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About Washington County news. (Forest Grove, Washington County, Or.) 1903-1911 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 1, 1904)
For Sale Ash wood for sale. Enquire of Lee I cam wagon and farmer’s team 8 Sparks or Will Sparks. Eat at the Michigan House. and 9 years old. First-class in every Shingles, the best on the market at Fancy dishes at Nicholson & Son’s. respect, gentle and true, good wagon the right price, at T. A. Ritchey’s. Art squares beat carpet.—Roe & and harness, $250. Write to B. H. Take a vacation and buy your sport Tupper, Gaston, Ore., or call at News Buxton’s. ing goods, camp stove and amunition Office. The South Park Grocery for the best. at Goff Bros. Come and see. “ By Their Fruits ye Snail Know A good cup of coffee is half the Them” Tiy the South Park grocery. J. W. meal. Watrous & Allen Co.’s Best Not by their fruits alone but by North, proprietor. their meats, both fresh and smoked, Blend, will suit you. Cornelius has a new rural route to and a thousand other good things to Of all the annoyances, poor plumb begin September 15th. eat. It’s the same “ old story” you ing is one of the worst. We guarantee Auction house for furniture. Binder twine at Goff Bros. South Park grocery handles best goods. For choice building lots see J. P. Wagner. Cedar posts and tiling at T. A. Ritchey’s, Plumbing Fixtures of all kinds at Goff Bros. Best Willamette Valley Flour for will hear it in the street and at the home, “ where can we get something Money to loan on real estate. Hol $1.00 at Thomas & James. lis & Hawks. Standard ranges and Moore steel good to eat?” There is only one answer, where the dollars do double Best groceries at the Home Grocery. King stoves at Goff Bros. duty. The more you spend the more S. E. Williams, proprietor. Cheney the tinner. You always get you save. We are knee deep in at Prices that surprise—Values that the brand of tin you bargain for. tractiveness, and good things at the tell, at McNamer & Johnson’s. Not some things, but everything that “ fountain” always. Meats—The best in town delivered is good to eat at McNamer & Johnson’s. Our prices talk all languages. to your home. A. Saelen & Co. Time is precious—so is truth. Come Try the Home Grocery. Corner Lend us your ears, use your judge 3rd. and Pacific Avenue. Everything and see us, if you can’t come send a ment and buy of McNamer & Johnson. “ hand.” the best. Yours for the right price, For a fine Sunday dinner go to the Watch for our wagon. It will be at M c N amer & J ohnson . Colonial. Dinner served from 6 to 7:30 your door during the week. A. p. m. Saelen & Co. Oregon State Fair Program The parlors of Mademoiselle La- Monday, Sept. 12—Opening Day. Mr. and Mrs. M. V. Davis of Pat Course can be found at The ton Valley were transacting business in In the evening addresses will be made Laughlin. by prominent men of the state on up town Saturday. Grocery supplies in the grocery line The best eating materials put to to date topics. at the Home Grocery, corner 3rd and Tuesday, Sept. 13—Woodmen of gether by people who know how, at Pacific avenue. the World Day. This entire day will McNamer & Johnson’s. be devoted to the Woodmen and their Our prices you will find to be right Nicholson & Son, the grocers, sell sister order, the Ladies of Woodcraft and you get what you order. A. Pendleton White Satin flour warranted in their drills and sports. It is ex Saelen & Co. or money refunded. pected that at least a dozen drill Mrs. M. A. McKenzie left Tuesday Wanted— 100 students to take teams will be present in uniform to for Astoria, after a long visit with her contest for the $600 in prizes. lessons by mail. G. B. Hardin, father Dr. Crang. Wednesday, Sept. 14—Salem Day. Forest Grove, Oregon. If you want choice fancy groceries, This will be a great day, for Salem If you are troubled with catarrh, sore buy them at the South Park Grocery. business is practically suspended and throat, diseases of lungs, stomach or Everything guaranteed everybody goes to the fair. This will kidneys.—Consult Dr. Geiger. also be the day for the Greater Salem Mike and James Pope and families, Your home made pleasant when Stake, a $2000 purse for 2:15 pacers who have been spending a few weeks properly papered. Our line is the in which there are 31 entries. in the valley, returned to their homes largest in the city. Roe & Buxton. Thursday, Sept. 15— Portland Day. in Nebraska Monday. Rough or dressed lumber delivered Usually the biggest day of the fair as Ernest Hubbert has accepted a re the S. P. R. R. runs an excursion from sponsible position with the Acme to any part of city or county. Slab Portland and $1.50 pays a round trip mills at Portland. He began his wood delivered any place in Forest Grove or Cornelius at $2.00 per cord. and admission to everything on the duties Monday. Leave orders with Francis Bernard, fair grounds that the Board has any Last week some of the News copies Ed. Naylor, M. W. Patton or the News thing to do with. On this day will were a trifle late owing to the trouble come off the Lewis & Clark Stake for Office. Orders taken by phone. with the electric power on the power $2000 purse for 2:17 trotters. Mr. Hagerty, living at the head of line in the region of forest fires. Friday, Sept. 16—Children’s Day. Patton Valley, has had serious times When all the children in Marion Mr. Daniel McKenzie sold his 40 the past two weeks with fire, several county, including the Indian Training acre tract 2 miles east of the city, to times it raged so near his premises School at Chemawa, the Reform J. L. Mizner of Idaho, through the that his property was in danger of be agency of M. L. Noble. Considera ing lost. At last report he had it School and school children, will be ad mitted free. tion $4100. under control, but he suffered a heavy Saturday, Sept. 17—Closing Day. The Bazaar has a new floor added to loss of valuable timber. The Rural Spirit Stake $1000 purse its space for a better display of its sew Mrs. S. A. Kidder of Grass Valley, for 2:11 trotters; also the consolation ing machines and musical instruments. California, is here visiting her brother, race in Lewis & Clark Stake will be The heavy fall stock made it necessary H. H. Clark. Mrs. Kidder has the run off. Premiums will be paid and to enlarge the space. distinction of being the only woman in in the evening a good program will be J. Delano and sons of Cornelius, the United States holding the responsi on in the pavilion. the expert shinglers, have finished ble position as president of a railroad. McElroy’s band, of Salem, has been three contracts at Gaston as follows: She has been offered $100,000 for heT engaged and good music is assured. the big warehouse, the hotel building holdings in the Grass Valley & Colfax The evening entertainment during belonging to Mrs. N. J. Walker, and R. R., but declines to part with her the week will be the best money can the Harry Wescott general store interests in the road of which she is purchase and a good time is guaran building. i the head. teed all who may attend. our work.—H. L. Deckert. Cutting the meat correctly helps the cook, and pleases all the family. Try A. Saelen & Co’s for fancy cuts. For sale cheap—Some fine full blooded Poland China boar pigs. Write W. B. Logsdon, Manning, Ore gon. Hughes phone. Pendleton White Satin flour, war ranted in every way or money refunded, if not satisfactory. Nichol son & Son, Main Street. Lewis & Clark Clubs Unite Friday, the Lewis & Clark Club of Forest Grove entertained at lunch at Mrs. Rogers’, the Lewis & Clark Club of Hillsboro, at which time a county organization was formed and the fol lowing officers elected. Pres. Mrs. Austin Buxton; Vice Pres, for Forest Grove, Mrs. Walter Hoge; Vice Pres, for Hillsboro, Mrs. Dr. Tamesie; Treas., Mrs. Ware; Sec., Mrs. Dr. Bailey; Press Correspondent, Mrs. Bath. The ladies are arranging to make an exhibit at the State Fair, providing for a Lewis & Clark booth in the Washington county space. The committee on exhibits will receive such at Mrs. Rogers’ on Friday, September 2nd. All are solicited to help make our county the banner one at Salem. A special meeting of the Lewis & Clark Club is called Friday, September 2nd at 3 o’clock at Mrs. Rogers’. The committee on exhibits request that fruits, leaves, photographs, fancy work may be brought to this meeting, so that they can be ready for the dis play the Club will make in the Wash ington county exhibit at Salem. A committee was appointed by the president, to arrange for a booth in the space allotted to the Washington Co unty exhibits. Mesdames F. J. Bailey, C. W. Rollins and Miss Lura Wagner, of Hillsboro, and Mesdames A. W. Johnson, Walter Hoge and Belle Walk er, of Forest Grove, were named as the committee. A display of pictures of Washington County’s public buildings and some of the fine residences through out the country will be hung in the booth and a sample of the work being done by the Lewis & Clark Clubs. The next regular meeting of the county club will be held in Hillsboro, October 28, at 10 o’clock, a. m. S ecretary