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HILLSBORO, OREGON, JUNK 22, 1910
NO. 14
ARGUS,
K. OF P.
HELDJI GASTON
One ol tho (JreaUtt Fraternal
I: vents of Year, Saturday hive
BABY LOOM! OF COUNTY UNTrRTAlNS
Over 200 Pvlhlin dither la Oaihcr la
I he Annuil Cuaclive ol Two Counties
Washington and Yamhill Coun
t ea met at Gaston, Saturday
tveninjr, and the invaders were
of the invaders were of the or
der of KniiihU of Pythian, meet
ing in their annual diuttict con
vention, or conclave. Over 200
were in attendance. North
Mains was tfiven honors for send
in the greatest per centaire of
membership outside of the enter
taining lodge. North Plains, or
Glencoo No. 22. sent up forty
three members. There were
"brave boys" lrom McMinnville
in scores, and Yamhill, Forest
(jrove, Cornelius sent theirquota,
while the Uillsboro lodge turned
out in a goodly number. C.
Klinue. the C. C. of Gaston
Lodge, called the meeting to or
der and then turned the session
. His Honor. W. 1). Smith
The Argus predicts that Judge
Smith will serve for twenty
years, will he?
The Oriental team of the Uills
boro Fire Department took
candidate across the Persian
desert Thursday night. C. Bla
ser officiated as the Grand Vizier
armed with a butcher knife, and
Jos. Schulmerich was the High
Executioner. I). W. Dobbins
was the Mad Mullah who anoint
ed the candidate with a pound of
rancid butter, and old settlers
say that the degree work was
the most thrilling in the history
of initiations.
The school superintendent h
a notice on his door telling peo
ple he can be found at rorest
Grove when people want school
business. This is the dictum of
Austin Craig, editor of the
Hatchet, and the dodo of his
party.
Ground bone, grit, shell, egg
food at Greers.
Jop. Towers and wife, of In
galls, near Clatskanie, were here
over Sunday, guests of Mr. and
Mrs. It U. Collins. Mrs. I'owers
is a sister of her hostess.
O, E. Koontz came in from
the McCourt place Saturday. C.
K. says that milking Id cows
night and morning is some un
lucky number.
I'eter Grossen came in from
says that the hayfleld is getting
to be altogether too strenuous,
considering the weather.
over to , J. Sowell, District; near Helvetia. Saturday, and
Deputy Grand Chancellor, or
HillHtKirb.
J. II. Wescott gave the boys a
warm urnlcnmincr aruwh unit
touching responses were made by1 Nursery stock, fine roses, as
Van Warner, of Yamhill Lodge; V" roota. outdoors grown
C. A. Hroderson, Forest Grove; cabbage plants, now ready -4 to
A. K. Keynolds. of North Plains; 8 inches.-Morton s Greenhouse.
Jamieson, of McMinnville; Carl; v M.illnv. of Laurel, came
i'fahl, ot Cornelius; the order of ,,- ln th cminU, Fridav t0
w - - . f - - .
district addresses being closed
by an eloquent presentation of
Friendship by Wm, G. Hare, of
Ilillsboro. Mr. Hare dwelt on
the fact that the Pythian order
was an American institution,
founded at the time that the na
tion was in need of an agency to
heal lh bleeding wounds of a
nation rent by Civil War. At
got a glimpse or how the pave
ment looked on a real warm
day.
Miss Clura Downing returned
to the home of her parents. Mr.
and Mri. Grant Downing, at
Summit, Saturday, after con
cluding the year of school here.
J. A. Kirkwood. of Keedville,
.TT-VT "riiwas in town Saturday. J. A.
i-unnrttiumiru iyuik.ii ware uyuu . aa . . ., ., . nt .,, fn .
his masterly presentation-of """'V - '"J - aZ'J.
iiibii wiiu iiuau i ihiobcu a uojr
knighthood.
G. K. It. & S.. Walter Gleason.
Vice Chancellor Wortman, and
Knight Clark, of Portland, also
addressed the convention.
A piano solo by E. Beeker; a
number by the German quartet,
and a yodel song by a quintet,
were features of the entertain
ment. At the close a banquet was
aerved in the lodge hull, and the
for a
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work during his grief. On the
10th of May he lost two finger
nails, and then a few days later
he commenced nursing a big
carbuncle, on the same hand.
The thing has healed and he
stated that he expected no more
bad luck for a while, but it was
noticed that he "knocked on
some wood" after he made the
assertion.
1916 district convention passed Sam Moon was in from Cen-
into history with a general feel-iterville, Saturday, and says the
ing that this was one of the most! China pheasants are doing all
tiuccessful held in the district. I kinds of damage in pulling up
The Gaston KnighU received 'the young corn. Just as fast as
many congratulations for the 'the corn gets up an inch or so
the Mr. China proceeds to pull up
the stalks so as to get the ker
nel. They have taken hill after
hill out of Sam's crop, and the
same program ha) been going on
In the Sahnow cornfield. Sam
ays that between the gophers
and pheasants the preservation
of a crop is one grand sweat
ng.
E
One Hundred and Thirty Nine
I'awi at Laat Inanimation
iVt.-rs wa::
itunlav
splendid manner in which
entertainment was staged.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
(From The Argus)
Henry Gardner who was killed
at Mountaindale, Monday, was
recently elected a member of
Gen. Hunson Post, of this city.
Ferd Groner; of Scholls, stated
Monday that the grub was play
ing havoc with the clover in his
section.
X. N. Sleeves, who will be
tried in this county for the mnr.
der of Geo. Sayres, was out th?
last of the week. The case will
not be heard until next Novem
ber. In a few days more Judge
Knight will have served his
term as justice, and it will then
Jabez Wilkes and wife went to
Portland, Tuesday, to attend the
state pioneer meeting. Mr,
Wilkes took with him the data
relative to the washing out of
the John B. Jackson mill, at
Jackson Falls, above North
l'luins. December 8. 1856, when
Columbus Wilkes and Jas. Hull
lost their lives in the disaster.
The mill was built in 1854. and
in the gulch be'ow where the
mill was located are yet to be
found castings and other por
tions of the machinery.
Money to Loan
On Improved Farms
The Shute Savings Bank
TOTAL IS J2 H)R THE SCHOOL VliAK
ShcccmIuI School Vcar JuhI Cloned for
Washington County
Washington County has turned
out 320 Eighth Grade graduates
for the school year just closed.
The January examinations passed
41 and the May list was 140. The
June diplomas, issued upon the
grading of the board, Messrs. H.
L Wann, Lester Mooberry and
C. C. Ailor, of Banks, numbers
139 and the list of graduates
follows,
Cornelius -Helen Siver, Floy
Bennett, Wilma Bailey, Theresa
Hendricks.
Ilillsboro -Hazel Stewart.
Helen Vaught, Helen Gunton, :
Kathryne Kood. Florence Tavlor. !
Lillian Rollins, Boss Hensley.
Francis Berdan, Hazel England.
Beta Trullinger, Charley Buch
anan, hdward Linklater. hlla
Magruder. Agnes Tews, Frank I
Boy, Aflie Reagan. Chas. O.
Wells. Helen Mitchell. Floyd Mer-
rell, Florence Lake, Ada Park. I
Mildred Shirley.
St. Mathews-Joseph .hnerel-
dinger, Ollie Delsman, Augusta
Senko, Mary Herman.
Gregg-Frieda Hornecker.
Gaston - Florence Bates.
Greenville Ada Friday. Myra
Foiles.
Banks Pauline FUcher. Iva
McConnahay.
rorest Grove George Seymour
Robert Knox. Waldo Mann. Clay
ton Lasham, Eva Staley, Ralph
Parker. Ray Watson, Ethel Mak-
ham. Mary Spaulding. Frances
Track. Ida Porko. W. H. Crosbv,
Olga Turner, Edward H. Staub.
Maurice Buxton, Perrye Ward,
Morgan Higby, Frederick Patton,
Margaret Smith, Beatrice Davis,
Dorothy Jones, Helen McEldow
ney. Blanche Craft. Margaret
Taylor, Grace Logan, Paul Ringle,
rorest Dale - Ida Wise.
Jacktown Karl Ehrig. Sadie
Anderson, Emma Hartley, Rus
sell Jack.
Progress -Edward Richard
son.
Columbia Stephen Meek. Mae
Jackson.
Tigard John H. Summers.
El win West.
Firdale Vernetta Arnold. Mary
Boge, Max Schofield.
Watts William Harrison.
Reedville - Beulah Tredwell.
Oscar Hagg. Delia Cox, Harold
Taylor, Mabel Nordland.
Grabel Madeline Hanson, Hi
ram Skuse. Birdie Chowning.
Cherry Grove Eugene Byrnes
Irene Borgeson. '
Orenco Clark Gardner. Edith
Olson, Ellen Gardner, Jauneti
Wolff, Frieda Kehrli, Harry
Meade, Joe McCormiek, Florence
McDonald, Vay Parker, Donald
Mclnnis, Reitha Borwick.
Hillside Elsie Clapshaw.
Groner Lawrence Flint:
Manning Henry Hunt.
Cipole Merton D. Cooper,
Harry E. Christenson.
Beaverton Lloy 6 B 1 a u e r,
Edith Weed, Maymie Galloway,
Gelene Goddard. Charlotte Card,
Thelma Pegg, Van Rodman.
Fir Grove Olive Whitmore,
Hazel Whitmore.
Phillips Geo. Hebeisen. Rosa
lia Traglio.
Helvetia-Elsie Stahle, Wm.
Rufener.
Wallace Clayton Woodfin.
Swedeville Jennie Thompson.
Harrison Archie Jesse.
Spring Hilt-Sam Forsberg.
North Plains Matilda Martin,
Buxton Golden Paisley.
Prickett Mae Rufli, Leverna
Thornburg, Floy McGill.
Glenwood Margaret Cutright.
Witch Hazel -Clara Miller.
Sherwood Paul Moore. Geo.
Hall.
Garden Home Anthony Feld
mann, Stuart Biles, Henry De
Haan, Adolph Peterson. Mar
garet Schemer, Martha Carlson,
Fred Grohs.
Cooper Mountain Ida Walker.
Schmeltzer Nettie Spiesz.
Thatcher-Lambert Heesacker
Midway Annie Hitchcock.
Buy your Kodaks arid supplier
at the Delta Drug Store tf.
Attorney Frank
ii . ii
out irom i oviiiin
morning.
Pet'T White, who U now liv
ing up on Gales ''reck, was in
to-vn the last of the week.
Mrs. Ed. Duoley, f Springfield,
III . was a gii'.'.-'t iif her I'rother,
Jo;in M. Wall, :avl family, lai
w ek.
ring or send in yo.ir Kodak
films. We do dv('!opi uj arid
printing. The Pelt,". Drug Store.
Van I'. Me-'i'i", of Orenco, wat
up Monday in rnrirrton "ith hi
nomination on t'h'' democratic
ticket for the iei-'ature.
Jiioni'.v to loan n farm secur
ity. 1 rein ser t tf-.-ve trtro lire
insurance companies. Give nit
a c.ll. E. I. Kui'atii.
Attorney John .M,
V t land fur Colder
morning, to nti'.-n J .
Saturday.
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Came to Pacific Coast In 1852
Settling Near Ik-avert on
WAS NKS W STRICTEST INTEGRITY
Wm For Many Year a Renident of
Washington County and Hillsboro
das. Matthfa, of
was a Ilillsboro vi i
He reported hut iiti
out his way.
Lost -Black and .
shire one-piece dra ¬
ped in newspap
ieave at this u',',
Wall ntartf
d d.-. in tm
i;.'(jrior court,
near Laurel,
: r. i- rid.iy.
e hav (Jo A I)
hit:- IV;
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Tios. Tucker, pioneer of 1852,
di"d at the home of his daugh-
tn:-, Mrs. Chas. Elwell, in Port-
latd. Saturday, June 17, 191G,
af er a short illness, succumbing
to an attack of pneumonia. He
wi s born in Ripley Co., Indiana.
At gust 23. 1831. the son of Hen
ry l ucker and wife. At the age
of 21 years he came West with
ids parents, crossing the plains.
A ; ter a short time near Olympia,
nash., the luc-cers settled at
'' averton. on a farm.
Ie was married to Mary Ann
"iKuy, Sept. 17, 1854, and they
'.tied on a donation land claim
i' inder pl'-us
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A. C Sargent, of Gales Creek,
died June 10, He had kept a
store at Gales City for 23 years.
Geo. Jack, of below Farming,
ton. was a city yisibr the last of
the week.
Fred Cornelius, of Leisyville,
and Austin Sims, of Farming
ton were greeting friends in the
city Saturday.
.; i n
n"i;';:--d Smsilav
it. a iit; a sister,
I ( oi.nty. Tint-
lir.-i trip tiaek ,
in several years.
ny amount
en accepta-
an in
rle
a:.-!
Oil W ill
Geo. I
Mrs. Win. WM
from a lonvr v
near Scio. l.d
was Mrs. Woll
to Linn Count.!
Monev to I
at 7 and 8 pel
ble farm jiro;
plication now
money when v
terms if desiri !
llilisitoro. Ore.
Wm G. Hare made an add s
before the graduating c!as at
the Manning School, last Thurs
day evening. An. Hare and the
children accompanied him, and
they report a splendid program
given by the school.
I.!. C. Hollenheck and wife re
turned from St, Johns Park.
Florida, last week, arid are rest-
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93
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ave the
it. Long
IVrKins, .
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Thos. Tucker, pioneer of,1852.
a mile south of where Beaverton
now stands. They first lived in
ing from their trip at their home's log cabin, Mr. Tucker carrying
above Mountaindala. Both are'-8'' lhe lops on his shoulders, the
more than pleased to get back to timbers being cut out of second
old Washington County. i growth fir. In 1862 they built
Wanted: Your fat hogs, cat-
tie, sheep and lambs, live weight.
Highest market prices. We
make regular shipments from
Hillsboro and Forest Grove.
Telephone us what you have.
Peterson Bros , Forest Grove,
Ore. 716
Mrs. George Merryman, o.'
their first frame house, and it
was for many years a landmark
in the Beaverton country.
Mrs. Tucker died Nov. 30,
1905. and since that time Mr.
Tucker has divided his time at
the homes of his two daughters.
In early days Mr. Tucker was
a famous rifle shot, and many
were the venisons which tell as
Klamath Falls, arrived last week the result of his prowess. His
and has been the guest of her i fame as a marksman was noted
parents, Cant. ,1. D. Merrym in ' all over the state,
and wife. Dr. Merryman, who ! Mr. Tucker was a member of
has been state servitor, and
prot linent in County politics for
several years, j'.iins his wife in
the visit, coming later.
das. Wren, of Roy, Washing
ton, visited with Ceiitcrville re'
ativos last week. Wren says
that i government expert trap
ped over 300 gophers on his farm
inside of two or three days. He
set his traps before noon and
went out after lunch and found
that he had 51 of the burrowers
Jcl.n R. Bailey paid his first
contribution to prohibition. Sat
urday. Ills wdt'e is very id and
the Doctor presenned alcohol
rubs, and this meant a trip clour
to Ilillsboro. . involving a half
day s nine, railway
ways, an 1 a whole lot
vit work just to get 50 cents!
worth of the prohibitive article, j
Tlv.1 next Grand Army encamp-j
merit will be held at Forest j
Grove, and this is due to the fnetj
that hig delegations wont firm
this county and stood together
as a unit. J. L. Crow, of lliils-
boro and G. C. Thomas of Forest
Grove, are on the administration
council and Mr. I h mvis was j
elected to attend th National
encampment at Kansas City,
Mo., in August.. There were odd I
veteraos at roll call at lho Eugene!
meeting. The United Spanish
War Veterans elected Dr. Leon
Hyde department surgeon.
Henry C. Schoivio. w h o owns a
3J-aere tract in the David Eller
son land claim, son t invest of
Heaverton, has sued Genevieve
Schoene for divorce. They were
married at Pendleton, Oct. S,
1897.- and the husband alleges
that his wife wrongfully had
him confined to the asylum from
this county, March 4. 1916, and
that the authorities discharged
him in May. The evidence be
fore the county court, w hen ex
amined was that Schoene was
violent, at times, and the wife
testified that three times he had
attempted to, or threatened to,
take her life. She also testified
that when angered he would de
stroy the furniture.
the Oregon Pioneer Association,
arid had a wide pioneer acquaint
ance over the state. He was a
man of the strictest integrity,
and had a host of friends who
moi.rn his death. He was also a
member of the Odd Fellows. A
few years ago he fell and broke
one of his thighs, and he never
full recovered from the injury.
llajeaves the following chil
dren to mourn his loss: W. O.
Tucker, an engineer, Portland;
Mrs. U. G. Gardner, of Hillsbo
ro, and Mrs. C. A. Elwell, of
For .land.
T ie funeral took place Monday
at 1:30. at the East Portland Un
denaking parlors, and interment
w:i in the Beaverton cemetery,
fare hotii i at tie side of his wife.
of a!Ii,l -
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All the latest' Kodaks and
Hrownie Cameras at the Delta
Druj; Store.
James. S. Thomas, father of
Mrs. Earl Strong, of Hillsboro,
uied at Tillamook, June 13, 1916,
leaving a widow and six children
to mourn his loss. He moved to
Tillamook in 1911.
Honey to loan on first-class
f a r m security. Washington
County Abstract & Title Com
pany; by E. J. McAlear, Mana
ger. 4tf
L TW COWMIirNT WAYJ j
WITHOUT the consequent risK is
through the universally- approved
checK-booh, which haj become an
earmark of affuencs, conservatism
and substance. The men of marK
in your community dj business
with their chv ch -boon. Are you
one of them?
4 Fer Cent. Interest On Savings
American National BanK
Main and Third Sts.,
Hllhtbomo, Orm
LUMBER j
For Less Than Wholesale Cot
We have an immense stock of all kinds of
lumber. This stock we are going to move
this Summer, and to do so we offer you a
big saving, This lumber was bought for
less than cost of manufacture and enables
us to sell this now CHEAP.
No matter where you live in Washington
County, we can beat any and all com
petition offered. Write us or call us up
and we will show you what a LOW PRICE
WE WILL MAKE and WHAT YOU
WILL SAVE. We deliver anywhere.
Remember that this is the BIGGEST
PRICE CUTTING IN LUMBER THIS
COUNTY EVER HAD. Send in your
material list NOW for this years needs.
We can give terms.
Badger Lumber Co,
Main St. and P. R. & N. Ry. Co's. Tracks.
AB3 0LU r E L Y
Everything in Building Materia
Hillsboro Auto Livery
Feed and Boarding Stable
Prices Reasonable
D r AND NIGHT SERVICE
2nd & Washington Sts. Phone, City 176
DID YOU EVER CONSIDER
That your watchjis normally "on the job'' 24
hours each day?
That in each 24 hours the balance wheel vi
brates more than 400,000 times?
That a variation of 000 of a minute in each
of these vibrations would cause a variation of
more than 4 minutes a day iu the time of
your watch?
BY ACTUAL COUNT
143 distinct parts must be given iudividual
atteutiou when the average watch is properly
cleaned and oiled.
IF YOU HAVE NOT
Thought of these little details, do so now, and
give us an opportunity to demonstrate the ex
tremely close timing which fincj tools, skill
and experience can accomplish with your
watch.
HOFFMAN
Jeweler and Optometrist
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