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HILLSBORO, OREGON, JANUARY 1, 1920.
No. 43
AFTER FOUR MONTHS
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Escaped From Penitentiary at Sa
.i K-in Auiut H of Ft Year
KOiibED UEAVLUTON BANK
Former Forest Grove Boy Ha
Lonu Criminal Career
llicxter Clink, nils') Leo "Mart
iiuiii, itlun Clint, I'ttnley, in under
.irri fit at Maryiville, ( al,, where
iu wan lirt taken lnlit u -.truly on
llin charge of liming hlmt a negro.
i'Iic negro, u ho ti-( a few tlay
uflrr being filiitt, run li! mil idrtitl
ly Clark a lui aailaul. The
iiilliiiiiliiH, hmvrvcr, knew they
had n tiiiil one in jail anii Juvtit
IgMth'll shotted that lw wa waul
il at Sjiukiiiir, fur the lobhcry tl
a lmuk tui lir. I'.'.
J .tilt r it Irttliipircd tlinl Kni t
mull tt in llii' Chester Clink w ho
riililu il t lit- llmik of Jlcawrtou
I lll 1 1 1 1 1 1 j; , ttuit allotted to jilnul
guilty i inl gitiu (til y - r at tin
pell ill Salem, On August II he
rn-.-ijii il I rum (In- guardv while he
was linking berries on I lie n-ni
trnit.iry In nil. A si n iiruiii
wari li ttas made for I lie rtcapc,
but lit- ttas inter Mghtcd. , lis.
wif', who w . at "ialeiii at t tic
time of his tsenpe, 1.0011 left the
capital, -iml tlir iirxl ilny 1 r ' 11 f
li-r tin- .Spokane bank robin rt .
n 1 )- lu-iiilril by two Cortland de
tectives, iiinl on her ii rii m
fouml tivrr !?!((). This gate tlii'in
a eltn- nt to tin- i in Irulur of the
lui nk robbery anil a mail was Ki-l't
to Siin 1 ' raiieiieii. ( lark hut al
ready been iilenlifiril a tlie "iv
011 escape. .Spokane nnlnrnlly
wauls him up there, but the (lie
gon .Stnte penitentiary ban tin
first eall ihi the outlaw. Tin bank
lost only a thousand dollar.
Clark ih w i II know 11 nt a boy
at the, (iron. Hit first arrest was
for breaking into a bouse oil I'ort
In titl Heights, l or this erime he
given 1 prison sentence, but
wan paroled, This tta in IHI4.
Oil June 10, HUH, he went to
licavcrtoii in a ear stolen from the
shipyard at I'urttanti, and held
up the bank at lleaverton, Kilting
away with ij'.'t,h00. The most of
this money" wai ttkni from him
when he was rauitht a few days
later ill Lou Angeles.
Ira Wheeler, who hat been liv
ing at North Hend for several
yearn, came up to Aloha and
IlilUboro, lust week, to spend the
Holiday. Ira wai here Satur
day, and says that he would not
have believed Hillsboro had made
such si rules unless he snw it. He
thinks the Coon country has a big
future before it, but admit Wash
ington County it hard to beat.
.1. I). Koch, of south of Corne
lius, wan ill the city Saturday af
ternoon. Jot. Sens, of L isyville, wat a
eitv visitor the first of the week.
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If you didn't get that bank book and letter we mailed you,
come into our bank and let us show you what it was.
It is important that you look into our "Christmas Banking
Club" plan, for it means much to you and your family.
Como in today and learn how, by banking small amounts
regularly, you can have a nice sum at the end of fifty weeks.
We will be glad to tell you about it.
There are 12 clubs to fit every purse.
You will receive 3 per cent interest.
SHUTE SAVINGS BANK
AUCTION SALE
At the Campbell Itaiich, Scholia,
Oregon, 1 will aril herd of
High Grade Dairy Cattle '
at eleven o'clock, oil
SATURDAY, JANUAUY 8,
(On account of bad weather
thin calti wan postponed from
Dec. 10 to January 8.)
, Sale Lint Twenty-four head
of high producing Grade Jersey
milk cows, lome fresh and other
to be fresh by sale day; nine heif
era from my beat cowa; pure bred
bull calf.
Term Two per cent off or
canli. Credit of six month will
be given on approved note at H
per cent.
Lunch will be nerved at noon.
Lester It. Campbell, Owner.
J. W. Hughes, Auctioneer.
F. E. Uowell, Clerk.
This herd imiHt be seen to be
appreciated.
Dora Ileus has sued J. W. Hess
for divorce. She alleges they
were married at Vancouver, Wn.,
Nov. 3, 1917, and there is one!
child, a daughter, a year old, born
to the union. She says the bus
band was cold and indifferent to
her, and called her caresses
"slush." She says in her com
plaint that Mr. Hess constantly
gave hit confidences and linaiieial
assistance to his two daughters
by a former w ife, and would not
take her with him when he went
011 pleasure trips. She states the
properly right have been set
tled out of court, and she wants
only the custody of Ihe little girl.
Farm Wanted Thirty to CO
acres improved, with buildings
and family orchard, fruit, etc., on
good road, and close to town and
shipping point suitable for dairy
ing. I'arty will pay cash for a
place that suits. Please give com
plete description and full partic
ulars. -Ralph Harris Company,
827 Chamber Commrrce, Port
land. 41-4
Mauley II. Hoard, of near Hel
vetia, has sued Jennie Hoard for
divorce. He alleges they were
married at Vancouver, Wn.. Nov
IS, ll'IH, and when hr was
stricken with the pneumonia a
few days later told him he could
"lake care of himself." She left
him after telling- him that he had
misrepresented hit age, and he al
so says she told him he was loo
worn out to run the farm. After
2S day of wedded life the wife,
with the husband sick in bed,
said "I am going you can lake
care of yourself."
E. I. Kuratli has his office in
the Hillsboro National Hank
Building, upstairs, Main St. en
trance. Real estate, loans, insur
ance, Insurance of autos, etc.,
ruin r yam-tug. Notary Public,
Hillsboro, Ore. tf
Francis Rotch Jr. and Marie
Chandler were united in marriage
bv County Judge J. W. Ooodin,
Dec. 2(i.
V. Cavancss, of North Hills
boro, went to Umatilla Tuesday
to work for the O. W. 11. & N. Ry.
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DISCUSSED A! CLUB
Manager Chas. E- Wells Succinct
ly Explains Position
THREE MEN TO CONFER
Will Meet With Telephone Mana
gers and Discuss Matter of Rates
Chairman ('. II- Buchanan, Sam
Weil and Fred J. Stwell were ap
pointed a committee at the Hills
boro Club meeting Tuesday night
to meet with the managers of the
various telephone companies and
take up the matter of telephone
rates and the gentlemen will
have some nut to crack. The ac
tion of the club was taken after
a two hour session discussing the
merits and demerits of the ten
cents switching charge made by
the Hillsboro Telephone Com
pany for conversations on con
necting lines. Mr. Wells, who
has been the target wat asked to
come before the Club and meet
the. outside telephone people
from lleaverton aid Scholls. Ik
was present and when he had
concluded his exposition of the
question, setting forth the situa
tion tersely and to the point, an
swering ail questions asked, and
had shown that the company dur
the last six mouths had opcruUd
at a financial loss provided the
company sett aside its 0 per cent,
depreciation charge which
must be done- and set forth the
fact that but for the ten cent
charge for switching the net loss
would have b.-eu m. vcral hundred
dollars greater, 'there were few
to question -him. Mr. Groner.
Mr. Raynard, Mr. Mulloy, Dr.
Hyde and several others spol e hi
opposition to the toll sy stem, and
Qi'vocated a Hat raise on the tele
phones, monthly.
Mr. Wells replied that he was
ready for any solution to the pro
blem but that he could not be ex
pected to carry the expense of
making several thousand sw itches
monthly. He stated that the toll
system meant that those v ho
used the phones and procured the
sw itch service paid for w hat they
got and he expressed some doubt
that the public service commis
sion would grant a raise in rates
which would mean that those
living on outside lines and paying
for phones to the Hillsboro com
pany, but not using the outside
lines to any appreciable extent,
must pay for the maintenance of
a service they did not use.
Without embellishments Mr
Yiclls said that he did not feel
that his company should operate
at a loss that outside lines might
have free service thro his switch
board, and ho felt that his com
pany must not be the "goat," and
furthermore, he felt that when
people understood the situation
they would not blame him for his
attitude.
He made affidavits to his state
ments of operating, using the
same figures that must go under
affidavit to the public service
commission, and to which figures
any stockholder or complainer
under the law has access. J.
Frank Stroud invited the Hillsbo
ro club to visit Beaverton Jan. 12.
when another meeting will be
held to take up the rate matters.
Answering the charge that the
loll system was slower in getting
people connected Mr. Welb
stated that he would not concede
that, in the main, at all, as people
had forgotten the myriads of time
when they wanted connections
under free service and fottnd the
lines "busy." Frankness was Mr.
Well's cardinal virtue.
The club and visitors were ad
vised to attend the budget meet
ing tomorrow, ami mention was
made of the contention that over
$80,000 had been expended on
road work w hich Would have to
be covered bv coming taxes.
This matter Js to be brot up at
the. budget session.
E. L. Moore, president of the
club, presided.
For sale: Three dozen laying
pullets, full-blood R. I. Reds; al
so rubber-tire buggy, good as
new; 5-months shoatj 2 tons hay
G. W. Ware, City R. 1, Box 4B;
1 ' miles north of Hillsboro. 45
Carl Dick, of West Union, was
in town Monday. He lost 300
boxes of apples during the late
freeze.
I For sale: A
I graphophone with
j thrown in for $16.
Main St., Hillsboro.
$15 Edison
35 records
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43-45
Try the Argus $1.50 per year,
Chas. Robinson.of rie-tr Sehollt,
was ft city visitor the hist of the
week.
Mr. and Mrs. IL D. Sehmclt.er
spent Christmas with .Mr, and
Mrs. r. C. rauli, of Llmouica.
W. L. Ituell and Mildred Mc
Coy, of Timber, were married at
Vancouver, Wn., Dec. 24.
If you arc in the market for a
truch chassis, I have "trade in"
Vclic. D. Corwin. 88-tf
Walter Keffer, still convalesc
ing from ins tan in a rortlanu
levator, was out Saturday, a
guest at the Weiks.
Lost: Dec. 26, on Second, or
Main, Hillsboro, two $0 bills.
Finder will receive liberal re
ward. Leave at Argus office.
Wanted: Two tile ditchers, to
work by rod- K. I. Donelson,
Hilsboro, Ore., It. 1 ; one mile
out. 43 -44
F.dward Klink, of Canton,
Montana, is here for the Holidays
a guest of his parents, Mr, and
Mrs. John Klink.
Perkins now has his free air
ana waur system installed
drive up and help yourself. You
arc welcome. 3-t f
W. C. I".dy and Win. Peters, of
near Middle ton, were city callers
I riday, coming up on a circuit
court case.
Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Patterson
and family, of Dallas, were here
Christmas week, guests of the
Peter Boseows and W. W. lios-
cows.
Mark Sears and Charlotte Le-
vie were married at Vancouver,
Wn., Dec. 24. The groom is from
Hillsboro and the bride is from
Forest Grove.
Fred H. Caldwell, one of the
S. P. scalers, was down from the
big timber, the last of the week.
He says the camps all were 'to
have started up Monday or Tues
day, and he predicts a bigger cut
than ever this year.
The Alumni Association of the
Hillsboro High School will have
their annual Holiday meeting in
the Hillsboro Club rooms on Jan
uary 2, at 8 p. m. AH are urgent
ly requested to attend.
C. J. Birdsell and K. L. McCor-
mick have formed a partnership
for the purpose of handling real
estate. Mr. McCormick will re
sign as city librarian after Jauu
arv I. Both gentlemen are per
sonallv interested in several
farms in the county.
Unlv monument dealers in
Washington County. Drop us
card, and we will show you our
samples. Write or call on us, at
I3fi.' Main St., Hillsboro. Ore
gon Monument Works, Hillsboro
Oregon. 50-tf
Bud Withrow, of Tillamook,
was here Sunday, the guest of his
brother-in-law, Jas. Rhea, of
South Hillsboro. The two had
met but once in 40 years, when
they attended school up in the
Heppncr country. Withrow went
to McMinnville, Monday morn
ing, to visit relatives.
Wanted A fresh cow that pro
duces, at least 3 gallons milk;
not over 6 or 7 years old; must
be reasonable, for cash. Guy
Martin, Beaverton, Ore., R. 4;
Witch Hazel Station, on Southern
Pacific. 41-43
W. P. Atkinson, working for
the city of Portland, spent Mon
day in the city where years ago
he wielded the policeman's stick
as citv marshall "Bill," or "Iron
side," as the peace disturbers for
merly called him, still owns his
Hillsboro residence, and conies
out every once in a while to see
how things are firing out in the
old bailiwick.
II. M. Basford, ow ner of Ihe
Granit; Ledge Farm of 100 acres
on 1 1) i River Ilond to Farniington,
has sue d John Rvchcn for $ti7.50
and issued att-ichmcnt proceed
ings. He says Rycheii was to pay
him rental of $2.50 per day and
has failed so to do, and he wants
the monev and the ranch back in
his possession.
Paul C. Long, one of the vet
erans of the. famous Ninety-First
Division in its European career,
w as in the city Monday, the guest
of his brother, L. A. Long. P. C.
was accompanied by their ne
phew, Albert Bouland, of Minne
apolis, Minn., who was with the
Kellv Field Aviation Camp, and
who is now enroute to San Diego,
Cal., where he goes after a short
visit with his mother, Mrs. IL G.
Furies, of Morrison St., at
Twelfth, Portland. Since Paul
was last here he has visited the
oh! home back in Wisconsin, and
relatives at Missoula, Montana,
The warm coast climate, however
brot him back to Western Oregon,
VISITS !! PUPIL
M.
N. Bonham "Made Hit"
Portland Boniface
With!
RAWHIDE DAYS RECALLED
How Reguations Were Regulated
in Old Days
It makes a difference, doesn't it,
as every boy who ever attended!
school in the days of blood and ;
iron really and truly know. Now
adays things are different but!
when M- N. Boitham began teach
ing up in Canyon City long ago
old-fashioned ideas were in
vogue.
Mr. and Mrs. Bonhani,who now
reside in Hillsboro. came to Port-
ud yesterday. They registered
at the Imperial and Phil Metschan
Jr. recogifized them. It was from
Professor Bonham that the hotel-
man learned his A. B.C.'s in 1882.
Then the teacher's Robert's
rules of order consisted of a long,
green rawhide. Young Phil had
been rather outspoken as a little
youngster and he didn't care
much about regulations of the
school room.
He had a back seat. One day
he poured ink down the back of
the boy seated in front of him.
Strange to say, the other lad ob
jected.
"Philip," said the teacher slow
ly, "come to my desk and sit be
side me. You may then keep out
of mischief."
"Don't want to sit up there,"
replied the scholar.
"Come, Philip," urged dear
teacher.
"Won't do it," said the boy.
The next minute the professor
had the lad by the nap of the
neck and every step towards the
desk was punctuated with a lay-
ing-on of the rawhide.
Phil laughingly told his guest
about that incident.
"Do you remember it, profes
sor?" asked the Portlander.
"Xo, I don't" said the visitor.
It seems strange you should."
"Well, replied the hotel man,"
if I had had that rawhide and you
had been in my shoes, I'll bet
you'd remember the incident,
too." Portland Daily.
Br'er Bonham now uses the
"golden rule" out here in 'Wash
ington County.
. PUBLIC SALE
Of Holstein Cows
The undersigned will sell at pub
lic sale at their farm. 4 miles north
of Forest Grove, and mile
uortli of Verboort on
THURSDAY, JANT. 8
Sale to commence at 10 o'clock
a. m., our entire herd of grade
Holstein cows, 28 head. 24 are
fresh or will be fresh by the
time of the sale; one to freshen
Feb. 5th.
This is one of the best herds in
the county. There is not a ma
ture cow in the herd but has
given over 50 lbs. of milk per
day. Some have given 70 lbs.
per day. Two year olds have
given 55 lbs. per day.
Horse nine years old, weight
1300 lbs., 12-horse International
gas engine: 2n horse Monarch
gas engine, 6 foot corrugated
roller, three 17-tooth spring
tooth harrows, 24-tooth spring
tooth harrow, Racine 14 in. sulky
plow;gang plow,2 walking plows,
12 and 14 in. jMcCormick mower,
5 ft. cut; hay rake; 7 ft. McCor
mick binder; three-horse broad
cast seeder; two horse land plas
ter seeder, Humphrey bone cut
ter, ten 10-gal. milk cans.
Free lunch at noon.
Terms of Scle: $20 and un
der cash. On sums over $20 a
credit of 6 months will be given
with 8 per cent interest and ap
proved security. No property to
be removed until terms of sale are
complied with.
EVERS BROS., Owners.
J. W. Hughes, Auctioneer.
Wm, A. Vandervclden, Clerk.
For Sale Fine registered Jer
sey bull, papers with him. Fine
type, splendid conformation; 8,
years old ; must change head of i
herd. Is -good sized and his
mother a 42-pound cow. George
Mcacham, Mountaindale, Ore
gon. 42-44
Henry C. Guild, former Hills
boroite and oldtime newspaper
man, sends the Argus the Holiday
edition of the Bend paper. It's
worth while and Henry "hepped"
make it. He is now the city edi-
tor of the journal in mention.
C. B. BUCHANAN & CO.
(Incorporated)
Hillsboro, Cornelius and North Plains
Wholesale and Retail Dealers In
Grain, Hay, Flour, Feed and
Grain Bags
Car-!ot 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.
J. A. Thornbnrgh,
President
D. R. Cheney,
Assistant Cashier.
John E. Bailey,
Vice President.
H. E. Ferrin,
Assistant Cashier.
FOREST GROVE NATIONAL
BANK
FOREST GROVE, ORE.
At Call of Comptroller, Nov. 17, 1919
RESOURCES
Loans $552,722.00
U. S. Bonds 185,802.56
Other Bonds 102,097.26
Banking House- 19,687.28
Other real estate 1,850.00
Stock in Federal
Reserve Bank- 2,250.00
Cash and due
from banks 224,606.57
Total
.$1,089,815.67
ONLY BOLL OF HONOR BANK IN WASHINGTON
COUNTY
This Bank affords its patrons every banking facility consistent
with conservative management. Accounts of individuals,
firms and corporations respectfully solicited.
INTEREST PAID ON SAVINGS
JANUARY
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BUY A
VICTROL A
NOW
$25.00 to $500.00 on Terms to Suit
The Delta Drug Store
appy ew
Year!
A Watch, a nice piece of Jewelry, and one of the hun
dreds of novelties in our stock would make a fine New
Year's Token.
We have just what you want to make your New Year
complete.
HOFFMAN
JEWELER AND OPTICIAN
Main Street : Hillsboro, Oregon
six
W. W. MeEldowney,
Cashier.
E. F. Burlingham,
S. G. Hughes.
LIABILITIES
Capital $25,000.00
Surplus 61,031.22
Circulation 85,000.00
Deposits 978,284.45
Total $1,089,815.67
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