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About Washington County news. (Forest Grove, Washington County, Or.) 1903-1911 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 11, 1904)
6 "Dame Rumor has it that a new Walter Hamer left this morning for building will be constructed upon the Newport. EARL B. HAWKS. Editor. Wanted a cook— Enquire at The lot west of the new buildings erected by A. B. Thomas, and that they will Published Every Thursday by the Washing Laughlin. be used for offiice purposes. ton County Publishing Co. Incorporated The Staeher sisters returned from at Forest 6rove, Oregon Miss Cora Beaks and Mrs. G. Hart- Newport Monday. rampf, who have been visiting with the WILL FRENCH, Busin««» Manager. Dr. Pollock, with a party of friends EARL B. HAWKS, Associât» Manager. parents of the former for the past three hied to the tall timber of the Nehalem, weeks, in Washington, returned to the CIRCULATION 1500. Monday. Grove, Monday. Miss Beaks will re Rates on Job Work and Adver Attorney Mendenhall and Ed. Boos sume her study of music. tising Furnished on Enquiry. of Portland, returned today from their Mr. Anderson is operating a Real hunting trip near Buxton. Estate and general land office in the $1.00 a Year in Advance. WASHINGTON COUNTY NEWS Office on Pacific Avenue. Both Phones. Weitzel & Christian have remodled the interior of their store this week by adding new shelving and otherwise Entered at the post-office at Forest improvrng it. Grove, Oregon, as second class mail matter. The new Congregational Church Address all communications to Wash building is beginning to assume good ington County Pub. Co., proportions. It will be an imposing Forest Grove, Ore. looking structure. If the N ews fails to reach its subscrib Mr. Arthur Watkins of the Coast ers or is late, we request that immedi ate attention may be called to the same. Range Lumbering Co. paid a pleasant visit this week to Mr. and Mrs. Geo. T H U R SD A Y , AUG. 11, ’04 Sloan and other friends. Miss Pearl Smith of the Hillsboro It has been decreed by Roosevelt Argus, is spending her two week's va that all federal officers shall keep strict cation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. ly out of politics. Hugh Smith of this place. School RepoM The following is the report of the Kist school district No. 55, for the month ending July 29, 1904. Num ber of days taught 19; number attend ing 13; average at.endance 8; days absent 7; times tardy 2. Those neither absent nor tardy and having excellent deportment are Earle Dallas, Mabel Dallas, Lottie Bergerson, Betsey Bergerson. N ellie M. R aymond , Teacher. Probate Court room adjacent to Brook & Son’s Har Guardianship of Fred W. Heberlein, ness Shop. Mr. Anderson is an ener getic business man and will have the a minor. W. F. Heberlein appointed opportunity to work up a good business. guardian with bond fixed at $200. Bond filed and approved and letters Articles of incorporation of the Banks issued. Hall Association were filed with County Estate of Margaret Jones, deceased. Clerk E. J. Goodman, on Aug. 4, H. W. Jones appointed administrator 1904. The incorporators are R. M. with bond fixed at $100. Bend filed Banks, N. S. Prickett, and A. J. Kil- and approved. Eld. Summers, F. W. len. The corporation is organized for Cady and H. Livingood appointed the purpose of erecting and maintain appraisers. ing a hall in the town of Banks, Wash- Guardianship of Elizabeth Schmidt ingion County, Oregon. insane. Valentine Schmidt appointed Mrs. Geo. Sloan left at the News guardian with bond fixed at $250. office a limb from a peach tree grow Bond filed and approved. Lelters is ing in -the hotel yard, which proved sued. E. I. Kuratli, Geo. H. Wilcox conclusively that peaches can be grown and E. C. Luce appointed appraisers. successfully in this valley. They were Inventory and appraisement filed and fine specimans and there is no reason approved. Petition for sale of real es for believing that peaches cannot be tate filed. Citations ordered to be is grown at a profit in this county. A sued and served on Elizabeth Schmidt proper under drainage might be de and superintendent of asylum. sired in some localities. _________________ j_____ 4 Stock and Grain Markets Mrs. P. G. Northup was buried yes Port Arthur and Kuropatkin are both on the anxious bench. The Japs are terday at Wilkes cemetery. Her hus band died some three months ago. proving splendid strati gists. Particulars have not been learned. Henry Rustin, the electrician who The son of Mr. Vanoy near Dilley conceived and devised the illumination was arrested Wednesday and brought at St. Louis, has failed in health and before Justice Stephens of Dilley, on Banks never saw his achievment which won the charge of entering the house of him fame. Over work brought on Mr. Lyberger and stealing $5.00 and Grandpa Carsten’s house aud barn consumption and he was hurried to a are finished all but painting. sundry articles. The lad was allowed dry climate. John Carsten has built a new wood to go on his own recognizance until Saturday morning 'when the case will shed and the new hall which is go The terrible railway accident near ing up rapidly will soon be completed. be tried. Pueblo, Colo., in which over 110 are Johp Friday’s house is almost ready G. H. Goff was hurridly called to now known to have been killed cast a for occupancy. deep gloom over the entire country. Portland Tuesday evening by the Waid Armstrong has his house fin These terrible accidents bring to the physician who has charge of the case ished. surface the deep and tender sympathies of Mrs. Goff at the Sanatorium. Mon F. Bradley is building a hop house. of the American people for all forms of day morning Mr. Goff returned from Portland much lighter in heart than he N. C. Shipley has his large bam suffering and bereavement. has been for weeks, because he left his nearly completed. The New York Sun has deserted wife much stronger than she had been The Sunday school district con for a long time and the news of Tues Judge Parker on the ground that his vention at the Harrison school house speech of acceptance lacked a tone of day was unexpected. She is slightly last Saturday, was a decided success. conviction. Many of the voters feel improved today. Hiram Smith of Newberg, was a the same way and will support a man S. T. Crow, the veterinary surgeon visitor here last week. who has the courage of his convictions. who left here several months ago for Messrs. Hopkins and C. Shipley an extended trip throngh the north and families have gone to the coast. County Court west, returned this week. During his The hay baler has been along the County Judge L. A. Rood on Wed absence he visited many points in creek baling for F. Sell, A. Stephens nesday, August 10 , 1904 , bound British Columbia and Alaska, stopping and A. Carstens. Claude Jackson, over to appear before ’for a short time in Edmonton, Calgary, the circuit court at the next term and other towns in that vast territory. Marriage Licenses thereof in November, on a charge of Mr. Crow says there is a great im Andrew C. Phillips and Daisie D. rape alleged to have been committed migration to that country, especially Giltner, and Ward Thompson and on the person of Belle Gerritse, a fe from the central states, and much of Mabel Hullenbeck. male under sixteen years of age. the government land is being taken Jackson’s band was fixed at $500 for farming’ and stock raising purposes, Candidates for the trip to St. Louis for which the section is well adapted. which he furnished. Pearl Chandler............. ............... 1892 The winters there are no worse than in Alyce Cronin............... ............... 1488 A petition with numerous signers Manche Langley......... .................. 313 Godman, county clerk, calling for a the northern states. The summers Stella Via................... .................. 25 local option- election next November are delightful, long, cool, and pleasant. Detta Friday............... ...........~ . . . 13 in the precincts of North Forest Grove ! The soil is very productive and they Maude Shannon........... ................. 8 j raise everything common to that zone. and Dairy Precinct. Grace Baer................. .................. 3 \ Wheat Valley, per bu................................... 77c to 78c Hay, Timothy, per ton..............................$14 00 “ 15 00 “ Clover “ “ 10 00 “ 11 00 “ Grain “ “ .............................. 10 00 “ 11 00 " Cheat “ “ ............................... 10 0 0 “ 11 00 Oats, No. 1 White perdw t........................... 1.22 Bran per ton .................................. 19 00 to 20 00 Middlings “ “ 22 00 “ 24 00 Shorts “ “ ................................... 20 00 “ 21 00 Hops, crop of 1903..................... 21 to 24c per pound Chickens................................... 11c to 12c per pound live T urkeys.................................... 15c “ 16c “ “ “ 16c “ 17c “ “ dressed Geese.............................................. 5 to 6c “ “ l.ve Ducks.........................................................$6 to $7 per dozen Eggs, Willamette Valley........................20 “ 21 “ “ Butter, Sweet Cream..................... .. 18V4c per pound “ Fancy Creamery................ - 20c “ “ “ Choice “ “ 22s “ “ v D airy.............................................. 17c “ “ Onions............................................................ $1.30 per sack Potatoes, Fancy old......................... $1.00 to $1.25 per 1(4) “ New.................................$1.50 “ 1.75 “ *' Beans, Small w hite.......................................3*V4c per pound “ Large ................................................... iVt “ “ Forest Grove Markets, In Trade E ggs................................................................. 19s per dozen B utter...................................................... 35c to 40c per roll Potatoes, good grade.........................,1.50 per 100 pounds C hickens................... .........................10 to 12Vic per pound Beef, dressed................................................ 6cVj “ “ Veal, “ ......................................................... 6c “ Pork “ .............................................6V4 to 7c “ Good Buys Farms, Town Property, Acre Tracts, Timber Lands, Business Chance’s, Houses to Rent, Col lections etc. Everything includ ed in a first-class Real Estate Office. Send for list. R . W. M c N U T T , Real Estate Agent, Cornelius, O.