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About Washington County news. (Forest Grove, Washington County, Or.) 1903-1911 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 25, 1903)
\ ✓ /* T 'A BIÎCCÎT al BEST 8VBIEBT ....... An Up-to-Date Country New spaper--Republican in Pditics. V o l. 1. W ASH IN G TO N COUNTY. Tlie field o f The News Is the first agri cultural county o f Oregon. First for d orer, for onions, for grapes, and in dairying ; I» also leads In diversified farming and la famous for fine horses, good cattla and blooded sheep and goats. Its hay Is being bought, thousands of tons of It, by tha government to feed cavalry horses la tha Philippines : Its wines taok gold medals over California's exhibit at tha Chicago World's Fair. Its prunes and hops get the top prices In the market, and sugar beets, flax, tobacco, sweet potatoes, horse rau Ish, and mushrooms show tha variety st Its production. Its 18,000 people live la 3500 houses, o f which 2500 are on farms, and the great majority own their awn homes. Slg wagon roads and two Hues af railway connect the county with Portland, metropolis of the Pacific Northwest, from 4 to 32 miles distant, and here Is found ready sale for Its products. Good schools, «1 roads, a network o f farm telephone« and many rural delivery routes affording daily mull make Washington county a pros perous country region with all tha con veniences of the city. c # j o rr-r C OX RE spot!BE net mill at full blast, and are hauling lumber and ties all the time, and still the lumber in the yard increases. ----- The Golden Crown Creamery, of our village, took second premium on butter at the State Fair. C E N T E R V I L L E . Correspondent Ag a in T a k e s U p W o r k . . — Visito rs Retu rn to Colorado— Sat isfactory H a rv e st— Mt. Angel C re a m ery — A c t iv i t y of a 70-year old— P u b lic School Opens. A L B I O N . Stu dents Off to School— T h re s h i n g T h r o u g h — Death of Miss A . M. Ber- gerson. Albion, Sept. 22.— The postmaster at Albion and his sister-in-law, Mr*. Mary McDaniel, made a business trip to the county seat last week. ----- Mr. Fred North and Miss Merle Shan- nahan passed through this place last ■week, Mr. North enroute to Chicago, to take a course in history; Miss Shannahan to Forest Grove, to enter Tualatin Academy. ----- Mr. Edwin North passed through on Monday of this week enroute to Monmouth, to continue his studies there the coming winter. ----- The Upper Nehalem Threshing Machine Company expects to finish the season’s run tomorrow on the place o f W illiam Roberts, hav ing made a very successful run this fall ----- (N otice of the death of Miss A. M. Bergerson appears under sepa rate heading— Ed.) BANKS. More Music— Special C h u rch Meet ings at Greenville— C h u rch of God E lders hip to Meet W i t h F i r Grove C h u r c h — Students for Ph ilom ath — P re paring Ensilage— L u m b e r Mills Busy — Golden C ro w n Crea m ery T a k e s Second Pre m iu m for Bu tter at State F air . Hillisde, Sept 24.— Mr. and Mrs. P e ter Crook are again on Hillside, vis iting with Mr. Henry Bamford. his brother-in-law. Mr. Crook is well pleased with our telephone system at Hillisde. and says that it is more convenient for the farmers and cheap er than he has In Illinois. ----- Miss Alma Curtis Is going to school In Portland. ----- Mr. Emerson Baker rode out on his wheel yesterday morn ing and surprised his folks at the breakfast table, who supposed him to be In Eastern Oregon. Emerson is up to Just such tricks. ----- Ix>ren Watkins visits Hillside twice a week now a-days. Banks. Sept. 22.— A H. Phipps has Just received a new organ from Chi cago, and it is a beauty ; P. C. Filbert also got an instrument, from the same firm. ----- H. D. McIntyre, a Church of God minister, who lives In North Washington, visited with J. Garrigus over Sunday and ts now holding meet ings at Greenville, but will return to this place next week to attend the eldership o f the Church of God. which will be held at Fir Gorve Church, K A N S A S C I T Y . beginning the first day of October: the opening sermon to be preached the preciding evening by Elder A. W il , Notes From a Greenville S u b u r b - More Dairy Cowa— Clover H uller at son. ----- Messrs. Partnley and Shipley W ork — Nebraska Visitor — Prune and Miss Mary Garrigus left Monday Drying. for Philomath, where they are attend ing school for the coming year. ----- Arad Garrigus will begin putting his corn In the silo« Thursday of this week. He will use Austin Buxton's cutter, and the Baker boys will fur nish the power. ----- Threshing will soon be a thing o f the past, as this week will finish up all the grain is this part of the county. ----- Shipley ft Galloway are pushing their new mill to completion aa fast as possible, so as to be ready for the wtater's work, the prwrloae evening by Eider A. Wll- ____ Carstens Bros, are running their in Portland. ----- Mrs. Gerken, who gasoline engine attachments will sup- eyes. Sam tried to learn them to has been visiting her parents, Mr. ply the west side of the road. ----- smoke, but just as they would get and Mrs. O. E. Hundley, the past Edwin Shotwell is happy over the ad- to puffing away good they would pull month, departed for her home In Io vent of a daughter at their home, their heads under the water and put wa Tuesday m o rn in g .----- Mr. and She began to squall early Sunday the cigar out. ----- It is bad enough Mis. Miller, of Missouri, were the m orning.----- There has been consid- for a man to drink to excess and go guests o f their neice, Mrs. J. B. erable sickness the last two weeks home and make It unpleasant for his G A R D E N H O M E . Hays, a few days last week. Mr. about our burg, mostly some bowel wife and children, but when a man Miller was quite favorably Impressed complaint. The trouble has been es- who has formed the drink habit and Visitors A r r i v i n g and De parting— pecially bad among the babies. It wants to quit and live a decent life, T h re s h e rs Gone— Long Distance with our Webfoot S ta te.----- Our pop- ulailons has been Increased consider seems to have the nature of an epl- it is one of the meanest things that C oncert— Prune D ry ing . ably the last few days, by the arriv demic. No fatal cases so far that a man can do to try to induce such an Garden Home. Sept. 24.— Mr. and al o f seven section cars, six of which we have heard of. ----- Several hun- one to drink again. W e pity the man dred tons of hay are piled up at our when the drink habit becomes his Mrs. Nicholson were in Portland Tues are occupied by Japs. station, awaiting cars to take it to master, but if there is any hell It day of last week. ----- Mr. and Mrs. market. Most of it Is contracted, but is surely for the man who will try to F A R M I N G T O N . John Gaarde passed through here unless there are more cars the farm- get a man down by innuendoes and per- bringht and early Thursday on their to way to Salem in search of a good F a m i ly Moves to W ash ing ton— Vacant ers will be unable to fulfill their con-! suasion who is earnestly trying House Filled— A n U n n e ig h b o rly Bad tracts. ~ F r a n k Henderson cut his quit the habit that is ruining his home time. ----- Mr. and Mrs. Huffaker's Man W ith a G u n— Heater-Robinson hay this week. He has been waiting and his prospects for success and nephew, Johnny Garren, of Portland, W edding. The public sales that was out for a few days’ visit. ----- for it to rain. He thinks if he cuts happiness. while It rains he will have sunshine to have taken place so far have not called Mr. and Mrs. Denny were visiting Farmington, Sept. 24.— Mrs. F. P. gather it in. — Chas. Hudson’s out the number of people that usually their daughter. Mrs. Robert Brown, Friday, and Mrs. Aaron Denny and Dickerson, of Spokane, Wash., is vis father and mother are making him a attend public sales, and the results Miss Louise Johnson were also visit iting with her sister, Mrs. Frank W al visit this week. The old folks are ' »r e not what could be expected. ----- and enjoying good health at present, and Harry Baker and Johnny Stewart have ing Mrs. Brown. ----- Mrs. Sally lace.------ Mrs. D. M. Mclnnis Hamer was visiting her parents, Mr. daughters left for Fort Flagler, Wash., I are shaking hands with their many ! returned from the hop fields, and re- and Mrs. Huffaker, last week. ----- where they will Join Mr. M clnnis.----- I old acquaintances about Gaston. ------ port having had the best time that The threshers have been in the neigh Grass seed for sale at Krebs'.*----- Mr. I Notices o f public sales are so num- one coud enjoy, In fact, they never borhood at last, and departed in W. H. McCormick and family will oc- 1 erous that they cover all the available had so much fun. The hop men of- search of pastures new. ----- A num cupy the house vacated by Mrs. Me- room on the front of the stores, old fered them $150.00 If they would never barns, etc. One would think that all return, and they were given the unan ber of the lines were open, and there Innis.----- School books and supplies at biggest were Saturday night several grapha- the postoffice store.*----- An act o f the farmers are bent on leaving Ore- imous vote of being the phones following each other in fur neighborly love that happened near gon but we think that they only “ devils” on Pike. o ---------------------------- nishing music. ----- Mrs. Cephas here last Saturday shall not fall to be want to get rid o f their old stuff, t King's mother is visiting him. ----- put on record for future times. One replace it with new and better. ----- Gaston, Sept. 23— Hoppicking is Mrs. Bargen, who was injured in a o f the threshing outfits wanted to get Mrs. Dr. Everest has been visiting juat about over, and most of the plck- runaway accident, is at home now. to a certain grain stack, but as the her father and mother at Portland er8 have returned home, with a neat She is considerably bruised about com ty bridge at that place is unsafe thiB week, and also to take In the ,lttIe guBi to show for thelr labor. the face. Mr. Bargen's mother Is stay and condemned by the authorities the carnival. ----- Matthew Bates met ----- Migg Mabelle Mattheson and her ing with them. ----- Mr. and Mrs. o r 'y way, without going to the trouble wRh a severe loss In a fire that burn-; brother Ray, left Monday for Cor- Huffaker have gone to French Prat- of building a new road, was through a e(j up a barn containing his winter . vaujB> where they will attend the O. rie. Mrs. Huffaker’s mother is quite neighbor’s field for the distance of bay. He managed to save his horses, A p th|g year ____ Mr. Glen Ray- ill. She Is quite an old l a d y . -------about, a hundred yards, but all plead- j but a horse belonging to the thresh- j mouj (8 spending his two weeks' Mrs. Peterson visited Mrs. Gaarje. : ,g by the thresher boss was in vain; |ng crew, who were at his place,, was vacat|on at the home of his mother, of Tigardville, Sunday. ----- Mr. Oke- p. ni)U nion was refused. When the burned, and also one of Mr. Bates’ | Mrg j j Raymond. Misses Jes came up In the afternoon and COW8 aI1,l his harness. Mr. Bates sie and Mamie Hibbs spent last week srtom stayed over Monday at Mr. thr< ' - ».- again asked, this nice wag burned very severely in his ef- in Portland.— — Mrs .S. D. Ralston Nicholson’s. ----- Mr. Hans Peterson !><*• is drying his prunes In Mrs. Spent r’* uau**,MT pulled his ever-ready revel- forts’ to'H ave sonte oi* htn* probev4 wiJh in Portijffn ine firi^ <>t last Week. ver i.nd fl.-urishing it with much f r0m the flames, and will not be able and bought her fall stock of millinery. d rie r.----- Our school started Monday. bravado threatened to kill the first to uge bis hands for some time, as She now has it opened and ready man that would try to go through the tbey were both badly burned. There for display, with a very complete line. R E E D V I L L E . gate. Calm conversation on the other ( wa8 no insurance on the barn, and it ----- E. X, Harding, who has been Quotations F r o m a Poet W h o Never side averted a catastrophe and work wm be a total loss. The fire started quite sick, is again able to be around, S aw an Oregon A u t u m n — Iowan Re for the coroner. The community is f r0m an overturned lantern, the oil and Is back at his old place at the m||] ----- Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Ward tu rn s Ho m e — Missourians Like greatly aroused over the affair, which running out and starting a blaze that * I mill. the and family left Wednesday morning Webfoot— Big Fo re ig n Im migration. can not be too strongly condemned.— wag goon 8bootlng out through — You can get as good goods and gro- roQf and g,deg Qf thg barn The barn for a week's visit at Astoria, with ceries as cheap and keep the money wag new. Just completed in time for Mrs. W ard’s brother, W ill Scholfleld. Reedvllle, Sept. 23.— ibis year’s crop. Lucky for Mr. ----- On account of this fine weather “ The melancholy days have come, the at home by patronizing J. J. Kreb. ing for this year. ----- Little Roscoe Lloyd has been very sick, but is bet ter now. ----- Mrs. Hamilton's sister, from Lincoln, Neb., is out to see her on a visit. i j j j Centerville, Sept. 23.— The Center ville people have been looking In vain in the Washington County News to read about their home doing, so we will not disappoint them any longer. ----- Mr. and Mrs. Wunderlich's two daughters, Mrs. Winters and Mrs. A r nold, have returned to their homes in Denver, Colorado, after a visit of about two months. ----- Mr. A. Biel had the threshers last week and was well sat isfied with his c r o p .----- Mr. Rentton has been visiting here the last few days, having come down to see about shipping his boiler to Mt. Angel. He expects to start his creamery there in a few weeks. ----- Mr. J. Van Loo, a saddest o f the year. man o f about seventy years, makes a Of wailing winds, and naked woods, trip every week from his place to and meadows brown and sere. visit his neice. Mrs. Heesacker, a dis Heaped in the hollow of the grove tance of about five m iles.----- Mr. Rlv- the withered leaves lie dead, erman made a business trip to Port They rustle to the eddying gust, land the first of the week. ----- Mr. and to the rabbit’s tread.” Alex Chalmers, who attended the State Fair at Salem, returned home again Miss Helena Oakerman and Robt. Wednesday.----- The Centerville school started last Monday. Miss M. Marsh Imlay are students at the. Tualatin Academy, Forest Grove, this term. Is the teacher. — Carl Wetther, who spent his va cation with Mr. and Mrs. York, at H I L L S I D E . this place, has returned to his home Praise for F a rm e rs ' Te le phone Lins — Y o u n g L a dy S tu dy ing in Portland Unexpected A r r i v a l F ro m Eastern O regon— A Regular Visitor. Kansas City, Sept. 24— Mrs. Mann and girls have returned from the Yamhill halyards. ----- Mr. Aydelotte has moved to Mr*. Watklna’ place. ----- Mr. Lewis ha* been getting uew cows, which means that the condens er 1« a fine thing to have to aell milk to. ----- Mr. Vanderzanden la kept busy hauling his prune* to the dryer. ----- Mr. Klrta i* still hauling hgy. ----- Mr. George VrG raw Is stfll out on the plains with his hull«r. ----- Baker Bros have got through thresh- N o. 19 F o r e s t G r o v e , W a s h i n ^ t o A ' C o u n t y , O r e g o n , S e p t . 25» 1 9 0 3 ----------- ----------------- Gasoline Pu m pin g Pla n t— Anothe r In- habitant— S u m m e r Sickness— Patton Valle y B arn Bu rn s— Cra w fish in g — Tem pera n ce T a l k A ll W ill Endorse, -------- Gaston, Sept. 24.— The S. P. R. R. Co. have put In a gasoline engine at Gaston, to be used In pumping water into their tank. They have one In at Beaverton, and are going to put one In at Whiteson, and will take the tank out at Cornelius and other points on the road. The three tanks with the Bates that he had not threshed yet, so he will have his grain and straw to fall back o n .----- Sam I^enox has been having great fun In teaching crawfish in Patton creek to chew tobacco. He sits on the bank and spits into the water until some luckless crawfish gets a taste of the weed, then he has his victim, for, like the young urchin, it tastes bad and dirties up his mouth but he can’t let go the habit once he gets to chewing. Sam claims that some of the old ones got so bold that they squirted tobacco juice Into his Mr. his and ley, Carmichael will be able to save entire crop on the lake. ----- Mr. Mrs. A. C. Davis, o f ^Patton V al were in town one day this week. F E R N HILL. Markets B risk— W edd in g I m m i n e n t - N e w D w ell in g — T h r e s h e r Moves to Gaston— P ru ne D ry i n g — S aw m ill to S ta rt U p — F ir e Slightly Damagea F r u i t D rie r— D a iry Cowa Wante d. Fern Hill, Sept. 24.— D IR EC TO R S OF T H E I m R E C E N T L Y O R G A N IZ ED F O R E S T GROVE BOARD OF TR A D E . r ttVim * ! The Vacationists have all returned From mountain .lake and shore. And everywhere there’s evidence that Vacation days are o ’er. And the harvest days are over, too. Everything Is lovely, and everything on the move— especially wood, grain and potatoes There has been special activity In the buying and selling of the two commodities last mentioned. ----- One of our young men, who Is engaged, procured a license the other day, so look out for further an nouncements. ----- Mis* Allda Alton visited her friend, Mr*. John Par sons. at Centerville, the first o f the week. ----- Mr. and Mrs. J. Dixon •attended church at the Grove Sun- W v. ----- Frank A. Jacobs, o f Eu- foMla, Wash., a nephew o f Mrs. Geo. ’’ »k'W lapm an. was her guest Saturday. gnl'>(^fr Jacobs was on his way to Pull- -,9f Wash., where he goes to take a 9,1,1 ^thfhess course In the Agricultural 1o TMTIW r »' ----- I,eonard Dixon went to W tbitnd Wednesday. He expects to o’ d ’ WHilc there during the winter. ----- WW 'and Mr*. H. Sim*, of Fbrost Grove, spent Tuesday with the family o f Mr. J. Dixon. ----- Mr. C. Hula- man now has the lumber on the ground for hi* new house.----- Charlie Cooper 1« working with the Hendricks thresher, which finished up the last Job of threshing here late Saturday The Director* In the rear row. beginning at the left and going toward the right, are: Fred Watrous. of Du night, and moved to Gaston Sunday gan A Watrous. general merchants: W alter Hnge. editor Foraat Grove Tim es; Councilman 8. O Hughes, hard for a week's run. ----- Mr. Geo. Chap ware merchant and proprietor of the Washington County Independent Telephone system: Postmaster H C. At man I* flailing out hit bean crop this well, who I* now enjoying hi* annual leave of absence and attending to his Important Interests as s la-ge grower week. ----- Mr. 8. Altman It having of prunes: Austin Crnlg. editor Washington County News; Dr. E. B. Rentz, vice-president; Dr. Oh as Hines, a ton and a half o f prunes dried at treasurer, representative, druggist, and seated In front are Ex-Senator E. W. Haines, banker, and Judge W. H. Cornelius. — The Challacombe boys Hollis, secretary, of the law firm o f H ollis A Hawks have sold their prune* to the Newell
