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WASHINGTON COUNTY NEWS
A State Fair Visitor
terson, Hanley Bros., Mrs. Bath, Jac­
Announcement
ob Snider, Fred Cornelius, Burk Ton­
The Forest Grove Public School
gue, W. B. Cate and son, Walter Cate, opens, Monday, September 26, 1904.
Jacob Milne, Geo. Hass, W. W. — By order of Directors.
Boscow, R. Beamish and P. Frost.
Special Notice
Dilley:— W. K. Newell.
The price of milk for the latter half
Beaverton:— W. D. Cady, W. H.
of September will be $1.20, an ad­
Morton and Burt Cady.
Mountaindale:— Mabel Northrup. vance of 5 cents per hundred pounds.
Lura Williams, Thos. Fowler and wife, | PACIFIC C oast CONDENSED MILK
F. Schligel, Ellis Purdin, John Narays, C o m p a n y .
Wm Reider.
Bargains
Cornelius:—J. W. Merrell and wife,
240 acres in Scoggin Valley, 5 miles
Miss Merrel, Thos. Talbert and wife, to R. R., small creamery, house and
I. J. Baughman.
barn, l j million good timber on place,
encoe. J. W. Jackson and wife, balance is brush and easily cleared and
Miss Jackson, Albert Lincoln, Mr. can be farmed, unimproved land just
Batchlor and family.
like this in same locality is held at
Bethany:—Peter Jossie, Wm. Jossie. $15.00 per acre and improved land
Centerville:—A. C. Chalmers.
from $40.00 up.
Fine chance for
Scholls:— Dick Taylor, A. B. Flint pasture or stock farm and $2400. buys
and wife.
it, $1100. cash, balance to suit.
Tigardville:— Wm. Tigard.
26 acres 3 miles N. W. of Forest
Respectfully,
Grove, fine road, all cleared except
M r s . O f l a B u x t o n . 4 acres left for fuel, new six room
house, new barn 24x36 other out
Read What People Who Know Say of
buildings all new, 1 acre Concord
the Merits of the Economy Fruit Jar.
grapes, l£ acre mixed varieties, Con­
Los Angeles, Cal., Feb. 19, 1904 cord, Sweetwater, Black Hamburg, etc.
DearSirs: We used 15,000 Economy 800 Italian prunes> 400 bearing"' 400
Fruit Jars during the past season in new trees, plenty apples, pears, petite
packing fruits for family trade, and prunes, plums, etc., good well and
did not have a single failure. We con­ pump, all fenced, one of the nicest
gratulate you upon having the only vinyard and orchard farms in the
fruit jar worthy of the name on the county. $2600. or will trade for other
market today. The Economy Jar is property.
handsome in appearance, the mouth is
200 acres 4 miles south of Cornelius,
large and the edge is smooth; there is 30 cieared, 40 slashed and in good
no rubber to adjust. The cover is so pasture, 2 houses and bam, buildings
easily and quickly fastened that the not extra, good spring and fine stream
frailest woman can secure it, and best 0f water> jq 00 piling and 80 acres
of all, mistakes report themselves in-1 good timber within 200 rods of saw
stantly in so evident a manner that not mill. $30. per acre, easy terms.
a single pound of fruit need ever be lost. R. W. McNutt, real estate agent,
The absolute certainty of every jar Cornelius, Oregon.
sealing makes it the ideal and only
l£ acres in the prettiest part of
perfect jar for family use. The Econ-1 Forest Grove, only 3 blocks from
omy Fruit Jar makes other jars im- p. 0 . Good 9 room house, new barn,
possible to us.
26x52x20 buildings in first class shape
S h a w P r e s e r v e C o . and newly painted, $3200. R. W.
Having just returned from the State
Fair and thinking your readers would
Published Every Thursday by the Washing­ be interested in learning something of
ton County Publishing Co. Incorporated
the standing of our County in the con­
at Forest Grove, Oregon
test for premiums as offered by the
State Fair Board for the best county
WILL FRENCH, Busin«*« Manager.
EARL B. HAWKS, Assooiata Manager.
exhibit, I send you the following facts:
There were six counties entered in
CIRCULATION 1600. ”
the contest and were awarded premiums
Rates on Job Work and Adver­ as follows— Polk, first; Linn, second;
tising Furnished on Enquiry. Marion, third; Washington, fourth;
Lane, fifth and Benton sixth. The dis­
$1.00 a Year in Advance.
plays were all creditable and the con­
Office on Pacific Avenue.
test
was very close, in fact it was a
Both Phones.
grand display of western Oregon’s agri­
Entered at the post-office at Forest cultural products.
Grove, Oregon, as second class
Washington county scored as follows
mail matter.
in the contest: Decoration, 1st; quality
Address all communications to Wash­ 30-full score; grasses, 15-full score;
ington County Pub. Co.,
grains, 15-full score.
Fell short on
Forest Grove, Ore.
vegetables and raw fruits. Lost third
If the NEWS fails to reach its subscrib­ place to Marion county, who had 1300
ers or is late, we request that immedi
ate attention may be called to the same. distinct varieties of produce, by one
point.
T HURSDAY, SEPT. 22 ’04
Mr. Wall had in his display 66
bundles of grasses, 145 of grains, 219
From what the Evening Telegram jars of fruit, 148 plates of fruit, 48
states there is soon to be an awful tear- pumpkins and squash, corn, potatoes,
up in the liquor situation in Forest cucumbers,onions, musk melons, water
Grove. The Evening Telegram ought melons, beets, turnips, carrots, hops,
to know with Dr. Large attending.
grapes, wine, sunflowers, etc.
Had
Electric railway news is becoming Mr. Wall been able to procure more
more encouraging this week. En­ vegetables and fruits of the same qual­
quires are coming from the south part ity as his other products, Washington
Every
of the state as to our chance of furnish­ county would have stood first.
ing them a right of way.
Looks one admitted that our grains and grasses
were the best on display. There was
encouraging.
but one thing lacking and that was the
Senator Fairbanks, of Indiana, candi­ co-operation of the farmer with Mr.
date for vice-president of the United Wall who had charge of the work of
States, has his itinerancy in the West arrangements for this county.
Had
mapped out and will speak in Oregon the farmers let Mr. Wall know that
but once, being in Portland Saturday they had choice fruits or vegetables he
evening, October 1st. and spending would have cheerfully gone any dis­
his Sunday in Portland viewing our tance to procure them.
Let us all
splendid metropolis. Senator Dolliver,1 pledge our support for next year and
of Iowa, will be with him and several then make it a point to take special
other noted public men will attend the pains in growing good specimens of a
meeting.
few things at least, then peerless Wash­
Never in the history of democracy ington county will take her place at
San Francisco, March 8, 1904 McNutt- real estate dealer' Cornelias,
Oregon.
was the party so divided and disorgan­ the head of the class where she right­
Gentlemen: Having used 1500 to
fully
belongs.
ized as now. Between Hill, Cleveland,
Stock and Grain Markets
So far as the writer was able to learn 2000 Econmy Fruit Jars for two seasons
Bryan, Parker and the New York
W h e a t V a lie v , o e r b u
and
without
any
loss,
I
cheerfully
15 00
bosses, coupled with the charges of the following Washington county peo­ recommend the Economy, as I have H a y , T im o th y , p e r t o n ...................
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C lo v e r
11 00
ple
were
in
attendance
at
the
State
bribery made by the populists, the
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G r a in
11 00
used
all
makes.
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C heat
11 00
party has weakened every day since Fair.
HENRY BEWS, Steward O a ts , N o . 1 W h ite p e r d w t ................
Tualatin:—I.
C.
Johnson
and
wife.
Parker’s nomination. Attempting to
G ra y
Large Mouth Economy fruit jars for
Farmington;—Andrew Jack
and
B ran
p e r t o n ...................
attack Roosevelt personally, they ended
sale
by
Thomas
&
James.
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s
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in warning all their adherents to keep wife, Thos. Withycombe and wife, H.
S h o rts
21 00
Hops, crop of 1904..................... 25 to 30c per pound
hands off of that subject. For once Bogue.
Chickens................................. lie tc 12c per pound live
Notice
Forest Grove:—J.C. Latta and wife,
they were wise.
Turkeys...................................15c " 16c “
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Lizzie Macrum, Geo. Sloan and wife,
Notice is hereby given that the dir­
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16c ** 17c " ** dressed
Jonn Abbott, J. J. Wirtz, Mrs. Orla ectors of school district No. 15 W a s h * ®eese............................................. 5 to 6c " ** live
Intellectual Treat
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Ducks..................................................... *6 to $7 per doten
Col. John Sobieski, of Los Angeles, Buxton, Hazel Ledford, Mrs. J. S. ington county, O r e g o n , w i l l r e c e i v e Eggs, Willamette Valley.....................2 0 " 21 " '*
California, a soldier and a statesman, Buxton, Miss Jessie Buxton, Edward sealed bids for painting all of that Butter, Sweet Cream............................. 18'vc per pound
" Fancy Creamery.................
- 20c “
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who has a wide reputation as an elo­ Naylor, Col Haynes and wife, Daniel portion of the new addition to the
“ Choice
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** 22c “ **
quent speaker will address our citizens Baker and wife, Mrs. Chandler, Miss
school house of said district to be fin­ “ D a iry ............................................17c " “
at Vert’s Hall the evenings of Sep-(
Onions...........................................................$1.50 per sack
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New................................ $1.15 “ 1.25 ** **
tember 23 and 26 and in Marsh Hall Chandler, Martha Traver, Mr. Gordon ished under the present contract. Also
Sma" w hi,e.................................... 3' 4C * * ' pm,nd
September 24 and 25.
Admission and wife, Frank Gordon, Mrs. J. B. a s e p e r a t e b i d f o r p a i n t i n g t h e u n f i n i s h -
free.
McPherson.
e d p a n o f th e n e w a d d itio n , w ith o r
F o r e s , G r o y e M a rk e tS i I n X ra d e
Hillsboro:— Isaac Miller and wife, w i t h o u t m a t e r i a l . T h e D i r e c t o r s r e - E g g i ............................................................. 2 3 c p e rd o ie n
At Cornelius
40c per roll
Josie Schulmerich, Wm. Schulmerich serve the right to reject any or all B utter......................................................
The Roosevelt Republican Club will
Potatoes, rood grade............... 1.25—1.35 per 100 pounds
I2 H ; per pound
meet Saturday night. Sept. 24th at the and wife. Albert Tozier, W. J. Wall bids. Dated September 22, 1904. C hickens............................................
Beef,
dressed.
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to
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hall in Cornelius. Everybody invited. and wife, F. J. Williams and wife, C. j Bids will be opened on October 1st.
Veal. M................................................ 6c to6lfc ”
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By order of Pres. W. M. McNutt.
W. Redmond and wife, Miss Amy P at-,
W. H. HUDSON, School Clerk.
Pork M ............................................
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