r IMII Ml t -" BR ILLS NO. 42 VOL. XXIV HILLSBORO, OREGON, JANUARY 3, 1918 .HE 1 1 1 1 A ILL CALL NO IRE Pertaint to First Draft on Defer ' red Percentage THIS COUNTY HAS QUOTA Joteph Yokum Ha Been Di chnrged From Army I.icllt.f'ot, Williams WtilC till' 1 1 h ii I War board tin follow i U for wjjjcli SlirrllT Applej(nte null flvr space in tlit- press: "To nil I .in n I nml Hist rid ItunriU: 'I'lir following ti'li'Kmtii from t In I'rovosl Muff. I ml (iiiicr.ll u n Irr l.it- nf December mi, in 17, i'i repeated herewith for your In formation mill Kiild.iin t' ; 'll Iiiin been ili'i'iilril that there will In- mi forniul 'calls fur defcr rril uri ruliiKC of the present iiiotf before , February 15th. While Imnrili should, until they have enough men fninlly classified in Clan l.m iul forwnril promptly men Hi'liM'ti'tl under tin1 tilil Ki'K illation to make up deficiencies in cull already made, tin' result of this decision will In' that we shall Ik: nhle. to give the benefit of I In- new iUilictlou system to nil men whom' order number nre no lute nil to pi mi- them within deferred perecnlKfi of the Prt'" nit rnll. Cull will, however, be made shortly under the provls ions of Section lt for the spec ial class of men there mentioned, l or the sake of composing the public mind mill for the enliven n in e of ri'Kl-itriuitu this inforum tion ought to be given wide dix M iiiiiiiitinlt." ' JoM pli Yokum, of Clrovcliwitl, has been exempted from Auicrl run Lake, fieeouiit of dependent wife. .1. W. White, of Manning, was in town Friday. Gerhard Schwnnke, of iienr MoiinUinilnle, won in town Fri d.iv. .Mr. Win. IiikIch, of Hanks, uiu it Ilillsboro visitor the last of the week.' ; 1'. ilcmmy, of near Helvetia, wuh in town Friday. High waUr of the pant week Frank Pnuli, of F.linouieii, nnd J. 11. Dorland, of North Plains, were city culler the lit.it of the week. DatiJ H. Ring and MI Carrie l'lirmeloe were united in m.irri fiK ly Kev. J. I- Kny, oflii'lnlinn minister; Dee. 7, 1!I7. (ilenwood Mnkin mid Monn Mnllory were nmrrled Die. 'Jrt. I!H7, by Hcv. A. D. Slmw, of llillslioro, A Mri..' Alice Cutting, of nenr Tignrd, was in the rlty Mondity, ..........mmivinir uit son up tn the eounty m at. Tim Voting '" mine to answer the list the questionnaire. ;. For Side: Four young cows, trade Jerseys and grade , IIol- hteiiiH, nil jtiNt f'Nl' Kivi"K Hw.Wm. M. Hughes, 1 mile South of Jolie'd, 8 'a n4', S" W' of Hillfdioro, via Long Krlilgo, Dniry Creek, Hase Line. 41-3 Minn Ruth Llnklater and Miss Anna K. Hanson, of Ilillsbori., were th county winners in the Food Card Pledge essay eam imign, before A. M. Churchill, J i...:....,.,. of Hie Pledire. Ciini- 1 ----- ,, iiiign. Orpha Parker, ( f Forest t irove, was mso m . lest, nnd Ih one of the trio f.on the entire county EXKCUTORS, Administrators, Guardians, Pub lic Custodians jtnd otjvcrs having public and private trusts tp.'iw'rlorm, can render proper service by depositiug with us. We Have One of the Best Safe . Deposit Systems in the State ;' A proper place for valuable papers. Wc iuvite inspection of this departnieut in con Junction with the others An excellent bank for handling all branches I of bank business. . SHUTE SAVINGS BANK PROMtT Y CONSERVATIVE : SAVE 'I'lli! heavy rains of the irtst week bring reniinfscetit-oi tne- I v m Iwii'li to I In- Arirns riiiorler. Oil Friday there was one half hour of rainfall that had its only duplicate here away back III the eighties, when lie went over to the Nehnlem on a coal land trip. Tin" mi rt i- found Joe lliehciibot torn under a big hemlock tree, HOiiml asleep, Joe lind home steaded over there, and had not yet built bis cabin. lie was clearing some land, and when the big storm broke, went Into a lean to tlint he had manufactured out of hemlock boughs, and It turned water in fine shape. The parly came upon Joseph in his grapple with Morpheus, and left him there, dreaming nj the future of the Nchulciii empire. Horn, to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dolv, Hec. :i0, 11)17, a ten pound boy. The happy father is opera tor nml assistant nirent fit the Or egon F.b ctrie, and the new arriv al is n grandson of J lave Uoty, ol l, liiiiivilli'. well known to ma ny Ilillsboro people. As the viiiinirsli r's father was a member of the Third Oregon, at the Mex ican' border, last year, it Is not presumed that the visitor will b a pacifist. Me Is, in fact, already commanding both father nnd mother, nnd he is more than reas onably strong in Ills requisitions for rntionH, Lieut. I). K. Long, who arrived here from Aliibainn last Thurs day, returned Sunday to Camp MeClellnn to resume his duties. Lieut. I4ng expects to we the Oregon boys in France within a few inonths, and nays that nt the first opportunity he will be with theni for an exchange of courte sies, lie left via Chicago und (iiiclnnatl. He is the one Oregon man in Cnmp MeClellnn. He nays that fill over the Fast he heard complimentary remarks on the cllicieiicy of drill of the Oregon guardsmen, which, of course, pleased him beyond measure. Horses For Sale: As I have four horses find not half enough work for two, I will give a bar gain tn some one that I in need of a team. Some nre coming four years, others older. It. M. Kyle, i miles north of Ccdarville, P2 miles east of Hcllinny, V. O. Port land, Ore., It. 2, box 100. 41-3 gave considerable trouble here and there on the ronils, nnd for .1 time it was feared the bridges at Home points were in danger. 'riii1 gas main, neross Dairy, w est of town, suffered collision with mil" .liift. and workmen had n liiiii; keeping it from further damage. Lost: Four bend of Ilolstchi heifers. About two years old nnd over; some have just rings in llu-lr ears, nnd dome just have them cut. Some also hnvc horns. Reward. J. J. Ilnvlik, Scnppoosc, Orfi. - -3 ' Ijiwrenee I'.nrl nnd F.ugene (J. Brown, of south of Corn "litis, sons of Mrs. Jennie Rrown, join ed the aviation corps, nnd leavi this week for Texas. Mr. and Mrs, Roy. Rice nnd children, of Portland,' were the guest of Ilillsboro relatives nnd friends during the Holidays. Cieo. J. Smith and Lcona Smart of near Oswego, were married December 20, 1!H7, Judge Ceo. It. Ragley olfiointing. Ceo. A. Joiiiiston nnd Myrtle l'vans were married December 27, 1!)I7, Judge D. R. Rcasoncr ollieialing. V. H. French, the Forest drove Ntoekm.in, was down to the oily Saturday afternoon. Claude Cook wns In from Cor ncljiis the Ijrst of the week. L E Oregon on Map in Fine Shape, Because of Supply DOUGLAS FIR THE THING What the State it Doing in Indus trial Lines Portland Ollieinl admission and confirmation of total collapse of Southern pine idiipbuildiiig pro gram, contained in an Associated Pi-els dispatch published from Washington, puts Oregon and Washington on National map in a big way and in reality pro claims the most significant of vic tories for Douglas fir as a mater ial for wooden vessels. Combine this with the fact that Oregon and Washington hold the only available supply of spruce for war airplanes not only for the United Stales, but for the Allies as well, and it will bo readily un- lerstood that the Northwest has, at last, won its recognition in the timber and lumber world. The Portland Chamber of Commerce . . . t, i nml ecreiary wouson nave worked hard on this proposition . . . .. and deserve a large measure oi credit for its success. Cnrdincr Three sawmills be ing constructed on L'mpqua river to operate soon. North Rend to this city De- longs the honor of launching the first ship contracted for by hmer- geney Fleet Corporation, in com petition with all other yards in the U. S. Recdsport Johnson Ik Ander son to establish second sawmill here. Portland National Forester reports sale of $.1,715,000 worth of timber from U. S. forest re serves in IS) 17. Portland Northwestern Llec- trie Co. starts work on $1,500,000 addition to power plant. Randon Construction to lie- gin soon on condenser)' here. Milton Rox factory making extensive Improvements at their plant. Stnnficld -l.oenl creamery pur chased by Pendleton man nnd the enpacity'of the plant will be in creased. Sodavilli Camp to be located here to get out ship knees. Corvnllis Flouring Mills install . i macnincrv in mane ii rmi-,. Wallowa- 75,000 foot capaci ty mill to be located here. Ilarrisburir Farmers ( o-op- cratire Association to build a 25 barrel mill. Springfield Flour mill sold here nnd extensive repair twins made, will renew operations Jan. 1st. ... Christmas mentions in mills and logging enmps cut short this vear to not delay production in airplane and ship timber. Finis Drown, of Laurel, wns a ity visitor Monday. A. W. Walker and Dan Lrisy, ,f South Tualatin, were in Satur day, greeting friends. Sheriff Applcg.tte nnd Clerk II A k'nrn Hi went to Portland, Monday, on business with the District Ronrd. R. K. Long departed Sunday ight for Pomeroy, Wn. His wife ill remain some time, the guest f Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Long. Mrs. Sylvia Tucker and dangh- Miss Maude, reiurncu vu Clarkston, Tuesday. Miss l uck- .... visited Sunday wmi iru on Salem. R. II. Hughes, formerly of the North Plains section, now of Al bany, was over Saturday to fill out' his questionnaire before the wnr board. Will Jack, who hits been work- ing in the shipyards nt St. Johns, wns out over Mew Year's, the st of his mother, Mrs. Jack, am il family. Claude Stunrt, wife nnd son, Do ilphus, of Idaho, nnd noy smi- art spr .,,,.1 r.im v. ot Koseiilirir, an nding the Holidays with their parents Mr. nnd Mrs. i. w. om- art in this city. Miss P..rl Corev. of Moun- ...... it, town Monday. 1,'llllll.lK , " Miss' Corey wns chairman ot tne taindah' Red Cross Alemncrsnip imhv .,..ti.,n nnd reports inat on mm. - . , . ly three in the entire section re that fused to become memoir. Circuit Judire Geo. R. Ragley and brother, Wm. Ragley, return ed Monday evening from ft trip to Grants Pass, where incy too .d over some land. Judge Rag i... ..,,. r.rnnts Pass, with a co'untv'vnluation of about eleven millions, has a court house unit equals any in the state. A Happy New Year to all. Cieo. Saxton was up from nenr Duner the first of the week. Think twice before you write that date at the head of your let ter. W. C. Jackson nnd son, Mer rill, were In from North Plains, Saturday. F.ditor Rcnfcr, of the F.xprcss, was down from Forest (irove, Friday, and made a fraternal call on the Argus. Wanted: Some one to bring their clothes to the City Cleaning He Pressing Works. We clean any thing. Call lilue 2911. Marriage license during the Holiday week: Geo. W. Wright and Nellie Prit.lalT; Erwin Prieli nrd nnd Ethel Merrill; Wm. C. Taw and Mnurine Tallman. George W. Rrown, of near Ti gard, wns in the city Saturday, greeting friends, and particular ly those formerly from the old South Rend, Wn., territory. E. L. Krnus, of South Tualatin, was in Monday. E. L. thought he had better come in while the crossing was good on the Jack son bottom. Clerk Kuratli states that the I citizenship counter has not been very busy since September. Hut tour have asked tor hnal papers since that date. He is very busy making out his annual report. Mrs. 1). P. Patterson, accom panied by her daughters, return ed to Dallas Saturday night, af ter spending Christmas week at the home of her parents, Mr. and M rs. Peter Roscow. Vadn Garrigtis, the 3-yenr-old ilaiignicr oi i. jj. narrigiiK, oi Ranks, was operated upon the last of the week, by Dr. Smith, for nn abscess on the lung, nnd is convalescing nicely at the hos pital. Herman Luck, of Mountain ilale, was greeting-friends in the county seat Saturday. This, was the second trio Herman made to iret nn explosive permit only to find the clerk s ollicc out of vjjch blanks. " Oregon has six inches of sur plus rainfall over the average when the Old Year was butted out of the game. For several years there hns been n deficiency in precipitation, and it is some thing unusual to get more than the register calls for. F'or Sale: Fine registered Jer sey hull, 20 months old, out of famous Carey herd. Fine forma tion and comes from great pro ducing dam. Oral Gardner, of nenr Mountaindalc, nddress Ranks, Route 8, tel. North Plains 9F12. 41-8 Clerk Kuratli Monday received 50 permits for purchase of explo sives, and they will be written to those first appearing, 'barring those who had applications on file. He nt once sent for more, ns with winter here there will be some blasting in the matter of clearing land. Your Uncle Sam took over the American railways last Friday, without a perceptible jar. Trains were run on time, nnd everything went nlong ns merrily ns a wed- linir bell. Old timers like Con ductor Cline nnd Conductor John II. Dobbins appeared to be just as common as ever, and C. C. Jackson snid he would just ns soon work for one ns the other ns long ns payday made its regular appearance. Fkiis L. Rrow n, of Laurel, was elected committeeman at a meet ing of Lnurelites the other day to try out a proposition to get the Hillshoro-Lnurel road entirely completed with bitulithie bound mneadank He is working hard, and has, In conjunction with oth- rs, callod a meeting to consider the proposal at Rurkhalter hall, on Jan. 8 that's Jackson Day, and there should be things doing to discuss ways nnd means. Fi nis is some road enthusiast, and he wants a better highway be tween the two points. Free Methodist Church. Fifth nnd Oak Sts., J. X. Wood, pa -tor The District Quarterly meeting of the Portland District will con vene on Thursday evening, last ing over the Sabbath, in charge of the District Elder, Rev. F. L Hums, assisted by the pnstors of the District. There will be. ser vices each evening. The services on the Sabbath will he a Love Feast at 10 A. M.; sermon nt 11 A, M.; Missionary meeting nt 3 P. M., nnd preaching at 7:30 r M. The local society has recent ly paid off the debt on the church property and will hum the mort iraite on Sunday morning just lie fore the preaching service. Ev cry one is welcomed to all these services. MANAGER OF PRESS GLISUJ. RECORD For Hillsboro Family in the Red Cross Membership Drive SENDS CLAIM TO CAPITOL Orton S. Goodwin, of Portland, Sends Interesting Letter to Argus Ilillsboro is on the map in a fa in ly record of Red Cross Christmas Drive membership. Last week week the Argus mentioned the family of Chits. E. Wells ns the banner home for membership in the big drive in this sector, and as a result the following letter was received by the publishers Sew Year's morning: December 31, 1917. "The Ilillsboro Argus: Will you permit me on behalf of the American Red Cross to send you a word of appreciation for the showing the Argus made in the recent Membership Drive? I am inclined to think that when you pointed out that the banner flag to date belonged to .Mr. C. E. Wells, you were enti tled to claim a national record; in fact, as n matter of fact, when saw this, I sent it to Washing ton and claimed a national record on behalf of Ilillsboro nnd Wash- ton County. With very hearty appreciation of your efforts on behalf of the Campaign, I am, V ery truly yours, Orton S. Goodwin, Manager Press Rureau." UNCLAIMED LETTERS List of unclaimed letters week ending Dec. 29, 1917: Mrs. Leo Sams, Mrs. Slier- brook; cards, Floyd V. Rilyeu 2, rwin Long, Geo. W . Patterson, Mrs. G. W. Perkins, II. C. Scott, Thorp Sc Matteson Lbr. Co. J. C. Lamkin, Postmaster. . Coffee Club Meeting The Coffee Club will meet Satur- lay afternoon, Jan. 5, at the res idence of Mrs. J. W. Connell, at 2:30. Mrs. L. W. Hyde, who is attending the Home Makers' lec tures, nt O. A. C, this week, w ill giva a talk, and Mrs. Humphrey, of Portland, will give a demon stration of flour substitutes for white flour. This will be a very interesting meeting, and ladies who nre not members, but would be interested in this work, are in- ited to attend at 3 :30. Rusiness meeting from 2:!I0 to 3 :30. Members please be prompt. ROAD MTEEING There will be a meeting of the citizens of Road District No. 6 and District No. 3, on Tuesday, Jan. 8, nt Rurkhalter hall, Farni ington, nt one o'clock P. M. The object of the meeting is an at tempt to complete the bitulithie macadam entirely through Dis trict No. 6, on the Laurcl-Hillsbo-ro road. Every man interested is requested to be in attendance and help in finding a solution of the problem. Good roads are what we need, nnd we need all your help. Committeemen Both Districts. A C. Mnllov. of Laurel, was in Monday, filling in his questionn aire. Engineer Chester Alexander came out one day Inst week to p, lsit home folks. Hand Master J. R. Powell enme down from Cornelius the first of the week to, greet friends. J. F. Shechan. of Orenco, well known as one of the best bandsmen in the county, wns in town New Year's. W. R. Frentzel. with a Port land shoe house, ciinie dow n front Idaho the last1 of the week ana incut a day with his mother, Mrs. H ray, of Cornelius. Kinu Lvtle. who has been vis iting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Lvtle. departed -Tuesday for his duties, in Eastern Oregon, with a surveying corps. Chns. R. Foss, of Portland; has sued Fay Foss for divorce. They were married nt Vancouver, June 13, 1917. I'oss claims his wife has treated him in a cruel nnd in human mnnncr nnd snys thnt she left him after making him a fit subject for a hospital. The rural carriers, as well as the city purveyors of mail, laid off New Yenr's day. The rural felt like celebratinit the day, for the roads are very bad this time of the year. Christmas time they had a hard time of it, the mail being heavier in 1917 than ever before. C. B. BUCHANAN & CO., Inc. HilUboro, 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 . Telephones; Cornelius, City 1515, Cost Is Little More to go East through California Attractions offered: Sacred summits of the Siskiyous, Mt. Shasta, San Franufseo, the cosmopolitan, the Old Missions, Del Monte, Santa Barbara, 100 miles nlong the seashore, Los An geles, Sunny. Southern California, the Apache Trail, and tl!e border camps. . - stopovers yf-rutted at variants pine. FO Inquire at . JP. a-geney or address JOHN M. S3DTT Gen eral Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon. Southern Pacific Lines Hillsboro Auto Livery Feed and Boarding Stable Prices Reasonable DAT AND NIGHT SERVICE 2nd & Washington Sts. Phcne, Main 70 We wish all our Patrons and all Hillsboro a HAPPY NEW YEAR ; By Prompt Work and Proper Prices we will help to make it Prosperous. Come In and See What We HOFFMAN Jeweler and Optician Main Street 1 Hillsboro, Oregon Argus and Daily the Lowest Prices. Hillsboro, Main 14, North Plain, Main 263. Look Around Have to Offer Oregonian 2rSjr $6