day posed that he killed the engine.
Had it not been that the train was
history of the country and one of the A. Bishop, Harry GdR-rett, A. T. lived near Grants Pass for a number farmer wants to know “the why” for
pleasant recollections ef the writer Blair, J. W. Moore. George Hash and of years. He married Isadora A. everything he does. Under these con­ slowing up for the station he would
is that of a trip made wfth him out V. E. Way, as foreman, who soon re­ Seaman In 1892. They moved to ditions it becomes impossible for the doubtless been instantly. As It was
to his farm some fifteen years ago ported a verdict In faovr of Cook. Newberg in 1908 and located on a farmer who works by rule alone to the wrecked machine was hurled
from the tracks and he was picked
and Across Chehalem creek to the Oscar Helder of Sheridan appeared small farm 1 H miles north of town compete successfully. ,
Farming is primarily n business, up unconscious and with a badly
site of- the old Ewing Young home as attorney for Rowell, and B. A. until three years ago. when tli j
for the purpose of locating the Kllks of McMinnville for Mr. Cook. moved into Newberg os account of since its chief purpose is the making fractured skull.
He was put on tlr train and
of a living. A few men may be Inter­
Young grave, which was not then A number of witness?* appeared far declining health.
brought
to Newberg and placed in the
ested
in
agriculture
just
as
a
pas­
marked.
Mr. Wells died with diabetes, the
each eldh. The rock quarry supplied
hospital
where he is benig cared for
time.
but
the
great
majority
of
those
funeral
being
held
at
the
Seventh
In the death of J. C. Nelson the the rock for road work In and abont
by
Dr.
John
S. Itankin and a trale*d
who
till
the
soil
do
it
as
a
means
<
>
f
¡Day
Adventist
Church,
Sunday.
July
last of the early settlers of West the Sheridan district.
gaining
a
livelihood.
Considerable
nurse.
25.
Sermon
pmached
by
Eld.
Clar­
ChehAlem remaining In this section
The younr man is the so* of F
effort is being made the last few
is gone, and so far as The Graphic
Howard Sherlock bas taken a posi­ ence Purdom of Portland.
P
HtMThineon. ef Dundee, and is
yasrB
to
place
lai
silng
on
a
thorongh
knows n one of those who were first tion as salesman with the May Motar “ He leaves a widow asd »*«
probably
nboat IS years of age
bmdmesn
basis.
Cost
accounting
is
brothers.
ve turn the soil la the upper valley Company.
ROCK QUARRY
GETS INTO COURT
AUTO HTTBY
ELECTRIC TRAIN
No. 44
BIG MOONSHINE
STILU S RAIDED
Was Located Out Northwest of New­
berg On the Lafayette F. H all
Farm
On Wednesday evening federal of­
ficers came out from Portland on a
smelling expedition and aa a result
of their labors all that remains of a
moonshiner’s house and complete
outfit, that was located a mile and
a half from Newberg, is the ashes
of the remains, aside from the cop­
per still and some sample bottles o f
old corn whisky that were carried
away for future, reference.
The officers were Federal Prohi­
bition Agent Ed Wolf,, Federal In­
spector C. R. Stipe and Deputy
Collector Asa Smith. They had a
tip as to the farm on which the still
was located and when they arrived
at the farm they first went to tbe
little sawmill that is being operated
by Lawrence Hall, back from th e
bridge over Chehalem creek to tb e
.south a short distance, but failing
to find anything there they started
north* and ran onto tbe outfit they
were looking for. They were being
spied, however, and the occupants o f
the shack heeled it over the hill in to
the timber, making their getaway.
One of the officers was left la
charge of the plant while the other
two came into Newberg to report
progress and to call Sheriff Hender­
son from MicMinnville. On the lat­
ter’s arrival here, in company w ith
his son and County Clerk C. B. Wil­
son, Marshal Ferguson, Oliver Evan«,
photographer, and The Graphic scrlba
were added to the auto load and
scene was soon reached. Others
went out were L. F. Hall and
Ernest.
The officers say that it was one o f
the largest and most complete moon­
shine outfits that they have located
in Oregon among the hundreds that
they have destroyed. -TBrUuiidW **
while located not very far from the
road where many people pass every
day, was in a depression so that i t
could not be seen by passers, and be­
sides, there was an old shack located
on the hill that was used as a spying
lookout.
The first entrance to the building
was used as a living room and back
of that was the "operating” depart­
ment which was in action when th e
officers took possession, with the still
turning out the real article which
was said to be carrying all the neces­
sary kick to make it marketable.
The stock "in bond” included a 50-
gallon barrel full and several kegs,
amounting to probably 100 gallons.
There was a big vat. brimming full
of mash, that would probably hold
six or eight hundred gallons. The
copper still, which was a big one,
was being heated by coal oil with
pressure tanks attached, and a splen­
did force pump drew water from a
nearby stream to feed the tanks.
The stock included a supply of corn
corn meal, hops, cases of coal oil.
many cases of bottles and numerous
first-class tools. The officers esti­
mated that the capacity of the plant
was about 100 gallons a day.
Oliver Evans took a flashlight pic­
ture of the interior, and after the
copper still had been removed and
the required samples taken, a match
was put to the building and with
flowing coal oil and corn whisky in
abundance the whole outfit that was
burnable soon went up in smoke.
The officers took Lawrence Hall
into Portland and the Oregonian says
they also arrested Mike Basich and
Bob Ugan at 878 Union Avenue
North. ■
Lawrence Hall said he leased a
small tract of land to a party who
later sent two men out who installed
asd operated the plant, though he
maintained that he did not know
the names of either of them. Hfe
also stated that the work had been
going on since last April or May.
A number of Newberg people went
out in time to get a free smell be-
f0re the match was applied, and It
was some smell
Doubtless there are others who
have had more than a mere smell
and who will heave a sigh when
they hear of tile passing of this near­
by supply depot for the thirsty.
On Wednesday evening some twen­
ty members of the Security Benefit
Association went to the home of the
presid«^f of die association. C. F.
'Butler, » * si£H>lte<f with Ice cream
garr him a pleasant swrprii^ .------