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VOL. XXV
HILLSBORO, OREGON, OCTOBER 21 1918
NO. 33
ILLSBOR
Cliy MUST PA! CO.
Public Service Coiiuniion St-ndu
in Its Ruling Aj;ninitt City
F.ACI! HYDRANT TO UK $3.50
Fact Thai Franchise Wan Pny fur
Service Make no Difference
Till' Public Senile Collllllissiilll
nf I In- S 1 .1 1 1- of Oregon has made
mi mill r In lake i 0 ill mi Not. I,
I I S . w Inn ill III! ( ilV of Hills
lnH'o, i i ii su el it i- uf ay ri mi ill
f jk, mi (I franchise g i-tititi-il, must i.iv
llir North ( nil .1 I'ottir Company
11. .Ill fur -1 1 1 hydrant ii -.i .l nr
li 1 1 ' iiuli iliuii. If mini' li drauls
should In' installed under 111', t
linn nf llic ril v I In- per rust nf
III il Hi III s Ill.'lV ,hc I. VI. ill. 'Iln
I oiiiiiiission ill lis ruling, says:
I liless additions mi' mailt In
Iln- water supply mil t raiisioe,
Sillll 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 t till' ill III! Ill', in
i nil nf lire sen ii i' arising from
llir n n ml inn ninl in null n i in i nf
such i 1 1 1 1 ii i i I Mill iiol tan
during llir normal ili v i liipiin nl
nf ii iniiiiiiiitil v ninl m il i mi i il
li i-il Mini iniulit In- cipiila lily ii,
sesscd In I'nvrr these costs with
nut regard In tin- iiuinU r of In
tlrauts in ii'.r, Other t-nnl , in
rlmliuu: IIiiim' ri luted In i'M i hs
si.- nf ilislriliiiliiiii mains and In
Iln- lildr.inls I IiciiiscIvch, (trillion-
in. ul v proportional In llir
liiiiiilu r nf emmet I inns and
sliimlil In- covered by ii char!;''
per hydrant.
Ill X lew nf llir pa llieiil i r coitili
linns siirrniiiiiliiiu lliis instance,
we lirlirvr llir llcfessilv fur Mil ll
a tlilisiou ill llir rule is nut up
preciable. Ilnth ilh isiniis of ru.l
will lir assessed .'ttfaillst llir pres
ent i-iililli-cttnils, mi ii per hydrant
basis, ff ill t In- fuliirr tin' ill
maud fnr .'iililil iniinl 1 1 ilranls
warrants, llir "ralr" st riicl me
sliimlil lir revised to rniisist nf a
fixed haute In rover llir siipplt
ami I rmisiiiissinii rusts, ami in
ailililinii a per Indranl It .- i-ut ' I"
rnvrr only llinse costs varviuif mi
surli il liasis.
Tin- valilr nf tin- properly lis
siU'ii'ililr In Iirr sen ice ill it v
present rninlilinii is, in tnir jinli'
inrlit, f'.M.dHO. .anil ll fair rilr
which llir City slioulil iav forllu
iisr nf surli properly ami for llir
payment nf llir rnsl nf surli sir
s vice is fnr llir existing inslalla
timi .'t ..".( nr hydrant per
in. ml Ii.
It is, then fore, unbred lli'.l
llir North ('nasi Power Company
lir ami hereby is mil hoiit d In
ilisrnnl imir frrr hydrants anil
water thi li fnr In tin City nf
llillslinrii fnr tirr prnlretion pin
poses, ami thai in lirii llirrcnf il
shall charge fnr surli sen ice nl
Ihr ralr nf .'l.fiO prr mnulli per
hydrant linw riiniirrlril for said
Cilv of I lillslinro.
A rrlisniialilr ilalr fnr this or
iirr In lirrnnii' rll'rrlir is Nov, I.
HUH.
CLAUDE C. NOLAND
Clainlr Clrvi laiiil Nnlaml ilinl nl
his liinnr nl IliO I'.ast 7!lli St..
Nnrlh, I'liillaml. Ortnlnr '.'I, lift
nl '.'H rat's, II months anil fmir
ilavs. I Ir was liorn at Cornrliiis,
Or',.., ninl was llir son nf Ihr lair
Nullum Nnlaml. lir Iravr n wifr
mul ilaimhlrr. Of his inmiril
iatr family hr ii survived ly the
fnlliiwinii lirnlhrrs mid sislrrs--,1.
S. and I'. II. Noland, Portland ;
Mix. I'd. Hurry and Mrs. H. ,1.
Suaril. I'nrtland. nlid Mrs. I.iila
Merrill, of Cornelius.
His father died a few days mi'),
the nnliee lieiiijf in l'sl week's
A runs.
IMPORTANT
NOTICE
AH person who subucribed for Third Liberty Loan
Bonds thro this bank are hereby notified that the bonds
are now here and ready for delivery.
All persons who have interest coupons due on prior
bonds taken thro this bank can Ret same by presenting
the coupons.
SHUTE SAVINGS BANK
PROMPT : CONSERVATIVE : SAVEJ
WEDEKING WRITES
Carl I.. Wrdi kinu. with Ihr I'. S.
a y, uiiiler n ri lit ilalr u riles
his iai nls, Julius Wril. Linn anil
w ifr. of I'n avi rlnii, II. .'I
"This has I ii a wonderful
mul i Aril ill),' trip. We were 17
days mi the trip nver to llnr
1 1 11 1 1 x , I'rauer. Wr had a sliirui
in I lie Hay nf liisea v, ami rihl
after I In- ht 1 1 nil weir altarlud liy
I' lirtats, w hit ll shnl tnrpeilni s
liljlll mid left. They Mink twn of
our i.hips riyhl lie fore our eyes.
One nf tin in, Ihr Mniilaliiau, was
within 1 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 1 K dislaiirr nf Us, and
Ihr nthrr was Ihr Wrs! Iliid;;r,
nf Srntllr. Our of llir suhs rami'
In llir surface jnsl In Mil. I lis and
(he uuiis frinii nur ships and nlh
in literally hlew her In pieees. I
ean Imt tell ynu nf llir rnmlilinns
in I'ranrr. I foil ml thnr snldirrs
w In mii I knew in ilillrrent pails
nf I'lfinrr, 1 had a little aeeidi ul
in tin li.nl. r mniii w hij h may
i .iiisr me tn en aslmrr ill Ni W
Vnrk. Sailiim llii'iui':h llir war
'inn is i iinii;h In rhaiu;e ri d
hair tn w l.ilr.
The old i si Alsi k' is rnlil
mi' Ilh I. Milium! a si rateh. SiiIk
. ul In lie opi ralin;; here, for
lls
O. S. rail
e.iiiir nu r, I .in .hips liawn;; In en
I iilpriliied it I .'id nf Us, so . t
ehaii;;ril our eourse to avoid
iheiu. I have several soinrnirs
w Ii it Ii I will send jnu lad r."
HERMAN TFAHL
1 1 rm .-i it I fit 111. son nf Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Pfahl, died at Camp
Whipple, Arinna, Oetnlier 17.
from an attack of pm unimiia. lie
hail jnsl lierii t raiisfrrrril tin r
from Camp I'rriiiniit. whrrr In
had liei n stalinned since August
I. The day liefnre his parents
ii rtived a li leurain aniumiieini,'
his passinti away tiny received a
letter from him, staling that he
as iiiiprovinsr. Camp Whipple
is mar I'rrsrnll. Thr rrliiaiiis
re.iehi il here Monday aftermiun
iml iiid riiu iit w as at Cornelius.
Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. I'f.ilil
hate the sympathy nf a lartre cir
cle of friends hn deeply sympa
thize with tin in iii their sorrow
Herman was nued 'Jt' years, and
was horn in Washington County.
He was a universal favorite, and
look an active interest in public
lTtirs. When the hand in his
srt lion iiru'ini'rd hi- was our of
Ihr first o sitm up rostrr.
was ill liniilrd srr irr. and was
.Irirkeii while eiiroute from Fre
mont In l'ri seutt.
I'ndi rlaker l)onclson had
h-iiue of Ihr luirial.
GRAND JURY REPORT
Thr "rand jury for Ihr July term
,f circuit c ourt made its report In
.1 ml -ft- Hau'ley this week, ami ask
, ,1 In he discharyed. The report
mliii'scs the arlioii of llir county
court in the sale of the poor f irm,
reserviii'i 10 acres on which to
Imild a one -story lire proof struc
ture, and rceiiinmelids that Ijie
Thatcher (pi.-trry lie sold and thr
in-orrrds appliril lo surh a strur
lurr. Thry rrport Mi true hills mid
three not true hills. The hills
made puhlir arc thr follow ing in
dictments '.
Win, llurrows, non support ;
Adrian and Alphe Selioouover,
charged with liealiiifx M. J. Mr
Mahoii w ith an iron holt ; I.nuic
Schmidt, of near Orcucii. liquor.
The jurors, John Ireland, II. T.
Koelier. (i. I . Heeler. II. D. Hry
inl, W. II. Hovd, l'raneis Cola
tnd It. A. Carlile, report they
found thr county otliees well-kept
.mil asked their discharge.
Victor l'ucpia, of Forest drove.
was callinir on business friemls in
town Monday aflernoon.
10 BEGHECKED UP
Over $412,210 Already Purchas
ed at Result of Drive
THOSE BEHIND MUST BUY
School Notes of Interest Sent In
by Supt. Frost
War Savings jilrdyes arc to he
i ln i knl up in Wnsliini'toii Coun
ty on Orlnhrr 'il lo ,'IO. F.vi ry
person who has ph ili d the pur
chase nf W ar Savings stamps will
he asked In report In tin- hnal
War Savings chairman nf his dis
trict Iln- miiiilirr uf if'") stamps
hnnhl ami in his possession up
toOrl.MO. Those t liu arr In hind
in tin ir purchases are uracil In
make i'i cry pns ,i hie ell or I to pur
chase al mice all Iln- stamps
which they hat r pledged In pur
chase I., fun t ). t. F.ach iii.
trict rh.'iiriii.'ill lias a cniiv nf al
ie plfiljri s in his district. Tin
uili;tii:i 1 pliil:;r earns are III tin
nllitV of tin- ('ounty Cliairinaii at
the court Ii.mim' in I llll-lioi n. i
ei pi in I nn st (irotcaml Uill.lio
ro, where lliey are al the post nf
(ires .in.l hunks.
At last report Washinjrlnii
( iniiily had hern eriditril with
artual purchases uf HS.'.'IO.
This 1 1 a v i s a lial.'inee nf $121 .7!0
tn couiphtr our pliilcd cpiuta.
This will niiiiire the eonscicii
linns purchase liy every person nf
al least the amount pledu'eil w lie
u r it lie much or little.
Fifty two schools iii-iranizcd Jr.
lied Cross societies last year, and
will no tlniihl pay up their annual
dues of i' rents per luemlier and
1 1 1 1 1 1 it ti - the irimil work this year.
The prospects are that nearly ev
rry school will organize this year.
I'lie county will In' divided into at
least three sections, with n local
secretary in charge of each. This
secretary will assist the teachers
in iilaiiiiintr work and will assign
u- work to the individual schools
s it is assigned to tlu iit I y the
head secretary in Pnrllaiiil.
Mrs. John A. Hopp of Forest
(irovc has been a ppoiiiletl scere
l.iry for the west section of the
county and Mrs. 'Josephine ( asc
of Hillshoro for the central see
lion. Arrani;eiiieiits have not yet
been completed for the cistern
and southern .sections.
A teleirrain from the War De
partment announces thai they
need flOO Inns of pits and mil
shells per day lo meet the iniined
late ilt mamls for u'.'is masks.
Send what you b.ie lo town at
nnre. The local lied Cross chap
ters w ill see lo forw ardini; them
to the proper place.
Slate Siipcrint rndcnl Churchill
has announced the iiru'aniatiou
nf the sixth Junior Hainbow regi
ment. Any buy or tfi rt selliur $.ri0
worth or more of War Savings
Stamps will he rnrnllid ami will
be entitled to a certificate of en
rollment, a souvenir roster of the
rci,'iineiit and an aeliicvemeiil pin.
The sab s must lie new sales or
new pledges ami must not be for
the sale of stumps which have
been previously plediit'd.
Applications for enrollment
must be filed w itb the County Su
perintendent mid be accompanied
by a statement of the persons to
whom the stamps are sold and
the amounts to each person.
l'ledixes for future purchase
are accepted the sumo as pur
chases provided the pledire cards
are sent in wilb the application
fnr enrollment.
N, A. Frost, Co. Supt.
PRIVATE SW ALLEY DEAD
Private Glen Swalley, son of Jno.
Sw alley, of Keetlville, dietl at Fl.
Stevens, below Astoria, Friday.
Oct. IS, 11)18, from pneumonia
after an attack of Simnisli Inllu-
enza. 1 tiling ."swaucy was agen
about H) years, ami was enlisted
. - t
since June with the Coast Arti
lerv. His father went to Fori
Stevens, Friday niorniiifr, am
talked with the son, who told him
he was feeling pretty well, ami
then be asked the father to slay
around for a day or so and he
would show him around tin
cann. Within an hour lie had
passed away.
The funeral was held Monday
Undertaker Donelson in charge
ami interment was in the Hills
boro Cemetery.
The soldier leaves to mourn his
loss his father ami tw o. sisters
Mrs. Ray Denton and Mrs. Al
frcd Millar.
Those desirinff dry slabwood
four foot or 16-inch, four foot fir
16 inch fir, or coal, notify s at
once. Prompt delivery. II. D
Sehmeltzcr. Tel. 2177. res.: office
812. tf
HENRY ALBERS IN TOILS
J. Henry Albers, Portland mil
lionaire mill man, has been arres
ted under th! cspioiin'fc ait and
held limb r $10,000 bail. If con
victed of the offense - and the ev
idence appears ovrrw helininj; -the
penalty is J!0 years in the Fed
eral prison and $10,000 line. Al
bers is the president of the Aiders
Urns. Milling Co., an institution
known to every (,'rain man in the
Northwest. Tin: allegation of the
(joverninelit is that while on a
north bound train from San Fran
eiseo, while drinking, he m.i.l.
pro German utterances which
were unmistakeable, and it is n
ported that there arc three wit
nesses lo his declarations. Near
ly every farmer of note iii Wash
inuliui County knows the Albers
brothers. William Albers, Ho
lier president of I In- company, i,
a brother of the arrested man.
Albers l.dd the District Atlorin -.
for Hie yot ernniciit that he inn .1
hate been drunk when he m.n!
utterances contrary to tin- nil
fare of the I'liitcd Stales, ami ll,.-
t iih Iirr is that he had her"
Irinkiiiu'. This will hardly s.iv
him, however, as the pb i of in -briely
thu s not j.to far villi Cm I
Sun,
WILLIAM II. GREER
William II. ( ireer. aucd
died at his home in Fori
i ! y."irs
st ( i nt r
October III. 1 1 S . He was bii',
ill Carrollon. Ohio. March 2".
l.s.'l!!, and enlisted in the ( nil
War at Harlem Springs, that
state, in D Company, NOIh Ohio
Volunteers, Infantry, and served
for three years. He was married
to Amanda Gibson, Feb. II, ISti,")
the w ife dying in this county sev
eral years ago. The surviving
children: Walter (i. Circe r. Calla
way, Neb.; Miss Jessie (ireer. a
school teacher at Newport. Ore
gon; and Miss Vesta Greer, of
Forest Grove. The funeral look
place Monday at the Grove.
UNCLAIMED LETTERS
F'liclaiuicd letters for wet k end
ing Oct. l!, lsMS, llillsboro. Dr.:
Mrs. Mabel Fanner, Freb Grab
horn, Miss l-'lhn Grace, Mrs. V.
(io. id. (.'!); I.onis I.ehmaii. W. I .
Simons, Miss Metilda Wulf.
J. C I.anikin, Postmaster.
AUCTION SALE
The undersigned w ill sell at pub
lie auction on I be it. ll. Greer
place, one mile nnrlh of llillsbo
ro, at 10 o'clock a. ut., on
Tl'F.SDAV, Ol 'TOHF.lt '.'!
I! row n horse, l'J M ars old, w glit
1000 lbs; gray marc, (i years old.
weight Kitio ins; irown norse. i.
years olil, weight louu ins; cow
0 years old, came Irish wctoiier
I; cow, ,r years old. fresh Oil. I-;
ot , .1 years olil. iresn .scpi. i.i;
nit, (i years old, to freshen Nov.
; cow, S years old, to freshen
Feb. 10; cow, S years old. to
freshen April l'J; cow, 2 years
Id, to freshen April
I: cow, .'t
years olil, lo ircsiien .ti.iri ii fi ;
ow. ! years old. In freshen April
ii. r i
li ; cow, IS nioniiis inn. io iresoeu
May 15; '.' heifer calves, ti months
Duroe .lersev brood sow. .'!
years olil; ( nuroe ,iersev piirs.
10 weeks old; SO or 100 11 hod
Island Red hens and pullets
icavv .'i inch truck, lmoiI as
new; larni trui'K; ueavy -' l "
e . 11 .11 . ..I.
work harness; farm harness; H
single harness; 8-IS John Deere
lise, nearly new; I5-tootli sprint;
tooth harrow; In ineli cliillei
plow, nearly new ; 2 horse walk
ni' t shove cultivator i-norse
hovel cultivator; 2-seated biii;
iXy F.mpire cream separator; 2 S-
I.-illon milk cans; 5-jjalloti milk
can; 3 milk pails and some bot
tles, milk stirrer, set dairy scales,
(.-bottle Rabeoek milk and cream
tester, new: hav-tork, carrier
md rope; 20 tons good mixed
bay, 3 to 4 loads of wheat straw,
l acres of potatoes in held; bed
room set, uresser, wasusiaiui,
, , , ..i l . i
1 1. L 1
anil Lieil Willi s prim's aim Hun
tress: also some other household
goods, including wood or coal
ramre; table, chairs, hook ease.
desk, reclining chair, wagon jack.
work bench, 5-gallon oil can, po
tato fork, hoc, axe and other ar
ticles too numerous to' mention ;
2 stands of bees and some extra
bee hives, bee smoker, 2 log
chains, 2 sets dump planks, shov
els, forks, steel bar, wheel bar
row, table and ( chairs, sanitary
couch, iron kettle.
I.uueh at noon.
Terms of Sale $20 and under
cash; over $20, (i months' time at
8 per cent, bankable note; 3 per
cent discount for cash on sums
over $20.
K. I.. Hurd.
Owner.
.I.C. Kuratli, Auctioneer.
A. G. Dysle, Clerk.
Try the Argus, $1.50 per year.
FOURTH RKIMENT
Seven Companies Nucleus of New
Regiment, State Militia
HILLSBORO GETS OFFICERS
Washington, Yamhill, Polk and
Part of Marion, arc Territory
The Fourth l! iinclit . ( )n gon
Stale Militia, was organized ill
Portland the past weik, siiin
companies b iiil' the nucleus of
tin new military organization.
Tin- counties making the in it ri g
iiiiinl.-il territory are W.-ihiii'.'
Inn, V.-imhill. I'o'k and a part of
Lieut. Col. Fred ,1. Sewell
Marion counties. F. M. Smith, of
Ml M illllt ille, is the IleW colollel.
'a plain Fred .1. Si W eil, nf this ci
v. w as appointed I.ieut.-Cnlnm I :
. N. Harris the Id -imeiit al Ad
jiit.int, w ith rank nf ( aptain ; and
Dr. F.lunr II. Smith Regimental
ur;;eoii with rank nl M.tor.
New companies will be nrpiil-
i.etl a-, rapiillv as possililc, ami
the stale cihiiiii.i h.lini; ollieer is
inious thai al! enmiiauii s be
trilled In the limit.
l.telit. Col. Sewell his been the
aptain of the Hillsboro company
inei- its iiieepl ion, .in.l ('apt.
Harris was lirst ji. ulcnant. Dr.
Smith w-is (he eouipanv surgeon.
I.ieul. Cul. Sewell, Caplain
Harris, I.ieul. Perkins and Supply
Ollieer W. V. Iierut ii have return-
d from four tlavs of traiuiiii; at
F.liner H. Smit
I'nrtland ami Clackamas, under
the command of Col. Ret be, and
il. w as four days of gruelling drill,
but it gave the boj s v aluable in
struction. They drilled at the ar
mory, heard lectures, and then
went to Clackamas tield, where
they bad two thousand yards of
skirmishing and return, with ac
tion all the time. Maj. Smith went
to Vancouver the last of the week
for drill and instructions.
For Sale: Registered Jersey
bull. .'I years old; tine built ani
mal; am changing head of herd.
Cilis Ruecker, Cornelius, Or., R.
2, tel. Cornelius central. Alder Ji.'t.
:t:t
FARM FOR SALE
Mv farm is for sale. My son is
in the next call and my plac. is
priced to sell. If you want a
mountain ranch see others ami
then see mine. Not a gulch on
it. All lays nice for tilling.
About 100 acres; sixty under cul
tivation; finest kind of producing
sou; remaining -to sceoiui grow in
timber and used for pasture. New
house, li rooms and bath; a new
barn, fi0x50; established orch
ard; spring on each end of farm.
Ciood well. Place lavs tine for
mountain location. About, two
miles from rock road now being
laid; seven miles south of Hills
boro. Three miles w est of Lau
rel. Am too old to farm it my
self, and am going to sell out.
Geo. F. Ilcincck, Laurel, Oregon.
Route 1. 80-3
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C. B. BUCHANAN & GO. .
(Incorporated)
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 Hiiun lead from Portland to
the splendid
Beaverton - Reedville
Acreage ...
Many choice small tracts on sale.
Splendid train service moruing aud
evening into the city. Buy your little
home before the bii; raise comes.
SHAW-FEAR COMPANY
102 Fourth Street PORTLAND, OREGON
Res. 411 Rodney Ave.
Let us move you Into Portland,
storage.
C. K. ROGERS' TRANSFER
GENERAL HAULING
Long Distance Moving and Heavv Hauling.
WE HAUL ANYTHING
TWO LARGE TRUCKS PROMPT SERVICE
Office with Riverview Auto Tra infer, 271 Taylor St. Phone:
Main 6205; A 8110 Also bay cattle, hogs, sheep, etc.
W. 0. Donelson
UNDERTAKER
at
Calls attended night or day.
Chapel and Parlors.
Hiflaboro. - Oregon
We Have the Neatest and Most Complete Stock of
JEWELRY and
SUNDRIES ...
In the City of Hillsboro. We do repair
work in first-class work and our charges
are always reasonable ::;:::
IF YOUR EYES ARE TROUBLING
YOU, LET US FIT YOU TO GLASSES
SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT.
xx ur r xnx jtsl xv
Jeweler and Optician
Main Street i Hillsboro, Oregon
Phone East 80
charge for small
No
Old RelLUe
Hartford
I 1 a
The Hartford Fire Insur
ance Co., is the first and cnly
Co.that otl'era Farmeis.l'ro
ducers, buyersandShippersof
live stock absolute frotec-
Ition against loss of your
stock by death of any caiise.
See, Phone or Write to Juhn
VanrlprwaL Aonnt. 774 8th St..
Phone Main i03. Hillnboio, Ore.