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years. How ignorant the voters of the United States are upon the achieve EARL B. HAWKS. Editor. ments of the republican party and how Published Every Thursday by the Washing much censure the present administra tion will receive for its fearless and pro ton County Publishing Co. Incorporated gressive attitude on all public matters, at Forest 6rove, Oregon will be seen at the polls in November. We have not the slightest doubt that WILL FRENCH, Businas« Manager. EARL B. HAWKS, Assodata Manager. the count will be a stinging rebuke to the anti-administration faction as many CIRCULATION 1500. former democrats are administration men today. We are satisfied to be Rates on Job Work and Adver counted tising Furnished on Enquiry. Roosevelt. in on record of McKinley and WASHINGTON COUNTY NEWS $1.00 a Year in Advance. Office on Pacific Avenue. Both Phones. Entered at the post-office at Forest Grove, Oregon, as second class mail matter. Address all communications to Wash ington County Pub. Co., Forest Grove, Ore. If the NEWS fails to reach its subscrib ers or is late, we request that immedi ate attention may be called to the same. THURSDAY, JULY 14, ’04 Why not think of and do things at the proper time? It is now mid-sum mer and the roads are at their best for the season. The fathomless mud holes which abound in such unlimited num bers during our season of mist are all nicely filled in with some of that sur plus mud which awaits but the fall rains to render the roads again impas sable. Of what value has all that road work and money expended to level the road bed been if the roads are allowed to go back to their original condition? Grade up the roads, rock them now while it is possible to haul fair loads, and save the money expended this spring. No piece of road is more needed for daily use than is the road from the depot to Main Street, yet the city and county go on neglecting it and creating for ourselves the appear ance of shiftlessness and unprogTessiv- ness as well as making it more difficult to interest outsiders in the growth of our city. Are the Board of Trade and Civic Improvement Society taking a nap, or are they away on an extended vacation getting a much needed rest? The Democrats have at last decided upon a candidate and a platform. The candidate is as strong as could be found in their ranks, yet the choice and his gold standard declaration must be rather a hard pill for the Bryan wing of the party to swallow. A furth er gall-stone to Bryan must be the serene pleasure with which Grover Cleveland is enjoying the situation. As to the platform itself not much re mained for the convention to do but to endeavor to assume the credit for republican measures which have done credit to the nation, and to rail at the administration's work of the past eight Times were never more prosperous than now and Forest Grove never more thriving. We have about 100 new homes going up within the city limits and various other improvements are in progress. We have also the proverbial kicker who sits around on dry-goods boxes and slowly shakes his wise head and predicts a future slump in city property. However these homes are not for sale nor for rent but are occu- sied for home purposes only. Does this indicate a speculative tendency? We think not. When a house for rent cannot be found in a city you can rest assured that that city is not in any immediate danger of a set back ur der conditions that exist here. States congressmen, and ten men from each city and each county to be named by the mayor and county judge respectively. This is certainly a step in the right direction, and nothing but much good can come out of it. It is to be desired that the delegates from this city will be named at once by the mayor! and that they will be present in the convention. Downs—Delicious ice cream. Downs’ pop com—The best on earth. Axle grease, best on earth at W. R. Hicks’. Garden and feed seeds of all kinds at Martin & Co. National Stock Food the only reliable kind. Martin’s Feed Store. Notions of all kinds, spring goods, everything the latest at the Magnet. If you are troubled with catarrh, sore throat, diseases of lungs, stomach or kidneys.—Consult Dr. Geiger. For 1st class shingles enquire at Buxton’s blacksmith shop. 6-9 Schmidlin & Co. Nicholson & Son, the grocers, sell Pendleton White Satin flour warranted or money refunded. For a good fence you need good cedar posts. Bailey will sell them to you at the right price, any number you wish. P lain Cooks Y/on’t Do. Sir Thomas Horne, the president of the Canadian Pacific railroad, made recently a tour of inspection over the Pennsylvania line from Philadelphia to Pittsburg. Sir Thomas was much pleased with the service and cuisine of las dining car. lie inspected the kitch en and showed great interest in the skilled maneuvers of the cook. The cook, who was something of a wag, described to his distinguish ed visitor the kitchens of the gro.’t New York hotels, where the wal.s are of glass, the floors of vitri-ul brick, the tables of white marl)!'! and the cooking utensils of German silver. “A great hotel chef,” he said, “has from fifty to seventy-five as sistants under him. I know one of these chefs, and I visited him two weeks ago. His assistant cooks were all young women—the prettiest lot of young women I ever saw. “ ‘Why, Gaston,’ 1 said to my friend, ‘what pretty girls you em ploy “ ‘Indeed, they are pretty/ said he. ‘Plain cooks won’t do here.’ ” A W onderful Clock. A wonderful clock has just been completed by a Bavarian clockmak- er after nineteen years of labor. It tells the seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, years and Christian festivals. The course of the sun, moon and constellations is given and eclipses shown. The clock has been regulated to keep all these things until 2899. The clock con sists of 2,200 parts and has 112 wheels, while it is worth $8.750. Pres. Andrew Graydon and Sec. L. Y. Keady, of the Oregon Traction Co. were in the Grove today in the inter ests of the above named proposed rail way. They stated that the prospects Happy D ays. were never better and that it would be T h e C a n e W a n D in m ia a e d . only a short time before work would be While 1 was loafing around a small town In Nebraska 1 dropped into the begun if people wanted the road. The courthouse the case of a man j capital is ready but the Eastern inves who was to to be heur tried for horse stealing, tors insist on the people here taking a lie hud been in Juil for three mouths, and it was said that the state had u certain interest in the road as a guaran sure against him. After dispos tee of the desire for the road. The ing of case several other cases the Judge officers here today state that all now called that of the horse thief and in of a constable: depends upon what the citizens of quired "Have Forest Grove do towards subscribing to witness?” you got Joe White here as a this enterprise which we are all desirous "No. sir,” was the reply. "Joe White a cow and run away.” of obtaining. In return stock will be stole "Have you got Jim Watkins?” issued to the subscriber so that value "No. sir. Jim was drowned a month for value will be given. Now is a ugo in the big flood.” about Moses Benson?” good time to show how much we de “Ilow "Moses has gone to Dakota.” sire the road by a mutual effort to "And John Shevlln?” “And now, my dearest Amelia, secure enough subscribtions for stock to "lie’s run away to Iowa.” won’t name the day?” “Any more witnesses against the de “ Yes, you Percy. insure the completion by spring. Its fendant?” We'll be married when you’ve paid all the install value to the city will be many times "No. sir.” ments on my engagement ring.” "Then we'll try him without any. what is given to help secure it and Perhaps he'll plead guilty. Bring him will do more than any one thing we In.” T h e P ain ter V ersu s the Man. could secure for some time. "But I can’t, sir.” “One of the extraordinary things "For why?” Sargent, the portrait painter,” "Because he broke Jail last night and about An official call has been made b y ' remarked an artist, “is how little fifty miles away by this time.” the Portland Commercial club for a Is "Oh. the world in general knows about I see! Well. I’ll dismiss the him as a man. There are columns convention to be held at the Marquam case and take up that of Tom Lang and columns written about his work. ley fur stealing a calf. I know we can Grand Theater in Portland, for the pur He is lauded ns the greatest portrait convict him anyhow, fur he stole the pose of organizing an Oregon Develp- calf from me!” _______ painter of his time, and yet almost ment League which will have for its nothing is said of his private life. T h in g s T h a t Help. aim the development and upbuilding Use soapy “ Pictures of his home do not ap water when making of the state of Oregon by a united ef starch. It will make the clothes pear at regular intervals in the illus trated papers nor of the members fort as against each small community do more glossy and easily ironed. of family. Coming on top of ing everything in an individual way. Line black silk underskirts with the his countless Whistler anecdotes The convention will be held August 2 flannel to insure warmth. that we had in his lifetime, one Dusty or rusty looking jet trim would at least gather and 3, the round trip costing but mings impression can I k ? made quite new look that Sargent was a the rather silent one fare from all Oregon points. The ing if soaked for about ten min- Perhaps he is content to let delegates to this convention are: every «tea in equal parts of vinegar and man. his pictures talk.” — f c e w York editor in Oregon, the Governor, United water. Dry in a cool place. Press.
