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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
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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.