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About Washington County news. (Forest Grove, Washington County, Or.) 1903-1911 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 17, 1904)
o - G ALES CREEK Mrs. Fanny Campbell is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Thrapp. Mr. Biemrhor is building a large lumber shed to his sawmill. Mrs. Josephine Patton spent Sunday with her parents on Gales Creek. There will be a Masquerade ball in Heisler’s hall Thanksgiving night. Chas. Potts received word Monday morning of the death of his father. Jesse Thrapp of Tacoma, Wash., is visiting with his brother, Guy Thrapp. Mack Steeples of Hoquiam, Wash., visited ovei Sunday with his uncle, J. F. Lafferty. Miss Kate Lilly of Forest Grove, was the guest of her sister, Mrs. Lov ing, Sunday. Chas. Lilly, who has been attending Epworth League Meeliiy school at McMinnville was home on a Last Friday evening about thirty-five visit, Saturday. There is going to be a shooting yonng people gathered at the home of match for geese, at Joe Lee’s, on the Miss Daisy Morgan, ands pent one of the most delightful evenings it is pos twenty-third of this month. sible for one to enjoy. The occasion The Baptist Protracted meetings was a business meeting of the Epworth which began about three weeks ago League. The following officers were closed last Sunday evening. elected: Pres., Haven Belknap; 1st. John Erickson had the misfortune vice pres., A. J. Prideaux; 2nd vice, to lose a large blood hound last week Prof. Woods; 3rd \ice, Lorena Bel It is supposed that he was poisoned. knap; 4th vice Maud Hollinger; sec., Miss Lena Adkins, who has been Daisy Morgan; treas., Loyd Baldwin, attending St. Mary’s Academy, in The Organist, Miss Jackson; Choirister, Dalles, returned home Tuesday Mr. Prideaux. Eleven members also evening. % were added to the League, ten active, Between thirty and forty young and one associate. It was voted to people gave Miss Ara Heisler a pleas hold the business meetings monthly ant surprise last Friday evening. Danc hereafter, the time named being the ing was the amusement of the evening. first Friday of each month. After the The Hazelwood Croamery agent business was transacted, came the from Portland was on Gales Creek last social part. The Misses Morgan and week and sold quite a number of cream Hoffmaji were the hostesses, and the seperators which he expects to have efficiency of these young ladies as here this week. He will also return entertainers was abundantly proven by and set them up for the people and the splendid manner in which every show them how to use them. There one enjoyed himself. The amusements will be a- wagon to haul the cream to were ideal. Three poems by diffierent Forest Grove once a week during the authors were written on cards, one or winter and three times a week during two lines on each card, and distributed among the guests. Each one was the summer. required to find the rest of the poem of which his lines fernoed a part. The College Notes Dr. Ferrin was a Portland visitor Longfellows certainly deserved their name, judging from the time they over Sunday. spent at the table. “ Fizz” and “ Buzz” Zepher Thorpe of Corvallis, visited also had a prominent place in the friends at the college early in the amusements. Misses Morgan and week. Hoffman and Haven Belknap favored Rev. John Staub addressed a union the company with several piano solos. meeting of the Christian Association At eleven o’clock the company broke Sunday afternoon. up, everyone feeling that he had spent The Y. P. C. E. of the Congregation a profitable evening. al church was entertained at the home of Miss Jessie Hoge, Saturday evening. ‘ Bought His Partner’s Interest. t f ' I year were elected, Haven Belknap was chosen president. R. U. Peterson was elected captain of Pacific’s track team at a meeting of the track athletes held Tuesday even ing. No other candidate was in the field and the men were inthusiastic in the selection of Mr. Peterson, who has been one of the chief point winner for the ’varsity during the past two years. Last year, although handicapped by an injured knee, he won four first places in the meet with the Univertity of Oregon. He is a sprinter with excel- -lent records in all the dashes, and also has done the half-mile in 2:03. In the broad jump he has cleared 21 feet 10f inches. No man in school is more enthusiastic or better able to help in putting out another team that will win the state championship. Stoves! W e have the largest and most complete line of Stoves in the city, and before you buy d. ’ Stove, come in and see our stock. 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 Suws Fire-Arms Bath Fixtures Call In and See our Stock Goff Bros. Forest Grove B U SIN ESS LOCALS Best flour in the world at Ritchey’s. Free delivery in town. • For bran, mill feed go to T. A. Rit chey’s. Free delivery in town. For a fine Sunday dinner go to the Colonial. Dinner served from 6 to 7:30 p. m. ' — Stoves at C. F. Harris Hardware. —Strawberry plants for sale at Martin’s Feed Store. — Have a new couch made by C. F. Harris, two doors west of Farmers & Merchants Bank. If you are particular about your job work, visit The News’ Printery. We cater to particular people. — Goff Bros, have the finest line of heating stoves in town. — Dr. Ix)we, the optician, will be in Forest Grove, Nov. 21 and 22. If you have an item jDr wish any thing in our line, call 884 Hughes ’phone. —C. F. Harris, Hardware, Tinware, Graniteware at the lowest prices. —When you go duck hunting> go to Goff Bros, and get your ammunition. — Enameled Steel ware— the kind that will not chip— at Harris Hardware two doors west of Farmers & Mer chants Bank. Basket ball practice has begun and C. H. Standbridge, who in company Another Large Shipment. the school will have both boys and girls with Mr. Wellman, purchased the gro The Pacific Coast Milk condenser teams in the field. Games are being cery business of Weitzel & Christian shipped, Tuesday, five more cars of the arranged with other institutions. some weeks ago, has purchased his famous Carnation cream. Two cars The Epworth League held a social partner’s interest and will hereafter went to Texas, two to Calif°mia and and business meeting at the home of conduct the business at the old stand.1 one to Portland. Miss Daisy Morgan, Friday evening. Mr. Standbridge reports that he is Fifty young people spent a very contemplating making some improve The Oregon City Enterprise was 38 pleasant evening. Officers for the ments and will add more new stock. years old last week. Oregon DR. D. W. WARD, Opposite Farmers and Mer chants’ Bank, FO R E ST GROVE OREGON Fine Plumbing Full line of all kinds of sani- tory fixtures at right prices. The important part of a struct ure is correct plum min g which should be done by a skilled workman. Estimates freely given. Call on H. L. DECKERT. Strangers If you are seeking a home and want — A BARGAIN— we can suit you, having the best list of lands and homes in the county. Write or call on us at Cornelius. R. W. M eNUTT, Real Estate Agent, Cornelius, Or \ Feed Mill. Will F. Hartrampf’s Feed Mill located east of the Farmers’ Feed bam will not run every Saturday until further notice. All kinds of feed ground at reasonable rates. W ill F. hartram pf . is ,