u tv.zsimmsns njLLseagg HILLSBORO, OREGON. JUNE II, I90. Me i I ! t r i I VOL. XV. NO. 13 tuu imam. 1 1 u i n III i vmiw imw SSIONLAST WEEK Awards Contract for HrlJc and Kad Work SEVERAL TAX REFUNDS AKE MAD! 9 i u Idurtlae far Bid oi Ulster Brld Ibc Tb County Board met laet Wad neadey and trenaacted considera ble bueineea. Mead and Peine e cured the contracts for building the Vlckers bridge and fill; also tha fleiger All. All hid on tb M Inter bridge were rejected, ami tba board will adveitiae for blda IWna Hooka, who lost a horea on tb public highway, by bring enag ad, some lima ego, waa awardrd tor the animal. Koreet Oreve Hore Co , pMiiion (or refund; ordered that penalty and Inlorwt to tbe amount of 15 H5 b refunded, M U onn rrfumivd f- .W " iWt.lr 1ymcet v( U(, Mute nt-irr tuale Praia 'salirr lot U 4. ITIHilK-n Jl T Turk lu rl alW aatr of Unit for delinquent Ui; warrant J 1 S drawn lu itraaitrrr tu rrtlrrui Mint Huts on VU'kcr'a riri'lji ami lill, I A KniKhl. U rU cubic jaul "it fill; J 1 Mi-Margur, ls;$ fur rill; Mc.l A J'amr on lirtiftt ami till, J4. Awarded l Mrad A I'auir. Critfi-r lill. J A Kniijlit, 17 rents jr J; J 1) Mt'lUrgur, Mca.l .V I'ainr, lo Uimt cotttrart ia awanlr.l Miotrr lirll(r, aoulhraat o( IlilWIxiro. J 9 I.nwiug, l.J4. K l tJrrr, a, 77, H b Kcaaourr, i.lli jH, All Iji1 r-)c led. ml new blda wilt I raomcd and ii td J una M liepoil of wrr cm roal prtltlott of llrrtuan Stimmlt, continue! Tiatiacrilita Slsl riillipll of nj-r (.a!r, and corontr't lniirtt I'ir.l lir am, allowed, Chaa It htclirri ronlinnrd i ilrnt iwnoi, Clrra'a frra for Msjr, lo JJ, ret-ord tr'i leei, fjb 6 J H Matthews l'it allowed f-M 5" l" of Indigent auliller.' fund lr rtwtir, and Imrml of It I Wilaun. J A liut.rie and J If fkwell irwrr lo ateel with ro surveyor ami lile fu.il i tr iwuiioii I'ritt Ztmlier eUl. Q WMarUau4 lmn Bkr ap)ul ie and lo-ale rd a rr dre tetrivad from Ueo McKldn 1'irtjr dollan jtatd John Vnlvke tow aid feudng on c road 44J Fifty dollar allowed liana Knoka fur lou of florae on ro tad. P. U. GRADUATING CLASS An alwtrical alorm of abort dur ation, omirrnd bara Monday. Tel epboiia wiraa (tave oft aparka in the city, and a ware placel out of buaineaa. At the old Col. T. It. Cornelius bnavordam ranch, juat aoutbeant id Curneliua, now owned by John HuihMian, a Imlt of light ning atruck the latler'a bam, aet ting It on fire, and the building, and itaoon tenia, oonaiating of about $200 worth of wool, waa burned to the ground. It will coat from $121)0 to $1X) to r)laoe the barn. There waa no Inaiirauce. Chaa. Ward and hia brother in law, who were working on a fence, a abort die tance from the barn, were both knocked down by the concnaaion of the thunderbolt, but niiiber waa injured The barn waa atruck about 3:30 o'clock, and the ooncuacion waa heavy in Hillaboro. Pacific Uuiveraity dramatic atu donta will put upon the boarde at tbe ileilig Theatre, Portland, on June 12ib. the three-act comsdy, ' Our Hoya." Tbe Sunday Oregon ian baa tbe following compliment ary notion el Miaa Wilhalmina Hbidel, daughter of K. M. HeidM. of tbia city; "Miaa Wilhelmina CLAP (IE THUNDKR ohn Simpaon and Grandson Thrown out and Hurt THE ELDER SIMPSON HAS NERVE Graadiaa la Nine membni of the graduating olaae at Pacific Uuiveraity will re ceive the degree of bachelor of arte, bealdea Miaa Alice Kleanor Sewell, daughter of Je. H. Howell, of Ililla boro. who wilt graduate from the Coneereatory of muaio. Com mencernent week will extend from June 12 to 17. Commencement day, on which the graduating exerciaea from tha Uo vera tv are held, will be Wedneadav. June 17. Tbe ad dreaa of tba dar will be delivered by Rev. Luther II. lyott, of Port land. Following are tbe member of the olaaa, with their borne ad drraaea: Wilhelmina Kather He! del, Ilillaboro; Daniel Irwin Aller, Oakland. Cal.: Oeorge Adama Clapp, Foreet Grove; Samuel B Lawrence. Foreet Grove; Herbert Hayea Arnaton, Taooma, Waah Ktber Silverman, Bkamokawa, Waah.; Robert Alexander Imlay, Reedville; Franoes Benton Clapp, Foreet Grove; Claude D. Maeon, Bolae. Idaho; Alice Kleanor Hewell, ilillaboro. GIUMORE -LANE Mr Arthur 0. Gilmore and Addle Lee Lane, of this city, Miaa were of united la marriage t the borne the brlde'i mother. Kant Oak Street, Ilillaboro. Ore . Jane 3. 1008. The bride ie wail and favorably knon in tbia oily, where ohe haa resided iooe earl childhood. The groom baa at vanoua timea been empioyeu by the city at the power houeo, and i highly esteemed for hie indus try and sobriety. The happy pair departed at onoe for an extended visit at the home of the groom's father, in Iowa. Their eastern trip wae timed so that they were stop ped by the big Montana washout?, and their honeymoon trip will be delayed several days. Heidel, the young lady who took tbe i-art of Wallulah. in "Tbe tridge of the (ioda" lent year, and whu immediately afterward re ceived an ofJr from a New York manager, btcauae of her excellent work, will lake the part ol Portia in the trial aoene. and of Mary Melrose, the poor rouain, in "Our Hoys." Tboee who beard ber plendid work lat year wi'l ba in- teieeled to hear her again in a new and entirely different role." II. I. an nlartcom, of near Vernonia, Nehalem valley, waa in town lueaday with a load of Ure- gon grape roota, which be sold to Hcbuioierioh Uroa. of tbia city, at he rale of 10 cenla a nouud. Tbe purchasing firm will eend the pro hid, c maiming of 5U0 pound, to buyera m Minneapolis. Mr. van Blaricom informs the Argua that be ia ranting ginaeng auoceaafully a the Nehalem Telley. Tbe root are perfect, but he bai not yet de termined whether be can raise and nave tbe reed. The latter matter aetilmi, he will go extensively Into the culture of this valuable root. I will sell at private aale, at Witch Haiel, epanof dapple gray 11 lit i A. k it. marea, i yeare oiti, oai, genue and well broke; bay driving mare, gentle, anyone ran drive ber; bug gy;Jreey ux ; double-sealed sur rey; lumber wagon; iwnng mower; O.borue rake, sood aa new; bay- ween; Jackaon bavfork, rope and pulley, complete; ploa, narrows, etc. Thiaaaleia maae oecauae j am going to iiuit farming. P. 8 Anderson. i ' Tha Ilillaboro Pharmacy show . 1 -. .Il.nl Ln tMa window auracieu mwuu ' week. In the center of the space back of tbe window is a miniature lake, with a aloop riding at ancnor the lake being surrounaea wua background of Oregon moss, grape llr treea, etc , wDiie a toy auiomo bile, a stuffed weasel and a aquir rel. are features of tbe make-up Hnu Oreear. the troDN6ior, is re aponaible for the effect. Tnbn I) C. Thomas, formerly of HiiiHhnm. oraduated from the Na --in-" ... , . tinn.l Univere IV Law Hcnooi, av u..hlnoinn. U. C. aat weex. mr Thomas hag been a collector iu Colliar'a for tbe paet ten years, ana .t..AA nlaht aaiaions of the :hna. Ha mother, Mrs uuvu ,.--. t - Kmma Thomas, now lives in l or i..,.r nd i a nronertv owuer in twuu, , I - this city. Oliver Huaton, son of S. B. Hub ton, of Portland, tbe latter roraw Im . .U known attorney of Hills boro, won the 100-yard foot raoe at the big track meet in Portland last Saturday, defeating Smithson, who holds the world's record in hurdle raoes. Hillsboro boys have a way of coming to the front, in most any kind of an event. Uung Huston is now a student at the Oregon University. lAtinn WAa taken last week nu..v". ... whereby the Forest urove i v,oiv :n t.ba tha nlaoeof the Oregon City baseball team in the Tri City league, now compnemH Ufn Vnr Ann. Ol JUIIUB. - nuvw ver, Woodburn, Salem and Forest Grove. , The Oregon Aseooiation of Title n o n.o atv m ni a new uru' tion formed In Portland this week. At about 3:30, Monday afternoon, n electric storm visited Uillaboro. t was uabered in by a vivid flash of lightning, quickly followed by a clap of thunder that shook the nDDincott Pub. Co.. of Philadel- 8dl7 number of people were prea very earth. At the time. John lohia. waa in town this week. I ent. including Judge HoIHb and Simpson, aged 82 years, with bis por Mr,tlemen'a. ladiea' and ittle grandson. John, were in children7! boae you can do no bet- J- " Tamieeie, president of the Ic- two seated back, on Second Iter than to bay of John Dennis, cal board of trade presided. Two ........... treet, near tbe Tuont residence, Last Sunday was one of the hot representatives or tbe Suniiet Maga- preparing to go to their borne, day I of the season. Warm weatber me were preeem, ana expiainea about four miles south of town. needed now to fill out tbe grain to the meeting tbe proposition of be team was headed north, and nd "P0 the sm,u rrDlt croP8, tbe periodical. Several speeches rhen the aerial exploaion took For 8ale: A Sharplees tubular were made, and quite a bit of en olace. thauam bar. ma friahtened 0 orB,m wP,rlor-B,m,.m, " tbueiaam was aroused in favor of nd ran north on Second. Mr. Hi ui Hon clung a the lines, trying to keep the now nnmanageable boraea in the middle of the street, Mrs. Roy Greear is ill with mumps. The town was full of drummers Monday. Jacob Stalli, of Helvetia, waa a county seat visitor Tuesday. Ed. Mulloy, a prominent bop grower of Laurel, was in tbe city Tuesday. Louis Finigan, of Laurel, was in the city Tuesday, aud called on Secoad Actldtet Witblat 1 110 Argua. a Month Frank Carter and Crystal Rich ardson were granted license to wed last week. Hubert Bernards, of near Mc- Minnville, was in town Monday. greeting old friends. J. W, Webster, representing the BOARD (IF TRADE MET FRIDAY NIGHT To Consider Matter of Adver tising County SUU OF $500 SUBSCRIBED TO FOND Several Booatera Preaent From Far eat Grave The local board of trade had a meeting at the court house last Friday night to consider the mat ter of advertising the county. A See Our Full Assortment r D;., mi Tii' ! the echeme. A subscription paper ivewiTUie. iveeuviue, rum ... a..et -iih .nlt that 14 4 i I v ,v"l " wu au a,uwv The good Mai UUJCT- $500 was subscribed here. A. K. ale ana Homer L. Boy a, county court nas agreed to give which waa lined with teams at the of Boulder, Colorado, were in the $1,000 toward the sum r quired. It hitching racks, oppoaite the court city Saturday, looking tbe town was estimated that about $2,000 houae. In anile of hia efforts, the over. They think Hillsboro has a would be required, in addition to hark collided with the buggy of good future, and may locate in this what the county will give, to ad Adrian Dant. damaging bis vehi- oounty. vertise the county, and get up a cle to some extent. The end soon n .. t a : ... creditable exhibit for the Alaska- visauuia v a a a vr muuj kuiit came. At the intersection of Sec- rived in town Monday night. Tbe Yukon fair. It was decided to ap point Eome one to solicit over tbe county in behalf of the sum to be raised. Meetings will be held in tbe Grove, and at Beaverton and Cornelius, and other parts of the Sanding a Child For Druge ia perfectly aafe if you direct it to this Pharmacy. Yoa will be just as sore of good service as if you came in person. We treat everybody alike. We cannot do otherwise, because we handle Only On Kind of Drugs That is the best and purest we can get. So no matter whether you come yourself or send a child, you are always sure of obtaining the very best drag service, which ia the only kind worth having. Hillsboro Pharmacy capital will raise land values all over the county, and tbe whole people will be the gainers. A few cannot be expected to contribute the money. All should help. It will mean a greater Washington county, and no mistake. Other counties are arranging to advertise ... t . . . I . I u w ona ana urxoin aireeis, me wogue 0reegri n,ve thejr Bt0ck came dowo, ireeing tne Dorses, ana r.nnh aammit .nd Claude and a ougning tne venicie w one erne, fjkmi, d the summer in shoulder, snd the grandson fell in At the Campbell Greenhouse: county will be asked to help. It v . I 1 : J.LI . . I. t.Mi a n much the same manner. Help paueiw, uanua ruou, luow, ng not a niiiBDoro nor a forest waa at hand, and Dr. Linklater nouae planU, and cut nowere; also Grove proposition, but the money, took charge of tbe wounded twain oaDDage plants, etc. Mrs. Agnes when raised, will be used to ad ver Tbouah dad. Mr. Simpaon diJ ampoeu, to ana nr Bireoie, use the whole county, so tb.at no " ' . I ritll.t i Q a a? I a as . not lose conciouneas, and waa as- nuiiooro, urogon. o-m community win oe lavorea over slated to Dr. L nklater'a office. Ur mil Mn I M Rruir .nd anotcer. lbe benents to arise where bis wounds were attended rl.n.hur. Miaa Parl. will be in from advertising, need not be par ... . i a -i ' ----- i .. , . , ., . . - , to. They consulted of several scalp town from Summit, tomorrow, to ucuiarueu. Aaaea population ana wounds and bruises. U ith were apend a few weeks in this city, taken borne, late in the afternoon, They will go back to their home in ana win recover an ngui. i ne ii Mesa, Ual , eome ume in ucio team was caught, and damage to I her. team and hack was alight. Mr. v. . u: , .u.-.j .m..v.V,u nlunk oaioty Leuuais uuxra si w tiuio '7 . i ; : Z:::. boro Commercial Bank. Do not run the risk of loeiog or having UIB wuuuua worn usiuki , , , l v-uu " dreeeed. About a month ago, tbe rr g.. il J i. resources. The Lewis & arandson fell from a waaon whieh ? lu! omJ Clarke Fair made a new Oregon, was loaded with lumber, one of the nre-prooi 11 and the Alaska-Yukon Fair ought hin.4 wheela nains over hia body. Mrs. S. D. Powell last week re- to do our state nearly as much r . . . I . .....a aw a I . mi il f . m m 11T . ith but alight in ury to him. ceived word mat me ooay ot ner gooa as n win tneisiaieoi nasn Whila anfiiilenia multin v in his son. Grant Powell, who was drown- melon, provided we let our re- ..... . n ' i.i I , ! . . t. o i i. : n n I u v r.aaa. t ia mi e lenow eeeme 10 near ea in me odussus nror, uim luuraBimiuunu. i. in.. ... i -t i been forced over tne tans, was re- f ores; urove cmzenB bUDBcriDea covered two miles below the whirl- $500 to the advertising fund Mon pool. Banks defeated Verboort in the I . . . t l ; O c-..v r.-k . f.,m hand airarf aeciaina game oi meir aeriBB, ouu "T-iL'Vo hi., mtr.1. nnrnaliua held the o, years u.eu ----.- If. L" Anmn m ... hits. The There is a man in this county rep- o oiocx monaay aiiernoou, uu iu -; - -- rMml;nir . Madical Co.. whoclaims T.I Ol 1 K miIab aAlilk I nALLr IlHH WCSTO. DBU1B. lUIugilUC B . I lV'ur"l.:nA Bahrmann: Verboort. Lamb, the Watkins' Med. Co. ,b a branch . . !!... i u ilwl I Havaacker and Bernards. of the Company he represents. lupwiauu Such man is a fraud. Tbe J. K. I a t.r.,,.a. tist r 1 1 R alFIfl I i a 11 t t tl . . UPslfc. UUatu, v uu uau I I aannM Bt - nf 1 mAnfl. HflTH llTatL UfaHitaal fra ia r ft a I enjoyed good health, was working and Udiee BuiUt WiU sold at branch 0f any company, but is the on a rpray pump, ana maae tne , i eogt. .nd all broken lines u,ofli m.nnfantnrinir medicine in lhat I ..... a a o . -w . . r I carried in tne immense sicca oi m coudidv in the world, with none r ,. ' General Merchandise Store of tocomDete. So wait for the Wat- Schulmench Bros. Come early and get your choice. oltf The Sherwood White box won another came. Sunday, on the iivAa in Missouri, to whom be was home arounas, aeieaung me mucn sending a portion of his wages. He 1 lauded O. R. & N's, of Portland, .a ala I? W fill. I l had Uh and 4 waton among nis charmed life. SUDDEN DEATH AT BEAVERTON Hillsboro Commercial Bank Capital Stock, $25,000. . Surplus & Undivided Profits, $ 10,000 A conservative bank does not speculate. Stockhold ers and directors are sub stantial citizens. Directors and stockholders A. S. SH0LES EDWARD SCHULMERICH S.R.HUSTON C. S. RUSSELL W. N. BARRETT E. B. TONGUE J. W. CONN ELL A. S. Sholes, Pres Geo. Schulmerich, Cashier day night. NOTICE r BAILEY'S STORE BUYS and made the remark to a fellow workman he "was about melted " bad the words escaped his lips, when he sank to the ground and died Waugh recently oame from tbe East, and letters in his posses- . J 1 I i 1 - ainn ma caiea mat ue aau rets i pete. kins man. 11-14 Z. M. LaRue, Agt. Forest Grove, Or. POST CARD CLUB effects, and belonged to the Mason- io fraternity. Coroner Brown was notified, and went down to the Col wall ranch Monday afternoon, but after an investigation, decided that hviaiMranf to t. This makes Join our PobI Card Uub, ana re- I - - ... .. . T. - 1 1 .11 4. f Ik. the first defeat lor tne u. K. x ws, ceive carae irom .u oi mo .nrl tan vlctnrieB for the White country. For 25c, we will send you full value in carae ana place your name in our directory, tree ot oh.roa fur nii mnntha. State! year old child of John Lakson, liy- ciaBB 0f cardB wanted, whether ten Sox team out of 11 games. On Saturday last, the little 2 Many persons are being attract ed to Hillsboro and vicinity from Portland, who are seeking land and other Investments. Thompson Scoggln, a prominent ranober of Fossil. Oregon, ana native son of Washington county, visited Dr. F, A Bailey and family this week, W. N. Barrett is having his resi denoe on Sixth and Washington moved to a vacant lot on Fifth street, thia week. He will build new residence on the site of the building being removed. . . m . an inquest we. no o - 2 WMt of to w bitten . 0rfl(?on . bif h . te eonsirom roruauu iuu -. . - . , . , Un.r.t:no - ' , h rmaina. and the funeral was r"',"J7 v " " oawBiawiiou .tauw. u. uiuu, 1- ihA nnT nnnr nt inn riuni nanii. i j reiuuueu. Wool and Mohair "We have always paid the Highest Marhet Price for Wool and Mohair. Don't Forget to bring your clip to us, and, by so Doing, get the top of the Marhet! J. E. Bailey, Forest Grove had in Portland, under tbe aus pices of that order. Waugh told his employer that his wife was dead, and that he had a son living, whose whereabouts are not Known. PUBLIC SALK We will sell at auotion sale, at our yard, 4 miles north of Mountain dale, at 10 o'clock a. m., on TUESDAY, JUNK 16 About 75,000 feet of dressed lum- bout 75,000 feet of tougn The Post Card Bazaar, 10-13 Hilleboro, Oregon. Among those who attended from Washington county, were: J. Wilkes, of. Hillsboro, and W. II. Hollis, of Forest urove. Bids for conHtruoting a large ditch through beaverdam land Ion v Mnnntalndale. will ....n k ,ta rAnnrvad. Address. to r eo U"J .n r F.Bohomberg, Hillsboro, Or. 13 6 For 8ale oTrade-An Bstey or 8an, good as new; also seoond-hand ? LBu An. Cal uo on Ind. w" ,7, aa. T.DTallman, Hillsboro. 11-11 the index finger of the right hand, so that it had to be amputated at the first joint: Dr. F. A. Bailey attended the child. Tbos. Mays, foreman on the Ken nedv farm, near Tualatin, was badly hurt last Friday in Portland, in a runaway. He was thrown from the buggy, alighting on the UaxaatA mwA in onmA msinnAr nnA nf UUlafVa ISJUU aaa aTwatawv wasuuwa. wmw w. , his feet became. entangled in the b an Argue caller Tuesday. harness. In this condition he was Peter N. Vanderzanden, of Ver dragged eight blocks before the boort, was in town Tuesday horse was stopped, at was iouna to be in an insensible oondition, and was taken to a hospital. Pby A. C. CarstenB was down from Banks Monday. Emil Ospelt, of above Mountain- dale, was in Saturday, Mrs. A. Neukirch, of Blooming, bar: a lumber: also 'i cows, in mux. Terms of Sale Under $10, oash; sioians think there is a nope tor . s at. . ) a t at. as. ..lavla wAMMAvfj ITta AttosinA frram AHAaa Kill BIT Till 111 LI III n. BU I Ull IDUUT9II) aw "vwi UVD1 Tu " . T . proved note, 8 per cent. Five per death was almost miraculous ceat off for oash over 110. Monday's electrioal storm play Thompson Bros. .j h. vnA -,tth three of the electric B. P. Cornelius, Auctioneer. llaht itnM in this oity. On Tues day afternoon, the engineer at tbe The Webfoot Realty Co. sold thel.Wric olant turned on theatrhistle Kmmett Hoover property, at Dll- to notify the men who were work lav. to Mrs. Mary Dailey, this lng overhead on the poles to come week, uoneiaeraiion, oou. down, previous to turning on iue Mrs. D. P. Patterson, of Eugene, current. At this juncture, the j cord . r rli.- .u. k...: conneot ns with the whistle broke, 18 . j m.. d leaualnv a orolonged blow before ents, Mr. anu n. a . . KZZ'ia mBnfi ,h atrlnir J. C. Kuratli and family spent This caused tha fire department to Sunday wnn relatives in rorusuu, turn Q tjj6 eiror b6in2 discover Chas. Leicb, of Phillips, had ed after the firtaddiea had reach bueiness in Hillsboro Tuesday . ed the light plant. A . C. Hatch, a Cornelius black smith, was in the city Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. U. G. Gardner vis ited with the Elwells and Thos. Tuoker, in Portland, Sunday. Gray Oaks has a baseball team, with Henry schlattmann as cap tain. The boys will play any team in Washington county. Henry Mattbea, of Laurel, and who in the paet has bred some of finest Shropshire sheep ever shear ed in this section, was an Argus caller Saturday. "Kaolo" the housekeeper's friend. For cleaning and polishing jewelry, gold, silver, and all metals, glass and elaeBware. Will not scratch. 25 cents a box at the Hillsboro Pharmacy. ' 11-tf TflE 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, we will cheerfully get it for you. Having been appointed publishers' agents, we are now prepared to supply all your wants in the School Book line. We also have a full line of tablets, pencils, slates, etc. School Books will be sold for Cash Only. Positively no Credit. We have just received a car of Bain wagons from the factory. Will tell at Portland prices. Schulmerich Bros. 51-tf Smokers like the Schiller and the ( Kxoellencia. inese cigar, are oi the beet stock. Yoa can't fool an authority on a good cigar. v . ' I - II i? ft