( nmw ul"'im VOL. XXIV HILLSBORO, OREGON, OCTOBER 11. 1917 NO. 30 HILLSB? mg(JS. I HOOD RIVER APPLES Crops of Northwest Ik lnif Mnndlvd in Very Satisfactory Manner III!VI1:K LOADS S0I.VK PROBLEM (ilove 1'mory Starlit M Albany -S. P. k S. Road Makr Record Silfin I'ulilic Service Commit. r'w sets valuation of $12.1"l.507 lVilk l'l'lei'lioni" & Ti'U'uraph I'iu. prupiTty in Oreifon. I'lieilit Co:i!.t shippers by c -I'iirratiiiK' in heavier cur ioudinu i' iVim! during the month of All t'u. i cnoiiK'li cars to supply the Southern l'acilic entire Pacific System for one and one-half days. Madras will vote Oct. 22 on $5,500. (XX) bond insue for recla mation project. Oregon City-Hiir paper mills In.1 re, now witrkinj? on 8-hour Hi'lu'dulo announce they cannot accede to demand of union for closed shop. It now raruiim to be Keen whether wnlkinK dele j;ateH will call strike. Fifteen cents a quart milk is com routing Portland and Taco ma conminiers. ilovernment is calling for men to cut Hpruce timlier for Hero plane manufacture. With 10,000 men shortage in loKKtntr camps, this call will increase labor famine. 1'ortland -Circuitcourt reduces expenses by dropping $2000 cash ier clerk, Grain elevator, 10, O'M.OOO Imshels. to be erected at St, Johns. Ibmd Kiver calling for 1000 men and women wanted to save' fruit crop. The Spokane, Portland & beat tie Kv. system lines in Oregon and Washington made a Rplendid record in improvement of traffic conditions in unison with the help win the-warspirit of service which the railroads have mani fested. These lines durinn the month of July handled an in crease of 81 per cent, in com mercial tonnaito as compared with the same, month in 1'JIG, with tin increase of 28 per cent, in ttjt) number of freight cars in service. )allas-(!2 acre farm here sold for $1)1100. I'reowater Chicago man ac quires prune orchard for $14,000. liiownsville Cannery labor scarce here. Plant busy, but help is hard to Vet. Albany -Glove factory started here. (Jl:(). II. kii.ni:k (leorne II. Kilner. owner of a twenty acre property below Oren co. died at the home of Jas. llor wick, Orenco, Sunday nitfht, Oct. 7, aired over 82 years. Kilner was originally from Philadelphia, Pa., and came to the coast sever al years airo, settling in Portland, 'lie has a grandson in the East ami it is stated that he ha3 a daughter in Portland. Other than this ho is said to have no immediate relatives. Mr. liorwick has been his guar dian for some time, and he will have the remains shipped to Philadelphia, in consonance with Kilnor's wishes. Kilner was one of the original Pythians of the country, having joined the order at its inception. For sale; Thirty head of six weeks old Rerkshire pigs, at $5 each. -Henry Uehrmann, Corne lius. Koute2. 32 EXECUTORS, ' Administrators, Guardians, Pub lic Custodians and others having public and private trusts to perform can render proper service by depositing with us. We Have One of the Best Safe Deposit Systems in the State A proper place for valuable papers. We invite inspection of this department in con junction with the others. Au excellent bank for handling all branches of bank business. SHUTE SAVINGS BANK PROMPT : CONSERVATIVE : SAVE Frank Lichty, of Cedar Mill, was in the city the first of the week. J. W. Marsh, of Centerville, was greeting friends in the city Saturday. Mm. W. L. Moore, of Hanks. was a Hillsboro gucHt the last of the week. Money to Loan -Low rates nf interest; charges reasonable. E, L. Perkins, Hillsboro. Or. 41tf Walter Hannan, of Mux ton, and uuo jirose, or limber, were Hillsboro visitors Sunday. Frank Vandomelon. of Caston. ami I J. Harper, ol tielow lieaver Mn, were county seat visitors Saturday. Edgar Jas. Snow, aged 70 years, died at Melzger, the last of the week. He leaves a daugh ter and son. For sale: Two year old Jersey heifer, tubercular tested, due to freshen October 29. -Iheo. Van Grunsven, Cornelius, Or. 32 Money to loan on improved real estate, principally farms and choice city property. Kerr I'ros., Hillsboro, Odd Fellows Huilding. 19tf. H. 15. Gondin, Secretary of the State Board of Control, came down from Salem, Saturday, making the trip to attend the obsequies of the late Estella (ioodin. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Moore, of Spokane, arrived here Saturday, and Mrs. Moore will visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sias, for an extended period. Mr. Moore went back to Spokane the first of the week. Willard Taylor, son of S. P. Taylor, of Scholls, was operated on by Dr. L W. Hyde the first of the week. Young Taylor was injured a year ago while working in a county rock quarry and be found an operation necessary. The Hanks Ked Cross exhibit in the Shute Bank building is a credit to Hanks, and has attract ed much attention. The bathJ robe section is worthy of credit, and the sale of them will help swell the fund for the sol dier boys. I). I. Patterson, of Dallas, came down Sunday, to join Mrs Patterson and children, who have been visiting with the Peter Bos cows. They will return home the last of the week. I). P. says that Dallas is one of the thriving county seats on the West Side, and is doing more business every year. Mr. Plummet. Field Agent for the Conservation Committee for the government, was out the last of the week, and organized the local committee with Dr. F. J. Bailey as Chairman, He out lined the work for the county, and Dr. Bailey states that the drive to conserve will be on Oct. 21 to Oct. 28. Oliver H. Crab, Bged G2,-died in Portland, Oct. 7. He has been a resident of Hillsboro for many months, stopping with his broth er, Jos. Crab, of North Hil.lsboro. He had been ill for a number of years, and was recently sent to the hospital in Portland. He was a charter member of the Portland Lodge of Elks. Fritz Pritzlatr, of Gales Creek, was down to the city Monday, greeting his many county seat friends. Incidentally he called on the Argus as he and the snake reporter wdrked for the same company the Geo. P. Frank Company, of Portland, away back in the nineties. Fritz work ed on the -floor in the Portland salesroom, and he was the right man in the right place. s. p. mi mis AUTOJTH EIGHT Adolph Schneider, Pres. of Cheese Co., Instantly Killed Sunday SON-IN-LAW DIRS NINE HOI'ltS LATLR Daughter, Mini Louixe Schneider, Wan Drlvlni Big Chandler Machine Southern Pacific Train No. 102, Corvallis-Portland, struck a big Chandlercar a half mile this side of Iteedville, Sunday evening, at 5 o'clock, killing Adolph Schnei der instantly. His son-in-law, A Hornschuch, died at Orenco, at 2 o'clock Monday morning. The machine was driven by Miss Louise Schneider, daughter of the dead man, and the auto con tained Schneider and wife, Horn schuch and wife and their two little daughters, Miss Ixuise Schneidor and Johan Schultz, of Ontario, Ore. Mrs. Schneider sustained a broken shoulder, a badly injured back, and Miss Schneider was unconscious from her injuries. Schultz was also rendered un conscious. Mr. Hornschuch sus tained a broken back, being hurled against an electric light pole. Dr. Dinsmore took .Horn schuch to his office, where he later died. Mrs. Hornschuch had a hip dislocated and suffered internal injuries. One little daughter sustained a broken arm. the other escaping injury. The woman and two daughters were brought to Dr. E. 11. Smith's office; Schneider's body was brought to Limber's Under taking parlors, and Mrs. Schnei der, Miss Louise Schneider and Schultz were taken to Portland. Dr.E. H.Smith. Dr. Dinsmore, Dr. Carstens, of Beaverton, and Mrs. Percy Long gave first aid to the injured people. Schneider was president of the Portland Cheese Co., and had been out to Chnstie, where his company has a cheese factory. , (Continued on Page 3) Unclaimed Letters List of unclaimed letters for the week ending Oct. 6, 1917 Mrs. Nell Henry; cards Helen W. Baxter. J. G. Penland, G. A. Taylor, Raines Co. J. C. Lainkin, Postmaster. Sam J. Raffety, of Mountain- dale, was in town Friday, enroute to the Grove. Walter Zetzman. of beyond was in North Tualatin Plains, town Monday. Orville Kerr, of Keece. Kas.. was killed near Tigard. last Fri day, by a falling tree. Kerr Was falling timber on land belonging to St. Mary's, of Beaverton. He leaves a wife and two children in the East. Coroner Hyde held an inquest and the finding was accidental death. PUBLIC SALE By Order of the Circuit Court of Washington County, Oregon, will sell at public sale, at the Archie and Mattie Pike place. one mile -west of Beaverton, Ore., at 10 o'clock a. m., on WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 17. team work horses, 8 years' old, 3000; horse, 4 years old, 1200; gray mare, 5 years, 1200; Ham bletonian driving horse, 5 years old, 1100; 5 cows, four giving milk, one of them fresh next month; 2 yearling heifers, with calf; 4 calves, from 6 to 10 months; 4 head sheep, 3 farm wagons, spring wagon, potato digger, potato planter, spray pump, lot work harness, 2 mowers, hay rake, Sharpless cream- separator, sulky cultivator, 3-horse disc and truck, Acme harrow, .2 harrows, 3-horse grain drill, cart, garden seed drill, Winchester rifle (22-35), platform scale, cider press, 30 sacks land plaster, 280 cedar fence posts, 300 grain sacks. 2 buck rakes, wheel bar row, seed drill, single harness, scythes, wood rack, 180 bushels wheat, 1,000 bushels oats, 47 tons baled hay, 50 tons loose hay, 14 tons straw hay, fan mill, saddle, shotgun, 2 rifles, lot of farm and work tools, and a long list of other articles under the invent ory. Terms of sale, cash. If pur chaser can give a bankable note, man will be on ground to furnish money if time is wanted. H. G. VlNCKNT, Receiver for sale purposes. B. P. Cornelius, Auctioneer. Doy Gray, Clerk. Jas, Borwick, of Orenco, was in town Monday. Frank Johnson was in from Shady Brook, Friday. Miss ltose Cave visited with Miss Mattie Case, at Monmouth Sunday. Chas. Lazott and wife, of Bux ton. were in the county seat Saturday. Herman C. Gleaser and Mrs, Mae Mulkey, ot Forest Grove, were married at Vancouver, r nday. J. B. McNew, of Hazeldale, passed through Saturday for an over-Sunday visit with his son J. It. McNew, and family, of Buxton. Bran and shorts for November delivery have declined in price. owing to the fact that milling will be more general on the coast than in former years. For SaleSixteen nice little pigs, 6 weeks old, Chester White and Poland China. Inquire of A. S. Montgomery, Banks, Ore. UW. Box GO. Telephone North Plains 10F2. 29-31 Geo. Darety, of North Plains, was in town Friday, his first trip here for several weeks. He is recovering from an operation at one of the Portland hospitals and his illness has left him quite thin Taken up: Black sow, weighs about 80 pounds; 4 white legs, spot in front Owner call, prove property, pay charges, cost of adv. and take same away. Ja cob Schmidt, Sherwood, Oregon, K. 1. 29-1 The funeral of Ed. Warren, of McMinnville, took place last week. He was well known here where years ago he played ball with McMinnville'a nine when ever they went against the Hillsboro teams. Mrs. W. K. Frentzel returned the last of the week from a trip to the Idaho section, overland with her husband, who is travel ing for the Fithian-Barker Shoe House. She and her daughter. Kathryn, leave in a fortnight, to spend the Winter in Chicago. Dr. Dinsmore went to Ameri can Lake last week, and on his return says that Tacoma is doing a great business these days, ca terring to the big military camp. He says that everything at the big camp is in ship-shape and very orderly. He saw a number of the Hillsboro boys. uovernor witnycomoe was in the city Friday morning. He went up to the County Fair at Forest Grove, and in the evening went on to Prineyille to attend the county fair at that place. I he Governor says that the Sa lem rair was tne greatest in magnitude in its history. L. Meltebeke, of near Laurel, was adjudged insane Friday and ordered committed to the asylum Meltebeke has been living with his brother, Frank Meltebeke, and family. He is named as co respondent in a divorce case filed by his brother, and it is said to have its effect in unhinging his mind. Meltebeke is a Belgian Hillsboio people were aghast at the supposed drowning of E. R. Viers and a Mrs. Graham, of Dallas, at Garibaldi. The cou pie were located at Chicago the other day and now instead of wearing mourning around his hatband the husband issuing for divorce. The little note in a hairpin box, about the couple drifting out to sea, was a lame attempt at "camouflage" as anal ysis showed the paper had not been in salt water. Thus was another romance exploded. Albert Adams, of Deer Island, well known to many in Hillsboro, has offered his 600 acre ranch to the government for all purposes, during the war. He says he has 22 relatives fighting in the big world-war, and that he has ac cumulated all his property in this country, and he wants to make good to the land of his adoption. The Argus suggests that if the government does not take up his offer which it assuredly will not that he turn it over to the Field Ambulance corps, for the Third Regiment. O. N. G. The Portland District Board has certified J. H. Brandaw, of Hillsboro. and Lawrence J. Bacon, of Cornelius, into the army and notified Chairman Ap plegate of the disallowance of their claims of exemption. They will go in the last percentage call from this county. Thirty-two have already gone, and with two, Harry Hanson, Waldemar Prahl, Chas. Schmidlin, Leslie Sears Robinson, Leo J. Gray, Arthur Beringer and Stephen Kemper, the number will be in creased to 41, leaving but one more, who will be certified soon, to till the county quoto of 42 men. but mm cent. (irowers Say This Has Been Un favorable Year BULK OF CROP HAS BEEN SAVED Many Varieties Ripened Very L'neyea Owlnr to Lack of Moisture This year has seen more acreage in beans- perhaps twenty times the acreage than any season since beans were raised in Wash ington County. The dry Sum mer did not give the crop the support it should have had, and as a consequence the yield is fully fifty per cent, short. The navy bean appears to have been the best producer, and those who have put in the small whites have had no reason to rue their choice of variety. Bean threshing has been the vogue for two weeks and the most of the growers have com pleted their harvest A dry June with July and August without moisture was the condition that meant lack of growth, and many growers found fully ripe pods and green ones divided about equally even at the latest Some fields ripened even ly, but these were few and far between. Growers say that as a rule the county produces a fine bean yield and the failure of this year will not deter many from trying the game another year. BARRACLOUGH CONNELL Saturday afternoon, bept 29, a quiet wedding was solemnized at the home of Dr- and Mrs. H. B. Morrison, when Miss Anne Con nell, of Portland, was united in marriage to Joseph Barraclough. The ceremony was performed by Rev. W. W. Abbott of Trinity Methodist church. The bride, who was given away by Dr. Mor rison, was tastefully gowned in white crepe de chene, and enter ed the room to the strains of Lohengrin's weddingmarch play ed by Miss Ethel Morrison. Af ter a wedding supper the couple entertained their friends in Eagle hall to a dancing party. Nelson, (B. C.) Daily News. The bride is well known in Hillsboro. She is a daughter of Wm. H. and the late Mrs. Letitia Connell. They will be at home to their friends at 512 Robson St, Nelson. NOW SERQEAT Carl here H. Olsen, who went from to Camp Lewis in the sec- ond entrainment of soldiers, writes from camp that they have spring beds over there, and plen ty to eat He is now Mess Ser geant, doing the buying of pro vision, and has charge of the cooking and dining room. His section feeds 181 men, and he has 3 cooks and 6 kitchen men. He makes out the bills of fare. Carl says they use from 1200 to 1300 lbs. of beef per and it cost $16.35 per cwt. last month, this month the price being $14.40. Sergeant Olsen is a busy man taking care of the mess comforts of nearly 200 men and he says he has the original cranberry man backed off the board. CHAS. COLLINS IN BAD Chas. Collins, alias Geo. Martin, in jail' here, brought from Cos mopohs, Wn., by Sheriff Apple gate last week, is in bad with the authorities. He has a wife and child in East Vancouver, and besides a non-support charge against him in another court, he is charged with adultery, and these charges can also be laid against him; a statutory offense with a Washington County girl under 8; a charge of illegitimacy; and with violation of the Mann act, U. S. courts, for taking the girl from Portland to Cosmopolis. Collins is so tangled up that he having a hard time to locate himself. He worked for a Bux ton sawmill some months ago. Did you know that enlisted men can take up homesteads and that the government will allow service, time on them? We can locate soldier boys on some fine homesteads in Central Oregon. few left of 160 acres each. Wm. B. Delsman, Box 206, lillsboro, Ore., Telephone City 02. 9tf Geo. H. Meyer, of south of Cornelius, was a city yisitor Saturday. C. B. BUCHANAN h CO., Inc. Hillsboro, Cornelius and North Plains Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Grain, Hay, Flour, 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. EAST Via California Is a pleasant winter route. Travel in comfort through a land where it is always summer. There's San Francisco, San Jose, Del Monte, Monterey, Pacific Grove, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, Long Beach, Venice and many other charming re sorts, and much beautiful scenery enroute. Three Daily Trains Portland to San Francisco. Standard and tourist sleepers, dining cars, solid steel equipment. Particularly attrac tive at this season of the 3rear. Ask your local agent for particulars JOHN M. SCOTT, General Passenger Agent Portland, Oregon Southern Pacific Lines Hillsboro Auto Livery Feed and Boarding Stable Prices Reasonable DA Y AND NIGHT SERVICE 2nd & Washington Sts. Phcne, Main 76 HOFFMAN'S For- GLASSES GOOD SERVICE VERY REASON ABLE PRICES. Argus and Daily Oregonian ToL7 $6