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VOL XXV
HILLSBORO, OREGON, JANUARY 16. 1919
NO. 45
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Portlnnd and Multnomah County
Mny do Away With Offkrrt
POLITICIANS FIGHTING IT
One Central Governing Body
OppoM-d by Brncficiariet
I'lirtliiml ity niid rounty nrc
riM'ti iilly inn , Imt Imvc IhriT
net of i i ii i u 1 1 , rniinlv, mImhiI
iiiul lily, find it ntrt dixtritl.
Tiny s 1 1 1 1 it 1 1 ( lmT Imt one ctiiti'il
Kii i-niiii linilv. Tlmt in s Imt n
Ihisiih-sh cnriiiritliiitl liiiinlliiif tin
.nun- lMi-.iiM Hi uiiulil liiivc. lint
it ill Hut In' hiciillltlv t'tillHiilrr
i il. ( iu i riuiii ill In ho lniiLTi r fur
tin- rili.i n mill t ;i i si r , Imt for
tin' iinuv nf liriiiiiiiiirii'i. Uliitl
would liny till iln fur n liviim?
Smiii' of tlii ni uiiulil rrii In
fori'i il In l iliur.
hl.llr ( 'illiilnUsioli M II lilt
$7 KI.OIH) ) c rtii.i in lit hihuiy
t i ii 1 1 .ti I nr. Shoring!' of
for xpiirl will rloir miuir Orr
piil llouiiiitf mill.
I'rllilhtilll W'hiiIi l niilU lliviilr
wnr priiliU us limiiii milling iiii
lllVl',
Ori'ijim Slnli' lliwinl of llt iiltli
lilutiM'i liisliitiiri' fur tlii'"Mu"
in imt iiiiruirinliiiu; mum y
t 1 1 1 1 1 u Ii iii tin' pint. Stall' Hoard
now links 10(1,000.
)rruil Imp industry looking
lip. I'llL'li'.ll ili llliltlil kn II at 0
I'l'llls.
Ni w slnli' prison in i c i ii 1 1 1 1
stm-tril lit I'lirtliiml.
( "nlilinhlit rhrr siHVinills sliip
pnl :iOS,f,5.tO flit luiuliir ill
l!iti.
I'nrlliiiid I.iniiirhiiitr of ii viv
srls licrr Dim. Ill mirkrd I'lnsi' of
siM't'rssfiil l!MN sliipliiiililini; pro
gram in thin city.
Until ('oiistrtirtioii of nrw
halrhrrv on tin1 Tintiiilo to hrgin
imiili'ili.'itrly.
Port Tifli'i'ii N.K00 ton
ships, proiliiiliiiii of Niirllitt'i'st
Sli'rl Co., I'oniplrli'lv oiillitti'd liy
Wilhtiiuttr Iron Sli-rl works in
!!!.
Itiisrlmrir Dimiu'Lis county
priilir rrop of 8,500,000 His. in t
ti-il fjrnwi'rs 850,000 Hi is Krnson,
I'.liKi'lii' )f SOI), 000 snninill
rorpnr:iliiiii with riipm-ity nf
100,000 ft. imiy opi-rnti hirr.
Snli iii fruit union sliips out 1"'
tttiiii 2,500,000 nml il.000,000
Ids. fruit n month. .fnon.ooo to
In" ilistrilmli il niiiontf tin fiinnrrs
In fori' Jan. I Cth,
Hiisrhnrn I'lnpipiii sprurc is
liii iliil for I'onstriii'lion of ears
Imilt hy V. S. lilt, minimis! ration.
Klamath I'm I Is ('onslrurliun
of n dam (i ft. IiikIi and 500 fl.
Iciiiif u! lo ail of I, ink Hivrr will
soon hi' lirjfun I y California- Or
ri'on Power Co.
Orrifoii City -W'ooli'ii mills
adopt H hour policy.
Hoinl Itivi r fruit returns over
.f'.'.OOO.OOO.
Coi'vallis - ltoat service soon
to lie established lietweeil this
city mid Portland.
I.rlianon - Soul hern Pneifio H.
It. Co. ffel.s l.'irfte shipment of 20,
000 H. It. ties valued at $17,000.
KilHene 1,ine Co. rowt's
have record season. Uetween
$11,000 and $17,000 has been
paid out, daily hy Kugenc Fruit
(i rowers' Association.
For Sale Registered Holstcm
bulls; one old enough for nervlcc;
others are. 5 weeks old and one
just dropped. Out of finest milk
ing strains. John Lindow, llills
horo, II. ft, Hox (in. Phone I6G6
on line 10, Sclinlht or llillshoro
central. "13-5
Now For
Big Year
Start 1919 right by doing your
business through a bank. A check
is just as good as a receipt. We
are always ready to give your ac
count, however small or large,
courteous attention.
SHUTE SAVINGS BANK
PROMPT : CONSERVATIVE : SAVE1
SENDS INTERESTING VIEWS
Miss Mary Ann Simpson, former
ly of this city, now of lii'idliiiff
Ion, Yorkshire, semis the Arim a
Imok nf the views depicting the
results of the hiimlinrilmi'iit of
Sea 1'hiiruiinli, near Miss Simp
sou's home. The Hun licet came
out one day in I!' il, with home
fast cruiser and steamed by
Sin il in in ii Ii full steam ahead,
and fired perhaps 700 shots, ma
ny of which took effect wilh
Unite ii death list. The accuracy
of their aim was marvelous mid
many IwildiiiK were completely
wreekeil. I lie rani was llii'imlv
one of moment hy the (ieriiiau
Navy, altho they keil up a ,e-
peliu million for two years
Kvciitiiallv, however, they con
eluded the I'.imlish coast was not
prolilrilili- place to carry the
lir hi ini,' ami the raids gradually
ceased,
Sydney Tliwaile, of llillshoro
vas well nciniiUiiti'd wilh Sear
liiiioutli, ami he idrlitilies many
buildings lie knew there as a boy.
The old castle on the hill over
liiiikini; the cHv was luully shut
lereil hv the sln li (ire, bill it was
unoccupied and w.-v nut fortified.
JURY FINDS GUILTY
The jury in the ease of Stale vs.
Louis Schmidt, charged with un
lawfully huvintf whiskey In his
possi ssioii. last Friday found the
defendant Kiiilty, The defense
was civen 20 days In which to file
a bill of exceptions. The sherifT
testiliid that he found n lot of
whiskey in the Schmidt bar. Il a
mile north ! wrciico. ami conns-
culcil it ami brought it to town.
Schmidt claimed that he knew
nuthiiiK of the liipior beinjr m tbc
premlHi's, but il is popularly sup
posed that a Portland son m-
jiiw eaelicd it there and the the
ory i'f the State was that Schmidt
knew it. The jtirv: II. F.. La-
Monl. (icorire Jack, F. A. Iluh-
man. Dan I'.mriek, A. J. Hoy. Au-
rust Tews, V. X. riathoru, Fred
Uuod, Arthur II. Flint. W. H. -
ley, .1. C. Knratll and Frank Her
na rd.
While the trial did not last very
. .. n f',. ,
very toil!; Il was lull oi nueresi.
ind there was more than one
speclatiir- in the audience who
had tears running down the cor
ners nf his mouth. Even Ruu
yon, the court reporter, who is
noted as nn abstainer, was no
ticed to be spiltinii cotton every
once in a while.
MRS. ELBERT CHENEY
Mrs. Libert Cheney, aged about
ii'2 years, died at the home of a
il.iiiulitt r, in Forest Grove, last
I'hursil.iv. The Cheneys wero
visiting at the time, and Mrs.
( Ii y bec.'inie so ill it was im
possible for her to be y nt home
lo Portland. They lived here a
number of years airo, and her
husband is n Civil W ar Veteran,
and is a brut her of II. H. Cheney,
who Hoiked here as a tiusiiiilh
years ago. She is .survived by
Mr. Cheney, two' sons and a
daughter. The remains were sent
here for burial, and the services
were held nt the Poiit'lson l'n
dertaking Parlors Saturday after
noon, liev. .1. T, Anderson eon
dueling. CARD OF THANKS
The Hoard of Directors of the
Farmers' Mutual Fire Ins. Ass'n.
of Washington County votes a
card of thanks to the llillshoro
Club, of llillshoro, for the use of
their club rooms for the annua!
meeting of the association.
S. K. Oraf, Pres.
. Hy Peter Grosseii, See. Pro
Tern. llillshoro, Ore., Jan. 13, 1!)!!).
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THREE SONS, A. E. F.,
One, Odell W., Wounded in Ac
tion in October
SOON TO LEAVE HOSPITAL
Wounded Boy Belonged to the
Third Oregon
All three sons of ,!r. and Mrs. A.
lirainbiH , of llillshoro, arc in the
service, of l iii le Sam, and all are
overseas, or w t re, at last reports.
The eldest, .lames II., is aged .'10
years, mid be is in the Adv. Ord
nance No. 1 an. I landed in France
in October, ri'cejiing his training
at Camp Lewis, He has a baby
daughter, (iliiiiva .1., aged 20
t . itfm it, i mi, itf ' .1. i,tkamt -'i
las. IL Ilrandaw,
Ordnance Dept. No. 1
mint lis. at the hoine of his par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. Hramlaw.
Sergeant ( has, F. Hramlaw,
their second son, iiucd 27 years.
is with Hast- Hospital No. Si),
with the Medical Corps. He land
ed in France in September, and
was advanced to .Sergeant thro
his unusual rapacity in bis work.
Odell W., the babv of the tnio,
is atreil 21 all three of the hoys
wire born in O'ltrien County,
Iowa ( nlisted ill the Third Ore
",nn in the Spring if I!)17, and
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Odell W. lirandaw,
li!2iul Infantry
was with the l(i2nd at Camp
Mills, crossing to France in De
eeinlier oi Hint year, lie lias neeii
at the front for many mouths,
md was wounded in both legs
some weeks prior to the armis
tice. Adjutant General Harris,
Sgl. Clias. V. Ilrandaw,
Med. Corps, P.. .11. No. 89
of 1"). C, wired the father under
date of Jan. 10 "Deeply regret
to inform you that Private Odell
W. lirandaw, infantry, is official
ly reported as missing in action
since October 19. Further 'in
formation when received."
The message did not cause any
anxiety to the parents, as they re
ceived a letter from Odell, dateil
Dec. 12, from Rase Hospital 7(5,
saying:
"Dear Folks A few lines
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CORPORAL INGLES WRITES
Corporal Harold A. Ingles, Co,
I)., Kl'ml Inf., writes to his par
cuts, Mr. mid Mrs. L. R. Inglet
and his sister, under date of Dee.
1 1, from ranee:
"Now that censorship is raised,
1 II tell you of my trip over. Wc
left X. V. Dee. 15, 1917, and ar
rived at St. Nnzairre, Dee. 27.
Set foot on French noil Jan. 1,
and it was sure cold. Ground
frozen arid about a foot of snow,
mid wind and ka:t blowing. The
storm lasted uhout two weeks.
Wc were there about four months
and then moved to Contres and
have been here ever m'nee, drill
ing every day from 7:30 until
t:'IO p. in. It sure toughens a
man. We pet up at 5:15 and go
to bed at '.). ContrcN is a nice lit
tle town nbout the size of Corne
lius. During the year here have
run mi to no dirt roads. All
buildings are of stone. Visited
the large Chateau where Louis
the IHh ilicd a beautiful place,
line fur nil ore and a big dance
ball ISO feet long sure has the
Moose Hall skinned at that.
Have been in Nantes, Penrouet,
Mniitoir, Versailles, Paris, Lam
.ins, Orleans, St. Mai, Denard,
St. Aiunaii, St. Dezair, Cliau
iiionl. Ncvcrs, DeHorges, Clem
ency ami other places. The Red
Cross huts are nearer the
trenches than other organiza
tions. Was to the trenches three
times, ami certainly it gives you
i "funnv feeling. Never mind
those ManiKcllrs I can talk to
some to tlicm. I weigh 158 lbs.
now and nm nearly six feet tall.
- No fences here only hedges
and stout walls. C ertainly has
been a great experience and I
wouldn't have missed making this
t rip for anything."
SUSAN ELIZABETH ESSNER
Mrs." Susan Elizabeth Essner,
widow of the late John Peter
Lssiur, formerly of Mountain-
dale, died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. John W. Council,
in llillshoro, Jan. 13, 1919, after
in illness of a few weeks. She
w as horn in Twinport, Ireland,
August 25, IStS, the daughter of
Philip Divver and wife, and came
lo America jvilh her parents.
leaving Donegal County when fi
years of n uc She was married
to Mr. F.ssiicr at Marysville, Cal.,
Julv 5, 1S(!7. Thev settled above
Moiinlaiml.'ile nn arriving in Ore
iron, ami the husband died Feb.
J.'i, 1911. Seven children were
bom In the union, three of whom
have passed away, two sons and
a daughter. The survfvijig chil
dren are Joseph and Gabriel, of
Miilinlaiiulale ; Emily, wife of J.
W, Council, and F'ugene, of San
Francisco.
The funeral took place from
the Verboorl Catholic Church, at
1 I o'clock, today, and interment
wan by the side of the husband.
Undertaker Donelson in charge.
Mrs. F.ssucr was n kindly, lov
able woman, and had many
friends in her old home in Cali
fornia, as well as at Mountain-
dale and Hillshnro.
MRS. GERMAIN ANDERSON
Mrs. Germain Anderson, daugh
ter of P. S. Penne, of near Farm
ingtun, died at her home in Bel
liiigliam. Wash., Jan. 10, 1910,
leaving ;i husband and three chil
dren. She was born in Minneso
ta, and came to Oregtm in 1891,
wilh her parents. She was mar
ried to Mr. Anderson in 1899,
and later moved to the Sound.
Of her immediate family she is
survived by her father and the
following brothers S. A. Penne,
O. Penne and P. S. Penne Jr., of
Farmington. and L. Penne, of
Portland.
Try the Argus, $1.50 a year.
E. I. Knratli has his office in
the llillshoro National Bank
lluilding, upstairs, Main St. en
trance. Real estate, loans, insur
ance, insurance of atttos, etc.,
conveyancing. Notary Public.
llillshoro, Ore. 80-tf
.iftain to day to let vou know that
I am still feeling fine. Lots of
rain now- seems like Oregon ex
cept tor tins lingo tiiey speak
over here. Understand a dozen
words or so, and the rest is
Greek to nie. We paraded yes
terday for two Marines who were
decorated. Suppose James and
Clias. are mustered out by nov.
Hear we aue soon to be sent home
but you can hear anything.
If I could get a letter from you
it would relieve my mind, and all
I cm do is to hope yon are in the
best of health."
The extent of his injuries is
unknown to the parents, but he
says he is all right. Prior letters
spoke of both legs being injured.
Mr. and Mrs. Brandaw are natur
ally very proud of their sons.
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CH 115 NAME
German Mutual Now Known as
Farmers' Mutual Ins. Association
ANNUAL MEETING JAN. 13
Big Organization Met at Hillsbo
ro Club Rooms a Fine Record
The liiniirancc Organization,
known as the German Mutual
I ire Ins. Association, of Wash
ington County, met in annual ses
sion in this city Monday of this
week. Sam E. Graf, of Bethany,
the President of the Board of Di
rectors, presided and in the ab
sence of the regular secretary,
F.rwin Hitter, owing to illness in
his family, Peter Grosseii, of Hel
vetia, acted as temporary Secre
tary. The first order of business, af
ter reading reports of the year
was to vote on the change of
name. 1 he vote was almost
iiiinimoDs to change the title of
the association, and hereafter the
Mutual which has been transact
ing business licre for 36 vears
will he known as the "Farmers"
Mutual Insurance Association of
Washington County,. Oregon."
I he report showed a healthy
comlitiou with the greatest
amount of insurance in its his
tory, altho the net gain was not
as large as it has been in some
former years. The association
shows its patriotism hy haying
bought ,750 in Liberty Bodns
from its reserve fund.
The report of the Board of Di
rectors and the Secretary and
Treasurer shows these facts for
the business year:
Cash on hand at close
of 1917 . $1'239 31
Receipts, 1918r 8543 86
Interest account 63 64
Total cash $5846 81
Disbursed
ire. Carrie E..Uennett... $175 00
Mt. Dale-Helvetia Hall. 1415 00
Henry Stoffer Fire 25 00
Hall rent 4 00
Safety box 1 00
Printing and notary 35 55
Auditors and Board Di
rectors and Treasurer 86 00
Expense Secretary 295 00
Total paid $2036 64
Transferred to Reserve
Fund $424 79
Hal. in General Fund 3385 38
Tola Assets
D posited ill 3 banks $3385 38
U. S. Liberty Bonds 750 00
Deposit T 133 Oti
$1268 41
M isccl la neons Facts
Fires paid in 1918 1615 00
Since organized 29533 00
Tolal insurance in force
at this time 1,506,819 00
Net gain, 1918 78.697 00
Members of Association, 910.
Gain of members in' 1918, 15.
Cost per $1,000 of insurance.
$1.77.
Cost per $1,000 for 10 years,
per year, ir'J.OIi.
Gerhard Goette was re-elected
for 5 years, succeeding himself as
a member of the Board of Direc
tors.
J. J. Wismer was re-elected as
Auditor for two years, this being
his third term.
After adjournment the Boaul
of Directors, consisting of F.rwin
Ril,ler (he being unavoidably ab
ut), S. E. Graf, Bethany: Al
fred Guerber, llillshoro, R. 1 ;
Win. F. Haase, Cornelius, R. 2,
mil Gerhard Goctze, had their
meeting and elected the follow
ing officers for the coming year:
President. Samuel Graf, Port-
hind, Ore., R. 2; Secretary, F.r
win Ritter, Linton, Route 2;
Treasurer, Ben D. Graf. Portland
R. 2.
HORACE DORRIEN
Horace Dorrien, aged 24 years,
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Dor
rien, well known at Cornelius 20
years ago, died at Raymond, V, n.,
Jan. 8, 1919. His father was a
well known school teacher at
Cornelius, and tilught in several
parts of the county. Both the
parents were well known here, in
Pythian circles.
FARMERS ASKED NEEDS
Farmers, let your labor needs be
known to J. W. Brewer, farm
help specialist of the U. S. De
partment of Agriculture and the
O. A. C. He will help you if you
report specifically your individ
ual needs.
Flowers for funerals and other
occasions. Bergen Floral Co.,
llillshoro. 82-tf
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
The Best Flour at
Telephones;
Cornelius, City 1515,
HARD SURFACE ROADS
Will soon lead from Portland to
the splendid
Beaverton - Rcedville
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
HEAR John M. Linden
EVANGELIST 5nile' First Asst. to Billy Sunday
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the Baptist Church, Hillsboro
Begins Evangelistic Wednesday, Feb. 1 9, ' 1 9
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.
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Jeweler and Optician
Main Street t Hillsboro, Oregon
State n
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the Lowest Prices.
Hillsboro, Main 14,
North Plain, Main 263.
PORTLAND, OREGON
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