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kinds of Groceries, Glassware and Stoneware,
lable and Pocket Cutlery, Spoons, Brooms, Mop
Sticks, Butter Moulds, Ladles, Wood and W illow
\\ are of all kinds, Fishing Tackle. Also a large
lot of all kinds of Seeds I n B u l k .
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GROCERY S T O R E
OREGON.
¿T G R O V E , O R E G O N .
TE A A N D C O F F E E A S P E C IA L T Y .
L tiou paid to M edical and Su rgical
sen and C h ild ren and a ll ch ron ic
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Forest Grove Laundry
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d e n t is t ,
FO REST GRO VE
Dye House.
We do all kinds o f L aun dry W ork ro thw best possible
manner. Any w ork left w ith u s wiM' few p ro m p tly a t­
tended to. We guarantee a ll o u t WPsHa- O ur prices are
cheaper than Portland prices.
Y o lW patronage w ill be
appreciated. "m-
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OREGON.
. O. C. H IA T T
D E IT U T .
W. S. BALDWIN, Manager.
Luca's B uildiwq on Main Street, up
lOfflce hours, » a. la. to 4 p. m.
271 ALDER S TR E ET
PORTLAND, OR.
¡O M A S H . T O N G U E ,
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G. C. RIDER, Prop.
[RNEY-AT-LAW,
Iso. W ashihstoh C ounty , O k .
THE ONLY First-Class and
Strictly Temperance Restau­
rant in the city.
MITH & B O W M A N ,
J E Y S -A T -L A W ,
i W ork and C o n v e y a n cin g ,
i Morgan Blk.
HILLSBORO, O r .
JO N E S’ S T A B L E
IW. M. LANGLEY,
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J e y a n d c o u n s e l o r a t l a w
Good Horses
fy Prosecuting A tto rn e y .
C ollection s a sp ecia lty .
-U p-stairs, W oods & C a p les
Building.
New Rigs
Moderate
Prices
F ire and A ccid en t In su ran ce !
|ie Peace
Loans, C ollection s
Everything from a Saddle Horn to a Four-iu-liand Carryall
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Special attention paid to Commercial Travelers
Hunters and Fishermen
Fire Insurance
. . . and Loan Broker.
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Take Jones’ Bus to and from all trains
Baggage and freight called for and delivered
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H. D. STB WART,
Ass’t Cashier.
b e o c k ’ s
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of F o r e st G r o ve
A I.ENKRAX BANKING BUSINESS
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land telegraphic transfers sold on New
ago and San Francisco.
change payable at sight in London,
a, Amsterdam. Brussels, Stockholm,
i-the-Main as well as all other
iities and centers of trade throughout
1 Kingdom, Ireland and Continental
ng made at all accessible points.
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PRESCRIPTION DRUGGISTS.
rON PFANNER, Proprietor
■m- Prescriptions Carefully Compounded by
an Experienced Pharmacist and from
-m, the Best and Freshest material.
Toilet Articles,
Stationery,
News Depot.
LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE.
jVIAIN S T R E E T , JH ILLSB O ^O .
Subscriptions Received for the W ashington C ounty H a t c h e t ,
T he C ounty NEW S p a pbr .
hours from 9 n. m. to 4 p. m.
MELKI JOHNSON
IllGHES &
DEALERS IN
1DWARE
STOVES
TINWARE
REAL ESTATE
agejmt ,
Special Bargains in Twenty and Forty Acre
Tracts
in
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V o i. I l l , N o. 4 , V o l. I X , N o . 1 2
R e p o r t o f S e n a te
C o m m itte e
on
A ss e s sm e n ts a n d T a x a t io n .
M ade b y H on. S. H u ghes d u rin g th e
“ H old Up at Salem ,*'
G R E E R THE G RO CER
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G R O V E , O R E G O N , T H U R S D A Y , A P R I L 2 2 , 1 8 !> 7 .
(Visional Cards.
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on or before th e first day o f A p ril or as
soon th ereafter as m ay be p ra ctical in
each >'tar thereafter, th e several co u n ty
assessors in this state shall app oint a
r e a l PROPERTY DEFINED.
d epu ty co u n ty assessor for each o f said
Section i . — R eal prop erty for th e pur- ta x districts, excep t the one in w hich
pose o f taxatiou shall be con strued to in- the co u n ty assessor resides. S u ch de-
clude and mean the land its e lf w h eth er puties m ust be appointed w ith special
laid out in town lots or otherw ise w ith j reference to th eir qualification and fit-
all th in gs con tain ed therein and also a ll ness to discharge the duties o f th is act
b u ild in gs,
structures, im p rovem ents, and m ust have the sam e qualifications
trees, and all fixtures o f w h atever kin d as the county assessor, m ust q u a lify in
thereon; and a ll rig h ts and p rivileges lik e m anner and each m ust h ave resided
b elo n gin g or in any wise a p p ertain in g in the coun ty for tw o years before his
thereto; and a m ortgage deed o f trust, appointm ent and m ust at the tim e o f his
co n tra c t, o r o th er o b liga tio n w hereby appointm ent be a resident and tax payer
land or real property situated in no m ote o f th e district for w hich he is app ointed,
than one coun ty of th is state is made and the said d epu ty co u n ty assessor
secu rity for the paym ent o f a debt to ­ sh a ll have the sam e powers and discharge
ge th er w ith such debt shall for the p ur­ the sam e duties required by law o f the
pose o f taxation he deem ed real property. coun ty assessor in th e ir respective dis­
tricts, subject to revision by th e county
p e r so n a l p r o p e r t y d e f in e d .
S ec. 2.— Personal p roperty sh a ll for assessor.
Sec. 6.— T h e co u n ty assessor must
the purpose o f taxatio u be con strued to
in clude a ll
goods, ch attels, m oneys, assess the d istrict in w hich he resides
credits and effect* w heresoever th e y m ay and require his deputies to m ake due re­
be, ships, boats and vessels b elo n gin g to turn to him w ith in the tim e allo w ed b y
th e in h ab itan ts o f th is state w h eth er at law not la te r than th e 15th d a y o f M ay
hom e or abroad and all ca p ita l invested o f e ach year, and upon com p letion o f the
therein; all m oneys at in terest e ith er assessm ent o f th e co u n ty by th e assessor
w ith in or w ithout this state exce p t where and his deputies it shall be h is d uty to
such m oneys are secured b y m ortgage consolidate the returns o f h is own and
on lands situated in no m ore than one ail the said d epu ty assessors’ d istricts in
co u n ty
in
th is
state;
a ll
p ublic one book arran ged in a lp h ab etica l order
stocks and securities; a ll sh ares o f ^tock by d istricts and return the sam e to the
in tu .n p ik e s or other corporate w agon co u n ty court o f his co u n ty w ith in the
roads, railroads, can als, and o th er co r­ tim e prescribed b y law .
Sec. 7.— T h e secretary o f state shall
p oration s (excep t N atio n al banks) out
o f th e state and ow ned b y in h ab ita n ts o f prescribe and furnish th e co u n ty cle rk o f
th is state; all personal estates o f m oneyed the several counties in th is state not
corporations w h eth er the ow ners th e re o f later than the first d ay o f M arch in each
reside in or out o f this state, and the in ­ year, the necessary form o f assessm ent
com e o f any an n u ity , unless the capital books and b lan ks to carry th is act into
o f such an n uity be taxed w ith in th is effect w h ich b la n k s shall be uniform
E a ch county
state; all shares o f stock in an y b an k throu ghou t th e state.
o rgan ized or th a t m a y hereafter be or­ clerk sh a ll a n n u a lly p rovid e th e neces­
gan ized under a n y law o f th e U n ited sary assessm ent books and blan ks at
S ta le s or o f this state, and a ll im p ro ve­ th e expense o f his co u n ty in the form
m ents made by persons held by them p rescribed by th e secretary o f state. He
under the law o f th e U n ited S tates or o f shall m ake out in th e R e al Property
th is state, th e fee o f w hich land is still A ssessm ent t o o k after the y ear 1898 for
vested in the U n ited S tates or in this each assessm ent d istrict in his coun ty
state, or in an y railroad co m p an y or com p lete lists o f all lands or lots subject
corporation; all m a ch in ery, utensils o f to taxatio n , sh o w in g the nam es o f the
trade not attached to th e fre eh o ld , in ­ ow ners i f to him kn ow n , and if unknow n
so state opposite each tract or lot in clu d ­
clu d in g the stock in trade.
in g each th e discription o f prop erty of
D E F IN IT IO N O F T E R M S .
Sec. 3.— T h e term “ m o n ey’ , o r “ mon­ record in his coun ty. In lik e m anner
e y s ” w herever used in this act sh a ll be he shall in clude in said b ook o f assess­
held to mean go ld o r silver coin , go ld and m ent an abstract o f all m ortgages on
silv e r certificate, treasury notes , and real prop erty o f record in his county
every deposit w hich an y person ow n in g i show ing under proper h ead in g a des­
th e sam e or h o ld in g in trust and residing cription o f lands m ortgaged, the am ount
in th is state is en titled to w ith d ra w in o f m oney the sam e is security for, when
m oney on dem and. T he term “ tra c t” due, and in w hat book and on w bat page
o r “ lo t ” and "p ie c e or parcel o f real recorded, w hich book shall be ready for
p ro p erty ” and "p ie ce or parcel o f la n d ,” I d e live ry to the assessor n ot later than
w herever used in th is act sh a ll each be A p ril 1st o f each year, and on th at day
h eld to mean an y con tiguous q u a n tity o f th e assessor and his depu ty sh a ll m eet at
lan't in the possession o f or ow ned b y or th e office o f th e coun ty cle rk and re­
recorded as th e prop erty o f th e sam e ceive th e sam e to geth er w ith the neces-
claim an t, person or co m p an y. E v e ry sary b lan ks for listin g a ll prop erty su b ­
word im p ortin g a singular n um ber o n ly je c t to taxatio n in th is state, and at the
m ay be exten d ed to. o r em b race th e sam e tim e fix the uniform schedule o f
plural num ber, and e ve ry w ord im p o rt­ rates or values for all claim s o f p roperty
in g the plural num ber m ay be applied subject to tax a tio n in said county.
S ec. 8.— A ll real property in the state
and lim ited to th e singular num ber and
e ve ry word im p ortin g th e m asculine subject to tax a tio n shall be listed and
gen der o n ly m ay be exten ded and a p ­ assessed every y ear w ith reference to ita
p lied to fem ales as w ell as m ales. W h en ­ value at th e hour o f tw elve o ’clo ck on
e ver the w ord “ O a th ” is used in th is act the first d a y o f A p ril o f each y ea r, and all
it m ay be held to m ean affirm ation, personal p ro p erty subject to tax a tio n
and the w ord “ sw ear” in th is a ct m ay sh a ll be listed and assessed w ith refer­
be held to m ean affirm . T h e term “ p er­ ence to its valu e a t the sam e tim e.
so n ” w herever used in th is act sh a ll be
T h irty years is a lo n g tim e to figh t so
construed to in clude firm , com p an y or
p ain ful a tro u ble as p iles, but Jaco b
corporation. T h e words “ co u n ty c le r k ”
M itch e ll, o f U n io n vilte, P a ., stru g gle d
w hen used in th is act sh a ll be construed
th a t lo n g before he tried D e W itt’s
to m ean clerk o f co u n ty court, register
W itch H azel S a lve, w hich q u ick ly and
o r recorder w hen ever it shall be necessary
p erm an en tly cured him . It is e q u a lly
to use the sam e for proper con struction
effective in eczem a and all skin affections.
o f this act.
A SSE SSO R , BOND A N D O A TH O F O F F IC E .
Yamhill
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WILTROUT
m ill
All Grades of
Rough and Dressed Lumber.
Kiln Dried Lumber a Specialty.
W hoa!
at the . . .
Chance Grocery.
. Brick for Sale!
160.000 Good Quality
Cheap
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argent
gales creek .
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Wanted-kn Idea 5 S 3
91& w eekly e e L 2 2 S f S - * d < r f W ¡ ¡
one. Tkt
T h e future o f E a st K o o ten ay as a m in­
eral d istrict is very b righ t, the Ca. P a .
R y . w ill build in here this sum m er
th rou gh the Crow s Nest Pass and w ill
g iv e an in let to im m ense bodies o f coni
besides gold, silver, copper and lead.
T h ere is also great oil fields o f the fineat
oil in the w orld. T h is vast territo ry ie
p ra ctica lly undeveloped and th e am ount
o f rich m in eral finds m ade during th e
last y e a r show s th is to be p ro bably th e
ripest d istrict in A m erica in go ld , silver,
ami lead. W ith the bu ild in g o f the R . R .
th e d evelop em en t o f th e coal and o il
fields, the b u ild in g o f sm elters and hand­
lin g th e im m ense bodies o f ore iron
opened up, and ta k in g in to con sideration
that it is o n ly a couple o f years since
p rospecting began and th e d istrict
very large, the gro w th o f th is section
w ill seem alm ost m arvelous. T ow n s d a d
cities w ill sp rin g up alon g th e R y. and
inside o f tw o years there w ill undoubt­
edly be places of five and ten thousand
w here today th ere is not a buildin g.
T he clim a te is fine and p len ty o f good
w ater. F t. S tee l w ill be lo v e ly this sum ­
m er but the la rgest tow n w ill be lik e ly
to be w here th e R . R . crosses th e K o o te ­
n ay R iv e r, about tw e n ty m iles below .
In the sum m er steam ers run from J en ­
n in g s M t. to F o rt S teel on th e K o o te n a y
river, and it is a p leasant trip .
C. M. K eep .
Croup and w hoopin g cough are c h ild ­
h o o d 's terrors; but lik e p neum onia,
b ro n ch itis, and other th roat and lu n g
troubles, can be q u ick ly cured by usin g
O ne M inute C o u gh Cure. J. C . C la rk ,
D ruggist.
A T THE COLLEGE.
A H ig h S ch o o l student in p assing
th rou gh the C h em ical laboratory w here
h y d ric sulp hide was b ein g gen erated,
p ed an tically e xcla im ed , " S m e ll
th a t
H. 2 O.
T h e com p etitors for A. U . silver cup,
w ith th eir variou s satellites, exerci-ed
on th e H illsboro track F rid a y afternoon.
It is said som e o f the sp rin ters m ade re­
m a rk ab ly good tim e.
L u ellin g, T urpen and T ra in e r Hansen
w ill p articip a te in F. R . A . A . C . garnet
F rid a y . E a ch is con fiden t o f w in n in g
at least one m edal
T h e X1. U. G lee Club is preparing
g iv e an en tertain m en t w hich w ill <■
the last o f th e term . Proceeds to I r -
plied in fu rn ish in g the Y . M . C A
partm ents.
to
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T h e G am m a S ig s w ill debate thi fol­
lo w in g question at th eir n e x ‘. m c-tin g .
R esolved, “ T h a t the re ults o f p o l . 1 ex ­
plorations are not o f sufficient im portan ce
to ju s tify th eir c o s t” . A ffirm ative: M il­
ler and K irk w o o d . N egative: G . Ma-
crum and B. Jam es.
T h e ladies o f th e Ph ilom athean so ciety
w ill listen to the fo llo w in g p rogram
T h ursday afternoon: V o ca l solo, Mfao
V en en; d eb ate, R esolved th a t com pul­
sory atte n d a n ce a t religious service* L e .
ch ap el and c h u rc h , is con ducive o f m a n
harm than go o d to th e studen t. A f c -
m ative: Misses Brown and T h orp e. N eg­
ative: M isses M arsh and Baber.
T h e fo llo w in g are the d elega tes chosen
to atten d th e ann ual co n ven tio n o f t i n
Y . W . C . A . w h ich con ven es at C o rv aW i
th e 30th, Missea C on don, Bate*, G ra h a m ,
G arrison, H u tch inson , L an cefield and
G lea so n .
U n co n d itio n al surrender, is th e o n ly
term s those fam ous little p ills kn ow n a s
T h e L a n d o f G o ld .
D eW itt's L ittle E a rly R iser* w ill m a te
T h e fo llo w in g letter from C . M. K e ep w ith co n stip atio n , sick head ach e s a d
w ill be o f in terest to m any o f our readers: stom ach troubles. J. C . C la rk , D ru ggist.
Sp o ka n e is all rig h t and has a b righ t
future the hotels arc crow ded w ith m in ­
Court House Hew».
in g m en w aitin g for sprin g. A fte r sizin g
Probate— In re estate o f C a leb W ood*,
the fields o ver as best I could I decided
deceased; final settlem en t con tin ued In
th at K ast K o o ten ay effered the best in ­
M ay 24, 1897, a t w hich tim e o bjectio n ^
ducem ents, w h ile the Rossland T rail,
i f a n y, w ill be considered.
Slocan and o th er d istricts o f W est K o o te ­
In re esta te o f Thus. Best, deceased;
n ay are great districts w ith v e ry rich
o rder a p p o in tin g sp prsisam
m ines. T o reach F t. S tee l the cen ter o f form er
revoked
and
th a t H . C. R a y m o n d , E .
K ast K o o ten ay , I took th e G reat North
ern to K a llo sp el and from there cam e by X . H ard in g and C . W . Hudson be up-
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stave, a distan ce o f 160 m iles. I an tici- poin ted appraisers o f said estate.
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L aw D o ck et.— John W ilco x vs. A n ­
pated a rough trip but really en joyed it.
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drews
L u m b er C o. Judgm ent for p la te-
W e had e x ce llen t sleig h in g m ost o f the
w ay and did not suffer an y from the cold. ! tiir.
O tto K u lk e e adm itted to d tiz e n s U
T he co u n try was in terestin g, m ountains
M arriages.— Iodel L. K ir ts and l
to th e rig h t, m oun tain s to th e left, and
m ountains in front, fine forest* o f pine, W atson. G eo. R . B ayley and O liv e 1
w ith an o ccasio n al ced ar, fir and b irch . ! I H a n ley. P h ilip G e g h tlin g and Blia»>
W e passed a num ber o f la k es and heth K nipe.
Sec. 4.— E v e ry person elected to the
office o f assessor shall file w ith the
coun ty court w ith in the tim e provided
by law his bond p ayable to th e state o f
FO REST G R O V E ................................. O R E G O N .
[ltural Implements, such as
O regon, w ith tw o o r m ore freeh old sur­
eties to be approved by said board in the
is, Buggies, Plows, Harrows,
penal sum to be fixed b y th e coun ty
Tools, Etc.
court con dition ed that he w ill d ilig e n tly ,
v.
J- X X X J
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----- faith fu lly and im p artially perform the
fiinie, Plaster and 1 r Cement.
duties enjoined on him b y law and he
2ST G R O V E , O R E G O N
gales c r e e k .
shall m oreover tak e and subscribe on
th e said bond an oath th a t he w ill a c­
co rd in g to the best o f h is ju d g em e n t,
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k ill and a b ility , d ilig e n tly fa ith fu lly
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and im p artially perform a ll th e duties
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enjoined on him b y th is act; and if a n y
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( person so elected or app ointed fail to
I tak e the oath w ith in the tim e prescribed
such failu re shall be deem ed a refusal to
L o w Price»,
CHAS. HIATT, Proprietor. serve.
P ro m p t D e livery ,
he last p lace to get your
E x c e lle n t Q u a lit y .
Sec. 5.— It is h ereby m ade th e d u ty o f
applies until you reach T il-
th e coun ty courts o f the several conntiea
xmook. I c a n y a fu ll lin e o f
o f this state, a t the M arch term o f aaid
B n e k le n ’a A rn ie » S a lv e .
at ream s a ll frozen over, these are all w ell
court in 1897, or as soon th ereafter as
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F ever
throu gh th e ice. A s w e approached T o ­
d a ll
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Cigars and Tobacco. C hilblains C o r n s , a n cures
courts m ay deem exp ed ien t and num ber
FU*** or
bacco P lain s th e snow grew lesa and for
tions, •°ii
u guaranteed to Eire
the tam e, w h ich d istricts sh a ll be know n
j j ; a d istan ce of about ten m ile* w as h a rd ly
I *8 Tackle and all necessary
by th eir num bers, and in crea tin g
B . TP. C a t t t h i m f ,
enough for sleig h in g but w c found m ore
applies for a camp outfit.
f f ^ r ^ c e n U per bo*. For « le
Vani I ailla XortRwaatof rarest Urova d istricts th e court sh a ll in clu d e as m any after we crossed th e lin e and had good
vo tin g p recincts, or in cities, as m an y
Communication between Cha*. M i l l e r . __________________
sleig h in g u n til we reached th e open
w ards, as in th e ju d g em e n t o f said court
Grove and Tillai 10 0 k.
coun try here, d h e te th ere ia none in th e
w ill beat secure a prom pt and correct
va lley , th o u g h th e m ountains tow er
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listin g o f a ll aaid p ro p erty th erein ; and
Hiked
r«ttlon iwrieanent.
w hite and gliaten in g.
W e pasaed
and Tillamook counties.
th rou gh o istm ts w here gam e was very
p len ty, saw a num ber oi deer, som etim e*
three or four in a bunch, also w hite rab-
bits, and tracks m ade by m ountain lio n s
frequen tly crossed the road.
The Washington
County
Anoelntlon
T e le r a i
W ill m eet at B eaverton, Oregon, ( t o
firat T h u rsd ay in M ay, 1897, a t 9:30 a. nL«
j it bein g th eir semi-annual n s e t h p
O bject, to fix th e tim e and plac« for thulr
ann ual re-union and encampment, and t n
tran sact in c h o th er business as m a y t o
necessary.
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