KOK KST G K O V E, O K E G O N , T H U R S D A Y , A I G I S T *><>, 1 .Si».-,.
V O L . I, N o. *41.
D K U 'I I A T E M P L E . No. 7, R a th b o n e S iste rs,
m e e ts iu M aso n ic h a ll th e secon d am i fo u rth
W e d n e sd a y s o f each m o u th . V isitin g m e m
b e r s w elc o m ed .
M iss B e lle C la rk , M. K- C.
M r s . G eo. S m ith , M. o f K. an d C.
D IR E C T O R Y .
STA TE OF O REGO N .
G o vern or
..........................
S e c r e t a r y o f State
T r e a s u r e r .......
S u p t. P u b lic In stru ctio n
S ta te P rin ter
S u p re m e Court j
Ju d g e F ifth D istrict
A tto rn e y F ifth D istrict.
W m . P. I.o rd
H a rriso n K K in c a id
I-h illip M etsch a m
..................G . M. Ir w in
W. H . h ee d s
C h as. K- W o lverto ti
K is Mean
F . A . M oore
T . A M cB rid e
W. N. B a r re tt
W A s m N < JT< > N CO U N T Y .
B. P. C o rn e liu s
D. B. R e a so n e r
T . O . Todd
R . II. G oodin
J »•>*<■
C om m ission ers
C le rk
S h e r iff
R e c o rd e r
T r e a s u re r
A sse sso r.
Sc h o o l Superin ten den t.
S u rv e y o r
C o ro n e r......................
C IT Y
OF
h
p Ford
l v L. M cC o rm ick
. J.W . S a p p in g to n
G e o rg e H . W ilcox
A u stin C ra ig
L. E . W ilk e s
W D.
FO REST
W oo la
ORO Y E .
T r ea su rer ,
J . C. G re e r.
M arshal ,
Jo h n S trip lin .
W. C. T . U
L o ca l b ra n c h m e e ts ist an d 3rd
T u e sd a y a P - . n oo n s at 3 o ’c lo c k in W oods ffc
C ap e s' h a i
M rs E . H . M arsh , P re s., M rs.
V ratt, S a c 'y .
Ordinances.—C oun cil m en W a lk e r, S a p p in g to n
and L a rg e .
F in a 'tee am i Accounts.— C o u n cil m e n W a lk e r.
S te w a rt and M cN am er.
S tr-e s an i Fubli. / V
C o u n c ilm e n S m ith .
S a p p in g to n and S te w a rt.
F ir e acni Water.-*-C o u n c ilm e n S m ith , S a p p in g -
t jii an 1 W alk er.
Health am i Paltet.—C o u n cil m en L a r g e , S te w a r.
an . N c N a w e r.
Ways am i Means. —C ou n ci 1 ni en M cN a m e r, L a r g
a n d S m ith .
P rin tin g .—C oun cil m en S a p p in g to n , L a r g e an
W a lk e r.
................... F ir e W ard en
Ju s tic e o f th e P e act
....................... C o n sta b le
.Sc h o o l D ire cto r
................................... C leri
. S u p t. o f Sch oo
Headquarters for
Tillamook Stage Line.
F O R E S T G R O V E F R E E T H O T G H T L IB R A R Y
a n d re a d in g ro om is open e v e ry T h u rs d a y an d
F r id a y a fte rn o o n a n d e v e n in g M rs. A. K. B a r
k e r, lib ra ria n .
H. B. J O H N S O N , PROP.
. . . FO R A L L K IN D S O F . . .
M E T H O D IS T E P IS C O P A L C H U R C H .
R f . v . 1). A. W a t t e r s . P a s t o r .
S e rv ic e s e v e ry Su n la y at 11 a. m . a n d 8:30 p. in
S u n la y sch oo l at 12.15 P- »>• Ju n io r le a g u e e v e r
S u n la y at 4 p . 111. E p w o rth le a g u e at «1:30 p. 111
S u n d a y . P ra y e r m e e tin g 7:30 p. 111., T h u r s d a y .
C H R IS T IA N C H U R C H .
R e g u la r s e rv ic e e v e ry S u n d a y a t ti a. 111. an
7:30 p. m . S u n d a y s ch o o l a t 10 a. 111. A a ro n
W e lls, su p t. P r a y e r m e e tin g T h u r s d a y even
in g at 7:30 p. m. S r. Y . P. S. C. F.. S u n d a y even
in g at 0:30 p. 111. J r . Y . P. S. C. F . S u n ¡- in
a fte rn o o n at 4 p. 111. S y lv ia F d w a rd s , p re s id e n t
T h e p u b lic a re c o r d ia lly in vite d to a ll th e se
m e e tin g s.
B A P T IS T CH URCH .
F . K. S c o f i e l d , P a s t o r .
S e rv ic e s on th e first a n d th ird S u n d a y o f th e
m o n th at 11 a 111 an d 7 30 p m. S u n d a y sch oo l at
10 a m each S u n d a y . W in R o bb, s u p e rin te n d e n t
P r a y e r m e e tin g on T h u r s d a y e v e n in g at 7 30.
P o n t O ffice o f F o r e s t O ro v e .
W. H. C R O S L F Y . P. M.
m a ils
larm
C a ll fo r m e e tin g —F iv e ta p s.
W A S H IN G T O N C H JJN T V I’OST O F F IC E S .
le lh a n y
: e d a r M ills
risii*
c ru st G ro v e
'■ arden H om e
Li es C re e k
: i :iton
d a n n in e
B u xton
C e n te rv ille
D ille y
F a rm in g to n
G re e n v ille
G asto n
L a u re l
M o u u ta in d ale
Reed v il le
S h a d y B roo k
.
T o an d from P o rtla n d an d a ll p o in ts: D ep a rts
6:25 a. m. A r r iv e s 9:30 a. 111.
T o C o rv a llis , S a le m a n d a ll p o in ts on th e W est
S id e : D ep a rts 8:25 a. 111. A r r iv e s 4:30 p. in.
T o G r e e n v ille , M an n in g , B u x to n an d V e m o n ia :
A rr iv e s 12 in. D ep a rts 1 p. in.
B e a v e rtc i
C o rn e liu s
F ir
G len co e
G le m vo o
H illsb o ro
M i:îdL tu:
P ro g ress
Sh e rw o o d
T u a la tin
R e v is e d W e e k l y .
D ried F ru its .
A p ric o ts —E v a p o ra te d , 10 :: su n , 8c
A p p le s — E v a p o ra te d , b le a ch e d , n ew , 5 to
iib lc a c h ed , 4*4 to 5c; sun 4 to .sc
P e ac h e s—E v a p o ra te d 7 to 9c; su n , 5 to 6c
P lu m s —P itted , eva p o ra te d , 4 to 5c; sun , 4 ti
v; p ru n e s , 4 to 6c
P e a rs —E v a p o ra te d , 5 to 6c: su n , 5 to 6c
P ru n e s —Ita lia n 6 to 7 ^ c ; F re n c h , 3 to 4c
F ru its.
P lu m s —75c to $1 p e r box
A p ric o ts —75c to ft p e r crate
P e a c h e s —S n a k e riv e r, 40c p e r b o x ; A s h la n d ,
5 to
50c
C h e rrie s —so to 60c p e r box
A p p le s —P e r b o x, $1.25
C r a b a p p le s —H a lf b o x es, f i
P e a r s — C a lifo rn ia , fi.2 5 p e r b o x ; B a r tle tts f :
to 2.50 p e r bo x
B la c k b e r r ie s —2c p e r lb
G o o se b e rrie s—2 to 3c per lb
R a s p b e rr ie s —3 to 4c p e r lb
E g g s and P o u ltry .
E g g s —O regon ra n c h , 10c
P o u lt r y —F a n c y old h en s $4 to $4 75 P c r dozen,
m ix e d coops, $4.00 to 4.50: b ro ile rs, $2.oa to 4.00;
t u r k e y s , d resse d , 12c; liv e . 8 to 10 c ;d u c k s , f3 to 4;
o ld $3 to 3.50; g e ese. $3 to 4 fo r old an d $6 to 7 for
y o u n g p e r doz; p ig e o n s f i .75 p e r doz
P ro v isio n s.
H a m s—M ed iu m 11 to 11 H e: d rie d b e e f h a m s,
1 -H e; sh o u ld e rs, 5H to 7He
B a c o n —B re a k fa s t bacon , 12c: sh o rt c le a r sid es,
9 to 10c; d r y s a lt sid e s, 8H to 9c
L a r d —C om p ou n d, in tin s, 7H c: p u re , in tins,
8H to 9c
P ig s fe e t—8o’ s, $4.25; 4o’ s, 2.25: k its, $1.25
C iv ic S ocieties.
A. O. U. W. F o re st G ro v e L o d g e N o
60, A . O. U. W ., m e e ts e v e r y T u e s d a v
e v e n in g in Odd F e llo w s '" h a ll.
So-
jo u r n iu g b re th re n c o rd ia lly in v ite d to
a tte n d m e e tin g s.
J o e B a ile y , M. W .. w . C.
H oyt, record er.
B u tte r and C heese.
B litte r—F a n c y c re a m e r y . 20 to 30c p e r ro ll;
c h o ic e d a ir y 20 to 22c; T illa m o o k 17H to 20c; fa ir
to g o o d , 10 to 20c; com m on . iaH e; p rim e . 15 to 20c
p e r ro ll fo r N o . 1; sto re, 10 to 15 p e r r c ll
C h e e s e —O rego n , 10 to 11c ; fa n cy , 11 to 12HC;
d o m e stic , 14 to 18c
V eg e ta b le s.
K . o f P .—D e lp h o s L o d g e N o. 39, K . o f P.
O n ion s—O nions. 60 to 75c p e r sa c k ; C a lifo rn ia ,
in e rts e v e ry S a tu rd a y e v e n in g in M a
son ic h a ll. A ll m e m b ers o f t h is o r
g a n iz atio n a r e c o rd ia lly in v ite d to I t 25 to 1.35
P o ta to e s—B u rb a n k s . N o. i fa n c y 25 to 40c p e r
a tte n d o u r m e etin g *.
C . O. Roe. C. C.. F ra n k
K a n e . K. o f R. S.
s a c k ; o th e r k in d s . 15 to 25c: n ew . 40 to 60c
| T u r n ip s —f i p e r sa c k ; c a b b a g e. % to 1*4 p e r lb;
W A S H IN G T O N L O D G E . No. 48, fa n c y c e le r y 75c to f i p er doz.; c a u liflo w e r, f i
I. O. O. F . m e e ts in its h a ll e v e ry | p e r d o * ., a rtic h o k e s , 50 to 60c p e r doz., b eets 75c
M o n d a y e v e n in g . V isitin g b ro th p e r sa c k , a s p a r a g u s s a n d 6c. g re en p ea s 2 an d 3c
e rs w elcom ed .
T. C. M cN a m e r,
1 r h u b a rb t H to 2c, n ew p otato es 40 to 60c. g re en
N G A . L . M acleo d , R e c . S e c ’ y.
co rn 25c p e r d o zen , c u cu m b e rs ft 00 p e r b o x,
F O R E S T R E R K K A H LO D G E.. N o. 44 to m a to e s. E a s te rn . «4.50 to $5.50 P r f c rate. C a li
I. O. O. F . m e e ts in Odd F e llo w s h a ll fo rn ia 10c p e r lb , s tr in g bean s 3 to 4c p e r lb
on th e first a n d th ird W e d n e sd a v of
H a y an d Feed.
each m o n th . V isitin g m e m b e rs w el-
c . ..;d .
M iss B lan c h e M cN a m e r, N G . M H iss
a y —C h o ic e tim o th y s e lls at #9 to 9 50 m ixed
N e ttie C la rk . Rec. S e c ’ y.
f7 to 8 c h e a t $4 to * p er ton. g ra in h a y $7 p er
ton. b ra n $ 11.5 0 p e r ton, sh o rts, f 12.50 p e r ton
B a r ie v —S te a d y Q uote: Fe e d 57 1* to 60c p e r
m
H O L B R O O K L O D G E . No. 30 A F an d
c
e n ta l, b re w in g $15 to 16 p er ton.
_ JY r
A. M m eets in its h a ll th e T h u rs d a y
on or b efore th e fu ll m oon o f each
O a ts—D em an d good for ch oice g ra d e s. Quote:
'
m onth
C ha*. H id es, w M
G eo
feed 27 to 2Sc p e r b u sh e l, seed 25 to 26c p er
B rig g s. S e c ’ y
b u sh e l, g r e y 25 to 26c for ch oice
a
F O R E S T G R O V E LO D G E. N o . n o I
O. G . T. m e e ts e v e r y S a tu rd a y in I 0
\rZZJF
G . T h a ll
V isitin g m e m b ers invit» d.
M rs. L- L G rirfin . C. T .
C H W e fe l,
S e c re ta ry .
FOR
P.ST G R O V E C A M P No. 98. W oodm en o f
th e W orld, m e e ts in Odd F e llo w s h a ll e v e r v first
a n d th ird S a tu rd a y . V isitin g n e ig h b o rs in v ite d
H H. C la rk , C . C S. G . M o rg a n , C le rk .
P ric e o f M eats.
B e e f G ro ss , to p ste e rs $3 to ,vft 5 - f * ir * ° K00*!
s te e rs, $2 50 to 2 75. c o w s $2 50 to 2.75. dressed
b e e f s to 7c p e r lb
V eul Iiresn ed . « m all 5 »0 7c. la rg e 3 to 4SC p er
p ou n d
M u t t o n - G r o s s , best sh e e p w e th e rs $2 50 to
2.75. e w e s $2 to 2.50. lam b s, liv e , ic p e r lb .
d resse d m u tton 4 to 4 He. la:nb^6 to 8c
H
ogs - G
ss, ch
oice, h e a v y $3
* 5<>
H ogs
G ro
ross,
choice
3 75. Bgh*
an d fe ed e r*. $3 50. d re esseil
sse d f $4
F lour
T B. M A T T H E W S P O S T . No. 6, G . A R .
F lo u r -S n o w fla k e #2
P o rtla n d $2 8« D ayton
m -e ts in M ason ic h a ll th e first and th ird W ed
nesd av-. o f each m onth
F.lias S m ith P C. $2.85, G o ld D rop $i io. G rah am $ 2.45 to 2 55
O. R. 'D n w n a. Adj
W ool.
Woo»- V a lle y , a c co rd in g to q u a lity , p e r lb • •
C O L U M B IA L O D G E , No. 1«. D o f H .. m e e ts to 14c. E a . -rn O rego n an d W ash in g to n 7 to 1 jc
i a o d d F e llo w s h a ll, th e th ird T u e sd a y o f each
m outh
M rs VA B n at-m C
H. M ra.
Sh an n on S :c .
J T
»»•«.*»> »« w .
City Fat hern Order an Election for
September 4th.
Council met F rid ay evening, all but
Mr. Sappington present.
M inutes of
previous meeting read, corrected and ap
proved as corrected. B ill of 1 . L. Sm ith,
to recover taxes paid while outside the
corporate lim its, read and referred to
finance com mittee.
Ordinance com
m ittee reported ordinance bill No. 74, to
provide for a bond election, which was
read in full, then by title.
On motion
the day for election was fixed as Sept.
4.
Councilmen W alker and Large were
instructed to insert the time for which
the bonds should run, not to be a less
period than tw enty years. Jud ges o f
election to be Messrs. David Sm ith, W.
5 . Ingles and Thos. Roe.
On motion
o f Councilm en Large and M cNam er the
words “ or her” were inserted in the o r
dinance. Rules were suspended and the
bill was then placed on its final passage
and passed.
The title o f the bill was
ordered to be the title o f the ordinance.
The ordinance was ordered published
in the Tim es and H a t c h e t . Bill o f L .
C. W alker, $6, for com piling ordinances
read and referred to finance committee.
A report of the printing committee was
read, setting forth that they had intended
to m ake contracts with the Tim es and
H a t c h e t to publish the ordinances and
would recommend that contracts be
entered into with them at 2u cents each
per square, reserving the com pilation to
be let to the lowest bidder.
Oil motion
adjourned.
Tea and Coffee a Specialty.
W A R D L I M IT S .
F ir s t w a r d — N o rth o f P a cific a v e n u e an d east ;
>f C o lle g e W ay.
Seco n d w a rd —N o rth o f P acific a v e n u e and
ic tw e e n C o lle g e W ay an d B street.
T h ir d w ard N a y lo r ’ s a d d ition .
F o u r th w a rd — B etw een P acific a v e n u e and
Secon d a v e n u e sou th .
F ifth w a r d — B etw ee n Second a v e n u e a m l Soutl. j
’ a r k a d d ition .
S ix th w a rd —So u th P a rk add ition .
Portland Market Hi port.
C O N G R E G A T IO N A L C H ITRC H.
A. R o g e r s , P a s t o r .
S e rv ic e s e v e ry S u n d a y at 11 a 111. a n d 8 p . in
S u n la y school a fte r m o rn in g serv ice .
S o c ia l m e e tin g s e v e ry T h u r s d a y e v e n in g a
8 o ’ c lo ck .
Y o u n g p e o p le ’s m e e tin g on e h o u r b e fo re Sun
d a y e v e n in g s e rv ic e .
S tr a n g e r s a re a lw a y s c o rd ia lly w elco m ed ,
ok
Go to (liiEKR’S
Groceries, Classware and
Stoneware, Table and
Pocket Cutlery, Spoon s
F O R E S T G R O V E T E N T . K O T M m eets Brooms, Mop Sticks,
T u e sd a y s in M aso n ic h a ll. S o jo u rn in g k n ig h ts j
in v ite d . A u stin C ra ig . K C L L L a n g le y , R K
Butter Moulds, Ladles,
and
Wood and Willow
FO REST G RO VE F IR E D EPA RTM EN T.
A L A R M S :—G
A
—R a p id t a p p in g !
Ware
of all kinds, Fish
o f th e b e ll. T h e location o f th e fire w illb e nidi- !
c a te d b y th e n u m b e r o f fu ll ta p s g iv e n b etw een j
ing Tackle and all Kinds
tw o g e n e ra l a la r m s —c o rre sp o n d in g to th e n u m - I
h er o f w a rd s w h o se lim it s a re g iv e n below .
1
C a ll fo r d r ill—T h re e ta p s, p au se, th ree tap s. ;
of Seeds.
p a u se , th re e tap s.
ehoM ’s K e rry
T ig a rd v ille
C h u rc h D ir e c t o r y .
of
... A Specialty.
A L E R T HOOK A N D L A D D E R CO. N o. 1.
A aro n W e lls, p re s id e n t. H orace S te w a rt, vice-
p re s id e n t. C. O. Roe, s e c re ta r y . F- B. S a p p in g
ton. t r e a s u r e r . E . B. S a p p in g to n , ch ief. H. B.
Jo h n s o n , fo rem an .
H. II. C la rk , 1st assista n t.
Jo e B a ile y , 2nd a ssista n t.
eneral
Committees of City Council.
departure
Commercial Men,
Hunters and
Fishers
M C K I N L E Y R E P U B L IC A N C L U B F o r th e
a d v a n c e m e n t o f R e p u b lic a n in te re sts h e re an d
e lse w h e re . M e e tin g s on c a ll. G e n . T . J . T h o rp ,
o resid c n t. A u stin C ra ig , se c re ta ry .
F O R E S T G R O V E L I B E R A L C H U R C H hold
r e g u la r s e rv ic e s e ve ry a lte rn a te S u n d a y in V e rts
L ib e ra l h a ll a t 8 p in . S u n d a y sch ool 3 p m . I
M rs A E B a r k e r , le ctu re r.
R eco rder ,
A a ro n W ells.
and
RIGS FOR . . .
G L E N C O E L O D G E , N o 22, K o f P,
m e e ts in its c a stle h a ll, G le n co e , e v e ry
a lte rn a te S a tu rd a y . V isitin g b ro th e rs
w elc o m ed . E D av is, C C ;J S Ja c k so n ,
K o f R an d S.
COUNCILMEN,
L- C. W a lk er, P re sid e n t,
F I). S a p p in g to n ,
D. C. Ste w a rt,
G eo. I,. S m ith ,
C. I.. L a rg e ,
T . C. M cN am er,
ARRIVAL
J . 1 * M A T T H E W S P O S T . N o. 1 1, W o m en ’s
R e l ie f C o rp s, m e e ts a lt e rn a t e T h u rs d a y s , A u g .
8th a n d 22nd a n d S e p t. Oth a n 1 19th in Odd F e l
lo w s h a ll. M r*. E liz a C ro s le y , P re s. M rs. M ry a
K . G re e r, S e c y.
F O R E S T G R O V E B A N D . U n iform ed , n in e
te en p iec e s. M eets W e d n e sd a y an d F r id a y o f
e ach w e e k . W . B a ld w in , p re s .. L . C. G re e r, sec.
M ayor ,
H on. S. H u gh es.
K B. Sa p p in g to n
S. H u gh es
E . B. S a p p in g to n .......
Jo h n B a ile y , 1
K. H yd e,
>
G eo. L- S m ith ,)
A a ro n W ells
I). 11 . T h o m a s, A . I!
P ioneer S tables .
S. HUGHES & SON,
Hardware,...
Stoves and
. . . Tinware
The Commissioners Report.
The delayed report o f the commission
on water and light appears below. It was
ready early but one o f tiie com m issioners
had neglected to qualify until too late.
D E A L E R S IN
A Faithful Servant.
Simple Facta.
The greatest republican in Oregon
E d it o r H a t c h e t : The c ity is p ay
today is Sen ator Jo h n H. M itchell. ing to the C annery Co. a little more
There is no leader o f the party in the Í than fifteen hundred dollars a year for
state who is in closer contact with the I arc lights. The com pany is using this
people, or has their confidence to as | m oney to pay interest on its indebted
great a degree. T h is adm iration for ness at an interest rate o f ten per cent
the senator is not inspired alone by his per annum. The money is sent aw ay,
genial personality, but by the quality of and we w ill, in all probability, never see
his statesm anship, and the acknow led it again. T h is is more than one-half of
ged service he has rendered the state. ! what the city collects as taxes, leaving
Mr. M itchell has represented Oregon in an amount insufficient to meet the e x
the national senate for sixteen years, penses proper o f the city governm ent,
ami his long residence at W ashington conducted in accordance with the most
has not weaned him aw ay from the aff rigid econom y. Would it not be wise to
ections o f his people. He has not im purchase the electric light plant o f the
bibed aristocratic notions nor assumed ! com pany, move it into the city and com
the airs o f the so-called higher classes. ¡ bine with it a water system , and stop
W hen a plain Oregonian desires any in this drainage? T he m oney paid out for
formation or wishes other accom m oda coal oil alone would more than pay the
tion at the hands o f our national repre interest on the cost o f the plant. The
sentative he alw ays writes to Senator franchise has eleven and one h a lf years
M itchell. He knows th at this request yet to run, and at the rate we are now
w ill receive k in d ly consideration, any ! paying for lights w ill have cost us at the
matter he leaves in Mr. M itch ell’s hands expiration o f the franchise a little over
will have the closest attention. Senator seventeen thousand and six hundred
M itchell is a worker— an able and en dollars, or nearly three-fifths o f the
thusiastic worker for the interest o f his amount o f bonds asked for. I f the city
state.
buys the plant and com bines with it a
Senator M itchell has made for him self water system , it w ill save to the ta x p a y
a national reputation. He is one o f the ers that am ount, without im pairin g in
the leading men in the senate, and, pro the least the resources. It would save
bably, o f all the western senators he is the c ity that expenditure i f nothing
the greatest. H is long service has ren more. The benefits derived from h av
dered him perfectly fam iliar with men, ing water for fire protection, for flushing
means and measures, and he is in a pos sewers and for fam ily use can be esti
ition to do great tilin gs for Oregon, and mated o n ly by com paring our present
he is constantly im proving his oppor unprotected condition with wliat it
tunities. H is address before the senate would be with these advantages. One
upon the constitutionality o f the N icara fire, such as is liable to occur any day,
guan canal bill was adm irable.
It was, m ight easily destroy property o f double
perhaps, the most able, learned and the value o f the cost o f the com bined
sound speech delivered concerning that system . We gave to the Cannery com
im portant measure, and was eulogized bv pany the exclu sive right to use the
the press o f the nation. Other speeches streets for electric lights and electric
oil tlie leading measures before the sen railw ays, and we have neither a legal nor
ate have received wide-spread attention, moral lig h t to interfere with the rights
and Oregon is honored through the hon we have granted it.
It would be the
or bestowed upon and deserved by our duty o f the city to protect the com pany
senior senator.
in those righ ts— not to undertake to
Mr. M itchell is a sound and consistent wrest them from it. The Cannery com
republican, though not a rabid or dog pany has not asked the city to buy its
matic partizan. He is a natural leader, plant, but the citizens com m ittee in the
although he lays no claim , nor does he course o f their work became convinced
attempt to be a political boss. He is a that a w ater system alone could not be
splendid orator, a thorough organizer constructed in the c ity lim its without
and an untiring fighter. He is indepen incurring a heavy indebtedness that
dent o f political m achines and one thing would be a constant b u r d e n t h e ta x
that gives him such a hold upon the payers. A ny system o f
supply
people at large is the fight *nade upon that would satisfy tl/t* people would cost
him by what is gen erally denominated tw enty-five thousand dollars or more to
the Portland ring.
The party in Ore construct, and would cost two thousand
gon stands today with the rally in g cry dollars a year to operate.
The interest
of, ‘ ‘a republican for president and and operating expenses would am ount
M itchell for the senate,” it can win in to at least thirty-tw o hundred and fifty
’96, grand ly and e asily.— C orvallis G az dollars a year, w hile not more than from
ette.
twelve to fifteen hundred a year could
To the M ayor and Common Council oí
the C ity o f F'orest Grove, Oregon.
We the undersigned appointed by Or
dinance No. 72 as amended by Ordinance
No. 73, com m issioners to estim ate the
cost o f constructing suitable water works
upon the Deep W ell System , together
with an electric ligh t plant, sufficient to
Also Plows, W agons, B uggies and Carts. supply the inhabitants o f the C ity of
Forest Grove with good and wholesome
M cCorm ick Binders and M owers.
Horse R akes and all kinds
water and with electric lights within the
o f Farm in g Im plem ents.
city, would respectfully report that hav
Pacific A ve .
F O R E ST OROVE.
ing first been duly qualified we pro
ceeded to carefullv estimate the cost oi
the proposed im provem ent as contem
N o ta ry P u b lic
E ir e a n d A c c id e n t In s u ra n c e plated b y said ordinances and we find
Ju s tic e o f th e P e ac e
L o a n s , C o lle ctio n s such estim ated cost to be as follows, to-
wit:
Cost o f boring suitable well, $1,200.
Purchasing and erecting suitable
J . I. KJMIGJHT,
buildings including land, foundation
be realized from the sale o f water. Be
and tower (but not tanks), $ 3 ,2c«.
ing convinced o f the im practicab ility o f
uentTal Fire Insurance
Purchasing and putting in place suita
The new m ill is taking every precau , a water system alone, the com mittee set
ble engines, pumps and other necessary
... and Loan Broker. m achinery (includes electric light plant tion to save it from the fate o f its pre- . to work to investigate the cost o f a com
decessor. A tank is being constructed bined system o f water supply and elec
complete at $12,000), $12,600.
on the roof to be forty feet long, three | tric lights, anil asked o f the Cannery
Purchasing and layin g sufficient pipes,
feet wide and and two feet deep. T his is 1 com pany that it give to the committee
H IL L S B O R O
O r e g o n $ 11,( X X L
to be kept full o f water and pipes carry j the cost o f its plant and the price the
Constructing suitable tanks and reser
it through the m ill so that by m eans o f j com pany would ask. the city for the
voirs or large well, $ 1,10 0
The price given was eleven
hose alw ays ready a stream can be , plant.
The purchase and construction o f all
turned in h alf a m inute into an y part o f j thousand dollars. T h is is a fraction less
( HA . K. JACKSON
II. W. SCOTT.
(other) necessary buildings, materials
Nofcary P u b lio
the m ill. M achinery w ill be here two 1 than the original cost and is perhaps a
and im plem ents (includes wood-sheds,
weeks from M onday and w ill be running ! little more than it would cost to put in
fences, gradin g, etc.), $joo
before the middle o f October, probably operation a new one o f the sam e capa
Total cost o f proposed im provem ent
earlier.
Its capacity will be from 60 to city, but the franchise alone is worth
$30,000.
70 barrels and there is room for the more to the city than the price asked
R espectfully subm itted this 22nd day
for the plant.
By com bin in g the two
m achinery to increase it to 100.
o f August, 1895.
system s the expense o f operating the
H om rstcad nini II. R. I. hiii I h
G . C. R i d e r ,
water works would be but a trifle, and
Locatrd.
D a v id S m it h ,
the two com bined would bring in a rev
W. N. F k r k i n ,
The places o f Mr. Sn yd er and Mr enue above operating expenses sufficient
H ollister, the latter fanned by Mr. to pay the interest on the bonds asked
W. S. I n g l e s ,
L. C. W a l k e r ,
S h ip ley, near M anning, had a narrow ] for. The consum m ation o f this schem e
Commissioners. call from fire Satu rd ay night. About j w ill not only give to the c ity electric
h a lf past ten the flames came down the lights and water for fire protection free,
gap and over the hillside and from then, but will free it o f the heavv burden o f
Su n day evening the services at the when Mr Sn yd er noticed it, until two the present lightin g system , and w ill
P r o fe s s io n a l Curds.
Congregational church wr*re
o f a o ’ clock it was a hard fight to put out give to the people good wholesome water
m issionary character and under the the great pieces o f burning wood which in abundance and electric lights at a
W. G . C O I.E , PH. G ., M. D.,
charge o f the L ad ies’ society.
Prof. were constantly fallin g on the roofs of cost so low that it w ill be econom y to
— R.
Ferrin presided.
Prayer was offered by the buildings. I f once the fire had got use them.
P h y s i c i a n a n d SvacRON,
Rev. W. II. .Atkinson. Mrs. Ferrin read ten a start it would have swept e v e ry
thing.
Fifteen
rods
or
less
o
f
fence
as
j T .lr p h o n p No. j.
Forest G rove. an extract from a letter o f an African
A change in the
m issionary. The rem ainder o f the pro it is covers the loss.
Office at P io n e e r D ru g S to re.
wind saved them.
The b an d ’s open air entertainm ent
gramme consisted o f an essay by Mr.
F rid ay even in g drew its usual large
Bauer, a selection read by Mrs. Clapp,
crowd o f spectators. G reen ville, Hills
W. N. B a r r e t t .
L. K. A dam s
a concert reading b y Mrs. A. U. M arsh’s
Sunday Walt Sm ith found a panther boro, even G lencoe, are not considered
Sunday school class and a responsive
B A R R E T T & A D A M S,
service consisting o f scriptural text feeding in the road near the lane run- so far off now but that people will drive
A T T O R N E Y S -A T - L A W ,
applicable to m issions, a brief report to his house, on scraps thrown aw ay by in from those places to go to the sum m er
by Mrs. M cClelland, state president o f cam pers, and shot it ju st as M cN am er’s theater. The farce “ m arriage a fa ilu re "
H il l s b o r o , O r e g o n .
The anim al measured with the usual accom panim ents kept the
the W om en’ s M issionary societies. Mrs. stage passed.
O f f i c e : C e n tra l B lo c k . Ro oin a A a n d 7.
people amused.
G rim es and Miss McDonald sang a very eigh t feet.
pretty duet.
An offering was taken for
the state society.
The evening service
r
ix o n
gave a good idea o f what was being
done toward Christianizing the people o f
Africa.
The Grove Flouring Mill.
8
II.
Vi .SCOTT &('(!.
REA E ESTATE,
Narrow Escape from Fire.
r.S I.anil Office Business a Specialty,
In^lcs lilnck,
FO K EST O B O V E .
Missions in Africa.
A Farce.
Shot a Faiither.
D . N
,
DENTIST,
Hours
9 a. in. to 4 p. m.
Main Street
FO REST G RO VE
OREGO N .
(’nngregnf in nal Church.
THE BOWEBY PHARMACY
The pastor’s vacation closes with this
J. C. C L A R K , P R O P R IE T O R
week and he will be in the pulpit next
Sunday m orning and evening.
There
F ir s t C la ss
ruq
will be a business m eeting o f the church
B u s in e s s .
Saturday evening, and a sacram ental
service Sn nday morning. T h e mem bers
* * * * Seventeen y e v * experience in compounding- -e»< r i p t i o n » is a guarantee tff
C onveyancing and Su rveyin g.
Title» o f the church are expected at these our ab ility in that work
.11 when needing anything
W ill be glad to have *
services,
and
every
one
else
will
fie
E xam in ed . N otary Public.
in our line.
welcomed to all the services o f the
!■"»»ri‘*t O ro v e
Affliti S t r u u
O F F I C F P A C IF I C A V E N T E . N e a t H a g h e . Ik
church.
S o n ’* H ard w a r* Store.
L. C. WALKER.
CIV IL EN G IN EER .
h 1
TIIKEE CENTS A C O PY .
Keeps a Full Line of all that pertain» to a
D
Drills, Proprietary Medicines, Toilet
Articles. Perfumes ami Stationery.
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