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vol. XXVI
HILLSIiOKO, OREGON, NOVEMBER 20, 1919.
No. 37
DAMAGE CASE
er a
Newman Ccti Verdict for $462.
04, Repairs Auto and Self
NOTHING FOR HIS NERVES
Case of Interest Tried by Twelve
Men in Circuit Court
Fred Newman, of A in it v, wa
tfUcii a verdict fur
niaiiist Fred Carpenter and Fred
kiiehn, of (ardcu Home; in eir
ui court, 1 1 Ts week, as the result
of n long: court trial for .ilam-
mi.s rcHiillnit of a colliniiui on
9 tlit Capitol Highway, May 21,
U!l. New man allc-rcd ill Ill's
complaint t lint lie liml tin' rihl of
way on tin C'npitol Hill lilnliuav
at tin- intersection of the Taylor
Ferry road, when Kurhii came
nlonjr with mi nutii truck, driving
for Fred Carpenter, tin; Garden
lliitiic merchant, lie alleged
Hint K inline wantonly ciilliihxl
with him, threw the N'ewuiaii ina
(hiue olT the road, hlauimcd it up
itK'iinst nu Iron hi-cn pout, injureil
the machine $.100 worth, badly
damn-red Newman' nose, and
I luil hN nerve were si hlmttcn il
front the ncciileiil (lint he wa
iliiiuiigeil in the Mini of $1,000,
ln siili H the cost of repairing the
auto liml the live dollar of ii phy
sician' hill. The jury rellKmu
ly gave ,Ywntnn every cent he
thnt he )mld the f"1" -
pairing the machine mul the, $3
doctor' hill, but no more. New
man was in court, ""mid the pre
sumption thnt the juror
hrhl thnt he wnn not Injured no
fur nt hii nerve were concerned
for thnt wm their verdict.
The tritl ha established one
thing thnt N n mighty good pre
cedent, however, for n careless
tlrivnr, or owner of a machine
which in driven by careless
driver, mint pny for damage
mmtained by nny person intoi
whose machine they rum nn out J
law cur. j
The jury: 1. . Barber, M.ir
tin Larcn, J. C. Hechen, !. I..
Jensen, II. F. I'urdy, A. M. Por
ter, O. (). Frost, Alfred lireen
bcrg. John Ireland, J. A. Kirk
wood, (iro. Buckingham mid B.
l.nnioiit.
Jnck Wilson, charged with non
support, will have until Nov, 21
til pleiid.
Ft hid Williams, charged with
unlawful cohnbilulion, will plead
Nov. 2.
John Ocklind, who smashed
Nome windows up in the Cherry
' (irovc section, pl aded guilty to
the charge mul wn lined 100 for
his I. W. W. tendencies. Oil pny-
mi nt of If 10 lie sUiuis panicti.
J. V, Hatfic.l I was granted '
decree of divorce from Olive Hat
field. NOTICE
Having Hold the grocery nnd feed
business formerly condiictd by
me on First St., South Itillshorn.
nil persons owing me for pur
chases nre requested to cull nnd
tltle same Immediately lit the
Hillsboro Commercial Hunk.
. F. W. Wnlcli.
Hillsboro, Oregon, November
18, Hl. , " ,(i fl
John Donley, of nenr Banks,
wns culler Tuesday morning.
John wns one who knew how to
"knock one over the fence" back
In the good old days of loenl
base bull. '
If I Had Just $500"
Haven't yon said that a number of Jimcs in your life ?
Yon wanted to carry out nn idea, to achieve, nn ambition,
to take advantage of uu opportunity, that came your way.
And you couudu't beennse you had not saved nny money.
Why not be prepared for opportunity the next time?
Begin to Have systematically right now.
A Savings' Account in Ibis Hank Is doubly secure be
cause of our membership as a State Hank nnd our own
substantial reputation of long and successful banking
service in the community.
RESOURCES, OVER $1,000,000.
SHUTE SAVINGS BANK
Wnllcr Keller, of Portland
wns hi town Tuesday, greeting
friends. This is his first trip to
Ilillslmro hIiu'C he rcc rivril nn in
jury by mul through the collapse
hi n iitii'ciivc (livaior. lie I
still on crutches and will have ti
use them yet for several week
His father. J. M. Keller, came ii
from West Union to meet him
w hile he wns in I lid cii. Wullei
llilnLs II tnnoh lin k to be In tin
thick of It ill the submarine one
throughout the war anil tin
come home to get n fall In
measly elevator.
llaiii'h for Sale Farm of full
20 acres, line soil, all cleared
but little over an acre; line run
liin;; water; good well; all kind
of fruit mid berries; milk route
mail route: telcphoiir ; good six
room house, rock cellar; full
ipiipineiit of barns mul outbuild
bias, clo.e to Portland rock load
on I'niled li.iilwny. Will sell
farm implements, slock, etc., if
wanted.- - Impure ol I), tutirr
Hillsboro. It. Ijbix 7t. 7
As a result of the Washington
( 'ouiily ( onimmidiiig Odiccrs ex
amination of the V. S. Girl' He
serve Corps, which wan held in
I'orlland, N'ov. II, Miss Clara
tinnier has been appointed to fill
the vacancy left by the promo
tion nl .Miss I rallies llnll I ruin
this ollice to the Oreijoti' State
General Staff. Miss Hamer lins
accomplished unusually fine, work
for n period of over nine months,
during which time she served ns
a Capliin on the Washington Co.
General Staff. Miss Hall will
make out her final report and
turn the book over to Miss Ha
mer In the near future.
Mnin v to l ean On improved
Willamette Valley farms for ?ucli
periods mul on such terms ns to
re pavmcnl a will i.uit Ihe" re
quirements of borrowers. Mv
,ui( connection w ith ami !l r i yli
knowledge of the valley enables
me to j'ive prompt serv..'c. Vo
i o in in iv, inns charged.- A dd ri.s
Win. MicMastcr. 1'. S. N'l
tioii.il Hank, roillaiul. Ore
gon, nt S7
Couiily Agent X. C. Jamison
has been nltcnding the Livestock
Show nt rortlnnd nil week, nctinit
as clerk to the Jiultfes of stock.
He reports IS00 more stock en
tries than were expected and the
Association will have to build
more sheds next year. Guernsey
herds from ns far East as Minne
sota are reported in attendance,
and the Northwest exhibitor
have it all over the Fast on good
looking stock, as a rule.
Sheep for sale: 23 .bead of
Shropshire ewes and a Shrop
shire bucks; I ewes and 2 bucks
registered! balance arc high
tirades, Also registered Jersey
bull, 1H months old. Hen Sah
tiow, Hillsboro, It. 1, ti miles
northeast of Hillsboro. Sil-88
It. A. McKcnzie, of Aberdeen,1
Wash., wns here over Sunday, the
guest of his uncle, F.. C. Lamb,
tie was enroule to Polluted, Ida
ho, where lie will take cdarge of
the .shoe department for the big
Wyerhauser store.
For Sale Four cows; 'heavy
work horse; wagon in fair shape;
buggy, nearly new ; hand grub
bing machine; .shovels, hoes, farm
tools, etc.; a few pieces of furni
ture. Mrs. Fred Meyers, l'j
miles west of Laurel. Phone,
Scdolls 525 Line 13. 3-1-37
Lutheran services next Sunday
afternoon, at 2 o'clock, nt the Ad
vent Church, on Baseline- St. P.
It. Sehaus, Pastor.
Chas. V.. Wells, of the Tele
phone Co., went to Portland
Tuesday to see the stock exhibit.
LUMBER CUT WILL BE
New Contract Let by State Higli-
way for 155.14 Milea
FARMS ARE 30,000 OREGON
Seven Million Acre are Farmed
in the State
Portland New packing concern
with paid up capital of $500,000
to build plant covering 15 acres.
Dallas New machine shop and
foundry being built.
St. Helens Hoad to be repaired
between here and hcappoonc.
Ashland Contract let for
grading ami paving new street
The lumber mills of the state
ure cutting to capacity with n big
rush of business expected during
the next live months.
Portland Contracts let for
I5S.l t miles state roads.
Iloseburg Local plant han
dles 100 tons apples.
Astoria More than 80 acres
in Clatsop county to be set to lo
ganberries ami strawberries this
toinnifi spring.
Oregon Citv 1 50,000 pulp
plant unit ready to run.
.St. Helen-- Columbia counlv
plans $250,000 fund for road
work.
Oregon has 7,000,000 acre of
laud under crop cultivation, and
30,000 farms in state at present.
Gold Hill cement plant soon to
resume operations. Fifty men at
work.
Oregon to follow Washington
in restoring death penalty tor
murder.
Dallas -Hank deposits $1,269,-
000 on October 1st; greatest in
the. city's history, and increase of
25 per cent over last bank call.
Oregon CityCrown Willam-1
ette Paper Co. will immediately
erect a new paper mill at West
Linn w hich will employ 200 men.
Largest and fastest paper ma
chine in West to be Mistalled.
Salem fruit union handling five
carloads daily nt packing plant,
and shipping apples to Last and
in New Zealand.
Itoscburg has demand for at
least one hundred new houses for
workers.
Vnle Dam completed on
Warm Springs project to irrigate
.'10.000 acres.
Stanlield Odd Fellows will
erect comfortable lodge building.
Union --Apple industry here
will total 23,000 boxes.
Over half million in sight foi
improvement of Malheur county
roads. ' .
Shingle manufacturers will
hold third annual session of Red
Cedar Shingle Congress in Seat
tle, Dec. 10 and 11th. Program
is in charge of J. S. Williams, sec
retary of shingle branch of West
Coast Lumbermen's Association.
Pendleton Woolen Mills install,
machinery to increase output 20
per cent.-
Wilbur New snwmill cutting
13.000 feet per day; two miles
northwest.
ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL
Chairman Thos. H. Tongue re
ports the following fund raised
for the Roosevelt Memorial: .
Place Chairman Amount
Banks, Will Moore $ 88.1 1
Heayerton, F. W. Cady.... 45.TS
Cornelius, Frank Sholes 22. to
Council, Frank Council 10.00
Dilley, Abner Hriggs O.10
Forest Grove, A. E. Scott 189,I0
Garden Home, T. E. Hills 20.25
Gaston, Glen Stnpleton 25.14
Gales City. J. McClaran... 18.15
Hillsboro,' M. P. Cady 233.21
Hillside, Chas. Bamford... 10.00
Laurel, Wm. Hathorn 2.00
North Plains, Elmer Mays 7.00
Orcneo, Itex Parsons 5.00
Iteedville, J. B. Imlay 8.45
Seholls, F. I'. Rowell........... 44.50
Sherwood, C. 1. Calkins...:.. 14.00
Tigard ; , 8.00
Tualatin, E. A. Eddy 86.00
Miscellaneous Schools 27.44
Total ...$719.84
Quota of Washington Co...$575.00
Excess of Quota .'. $144.54
or 25 per cent.
Of the above amounts credited
to towns, a portion was raised in
the schools nnd placed in the to
tal amount turned oyer bv the lo
enl chairman. Of the amount
credited to Hillsboro $44.75 was
iviven by the school children in
the city. -
l!)20 Maxwell for sale. Have
another make of car and do not
need both. Call nt City Meat Mar
ket, Third St. Will sacrifice. 87
A. L. Grebe, formerly of Lau
rel, has moved to tin- Hillsdale
section.
John Pooley, who is now in
Altoona, Pa., writes for the home
weekly for a year.
Henry Hoge, of South Tuala
tin, was in town the first of the
week.
Herman Metzler, w ho has hew
ed out n nice little place near the
Rood Uridge, was tip to the city
1 riday.
rcrkiiis now lias ins tree air
and water system installed
drive up and help yourself. You
are welcome. 3 t f
A. Bendlef, breeder of regis
tered Holstcins, of North Tuala
tin Plains, was a Livestock Show
visitor Tuesday.
l or sale: Three houses, street
.Hid sewer paid up, also vacant
lot on highway. Inquire at 103V
Washington St. 32-5
A. I). Hill and Finis Brown,
prominent Laureliti-s, were in the
city the lust of the wek.
For Sail. Chi lip Good, used
bicycle; new tires and seal. Write
or inquire at 1103 Edison Street.
Hillsboro. 35-37
Aug. Desinet, farming the Her
man Ko'chnke place under lease,
south of Oak Park, was a city
caller lite nrst ol the week.
M. S. Woodman, whose old
homestead at Banks is now a por
tion of the town, was an Argus
caller Monday.
For Sale Three stock hogs.
Downs & LnChapelle, Fern Hill
Farm, Cornelius, Ore., R. 2. Tel
ephone, Fern 552. 37-39
Oscar Peterson, of Peterson
Bros., auto dealers, goes to Me
Minnville to take charge of a
branch office for the firm.
John Wisiner, of Cedar Mill,
and Erwin Hitter, of Bethany,
were city callers Monday after
noon.
Wanted Steady work on farm
by young man. Address, B. L.
Dryden, 909 Second St., or ad
dress Box 188, care Dr. F. A.
Bailey, Hillsboro, Ore. 39
Miss- Eva Carstcns, of Port
land, was a HilUbiro visitor the
last of the week, enroute to
Banks, being called there by the
serious illness of her grandmoth-
er, Airs, lanme eriuav.
Make money raising strawber-
ries; luu plains lor .pi. special
rates on large lots. Varieties:
Gold Dollar; New Oregon, Ma-
. , , .il IT
goon, .dilrcss, i. nils, iiansou,
Hillsboro. Ore., It. 5, 15x44. 39
Peter Huffman, of Bacona, was
. . .. . w 1 . . . Jr..
in r t tie city :lonuay, auenaing
court, ninl while here went on
lown to see the Livestock show.
Slubwood delivered four foot,
, .... ... , I i, m
per com, .i.sn; in-iucii, -?.. o
per load. Immediate delivery.
Phone !t2.- Alexander Jiros.,
Hillsboro. 85-87
M. Borden, formerly of Witch
Ha.el, was in town-Monday. He
and his wife have moved to Port
land to reside.
L. H. Peters, of above North
Plains, was in Saturday. L. IL
says that the hill potatoes are the
finest he has ever seen.
Slightly used Ludwig piano
, ' a V 1 1
mahogany unisii io ur sum on
easy pavments. Liberty Bonds
taken nt face value. Patterson
Furniture Co.. 1261 Main St.
Chris Johnson and son, Chas.,
of Mason Hill, were in town on
Monday, visiting the son and
brother, Thos., who is convalesc
ing from an operation, for appen
dicitis nt the Robb Hospital.
Only monument dealers in
Washington County. Drop us a
card, and we will show you our
samples. Write or call on us, at
1363 Main SI., Hillsboro. Ore
gon Monument Works, Hillsboro.
Oregon. , B0-tf
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Overroe-
der, of Elinonica, were city callers
Tuesday afternoon, visiting with
Hillsboro friends. Frank is on the
Overroeder place, and bis parents
have moved to Hillsboro for resi
dence. I pay highest market price for
old papers and magazines 25
lbs. to bundle ; also buy old rags,
metal, scrap iron, old auto tires.
sacks, everything. Ben Segal;
telephone 2641, and will call.
Watch for the junk man, license
127. 84-37
.Mr. and Mrs. Claude Cook, of
Cornelius, were in Saturday, get
ting ready to move the first of
the week to their new purchase,
u pari of the d o. Robinson place,
near Farmington. They have the
only real hone.&t-to-goodness ar
tesian well in the county.
fOrilf SIX DIWS
CALL RMDMEETiNGS
To Vote for or Againtt Special
Road Tax i
GOOD ROADS MOVE GROWS
mouM Thai utany Will Levy
Special laxe tor 19Z0
i'orly-i. ryaU district in Wash
ington County have called meet
ings lo vole tor or uga.iuat special)
Ui lor rouii work, Allowing tiiatl
cue goou roads movement is
is growing right along, luis i!
me largest, e.ui in the History ot j
cue county nnd many will carry a
levy. i'lie dislnets, places of
meetings ami dale tollow:
Dist. 1, C Geibergcr'n house,
.Nov. 22.
i.t. 2, Rock Pit, Campbell's
place, Nov. 'i'i.
Dist. 3, Laurel School House,
Nov. 22.
Dist. 4, Swedish Church, Cher
ry Grove, Nov. 22.
Dii.1. 5, Ii looming School
tlou.se, Nov. 22.
Uitt. (i, draliel School House,
Nov. 22.
Dit. 7, Iteedville, Nov. 22.
Dist. 8, Uiteon, Nov. 22.
Dist. 9, 1. O. O. 1'. Hall, Nov.
Dist. 10, C. W. Allen's, Nov. 22
Dist. 11, Union Chapel, Nov.
22.
Dist. -12,- Lcisyville School
House, Nov. 22.
Dist. 14, Residence of Waiter
Rosw urin, Nov. 22. .
Dist. 16, Sargent's Hall, Nov.
Dist. 17, I. O. O. F. Hall, at
Banks, Nov. 22.
Dist. 18, K. P. Hall, at North
Plains, Nov. 22.
Dist. 19, Rock Creek School
House, Nov. 22.
Dist. 20, Union Hall, Nov. 28.
Dist. 21, Grange Hall, Buxton,
Nov. 28.
Dist. 23, Forestdale School
House, Nov. 22.
Dist. 24, Hill's School House,
Nov. 25.
Dist. 25, Jacktown School
House, Nov. 22.
Dist. 26, Barnes' School House,
Nov. 22.
Dist. 27, Areiide School House,
Nov. 22.
Dist. 28, Wallace School House
Nov. 22.
Dist. SO, Old Store at Roy, Nov.
22.
Dist. 31, Grange Hall, Nov. 22.
Dist. 82, Garden Home School
House, Nov. 22.
Dist. 33, Verboort Hall, Nov.
Dist. 34, Scofield School House
Nov. 22.
Dist. 35, Shady Brook school
House, Nov. 22.
Dist. 86, Older & Greener, at
Denny's, Nov. 22.
Dist 30, Mullov Hall, Nov. 22.
Dist. 42, timber School
House, Nov. 22. '
Dist. 43, Middleton School
House, Nov. 22.
Dist. 45, Helvetia School
House, Nov. 22.
Dist. 46, Mead School House,
Nov. 22.
Dist. 47, Hazeldale School
House, Nov. 22.
Dist. 48, School House, School
Dist. 96, Nov. 22.
Dist. 50, Warehouse at Sewell
Station, Nov. 22.
Dist. 51, City Hall, Orenco,
Nov. 22.
Dist. 52, City Hall, Gaston,
Nov. 28.
Dist. 53, School House in Dist.
53, Nov. 22.
Dist. 54, Town Hall, Nov. 22.
Dist. 56, School House in Dist.
56, Nov. 22.
Dist. 6", Centerville School
House, Nov. 22.
Dist. 58, J. C. Buchanan Farm,
Nov. 28. .
HOUSE AND 2 LOTS
Seven-room house furnished if
desired. Real property alone,
$1900. Payment dow n, say $S00.
and $15 per month on balan e.
U 1809 Baseline St. Electric
lights, hot nnd cold water, bath.
This is a snap. Come nnd see
this ns it will be taken soon. All
kinds of fruit. On new highwny,
just completed. Owner. j
Chas. Bloom, of the River
Road, was up the last of the
week. He will have ten neres of
baby hops next season. Chns.
just had to get back into the busi
ness a train.
R. H. Hansen, of the River
Road, was an Argus caller Friday.
I B. BUCHANAN & CO.
(Incorporated)
Hillsboro, Cornelius and North Plains
, Wholesale and Retail Deal? rs 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 Fiour
The Best Flour at the Lowest Prices.
Telephones; Hillsboro, Main 14,
Cornelius, City 1515, North Plain, Main 263.
J. A. Thornbargh,
President.
D. R. Cheney,
Aasiatant Cashier
John E. Bailey,
Vice President ,,
H. E. Ferrin
A Militant Cashir
FOREST GROVE NATIONAL
BANK
FOREST GROVE, ORE.
RESOURCES
Loans .
$504,13j.8S
273,81 .59
47,309.42
18,710.00
U.S. Bonds-
Other Bonds
Banking house
Other real est.
Stock iit Federal
Res. Bank
Cash and due
from Banks.-
6,15!0.00
1,800.00
189,8ri3.0'
Total
.$1,041,75:1.91
ONLY ROLL OF HONOR BANK IN WASHINGTON
COUNTY
INTEREST PAID
" r ii i i i ,
? PYRALIN
have a very Complete Stock,
and Our Prices are Right. Wa
Advise You to Make Your Selec
tions Early.
The Delta1
Drug Store
ii ' ' "p
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.
HOFFMAN
Jeweler and Optician
Main Street i Hillsboro, Oregon
W. W. McEldowney,
Cashier.
E. F BurlinKham
S. (J. Hughes
LIABILITIES
Capital
Surplus
Circulation
$25,000.00
.. 52,1514.73
. 23,000.00
. 939,139.18
Deposits
Totd ...$l,041,753.81
ON SAVINGS
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