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■ jf . H illsboro A rgus The Home Paper of Washington County '**Y “THE LEADER IN ITS FIELD” rs THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 23. 1*26 HILLSBORO, OREGON, VOLUME XXXIII T~ - . --- Bank* Beauty Crowned Queen N>. 30 nr T ■3 I CHARTER REVISION ELECTION PLANNED BOARD CONSIDERS Makes Success on INTERCOMMUNITY is Purchased by Seven-Acre Farm by Intensification MEETING ENJOYED Lumber Company DISSOLUTION PLEA •fl f f f F. B. Davis Poultry Farm and The J. W. Copeland Co. has pur Petitions Filed on Last Thurs An excellent sample of what can j day, Ask Election chased from Mrs. Marie Tongue Connell Holsteins Visited Before First of Year be done in the growing of sweet | Lombard 130 feet en Second by 128 potatoes in the Willamette valley I 1 on Washington street, and will build was brought in Saturday by B. L. I CLEO PARMLEY IS QUEEN COUNCIL MEETS TUESDAY | this winter. They will put up a con HISTORY IS STORMY ONE Adams, who has a seven-acre tract' DINNER AT ROCK CREEK ---------- crete building on the corner, which just east of Hillsboro. He bought his I ■ Irvine's Address Inspirational; City Officials Wait on Chain- will be used as a storeroom and u™ Opposition and Technicalities plants from T. J. Pevehouse, who! Community Friendship is Ex ■ warehouse for the company, and pressed by the Speakers was the first to grow sweet pota Keep Union High School Exhibits of All Kinds Ler of Commerce to Sub i will also make other extensive im toes in thia section on a large scale | During Evening in Hot Water Are of the Best mit Light Revision provements necessary to enlarge the successfully. Mr. Adams has a half present lumber yard to take care acre planted to sweet potatoes. He Amid the loud blasts of the mo Hearing on the petitions asking says that they were planted about a Th« second annual Wushin ni city election to > con- ' of the increasing business. tor horns of fiteen automobiles the county fair is u success ill spilt The company will add a complete ^or tbe dissolution of Union high month late and in another three 1 ler chaster revisions Is being , plan- chamber of commerce caravan drove th« effort, of Jupiter* I’iuviu line of hardwood materials and a w’ho°l district No. 3, which were weeks will be fine. I through the streets of the city late 1 by Mayor M. I*. Cady and mein- line of building hardware. his rain burrels to dtunpen th< I fded late Thursday, are being held Mr. Adams is making a success Frida?” afternoon on one' of'their rs of the council and the i mu y or its of th« crowds and exhibit*' The new building will add greatly i at tb" cour^ house this morning by in intensified farming on a small enjoyable Koo<1will jaunts to nearby » put the matter in the hands of to the appearance of tne business. *be d’Ktri*‘’t boundary board. The new buildings permit of the exhlbl tract in this section. His main Pro-; communities City Attorney Benton Bov. man for sect'on and being housed in conveyient ways give the _____ lumber ‘ board wiH eo"a»d««' these petitions duct is everbearing strawberries and l__ will ______ _ ____ The MCUrsion w„ arran)ie(J by an opinion as to how soon it can be I company an up-to-date home in and set the date for an election to and to better advantage. It cun during August and September takes the community relations committee held. The plan is to have the elec vote on the dissolution. truthfully be said that there is noth which to display their wares. in on an average of 40 crates of■ of th<, chamber of cornmerre of tion before the first of the year in Series of Misfortunes ing lacking in this great Washing strawberries a week to the Portland whieh Dr Charles A Lamkin Mm C’L <> Parmlcy proved order thut the revisions will be ef The movement to organize a union market. He does this mainly through cbairman. The final goal of ton county exhibit. Every section the third time wn a charm high school in Hillsboro and the ad irrigation, which is done by mean. cruaadcrs was a big cbicken dinner contains well arranged exhibits that •hr drew the lucky letter in the fective with the new year and in- coming officers. joining districts has been carried on of tutmmg a creek in on them Pic_k; at the are representative of the county. Creek Rchool houae drawing at the opening of the town« for several years and it has been a ing started in his patch April 29 been wniting officials have City Pavilion Packed ty fair* Tuesday morning. Phillips, served by the nomen of series of one misfortune after an- commerce to on the chamber of of this year and will be good for All records for attendance in the | other and considerable opposition. more than a month still. They pick the Rock Creek Parent-Teacher as- submit the proposed charter amend auditorium were broken at the of It failed several times on technical- ed last year until November 11. sociation. ment to take care of the improved ficial opening program on Tuesday See Davis’ Chickens Suits Started to Force Payment ¡ties and the latest attempt has had street lighting districts. They have Three berry pickers are employed in morning, following the parade of The caravan started out over the i real opposition from the very start. waited as long as possible now, how of $10,000 in Delinquent harvesting the berry crop. school children. The entire audi new Jackson school-Hillsboro market There are 297 signatures on the ever, and arc going ahead with the torium was literally packed, children Property Taxes road, which has been partially com . petitions from the following 12 dis necessary steps. and grownups standing in every i pleted, to the Frank B. Davis ranch, tricts: Laurel, Jacktown, Leisyville, Three revisions considered, accord available spot. What was still bet Delinquent tax collections were known as the Oak Leaf Poultry Haywood, Midway, Rosedale, Fir The Hilhi football sq> « d is , prac- in'; to Mayor Cady, are as follows: , started Thursday b y Washington ter was thut the program was of Farm, where the visitors saw 4000 Grove, Farmington, Johnson, Laurel such a nature that the crowd was ticing hard every night in prrpara- ( 1 I Matter of assessing for im- county with the filing of complaints White Leghorn chickens that do their View and Witch Hazel. maintained till the very last through tion for th« first game <>f the sea provenient of street intersections; against ten delinquents in personal , bit in helping to supply the large Petitions from 17 districts, asking the splendid address of 11. Frank son October H, when th« local union (2) matter of assessing for im-j property. Suits against delinquents metropolitan population in Portland the formation of union high school Irvine, editor of the Oregon Journal, high schoolers will meet the Jeffwr- provemenls in front of alleyways.' will be filed as fast as complaints are with eggs every day. The very latest Would Prohibit Passage of district No. 3 were filed with the son high elcwn from Portland on und (3) changing the qualifications prepared and collection made on principal speaker. methods in poultry production are board early in the spring and on come and Inheritance for appointive city officers, such as judgments obtained. The parade of school children was the local gridiron. fused by Mr. Davis. The chicken May 3 the district was voted at a Taxes Until 1940 Thirty men orc out to p-nctice city manager, treasurer und record a real feature of the first day, The ten suits were the first of a special election by a very close houses are so arranged that they can -• which was School Day and Beaver and, according to Coach B. M. er. number that will total around $10,- vote. Before the last district was be taken care of with a minimum Thai the Dennis resolution to pro ton Day. On every hand one heard "Goody" Goodman, prospects for a The property and residential re 000, the amount of the delinquent amount of effort and thus decrease heard from there were eight for and hibit the passage of an income or the exclamation, "We never saw winning team look good with the quirements for these city offices are personal tax, according to Arthur the overhead. The production now eight against. The union high school inheritance tax before 1940 was no so many children." Needless to suy addition of a couple of mighty sweet , nut necessary now because they are Kroeger, deputy sheriff in charge started operations a week ago with political issue but purely a public ' is 25 cases, whereas 35 cases is the the Argus representative did not looking players, one from Baker and appointed, and as a result the mayor of the tax collection department. an enrollment of 340. business proposition, was the opinion maximus production. count them, but they were there the other from Missouri. A chap by i und council are responsible. These These delinquencies extend over a Hold World’s Record Opponents of the district recently expressed by Bruce Dennis, ex-state by the hundreds from every section the nunie of Freed played on the ! requirements narrow the field down {period from 1919 to 1925 and in The Twin Fir dairy farm, owned filed quo warrento proceedings, ask senator and author of the resolution, of the county. They paraded around line of a Missouri high school eleven ! to a point where it might prove a clude some assessor's demand col ing that the district be dissolved, in an address before the Hillsboro and operated by Frank and Arthur the auditorium and then seeped into last year and looks good to the { real hindrance to city business, it is lections for this year. | Connell, about a mile east of the This did not get far in court, how- every corner and crevice in the coach for a line berth. McManiman, contended. ' To on vs was tna nc The foreclosure of delinquent cer ever. A majority of votes in a Rotary club last Thursday noon. The way to relieve the great tax j Jackson school was the next stop who played quarter on the champion Shute park pavilion. City officials are also hopeful i tificates on real property held by the majority of districts is required . . j- . », ■ • i made by the “tourists.” Numbered ship Baker team last year, is going that the chamber of Third is Charm wiU county will begin soon. v_._______ ____ »_ this fine herd of 65 Holstems are cf commerce ~:!1 to dissolve the district. I to bring more people here to help When a tax covers a certain •Mias Cleo I’arnilcy of Hanks is to fill a hole in the team that caused submit the street lighting revision cows that hold five or six state carry the load by encouraging in- . ruling supreme over the county fair some worry to local fans. With 11 before it is too late for this elec* piece of property such as stock or dustries through the inhibiton of an I records and one world’s record. The machinery, any property of the Canning Demonstra* as the result of the drawing. Four lettermen back from last year the tion. i world’s record was made by a income tax. He said that a stand letters were placed in a box and chances don't appear to be so dusty. A special meeting will be held delinquent is liable. Some have the tion* Well Attended should be taken to make Oregon junior 2-year old and the production t one of them was the lucky one. Lit Tuesday to consider objections to mistaken idea that the sheriff can stable and that Washington and was 982 pounds of butter and 20,- tle Mias Mildred Harris took them improvement apportionments. A bud levy only on that particular prop- Large crowds attended Prof. California were growing fat because 953 pounds of milk. Frank Connell erty. All who have delinquent taxes from the box held by Manager Finis I get advisory committee will be ap- George E. Parker's opening lecture this state has been experimenting said that the average yearly pro j L. Brown and handed them to the duction per cow is 700 pounds. The pointed within the next week or are urged to pay up at once and on canning at the Washington | too much with legislation. » '1 save expense. candidates just as they were seated Connells take the cream into Port so. County Fair yesterday. It was es "Build your state and develop Sheriff Reeves explained that de I on the platform—Mias Mildred Lind unni IU UUUL11ILU timated that fully half of all pres your natural resources and after that land. linquencies are a matter in which holm was first, Miss Florence Brown The Connells have what is said let an income tax come,” declared all taxpayers are interested as the ent attended. of Beaverton received the second W. V. Cowan Principal Speak Henry Smith Come* A great deal of interest was man- the former editor of the LaGrande to be the largest walnut tree in are according to bud letter. Miss Parmley the third and I ifested in Prof. Parker's talk, and I Observer. “Wisconsin was fully de Washington county in their yard, to Manage Miller** expenditures er at Exercises in Audi gets covering the entire tax roll. I Miss Bessie Hathorn was fourth. a great many questions were ans- veloped before they passed any such The spread is 85 feet and the cir~ torium Monday Consequently if part of the tax is It was a case of the third being the t cumference of the trunk is 3 yards. Henry Smith, a member of the unpaid it means interest charges on ' wered on canning and jelly making, measure. charm for Mayor Cady of Hillsboro t Mrs. Rose Bartlett of the home firm of Miller Mercantile company, "If anyone is so wedded to an (Continued on Page Five) opened each envelope and the magic "It was in respect for the nobility and until lately manager of the warrants issued. service department of Portland Gas income tax that they have to vote | The ten suits filed are for the col words were in the third opened. The of womanhood that the Rebekah Sheridan branch of ■ the company, lection of approximately $600 in A Coke company, assisted Prof. 1 for one, by all means vote for the1 other three girls are attendants. lodge was organized," William V. Parker and explained regarding the Grange income tax,” continued the Red Cro** Make* last week became manager of the delinquent taxes. Rev. Ixtwell A. Young of the First Cowan, deputy district attorney and regulator on the stove, so as to; speaker. "The property off-set in local Miller store, succeeding O. H. Plea for Florida Congregational church crowned the past noble grand of a California keep the temperature just where it; come tax will give no revenue and Watson, who has been here since winner as Queen Cleo of the Wash 1 Odd Fellow lodge, declared Monday is desired. A Smooth-top is being will only create additional places May 1. Mr. Wats<m plans going east, Argus Pre** Time Pleas to help stricken Florida have ington county fair. night at the auditorium in the 75th according to company employes. for the demonstrations. for the office-holders. been received here by local Red Early; Visit Fair used Queen Cleo addressed her sub* anniversary celebration of the found Today’s lecture will be held at. "It effects the farm in this, that Cross officials from national head Mr. Smith has been in charge of jeeta and expressed the tiope that ing of the Rebekah organization. The the same time, and Prof. Parker we can sell our delightful climate, quarters of the American Red Cross. In order that the Hillsboro Argus all efforts toward the fair would be Hillsboro lodge put on the program. the store at Sneridan for 14 years, l will do some actual canning. our greatest asset, and extend an A booth has been put in at the fair store was merged with the Mil His may close with the rest of the busi successful. E. L. McCormick, local Odd Fellow The Argus has heard of some very ■ invitation to those in the Middle grounds, where all who care to ler company several years ago. He ness houses and so that employes I The meeting was called to order and Rebekah, presided. favorable comments from the ladies West to come here and buy land and I by Manager Brown and Queen Cleo "Seventy-five years ago a group has been here considerably in his of the newspaper will have an op who attended, and hopes that all their wealth will be safe. The Dennis make contributions may do so. Do nations to help Florida will be re ruled that Judge E. J. Ward should of men and women, under the lead capacity as a member of the firm portunity to see the county fair, the will take advantage of this service, resolution will bring men with ceived at all the banks, preside. A welcome to the fair vis ership of Schuyler Colfax, assembled during the two and a half years Argus went to press early Thursday which, in co-operation with the Port money and with money will come de An initial contribution of $100,- itors was expressed by Msyor Cady. and organized thia degree," declared that the Miller company has been morning. The Argus wanted to join land Gas company, it is able to velopment for general taxation. It 000 has been made by national head- in Hillsboro and is well known with the rest of the firms in cele Other speakers included B. K. Den- Mr. Cowen. "They came in carriages will bring more wealth and men of quarters. among the business men. His family brating Hillsboro Day at the fair. furnish free to its readers. , the type we want than anything else. (Continued on page 4) (Continued'on page 4) has moved here. All business houses closed at 1:00. Get Four Bucks “The inheritance tax has abso Benefit at Farmington As a result of the early press time lutely no merit. It catches all and and J. W. Raynard, R. B. Denney a considerable list of the premium There will be an entertainment Legionnaire* Will winners could not be published this A. M. Jannsen of Beaveiton and T. the poor man pays the bulk of the by Captain G. L. Hall, elocutionist, Consider Program week but will be given in next A. Scott of Portland returned early inheritance tax in Oregon. at the Farmington Christian church “Can Oregon, situated as she is, Thursday's edition. A final sum Tuesday morning from Tiller on the tomorrow (Friday) night at 8:00. A report on plana for Armistice mary of the fair will be found in the South Umpqua, where they bagged afford to experiment with taxation?” The proceeds will be used for the four bucks. Mr. Raynard said that Day will be made at the meeting next Argus. benefit of the Farmington Sunday there were lots of doe and fawn. V. A. Dysle and A. J. Dysle of School. Admission, 25c and 10c. of the American Legion Tuesday (By Edward C. Robbins) They were there five days. Denney near Bethany were among the Hills- mick walked the entire distance and night by the Americanization com Everyone invited. Hiker* Signing up got the first buck. boro visitors Monday. CACHING at the heart of a passed through a great deal of suf mittee of which Fred Engeldinger is « pupil explains the success of fering enroute. for Exercise Hike /F' chairman. Other activities for the e • ••••••••a Enos Lincoln McCormick in the Eola, Polk county, is where "Link” fall season will be taken up. An in a Perfect Crib Hand Several who realize the value of early Washington county classroom. McCormick was born. The date was vitation has been received from a Drawn; Rare Thing Assisted only by the mere skill of his April 8, 1865. Mrs. Fannie J. Robin the Yamhill County Pow-Wow to hiking as an exercise have turned a pleasant personality, McCormick has son, Hillsboro, is his older sister. have the cammander and adjutant their names in at the Argus and V a A perfect cribbage hand or succeeded in the profession of teach His younger brothers and sisters are of the local post present at the it is very possible that a Sunday a • score of 29 in that fasci- The winners in the various sec halem Mountain potato club. W. E. ing in places where others have fail Mrs. Laura B. McInnis of Laurel; meeting October 8 to consider the afternoon hiking party will be ar tions of the county fair are listed Peters is the club leader. The two a nating game is something ranged within a few weeks. ed. Since coming to Hillsboro, Mc Chauncey M. McCormick, Newberg; expansion of the Pow-Wow. a rarely if ever seen. A number The desire was expressed by some in this week’s Argus as far as pos boys will compete at the state fair Cormick's experiences have included Mrs. Christina E. Davis, Laurel; American Legion day at the state a of Washington hotel residents sible. The lists in some sections were and the second prize winners from of the hikers that they would like the holding of the post of county re Joseph W. McCormick, deceased; fair this year is Friday, October 1. not compiled and as a result will the same club, Walter Peters and a therefore had a real surprise corder for twe terms and the par Mrs. Maud R, Messinger, McMinn to go in more for the idea of ex The drum corps exhibition will take be given in next week ’ s Argus. John Strickler, will compete at the a Friday when such a hand was ticipation in business activities. ville, and last but certainly not least place between 4 and 6 in the after ercise than as competition. They feel Every department was improved Pacific International. The prize a held by Ole From. that there is no better exercise and Saturday McCormick laid aside —for he weighs nearly 250 pounds noon. Legionnaires should wear their He was playing with C. W. over that of last year naturally, be money of $5, $3 and $2 was fur a his business problems for a couple —Ira G. McCormick of Laurel. would like to organize a hiking club caps. cause last year was the start and nished by C. E. Spence, state mar a Rollins and drew the Jack of that would take a spin of from of hours to discuss early-day schools "When I was four years of age a Spades, the fives in dia five to ten miles every Sunday. If a mighty good start. The Grange ket agent, and the judging was done in Washington county for the Argus. the family moved to Salem,” said a monds, clubs and hearts in booths are attractive and show con by Bert C. Huntington, local potato For two hours he set aside an im Mr. McCormick. "Again we removed L. H. Barber Mana* there are any more that are inter a the deal by Mr. Rollins. Mr. work on the part of the siderable inspector, free gratis. This contest portant real estate deal because, in to Eastern Oregon, settling in Uma ested call the Argus. ger Grocery Store members, besides being truly repro was held under the direction of a From cut the cards and his own words, "The newspaper man tilla county. In this county is where of their various communi- the Washington County Pomona a turned up the five of spades, sentative comes first. And if you don’t give it the accident happened, resulting in Believe Bank* Man L. II. Barber of Aloha last week ties. An especially attractive ex- Grange with F. C. Fluke and C. R. a the Jack of which he had in to him he'll always get the dope. the lose of my right arm. I was a his hand. His score was 29, succeeded O. 11. Hellowell as mana i* Hurricane Victim hibit is the fruit and vegetable ex La Follette in charge. Moral: So always give the journal thrown from a pony while thj ani a the most that it is possible to ger of Andersen's and Clayton & hibit under the direction of C. R. ist what he wants on the theory that mal was attempting to jump a The Washington County Holstein a Jagger's store on Second street. Mr. LaFollette. The school and club Gordon Brown, who lived at Banks he will then at least get it right." club cup was awarded to Julius a make in cribbage. stream of water. Lack of medical at Mr. Hellowell had been with the Mr. Rollins says that he several years ago and worked in work exhibits were a splendid dem Peerenboom, the club member who Mr. and Mrs. William Henry Mc tention resulted in an infection. By a has seen thousands of crib- grocery store since it was first open onstration of what is being done in the Carstens ’ hop yard, is believed to Cormick, parents of this interviewee, the time I had reached Portland it did the best work in a Holstein have been killed in the catastrophe this county in that way. Every sec calf club. A. J. Evers, president of a bage games, but this is the were married in Kansas, 1859, only became necessary to amputate the ed here in the spring. The new manager has been a resi that hit Florida, and the name Gor- tion was worthy of being called the the club, made the presentation yes a first time he has ever seen five days prior to their departure arm. a the perfect hand. Manager dent of Washington county for the don Brown and Mrs. Gordon Brown very best in the land. for the transcontinental trip to the terday morning. "It was after another brief resi a Culbertson of the hotel said Frank Peters and Donald Schmelt- past five years and for five months are included in the list of known Oregon country by ox team. They dence in Salem that the folks made J. R. McGinn of Cornelius took a the same thing. has been connected with the local dead. He played on the Banks ball zer were members of the winning were nineteen and eighteen years of a (Continued on Page Fous) potato judging team from the Che- Anderson store. team years ago. (Continued on Pago Six) age, respectively. William McCor- Record Crowd Attends Open Hope to Hold Special Election ing in Auditorium Tuesday I Football Team is Hard ai Work for Jefferson Eleven ---- DELINQUENT TAXES WILL BE COLLECTED DENNIS CAMPAIGNS FOR TAX MEASURE Early School Days in Washington County Discussed by E. L. McCor mick, Who Taught County Schools HOW THEY PLACED IN FAIR PREMIUMS