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About Washington County news. (Forest Grove, Washington County, Or.) 1903-1911 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 17, 1904)
Goldenrod Flour Superior Brand At AH Stores Mrs. Minnie Baber is remodeling Arthur Chandler, of Newport, for raerly of McMinnville, is the guest of ber house on Second avenue and Third street. A new roof has been his mother Grandma Chandler. O. Brown, who is manager of the put on and extensive repairs are being F. A. Watrous was a Portland pas creamery at Fulda, Wash., is expected made in the interior. senger Tuesday. It seems that there will be some home for a visit in the near future. Charlie La Follette, of Salem, Was in Thomas Roe and wife arrived from competition in the milk business. the city this week. Newport Thursday evening. They Bolu Dick Rode and J. Vanoy, of —Nice fresh Bread every day at will remain here until after the holi Dilley, expect to run a milk wagons to Watrous & Allen Co. any part of the city. days. Earl Shephard, of Portland, was. vis Next Monday, Tuesday and to noon Mr. and Mrs. John Pike, who have iting friends here Sunday. been visiting with Mrs. S. F. Richard Wednesday Dr. Lowe the well-known Atty J. N. Hoffman, visited Port son, have returned to their home in oculo-optician will be at Hotel Laugh- lin. Dr. Lowe has been coming to land Tuesday, on business. Portland. Mrs. T. Miller, of Gales Creek, was Elmer McNutt, salesman at Watrous Forest Grove for over 15 years. shopping in the city Friday. Mrs. Marie McGilvery, of Creek, was in the city Friday. & Allen Co., has been confined to his Gales room the past week, on account of sickness. The two little daughters of B. P. D. G. Lilly and family, of Gales Welch are much bet ter. They have Creek, were in town Saturday. been suffering from an attack of Mrs. Eva Jacobson, of Gales Creek, pneumonia. was visiting friends in town Friday. Clackamas County Court has voted —Bread, Bread, Bread, Bread for an appropriation of $1,000 for an ex the hungry at Watrous & Allen Co. hibit of county products at the Lewis Dr. Lowe does not sell all the good and Clark Fair. glasses, but all his glasses are good. — In order to make room for Xmas Wm. Foley, a Portland attorney, goods The Bazaar will sell their stock was in the city this week on business. of Pianos, Organs and Sewing Machines Col. Wm. Hunter after a long siege at greatly reduced prices. of sickness is again able to be about. The hewing down of the tall fir trees George Morgan, the well known on College Way opposite to D. Rode’s Hillsboroite, was in the Grove Friday. place, has much improved the appear Have Dr. Lowe cure your head and ance of that thoroughfare. eye ache with a pair of his superior Geo. H. Himes, secretary of the glasses. Oregon Pioneer Association, was in the Newell Macrum, former freight city Monday, in the interest of the agent at the S. P. depot, was here over Oregon Historical Society. Sunday. Rev. J. Staub of the Sunnyside Con Dr. Hines, Judge Hollis, John Wag gregational church, of Portland, ner and J. F. Woods were in Portland, preached both morning and evening Saturday. for the local Congregationalists. —Shoes, did you say? Watrous & Mr. and Mrs. Tom Chinick, of Port Allen Co. sell the Star brand, the best land, were in Forest Grove this week. in the world. Mrs. Chinick is a sister of Mrs. Ste Wm. Billinger was in Portland the phens who died Thursday evening. past week the guest of Mrs. Emma Julien Josephson, at one time a stu Hawes, his sister. dent at the Academy, has a poetic Rev. H . L. Bates preached at the contribution in the October Sunset. Hillsboro Congregational church' Sun Josephson will graduate from Stanford day morning. University in June. —Men and boys sometimes pant, — The Bazaar people are busy but the place to buy Pants is at Wat crowding their stock together in order rous & Allen Co. to give room foi their immense lot of Prof. G. B. Hardin, of the Eclectic Xmas goods, which has begun to arrive School, has added a course in book by the wagon loads. keeping to his curriculum. The Free Methodist church held its The Ladies’ Aid Society of the M. circuit quarterly meeting the past E. Church met Wednesday at the week, beginning Friday evening and home of Mrs. Oscar Baldwin. extending to Sunday evening. Rev. Pat Cronin, the city’s efficient po Symns and Rev. W N. Coffee, the lice officer, was in Portland over Sun district elder and late of North Dakota, day, the guest of his son John. had charge of the meetings. Hines’ drug store, Goff Bros Hard ware, Ritchey’s Feed Store, Watrous & Co., Abbott’s Jewelry, and Russell’s Shoe Store. City Treasurer Hudson and wife were in Portland this week, visiting their son, Ha rvey, who has been for years an offic er in the Customs House. He has recently been appointed to the position of Supreme Master Artisan for he lodge of that name. Miss Stella Boscow, well known in this city, was the leading candidate for the Hillboro Merchants’ $100 Cash Prize in this week’s vote. H er strong J. C. Pidcock. late of Oklahoma, est rival is Miss Susie McKinney, has bought the George Chapman prop sister-in-law of Mrs. Emma McKinney erty of 32 acres, situated l£ miles of our contemporary, The Argus. south of Cornelius. M. L. Noble was — It is not much use for a Sewing the agent and $2900 was the consid Machine agent to come to this town eration. any more, as the Bazaar is offering a Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Venen went to swell up to date Drop Head Sewing Portland Saturday to visit their daugh Machine with all the latest attach ter, Mrs. Lola Brockman. They re ments for $22.00. Just think of it. turned Monday. While in the city And they warrant them for five years. Mr. Venen made a selection of goods It appears that the plans drawn up for his jewelry shop. for the organization of a city athletic Mrs. Chauncy Goodnough of Golden- club have been frustrated. The boys dale, Wash, is visiting her daughters, had decided to rent the second floor of Mrs. T. W. Thornburgh and Miss the Purdin sash and door factory but Edythe M. Goodnough of this place. were unable to do so, the college boys This is her first visit to her old home having been more active and securing after an absence of 17 years. a lease first. For more than 18 years Dr. Lowe B. Dimick, of Grants Pass, visited has made a specialty of testing and his son Dr. V. L. Dimick this week. fitting glasses to children’s eyes. Par Being a member of the grand jury ents who do not know the condition of that recently met in Portiand, he took your children’s eyes, consult Dr. Lowe, the opportunity to come out to see November 21, 22 to 23. Forest Grove. While here, he re E. B. James expects to move his newed acquaintances with his school family to Leidlaw, Crook county, Ore., mate, Rev. Belknap. next Tuesday. He has purchased a Miss Frances M. Abernethy enter general merchandise store at that place. tained a number a friends at her home His son Otis will remain here to fin last Friday evening. The affair was ish his course at the coffege. enjoyable. Among those present were: Chailie Hoge, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rev. and Mrs. Cephas Clapp and fam Walter Hoge is now reporter on the ily, Rev. and Mrs. Barber, Rev. H. L. Daily Star, of Lincoln, Neb. Charlie Bates, Mr. H. E. Wilson, and Misses has just resumed his work after a Peterson, White, and Chandler. couple of weeks’ vacation spent at the Some unknown parties broke into the St. Louis fair and in Chicago. Magnet Friday night. By the use of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hathaway and a crowbar one of the windows was family and Mrs. G. D. Coleman arrived raised and the thieves entered the here Sunday from Springfield, Oregon, store. When the proprietors came the to visit a few days with the former’s next morning they, were considerably brother, J. F. Woods and family, before put out as they beheld both the win returning to Anoka, Minnesota, where dow and the back door wide open. they will reside. After investigation it was found that Many of the merchants have taken only one plate of candies had been opportunity of the past week’s nice stolen. The pilferers are thought t weather to have the front of their have been boys, for none of I places of business painted anew. shelves had been disturbed, nothing Among these were: Partons* saddlery, else had disappeared.