1 School Apportionment. G A STO N . THR PLAIN TRl'TH. T h e d ivision o f state sch ool fun ds was S H u gh es and C h a rle y V a u g h n w ere dors-, p o les, w ires, e t c ., w hen in possession in G aston th is w eek sw a p p in g jo k e s on th e basis o f $1.05 for e v e ry ch ild o f sch ool a g e , th at is l»etween th e a g e s o f 4 o f figu res d ire ct from th e d ealer, am i w ith old friends. and 20 years. W ash in gto n co u n ty h as ¿while n on e presum e to he a b le to c a lc u W ilk a m G ilp in o f th is p lace w as v isit 6*94 c h ild re n and received $6395.70. la te th e e x a c t n u m b er o f oat straw s it in g at th e G ro ve last w eek. T h e re is en ou gh m on ey in th e cou n ty ta k e s to m a k e a th ree h un d red pound S e ve ra l loads o f G a sto n people h a v e treasury b e lo n g in g to th e school fund to b ale q f tim o th y h a y , th e y h a v e been able been ca m p in g in P atton V a lle y on w hat b rin g th is up to a b o u t $10,000 and a c th u s fa r to k ee p ou t o f th e lu n a tic a sy is k n o w n as the Hates ca m p in g groun d . co rd in g ly th e d istricts w ill receiv e #1.70 lu m , w h ic h c e rta in ly is m uch to th eir R um or h as it th a t M r. G a sto n ’ s big for e a ch ch ild . T h e d ivision w ill be cre d it. T h e co m m itte e en tered upon its d uties farm is abou t to ch an ge h an d s and w ill m ade and the m on ey becom e a v a ila b le on th e th ird M on d a y in th is m on th . In u n b ia se d b y a n y ou tsid e in terest or in be d ivid ed in to sm all farm s. Mrs. N. J. W a lk e r o f F o rest G ro ve has th e sprin g $10389.3» w as d ivid e d ou t and flu en ce, an d no u n b ia sed in vestig atio n th a t co u ld be m ade cou ld p o ssib ly result rented h er hotel p ro p erty in th is p lace in J u ly $1875.20 m ore w as a p p o rtio n ed , to a m an by th e nam e o f Burlingam e. so th at w ith th e co m in g d ivision $21060.- d iffe re n tly . I t is n ot k n o w n w h at actio n , if a n y, Mr. C laren ce C arr o f th is place has 20 w ill h av e been put out a m o n g the w ill be ta k e n b y th e m ayor and board e xch a n g e d his farm for Mr. P o te e t’s c o u n ty sch o o ls sin ce M arch w h ich w ill o f co u n cilm en . T h e m atter is in th eir hotel at Forest G rove. T h e people o f e n ab le a good sch ool to be m ain tain ed h a n d s and i f th e y do th e ir d u ty an th is p lace regret to lose M r. and Mrs. in e ve ry d istrict. E a c h d istrict w ill e le c tio n for th e v o tin g o f b o n d s w ill be C arr but wdiat w ill be th e ir loss w ill be h av e receiv ed $50, and $3.45 for each ch ild . c a lle d im m e d ia te ly , w h ich w ill settle the som ebod y else ga in . q u estio n one w a y or th e oth er, i f th ey T . W . Th om pson receiv ed w ord from fa il to a ct on th e recom m en d ation o f the C aliforn ia th at his b ro th e r had fallen l . 0 . G. T. I n s t a l l a t i o n . c o m m itte e w e w ill h av e to g e t a fter them from th e upper part o f a barn and w as A t th e last m ee tin g th e fo llo w in g w ith a p e titio n . T h e p rin cip al m overs in ju red in such a m an n er th a t he was officers w ere in stalled : in th is m a tte r are d eterm in ed th at th e not exp e cte d to live. Mr. Th om pson S iste r L . L . G riffin , C . T . Bro. C. H. p e o p le sh a ll h av e an o p p o rtu n ity t<> started im m e d ia te ly to see him . W e fe l, Sec. Bro. Jo h n B eal, F. S . S is s e ttle th is q u estio n , and if th ere are an y T h e h arv e stin g is q u ite w ell advan ced e n em ie s to th e sch em e th e y m ay a** w ell and the crops are tu rn in g out fine. u n d ersta n d r ig h t n ow that the fig h t is on, M rs. A . C a rter o f tliis p la ce has been a n d u nless th e y can offer a b etter plan son, A. Sec. S iste r E tta L e a ch , G . Bro. th e y m ust g iv e w ay, for pure water we q u ite sick for a few d ays past. must and w ill have. Mr. T h om as Best o f th is p lace w as A. B. T o d d , S en . S iste r N ora L a u g h lin W e a ll k n o w th a t w e m ust ch a n g e our tak e n to H illsb oro on a c h a rg e o f in san b e in g u n a v o id a b ly a b se n t th e officer w a te r su p p ly o r e n la rg e o u r cem etery ity, and on exa m in a tio n w as d eclared to e le ct to V . T. w as p ostp on ed till n ext m ee tin g . In s ta llin g officer, M. I). gro u n d s; th a t w e m ust im p rove the 1 be sane and return ed hom e. M ark h am , L. I)., a ssisted b y H . J). s a n ita ry c o n d itio n s su rro u n d in g us or T h e harvesters are now ru n n in g upon d o c to r’ s b ills and fun eral exp en ses w ill 1 L a k e W apato. Q u ite a ch a n g e w hen it B on d, G . M. and E v a W aters, G . I). M. A . B. T odd , W . S. S m ith and M . I). b a n k ru p t th e few left. j is con sid ered th at it is w ith in the m em - V ie w e d from a d ista n ce we h ave tlu j o ry o f som e o f the old se ttle rs when M ark h am w ere e le cte d as trustees. T h e G ood T e m p la rs h av e secu red th e m ost b e a u tifu l little c ity on th e c o n ti w ater stood upon it the y e a r round. e x c lu s iv e con trol o f th e h a ll for one y e a r n en t, b ut w h en m ore clo se ly in spected and w ill let to oth ers. th e illu sio n g iv e s w ay to realities: dust [Continued from First Page ] I j S c o re s o f v a u lts h av e becom e fu ll to th e su rface, been te m p o ra rily covered up am i le ft to c o n tin u e in d efin itely a lib eral system o f e xch a n g e . T h e se e v ils in our sa n ita ry system h a v e been a llo w e d to e x ist u n til th ey are n ow te llin g w ith sad and a la rm in g re su lts upon th e h ealth and h app in ess o f ou r people. W e need go no fa rth er than ou r c em eteries to see in the n e w ly m ade g ra v e s u n m ista k a b le e vid en ce o f the tru th o f w h a t I say; but i f fu rth er e v i d en ce is w an tin g, le t 11s, for a m om ent, look in upon th e fa m ily circle. H ere we see, k n e e lin g b y th e little cou ch , th at a le w m o n th s a g o held tw o, but n ow one, th e g r ie f strick e n m o th e r w ith u plifted h an d s, and e y e s filled w ith tears, itn- p lo rin g th e G o d o f H eaven to spare th at, h er o n ly o n e and p ro te ct it a g a in st the cru el fate th a t h ad so re ce n tly deprived h e r o f th e other. in order to made room for a large stock of Men's ami Bovs' Clothing That will arrive abotit September ist. Kow is your time to load up as I will seil at prices unheard of in this line. Here aie a f \v pii:es to give you an idea: Good 50c uncolored Japan 'Pea, 3 lbs. $1 00 Good Japan Rice, 25 lbs I OO Best Rolled Oats, 40 lbs I OO American Lye, 4 cans 25 A Good Broom ........................... 15* Ginger Snaps, 1 lb 9 Stone Ware, per gal 7 A good Double Faced Wash Board 19 Fairbank’s Gold Dust, 1 pkg 19 U . - / V: ! 1 i J l in th e c it y M ond ay. C la r k W ilk e s h as ju st received a new sto c k o f a g ricu ltu ra l im p lem en ts. t In R e c o rd e r’s C o u rt on M ond ay the 5 th , F ra n k L u n g w as fined ten d o lla rs an d costs, w h ile the o th er m an w as found n ot g u ilty . hi I : 1 > t 11 J. I). P h illip s , G e o . S an d e rs and A. A. P h illip s v isite d G re e n v ille S u n d a y ami M o n d a y on business. C. W . N eep , W e b P h illip s and A lb e rt R u n n in g w en t up on upper N ehalem last S a tu rd a y . 5 5 6 5 20 F IR E O R NO FIRE, H IB B S is t h e cheapest place to get anything you want in be. the General Merchandise Line. 0.“ T h e th re e w eeks ten t m ee tin g h eld In- 1 s y m p a th y in a ll o u r good w orks, we Mr. A n d erson o f th e A d v e n t fa ith closed sub m it to ou r deep a fflictio n k n o w in g S u n d a y w ith fifty bap tized and m an y th at H e d oth a ll th in g s w ell. oth ers b y ch a n g e o f faith. R e s o l v e d — T h a t h a v in g been a fa ith ful m em b er o f th e ord er, and th is lo d g e , and h a v in g tak en a v ita l in terest in its progress and su ccess sin ce its o rg a n iza tion, w e feel th at w e h a v e lost on e o f th e pu rest and truest e x a m p le s o f Re- h ek a h ism . — T h a t w e as m em b ers o f th is lod ge sh all eve r revere th e m em ory o f ou r b eloved sister a n d th a t w e do m ost d e e p ly sy m p a th iz e w ith a ll w h o e n jo y e d h er person al frien d sh ip , and e x te n d to h er fa m ily ou r h e a rty co n d o l en ce in th e ir g re a t b erav em en t, and A Dishonest Namesake. th at as on e voice we b eseech th e G od o f J. R. D allas w as in P ortlan d T u esd ay o u r frien d to co m fo rt th em in th e ir lo n e in a tte n d an ce on th e F . S. d istrict court. lin ess, and gu id e us each th ro u g h a life O n J u ly 18 he sent to D avid P atterson , d ev o ted as hers. form erly o f thi:> c ity hut now re sid in g in R e s o l v e d — T h a t th ese resolu tion s be P ortlan d , a m oney ord er for $30 in p a y m ent for th e G a le s C reek ch u rch organ . be record ed in the record s o f th is lod ge N o th in g w as heard o f it for som e tim e and th a t a c o p y be sent to th e fa m ily o f and fin d in g out from M r P a tte rso n ’ s our d eceased sister and th e le a d in g son-in-law , Mr. Bam ford, th at th e m oney papers o f the co u n ty and to th e G ran d had n ot been received Mr. D a lla s re A ssem b ly o f the R e b e k a h L o d ge o f O r ported th e m atter to th e P o rtla n d post egon . H arm an W ilc o x o f V in to n , Iow a, cam e in on th e m orn in g tra in , M ond ay, to office a u th orities w h o n otified him th at v isit re la tive s and friends. it h ad been paid to som eone c la im in g to O u r c it y c o u n c il m et in regu lar session l»e D avid Patterson . T h e m an w as soon M on d a y e ve n in g. in cu sto d y and found to be re a lly D avid V ic B row n sh ipped a car load o f straw Patterson th ough not the on e for w hom to P o rtlan d M onday. th e m on ey w as in tended. He cla im e d N ic k F re e m a n 's e y e s are no better. he th o u g h t the m oney had lieen sent H e h as to sta y in a dark room a ll the him b y h is fa th er. Dr. Patterson o f this tim e. c ity , but no such person is k n o w n here. Gua S u d lem an and w ife cam e up from He w as arraign ed in cou rt but d isch arg ed N e h a le m and return ed M onday. on p a y in g the $30 o v er to th e rig h t M iss M ary S u d d lem an cam e out on p a rty. It is said th at he is no stra n g e r 't h e m o rn in g train M ond ay hound for to th e courts, or th e p e n ite n tia ry, h a v in g N e h a le m on a visit. served tw o term s. D. M cP h erson o f B uxton w as in tow n M o n d a v on business. 6 l{ Also Grocery Fixtures for sale at one-half price, Coffee Mill, Cheese Safe, Scales, Tea Cans, Scoops, etc. tw een th is c ity am i T illa m o o k tor p ra c j fly jll({ trip to V ortland last w eek, tice a n d th at th ey w ou ld be six d ays in ^ W h ite has returned to P ortlan d d o in g it. L a te st a d v ise s p o in t to th eir a fter a few d ays visit w ith h is fa m ily. b e in g six d ays in g o in g o v e r th e op n “ T h e y w ere a cco m G ran d m a M c K a y h as been h a v in g a W ilso n riv e r road. seriou s tim e w ith e rysip elas in her eyes. p an ied b y tw o w ag o n s draw n b y team s T h e y w ere d riven Mrs. C. II. Boss and fa m ily o f our c ity o f six m u les e a ch . h av e gon e 011 a visit to h e r p aren ts in w ith a je r k lin e and a c a v a lry m a n w as w as a ssign ed to each a n im a l. S om e B lock river, W ash in g to n , th is w eek. d ifficu lty w as m et in m a k in g th e tu rn s I)r. S a n d fo rd ’s fa m ily, accom p an ied on th e m o u n ta in s as th e d riv ers trie d to b y frien d s from M olalla, h a v e gon e to m a k e a w id e sw in g. T h e w ag o n s w ere N eta rts B ay for a cou ple o f w eeks. s tu c k a few tim es also. I f th e troop s do J. M . K y le , H erm an T o elle and W il n ot reach T illa m o o k w ith in th e w e e k a li mi Seiss m ade a trip to ou r c ity on re lie f e xp e d itio n w ill u n d o u b te d ly be th eir w h eels last n igh t. sen t ou t. T h e ir band w ill m eet them at A n y one w ish in g to e m p lo y a first class T illa m o o k , g o in g b y w ater. T h e sold iers ca rp e n ter w ould do w ell to see J K. beat th eir w a y th ro u g h th e toil g a te anil j M ays o f th is c ity . th e k e e p e r ch ased th em h a lf w a y to T i l C h a rles R. M c K a y , a real e sta te a gen t lam ook in a vain e n d e a vo r to co llect his o f Portlan d , is v isitin g in ou r c ity lo o k m on ey. T h e last h eard o f th em th e y in g a fter bargain s. H e m ade a trip to j w ere at W a lt S m ith 's. T h e y h ave a boss th e m oun tains th is a ftern oon . ( p o k e r p la y e r, a ch am p io n faro m an and J. S. Jai Iv^mi lost a v ijju a b le y e a rlin g a s lic k ra cer an d th e c it y o f cla m s had colt last w eek b y g e ttin g sn ag ged w hile be‘ t«*r k eep its e y e 011 th em d u rin g th eir sta y th ere. ru n n in g in th e pasture. Q n ite a n u m b er from th is p la ce a t T h e farm ers are still h a p p y, as th eir ten d ed th e fun eral o f Mrs. R. B. G ood in w heat, oats and b arley are tu rn in g out la st S u n d a y . • b etter th an fo r som e years. D id yo u see th at pet l>ear at Pete R ev. D avid L illy w h o h as been sick J a c q u o t’ s? for som e tim e is fe e lin g m u ch b etter H erb e rt S m ith , u son o f D a rlin g S m ith now, b e in g able to w alk around a little . o f P a tto n V a lle y , w as v isitin g re la tive s F rom th e am ou n t o f team s p a ssin g in C o rn e liu s S a tu rd a y and S u n d a y. th ro u gh here there m ust b e a g r e a t m an y T h e re is ta lk o f a n o th er b u tch e r shop fo lk s g o in g to th e coast, b esid es th e Mc- in C o rn eliu s. N ain er stage passin g e ve ry d a y fu ll o f Mrs. Dr. S m ith is still con fin ed to her people. room hut is reported better. r Soldiers 011 the Wilson. 6 Sardines, 1 can Cow Brand Soda, 1 can Arm and Hammer brand, 1 can Best Tomatoes, 1 can “ Corn, 1 can Gloss Starch, 1 can Fine Table Salt, 10c pkg The best Ground Spices, all kinds, in bulk, 1 pkg S u n d a y m o rn in g a b o u t 11 o ’ c lo ck a tro o p o f U . S. c a v a lr y passed th ro u gh th e c ity . T h e re w ere a b o u t 56 m en in lin e, co n stitu tin g troop E from V a n co u v e r b arrack s and th e y w ere on th e ir 2 k ? arc reason s th a t o u g h t o f th em se lv e s to h e sufficient to in flu en ce every m an th at h as a M an 's h eart in him to m a k e a n y p e cu n ia ry sacrifice n ecessary to b rin g a b o u t th is m uch needed reform . T h e re w as a little m ista k e in regard to tlie sin g in g sch ool b e in g no m ore. It is — R. Resolutions still ru n n in g b u t u n der a n o th e r. The A d op ted b y th e H illsb o ro R e b e k a h C O ItN IS L IU M . te ach e r w as asked to resign lead ersh ip L o d g e , N o. 54, I. O . O. F ., H illsb o ro , Or. C h a r le y D odds the C ity b arb er was for th e w an t o f fu n d s to run im properly. Whereas — T h e S u p rem e R u le r o f th e q u ite b u sv th e past w eek. U n iv erse rem oved from ou r c ircle our S am G ilp in o f yo u r c it y was in C o rn e C iA M N ( IT V . b eloved sister, A lin a G o o d in , on th e liu s on b u sin ess last S atu rd a y. T h e peop le o f G a le s C re ek w ere re 2nd d a y o f A u gu st, A . I)., 1895, th ere N e a rly a ll th e grain in th is v icin ity is m ind ed o f w ar tim es M on d a y b y seein g fore, be it c u t o r w ill he th is w eek, and th e hum o f abou t 100 sold iers m arch th ro u g h our R e s o l v e d — T h a t w h ile we m ourn th e th e th re sh e r is a lre ad y heard. c it y e arly in th e m orn in g on th eir w av loss w h ich d ep riv es us o f ou r sister o f A u stin W atson o f M o u n tain d ale w as to T illa m o o k . R e b e k a h ’s in flu en ce and h elpful — ,1 1 !:> Has decided to dose out his (¡eocenes G I.K N C O K . co v e re d h ou ses, broken dow n d ilap idated O ur m oun tain n eigh b ors are k e p t busy fe n ce s, ro tte n , ric k e ty sid ew alk s, b a ck y a rd s p iled w ith ru b b ish , th e a ccu m u la both n igh t and d ay fig h tin g fires. Ju d ge B. P. C o rn eliu s and fa m ily and tion o f years; su n d ried law ns a n d d usty W . K. M ays and w ife spen t S u n d a y in y a r d s and d isease b re e d in g cesspools. F o r fo rty ye a rs o u r w ells and p rivy th e m oun tains. v a u lts h a v e m ain tain e d close rela tion s, R. U. M cN u tt, a m erch a n t o f C o rn e bou nd to g e th e r b y ties o f m utual in lius, is d o in g b u sin ess in ou r c it y this te re st, o n e b e co m in g ov erch a rged the 1 w eek. o th e r w ou ld c h e e rfu lly com e to its relief. 1 A. C . P h illip s, the c ity b a rb e r, m ade a 5 H R esolved "B eautiful toiler, thy work all done. Beautiful soul into glory gone, Beautiful life w ith thy crown all won. God giveth thee rest.’ J. L. D e n n i s . I d a M. P h k i - p s , R o se W il c o x , Every teacher should take some educational journal. Among the beet papers of this class i s - THE TEACHERS OUTLOOK M O N T H L Y — O CTO BE R TO JU LY Aims to represent the latest ideas and most suc cessful method of teaching The school news of the county will receive special attention C O U N TY from the W A SH IN G TO N H ATCH ET The Teachers Outlook and the Washington County Hatchet H O T II I'O lt (ü b e Z it a t n O b j e c t • • v* Our Clubbing Offer. T In keeping our drug store open is to put up prescriptions, and that keeps us fairly busy— with more business in sight. Our shop is often full, but we will make room for you long enough to take 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 corner drug store. THE MILLER PHARMACY Apothecaries o f the First Class. he W a s h in g t o n T he W a s h in g t o n atch et C ou n ty H atch et R K A ftO N A K L K R A T E S . T HE WESTERN HOUSE. « K O . P O T K K T , p r o p r l.to r . T h e Best H otel for . , . C lean , C o m f o r t a b l e , C o n v e n i e n t . MrXAMEIfS MHAT MAKlvKT rove B o a r d e r s , F armers , T ravelers . . . . OuHr.oN. In the business center o f the city. SE LLS O N LY TH E BEST OF Meats, Sausages, Fish and Poultry E. F . B R O W N , . . The C arriag e P a in te r . . shop, lion, H ull.ll,,., F O R E S T D R O V E . The Country affords, in Great Variety and at Moderate Prices T h e a ttra ctio n at th e su m m er th ea tre th is F rid a y e v e n in g w ill he th e a m u sin g farce, " B o tr and R ile y .” N ew m usic by th e h a n d and new s o u r s are part o f th e p rogram m e. T h e e n terta in m e n t last w eek w as la rg e ly p atron ized and th o ro u g h ly en joyed . S e a ts w ere a ll filled and a large crow d stood up to w it- H and T h e W e e k ly Sun $1.50 a y e a r in advan ce. F o r est G Committee Summer Theatre. C ounty and T h e W eekly O regon ian $2.00 a y ear in a d v a n ce . (ieuentl SKAT! Shipping Business. Wholesale ami Retail, HAIRCUT W H I L E Y OU WAIT. . . . . Done in All Kinds of Dressed Poultry, Fat Hogs. Shaving made easy Spring Lambs and Veal Calves. AT WIRTZ BROS. BUYER AND SELLER. PO RFS7 Wash »nit Be Clean at t »he Only Bath* in Town. CRO\ h. T w o door* South F o rest tie