! ? I 'M "t .3 ..v. 4 .J 3 4 ;.1 : 1 it M "I ' I zi :4 ri .1 - vt - i r .4 - i Jt i : " . FREE Jm Call at our store and hear the specially prepared Records of Rinds and other Iu strumeutal Music, Songs, Stories, Recitations, etc., and assure yourself that this is the best ottered. You Buy Only the Records. THK-K KlOiU AUK KAMOUS FOR TdKIR TONK AND QIMLIIY A? a hoiue enteruintr it has no jul. The best ultDi in the country is brought right to your fireside to while wy the Ions evenings with comical imitations tod songs. An impromptu dance way be gotten up at a uu menl'e notice and here you have tbe beet orchestra of the country to play lhedtice ruuie. Or you may wish to learn a aong and what better ioetructor can you have than one of the IVerle singers to phraee a song over and over again it need be. Tee possibilities of Ihi wonderful little michine for instruction and amusement are endless. INSCRIPTION OF INSTRUMENT The Ctbinet Made of heavy, sold oak throughout. Corner poete are made with fluted moulding. Nickled Tone Arm The latent triumph of scientific research, producing the largest volume and purest tone juliiy. eliminating the metalic scratch o common in ordinary type of machine. The Motor 0; special etre igth and construction, unusually durable. Turn Tab e Ten-inch diani-ter, accomrrod tting any aire disc record. S andard Analyiinj? Reproducer (sound bos) Insuring the moet perfect reproduction of any known sound; fitted with automatic needle clamp, permitting of the instant releasing or fast- eninz of the needle. Spel Regulator Permitting the ready adjustment of the speed to lull the individual fancy or rf q jiremnts. such a- for dance mueic or speaking records. Flower Hon, Seventeen inches in length, wih a fifteen inch flare bell. Finished in a beautiful deep, rich red enamel, and decorated with gold stripes. One Standird Talking Machine with handsome Flower Horn KRKE to every Customer whose iVh Pu'Chaes amount to $50.00. GOFF BROS. & 1RMLER. Forest Grove and Cornelius. SellHardware, Stoves. Ranges, BAN ft OF BEAVERTON Beaverton, Ore. CAPITAL STOCK $10,000 J. A. 1IOTT, Prest W. E. PEGG, Secy. J. T. WILLIAMS. Vice Pres. II. W. BOLGEE, Cashier C Transacts a General Banking Business. 4 Per Cent Interest on Time Deposits. Money to Loan on Good Security. Fire Insurance in the Best Companies. We are Insured against Burylary and Fire, Our OtFieers are Bonded. Depositors are as well Pro tected as in the Largest Bank. 1910 Start the NEW YEAR by opening an account with the Hillsboro Commercial Bank KDW. SCHULMKRICH,5President GEO. SCHULMERICH, Cashier We do a general banking business, and the strength of our institution is un questioned. Courteous treatment to all. Be One of Our Patrons Pays You 4 Per Cent Interest on Savings and Time Deposits CHARTER NO. 8036 CONDENSED REPORT OF The First National Bank of forest grove, oregon. At the Close of Business June 30, 1910. ASSETS UABIUTKS Loans and Discounts. ..f 9.5,214.00 Capital and Surplus $ 30,000.00 U. S. and Other Bonds... 46,875.00 Undivided Profits M 1,671.21 Banking House Fixtures 10,710.49 Circulation 25,000.00 Cash and Exchange.... 50, 310.03 Deposits 146,437.31 Total i J"3.roy 52 Total $203,109.52 Directors: L. J. Corl, John Templeton, T. W. Sain, H. J. Goff, E. W. Haines, George Mizner, Levi Smith, W. H. Hollis, W. K. Newell, II. "T. Ruxton. We appreciate your paronatfe and hope to merit a contin uance of same. DErosiTS: - Official statement January 31, 1910, $108,635.91 DEPOSlTS:-Official statement June 30, 1910, $203,109.52. Increase in Deposits 35 percent. 11 Hi 11 GKADti Natural Tone TALKING & SINGING MACHINE FREE ag ms, Bugiea and I nplements, 3 1 FREE Pinte, Building Material. ABUSING THE INITIATIVE. Initiative for Matter of General I ntrett. "Tbe Initiative privilege la a valua ble right and tbe people of Oregon are fortunate In the poimMlio of tho sine . It la a right though that ahouM bo used with dlacretlon. If the Initia tive li Invoked Indiscriminately it will be of Injury rather than of henry fit." aaya the Pendleton Ka.st Ore Ionian la it lamju pf July l'J. "Uy the nature of thlnga the Initia tive should be used for the settlement of question that are of general state Interest and quentlona upon which the people at Urge are capable of Judg ing. It waa proper that the direct pri mary law be enacted under the init iative. Tbe law could not have b-n epacted In any other way. LegUla tura ulecied under the old convi-ntlon aysteiu would never have panned the direct primary law. It waa proper that tbe corrupt practlcea act bo en acted under the Initiative and refer ; endum. That law pertain to political ' morality and the people were able to Judge of tbe merlta of tbe law. It la all right to settle the Dorm.il school problem under the initiative. The legislature baa utterly failed to handle tbe question. "Put the moHt glaring abuse of the Initiative la on the part of those who have proposed county division meas ures, Eight bills have been filed aak Ing for the creation of new counties or for the changing of boundary lines. In each cane tbe question Involved Is of a purely local nature; not of state Interest. It will be ImpoKslhle for the people of the atate to Judge of these measures with Intelligence, All division disputes should have been held In abeyance pending the passage of a law calling for the settlement of such disputes by the people directly concerned. The cpunty dlvlslonlsta, however, have refused to wait. They have submitted their bills In hopes tbe people will vote blindly for them. They have abused the Initiative priv ilege and they should be rebuked for doing o. Kvery county division bill ahould be voted down. "Insist that tbe Initiative be uxed only when It may be Invoked with propriety." The Hobble Skirt. What a combination a bobble skirt and tbe man who rocks the boat would make! Philadelphia Inquirer. We Imagine a woman with a hobble skirt on feels like a man does when his suspenders break In company. Cluyton (Ala.) Record. According to a New York dispatch the bobble skirt fud 1m "dlHappearinit rapidly." It was not suppoxed any : thing In a bobble skirt could dluuppoar rapidly. Kansua City Star, German Gleanings. Germany exported nearly 2,000 tons of lead pencils In 11)00. Noiseless paper for theater pro' grama la a German novelty. Tbe Berlin police department la pro- Tided with an extenalve typewriting telegraph system. The Berlin police recently gave the contestants In a boxing bout ordera not to bit bard, and when one of the overzealous boxers scored a knock down be waa at once disqualified by the referee. ASKS VOTERS 10 Prim lp.nl 11. V. Kir nos I'rvM-nt kYasoiis for the Mea.un? tiki tr hup to school svsriM What I he taw IVonUcs. and How tu (lot KcmiII Principal I. V. lUirncs, oiu of the lost educators of the county, sends tho following communica tion to tho Aryus and it should bo road by all who have children in school, or all who have an in terest in a better educational system: A ity important mcmum1 to I voted iioh ncvl N.nrniU-r i "The Hit;'1 School I'litiil." Tins law !'iwtd ihintiK I lio ij vuiiio ol the ltc U gii Utii'r. It Inki-t the plmr o( tlir uKI High Sn-liiitd l.sw, which will ht irinriu I CH-.l wm nislly "wiimtil uuilrl" two ymr ik' in thu county. ' Thr u.U-ptuni of the old llmh Sclnml I. aw nirni'.t a uhl Ur the location ul the h-IumI building. Then- I notliiii); ol lb; kind in llir nrw law in a word It it ' )ii.irr deal" tor all. There should lc ill tliia county irvrial hih achools carrvtiia! full or part lub school work ami oprriitut); un.lcr thr provisioiH of tin law. llillslioto and l oirt Orovr cadi Ua a four year accrrditcd high achool, while I'cavrrton. Coinclliia, Pillry, t.aklou, Pank. lmt. o. and lint. No. i arc all doiut; high hool work, and would lc N-m hi cil alike v Inn law. The l.iw provide that the high school I of I lie coiiulv sluill Ik- frtc to anv pupil ol the county who liaa pitrd the eighth Krade evatuinatiou. Tlinl the pupil may wlcct the school which i tier the l-t alv!HitNKr "r I "ot convenient tor linn to attend The cmitty shall pay III to the district tieitsur of the district maintaining a hiU school, or grades lUive the i ichth, lorty dollar each for the nrt twenty puplla who attend said HcbiHil, thirl v each for the next iweuty pit, and twelve and one half dollars r IS others, provided that the counlv that 1 not pay into any district treasury more money than is rtulred to maintain the teaching fone of the achool. You will notice that this fund cannot he used to build cosllr buildings nor to piovlile ni I Atnlus - ttils inuat be done l v the dilnct in which the sctu I is located. Laws Kituilnr to 'his are In effect in many of the slates with the result that It has doubled the high achool attendance This lor Washington rontitv would mean a higher uudard of citueiiship. I know that the "new comers into our county liste U-ert surprised at the poor liiKh school advantages they have found here, Vote for the High .School Fund. 11. W. B.USKH. Tin: ki:ci:. r tair Editor Arjnis: The Fair i over, and all we have left of it li a pleasant tnemury of the most Ix'autiful apples ever seen m this section, or any other. The growers are to lo congratulated on the quality of their fruit, and complimented for the lilwral manner in w hich they rescinded to the reoui'st tor exhibits, as some of them put a yreat deal of time ami some expetme in yet tin": their display together. P-r-nard b is, of Meaverton, is to a irreat extent resHinsibIe for the tine apples, as it was from the use of the Aetna Spray he man ufactures that made the tine fruit possible. He had 1) differ ent varieties of apples all of top irrado, which took blue riblxms, as well as the Winter liartlett Pears and the Italian and Silver Prunes, w hich wero extra-fancy, and also took blue Hblxms. Mr. Houston, who took the prize for the largest display used Mr. Lois' sprav as did a irreat many others. The owners of the fruit prave us permission to take it to Portland where it is attracting immense crowds, who exclaim "Where is Hillslxiro?" The dif ferent varieties each receiving their share of praise, the Gloria Mundi from J. 1. Morrison, and the Blue Perrnaine of Bernard Leis receiving the most attention, the Meier & Frank Company have through the use of their window shown Portland and the traveling public that right at Portland's door can le found land that will grow the finest fruit in the world, and that people do not have to go from one to WK) miles away to buy fruit land of tho highest grade. Now that we are on the map, we are going to try to stay there, and with this object in view every one who believes in the future prosperity of Hillsboro and Washington County are urged to attend a meeting in the City Hall, 1'ndav night, at 8 o clock, to devise ways and means to continue the good work that has been started by the fruit men, and so generously aided by tht 'Meier & Frank Company, of Portland. N. H. Al.KXANDElt, Sec. The road from the first bridge northwest of town, clear to the city, will be finished within a few days. Kock is already haulet past the Michel place, the ok Billings' site, and the macadam is to be brought through to Sec ond Street and brought far enough south toconnect with the planking, thus giving a goo road clear from the condenser. As soon as the stretch of road on the Jackson Bottom is macadam ized there will be a good two mile stretch ot fine road. Try the Argus and Oregonian for a year, only $2.25. k for Rainy Weather If Not - SEE BAIRD Children's ruin capes Boys' SlicKer cape;, with hoods und hats. Men's, boys' &. ladies' Men's, Boys', Misse)' rubber boots. High top shoes. INNUMERABLE BILIS CONFUSE THE VOTER Numerous Divison Measures Would Change State Map Beyond Recognition. "Ilimlnm t,., f or,.Ku m d ! "li to OH., u.ilu uf ti, luiHiiii.-rulilu comity dltrUl.u, Mil fur tlx- . ml.l..rii "uu or th iiimi in. i ri.it i,.,..i ) inuny IlvU..ti mi-amiri-a liuv.i un-n I1M with tho avrr. ury u( ui.i that If tuilf of tlwin aru Kdiiiitfii Hie umu of Or.-Kon will . , rliHiiK.il ihi It ' Will tli.t b- f.-( r.KllU.-d ,.,. t.y u li ' the Moll," (lerlnri-M ttm l'. ri1ll..t,, t',,-1 ! Ori-Konlnn In lu Ihhub of July 2.V TurtlifnimrM tl, liiUlmrliiilnal., er-iiiu.it of ii. .cuiitl. i;.hiii fn U) lii. r. um. tiinatl.m TliU Htat run iml irc.it.- t. n rii'w cuuiitln anil ,n vlil.i fur t.-n u,l.ltHl nut ()f c-uuiily rfl.:.ra hii.1 Imp.. i K,.t al)I1K wu, .r..H. nt U-vI.-h. Tin. cIIvIhIuhIhI i.mkn aHM.'rMoiiH to tin, w.ntrury. lint timt la '(iiinpiilKir talk. Thai hhiii arau- " "'lv.iii..., in ravor of II,., creation of ,)( nivor county. Y.'t A t cliirri.-r. a i'..n.II.1ton tailor who owiih property in 0ol i(iv,.r. f,,.i til tiiXf Incr.MiH.Ml 61.4 p:r oiil thu yr of tin. iiw count v'h ..ui. fnee. It Ih tin, hiHtory of .Vcry ww cjumy unit dlvUlon hrliiKH on luimma nd timitlon. Thla In onlv I.:. I ii ml "Anotlior fimturi! ol thfHu UIvIhIoii fliU la tlm fiu:t that UlvlHlon mi.... ura are nprufiK wtiun tl, p,.op,, re- "KliiiK in tlie uronoaed do not want dlvlnlon at all. Tako for Inanities the Orchard county aclieniH 1 ' iviiiiiiiuHiiy the pt.ople rimldlnif In n... grentor portUm of that proponed conn- iy u not wunt (UvIhIoii. Two of tint four towna lndudi.-d In Orchard couu ty are hotly oiipoHed to th dlvlHloti They are Wl-hIoii and Atlii-nu. They Iihvo sood roaaon for l,..i,K opp(M)(.d DlvlHloti will tniNin lucreaaeil tnxulloi, and that buHlneMs now held l.y Athmm and Weaton will lit, dlvert.nl to Walla Walla. Milton p0pu I11HKI10 tM,y will get that biiHlrifHa. Hut thUy won't. Milton Ih practically a auburn of Walla Walla und audi It will al waya remain. If Orchard county car rlwi, that bualuoaa will bu loat to thlH Blali). "The Orchard county meamire waa Unified In H-cret by a Uttl,, clique of Milton biiHlneHH men. It H purely ft HeiriHh meiumre. Hepresentatlve men UvlriK rlKl.t In Mlltxm and In Free water ure oppoHed to the propalllou. In communication to thl paper they have ho declared tlieu.Helvua. Kyvu tho nowapapeiH of Milton and Kruuwa tr have fullud to take up with tin, Ififl 0 r Don't Fail to see some of the several Styles in Men's Shoes in Blach and Tan. BAIRD In llif New llr'ulrl Uloch pr(iHMl!lin Nrlthrr thr. Krrrut 1 lliiu- ..r tho Milt. in Hl 4rurta tlm il!j..u ui.iimis iilltorlalljr ami thl fin t hn ia if4 niuih i. Jiinii.nl Tho Vi.t..ii I.vi.l.r ami Iho AtliMu I'rn ho d.'diirrij tln.unrh. tt utterly tippoimi to ilin.inn County Div.a.un Incr.i.td Till II 4 ' Ptr Cn. I I'.nt ( iri'K'ihlan ) ! Tht entity illii.in man In- 1 fr.ii.-(l uiU..n for tin. i-rimltitn I U li.n l.y th.. rjp.-ruti.i. of K" A Hrhlffli-r, On known .nl ttillor, I who on num.. j.r..t..'rljf In tin. rlty of II.miiI Itivir Tu l!m jit (in-Kunlan Mr Hrl.lffl.r luu .hll,t..d hl lu to Iplit nii.l tliry how thnt ilurln the ; (Iriit yi-nr of U exUt. iii n of Hood ' Itlver comity Mr H.hlff,.rn in ft In 1 cr.'ii.i..d fit 4 p.-r c ut 111 inns tain ! Mi ll wrre uil. I In Wm.o county, ! a nt.-d tu s', :,u tit ao tau.i, the flml levied uft.-r (lie rrt.ntli.ii of Hood Itlvc-r ouiny and hli h hn paid ' mi Keliruary 14. l'J ID, aitiouiited to $i:!M Therefore the creation of Ihu new county com Mr. Kchlfflup th tutu of ,'.2,f.O dnrltiK tlm flmt year of Hood Itlver county' iltern. "I have nlwnya aiil.l thnt It la fool IhIi to divide couiitle," declared Mr. Hchlfflep. "It ,,nly iiieima Additional eipeiiHo and liicre.iHed taxation." THE ONLY SOLUTION. (Kant Or.Konlan, July 9.) Voter of OrcKon will be coinptillml to piiH upon 32 l. Klxliitlve iiieaaurna when they vote tl,u fall. Tho number la entirely tun ri! mJ mny of t,)e nieaiiureii are of audi nature that votum Dimply cimtiol liopo U) Judn IntelllKently aa to their merlta. I'oiiHplcuotiH In tlila clnaa aro the elKht county dlvlalon bllla that linvo heen filed. Kacli of thcHti inpaaurea perlalna to an Iahiio that la atrlctly o fiil In charactep. Tho peoplo of tho alate at larxn are not IntereKled In county dlvlalon dlaputea. Tbe avonine voter cannot luipo t.) JuiIko of the iiieilta of Uichp dlvlalon bllla. Krom one Hide be will be ahowercd with lit erature favorubli) to dlvlalon; from another quarter bo will be Implored to vote iiK.iliiHt dlvlalon. Often peoplo rcMldlng; In thu proved now counUea do not want dlvlalon to carry. Now what la tho poor voter to do7 In Iho view of tho Kaat Oregonian mere la Hut one loKcni wny (o uln county dlvlalon pmhlema. All Ihoan problema ahould bo held In iibeynnco until a law haa been enacted leaving tlio Hettlement of Much dlaputeM to tho people who are directly Intereated In them. It Ih pretty certain that audi a law will be piihh.mI by the next li'Kbila ture. Hindi a luw waH paaaed by tho laat li'KlHlntnrc, but fo- aome unknown roamm wua vetoed by (loveriior Chain herlaln following tlm cIoh of thu aea-lon. HI it a (.! Ie l $1.50 SASH amo DOtWS to. ( ih. bi .4.'if mi MiuUHr lri ord.rln from our I'"!'' MU.ta ? ' (( twmmt l. H. I. IhM "V2 . m a-u.ki i.a.fc r"k " M, W. hkv. our own ft7 " , rou th. n.l.lJlc' f''' , i Mir.fullr id '!" t;ri"' u four of ii.t"1 ABK rou fTll"t O. B. WlttlAMi Civ ia rir.i . ami '- MIILS & BKOIHW K Ccncral HLuksniitlu" 1I(KSK SlI(iKlN- a siH-cialty IU..Un. St Cpriwllua. Or. Nol.ce ol Final beiilenic" Nolii I ben-by K"y"'. ''J!il,"5 .1.. t...lM the.luly "I'l"'1 " II.hU.i.I .. lli.K Kareni.. .,! T.ml..ieol ol " ' J . fvo'"" ,1, liave lllwl i" ""0,,,l(i.' ... tii.... f llni!..ll e'f . ...a (Nullity llielrlli.a Ucc.mi a ' . hr, lora. ailil that nl.l i-ourt ,,k i. thait day or .-. t. tr. t ir ,ii. M.of.al.1 ra lh'Mi;l ,,, IV court P.H.i.1 of W'1" ,f .Hll'H' .i....., i.. n.il-lxir.i. tiri'K11"."; ,ir fop hrilrlna ol.J.--tJon oi eoiiiilaiul for Ilia llnal "!"' .mIi. II"0- ... DaU'il HUH lii-ii ".".. - ...,ir .NSJii.. Wl l.l.I A M Jl i'"r K.IIN JUKOKNH, , . Kxi torn of th- laal W'li uieiil or Wlllinm J ' rV'" r(Vr K,.-. ul i !.... , ii.ii-ii.Altoriiaya,r Nolle, ol Final SWl Notice I hereby Weii, NlKiie.1, lielUK l''V '1.4 W i, eonllr. mil, nM '' f Al r hiNi iiami : r:: IC. Illeo, iibc ii., noil"' V "' ,i a audi executor, In ,,inilt roiiniy, hi in"' . Krl' i'' .1.1 tlmtaalil court ha ' f rof t( l,u ' I A. m. Ill .lie. i iituh I Ul.'"" lit counlv court Pr!!l!'?M, ,US ly.Oretf In "''"oii 1 U ,,l uio for bearliiK 0',-l' ,f ietil"1"11 ' account and for Hi" ''""" Kxeo,,t,ro.t..a.rtWl.la.ia'-W V v?