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VOL. XVIII
HILLSBORO, ORKCON, APRIL 13. 1911.
NO. 5
APPOINTS HELD IB
Deputies Will Start Taklnic IVII
Valuations at Once
MORE TO BR APPOINTED I.ATIR
Amor May Handle IlilUboru
lory Ituiii 01 flee
Tcrri-
Assessor Max Crandall will soon
supply Ms field deputies for tlie
1911 assessments, anl they will
at once start taking the 11)11
valuations. He lias as yet niaile
no apHintments for Hillslioro
nnil vicinitv. and expects to do
the greater part of the work
himself. The field assessing will
lie pushed as rapidly us Mssilile,
so us to Ret the work finished
reudv for copying into the rolls
by July 1.
II. A. Kuratli will assess the
Bethany-Phillips section.
Samuel Paisley will take care
of the Buxton-Timber PHghlior
liood. J. W. McRolierts will handle
the dales Creek and vicinity part
of the county.
K. J. McAleer will assess
North Forest Grove and the v-
Imort settlement.
1). I). Hump will work in South
Forest drove und territory to
the south.
W. II. llembree, Scholia am
South Tualatin.
- L.NLPook SherwcMKl, Middle
t:
the souvn i"
Charles Tracy. of Portland, was
given a divorce IromUara Iracv,
in Portland. Friday. The hus
band alleged that after two
months of conjugal felicity, the
wife went home to Forest drove,
and would not return to him, and
that he only kept her with him
the two months she graced his
fireside by buying her expensive
presents. This being the case
Mr. Tracy decided to hand her a
lemon. Judge dantenlein gave
lim his decree.
See our dishes for our custom
ers. When you expend $1U0
with us you get a fine dining
room set of dishes. Call for
cards and have the amount ot
your purchases punched each time
you buy. When you buy that
amount you get the dishes, or
you have a dandy game and fish
set. lunmott P.ros.
('has. Pierce, associated, with
Portland Paid Fire Department,
was out the last of the week.
Mr. Pierce is a former (ircen-
villeite, ami is known to all the
pioneers up there and the rising
generation. While in the city he
called on his annual pilgrimage
to the Argus.
William Stephens, of Forest
drove, was in town Friday. He
recently received word of the
death of a cousin. Henry Steph
ens. a pioneer of the California
gold fields of IS IS. and who has
lived fifty years over in the Wil-
lipa Harbor country, Pacific Coun
ty, Wash.
See the fine stock of "back
combs, at liiliby, the jewelers
place. No back numbers all
new and fresh goods, direct from
the factory, and dee Whiz! see
the fine clocks and jewelry of al
kinds, which he is almost giving
LOVEGREN RAILWAY
STARTS TO CONDEMN
riles
Suits in Circuit Court
Right of Way
for
TO BUILD INTO TIMBER BELT
Expect to Found New Town Called
Cherry Grove, Near Gaston
The Willamette Valley & Coast
llailroad Co., promoted by Au
gust IiOvegren, has filed suit
through Attorneys Bagley &
Hare, asking for condemnation
of right of way through three
places, near Gaston, and between
that point and Forest Grove
The company expects to build a
rail line into the Lovegren tim
ber holdings, which are exten
sive, and the line is to be a com
mon carrier for both freight and
passengers. A new town is to
lie established, Cherry Grove,
ami the promoters expect also to
put in a big sawmill. This will
mean a great deal to the section
tapped.
The company asks for condem
nation through property as fol
lows:
David Story, .80 acres.
K. W. Dethlefs and Fanny
Davis, .1)11 acres.
Vivian Pearl Tompkins. J. U.
Tompkins and F. L Kenworthy,
4.21 acres.
JAMHS DAkl.INU
likllXJH CONTRACTS I.I: T
The county court opened bids on
the Tualatin Plains Church bridge
and on the Dairy Creek span,
last week and made awards. C.
K. Potts was given the Tualatin
Plains Church bridge at $1.4W.31
and Ray Reasoner was awarded
the contract to build the span
ncrosn the stream a mile west of
Hillslioro, on Baseline. The bids
were:
TUALATIN I'LAINS WOKK
c E Potu $U(m;.:u
J S Ursung 1.4:11.00
Ray Reasoner 1.45H.CM)
DAIRY CREEK SPAN
Ray Reasoner $172.99
C K Potts 2f2.Gl
J S I-orsung SK.00
Work will begin on the struc
tures as soon as material can be
delivered.
CORNELIUS LI-ADS
vm-i-z.:vu .''Vis?
IhmlWste f-iurrv wl,
n the city assisted in a surgical
Iteration on Mrs. W. 11. Miller,
I-orest drove, formerly of
Shady Prook. Theoperalion was
'onsidercd by the surgeons as
necessary II Mrs. miller was to
ve.
From 10 to 00 acres unim
roved land in tracts to suit,
within walking distance of Hills-
Hiro. Price and terms reason-
ble. Goo. C. Kngelke, at Iui
Manning place, 11 miles north of
illsboro, Oregon, on Route 1.
No agents. 4-G
Mrs. J. C. Clement, of San
'rancisco, is making an extended
isif with her sister, Mrs. hmest
eeiin. and oroiner, j. u.
Schmidt, of Klmonica. Mrs.
'lenient thinks Oregon is an
ideal place, and may eventually
ake her home up here.
(.ornelius is the third city in
Washington County, according
to the census returns. Friday
evening's dispatches give the
Washington County towns as
follows:
Hillslioro 2,01(5
Forest drove 1,772
Cornelius 451)
Beaverton 3S(
Sherwood llf
it Lomelius keeps up her
growth of the past yearil will be
but a short time until the popu
lation will crowd the 1,000 mark
J. A. Krieger, of Verboort,
was in town Saturday.
G. W. Morgan, of Vinelands,
was a county seat visitor Satur
day.
William Schulmerich and wife
of Farmington, were in the city
baturday.
David Wood, who is farming
over m the South Tualatin sec
tion, was in the county seat Sat
urday morning.
Money to loan on real estate
security. We sell farms. Try
us. me Webfoot Realty Co.
Hillsboro. 12tf
Dr. Elmer Smith, of llillsboro.
performed a Lorenz operation on
a congenital hiD for Fred Sehroe-
der, of Salem, aged 11 years, last
IlVl.ln,. L
inuajr. a n resei was uccom
.l!..l 1 .
pusneo. in uu minutes, and was
entirely successful.
rur suie: opan mares, weig
ueiween auoo and 3300; aged
jrcara; souna ana true, and we
rnatched.-Geo. C. Engelke, at
Vui Manning place. U mi e
north of H illsboro, Oregon, on
uouie i. 4.6
James Harper Sr., of Gaston
Was in the rit.v Snhitvlnv Tl i
health has not been the best for
some time, and Jas. is now living
in tne glories of the nast whe
there was not a man in all Wash
ington County who could beat
him in a foot-race- but that was
11111
C. N. Rankin, of Portland, and
who made u bunch of money
landling Oregonians in East
ortland and on hast Side Routes,
in the early days, was in lown
''riday, accompanying the achi-
tect on the American National
iank building.
Sabin Brothers are getting
ilong finely with their 1500 cord
wood contract lor wniniy uerK
Jailey. The boys have estab
ished a camp near the Woolley
bridge, northwest of town, and
ill t Oil
lave a Home oi ineir own.
Simile Comb Anconas, Exhibi
tion ami Utility. My birds win
1st cock -1 cockerel, 1 hen, 1st,
, i in i it i i .1
ind and .sni puuei ami isi pen
at the recent poultry show in
illsboro. Yours for the best.
H. E. Cameron. 51-10
Reub Foster, of Tacoma, was
in (he city Saturday, guest of II
Bagley. Mr. roster was here
in the early days of the P R. &
N. const ruction, and was book
keeper for the company.
AwH! 7, " after a short inna
rom heart disease. Mr. Darling
was porn at Rochester, IN i.,
January 20, 1833. He grew to
manhood there, and afterward
moved to Marysville, Ma. com
ing from thence seven years ago.
March 9. Mr. Darling and his
aged wife celebrated their 55th
wedding anniversary with a ban
quet dinner, at which were pre
sent a large number of friends
and relatives. Mr. Darling was
a carjienter by trade, and was
strong and active up to the time
of his last illness.
Besides his widow, Mr. Dar
ling is survived by the following
children: Mrs. Winnifred Aid-
rich, Miss Belle Darling and
Miss Dee Darling, all of Forest
Grove. Funeral services were
held Sunday, under the auspices
of the Masonic lodge, with bur
ial in Forest View cemetery.
Charles Burr, of alove Banks,
was in town Friday.
Oral Gardner, of Mountain-
dale, was in town the last of the
week.
Wrn. Iiusignont, of Gales City,
was in the county seat I riday
morning.
John Hcisler, the Gales Creek
pioneer, was a county seat visit
or Friday.
H. C. Pearson, of Iowa Hill,
was a county seat visitor the last
of the week.
Mrs. Alice Sandford and son.
Richard, were in the city from
Glencoe, Friday.
L. L. Crawford, of Crawford,
alxve Banks, was down to the
city the last of the week.
For sale: Three sows; will lit
ter May 1.- Geo. L. Tubbs, 2
miles east of Hillslioro, Oregon.
Route 2. 4-6
L. 1. turner, the Laurel mer
chant, was in the city Friday
aftermxm. He retwrts Laurel
going along nicely.
H. P. Iiasmussen, near Cedar
Mill, was in town Friday. He is
lessee of the Forestal ranch, one
of the best in that section.
sam Moy. oi 1'orlland. was
out to Hillslxiix), Friday, the
guest of John Vanderwal. Mr.
Stoy owns a place near Elmonica.
Sales ladies wanted at the
Boston Store, next door to the
Home Style Restaurant. Inquire
Friday, April 14, letween nine
ami twelve. 5
J. A. Moore Jr. and Hugh
Mxre, of the Verloort section,
were in Monday, to visit their
father, of East Hillslioro, who
has been quite ill.
L
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Celebrated Hardener Says Capable
of Great Production
BIQ RETURNS WITH PROPER WORK
Eugene DuChesne, Frenchman,
Over the Valley
Looks
PROCLAMATION
many, many
Jim.
years ago,' says
We have just received a dandy
ot of new rose bushes, and also
i line assortment of trees, berry
vines, grapes, etc., lor immediate
planting. A first class stock.
Morton s Greenhouse.
Can you imagine a Cornelius
baseball team without Harry
Cook playing? And this reminds
one that many are wondering if
the old veteran of the diamond
will be in the game.
J. G. Schmidt, associated with
Mr. Kulisch in business at El
monica, was in the city Friday.
He says a great deal of real
estate is changing hands down
his way.
For sale: Gray horse, weight
1200. sound and true. Also set
of double work harness, almost
as good as new. Both lor $150,
-Neff Bros., Cornelius, Or. 5-7
Ed. Saxton, of below Newton,
had his jaw fractured, Sunday,
the result of being struck by a
baseball. Dr. Elmer Smith at
tended the injury.
Anton Krieger, of Verboort,
was in the city Saturday, trans
acting business and greeting
friends.
WliProns, the city council of the city of
Ooriixlum, I iiiinty ol ahliiiliii him
NUUt of OrcL'on, by vlrtnn of rclcren
1 tt in ix-tition, lianxpil at a regular Mcsmou
of mini city council, nil the Unit day of
Keliruury, A. 1)., lull, a rnwilutloii, pro
i laiiiiliiit Unit the mve-wihc.i of the city ol
rornmiiM, waMmneion eoumv. Oregon
rxiiulre that I lie hoiiI thereof xhall Hilopt
a cliartor with provixiou necessary for the
priMcnl anil future prosperity of the peo
ple tttereu; ana
Whereas, it wai ordered by aid reso
lutiou. Unit n bill fur a proposed new
charter, entitled: A Bill for An Act to
iiicoipornte the city of Cornelius, rn t lie
County of Washington, State of Oregon,
ami to repeal all acts or part of acts in
con llict therewith, be submitted to the
people of said city for their approval or
rejection at the annual election in said
city to be held April 3rd, A. I)., iqii:
Therefore to that end it is hereby de
clared and made known that nt said
election of the city of Cornelius, Wash
ington County, Oregon, held on the 3rd
day of April, A. I)., 191 1, theie were 70
votes Klvr for the adoption of said char
ter and 17 voles auaiusl us adoption.
Therefore 1, Heury Challacombe, I res
ident of the cily council, for Cornelius
Washington County, Oregon, proclaim
that smil Act incorporating the city o
Cornelius, shall be in full fjree and ef
fect from the date cf the election wheie
by it was ndoplcd by the people of the
city of Cornelius, Washington County
Oregon.
lu witness wnereol I have hereunto
set my official signatue at Cornelius
Oregon, this 6th day of April, A D. 191 1
Henry Oliallacomhe,
President of the City Council
1'. I.. Ueiger,
City Recorder.
prevailed Mbntfay mornfotfU-.
must have been a nice gale off
the Pacific Coast.
For sale -A two-year old filly,
out of the Carstens' I'ercheron
lorse. - Oral Gardner. Cornelius.
Ore., Route 1. Pacific States
Glencoe. U7. 5-7
Judge Eakin came up from As
toria b riday, to take up circuit
court affairs in place of Judge
Campbell, who was confined to
his room through a troublesome
00 1.
For Sale-Three H. P. Lilly
Gasoline engine with pumping
jack; also two horses, G and 7
ears, 1100 each. -John Hau-
schel. Portland, Ii. 2, near Cedar
Mill. 3-5
N. C. Lilly, of Gales Creek,
was down to the city Monday.
ft T'll I 1 .1
wr. liiuy nas neen in the mer
cantile business in Gales City for
number of years, and has a
wide acquaintance in that section
Eugene DuChesne, who' has been
in the gardening business near
Hoboken, N. J., and whose truck
gardens daily ship fresh produce,
the year around, into New York
City, is touring the Pacific Coast,
passed through Hillsboro the
last 01 tne week, looking over
the Tualatin Valley in an auto
mobile. He was very much taken
with Washington County, and
says we are ideally located for
intensive truck raising, and avers
that within ten years Washing
ton County alone could be bo cul
tivated that it could supply Port
land. Tacoma and Seattle with
fresh vegetables and small ber
ries, the year around.
"You have the soil and the
climate for gardening 12 months
in the year with a little artificial
aid. Your mild Winters make
it possible to house vegetables
and keep them growing under
glass, and there is big money in
it. The soil, under analysis,
shows great capabilities of pro
duction and after visiting the
Sound and California, I doubled
back to see what you have here.
It is not outside the realm of
possibilities that I shall locate
tr""1" dose U Portland and
High Q
UALITY Drug S
tore
The Place where you
are always getting Drugs
of absolute purity and High
Quality and compounded
by pharmacists who take
pride in the accuracy of
their work
EXCLUSIVE AGENTS FOR
Whitman's Celebrated Chocolates,
and Candies. 'THE BEST EVER"
ttaminshy's MaKe Man Tablets
and
Dr. David Roberts Veterinary Remedies
The Delta Drug Store, Hillsboro, Ore.
J. A.
The Beavers are fourth down
from the top on percentage, and
it looks as though they will have
to climb some when they come
North. There is some satisfac
tion in the fact that they play
better on the home grounds, and
when they hit their pace they
may make things look different,
Inasmuch as Washington County
now has a league, however, the
center of baseballdom has been
transferred to this section.
The Pacific Railway & Naviga
tion took out ll empties and
loads, the other day, besides the
three passenger coaches. This is
but the primary indictation of
what the road will do when it is
built through to Tillamook, and
sawmills are located all along
the line. Three brakesmen were
necessary to handle the train.
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THORNBURGH
President
. E. BAILEY W. W.
Vtte-President
MCELDOWNEY
Cashier
Forest Grove
NATIONAL BANK
FOREST GROVE. ORE.
..Statement of Condition on Saturday, Jan. 7, ldll.
MUSIC LESSONS
Thos. Fetch and wife, of Port
and, were out Sunday, guests of
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Lamkin and
Mrs. Hunter and daughter, who
are guests at the Lamkin home,
Mr. Fetch is handling the Pack
ard car for the Portland field.
Judge Sewell Saturday appoint
ed John Welch administrator of
the estate of the late Frederick
Mager, who burned in his house,
near Heaverton, several weeks
ago. There were two other ap
plicants, or petitioners for the
place.
L. K. Adams, formerly con
nected with Hon. W. N. Barrett
in the law business in this city
years ago, and now practicing in
'ortland, was out Monday, on
egal business. Since his last
trip to Hillsboro he finds many
changes, and all for the better.
'1 he draymen have hauled the
foundation recently torn up in
the court yard to the new Tam-
iesie building, one door south of
the Hotel Washington. The huge
blocks of cement and gravel were
very heavy, and the four horses
were required to handle the
heavy slabs.
Articles of incorporation were
filed Monday for the Harris
Grimes Company, with a capital
stock of $5,000. The stock will
be divided into 50 shares at $100
par value each, and the company
will deal in general merchandise.
lumber, real estate, etc., and the
business is to be located at North
Plains.
A young man from near Moun
taindale was kicked by a horse
some time ago. and as a result
his teeth failed to articulate,
One of his molars set too far up
and he went to a doctor to have
the tooth pulled. When the
"big pull" came, however, three
of the molars, and all as sound
as a dollar, came out, with
fraction of the jawbone attached
He came into the county seat to
have the jaw sprung into place,
but could not stand the pressure,
and will make another try at it.
For the next 30 days the Pacific
Conservatory of Music is offering
their complete course of 52 les
sons (for piano or organ) all in
struction books, exercises, etc.,
and 30 copies of best grade mu
sic, with an absolute guarantee
of results or money refunded.
This entire course may be taken
up by anyone whose age is be
tween 8 and 4d years old. Fifty
dollars being the regular price
for this complete course, we are
offering the same for 122 for 30
days only. We will also allow
four months time in which to
pay for same. Or if you wish to
pay cash it would be only $20,
What is taught in this year s
course is the fundamental pnnci
pies of music, sight reading, ear
training, time, rhythm, phrasing,
pedaling, elementary harmony,
major and minor scales, composi
tion, modulation and theory, in
fact, we will teach the pupil to
play well, any kind of music on
completion of this course, which
the pupil has two years to com
plete. You are sure of learning
more out of one of our wntten
essons than you would out of
three lessons given by the aver
age so-called music teacher,
Our lessons are so arranged that
time, touch, technic and expres
sion being the easiest to master.
Any pupil enrolling now under
reduced prices may also have the
privilege of coming into the con
servatory on the completion of
every tenth written lesson if they
wish for a general review 01 all
past lessdns, in which there will
be no additional charge made.
Remember this offer holds
good only 30 days from this date.
Make application today.
Pacific Conservatory of Music,
Portland, Oregon.
Loans
U. S. Bond (at par) 25,000.00
Other Bond 37,140.00
Banking House 18,000.00
Cash and due from
Banks and U. S.
Treasurer 134,369.01
4-r.r . -
UndividedProwu
Circulation
Deposits
393.260.Wii
$470,887.22
Hosorvo 34 For Oeut.
$470,887.22
DIRECTORS
Thos. C. Todd JoKn . Bailey
Wilber W. McEldowney J. A.
). W. Fuqut
Thornburg
FURNITURE!
It is a safe proposition that we
Sell More Furniture
than any other store in Washing
ton County. Why? Because our
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PRICES are LOWEST
T
JB tools, of A'tvll Faper In County
On the same quality of Goods.
People from a distance are sur
prised when they see that they
can save 25 cents on the dollar by
buying from us.
Come to Forest Grove and see for
yourself.
C. O. ROE & CO.
FOREST GROVE, OREGON.
Al. Winney and wife, of be
yond Glencoe, were in the city
Monday.
John Koch, of beyond Bloom
ing, was in the county seat Sat
urday.
Jasper Keffer, of North Plains,
was in the city the last ot tne
week.
George Sloan, of Forest Grove,
was down to the county seat
Monday.
Mrs. Geo. W. Schulmerich went
to Creswell, the last of the week,
to remain over Sunday.
John and Lloyd Tupper were
out from Portland, Sunday.guests
at the William Tupper home.
C. L. Crocker, one of the old-
timers of the Newton vicinity,
was in the county seat Monday.
Charles Bloom, of below Witch
Hazel, and who is still in the hop
business, was up to the city the
first 01 the week.
Restaurant and lunch counter,
with fixtures, for sale. A good
business. J. H. Williams, Hills
boro, Ore. 5-7
WILL YOU
RING THE
BELL
AT EASTER?
Then here's hoping
that Cupid will
bless your proposal
and I'll do the rest.
I have a stock of Engagement Rings to fit the
purse of every lover, my Diamonds and Rubies are as
flawless as their affections. Your ring for her is here
at whatever price you can afford to pay.
LAUREL M.HOYT
The Jeweler"
ALWAYS YOUR MONEY'S WORTH
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