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About Washington County news. (Forest Grove, Washington County, Or.) 1903-1911 | View Entire Issue (May 19, 1904)
WW w î A p r o g r e s s iv e county NEWSPAPER IN M A G A Z I N E FORM Voi. 2. Forest Grove, Washington County, Oregon, Thursday, May 19,1904. Attempted Suicide More About the Electric Road Theodore Neep, a farmhand, aged 22, attempted suicide at the Pollock ranch, two and a half miles southeast of Forest Grove, Monday afternoon. He received a telephone call in the forenoon from Portland and rode to Forest Grove to answer it. Later he drove to Cornelius, where he pur chased carbolic acid. When he re turned to the farm he swallowed part of the burning liquid. The pain caused him to make enough noise to arouse the household, and Dr. Tam- asie of Hillsboro, was at once sum moned. He had failed to swallow enough to insure death. He refuses to talk, but private affairs seem to have been the immediate cause. In response to a telephone call, Mr. James H. Sewell went to Portland last Monday evening to meet with the agent of Andrew Graydon, who had just received a message from Mr. Graydon, who is now in New York, stating that he was about to close a contract with eastern capatalists for sale of the bonds for the construction of the electric railroad from Portland to Forest Grove, the contract being con tingent upon the procuring of the re quired amount of subsidy in Washing ton county. Messrs. Sewell, Heidel and Shute will require from the eastern capatalists a sufficient guarantee that the bonds will be floated before they will agree to complete the procuring of the balance of the subsidy, which is GRAND BARBACUE AT CORNELIUS believed they will furnish. A Day Long to be Remembered by the Citizens of Washington County Next Wednesday the inhabitant« of the thriving little city of Corneliu£\ind the hundred of others who are planning to attend, will pass a day of fun and profit such as they have never enjoyed before in Washington County, a roast ox, a roast sheep, and a roast hog will adorn the public square in the old- fashioned way which our forefathers enjoyed. There will be bands, glee clubs, speakers of wide repute, and special features. The candidates will be there. So will everybody else. Bring your lunch and enjoy the day of your life. Watch for the big bills. Don’t forget the day, Wednesday, <ay 25th. Died On Saturday noon, at the Hannah ospital, occured the death of little [Laura, eldest daughter of Mr. and Irs. Wm. Hay. The child was ten 'ears of age and had been suffering for ome weeks. The family returned om Forest Grove, Oregon, where hey wintered. They were about to ove to their farm west of Hannah hen their eldest hope was stricken, he family have the profound sympathy f the community in the loss of their ved one. On Sunday afternoon at o’clock the funeral left for the Byron emetery. Rev. George Clark con- ucted the service.— North Dakota *M(5on.” No. 1. newly wedded couple will begin house- ‘keeping on Mr. Friday’s farm near Greenville. Both of these young people are well known in that vicinity and a host of friends wish them a happy and prosperous voyage on the river of life. Field Meet The Field meet between Pacific and the University of Oregon, resulted in a victory for Pacific, the final score being 68 to 49. This is the first time in the last three years that P. U. has defeated U. of 0 . on the track, but the defeat was so decisive that all the supporters of the crimson and black are wild with joy. Oregon generally considers Pacific not in her class, but we are inclined to think that there are other schools in the state besides Ore gon. The meet went off very nicely, and U. of 0. accepted defeat in the proper manner. Captain Gilbert broke the Northwest record in the pole vault, going 11 feet 3 inches, but otherwise no especially good records were made. If Pacific can now defeat the Oregon Agricultural collage, she will be champion of the state. We meet 0 . A. C. May 30th at Forest Grove. Friday-Turner Port Arthur has been cut off by land and blocked by sea by the wily Japs. The Rosebud Reservation will soon be opened to settlement. The pro clamation issued last week. The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs are in session at Astoria with a large num ber present from over the state. General Joubert at Forest Grove Miss Clara Barton, who for years has Gen. Joubert gave an interesting talk on the Boer war and the con been at the head of the Red Cross ditions leading up to it, at Marsh Hall Society, has resigned the presidency of Tuesday evening. The discourse was that order. Russians blew up the docks at Dol- well rendered and no one hearing him would doubt his authenticity. He is ney to render them worthless to the in America looking for a suitable clim Japanese, who have taken possession ate and soil for homes for his country of the city. A. Thorsterman of Bellingham, men, many of whom intend to make free America their home. He ex Washington, shoots his 9 months old pressed the sentiment that at some fu baby and takes his own life owing to ture time all South Africa would unite domestic troubles. to throw the yoke of England and be Herman asks that small Oregon come the United States of South Africa. harbors be favored by a dredge from It seems some jealousy has arisen at his the emergency appropriation set aside success, as some Boer veterans have for rivers and harbors. telegraphed to Portland that he was The Portland Commercial Club has not a general, but the telegram is not obtained the services of Tom Richard given much credence. Gen. Joubert son, of New Orleans, to take charge of is a nephew of the famous Gen. Jou its interests and Portland will be pushed bert who fell at Mafeking. The to the front. younger Gen. Joubert was thrice The internal situation in Russia is wounded in battle and for m any: daily becoming more serious for the months his lower limbs were paralyzed. government. They are meeting con All honor is due to Gen. Joubert as a tinual reverse in the far east and the soldier and no spite work or other Japs seem to out general the Russians motive can distract one iota from the at every turn. credit due him for his active part in The body of the little girl who had the war for freedom. been missing in New York for many days and for whom a reward of $3,500 Over the Wires One of the worst fires of the season had been offered, was found in a chim occured in Portland which destroyed ney in which she had hidden while the plant of the Multnomah Trunk & playing hide and seek. the Day Lumber Co., and F. A. Hyde and H. P. Dimond, of ^ j ra p owers’s Manufacturing Co., San Francisco, are held under heavy the total loss being about $350,000. bail to appear and answer to the charge Insurance amounting to $100,000 par of acquiring title to public lands in tially covered the loss. The fire origi- Oregon and California by means of A verv oleasant wedding took place nated in a shaving bin of the Lumber fraud. There is forthcoming one of ^ p May 14, at the minister’s: Co., by a gas explosion. '— All A11 ,u „„Saturday, I he ~ the biggest legal fights the Coast has on ,„anse in South Park, Forest Grove, when John W. Friday, of Greenville, and Miss Pearl M. Turner, of the same place, were united in matrimony by Supt. C. F. Clapp of the Congrega- tional church. Miss Mildred Seelye acted as bridesmaid, and the best man was Burt Friday, a brother of the groom. Only a few friends of the con tracting parties were present. The seen. factories will be rebuilt, The supreme court of the United The Japanese accidently lost a tor- pedo boat while removing mines from States has decided that it is not un- Rear Bay north of Port Dalney, only constitutional to bar a foreigner from seven men being lost. A day or two entering this country when he comes later an armoured ciuiser was crippled to teach doctrines wholly contrary to by a torpedo in Talienwan bay by a our constitution. Turner, an an- daring young Russian officer, who ap- archist, was ordered departed and proached the cruiser in a small steam brought a test case. He will have to launch under cover of darkness. I go however.