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VOL. XXV
HILLSBORO, OREGON, JANUARY 2, 1919
NO. 43
ZEPPELINS PASSED
Former llillsboro Womnn Say(
Town Not Damaged
MARY A. SIMPSON WRITES
Floating Mine Did Only Real
Damage to Engliah Town
l.i Iters from Kiiglmiil miller date
lf 1 C, it. Mere hi ill C l llhdri ll, hut
llu- letter received from Mi
Mary Ann Si m )t.n n , written from
) t r 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 lc ( 1 1 , was mil ii sullen r
from deletion. Site w rite:
"I liojir you nmy soon hnvc tin:
phltMire uf w i homing voill' buy
liome now llint i ii ii 1 1 1 I j 1 1 1 1 a I siir
render hit actually rome to jiass,'
Kil l it grand? (icrmuny utterly
Min li Ih-iI ! We tire liotln reil to
kmiu what is to lie lionr with the
Kiiiier, A lenelier here linked ti
elum of lmyn what they should
ilo uitli him mill one jail said:
"Cut liim up with h liiii'on cut -
ter." Death is far too good for
him. Let liim live by nil menus,
hut ilevine all puui'diliiclit pussi
lile, It. ran never lie millieie ntly
aileiiiate. I mil glad to Ii II Volt
that Bridlington has iij no Hay
heeii damaged by the Huns, (ho
it vn iiiile severely damaged a
short time a tr i hy a mine which
hail .Infle.l. The title heat it
against the xen wall, when it ex
I'loileil. It wreekeil several
Ii.mim i mid not many windows
remained whole in the vicinity.
The Zeppelins p:iHHi l over the
Iomii many times mid unee imme
diately over my home. I enn tell
yon it ii not n pleasant sensation
to he put into absolute darkiii-ss,
without any warning, and soon
after to hear the horrid things,
not knowing hut a bomb might
tlrop nl any minute. I guess the
I Inns thought llrid not worth a
liomh. They wanted more for
their money. Hull for instance.
I'll m-iiil you some views of the
I ii mi Im nl mi-ii I of Scarborough if
I call ohlain them. The town is
hut 12 miles distant. We arc
having mild weather with fog
fug fog day nfter day hut it
is sunshine after nil we have
passed through, Ilriil is having
its share of the "Flu." I hope
you and your family have hern
free from the epidemic."
JOHN SYVERSON
John Syverson, aged 18 years,
died at the home of his parents,
Mr. and .Mrs. I'. 1'. Syverson, on
Cooper Mountain, Iter. 27, I!US,
from an attack of iiilliicna. lie
was a Corporal in the llcavertoii
Home (iiiard, and the funeral
was held Sunday, with military
honors. His brother, Arnold, of
Camp Lewis, just home from
France, came over to attend the
last rites. V Diniff Syverson was
a popular young man. and was a
universal favorite with all his
fellows.
Itesides his parents he is sur
vived by the following brothers
and sister.s
Raymond Syverson, of Iteaver
ton; Arnold Syverson, A. K. 1',,
now at Camp Lewis awaiting
honorable discharge; Mrs. Laura
Halleck, Woodstock; Herbert,
with the I'. S. army in Maryland ;
Clara, John, Hazel, Agnes,
Courtney, Fay, Lois, Arthur and
Doris, at home.
Corporal Syverson was one of
the lirst to assist in organization
of the lie itvcrtou (iiiard, and he
took a great interest in drills. He
will be greatly missed by n large
circle of friends, who sympathize
with the bereaved family.
A Happy
New Year
A happy and prosperous New
Year to all is extended for 1919
by Hillsboro's pioneer banking
house.
SHUTE SAVINGS BANK
PROMPT : CONSERVATIVE : SAVE
Al. Mutiny, of Laurel, was in
town Saturday.
(ieorge Lippert, of Hanks, wan
an Argus culler 1'riday.
Mowers for funerals and other
occasions.-- Ilt-rgcii Floral Co.,
JlilUboro. .! If -t f
A. W. ('reps was in town F'rl
day from the Hanks section, cn-
route to I ortland,
Henry SUiins, of the Shady
lirook section, was in tin- city the
last of tin' week, and called.
Miss F.va Carstens, of Port
land, whs n llillsboro visitor Sat
until v and attended the II. S,
Alumni party.
J. It. McNcw, who is working
for the Standard Itox people at
Seolielil, was down to the county
seat Friday af teriioon.
I pay the best priori for good,
fresh cows and fat cattle. Otto
(iaiigiiin, Dealer in Livestock, Ti
gard, Ore., It. 2. 1 0
Mrs. Hire, of near lieavcrton,
died the last of the Week from an
attack of inlluriiza, and the body
was shipped to Mc.Miiiuville for
burial.
Married: James T. liraim anil
Minnie Harmon, of i'ort In ml ,
were united ill marriage in this
city, Dec. 2ii, ISMH, Judge D. H.
It ia -.inn-r ollieiatiug.
C. T. Young, w ho lias been vis
iting here from (iiitcway, Mont.,
through the Holidays, left this
evening to wind up his interests
in a mercantile business at that
point.
Those desiring dry slnbwood,
four foot or 10-Inch, four foot fir,
Id-inch fir, or coal, notify us nt
once. Prompt delivery. II. D.
SrliuiclUrr, Trl. 2177, rc. ; office
S42. tf
Married: Lawrence K. Fred
crii ksou ami Miss Danah Larson
were united in marriage nt the
home of the bride's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. (i. A. Larson, Itoute 5,
Dee. 22, 1!IX, Rev. Norman M.
l.Twton, of Portland, ollieialing.
Attorney E. J. McAlear re
turned the lirst of the week from
i trip to Paseo, whit her he went
to attend the bedside of a broth
er, who was quite ill. Mo. re
turned with a line little touch
of ladrippe, but was able to bo
out in a day or so.
Carroll Long, son of Mr. nnd
Mrs. Perry Long, returned home
from the Naval Training Station
at (iulfport. Miss., the lirst of the
week, having received his dis
charge, lie says he does not par
ticularly like the South, and is
glad to get back to old Oregon.
T. C. Heed, of Seattle, a broth
er in law of Herman Collier, him
bought the Win, Reynard farm,
comprising BO acres near Scholia,
Mr. Hay uard has lived on the
place for nearly !it) years. Mr.
Heed will take possession some
time between now and Spring.
Methodist Episcopal Church,
Third ami Washington, (The
Church of the Friendly Greeting)
Walton Skipworth, pastor !):8
a, in., Sunday School; 11 n. m.,
sermon, "A Dissatisfied. Young
Man;" !:.'I0 p. m., Epworth
League, 7 :!I0 p. in., sermon;
prayer meeting, Thursday even
ing; choir jiractice, Friday eve
ning. Will Taylor, son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. II. Taylor, nrrived home
from England, Saturday night,
via Camp Lewis. He was with
the Air service, and was in Eng
land, He met his brother Fred
in Loudon, last Summer. Fred
went over to Franco n month be
fore the armistice was signed,
(ilen, the third son of Mr. and
Mrs. Taylor, is at Bordeaux, nt
the base hospital. Will says ho is
glad to get homo again.
City of llillsboro Enjoins North
Coast Power Company
ALSO U. S. PUBLIC SERVICE
Attorney S. B. Huston Has Case
Constitutional Grounds
The City of llillsboro has filed a
lint in Circuit Court, nskinir the
Court to enjoin the North Coast
lower Company from attempt
ing to collect $:t.50 per nionth
for each of the 53 hvdrants lo
cated in (In- city as a part of its
lire protection. In i!M2 when the
water and light franchises were
segregated for the Wnshinirton-
Oregon Corporation the council
granted (1 water franchise in
which it was aimed that for five
years the city should pay $ . 00
per mouth for the hydrants, each,
thereafter tin- service to ' be
free. The agreement went along
sinoothlv until a few mouths nio
when the North Coast appealed
to the Public Service ( ommission,
asking for $5 per mouth. The
public service body came to the
rescue of the company in making
(in order that the city should pay
$.1.60 per month per hydrant,
and ordered the city to draw
warrants on that basis.
The cilv has einnloved S. It.
Huston to fig-lit the case mid il
will no doubt tro through the Su
preme Court nml from there to
tlie l uiteil Mates supremo l.ourt.
The contention of the city's at
torney is that there was a valua
ble consideration involved in the
segregation of the two franchises
nml that when the Washington
Oregon Corporation accepted Un
franchise it implied n contract,
was a contract, and is now a con
tract. The case is urged on the
Grounds that the State law can
not abridge a contract, entered
into fairly and squarely by both
parties, and that the United
States Constitution is to be urged
in that it says no state shall pass
a law abridging contracts. Of
course, the question of mutuality
is involved and it is up to the city
to show there was value in the
franchise, which it thinks it can
do.
'I'he contract still runs for 20
years, and a price of nearly $200
per mouth is worth looking nfter.
18 MILLS TAX LEVY
The county eourt last week lev
ied IN mills taxation on a total
valuation of ij-'2 1 ,8.1)5 .till .55, this
valuation including the public
service property, valued bv the
State Tax Commission. In nil
districts having no High School
there is nn additional mill, mak
ing it 1! mills for those sections.
I'he levy as made :
Fund Mills
County Road 4.500
State Tax - 4.050
School Tax .....3.150
Indigent Soldiers 0.03.1
Library 0.038
(ieneral i.22
Total -
.i8.ce
..... 00
High School
Total 19.00
The sum to bo raised bv tnxa-
tiill, ii tliiu tllill.'lll-c llinolllltS tl)
fH0.2!2.14, and the estimated
income from fines and fees is, tl-
iretlwr uilb interest. 1 2 .000.
There is already cash on hand to
apply the sum of $1 8.0 15.00. the
totals of tax to be raised, money
on hand and estimated receipts
from fines, fees, etc., . making
fttO.3.18.1.1, the sum approved
by the liudgct meeting.
Extension of the tax rolls win
begin nt once so as to have the
rolls ready for collection as soon
as possible.
A NOTE
As mayor of the city I have re
ceived several anonymous com
munications about one thing and
another. I respectfully ask that
all communications addrossoil to
the Mavor should be siirned by
the parties sending thorn. This
shows good fait Ii. Mecilloss to
say that nnonymous communica
tions onnnot receive, nny atten
tion from nnvone who has nny
self-resoeet. Honest nnd sin
cere criticism is always accepta
ble to me, but in order to insure
sincerity Hiieh communications
should bo signed.
Respectfully.
John M. Wall, Mayor.
Afrs. Fred Creen. formerly
Miss Pose Nelson, of Orwood.
Cnl., arrived here last work for n
visit with her parents, Mr. nnd
Mrs. John Nelson, of the Garden
Frank Holcomb, of near Weth-
nny, was a city caller Monday.
Austin Sims, of near Fanning
ton, was a city caller Monday,
J. A. Hohbs, of near Varley,
was a caller in the city Saturday.
Henry Hogf-, of South Tualatin
was over to the city Monday
morning.
Then, VaiiGrtirisvcn, of Cen
tcrvillc, was a city caller Mon
day afternoon.
Thus. Talbot, of Cornelius,
was down to the county scat Inst
Monday afternoon.
K. Weichbrodt, of south of
Cornelius,, was greeting friends
in town Monday morning.
Don't try to write it 1918 nnd
101!) at the same time. Use an
other sheet when-you start off
w roii.
Wanted: Young boar for head
of herd. I'oland China preferred.
liow Iby i'ros., Cornelius, Route
2. Tel. 2.1 It (55. 40-42
Fred Hol.nagcl, of the post of
fice corps, reported back to work
the last of the week, after a
siege of the Flu.
Karl Hohbs, of Vnrley, and
Carl Silsliauer, of Cornelius, both
stationed at Camp Lewis, were
home for Christmas week.
Win. l!ishup, of above Moun-
taindale, was in town Saturday,
returning from a trip to Portland.
I lie ISishup mill w ill start cut
ting again in a few days.
Four-foot slnbwood, $2.75 per
cord; Hi-inch wood, $3.50 per
cord. I'lace vour orders. G. II.
P. Lumber Co., South Third St.,
llillsboro. Phone JM2. 4.1-tf
Mr. nnd Mrs. Jns. Hoy, of N,
llillsboro, have returned from
Hcppner, called there bv death
of daughter-in-law, Mrs. Chas.
Hov, aged 40 years. She leaves
husband nnd nn infant child.
Carl H. Olson, son of Mr. nml
Mrs. Fred Olson, was still in the
hospital in France at his last
w riting. Ho has been gassed and
it is taking some time for him to
uel back to his old condition.
For Sale Tenm, 10 nnd 12
years, sound nnd good workers;
weigh 2100; harness and old wa
gon. Or will trade for good top
buggy or fat beef. Uox 75, Roa
vcrlon, R. 4. Phone, Beaverton
1-5 on line 0. 42-4
There w ill bo a special meet
ing of the O. F.. S. nt the Masonic
Hall, on the evening of January
S, !! 10, for the purpose of enter
taining the Worthy Grand Ma
tron, Mrs. Mabel Settlemeier, of
Woodburn, who w ill arrive on an
Ollieial visitation.
Walter Zuereher last Monday
traded his 20 acres near Laurel
for a 4-aere improved tract at
F.lnioniea the old Ernest Keehn
dace. He moves there this week.
W. O. Donclson takes the Laurel
tract. Zucrchcr sold hk personal
property to Bruce Sehulmcrieh,
Jake Bettis, farming about 000
teres up in the No Force, Idaho
country, came down to spend
Holiday week with relatives and
friends, and was an Argus caller
Friday. He has in over BOO
acres of wheat and says that
titer is prospects for a good crop.
The slippery condition of the
pavement the past week was n
source of much anxiety to drivers
of horses. Several equities sus
tained falls and the trouble then
commenced for as fast ns the ani
mal would get up it would go
down again. The hard surface
is not the finest thing in the world
when coated with ice. Horses
whose shoes had grown worn
had the hardest lime, for it was ..
ease of roller skates with them.
Elmer Wohlor, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Otto Wohlor, Oak Park,
arrived home from Now London,
Conn., where he was stationed nt
the submarine base. He will re
tftm to civilian life, having asked
for nnd received his discharge.
He may go East of the mountains
and improve his homestead in the
not distant future. Before leav
ing New London, Wohler called
on Mr. nnd Mrs. Gail W. Wells,
who live there. Gail is still on
the U. S. submarine, the No. 5,
one of the largest afloat in the U.
S. service.
Jas. II. Wilson, who in years
agone has been in two kidnap
ing onses in court here, was over
from Seattle, one day last week,
to spend n few hours. Wilson
was arrested onee for kidnaping
his own wife, a former Miss Lew
is, nnd the second time for kid
napping his little son. Wil
son s time of exile under the or
der of the eourt has run out and
he onme over to see how the land
lavs. As the Court enn again en
ter a deoree that he shall not mo
lest, nnd under oireumstanees is
liable to do it, Wilson did not
tarry long after paying Hillsboro
10 LEI CONTRACT
Will Receive Bids January 7 on
$700,000 Work
NEW YEAR TO SEE WORK
What the State is Doing, and
Will do in 1919
Coos Bay district cut 203,000,000
feet lumber in 1018.
Salem State Highway Com
mission will take bids Jan. 7th on
1700,000 road work.
Klamath Falls Pelican Bay
sawmill increases capacity to 70,-
000.000 ft.
Eight hulls built at Aberdeen
to be fitted with machinery at
Portland.
Portland Albina Engine Sc
Machine Works launch one ves
sel and deliver another to the
government Dec. 30.
(ilendale New sawmill going
in here.
Portland Eagle Flour Mills
to erect another mill; capacity
1000 bbls.
Corvallis Benton county to
have 2000 acres beans next year.
Growers want warehouse and
cleaning plant here.
Pendleton County court to
set aside $50,000 this year to
grade road between Pendleton
and Morrow countv line. '
Corvallis Eleven miles Ben
ton count)" roads to be hard sur
faced, to cost $220,000.
The Dalles Wasco Milling Co
running at capacity; three 8-hour
shifts.
Salem Contracts let to Col
umbia Contract Co. for 50,000
yards road material for paving
18 miles between Salem and Au
rora.
Lebanon New $10,000 can
nery huikting authorized hy
board of directors, Equipment to
ost $;,000. -Portland
The State Highway
Commission appropriates $180,-
000 for Umatilla countv roads.
Bend to get new trout hatch
ery.
Oregon's area of fall sown
wheat largest on record, totals
CO.") .000 aores.
Halfway 80 per cent, of far
mers of county get part of their
income from dairying.
The Dalles State Highway
Commission approves $90,000
bridges over Deschutes. Rose
burg to Winchester road to be
paved, $02,500 will be expended.
MRS. GRACE CONNELL
Mrs. Grace Reid Council died at
the home of her son, Thos. Cou
ncil, on Fourth and Baseline Sts.,
Hillsboro, Friday morning, Dee.
27, 1018, after a few hours of ill
ness. .Mrs. i onnctl was norn near
Belfast, Ireland, March 28, 1836,
nid at the age of four years
crossed to Canada with her par-
ii ts. She was married to the late
Joseph Council, in Canada, April
1S51. nml tliev lived in t ie
Dominion until 1874, when they
moved to Washington County,
settling near the present site of
North Plains. Her luisband ac
quired -405 aires of land in the
Meek neighborhood, and later
later an addition:;! ISO acres
north of the Baseline. Mr. Cou
ncil died in 1882. Two children
born to the union have passed
iwnv James dying in 1802, and
William in 1800. She is survived
bv the following children:
Joseph Conncll, Third nnd Oak
Sts., this citv; Richard, of No.
521 East 21st St., N. Portland;
Mrs. Grace Wood, wife of Sena
tor W. D. Wood, of Hillsboro;
Thomas Conncll, Hillsboro; Sam
uel' Conncll, No. 710 Broadway,
Portland, prominent in the lum
ber business; Dr. E. Do Witt Con-
noll, Portland- Ex-Sheriff John
W. Conncll, Second St., Hillsbo
ro. nnd Mrs. Jane Tenbaum, of
Portland.
The funeral took place Sun
day from the Thos. Council homo
at 1 :30, and interment was in the
Tualatin Plains Scotch Cemetery,
near the old Council home. Tev.
Skipworth conducted the servi
ces.
Mrs. Conncll was a member of
the Methodist Chu'ch, and was a
woman highly respeeted nnd es
teemed Vv a large eirele of
friends nnd acquaintances.
GEO. E. ROEMHILD
George E. Roemhild, of Corne
lius, need 28 vears. months and
div. died "nt the home of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Adam Ro
emhild. Dee. 22. 1918. 1 no.
young man was single, and had
Keen nn invalid nearly all his life
The funeral took place Tuesday
nf the Cornelius Lutheran
Chureh, Undertaker Limber hav
C. B. BUCHANAN & CO.
(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 Hnon lead from Portland to
the splendid
Beaverton - Reedville
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
6 Per Cent Mortgage Loans
FOR
We have some good First Mortgage Real Estate
Loans for sale to net the investor 6 per ct. Full in
formation upon request. No commissions or ex
pense. These loans guaranteed.
HILLSBORO INVESTMENT COMPANY
John M. Wall. W. Mahon.
TRUCK LINE
With Sanction of Council of Na tional Defense.
Commencing Monday, Dee. 9, 191S, the undersigned will es
tahlish a regular Truck Line, with sanction of Council of
National Defense. Portland to Forest Cirove and Interme
diate Points, leaving Portland ahoiil 8 :.'U) A. SI., and Forest
drove about 1:30 P. M., daily, except Sunday, llillsboro of
fice, A. R. England, Main St. All classes of freight will be
carried nothing too large or too small.
Rates' reasonable, furnished upon aoiilic.ilion.
ROGERS AUTO TRANSFER CO.
Phones: Main 5205 A3110 Hi iiislMro, t2 I V 27 t Taylor St.
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.
n U X X. XVI i. Vi
Jeweler and Optician
Main Street i Hillsboro. Oregon
maamsmmmmi
PORTLAND, OREGON
SALE
n it tst
Tracts.
a short visit.
ing charge of the burial.