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VOL. XXV
HILLSBORO, OREGON, MARCH 28, 1918
v NO. 2
In Recent San Francisco K d
Croj Drive
KNIGHT MOTOR A WINNI R
Drove British Tank Across Ger
man Trench Front
Mary I'ii-k fonl' iim- nf her Wil
lys hllilll cur in 1 1 Mil 1 1 1 tilt' IV
cetit licit 1'ross drive in S.ui Fri.U'
4'Kco, wits peculiarly itppropij. le
ns llir Kninlit motor has won ciei
k . i c ii . 1 1 s lull ri-t.N oil nil r,imir II
Imltle fields. It Will tin- Klii'll
motor Ihitl drove tin' hig llritl I.
links thru Imrliril wire i nliiiiv!
iin nit across (liriiiiin I .rendu s,
ouil over I lie 1 lindetiherg line .it
I'niiihriii, "Tin1 brilliant uiilil.iry
III llll VI llll Ills of till' KllilJlt lll'l
tor lirini( tn iiiinil its very ronum
lir hi-lory," wty ii rll kimv. ir
nut linrit v :
"In l!io;i elms. V. K titfilii . tli n
of Chicago, now of I'nsadenti, n,
liril steam engine. princiii In
autiiiunhilc nw t l i in i i i n ninl t In- re
suit wns tlif Knight sleeve vulvf
motor. Aiiirrii'iin iiinniifiii'liii'i rs
were slow In mliit tin1 nrw t v , t
of engine. Why should tiny,
lin y reasoned, upend tliousnn N
of iliillurs tn install th- in.ii Inn
rv necessary tn Imild n mot i
w hirh might, or might lint, pio.c
to hi- nit iui)irovi'il type, when t'te
A merit-an i 1 I i was already in
t h- market, Imyiug with alacrity
ill the poppet valve iiiiitors tli y
I'oiilil Inilhl. It was two years !
furr tin1 Kulghl inolor wns fir.t
installed in mi iiiitoiiinhili'.
A year Intor Knight look his
invention tn Europe. The lead
ing atitouiohile manufacturers of
England, tin Uninih r Company,
jmiI tin' new motor through tin'
Most gruelling tests mul finnily
adopted it for use ill Pannier's.
On the heels of this triumph the
lending munufiH'lurers of oiler
European eouiitries put the m
Knight motor thro .similar gi.i-
Ding tests it ml niloptetl it for use
in lln ir ears. Prominent atunig
these wire the Miltervit. of 1! I
gluni. Mcm-des. of (i.rm.'ii'V,
mul l'atihard, of France. I'n h-
lily no Anterleitti invention eter
M-orcil sueh a t ri inn lt In llicl'u
ropenn field of commerce.
The Knight motor wits sueh n
sensation thiit it was Mlg;;e.t d
thnt nn offielnl test he made hy
the highest iiutomohile authority
in the worhl, the Iloynl Autnino
liile Club of Great lliitaiil. The
Uiost severe triil th.tt Inul ever
Jieeil npplieil to nil)' motor Was
ileeiileil iion. Two Knight in -tors
wern ilriveil on n testing
rnek for fivr ninl one half day
nt moilernte speed, each mot ir
pulling one third more than its
rated horse power. The motor
were then mounted in stock tour
ing cars and driven two thousand
miles on the Jlrooklamls track at
forty two mlh's nil hour it nu
utop run of forty-eight hours. Af
ter n final five hour Mock l'st it
was found that each motor h.nl
actually gained nhotit ten per el.
in horse power. No other type
of motor has ever survived such
it test. The triumph of the mo
toe the Knight was com pic to.
Orders were immediately placed
iy I he royal households of the
leading count rics of Europe mid
the European potentates who use
Knight -motored cars are I lie
kings of England, Helgium, Nor
way, Spain, Sweden and (ireece,
the Kmperor of Japan and the
rulers of several other countries
w hom It is not desirable to men
tion, in view of the present iutr-
EXECUTORS, Administrators, Guardians, Pub
lic Custodians and others having public and
private trusts to perforin 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 dcpartiueut in con
junction with the others.
An excellent bank for handling all branches
of batik business.
SHUTE SAVINGS BANK
PROMPT : CONSERVATIVE : SAVE
liiitioual mi plea sa lit lie nh.
Ill June, IIII4, at the Isle of
Man international road races, n
team of three ears having the
Knight motors defeated all com
peting teams, including the very
flower or the poppot valves. The
distance traveled was nlioiit six
hundred miles over tortuous and
dangerous curves and nioiuitaiii
umliircil cars maintained an fiv
erage njf speed of ninety miles i n
hour on all level stretches. All
of the Knight motored enrs wen
in excellent condition at tin! fin
ish, while only three of the pup
pel valve entrant finished the
nice.
John X. Willy liegaii lunkiii'i
Knight motored ear in 1!) I K
mid est.'iMlHheil a separate mo
tor factory at I'.lyrl.i, Ohio. In
I!I5 tin- Hrillsh Yngiin-i r t loi k
the Knight motor ns Ihe slmi !
ard ipiipnicnt for nil the Hi". I
ish tanks. This wn. one of the
greatest eoiupliini nt s ever paid
any motor, as absolute di-peti I
ability nnd efficiency are nunc
necessary in the tank than in it'.y
other motor driven vehicle. The
Knight motors nre also used in
the high-speed aruiori d ears of
the Allies. I'.. L. I'erkins, who
handle the Knight-Willy car in
this city, can tell you more of the
favorite 11 11 1 in 1 1 1 1 i 1 1-.
Hulk garden hcciIh ii Greer's.
Fred Unrig, of near 'cil.tr
Mill, was up Saturday.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Win. Conley are
now located nt Hoseburg.
A. I., Mulloy, of I.nurel, wn. ."
Hillsboro caller Saturday.
('. L. Drown, of Manning, w.-.s
down to the county seat Satin--day,
on business.
M thin Crow and wife, of
Portland, were guests of the
('has. Gardners, Sunday.
J. B. Uuwning, of below liea
verton, was greeting friends in
tin' county scat the last of the
w eek.
Attention, Farmers! This is
time of vear to feed Dr. Hess'
Stock and Poultry Tonic. Il pays
big on your investment
at Hillsboro I'hnrmnev.
(iit il
51 (
J. F. I'eerenboom, of Itoy, who
was in Ihe city the last of Ihe
week, nveraged $31.90 for cm.-Ii
cow milked in January, mul
it.'i'i.CO in l'cbrimry. Hi herd is
registered Ilolstein.
Wanted --Hogs, sheep, beef,
etc. Will call in response to tele
phone or letter. Address, ('. K.
Rogers. Portland. Ore.. It. 1. Box
,'l!'.'; Telephone, Woodlawn S,'l!iS.
Also do general hauling and long
distance moving. 52 .'I
Francis M. White, of 1'orest
Grove, formerly n resident of
Gales Creek, was in the city Sat
urday, nnd called on the family
journal. lie still hangs on to
his Gales Creek ranch so as to
have a place for his surplus en
ergy in the Summer lime.
Singlo Comb White Minorca
eggs for sub; fur hatching'. From
pens that, score above 00. My
birds nre very large a new
strain called the American Beau
ty ; prize winners; won nil prizes
n't 1917 State Fair, nnd 10 prizes
nt Washington (jo. Fair. Eggs
$1,50 per setting of 15. Win.
Tupper, Box 193, Hillsboro, Ore
gon. 49-tf
Ilcrtnnn Collier and wife re
turned Saturday from n Winter's
slav in California. Herman says
that the tourist travel down
there is holding up well, and
that there nre people there vis
iting from every Htale in the un
ion. After all. tho, he says that
old Hillsboro looks good to him.
They had but six days of rain
during their stay in the South.
MORE MEN FIT FOR -SERVIGESffYS?
BOARD
List of Claims Allowed itnd De
nied by District Board
fvlANY IN SHIPBUILDING
Twenty-nine Agricultural Claims
Were Allowed
The local bourd had a unmix r
of men examined Thursday and
Friday, mid from a standpoint of
Illness tin- men passed on wen a
larger per cent, of "lit for sir
vice" than any yet examined.
Dr.. Wood and IJailey passed i n
thcin. Those declared (it;
Thursday
Ward S. Kniics, Karl l Ilobhs,
Frank J. Hanson, Ilillshoro;
Willis E. Hall, Gaston; Fred
Werre, Sherwood i; Albert A.
II. Meyer, Cornelius It. 2; Al
fred Uamel, Cedar Mill; Harry
K. Jspeneer, Seappose; l'et. r
VaiiLon, Forest Grove It. 'I ;
Frilz Louis Fischer and Hurry
F, Kliander, licavcrlon ; Walt -r
(iray, Hillsboro, this man being
deelaretl lit for special railvwiy
service.
The Portland Board allows
the following nn ricultura
claims:
Itoht. J. Bates, (iaston; Jesse
J. Buell, North Dakota; (ieorie
liurkhnltc r, Hillsboro It. 5; .John
Henry JSusch, Forest (irtite;
John L. Brogdeit, Hillsboro;
Mux J. lierjr, Jti avert oil ; Hoy
Waller Berber, Forest Grove;
Lawrence K. Hamford, Forest
Grove; Martin Bernards, Forest
Grove; C'hus. 1). Bernards, Jlet
vcrton; Arthur Bauer, Portland
It. 2; Jos. Abadie, Portland H.
2; Joseph Bernards, Forest
Grove; Paul J. Bierstedt, Forest
Grove; Itelic Ardeel, Laurel ;:
John II. Burke, Batiks; Leo (i.
Acrts, Hanks; Herman Bremer,'
Sherwood; Itoy E. Bierly, Bei
vcrton; Italph K. Btiffum, Fori st
Grove; Fred W. Hermr Jr.,
Hillsboro; Harvey D. Batch. 1-
ur, Hillsboro; Edward A. lihin!;.
Sherwood; Jns. L. Batehehh r,
Hillsboro It. 1 ; John A. Ander
son, Ileedville; Harry E. Boehm,
Sherwiio; $tlmn J. Bechen. nl
(irnfton, onth Dakota; Grovrr
Brown, Hillsboro It. 5; Harry E.
Boe, Hillsboro It. 5.
Agricultural claims denied
were :
Michael Boyd, Tijjnrd; Italph
M. Brown, Sherwood; R. Verne
Baldwin, Forest Grove; H. II.
(i. Sshmidt, Sherwood; Claude
Broknw, Fore si Grove; Win. J.
Brooks, Forest Grove; Louis
Bauer, Hillsboro It. 1 ; Elijah G.
Beaman, Forest Grove; Kdwa'd
Bilveu, Tiirnrd; Geo. Anderson.
Sherwood; Ludwijf Andersiiu.
Sherwood; John I). Berber.
Ilillshoro; Floyd Bierly, Beaver
ton; Montie C. Briekcll, Sher
wood. Industrial claims denied, hut
under supervision :
Edward Emrieh, Hillsboro; It.
C. Hunger, Manninj;; Matt Eu
it'ledinjrer, Hillsboro; ',dw. 11.
Kyle, Portland It. 2; Bernard
Kruj(, Hillsboro It. ,'l ; Wallace
F'ore.st Grove It. 2; Thoruny
Iloudes, Beaverton H. t ; (ieo.
Diedrick, Orcnco; Leonard C.
Jenuinijs, F'orcst Grove; Geo. 1',.
Moshofsky, Beaverton It. 2; I'm
bcrto Sementilly, Ilillshoro It. 1;
Glen W. Smith Tifj.ird; Herbert
A. Ballin, Linnton 11. 3;. Herman
It. Anderson, Hillsboro R. 5;
Burns J. Crouch, Gaston; Julius
M. Weisenback, Hillsboro It.
Ernest Iteber, Tonquin; Theo-
phil, Hieh, Orcnco; X'ielor Batch
cbtr, Hillsboro.
Eincrfrcncv Fleet :
Floyd 11. "Caldwell, Ileedville
Clinton W. Xeiileigh, Hillsboro
It. .'t; Clarence W. Ilnfjfr, lteed-
villo ; Hnrner Kimball, Beaver
ton It. 1; Guy Win. Ilnirucwood,
Oswego; Ernest C. Stout, Beav
erton It. i; Frank Murphy,
Mountamdalc ; Pleasant Matth
ews, Hillsdale; Roy E. Johnson
Manning; lloticrt Mini Jensen,
Aloha; Arthur Henry Stark
Portland R. 2; Win. D. Haskell,
Forest Grove; Henry Chehak
Sherwood; Titos. J. Harrington
Benverlon; Paul W. Cop, Forest
Grove R. 2; Wm. C. Lcpsehat,
Banks R. 8.
Dependency clnitn denied
Fred Brnkebush.
Claim of dependency allowed;
Jesse C. Benrd (also industrial
claim), Guy S. Alexander, Bea
verton. Industrial claims allowed:
Chits. S. Bany, Laurel ; Wal
lace M. Brown, Beaverton.
The following industrial
claims were, denied:
Eldon T. Armstrong, Gaston;
Alf. M. Amundsen, Carl Bros
tront, Cherry Grove; Peter Bor-
gin, Dilley; Ernest Bradley,
Tonipiiu; Carl E. Amh r-.mi,
Multnomah; Frank A. Bany,
Laurel; Albert Adolpluon, lica
vcrlon; Lehuid Gin. Alexander,
Forest Grove.
THIS IS FINE
Portland. March 2.'l
My Dear Lontr :
Yes, I have "shied mv
i'HH.
astor
lino me ring as a cauiiniat' iur i
the short term for the I'uittil!
Stales Senate on the Itctmhji , ii
r..l ' "
ticket. My platform will be i! -vclopuient
of (Oregon imluslrii
We have the facilities for build
ing more ships; wc have the. m i-
ti rial ; we uu mil nave lo go down
south or cast for timber, nor tin
we have to change, the construc
tion of a ship, its sie, etc, n
suit the size of our limber the
way they do in the South. I .' ii
strong on Oregon and want m
hiatus between the long term. ;od
I mil willing to resign after lm';
elected nnd let the long term m. n
elected get in so as to have pr '
erenee on committee assign men' ,
by right of seniority before lie
new Senators from other parts ,,f
the country take their seats :it
the beginning of the new Con
gress March t, 191.1). My friend
Fred Mulkcy has adopted the
same platform. We will m.,! e
no campaign nnd thus innovate
a different system, when Scott,
Mitchell, Dolph, etc. ,h.id to
"mar nnd senr" the other fdh.w
in a mad race. Fred and I will
speak from the same platfor.n
on the same - occasion if we tl -ciile
to make speeches at all. '
will let the people decide vln
shall be nominated Ex-Scnnt r
Mulkcy or niu,
Chas. J. Selmabel.
PUBLIC SALE
I will sell nt public auction at my
place , half mile uorlhof Ah ' n
station, on the S. P. H. It., east ..f
Ileedville, nt ten A. M., on
MONDAY. APRIL 1.
Span work horses, 9 and 10 yea -s
old; weight 3200; t cows. 2 of
them fresh; 1 fresh about M y
15; 1 fresh 3 months Ilol
stein and Jerseys; heifer, .j
months; farm wngon. ne.-Hy
new; buggy, ft. cut ntowt r.
two plows 12 inch and , 16
inch; 2 -section steel harrow , s-1
heavy did harness, new Sharpies
cream separator; 2 iu-gai: n
milk cans; 25 Whiie Legho'.n
chickens; 5 shouts, weigh about
80 lbs each; some hay; lot of
household goods and f urnitur.'.
Lunch at noon.
Terms of Sale L'nder r'-0.
cash; t!20 and over, (i months'
note, approved, at 8 per cent.
Geo. Strieck, Owner.
B. P. Cornelius, Auctioneer.
John Vandcrwnl. Clerk.
MEN MOVE SUNDAY
She rift Applcgnte has reeiiv
word from oiltcial headiptn rlers
to send the county quota lo
American Lake on Sunday.
March 31. The called men will
report luye March 2!, ns an
nounced last week, and if thee
nre any delinquencies the sher
iff will use the 2-1 hour privilege
and till the numbers. Ihe states
quota will convene nt Portland
Sunday and all go over to l-ntep
Lewis on the same train. I'll
men called from this county are
"William J. RulT, Henry Martin
Clemens, Wilbur Louis Thomas
(mis Olson, Gerhard Classen
Jesse Glen Cunningham, Francis
A. Porter, Jacob Weil, Guy Wor
slcv Stockman, Joe Sester, Cecil
Dennis Bennett, Winheld Dill.
LEAVES COUNTY FARM
Clarence Young, who has Wen
superintendent of the County
l'nrm. leaves tins week, alter
live years of care of the inmates,
Every grand jury has had a good
word for Young's management
nnd he leaves the place with n
good record. He says that wages
nre too good for a man to stay at
the rami these days, and he is
going to move to Hillsboro am
then try for a position at some
thing that will mean better
money. He is .succeeded at tin
Farm bv Chas. Gardner and
wife. The county .owns about
50 acres at the place, and w hil
it is not self sustaining it helps
care for the county poor.
For Sale: Two incubators. Me
clanahan make, Eugene, 210-cgi
rapacity, with brooders, every
thing complete. Will sell with or
without brooders. Also have
some choice Early Rose seed po
tatoes for sale. Win. L. Mast
Hillsboro, Oregon., Route -t. Box
10. 51-8
Arnold nndotnelon. ot near
Roy, wns down Saturday. Am
old's dairy is now sending the
product of 19 cows to market.
II
MHLS BUYS LADD
Latter Interests Sell to T. B. Wil
cox for Nearly Two Millions
14 MILLS 200 ELEVATORS
Twelve-Way Shipyard May Come
to Portland List
Salem State Emergency Board
has $250,000 appropriated fund
to four companies motorcycle po
lice to guard Oregon . industries
against I. W. Ws.
North Bend Kruse & Banks
put third ship on ways.
Marsh field Saubert mill, for
several years idle, to operate.
Salem 0,000 tons of potatoes
to be dried at Kings Product Co.
for L'. S. army.
Marshlieid Coos Bay Ship
building Co. to increase force to
050 un-n. Minimum wage paid
is $1.40 for eight hours work,
scale running up to $0.50 per
day.
North Powder Farmers of vi
cinity co-operate in construction
of ,i 15,000 elevator.
Between 125 and 150 bulk ele
vators will be constructed in Ore
gon, Washington and Idaho.
Salem Building of starch "fac
tory by Pacific Potato Starch Co.
of Portland practically assured.
Portland-Willamette Iron nnd
Steel Works has contract for
marine boilers from Seattle, s
Milton -Car of locust timber
hipped to Portland shipyards.
The. Dalles Diamond Milling
Co. sold to Kerr, Gifford Co..
wheat exporters of Portland.
i'ew owners will improve and
nlarge mills; will run day and
ight.'
lteedsport Sawmills in lower
I'mpqua district busy; new road
to cost SS.000.
Portland Purchase of Ladd
interest in Portland Flouring
Mills Co. bv Theo. B. Wilcox
mil Puget Sound capitalists con
summated, price paid $1,750,000
Portland Flouring Mills Co. ow ns
11 mills and about 200 elevators.
Portland Contract for erec
tion of 1,0 16', 100 bu. municipal
rain elevator to be awarded.
Oregon Portland cement com
pany to turntslt 37,000 barrels
ctucut for new elevators.
Salem Contract awarded for
Coliseum at State Fair grounds,
cost $75,000.
North Bend f 1-11,800 per
month is payroll of Coos Bay
industries.
North Bend Construction of
jetty at north entrance of Lnip-
paa river to cost $55.1,000.
Portland Eastern capitalists
proposed to establish twelve-way
wood shipyard here.
Beaverton has dedicated , 150,-
000 starch factory.
Toledo Work commenced on
getting Cheslcy LumberCo's mill
ready to cut.
Corvallis Willamette Stock
iS- Land Co. gets government
spruce contract to cut 3,000,000
ft. l-.lectrieally cqipped plant to
put in on Siletz Bay.
Al kinds of garden seeds in
hulk nt Greer's.
Geo. M. Swinehnrt, of near
Laurel, was in town Friday.
Roy Sehulnteriehj of South
Tualatin, was a city visitor Mon
lay. Julius Henrichsen and M. F.
Avers, of Ilazeldale, were Hills
boro callers Friday.
Got fried Schlaefli, of above
Moimtaiudale, was down to the
ily the last of the week, visiting
with the Carl Midlers.
Auto Truck, long distance
hauling;new Master 2-ton truck;
also cattle hauling. Charges rea
sonable. Careful service. Frank
Barr, Hillsboro, Ore. Phoney
20.') IV. 1-4
That Equinoctial storm of last
Friday night reminded many of
what their daddies vere wont to
say every year just about the day
of Mar. 22nd and the old ffent-
leman was usually about right.
A. S. Eisehen, of Blooming,
was in the city Monday. Eiseh
en is on the home place farming,
and he expects to turn out a big
crop to help feed the Allies ar
mies this season. He still has
two carloads of potatoes for the
Spring market.
For Sale Ranch of 55 acres;
0 acres cleared; balance wnni
lot of fir and ash swale. Run
ning water; on milk and mail
routes; rock road; practically all
seeded except few acres left for
garden, kale, potatoes, etc. Ad
dress, sealed envelope V, care
Argus. 62-2
C.B. BUCHANAN & GO.. Inc.
Hillsboro, Cornelius and North Plains
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Grain, Hay, Flour, Feed and I
Grain Bags i
Car-lot shipper of POTATOES and 3
ONIONS. Grain chopped or
rolUd at &ay time
Lumber, Shingles and Lath j
At Cornelius .
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Beaver State Flouif
The Best Flour at the Lowet Price. -
Telephones; Hillsboro, Main 14,
Cornelius, City 1515, North Plain, Main 263.
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HATCHING EGGS
Single Comb White Leghorns. From good laying strain, mated lo
cockerels from J. A. Hanson's stock who had winning pen at All
Northwest laying contest at Pullman, Wash., 1916-17.
$1.50 for 15. $7.00 per 100 H. E. Thompson,
Hilliboro, Ore.. R. 4, Box 14. Phone 115.
HARD SURFACE ROADS
Will soon lead from Portland to
the splendid
Beaverton -Reedvillc
Acreage
Many choice small tracts on sale.
Splendid train service morning and
evening into the city. Buy your little
home before the big raise comes.
SHAW-FEAR COMPANY
102 Fourth Street
Hillsboro Auto Livery
Feed and Boarding Stable
Prices Reasonable
DA If AND NIGHT SERVICE
2nd & Washington Sts. Phone, Main 76
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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