The
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VOL. XXIV
IIILLSBORO, ORKGON, JUNK 14. 1917
NO. 13
R RRWS,
FORMER IlHOliE
REV1SITSJHE TOWN
Now V lie PrcsluVni of Seattle No
tlniial, a $20,000,000 IiihI lit ion
(INCH I'AINTI'O Till! MAYOR'S H:NCP
Wi Mmh IMraitrd Willi I'rogf"" '
Old Time Counly Srat
Jan. W. Spangler, a former IlillB
boro resident, now vice president
ol the Scattl National Hunk,
visited IlilNboro Friday night,
and a part of Saturday forenoon,
while enroute to Kntm. His
father wan minister of the M, E.
Church her twenty-five years
ago. Mr. Spangler motored over
from Seattle, and with him were
MrH. Spangler. his wife, Mrs.
M. M. Llewellyn, Mrs. U. A.
Price, and Mrs. Nelson W. Dur
hum, whose husband once edited
tt Independent and later found
ed th Spokesman Keview, of
Spokane.
They spent the night at the
Hotel Washington, and from here
went to Forest Grove, McMinn
ville and Eugene, their objective
point, Mr. Spangler looked over
the town and met old timers likej
J. C. Lamkin, Judge Cornelius, I
Henry Mease, K. R Sappington, I
W. W. Honcow. J. W. Cave, Cal !
Jack Jr., J. VV, Hailey, Edw. C.
Lure, and many other of his old
time acquaintances -and even
visited the old picket fence lie
painted for the late Hon. VV. N.
Harrett. a task he qualified on
inside of four days, his compen
sation being a dollar, his own
terms of the contract, the owner
furnishing the material.
He was much pleased to see
the growth and development of
the county seat, and was more
than pleased to meet his boyhood
fri-nds.
He also called on A. C. Shute,
another close friend, but learned
that he was out of town, on a
trip to tha Hankers' Convention
at Marshlield.
MADISON MOLCOMB
Mat C. Madison and Miss Uowet
ta Holcomb, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. A. L. Holcomb, of Bethany,
were united in marriage in this
city, June 10, 1917. Rev. A. D.
Shaw officiating. They will re
side in the Hose City. The
groom is well known here, hav.
inir attended Millsboro High sev
eral years ago. The bride is pop
ular in the West Union and
Bethany sections.
Marriage license has been to
mid to Wm. Uyan and Myrtle
Porter, of the Cirove.
For Sale Six-room house and
lot in Cornelius; city water; block
from S. P. depot. -H. B. Dauchy,
Forest drove, 12 4z
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Kelsey, of
Clatskanie, where Oscar has been
farming, were up the last of the
week, making the trip in a mo
tor. They will remain there un
til Fall, when they will return to
Hillsboro for permanent resi
dence. For Sale: Twenty acres, black
loam soil, all cleared except hnlf
aere of oak Krove; in high state
of cultivation; on county road;
situated between Oregon Elec
tric and S. 1. electric lines, at
Reed ville; good school; church;
stores, and post office. Easy
terms. One-third down, balance
on long time. Price reasonable.
Obtain owner's name by writing
to Hox 27, Reedville. 12 :i
J. W. Connell is supervising
the urowin of about 18T) acres
of beans for the wholesale mar
ket. The bean crop this year is
largely increased over any year
of the past, and many are trying
the venture, with prospects of
success. Connell also has an in
terest in :JT)0 acres up in Yam
hill, and a big acreage over in
Marion County, all of the lands
under his his agency being for a
Boston ("inn. He thinks the
county will produce 2.000 acres
this year, Fred Beach, of North
Plains, has in 40 acres; Carl My
ers, 10 acres; Farnham. :5! or 40
acres; Bottorlf. about 150 to 40
acres; Herman Rehse, 10 acres;
liosecrans and Hutterworth, 40
acres, and J. C. Hare, 30 acres.
Heaideti this there is a large acre
sue West and North. Many of
ti e alawe are not interested in
the Connell acreage.
Wanted -Young roosters of
the heavier breeds; not over 2
lbs.; well feathered and from
good heavy stock. Will pay
more than market price. C. L.
Kelly. Beaverton. Or., K. 4, Hx7'J.
One mile southeast of Reedville.
Phone Beaverton Exchange. 015
Line (5. 13
Mrs. Liala J. Merges, wife ol
Ernest E. Merges, a prominent
Portland attorney and capitalist,
has sued for divorce. She al
leges that "Ernie." who attend
ed Pacific University with a
bunch of Hillsboro boys, is very
quick and bitter tempered, and
that he refused to speak to her
for a fortnight at a time. She
says he also threatened her bodi
ly injury. The wife wants a de
cree, restoration of her meiden
name, and some Hupport money,
saying he is a man of means and
amply able to do the proper
thing if the court will but decree
it.
For Sale: Uoan, saddle and
driving pony, 9 to 10 years; gen
tle and not afraid of autos.
Woman can drive. Will do light
garden or field work. Wm.
Graf, Portland, Ore., Route 2. at
(ierman llaptist l'arsonage,
Bethany. 14
J. W. Hughes, of Forest
Grove, was in the city Friday,
enroute to Tillamook, to cry a
Guernsey sale of dairy stock.
Wm, Goodin went over with him
to take a look at the cattle. Wet
called on the Argus when in
town and renewed the. paper,
which he first started taking the
day one Wachlein was swung on
the scaffold.
K. I. Kuratli has his office in
the Hillsboro National Bank
Bldg. Loans your money, in
sures your buildings, rents your
houses, buys and sells your prop
erty, makes collections. Notary
Public Also speaks German
and Swiss. 42tf
Conductor Chas. Cline. on the
S. P.. was in the city Monday,
on an Investigation case in train
service. Conductor Cline has
been running as conductor on
the West Side for over 34 years,
He is known to more people in
Washington, Yamhill and Polk
counties than any other train
man on the system.
Wanted-Hogs of all kinds,
sheet), beef, ooultry of all kinds,
C. K. Rogers, Beaverton, Rt.
4. Box 20. Phone Beaverton 53,
line 3. Will call at any place
designated. 37-tf
Eleven street mail boxes ar
rived last week and Postmaster
Lamkin has them all in readiness
to locate and "plant" them as
sodn as the padlocks arrive from
headquarters.
Hair switches made from your
eombinirs. Leave combings at
the Walch grocery, or at (507 Oak
i St. Phone City (73. 12-4
ANY VOTER ELIGIBLE
10 CASH BALLOT
At District School Meeting for
District Officers
PKOPI RfY (JllAI.inCATIO.NS ON LEVIES
Provided In Third Cla DUlrlcU Mtadx
of Families May Vote Taie
The annual school elections take
place June 18. Supt. B. W,
iarnes quotes the laws on the
rights of voters:
Any citizen of this state, male
or temale, who is twenty-one
years of age and hi s resided in
the district thirty days immedi
ately preceding the meeting or
election, and has property in the
district, as shown by the last
county assessment, and not as
sessed by the sheriff, on which
he or she is liable or subject to
pay a tax shall be entitled n
vote at any school meeting or
election in said district; provided.
that the property qualifications
imposed by this section shall not
apply in the election of school
directors and school clerks; pro
vided further, that any person
shall be deemed to have complied
with the property qualification
m posed by this section who pre
sents to ihe directors or judges
of election satisfactory evidence
that he or she ha3 stock, shares,
or ownership in any corporation,
firm or copartnership which has
property in the district, as shown
by the last county assessment.
and not assessed by the sheriff,
on which such corporation, firm,
or copartntrship pays a tax, even
though his or her individual
name does not appear upon the
tax roll; provided further, that
in districts of the third class,
any head of a family who is oth
erwise a qualified elector, and
haying children of school age,
may vote at such election with
out property qualihcatious. Ihe
chairman of any school meeting,
or any qualified elector, is hereby
authorized to challenge any per
son who may offer to vote at
such meeting. In case an elec
tor has been challenged or dis
qualified, it shall be the duty of
the chairman of such meeting to
administer to each person so
challenged an oath that he or
she will truly answer all ques
tions propounded to him, touch
ing his place of residence and
qualifications as elector at such
meeting, and upon which, if the
meeting be in a dis rict of the
first or second class, he shall in
terrogate him respecting his citi
zenship in this state, his age,
residence in the district immedi
ately preceding the meeting or
election, and whether he has
property or shares in a corpora
tion in the district, as shown by
the last county assessment, and
not assessed by the sheriff, on
which he or she is liable or sub
ject to a tax; and if the meeting
be in a district of the third class,
he shall interrogate him as to
whether he is the head of a fam
ily and otherwise an elector, and
has children of school age in the
district.
Tennis Pyl. of South Tualatin,
was a city caller Monday morn
ing. ,
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Peter
Red wig, Orenco, June 7, 1917, a
daughter.
lioht. Johnson, of Cedar Mill,
transacted business in town
Monday morning.
L. H. Peters, of above North
Plain3, was in the county seat
the first of the week.
Mrs. T. H. Tongue Sr.. of
Portland, visited with Hillsboro
relatives the last of the week.
Slabwood for sale; also block
wood, from ends, and lG-inch fir
wood. H. D. Schrneltzer, Hills
boro. l2-4z
Mrs. W. N. Barrett and son,
John, departed the first of the
week for an extended visit with
relatives at Corvallis and Toledo.
W. L. Moore .and wife, of
Banks, and A. C Shute, of this
city, returned from the Bankers'
Convention, at Marshfield, the
last of the week.
Have a nifty 6-room bungalow
would like to trade for a few
acres near Hillsboro, toward
North Plains 1327 Delaware
Ave., Portland, Ore. 13-5
A. Anderson, of Helvetia, was
down to the city Monday. Years
ago, when he first settled out
that way he thought nothing of
walking clear into the county
seat.
Willis Ireland expects to spend
several weeks camping at Never-
st.il. on the Columbia River, be
low Clatskanie, where h is
interested in logging with C.
Christensen.
The Woodmen of the World
will give a dance at their hall It
mile west ot ceuar ami, Satur
day night, June 23. Tickets,
including supper, $1.00. Every
body invited. 13-4
W. B. Fuller returned the last
of the week from a several
months' stay in Sherman Coun
ty. He says that Fall sown
BASEBALL
A Loan of the People, by the
People and for the People!
Placed in your bauds is an opportunity to pe life
to your belief in the right of men and of nations to
lead free and peaceful lives.
Your country offers you a part in aiding in the great
est struggle for liberty the world has ever known.
If you buy a Liberty Loan Bond you will be aiding
just as surely as if you carried the colors of the
United States.
If you are not a subscriber
for a large amount, you
can buy a $50 Bond!
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SHUTE SAVINGS BANK
The Hillsboro Mercantiles de
feated the fast Lang & Co. team
from Portland, last Sunday, at
Athletic Park, by a score of 3 to
1 in the fastest game of the
year. The score was 1 to 0 up
to the eighth inning when the
Mercs batted across two runs.
In the ninth the visitors made
their only score.
The home team has captured
the last five games and have de
feated the best amateur talent
Portland has sent against them,
besides defeating Banks and For
est Grove. Next Sunday the
Mercs will tangle with the Hon-
eyman Hardware team, another
nifty nine from the metropolis
This aggregation always sends
out a good bunch, and a scrappy
game is expected. Williams is
oitching a splendid game, and
the rest of the locals are playing
with lots of pep.
Sunday's line-up
Merc.
3b
C Henderson,
Oeaville, c f
McCurdy. b s
Jensen, 2 b
Schulmerich, c
Burkhalter, 1 b
Sigler, 1 f
O'Mara. r f
Neuenschwander, p
Lang
Lapham, 3
Vosper, 1
Nordston, 8 s
Jamison,
Heim, c
Weist. I f
Sohler, 2
Osborne, r
Fitzgerald, p
LAND PLASTB
la now in stock at our warehouse
grain looks fine up that way, and
they look for a fine crop.
Geo. and Henry Dooley, of
Banks, were Hillsboro visitors
Monday, on legal business. Geo.
says he is taxing out a tnousana
dollars worth of Liberty Bonds,
inasmuch as he is a little past 31
and can t enlist.
To the men and boys enlisting
in military or naval service, will
say that I am able to write Life
Insurance incontestable from
dale of issue. Drop me a card
and I will call and explain our
policy. - O. G. Bretz, Hillsboro,
Ore. 6tf z
Jake Raffety, of Mountaindale,
was in town Saturday, and car
ried home with him his pioneer
fishing license. Jake says he
could have fished on his own
place free, anyway, but he might
want to get out and trespass
a little.
F. M. Heidel departed Monday
for a business trip to Berkeley
Cal.. where he will look over
some property in a contemplated
business deal lor some of his
Oregon holdings. While South
he will visit with his daughter at
lanford.
Bert Friday and John Wunder-
ich, of Banks, were in the city
Monday. Wunderlich recently
sold a tractor to Fred Wilcox,
who is using it in hauling lum
ber for a big bat n, being unable
to get teams to make the haul,
owing to tr.e ousy season.
Geo. McGee, who is the engi
neer in charge of the laying of
hard surface at Cornelius, says
the streets will be completed
within two weeks if the weather
permits continuous work, ihe
material has arrived and the
grade is about ready for the
work.
Portland papers are printing a
ist of banks in the state, alleg
ing they have not taken hold of
the Liberty Bond sales. Among
the banks named was the Shute
Savings. This is absolute error.
President Shute was one of the
first to order a block of the
bonds, and a bunch of $10,000
were taken. Because the bank
ordered and sent their money to
San Francisco the local manager
of the Portland bureau slipped a
cog and published manifest error.
Albert C. Moore, county com
missioner of Walla Walla county,
Wash., was here Friday. He
spent the afternoon largely with
the county court, and was given
a ride over the bitulithic macad
am between here and Cornelius.
He says their big problem up
there is roads, and he felt more
than repaid for his trip here,
lie thinks the court up there will
make some road after the Wash
ington County recipe, perhaps
with a larger per cent, of bitumen.
COAST ILL BUILD
I WOODEN SHIPS
Government Will Take 200 If Con
tractors Can Build
OREGON TO BE-SCENE OF ACTIVITY
Thouxands of Men to be Employed in
Ship Construction
Orders for 100 wooden ships have
been placed with Pacific Coast
builders, and the industry is
booming. Two hundred more
orders can be placed if contract
ors ctn handle them. Several
carloads of ship knees have al
ready been shipped out of this
county.
Other industrial note3 of Ore
gon: Hood Kiver Increased lumber
demand felt in this district, mill
starting.
St. Helens MeCormick yards
launches another 2, 000, 000-foot
lumber carrier.
Stanfield ships 250 cases of
Swiss cheese to San Francisco.
Hermiston Tillamook dairy
men buy But'er Creek ranch,
240 acres for $36,000.
Harrisbure A Portland hard
wood company to open logging
camp on Willamette near here.
Astoria Skipanon Lumber Co.
incorporated for $25,000.
Mill City Hammond Lumber
Co. raises wages 25 cents a day.
Stanfield-$10.000 t'ruit ware
house here practically assured.
Roseburg-$100,000 fertilizer
plant may be erected here.
Koseburg Creamery to he
built here.
Harrisburg to have cheese fac
tory and creamery. Building to
be erected and made ready for
the installation of machinery by
July 1.
Brownsville 12,000 pounds of
blackberries sell for $300.
Independence From 200 to
300 laborers will be needed here
this year. Boys and girls during
vacation period may earn from
$1.00 to $2.00 per day.
TEACHERS' EXAMINATIONS
Notice is hereby given that the
County Superintendent of Wash
ington County, will hold the reg
ular examination of applicants
for State Certificates, at Hillsbo
ro High School building, as
follows:
Commencing Wednesday, June
27, 1917, at 9 o'clock a. m., and
continuing until Saturday, June
30, at 4 o'clock p. m.
Wednesday forenoon -U. b.
History. Writing (Penmanship),
Music, Drawing.
Wednesday afternoon Physi
ology, Reading, Manual Training,
Composition, Domestic Science,
Methods in Reading, Course of
Study for Drawing, Methods in
Arithmetic.
Thursday forenoon Arithme
tic. History of Education, Psy
chology, Methods in Geography,
Mechanical Drawing, Domestic
Art, Course of Study for Domes
tic Art.
Thursday afternoon --Grammar,
Geography, Stenography,
American Literature, Physics,
Typewriting, Methods in Lan
guage, Thesis for Primary Cer
tificate.
Friday forenoon Theory and
Practice, Orthography (Spell
ing), Physical Geography. Eng
lish Literature, Chemistry, Phy
sical Culture.
Friday afternoon School Law,
Geology, Algebra, Ciyil Govern
ment. Saturday forenoon Geometry,
Botany.
Saturday afternoon General
History, Bookkeeping.
B. W. Barnes,
13 4 County School Supt.
Unclaimed Letters
List of unclaimed letters, week
ending June 9, 1917, Hillsboro,
Oregon: Gus Anderson, McGoon
Realty Co., Sidney Henry Roth
strom, W. S. Smith, E. F. Tur
ner, Mr. Terry, the jeweler; J.
R. Wilson. Cards F. G. Gar
ner. Mrs. Kate bee, raui L,ang-
sett.. W. R. Schofield. Tharp &
Matson Lbr. Co., D. R. Calavan,
D. E. Stimpson. Tharp & Matson
Co.
J. C. Lamkin. Postmaster.
Wi bur K. Newell, of near
Gasion, has traded his 320-acre
ranch for one of Portland's
arjartment houses. The ex
change consideration was quoted
at about $100,000. Wilbur K. is
tired of raising registered Hol
steins for the time being, and
C. B. BUCHANAN & CO., Inc.
Hillsboro, Cornelius and North Plains
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Grain, Hay, Hour, Feed and
Grain Bags
Car-lot shipper of POTATOES and
ONIONS. Grain chopped or
rolled at any time
Lumber, Shingles and Lath
At Cornelius
Beaver State Flour
The Best Flour at the Lowest Prices.
Telephones; Hillsboro, Main 14,
Cornelius, City 1515, North Plain, Main 263.
We have Our Bee Ware in.
Garden Hose and Lawn Mowers.
Large assortment of Fishing Tack
le the kind you can make good with.
It will soon be time for Florence
Blue flame Oil Cook Stove. We
are showing some new ones.
Come in and see us.
Long's Hardware
At the old stand on Second St East of 'Court House.
Hillsboro Auto Livery
Feed and Boarding Stable
Prices Reasonable
DAT AND NIGHT SERVICE
2nd & Washington Sts. -Pbrne, Main jS
HOFFMAN'S
For-
GLASSES
GOOD SERVICE
VERY REASON
ABLE PRICES.
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-C. B. Buchat.an & Co.
will try life in the metropolis.