V »f O LIBRARY p"r.ENE, County Official Paper Devoted to the Interent« of Hillsboro, the County the State, the Nation. ....... 1 J OREGON T he H illsboro A rgus Subscription, $1.50 Add Your Name to the Large Subscription Liat. __ == T No. 19 HILLSBORO, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY », 1S2S VOLUME XXXII Exhibit Man Is LOCAL CLUB LOSES FIRST FORMAL STEP Portland Drowned Saturday TWO GAMES 3 TO 0 FOR TUNNEL TAKEN Odie Wilmoth Is Dead Of Injuries At State Fair ■■ Grains And Grasse* Are Now Being Collected In Hillsboro NATIONAL BIRTHDAY CELEBRATED HERE Fracture At Base Of Skull W. G. Cyrus Lose* Life In Fatal To Bank* Man Hurt Rippling Waters On Gales Washington county will again Little New Building On Program For In Auto Crash Sherwood Pitch »r Strikes Out Automobile Caravan Visit* have a county exhibit at the state Creek On Fourth This Summer fair. Grains and grasses are now 19 Local Batters Hillsboro Monday PETITIONS PRESENTED Property Owners In Section* 35 and 36 Present Ob­ jections To Petition* The first formal step to bring about the long sought tunnel thru the mountain to Portland was tak>n Monday morning when the petitions for the formation of Tunnel Dis­ trict No. 1 were presented to the county court. A caravan of 84 au- tumobiles, headed by several traf­ fic officer* on motorcycle* and siren* telling the world they were, ar­ rived at 10 o'clock and proceeded directly to the circuit court room in the court house. Joseph Presents Petitions The presentation of the petition* was made by State Senator George Joeeph, who said It waa the first step In the great project to Join Portland with the beautiful Tualatin valley. He said that after the dis­ trict i* created and before the people vote on the project they will be advised fully as to what it will cost each Individual. The talk of a tunnel started as long ago as 25 years. The petition, signed by 400 prop­ erty owner* In the proposed dis­ trict. waa presented to Clerk Ed. C. Lure by Senator Joseph, together with a bond for 84000 guaranteeing the county immunity from election expense. Objections Made Thomas H. Tongue appeared as attorney for 15 objector* to the petition. All the objsetors live in »ectlona 36 and 36, township 1 north and 2 west. The petitioner* agreed to leave these section* out of the district and the court accepted the petition with this understanding. County Judge E. J. Ward pre­ sided and Commissioners Frank W. Livermore and J. M. Hiatt sat in court with him during the proceed­ ing*. The law give* Judge Ward 90 day* In which to set a date for an election, but the date will probably be announced this week. The right to vote in the proposed election la limited to holder* of title to at least 50x100 feet of ground with- ing the limits of the district. District Wealthy There are approximately 69,000 acre* of land in the Tualatin val­ ley portion of the tunnel district as outlined and the Portland sec­ tion embodies nearly all the West Side business district. The assessed valuation of the property in the dis­ trict la in excess of 1200,000,000. The cost of the tunnel is estima­ ted by engineers at around $3,000,- oo(£ and the promoters plan to fl. nance the project by sale of dis­ trict bond*. No site has been chos­ en for the tunnel. The tube will be a little in excess of one mile and will be 10 feet wide. If approval is given at this elec­ tion as the petitioner* said they are certain it will be, another election will be called and the question of voting a bond issue to cover the cost of the tunnel will be submitted to the owner* of property within the district. 31 Juror* Drawn For July Service Of Number Selected For Com­ ing Term Eight Are Women Thirty-one Juror* have been drawn for the July term of court. Of this number 8 are women. Jurors July Term, 1928 Simpson, Robert; Shaw, Chas. H.; Wlsmer, Leila L.; Sampson, Wm.; Cate, Rose; Grossen, Fred; Vande- couvering, Herman S.; Johnson, Earle, H; Osborne, Clara A.; Cris­ pin, K. E.; Hartley, Elizabeth; Ray, Jo*. T.; Moore, Wm. S.; Whiting, Amanda O.; Taylor, Frank; Bar­ rett, Myrtle; McCann, Jno. A.; Wil­ liams, Wilbur IL; Andrews, Geo.; Campbell, Lester, R.; Weatherred, France* Taylor; Dobson, Jas. R.; Wright, Grace May; Ridenour, Jas. F.; Maly, Emil; Johnson, Reuben R,; Welter, Michael; Pinder, Jas.; Clutter, Arnold D.; Barngrover, Jno. L.; Wiley, Wm. V. May Return Some Money The Fourth of July celebration was a real financial success, accord­ ing to members of the committee. Esrly indications are that there will be money to turn back to the fi­ nancial backers, th* business men. The Scout Harrington camp of the United Spanish War veterans will meet at the court house tomor­ row night. William G. Cyrus of 84 North 23rd Street, Portland, was drowned in Gale* Creek at Rippling Water* last Saturday morning. Cyrus I* said to have been unable to swim but dove off the diving board and failed to come up. Dr. Via was called on and worked on him for an hour, but in vain. Dr. Via say* he believes that the man died of heart failure, although there was a bruise on hi* fore­ head. The victim was in the water several minutes before the condi­ tion was realixed. A widow and five children sur- vivo the drowned man, who waa an employee of the Bell Telephone company. The body was taken to Portland for burial. The family with friend* had gon* to Rippling Waters on the Fourth for a day's outing. being collected by County Agent TEAM TO HAVE SHAKEUP McWhorter and Wm. Schulmerich. It is planned to make a representa- Hillsboro Will Play Albany 1 tive showing of all of Washington ' county’s standard products. At Latter Placo Next Last year Washington county won Sunday first for attractive»*** of display and fourth in line of products (Ray Dillon) shown. This year the competitive Now that the smoke of battle has feature as between Counties ha* been cleared away, we will try and tell eliminated but all county exhibits you about the two wallops the Hills­ will be required to Cyme to a certain boro ball elub received July 4 and standard that premium money can I K be won. Teo Much Smoke IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED Underground Cables Will Be Placed In Business Sec­ tion For Safety A new telephone building and other improvements, which together will total about $25,000, are on the program for the Hillsboro Telephone company this summer, according te an announcement of Charles E. Wells, manager and owner of the company. The new building will be on Washington street between Second and Third. Odie Wilmoth of Banks died at the Dr. Via hospital in Forest Grove about 7:30 last Friday morning of injuries received in an automobile accident at Greenville the Sunday before. Wilmoth’s skull was frac­ tured at the base and he never re­ gained consciousness. Ellis Edmundsen, with Wilmoth seated on the back of the motor­ cycle, was riding south from Banks, through Greenville when the car driven by Francis Herb, coming from the east struck them. Ed­ mundsen was thrown over the front of the machine and Wilmoth was tossed some distance to the side of the road, where he fell on a pile of boards. He was taken to the Dr. Via hoa- pital at once, but little hope was held out for his recovery at any time. 10,000 Difference Caused One Day Event AT By HOMECOMING Fireworks, Txercises And Con­ test* Are Better Than In Previous Years The celebration of th* nation’* 149th birthday here in Hillsboro waa just a* uig as in past year* in spits of the general belief that a one day event would be weak. It is esti­ mated that more than 10,000 per­ sons celebrated in Hillsboro. Mor* Comfortable Winters, .Sherwood speeedball The smaller number of cones* pitcher, had so much smoke on the Service Commission sions made the ground* less crowded ball in the game on the 4th, that > Has Water Hearing and the one day eliminated much of Building Deferred he hopped it right past the home I the dust and dirt of previous year. When Mr. Wells purchased the boys and some of them can’t see Many have expressed the opinion property of the Hillsboro Telephone yet The big fellow was unbeatable that people found more real enjoy­ company in 1914, he contemplated and deserved to win. He allowed ment than ever before. the construction of a separate fire­ Just 4 hits and smacked one over Although the fireworks were not proof building to house the switch­ th* fence and that one run was started at the time advertised and Water rate* of the towns of Gas­ board and other central office equip­ plenty, although bi* team mate* put the delay was vexing, the pyrotech­ across two other*. Nineteen of the ton and Cornelius formed the basis ment, along with other improvements nic display was better than ever be­ home team stepped up to the plate of an interesting legal and technic­ to the property. fore and the various pieces were The other improvements, namely, and all they hit waa Hillsboro’s al battle at the court house Mon­ works of art. Several pieces were healthy air, Burkhalter being the day and Tuesday when a joint hear­ several miles of new cable, a new damaged in transit and caused the only one with his eyes wide open. ing was had before the public ser­ , switchboard, an entirely new system delay. » of telephone* using the battery or He got two hits out of three time* vice commission. Engineer Jones Estimates 8 “Let us devote ourselves to the The commissioner» present were flashlight call, with the correapond- No Serious Crashes Reported up. preservation of the United States, Year* For Completion Thoma* K. Campbell, chairman, H. ing new pole line construction, were Myer* for Hillsboro pitched a Over Fourth the greatest demonstration of free good game but waa up against odds H. Corey and Edward Ostrander, considered more immediately neces­ ORENCO ROAD DELAYED that couldn't be beat. while the town* of Gaston and Cor­ sary than the new building, and its CORRECTION IS URGED government in the world,’’ urged State Senator George Joeeph, speak­ Then Sunday's game with the Port of nelius were presented by Loyal construction was deferred. Project South Of Cornelius To Portland was Just like the one on- Graham and William G. Hare, re­ the war came along and put build­ Driver Believes Enough Ma­ er qf the day, who delivered a regu­ lar old time Fourth of July address The Puget Sound ing prices out of sight. Living and i Tualatin Approved For the 4th, 3 to 0. With their eyes spectively. chines Damaged To Pay that was inspiring. “Liberty an<4 Power Ac Light Company, owners cost of business increased along with