T H R E E C E N T S A C O PY ;ats, Sausages, Fish and Poultry The Country affords, in Great A S|H* Variety and at Moderate Prices t »•adqaart»*!*'' tor A General Skipping Rnsiness. M holesalt. ami Retail. iiltaiu'»:»k Mair** L . B. J O H N S O N , . . Done in All KincU 0f Dressed Poultry. Fat Hogs, ing Lambs and \ ’eal Calves. Il D ^Aft- M Kr.tr PrcMûrat l V S K o F BU YER AND SELLER. LEPHONE. SSSW - F o REST FOREST GROVE. KOKE-T CHI*' r.. OKI MELKl JOHNSON R b lixtird. 1UWM- *■ » i f -« 4 H T A I •SK ||||..*C .B A Sf» tv- R! I , v M IE/ c L E S T A T E AGEJSIT, l>om« «- -n -n: jn:i >oiii |vA ...ir »S »1! Aci ----L« an.! Prompt-y kr DIRBCTORS 1 a wacmrn E. VT II AINES 1 > c V KSKr Special Bargains m Twenty and Forty Acre Tracts in Washington. Yamhill an‘l Tillamook counties. HUGHES S ■ ' O REST GROVE OREGON ‘ACIFIC IMVEKSITY and Tualatin Acad mi v. I1EALKR* IN Bt •irdware— ¡f Stoves an. ___________________________________________ • * ,! »> W agons Hu?;. « ticC i- ’.41 ck Hinder*, a: i! H y H orst R akes and al! M F arm ing hr. p iti a A cadem y f,*s for the College Its graduates are admitted to Vmherst without Vxnnnnation It offers exceptional facilities for (btuimng a g e n e r a l k n & l i s h e d u c a t i o n . T h e C o l l e g e G o v u s e s equal those o f the leading Eastern insti tu tio n s The C o n 5 k r v a t o r y o f MrsiC gives inst-.uction of the highest E & f i c f A ve. ‘ o r d e r in Instrum ental T he • • » FORE and l 'ocal Music. ill departments unusually low. HAHUj t e x t : W er Term Begins J an u ary 2. 1896. i llL . T H O M A S M C C L E L L A N D , P r e s id e n t, F o rest G ro ve, O reg o n . \V A Ir W . A . C O O D IS . P K O P R IK T O R . TEaving made ea-.' AT W 1 RTZ K *Lh §T i mation address, and b*- »'lean Batti* in Ton elius Mechanics' Planing Mill Co. . M a n u f a c t u r e A l l K in d s o f . . w h a n ir s » , doors S ou th o i V ert* B u ild in g : M a te r ia l, oiildiiiirs. B r a c k e ts and I |« ry rttblK urned W o r k . ‘ I j e t o f tbc P tacr J. 1 . K ^ IG \ literal Fire lus ng a Specialty. ie and See Us . ... . .1 and L< 1 I W e car. satisfy you in goods and price. • • • • C o r n e llu » , O r e g o n . W ant a Kig! .ou W an t a Place to Put Your Team ! I I.ft. J A C K * * u in Need of a Saddle Horae? T h e E l e c t r i c L i g h t S y s te m . Vasonir Installations. D»\is on Democracy. T he cou n cil com m ittee on e lectric ligh ts. Messrs. J. C. W oods, W . S. Ingles and C . L . Large, has m ade a thorough study o f the n tu a tio n and m ade a very careful report w ith little room for im provem ent. T h e y found no u niform ity e xistin g in rates, one m an (laying £4 00 for e ig h ty can dle pow er and another f j , jo . and several other c L m i i p s n u r s alm ost as great. Som e o f the ligh ts were not p a yin g a n v th in g w hatever. T hey have m ade rates uniform and 011 a basis o f three cen ts per can d le power. W ith the num ber at present in use the c ity w ill receive $14.92 m ore a m onth than the o p.inv did, th ou gh in a num ber o f i_ s .s the cost to consum ers w ill be less ai d ill the m a jo rity o f cases at least no grv.. .»t T he ligh ts were also to run all n igh t A superin tendent has been provided fo l w ho sh a ll inspect d aily to e pu m pin g p lan t, keep account o f all tnatern.!. see to repairs, etc. A ll lig h ts w ill be in stalled and attended to by him and he w ill also c o lle ct a ll bills, f i e is m uoe person ally responsible for e v e ry th in g and placed under $U xo bonds, b y th is precaution and th e e x trem e care required ot him th ere is no p ossibility o f waste or o f the c ity losing a iiy iu .u g to w h icu it is e n titled . An c l u e.cu t hut econom ical service is assured. i lie cost o f in stallin g is to he paid by the consum er but w ill be credited on his m outniv hills u n til the am ount is re turned in n g u t E x cep tio n s to the reg ular la te nave been m ade in l - i o r ot Mar>.. M em orial H all. L a d ie s H a ll, ¡Sci ence H ail and tuc new residence ol Da Tin brnitu. ‘i de le o large num ber ol ligh t.. 111 those bu ildin gs w inch are only occas.v.Hally used. F rid ay was S t. J o h n 's day and th e F ree M asons ot W ashin gton cou n ty a p propriately celebrated it a th eir brethren a ll over the rest o f th e w orld we re doin g. St. John th e E v a n g elist was a n em in en t patron o f M asonry and in hi* hon or Dec. 27 is observed w ith th e in s L lla tio n o f the officers who are to govern th e lo d ges during the ensuin g year. A t Fo.-est G rove th e m em bers o f th e fratern ity w ith th eir fam ilies gathered in the h all at ten o ’clock m any h aving com e in from a con sid erable distance. A fter a few p relim in ary rem arks on the nature o f the occasion th at had brought them to geth er. Past M aster S. H ughes for the G ran d M aster o f O regon with the assistance o f J. C. C la rk as G raa d M arshal in stalled in the ancient form the officers o f H olbrook lo d ge tor the ensuing year. These were; J. P. A p lin , (o f D ille y ), w orshipful m aster; Austin C raig, senior w arden; G . H. Briggs, (o f D ille y ), ju n io r w arden ; S. H ughes, treasurer; S. G . H ughes, secre tary; M. E . D ille y , w ho has occupied that station m any years, tvler; A B. Todd, senior deacon; D r. \\ G . C o l* , j u nior deacon. A fter th e inst. llation tables were spread in th e la .g e hall and th e com pany sat down to a su bstan tial feast prepare« by the ladies. W a lk e r's orch estra e n livened the refreshm ent hour w ith music. O ver a hundred were present and en ioved the social and fraternal gath er m g. ______ To th e E ditor: T h e fo llo w in g >« »» quotation from an article in the O regon ian o f Dec. jc . ’’ T h ere i i an o th er stron g reason for a n ti-E n g lish fee lin g on ou r part. I t is a m atter o f p o litica l h isto ry th a t no a l leged statesm an o f th e U n ited S ta tes has ever proposed free trad e o r any system a p p ro x im a tin g free trad e w ith E n glan d but th a t he has had th e m ost enthu sias tic support of E n g la n d and her depend encies, whose p eople w ould be q u ick to reap th e a d va n ta g e o f such in du strial le g is la tio n .” T h e above rem ark ab le quotation is from th e pen o f N apoleon D avis, a m em ber o f th e D em ocratic S tate C en tral C om m ittee, on e o f th e bravest o f D em oc ra c y ’s brave and an h on orable m an. C on sid erin g its source it is a rem arkable adm ission, and I have an idea th at Mr. D avis m ust h a v e stro lled in to th e w rong com m ittee lo o m s and th ere penned th at article. H ow ever k n o w in g M r. D avis to oe in ten sely p a trio tic I am not surprised that he should g iv e little heed to p arty ad van tage, w h ile we are so in te n tly e n gaged in tw istin g th e ta il o f Jo h n n y B u ll’s lion. - N ow th e o n ly th in g th at worries me is w h at these ''a lle g e d " statesm en o f th e D em ocratic p a r ly w ill tb in k o f th is a rticle o f M r. D a v is’ . •t seem s to me th at th e qu otation given above p retty near sp ots th e en tire D em o cratic p arty e xce p t th e R a n d all D em o crats and th ey are p re tty near a m inus quan tity ju st now. , H ow it m us( ch eer th e heart ol eve ry D em ocrat in tfyt state o f O regon (excep t those w ho faileif to get a post' ivffictl V R »ee Mr. D avis w h o d isagrees so ra d ic ally w ith our great* a n d good friend G ro ver C levelan d as t*> th e d istribu tion o f political plum s in tihis state, so earn estly support hi* VeuezueJa p o licy even i f he does ii.cid e n tia lly re fer to him as an ’ ’a lle g e d " statesm an H ow ever, castin g a ll jo k e s aside. Mr. D avis shoulil be com m en d ed for true, m an ly words. H is a rticle in t O regonian should be rep rin ted in eve R ep ub lican organ in th e state. W hen the “ a lle g e d " statesm en o f the D em ocratic p a rty p ro m u lg a te d th eir tariff ideas and chose th e " a lle g e d " statesm an G rover C le ve la n d as th e best exponent o f those id eas th e y u a d p le n ty of B ritish sym p ath y at hom e a n d abroad. For instance, B. F . S tie b e l, p resid en t o f the N o ttin gh am C h a m b er o f C om m erce, addressing th at h o n orab le b d y , »aid: " L e t me say th at I th in k at th is m o m en t when there is a p resid en tial c o o le s t in .he U nited S tates, w h eth er it w o uld be wise or not to nam e th e U n ited S ta tes so frequently. W e have said these th in g» over and over again and again and « t nave found th at th e v ery th in g s we h a re said in defense o f our in terests h a v e given our oppon en ts an arm a gain st u s .” An Ju ly 21st, the L iverp o ol E c h o re peated the w arn in g in these words: “ N ow that ou r hom e e lectio n s are o ver th e great co n flict w h ich ia g o in g on in th e j C n ited S tates o f A m erica n atu ra lly be gins to attract a little m ore attention. The discussion o f tb c question at issue from an E n g lish p oin t o f view Vjr one effect in the S ta te s and that, that.injdK in d p a raly zin g to th ose vho o are fighi» ihe b attles o f F ree Trade. ‘ ‘E v e ry p u blic exp ression of opinion i this cq u n try ho stile to the S icK in U ariff is telegrap h ed across th e A tia n t and e a g erly reproduced b y th e K cpubl can papers th ro u gh ou t th at cou n try. / we said before, th e ap ostles o f Fr- Trade, i f th e y wish to further th e pri iples th ey are so proud of, shou rap id ly bold th eir to n gu es d u rin g tl present p residen tial cam p aign . The utterance* do in ca lcu la b le harm to t) D em ocratic cause and i f Mr. C le ve lai s after a ll defeated it w ill be large o w in g to the to o lo u d ly and indiscreet rxpreseed op in io n s from these sh o res.’ F rom read in g th e ab o v e I am satisfii Mr. D av is is co rrect. Som e o f oUr le ge d ” statesm en h ave bad to o mui sym p ath y from abroad. H . S. H u d r i t ouimittee’f Krport. ’i i liic H onorable ayo r and C om mon C ou n cil o f the C iiv o f F orest G rove, O reg on : We \o. r . om im ttce appoin ted to form ulate p lan s ud prices for the g o v ernm ent of th e E le c tric L ig h t System have ascertained the n um ber o f ligh ts now burning in th e city and supported by th e Forest G rove E lectric L ig h t S y s tem , and su bm it the fo llo w in g as our report: No. lam ps b u rn in g at schedule rate, 370 " special V 333 " ” not " 73 T otal 776 W hole am ount o f can d le pow er in stalled 8362 W hole am ount o f incom e from schedule 13c) rate per m onth $155-9° W hole a m o u r; received from special rate» per m onth 47 87 T o ta l $203.77 (E x ce p t M srsh M em orial H all, D avid Sm i h 's residence and S cien ce H a ll, th e rate on these never h a v in g been establish ed .) T o ta l am ount received at (3c) rate, per m otlth $203.77 W e would recom m end the adoption of three cent* per can d le pow er as the schedule rate, ex ce p tin g a ll those listed ••sp ecial", in clu d in g M arsh M em orial H all, Scien ce B u ild in g and D avid S m ith 's new residence. R esp ectfu lly su bm itted, J. C . W oods. W . S. In g les, C. L. L arge, C om m ittee. U. W . S C O T From a Democratic Subscriber. ffiAL p E d ito r W ash in gto n C o u n ty H a tch et, D ear S ir;— Y o u sent m e the first isaue o f your paper, in the w h ich the p u blic was in d i v id u a lly and c o lle ctiv e ly moat co rd ially in vited to "subacril-e for the H a tch et " But I had read you r red hot editorial w herein you shouted (in effect, perhaps, not verbatum et seriatim , in words fol low ing) “ H . rrah for the G . O . P We are a R epublican . W e loath e D em oc ra cy — W e k n ow the antecedent o f that loathsom e aggregatio n o f idiots, de bauchees and k n aves— con ceiv ed in sin and br ught forth in in iq u ity ; th e D em ocratic p arty has al »ays e x ce lled in id io cy , in efficien cy and treaso n ,” or words to th at effect— I did not read the rest o f th e a rticle — bein g a Thoa. Jeffer son. A n drew Jackson, G ro v e r C levelan d D em ocrat— proud o f a c e n tu ry ’* history o f D em ocratic adm iui«tration— so long as th e p arty rem ained und ivid ed , I did not subscribe very fast! -But h aving m oved further aw ay and b ein g desirous o f g e ttin g the G rove new s, and h aving seen your offer offering H a tch et and W ee k ly O regon ian to geth er one year for $( 50. w h ile you r p olitics are as nau seatin g to me as ever, n everth eless I en close f i . j o , to p ay for th e tw o papers a year. V e ry tru ly you rs GO TO JO N ES. Homestead and L o c a ti leetw E very Train. Wuti O ffice B um I l i T ^ S I •» f ilH E S T M ^ P r n f'et»>‘ i o i i . i k c o l f :, g T« il Facilitiew for Filling ;tlie Want s of •mmereiai Travellers, eous Attention, First ( lass Turnouts nd Reasonable Charges. g P H V S IC Ii* A S I S THE LIVERYMAN. Forest Grove. gone No. i- u « ce at Pioneer 5 » *•» *” t ’ BARRETT* I T T o â N E Y S -A T -i L ATCH OUT FO B TH E HlLLSROR«. ,»price Ceattal B oc. ( a . N - ix o n . DEM c m. to 4 F m ia F tr æ t I K I ST M AS DISPLAY D Wards City Drug Store ! Invoice/ of (¿« mm I b com ing «imitali, leid & Co 9 "hie»' from K ft r l'a C U m i R oot To« F rid ay even in g T u a litv lodge. No. 6, and T ualatin ch a p ter No. 31, O rder ol th e Eastern S ta r, com posed o f wives, daughters and m others o f M asons, held a jo in t in stallatio n in th eir h all. Past Matron Mrs. M. M. H ughes in stalled these officers for th e Star Chapter: W. M .. Mrs. W I) H are; W P . Dr. J. E . A d k in s. A. M . M iss O. Osm und; C on d., Mrs. J Freem an; A ssoc. C on d., Miss G race Poe; Sec., G race C ro n k ite; T reas., G race A. W ood; A da. M iss Laura W ag gener; Ruth. Mrs. W O sm und; M artha, Mrs. E lla W illiam s; E lecta, Mrs. E . C. D erchm an; W arder, Mrs. H. W eh ruug, S en tin el, C . W . W illiam s T h e officers o f th e blue lodge were in stalled by Past M aster F\ A. B ailey. W. I* W ood, w orshipful m aster; E d w . Schulm erii h, sen ior warden; R. B. G ood in , ju n io r warden; G . W . Patter- 's o n , treasurer; R . C ran d all, secretary, H. H. F'enton, senior deacon; N. A . Bar- ett, ju n io r deacon; A . Bowen, senior steward; S. W ilson, ju n io r stew ard; C. W. W illiam s, tyler. A fter th e in stallatio n Judge W . D. H are, past gran d m aster, d elivered ar. eloquent address on F ree M ason ry and a male qu artette rendered a selection . R t freshm ents were served by the ladies anc then some tim e was p leasan tly spent in social chat interspersed w ith S tar songs O ver a hundred and fifty were presem and it was an e ven in g en jo yed by a ll. Court House News. P rob ate Court Flstate o f H. W . G ardn er, d e c 'd . On petition o f Jam es H o over for a n ote filed again st said estate, it is ordered that clerk deliver said origin al note upon fil in g a duplicate thereof. E state o f M inerva C. Brown d e c ’d. Ordered th at am ount o f in ve n to ry and appraisem ent be m ade $495 in stead ol $485. Balance on hand for d istribu tion , $233.50. R ep ort approved and estate closed o f record. E state o f M. M. N oland, d e c ’d. S em i annual account exam in ed and approved E sta te o f T . L . M cE ld o w n ey , dec'« . Sem i-annual accou n t filed sh ow in g re ceip ts to be $399 92; disbursem ents, $476.10; appraised value o f estate $7991.- 52. Report exam ien d and approevd. E state o f Sam uel T. R itc h e y , d e c ’d. F in a l accou nt filed and T u esd ay, F eb ru a ry 3, 1896, at 10:30 a. m. set for hearing same. M. M anning appointed gu a diar. ad litem o f G eo rge G ard n er a m inor. C ou n ty C ourt— Law D o ck e t. W . W illiam s et al vs. F an n ie H . Beam and J Beam; for m oney. S ervice ol sum m ons and ju d g m e n t by d efau lt. F irst N ational B an k vs. Sol E m rick e* al; for m on ey. S ervice o f sum m ons and jud gm en t by defau lt. C o n g r e g a tio n a l C h u rch N e x t S u n d a y m o rn in g th ere w ill be om m union service and in th e e re n ir Mrs. R o m ick , a m in ister o f tb c Friem M arriage Licenses. C hu rch, w ill sp e a k . T h e S atard i Fred S tark and E m m a W arn ick . Oram el R osco M ack and H essie E liz a business m eetin g w ill be o m itte d , as t) annual m eetin g w ill be h eld on M onda beth M artin. Jan. 6th, a t 7:30 p. m. C i t y C a u rn * . A. R ogers, Pastor T here w ill be a m eetin g o f th e legal voters o f F orest G rove, on W ednesday; Afternoon Te». Jan. 8. at 1:30 p. m ., in th e C ou n cil Mr». C . V . B. R u ssell g a v e a v ery e room , for th e purpose o f n o m in a tin g jo y a b le te a p a rty to h er frien d s frog» 2, candidates for th e c ity officers for the to 6 30 S atu rd ay aftern oon at succeeding year. T h e p arlor and d in in g room - M. D. M arkham . tily d ecorated w ith iv y A B. Thom as. found th eir p laces a t tal John A . S trip lin , T h o sy present •resent C en tral C om m ittee. favors H a ilett. G risvtold. and A t « ( A M a tu ra i R r a u t lS r r , K a rl's C lover R oot T ea purifies the cur* for H ead ache and N ervous Ins- blood and give* a cle a r and bea*»»’ ' - i f o r »»•- - a 5 N o th in g relieves so q u ick ly , f o r ’ j?* !