Val. 2.
Important Business Change
Forest Grove, Washington County, Oregon, Thursday, August 81, 1904.
CHANGE OF MANAGEMENT
An important business change oc Mill at Gaston Now One of the Best
curred here Saturday last. The firm
The Gaston Flouring Mill by reason
of Woods & Adams, who have been in
of
the recent change of ownership is
general m erchandise business »here for
years, sold out their entire business now being entirely renovated and im
interests to R. E . Jackson and Nelson proved in every part. The work is in
LaCourse, who will conduct the busi charge of J. A. McCune, who recently
ness under the firm name of Jackson came here from Weiser, Idaho. Mr.
& LaCourse. T h e purchasers have for McCune is a master mechanic and is
several years been in business at Day- making many of the needed changes
ville, Oregon, under the above name which the mill requires. Hereafter
and only recently sold out at that they will be prepared to manufacture a
point. Both gentlem en are splendid fine grade of flour— chop feed, etc.,
business men, M r. LaCourse having and will have in stock everything in
long been known to the residents of the line for the farmer. The manage
Forest Grove. M r. Jackson comes ment comes with the best of creden
with the highest recommendations tials and the patronage will find him a
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from his former hom e, and has pur pleasant and enterprising man of busi
chased the M cC rum property for $15- ness. When in Gaston don’t fail to
000 which he intends to make his give the mill a call, you will find their
prices reasonable, and fair treatment
home. It is a fine property, and will
accorded to the patronage.
be put into form again. T he balance
of the property lies contiguous to the
General Trade Conditions
city limits and will undoubtedly be
The general condition of our county
cut up into residence property in the
are far better than generally supposed.
near future. M r. Jackson’s family
Wheat is a good crop and of a superior
consisting of his wife and eight young
quality; oats are a fair crop; hay below
people will arrive today or tomorrow.
the average; fruit crop has been gen
The new firm will retain the same
erally good except the prunes; hops
building in which the stock is now lo
will be about an average if favorable
cated, they having secured a lease of
weather gives them a chance to de
the building for five years. When in
velop; the output of lumber by the
terviewed Mr. W oods declared that he
mills has been average but not enough
would retire from active life, but being
! to supply the demand. All kinds of
a man whose whole life has been
1 building materials have been in keen
spent in active work in the carrying
demand. The mail and express busi
out of his plans, it will be harder than he
ness has greatly increased. The ex
realizes. Mr. Adams states that he
press business ending July of the year
has formulated no plans for the future,
is 2 \ times as great as during July of
but will rest for a few weeks, having
last year. The union of the interests
been constantly behind the counter
of the O. R. & N. R. R. Co. and those
for about eight years. T he business
of the Southern Pacific will result ip
uoder the old m anagem ent has been
the use of any cars which may be
more than successful and the new empty and therefore the call for cars
uranagement takes an established busi will be satisfied this fall. A spur into
ness and com e with an established the rock quarries at Independence
reputation as live up-to-date business will give plenty of rock with which to
®en- The inventory will be taken in improve the west side roadbed.
a ^ew days and th e new firm will take Fifteen cars of this rock will be put
charge.
about our own depot to render it free
from the summer dust and winter mud.
Candidates for the trip to St. Louis The merchants all report a far better
Pearl Chandler............................ 2221 year than last, both in the class and
% ce Cronin...............................1923 volumn of busne-i. Building of
Manche Langley..........................418 houses and b lsincss uiocks has ex
Stella Via........... ......................... 30 ceeded any year in our previous hist
°etta Friday................................. 13 ory, but in uo v*y is 1 speculative in
Gtace Baer................................... 8 its nature. Noue ot these are for rent.
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Many buildings are yet to be erected
and another business block is about to
be started. The new church is well
under way. The electric line is an as
sured fact whether built by the com-
pany represented by Mr. Graydon or
not. In view of the conditions Forest
Grove should not be dissatisfied with
her status.
fire and many settlers are back firing
the woods to save their cabins and
I their stock. Mr. Caples saw two bear
and one deer but was not able to get a
shot at them . H e reports a catch of
125 trout in one day, starting out at
nine o’clock ar.d returning at four in
the afternoon. H e is m uch disappoint
ed at not being able to stay as long as
he had planned but was able to change
Obituary
his appearance so that some of his
Rachel Miller was born in M ont
friends did not know him at first sight.
gomery county, Indiana, Septem ber
Watkins-Curtis
10, 1831. When a small girl she
Miss Daisy Curtis, daughter of Mr.
moved with her parents to Illinois,
where they resided until the spring of and Mrs. C. B. Curtis, of Hillside, was
1851 when they started for Oregon, ar united in marriage with Loren H .
riving here in the fall, settling in Linn Watkins of Forest Grove, last night at
county. •'She was married to Perin G. the home of her parents. T he home
Northup on the 12th of March, 1857. of the bride was beautifully decorated,
Soon after they removed to W ashing the parlor containing an arch and other
ton county, where they lived most of decorations of Oregon Grape, and the
time untill the spring of 1903. They dining room artistically ornam ented
then moved to Wasco county where
Mr. Northup died on the 20th of last
May, Mrs. Northup returning to Wash
ington county to spend her last days at
the home of her son. In early days
she belonged to the Methodist church,
later when their class was discontinued
near her home, she joined the U nited
Brethren church and continued a
member thereof until death occured
August 9, 1904.
Three children, survive her, Mrs.
Minnie Young, of Portland; H . L.
Northup, of Lake • View; and J. I.
Northup, of Forest Grove.
Funeral services were held at the
Harrison school house, where a large
swort* ferns and flowers. At
eight o’clock the young couple were
made one by Rev. Barber, after which
a dainty dinner was served. T he
bride was beautifully arrayed in a gown
of Crepe de Paris trimmed with ex
quisite lace.
Many relatives and
friends were in attendance to con
gratulate the happy couple who were
also the recipients of many valuable
presents. They will make their home
in Forest Grove, where the groom has
built and furnished a neat residence on
Fourth Avenue.
Examination Results
H il lsbo r o , August 16, 1904.
At the examination for teachers’
assembly of her friends and neighbors certificates lately held at this place the
gathered to pay their last respects to following certificates were obtained:
one beloved by all who knew her.
First Grade— Misses M. Grovaline
The services were conducted by A. Baldwin, Jennie Beamish, Rose Vande-
Baldwin. She was laid to rest in the hey, Viola E. Fields, H attie Starrett,
Wilkes cemetery.
Edna M. Fortner and Effie Galbreath.
Fire in the Hills
Second Grade— Mr. Leo L. Morgan,
Mr. and Mrs. Art Caples returned Misses H elen M. Hall, Maisie 0,D on-
rather unexpectedly from their outing ne^* Clara Loynes, Mary Hilts, Massie
on Rock Creek, Tuesday because of Ayers, Bessie B. M cVicker, Lillian L.
the forest fires raging in that part of McVickers and Agnes Hammer,
the coast range. They walked through
Third Grade Messrs. T . P. Ken-
a blinding smoke for seven miles to
®zra
Dixon, Jas. A. C am p b el;
the Nehalem Valley thence to Buxton Misses Bertha Fowles, May Cooper,
from where they were brought to this Grace V. Robinson, H enrietta E.
place. Their belongings are still oni Bear, Adelia M. H erm ens, Lucile
R ock Creek in the cabin of a settler t BeartL Christina Chalmers and Ruth
who will bring them out when a team Jones,
can be gotten through the fire district.
Much damage is being done by the
Yours truly’
M* c - CASE,