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VOL. XI.
HILLSBORO, OREGON, JULY 21, 1904.
NO. 19
I'll
IS
Nearly Two Millions of I)o.
Iiiih KccoiiiincndcJ he Spent.
TWO YEAKS TO PIXISII WORK
Ouiluuk for Columbia Klvrr and
Iwpivvruirat Fine.
liar
Major I.angllU, of Portland, ami
wild It in charge of 1 lt United
' States Kuginetr Corps oil I lie river
improvements, recommends that
. lout two million dollars I spent
withiu the neat two years on the
, ddurubia river and bar, and this,
'he contends, will give tu an open
river beyond doubt. He asks tint
u2r.lKX) be spent on Urn rivi-r, tnJ
the balance on llie bar. The water
over I he har has deeiii), and
wiih lliii much more on jelly work
;a apltmlid channel ea petted.
The Poil ol Portland le of great
importance for northwest ehipping,
and lb river haa not had the
national tunporl it position as a
inarilime course has warranted,
Si deaths at Chicago, from heat,
' Monday.
r Koih big imlitieil parties will
renter on carrying New York.
t Arreela for drunkennnos nuin
lered VI in Portland, Sunday.
t'ortelyuti will manage the re
publican caniNiigii from Chicago.
J Thru people dip J from heat at
J'hicago, Sunday. Mercury wae
W-
4 The Japanese reptileed Hit Ru
ians si Mo lien Pass, and the lit
"W l at I.UOO nifii.
I Japan denies that the lost
"KlOt) men on July 10. lluania
proclaim! that the report is trim.
The Democrats have n hope ol
tarrying any etat a tt ol the
Mississippi and north of DUie
line.
t
f (Steal Britain has order. d a Heel
Pinto the Red bea to Hop Huiaia
,, trout stopping British hips going
' lu the Orient.
' I All rural mail carriers wboee
routes ais over '24 unlus in length,
f will receive (100 addiiinual salary
'after July I jut piused.
;. Filty thousand packing house
mm in eastern clliea are on a
strike, and before the week is out
? lhl laimler may he aw tiled to
Sr 5,0Ui.
tl it ia repotted that Preidenl
Knosevell an I Heiiat.ir Kaitbanka
f Jiave had a serious dieagreeimni as i
-to how the campaign should be
. ,4'ouuucted.
' Thirty three thouaand land siak
.in registeied at Vanktui, 8 0,
J .tip to Monday, going there to file
j. tm the Indian reservation, thrown
jnpen to the publio.
1 1 Troop K, Ninth Cavalry, (color
i ed) after being ruled out of the
F maneuvers at Camp Hteilacmn,
I AVasb., in the military Incline,
' tharged into the Washington
I troops and 10th Infantry and
s, sahered several troopers, four being
ijnjured..
, I f The schooner Zaiupa, txuind from
t euro iu l uiiiiiiu in uanari,
(went ashore at
Vear Ilwaco, Bai
lessel is on tl
iia a total loss.
went aanore ai i.eaubeller I'nint,
Saturday night. The
the beach and will
Wrt littaaaa efaaa 1,ul
i The gale which beat her on the
leach was going (10 miles an hour.
I F, Kent Liomis, envoy from the
1 1'. H. to King 'Menelik, of Ahys
I iwia, carrying a oominerical treaty,
and who waa a passenger on the
i Kaiier Wilhelm, either lell over
board, or was foully dealt with,
while at sea a few miles from
da 'w iviwi swn v iiyt ni'is ivp
Plymouth, Kiigland, lately. His
I body was found washed ashore,
' the last of the week.
LOCAL and COUNTY
,' i miuis uarsiena and wile were
down from Manning Tuesday.
I I D. B. lOmerick and C. Molstead,
, 01 Mcholle, were in town Tuesday
1 I Zina Wood Hr. is building an ad
i dition to his resilience in Bouth
I llillsboro. ' ,
i v nnsB senna roe. oi aiuoi. uiaiio.
M - t aa a.t 1 a
. 11 the auest of her aunt. Mrs. (I. II
j Wilcox, and will remain several
I Weeks.
f !l)r. J. K. Ad kins departed for
t JOne, luesday, anil will not he in
, bis dental pallors until about
August 1. '
J I Married: July 17, M04, at the
: borne of the bride's parents, Air.
t and Mis. W. V. Booth, of Hills
I poro, Rev. 8. J. Talbit, officiating,
I lr. II W. Kofer aud MUs Eleie
r li. Bootb.
0. (i Wilkes has tendered his
resignation aa eiiperlnleiideiil of
the llillebnro water and light
plant, to lake efl'wt on the Aral of
the month. Mr. Wilkes has been
with the plant almost continuously
inca the city purchased the
system, in one capacity nr another,
and, since Jos. Hector left to take
charge of the McMinnville plant,
baa bean the superinteudsnt
Tht county court is asking for
sealed hiils on the construction of a
bridge, to he about M4 feet in
length, and averaging 14 feel in
height, to b bullion the Portland
Taylor's FVrry road. The bridge
ia across one of the many low
plecee that abound in thai section
of the county.
This is uiidwsy of the "good old
summer time," and we are making
a big reduction in silk waist goods
and all summer drets goods. We
wean buainess. li. Wehrung
Hons.
Pen Bolt, bred and raiaed by the
Tongue estate, and one of the fast
eat roadsters in Oregon, is offered
for sale by bin present Portland
owner.
W. K Pruyn, of llcppner, was
down the MmI of ths week, attend
ing the funeral of his mother, the
late Mis. Arvillu Pruyn. He re
turned to his home Tuesday.
For sale at a bargain: A
Champion binder, run but two
seasons, snd in good repair. Hi
foot cut IC. K. Lyons, 2 miles
wrlheaal of IlilUboro.
Married:' July 17, IfKM. Rev.
Alvord officiating, Mr. Harry Whit
ney and Miee Blanche Hatlreall.
The yrobiii ia from Manning and
the bride is from Dilley,
Peter Hpicrringe wss down from
Greenville, Monday, snd exprcis to
start his threshing oiiilil on Friday
of this week.
Hoi. Jack was up from Farming
ton Monday, and says the frost did
but little damage in his section.
Argus and Ortgouian, f'2.00.
ADJOURNED SESSION.
The County Boa id met in an ad
journed eeeeion last Friday and
tranaauted the following business:
Bond of Heooider Kuratli filed
ami approved at 93,000, with l)r F
A Bailey and Kd Sdiulmerich as
sureties.
W ) Wood to be given a certifi
cate of redemption on certain
realty upon payment of tai, penal
ly mid IntereHt.
Inquest eipeneee of A I) McC.a
hy, deceased, ordered paid.
Tax of L'i.HI remitted to W J
Wall, aaariument of lilO.'S, as lire
burned pereonal and real property.
Ordered that personal property
of A 1 Mcuahey be turned over to
heira.
Ordered
that J W Sswell as tai
collector be credited with .delin
quent tax remittance.
Ordered that County (Mark iatue
warrants for collection of delin
quent taxes.
Ordered that Hhtrit! J W Con-
iid! file a bond of flS.OOOas tax
collector,
J B Imlsy, of Reidville, granted
warehouse licence, bond dnlv
filed.
It appearing that John Nelson
paid on lunds not his owo, through
error, and hia own property going
eliuquent, it is ordered that pen'
ally In remitted on his own land
II II Clark authorized to move
rock crusher from Forest Grove
stone quarry to Dillcy, on the
county quarry.
PUBLIC SALE.
The undersigned will sell at public
sale st his farm 1 miles northeast
of Glencoe, at ten a. in., on
SATURDAY, JULY 23.
Three Graded Jennys, three years
old, all in milk, good milkers; one
Graded Jersey oow, in milk, six
years old; one Durham cow, 6
years old, fresh, with calf at side;
three Jersey-Durham heifers, 2
years old; one 2-vear old steer;
Durham-Jersey hull, 2 years; three
yearling heifer b, Durham-Jersey;
three yearly steers; one Holstein
Durham oow, with young calf;
brood how aid six shoats; eight
goats; 2 dozen chickens.
TKRMSOFBALR.
110 and under, cash; Over ? 10,
one year's time, approved note, 8
per cent, interest. Four per cent,
off cash over 10.
Kd. H. North RHP,
B. P. Cornelius, Auctioneer.
WAREHOUSE NOTICE.
The undersigned has charge of the
Aplin warehouse at Cornelius, and
will be ready to store hsy and
grain, after July I. Will also keep
on hand for sale, a supply of flour
and feed. A good chopper will be
run in connection.
C. B. Buchanan.
I.nds From Multnomah Could
not Find llin'uibothain.
THE SCORE WAS SEVEN' TO OXE.
The sat Lose Tally was due to Errors,
sr it Would Have Keen Shut-out.
The Nelson litrdwere baseball
team played Kt-llwood to a finish at
the local ground laat Sunday, and
the Multnomah players fuil-d to
fl.id Iliganbothant for safe hit' at
any time, and the one score that
they finally made against the seven
laid away by llillsboro, was given
tbeiu through sn error. llign
botham struck nut 1'.) batemen,
while digging, for tha visitors, fan
ned hut 11. Ail the llillsboro boys
put up a good game, and at no
time was there any -danger of a
stampede of tallies for the KtlUood
Isds. The line tin:
Hilleboro
Higan botham . . .p...
Siegrist c ...
Moore. 1 b.
Williama '2 b.
Brown JJ b.
Don Hare s r..
Wann. ....r f..
Brad foid c f .
Humphreys........! f..
Pell wood
... Higtins
Bailey
Heale
,N Morrow
......Duval
Druhot
0 Morrow
, Zeake
Locke
EXCURSION RATES TO YAQUINA
BAY.
On June 1st the Southern Pacific
Co will resume sale on rCxcnndon
tickets to Newport and Yaqtiina
Bay. Both Season and Saturday
to Monday tickets will be sold
This popular resort is growing in
favor each year, hotel rates sre
reasonable and the opportunities
for fishing, hunting and sea hath
iog are unexcelled by any other re
sort on the Pacific Coast.
HILLSBORO AT ST. LOUIS.
Oregon's exhibits at St. Iois is
attracting more attention than the
display of any other state. Much
of this is due to Hon. W. II. Weh
rung, of Hillsboro, who is Superin
tendent of the Oregon Exhibit, and
who has charge of the Oregon
Oregon's .Superintendent.
lion. W. H. Wehrung, of llillsboro.
Building. Mr. Wehrung first came
into prominence ag a master hand
at this 'line of work when he as
sumed the presidency of the Ore
gon State Fair Board, and he
placed that institution at the head
of Western exhibition and display.
In Charge of a Peartnient.
W, G. Hare, of Hlllshoro.
W, G. Hare, of this city, and
who is a son of Hon. W. I). Hare,
is in charge of the Forestry and
Game exhibit, and he is getting to
be an adept in making the best of
the display to Oregon s advantage
Hillsboro is strictly in it at the
big Exposition.
It was Dick Correri, on the Hare
place, instead of D. P. Correri, who
suffered the big loss by frost last
week. The freeze did not hurt D.
Vvr
P.'i crop In the least.
Local news on every page of The
Argus.
Harvesting and threshing have
commenced.
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs.
0. A. Patterson died the last of the
week.
James Young and family are
taking their annual outing over in
the Netarts.
Advertised letters HilNboro pod
office: Mrs. Ella Kant man; Mis.
Marion Kaizman.
Fred Adams is moving his family
up from Bcti oil a and will make
llillsboro his home.
Will Hochatetler, of the Ameri
can Type Founders' Co, of Port
land, spent Sunday with his uncle,
C. Blaser.
Frank 8ues, who haa been
catching (or the Albany team in
.State Lesgue, has finished the sea
son, and is visiting friends in this
county.
Attorney C. V. Tslmage. of
t:h i. . T. ...!..
""s. ... o.-u
Mr. Jalmape has len mayor of;
the bay city, and haa built up quite
a law practice over ther.
I
If. U. Findley, of Cellar
pit t
was in town Monday, and says the
rural d-li very route leading out of
Portland into the Cedar Mill sec
tion, inadoits first trip last Friday.
R X. Whitlaw and wife; Mrs
Tilburv.end daughters; Rev. Tal
bot and family, and Rev. K. F
Zimmermen and familv left thiiiForeet drove to finish up, so Gray- j
week for a several week's outing in ;
the Netarts section. '
Kx Attorney Oeneral Idleman.!MRS. ARVILLA MILES PRUYN.
of Portland, was out Monday, on I
legs! business in the circuit court, j
Other prominent Portland altnr-l
neys present wre . M. take and
Frank Freemen.
The Argus office was last week in
roMinf est Knv tf ihnrria frnm l
. Haiter, that eclipsed anything
yet seen in this section. ' Thv
were large enough to give a gord
sized plum a run for first plce,
and their flavor aa alt that could
he desired.
Mra J, P. Tamieeie, as delegate.
and Mrs. W. I) Hare, as alternate drets, Mra. H. J Stevens, of Well
are viailine the (5 rand Ivlne of the! incton Kansas, and Mr. W. K.
I'eitree Ol nonor, una ween. .
O. Donelsnn snd lion W. 1) Hare,
are attending theCmnd Lodge of
the Workmen. The meeting is
being held in Portland.
Bowery: There will be an open
air dance at the Celebration
Grounds, on Saturday evening,
July 2.1. Tickets, $1.00: bus run
ning between town and grounds;
Walker's Orchestra will furnish
the music. If weather is inclement
the dance will be held in the Hills
buro Opera House.
John H. Willis, who left here a
few years ago to accept a clerkship
with the customs houe at .Yaldrz,
Alaska, has Wen promoted to a
ohief clerkship at the Alaskan port
of Juneau, where he pets a salary of
2,000 er year. Mr. Willis is
competent, and his friends here
think he deserves bis good fortune.
Aldnce, recently bought by H.
II. Hellman and K. B. Tongue, has
been developing some nice speed
lately, and is making 2:20 in work
outs. When he gats on the track
he is expected to show a clean pair
uf heels to tome of the best of them.
Aldace is known on tlie registry
books as Baron lace, and was sold
at the sale last Spring, former
owner E J. Lyons, of this city.
His Honor T. A McBride is
commencing his tourtn term as
district judge, he having no op
position at the last election, for
manv years the Judge was district
attorney of the fifth judicial dis
trict, snd he hss been faithful to
every honor bestowed upon him.
He has the largest district and the
greatest amount of It gal business
of any judge in the elate of Oieijon
Altolace, the three year old for
merlv owned' by E. J. Lyons,
and now owned by J E Reeves, of
Cornelius, has been rn'ered in the
Juvenile pacing rnce at Seattle,
and the young fellow is expected to
do some good work. Altolace is
out of Lovelace, and hia dam is
Wableen, sired by Altao, the
famous stallion of a few years ago
Mr, Reeves has a fine piece of
horseflesh in thH youngster; and
his friends hope to see him make
good this year.
If you coniemplafe building a
barn, a house, or outbuildings, re
member that Groner & Rowell have
a large yard of rough and dressed
lumber at their mill at Scholia
Figures cheerfully given on esti
mates. We deliver lumber every
where if quanitity is sufficient to
make a load. If you are going to
build, drop us a card. Sales yard
at Scholia, 9 miles southeast of
HilUboro. We also have a nice
line of drain tile; also building
blocks for foundations and for cel
lars. Find a fine lot of brick.
Call us up on the Independent
telephone.
GKAYDON STILL
)!
Asks
Forest drove to
Into the Game.
Get
MEETING APPOINTS A COMMITTEE.
Foreat Grove Businm Men Will try to
Kaist $30,000.
Promoter Andrew Graydon is atill
trying to rains snflicient interest in
the proponed electric line in Foreat
Grove to make the line a certainty
He was at that city the other
night, and the business men were
asked if they would subscribe
IIXlOOO toward the stock. Mr.
Graydon maintained that be had
capital interested and that if the
county at large would put up a put
J
0f ,he stock as a guarantee of faith,
'
tlie 0MneJ would te forthcoming,
The following committee was ap-
a - a, l At.-
puuurti W JTv-BCIIV IMrT III an IU
the citizens of the town and vicini
ly: W. N. Ferrin, Pacific Univer
sity; Dr. Rentz; Postmaster II C.
Atwell; I. K. Wiuel and tirant
Hughes, flillsboro and the vicini
ty betaeen here and 4 he Multno
mah line have forwarded thtir part!
of the work, and it now rets with
don says,
Mrs Arvilla Miles Pruyn, who for
twelve years has resided with her
i daughter. Mrs. H. . Gatee, died at
the home of the latter, in this city,!
Friday afternoon, from an attack f
of paralysis, ruflered July 4
De-
i " boJn ? ,rSD; ,?,J"''
j coul.v- N- Nov- ?2. 1824,
and waa married to Ebmezerl
j Bitchelder, Sept 22, 1850 j
1 o this union there i one daugh-1
tcr,. Mrs. (iates. In 1857 she was-
married to Mr A brain I'ruvn, and
to this union there are two chil-
Piuyn, manager of the Heppner
ater x Igbt I'Unt. In early
life Mrs Pruyn united with the
Congregations! Church, and she
has always led a splendid Christian
life. Of her immediate family she
leaves one brother, Milton Miles, of
Walcott, Wayne County, X V.
The funeral took place at the
residence of Mr. and Mrs. Gates on
Sunday afternoon, at 3:00, Uev.
Kdw. Curran preaching the obae
quies. Interment was in the Ma
sonic cemetery.
PUBLIC SALE OF DAIRY STOCK.
The undersigned will st-11 at public
auction without reserve, at bis
farm at Binki, 2 miles North of
Greenville, at ten a. in., on
SATURDAY, JULY .10,
Six heifers, two and three years,
High Graded Jerseys, now in milk,
fresh; 3 cows, four yeirs old, freBh,
Graded Jerseys; 5 head cows, in
milk, six, aeven and eight years,
part of them (.traded Jerseys and
Holsteina.
TERMS OF SALE.
Six months' time, interest at G per
cent, per annum. Five per cent.
orT for cash. Note must be bank
able. J. C. Schci-mekicu.
B P. Cornelius, Auctioneer.
This is a fine herd, the result of
8 years' selection in the dairy busi
ness. Mr. Schulmerich is going
out ol the dairy business for the
present, and here is an opportunity
to build up your herd with some
fine stock.
Rev. Mr. Curran Dreaches as
usual in the Congregational church
next Sunday morning at eleven
and in the evening at eight Sun
day tchool in charge of Prof. B. W.
Barnes at 10, a. m Christian En;
deavor meeting at 7 p. in. All are
most cordially invited.
B W. Barnes is making up Ex
county clerk G. A. Morgan's re
ports, preparatory to settling up
nth the county court and various
county officers. E. C. Luce is still
emyloyed in the clerk's office by
clerk Godman.
Trouble in the family all on ac
count of poor groceries and a con
sequent poor meal. Avoid all this
by buying your groceries at H
Wehrung & Sons, who carry the
finest stock and best selection in
the country.
Wanted: 250 hop pickers, to be
gin at opening of season. For par
ticulars, apply to Frank Weisen-
back, lieedville, Ore., or inquire at
Witch Hazel hop farm.
C. V. Brown, the owner of Black
Oregon, is over for a few days from
the Chehahs V alley country.
In Omnia
Is our motto, and we live up to it.' Anything
3'0ti need in the drug line, can he had at our
store, and that, too, of the best grade, at cus
tomaty prices. Mail orders promptly filled.
Prescriptions and family recipes a specialty.
&e Delta Drug' Store
Main Street, Hillsboro, Oregon
HILLSBORO FEED STORE
Dealer in Flour, Chop, Mill Feed, Baled Hay, Stock
Salt, Stock and Poultry Food, Seeds, Bee Supplies, etc.
A Stock of lime and Shingles on Hand '
We buy Chickens and Fresh Eggs, and- pay the
- highest market price.
We deliver to all parts of the city.
J. W. Hartampf
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J. D. HOt'Sf.EY
H OUSLfEY
Fine. iotC of
Mutton alwaya
, madev Sausage.
Bacon; etcl,.
WE BUY AND SOX UZ3
One door tares! oi Bank,
BICYCLES!
Rambler, .fM and Colum-
Racycle W Wheels
RACYCLE, the Best Wheel on Earth!
We keep nothing but Standard Wheels and sell on easy terms.'
Buy a bicycle but come in and see ours first and get our
terms. Full line of sporting goods. Skilled workman for repairing.
Best Equipped Repair Shop in Town
F. R. DAI LEY. Main St.,
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How People Lose Their Money
By concealing it about their person; by stowing it
away in mugs, jugs and jars; by sewing it up in nkirls
and ticks; by tucking it under the couches and carpels,
in cupboards and bureau drawers; these are tome of
the ways by wlii h people lose their money and tome
times lose their lives.
How People Save Their Money i
By depositing it in a good, reliable bank. Confident
that this bank fully meets the public's needs, we ten
der its Berviccs to all who believe in keeping on tlie
safe sido.
J. W. SHUTE, Banker
Hillsboro. -
Paratus"
C or. Third and Main Sts.,
H illsboro, Oregon
L; F. EMMOTT
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If you .want' Uj wfl Vonr land list your farm
wiih ui"' We Ijaite a larger list of intending
purchasera than any other oflice in the conn
ly. ' Here is the place to sell your property.
F. M. HEIDEL
Nllhboro, Ore
BICYCLES I
East of I. 0. 0. F. Bldq. Hillsboro 4
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