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About Washington County news. (Forest Grove, Washington County, Or.) 1903-1911 | View Entire Issue (May 22, 1903)
{ f - News FOREST GROVE. W ASH ING TO N . - V J /OULIME ONE. TH E PRESID EN T IN OREGON. ferries, 4 acres, 7520 quarts; ra sp u t^ ., FIR ST FOR FARMING. NUMBER C C LN Y, OREGON. FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1903. ___________ quarts. County of Oregon. Nut growing was In its in American in the words o f his mouth j less than in bone, blood and breath, position, highest in type ily forgotten, and the issuing of the | 70 miscellaneous nut trees, concealing figures, in theii j information then | Nurseries, the statistics of Washington county j florists' establishments. Tw o acres of have been dug out, and they make a nurseries realized $210. For vegetable Glorifying it ..'-vJ firs:, ceeded a thousand acres. acre. the city two gentlemen of the legal r<* tlcabie. 40 bushels service coal miners, by his mendB Judge Hollis “ for ability as a On part of ax acre. 260 pounds Niue hundred to the lawyer and lnegrlty as a man.” points in the President proving that City Attorney H. S. Gray, and Ex-Pros- j the right he has striven, strenuously, of the Judge's old home if Its peculiar appropriateness here ----------------------------- THE M A IL ROUTE Hops used 720 acres, 776,300 pounds, FOR The good moral character and skill in the I for the successful practice of his pro- T IL L A - fesslon; which 92,512 acres are improved, and E very good reason demands that graduate o f the Dowagiae (M ich.) e?t Grove. A better road the year- ment of the University of Michigan, »round, never blocked by snow or un- ] He was superintendent o f the State I ■ voi for the Blind, Is a Spanien trsvelnblo by wagons, bhorter, lower, - quicker, cheaper for the government American war veteran, bright, of ex its It would be only necessary to ex- ceptional . 8.770 j other attain by the Wilson river route from For- Normal School and of the Law Depart- <j^at j 12t acre«. 2580 bnshela; rye, 79 acres, j in educational Mr. Hawks, his partner, is a Tillamook shonld have a mall supply High School, o f the Michigan State Oats had 21,059 acres, fourth in the a t.i, of the living o f the farmers' acres, 20,46? tons; strong ments. the value of land with improvements state, with 651,750 bushels; wheat 25,- other than buildings is $1,993,820, 530 acres, nineth in state, 523,320 bush- % buildings $989,010, implements $292,-1 els; barley, 655 acres. 19,140 bushels; e it. live stock $82 2 82, or a lota! in-1 buckw..rsat, 35 aci ^. ¡>90 bushels; corn. Labor also commending him as a man o f MOOK. Hay and Grain. at Benton | practice of law, in every way qualified s'xth county In the state. Buildings are on 2277 farms. Ex Harbor, Michigan, Join In certifying to may win pardon fo r the use o f that much-abused word, to do his duty. Crook excelled all other counties in the five acres of miscellaneous products. .-¡i check threatening trusts In the courts— all as it has been given to him to see ecutlng Attorney G. M. Valentine, both 144 bushels, 25 acres peas with 338 combined average is 251,568 acres, ol A brother of Ad- miral Clark, o f the cherished battle commiSkion. rnent service In charge of the lignl- sired average farm, 80 acres, white bushels, and $117 was realized from $7,112,422. civil houses o f the Michigan district, recom- Only eleven farmers were colored men. with 290 bushels, beans 16 acres and strnrut of future, President most favorable Impression, while-they hiB successful efforts for Justice to the cash tenants and 196 share tenants. 72,990 bushels. Flax seed had 34 acres Improvements. the victory, in carrying San Juan, through 1593 owners, 225 part owners, 25 botn and sixty-six acres were given over slate with an average of 1360 acres. for when eo.nipping Dewey for Manila’s ship “ Oregon.” himself high in govern- owners and tenants, 17 managers, 24G to mUceianeous vegetables, producing Multnomah county alone had a smaller of perpetuating the fittest, recalling national In potato»! It was fourth, 2979 They had of tobacco was raised. In the Wagner building and brings to his country on the platform as he did former home, Messrs. W. H. Hollis 175 acres, 160 under 260, 144 under of sweet potatoes were produced on an 500, 43 under a thousand, and four ex A New Law Firm has opened offices of honest wo.k, urging the necessity ! on the New York police l>oard, tn the and Earl F. Hawks. acres, 205 under twenty, 552 under acres and 38® 58 bushels, while just fifty, 524 under a hundred, 558 under to show it wftr responsibilities, expounding the gospr. centlves Of these ten were under of the state, 460 wires an J 135,231 bush els. possibilities of Roosevelt is doing as solid service to come highly recommended from their the average farm over the state was J vcitlt more than kalf th> production three acres, 112 from that size to ten the the achievements o f the past as tn- profession who have already made A 2302 farms out of the 35,837 in the grass seed. “ Tobacco, Hops apb Veget ' » 1« 1-^ 281 acres. in American citizenship, Impressing Its state, this county ranking fifth in num j n onions the way, $2. no reverse at Portland. clover seed and 807 bugheis of Jtber , ter, and they averaged 109 acres.whlu l N. J. Sipp to Fred Stettlsr, right o f been going on throughout his trip met ond In the state, besides 236 bual'-'l* , On Jti$ie 1, 19uu, there were here range 4 west, $100. The winning of the W est which has was devoted and sales were $1846, sec * Farms. Manche Langley to F. W. Barnbardt, disillusion of an ideal, to Oregonians. 4 acres in section 14, township 1 north, ir >st creditable showing and will bear raising 3920 square feet was under out th i* county's claim to be foremost glass. To miscellaneous seeds, 15 acre* 1 public | township 2 south, range 2 west, 10 velt has been no disappointment, no 1 Flowers and plant sales amounted With some hour«' patience 11,300 square feet was under glass In in «DVtttelture In Oregon. of official as he is in station, Mr. Roose- acres, $20,000, gained has apparently little interested for the year $820, from 314 acres, and the public. Fred Olsen to Chas. George, uorth- and is worthily filling an honorable east Vi of southeast Vi section \T, Of each individual citizen, was speed- tr^ps, there were 2 pecan trees and volumes E. J. Lyons to M. J. Porter, east Vi and the meditations of bis heart no of lot 3 in block 10, Forest Grove, $175. H*o, though brought to the attention I pounds came from 102 English walnut of 7. 8. 10. in block 43, City at manly mau. a people's mau and an Cornelius, $400. Tne national census of three years j 316 almond trees bore 100 founds, 10 bulky Ceo. Graham to A. H. Graham, lots pie delight to honor because he is a 4 '. fancy, $11 being realized from sales; mass $ 2100 . The mau whom the American peo- j Census Figures Provlna Waahington quarts; strawberries, 4l? acres, s r fo o quarts; unclassified, 1 acre, ^030 to be the Leading Agricultural ; * 129. township 1 south, range 4 west. ------- r'es and Logan berries, '8 acies, Q NF. artnlvment* wnrh----- . oucued for «• tboroeiM ji ro— Io * * ta m e 1 -uawrtfraii up , * grasses it is seventh. 10,642 acres, 19,- 888 ton« Livestock. O n- On 2177 rarius reporting, out of 2302, sown. the value of domestic animals was $194,249. There were 6585 dairy cows, f n few years ago is now completed and Congregational Church— The Con a short cut has been built at the Til- number now largely increased till gregationalists will hold no preaching . lamook end. this country rarks first, though then , service next Sunday morning, but will j of it was sixth in the state, Lane leading join in the memorial day service to be with 8395. Horses were 6064, sheep | held at the Methodist Church. But '99, the sale of live In regular hour. The Christian Endeavor The evening service at 8 o’clock will on tho farms $89,638 was received. he devoted to a review of the Pacific! Coast Congress, held at Seattle, Wash. Dairy Products............. ] effort the people o f Tillamook, ! probably Washington county undoubtedly large ly contributed from the many milk wagons daily traveling municipal and Seth filed. Monday, June 22, 1908, at government, 10 o'clock A. M time fixed for hearing of reeclvlng them a day old as now. R E A L E S TA TE TR AN SFE R S. pastor. I schei, deceased, filed. Ordered that 19.051 . balance on hand, $2953, be turned over j acres In Sol. Richardson D. L. C.,$1800. to Vendell Scherschel. Estate closed Charlotte C. Smith to Mila Kelsay; of record. 262-1000 o f an acre In Forest Gruv.i Petition filed In estate of Juo. W. | I $800. Lemmon, deceased, asking for order State of Oregon to F. C. Knapp; east to sell real estate. Citation ordered V4 section 36, township 1 south, rang« scr'cd by publication, citing belra at | 6 west, W illam ette Meridian, contain law to appear on Monday the 29th day | Ing 320 acres, $400. of June, 1903 to show cause for ob F. Cornett et ux to Mary A. Dixon; jections. j 50x185 feet on Ixicust street. In For j The value of prod- th® enterprising shoe dealer, was in tets consumed on tho farm was $85,- *own a few days o f the week, renew- ,nK former acquaintances and looking j duced, 651,247 gallons of milk were over the country, in a tour o f the Like pounds o f butter made (o f which 367,- every one else, ho was wonderfully 095 was sold), and 56,176 pounds or impressed with Washington County, cheese made (45,462 pounds sold.) est Grove, $400. Oro hards. Hillside was represented at Portland The sales for a year of orchard proit- Thursday by many prominent citizens, C. T. Seoggln et ux to J. W. Sewell j 2.39 acres In section 15, township 1 ucts were $24,605. From 156,565 apple who Joined with the rest o f Oregon in trees were gathered 38,300 bushels oi . greeting the President. were Messrs. Lorin Watkins, W illie bushels. 10,093 cherry treaa 190« hush Oiapshaw. Paul Baker and Mary A. Francis et al. to Mary E Francis. 7.32 acres In section 18. town W illis Large shipments of piling from Washington county points, particularly from Wapato, Gales and Forest Grove north, range 2 west, $55. Among them fruit, 43 apricot trees produced four Bond fixed at $4500, filed and approved. Final account in estate of Mary SCher- Mary E. Patton to Jos. Sax ^ r- C. H. Toneslle, of Southwestert. sold, 9165 gallons of cream. 623,778 Coast- w,th a view to locating. in re guardianship of Chas. G. Seth, Catherine S. I. Mcl/eod was appointed guardian. to Portland ^ Iowa, an old-time friend and business 261. Of 3,390,684 gallons of milk pro Will of Geo. B. Da> filed. W ill sent would gladly co-operate to get their objections. over the «lx highways leading there acquaintance of Mr. C. V. B. Russell, from tills county. Its Rev. Edward Curran, Mrs. C. F. Clapp, first with $346,781, a prestige to which and PROBATE. the ' papers In the evening o f issue Instead For the year 1899, 2000 farms re There will be short addresses by Dean porting, the value o f all dairy products W. N. Ferrin, Principal H. L. Bates, was $220,023, being third, Multnomah memorializing | once to get speedy attention from the to Prlneville to be proved. I postofflee department. In such an Final report in estate of Tho*. <$. animals netteu w»* hold its regular meeting at 7 p. m. $86,836, and from those slaughtered Forest Grove I Oregon delegation to use their Influ- 13,235 (o f these 5106 lambs under one | the Sunday School will meet at the year), swine 12,866, goats 5134. Th^ matter Is of enough importance to warrant the city council have been made all winter for exten sive Improvements on the Harrimart railroads, using all available cars. A els, 3172 peach and nectarine trees ; Poole; Hisses Lena Curtis and Clara ship 1 south, range 1 west, $1. 329 bushels. 19,714 pear trees W H. Bender to J. C. Grear, iou 4, C and 6 in block No. 17, Simmons' most of thin material, but now much of it is going to California. (.drilMon to Hillsboro. $350. 671k i Poole, snd Mrs cut-off in Utah haa so far conramed Sarah E. Curtis and bushels. 107,495 plum and prune trees Mr; and (ninth county In the state) 10,287 bush W ill Dunsmulr is back from his farm, Mr*. W. T. Shearer — Mr. Henry McNamee to Wm. Muir, 147 els, and 12 bushels from 390 trees were ’ which he has been busy Improving for unclassified fruits. acres la township 1 south, range . There were 99 her- several week«.— The smallpox scare Is west, $$000. rels of cider, 21 of vinegar and 53,700 no longer dreaded; Miss Elsie Staley, H. A. Jasper to H. A. Bckstrom, lot pounds of dried and evaporated fruit, the only suBerer, Is convalescent ano Grapes, Nuts and Small Fruits. no other cases have developed.—One Washington county led in its grape o f the members o f the Mutual tele- lndnstry, the value of Its grapes, wine phone line while at work In the con- wood-cars going In each trip 19.21 acres. $2300. Z. W. Wood and Jane E every-other-day freight. VVo< d u JPna Wood, Jr., 286 acres In South h slf the entire product of the state; Hillsboro, $20,000. 69.520 vines. 1,938,400 pounds grapes phone line is fast progressing and soon and 4490 gallons of wine are the items, will have communication with Forest SNAPSHOT OF PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AS A CAR PLATFORM ORATOR. the rate o f five carloads a day, ten 56 In Steele's addition to Beaverton, and raisins. $89,339, being more than struction had tho misfortune to cut his foot rather seriously— The tel®- Firewood for the 8. P. railway's use Is being shipped from this county at the wood-hurnlng engines on the East Side in also coming from here. W estrott et ux to W. F, Johnson, southeast H of southeast % of section R. N. Varley's Farmer's Feed A|abte, All the forest products were valued at Grove, an advantage that will be ap- 11, township 2 north, range 3 weet, 80 south $49,172. Small fruits aggregated $5971; acres, $$1500. predated by the community.— Mr. blackberries, 6 acres, 14,070 quarts; ( Brown, who had been stopping with cuurranUs, 3 acres, 5670 quarts, goose- Mr. J. J. Lyner, died last Wednesday. W B. Hicks handles a full lln” of Sash, Window Screens, Fancy Doors. Front Street. Front Remember J. T. Buxton makes a spr cialty of farmers' work. General blacl smltl ing. * m the The fital for John Baxter et of , Grove. h I College campus, ^ irc s t Saddle horse 5 cents, a n g le tn E. J. Patton, driving horse or team 10 cents.jMfeod northwest % of northwest V* section for sale.