ll il I1LLSBR IULLSP.ORO, ORKOON, SEPT. 8, 1910. vol.. XVII MB JSMBBt IT PIONEER MAN PASSES All dud t C'rmliu. I rldny Hl III IN INVAlll) I K U:KS Horn in Co... County l lAS. and Mr. AiiMiiH-tlf Marrth. wife f ll. !! known .inHvt, a. y,in,li ii. d at U Ixmif of h' T jauu-r. Mr. U C. W.-i.l.-ttitmh, t iWrn-liua. Knduy murI,U:,,S. i,t-mlH-r2. li10. uit.r jt-ar. Mr. Maih lTf h r in vaSi.liMsi with much fortitude. ;i. w.i Ihi dauliU-r f tli hi!.' Jat'h l l.'Ux, ami m Utii inl!i!"l" .I'd. I oh ('.. , ' t' Ur-. 1'"' l'" family i,v',l lu tYM. mil.' in ls57 and !" y. .... " r I'lfl Ivuwi-r, -. hn ha. lirinj.' oil an i-uyim- mar Admy t'Mi, Wa h , v a . (is t r t'i I li'.h' Ihu-i aii't S h"il i, l hf la -I f I he w k , it i a ara! n. Mr. ilu A cr in a win !' I', . ',ov, cr, v il known hir, at Ci-'lar Mill, Moiuitaimlaii' sitid S hull, 4, ati'l who ii now im ad''! m Maho. l'H''l wa.i in tin' ri't i iit wn i k that ro.it the riivMiii't-r ol the !u (oiitut ! hii itl-, ami a tmic-ly jump H all thai navt'd hi hi'-, lie remains in the valley several ilayrt Hint then pie-i Hl to I'lal.O for tin- halaiifi- of his wi-;itioii. 1'erHon1 lis irttf in the country Ulxl V". lhilit' to take the I :ii V uii'l Suii'lav Urep.iiian lor one year can, hy paying a yar in ailvance, (.'i t the A r;' . i ari'i an Ore'oi.ian inaji, or chart, for the one price. Thr olfrr will not la-it ItiiiK ho (.'et in your order soon. (1. A. I.ei hner, of near I'.' thany I'htHiJ'S section, WW in the city Situnlay vetuni'. .Mr, l cliiier came in to et a permit to Iciru a hiahini' Imt toiiiul that there w ar no lire w anlen here. He ;ia s that many are jrea-ly to hum ami do not know where to apply to ct enniHHion to hum. lie M'ht I" the State Hoard of l'ore.itry, at Salem, lor instruction. I'or nale: (IixmI hop haler, Krchs' pattern; .Vi hop basket., ami Noun hop i-aeks in K'od re pair. Will sell at a bargain. Uiilph Imbrie, llilKUiro, Uoute 1, Wet Thiol!. 'd BIG METEOR PASSES OVER WASHINGTON CO Ihoni'lit to Have I'.uricil Itself in I 'at. i lie ikc.'tn I ROM TN0 TO I IVi: MILLS IIKill that t "ie ileceU-Sed llU. lllllde luT home m that hn-ality. Six" wa mam.-1 t J. V. Marsh, ( K toU-r 6, l.s'pi, and they ul owv Hcttleii mi tie homo on Ihiiry Creek, Jh r mother, now Mrs. C. J. An-(h-rsoii, of Salem, nud two sit lew, Mrs, Molly Newman, of Sea!k, am I Mrs. A I in Wiiwn tun, of near tiarden Home, sur iw of her immediate family. In her liome sht leaves Hie hus band ami tht' following children: John Marsh. iVre.t (irtne, Uoute 2; Mr s. 1.. G, W'eidewitseh. ('r nehus; Mr. T. ireeti. I'anks; Mrs. . Cumminys. Fofrst tlinvr, Route 'J, and Benjamin Marsh, at home. The funeral took plaee Sunday from I he Ciiriieliiis M. K. Church, and was attended by a htrne con 4'iMirse of friend. ki (iisikxiiDN io ci.usr. lh v'i tration of voters who par ticipate in the primaries to be held on September 21 will close on next Wednesday, September II. All who wish to vote in the Primaries must Ik registered by the end of that date, as mere will lie iHisweanne; in of electors at the primaries as there is at the general election. Those who register now will not have to register the second time in order to vote at the November election. ki:ioKT (U ili.- i-mulitliiit of the Hunk f H-vn. h ii. nt lU itvPtlun, in (he Htnle of t:r K'. l line clow of btuiiirM Srptvinl xt 111, I IJ 10. KKSOCKCKS I. " n nn 1 .liMMinnU f 10,051 6 H 'olinfti, trcuiril ml "II- sn iHt-.l.,,, S'i '1 lunula, rt-rilir. etc 3i Hun inn house, futiiitiirtr mul luiiiim, " fomi upprovett r-etve luniks , O'itIih mul olhrr CHkIi itilll l ie.!! on I111111I I'-M't-iian.,,,. 3 9" 7,956 yi 4 1 j,jS 09 ...f,IS,4l8 1 3 Tout r.lMUI.lTIHS e-iiiil utock paid In 10,00000 I'li'liviilcil prulitt. leu x- i inm mid tiut'R pniil 13 biiliviiliml ilfiioniU utijt-et to duck ,. ai,J45 5 1'' in mil (crtiliciilr of ilrposit l(,a 0(1 I niii- iiTliliciitu of I'-el'"""'- - Totnl .1 JS.4'I SI iite of Oregon, ) 'niity of WiwhinKtoil ) 1, II. W. Ilolm-r, Ciichief of ihe ithove iiiuiietl lmnk, do Bolemny nwenr tlmt the "hove nlHtenietit is true to the hint of my kiiowleilui! mill belief. H. W. Holder, Ciishier. Kiilmeriheil and iwom to befoie me this 5U1 day of September, 1910. W. 10. 1'euK, Notary Piililie. I'ORUHCT-Attest: J. A. Mott J, T. Willimin Directors. Dr. Elmer 11. Smith, osteo pathic physician and consulting Hurvreon. Linklater Block, up stairs. No charge for consultation. Conntv Clerk Bai'eV celebrati lilxir I ay by keeping open for registration and liepnty Con Arclsluld was Imy nearly all day fixing up lho,i who came to the city. Many came up for the purpse. not realiink'that it wan a leeal holiday. Very few came in the city on other business, and the toto!?ice kept to holiday hour throughout the day. I'.,.- rent' I'-Vi acre ranch 111 Line Comity. 1 1 acres cleared and in cultivation. UmhI hny, st.H-k and erain ranch. Inquire of Ci-o. Schulmerich, at Com mercial Hank. The sawmill lelow Wheeler. ,,k! of lleedsille. is lieinir rebuilt. I I,.. mill lnii-ni-.i a few weeks ago ami as the company had a lot of loes cut It was .leemeil a.ivisame I,. r..ti..u the structure. Ihe tinders are Uung placed and the machinery will le installed 111 u few days. Will pav $l: ler ton for go t 1 j -M 1 lo drier Money : 1 jo mi. ..v - readv oiidelierv. X I- Holh;" U-ck. Mountaindate. Or. l!i t) 't'i,.. mm on the Forest drove local via (k's ami Oswego is ne tif the prettiest on the Side after the laKe is reacne.,, the scenery reminds one of the l,.,l Pools in North Dakota, or some of the Wyoming fastnesses. Keep your chickens enclosed! .Inst received a large coumkm .,r ....oltcv vi ire. Now IS mem in ......... . . the time to buy. hmenek Corwin. 1? lto,.li..io:in. of the Cot' f Buchanan & neiniM o. ...-- . . Company, says that nearly double the usual ainouni 01 nun I....... U'lll'l' housed this season. This report is duplicated in many other sections 01 me comuj. i t,. loiin on real estate Terms reasonable. Apply to Mi- ... I. . . 1 1 . 1 1 .t 1 ...... . in. ntlll I'H'S.. nui.-"""i v ....t..,i. liolirman. of Cornelius, went down and caught a game .. 1. ,.,.f,m fiundav. against 1 or 2 4 ' v 1 v ----- . - a team from l'ortland Beaver , was beaten but the stocky little catcher says he is willing to try them again. Frank Wallace, in the govern ment train service at the jetty, Mow Hammond, was out Sun lav, and went down to his Farm . -' ' ..t, mul 11 so visited Sh his'daughter.Mrs. Scott, of above Dilley. .....i 1. 1.. .i o.iork' new oiano Will iraue oij i'i'v - , ror a good, .horse, or horse ami buggy. Aituress oy leiuvi care of the Argus. Seen by Many Who Were Abroad Short ly Alter NuoB Hour Between 12 and 12:W o'clock, Sunday, a huge meteor passed over Washington county, coming from the southeast and passing to the northwest. It was seen by a party of autoists who were near Helvetia, and thev say it passed over toward the coast, disappearing across the coast and sea line lietween Tillamook and Astoria. Others throughout the county sav they also saw the meteor, and that to them it appeared to l. from two to five miles high, ind il appeared to Ikj a foot in liom.ter There were a num ber of Hparks shooting from the hhIv, and the illumination was mite nlain. notwithstanding the mm u:m shinimT brightly. A minute or two alter it pass ed, many claim they heard a (lull intonation, as ihougn u nan truck the earth or landed in the It is possible. however, that the noise heard -..u from :i blast. :ls several hea- vy intonations were heard as earlv as ten in the morning. c;..niKt4 from other parts of of the coast allege that they be- ieve this to have leen oneoi me argest meteors ever visiting the . 1. ...Ill k.. mnAn coast, anil a searcn wm uc mauv to see if the terrestial visitor nas anded in Tillamook county. .Jacob Jacky, of near Glencoe, was in the city Monday forenwm. C. Vinhl. of near Joixj's, was in the city Monday. C. A. Ifanley, of North Plains, was in the city I.aUr Day. W C Jackson, of Gleneoe. wai'. over to the county seat Mon day morning. I). T.schalold, of the Helvetia section, was in town Monday morning. Peter ( lot leih. of North Plains, was in the city the first of the week. 1 hivii 1 Heediitto. of Ik-avcrton. was in town Monday, on legal business. GEORGE W ACCIDENTALLY KILLED Was Out Shooting at Chicken Hawks, Friday Morning FOUND DEAD ON SUCCEEDING DAV Coroner E. C. Brown Says ao Question of it Being Accident PI.HADS (il'ILTY . 0, Cummins, of near Seghers, , i I..,f,,... Indire ileaillHl K'Uilv uviwiv vv..r, ?.,tnr, hiv. to the charge of mutilating the carcass of a leer, so that the sex couiu noi oe i ;n..,l He was fined $50 w Inch was 'half of the cash bail ie had dejHisited the tirst 01 me i. Tioj law was oiLSsed so that 'hunters could not easily vade the statute wnere u u r ,ids the killing of does. The iittornev 's office can , .1,.. ,.Vinnr of kl liniT a flOO. I cw lov "'n- ... I . ....1... anMi. ml the one penauy may the demands of the law. BHNITIT DANCE n ..... .. ;u i. -i heneAt. dance at i nerc m , Hannau Hall. Buxton. Saturday evening. Se.teiiUer i-i, m .i .a .,f the t atholie peo- pie of that vicinity. Ihe Buxton orchestra will furnish the music .uid all kinds ot ngju reues - ments will be served in uie nan. There will also be a mg uppe crved - such a supper ua mv Uixton ladies know how to pre- Mil ..L .,.,...,1.3 t'lll iTi pare, nil1 ncni""-" 7" into a fund looking toward mak ing some improvements on un church property. THE LAST CALL On Monday several townspeople, newspaper men, court attaches, etc , received the following card -the last preliminary for the celebrated John. u. Koseiair. Oregon State Penitentiary C. W. Jame, Supt. Sak-w, Oregon, Sept. a, 1910. Si Mr I or County Judge To the Kep.it.Ucn.i voters of Washington Xiiy. The uinle.sig.ua a camli U)iini. ii,,l,l cn DiliiiarieH, ll'M 'W thM-artynlnuiimtion Sejit. 4i iv r u,,wi.ilu,toii County, for CoiiMVjui"B " " 1 Warn nominato. .l electeil, I wit'. 1 i, J ,,.v "nn of ollice, conscientiously (luring my .iie ,u,iies P- 111 e ,,mv a P grensive, business- county ulliuru. .,iforui system reiurun nn 1 .. . 1 flfllV-rSL: Penna- tJtS vieforeveryceut expended. ( w Mftrsh, CorneliiU. tlregon. You are hereby invited to be pre ent . ..... 0,..i nf .Tnlin ll. ami weness uie - t Roselntr, on Thursilay. the Sth day cf Septe,n.H.r, ,910, a? , tl , hour of n.30 p. lion Chamber, of the Oregon State Pent nary, at Salem, Oregon Superiutendeut Oregon State Peniten tiary. A QUICK PAYMENT John Vanderwal, a week ago Saturday, adjusted a fire loss for Thos. Hinton, wnose nouse ouui ed the same week. Mr. Vander wal mailed the proof of loss and adjustment on sunaay morning, Tiun-sifav afternoon re ceived a check for Mr. Hinton, v,n onni of xiHi tne amount. 111 mo oui , , - . of the policy carried by the gen tleman. Hie policy was in vuC London & Lancashire. FOR THE LEGISLATURE I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the leglsiaiure suujcti m u '"i-" llcan primaries, bept. 24, 1910. I r.... 1L1;..,., In tin direct or marv ami IITHI UCI1V.V.. ... . - believe in iu being kept on our statutes. t am also a believer in unm i.-B...... c-i..i..,t Nn. 1. and on these prin ciples go before the Washington County electorate. Columbia Precinct, Cornelius Route 1. Thos Monteith and A. M. Car lile were l'ortland visitors, Sun day, and incidentally attended the ball game. Miss Madge Imbrie visited last week with Mrs. A. H. Flint, of SehoHs, returning Saturday eve ning 111 the Hint car. A K Kholes was a l'ortland visitor Friday, getting material for the finishing of the three newly built bungalows at Cor nelius, Fireman Alexander, on the work ti-.-iin betweun Buxton and Timber, sient Labor Day and Sundav in the city, the guest of . . . . y IP . bis mother. Mrs. U. C. Koonw. Wm, Conley, working at the Stephenson mill, alxjve limber, u'a Urn t.h ast ol me weeK and remainod over Sunday with his family. F.lmer H. Smith, osteo pathic physician and consulting snreeon Linklater Block, up stairs. No charge for consulta tion. Wanted: Woman to care for modern house, and three small bovs. CikmI wages to reliable rmrtv. Hoth onones.-irs. Spencer Brown, Ilillsboro, Ore. W. F. Hartrampf, who was formerly connected with the flouring mill at the Forest Grove S P tloiMiL is buildinir a feed mill on Main Street, uptown, and will install tht? latest macmnery. Iliimi:in llehse's nicking crew finished the Tohervard, near the Hood place, ihursaay, ana com mmifwl nn the Rehse vard Fri day. They expect to finish by the end of next wees. .Quite a number of Hillsboro itn eh.Miiei-oned bv J. W. Cave. went to Portland. Monday, to witness the opening day of the Livestock Show and the double header at the baseball grounds. Apple growers report one of the best crops tor years ootn for min i v .111(1 OUanillV. All along the railway lines are found trees which are propped up to keep the limbs trom oreaKing, so heavy are their loads. O. W h'nnerson and wife, of St. Johns, were out Sunday, guests of Oscar Kelsay and wife. I Thev en from here to their ranch up near Goldendale. Mac Epperson, their son. is now fir ing a locomotive on the 0. R. & N., out of Alhina. Keen ville has more cordwood mi the sidetrack than any other station along the line of West Side Southern Pacific in the county. There is a great deal of Innil elivifimr alontrthe line down in that section, and the timber is being converted into tuel. n W. Mormn. of uuner Vine lands, was in town Monday mnminiT. an d states that he saw a monster black bear near his home iust after starting. He returned and sent the boys out after Bruin, but results naven i been telephoned in as yet. Zina Wood Jr. has concluded irrigating for the season, and 1,-ia run water for 60 davs. irri gating about 100 acres, sown to if to oats. Mr. Wood says that it has proven a success and that he has now used water nmr prion trh to Drofit by exper ience. Hi3 pump has thrown Rnn non iroilnns of water every day it was working, and this means a great deal ot water, fine crop lias been the result. The Argus notes that! Portland auto men generally get through the county to report the "awful" ..rmitinn of our roads. They are not compelled to ship their machines in by treigtu as xney from other counties in the state. These same people go through Eastern uregon, where the dust is worse than it is here and you never hear any nl ai n t. Meantime the Wash ington County farmer gets his product to market and it is safe to say, with the condensers run ning," there is more hauling per acre here than any county in tbo atntfv And. aside from this. road improvement is being made all along the line, with promise of more next year. High Q UALITY Drug 8 George Washington Parker, aged 58 years, and who arrived at Forest Grove last Spring, taking possession of a place near the A. B. Todd ranch, between rorest Grove and Dilley, was found dead in the timber on the Nay- lor place, Saturday morning, by his son and daughter. Parker had left the house Friday morn ing with a double barrreled shotgun, and wa3 shooting at chicken hawks, which had been molesting his chickens. A shot was heard shortly after nine o'clock Friday morning and when ha fat-hpi" riirt nor come to tne house the wife and children made a search, ihe body was not found, however, until early Sat urday morning, when it was lo cated about 225 yards from the house. Everything pointed to accident and Coroner E. C Brown, who went to the scene nf loath oavu thnt Parker most W i. .1 " v... . . ... have stumbled, the gun had a safety and this was not set. One cartridge was discharged, and the shot had entered his temple, blowing a hole to the dome of the skull. His cap was found on a small limb close to where his body was found. Parker bought 20 acres and went on the place May 6. He had made many improvements and was well thought of in the community, His wife and a son, aged 19, and a daughter, aged 16, survive. Coroner Brown lmpanenea a found that death was accidental. The coroner's jury: Alex Todd. Ueo. bloan, mw, Nav or. J. M. Hiatt, Ed Kivett, 0. H. Wilson. The Place where you are always getting Drugs of absolutC'purity and High Ouality and compounded by pharmacists who take pride iu the accuracy of their work EXCLUSIVE AGENTS FOR Whitman's Celebrated Chocolates, and Candies . ''THE BEST EVER" liaminshy's MaKe Man Tablets and Dr. David Roberts Veterinary Remedi' The Delta Drug Store, Hillsboro, 0 NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS J. A. THORXBURCH J. E. BAILEY W. W. McELDOW President Vice-President Cashier Forest Grove NATIONAL BAN FOREST GROVE, ORE. Capital StocK $25. OC': Surplus and Undivided Profits 20.00C Exchange to all parts of the World Interest Paid on Savings Accounts and Ti Certificates. tip last, half of the 1909 taxes. the first half was paid prior to the first Monday in April, 1910, is due ana payaoie on or before the first Monday in October, 1910, and unless paid by October 3, 1910, will become delinquent, and penalty and in terest will be etiargea uniu saiu tax is paid. ueo. u. naiii;t:i, Sheriff and Ex-officio Tax Col lector for Washington County. Oregon. Dated at Hillsboro. tnis isi day of September, 1910. REPORT Of the condition of the Washington Co. Bauk, at Banks, Oregon, in the State of Oregon, at the close of business Sep tember 1st, 1910, RRSOCRCHS rnnil discount.- f)3.6n II Overdrafts, secured and un secured J"' Bonds, securities, etc 19 37 Banking house, furniture ana Clur 3,056 71 Due from approved reserve banks - o.wj- Cah on hand o.9" aS Rxnemes 594 4 (lilipr Items - a0 75 DIRECTORS Thos. G. Todd John . Bailor J. W. F Wilber W. McEldowney J. A. Thornburg Total 49.3!l 05 LIABILITIES .m.W aM in ... ....( 10.000 OO t...l:..l.l..o1 ltvsita Rilhieot to -l.k a.oujw Hrmand certificates of deposit 983 02 T.uie certilicates 01 qeposn,. 10, j Total 49.3i5 State of Oregou, ) :ss County of Washington ) t w n r.alnwHv. Cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to tne Desi 01 my knowledge and beliet. Cashier. o..i..;ki atul nwnrti to before cue this 3rd day of September, 1910. Notary Public. CORRECT Attest: N. I. Burnett L. F. Carstens Directors COTSWOLD BUCKS t 1 tn uola a nnmhprnf vear ling and Spring Cotswold bucks, 01 tne Dest registeieu ouauio Pnii onrl o-pt vour nick. Jos Cawrse, North Plains, Cornelius, Ore., Route 1. Julius Asbahr, of South Tuala tin, was in town Monday. A. M. Carlile and Geo. Schu merich and wife were among il rln otfanilarl tho cramp between Portland and Los Ange les, Sunday. IUTGHESS TROUSERS IO Cents a Button $1.00 a Rip WE are showing tlie full Hue, fresh from the factory, with many improve ments. They are all new, snappy, up-to-date and stylish. Made in closely woven cheviots and worsteds; fashionable colorings in striped and plain effects; cut iu two styles conservative and "peg-top," and every pair warranted. C 3 BAILEY'S BIG STOR Forest Grove, Oregon Autumn Wedding Engagement Rings, daintily fashioned and set with diamonds or gems of your choice. Wedding Silverware and Cut Glass, beautiful new creations in these wares that will make the bride rejoice. Remember that this store for Autumn Wedding Gifts. No trouble to show you goods. -J LAUREL M. HOYT Watchmaker and jeweler Graduate Optoi . 1 3.4 r Y I 1 I, I 1 1 t I l f ii 1