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VOL. XXIV
HILLSBORO, OREGON, FEBRUARY 14, 1918
NO. 48
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Portland District Laying Many
Keels for Deep Sa
WORKERS GET 10 P. C. RAISE
Burn to Have a New Railway
33 Milea
Nurtliwfkt Mcil Co. will hiijij
I , Ioiin rivt U lor the .Smith
hlliM'tircU,
Miirililii ltl - McDoiuilil & Vauif
Imn linvi- n a-yrnr contnut fur
riillin MpnuT iitnl wliili- (! r
on llii' Coon liny J iiIiinuI;i, in
tin- niti rexN of the Kovcruiiii'iil
iiiriiiliiiii' iirograin anil will
Imilil it lofininn roiul.
Orison xliii'il Bill ciirloiuK
li c-lix k in ,1 iintm rv.
SiU crlon - St. Croix l.tnnlu r
Co. laut ri'Nimit'N oprnilions.
I'.iiHi iif Linn: tin nl v 'otirt
Immim- to liim- f.'IO.OOO niiiux.
Sliiiluiililin ImN )IjuciI Ore
)f on I lir imliiNtrinl ninjt mill
irou! lit iroNit'rity to tlio whole
Jilnlr. l.rt u ntlvorntt politic
which will jn-rjM-t iinti- it after tin
war. I'ortlmut' l,787 Khiiynrl
inioyt' in thin district p t ten
cr cent wtiK"1 raitc hi pliu'e of
homi iv-trm.
I'.'inn lilior f.tiiiiiie acute in
Central Oregon ami Mirvry or
ilereil. I'oitlanil Coast ShipliuililiiiK
Co. to erect BOO foot dock nml
machine liom.
Heml tawmilli had ii)'rolln of
If I,. '187.000 for 11117.
Toledo"-1 ( t-Hit rick son Mawmill
has taken over the eleetrie plant.
Wahlport Capital Necking to
get government fpruce contracts
here.
Heaverton Women nre enrit
ing $50 a month n ear cleaners.
Tbirenee Labor anil lumlicr
here to Imilil nix wooden nhips.
IturiiH Thl.t city in to have
railroad connection with Crime,
on the line of the Union Pacific.
The distance in 3.1 miles and the
const ruction of the lint! will he
done hy BoInc promote. Hiirn.
through iti cijy government, has
agreed to father the enterprise.
The new line will open up a large
flection of agriculture mid graft
ing land.
Portland Standifer Construc
tion Co. to luiild nix more wooden
nhipH, J
llarrishurg Nawmill gelling
out very heavy hardwood timber,
for aliipynriU.
FROM ALASKA
The following nly men regis
tered In AhiMkn last Summer, and
are now ilnwn in the Oregon
country, ami arc xubject to the
local war board :
Win. A. Mcighan, Cornelius;
Louis C. Steele, Metr.gcrj Agnor
Malhiscn, Tualatin; Jan. Julius
Meacham, Hanks; Frank H. Pro
haska, Heaverton; John A. Uerg
man, (laston, and John Ladi.s,
Sherwood.
The following who have re
turned here were unable to regis
ter, being out of the channel of
communication, and they will
now register: Harry V. Han
sen, Sherwood It. 4; John Jos.
linos, Hanks; Jas. H. Gibson, of
Hanks; Kcnuard I. Dixon, Forest
Grove; Warren Kimball, Heaver
ton, Houle 4.
For Sab -Big Grade Jersey,
fresh cow, 8 years old, makes 11
lbs butter weekly; also ,'l yr-old
colt, worked few times; gentle
ami kind. S. M. Chapman, Cor
neliiis, Ore. 7-!
EXECUTORS, Administrators, Guardians, Pub
lie Custodians and o.hi'is having public and
private trusts to per form can render proper
service by depositing with ws.
We Have One of the Best Safe
Deposit Systems in the State
A proper place for valuable papers.
We invite inspection ol (his department in con
junction with the others.
Au excellent bank for handling all branches
of bank business.
SHUTE SAVINGS BANK
PROMPT : CONSERVATIVE : SAVE
L. J. ('reps, of Hanks, was In
the city 1 uesday.
Peter .lossy, of near Helvetia.
was in town Saturday.
Jos. Fesslcr, of Portland, was
out the first of the week visiting
relatives.
W. C. Keehn, of Orcneo, was
a Hillshoro visitor the last of the
the week.
Arthur Hughes, of Albany
was over Friday, greeting his for
mer Hillshoro and North Plains
friends.
T. I'., Luster, ii son of the late
V, II. Luster, is running the mo
tor on the Forest (irove-Portland
local these days.
Will D.ircty, of North Plains,
and J. H. Campbell, of above th
Zimmerman place, wen- in town
the last of the week.
J. II. Morrisey, of Cornelius,
was down the last of the week
and drove home a new Dodge
car, bought from M. P. Cady, the
I Iillsboro dealer.
For Sale- Two Grade Jersey
cows; will be fresh by Feb, 15;
good milkers; middle age.---Fred
('. Meyer, Cornelius, Ore., It. 'I.
Three mill's south of Cornelius.
Phone, Blooming Bl. -17 !
H. II. Kaltx, of Albany, piano
tuner, was in town Saturday. H
you wish your piano tuned leave
orders at Patterson's, and he will
have Mr. Kaltz call when he gets
sullicient work to make the trip.
For Sale Holstcin bull calf,
months old, out of .splendid reg
istered cow and registered bull.
Ii-ssi- Hansen. Heaverton, It. !2.
Telephone 2!UX2, Hillshoro cen
tral. 1 hrcc miles w est of ( cdar
Mill. 47!)
F.ugene Clirisuian, of The Dal
les, was in the city Monday, a
guest of his oldtimc friend, J. I'..
McNatnara. The visitor is a
brother of Sheriff Clirisuian, who
has been the peace ollicial of
Wasco County for six consecu
tive terms.
Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Reiling, of
Mt. Angel, are here this week,
guests of W. H. Hciliug mid fam
ily, of this city, and Mr. and
Mrs. C'has, Keiling, of Roy. They
return the last of the week. Mr.
Reiling is in the butcher business"
in the thriving college town in
Marion County.
Washington County has an
other war baby a soft was born
to Mr. anil Mrs. Harry Hansen,
of Hi thany, February H. Harry
is now in France with the Ameri
can' troops, and the War Depart
ment has given him nn honora
ble discharge, reversing the Port
land District Hoard. He will sail
for home as soon an the order
can run the gauntlet of tape and
give him release.
I have l.'IO acres for sale, six
miles south of Hillshoro; forty
acres clear; eighty acres heavy
iaw timber; ten acres grove;
good buildings; family orchard;
large creek runs through place;
1 1 cow s, 4 heifers. All goes very
reasonable; oiu;-balf cash or I
will sell the timber for eash in
hand. A. L. Grebe, Hillshoro,
Ore., It. 2, Box 28 48-9
Conrad Ludw ig, of near Sher
wood, was arrested last Friday
and placed in jail after having
his premises searched and fire
arms in the shape of n 22-calihre
riflo was found. Reeently a shot
gun, !10 sticks of dynamite, some
caps and fuse were found on his
place, cuntrary to the presiden
tial order nITeeting aliens. Lud
wig is a German alien, and should
have turned over explosives and
all firearms some mouths ago. He
did not and he was put in lim
bo. Ludwig is aged about fifty
(cars.
FIFTY-SIX STARS FOR
Service Flag Wat Placed in Hilla
boro High, Lincoln's Birthday
TRIBUTE PAID VOLUNTEERS
Mr. Brown, of Portland Y. M. C.
A., Delivered Address
The big service (lug of the Hills
horo High School was dedicated
Tuesday Lincoln's Birthday
with appropriate exercises. This
is so far the largest service (lag
in the city, and Hillshoro High
has reason to be proud of its H.
S. boys today fighting for what
its halls have taught liberty and
democracy.
Fifty-six stars grace the Hug,
and it is a testimonial of home
hearts to the boys in blue and
olive drab, serving not only their
country, hut all humanity.
i ne siurs are so arranged on
the Hag to form the letters "H.
H. S.," and was much admired by
the large audience.
The program was us follows:
Singing of "America," by the au
dience; invocation, by Dr. Skip
worth, of the Methodist Church;
solo, "My Own I'nitcd Slates,"
by .Miss Marjorie Wells; "Lin
coln's Gettysburg Address," by
Arthur Reiling; quartet, "Keep
the Home Fires Burning," Kdgar
katniiu, I-rancis I.inklutcr, F.dw.
Scheldt and Harold Briggs; read
ing of the names of boys repre
sented, A. C. Shute, chairman of
School Board; address, by Mr.
Brow n, of the Portland 1. M. C.
.; sinking of the "Sia.- Spangled
Banner," by audience.
The boys represented on this
flag are:
Odell Brandaw Will Asbahr
Zenas Olsen Roscoe Black
On.is Olsen Glen Kpler
Ch.-is. Dcichman Clav Fisher
Verne McKinncy Will Nelson
Donald Long ('has. Fisher
Clifford Long Robert Greer
Clifton Bagley Robert Imbrie
Vernon Olson Archie Pitman
Glen Swift Elmer Batcheldur
Carroll Gates James Malum
Millard Gates Wade Killen
Frank Rollins Athn Rus.scll
rlhiir Rollins Claud McHreen
('has. Walker Glen Taylor
Fred Taylor Claiir Sample
Ronald Vaught Russell Carter
Lawrence Taggart Will Gray
Haskell Carter Byron Garrett
Glen Powers Roy Seheidel
Carl Therriault Lee Thompson
nierv Bondurant Leon Allen
Willard Hurley Harold Ingles
Dewey Johnson Guy Pavne
John Shute Maurice VanSicklc
lfred Morgan Dan Irwin
Will Kctcham Arthur Wohler
Roy Sehrocder Oscar Lund
PUBLIC SALE
Having rented mv farm, 2Vo
miles west of Gaston, on Patton
Valley Road, I will sell at mv
farm, beginning nt 10 A. M., on
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 20.
I'wti horses, 5 and 7 years old,
weight between 1100 nnd 1500,
true and gentle; yearling eolt;
5-yr-old driving horse; 8 fresh
ows ; 2 eows coming fresh in
March; binder; potato planter.
disc drill; John Deere sulky
wow; hay tedder; 12-inch walk
ing plow; 2 It-inch walking
lows; mower and rake; fanning
mill nnd platform scale; disc har
row; spriugtooth harrow, 3-scc-
ion drag harrow; 8 'A inch wag
on, in good shape; farm truck;
Swenson stump puller; cultiva
tor; land roller; new cream sep
arator, 2 buggies; 2-.scatcd hack;
800 bushels oats; ton barley; all
tools on well regulated farm;
and other articles too numerous
to mention,
Free lunch at noon.
Terms of Sale All sums under
.fit) cash; on all sums over that
amount S mouths' time will be
given, with 8 per cent interest
and approved security. No prop
erty to be removed until terms of
sale nre complied with.
H. Flcischhauer, Owner.
J. W. Hughes. Auctioneer.
Glenn Stapleton, Clerk.
FIRST 100 PER CENT
The Laurel Ridge school, in the
Scholls Sherwood neighborhood.
claim the honor of being the first
fully orgaui.cd working unit of
Junior Red Cross from a district
school, in Washington County.
they received their buttons,
papers nnd n letter of eonsrralnln-
tion from Mrs. King, State Chair
man, February 5.
The membership is 100 pei
cent, and by individual suhscrip
tion.
Miss Sharp and her patriotic
pupils deserve congratulations.
Miss Flora LcBeau, of below
Scholls, wa in town Saturday on
probate affairs.
J. C. O'Connor, of nnir Itced-
ville, was in town Friday, and
culled on friends.
John Wiinderlieh, of Banks,
was In town Monday, eurout.e to
the Portland auto show.
Elmer Mays, North Plains
banker and merchant, and Geo.
Moore, of the North Plains can
nery, were in the city Saturday
morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Baker,
who recently celebrated their
golden wedding, wen: here last
Saturday, attending the Grange
dinner.
Harold Halvorsen, of I'ann
ington, was in town Saturday.
He says that so far Winter wheat
has not suffered from the snow
and freeze out his way.
John II. Houser, of Wheeler,
was over the last of the week,
visiting with the Masters, at Dil
lev, and incidentally slopped off
and said hello to his Hillshoro
friends.
Dr. Dinsruore, of Oreneo, re
ceived his First Lieutenancy as a
member of the I'nited States
Medical Reserve Corps, and will
be ready to report whenever the
country calls him.
Hal Taylor returned the last of
the week from a two weeks' stay
at Wheeler, on the Neh.ilem Bay.
Hal says that Wheeler is one of
the busy places these days, what
with logging and milling.
Ivan Applegatc, n nephew of
Sheriff Applegatc, died at Van
couver, Wash., l'ctiru.-iry 2. lie
was a member of the 3 18th En
neers. The remains were taken
to Jacksonville for interment-his
old home.
Mr. and Mrs. II. G. Surles, of
Portland, were in the eitv Sun
day, guests of the L. A. Longs.
Mrs. Surles recently returned
from attending the State Federa
tion of Labor meeting in annual
session at Astoria.
For Sale Melbourne wagon.
3-inch tire, first-class condition.
equal to a V4 inch, complete with
California grain bed. Price rea
sonable. Inquire at the North
Plains Meat Market. Telephone.
Main 273, North Plains cen
tral. 47-9
Paul Reek, of above Dilley.
was in the city .Monday, l'aul
was justice of his precinct many
years ago, and he combined bus
iness with justice court work.
One day he was hauling wood
and heard a ease w hile he was on
top of his load.
Revival meetings are still in
progress at the Free Methodist
Church, corner Fifth and Oak
Sts. Praise service every evening
at 7:30; preaching at 8. Regu
lar service on the Sabbath. You
are invited to attend all these
meetings. J. N. Wood, Pastor.
Workmen are clearing the
right-of-way on the state high
way between the city park and
Reedville. They are. now work
ing along Rock Creek, and tele
phone poles are being cut from
the standing timber, which is not
of old growth.
Lieut. -Col. Margctts, with Gen
eral Pershing, in France, was re-
culled to this country some time
ago, in response to the severe ill
ness of Mrs. Margctts, at Ft. My
er, Va. He will go South with
his wife and return to France la
ter. His wife is a niece of Mrs.
J. A. Imbrie.
Miss Ima I.edford, of Multno
mah Hospital, was out the first
of the week, a guest of her moth
er. She leaves March 1 to re
port with the Red Cross nurse
contingent, and expects soon to
be in France, at the battle front.
She received a dispatch Saturday,
asking her to report at that date.
Creigh Long, with the Spruce
Division, V, S. A., was home over
Sunday, visiting his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Percy Long. lie is sta
tioned at Vancouver, and besides
his military duties just now is at
tending school in the sorting
branch. He will soon know
"Clear" from culls, nnd says he
likes the work.
The Pythian Sisters enjoyed
: Hoover six o'clock supper Fri
day night, at the Castle Hall, on
Second St. About 1(5 people
were nt table. A number of
Pythian Sisters from Portland
and one from Salem were out.
Grand Chancellor Leslie Crouch,
of Portland, was present, and
made a short talk. Mrs. Hum
phreys, here demonstrating war
baking, supplied the pastries, and
her daughter, with the Log Cabin
people, the bread. The piece de
resistance wits Oregon chicken,
cooked a la Missouri, and it was
some Hoover dinner.
OISI. ATTORNEY FILES
OfJ
Will Investigate Drafted Men
Who Have Recently Married
THIRTY-SEVEN CASES'FILED
Twenty-five More to be in List
When Returns Come Back
District Attorney Tongue, acting
i or uie v. ti. government, has
filed 37 protests against regis
trants who have married since
the draft law was published, and
their hearings as to conditions
which led to their marriage, and
whether or not there are any who
married to evade the operations
of the legislation for the army
will soon be set.
The list protested is:
Edward J. IUsmussen, George
Propp, Ni ls M. Ohrljng, Elmer
Stipes, Daniel Newsham, P,oss
Duti'd, Henry C. Etienne, Fay
Wilbur Shearer, Harry Wilson,
Robl. R. Summers, Herbert C.
Kyle, William Coon, Edward
Solder, Win. Earl Allen, Peter
Wiuther, George Sp.-idy, John C. i
Ko;ers, Earl A. Johnston, Amos
Henderson, George A. Allison,
Clm,. II. ILiynes, Alford G. Hoh
m.in. Ralph W. Reinemer, Lester
II. Lindsay, Louis A. Hortmann,
Henry Greener, George H. Jack
son, Clarence A. Smith, Daniel
Vandehey, Kennar I. Dixon, Vir
gil P. Hulse, Jas. K. Ensley, Lou
is P. Quinn. Alfred H. Oliver,
Ralph V. Jackson, Jos. W. Fess
lcr, Louis I.. A rata.
As soon as the following new
ly w edded have their occupation
al appeaLs decided by the district
board, and their cards are re
turned, they will most likely have
their eases appealed on the same
grounds nnd have a hearing:
John M. Donnelly, Carl Dick,
Win. Vandehey, Antone H.
Rinek, George Schmidt, Samuel
Moii, Reuben J. Kelly, John F.
Meier, Merritt V. Jackson, Edw.
Mizner, Oscar Gray, Fred Wal
ters, Frank W. Connell, Theo. J.
Kricger, Franklin C. Heuer, Jno.
A. Iirsung, Geo. A. Millar, Leo
F. Edwards, Geo. W. Leviek, Er
nest C. Wohlschlegel, Bernard
Kemper, Jas. K. Reppeto, Henry
Cni.st.iv Hagg, Rudolph W. Berg,
Raleigh R. Aplin.
CLARK BRETZ
A quiet wedding was celebrated
in the Methodist Episcopal Par
sonage in Hillshoro, Feb. , 1918,
when Miss Opal Bretz, of this
eitv, was united in marriage to
Edward D. Clark. Rev. Walton
Skipworth officiated. The bride
is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
O. ('.. Bret., of Hillshoro. She
has been one of the State's talent
ed teachers, and at present is
teaching in the McMinnville
school. The groom is engaged
in farming in the Morrow Coun
ty wheat territory, and is deserv
edly popujar in his section of the
state.
Their many friends here and
in Eastern Oregon wish them ev
ery happiness.
DR. LOUIS A. BANKS
Next Tuesday evening, Feb. 19,
at the Congregational Church, at
7:15. Dr. Louis Albert Banks will
deliver a lecture, "Making Uncle
Sam a Safe Leader for Democra
cy." Dr. Banks will deal with
National Prohibition.
Frances E. Willard said of
him: "Dr. Hanks is an illustra
tion of St. George and the Dra-
s
s
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gun. in his onslaught on the sins
of cities. He is a Knight of
Christ's Gospel Chivalry, and all
the lances that be tilts are shafts
of brotherly love."
This lecturer is doubtless one
of the most eloquent of lecturers.
Admission is free, and everyone
is invited.
D. M. Whitesell, of South
TualaMii, was a city ealler last
Friday.
C. B. BUCHANAN & 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.
HARD SURFACE ROADS
Will soon lead from Portland to
the splendid
Bcaverton - Reedville
Acreage
Many choice small tracts on sale.
Splendid train service morning and
evening into the city. Buy your little
Uwrie before fche big raise eutues.
SHAW-FEAR COMPANY
102 Fourth Street
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
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Main Street t Hillsboro, Oregon
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