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I IILLSBORO, OREGON, DECEMBER 28. 1911.
Pi J. I.1E11E SUES
FOR $1,500 DAMAGES
piltd Suit In Circuit Court
Friday Mornlne
N. RAILWAY IS 01.1 ENDANT
Alkiei Thai Rtllwny Company
Oromly Negligent
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p.,.1 J. Moretto, husband of the
Ute Mary Morette, aliaa Pauline
oi..n-n. has sued the Pacific
Rilwav & Navigation Company,
the line between this
ritv and Tillamook, for $7,500,
Hamiiirt'H alleged to have been
sustained because of the death of
Mrs. Morette, at limber, ueccm
7 1911. shortly after five
d'durk in the evening. A 1'. II
4 N. train, backing up with flat
utriwk Mm. . Morette, and
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two of the flat cars ran over her,
u vii'tim dvintr a few minutes
thai-onfter.
xwtte alleires that he lathe
dtialifled and actinar adtnin
Utrator of the estate of the dead
rt,,n and that the company
was negligent in backing up the
tmin rinurinir no bell, nor blow-
whistle, and that the peo-
i if Timber and vicinity m
Unin the habit of using the
rif wav aa a thoroughfare,
md that therefore they should
t,..o nu.ul th neeessarv weCAlf
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tion to alarm people who travel
ed over the track. The complaint
sett forth that there War no
light visible so that pedestrians
would know that the train was
u.Li.ur and that the company
i therefore liable. W. N. Iter-
rett and II. T. Barley appear as
attorneys for Morette. . r
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WH.SON-NICODGMUS
Jumea H. Wilson and Mian Beu
Ish Nicndemus were united
Millsboro. at the
-its in the Weh
nnir Hlor 1911. Judge
W. I). SriK nft lh
mom has U nieni
IlillHhoro for a years
and the bride is k T
Mr. and Mrs. Jed Nw
E-M-P AND rLANDHRS K
MOBILES MADR IN HILtSIW
Portland ministers are almost
a unit that the Gvnsv Smith
meetings were not productive of
memliership to any choree. Very
few or the many who siurned
cards to In-come church members
can Im found, and nianv Biirncd
rom out of town-HillHlK)ro, For
st Grove and Reaverton. The
ministers rejKirt that hundreds
gave fictitious addresses on the
ards, some being directed to va
cant buildings, Chinese laundries,
etc. Ur. Dyott, a prominent di
me, says that he considers the
expense not to be considered if
ut one or two souls were saved,
ut he thinks practical church
work is always to bo preferred
to emotional revivals. Smith
ias gone to ban rrancisco to
open a revival after the Holidays,
ihe liquor dealers this year
sent out some very unique de
signs in the way of Holiday sou
venirs. W. V. Wiley's offering
was a bound book, apparently.
mt when you pressed a spring.
the book ojM'ns, disclosing a neat
ittle package of thirst balm.
McCourt & Lyons sent out small
imitations of life preservers, fill
ed, of course, with that which is
supposed to preserve life; while
J. Krebs, of the Lion, present
ed his patrons with a mountain
a m. i'ii. J ...fiL il-i ...l;t-
iroui, iiueo wuri uiai wnicn
cures in case of a rattlesnake
bite, while you are out Ashing,
The designs were all unique, and
add to the gaiety of the Yuletide.
The section house ai Dilley, on
tho S. P.. was entered by some
robber, last Thursday night, and
two oil coats stolen: , The house
of Row. on North Tualatin Plains.
was also entered and fobbed of
some old coins, and a man by
name of Miller, near Holbrook,
lost; two wjftches tone night the
last; of thovweelc The sheriff
has me tioscriDUon - ot an tne
property and is looking wit for
the culprits. More than . likely
the - thefts were made, by some
party passing through the coun
try. as the three places robbed
arem line of the Holhrook-DiHey
locations. "
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Why pay ten dollars for a map
which merely Bhows Washington
County, when you can get one on
a arirer scale, showing every
thing from the Willamette Uiver
west to the west boundary
the countv. me 50x07 inches,
for $7.!0. or a pocket size, 24x33
inches, for $2 00? Get It of your
bookseller, or address 1.
, Wilkes & Son, Hillsboro, Oregon.
BUILDING BOOMS HERE
N THE YEAR OF 1911
Seventy Home Uuilt in The Coun
ty Seat Since January 1st
MANY CHANGES IN BUSINESS DISTRICT
SatUfactury Results In Making Hillsboro
Bigger and Better
lillsboro has had a satisfactory
year from the building stand
point, and the beauty of results
is that there has been a change
or the better in both the busi
ness and residential districts.
n the business section there has
been a great change.. The Hotel
Washington was completed just
after the first of the year; U. G.
Gardner completed his entire
rontage on Third Street with
cement buildings; and Wm. Nel
son completed his big store and
warerooms to the south of the
Gardner property; the American
National and bhute bavings
Banks completed a handsome
structure, now occupied by the
mnking houses, corner Mam and
Third; the Odd fellows have re
modelled - their structure just
across the street. Mam and
Third: The Grange Building has
been remodelled; the.Wehrung
Block. Main and Second, under
went a complete remodelling,
and is now occupied by the Hills
boro National, Bank; the bchul-
bnck is now in the hands or the
contractors, and over J20.000 is
bewjr spent in the work; H. 1,
Koeber has a new two-story
building, a3 a part of the struc
ture; Jos. Downs built a one-story
brick, occupied by Vaught and by
the Den of Sweets, becond btreet.
north of the Pythian brick, J
M. Greear completed a two-story
structure on becond, Just adjoin-
!...- ,L. .L., Lll. 1W C T
rig me uau, -
Linklater built an auto-garage
and addition on Second, north of
the Arcrus ollice. and. besides
this, there were several ' other
minor improvements, i A. C.
Shute has started to remodel the
block on the north side of Main,
corner of Second, and has opened
a front on Second Street He
will make radical changes in the
structure In the near futuw
Dr. J. P. T
The Arjrus wishes its 2,100
subscribers a Happy New Year.
Frank Lichty. of Cedar Mill,
was in town the last of the week.
Geo. Zetzman, of North Tuala
tin Plains, was in town I nday.
L C. Brown, of Iowa Hill sec
tion, was in town Friday.
H. M. Basford, of near Farm-
ington, was in town Friday.
Peter Grossen, of near Phillips,
was In the city Friday morning.
John Loftisand family, of near
North Plains, were shopping in
town Friday.
Peter Zurcher, of Phillips, was
in town Friday, and will receive
the Argus for a year.
L. J. Francis, of Tualatin, was
up to the city Friday, and spent
the day greeting his friends.
H. C. Pearson, of Iowa Hill,
was over to the city the last of
the week.
D. B. Burkhalter and wife
were in the city Friday, takine
out Christmas supplies.
J. H. Ellerson and J. J. Mc
iale. of below Beaverton. were
in town baturday. .
A. E. McCumsey. the Moun-
taindale sawmill man, was in the
city Fnday. ,';.
Clem Shaner and wife were in
Friday, doing their Christmas
shopping. . ;
P. J. Sonnen, : of Cornelius,
was in the city Saiuii'v after
noon. - vv '
Peter Gottleib.' of north bt
town, was a city' visitor Friday
evening. " ,
Halvor Hafvorsen and brother,
John, were up from Farmington,
rnday. 1:,f. ..r :
Fred Hamel, of West Union,
was in' Saturday, getting Xraas
supplies. " ' ( .- ,
Plain sewing, -r-Mrs. B. J. Lar
son, worth ihird and jeneraon
Streets. 40-2
John Boge, of ! Farmington,
was up to the city Saturday,
greeting friends. y ;-
White Mountain dr-
flour, $1.35 per sack,
barrel, at Eramdttf "'
in town Si
taCIauT
THE CHIEF OF POLICE
GOES AFTER VIOLATOr
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Leaves Warm Bed to Make A
rest and Finds Something Fun
WALKS QUARTER MILE FOR NOT If
Returns Home and Telli Wife That
EKsped From Him
The Pacific Railway & Naviga
tion Co. has a new engine at the
yards, and is of the gasoline
family. It has an exhaust like a
machine gun, and when it first
starts out it would mane a Gat
ling blush for shame so far as
noise is concerned. Owing to
the many engines now bein
used the gasoline pump is
ated at nighV'mucbtn
ety of nations'" tK
added. About f one
night Jast" chief of
Pol ip''" ..i bed dream
ing going to grow a
hi to Santa Claus, he
wa. ..rtSned -by several loud
repons like a gunshot He said
to his wife, "Well, I'll have to
get up.. fiornp geeks from Dilley
are" probably; little . the worse
for hopjflice, and theyare, shoot
ing in the- streets I'll, go and
nfih tTietn and run them in.
Udt it 111 vim aM-w y
aiinament and started out '
darss. " . Every two"
he would hear they
and he wjuld . hu .
er. He, soor '
yards; and he
the recalcitrant.
the shot would
Blaser would f
caught: a fe'
ing around'
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Remedies ,
Candies ot"
Stationp-
The Wilkes Auto & Garage Co.
provided the public of Hillsboro
with one of the most interesting
as well as instructive entertain
ments ever seen in this city when
thpu tiroiipntAil the famous Sttlde-
baker Corporation motion picture.
films at the Crescent ineatre i
the largest audience ever, '
semWed in this popular .
house.
The films showed tbrt
tion of E-M-M
from the pfr
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