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About Washington County news. (Forest Grove, Washington County, Or.) 1903-1911 | View Entire Issue (May 19, 1904)
Il If you want the best of groceries, Loos Bay country and is expected to arrive on the evening train. buy Of Weitzel & Christian. Funeral will take place from the Will H. Thompson, the poet of family residence at 5 o’ clock this Seattle, who lectured at Eugene yester evening and the remains will be laid day, and D r. Henry E. Jones of Port to rest in the Buxton cemetery. land, both old friends of Capt. F. S. Barnes, are here to shoot with our ex pert b ow m an . Both gentlem en are archers of national fame and often come to Forest Grove to practice with Capt. Barnes, who is known all over the U nited S ta tes for his interest in archery and for his fine bows. Probate Court Estate of Thomas H. Best, deceased. Final account and report filed herein. June 13, 1904, set for final hearing. him to turn over to the county clerk Ulrich Gerher et ux to John Ger the sum of $2847.65, he being unable ber 20 acres in t 1 n 1 w . . . . Estate closed of Richard Reycraft et ux to John B record and bondsmen discharged. Beal n £ of lots 1 and 2 block to locate the heirs. 10 S. P. addition to F Grove Real Estate Clarinda Beal et 8 Forest G rove.......................... lot 7 block 4 Sherwood........... $ 150 Chapman to Susie B Waters part of lot N o 4 blk John Owen et ux to Anna Risner Jennie al to Esther I Mary B Locke to Frederika W il Dennis 80 acres near Hillsboro son 8£ acres in t 2 s r 1 w . . in Fairview Addition................ 2400 M K Richard et al to W S Smith Final account and report filed herein. D C Miller et ux to G W Drou- 12 acres of Joshua Dickson die Monday, June 13, 1904, set for hear baugh. 4 acres in Fruitvale F C Orth et ux to Charles Sy \ a ing and final settlement. Add to Forest Grove................ 300 in Forest G rove.......................... The dedication of the monument of Estate, Ben E Jones, deceased. The C N Johnson et ux to Washing B R Harrington and wife to Con Miss Anna Johnson will be held at the Executor secured an order authorizing ton county, right of way......... 75 rad Ludwig 20 a i n t 2 s r 2 w Gales Creek cemetery Sunday, May 29. Estate, Sylvester Vaughn, deceased. The services will be betw een the hours of 2 and 3 in the afternoon and many friends and relatives will be in attend ance. The class to M ic h Miss John son belonged will attend and decorate her grave. Prof. Bates of Pacific Uni versity and Judge Hollis of Forest Grove will give short addresses. The memorial services have as yet not been entirely arranged for, and announce ments will be made later. Daly’ s Comedians opened a five nights engagement at Verts Hall last evening with a crowded house, in fact the largest audience that has been seen in the hall for many months. Their entertainment was first-class con sidering the small admittance charged at the door, and was clean and up-to- date. The lady impersonater is with out an exception the best that has vis ited our city, while the black face comedian kept the house in a contin ual uproar with his jokes and ready wit. Little Nita, as a song and dance artist has few equals. (Concert < You (in r / y o u r c o n d i a //y ¡m u t e r / to c o m e to o u r Found Dead in Bed Mrs. E. D. Thomas aged 74 years, an old and respected resident of For est Grove, was found dead in bed last night by neighbors. She lived alone part of the time and during the school year she kept student roomers. Tues day evening she visited the homes of Dr. Bishop and Mrs. Jane Smith, leav ing the latter place about 8:30 to go to her own hom e. On Wednesday evening not having see i her during the day and their rooms not being cared for, the students becam e anx ious for her welfare and went to a neighbor lady and informed her of the situation. An investigation was at once com m enced and the room un locked. Mrs. Thomas was found ly ing as if in a peaceful sleep. Dr. Large the coroner, and - Dr. Bishop made an examination and found that she had probably died shortly after re tiring Tuesday evening, and that heart failure was the cause of death. Deceased was prominent in her young days and has been a lifelong member of the Congregational church and an active member of the W . C. T. U. She was a graduate of Mount H oly oke college, of Massachusetts; was principle for some years of the R ock ford Ladies’ Seminary at R ockford, 111. and some years ago cam e to the coast, She was a resident of Forest Grove for about 14 years and was always promi nent in all the movements for the bet terment of civic conditions. Her husband died at this place six years ago. She leaves one son, Dwight Thomas who was formerly principle of our public schools and is now in the fn ie n d s a r e sto n e i ìa t u n d a y , —À i a i / 2 /, tin r / h e a n o n e o f th e h e s t co n c e n ts h y th e MRS. W. McELDOWNEY Soprano h est of of /o c a / n non nani o f th e t a t e s t MISS KATE SHANNON Alto MR. H. BELKNAP Tenor e n /o y , MISS PEARL CHANDLER Accompanist n o th in g , s i m p l y c o m e s p e n d The d a y ant) e n /o y th is m ine m u s i c a / tn ea t. f f /e m e m h e n th e d a y a n d d a t e . S a t u n d a y th e 2 / s t , d o r e s t //n o n e , O regon 130