( I Y ii; ig g e s tio n o *iii u n in v ite d m id n ig h t A fe u e v e n in g s a g o . J u d g e K. IV liu s re tu rn in g h o m e w as sta rtle d in g . w ith t h e a id o f th e flic k e r in g th e g r a t e , a ••big. u g lv , ru sty look - lo w ," in h is s it t in g room . J u d g e n o c o w a r d a n d w o u ld h a v e in- c o lla re d an o r d in a r y , t h ie f an d h im out oors. r u t t ill- w as Such fo r b id d in g ioe in a p p e a r a n c e , th at M k llU Is city this week. .jS U O lic a n - am: era! iinerest g ra tefu lly r w n m ! ».«•era h obble*am i opinion» on th is page al th e rest faeta-im tM ttia! and uncolored E d i t o r i » a t h o m e in h is sa n ctu m I f »TCHK1 B u ild in g K o rest i l r o r e fio m o a m . t o io p ui o ! each w e e k dav an d a lw a y s g lad to ta lk ar. 'E 4 i to r G a u lt o i th e I n d e p e n d e n t s . . . ..»at are rile in tim es Tuesday tu Portland, oi tteace but v.hetl war threatens George Cronkite h a s gone to Gorvallis Am ericanism on ly is know n. to attend the University. I)r. Santord of Glencoe did business in T h e K osciusko G u ard s, a m ilitary the county capital Monday, u t iliz a t io n o f lln Im port C on n ., Judge McB.ide will return to Hills- o ca u tio u sly m o v e d lia r s toward, H is gu est as c a u tio u s ly step p ed i to w u ii- ic sam e ilo o r. e v id e n tly to cut o ff a ll { s ih le m ea n s o f e sca p e . Ju d ge saw h is ; rilotis p o s itio n a n d d ete rm in e d to h a v e 1 . lit on th e m a tte r. H e seircd th e la m p nil m a tc b e — w ith a p r o d ig ­ io u s ly lo n g in n , ills v is ito r d id th e sa m e. boro, to fin ish som e e q u ity b u sin ess. tail a lieer function on N ew Y e a r 's C h r is tm a s w as v ery q u ie t h e re , th e am : p oliai- B. 1 • a. h av e » .ream ed vithout a h ien se T h e c ivil au- fo o tb a ll g a m e b e in g th e o n ly a ttr a c tio n . w ith tere re ’ id Ire nor d isco v e re d it w as b e ta lk e d to horitics attem pted to iutertere and C h a s. E . H ic k s , ol V a n c o u v e r B a r­ his o w n sh ad , « ISSUED EVERY W EEK IN THE YEAR ON the soldiers jum ped ui the p o lice, ra c k s . v is ite d h is p a re n ts h ere la st w e e k THURSDAY FROM THE HATCH E l t E D t l ì M IL L . scratched their faces and tore out E ld e i B u rn e tt o f f o r e s t G r o v e is PRINTERY I f v ou ta il to receive y o u r p a p er it w i be a fa v o r if vou w ill n o tify u s at once aCSTIN CKAIC -R E A D A B L E -R e l ia b l e I e p ib l ic a n E d it o » » s d P s o i - r i e t •» . . E ig h t . . P ages W eekly heir hair by hail l u l s aye ard ing to ae press rep o rt. T h e q u ic k e r su ch nilitarv organizations are disband - jd the better. A s a m atter o f pol- icy aloue it is not advisable to have irg a n u e.1. bodies of nn n ex clu sively j f foreign birth bearing arms. The Republican way of maintain- IN ’95. .ng the gold reserve is to have the The year just closed has been . taianev of trade ill favor af this prosperous one for Forest Grove, The improvements in sidewalk- Muntry. the Democratic methou ditches and gravelling have put thi equires frequent borrowing on onds city streets in good condition Many new dwelling houses ha a G K F .L N Y I L L F .. been built and several families hav F red an d H a ttie M oore sp en t C h rist- come here to make it their home j » , in P o r tla n d . Old residences have been added t M rs. A . J. K oy ha> been v e r y ? . b ut n« and fixed up. Business firms ha e o w im p ro v in g . increased their facilities and greate M is» M aud W ils o n w ill e n te r s ch o o l a trade has rewarded their enterprise ores: G rove a : th e b e g in n in g o f n e x t The general appearance of the to«: term . M iss A n n .: M o o re is h a v in g seriou» is greatly bettered oier what i rou b le w ith h e r e y e s was twelve months ago- M r A . A M e a d from N ch a le m report- The community has !>een quie ue sn ow fo u rte e n in cite s d e e p on G reen akd undisturbed by any of thi a o u n ta in . evils that have come to so mat M rs. F ra n k B a k e r liv in g a b o u t thret. other neighborhoods. A few o uiie> w e st o i G r e e n v ille w h o cu t he: our citizens have passed to rest bu .a n d on a tin can c a u sin g blood poi.»on s im p ro v in g stow i) mostly in the fullness of year? N M rs. \Y. L. M oore w h o h a s been v isii- epidemics or widesprea '. sickne- ng h er p a re n ts in C a lifo rn ia th e p a s. has been here, on the contary 1S9 n o u ih re tu rn e d h o m e th is w eek. bas been a healthy year. Mr>. M ary A W a tso n , ch ild re n and The occupancy of Marsh Hal .ra n d ch ild re r. v is ite d M ou n ta in d a ic and the assuring the Pearsons fun _ hristm a». M i. \Y Barret* a n d fa m ily o f H illsb o ro have been viewed with satisfactio: alike by the college people and thi p e n : C h ristm *’.* w ith h is fa th e r au u city at large. The prosperity o .»other Mr. a n d M rs W R . B arret:. M r. H o y t a m i son o f F o re s : G r o v e h ave the town is so closely allied to the o u g h t a p a r: o f tn e W e n d o ri p .a c e a u o of the school that the bright pros .re b u ild in g a co m m o d io u s h ou se am» pects for Pacific University is a: jth e r w r s e im p r o v in g 1: a n d w ill in tin -icar m tu re h a v e a v e r y a ttr a c tiv e hom e. other assurance of Forest Grove continued growth. M r. C o m m a y o u n g m an o l e x c e lle n t The progress made toward a civ ju a h h e a tio n s cio se ti on th e 24th. a term water sy stem and the purchase b »1 sc h o o l a t thi> p ;a ce 1: i> to be hopci. u a t th e p e o p le o f t h is v ic in it y w ill scy the city of the electric light plan u a t it is to th e ir a d v a n ta g e to retain with the extension of its servict m e so w e ll q u a lifie d lo r th e p o s itio n . and making it run all night prom S u n d a y s c h o o l a t H :c o a. m . Y ou n t, lse protection against fire throug people * m e e tin g a : 0:00 \ m P r e a c h in t the water and r.gainst night m. - a ; : u o p m . b y R e v . B e a u ch a m p . ra-Ie?» through the light. R e - - S C O G O IN S \ A L L E Y . dence here will have most of th< M r an d M rs. D a n iel» a m i c u ild rc n conveniences of city lne and be fie • 1 : T a b o r are s p e n d in g t e h o lid a y s a from the great part of the draw h e h om e o:' Mr> Danie»s p a re n ts backs. The work to be done b; .n d M rs. J . D. C o r b e t:. the city in the early part of th< > an ta C la u s h a s been h e re a n d th i opening year will affurd employ ittie on es a re h a p p y , a lso a few o f the ment to many and the money le .ia e r o n e s, p a r t ic u la r ly th o se w h o w ear l.lt ie fa iry n m te n p in n e d to th e la p e l oi loose here— for all labor will b< .u e ir c o a t. f-om home— liven business and e - M r. A le * B a x te r w h ile lo o k in g after end its benefits to eveiy one •ir. G ib » o n 's p la c e a few lia y s a g o d urin g Of cur town we are justly prou Jib-son s a b se n c e fe ll th ro u g h a h o le 1:. and the many advan.ages natun ue b arn B oor a n d b ro k e se v eral rib» has given have been supphmente.. A g o o d ly n u m b e r o f y o u n g p e o p li rout .b e G r o v e . D ilie y and Gasto-r, a: each year, by man s band addin as the world progressed. It is sa.e e n d e d th e C h r is tm a s e n te r ta in m e n t a u e sch o o l h o u se M is* P a rk e r, th e t a i­ to say that in the last year's better n te d y o u n g e lo c u tio n is t, fa v o re d ou ments Forest Grove has moTe tha rco p le w ith a re c ita tio n pace with other towns of it T h e F oT rst D a le P r e s b y te ria n ch u rc l size. In '96 further and greate: - ill h o ld a c o n g r e g a t io n a l m e e tin g foi growth may be looked for. Ti * .e e le c tio n o f c id e rs, c h u r c h officers city's prosperity is no boom vision ic ., a n d to d iscu s? th e a ll m o m en to u .u e stio n o f c a llin g a p a sto r to suppl, but real u is v a c a n c y . N o w frien d s, be it rem eu. P A T R IO T I« ADVERTISERS. . Gn.e jyould have more confiden « Stich are t outbursts of patriotisr press if the s’hronicled daily by th< were not arou. '-tspicion of advertisin body in San A Major some stance. He is reFranctso is an in ing a company of nf’or;ed to b* ral' ancestries to extermiL ltive l,orn of al wh. Incidentally it cr,'ate the Bri;' be L» a genial hotel ma *pt “ that location of his popular * ait«. .li< given. It is to be reg t ,oslelr> 1 one is left in doubt as to *tted tha it is i»n the American or E l wBe*del plan and if special attention roPea: to people from the country. ,s pa‘ the press associations are a Eitfaer gullible and short on new o are reaping a rich harvest. T _ the; ■ d vs ought to come at a high r. Xew ' This V enezuela matter is fa te coming very threadbare N aired we are p o o r, bu t a sp iritu a l a d v iso r ill be o f g re a t b e n e h t to us a n d i f n c, vsary to m a in ta in a p a sto r w e are c a lid n to sa c rific e so m e p e t sch e m e fo r th u ture le t us d o so in a C h ris tia n spir. n d c a ll a p a sto r h e re if p ossib le. Y o u n g m an . y o u o f th e h e a lt h y g a l .ud d ise ase d im a g in a tio n tsanta C lan s a p r iv i.e g e d p e rs o n , th is a n c ie n t ger. icn .a n w as a p r o d ig y o f k n o w le d g e an . isiton: w h ile y o n w ere y e t t r y in g t, ■ raw n o u rish m e n t from a little b read an< u g a r tie d u p in a r a g H is rig h ts m us e re sp e cte u . th c r e lo r r in th e fu tu re tarn .eed . learn th e ru le s th a t g o v e rn so cia .a th e n n g s a n d be a m an . F E R N t i 1 1 . 1 .. iS c b o o l D is tr ic t 53. C o l. B ritto n to o k d in n e r w ith G- 1 h q rp a u d fa m ily , o f P o rtta u d C h ris i- » b n s , ^ w . t ^ h ¿ f « m b y 0 rtla n d ’ M r andN 51 rs G . E . M o o b e try en ter- ta ik e d a nuL,l ,' e r o f fr«end» C h n atn ia » P J. S m i t h V n i^ f-»m l ' y » re t a l a m g o f e t u r n i n g t o ti ' e ’ r h o m e in O n to . h e y w ill be m ra re m ad e m a n y t u ty . v e rv m o d a s t h . y * •ninni- M r A lb e r t L a th a i ^ £ r w ith GTOX (TO j \TCHET WAS c. E . K in ili a n d fa m ily o f P o r tla n d y o u . " E v e n lir e g r iz z le d o ld V e t- w h om sp e n t S u n d a y in H ills b o r o th e g u e sts o f «re su p p o sed h a d seen e n o u g h o f fig h tin g R W a g g e n c r an d w ife . M rs K in d t s in th e la te u n p le a sa n tn ess are re a d y to p a re n t's. 1 b u c k le on t h e ir a rm o r, a n d w.U m arch C o n s ta b le A n n a n s an d C it v R e c o r d e . - B ow m an h a v e c h a rg e o f j . I K n i g h t s fa r a n d as h j f d “ I ' Y ° UnK « h o h a v e not y e t h ad th e op- o ffice d u r in g th e la t te r 's a b s e n c e in 6 an F ra n c is c o V M i » L u z ic Y o u n g a m . M i » N o ra Bur- D e p u tie s B ra d fo rd an d B a g ie v took ! to n . w h o are a tte n d in g ti.e P o r tla n d U n i­ K e n n e d v a n d P o w e rs to S a le m last F ri v e rsity a r t a t h o m e for the H o lid a y s . d ay e v e n in g . S h e r iff F o rd a c c o m p a n ie s M iss E v a M ille r c lo s e d a v ery su c c e ss- ta e o i a> far as P o rtla n d . ful te rm o f sc h o o l in j o in t L is. 02. I>ec. 23. J. H S m ith w as h o m e from M c M in n ­ T h e B a p tist a n d P re s b y te ria n c h u rch e s v ille la s: T h u r s d a y n ig h t, re tu rn in g j , f B e th a n y g a v e v e r y s u c c is s iu l en ter- F r id a y m o rn in g . H e re p o rts a goot. .a m m e a ts a t th e ir re sp e ctiv e p la ce s ot .racic d u n n g h o lid a y s i .vorsiiip X m a s e v e . c o n s is tin g o: lite ia r v T h e b o ld , bad b u rg la r is y e t in ou: .-xercUe» an d X m a s tre e s. The h eart* a in ist. T. S. W e a th e r T c d s fa m ily w a o f th e l it t le o n e s w e re g la d d e n e d by m a n y .o b b e d o f $1.50 on la s: T h u rsd ay e ve n p resen ts, w h ile t h e old g rt w y o e n g a g a in *ng w h .ie M r W . w as u p to w n , a n d 01 .11 th e j o y o f tu e ir c h iid r e i c r u ia y n ig h t S h e r iff F o r d s Uou>e \\u \Y. A K ir ts w h o tor so m e tim e has con - .rie d ou t th e w o u id -b e th ie v e s w e n a u c te u tn e $ :ore a t th is p la ce ha> d is ­ fr ig h te n e d a w a y b e fo re e ffe ctiu g a t posed ot th e sam e to G e o rg e R eeves. e n tra n ce . i\ e tra n s fe r b e iu g m ad e D e c. 15th T h e fo llo w in g n am e d o ffice rs have y u i t e a n u m b e r o f ou r v o u n g people «>een e le c te d b\ th e C h ris tia n Sunda;. a tte n d e d tne C h r is tm a s b a lls g iv e ; at >chool for th e c o m in g ye ar: S u p t.. Ben v ario u s p la c e s an d rep ort a go o d tim d ton B o w m a n ; A sst. S u p t., G r a c e Cron - T a e U n io n s c h o o l c lo se d F rid a y . T !1e Kite; S e c y . E d . B o w e n ; T r e a s .. Ed*. A d a m s. C h o riste r. S t e lla C a m p ite li; A » ; »»rauimar d e p a r tm e n t w ill resu m e a ga 1*1 •ds of family circles where are i d tio riste r an d O rg a n ist. M ilita H uu. a lte r th e H o lid a v s. p h re y s; A ss t. U r g a n is : a n a L lo r a r ía n , i M is- A n n ie i ia e n d e r. o f :h is place» l're lla F o rd ; A ss ista n t L ib r a ria n s . N ettie | ,vuo ii«ss bt^ n a t H illsb o ri* learn n^ dres>- j t i e i i r y an d B e ssie S ig le r m a k in g . !« at lio u it T h e M:sse> L e a h an d M a y M a w b o ; 1 M rs M a ry R e e v e s lia> been a p p o in te d s ta rte d M o n d a v to M a rsh a ll coun:> j o s t m is tT e s - a t Cet»ar M ill in p la c e o f K a n su - t h e ir fo rm e r h o m e , to jo in th e i vV. A K ir:> re sig n e d , ia ih e r w h o w e n t so m e tw o m o n th s ag« f n e y o u n g la d ie s, d u r in g th e ir tw o \ LKBOOKT. • e a r s ’ re sid e n ce h ere, h a v e been v er M r. S y lv e s t e r L e C ore la te o f C o lora d o a c tiv e in c h u r c h a m ; S u n d a y s hoo jas b een in o u r v ic in it y th is past w eek •vorK. M iss L e a h h a v in g se rv e d as super .00k in g lo r fa rm in g land-? M r L e C ore n t e u d e n lo f th e C h ris tia n S u n d a y »choc, im en d > to in v e st in W a s h in g to n c o u n ty for th e p a st s ix m o n th s. T h e y h a v e a i .a m is a n d m a k e tbi»> iiis fu tu re hom e, .arge n u m b e r o f frien d s in H ills b o r o win -t w o rth m e n tio n in g t h a t he lia s lo o k e d w ish th en : a sate an d p le a sa n t iourn e\ ■ -»ver th e fe r iiie p r a irie s o f M a rio n c o u n ty and h op e t h e y m a y a t som e tim e retu rn .rom S a le m to O re g o n C it v an d i: w as ere to liv e . j .h e p ro sp e ro u s a p p e a r a n c e o f ou r W ash - j .n g io u co u iK } .0 s e ttle here. C O K X E L IV S . M r. J o h n so n > b a b y is v e r y l.p h t h e n a . sick w itl C o rn e liu s p u b lu s ch o o l re o p e n s Ja n . 1 a fte r w eek h olid ays. Mrs Cha« lia u d ^ o c k is sp e n d in g lew d a y s in P o r tla n d v is it in g h er siste; Mrs. C o u rtu re M iss G r a c e S m ith an d J. K a rl S m ith are a t h om e from P o r tla n d U n iv e rsity .0 sp en d h o lid a y s. T w o m em b e rs o f Cha« J o h n s o n 's fam A are s u ffe n n g from d ip h th e ria . .im ith : is a tte n d in g p h y sic ia n Dr E Dr. C la r k S m ith h a s been verv bu-v ■ or s e v e r a l w e e k s w ith d ip h th e ria cases an d s t ill h as a ll he car. te n d b o th n ig l.t and day. M iss M a y C . S m ith h a s clo se d her sch ool a t F a r m in g t o r on a ceo u n t c l d ip h th e r ia a n d i- at h er h om e in C o r ­ n eliu s. T h e M c N u tt B ro . are m a k in g cle a r »nee sa le s a t th e ir sto re n ow . T h e y in ­ e n d to s e ll ou t th e sto ck a n d g o o u t cl ne b u sin ess. M eron T ib b it s is su fferin g from pam .u iin ju r ie s . re ce iv ed b y h is h o rse -lip p in g ip on th e ic y b o ard s w h ich o v eria v tu t treet, a n d fa llin g in su ch a m an n er as to rush M e ro n ’ s foot. A v e r y p le a sa n t a ffa ir in th e form o! . s U 'p iis e p a r ty , w a » e n jo y e d th e e v e n in g A th e 2 fit h m s t ..a t th e re sid e n ce o f Benj. sch o lfield . T h e p a r ty w as in h o n o r 01 d iss H a m e t t e s b irth d a y T h o se presc-n .e re . Mi»»cs E v a R e d m a n A n g ie C la r k a lia M c L in n . G r a c e b n n th . F ra n c is C or le h u s . L u lu C o le m a n . M essrs. A lb e rt •»mining, je s s e e M n ith . S id W a lk e r , J oh i. ia ie . W»U C u rti . C u a s. A n d e rso n . W ill ■ icLinn. E d . W ard a n d M rs W ard . O n e sto rm y n ig h t re c e n tly , a b o u t 3 1. m .. T . E C o rn eliu s, lo o k in g from his « in d o w . sa w b y th e lig h t o f a d im la n ­ tern c a rrie d b y th e in tru d e r , w h a t a p ­ peared to Ire a b u rg la r fo rc in g an en tran ce .0 th e M arv in re silie n ce , th e o c c u p a m s .f w h ich w ere in P o r tla n d . T o m le a p e u Lorn h is b ed . re g a rd le ss o f ra m o r c o id . Washington County. •er o f ................ ‘ eagerly awaited inding in it matters of _ \TCHET is the largest countv would be an idle as were not replete with and interesting. GI VES- HE - N EW fullness. Up to date, and v l Events all over the ance need be sljigh world are chronicle^ it particular attention is paid ; to the P. Northwest. largest staff of correi- dents connected with Sch ool p e n e d a g a in or. M o n d a y last w ith a fu ll co m p le m e n t o f» iiola r- A n e n jo y a b ly N e w Y e a r s p a rty w as »eld a t M r. P o r te r 's re sid e n c e on New f e a r s E v e , a t w h ic h a j o l l y c ro w d en any newspaper in th unty tell what the people of Washingt county jo ye d th e m s e lv e s w ith m u sic , v o c a l, in s­ tru m e n ta l a n d te r p s ic h o ie a n , e tc ., u n til “ M id n ig h t s h o ly h o u r ’ u sh e re d in th e New Y e a r w h en a ll a d jo u rn e d t o a p a stry »nd -»ugar c a n d y r e fe c tio n a fte r w iiich Courthouse prominent feature. :he m e e tin g a d jo u rn e d n is h in g e v e ry o n e i h ap p y N ew Y ear. S e v e ra l d o g s h a v e b e en “ sa in to n e d ” in h is se c tio n la te ly , a n d a ll h a v e d ied. F e lix Y e r H o e v e n w h o h as b een w ork - n g a t P o r te r 's nurser;. for th e p a st tw o e a rs, to o k p a ssa g e fo r C a lifo r n ia on > aturdav’ s tra m . F I R. A ll w h o aU cm lvff th e so c ia b lv , X m a s rev a m i o y s te r »upper on C h ris tm a s i« h t svem eii to e n jo y th e m s e lv e s in.- • f c a n d ie s a n il n u ts, n o p a r t ia lit y bem ^ .bow r. T h e p r e s e n ts w e re n o t o f th e •stiiest k in d b u t e a c h re c e iv e d som e t o . n o f re m e m b ra n c e T h e tre e w s i a ic e lv d e c o ra te d w ith v a rio u s k in d s >i jrn a m e n ts b o u g h t in S a n F 'ra n cisco at.d iro u g b t h e re b y .Mr. an d Mrs. Busse, a » h ose re sid e n ce th e e n te r ta in m e n t wa .e ld . A ll w re g la d to see so m e o f tl.e ..le n w o o d frien d» e n jo y th e m se lv e s a i ti .0 h e a r the«.- p ro n o u n ce it a su ccess as it was th e first a tte m p t t h e F in t e s have n a d e to h a v e a n X m a s t ic e a n d o v ste i -upper. T h e fo llo w in g is th e p -o g ra m : t t p e n in g a d d re ss by B M . C o llin s. R e c ita tio n by F ear! 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