IO
W. 0. W. Honored
CORNELIUS.
Webster Phillips made a flying trip
Mr. F. A. Falkenburg, Head Coun-
cel of the W. O. W., who has just to Portland Monday.
The Base Line Lumber Company is
been elected president of the National
Fraternal Congress at its session in running on time at present.
C. W. James returned from Wash
St. Louis, which body represents
4,800,000 members of various filter ington last week, where he has boen
nal insurance societies of America, was on business.
born in Indiana in 1857. He is the
Street Commissioner Schoen is
son of the Rev. S. B. Falkenburg, a planking the Base Line road in front of
Methodist divine of that state. Mr. Mrs. Matthias store.
Falkenburg is an educated and culti
Dr. E. Everest will move his resi
vated gentleman. He became identi dence from its present location, near
fied in fraternal work, and was ap the K. P. hall, and make other repairs'
pointed by Head Consul Joseph Cul
Austin Carey has his new house
len Root as one of his deputies in
nearly completed near John Neep’s
extending the order of Modern Wood
residence in the eastern part of town.
men of America. It was while in that
C. B. Kidder has moved into the
service that he moved to Denver in
1889, which city has since been his house lately vacated by N. A. Free
home. Desiring to see the principles man. Mr. Kidder is the owner of the
of Woodcraft extended beyond the | property.
The Cornelius Hotel has been
narrow field of eight or nine states, to
which it was by its charter then raised and a new foundation put under,
limited, he and Joseph Cullen Root, also new floors, under the supervision
the head consul of the Modern Wood of Clark & Dixon of Forest Grove.
men of America, on June 6th, 1890,
The Widewitch building is nearing
founded the Woodmen of the World, completion and when completed will
and he has been head consul of the be occupied by L. S. Foster’s general
Western, or Pacific jurisdiction of that merchandise store.
order ever since. He is also sovereign
Henry Termeer of Portland, a first
adviser of the Eastern, or Sovereign class paper hanger, is fixing up the
jurisdiction, and is commanding gen new house of Herman Seidler, and
eral of the uniform rank of the entire Ernest Wilkins of our town is doing
order. The Woodmen of the World the painting.
and i.s allied ladies’ organizations
The city jail is repaired and the
(though but fourteen years of age)
cell that was badly burned has been
have a membership of over 400,000
lined with galvanized iron throughout,
members, and have over 5,000 camps
making it impossible to set it on fire.
in the United States and British Am
The whole building has been thor
erica. The Western or Pacific juris
oughly remodeled.
diction, of which Mr. Falkenburg is
official head, has become the largest
Get prices on stoves at Harris Hard
fraternal insurance order in that field, ware. Two doors south of Vert’s Hall.
with a membership now approaching
Bargains
the 100,000 mark.
The presidency of the National Fra
30 acres of A 1 farm land, f mile
ternal Congress is the highest honor from Cornelius, all in cultivation, good
that can be conferred upon an Ameri l£ story house, frame barn, good orch
can fraternelist, and his friends, which ard, 2 wells, good road, 4 cows, 2
are numbered by the hundreds of heifers, plow, harrow, 12 tons hay in
thousands in the various orders of barn, $3600. $2000 cash, balance on
America and Canada, will rejoice in time at 6 per cent. This is a snap.
receiving the news of his election to
80 acres, 3£ miles from Cornelius,
this high office.
30 cleared, 40 slashed and in pasture,
Hardware Talk.
W e are here to do business on strictly
business principles and will deal with you
honestly and courteously. You are wel
come to inspect our stock and prices.
Right Quality ot Goods at Right Prices,
Headquarters for
Builders’ Hardware
Steel Ranges
Stoves of all kinds
Wagons, Buggies
Cutlery
Plows, Harrows
Wire Fencing
Sherwin-Williams Paints Tools
Farm Machinery
Graniteware
Sporting Goods
High Grade Saws
Fire-Arms
Bath Fixtures
Call in and See our Stock
Goff Bros.
Forest Grove
Oregon
Death of Mrs. L. J. Hunt.
The body of Mrs. L. J. Hunt, ac
companied by her daughters Leona and
Bessie, also Jim, her son, passed
through our city Wednesday, on their
way to Tillamook, her home, for bur
ial. Mrs. Hunt was one of the old
settlers there and leaves a large family
and a host of friends. H er burial will
be Thursday when she will be laid to
rest in the Odd Fellow’s cemetery.
Died
OCTOBER
Sunset M agazine
Gives fine pictures of
CALIFORNIA LIFE
Gen. MacArthur and other army
officers describe the recent military
maneuvers in California, each being
profusely illustrated with halftones,
and colored drawings by Edward
Cucuel.
Interesting articles on
California and Oregon. How Olive
Oil is Made, How Almonds are
Grown, and fine descriptions of
Plumas and Sutter, two great Cali
fornia Counties. Two hundred and
twenty four pages of articles, West-
tern stories, sketches and verses.
George Show, aged 14 years, died
at the home of his father, Samuel
Show, in this city last Thursday after
noon at about four o’clock of typhoid
fever. The little fellow took sick a
few weeks ago, after having just started
to school. The remains were immedi
ately prepared for burial and were
. . Ten cents a Copy . .
taken back to his former home in
Melvern, Iowa, to be laid beside
You can buy the Sunset Magazine at
his mother, who preceeded him by
ail News stands
10 acres good timber, good four-room many years. George was brought heie
Holly Circle “Getting Busy’’
house, bam 40x60, other necessary for his health by his father, who be
FREE ST. LOUIS BOOK
Holly Circle, W. of W. has decided buildings, hydraulic spring water to lieved the Oregon climate would be
to get busy” and are not only taking house and bam. Here is a genuine beneficial to him.
Had for the Asking— Tells All About
in new members but have planned bargain for $2800; $1000 down, bal
Remember that you can buy the
the Big Exposition
several entertainments for the winter. ance at 6 per cent. R. W. McNUTT,
b$st rain coat on earth at Watrous &
Those readers of The Oregonian,
A drama is ready for rehearsal, the hall
Real estate agent, Cornelius, Ore. Allen Co.
who
are planning a trip to the St.
and music engaged for a leap year
Louis Exposition should not fail to se
Veterinarian
dance to be given New Year’s Eve,
Cheap Sunday Rates Between Forest
cure a copy of the beautiful 86-page
and invitations are being sent out for
Dr. S. T. Bowser, of Hillsboio, will
Grove and Prtlaud.
book just issued by the Union Pacific
an At Home, the 26th of this month. be in Forest Grove Thursday of each
Low round-trip rates have been
At the meeting last Wednesday the week to treat the deseases of horses. placed in effect between Portland and Railroad. It tells all about the Ex
position, and may be had by writing
committee in charge of entertainment Office at Johnson’s Livery Bam.
Forest Grove, in either direction.
A. L. Craig, General Passenger Agent,
for the evening surprised everybody by
Tickets will be sold Saturday after
A
cnp
of
that
hot
coffee
at
Watrous
preparing an old fashioned supper of
noons and Sundays, limited to re
Feed Mill.
fried chicken, mashed potatoes and & Allen Co. will cheer you up and put
turn
on
or
before
the
following
Mon
a smile on your countenance. It is
Will F. Hartrampf’s Feed Mill located
gravy, salad, cake and coffee.
day. Rate of $1.05 round trip. Call east of the Farmers’ Feed bam will not
free.
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on Southern Pacific’s agents for par run every Saturday until further notice.
Upholstering and mattress making at
Ducthess Trousers— 10 cents a but ticulars.
All kinds of feed ground at reasonable
C. F. Harris’s,»second door south of ton and $1.00 a rip. Bailey’s Big
Our
ladies’
cloaks
are
selling
rapidly.
rates.
Vert’s Hall.
1 Store.
Watrous & Allen Co.
W il l F. H artramff .
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