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About Washington County news. (Forest Grove, Washington County, Or.) 1903-1911 | View Entire Issue (March 10, 1904)
I t Vol. 1. Forest Grove, Washington County, Oregon, Thursday, March 10,1904. The Iron House Again. The famous whiskey case is still alive. Monday the case was brought up, the city contending that Watson is held under the city ordinances. Watson’s attorneys contended that the city has no right to justify under the ordinance as it has been held void by Judge Rood. Attys. Hoffman, Welsh and Huston for the city, filed a demur er to this which was hotly contested all the afternoon. Judge Rood over ruled the demurer which means the same thing as a decision for Watson next Monday. The city will appeal the case and feels that Judge Rood is exceeding his authority, at least they intend to find out where his jurisdiction ends in habeas corpus cases. Watson’s attorneys claim they will enjoin the city from further prosecut ing Watson under the present o r d i nance until the matter has been ftilly tested in the circuit court. The Railroad May Yet Come. The West Side Electric Roadway may yet be a fact. An effort will now be made to secure a subsidy to assist the proposition. It is estimated that #100,000 used as a subsidy will secure a company to put the road in during the coming summer. Of this, Washington county should raise $50,000 and Port land the balance. A meeting was held in this city Wednesday afternoon, at which Messrs. Sewell and Heidel, of Hillsboro, presented the matter in be half of the interests of Washington county. They stated that Hillsboro could raise $25,000 toward the project, and proposed that a committee be ap pointed here which would arrange to see what Forest Grove would do. It was the sense of the meeting that such committee be appointed, and so an ef fort will be made to secure the long sought prize. Road Meetng at Thatcher. A committee from the Board of Trade attended the road meeting held at Thatcher last Saturday night. E. W. Haines, H. C. Atwell, W. H. Hollis and John Cornelius attended from the Grove. A general discussion of the road problem was the main feature of the earlier part of the even ing. Everyone entered heartily into the spirit of the meeting and many good ideas were exchanged. The result of the meeting was summed up in a resolntion to the effect that the owners of the property adjacant to the Thatcher road would undertake to haul enough rock to complete the roadbed from where the road now ends near the Sam Crow farm to Thatcher. This is the kinds of spirit that ought to exist everywhere in the county and we would soon have an excellent system of roads. Mrs. McNamer Entertains. Mrs. Conrad McNamer gave an in formal party at her home in South Park, Saturday afternoon, March 5. After spending a delightful afternoon with the unique entertainment pro vided, the guests were invited into the dining room where a delicious luncheon was served. The dining room was very prettily decorated in pink and green, in the center of the table was a tall vase of pink carnations. Those present were Madames Roe, Johnson, Kane, Cheney, Macrum, Mc- Eldowney, Abbott, Mertz, Buxton and Baldwin, and Misses Shannon, Chand ler, Roe, Buxton and Smith. Gales Creek Grange. At the meeting of the Gales Creek Grange, Saturday the good roads ques tion came in for the lion’s share of the time devoted to the discussion of things of interest to the grangers. The concensus of opinion seemed to be that crushed rock was the proper road bed for this country. Mr. Baker urged that the road bed be placed where it was intended to remain permanently and that the grade be limited to 5 per cent. Everybody admitted that a complete and thorough drainage system should be maintained to keep the road bed above the water level. Very few favored tile. The open ditch seemed to be the cheapest and as effective. No general plan of work was advanced yet it seemed to be the general opin ion that the bonding of the districts was necessary to raise the funds for road construction. Mr. Atwell called attention to the danger of losing the rural free deliv ery unless-the roads were greatly im proved in the near future. A petition of the citizens of Washington county was generally signed, asking the pas sage of the Brownlow bill mentioned in Mr. Atwell’s article of last week’s issue. No. 42. able to be about they were quietly married. But a few days elapsed and she was then stricken with the dread fever, and he brought her to Portland and gave the woman who nursed him back to health the best medical and other skill that money could procure. Upon her recovery, a few weeks ago, Mr. Hall received word from Missouri that an uncle was very low, and he at once went to his bedside, where he now is. In a few days Mrs. Hall will leave for the East to join her husband, and while here bare facts only are given, yet it is one of the pretty ro mances about which much might be written. We trust Mrs. Hall will en joy a pleasant trip East and find her uncle much improved. Call for County Convention. A republican convention for the County of Washington, State of Ore gon, is called to meet at the Court House, in Hillsboro, on Thursday, Aqril 7, 1904, at 10:30 o’clock a. m., for the purpose of nominating a legis lative and county ticket, and to elect thirteen delegates to the state conven tion, and thirteen delegates to the first congressional district convention, and to ratify precinct nominations, and for the transaction of such other and further business as may come before — said convention. The convention will consist of 170 delegates, to be appor Senatorial Candidates. tioned and elected from the several Political rumors are rife relative to precincts, as follows, to-wit: Quite Romantic. many matters, the chief interest center B eaverdam .......................................... 8 ing in theSenatorial candidate. It has be Mrs. James Shepherd and Mrs. Etta B eaverton............................................. 10 come common knowledge that at least Hall, of Portland, returned Sunday, af B u x to n ..................................... .“ . . . . 5 three aspirants for Senatoral honors are ter a two weeks’ visit with Forest Cornelius.............................................. 9 Columbia.............................................. 7 in the field in earnest. Two Candida- j Grove friends and relatives. Both of Dairy...............................: ................... 10 tes, ExSenator E. W. Haines and T. these ladies lived in Forest Grove un D ille y ................................................... 4 H. Adams are from Forest Grove and til quite recently. Mrs. Hall was a East B u tte .......................................... 9 one, Dr. W. S. Woods is from Hills trained nurse in Portland, and one of East Cedar.......................................... 8 Gales Creek........................................ 7 boro. the hospital cases over which she took | Gaston................................................... 8 ExSenator E. W. Haines is a bank charge was that of a man who was i M o u n tain ......................................... 2 er but owns an interest in the Crescent severely injured in an accident. This North Forest Grove.................. » ....1 1 Mills of this city and also the control- man was no other than the present North Hillsboro.....................................10 ing interest in the Haines Electric Mr. Hall. The faithful performance Reedville.............................................. 8 Power Plant on the Tualatin river. T. of her duties, the quiet ladylike man South Forest Grove..............................13 South Hillsboro.....................................10 H. Adams is a prominent merchant of ner in which every little detail was \ South Tualatin................................... 7 this place and holds stock in the executed, and the charm of her per W ashington.......................................... 9 Farmers & Merchants’ Bank. Dr. W. sonality led Mr. Hall to ask, at the West B utte.......................................... 7 D. Woods is a leading doctor of Hills proper time, that the casual acquaint- [ West Cedar.......................................... 8 boro and a man of good business ability. ence formed while he was a patient i The primaries will be held in the several precincts, at the polling places With three men of the standing of th e ! under her care, might be extended to therein, on Thursday, March 31, 1904, above named men it will be interest their social life. Later Mr. Hall be- \ at the 2 o’clock P. M. ing to watch the developments of the I came sick at Baker City, Ore. with By order of the Washington County next three weeks. The county offices typhoid fever and his life despaired of. Republican Central Committee. Dated this March 3, 1904. will not go begging for candidates, but Mrs. Hall at once went to his bedside B enton B owman , as yet there are few in the field who and successfully nursed him through J. A. T hornburgh , Chairman. have openly declared themselves. the trying ordeal, and when he became Secretary.