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An Up-to-Date Country Newspaper--Republican in Politics
Vol. 1.
F o re s t G ro v e , W a s h in g to n C o u n ty , O re g o n , J u n e 26, 1903.
No.
FESTIVITIES
AT
VERBOORT
On n ext T h u rsd ay , July 2, the C ath­
olic church a t V erboort will cele b rate
w ith g re a t solem nity its p a tro n al feast,
T h e field o f T h e N ew s Is th e fir s t a g rl
w hich is th a t of th e V isitatio n of th e
c u ltu r a l c o u n ty o f O regon. F ir s t fo r c lover,
fo r o n io n s, fo r g ra p e s, a u d lu d a ir y in g : It
B lessed V irgin M ary to h er cousin St.
a lso le a d s In d iv e rsifie d fa rm in g a n d Is
E lizabeth. In th e m orning a t 10;30
fa m o u s fo r fine h o rse s, good c a t tle a u d
a solem n high m ass will be celebrated,
blooded s h e e p a n d g o a ts. I t s h a y Is being
w ith deacon and subdeacon, w ho will
b o u g h t, th o u s a n d s o f to n s of It, by th e
g o v e rn m e n t to feed c a v u lry h o rse s In th e
a s s is t th e officiating c ele b ran t.
A
P h il ip p in e s ; Its w in e s took go ld m e d a ls
serm on will be delivered ap p ro p riate
o v e r C a lifo rn ia 's e x h ib it a t th e C h ic ag o
to th e occasion by one of th e Invited
W o rld 's F a ir . I ts p ru n e s a n d ho p s g e t th e
clergym en.
to p p ric e s in th e m a rk e t, a n d s u g a r b e ets,
fiax. to b a c co , s w e e t p o ta to e s, h o rs e ra u
In th e aftern o o n a t 2 o ’clock law ful
ish , a u d m u sh ro o m s show th e v a rie ty of
an d m irth-provoking am u sem en ts will
Its priK luetlon.
I t s 18,000 people liv e iu
be given on th e church grounds, w hich
3300 h o u ses, o f w h ic h 3500 a re on fa rm s ,
w ill be nicely decorated for th e occa­
a u d th e g r e a t m a jo r ity ow n th e ir ow n
hom es. S lg w agon ro a d s a n d tw o lin e s of
sion.
ra ilw a y c o n n e c t th e c o u n ty w ith P o r tla n d ,
Follow ing is a synopsis of th e pro­
m e tro p o lis o f tile P a c ific N o rth w e st, fro m
g ram fo r th a t day: A t 2 o’clock, a
4 to 33 m ile s d is ta n t, a n d h e re is fo u n d
novel tub race on dry gro u n d ; 2:30,
re a d y s a le fo r its p ro d u c ts . G ood schools,
good ro a d s , a n e tw o rk of fa r m te le p h o n e s
race; 3:00 w heelbarrow race;
a n d m a n y r u r a l d e liv e ry ro u te s ulTordiug
3:30, egg ra c e ;
from 3:30 to 4:30
d a ily m ail m ak e W a s h in g to n c o u n ty a p ro s ­
clim bing of greased pole; 5:00, young
p e ro u s c o u n try re g io n w ith a ll th e co n ­
people's ra r e ; 6:o0, old people's race.
v en ien ces o f th e c ity .
C ostly prem ium s for all races.
On F rid ay afternoon, July 3, a t 2
o'clock wll ta k e place a fa rm e rs’ con-
! g ress, a t w hich th e d irecto r of th e
S ta te A gricultural E xperim ent S tation,
by little g irls of C ornelius; a w elcome
J A M E S Y O U N G 'S O N I O N F A T C H , N E A R H I L L S B O R O .
Dr. Jas. W lthycom be, will lectu re. All
solo by Mrs. M cEldow ney, of F o re st
th e farm ers of W ashington county a re
G rove, and a p re tty solo by Je s sie
h u n d red tho u san d d o llars c o rn 's each y ear to W ashington C ounty from its onion crop. T h a t v eg eta­ kin d ly invited to give th e ir p ra c tic a l
B uxtoirAof F o re st Grove.
li d octors recom m end a s a safeguard a g a in st so m any d iseases and for w hich n a tu re h as lm planteu view s on farm ing, so as to advance the
A n o th e r p leasin g fe a tu re w as th e ex­ t in every hum an b eing an In stin ctiv e longing, is ever in dem and in sp iteo f the ban placed upon it by polite ag ric u ltu ra l in te re sts.
hib itio n d rill by th e v ario u s cam ps, • society.
F o r th e re s t of th e program see
w hich w as won by th e G aston cam p,
p o sters an d handbills. T h e am use­
com m anded by H. R ussell.
m en ts will close every ev ening a t 8
T h e afte rn o o n sp o rts w ent oft in
o ’clock. At th e ringing of the curfew
good shape, th e ev en ts and p erso n s
bell all will v a cate th e grounds. No
w inning th e prizes follow ing:
b o istero u s o r unbecom ing conduct
1. T eam d rill—T h irte e n p ictu res,
w hich could in th e le a s t reflect on tho
5x7, d o n ated by Pacific G allery—Won
m an ag e m en t o r m a r in an y w ay th e
by G aston team .
p leasu re of th e occasion, will be tol­
2. T ug of w ar—Box cig ars, donated
e ra te d
T h e com m ittee on law an d
by Dr. Hints». and one y e a r's su b sc rip ­
o rd e r will be em pow ered to o Jp ef from
tion to the W ash in g to n C ounty N ew s
th e grounds any person who would
W on by C ornelius team .
d are, in any w ay o r shape, to d istu rb
3. T ug of w a r— P ic tu re fram e, do­
th e s e am u sem en ts w hich a re offered
n a te d by R oe & Buxton, a n d one
in good faith an d w ith the b e st in­
y e a r's su b scrip tio n to th e W ashington
te n tio n s to all and e v ery one w ho m ay
C ounty N ew s—Won by F o re st G rove
w ish to profit by th e occasion. F or tho
cam p.
b e tte r ca rry in g o u t of th ese plans it
C O L . H. L. D A Y .
4. F oot race- for la d ie s—One b o ttle
Is understood th a t th e sheriff will dep­
perfum e, don ated by C has. M iller—
utize su itab le m em bers o f'th e com m it­
T he popular o rg an izer of th e W ood­
W on by M iss V ass, of F o re st Grove.
te e so th a t th ey will have th e support
m en of th e W orld, is co m m an d er of
5. Nail d riv in g co n te st for ladies
of
th e law in m ain tain in g o rd er.
th e Second R egim ent U niform R ank,
— H am m er, donated by H. W e sc o tt--
W oodm en of th e W orld of P o rtlan d .
—W on by Mrs. L. Bailey, C ornelius.
M eresse, th e p n o tograpner, is ready
Much of th e success of th e big con­
6. B aseball— Ball and b a t —won by
to m ak e th e very b e st kind of w ork in
vention of W oodmen a t C ornelius la st
C ornelius team .
his line a t th e low est prices. W ork
S a tu rd a y , w hich drew o v er a th o u ­
7. F o o t race for m en—$2.50 h a t,
g u aran teed .
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sa n d people and passed off w ithout a
donated by D ugan & W atro u s—W on
sin g le u n p leasan t in cid en t o r hitch in
by Jo e L enneville.
th e program , w as due to his tactfu l
T E A C H E R S A T S T A T E A S SO C IA­
m an ag e m en t as m a s te r of cerem onies.
T IO N M E E T IN G .
\\ ASH I XGTON COUNTY
W O O D M E N PIC N IC A T C O R N E L IU S .
E N T E R T A IN M E N T A T W A TT S
SCHOOL HOUSE.
On F rid ay a ftern o o n o f la st week
Prof. J. T. F letch er, who is teach in g
school a t th e W a tts d istric t, e n te rta in ­
ed his pupils a t an old-fashioned taffy
pulling. P ro fe sso r S taeh r, who w as
th e re w ith his ta lk in g m achine, e n te r­
tained th e pupils w hile Mrs. F le tc h e r
m ade th e candy. A fter th e candy had
been m ade and th e cooling process
w as com pleted, th e v iato rs w ere in ­
vited to roll up th e ir sleeves and get It
read y for th e children. To th is w ork
th e y w e n t w ith a will, and soon had
th e sa tisfa c tio n of se e in g th e little
folks too happy to talk. Not,
of
course, th a t an y one p re se n t objected
to th e c h a tte r of th e little ones, but
all knew th a t th e y w ere h aving a b e t­
te r tim e th a n If talking.
V isito rs p re se n t w ere Mr. and Mrs.
Jo h n McCoy. Prof, and Mrs. W. T.
F letch er, Mrs. J. F le tc h e r, Mrs. Tom
W illiam s an d children. Mrs. C harles
Dahl, Mrs. M. L. V incent. Miss Gold!1»
P eterso n . Eva F letch er. E dna V incent,
Ada W ells and A nna D ahl; Ray V in­
cen t and Isaac Dahl.
T he festiv ities a t C ornelius last S a t­
u rd a y will long be rem em b ered as one
o f th e m ost enjoyable affairs held in
th e county fo r m any y ears. It w as
co n d u cte d by th e W oodm en of th e
W orld o f th a t city, joined in by o th er
cam ps of th e county.
At 9 o’clock th e procession sta rte d
from th e depot, headed by th e F o rest
G rove band and followed by th e v a r­
ious cam ps to th e g o runds n o rth of
C ornelius, w here Col. H. L. Day, th e
officer of th e day. announced tn e p ro­
g ram , followed by an a d d re ss of w el­
com e from M ayor Scholfield. At 11
o ’clock cam e th e liaseball gam e, in
w hich C ornelius worste.1 th e G aston
n ine.
In th e afternoon W m. G. H are, th e
o ra to r of th e day. in an able ad d ress
o n W oodcraft and F ra te rn a lism . held
th e a tte n tio n of th e im m ense crow d
In a w onderful m an n er, and su s ta in ­
ed h is rep u tatio n as an out door o ra ­
to r. T h e o th e r fe a tu re s w ere an a d ­
m irab le recitatio n d elivered by Miss
L en a P a rk e r, of G aston, ev er a favor­
P a rso n s is m ak in g a le a d e r in a
ite ; a w onderfully clev e r exhibition
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d rill, u n d e r c h arg e of M rs. M atthies. $10.00 buggy h a rn e ss. See him .
A HOP
YARD
ON
THE
T U A L A T IN
P LA IN S
W ash in g to n C ounty hops alw ays get th e top price in the m ark et and m any grow ers
w ealthy, la st y e a r a num ber clearing from $5,OuO to $10,000 on th e ir yai ds.
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D A IR Y
Y A R D OF DR. J. P. T A M I E S I E .
have
been
m ade
T w enty-five te a c h e rs a re W ashing­
ton co u n ty ’s re p re se n ta tio n o u t of th e
700 in a tte n d a n c e at th e S ta te T each ­
e rs ' A ssociation, w hich opened In
P o rtlan d W ednesday fo r a four J a y s ’
session. T h e ir n am es are:
F o re st G rove— Jo sep h in e L. Case,
M. C. Case. E la S. B aker, B eatrice
B urkhead, F lo ren ce B eichlnger, Ag­
nes M. V iggers.
H illsboro— E. E. W attes, Je n M. Ar­
chibald, B. W. B arnes, F lo ren ce Olm­
sted , Jen n ie B eam ish.
S ylvan—U. S. M cH argue, E lsie M.
C h risten sen . Alice Fay.
T u a la tin —E v a Duley, Eflle Gal-
b reath .
T ig ard v ille—A nnie P ollard.
P ro g re ss—E. A. Downing.
P hillips—M rs. C. C. A rns.
M iddleton— Mrs. M C. S altus, Mat-
tie E a rh a rt.
B eaverton— M ary E. Lem on. Mrs. A.
F. Fulton, B eatrice A nderson.
C edar Mills—Viola B aum an.
Dllley—C ora W ilkes.
Dr. T a m a sle is P re sid e n t of the H illsboro C ondensed Milk Co., w ho a re about rem oving th e ir p lan t from
A*Pnry for th e reliable H arrin g to n
n e a r G lencoe to th e C ounty Seat. All th e ir cows a re frequently in sp e c te d , and th e product, “O regon G rape,’’ C arriag e Co., buggies, road w agons,
is guarded w ith ev ery p recau tio n to keep it as n ear ab so lu te p u rity as m odern science can a tta in .
light farm w agons, a t W. R. H ic k s’. •
Hillsboro—County Seat of W aahlngto County; a thriving town of 1,500, with city water, electric lights, planked streets, good schools, churches, lodges, Brick buildings; situated on the Southern Pacific Railway,
tw enty one m iles from Portland.