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= t ir e is « « u w ill tewd tc. t o c w r i i t t i e THE H ATCHET. MX H IG H E S K r a i E s t a t e I r a H s ie r s REPORT. U u r, A Hryar to E l! D l w ' . " ' * ' q a t S t l i r l v except M •------ II O j S » m a cn fa ctu ier, tb e laborer and th e lax- O n our first p age w ill be found part o f a tito r« a G v-« .Ox .« m er to pur fo rth th e ir b t* t e f c r U awd the report w h ich Senator H u ghes in ■ ail mmua th en th e arm y o f th e a aew p lo T ed w ill tended to p lace before th e legiclatn re. again k e e p step to th e m usic o f cheerfnl T h e question o f assessm ents and taxatio n TUtJI* TO N W C B O n A . in dustry and onr w hole co u n try w ill be is one o f g reat im p o rtan ce, and surely it prosperous and happy. ought to be stnGied b y e ve ry in telligen t rut m tk* 1 m mu! Jacob 6 « * » « beinf »11 •* kx act 11 an plat b ike-twl Juba r r t e n o * to J B ejeniw ea» 1»A 1» ser * t 1 » r 1 * ......... M oubie L a a d re ti to F e r m a t W W alk- n * q »1 the v 1, * * ® e of the e 14 of •** O t l n t l w . H S P a ri« l u l l liavi* tract ia blk 12 uf niBO’- i add to Hillsboro J w « r a n and w l to A u n ku r Keerea a s and , i s * is floarisg mil! and fixtures at Forest Grose Wm bean and wf to « lara Wek-h 5 * ia aectttlarU ............... ^ ^ : C M Johnson and wf to E mmaC oeidler * a in H u Me Lin and w f 1 1 • r 1 * Wm H all to Paulina Hall It* in Five 0 « k * nuhdirifcion of E Coaw b l e citizen, and e ve ry ta x p a y e r should be A X I 5 I 8 T E K I S G A N G E L . la com e so fam iliar w ith th e subject th a t be President M cK in le y , in m a k in g the could give a cle ar statem ent o f the w hole tur the ¿i—múaaltoa of Waabta«- n om in ation , the «enate o f th e C . S. in m atter. Mr. H u ghes has given th e sub caaat jr a m , the r lm u t e of k nm uit jr and je c t very careful con sideration and his con firm ing th e aam t on A p ril 15. the r a w ry we cea aaahe. conclusions h ave been reached d elib er arm., o f generai taarreet gratefully tra rrm i S tate o f M ichigan and her great Vniver- Idnor . hobheeaand v y iaw — oa this jn g e , all a tely . I f any one o f our readers should aitv and th e w hole n ation have been r reat fact» impartial and aacok»re<L see the subject d ifferen tly we co rd ially ■ to » » at burnt is b u n arli n , Harcwer j,onoTed j B th e appointm ent o f President 41 c t ! t r 2 f ....................... ■a d lflm i Korew G r o w . from a a. a s to m p. m. in vite an in terch an ge o f th o u g h t, in con g b Mara bam and wf to Ju ia Hatch H adaach week day and aiwaya glad to talk and Jam es B. A n g el aa th e l S. m in u ter to a of aoe T 1 1 • r 4 w .......... - ........ densed form . W e w ill p u blish the John P Da gen to oarah E Em ric* M a ha talked to. T u rk ey . S o better m an in personal of James M Howell d ! e 1 1 » r 2 w_ w hole repeal in sections. ch aracter and em in en t qualification Harry T ChaJlaeombe to M C Johnson ■ (CEU E VEltv WEEK 1» THE V E A * Oh ouaU h a re been found. U no 1 Wk 4 f ornelius Electric Bitter*. M urray H Kiee and w f to Mark I Cox TMVMSVAY r*O M THE HATCHET y U ^ oa tu e T trge o f an » ^ of n e f -4 of sec IV tk n r 4 w and Ele< trie B itte rs is a m edicine suited EEIHTEKY. I . . ................... other land» ................ ...... _______________ \rmnce atep in th e m arch o f cin liza tio n for an y season, but perhaps more gen er K M Jeapersoa and w f to K J Jesperson a lly needed, w hen th e languid e x h a u ste d I f you ta il to receive your paper it w ill and « « n* t’ on « “ und* r obU g.U on , aa 70 a ia E A Hawe* d 1 e 11 s r 2 w .. feeling p revails, w hen th e liv e r is to rp id Geo F Naylor to Gar ton c s * p m illin f eo he a favor if you w ill n o tify ua a t o n ce, th e m ost a dvan ced nation on the face o f water rights eu- near Garton. and si tigrish and th e need of a tonic _ the e arth , to aend to Conatantinople, at and a lte ra tive is felt. A p rom p t use of Mrs E J Guse to <Aa«on Co-op Miliing HATCHET n U i T E l T f'l'B U iH E itf th e rep resen tative o f our co u n try, a man eo right of wa> for diteh th is m edicine has often averted long and J T i^errish and w f to Gaston Co-op wboae eru d itio n , and great kn ow ledge of perhaps fatal bilio u s fevers. No m edi Milling Co right o f way for dib h » F .A D A B L K . . R ig h t in tern atio n al law , w ill com m and univer- cin e w ill act m ore su rely in co u n teract E W Johnson et a l to Oromei Johnson n e f'4 o f s e M and * e l * o f n e l 4 o f » K L IA B L K . , I' a g e s sal respect at hom e and abroad, and w h'i in g and freein g th e system from th e see 3 l t 2 s r l w So a (quit claim j . . m alarial poison. H eadach e, Icdeges- L B C ox wdznr to Win Johsaoa trustee I'H P t B L IC A N . . W eekly haJ tfae coura({e to dem and th at every tio n . C o n stip a tio n , D izziness y ie ld to It 7 in bik lu liyd e Park and vtner lands......... ....................................... ------ - interest o f th e U. S. shall receive prompt E lec tric B itters. • oe. and fi.lX ) p er bot Eugene D W hite e l «I s by fb e r iff to C l tle at th e M iller p h arm acy. WHY THESE HABI) TIMES? : atten tio n , and e v e ry citizen o f this Ptym ploa Its 7 i and 75 in Steels I l» « e CASTORI • m t depressed condition w ill re ve a l sev- eral th in g s th a t e ve ry owght to consider. in all hi* right», Hacked b y an adm inistration th at means can did reader bwwnese, our m inister to T u rk e y w ill L a y aside, fo ra lim e an o p p o rtu n ity to show h im self a a t least, a n y p reju dice th a t m ay h ave m j„ io n a r y o f civiliza tio n such as few blinded th e eyes to th e tru th , and in the m tn h ave e ver enjoyed. T h e Arm enian lig h t o f exp erien ce try to find an answ er , roubles h ave called the eye o f civiliza- to to e question, w hy these hard tim e s ' tion ^ cenU.r i u gaze upon a govern- It u a fact th at we h ave suffered a m ent th a t c a n _ not „ „ j y fabulous loss in incom e. perm it but T h e moat o f a ctu a lly encourage such atrocities. As onr industrial enterprises have been dig- yet ii u ie has been done by w ay o f re- tro yed or quieted. Aa a result o f this pro o f or correction . T h is country th o u sa n d , o f la b o rer, have been de m ay ^ com p elled to ,ead in the m atter prived o f an incom e th a t form erly sup >n(j jt faas , KOod ^ « t . ported the fam ilies o f the tradeam en of ^ a ll kn id s, rep eatin g itmelf over and over agam . W ith t b i. all stopped the w hole in dustrial fabric h a . »wen paralized and all cla»MfB have been in volved. T he thoughtless poor are in clined to charge a ll th eir troubles to the rich when the fact is th at those w ho are com p aratively w ea lth y h ave be-en the greatest sufferers T h e very w ea lth y h a ve been heartless in th eir grasp after the earth hut all o th er classes have suffered. L et us look at th is th o u gh t a m om ent. T h e railw ays, during th e last few years have ceased p ayin g divid en d s, have d is charged every hand th at could be spared, and the strictest econom y not saving them , the m ost o f the... have been forced Into the hands o f a receiver. A . before all the nation shared in the gen eral prosper ity so all classes are effected by the de pression. It is folly to im agine th a t the w ages o f a part o f our people can be re duced w ithout depressing all the people. T h e farm er has suffered d u rin g the last few years sim p ly because the co n sum ing powers o f those w ho have usually bought Ilia products have hern seriously ca rta iled . W e are all an inseperable part o f one great liv in g organism and Promotes DigestioaCheerful- Opmm.Morphine nor Mineral. K T h ere are and railroads render in carryin g the pro a personal service to every passenger, 9,000,(100 are farmers, 5,000,000 are m an these corporations enhance the value o f p roperty in their v icin ity and pay their ufacturers, 4,560,000 are engaged in per- aonal portion o f taxes to support the institu- and dom estic service, and then co m e sth e professional class representing tions o f the state. Ibaa than i,ooo,oou. phone and T he O regon Tele- T elegrap h com p an y owns It cann ot he possible for any one of tw en ty-tw o and on e-h alf m iles o f lin e in these classes to set up in business by W ashington county and the com p an y is Ita elf and th rive w hile the other classes* assessed at the rate o f | io o per m ile, or aae uninjured. W hen the blow was $2250. T h e y p ay to the incorporated ck at our m anu facturing industries j tow ns throu gh w hich the lines pass an taark and w ages stop p ed , and th at e f addition al tax on the fo llo w in g basis: In 1890 this m eant a reduction o f in | .o o , and F orest G ro v e $100. com e o f $2,584,009.000. T h e O regon and C aliforn ia R y . C o ., A cut o f o n ly 20 pat cen t, all around h a t been figured to is assessed on the follow in g liasit, main moon a tom ann ually o f $500,000,000. line I5500 per m ile; th e old narrow guage A careful estim ate o f all persons a f division fyooo per m ile, tra ck s e tc., m ak- fected by th is w ill show ju st w hat p ara lu g $151,520. O n ly as onr Industrial interests are >150; a# onr facto rys started, and our H illsb o ro (400; C ornelius $300; F orest G ro ve I500; D illev f >50; T ualatin again built up, the w heels and spindle* m illio n s In the cities for depots, grounds, e tc., Beaverton $200; R eedville ly sed our prosperty. idle I150; Sherw ood $150; M iddleton $150, m a k in g a to tal o f $1850. rem un eratively em ployed can In addition to th e ab ove th e com pan y pays taxes on p t hope fpr tb e prosperty we lo n g for. M rs. A . In veen , resid in g a t 720 H enry S t., A lto n . 111 ., suffered w ith sciatic rh eu m atism for o ver e ig h t m onths. She doctored for it n earlv th e w h o le of this tim e, using various rem edies recoin- m ended by friends, and was treated by th e p h ysician s, but received no relief. She then used one and a h alf bo ttles of C h a m b e rla in ’s Fain B alm , w h ich effected a com plete cure. T h is is p ublished a t her request, a s she w an ts others sim ilarly afflicted to know w hat cured her. The 2d anil 50 ce n t sizes for sale by J . C . Clark, druggist. Ripans Tabu lea: at druggists. flgnre thut w ill enable them to live and porationa support their fam ilies, and m oney w ill co u n ty, help til the support o f our and th e y p a y o th er counties It has been tru ly said th at dur- proportion o f taxes. T h e habit o l condem ning all corpora- •o m m o d ifies, carried lets freight and leas tiona in unm easured language it squarely pum engers, w orked less hour* and leas rebuked by th e above figures. m en and wom en, and paid leas wage* ington than co m p aratively in all o ur hiatory. roads and telegrap h It »»rely is the county 1 00 1 00 OF 17 CIO B O T T L E CASTO! ApcrfectRemedy forConstipa- tion.Sour Stomach,Diarrhoea Worms .Convulsions.Feverish ness and L o s s OF SLEEP TacSurile S ig nature of j Office oi W i l l i a m ». W o o d f t L in t h ic u m , P o rtla n d , O r., S e p t, ’aft. I have exar trained the Kncy eloped ic D ictio n - ary. and in my ju d g ment it is an exceeding ly valuable work, and the moat perfect diction ary now extant I find it to be the moat com plete etymological, or- thnyrapliknl, and his torical treatment o f the Rnaliah language It ia a whole library in itaelf. Gato H W il l ia m s Kx Attorney General of the United States, and ex-Senator o f thel'nited States. Beet Seed. W e are requested to n otify all sub scribers for bcet seed th a t th e “ now at C a Ples & T hom as’ store, w eighed out and rea,L *°r each n ian - A " is necessary ' s 1° com e in , pay your m oney aml y ° ur »ced.________ 1 Save Yonr Grain. ¿2 ¡3 p-t tp ia oss-si»|| M NEW YORK. H i s 2 : ; to ll i s baik. Don’t 4 -cn anything else on tka p i?» e l B i t " i « z t u g o o d " And “ w ill 1 H pose. c *~ See th a i you get ( B exact COPT of Tlsiss- w rapper . Hatchet and Weeldv Ricatto Inter 0 « ' C®tDC 03 ï î $ Í.G 0 — t h e — $| W e e k l y I n ít e k O c e i The G reates Republican Paper of th e W estl T is the most sta lw a rt ana u n sw ervin g R e p u b lica n W et lished today and can always be relied upon for fair and ports o f all political affairs. I rv-—g p ) T h e W e e k ly In ter O cean S u p p lies A ll o f t h e Newsjl ilk -E $ a: d th e B e s t of C u rre n t Literature. Î It is Morally Clean, and as a Family Paper is W ithout a 1 j Its L it e r a r y C o lu m n s a re e q u a l -> to those o f th e best m a g a zin e s. Its Y o u th ’s D e p a rtm e n t Is th e ; fin e s t o f its k i n d . ........................ I t brings to tbe fa m ilv tb e N e w - o f th e E n t ir e W o r l d and j the best and ablest discussions of ail questions o f the day. I n t e r O cean g ive s t w e lv e p i e r ? o f reading m a tter each and b e in ij p u b lis h e d in < hicasro is L etter adapted to the nei the people w est of the A llegh a n y Mountains tnan any o th e r ] S I .0 0 The Daily and Sunday Edi tions of The Inter Ocean are the best of their ki nd. . . . 4.00 d i P rice of Su -tlar b r m a il.................. t2 081 i Daiiy and Sunday by m a il...............$6.00g I Prie? of D a llv by m a il...................... S A d d re s s T H E IN T E R O CEA N , ( •o sse sso " ' e • • • • oo• o••••• rail- j lines th e harden the people. onb Buy a House anj O r A n y O t h e r K in d o f R E A L + E S T A I • • OF THE * * F orest G rove L and son kn ow n . Price reduced to 30 cents. We J. C . S m o ck , A g e n t, Sherw ood. F o r sale b y j . c . C lark, druggist. j have many bargains and now is the time! A LIM ITE D N U M B ER O F S ET8 OF TH IS G R E A T W O RK W ILL BE D I8TR I- B U T E D A T T H E LOW IN TR O D U C T O R Y PRICES. AT O N CE A and M aa— maH.— aaa^. , Encyclopaedic Dictionary. Dictionay Buy a Farm , Buy a Lot. F ew realize th at each squirrel destroys $1.50 w orth o f grain ann ually. W ake- lee ’s Squirrel and G oph er E xterm inator Encyclopaedia. 5359 pages? 250,000 words— 50,000 encyclopaedic subjects, produced at a cost of $750,000. Four massive volumes. I f W ash -! had a few more im p erative d u ty o f o f tax a tio n would not be very heavy on those in a u th o rity to enact such protec- WRAP] £ Z r***» S *U - fkrm Sad- VZg J t t n r 1 'JO h a rry around in an a ctiv e service to all th rou gh w hich th e y pasa about the same to g the last four year« we have m ade leas . a h c o t i c I'mvbm Sm l- Aix Smnm - K M U k to - AmM Smud • ---------------------------------- For a Short Time Only The Great O nce m ore p at tiie Income of o n r people patented land valued at $58,590. T h is statem en t show s how these cor- w h atever th e y are engaged in , at a classes. N mf/WA Tb’SAML'lMiWJkR G ilp in , deceased. Beaverton $.00, H illsboro $150, Cornelius fected 4,715,000 o f our fellow citizens. o t ; Hatchet and Chicago Weekly Inter Ot th c service w hich telegtap h , telephones O f these S ta n d * a t t h e H ead. IS ON « rss and £St.Conlains nctUier destroyed th at belonged to A u g. J . Bogel, the lea d in g d ru ggist of OUf |niaslonerv and th e, must be Sh revep o rt, L a ., s a y s : “ Dr. K in g ’s New upon claim g p resented D iscovery is th e o n ly th in g th a t cures m y cough, and it is th e best seller 1 throaKh th e governm en t. T h is w ill give o ur rnini»ter opportu nity to exercise his h a v e .” J. F . C a m p b ell, m erch an t of > w , ity ¡B makin|{ dem ands, and our war Kafford, A riz ., w rites: “ Dr. K in g ’s New #hjpB m ay gpeak fo r hini i f he ha. not D iscovery is all th a t is claim ed for it ; it n ev er tails, and is a sure cure for Con | vo ice eBO|lgh to aw aken the sum ption, C oughs and C o lds. I cannot q-urk say enough for its m e rits.” D r. K in g ’s ^ ar(. now o r e t e n d i ni£ to New D iscovery for C on sum p tion , Coughs and C olds is no. an e x jie iiin c n t. It has keep G reece quiet, but she is not inclined been tried for a qu arter of a ce n tu ry , and to tak e a nap just now when an opportu F o r T h e G o ld R e g io n s. to-day stands at the head. It n ev er dis nity has com e to take her own people o f app oints. F ree tria l bottles at th e M il A . S . V enen sells tick ets to the Koot- C rete b a ck to her protection and from ler p h arm acy. inai M in in g cam ps, in cludin g Rossland, T ra il, N elson, A in sw orth, Balfour, under T u rk ish mis-rule. W h atever the Slogan , and all poin ts on the Great R ip an s T ab u les: a t d ru gg ists. powers m ay say in house-top speech at N orthern Railroad. E ith er first or heart th e y are w ith C rete in her effort to A m erican s are the most in v e n tiv e ^ con ,} class. H e is also resident agent ghak<> o ff her Kal|ing fetterll. Uur m in i._ people on e a rth . To them h a v e been fj r lb e q . R & N. Co tef w i„ ^ jn j||a t th c rj({ht p U ce to exert issued n early 600,000 p aten ts, o r m ore ______________ A d m in ís t r a lo , a n o t ic e , a m ig h ty influenee in the lin e Df advanc- th a n one-third o f all th e p aten ts issued N otice is hereby given , th at the county jBg civ iliz a tio n . A m inisters w ork U “ to in th e world. No d isco very of m ondern y ears has been of great berenefit to man- court ot W ashington county, O regon, giv e— to su p p ly ,” and we predict that kind than C h a m b e rla in ’s C o lic, C h olera d id - the 2nd day o f M arch, 1897, duly appoint the undersigned as adm inis this new appointm ent w ill be to T u rkey and D iarrhoea R em ed y, or has done trator o f the estate o f W illiam G ilpin, m ore to relieve pain and suffering, J. deceased, and he has duly qualified a m in isterin g angel. W . V a n g n , of O ak to n , K y ., savB: “ I as such. A ll persons having claim s h a ve used C h a m b e rla in ’s C o lic, C h olera a gain st said estate will present the sam e w ith proper vouchers a t the TAXING CORPORATIONS. and D iarrhoea R em ed y in m y fa m ily fo r law office o f S. B. H uston, in H illsboro several years, and find it to be th e best O regon, w ithin six m onths from the date Som e people are slow to believe that m edicine I e ver used for cram p s in th e hereof. Dated th is 14th day o f A pril, our grea t corporations are o f any benefit stom ach and bow els. F o r sale b y J. C . 1897. T . W . T h o m pso n , to the co u n try. To say n oth in g about C la r k , druggist. A dm inistrator o f the estate o f W illiam a a jS S & i persona in our coun try who ducts o f a coun try to good m arket, and arc w hat are called laborers. J a m e s C. W o o d s , A dm inistrator o f th e estate o f C aleb Woods, deceased. L a n g le y & Son, A tty *. 4-8 hag ^ the one part cann ot suffer w ithout all o th er parts suffering w ith it. M nch prop. I k tb e Prob ate cotart o f W ashin gton County and State o f O regon, in th e m atter o f the K state o f Caleb W oods deceased N o tic e is h ereb y given , that James C. Woods, adm inistrator o f the estate o f C aleb Woods, d eceived , has rendered and presented fo r sette!- m ent, and filed in said court his final account ol fcis adm inistration o f said estate, and that M onday, the 24th day o i M ay. 1 S9 7 , at j o o'clock a. m . o f said day, has been d u ly a ppointed by said court fo r the settelm ent o f said account. A t which tim e a n y person interested in said m ay appear and file his excep tions in w rit ting, to said account and contest the same. ------ O F - I V I A M S / € W IU B C X UlO 00 add to Beaverton .......... - ........... Julia Fisher HO a in see 2 and l i 1 2 o r 450 00 4 w. ............ ...................... J Friedeuthal and wf to M MarKeviiu 1 (0 10.85 a in fcei' J i l o r l w .. U * U j Tbos W rh t m p*oo lt§ 4 a d 5 sec 0 1 1 s r 2 w and other lands patent. Oromei Johusi-n to L W Johnson n e - 4 of % e 14 of n c 14 of see 21 1 2 & r 1 w | 500 00 q u it t lA iz o ................ ...................... W G S e o r g lii» and xvf, ’ <y Maxtor in Cbmneery, to W alter J B u m * B of b w \ 4 au<i » l^ o i ii be<- U» t 1 § r l v 1 G j a and other la u d *.............. 27 V 0 00 StAte o i Oregon to M in n ie LaudrtHb n 400 00 \ i *e<- ¿2 and t 1 * sec a l 1 2 n r fi w M onnle Laudreth to .'fcerman \\ r 2 (0 , W a ite r same land as above- — Sherm an w W a lk er to P e fH v a l o Fuller rrnsiee f4 t0 7 a in *et*b 31 and ¿2 13 it 5 00 r 6 w C 8 1 igard and w f to Joseph sax ttrip €0 00 fo r righ t o f wav in §ec lo 1 2 • r 1 w J T Adkiuh and w i u> <j&i b /.immer- bOO 00 raan s w 4 *ee 6 : 2 n r 2 w loO a Jerem iah Paal&ei to C ia r ie M Banl*el n 1 00 I e ?4 o i net* 2 6 t 3 n r o w . G 0 a .......... C ha» and Lorinda H arris, by Sheriff, to 850 CO i Geo N Driver It 3 tec 17 t 1 n r 1 w . E W Haines and w f to I I la y l o r H ill tract in Wrn Stoke s d I c 1 1 u r 3 w « o ou ¡ JLevi M Spar kb and w f to Anton 65 00 ! Ffanner pt It 3 bik 11 Forest Grove.. Cha* A Baker to Ju liette Baker its 5 ti and 7 iu fiber w ood ................ 140 00 Wm H errington and w f to Martha J Parr tt It* and 4 o f blk 3 tow n oi M iddleton 2 0 0 <0 j N o tice o f F in a l S e t t le m e n t . SIGI ÄVe«e tabic Preparation for As - simiiating ibeToed andRe^ula- nj nng the Stomachs anlB w els of } coun try, w ho m ay b e in a n y part o f that A careful rtud> « f the causes o f our pre- ia n d . tje protected ! FAC-SIMILE r • t • I FOREST GROVE, O uf Special Clubbing Offe*». W a s h iw g t o n C o u n t y H a t c h b t and . , . San Fran cisco E x a m in e r.. . regular price, $3.00 boti T h rice-a-W eek W o r ld .......... •• « 2.$o C h icago Inter-O cean............ «« •« a ^ Sp rin gfield R e p u b lic a n .... « *• jy , L o u isville Courier J o u rn al.. « •• a.y) A tla n ta C o n stitu tio n ............ •< «• a jq S ilv er K n ig h t.......................... •. •• a ^ V ic k ’s F lo ra l M o n th ly ........ <• <• 3 qq M om an kin d, a m a g a zin e ... •« 1« a qq Cosm opolitan, ... •< ,, a In ternational M a g a zin e .. . . •< «• 3 y, T h is o ffe r a p p lies to Secures th e d elivery o f th e entire w ork; balance to be paid at th e rate o f $1.50 per m onth until full amount. $19.00 is paid. Send your nam e and address to the Pacific C oist N ew sp ap er S y n d icate and yon w ill be supplied w ith sam ple ! pai.-es for exam in atio n . u S a n s o m e S t., SanFrancisco Cal t , W rite for Price List. n ew s u b scrib e rs o r o ld o n e s y e a r In ad van ce. Renew Your Subsc I u»d w ill u . 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