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About Washington County news. (Forest Grove, Washington County, Or.) 1903-1911 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 11, 1903)
Current» Comment»— Timely Topics JO H N SO N s> & SO N - THE *ViJi French, Publieher. I that they stretch their* conscience and bayonets.” som ew hat in g iv in g in a list of pn - W e w ould, therefore recommend perty to the assessor, and that they com plete publicity as a certain rem e A ustin Craig, Editor. aim to om it from their list as much d y against! the practice of “ tax-dodg property as their neighbor, according in g.” The asseesem eot of each per Finest Rigs R epublican in P o litic s Best Horses Good Drivers to custom, w ill om it from h is assess- son liable to assessment in a county See our ad. in the T. P, A. Guide. Drummers’ trade our specialty. inUHtaebed. every Friday at The Indep meDt. That they would cheerfully should be published as Is done in Our 'B us m eets a ll'tra in s. Carries U. S. Mail. «-nciivml Prlntery, Hillsboro, Oregon. list all their property at its true s-veral other states, before the county- 3k Baggage and Freight called for and delivered. cash value if all other property were board of equalizition meets, in the •V - OFFICES: assessed in the same manner. That leading newspapers published in the Corner Main and Pacific Avt Forest Grove, Ore.;, , they desire to Pear their just proper county. The slate of Illin ois now Vorert Grove: Abiiott Building ’ion of the public expenses, but, has such a law, and ite effect Is mStgi. P hone: Main 9J dtlder Ihe present practice, if they cal. E ich person is made aware of llilislxjro: ' Cramlrtll Block, 4 listed their property fairly, they his neighbor’s list of property given w w awo u u h i c 1 -i'hone: Main lbo «ould be com pelled to pay more iii to the assessor, and if such n eigh 1 ’■ ’ Mbir culation guaranteed to exceed 2000. than their just share. That w hile bor om its any of his property r-ui ject Pies and Cuh;es, Can they are w illing to do their part do- <o assessm ent he is com pelled to' ned Goods, "Confec A dvertising Rates: Display, CO cents nurd the paym ent of taxes yet they- •hasten its .correction. Tnis law has e » inch, single column, for four in- tioneries, Fruits in We ■brought about a revolution in that awrtxous, reading notices, always sre determ ined to do no more. Season, Cigars, etc. *£*£**-u (*), one cent a word each find the people unanimous in the de state w ith regard to equal and just :» # -r tio n (nothing less than 15 sire for good governm ent, and that taxation, and it is aluuo-t im possible CITY BAKERY Lunches and Meals ■ a m ) ; professional cards, one inch, (f at month; lodge cards, $5 a year, they are w illing to pay their just pro for one to escape his ■ just proportion xPKgabie quarterly (notices and reso- portion for its maintenance. of ih e taxes. South Side Square, Forest Groce Vkafinces free to advertising lodges). Our state has a law requiring pub- This notorious usage of “ tax d odg in g” has become a most virulent licity in tbe allow anceof bills against WSCTDAY, D EC EM BE R 11,1903. ulcer upon our body politic. An counties. This law was enacted in Oregon tax-roll is the eighth great 1891, and requires that ail bills pre SO IT H E R N PA C IFIC TIME CARIE '“"Where Rolls the Oregon.” wonder o f the world. Its study sented to or allow ed by a county, e Ijeswis and Clark Centennial and proves to one that conscience has excepting where tbe charges are fix« d !6 00 A 50 7 30 5 30 ..8 25 4 30 o Lv. PORTLAND _____ Ar. 7 40 fi 38 »■ 18 11 -----Beavertön ..................... 4 58- 7 40 3 29 American Pacific Exposition, been often discarded, and that m any by law, be published in a leading 7 50 » 43 f » 22 12 . . . . St. Mary’a ____ _ __ f 4 52 f 7 35 3 07 _ LPortland, 1905. w • new spaperof such county. W e have 8 10 1» } -----Reedvüte ---------------- 4 44 fi 52 » 31 must surely trust that their Maker 7 27 2 52 17 -----Witch H a z e l................. f 4 39« f 7 23 2 37 on that final day of judgm ent in observed the practical effect o f this 8 15 f 9 50 f $ 3 3 8 25 f $ 1 0 19 ....N e w to n ......................... 4 34 f 7 19 » 40 2 30 J5fc*s “ Ben H ur” proformances casting up the final account of their law with considerable interest. This 8 44 21 -----Hillsboro ............... ..... 6 00 fi 44 4 29 7 14 2 20 6 15 fi 54- 24 -----Comeliua ............... .... 4 17 7 05 1 50 e t c « » to ihe Murquam Grand, it is deeds done on this earth w ill forget law saves every year m any thousands 9 03 9 30 6 21 9 90' 28 -----Forest Grove ............. 4 12 8 59 1 30 Tbe reckless of dollars to eacbcounty o f thin state. nmtiit, a class seldom seen in tbe to rcau these tax rolls. » 45 6 25 9 05 2» ---- Diiley ............................. 4 07 6 55 1 09 jcfcrtjare: s. Put it is a safe prediction m inner in which the properties Exorbitant bills, such bills as politi 10 00 f 6 31 f' 9 11 . 30 -----Gales ......................... .. f 3 59 f 6 49 12 49 cal plum s for favorites, at>d bills for 10 15 6 30 9 13 32 ....G a sto n ...................... .. 3 55 8 45 12 39 aksag to v y w ill not often return unless owned are forgotten by m any when 12 35 7 27 10 00* 50 -----M cM innvEle................. 3 06 5 5» 10 50 «.vaiiu:»! rtfuruiatkm is worked in the assessor calls on them is remark other questionable private motive«- 1 05 54 -----Whiteson .................... . 2 56 . .5 50 10 10 7 30 10 00 are now scracely ever presented or r able. W hile it is true that people A aertu es rtf the stage in Portland. 2 58 78 ....In depend en ce ............ 11 00 2 05 R 09 ■* r ç 5f The people keep posted 4 20 fil 45 ; 9r Ar. Corvallis .............. T,v 1 20 Hi**« Chicago variety theaters put know quite generally that there is a allowed. 4 50 5 05 r 7 30 0 l v . PORTLAND........ An r 3 32 9- 30 8 25 4 p e* tt* ily under the Pan, but in Ort- habitual evasion of tbe assessment upon the business of tbe county, and 5 50 13 . . . .T u a la tin ......................... 1 55 ..fi 40 9 12 if I hey discover a bill allowed againat laws_to a certain degree, y et few V5 Clpole .................................. ■*<i*vr«retropolis an oath seem s to be f 5 58 9 37 1 30 f 8 32 17 . . . . Sherwood .................... 0 04 10 os CCUDty which they deem- to be 1 10 8 28 «wcLSiduM/t qjw motor folk tbe have but a faint conception of the j 19 . . . .Middleton .................... 12 58 6 08 10 25 8 22 A is^ ntP lih iitu or. Useless repetition, extent to which this practice is car- w ,u n i? they institute proceedings to 20 ___Frank .............................. 12 40 f 8 13 f 6 18 I 10 42 stop its paym ent. County courts-are ried, unless they personally exam ine 7 40 I 7 30 j 1 05 ! io Ï9 1 7 05 1 5 5# 48 j Ar. W h iteson .......... junue m um blings, slang or made more careful in ex a m in in g and (Light'face figures denote A. 5T.r dark face figures denote P. M. f Stops p W x ijf iy , is not an indication of the tax-rolls. signal. ! W ill carry passengers holding Supt. permit only. *DaUy.) paying bills. A pewon is m ade i » a i «t'. strength and for that reason If newspapers of each county W. E. COMAN, General Passenger Agent. more cautious about th e presentation t o mt «molded. Of course there ar< would publish a list of each taxpay Portland, Oregon. of exorbitant or questionable bills,, LOCAL AGENTS. - irrnr-f»pj when em phatic language er's property, as given to the assess oecause he does not lik e to have k Beaverton ..................... F. W. Cady G ille y ..............................A. S. Rrfggs s m u > TieeUed and history records or, It would strike m any a good and G a sto n ........................ C. W. Hudson R-edvffie ...........................X. B. Imlay a| pear in print th*t he hoe attem p t -'«tfl* no censure that W ashington at well m eaning citizen w ith conster Tuahktn. .........C. A Krim 1 I >t> ro ..................... H. Jfc. Hins&a-v ed to defraud the county. But it Cormefi-ss . . . . . . . . . . . . D. J. Barrett onerwood ...................... Dora ShnocA 4Nh* b attle of Monmouth swore “ like nation, and we would find tjiat the Forest Grove . . . . . . . . N. L. Atkins- appears to us that this law does net -am» auagrtl,” as General Scott once ex- tax-roll of n ext year would be in go far enough, and that it w ould be •»raviwii it, and in more mod« rn tim es creased m anyfold over that of our more efficient if if required the publi rtamenvaaierican public thought no less present year. Publicity is the only- cation of all bills allow ed by a cou n ty. rem edy to bring about a true reform •ai« Mi ¡hr president because in the Trie people should know everything gftn m u :« cf crim inal carelessness in this m atter. Adequate law s may for which their rnoaey is- expended. <'«aflK'vch-cost a human life he character- be enacted upon any subject, yet if Tbe exception in tbis la w , that bills they are im properly enforced or ex e used : i . u unm istakable language, but in which the item9 are based upon tfcr? a r u m who u s m em phasis on trivi cuted they w ill not accomplish tbe charges fixed by law need not be a l «rexaaious is w ithout expression for purpose for which they are intend published, would seem to in clu d e all riant moments, A s the school e«i. If the people are kept in ignor- bills presented under fee-bills. The ^vrf's >fi repealed “sw eet” sickens so I ancö as to the m anner in which an fee-bill system in the past has been lOn^aent eond m uation di-gusts, for• officer performs the duties imposed ! regarded as a source of the greatest Of «mary v en iality is to be anathem a upon him by law , and the people are I drain upon the public treasuries, naml*'. sin would have no adequate al-o kept in ignorance of the evasioi j of such laws oy those whose duty i' W ithout the puoiicatiou of such mil* Here to stay and to sell you the p u rr,.-»i m e n i. Choicest Meats. Always handle the is to observe them , theu favorites, u allow s the officer's construction of A ) EFFECTUAI« UEM El »V FOR “ TAX ward strikers, political he.-ses, Mnd the in i' and tile am ount of his bill lo Best. Beef, Mutton, Perk, Salt go unquestioned by the people who DOMJIN unscrupulous persons w ill evade our Meats c f ail kinds. Lard, Sausage pay the taxe- t > m eet their paym ent. laws with im punity. Darkne s is a ard Fresh Fish. We guarantee Satis- vOregou Law School Journal. most favorable place to breed mie I Nearly every county court of this j state now points with pride tt> the ■ nice treatment. Call 'W e W v e for several years studied robes and foster deadly germs of dis l reduction of public expenses. Our AM-autjjtx't o f asaessmeut ami tax«- ease, and suulight is liieir deadly ! county courts are almost W'ithout u s . West Side Square. tints ao.'d have observed the effect of foe. So secrecy in our body politic exception com posed of very com pet tmmttry taws enacted by our iegisla- tends to produce an unhealthy condi ent men but we can&ot say that they ilu m fur Ihe purpose of bringing tion and creates a most favorable op are in any way m ore com petent than a fair listing of ail property portunity for tlie breeding of fraud their predecessors in office. W e are -aatr set to assessment and taxation in atid corruption, and their unrelent therefore lorced to the co-nclusion k in « few;«1, A great m any tax pay- ing foe is publicity. Turn the sun that the publicity required by this «srw.tai »early all stations of life, have light of the facts upon public abuses law in the presentation and a llo w «•Miad w iih us about th e prevailing and the people w ill force its per ance of hills has t>een the great factor The people de pn.rf.r e o f evadiug assessment, and petrators to desist. that has brought about tbe present Wt-eecuaequetice’s that follow. They mand an lionest administration ol Buy and Store all Kinds of Grain econom y in public affairs. Igw eralty consider that ttie present public and private affairs, and fraud In conclusion w e w ill say that the M ’ii o f prevarication in listing and corruption cannot long exist Manufacture newspapers of our State have alw ays ! — ■'«.abie property is a m ischief that when brought in ” iew for public in shown a public spirit, and gladly *«srrl seriously retards our advance- spection. furnished their new s to their readers. , All Kinds of Grain Products, Chop, Stoch Feed and Flour ■ M l and that it more than over- Tweed and his gang bribed judges Ttie L -gislaturecan place proper safe su m tm till our efforts made at the and legislatures, laws were passed in Best Oregi — A blend of choice hard wheat and guards upon this law which we pro- 1 soft valley wheat, makiug the l«est of flour. paiWie exp en se and by private enter- their interest, public treasuries' were pose against the evasion of the assess U) induce im m igration to our pillaged by them and decisions were ment laws, by prescribing prices for A A That our tax-rolls show rendered in their favor, and no such Farm Feed Chopping a Specialty. publication, so that but little expense s o r r eiy a tenth of the real value of oomplete and exten sive plan of fraud will be entailed in its operations. •oar p rop erty, and as it is upou the and public spoliation was ever de (ft*. SMuaaut of this low valuation of vised in any country, yet publicity Dr. Low e w ill be in Hillsboro p r«p nrty, as shown on the assess- brought about the downfall of this n e a J r o l l s that our tax rates are powerful ring. It was through the Dec. 10 and 11, T w o day« tte r w l, our tax rates appear to be colum ns of the N ew York press that and exorbitant to people com- this vast system of fraud and cor ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE. Hie Pacific coast; and as a con- ruption was exposed and broken up, i m any are deterred trorn to- ami “ Boss” Tweed, who was more Notice is nereby given that the under signed lias been appointed administrator [ ; in our (State. powerful th in any king brought to of the estate o f Geor.-e Bruder, deceased, r « l property were assessed and languish and die in a felon’s cell, by the County Court of the State of Oregon [ I tor Washington County, and has qualified. 1 at its true cash value it would The newspapers are the moulders of | All persons having claims agunst said fK„ are h e re b y notitiedto present the ■ f «squire anyone to pay a greater public opinion. It is through ur estate same at the ottic* of the "Hillsboro Inde- ■mmm than h e now p ayr but, on ac- colum ns of tbe newspapers that pub- pendent” at Hillsboro. Oregon, with pro vouchers and duty vertirted, within T . . . 0 . , _. ___ _ «w ane o f new properties which would lie and privale abuses are disclosed, per six months of the date neret. J. ** • B aldw in, Plasterer. G. H . Baldwin, Brick L a w Ms «¿Acd to the roll which now cs- frauds unearthed and great reforms Dated and M m guM ttrt Nov^n^rhfei903. 0 . Baldwin, Carpenter « ■ p e luxation, m any would not be are brougtit about. It was Napoleon Administrator of the Estate of George « I f - a t ted to pay as much taxes as I who .a v w said. H u , “ i Four i i « i hostile Musi 11 «- newspapers new-papers Bruder, d e e r e ^ V w i. Lime Sand and Cement ~ ^ n rd o now. Many frankly admit are more to be feared than ten thous-' A tto rn ey s for Admin strator. always on band l U l t o l U fO V ^ , v l . Brick Livery, Feed a od Sale Stable fan Coelen & M eat M a rk e t Main Street Forest Grove ÄPLIN MILLS C0MPÄN Silver Dust Flour APLIN MILLS COMPANY C ornelius , O regon BALDWIN BROS. I ,,.¡8