JnlILLSBR
VOL. XIV
HILLSBOKO, OREGON. DECEMBER 5. 1907.
NO. 38
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H'ai P'onccr of llic ly
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1,4 Voided la HI Cuty HUc
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Mft Ziua W. Wood did at th
bully h""" TuJJf waning, from
i iru "I eral jis. Her maiden
Mai J'1" KlisMh tfbaw,
io4b lrn in I'ulnaniviil,
gbJbf County, Missouri, March
19 S37. il" mother tliu'l when
Urt. Wooti Kf,t ibn
lid bar faihi-r, Jubii Hinw, roar
rj(4 igiiti, and, wllb lb finiily,
KirttJ rro the lalna lit lx',2
l'bil mi "f tb r.in ky Mouu
dint, ft rbUu rilJvinia attacked
lb oi!t'"l perly , end his lf
dtvin2 lb girl and a half
hrolbr. coniiUililr young, to
mklliir my ilonw. Tl ar
wU war hutlml, and the children
camion tit the rty, arriving In
Portland Uat Kail. In January,
l&iS, Mfi W..nd raw lit U'.b
Ujuia County nd mad hr liMn
tilb tbi (ml'y f lb Ul William
E'ltlrl Shu waa married to Z n
food. aim survive her, (V tuber
8, 18M. Tby ltll on a home
mJ nfr (ViUr Milt, ami livid
Ibaraa yf. Tlioy tltn moved U
Clrncw, lir thy jurrhaiwl ft
(tro In 174 lby moved to (he
ctly limit of Hilleboro, where tbey
iwiJkJ until four ymm ago, brt
Ibtf Mt the lartu to occupy thoir
amsiin thle place, la ls70, Mr.
Wdod bwsnie nifinlx-r of the
Argue am Journal, 2.2.r.
KJiiioril Cornrliua nl to 1'ort
Uliil Tuiwday.
(to to Wrbli St U(K)vnr for t( k
flnl,
' Haiti, I.
Uli VinilfJ
Vm I'nion lipUt Church, lh
oUt orfcunitition of it kind in
tb WillkinntUi VlUy, n.l which
built the fir-t Irtme church, which
jti!l lUixling, in tba nlftlo. Mr.
Wood tt wornftn of ilerling
ebrictr, and hr uniwrvinn
on of duty markwl eyery ftction
br life. Tin followlnR cbildron
rHv; Mm. Ktuily TrulliuRor,
if f I). 1. Trnillnrr, North
Muhill: Mrt. Mildred Connrll,
if of Jotieph CoihikII. of tilwncoe;
iim W.d Jf, t HilUhoro bop
!, .nd Dr. W. I). WooJ, a
practicing phyalcUo of thin city.
roneral mrvi(w wore held at tb
ftoilly rwid.ncB on lant Fiiday, by
mi.I F. lUlknap, pantnr of the
K. church, followed by Inler
at of the rmnaini in the Maaonio
metery at tbi place. The re.
alDi wrre IoIIonhI to their last
MnR plwce by a Urge number of
"friend of deceased.
AUCTION SALE
JJnewiU U an auntion tale at
jjlwiooe Hall, Saturday evening,
ChriHtlnbH l.riuanla fni lliu liun.
J of a Chriatmaa tree at the lame
Free lunch after ale. and
fnm for the prettieet Rirl and the
man. Everybody Invited.
PHOEBR J. JACK
JK at the home of her father, J.
!lck, near Farmington, Deo. 2,
'"iminuiohiH, aged yenrs,
oebe J. Jok, Funeral oervlcee
""noidat the family residence,
wly, following which the re
in were laid in the family cem-
lery near Kurmlnatnn Innaaml
"i host of friends who sincerely
grt her untimely death. She
a falber nd mother, a eister
uroiuer to mourn her loss.
FOR SALE
fiu, well matohed, black driving
1 weight about 1050 pounds
J. VBff high gr"le bu?By'Rnd
U ll , F. M. Heidel.
Hilleboro, Oregon. 3C-tf,
frl Wallace, who is attending
r-'UB ai uorvallii, spent inura
ythi home la this city.
C(Uigrtioital I.adii
cKiiibtir Till.
IUv. (iiipatrii k and
IVrtlaud Monday.
We make Cbo.lale Chi pa. "The
Den of fieU "
I'. rbynn, of Carlton, was in
tuwii Hattuday.
Alakanealt herring at Talma
Iimi' (Irocery. :1'aL
II II . Hlert, of the (irove, wan
in the city Monday, and railed.
Claud Allium) viaited big brother
in I'oriland hunday.
For uenlb-rnen'a, Udlea and
childreu'a bon yon ran do nn bet
irr tban to buy of Joint Dennis.
Nideon Rodgfra, of Vernonia, wae
a iii'Mil at tba Tualatin Hotel Unl
Hunday.
I'jtbrellta covered and repaired
aa good a new, at K Ii Hear'
p) clery.
John Carrtane, of Hatiki, paaxed
through town Monday, on bis way
to 1'orlland.
Before you buy your toilet aoap,
lake a took at the line at the Hilia
In) to i'harmary.
Dan Kmriik returned Monday,
front a trip lo KaUma, Waeb.,
where he went on bunine.
(lo lo Greer' fur your groceries.
He has everything that is kept In
a Ural clam grocery store. 3 4 -1 f .
Harry Wolford, of Ituxtou, naa
in town, Friday, and called on the
Argu. Iley that the lumber
iudualry i rather uiet up there.
Karl King, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Matthew King, of Hoy, died at the
family home, Monday, December 2,
i;H)7, aged two year. The little
one waa on of a pair of twins.
For Hale: Fifty acre cleared
land in the vicinity of Hilleboro,
on rural mail and milk mute; near
telephone line. Fine location;
good building site li.quire of
Argu.
Mis. Ham, of ihia cily, bat been
very ill of la Her condition last
w k hi coueldertd eoteiioti that
her sons, from Hheridan and Halem,
were eu unturned to her ledide.
We will dioee of our entire
lino of men' uii at cot. Here i
a chance to dtee well at a small
value Schulraerich Bros. 35-tf
Hbootina maich, on Sunday, De-
ccuther S, l'J07, with shotgun an I
rifle, for turkey, geese aud ducks,
at lWach St Killer' saw mill. Kv
trybody invite!. KifTor A Beach.
Walch U. H.(Jreer'store from
now until Christina, for anything
n the line of Christmas good. He
always lead, and will nave a
larger stock in hi new store. Jl tt
The new clearing house certifl-
cates are m circulation in io
vicinity. They are much letter in
appeerance man me urei ouee m
sued, and seem more like money
than the blanket edition mat pre
ceded them.
1) T. McCartney, who resided
on toe .ewion piano,
town, a few years ago, and now a
resident of Linnton, bad a brown
mare stolen from his place Satur
day evening. The boree was sea-
illed and lame alter a nam
lt the oourtesv of the English
Baptist church of Hilleboro, Kev.
A. Becker, pastor of the German
Baptist church of Jteinany, win
hold services in Uerman ai w "
Hnndiiv. at 2:30 o'clock.
German Iiiends cordially invited.
Marrlaoe licences were issued by
the county clerk to the follJJ
persons, on the datestiamed: Frank
I'arkln and Dora Kahler, of Gales
Creek, Nov. 29; Oliver A. Corl and
Ham h Mae MtllS. Uftiesvre,v.
2i- John L. Neubert, of Coemopo
lis,' Wash., and Laura Myers, of
Laurel, December d. s
TB Siewert. who spent his boy
u thin nitv. was guest
I1II1IU URIB J i , ,
of JudM Hood and family, tola
.Aimrl
week. Jee Has neen up
Circle City, the last few years, and
u- ... that the or eat north ia etui
sending out lots of gold to the
.......a Th vliiitor intends ma
king a trip to North Yakima In the
" 7 ' IITL'l. I- n lift
near future, w utw iu u v..j .
. . i - i ..,a nfltnit a nleasant
maue vne mun ".v- - r -
oall.
Judge Goodin Informs the Argus
that several of the county road dis
tricts have about decided to bold
i. ,:.. f.,i. a aoeolal road tax, lor
the purpose of building Mwadam
(. Thi. aentiment is the right
sort, and indicates that Washing
ton County does not propose to be
behindhand in the onward march
nf Imnrovement. Nothing w 11 pay
better interest than monev Invest
.i i .a. It ia the Judges in
tention to hold meetings in the
eounty wherever mere seem- -
a-sontlmeni lavormg iu. -mj.v
henncs is mayok
AMJH TERM
Gtuici!iiien arc Bunnell, Sew
ell and Tongue
ELECTION IS A VEkY yLIET OXE
Ct. Filiulinerkb, kreerdtr, and Cal,
jack. Trtaturer
The city eltrtion, Monday, was one
of the utiieteet held ill Hilleboro
for many yeaia. The mas meet
ing til ket wae elected throughout.
The only coiitrnt waa for mayor.
Mayor John Di nnia received D12
vote, and H. T. Bagley, 3H, giving
Dniii a inajurity of 12ft voles
The coiiocilinen j.ollod nearly the
full vote. In fart there was but
one ticket lilml with the recorder,
and that a the ini me-ting
tii ket. The whole nuiiilx r of bal
lot cast at the election was 201.
Hume scratching was done. The
main tight Km imtdn on Mayor
Denni. hut the fart t bat lie re
ceive! a iimj iritv of 12ft, is taken
aadifict evidence that bin adminis
tration a indorerd. The mayor
and the in'ire council, and the
other (.fliiv m e'tctrd, have made no
proinii-ee, except to do thtir 1?hI
for the city, and we predict that
they will all he found doing their
duly. They are all good men. and
ri-preiM-ritalive citii"ne of the town,
and the Argu congratulates them
upon their election. The judges of
election were l'eter Bttcow, K C
Brown and DeWitt Smith. Clerks:
Gun IVtlereon and Dr. Wm. Pit
te tiger.
Foil iwiog is the vote ctet:
For Mayor
Jwhn Donni IC2
II. T. liAgh-y 38
For Counciluien
John Sewell l!0
T. H. Tor gu- 1H
John Colinell 1ST
For Heoordei
Geo Hchulmerich 101
For Treafurer
Cal Jack I'JS
PUBLIC SALE
1 will sell at public auction at my
plac of businee 3 miles north of
Forest Grove, at the W. H. Lyda
mill site, where the undersigned
wice has burntd out, Ibe following
Wribt-d property, and aH I do not
ntsnd to rebuild there, ami amove
will be neceeary, 1 will sell with
out reserve, at ten a. in. sharp, on
WKDXKSDAY, DKCKMBKR 11,
Five small house, about lftO.OOO
feet of lumber, a lot of planking
Huitahle lor planking roads, a lot of
lauk fence, a big lot of i and s It.
cedar posts, split; a lot of old tawe,
also several good cross-cut saws, a
lot of shaftintt. two wagons, two
buggies, set double buggy harness,
et single buggy harness, fifty feet
inch hose, forty leet nail-men
hone. 3 heating stoves, cook stove, a
ot of uew bolts from 52 jr to lb inches
no several head horses, and
other articles too numerous
mention.
Terms of Sale All sums of $5 00
ami under, cash: all Bums over
f 5 Ot). eight months' time on ap
proved notes bearing o per cent.
interest. If paid when due no iu
tereet will be obarged.
Free lunoh at noon.
W. II Lyda, Owner.
J. W. Hughes, Auctioneer.
NOTICE TO FRUIT GROWERS
to
The fruit inspector of this county
has found that almost all trees are
infected with fruit peete, and the
a renuires the owners, or persons
havintr Dosxession thereof, to de
stroy or eradicate such orchards or
pests, iou are, inereiore, uuwueu
that unlesB such orchards or pests
are destroyed or eradicated before
the first day of Marcn, r.nra, i win
nnwnad. under the law, to either
nit Hown or destroy such orchards,
or have the trees sprayed at ' the
owner's expense.
W. U. Harris,
County Fruit Inspeotor,
Eatray Notice
TaWnn nn. at mv place, l mues
aAnth of Buxton, an estray black
Jersey heifer. Owner can have
a.mn hv nrovinir property and
paying expenses incurred.
Chas. L. Brown
TUntc. Ore.. Deo 2. 1907. 38 0
The Delta Drug Store has put In
a door which oonnecta with the
hallway leading upstairB to the oi
na of Dra. Linklater and Tamle-
tie. for the convenience of their
patrons.
W. A. Wrenn, of near Keedville,
was in town Saturday.
Ladies' fine shoes aud everyday
sWsat Dennis'. 341
Go to the Den of Sweeta for
home-made candy. 38 41
Miss Susie McKinney, of Port
land, visited relatives in Hillsboro
Hunday.
China and Japanese ware at
John Dennis'. Nice Christmas
presents. See them. 3S 41
Krneat Haas, of Sheridan, and
Fred Haas, of Salem, were in the
city Thursday.
Our c(4fee and teas are all
right. A trial will convince See
John Dennis. 38 41
Frank Kane and wife spent
Thanksgiving with friends and rel
ative in Forest Grove.
Slippers, in felt and leather, at
John Denni'. A nice Christmas
prevent. 38-41
Misses Madge and Clare Imbrie
spent Thanksgiving in Portland
with friends.
For a good smoke try the Schil
ler or Kxoellencia and you will
try them again and again.
J..C. Smith, of Greenville, and
Henry Smith, of Centerville, were
in the city Friday.
C. A. Heidel, of White Salmon,
ate turkey under the parental roof
in this cily on Thanksgiving day.
Watch Baird's store for Christ
mas goods, comething pleasing
nd ueful. 38-tf
Mr. Zina Wood Sr. will spend
the winter with his daughter, Mrs.
rullinger, at North l amhill.
Mrs. Harriet R. Davis, who re
cently moved to Portland, wae in
the city, Saturday, visiting friends
Miss Ku-ulce Psisley returned
Monday to school, after spending
Thanksgiving with her parents at
buxton.
Karl Donelson, of Corvallis, was
borne Thursday, to partake oi
Thanksgiving cheer with his parents.
Smokers like the Schiller and the
Eicellencia. These cigars are of
the beet stock. You can't fool an
utbority on a good cigar.
Miss Bessie Bennett, of Portland,
was in town last week, the guet ol
ber grandmother, Mrs Jane Bar-
rstt.
Mrs Zoa Sigmund, stenographer
with Bagley Sc. Hare, is spending a
couple of weeks with friends and
relatives in Portland.
S. A. D. Meek, of near Mountain-
ale, was in town Tuesday, and
reports the farmers in bis neigh
borhood busy at plowing.
Peter Wikander, of Portland, wae
in town Saturday, transacting busi
ness. He formerly lived in this
county, near Keedville.
The beet is always the cheapest
When you need shoes try the Ham-
lton-Brown, at John Dennis'.
They gave satisfaction, and that is
what you want. os-4i
Tom Bailey, who is attending
the State University at Eugene,
spent Thanksgiving with his par
ents, in Hillsboro.
J. N. Bruckler, who lives on R
D. No. 2, near the Multnomah
county line, was in the city, Tues
day, transacting business with the
county surveyor,
When you need groceries of any
kind, call on or phone to John
Dennis. He keeps a full line of
the best that can be had, and
which are always fresh. 33 41
MisB Maggie Imlay, who is visit
ing her parents at Keedville, was
in town Sunday, visiting friends.
Miss Imlay is a nurse in the good
Samaritan Hospital, f ortland.
Any one wiehing to purchase a
gasoline engine should call on
Hchulmerich Bros. We have
sample at our store. Come and Bee
it operated. We are agents for the
International, the strongest and
best engine made. 35-tf
Union Thanksgiving services
were held in the Methodist church
last Thursday, Kev. Beery, of the
Christian church, preaching the
sermon. A collection was taken
ud for the Boys and Girls' Aid So
ciety of Portland, at the close of
the services.
Ward Downs, Cal Jack, Adolph
Siesriet. Dr. Pittenger, John
Humphreys and other uuisooro
lovers of football went down to
Portland. Thursday, and witnessed
the big same between Multnomah
and Oregon University. 1 he game
was won by the Eugene ooys.
Harry McLachlan, who has been
running the P. R. A N. engine, at
Tillamook, returned to Hillsboro
Sunday evening. The engine at
ooaet terminal has been housed for
the winter, on account of luspen
sion of operations, and Harry will
resume his old position here on the
Hillsboro end of the line.
NO SPECIAL SESSION
OnilEKUTll
Portland Meeting Asks Gov
ernor to Continue Holidays
HILLSBORO SESDS 3 DELEGATES
Lid t Stay oa Until East Resumes
Sptcic Paymtats
A meeting waa held at the Court
House, Saturday night, to elect
delegates to a meeting to be held in
Portland last Sunday, to get the
sense of the people as to the neces
sity, if any, of a special session of
the legislature. The meeting dis
cuesed the master pretty thorough
ly, and decided by a motion, to in
struct its delegates in the negative.
Dr. J. P. Tamiesie, W. U. Wehruog
and W. X. Barrett were elected to
represent Hillsboro. They went to
Portland Sunday, and attended the
meeting. After some discussion of
the matter, the Portland meeting
decided that no good reason now
exists for a special session. A res
olution was adopted by the Port
land meeting, asking the governor
to contioue the holidays for a per
iod not exceeding ten days after
New York, and Chicago have re
sumed specie payments. The ju
diciary, baoks.mercbants and man
ufacturers of the state Were repre
sented in the discussion.
JAMES S. WACGENER
James S. Waggener, father of Rufus
Waggener, of this city, died at
Vancouver, Wash., December 2,
1907, after an illness of several
years. Deceased was born in Adair
county, Kentucky, May 2-5, 1821.
tie moved from that state to Indi
ana, where he lived until 184b,
when he moved to Iowa, where he
remained until 1875. In 1843 he
was married to Miss Melinda Al-
en, now deceased. During the
Civil War he was a postmaster in
owa. In 18 1 5 he came to Oregon.
He was three times elected county
treasurer of Washington county,
and served with signal ability. He
was the father of twelve children,
and had four sons in th6 Rebellion,
serving on the side of the Union.
The eldest died in Andersonville
prison, and one perished in a storm,
while attempting to cross the
mountains from Tillamook to
North Yamhill, years ago.
Five children survive: Kufus
Waggener, owner of the Tualatin
Hotel, Hillsboro; Willis W., of
Vanoouver, and at one time re
corder of conveyances of this coun
ty; Mrs h. A. Forbes, of Juanita,
Wash.; Mrs. Kmma Hitchcock, of
Ballard, Wash., and James Wag
gener J r., of Vancouver.
Mr. Waggener was a man of
strong character, and was noted
for hia integrity and unswerving
faith in his ideals.
The remains were brought to this
city, the funeral services being
held at the Tualatin Hotel parlors.
at 1 o clock yesterday, Rev. L. F,
Belknap officiating, and interment
was in the Masonic cemetery.
MRS. JESSIE D. BROWN
Died, in Hillsboro, Ore., November
30, 1907, of tuberculosis, Mrs. Jes
Bie D. Brown, aged 34 years. De
ceased is survived by her husband
Frank Brown, and a sister and two
brothers. The remains were taken
to the cemetery at Laurel, where
the family formerly lived, for in
terment, Monday. There were no
children in the family.
. Helen Anderson took the train
for Buxton, Tuesday afternoon, at
whioh place she will meet her bro
ther, and accompany him to his
home in the Nehalem, for a week
visit.
Have you any fence to build
If so we can Bave you money. We
sell a good substantial fence, 4 feet
high, for 40 cents per rod. scbui
niench Bros.
ON A WINTER'S NIGHT
A good book is an acceptable j
companion. Answering your t
friend's letter is another good
way to fill in the time. In
Winter there is more reading
and writing of letters thandu
ring the balance of the year. , '
Late Books and fine Stationery
is what are called for. We
know by experience. Our
stock is complete, and prices
always low. Call and get a
new supply
Hillsboro Pharmacy
Forest Grove National Bank
Commenced business, March 4, 1907.
Comparative statement upon dates of
Call by the Comptroller:
DEPOSITS
" March 22. 94ft.223.17
May 20. $89,822.28
August 22, $130,722.92
Accounts invited. ,
'-'Wa!.aiB
Officers and Directors:
W. B. Haines, Pres., Jno. E. Bailey, Vice Pres.,
John A. Thornburgh, Cashier,
Thos. G. Todd, J. W. Fuqua.
Forest Grove, - Oregon
Bailey's Big Store
Tor
WOOL BLANKETS
IO 1-4 11 1-4 12 1-4
Prices. $3.30 to $9
COTTON BLANKETS
Same Size as Above
Prices. 75 eta to $2
We Carry the Largest
Assortment in Wash-
ington County
J. E. Bailey, Forest Grove
THE DELTA DRUG STORE
Dealers in Pure Drugs
and Medicines
We also carry a complete
line of fine sundries.
If we do not have what
you want in stock, wewill
cheerfully get it for you.
Having been appointed
publishers' agents, we are
now prepared to supply all
your wants in the School
Book line, upon the Ex
change and Introductory
plan. ' I,
We also have a full line
of tablets, pencils, slates, etc.
School Books will be sold for
Cash Only. Positively no Credit.
For sale or trade, for a farm, a
one-half interest in the Climax
Mills J. M.M.Greear.
Sheep, bogs and beef cattle
bought. Independent Telephone,
651, Beaverton. J. Q. Hay nee.
Call on or phone to Dennis for ,
Sroceries. A complete and ty to,
ate line always on hand
Are yon a smokert Then' c&l
for the Schiller or Exc;!t!a
Oregon manufactor. '