THE JIIOMPSON-MdlN
; SHOOTING INCIDENT
A,. '!
I
Thompson Says That he Shot
to Kill. ..
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MCLIN HAD DECIDED TO RETURN.
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Th Wounded Mm Will LIVc nrl I Now
lltluic l p.
Harmon Mi'Lin ha arrived nt
Boulder Crei-k.' where hi lrtilir.
w u w,ih uluit. itmli found tlu
wounded ih'hm silling up. The fol
lowing U liken from ihe Mountain
Echo, Boulder Creek, lh if""" 'f
Jan. 20, niviiig MeLin'a statement,
I as wen an i iiiMiiin" .i
i Tuesday afternoon . ft! ra. J. H
in Prince I Seuuoia wo, mirpri-ml
T K and horrified bv having a man
cover! with blood, and t i 1 1 bl-ed-
ing profuaa'y from a wound in., ma
throat, rush into her loiue if
seeking refuge from danger. The
wounded man proved to be W. B.
Mcl.in, wood-chopper who ra
aided about it mmrlnr of mile
way mill who has been vngiK'tl in
cutting wood for W. A. Pay-
Mm, Prince, having quickly r
covered from her fright, help was
mil! and Mcl4n, who wa gasp
ing for breath, wh made a com
fortable a possible. Alllm serious,
ly wounded he win able to talk,
but not without considerable tlif
fioully nod told the following atory:
Ho mid thut on account of family
trouble he had decided to leave at d
Ho back to Oregon, whencg hiiuaelf
and family had recently come, and
that ft short time before be had
gone to the home of hia brother-in-law,
Mr. A PUr, where hia wife
and little buy were, to bid tire child
good by. that upon tittering the
vard ftnil nnnr mohing lite house he
wua met atlie door bv a brother of
hia wif.i Walter T h o in p a o n iy
name, with a rifle in bin h an da.
Thompson without any warning,
fired point blank, at Mc'Lln. The
latter, mlthmigh hit fquirely in the
throat front in front, did not I ,1 1
but ttiraed and rn for hia life in
the ilirerlinn of the home of the
Prine V MeLin avera that Tump
eon gave elni mid followed hint,
rill' in hind end on lb run, M
ill. in a f-w Hii-p- of the Prince
boil e, here h lil.llIK look refuge
ThomaWa atw. (ol.l to Constable
SeMlingr, in Hit Mcl.in but the al1l
l-elore ar a dance' and elwwhrr. made
aerioua frirrata In l bodily ll.imt teU'lit
i
The llillaboro school children
ha,v donated two dollar more to
County monument fund. ,1 lie
name a and amount lollow:
Fourth Grade, lleltn Lure, Mary Mc
Itiloah, Alice Prtrraoti, Grate Itelcliinan,
Auguat I kMel,, William Sri by, Hoy
Hiiiimi, Cly Freetlian and Ja. Warren.
Total ,v tenia. Third Graile, Harlry
I.arur, Mary Jlrlilrl, I'anl Rlli liry, Jean
Kililicy, Orare Amvan, Kitty Wrik.Iun
Mrtaliwli, Jlarry fioiliy. Ntva I'alniateer,
Nettle Irtabcl, Jirpli Ln(l. Ivan Sini
miand Arthur Ailkina. 'total jo cmi.
.Heroinl UrfiilB, Kuy MmIHii, ChcalrMc
IiiKwIl Km c ot Thoiiitwon, Valilnurr
I'ralil. Minnie Morrill. l,llvn iHiiiKl.ty,
Snllle DeariKille, Damon C.rrer, tnX
itlirru, IV'JWMI triw,(nt, "(
Vml Pias and Marijurritc I'raltl, Total,
jo ecu la. liral tirade, Aiiie Welti unn.
tticliard Wilry. Ilrrlirrt Mourr, li'ly;
llaiiKhnian,, I'.amta C.oltletp, I', at Iter
Iniilraa, Claienre HitKtirv, IUioIiJ Mj:
liitouli, Clrlla Rltcltcy karl Wall, IU
Illntrr, lloyil l.ung and Doiuilil l.Diiy.
Total 50 rrnta.
Kite doeau't iudkate qnulity
Hewan of fotinlerfeit and 'w'ortli
leaaialve offrred for On Will' Witch
Hazel Halve. DeWilt'H u fheiinly
original. An' infalluile cure for
ptlea and all akin deaera. I life
Delta Drugstore. 1 ' ' '
II. Coruin, who recently' wiint to
(Vntral Point,. Southern Oregon,
in a private, letter, wrilea: "We
have had the tioent winter far
that I hnvei ever eeen anywhere.
No mow au(I very little rain I
don't think the ground haabeen tint
wet to plow at any one time for
more than ft week, nil winter. If
it doea not rain, aeeding will com
ntence tbia week. We all like the
climate here. We can farm, hunt
jackrabhita, proapect for gold. I
ahook hand with A. tt. Luiaa ana
family aa they piiheitl through lure
going to Irfta Angelea. J. W. Clark
aaya he likea tbta part of Oregon
firal rate, (live our beat winhea to
all inquiring friemla "
For the m-aU-Kt abave or hair cut
to be had In Washington county,
go to K. K. dleeiock 'a Shaving Tar
lora, Main alreet. llillaboro, Ore.
Finelv eijuippe.l biith room con
nucled l'opulur pi icee.
The reuiaina d Charlea Vercy
Oliver and John Spierringa Jr.
have Arrived in Sun FraucUco and
will at once be forwarded lo their
reapective burial place The
Sjiierriou'e c.iaket will at once lie
forwa'deit to tliia coun'y, and I)r
Unklator, the adtniniatrator of the
I'etcy O'iver palate, baa wired l;
have Oliver' remain ahlpped
to hi father, (Je-i A. Oliver,
l.ukelaoil, MinuexoU. Oliver ami
Spierriug were member of Com
pany II,
Tin (ileneoe Womliuen are going
to give the awelleat iiiaairjeradi bull
of the xiaxon at Maya' 11 ill, Febru
ary I2ih Knur tir.i-a will In giv
. WiilkerV orebeairu Tieketn.
aril aiol l.iMIii.l lu Mr Vrr, In ' niclndt ng (upper, II. Sjieelatora,
t thrr in..tltrr-(.law He avrra t ii ! 05 , , t T, Jkivb are nr paring
1.. ..ui in aimm.aT luitU till 1 . . J ..... "
7 CJTa""un re.l to have a grand time. Io,, t fail 1
tiled, lie CDuilipaoiO believed that be
bait come to carrr out Ina thrrata anil
wnulit attack Ilia innmlra. J'or tliia rea-
a.. fe ivaalvmUa Rive Mrl.in noailvnnt-
Kntirtataiihi. aa tlte latter -prtwehed
lite enUance to the home.
Ykompatin aaid that be had abut to kill
and aeemed tn bae no nt or utla
Rivion over hia raafc art. Soirn attrr the
htMatiiitf'hfatnrted to Hoiilder on (out
aid mA lloiiaVuble HeiillliiKer abort
diatance obt oflftwn'to whom lie aarrritd
ered hlftfaifir. ,
Ttie atory leading p to the tragedy
aeeina to las about aa (ollowr. Tlie even
ing before Mra. Mcl.in iletired to attend
aurpriae party lo be given to a neigh
bor, in companv with her brother, Mr.
Thompaon, and" her clater and brother-in-law,
Mr. and Mra. 1'iaer. McLln ob
jected, tail Mra. Mcl.in weal in apite of
Iter huaband'a oltjeitl.iin. Il ia atated
ih.it Mcl.in followed the party to the
dance and it wa there that he acted
, violently and uttered the dire IhrenU
that are taaile tlte excitae for the about-
ina. That aauie niilit Mr. Piarr came
to town and awoke Jad(je llartman at I
a. in to awear not a warrant auainat Mc
Lin fur dettarbinu the weare. averTiitK
la at lie, Plaer, waa in fear ol the Uvea of
h ntaelfaml faitnlv. Inline llnnman ta
aued the wnrranl imineiliately, the aaine
tieinu awortt to bv Piaer. 1 be latter men
w.nl In CoiiRtalile Scidlincer'a home,
rouaed that ollictr, and asked lhat Ote
arreat be ntade forthwith. Conatnblc
SrlilHiiuer waa luat recoverinu from
evert lore throat and donhtinK the
real urgency ot the aituntion, aaked to
ill lit
Will be Held at Forest Grove
March 15 and 10.
WIUjIiUOlNTY AFFAIR, NOT LOCAL
Calculated to be Inatructiver-J fLer
change ef hkaa.
,ualin T. Huxton, of Foreat (irove,
write Tmk AK'.i'athata move i
being rriade in the right direcliuu,
A dimly farmer' Inatitulu will lie
held at Foreat (irove, March 15 ami
1(1, when producer can have an in
terchange of ideaa which will prove
beneficial. The program will be
ftnnoiiwi'd in full next week. IU-pri-aeiitittivc
of the Slate Agricult
ural College will read papera: The
Care of Milk; Forage l'lanta and
Oraasea; Coneervation of Soil Moia
lure; Fruit Peat; and Household
Kconomy. Iocal paperf will treat
on the following eubjecta:
w.iim milu fiirm K.T.Walker.
.
The (Joat Imlualry lto faraon.
Home Problem wra. ia miaion,
llainllinii Muiturea on the farm
W. K. Newell.
i'rrtiliiy of Willamette Valley aoila
Miaa llaltie Scltofield,
Thi program will be intera-re-
ed with aelecled nuiiiiiera oi reau
ing, recitiona and muaic Cl J
It Kddy, late of Koaeburg, will de
liver the addreaa of welcome.
Here ta a movement that ehould
inu-reit our farmer. (Set together
and profit by the experience of
your neighbor.
INSTITUTE AT FOREST GROVE
.County Superintendent II. A. Ball
Saturday lat conducted a veyy
pleaannl and profitable teachera in
alilute jit Foreat (trove, in the pub
licacltool building. The program
una-
Diacuaaiou Centra ofStady
M..w to Uet and I'ae Suittdeiucnl-
ary Reading Mila Lonraa MiKiberpf
CIb Kxercisc in Primary Nm ' ' '
bet rtta France Mevrrk
bengraphy ..,'.....' J T Dorreiii
(Juration Pox Attendance
Teacher ureaent were: '
Ivlna lenen, Alida I Aitor, Coral WilU-
ea, V mttcea Myer. I.tlarrta Brown. A
tolmann. I T Dorrien. Akiiea Cronui,
Alice troii.it, W II Hear. K t W Hrd-
itiU, Marv Clark, hatlter Allen, K i
Will. I.iilie M Pnrlrr. llaltie Moon-
Imuiiv Hurk. W II Swot. J T Fletcltrr,
DreH l eal. I'earl Stewart, John H Crai;
and Martha Scrlven Evan.
Tlte next tu--tiitf t)l be held ul
Bi averlon, Feb. 24..
Home few of the farmers reaiding
outaide of thecity limit favor one
half of the road tax or one-third
t leaat being applied by the city
on elreeta leading into town. They
affirm thnt their "rood are better
outaideof town than they are in the
city limit. If anything develop,
they will probably appear before
the county board 'and give the mat
ter a heariftff. although it i doubt-'
ful if tin board baa ny authority
to act in the matter. As a. matter
of buainea. the city fchouldjevy it
own street tax, and have, the work
done under city supervision. To
Una end the charter should l.e
ramed. .11 llillaboro want good
entrance to the city ht should
waiir herself and have Iter power
where she want them.
"I am indebted to One Mi tute
Cough Cure for my health and' life.
Il cured me of iung trouble follow
ing grippe." Thousands owe their
lives to the prompt action of this
never failing remedy. It cure
cough., cold, croup, bronchitis,
pneumonia, gippcanu iiiruut sou
lung trouble. Its early uae prevent
conaurnption. It ,is the only liarm-
lesa remedy that gives immediate
reaulta. The Delta Drug Store.
Colonel Thomas J. Bramel de
parted Monday for the Koseburg
Soldiers' Home, where he will re
main until he can get a transfer to
the m Angeles Home. Mr. Bram
el ia a veteran of the Mexican War,
and is an old pioneer of the Pacific
Blope. For year and years he has
lived in Washington county and
his friend are legrn. Y hen he
get to the home he will meet with
Col. U. D, Campbell, and David
Ilice, formerly of this place and
then look out for a good old fash
ioned") am swop." T.ii t Akui-s
wishes Mr. Itran.el a pleasant so
journ in his new quarters.
For sale or trade: 75 acres farm
with Hillsboro or, Portland for a
market. GO acres under plow,
(iood house, barn and outbuilding.
Will sell . for cash or trade for
another farm more suitable for
running stock. Inquire 'at' AH'iue
ollice.
Jl
ll
m'rr
Goes to the Penitentiary for
; One .year.' ' ' -
iciLY"! ILLEK FIN ED y bOLLARS.
judge MiRrirlf Held a Sitting of Cir
cuit Court, SaUrday.
Phillip Lang, a county charge,
died at the county farm, 10:30,
Sunday night, aged about 80 year
Mr. ltradley ea,Vft that. Lang was a
finished musician t lie waa born
fit Germany, pid was educated in
live 'dilfcrrtit langunges.'' He had
no relative. , Lang'. death leaves
but fourteen charge at the farm.
Judize Thomas A. McBride came
out Saturday and held an adjourn
ed session of circuit court. Two
criminal case were disposed of in
abort order. Frank M. Gardner,
who was charged with polygamy,
having Brat married, in 1885, Alice
Church, at Salem, and then with
out divorce having wedded Mr
Foord, of llillaboro, pleaded guilty
to the charge and was eentenced
to one year in the penitentiary.
Deputy Sheriff Deichman conveyed
him to the State prison Saturday
evening.
Julius Miller, or "Cully," the us
ual sobriquet, asked that his indict
ment of grand larceny be reduced to
pelty larceny. Upon his requeat
beineeranled.be immediately
pleaded guilty. The indictment
charged theft of bacon, shoulders
nd lard from the warehouse of P.
M. Jsckaon, in 1895. As Annans
the principal witness was dead, the
Judge thought that a reduction of
the charge and a fine would be
better than a long drawn trial
"Cully" was fined f-50 and paid the
fine. 8. B. Huston was Miller's
council, and asked for the mercy of
the ceurt, which waa followed by a
like appeal from the defendant.
OTIlKK CASES ACTED ON.
J. M Thompson, ot Forest Grove,
must pay to hie wife's council 150
on or -before March 1, and Via on
or before Marc'.i 20. to enable her
to defend the divorce suit brought
against her.
J. W. Canon must pay f 100 to
his wife before court sets, to enable
her to defend the nt for divorce
The court dismissed the divorce
case of Lillie Meyer vs Iwis Meyer.
stHting lhat from the eviuenc
neither, in hi judgment, was en
tilled to a decree
Henry Beavert,"anoiu aim ie
peeled resident of Sherwood, died
at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
W. A. Snyder, on Sunday morn
ing, tie was oorn in i pic county,
Kansas, Dre. 16, ; crossed the
plain, drivirg an.ox ttm. in 1853
and reached Portland the same
.ywar,',wi(tre he stayed a short time,
living on he eat aide of the river.
from Portland he Came up the
river aa far a Chanipoeg, and fand
ing' there, came to Sherwood, where
be lived lill his death. He waa
married to Marv C. Bailie, in 18C(,
who died about 28 years ago. To
them were horn four daughters, twoi
of whom, Mr. W. A. Snvder and
Mrs. Alex Bailv, are still living.
their second child having died in
infancy and the fonrlh when about
16 The funeral from the home
where he died was conducted bv
Hev. J. M. Barber, of the Sherwood
Congregational church, and hia re
mains laid lo rest in the Pleasant
Hill cemetery.
I. L. Paterson, a first class prac
tical printer, and for several yeara
with the limes and Hatchet, died
at Forest Grove, luesoay, troru a
alroke of paralysis. Patterson was
48 years of age, and was born at
V est Liberty, Iowa. Jn lsii he
married Lillie L. Prather, a sister
to Mrs. Chaa. Bowen, who wi.b a
married daughter survives hira.
He came to Forest Grove 10 years
ago, and recently became interested
in a patent mail pouch, which be
was placing on the market when
taken ill. Patterson was a good,
kind hearted gentleman, and had
many friends. The remains were
interred in the Nsylor cemetery
yesterday.
A surprise party was la9t Friday
evening tendered Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. Crocker, who reside near
Newton, by the members of the
Endeevor of the Christian chrjreh.
Those present were: Mr. an 1 Mrs.
John Humphreys: the Misses Gert
ie, Minnie and Carrie lonaldson,
Bertha and Minnie Heidel. Paul
ine Brown, Eunice Robinson,- Pas
tor Sickafoose, W. L. Crocker, Os
car Kelsay, Everitt Crocker, Daaiiel
Donhouser and Jesse A'joifc
ITTE ARGUS
: FEBUARY 1900 :,
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Hun I Mini Tnm WmI (TIhi KM eU
11
5 f 6 j 7 FMl0
" 12 1 13 1 14 j iryifefi; '
19 f 20 1:21 J "22J3 24 .
2CI 27 28 I V"
PROKKHHIONA I.;
F. A. 3AILEY, M. a .
I'hyaU'lan, Burgeon and Accoai'her
Office nr Uillalxiro Pharmacy. Kt ai
de nee south-west corner Baaeline aoil
Second. All caKs promptly atteadea
day or nighl. .
: , , , ., J , i. J
S. T. L1NKLATER, M. B. C. M.t
; PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Office, at (kaidaneg Eaalof Court Hon
JAMES PIILUPE TAMIES1E, If. D4.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Surgeon Southern Pacific Railroad Co. '
consultation in French or English. Of-;
6e and Reaidence aoath aide of Main
Bear Odd Feliows' Baildine. Hillsboro.
a TOHCta. . -t tomcuk
mot at
mm. H. t E. B, TONGUE.
Attorneys-At-Law.
Room 3 4 & 5, Morgan Blk, Htll.bori.
H. T. BAGLEY,
ATTORNEY-AT LAW
Dtputy DWttrlct Attorney lor Washing
ion t'oontv,
Ofike tapMairs over CelU Draw; Steve.
V.,
1 I
4FTI
be eieuaed until morniiig, when lie would
attend to the matter. Tlii waa finally
aureed to ami Piarr went hia way. The
following morning Countable Seidliner
went to Seuuoia to arrest McLin, but be
waa not at hia home and eoald not be
fouaid. Finallv the conatalao returned
In town without iiiakitui thearrrM, The
afternoon of that day the aboating gcr
rurrnl a before rHatll' ' v
Thowpao'n, after being take Into ctta
tody, waa kept here over Tuesday night
and Wednradav ntorniitg was taken to
the county jall'by Constable Seidlinger.
Thuraday a complaiiit charging Thomp
ann with naanttll to commit murder wa
Wwortl to by Mcl.in in Juatice HartmanV
kCourt. Friday fiwenooii Thoitipaon was
1 brought up from Smita Crux and waa
1 taken before Judge Hartttinn, when tb
charge wn formally made and bail fixed
at $1,000. In default of aitme. defendant
was returned lo the oounty jail during
the afternoon.
McLln'n wound wateanaed ty a bullet
front a 11 caliber rifle, which entered lite
throat directly in front and just to lite
righ of the trackae, It then passed
through t h e aeosowlinRU and ranged
backward aad downward, lodging some
where near trie backbone between the
boulders, wheTe it could not lie found.
The wound though serious, ia not a fatal
An anil tin. natient la already on the
road to recovery, under the treatment of
Dr. Caesar. MeUu Is being carea tor hi
the home of Mr. and Mr. J. H, I'rlnce.
Crd of Thanaa.
We take this opportunity to express
our heartfelt gratitude to all who
so kindly came to our assistance
in our bereavement.
J. P. Magkuokk,
M Ida L. Claek.
Hillsboro, Or., Feb. 1, 1000.
Ten head work horses for sale;
weight from 1.200 to 1.400 lbs
Also 1 fresh milk cow. Inquire, of
H..A. Ruble, 1J miles west of Hills
boro, on' Baseline road.
go if you want 11 genuine bid fash
ioned tune. . .; ,
1 lie Indie of lite l ong, rtiurcii
will give a concert at the church,
Wed tesday evening, February 7,
which will consist of solos, duets,
and i.isinimenlal music, The best
musk al talent of the city will par-
ticinate. and the ladies intend lo
iitakti thia lh event of the season
Price of ticket, 2 ) cents; children
under lifteen, 10 cents. Concert
begin at 8:00 P. M.
Special 30 days' sale of pluah lap
robe. Lowest itrices ever known
i 11 Hillsboro. Pioneer Harness
Shop; A. M.Carlile, Manager.
In anwther column will t3 found
an article detailing thu Thompson
Mt I. in shooting 1 . Clifniu. Mc
Liu waa a native sou of thia county
and TliompHon was his brother-! n
law. Mcl.in had recently lived at
Keedvillu. Thompson waa at one
time h resident of Cornelius.' ror
these reaw.is ihe article is given
space
Eighty acres of unimproved land
within a few miles ol lireenvuie.
Easily cleared and will make
splendid dairy ranch. Running
water on place. Will sell cheap.
Enquire at Alton
Rev. C, C. Poling will preach in
the United Evangelical church of
thia city, Saturday, Feb. J, at i:JU
Also on Sabbath Feb. 4 at 11 jOO a
fti.: and at 7:30 ;. m. He will
'preach on the same date at Reed
ville at 3 p. m. There will lie com
niuninn service at the close of the
morning sermon
The Awin is now prepared to
give, a club rate of $2.00, cash, for
TiiK AutiUHand ban flraneisoo IU
aunner one year, litis is open
for all who pay in advance,,,. . ,. ,
Tlw Glencoe dog poisoner is'iiot
losing any time. Dr. Sandford
lost a valuable setter last Thurs
day, through having a pill admin
istered. 1'his makes the fifth can
ine the Dr. has lost in the last few
years, and the twelfth Glencoe dog
to go to Dog Heaven by the poison
route.
Go to V. J. Barber, Second Street,
for it neat shave or haircut, satis
faction guaranteed, Fine . bath
room in connection,
A. J, Roy, of Greenville, was in
the city yesterday. He states that
plowing ia under way on the high
lauds, although the bottom lauds
are vet too moist lot work. One
man, he Bays, has commenced seed
ing.
Sherman Mi 1 1 e r, who several
years ago oonducled a barber shop
in this city, is here from Puget
Sound, to take his father home with
him. Sherman says he still has a
tender regard for old HiliBUoro. t.
Cigars at F. J. Barber's, 2nd St
Farm For Sale.'
rC..I4 ul...,ii ult.uia fi.r mpn iv.tmpii
.,.,1 r-bildrHii-ir von. dont believe " vui il.ink iht.i a weather
H. Wehi iAi.g Jt Son have the niitst (breeder? Don't 'l answer at once.
coinpiete line in the ciJiV Voti ehould Mrs A M. Carlile visited with
go and satisfv,yourMlf. A-leval'Mm. . 5 PLeTi. of Portland
frw mlds left over, regardless of Cinjt.'Stindav! '
, .:. .. .. l .....I ' ' . .
11 we can oniy nttuu. ju.c ...., ,:M.t ff .Sundav morning at
see US, (:liriiiii i-linrrli- "Cnv ill Nat-
rhe fnne'riil of Mrs. "Caroline Estire" Eveiiing: "What must I
lluit (Kcui red lust Sattir.daa. hire-' Believe in Order Ult Saved."
noon, lliecereinoniHS Iteing condm t- . Min8 Alta Lamkin 1 a s t night
Wra, H. Wehrung, president of
the State Board of Agnculture is
billed for an address at the State
Capitol, Febuary 7. 1900, his sub
ject to be: "The Relation of the
. a. m rn 1
State Kair to Agricwiinre u n e
object of the meeting is to form a
Fermers' Congress, to get a4k the
productive industries in loser
touch.
JOHN M. WALL,
ATTORN BY-AT-LA W
Office Vpstairs, Bailey-Macgact Block.
Rooms, 1 and 1.
HILLSBORO. - ORKOOtt.
SMITH BOWMAN,
ATTORNEYS-AT. LAW .
Notarial Work and ConveyLdctng. '
Itooaaa t A 7 Morgan Blk., Hillshorn. Or
Fifty acre birtn for sale; slightly
rolling; good barn, MxM, Imilttwo
years, cost 400; fair ItoTiVe'. 18x2S;
othif 1 buildings; good brick well;
running water year rotii.d; good
orchard: 25 at res cle red; resleasy
to clear, 10 yearaslasbed ; five acre
standing live tir limber; eight miles
from Hillsboro, and only ten miles
from Portland. Will sell cheap
Inquire of L. A. Long, Awn s office.
or at the farm. C. Hansen,
Bethany, Ore.
HILLSBORO SCHOOL TAX.
The school meeting of the Hills
bom school district was held Sat
urday last, with a very small at
tendance. A hn mill tax wa vot
ed. and as the school district valu
at ion on the tax roll is d,16U.SU,
Ihe levy, if all be p a i d, will net
$3,1110.80. The state fund will not
exceed if 1.600, so the total fund
will be H7(i!l 30. This money will
lie sttent. viz:
Nine month's school f3.400.00
Woud and incidentals 100.00
Interest on hood 500.00
Balance to appy on bonded debt. 769.30
The meeting also voted to give
the hoatd authority to refund the
$9,000 bonded debt h issuing rw
bonds, warrant, or not, the loan
Ui ns secured to 1 at the lowest
rale of interest and under the best
terms jbtainahle. It was also vot
ed to nav off 1,000 on the banded
debt, st the warrantuleht will be a
few hundred more at the close
the school year.
Fiva Dollars Reward
of
For delivery of stray qw; 3 ye
old, past; J Jersey; crop ofl left
and slit in right ear; bluish brown.
nith some white on belly. Sup
posed to have been fresh in July..
II. W, MnxKit,
Four miles N. E. of Glenuoe; iPost
ollice address, Glencoe, Or.
The 2d Quarterly Conference of
the Hillsboro Methodist church will
be held Saturday, at 10:30 a. 111.
Rev. D. A. Walters, of Salem,
Presiding Elder, will preach in the
Methodist church, sunaay evening.
C. B. Bunnell, of Tigardville, was
in the city Monday, attending to
legal business.
William R. Whitney, of Forest
G'ove, has had his pension renewed
at 8 00 per month.
Mr. and Mrs. Perry Gardner, a
girl, Jan. lo. We are looking for
cigars
ed under tie allspices of General
Bauson Relief Corps, ol wl,ncu de-
eeased w a a member. 2 u 1 1 e a
number uf. the. ladies of the Red
Cross were prfseni as w e r, e also
many mend of the. latnuy.
.'. Hpiirv P.' Ford, the denial 'Port
land detective from Portland,' aild
erstwhile Washington county poli
tician, was in the city, Monday,
swinging around the circle with
his political and other mends.
Henry still has a warm spot in his
heart for old Hillsboro.
For the next thirty days H. Weh
rung & Sons will make the follow-1
ing leduction in ladies and gents
mackintoshes:
Present price, 3.00, reduced to
2.40; 3.50 value, reduced to 2 90;
4 00 value, to 3.20; 5.00 value, to
4.00; 6, to 5.
E. C. Schulmerich, the enterpris
ing South Tualatin dairyman and
allround farmer, is building a large
barn on the original Schulmerich
farm, which will be .4 x 92 and 50
feet high. Tliere will be. ,a place
for silo, and the building will be
fully equipped for dairy purposes.
Lewis Dennis. Sulera. Ind., says.
"Kodol Dyspepsia piare did me more
good thai anything 1, ever laoK.
It digests what you ,ea and cannot
help but cure dyspepsia and stom
ach troubles. The Delta Drug
Store.
Jese Beani Jr., wose father
lives at Greenville, was killed Jan.
20, at Pendleton, by a f r e i g h t
train. The voting man was 19
years of nge and had over 2,000
J . . n , 11 I
worth ol properly 111 UKiitn, menu
octno county, California.
Now is the time to get your sub
scrintion on a cash in advance basis
and take advantage of the Altai's
clubbing rate. Tiik Attars and
Oregonian, or ;1K And's and Ex
aminer, ,c$h in advance, 2.00
per year.- , .
Patton & Hidfchef, of Scoggiu
valley, have purchased the old mill
site of Col. T. It. Cornelius, twelve
miles wist of Forest Grove and will
move their machinery to that place.
Thev will cut into a fine body of
timber and saw for eastern orders.
Don't fail to get one of those K.
N. & F. Co. suits while their stock
is complete in all sizes, at H. Weh
rung k Sons. Also splendid line
of overcoats. No trouble to fit you
and uo trouble to shaw you our
lines.
Mrs. Nellie Knos ha been given
a divorce from Frank Knos by the
Multnomah circuit court. They
worn married at Hillsboro. Feb 5.
11891. Frank Enos will be remeui
Perry Watson, of Greenville, and
u.. :,. a itiat amdioivn wnr-
horsea f 0 r democratic principles, bered as.,a, trainer and driver 'ol
waa in the city yesterday. last horses
entertained about twenty 0 f her
friend. ' hist, and games and
light refreshments were the order
of the'etiiing.
Cornelias hat' voted 14 mills
schutd tax. As that little city ha
setfcraThiindred dollars in the treae-
urv. ihere will be no citv tax this
year,- so iirojief ty bwners get off
lucKV a total 01 zo nuns taxa
tion.
It will soon be plow and -seed
time. Bring in your harness to
the Second: Street Harness shop
for repairs eet terms for a new
set. A. M. Carlile, Manager.
Mrs. Louisa tucker Mwell is
in the city thia week, guest of her
parents, Mr. n d Mrs. Thomas
Tucker, who' have just returned
fiom a trip to Portland
Herman fJebinow and Henry
Volker, who live near Blooming,
became involved in fisticuffs recent
lv: each swore to a complaint
aeainst the other. Justice Smith
taxed each a "ten-spot" and just
ice smiles serenely at the way ward
ntss of young men.
Superintendent W.T.Gardiner,
of the Portland Bovs' A Girls' Aid
Society, was out yesterda;', and un
der acquiescence of the county
iudgel returned with Will and Lena
uurrougns, agea it ana 10 reepecv
ively, whose mother is ill and
nearly destitute.
"'Mrs Conrad Schulmerich, whose
life ivas despaired of the first of the
week, is slowly improving and may
live for some Uum;. All the. child
reit were summ'oned Monday, as
dissolution was thought to be ap
proaching. The improvement is a
great relief to family and triends.
JjIi.ii Northrop, of tlte Hotel
Hillsikm), Found an 8.r c-rit gold
nugget' in the craw of a chicken,
Sunday.' The chicken came from
the South Tualatin district, and
this U not the first gold found in
this wanner from the same section
The .nugget te perfectly formed,
nearly egghaped, and the pure
(stuff. ' Look out for a -Klondike!"
Sixty acres of Ihe Ebbert dona
tion, located south of the Butler
mill, and within 11 miles of Reed-
ville, will be so'd at sheriff's sale
next 'Mondav morning. This land
baa perhaps a thousand dollar's
worth of fine ash, c-ak and fir and
as the land is well located and soil
verv fertile, here will be chance
for land speculation. The roads
leading from the place to the rail
line are excellent and as the mortg
age and judgment amount only to
850. parties'wanti'rig land, ehould
look after the sale.' South door 01
W. E. Thorne i tearing' down
one of the city's oldest landmarks
the building situated on the corn
er of Second and Baseline streets.
across the street iroi Congress
man Tonnue's residence, the
building was erected over 40years
ago by the father of Join M. Brown,
the grocer.
Reedville CippPuge: Readville
school district has voted a two mill
school tax. There was splendid
time at Oglebv's social danoe Sat
nrday evening. It is reparted that
some potatoes not properly cover
ed were touched wit the frost last
Saturday night.
J. C. Hare and famfly will soon
move to Portland where they can
have the advantages of the High
School. They wiUnext week move
to a South Portland location. Mr.
Hare will continue- hi logging and
milling operations in this section.
Charles Hiatt, of Gates Creek,
lumbering with I). R Rasonerwas
last Saturday severely bruised by a
loir rolling on him. No bones were
broken althout h the iesh was bad
ly lacerated. It wrll lay him up
for several weeks.
The literary meeting iP the En
worth League will be held at the
M. E. Parsonage this Friday even
ing. Subject: "Longfellow.!' The
young people espeeially are invited
to attend.
Mrs. J. C. Hare and Miss- Eliza
beth Johnson were at Portland
Monday evening to hear the
world's famous voealist," Mile Em
ma Nevada, at the Marquam
Grand.
There will be a basket soeial at
West Union cbwrch, Wednesday
evening. Feb. 7, 1900, the proceeds
to be used toward getting an organ
for the church. All1 are cordially
invited.
An onion house, and barn on- the
property o f H. P". Ford, located
near Sherwood, were Mbnday con
sumed by fire, ft ia reported that
500 bushels of imwoiis- were destroy
ed.
D. B. Lusbv, of Greenville? wa
in the city Taesday, wearing-a
hroad smile. The occasion ofr thU
was a 101b bovrhttrn January 13
the first boy of the family. .
The O. & T. T Company i mov-
ina the central office. frou Hoyt's
Jewelry store t-J B; Gates' place
on Second street. Miss Erma
Latham will artae'Helloa! Halloa.'
E. P. Cad weW. F'o r e. s t Grove's
capitalist and prometer.was in the
niiv Mondav. Mr. Cadweltii now
interested in eewral!htindred acres
of Polk county farming lands. t!
E. J. Groaiv of' Schnlls, was in
the citv yesterday. Mr. ftroat was
enlisted in the 1st and 4lst ;Wfs-k
consin reginaentSywat oLUiaRbe5-i
ion.
W. N. BARRETT ';
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Srureso to Banett A Adams.) '
Office, VpStairs, Central Block. ; , .
HILLSBORO, OREGON.
DR. J. E. ADyiNS,
Fifteen years Experitaee an Billsboto. '
Firstclass services; Charge reasonable.
Office, tTnkn Blk. over Pharmacy.
HILLSBORO. ORGON
DR. C B. BROWN
DENJIST
516 Oekum Building. Portland, Oregon.
Will be in Hillsboro every fourth Mon
day in each month.
Carstens Bros.,
KANUFACOUKKKS 9t
Rougt .Dfrssed Lumber ';
" Sash, Drs ouldinga, Etc
HILLSBORO - OREGON.
Executrjjr rTotlce. ;
Notioeis Hereby given that the under
signed lias been by the- County court 0.
the state:of Oregon, for Waahingtou cohnt, v
tv, appointed and contfrtned as ExeeueKxi . ,
of thu estate-of Oeorge Oscar Rogers, atO .
reused. aiJ has- duly qualified a auOu'
execnttx. .. All' persolis havfig.clftjm
agtunsUaiiiu jTState are hereby Teutred . fu
prearit,the ssarn to nte at'twe lw orlice
of Hon. : B. H'ustoit, in .HtlHboro, Ore.,,
with proper- vouchers tfteroto attached,
within siamrnths tront date hereof. :
,1 1 AnaLtHR K. HoiiKaa, , ,
Ke.;ceciu)rii,p.rtb eatatw of. George Ottcaf '
Kogtrs,'defiel,.
' Pated a k'otest Gr?ye, Or.,, this 11th
dav of Janunrv, 19 0. ', '
. lv. irwn!i, Attorney for Kxeeatrix.
Administratrix' Notice.
Notice is hereby given that the uttder
ftgtu'd bus beam by tho t'ounty court of -.
the state of Oregon, for Waahiiigtoii court J
tv, KpTKiiitdSHlliiintatnitriX'Of the KataW '
o'l'S. A.K4ink,.dweiialvaiid tltat all. per-'
sons hiiving itluiitiaagainst the said Kstate ...
are roiiuoHted to present the aanie to ma.,; te
pro(erty venrAed. wllMU six months trorftj
f hVavertoH, Wksliitigtoa noutity, Oregon,
Ki.ika KsarH M. Ksaaa,
AdnninstrutrfK ol the estate oe 0. A.
KliafcideceuHid,, Dated .Juiiuar Jl, !)..,
A..K Fltsgelr unnrnay for adiiiiiiiatra-a;
trixJSUoiu ' M MuKny Building, Portrr
land, Ore; ki
Thos. Bradjr; of Slfervioods' weja
in the city yesterday. ,: Mr. Brady
made thi office a-pleasant call;
courthouse Moiifia'vC'T e b. 5, at and the Awjiis wiH gi to himMcfr
10:00 a. da. 'another jear..
'lite finest aits of meat at Br'sP
Fitfiiey building;
Mrs. R. K. Ennis, who some
time agn'snstainetl a severe 'fWl, is
improving slightly. ,
llav for sale; loose or'-baleatj eat
of Hil'lsiioro; K. H.' W'aneii., ;
A. M. Porter, prinoifaf of the
Cornelina. school, was ill last week,,
ami his, sister, Mise tillre Fritter,,
took charge of his work.
For each IjfOO cash pwrehawa-yous
net a ticket entitling you to a ehance-
on a l,90OiiMlel, Ghhmihia Bicycle,
r.t U.,VirvUTiiS)ii. ,
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