w \ TH E HATCHET. * n tered at the post-office at Forest O fo v e , Or. a» Secon d-class mail matter. TERMS TO HtJBMRI KICKS. Postage Free. O na y e a r .......................................................... S ix m on th s T h r e e m onths In Advance. $1 oo 60 J 5 K stablished fo r th e dissem in ation o f W ashlng- to n c o u n ty new s, th e elevation o f hum an ity and th e m o n e y we can m ake. Item s o f general interest g ratefu lly received , ¡ed itor’ s h o b b ie s and o p in io n s on th is p age, all th e rest facts im partial an d u n co lored . K ditor is at h o m e in his san ctu m , H a t c h e t B u ild in g, F orest G rove, from 6 a. in. to 10 p. m. o f each w eek day aud alw a y s glad to talk and b e talk ed to. A U S T IN C R A IG F.DlToR a W d P r o p r i e t o r . " | -x E A D A B L E | < K L IA B L K - I A k I’ U B M C A N . P r in t e d In Justice’s Court. aud ien ce adjourned to a p icn ic gro ve I con ve n ie n tly near, w here a b asket lu n ch , j Ju stice H u g h es h eld cou rt T u e sd a y in ! from large, w ell filled baskets, occupied c ity h all and heard th e case o f Bank o f | the n ext hour. T h e re w ould be less j f orest G ro ve a gain st Mr. S. B. G ilp in o ¡ca la m ity h o w lin g, starvation populism recover the am ou n t o f a n ote for $57.50 ;n the papers i f all editors o f little Mr. G ilp in borrow ed, it is said, $50.00 o f country jo u rn a ls cou ld p a rtak e o f such a th e han k for W . and N . L . T h a tc h e r and lunch as w as spread o u t on those grounds $7.50 w as paid for th e m on ey o f w h ich last S u n d a y. A fte r d in n er cauie a song Mr. G ilp in receiv ed $1.50. T h e la tte r service, th en a ch ild ren s m ee tin g con also endorsed th e note. W hen th e note ducted b y Mr. and M iss D ick son who fell <lue it w ent to protest. M r. G ilp in are both e x c e lle n t sin gers and e n tertain w h o w as th e b ack e r o f it is reported to in g speakers. A n o th e r service for older h ave offered to m ak e good th e am ou n t people w as led by Mr. H old rid ge. but refused to p a y th e bonus. A t th e E v e n in g w as co m in g on and it was trial A tto rn e y J. P. W ag n e r appeared for necessary to forego th e pleasure o f a the p la in tiff and A tto rn e y L a n g le y for lon ger sta y in the h ap p y little v a lle y and th e defense. A ju r y w as secured, co n to turn tow ard hom e. A fte r su pper the sistin g o f G eo. S lo a n , John F arb er, G . return trip w as q u ic k ly m ade with T. H o llister, M r. C ron en , H e n ry W irtz pleasant rem em b rances o f th e h ospit and G eo. Poteet. F irst b a llo t w ere five able people o f th e v a lle y and their for p la in tiff and one for th e d efen d a n t, cord ial e n tertain m en t. and a t th e secon d th e y w ere u n an im o us in fa vor o f the plain tiff. . A L L AT Resignation of Mis* Brooks. . H ome INDEPENDENCE DAY. Today is the birthday of the na tion and it is a good omen for the perj>etuity o f the Union that each succeeding year finds Independence Day more generally observed with greater enthusiasm. This year Washington county has three great gatherings— at Forest Grove, at Hillsboro and at Tualatin. At each of these will the Declaration of In dependence lie read and eloquent orators recall the history of our land, the bare recital of whose life warms the coldest heart and arouses sluggish patriotism. T o day too another star is added to the constellation o f the Union. SENATOR MITCHELl/S VIEWS. On another page appears a recent interview with Senator Mitchell As the Senator is unquestionably the leader of the Republican party in this state and has great ability and opportunity for judging it is gratifying that the editorials which have appeared in the H a t c h UT arc in harmony with his views just se! forth. The H a t c h e t glories ii \Jiat Republicanism of which Sena tor Mitchell is a faithful and devot ed representatic e. SCOGGINS VALLEY. A Pleasant Drive in a Beauti ful Country. H ! \ I - J < » \ f o r MTV HAT CH FIT, T l l l ' K S P A Y , .11 J-Y L T h e stu d en ts and her m an y frien ds w ill be so iry to learn th at M iss Brooks w ill not return th e co m in g y e a r to her w ork in P a cific U n iv e rsity. U n til a . to upie o f w eeks ago she fu lly exp ected to com e b a ck in th e fa ll, but a letter received by Pres. M cC lella n d after the annual m ee tin g o f th e Board o f Trustees con tain ed her resignation as p rin cip a l of th e W o m a n ’s d ep artm en t, f h e state of her fa th e r’s h ealth led to his resignation o f th e presiden cy o f T a b o r C o lle ge at the recent com m en cem en t, an d co n se quent ch an ges in the plan s o f the fam ily m ak e it n ecessary for h er to rem ain at hom e for the present. M iss B rooks, d u rin g her four years con n ection w ith th e co lleg e, has gain ed in en d u rin g p lace in th e respect and love, not on ly o f the stu den ts a nd facu lty 'out o f the w hole co m m u n ity. S h e w ill be gre a tly m issed in F orest G rove and the state at large. T h e colleg e au th o ritie s h ave re lu c t a n tly accepted th e resign ation and are tak in g steps to fill th e v a ca n cy . A la d y 'n th e E ast, w ho has h ad several years xperien ce as te acth e r in a prom in en t in stitu tion th ere, has been stro n g ly rec om m ended for th e position and Pres. M cC lellan d is in co m m u n ication w ith her. Celebration at Yerboort. T h e F o u rth is to be d u ly o b serv ed at V erb oort, too. L a st y e a r a ce le b ratio n w as h eld th ere w h ich w as a gra n d su c cess and th is y e a r g rea ter p rep aration s h ave been m ade. A ll th a t goes to m ak e up a m odern F o u rth w ill be th ere, races in in fin ite varie ty, speech es and m usic. T h e g ro u n d s are th e b ase b a ll gro u n d s and a m atch ga m e w ill be on e o f the attractio n s. Fount)’ School Notes. S ch o o ls are clo sin g ra p id ly. w ill be but few sum m er schools. There E a r ly in J u ly abou t $5000, th en a v a il able, w ill be apportion ed am on g the schools. In keeping our drug store open is to put up prescriptions, and that keeps us fairly b u s y - ni h more business in sight. Our shop is often full but we will make room fir you long enough to lake your order and will fill it from fresh ma terial with the utmost care. Incidentally (and why not), we supply many people in this vicinity with toilet articles, per- fumes and stationery, and they think a lot of the M iss B elle Jones closed on th e n t h a th ree m o n th s’ term in jo in t district No. 30, near S h erw ood. E n ro llm e n t 35— 19 g irls, 16 b oys. M iss Jon es has tau gh t eleven m on th s in the d istrict. S ch o o l closed in d istrict 69, in v icin ity o f G a le s C reek , after a three m o n th s’ term . T h is is M iss H e isle t’s second year th ere. T w e n ty in th e school-—8 boys, 15 girls. A term o f th ree m onth s in D istrict no. 79, near R e e d v ille, under M iss M innie O sm ond, en d ed th e 10th. T w e n ty tw o sch olars— 12 g irls, 10 boys. M iss S te lla M iller closed a three m onth s sch ool near H illsboro (D istrict no. 89) on th e 7th . 15 girls and 19 boy* w ere registered . corner drug store. THE HILLER PHARMACY Apothecaries of the F irst ('lass. FINE LIVERY RIGS s Well kept horses, handsome harness, at tractive and comfortable carriages — are T h e B u xton sch ool, D istrict No. 72, closed th e 21st a fter a term o f three m onth s. 14 g ir ls and 21 b o ys w ere on th e ro ll. M r. L . W . T ra v e r w as the teacher. much pleasanter to ride in, don t you think so? T h e y cost no more. Just go to Jones S ch o o l in d istrict No. 61, P o v e rty H ill, en ded th e 7ih a fter a seven w eeks term un der Mr. Jam es Jackson . for your rig. Saddle horses that will suit you. Our ’bus meets every train. Glad to have you ride in it. Our stables will take good care of your horses if you choose to M r. G eo rg e M ille r closed a three m o n th s’ sch ool in M oun tain d ale, d istrict N o. 51, th e 20th. 11 girls and 12 boys w ere en rolled . leave them with us while in t o w n ............... Council Meeting. M iss A gn ess M cM illan com pleted her T h e com m on co u n cil h ad a sp ecial th ree m on th s term in H ayw a rd school, m eetin g M ond ay e v e n in g , M a y o r an d all d istric t N o 86, on 21st. m em bers present e xcep t M r. S a p p in g to n . Mr. W a lk e r acted as record er pro tern. C O R N E L IU S. O rd in an ce N o. 71, fo r th e im p rovem en t F arm e rs are b u sy h a yin g . o f c o u n cil cre e k , w h ich had been draw n up b y Mr. W a lk e r, w as rta d , discussed M r. M cN u tt h as put dow n a n ew side and passed w ith a few m inor ch an ges, w alk in front o f h is store. it appears in a n o th er colu m n. N o oth er C ol. P o llo ck visite d P o rtlan d last business w as done a u d co u n cil adjou rn ed u n til its regu lar m ee tin g n ig h t, one w eek. w eek from n e x t S atu rd a y. State School Statistics. F ra n k H artm a n has sold out h is b ar ber tra d e to C h a rle y D od d s and exp ects to rem ove to S an F ra n cisco soon. Joh n son ’ s saloon w ill soon be m oved T h e re are in th e en tire state b etw een four and tw e n ty years o f age, 64,567 b o ys to th e old stand , op p osite th e w arehouse, and 62,398 girls, 126,965 ch ild re n in a ll, w h ich is b e in g th o ro u g h ly fixed o v er in W ash in g to n cou n ty has 6098 ch ild re n . sid e and out. T h e C o rn eliu s p la n in g Lan e co u n ty p a ys its teach ers best, th e m ill is d o in g th e w ood w o rk and Brown Over the Bridge. a vera ge for m ale teach ers b ein g $70 per th e P a in ter th e artistic. W h ile M isses E d na T a b e r and Lena m o n th , fe m ale , $53. L in n p a ys th e least, M r. Jaq uot w ill m ove in to th e b u ild P ark er, and M essrs. S to tt P a rk e r and $33 Pt r m ale and $22 fo r fem ale. W a s h in g occu pied b y Joh n son . Ur d H arris w ere rid in g in a tw o horse in gton co u n ty p a ys $53.65 for m ale and T h e tie p la n t is d o in g about tw ice a.L rig across the b rid ge th is side o f H ills $29.40 for fem ale teach ers. m uch w o rk in th e sam e le n g th o f tim« boro, S u n d a y aftern oon , th e y m et a load as it d id last year. o f sca ts for th e steam sw in g w h ich w as Scogtfiii* Valley. co m in g th is w ay. T h e horses becam e T w o e va n g e lists from P ortlan d , R ev. GASTON . frigh ten ed and b ack ed a gain st th e rail w h ich gave w a y and ca rria ge and o ccu E . A. H o ld rid g e and M r. D ix o n , a sin ger, M r. W ood o f F orest G ro ve w as d oin g pants, excep t tw o w h o ju m p ed , w ent h ave been h o ld in g m eetin gs in th e sch ool business in G aston last w eek. over th e side. N o d am age w as done e x house and g ro v e d u rin g the past w eek. D a rlin g S m ith and fa m ily h av e re cept to th e ca rria ge top. T h e horses R ev. Mr. S h ie ld s o f P ortlan d b egan the turn ed from th e ir trip to th e coast. m eetin gs last W e d n e sd a y and th e y h ave ran on to th e sta b le in th e G ro v e and been w ell atten d ed . S u n d a y four se rv i R e v . S w a n k lia m m er o f D a lla s h as been the passengers w alked in. ces w ere h eld and o ver tw o hundred w ere h o ld in g re lig io u s m eetin gs in G aston in a tte n d an ce . N o services w ill be held tlie past w eek. V> Have an Idle Cannery, Too. on th e F o u rth but th e rest o f th e wreek M rs. C. A. R a ym o n d has go n e to Port An illu stration o f the su b stan tia l b en the m ee tin g s w ill con tin u e. S p ecia l lan d to v isit re la tive s am i friends. efit to be derived from a ca n n e ry can be exercises S a tu rd a y eve n in g. S u n d a y, T h e G aston sch ool board h ave retain ed seen in th e work o f on e at C h ico , C a l., w eath er p e rm ittin g , th ere w ill be an ou t d u rin g th e past th ree years. W ith a door m e tin g in th e g ro v e and co m m u n M iss R en a C h ild s for a n o th er term o f sch ool. cap ital o f $11,000 it has sold p rodu cts to ion and b ap tism o f ch ild re n . the am ou n t o f $81,0 o, and paid to its G u s C o en a l, th e forem an in M r. B a ty ’s em p loyees $18,000 and to farm ers ami crea m ery, has gon e to S n ow h om ish The Sanitarium. fruit d ealers $27,010, le a v in g a net in co u n ty, W a s h ., to fill a lik e position T h e first o f th e m on th Dr. W ard com e o f $35,850 to th e ow ners. The th ere. G u s h as m an y frien d s in G aston O regon C ity ca n n ery should be ru n n in g opened h is e le g a n t hom e for th e re ce p th at w ish him good lu ck . T h e h ou se has been as th ere is an abu n d an t su p p ly o f v e g e tion o f p atien ts. M r. N . J. W a lk e r g a v e G aston a sh ort tab le and fruits in th is co u n ty to k ee p it ren ov ated th ro u g h o u t and fitted up, in ru n n in g th e en tire season. W h y does it the latest an d m ost approved w ay, for a c a ll on h is return from th e m in es in p riva te san itariu m . A ll classes o f S o u th e rn O regon . rem ain idle?— O. C. Courier. diseases w’ill be receiv ed e x cep t c o n ta T h e farm ers seem to th in k th at a little giou s or in fe ctio u s ones. Dr. W ard has rain w ou ld h e lp th e crops ju s t now. The Fourth at Tualatin. had m an y ye a rs su ccessfu l practice, and C la y M cN a m e e , w e ll k now n in this T h e oth er side o f th e co u n ty is g o in g w ith his s k ill, th e co n ven ien ce a n d coxn- to ce leb rate In d epen d en ce D ay in olden furt o f th e h om e an d its h e a lth fu l lo c a co u n ty, a gra d u a te o f P a cific U n iv e rsity , style . O ration b y e m in en t speakers, m usic tion th e su fferin g find the sanitariu m an and n ow a p rom in en t la w y er o f M oscow, from a good brass b an d , r t a d in g o f the e x c e lle n t p la ce in w h ich to rega in th eir Idaho, w as m arried th e e le ve n th o f June to M iss E ffie A . Leasu re. E v e ry b o d y d eclaration b y P au l Jon es and th e sin g h ealth . w ish es C la y and h is bride m uch jo y . in g o f the O sw ego C h oral S o c ie ty arc th e S am u e l G ilp in o f F orest G ro ve w as especial features of th e d a y . F o o t races, M oney to Loan. v is itin g frien d s in G aston th is w eek. base-ball gam es, b ic y c le , sack and w h ee l barrow races, soaped pole, greased pig, F rom $500 to $50,000, th re e to five i M rs. S am u el R olston o f th is place plu g u glie s and a com m od iou s d a n cin g years, a t 8 per cen t, on im proved farm s, j w en t to P o rtlan d last T h u rsd ay to atten d platform are part o f th e p rovision s for N ix o n & G k r k i s h , th e w e d d in g o f h er sister, M iss F an n ie th e pleasure o f v isitors. G ra y . F orest G rove. Close to the Grove, o n ly five m iles by an excellent road, is th e b eau tifu l Scog gins valley. T a ll trees m ark a g a in st the horizon the o u tlin e s o f th e v a lle y . On either side are fe rtile farm s in th e level and on the h illsid e ure ca ttle g ra zin g , occasionally h o p yard s ure to 1* seen. The furm h ouses ure plea san t h om es and the dwellers th ere p rosperou s and coi ■ tented, with a ll th e p leasu res o f retired — every a d v a n ta g e o f be- .ig accessible and near to lu u rk et. Sunday in company with th e gen ial proprietor of the Howl bv P h arm acy a U T C H 8 T reporter visited th e v alle y. After a drive lengthened con sid erab ly by frequent stops to look at th e b e au ti ful scenery surrounding, G eo. II. T e m ple's residence, the d estin ation , was reached. The first view of the grounds allows a giant cherry tree, tw e n ty-e igh t inches in diameter, planted n early thirty- years ago. Mr. Temple’s farm of nearly a thous and acres is well located and kept in fine condition. On the farm is a herd of pun blooded red polled cattle, u Hock of peu- fowls, one old peacock strutted around displaying feathers six feet long, and u large flock of chickens, descended from three Hamburgu, brought from Colum bus, Ohio. The house was nicely shaded and vines festooned themselves over the porch. Here was a large Japan e s e lilly with four fragrant white hlus- soms ami opening buds promising more. To one from Purest Grove a peculiar at traction is the pure and cool mountain spring water brought in by pipe. After looking around a little and ad miring the many conveniences with wnicli Mr. Temple has surrounded him self the party went on to the school house, distant a pleasant five minutes I walk. Though comfortable, the building is not prepossessing and looking at it | one fears lest its time worn timbers, ap parently so aged, may not give way and precipitate the heavy bell on those lie- low. The furniture within is modern and seats alamt seventy scholars. The old structure will likely lie replaced be fore long. Church services have been held in the S c h o o l house for some time and a church ia to be put up in the fall. Mr. Saine and Mr. Temple have offered to give aites free. The church will tie Presby terian and a Sunday school and Chris tian Endeavor society of that faith are now flourishing. During the ls«t week Evangelists Hold ridg • and Dickson hsve liecn taking their vacation in the valley and holding acrvices. Mr. Iloldridge and daughtet and Mr. Dickson'a siatrr are with them The aervicea have been well attended \ On Sunday morning the school house was crowded. After the acrvices the I Cbc iHain Object • • » .........JONES THE LIVERYMAN. FO REST GROVE. McNAMR’S KEAT MARKET SELLS ONLY THE BEST OK Meats, Sausages, Fish and Poultry Th e Country affords, in Great Variety and at Moderate Prices A General Shipping Business, Wholesale and Retail, . . . Done in A ll Kinds of Dressed Poultry, F'at Hogs, ■ Spring Lambs and Veal Calves. BUYER AND SELLER. TELEPHONE, FOREST GROVE. 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