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V Washington A County Hatchet a n d « S U S S S » "* !CONSOLIDATED JUNE 4,1196. ■u. ■'!/. JB. Mi. Mi. M L M l m F o r e s t G r o v e T i m e s . FOBBBT G BO T K, O REGO N , T H U R S D A Y , DEC. 1 7 . is«»/;. .... ... ... Voi. h «.'Re v J. C. CLAR K Graud Jury. November, 1896 * Weather ill Oregon, j b y an area o f low barom etric pressure, T he grand ju ry report for th e N o ve m ber term is in the usual form, hut for T h e most ph en om en al w eath er ever or »torm area, p a ssin g eastw aad from th e recorded in N ovem b er w as record ed th is i P acific ocean, in a bou t la titu d e 50 deg. " T L - lir P H D P Q T r - a r w n - n n i , ^ . ¿L b re vity's sak<r is here given o n ly in sub- y e a r. T h e record for N o ve m b er w as j n orth , and th e a ir from an area o f h igh »Unce. A s it was re ce d e d b y telephone broken in tem p eratu re, and sn ow fa ll, j barom etric oressure ce n tral about S a lt '■ /iv the balances accom pan yin g it w ill be left w in d and h eigh t o f w ater in th e W iliam - L a k e C ity , flo w in g n orth w ard in to th e This year lias the L a rg est and M ost C om plete S tock of vUi. over until n ext week. E ig h te e n true e tte river. storm area. T h e a ir is co ld w hen it H o lid a y G oods , consisting of bills were returned, tw o each again st TEMPERATURE. 1 leaves th e sta rtin g place, bu t flo w in g T o ile t S e ts, T yson for forgery, Jin k s for la rcen y, and N ovem b er h as a m ean teuiperatu re in d ow nw ard from th e h ig h e r e le va tio n it is C e liilo id H o o d s , X m tis C a r tls , H ollenbeck for cru elty to a dum b a n i I O regon ra n gin g from 42 to 49 d eg. west h eated d y n a m ic a lly an d w arm er a ir re- m al, and for illegal se llin g o f liq u or o f th e Cascades, an d from 34 to 48 deg. su its th erefrom ; d ue to th e d iffe re n ce in -A .11 i » t W e c l u e e c l P r i c e s . against E M. W ard a 1 1 B *rt B > w lb/. to the east o f th em , w h ile N ovem b er, 1 th e barom etric pressure th e v e lo c ity o f Before D u ic lm sin f? In sp ect His Stock. - F iv e not true b ills were T h e 1896, had a m ean tem p eratu re o f from 6 the w ind d ep en d s, h en ce w arm sou th erly * 7 , ,^/jV* -STIC- W *1* w W W W '/ - 7 |v' - 7 W* w poor farm was visited and found w ell to 10 cleg, below th e n orm al. T h e m onth w in d s o f v a r y in g v e lo c ity restflt, w h ich kept and in good con dition . It w as u p .to the 16th was not esp ecia lly m ark ed , i are ca lle d C h in o o k w in ds; th e w ord recom m ended th at the d in in g room be as it relates to tem perature, hut from C h in o o k had its orig in from a trib e o f HE not used for a sittin g o r sm o k iu g room t h a t d ate th e tem peratu re g ra d u a lly fell, j In d ia n s o f th at nam e, and from usage by the inm ates, also th at th e gra v es rea ch in g its m inim um from the 25th to | Las b eco m e a tta ch e d to th e w in ds o f upon the farm be protected by a fence. thf? 29th, T h e m in im u m tem p eratu res ! w in ter w h ich at tim es p rev ail o v e r th e Under a New Management, Makes a Specialty of The cou n ty ja il d id r.ot m eet w ith the recorded w est o f th e C ascades w ere from j n orth w estern p ortion o f th e U n ite d recom m ended 2 to 11 deg. above zero, w h ile to th e east S tate s, / - ----D D C A f t j“r>'s approval, and th ey L j t J w U D K c A U , that a new one be built as m aterial and of the C ascades tem peratures b elow zero w INDS* labor are now so cheap th at its cost p revailed , ra n gin g from 2 to 32 d eg. be-1 T h e w im ls w ere so ,,th e rl-v th rou gh ou t Though it will make anything you wish to would be less than tw o or three years low zero. T h e cou n ties in the southeast- th e m on th e x c e p t d u rin g th e co ld period, order in the Baking line. ago. It is in as good condition as the ern portion o f th e state, co m p risin g w hen th e y w ere easterly. T h e w ind is facilities w ill perm it. E x p erts N ew ell M alh eu r, L a k e , K la m a th , G r a n t and I n ever v ery stro n g o v e r O regon , th e v elo bnfectionery, Soda Water, Sandwiches, Macrum and W m . Moore exam in ed the H arn ey, had tem peratu res from 14 to 32 ' c ity u su ally ra n g in g less th an 20 m iles Fresh O ysters and Lunches at all hours, books of the county official» ami found d e g , below zero. T h e se tem peratu res an h ou r for th e stro n g w in ds w h ich do them correct w ith b alances on hand as b oth in the eastern and w estern portions prevail. T h e w in d s w ere p h e n o m e n a lly REIDER & SOiN, P r o p r ie t o r s . reported in an annexed fin ancial e x h ib it o f th e state are th e low est on record for w hich w ill be pu blish ed n ext week. T h e N ovem ber, and are low er than th ey From 9 a. m . th e 13th to 9 a. m . th e 14th j offices o f the clerk , sheriff, recorder, u su ally are d u rin g th e cold est portions th e w in d at P o rtlan d ave ra ge d 32 m iles treasurer, assessor and su rveyor w ere o f th e w inter, w h ich is u su ally in Janu- j an hour, th is is th e h e a v iest w ind on visited and th eir b ooks found n eatly and ary or F e b ru ary. It is seldom th a t the record a t P ortlan d . T h e a vera ge w ind */ : properly kept, excep t in the case o f the tem peratu re is low er th an 15 deg. above ; at P o rtlan d in bu t 8 m iles an hour. THR RIVER#, j treasurer. I t is recom m ended th at he zero west o f the Cascades, or low er tha~ \ 1 M t hU K LbT GROVE DRUGGIST. ¡g H o m e B akery • * « First Class Livery Stable H. D. JONES, PROPRIETOR I k ee p th e best rigs obtainable; have safe gentle h orses and e v e ry accom m odation for the comfort and pleasu re o f m y custom ers H A C K M E K T S E V E R Y T R A IN P a ssen gers ca lled for or taken to any part o f the c ity . P a tro n a g e o f Com m ercial Men solicited * H. D. JO N E S , Forest G ro v e M A S GOODS! Chinaware, Cups and Saucers, Plates, Pitchers, Cream ers, Sugar Bowls, Vases, Toilet Sets, Mugs all sizes, Rose Bowls, Fancy Baskets, Children's Silver Knives, Forks and Spoons, Children’s Toy Sets. Decorated Crockery and Glassware, Fancy and Staple Groceries. . . . . GREER THE GROCER. H A M Eft'S 3 K I.L S O N L Y T H E BEST OF eats, Sausages, Fish and Poultry The Country affords, in Great ...................................Variety and at Moderate Prices Shipping Business, Wholesale and Retail, Done in All Kinds of Dressed Poultry, Fat Hogs, ?ring Lambs and Veal Calves. BUYER AND SELLER. TELEPHONE, f l a y , . 1- FO R EST PR O VE. HE OLD \Y I i T t R o F t T T l L All Grades of Rough and Dressed Lumber. Kiln Dried Lumber a Specialty. ‘ w P r ic e s , CHAS. HIATT. Proprietor. Prompt Delivery, E x c e lle n t Q u a lit y orest Grove Laundry _ _ _ _ _ and Bye House. W e d o a ll k in d s o f L a u n d ry W ork in the m an n er. A n y w o rk left w ith us w ill he p rom p t^ ten d ed to. W e gu aran tee a ll our work. “ P ^ ch e ap e r th a n P o rtlan d p rices^ \ o u f I * ro^ ^ ^ ^ « ^ ^ ^ w . S. BALDWIN. Manager. TED-SEVERAL r A I T H r r t MEN OR pomeri to travel for responsible In Oregon, «alary f r « . paj*bl« Jv ^xpenaea. Poaitlon p erm aaent. -• Enrloae aelf-ad<1rea«e<l stamped en- Tb* N ational, Star Buildinff. i fcicafo. An Idea S !i m se 0*•, John C Young and wife to E liza J E y m an sw q r of nw q r sec 7 t 3 s r 1 w Benj Birdsell ami wife to Carrie Zim m erm an lot .*> in Spencer’s H om e s te a d .............................................................. W A ami Magpie J W alker to J A Ruble 21.59 a of sec 2 1 1 s r 8 w ...................... 1 Flora E Cutts (by sheriff) to A P Wilkes 161. IS a in 1 2 s r 2 w Jam es C Smock and wife to th e public stre e t in Sherw ood........ ....................... Levi M Sparks and wife to R m ily J 200 00 Sparks pt lot 3 in blk 19 Forest First Cong’l Church of Forest Grove to J P Hansen n o f lot 55 iu B uxton » oo Cem etery ................................................... Peter Jacobson and w ife to Carl P ed er ;i:o oo sen uw qr 0 ? re qr sec 131 1 n r 5 w.. inches. A s is th e usual case th e Meav- ! D u r,n * th e coM w eath er a m l s,low east o f th e C a sca d es, m an y sto ck m en h ad to iest w as a lo n g th e im m ed iate coast, feed th eir sto ck for a w eek or 10 days; w here from 15 to 38 in ch es fell; in the th e co m in g ®f th e c h in o o k on th e 29th W illa m e tte v a lle y it ran ged from ti to 21 and 30th m elted th e snow and m ade the inches; in th e U m pq u a and R ogu e river stock ran ges free from it. T h e feed for v alle ys it w as from 5 to 10 in ch es. At th e C ascade lo ck s, w here th e C o lu m b ia slo ck ,is 50 ‘ h a ‘ ■ hou,,d ,the snow lie h e a v y d u rin g J a n u a ry and Keb- river passes th rou gh th e C ascade m o u n urary, th ere w ill be p le n ty o f food for all tains, 23.65 in ch es fell. T h e rain fell th e stock . T h e co ld was ben eficial to p rin cip a lly from th e 1st to tile 20th; the th e fruit trees, and to th e e x te rm in a tio n la tte r 10 d a y s h ad v e r y lig h t p re c ip ita o f m a n y in sects, so th a t w h ile c lim a tic tion. S n o w fall is u su ally w est o f the influences m a y he d etrim e n ta l to some Cascades, and in N ovem b er it i s p h e in terests th e y are also b en eficial to nom enal; d u rin g th e m on th from 2 to ic others. in ch es fell, w h ich rem ain ed on the Portlan d , O r., D ecem b er i t , 1896. ground for several d a y s, to th e east o f C O R N E L IU S . the C ascades snow is n ot unusual, th ou g h Mrs, M ary W ilco x is reported quite I It is a fixed an d im m u tab le law th a t it is so for N ovem b er, and this N o v e m sick . ber from 1 to 4 feet fell, w h ich w as ra p to h ave good sound h e a lth , one m ust Joh n n y Beal v isited his parents at h ave pure, rich and a b u n d an t blood. id ly m elted by th e C h in o o k w ind. G ales Spur last S u n day. There is no sh orter nor su rer route than CHINOOK W IND Born— T o th e w ife o f Irvin P izer a lo .'j Is a nam e a p p lied to w arm so u th e rly b v a course o f D e W itt’ s S arsap arilla. lb. son last S atu rd a y n igh t. w inds, w h ich alm ost a lw a y s follow cold J. C . C la rk , d ru g g ist. Mrs. John Corn eliu s le ft for M onday to visit her d au gh ter. GALES CREEK. a p p re cia ted . 10 deg. below zero to th e cast o f thenl. j "The U nprecedented raiu s from the 1st T h e extrem e cold p rev ailed from th e 25th I to th e 16th th ro u gh o u t th e W illa m e tte to th e 29th, w h en a w arm period b egan , v alle y, to g e th e r w ith a m o d e ra te ly warm produced b y w h a t is term ed ‘ ‘ ch in o o k period from th e n t h to th e 16th, w h ich w in d s,” w h ich, b y D ecem ber 5 h ad re m elted th e snow in th e C a sca d e m ou n m oved a il snow and ice. T h e cold tain s, caused a freshet in th e W illa m ette w eath er w as caused b y a storm area, or I river; th e riv e r at P o rtlan d rose from 2 area o f low barom etric pressure m o v in g feet above zero on th e riv e r ga u g e to 8 sou th w ard to th e C en tral C a lifo rn ia | feet on th e 14th; from th is la tter d ate to coast, th en ce eastw ard to N eva d a and ! th e 19th th e riv e r rose to 20.2 feet, w h ich U tah, th en ce south and east to the is h ig h e r w ater th an w as eve r recorded M ississippi v a lle y ; co in cid e n t w ith the I in th e riv e r at P o rtlan d d u rin g a n y pre m ovem en t o f the storm area an im m ense ce d in g N ovem b er. T h e rapid rise caused area o f h igh barom etric pressure, a la rge sotae loss to b " d g c S, fences, etc. area o f co ld , d ry air, appeared in the FARMING o pe r a tio n s . B ritish possessions to th e north o f Mon- T h e w eath er h as n ot been fa vo rab le to ta n a ; it w as th is area o f cold , d ry air M l P a w in g and seed in g, and not the Real Estate Transfers. th at forced th e storm area south amt , u :u a l am ou n t h as so far been done. T h e B F Purdy and wife to J F H all 5 a of .Andrew H arper and w ife 1 1 s r 4 w $ - ' J <*i then the co ld a ir rushed in, p ro d u cin g ' ’icrea scd price o f farm prod u cts has 1 Jnni 'S «tpîer and wife to H W ehrung the ph en om en al cold period. « Kiven Inore en co u rag em en t to th e farm ers the s >2 of lot C» blk 9 of tow n of R A IX AND S N O W F A L L . a lid a la rg e r a creage th an usual w ill be Hillsboro and o th e r lands T h e co ld w e a th e r froze the T h e p recip itation w as the h e av iest on the resu lt. P L Spencer to Carrie Zim m erm an lot in Spencer’s hom estead................... record for N ovem ber. T h e a ve ra g e is groun d w est o f th e C a sca d es to a d epth i A rthur Bell et al to Sam uel o II a 11 gam from 4 to 9 in ch es w est o f the C ascad es, o f tw o o r th ree in ch es, and, w h ile no j 0 a iu sc qr of sec 32 1 2 £ r 1 \v .......... and from 1 to 2 in ch es to the east o f d am age is reported to h av e been don e to ! W ( ' [Tipper and wife to Mabel Tupper them . In th e m onth o f N ovem ber, 1896, the fall-sow n w h eat, th ere is considers* 10 a in Andrew H arper and w ife d 1 the total p recip itatio n west o f th e Cas- hie reported to th e po ta to crop , It h as e sec 1 1 1 s r 4 w — .............................. been a custom to lea ve p otatoes in the F Hull to A B Todd 5 a of Andrew cades w as from 5 to 38 in ch es, th e form er H arper am i w ife d *lc in 1 1 i r 1 w.. groun d , d ig g in g them w h en needed; but at A sh lan d, in Ja cks an cou n ty, th e latter H II E ym an and wife to Jo h n P Y oung the unusual cold o f N o ve m b er froze in the C oast ra n ge o f m oun tains, in th e w q r of n w q r of sec 7 1 3 s r 1 w T illa m o o k cou n ty. T o the east o f th e m an y o f th em , so th a t a sh orta ge in th e B F Purdy and wife to W C Tupper 10 a of Andrew H arper d 1 c 1 1 s r 4 w . . Cascades th e total ran ged from . to 7 P°ta‘° croP “ la y resu lt b efore n e x t sprin g, 1 start all o f liis accounts alit-w w ith Jan. 1, and th ereafter balan ce all %c- j counts upon the first o f each m onth , j A lso that he guard a gain st ch a rg in g 1 sums to wrong accounts and ch arg in g : accounts w ith w rong am ounts. A ll the county officials were found courteous and kin d, and in use in th e different of- flees new system s and m ethods w hich im prove and aid the office to exp ed ite the business o f th e cou n ty. T h e ju r y was in session 13 days. J. R. B a iley forem an, I). C. Roe, E . L. R osam ler, W . H . Pur- 1 din, F ra n k Sell, W . S . In g le s and J. J. \ W ism ere, ju rors. MEAT MARKET ; A G en eral , no \ ; ì 7 , v i l i , No. 4 « , A storia periods, e sp e cia lly snow -falls, an d is A ( t r e a t G e r m a n '« P r e s c r ip t io n . pecu liar to W a sh in g to n , O regon , Id ah o , D iseased b lo o d , co n stip a tio n and k id Born— A t A storia D ecem ber n t h , to M ontana and th e B ritish possessions on the north o f M ontan a; it is a w arm w in d, ney, liv e r and b ow el tro u b le s are cu red the w ife o f W m . Sch ofield a d au gh ter. in a co m p arative sen se, and is produced b y C a r l's C lo v e r R o o t Tea. Mrs. A n n ie K eim w ent P o rtlan d W ed nesday to buy her X m as sto ck o f goods. There w ill he an en tertain m en t and Christm as tree at th e ch urch C h ristm a s eve. Mr. G eorge H an co ck h as been co m pelled to en large his pa tern al roof to m ake room for a b a b y g irl. Miss M inta B a yles is h a v in g q u ite a serious tim e w ith Wood p o iso n in g in her hand, w h ich is th e resalt o f a pin scratch . Bv in vitation o f R ev . M r. R an ds to the you n g m en o f th is c it y abou t 28 o f the boys atten d ed a le ctu re at th e parsonage M onday e v e n in g . They speak h ig h ly o f M r. R a n d s' lectu re. T h e pupils o f th e p rim a ry d ep artm en t , o f th e school w ill g iv e an en tertain m en t in th eir room F rid a y , D ecem b er 18th at 3 p. m. Parents and frien ds are c o rd ia lly I invited to a tten d .— S te lla M ille r, teacher. The people in C orn elia» road d istrict sre slrea d y b e gin n in g to feel bad effects from th e resignation o f th eir form er BiKkWn-s Arnlf» Salve. supervisor, T o m C o rn elia s. 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U. held a regu la r '^nceting at the hom e o f Mrs. G e n ’l T h o r p \ T u esd ay, th e 15th, and th e U nion w «s vfc«ll a tten d ed by the lad ies, rep resen tin g a il the ch urches o f F orest G ro ve , as w ell as\the la d y teach ers o f our p u b lic sc h o o l.\ T h e subject E d it o r an n ou n ced for consideraticH 1 w as the “ Im p o rtan ce o f T e a ch in g P a trio tism in th e P u b lic S c h o o ls .” A t no period in our n ation al h isto ry has th ere been a m ote urgent need >-i p ractica l tra in in g in p atriotism than | p resen t. T h e tid e o f p a trio tic ft th a t carried us h e ro ica lly th rou gh the g re a t stru g g le for the preservation o f the U nion has sp en t its force, A new g e n eration h as passed in su ccession to the sta g e o f action. M illion s o f foreign ers h av e been lan d ed upon ou r sh ores who k n o w little or n o th in g o f our A n terican- A n g lo c iv iliz a tio n , and w h o k n o w still less abou t our in stitu tio n s or th e d octrin es o f th e D eclaration o f In d epen d en ce, and w hose n atural patriotism in clin e s th eir h earts to th e land o f llie ir n ativ ity. E v e n th e ir ch ild re n are con firm ed in a d iv id e d a lle g ia n ce u n til ta u g h t to love A m erica, th e h om e o f co n stitu tio n al lib erty. T o train th e m illion s o f ch ild ren o f these new citize n s to a p p recia te and u n derstan d the m ea n in g o f p atriotism is a d u ty o f th e state, hence a d u ty that should be en join ed upon the teach :rs o f the state. T h e state th at w ould endure and gro w hule and h earty w ith the gro w th o f cen tu ries ca n n o t ign ore the m axim th a t, “ E te rn al V ig ila n c e is the Price o f L ib e r t y ." L ib e rty to en dure m ust be en sh rin ed in th e h earts o f the people, th erefore, w h atever we w ish to sec in trod u ced in to th e life o f th e n ation m ust fitst be introd u ced in to the life o f our sch ools. P atriotism , a lth o u g h a n atu ral im pu lse, as stated b y on e ven er able la d y, y e t needs to be c u ltiv a te d like a pla n t, i f it is to becom e a lu x u rian t and fruitful v in e to adorn th e co lu m n s o f lib e rty. • T h e w ork o f tra in in g th is virtue should begin in ch ild ren a t tile hom e t iu r s v .., but th e A m erican p u b lic sch ool is a produ ct o f th at g ifte d Ahiericun patriotism w h ich we n eed for th e p u b lic w eal and cpsts th e v ast a g g re g a te o u tla y o f one hundred and fifty m illion s o f d o l lars a n n u ally; h en ce if p atriotism is the source o f p u b lic good, it sh ou ld be m ade th e p rim e o b je ct o f our p u b lic sch ool tra in in g . T h e rem arks, exercises and re cita tion s, e sp e cia lly tile songs, g a v e a p a tri o tic ch a ra cte r to th e w ork o f th e U nion. It m ay not be im p e rtin e n t to su ggest th at con tin u ed th o u g h t a lo n g th is lin e o f a ctio n , in co n n ection w ith lie -o ic tem peran ce w ork in our p u b lic sch o o ls, w ill b rin g out th e v irtu es o f tem p eran ce and patriotism in th e ir tran scen d en t b eau ty, p rod u cin g th e m ost abu n d an t harvest not w hen th e y an im ate a few grea t souls, but w hen th e y are w id ely diffused am on g the m asses o f our people, n oi w h en th e y are con fin ed to sen ate ch am b er and th e battlefield hut w hen th e y are ta u g h t in th e fa m ily , in th e ch u rch and in the sch ool. L e t th ese elem en ts he com pou n ded in th e v e r y a tm osph ere o f th e ch ild ren e ve ryw h e re , and we sh all see h e a lth , v ig o r and h ap p in ess stam p ed upon A m erican in stitu tio n s. I'la n t th e flog upon e ve ry school house in th e republic. and m ak e th e d o ctrin e s o f p atriotism and tem p eran ce th e la n gu a ge o f ou r peo- p le and o f our n ativ e laud. O bserver . A G ood S u g g e s t io n , I j E d it o r H a t c h e t : A llo w me th ro u gh yo u r c o lu m n s to ask 1 o f th e m en and b o ys w h o are in th e h a b it f r id in g h o rse b ack on th e sid e w a lk or foot p a th a lo n g th e rood to H illsb o ro to cease th e p ra ctice . I am sure th e y w ill not d o th is a n y m ore w hen th e y sto p to th in k o f th e n u m b er o f w om en and ch ild ren th a t tra v e l th is p a th d a ily , to say n o th in g o f th e m en th a t tra v e l it. T h e re is m ore tra v e l on th is little n arrow foot p a th th an th ere ia on som e o f th e 1 streets in ou r c it y th a t h av e g o o d p la n k w alks and th en to th in k o f g e ttin g on th is n arrow path w ith horses and tra m p in g th e soft p a th in to a m ud pu d d le. T h is is an im p o rta n t m atte r to t h in k of, forcin g our little on es to tra m p th rou gh th is m ud five d a y s in th e w e e k to sch o o l. As a m atter o f ju stic e to a ll a two board w a lk ahonld be laid from Forest G ro ve to H illsb o ro for th ere are p le n ty o f people w h o h av e no horaea to d rise and w h o are co m p e lle d to w alk or stay at hom e and th e businesa m en o f our tow n s w an t th e p eople to com e to town as often aa p ossib le. A g re a t d eal o f onr d o ll tim e s in w in te r are caused b y the aw ful co n d itio n o f o u r roads and side w a lk s or cow p a th s w h ich th e y moat resem ble. H o p e in g th a t th e good lime is co m in g (good roada) and th a t the h orses w ill be k e p t in th e m id d le o f the road, I am O x i in t h e M ud .