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VOL XXV!
HILLSBORO, OREGON, FEBRUARY 26, 1920.
No. 51.
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BEST UPLIFT IRK
R. Frank Peters Selected as the
Chairman of Body
BOARD FORMED LAST WF.F.K
Home Service Program Outlined
for Year 1920
To what extent Niul v liit intifiiii r
the Su 1 vn I ion Army may most i f
fectlvrly exert i I constructive so
cial i lTuil til Washington ('(unit)
will be drlcriiiiuctl by the County
Advisory Hoard organlrd here
1 riila v night, nt a meeting held in
tin1 CiiiiuiU'rriiit Club lloinui,
The Hoard, which is composed of
Home of the County's foremost
business llli'll, Mild civil' leader,
thoroughly discussed tin- ml vn ii
tagel of the step before organ!,
ing, nnd eitiiir to tlie i'ii in I u i ri
that the Salvation Army Ihunt
Nervier l'rorniu for I U20. hx ex
ilninrd to lliein by Mr, W. S.
Parks, Field He prmenliiliyr of
the Army, offers valuable ni
jmrtunity for Washington County
to avail itnelf of the tmeiiil service
facilities of the (rent Snlvntioii
Army organisation,
llerrnftrr the Advisory Hoard
whose chairman U It, Frank
Pctvrs, will eon it it ute the direct
in K force govrrning the Army'
work in thin eotuity, lit iiieiiiJu-rt,
in addition to Mr. Peters, the
chairman, are: I'rril 1 1 1 I . 1 1 n k I
vice elmlrmnil ; J. II. Ciarrctl, Sec
ret a ry; H, W. Ilnrtu-s, 1", Si bnl
inerieh, W. V. Hoc-row, K. I..
Moore, Dr. K. T. Helms, Ralph
Fatter, Wm, Herbert, tiro. Al
len nnd J. M. Clour.
This body It to otudy certain
phase of Hiieinl niul moral eoiuli
tions tlmt may i UI in the enmity,
.ind report this to the stale heiul
(piarters of tin army In Portland.
There the i.itunlion will In- n veil
ed nnd the Army ollieiuls will
tike such action as may be dei in
id nci snry to meet it, tiliijiutr
to bent advantage their Inline, I
prrsonarl nnd the numerous de
partments mid institutions.
Similar Hoards are being form
ed In every county in the stale,
Mr. I' --.rk rvplaiin-il, and will in
like manner study thrir Held niul
report, thus giving the State of
ficlils of the Army a coinprcli. n
iiive view of the entire Oregon sit
uation. They will thin he in a
position to loeate accurately the
State "sore spots" nnd emieeii
trnle their f (Torts, if nrcrjiSAry, at
a particular point or points. In
addition, the Hoard will keep in
rinse touch with the situation
here, nnd opportunities for the
Army can he brought to its atten
tion, or eon ask fur help w In-nrv -r
mi emergency n risen. The Army'
numerous institution in thin nnd
adjoining Slates, Mich us Iteacue
Homes, Jndtixtrial I 1miii-h, Oirls'
Hoarding 1 1 1 mi i-h, employment
lliircaus, and Orphanage, eiui he
placed directly lit tin- service of
the people of this eoiiiily.
It is not I liniif.' hi that conditions
in Washington County will be
found worse th.ni in any other
county of similar population or
location, tint it it ckpi-ctcd that
the si ml V will reveal the milliner
mid places in v hich the Salvation
Army may make its work more
c III I'ie li I , Mr, Parks einihiisi,ed
the point that cue must be I -.ken
to hie Hint the Ami) did Hot du
plicate any work now In iug thoie
by similar agencies, ami lie de
clared his belief that it has al
ways covered a tit-tit not reached
by any other oifaiiiahoii. The
formation of a strong Hoard here,
il was fell, would give double as
suriiiiee against any duiliealion
ofi-ITorl.
AUCTION SALE
Ity order of the County Court ol
Washington County, Oregon. I
will .sell ut public sale at the lair
John Keieheii place, back of the
old West Union rlinrch, nhnut 7
miles N, I', of ItilKhoro, at 1 p
in., on
TIFSDAV, MAltt II .'
Ten in work liuises, (J i-uwt vivinir milk
thten of them Iliuwn Swiss; one beel
, cow; t heifer calves; lot of WhiU
, l.eluil li elilekeliM, 10 htaiuls of beea,
li icuinea fowls, one iiiaiiuin npii'iiuVr,
farm waenii, hark, tJaideu City titeel
plow, tuutli-liarrow, ili;w hurrow, need
drill, hayrack, hayriike, spray pump,
tump jack, mower, mnuu tool antl
; other tlitng too miinrroun to men! inn
j Trrint of sale All sums timtei
j i'iO, eahj all sums over if'.'t), on
ttppnived hniikablc note, for ti
iniiullis at 8 per rent, interest
Two per rent, oft for rash ovei
CHRISTIAN Itl'.ICIII'.N,
Administrator of the l-'.stiti- of
John Ueicbeil, Decertscd.
J. C. Kuratli, Auctioneer.
John Hay, of Portland, was out
to the citv Tuesd.'ly, 'lernooii,
lookiiig after the interests of the
linn with which lie is associated
in the Hose City. John says that
the old town is blossoming out
like the proverbial ro-,e and green
hay tree, and he is always ready
to acclaim this as bis birth town
wherever be goc. While hen
Hay found the Argus latch siring.
I have the I',. C. DeWitt & (V
line of proprietary medicines.
This line needs no reeoinmrnda
tiou after being used once. We
carry the following in stock,
postage prepaid DeWitt'a I.ax
alive Cold Tablets; DeWitt'
Cough Syrup; DtrWitfa Dyspcp
hia tablets; DrWitt'a Kidney tab
lets; DeWitt's Little F.nrly Risers;
l?ee's Laxative Cough Syrup.-- W.
L, Stevens, Laurel. 47 tf
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SHUTE SAVINGS BANK
NO III EXTENSION
Collector Milton A. Miller Send
Argut Ruling
IF YOU EMPLOY, READ IT
Muat be in Hands of Collector by
March 15th
Complete returns of individual,
partnerships, liduciaric and cor
porations must be in the bauds of
Milton A. Miller, Collector of In
ternal Revenue, Portland, Oregon
on or before March l&th, ISIL'O,
This al.so applies to the infor
mation returns. In addition to
the income tax statements re
quired by law, all individuals,
partnerships, liiluei.irics and cor
porations having made payments
during the year of $1,000 or over
to any one person (which includes
salaries, wages, - fees, commis
sions, rent, interest, premiums
and annuities) must lib- iuforuiit
tion returns on l oriii I0!H, ac
companying said l'oriu with let
ter of transmission on J'orui lOllii.
These information returns must
be forwarded directly to Com
missioner of Internal Revenue,
Sorting Division, Washington, I).
C.
Last year, if haiiii K""d and
sulticieiit reason it was found im
posnihh' to complete n return by
March I, Mh, eiirjinratiotis, indi
liduals and partnerships were
pellliitteil to file oil or before
March 1 5lh, a tentative return
and were given an extension of
45 days in which to file a com
plete return. Conditions which
justified such extensions do not
evist Ibis year.
Where additional time is ac
tually requirrd because of illness
or absence, nn extension of time
not to exceed .'10 days may be
Itranled upon written application
therefor made before the return
is due. This, however, only ap
plies to specilie cases of illness or
alienee.
here a fiscal year has been es
tablished in the Collector's oilier
the due date of lilinu: Income Tax
Returns) is the lifteeuth day of llu-
third month from the close of the
aeenuntint' period, hut this does
not apply to the information re
turns referred to which must he
tiled as above.
Alta Miller, of Portland, has
sueil V. II. Miller lor a ilecree ol
divorce, alleging all kinds of cru
elty. She savs they were married
in Vancouver, Wash., Sent. ;t0.
I !!!, and within three davs after
the ceremony he commenced
treating her in an unheard of
manner. The complaint sets
f.i-tii that the husband frequent
ly threatened to kill himself, ami
on Nov. 21, 1 9 1 ! . locked her and
her mother in room with defend
ant, pulled out a knife, tore open
his shirt bosom, and told her he
was goiii'r to Kill li im-.cn in their
presence. Hut be didn't. He
drew i tie wile on t lie licit seven
or eight times, kicked furniture,
and decamped. She says be also
v ould come to a place of liusiuc as
she conducted and threaten to
tight all the employees and sh
wants the Court to untie the knot
that is so burdensome and giv
her buck her maiden name of
Woolley.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hay, of As
toria, motored up the Columbia
Monday, and were guests of Mr
anu iiirs. frank imnric, ut ureneo
and relatives at Cornelius and
Forest Grove, for a few days th
first of the week. Ben says that
Hillsboro has improved wonder
fully since last he visited tin
jdaee where he spent his hoy hood
Ben was raised below Newton
anu as a imveloot tioy knew every
toe-snubbing stone from the Ilav
place to town and he says he a
w ays caught them all, either com
ing or going. When he came to
school and struck a stone he
merely skinned the ton of the toe
hut going back a collision meant
that a nail fame off.
Herb Luck was In from near
North Plain Tuesday.
Mm. J. P. Mcl'arlaiid, of Man
ning, wan In town Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jackson, of
North Plains, were cilv visitors
Tuesday.
Fred Goctze and Tony Sinay,
of above Blooming, were city call
ers Tuesday mornpg.
1 I 1 T. I I,
jonn ana r.uw. joge. were in
town the hrst of the week from
the I'ariiiiiigtoii district.
Steve llolleiibei k , of upper
F.ast Dairy, above Mountaindabt,
was in town the lirst of the week.
For Sale Two modern up-to-
date (i-rooni bungalow s, on paved
street. Apply 1232 Ha si line St.,
Hillsboro. 50 52
II. II. Hoge, one of the oldtiin
crs ol tin; rarinington district.
was greeting friends in the city
the first of the week.
W. II. Ht mswoi tli, of near Roy,
w as a city visitor I uesilay. .
II. it waiting for the trout to bite
when be will tlothcrcst.
Party wants to borrow $7. 000
on 122-acre Jarm between Hills
boro and Heaverton.- Stroud .Si
o., Incorporated, Heaverton,
Oregon. 51 tf
Il.irry W. Schotield and May
tihecn, of (tales (reek, were
united in marriage at Forest
(irove, Feb. 21, IS20, ReV. Carlos,
of forest (irove, othYiathig.
i'ligeue Loving and Lola V.
Harper, of (tales. Creek, were
united in marriage. - at 1 on st
(irove, Feb. 2t, I!l20, Rev. Car
los lierforuiiiitf the ceremony.
Frank Berry, with the C'ogan
mill below Rerdville, was in town
Tuesday, coming to meet bis
brother, Pres Berry, w ho came in
from Montana the first of the
w eek.
F. W. Schilling, of Portland.
ind Mrs. Fannie Williams, of this
oiinly, were married in Hillsbo
ro, I t li. IS, ni.'U, uev. vt anon
Skipwortb, of the M. I'.. Church,
otlici.-iting.
Win, Mrl.ler, of South Tuala
tin, was in the city 1 uesilay. His
wife is in Portland, nursing their
daughter, Mrs. Pbilippi, widow
of the late Walter Philmpi. ill
from inllueiia.
' PASSESJROM FLU
Wa Native of Washington Coun
ty and Aged 32 Years
SPENT HIS LIFE IN COUNTY
Life Full of Promise Brought to!
Close by Epidemic Last Week
Orville Nathan Prickett, a well
known young farmer of near Oak
Park, died Feb. 18, from an at
tack of influenza. He was born
near Hanks, April 20, 1888, and
had resided in this county ail his
life. He was married to Miss
Rose Schlciel, a daughter of John
Schlegcl, June 11, 1911, and
three children were born to the
union, two of whom are living.
He is survived by the widow and
children, Karl, aged five, and Ora-
delle, aged two: his father. N. S.
Prickett ; step-mother. Mrs. N. S.
Prickett; a sister, Mrs. Wm.
Thurston, of near Heaverton; and
four brothers, Wm. Prickett, of
near Hillsboro; ('has., John and
ILirley, all of Banks.
The funeral took place from
the M. E. Church at Banks. Rev.
F. S. Ford conducting services.
The church was crowded to ca
pacity, forty Odd Fellows attend
ing in a body, Mr. Prickett hav
ing hern a member ol the Jianks
Lodge. The Odd Fellows' Ritual
w as read at the cemetery.
The (loral offerings were pro
fuse and beautiful, indicative of
the high esteen in which the de
ceased was held.
Orville Prickett was a consci
entious citizen, living up to
ideals thfst were most worthy. He
wns reliable, trustworthy in all
his dealings; a splendid friend; a
loving and indulgent husband and
father, and always honored for
his strict integrity.
He had been a member of Jer
icho Lodge, L O. O. F. for many
ve.irs, and took a great interest
in the work of the order. A host
of friends deeply regret his de
mise and extend to the bereaved
family their sincere sympathy.
PUBLIC SALE
For sale: I'orly-sevrn head
goats, old and yoarg, all tine aid
mal. II. J. Chiistenseu, Hills
boro, R. 8; two miles north of
Helvetia. Phone 16F21 Nortl
Plains. 49-51
Mrs. Glen Met.ger ami cbil-
driii. of St. Helens, are guest', of
Mrs. Mrtver's p-ireiits, Mr. ami
Mr. .!. T. Shannon, of north of
Hillsboro. Her brother, ( hick
lias been down with the tin.
Judge A. 11. Tanner, of above
(last. in, was in the city Monday,
eliroute to Portland. The Judge
is living the "imple life" these
lays, and says there is no atmos
diere like that up on the hills of
Washington County.
Thomas J. Shaw, who owns six
, t , i
icres ot laml near itaston, mis
sued Letlie M. Shaw for divorce,
alleging desertion in HM. They
lived together nearly eight years.
and Shaw .says he wants full title
to the land in question.
For sale- Carter car, with good
engine; suitable for truck pur
poses. Also 50 gallon gasoline
tank; express wagon and milk
cooler. Mrs Josi.-ih Millar, Reed
villc, Ore. Phone, Beaverton
central. 50-52
Clyde Lincoln and Mr. and
Mrs.'C. P. Berry , of Sage. Mont.,
arrived the first of the week to
attend the funeral of the late M.
C. Lincoln. They report rather
drv seasons up in their section of
Montana for the last two or three
years.
To succeed in this world
vou must not he 1 atidicap-
impeif.:ct vis-
inferior
C. 8. BUCHANAN CO.
(Incorporated)
Hillsboro, Cornelius and North Plaint
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.
J. A. Thornburgh,
President
D. E. Cheney,
Assistant Cashier.
Job a E. Bailey,
Vice President
H. E. Ferrin,
Assistant Cashier.
W. W. MeEldowney,
Cashier.
E. P. Burlingham,
S. G. Hughe.
FOREST GIVE NATIO
BANK
NAL
FOREST GROVE, ORE.
At Call of Comptroller, Nov. 17, 1819
I will sell at inv farm one-third
mile northeast of Tigard, on Pa
citic Hiifhwav, at 1 p. in., on
MONDAY, MARCH 1, 1920
Eleven head good milk cows, i
milking, 1 fresh before sale; reg
istered Holstein, to freshen short
ly after sale date; 11 cows, giving
from to 6 gallons daily when
fresh; I' full-blooded Poland-
Chiiia .sows, 1 to furrow March 1,
the othe April 8, both these sows
are registered; hoar, Duroc, one
vear old. elible for registration;
Winona 3 inch wagon, nearly
new ; hack, with pole and shafts;
new Peoria double disc 12 hose
Mil; '- interest in Galloway No.
5 manure spreader; li interest in
No. 12 Smalley Ensilage cutter;
I Unman milking machine; new 86
foot 8 inches rubber belt; new
one-horse Kentucky corn planter;
bout eitfhtv loads of manure;
jjood gas engine, lti power.
Terms: All sums of $20 and
, , c $n
under, casn. ouins over ipau, six
months aVS per cent, w ith banka
ble security- No stock removed
until settled for.
R. Hoffarber, Owner.
J. C. Kuratli, Auctioneer.
Ferd Langer Jr., Clerk.
ped. If vou have
ion and wear cheaj
glasses you can not e-.peet to
compete with the man v. !i w ears
the be t. Dr. Thompson's lasses
nossess the Quality and r made
with Ability. Consult Lin about
vour eves next visit, Sil.irday.
March (i. Washington I! i d, all
day. 51-32
Beginning net Moiid: v, March
1. the railroads will no 'onuer be
under Federal control, and th
companies will have absolute
charge of operation, subject, of
course, to anv state commission
regulations. This naturally
causes one to look at the local an
gle, nod wonder what the S. P
and O. E. will do in regard to the
iitm v silu.itikiu .ii lout hiiiu on
I lillsboi'o and Forest Grove. Con
i l il... ...o..L . !...! j..4 .. i . ....it:-..- t
,'in. tilt- iti.st vi tut, nvia tt citiniu , (llicior.s I'Ullcllls it t r t-ltlllL rusiv
the funeral of his brother, the from non-use from these points
Father J. II. Black, of St
Francis Church, Portland, one o
the princes of Prelates of the
Catholic Church of the Ore iron
Diocese, was in town Tuesday nf
ternoon, greeting Hillsboro
mends, lather Jilack still car
ries that Iru,h smile with him
the smile that always illumines
and puts at ease. For a quarter
century he lias always called on
the Argus in his visitations :inl
may his visits never grow less frequent.
I Ralph Wann, of Portland, came
late Edgar Wann,
into and out of Portlilnd.
RESOURCES
$5S2,729.00
185,802.06
Loans
U. S. Bonds.
Other Bonds
Banking House
Other real estate
Stock in Federal
Reserve Bank.
Cash and due
from banks
102,097.28
19,987.13
1,860.00
2,150.00
24,606.57
Total $I,089,U.67
LIABILITIES
Capital
Surplus
Circulation
Deposits
125,000.00
61,031.21
25,000.00
978,184.45
Total
.$1,080,111.67
ONLY ROLL OF
HONOR BANK
COUNTY
IN WASHINGTON
This Bank affords its patrons every banking facility consistent
with conservative management. Accounts of Individuals,
firms and corporations respectfully solicited.
INTEREST PAID ON SAVINGS
For Sale Bay mare, weight
ibout 1300; 12 years old ; will
vork anvwhere; perfectly gentle
for women or children to drive.
2. Hornecker, Hillsboro. R. 5.
Phone R7. 51-1
Patrons of Husbandry Mem
bers of the local G range will
please take notice that a meeting
w ill be held at the (rrange Hall,
Saturday, Feb. 28. Work in first
and second degrees, routine busi
ness and a session of interest.
Rose Comb Rhode Island Red
eggs tor natcning. fliy mating
are much better than ever this
year, and we guarantee satisfac-l
tion. Price, $1.50 for 15 eggs.
E. I.. McCormiek, 1324 Jackson
St. 47-tf
Mai'u.i Nielsen, of Hazeldale,
and Alfred Meinel, of Cooper
Mountain, have bought the G. M.
(lilkinson sawmill, five miles from
Mountnindale, and they will start
operation March 1. Mr. Nielsen
says that they expect to turn out
0,000 daily with any kind of
luck. The mill is located in a
good timber belt; there is lots of
uood fishing up there; and the
partners think they have ' found
just what they want in the way
of a site and a locality in which
to live. The Argus wishes them
luck.
Kill the Scale
Before It Kills Your Trees
Spray in the early Spring, while trees are dormiuc, with
Shrwin-Wiluaiis
, DRY
LIME-SULFUR
Standard Lime-Sulfur Solution
in Ilry Powdered Form
It has all the good qualities c f Liquid Lime Sulfur but
eliminates the bad qualities. Use Dry Lime Sulfur in .
your orchard this year. It will save you time and meney.
Come into our store and ft prices and uWriptiv
literature.
The Delta Drug Store
Watches
Silverware
Novelties
Prompt Repairing
HOFFMAN
JEWELER AND OF TiCIAN
Main Street : Hillsboro, Oregon