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hope to spend some time la taking
BURIED 30 YEA R S IN A T R EE
needed outdoor rest and recreation
that U long overdue. Further than Telegraph Bracket Completely in-
this I have made no plana, but I hope
E. H. W O O D W A R D
• cloeed In Wood le Found In
the good people o f Newber* may be
Editor and Publisher
California.
considerate enough to let me remain
Published «very Thursday morula* here for some time at least.
Thirty-six years ago a-' telegraph
bracket and Insulator was nailed to a
O ffice: Graphic Bid*.. <00 First St
B. H, WOODWARD.
Douglas hi tree near Areata, Cal. A
— PHONES —
few years later a falling branch badly
OUR BROKEN TIES
damaged It and the wire which It had
Office. White S3; Residence, Blue ST.
If things go on at the present been supporting wus removed. The
tree was growing thriftily, adding
ntered at the postoffice at Newber*.
drift. Pa may well Took to Ma and
Oregon, as second class matter.
every summer to its dlsmeter a new
wonder how soon their turn will i layer of woody material, and this
come to fight it out in court and growth gradually pushed out around
$2.00 Per Year in Advance journey
the rest o f the stretch the bracket on all aides, leaving It bur­
through life in separate paths, says ied In the tree trunk..
THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1*31
At the .end Of 26 years the tip of the
the Oregon Journal.
glass
insulator Dually disappeared
In Oregon formerly, it was one di­
THE END OF THE ROAD.
vorce in 13 marriages. Then the pro­ from sight and the only trace o f It that
could still be seen was a scarcely no­
portion became oae to seven, then
ticeable lump which looked like noth­
As stated in last week's issue, the one to five and now it is one divorce ing more than a healed-over branch
Graphic has been sold to W. J. Not to tw o-an d a half marriages.
As stub. A few weeks ago the tree was
tage and Chester A. Dimond. Both hubby studies the figures he has full 'felled and the wood manufactured Into
are known to a number of the read­ teason to wonder when w lfey will barrel staves. The screech of the saw
ers o f the Graphic, they having lived pack up her befonginga and flit away which happened to graze the edge of
here in previous years.
They are and, by the same token, wlfey has the glass called attention to this un­
usual “fossil."
newspaper men and practica* printers, equal reason to look at any time for a
On splitting open the stave bolt the
o f experience and will, no doubt, give family blow-up. *
whole story became clear In all Its de­
Oregon has always been first over tails. The clearly deDned annual rings
N ewber* a good local paper. They
have Invested their money here in the top. but Nevada, o f which Reno of the rapidly growing trees form an
good faith and are justly entitled to is the capital, with one divorce to unimpeachable historical record.
The wood o f the Insulator bracket
the patronage o f the people.
every two marriages, is in the lead,
The initial Graphic plant was vrith Oregon a fairly close second. Is still In good coiidltlqu and the oak
of which It was made has received an
brought here from Whittier, Califor­ But for Reno’s divorce colony o f idle
unintentional preservative treatment,
rich
from
the
East,
the
tw
o
states
nia, by John Hiatt and the first num­
being thoroughly Impregnated with the
ber was issued by Hiatt A Hobson, would doubtless be neck and neck in resin of the surrounding Or. The In­
December 1. 1888. January 1, 1890, the race for the crowning distinction teresting speCimea can now be seen In
the little outfit was purchased by the of the leading divorce state in Ameri­ the wood collection of the forestry di­
Idaho, -Washington. Montana vision at the University of California.
writer, the office being in a very ca.
plain plank building, located on Sec­ and California would trail along in —American Forestry Magazine.
on d street, opposite the present resi­ the order named with ratios of ap­
dence of Milton Newlin. Tw o years proximately I to 4 % . 1 to .4 ,1 to 5% TURKS TURN DOWN BUTTONS
later"h was moved to the second floor and 1 to 5 % . On the basis o f di­
o f the brick building now -occupied vorces to each 100.000 o f population, Refuee to Use Them Because They
Ara Made From Benea af Dags
by the Anderson Motor company, the record runs this way: Nevada,
That Fermerty Roamed Streets.
652,
Montana
^13,
Arizona
356.
Ore­
where It remained until 1897, when
gon
277,
Washington
239
and
Cali­
it was moved to its present location.
When 1 was In Constantinople I
During the 31 years and three fornia 230. New York may boast of made friends with several o f the pa­
■souths I have published the Graphic her spectacular divorce cases, but riah dogs that roved the streets, and
many changes have been wrought in «'hen It comes to high percentages though they had their drawbacks tt
this community, and it will no doubt we of the wild and woolly West have always seemed to me that they were
likable beasts, and not so great a nui­
b e conceded that the Graphic has her backed o ff the map.
sance as one would suppose they must
We
are
selling
our
snow-clad
peaks,
been something of a factor in assist
be. I was therefore genuinely sorry
Jgg in a modest way in the commun our scenery and our climate and when I learned that the remorseless
other things to tourists, but to those
tty building.
march Of progress had led to the de­
in other parts on whom marriage termination to get rid of them. You
It is no easy task to publish a
obligations hang heavy, why don’t will remember .that the poor dogs
newsy paper week after week, in a
we sell our fame as a state where d i ­ were shipped off to various islands and
village, such as Newber*
vorces almost grow on the bushes and there left to die, because the Turk
the early days, and make ends
would not transgress against his re
marriage doesn’ t count for much?
financially, and I wonder now
llglon
by killing them outright That
But what a travesty it all is on
I ever undertook such a task,
the old fashioned marriage and the was five or six years ago and appar­
ently the unhappy dogs all met their
w ith a young family on my hands to
old fashioned home ties!
Inevitable fata. Today numbers of
support and educate. But we were
Russian refugees are boused on the
a il hopeful in those early days- in the
B. F. Irvin, "the blind editor o f the
■suklng of Newberg and full of the Oregon Journal, w ill speak at the M. Islands which were formerly the dogs’
prison, and the American Red Cross
utlek-to-it-ivenesB that insures suc- E. church next Sunday afternoon at authorities, who aré caring for these
three o ’clock In the interest -of relief particular refugees, have set their pro­
D unng those early years relations tor the starving natives o f China. tegees to work at making buttons frota
in the community were a hit strained Mr. Irvin is a forceful, entertaining the dogs’ bones. I am not altogether
at times, owing in part to the fact speaker and he deserves a good aud­ surprised to learn that the Turks will
not buy the buttons.—Near East. -
that the population had been made ience.
up o f those coming from various
Swelled Head.
«
Last fall the writer tested out the
states with widely different views
"I’m
delighted
to
see
wages
go­
o f how things should be done, and old notion that washing potatoes af­
ing up and up. It’s a splendid thing
ter
they’ve
been
dug
will
cause
them
this, along with a very contentious
as long as swollen pocketbooks don’t
“ town fight,” that was waged for a to rot, and there is nothing to it, pro­ make swollen beads.”
number of years, made it utterly Im­ vided they are allowed to dry before
The speaker was Lady Duff Gordon.
possible for the local paper to keep they are put away. Some very fine She went on:
"I heard a story the other day
the fur rubbed the right way at all large potatoes that were nasty with
times. The Graphic has probably mud, owing to the continued early about a man why brought a couple of
been censured as often as it has been rains, were given a thorough wash­ friends home from the club and sent
commended, but it has lived through ing with a garden hose and when dry down word to the cook that he’d like
a few cheese sandwiches.
It all while competing sheets have were sacked and put away and they
"The maid who carried the mes­
failed. On the whole the public has have kept well.
sage returned In a few minutes and
treated the Graphic well, being con­
said :
The newspaper business of Oregon
siderate of the shortcomings of the
“ The cook wishes me to tell yon,
editor, and it is with the kindliest loses an able man in the retirement sir, that she can’t be disturbed, as
feelings to one and all that these of E. H. Woodward, who has con­ she is giving a small after-theater sup­
ducted the Newberg Graphic for per party and is very busy cutting up
closing words are being written.
A number o f people might well thirty-one years.’ He made it an ex- the lobsters and opening the wine.’ ”
themselves as “ Constant Read- celent local paper, surviving all op­
Raisin Imports Show Increase.
for their names have remained position. Thirty-one years is a long
Nearly
8.000.000 pounds of raisins
continuously on the Graphic’s sub­ time to be on the job. There are few were exported from Malaga, Spajn. to
scription list all these years, dating in the harness now who were con­ the United States during the first six
temporary with Mr. W oodward’s en­ months of 1920. a quantity that ex­
from the first issue of the paper.
trance.
He says he needs a rest and ceeds the total raisin export from that
Has the Graphic been worth while?
we
aay
he
deserves It.— Oregonian.
port for the seveu-year period, 1918
W ell, in a letter reveived a few days
to 1919. Inclusive, according to the bu­
ago. mention was made of a young
reau of markets. United States depart­
T O IL OF REAPER DEATH
lady who grew up in Newberg. It
ment of agriculture. Practically the
‘ Miss------- was almost shock-
entire 1919 Malaga raisin stocks have
Mrs. Emma Morria, wife of W. J.
ed when I told her you had sold the
been exhausted and there are no
Graphic. She said there were Just Morris, died on Friday morning of stocks on hand. The American con­
tw o things in her childhood whereby last week aged nearly 66 years. She sol reports that there Is prospect of
■he noted the time of the week. She was born at Brookfield, New Hamp­ Increased production. The raisin grow­
k s e v that prayer meeting came on shire. Had been a resident o f New­ ers are looking for a continuation of
Wednesday and that the Graphic berg for the past thirteen years. Fun­ the great demand for raisins In the
eral services were conducted by Rev. United States.
came out on Thursday.”
In the matter of the employment C. D. Norris, pastor o f the Nazarene
French Forests Badly Hurt.
o f help in the office, I have tried to church.
The forests of France, so carefully
apply the Golden Rule, and never
protected and cultivated for centuries,
Mrs. Vendeta Heater, wife o f Al- saved the cause for the allies, accord­
have I bad a harsh word with man
o r woman in my employ, and none vah Heater, of Sprtngbrook, died on ing to reliable Information Ins govern­
have ever been discharged from ser­ Tuesday, aged 29 years. Funeral ment quarters. More than 40.000 trees
vice. In this connection a word of Thursday afternoon at Sprtngbrook. a day were cut during the four veara
o f the war to meet the demands of
appreciation is due W. B. Brooks,
Mrs. T. M. W oodruff died at the military leaders. Not only because o f
w ho has given twelve years of loyal,
faithful and efficient service as fore­ family residence, 314 West Sheridan these demands, but from neglect and
street, on Tuesday, aged 40 years. the ravages of war, the forests of
man In the offlee. «
France have been depleted, the war
The thought o f the publishers of The funeral was conducted Wednes­
having destroyed more than 2.000,000,-
■»any local papers la that It la their day afternoon at 1:30 o’clock at the 000 hoard feet of lumber and caused
baalnees simply to chronicle the news W. W. Hollingsworth Co. chapel.
the neglect o f about 750.000 acres of
from week to week and nothing more.
valuable wood land.
The body of Mrs. Ben Blxby, who
Bat 1 always have felt that a local
paper. In addition to giving the newa, died in Portland, was brought here
Black Bear Put Up Fight.
should have a clean, wholesome edi­ for burial on Wednesday, the funeral
Aa residents of Maine know, the
torial tone that could be relied upon being held at the W. W. Hollings­ black bear la nsually a shy, Inoffen­
for assistance in moral and educa­ worth Co. chapel at 2:00 o’clock In sive animal, but a fanner who lives la
Brownvllle ran across one not long
tional home and community building, the afternoon.
ago that proved to be a very lively ex­
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and this has been my aim In editing
ception to the rule. The bear attacked
and publishing the Graphic.
How
Card of Thoaki
him
In the woods about a mile from
w all I have succeeded 1 leave It is
hie bouse so fiercely and persistently
others to say. Many kind expressions
We wish to thank our neighbors
that It defeated his every effort to es­
o f appreciation have been extended and friends for the kindness and sym­ cape until he managed to pick np two
a ise a the sale of the plant was first pathy extended Vo us during our late heaty clubs. By feinting with one
announced, for which I feel grateful bereavement. May God blaaa you one cluh and hitting the hear with the oth­
In answer to the oft axpreaasd in- sad ail ,1s our prayer.
er, he fought It off until he worked
hi* way to an open field.—Youth's
W. J. MORRIS,
v a lr y as to what I Intend u> do la
and daughter Ethel Nelli« Companion.
«h e future, I will say that first I
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th is week
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Underwear
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This Week
This Week
New Zion Laces
New Sp rin g
Oxfords fo r
Ladies & Children
New W hite Goods
such a*
Organdies, Voile«
Flaxona, Poplin
Pique and etc.
Just Received
this week
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Clean fresh groceries always to be had at
lowest prices. Phone us your orders.
Cash Paid
For Eggs
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0 UR SATURDAY SPECIALS
B eef Pot Roast
* - - 15c lb.
- • I2lcJb.
Sugar. Cured Bacon - 25c lb.
Sugar Cured Bacon Backs 25c lb.
Lard
20c
lb.
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M YSTERY
O F G R EA T LA K ES
•dentists Unable to Explain the Rise
and Fall of the Water Along
the Border.
Why does the wqter In the great
lakes that lie between a large portion
of the United States and Canada rise
and fall In periods which average sev­
en years? This natural phenomenon
has been a puzzle «lore the day* when
France held sway In Canada 200 years
ago.
In an unpublished diary o f an Eng­
lish traveler who voyaged up the St.
Lawrence river to Niagara, Ontario.
In the aumtner o f 1788. la the follow­
ing reference to this mystery of the
waters: "A remarkable circumstance
was told me by Mr. Pansec, our con-
doctor, who had been constantly en­
gaged In this navigation for nearly
twenty yeurs. and which he advleed
me Is a matter of fact both from his
own observation and that of the old­
est Inhabitant. Each year the S t
Lawrence river aettlea or falls a little
nntll the seventh year, when It Is visi­
ble that It has sunk between three
and four feet, and then for the next
seven years It continues to rise In the
«erne proportion. The river Is at this
time at Its greatest elevation (July 1,
1785). I took pelna to gain some In­
formation of this uncommon phenom­
enon. ! find that the lakes have the
same appearance."
Careful government records were be­
gun a boat the year 1820 and since then
It baa been found that the,periods be­
tween high and low water are some
times as low a a four years and some­
times as high as nine years, although
they average seven years. This year
the water Is again at Its lowest In
the lakea and river, and freight car­
riers are having trouble In varione
harbors.—Christian Science Monitor.
Delectable Siberian Dish.
The Siberians make much of their
"cold table”—raw flah, caviar, salada,
and that dellcloua crab whose meat
no nightmare, indigestion or
nenaacne.
Their best dish Is chicken, prepared
In a most unusual way. Rutter le laid
thickly on a hone; layers o f light and
dark meat are wrapped around it;
then the whole la rolled In egg and
crumbs and baked. It makes a small
“liam" of chicken and I* very tender.
One must be careful In cutting Into It
lest the hot butter spurt out beyond
the plate.
The Knxslan la a heavy meat eater,
due largely to the fact that there la
an abundance of game, pheasants be­
ing cheaper than chickens, and In
some places venison Is cheaper than
steak. In the palmy days the Siberian
table must hare groaned.—Cody Marsh
In the National Geographic Magazine.
W ILL K E EP HISTORIC NAME
Appellation ef Sub-Treasury Building
at New York le Net to Be
Changed.
Although the United States sub-
treasury In New York city has ceased
to exist. In deference to the tradi­
tions ef events end memories of his­
torical figures that have hallowed both
the building and site, it will continue
to be known as the Subtreasury build­
ing With Independence hall at Phil­
adelphia. and Fanenil hall at Boston,
the bulldnlg is one of-this country’s
best known historic shrines.
Ever since George Washington took
oath of offlee aa president at this
spot, which was then the seat of the
federal congress, it has been the
scene of some of the moat stirring
and Important events in the anna's
of the city and country.
Here the men whose names lllu
mine the pages of American 'history
have spoken, aa well as those who
later became the rulers of Europe or
tbs leaders of armies duriag the
World war. Historical societies, on
Important anniversaries, have claimed
it aa tbelr own and have re-enacted
the scenes of history there. George
Washington has been Inaugurated aa
Praaldent again and again, with an
the pomp an<r color of colonial days.
ATTORNEY
AT
LAW
CLARENCE BUTT
W ill practice In nil the courts of
the state, Speelal attention given
to Probate work, the writing of
deeds, mortgagee, contracta and
the drafting o f all papers.
Offioe ; 2nd floor, Union Blok
Newberg,
Oregon.
In the
Game o f Life
You will play a losing
•ide with «trained ayes
Neglect mean« waste
See u« and be fitted
C. A. Morris
JEW ELER a id OPTICIAN
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