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About Washington County news. (Forest Grove, Washington County, Or.) 1903-1911 | View Entire Issue (July 24, 1903)
F o re s t G r o v e , W a s h in g t o n C o u n ty , O r e g o n , J u l y 24» 1903. The field o f The News Is the first agri cultural county of Oregon. First fo r clover, for onions, for grapes, and In dairyin g; It also leads In diversified farming and is famous for fine horses, good cattle and blooded sheep and goats. Its hay Is being bought, thousands of tons of It, by the government to feed cavalry horses in the Philippines; Its wines took gold medals over California’s exhibit at the Chicago W orld’s Fair. Its prunes and hops get tha top prices in the market, and sugar beets, flax, tobacco, sweet potatoes, horse rau ish, and mushrooms show the variety of its production. Its 18,000 people live In 3500 houses, of which 2500 are on farms, and the great majority own their own homes. Sig wagon roads and two lines ef railway connect the county with Portland, metropolis of the Pacific Northwest, f r o * 4 to 32 miles distant, and here is found ready sale for its products. Good schools, good roads, a network of farm telephones and many rural delivery routes affording dully mall make Washington county a pros perous country region with all the con veniences of the city. C9VMTJT tèXRBSPQHBEm Patton Valley, July 21.— The Christ ian Endeavor Society o f the Patton Valley church gave a social last Sat urday evening at the home of Mr. Pem Patton. There was a good attendance, twenty-two in all. Miss Bertha Leabo and Miss Mattie Fowler, of Forest Grove, were among the number. All enjoyed a good time.----- Mr. Leabo and family are camped on the Johnson- Leabo farm. They expect to stay about a month, when they will return to their home In Forest Grove.:-----Miss Mattie Fowler, of Forest Grove, is vis iting her aunt, Mrs. John Allen, of Patton Valley. Miss Fowler expects to stay only a short time. Gaston, July 23— Mr. Carmichael as a new barn nearing completion and e is getting ready to store away an nmense hay crop that is growing on tie Lake property. He has added a ew convenience in the shape of an ftice in one corner o f the Big ware- ouse on the railroad.----- Some of our irmers have invested in what is called “ go devil.” that is used Instead of a ■agon to haul the hay from the field » the stack. They are something new ir these parts and are a labor-saving lachlne.----- About twenty of Gaston’s oung people went picniring up the atton creek. They took along a big an o f ice cream and a number of big akes and put in the day as only a >tly lot of young ones can.----- A num- er of Gastonites have been out for a hoot and the result Is venison enough i go around. Charles Best is the Best hot, as he killed a fine big antlered uck clear across a four mile canyon, nd he claims that It didn’t strain the un either.----- Hal Hibbs has a new oarder. His name is Blsmark. He tands seven feet and three Inches In Is stocking feet.----- Johnny Stewart i in the bark business, peeling and uying all he can find. He expects to ather up enough before the summer i over to start the biliary secretions f the whole human family. Bring in our hark and Johnny will pay you hat is right.----- John Beal (O le Bull) iv s a dance at the Miller hop house lat was well attended and all had good time.------Jessie Hibbs has been t home for a rest and to recuperate ■rim a very bad cold, the past two eeks.----- The Gaston ball club think It was not for his big nose that r. Everest would make a star player, lit the Doctor will be ruled oat. as be »n't get around It.----- Bugler, Ohler nd J. Atkins have purchased a com- nund engine and hay baler. They Iso haTe a wood-sawing machine at tachment. Look out for these fellows for they are the men to make things go.----- From the amount of freight put off at Gaston our merchants must be doing a rushing business. Mowers, binders, hayrakes, wagons, go-devils, hacks, groceries and dry goods galore. Gaston Is a lively spot If It Is off on one side of the globe.----- From the number of correspondents The News has it must be read by every man, child and old woman In the county. ----- The S. P. R. R. Co. scattered posts for a fence along the track about a year ago and they are now scattering the lumber and may build the fence next summer.----- Mr. Purdy has dis covered a fl,,e stone for building pur poses on the rarm he recently Bought of Mr. Roe. Mr. Purdy is going to develop the mine and will use the stone for the basement o f a new house that he is going to build upon his late purchase. This stone Is full o f shell fossils showing that it at some time In the past ages was at the bottom of the “ deep, deep sea.”—-— It has been summer for only a short time, bui the dry weather is drying up early potatoes and garden vegetables, and unless we get some more rains it will make the late sown grain short. It is ideal weather for the present rush of haying and farmers are improving it. Buxton, July 20.— Miss Dlga Johnson, o f Portland, is visiting Mrs. J. F Johnson, of Buxton.----- Mrs. H. 4 Crosley, of Tacoma. Washington, has been visiting friends in the neighbor hood since the Fourth.----- Mr. C. A Peterson, who is working in Forest Grove, spent Sunday with his family at Buxton.— -Miss E. Carlson, of Port land, is visiting friends at Buxton.----- Pomona Grange will meet in the Green Mountain Grange hall at Buxton next Wednesday evening.----- Mr. Hans Pet erson went to Forest Grove Monday morning with his butter.----- Marshall Grlpp. formerly of Cleveland. Ohio, and who has a position with the Wells Hardware Company, o f Portland, passed through Buxton Sunday morn ing in company with a party of young people o f Portland, on their way to the Nehalem for a short vacation. West of Forest Grove, July 23.— Hay making is still in progress and will continue several days yet.----- Mi Robert Stevenson Is building a prune dryer and will hereafter be able to dry his own prunes, of which he raises a good quantity.----- Mr. A. J. McRill furnished the Valley people with amusement last week, and they ought to appreciate tt, for It Is not often that they get treated to a good peri formance these days without cost. You see. it was this way: H e had pur chased a wheel and he had to learn to ride.----- Mr. Caleb Jones raises corn regularly every year and makes a sne- eess of It too. He has a mountain stream running through his place, anu he floods this, and by means of a ditch at the higher side o f the field he ia able to run the water anywhere he please« Mr. Jones 1« from Ne braska and no doubt learned the value o f irrigation there. In this part of Oregon there are many places where the mountain streams could be used for like purposes.----- Mr. Mlzner's fam ily hare gone to the Coaat for a vaca tion.----- Mrs. John Prickett has been seriously ill for several weeks. Dr. uelger has been attending her of late. -Mr, D. C. Stewart is making prep arations to build a new residence.----- Hay baUng has begun and grain har vest Is also here, so the farmer is very busy now.----- I.ast week we mentioned that the valley land was aliright; we did not intend to create the impression that is was the only valuable land in this part Qf the country. No, not at all; the mountain slopes are also valuable for their timber, their pastur age, their fruit, their garden truck. Also their vineyards equal if they do not surpass the noted vineyards of France, and the hardy mountaineers that reside thereon live a life of free dom and enjoy health to an extent that kings might well envy, surrounded though they are with luxury, wearing, crowns studded with diamonds and having cattle on a thousand hills. P e r haps we are inclined to use cant phrases too much, in endeavoring to give justice to our country, but we cannot refrain, for we have a good country, of which we have just cause to be proud. Hayward, July 19.— Mrs. R. Whitten has returned home after a week's visit with friends.----- There was preaching at Hayward schoolhouse Sunday.---- The farmers of Hayward are about done haying.----- The dance at the Hay ward dance hall Saturday night had h big crowd and a good time is reported. ----- If it wasn’t for beer and the wire less telephone, Hayward would go dead.----- Mr. and Mrs. Daulph went to town Monday.----- J. Boos and son are hauling hay from the Spaulding place. ----- J. A. Fanning was at Greenville Monday on business. Buxton Precinct, July 21.—Green Mountain Grange held their monthly meeting in the new Orange hall at Buxton Saturday. The county or Po mona Grange also met In the same hall Wednesday, and held an all-day meeting, dinner and supper both being served. At the night session the fifth ALONG T H E LI NE N o . IO degree was worked, after which t h e r e ----- Fanno Bros, are shipping early slcian. Dr. J. P. Tamlesle, has hopes was an open session, with an enter cabbage and early cauliflower. They o f her recovery.----- A Mr. John Dar- taining program.— —John Bailey, of report a very satisfactory market for ling, who was working at Nelson & Manning, was very favorably disposed t le early product. Speaking of sat Reed’s sawmill, about ten miles from towgrd an offer from a newcomer from isfactory markets, how about new on this place, was hurt quite badly last Kansas but his wife was satisfied here ions bringing $16 In Portland. Nevei week. H e was riding on the slab-car so the sale fell through. Mrs. Bailey mind al out those 40c onions last year. rier when a belt broke and he was must be a Republican and believe in ----- Beaverton at present is not a thrown about 50 feet, falling into a lettirg well enough alone.----- Mr.Whit healthy for suspicious looking pile o f rubbish. Tw o ribs were brok ney t folks, who are doing business lu | characters. Whenever a suspicious en and his head hurt considerably. the tlrove, drove out to the old home j looking person shows up in town, he ----- Mr. and Mrs. George Harris re in a livery rig today. The people here is overhauled by the marshal, and if turned from Hood River Tuesday, are glad to know they are prospering sufficient evidence is not developed to where they have been attending camp in tl eir new business.----- Wheat har hold him an invitation is given him m eetin g----- W alace N, Pasley and vest In the valley is almost here, to move on. Three strangers were Jasper Keffer are hauling lumber for while the hay is not near disposed of. retained until a deputy sheriff from the W. O. W. Hall. On Saturday and ----- Pix-Representative C. P. Yates took Portland arrived to Identify them. Noi Monday they hauled rock for the foun m e third and fourth degree In th< being the presons wanted, they were dation. They expect to have the car Green Mountain Grange yesterday. permitted to go.----- One afternoon last penters at work on it in a few days. He Is now a full-fledged hayseed with week, as the train stopped at the Sta Mr. Roberts, o f Mountain Dale, has a title (Granger).----- Some of the tion, a small boy stepped off and the contract for building it.----- Mrs. farmers are hauling hay today. Work started to get a drink at a nearby Mary Davis is again suffering from Is driving them beyond their ability to store. As he moved across the plat catarrh o f the stomach.----- Mrs. A. rest Sundays.----- Mr. Lem Ingle’s fam form he dropped a revolver from his Anderson is suffering from blood-pois ily will soon move down where he is pocket. Tlie marshal captured him, oning in her foot. A few days ago working on the lower Columbia river. but the boy put up a good story and she bruised her ankle on the side of ----- The Manning saw mill is rushin* was permitted to get on the train and the door, and Friday morning it was the [tie business nowadays. That proceed to Portland. It has since all swollen. They sent for Dr. Sand- would indicate that ties are better than been ascertained that this boy was the ford, but as he was unable to go. Dr. lumber; still they have plenty of all one who stole money from Mr. Schul- Tamiesie was called. A t the last re gradas of lumber on bauds to satisfy meriek, at Hillsboro. port she was no better.----- J. C. Mil their customers, In both dressed and ler’s little boy, John D., aged 12 years, undressed.-----Buxton Precinct is quite Banks, July 31.— G. Wilcox, o f this died at Goldendale, Wash,, Sunday af sociable and so are the people. place. Is making preparations to put ternoon, July 19th, 1903. He had beet« in a large water wheel, by which he In suffering for about eight months with Beaverton, July 22.— Beaverton is tends to run a cutter and elevator, consumption, and about four weeks quite “well represented at Chautauqua. to cut and elevate corn into his silo, ago the whole family, with the ex and at the various beaches.----- Rev ----- The Fir Grove and Roy Sunday ception of George, the oldest boy, and Mrs. S. L. Lee are camping at Schools are making preparations for went up east of the mountains, think Chautauqua.----- Mrs. John Henry and the picnic which is to be held at Fir ing a change might help him, but in daughter have gone to Seaside for grove on the first o f August.----- M. stead, he kept gradually failing, and the summer.----- Mr. and Mrs. David Turner visited Cornelius yesterday. He Sunday afternoon about 4 o’clock he Purser have taken up their abode in says he thinks he could get fat on dust passed away. They brought him back their cottage at Long Beach.----- H ar If he could learn to swallow it.----- home for burial, reaching Hitlsboro on ry and Ed Morton. Clarence, and Mar There is some talk of the Schneider the morning train Tuesday morning. tin, Albert and Earl Evans started sawmill starting up Monday.----- Wm. The funeral services were held in the 'rny . r n . Ior a two weeks’ trip to Tilla- Rohr’s dwelling and saloon burned last Arcade school house, aad he was laid mook.—— Lawrence, Horace and Del- liigflt at anout 1 ¡»’ clock: The ‘ BaliX -» td rest ,n the Miller grAve yard. By the more Llvengood are spending a few ing took fire In the kitchen. Cause un side o f his brother Ezra, who died last days in the mountains of Yamhill known. Insurance $500. September. The family all returned, county.----- George Thing's mother, with the exception o f Perry, who was hrother and sister visited with him Glencoe, July 22.— Miss Anna Hess, unable to do so.----- Parker & Crock last Friday.-----J. Anderson and fam- youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs er are hauling the machinery for the lly, of Forest Grove, are moving Into ( George Hess, lias been very low, but sawmill near Sam Johnson’s. They the house recently purchased here. Is now slowly Improving, and her phy- expect to begin sawing about the mid dle of August.----- Frank Everett, o f Hillsboro, is making boxes for the Oregon Condensed Milk Factory.---- - Mrs. Winters and daughter spent Sat urday and Sunday with her cousin, Mrs. J. W. Connell. Mrs. J. P. Ess- ner, of Mountain Dale, also spent Sun day with Mrs. Connell.----- Mrs. Chas. Schuler's two brothers are visiting her from Kansas.----- The farmers are all busy with their hay. They all believe In "making hay while the sun shines.” Most of them have their hay cut and are now hauling.----- M. C. Lincoln Is teaming for Mays Bros, thlg week.----- J. W. Goodin and G. C. Lincoln are building a small bridge across the creek In front o f James Hoover's house, for Mr. W. W. Paine.----- Mrs. W. W. Paine has been sick for a few days, but Is Improving.----- Mrs. Riley has moved from the Goodin houso to ner brother's, S. A. D. Meek’s, where she will stay for a few weeks. She will then go back to Idaho. Her son, Stanley, who went to Tdaho a few weeks ago. Is gradually Improving In health.----- A young man hauling lum ber from Hollenbeck’s sawmill for the OF SUMMER T R A V E L — ON THE WI L SCN RI VE' , W. O. W. Hall, was overcame with the heat Monday afternoon, and faint ed In Mays Bros.’ Hall.—— As Mrs. R. H. Whitehead was coming to town Wednesday morning her horse got frightened, turned around, upset the buggy and threw her and her little girl out, dislocating the little girl’s wrist. .M r. R. N Tannoqk, who was driving by In his buggy, brought them on down to town, where Dr. Sandford set the little girl's wrist. The horse ran up past Elbert Lincoln's, where ho caught it. It had broken the buggy up and bruised itself considerately. Mrs. Whitehead Is having bad luck, as her older daughter fractured her arm by falling off a horse a few weeks ago.----- Mr. Jas. Murphy, who Is working foi W .8. Batchelder, fell off a load of hay and broke one o f tlie bone* in his arm and dislocated the other.----- Mr. Jesse May is visiting with his cousin. W E. May. this week. ----- Mr. Wledewltsch, of Cornelius, is repairing the boiler In the Oregon Condensed Milk Factory, as they leak. COLLECTI NG COROWOOD NEAR CORNEL I US. Along the two lines o f the Southern Pa<lflc which traverse Washington Connty. such seen"* are common, and many thousand dollars come from the railway for its firewood, besides supplying the Portland market. Farm for rent for term o f years, 1 mile from Forest Grove. Ijin g ley ft Son. •