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THE PAGE FOUR CO U NTY NEWS. FOREST GROVE, OR., SEPT. News WASHINGTON COUNTY N E W S R E P U B L IC A N W IL L FRENCH Eight Pages $ : : F o rest : Proprietor F G ro v e , O reg o n | .0 0 S e c tio n 3882. W h enever any p erson , c o m p a n y o r c o r p o r a t io n o w n in g o r c o n tr o l- ln g any new spaper or p e r io d ic a l of any k in d , o r w h e n e v e r a n y e d i t o r o r p r o p r ie t o r o f a n y s u c h n e w s p a p e r o r p e r io d ic a l, s h a ll « a l l o r s e n d n n y su ch n e w s p a p e r o r p e r io d ic a l t o a n y p e r s o n o r p e r s o n s in t h is s t a t e • ith o u t fir s t r e c e iv in g an ord er fo r s a id fc ^ # «s p a p e r o r p e r io d ic a l fr o m such p erso n or v «rs o n s to w hom s a id new spaper or p e r i o d i c a l is m a ile d , s h a ll b e d e e m e d t o b e a g i f t . a t t i, n o d e b t o r o b l i g a t i o n s h a l l a c c r u e a g a in s t a n y su ch p e rs o n o r p erson s, à Y G H F A d d ress a ll b u s in e s s th e P r o p r ie to r . A ll m a tte r d ressed to : N e w s .” c o m m u n ic a tio n s *-*V. -X vu 'L to A p p lic a t io n m a d e f o r e n t r y a t th e p o s t- o ffic e o f F o r e s t O r o v e , O r e g o n , a s s e c o n d - c la s s m a il m a t t e r . Important GROVE. remarked, too, that country children are more devoted to study than the city pupils and hence Improve the student spirit and general tone o f the school. A longer term Is made pos sible and higher grades, lessening the gap between common school and col lege and the period that the child must be away from home to gain an educa tion. To show Its practical workings a few centers are here suggested, though the same plan would benefit ever district In the county and the nearly a hundred districts could profitably be consoli dated Into a third of that number. Pro vision Is made in the law by which . several districts can be merged Into ono and all share In Its management, disposing o f surplus land, buildings and material for the common benefit, after a trial has demonstrated that such an union would be desirable, but the districts need not lose their organ- ,f ^ s a tis fie d wlth. SCHOOL ADVANTAGES FOR FARM RESIDENTS. • ^ f o r p u b lic a t io n s h o u ld b e a d “ E d it o r W a s h in g to n C o u n ty Entered as second-class matter July 20. 1903, at the postofflee at Formal Grove, Oregon, under the Act ot Con gress of March 3, 1879. CITY •» Events Briefly Busy Readers. 3 % ,- ROSCOE VAUGHN, Little Drum Major of the Forest Grove Band. Washington county entries in tht long list o f speedy horses that will race at the State Fair In Salem Sept. 14-19 are; E. B. Tongue's chestnut mare Lottie B. (by Lovelace-Fred Hambleton), and Charley Naylor’s bay King Alexis (by Alexis-Meredlth), both for the Inland Empire stakes for 3- year-olds, $500 for two in three, on Tuesday, the 15th; W es Redmond's bay Alto Lace (by Lovelace-Altoo), and E. B. Tongue's brown filly Love less (by Lovelace-Roxle), $400, for two in three, 2-year-old pacers. Told you's department, and President Roosevelt is asked to act. ----- Capt. R. P. Hobson reported to be engaged to Miss Ruth Bryan. ----- Lieutenant Peary will make another attempt to reach North Pole. ----- Portland gets the letter-carriers’ convention in 19u5. ----- Chicago Chronicle comes out squarely for Cleveland. ----- Porte in forms powers .t will not be responsible for safety of legations. ----- Russia will support Bulgaria In event of war. ----- W ater Boy wins the $22,000 Cen tury stakes at Sheepshead Bay. ----- W alter J. Travis regains the title of amateur golf champion. ----- Seattle bookkeeper, short in his accounts, in sures himself to cover his deficiency, and commits suicide. ----- New York bank statement shows decrease in sur plus reserve. ----- Berl-beri appears on the Pacific Mall liner Algoa. Oregon.— Portland Association wins for first victory against prizefight promot ers. ----- Columbia Slough farmers offer right o f way for electric railway. ----- Suit to be brought to test new as sessment law for improvements. ----- Colonel Brengle, a noted Salvationist, speaks in Portland. Base Ball.— Pacific Coast League: Oakland 8, Portland 2; Sacramento 11, San Francisco 1; Los Angeles 11, Se attle 5. Pacific National League: Butte 4, Salt Lake 3; Seattle 1, Spo kane 0. u */ i a a . By AUSTIN CBÁIG this 211. Buxton has district 44 (45), No. 72 (68), 87 (no report), 98 (25), or 138 begides joint districts. Thus every district in the county might be merged until there were no schools of less than a hundred pupils, all fully equipped with apparatus, taught by well paid experienced teach ers and having 8 months or a longer term every year. The twenty groups here suggested contain 67 districts and ; 4688 pupils, more than two-thirds ol the county. k Office in Abbott Building. American Pacific Exposition, Portland, 1905. ' w h e th e r s a id new spaper or p e r io d ic a l is r e c e iv e d b y t h e p e r s o n o r p e r s o n s to w h o m I t is s e n t o r n o t . — B e l l i n g e r C o t t o n 's A n n o ta te d C od es an d S ta tu te s o f O rego n . iHutd Every Friday in the Year. I he I.ewls and Clark Centennial and ’ ,n A d v a n c e O F F IC IA L P A P E R OF T H E C IT Y O F F O R E ST “ W here Rolls the Oregon.” 11, 1903. Current Comment-TimelyTopics Washington Covnty WASHINGTON y East from Pendleton.----- Spencer line will put another boat on Portland- Dalles route. ----- Senator Mitchell leaves for Europe and leaves organiza tion in charge of Judge Carey and “ Jack” M atthew s.----- Portland min isters appoint committee to investigate municipal situation. ----- Matron of Florence Crittenton Home arrested on charge o f cruelty to baby. Base Ball.— Pacific Coast League: Oakland 6, Portland 1; San Francisco 9 Sacramento 6; Seattle 11, Los An geles 2. National League: Spokane 5, Seattle 3; Butte 13, Salt Lake 1. Sept. 8.— Turks slay Christians at Beirut. ----- Turkey ascribes trouble to presence of American fleet. ----- Admiral Cotton if necessary will land marines to protect Americans. ----- Turks fire forests to drive out 150,- 000 Bulgarians. ----- Roosevelt turns San Francisco down in ltts attempt to continue monopoly on Indian service trade. ----- Colombia defeated canal treaty because boodle fund was too sm all.----- Seven more indictments in postal cases.----- Grandstand at Leav enworth. Kan., collapses and 25 people in crowd o f 1,500 are injured. ----- American Mining Congress opens at Deadwood, S. D., and is addressed by Secretary Shaw. ----- Farmers meet at Chicago and formulate plans for $100,- 000,000 trust to control markets. ----- President Roosevelt returns to Oys ter Bay and resumes work. Oregon.— J. J. Butler fatally stabs Frank Mulkey at Junction City in self- defense. ----- Ex-Sheriff A. J. McKin non Is killed by A. Jerraud, Insane es cape, in California. ----- Bishop O’ Reilly makes strong speech on the ed ucation of Catholic youth. ----- New Lewis and Clark subscriptions reach $6,630. ----- Portland Board of Trade Indorses project to bring tralnload of newspapers West. ----- Assistant Sec retary o f the Treasury and other fed eral officials arrive In Portland. Baseball.— Pacific Coast League: Sacramento 8, Portland 2; Seattle 5, Oakland 3; San Francisco 10, Los An geles 1. ----- Spokane defeats Sun Lake, 5-3. Sept. 4.— IMlgrlms tender Sir Thomas I.Ipton at dinner, and he makes speech A big step forward In public school teeming with good-will for Amer work was made by the last legislative ica. ----- Roosevelt will change policy assembly when district school boards o f appointing consuls so it will be on .. , , fnr the a merit basis. ----- Governor o f Colo schooling of their children at any con rado orders troops to scene Of mining venient large school and to transport 83 (8 pupils). No. 69 (17 pupils), and s trik e .----- Kansas City negro drowns the pupils there. What possibilities In No. 90 (56 pupils), or 88 additional. himself to escape lynching for assault education for the boys and girls on the Greenville (No. 12, 85 pupils) could on white woman. ----- American fleet . ,n provide th central school for district arrives at Beirut.----- Legation guards farms are tin s oven . th be generally recognized, bu whea th No. 13 (Banks 61 pupils), the Roy (No. at Constantinople have been increased, country districts realize and I l]raw at any time from the arrange- 14, 52 pupils), No. 71 (41 pupils), No. and, if necessary, marines will prob- Sept. 6.— Immense tracts of Oregon themselves of the advantages off untll this final consolidation Is 76 (28 pupils), or in all 267. 'a b ly be landed. under this law, Oregon country schools be the a„. territory included in proposed forest Cornelius (district No. 2, with 164 Oregon.— Fireboat will be built in will advance more than they have In ^ reserves.----- Secretary Hitchcock and pupils) might beside d i s t r i c t ^ (67 Portland o f wood. ----- O. R. & N. a quarter o: a cen ury^ . I'oiegt Orove, 408 pupils, would be pupils). Include a part of (Vnfervllle construction projects await action of President Garrett, o f the Indian Rights intendent Ackerman s Introductlon of ^ ^ ^ (No. 4, 77 pupils), some probably pre- e . h . Harriman. ----- New arrival in Association, exchange correspondence. a uniform course of study over the ^ & ^ (N o 27 37 ferring to go to Verboort (No. 97, 109 Portland held up by unmasked rob- ----- Chekib Bey’s charge against state and efforts for e er P P pupils), Thatcher (No. 99, 58 pupils), pupils). Reedville (No. 29, 95 pupils) b ers.----- New reform association tries American missionaries denounced as and better paid tea< i< rs ia\< pern Hill (No. 53, 50 pupils) and pos- ought to annex Witch Hazel (No. 94, to prevent prizefight in Portland, and unfounded.----- Turkish military party urges war, but Sultan hesitates. ----- his administration accomplish more H|IlgI(le (N o „ 3fi pupl)8), or 19 pupils), No. 60 (26 pupils), and No. demands enforcement of laws. than all his predecessors, but what he Russia and Japan have agreement on 240 more pupils, a total of 648, with 79 (35 pupils), a total of 175. Base Ball.— Pacific Coast League: has been trying for along other lines China and C orea.----- Passenger train Dilley, besides its original 112 pupils, an addition o f income o f $1560 from Oakland 2, Portland 1; Sacramento 7, will all be accomplished If the rural on Baltimore & Ohio makes 168 miles county and state funds this fall to pay might provide schooling for the 23 of San Francisco 3; Seattle 7, Los An in 125 m inutes.----- Electric cars col districts will only do their part. district No. 64 and the 28 of district 91, for bringing back and forth and accom geles 3. Pacific National League The law provides that "district school lide in New Hampshire; four killed; modating these children. The proposed so having 163. Farmington (68 pupils) games: Salt Lake 12, Butte 5; Seattle all survivors injured. boards shall, when authorized by a would have 126 with its neighbor’s addition to the school building would 7, Spokane 5. majority vote of the legal voters pres Oregon.— R iver captains say Upper afford ample room for all and permit (No. 58) 58. Around Laurel are No. 3 ent at any legally called school meet Columbia can be made navigable at the course to be strengthened by an (69), 46 joint (22) and 80 (43). 134 ing, suspend the district school for cost of $120,000.----- T. W. Bracking, a t // /? a * * pupils. Mountatndale is central for extra grade. yucb time as they may have been au prominent resident of Pendleton, dis Hillsboro, 521 pupils, has tributary No. 21 (69), 41 (60), 51 (33) and 63 thorized, and arrange with any adjoin appears from his hom e.----- Over 350,- to it the Hey wood school (No. 89, 41 (57), in all 219. Raleigh has 138, No. ing or other district or districts, during pupils), Lelsyville (No. 8, 38 pupils). 18 (82) and No. 95 (56). Glencoe has 000 bushels of wheat shipped to San /y the time when the school shall be sus Francisco since July 1. ----- H alf of No. 19, of which James H. Sewell is six districts with 268 pupils, No. 9 (48), pended for the Instruction of tHe pupils clerk, with Its 76 pupils, and No. 11, 43 (46). 55 (74) 59 (39). 68 (23), 70 the grain fleet en route for Portland o f such 'district; and also provide for the Imbrle district, 64 pupils, or 219, j (11) and 84 joint (27). Besides Tigard- flies French flag. ----- Great shortage the transportation of any or all pupils to swell Its census to 640 and increase vllle’s 152 In Washington county near in salmon pack o f whole Pacific Coast, residing, therein to and from, the Its Income this fall by $1423.50. — Mining men to organize state | there are No. 40 (69) and No. 82 (46). schoOlhoiise in the district with which association. ----- Wind blows down Gaston, a Joint district with 62 chll- j or 263. Beaverton's 236 would become tents o f National Guard at Gearhart. the arrangement for their Instnn t on jn Washington county. Is central 286 by annexing district 57. Tualatin Base Ball.— Pacific Coast League: Is made, and pay foe the amount of tep p„ pllg) No S2 Jolnt (25 has 85 in Washington county and Oakland 3-9, Portland 0-0; San Fran expense Incurred in providing or t e pupu . j ( both districts lying westward, would gain 23 by adding No. 73. cisco 13, Sacramento 11; Los Angeles transportation, and for tuition o f pu- ,he H(n („ 8trlct (N o 28. 41 pupils). No. Scholls’ 53 would be doubled by adding 7, Seattle 5. Pacific National League: pile In an adjoining or other district.” 49 (east of Hill district, 30), Scoggins district 47, and No. 39 would give 58 j For these purposes common school Valley (No. 16, 79 pupils), an addition more, or 164. At Sherwood are No. Butte 6 . Salt Lake 0: Seattle 5 , Spo- | funds or tax money may be usejl. • of 222. Gales Creek (N o 30. 90 pupils) 45 (53). No. 20 (30) and No. 88 (128) Sept. 5.— President Baer and other ; kane 1. Pacific Coast League umpires Though the gain from Buch a con is surrounded by No. 65 (7 pupils), No. with several Joint districts to swell coal barons Ignore request o f Cortel- ordered to enforce discipline. Sept. 9.— Senators Mitchell and Fos centration of school efforts seems ap ter both seek a place on the Commit parent enough to need no argument, o s* £ J A V tee of Commerce. ----- Stern, the Bal some of its benefits will be briefly timore manufacturer of postal fraud noted: 1. The health o f the children fame, gives himself up at Toronto. is better, the children being less ex ----- Consuls at Salónica ask powers to posed to stormy weather, and avoiding send fleets for their protection. ----- sitting In damp clothing. 2. Attend Bulgaria is said to be mobilizing its ance is from 50 to 150 per cent greater, a rm y .----- American marjnes sleep in more regular and of longer continu consulate at Beirut. ----- Italy holds ance,'and there la neither tardiness fleet In readiness for dispatch to Tur nor truancy. 3. Fewer teachers are key. ----- Turks' desire for war may required, so better teachers may he drive 8ultan to move against Bulgaria. secured and better wages paid. 4. ----- Consular reports show Christians Pupils work In graded schools and were not the aggressors at Beirut. both teachers and pupils are under ----- China strongly objects to two systematic and closer supervision. 5. Pupils are In better schoolhouses, Sept. 7.— Roosevelt tendered great conditions o f Russian note on Man where there Is better heating, lighting ovation at Syracuse, N. Y „ and de churia. ----- Famine on Cape Verde Is and ventilation, and more appliances livers Labor Day address. ----- Labor lands is causing fifteen deaths per day o f all kinds. 6. Better opportunity Is day observed throughout the land.----- ----- London begins to draw color line afforded for special work In music, Union men mob employer at parade on the negro. ----- Oregon delegation because he cannot show a union card. Is given a royal greeting by Mining drawing, etc 7.. Cost Is reduced. 8. School year Is much logger. 9. Pupils ----- W ar between Turkey and Bul Congress and begins campaign for are benefited by widened circle of garia appears certain. ----- Turkey 1995 meeting In Portland. ----- Catho acquaintance and the resulting culture. warns reserves to hold themselves In lic priests will not give absolution to 10. The whole community is drawn to readlnees. ----- Insurgents must make men who take oath of Printers’ Union. gether. 11. In this way the farm again, acceptable proposals soon or general ----- Flrt on automobile bursts at New as o f old, becomes the Ideal place In massacres will result.----- Great French York races, and in wild run o f car which to bring up children, enabling mimic war game Is begun.----- Kaiser one man Is killed. ----- New York fus- SOME EARLY INDIAN WAR VETERANS. them to secure the advantages o f cen rebukes cavalrymen who roughly han ionists conference decides for renoml- ters of population and spend thelg ev dle a crowd at parade ----- Fears are nation o f Mayor L o w e .----- Ohio Dem No Oregon State Fair la complete without representation o f the relics enings and holiday time In the country entertained for Lake Erie steamer ocratic campaign Is opened and Sen of the Indians to be found all over the state and the St. I/ouls exhibit and In contact with nature and plenty of with 129 people o r b oa rd .----- United ator Hanna made the issue by John the Lewis A Clark Exposition will do well to.make prominent this Interest work. Instead of loafing about town. States gives Colombia to understand son and Clarke. ----- Governor Dole. ing feature. Few states have left livin g among them descendants of so The larger school by this union with that canal treaty negotiations must of Hawaii, will not be candidate for many and so famous tribes, and the Oregon Indians’ romantic traditions Its smaller neighbors also gains from all be on her p art.----- Hurricane com re-election. have given rise to such Interesting tales as "Nehalem (the Spanish bees’ Oregon.—Carl W. Hood, of Portland, pletely wipes out San Miguel. Mexico. the larger membership and the In wax sh ip )" and the "Bridge of the Gods.” while Moo rehouse'« Indian pho Oregon.— New York capitalist msy attempts to commit suicide because creased Income from the attendance to«. especially the Joy and Sadnesa Twins, are famous everywhere and o f pvplls. saving In expense and bat build great hotel for Lewis and Clark girl i 'fuse* to marry h im .----- Marcus Umatilla blankets are rivalling the fa mous Navajo product. Ontennta! ----- TJvrwtock shipments Herhtman. kidnapped 15 years ago. tering the quality. It has been often S w e o j £& a A y