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\ WHERE ROLLS THE OREGON’ . LEWIS m AND CLARK. . . . A PROGRESSIVE COUNTY NEWSPAPER IN M A G A Z I N E FORM Forest Grov8, Washington County, Oregon, Thursday, March 31,1904. Vol. 1. DOWN BY THE SEA. Beyond all Expectations The play “ Down by the Sea” by the home company of the W. O. WM last Thursday night, was without doubt the most decided success of any pro duction that was ever brought before a Forest Grove audience, either by local talent or by a traveling troupe. The house was crowded and the interest and appreciation shown by the audi ence was more than that accorded to any other production ever in the city. A stranger would not have known that those acting were novices at the busi ness, so well did each do his or her part, and so well was each person chosen for the particular part taken. The casts were as follows: Kate Raymond.............. Jessie Buxton (A City Belle) Kitty Gale,......................Anna Pomeroy (John Gale’s daughter) Mrs. Gale.................Mrs. E. D. Harris (John Gale’s wife) John Gale,.......................W. R. Hicks (A Fisherman) September Gale,............Harry Giltner (Protege of John Gale) March Gale,........... Harvey Baldwin (Protege of John Gale) Abner Raymond,...................Ed. Wirtz (A City Merchant) Capt. Dandelion...............Robert Wirtz (A City Dude) Jean Grapeau,........... Wm. Clapshaw (An Old French Peddler) The stOiy which is very facinating opens at the home of John Gale, a fisherman who lives down by the sea. Two successive shipwrecks, one in March and one in September, left the Gale family two boys who are now young men, each named after the month of the ship wreck each exper ienced. The city belle, Kate Ray mond, and her father were boarders at the Gale home and Mrs. Gale relates to Kate the wierd story of how the sea gave them two boys, and she in turn rema.ks that her father would be in terested as he had lost a son about the same year, in a similar manner. Later Kate is walking on the rocks and ac cidently falls into the sea and is res cued by September Gale, who falls in love with her. Her father having heard the story and knowing that the wrecked ship was of the same name as that on which his wife sailed for home, forbids his daughter to receive the atten tion of September upon the theory that he may be her half brother. September disbelieves that he is a son of Mr. Raymond and persists in his attentions. Finally the father, to thwart the match, insists that Kate shall marry Capt. Dandelion, a city dude, who has fol lowed them to the sea-side. At this critical juncture a French peddler ap pears upon the scene and he hears the story and asking questions discovers that he was on the same ship wreck that occured in March and that upon the same ship was a Madam Raymond with her infant boy, who had failed to catch an earlier ship the prevous Sep tember. The peddler also states that a small anchor had been tatooed upon the boy’s arm, during the voyage. September has no such mark, while March has the anchor where the ped dler had stated it was placed on the Raymond boy. March is thus a brother to Kate and September wins the con sent of the merchant to marry her. March makes it a condition of his ac knowledging his father, that Mr. Ray mond consent to his marriage with Gale. Other intensely interesting feat ures are present throughout the play. The city belle was very charmingly acted by Jessie Buxton and the scene where she was carried in dripping with sea water was vociferously applauded. The saucy manner in which Miss Pom eroy, as Kitty Gale, made things come her way was very amusing. Mrs. Har ris seemed especially adapted to the role of Mrs. Gale, and was the recip ient of much favorable comment. Mr. Hicks acted the role of Father Gale in a most excellent way. Edward Wirtz was a typical merchant and carried his dignity well. The City Dude, acted out by Robert Wirtz caused much mirth by his fine impersonation. March and September Gale, acted by Harvey Baldwin and Harry Giltner, were especially good. Wm. Clap shaw, as the French peddler, was also to be commended. at daybreak. Organic heart trouble with other complications arising later, was the cause of her demise. She was bom in Cass County, Georgia, October 31, 1853, her maiden name being Martha Louise Ivy. While quite a young child her parents moved to Pickens County in the same state where she lived until she was married to John Striplin on December 10, 1868. Mr. and Mrs. Striplin at once located in Cherokee County, Kansas, where they lived until they came to Forest Grove in the fall of 1890. She was converted and joined the Methodist Church while yet a young girl and has been an earnest and faithful Christian since her conversion. Her true Chris tian spirit and loving motherly charac ter was shown many times during her late illness by the many expressions of readiness to meet her Savior and her anxious regard for the welfare of her family and husband who for eight weeks have not left her bedside. Her spirit departed as peacefully as the sleep of a little child. She leaves an unusually large circle of friends to mom her departure as she was so earnest a worker in her church and so kind and true a neighbor and friend. Her husband, John A. Striplin, one of our stanch and highly respected citizens and the two daughters, have the hearl-felt sympathy of the entire community in these sad hours of their bereavement. The daughters are Mrs. Dora Adams, Forest Grove; and Mrs. Lottie Smith, of Springfield, Lane Co., Oregon. Deceased also leaves four brothers and three sisters all living in the far East and South. The funeral services were held in the Methodist Church at ten o’clock, Tuesday morn ing and she was laid to rest in the Naylor Cemetery. A Correction In the issue of the Washington County News dated March 17, an T he rare way in which each played I obituary of Mrs. Mary McDaniels was his or her part causes one to regret published which contained two errors. that it will not appear elsewhere in the It stated that Mr. McDaniels had resided county. AfteT the play the orchestra in Columbia county, whereas he had gave a dance which was well attended. been a resident of Washington county. Obituary The second error attributed to a local Mrs. John A. Striplin, after many long doctor the mistake of giving an over weeks of p-tient suffering, was called dose of morphine. The obituary was to her reward last Sunday morning handed to the News as published but No. 46. we have since received a communica tion that clears up the situation and completely exonerates the doctor from any blame. It seems that the lady was dying at the time of the doctor’s arrival and the former statement was a mistake. It is an injury to the doc tor which the correction cannot en tirely atone for. He is a Christian gentleman and a fine physician and surgeon and such a statement was a gross injustice. Golden Wedding Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. N. R. Wells cele brated their golden wedding anniver sary last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Wells are well and favorably known and their many friends wish them many more years of peace and happiness. They have lived in Forest Grove for over 30 years, coming from Ohio in an early day. They have one son and two daughters, Aaron Wells of Port land, Mrs. Sadie Williams and Mrs. Emma Teegarden of Forest Grove. Cracksman a Novice An attempt was made to blow open the safe at the Climax Mills at Hills boro Saturday night. The attempt was unsuccessful although they in jured the safe. The burglers were novices at the trade as the nitro-glyc- erine used was not what a good chem ist would have made up. No money was in the safe as the proprietors are care ful business men who always bank their cash each afternoon. No clue has yet been discovered which would lead to the detection of the criminals. Obituary Elbert Lafayette Wilson was bom in Silver Creek, Ida county, Iowa, Sept ember 23d 1881, and came to Oregon December 11th 1888. He first moved to Cornelius, where he lived a little over a year then moved to Hills boro, later coming to Forest Grove, where he spent the remainder of his life. He was drowned in the Yamhill river, February 12th, 1904. His body was found March 2 2d, 1904 by a pro fessional diver, Hugh Brady from Port land. He had many friends in Forest Grove being a young man who had a pleasant word for every body. He leaves to mourn his loss, an aged father and mother, three sisters and two brothers. .4 /