Washington County news., November 17, 1904, Page 3, Image 3

PROGRESS
o f ex p o s it io n .
ed on both sides of a seventy-foot
avenue
The bridge, the foundation
LeWi5 and C lark F a ir Rapidly Near­ work of which is nearly completed, will
ing Completion— Ready for
lead to the peninsula on which will be
Exhibits Next Month
situated the government building.
Although nearly seven months sti’i When completed, the Bridge of Na­
ifmain before th e opening day, June 1, tions, classic in outline and built in
jlie construction work on the grounds mutation of solid masonry, will span a
md buildings of the Lewis and Clark thousand feet of waterway, the largest
Exposition is rapidly nearing comple­ ever included and used in an expo-
tion. Several of th e main exhibit pal- sition.
tfts are already finished and the com­
A Matter of Curiosity
pleted state of th e landscape gardening
(Washington Tim «)
is exemplified in th e beautiful lawns
One of the whirlwind spellbinders
and beds of bloom ing flowers which
who has been doing the state of Indi­
not grace the site.
ana is getting it rubbed in pretty hard
Three of the m ain exhibit palaces—
by some of his friends. The afore­
the Agricultural building, the Foreign
said spellbinder is long in both words
Exhibits building and the Liberal Arts
and wind, and knocks out a couple of
building— are under roof and ready to
hours’ oration without the least signs
receive exhibits,- shipm ent of which will
of fatigue. It appears that at one of
be commenced in the east December the smaller places where he held in an
1. The Agricultural palace, the next effort to tell the voters how to save the
to the largest building on the grounds, country. The crovd got tired of his
which, it was stated six months ago, flow of words and gradually dropped
would be ready for exhibits N ^ e m b e r out of the courthouse. One of the
1, was ready on the specified date. older citizens held out and turned a
The Forestry building, probably the deaf ear to sevetal of his sons, who at­
inost interesting on the grounds, is tempted to get him to leave.
At
well advanced, th e massive timbers the close of the speech making one of
which compose the .walls and pillars the son’s asked of the old voter;
being already in place. T he Mines and
“ Pap, why in the name of Bill Jones
Metallurgy, Festival Hall, the Ma­ and his gray mule did you want to sit
chinery, Electricity and transportation there and listen to that fellow spurt?”
palace, and the Oregon building are
“ My son, ” answered the father,
rising from their foundations. The “ it was curiosity.”
shelter pavillion, located just outside
“ Curiosity? How’s that?” asked
jhe Colonnade entrance, is receiving the son.
the finishing touches and some beau­
“ Well, son, I ’ve attended political
tiful modeling work in decorative de­ meetings for nigh on to sixty years,
signs is to be noted both on this and this is the first time I ever saw
building and the colonnade entrance.
one of them— speelbinders who could
The colonnade entrance, located at talk two hours, say as little as he did,
Twenty-sixth and U pshar streets, about and without the least signs of mental
eighteen m inutes’ ride from the busi­ or physical exertion.”
ness section of Portland, admits one to
Novel Trespass Notice.
the grounds. From the entrance a
Justice Whitfield was down from
glimpse is had of the Grand Court,
Lava
precinct Monday and took occa­
Guild’s Lake, the Government Penin-
and the river in the vista. Flank­ sion to have some novel trespass no­
ing the entrance are the Administration tices printed in the Bulletin job print-
building, and the police, fire and emer­ ery. The notice runs as follows:
TRESPASS NOTICE.
gency stations.
Passing
straight
through Columbia* Court, which con­ All you that on these premises come
With fishpole, rifle or shotgun
sists of two broad avenues. ';th spa­
Look
out for gate and fences, too,
cious, sunken gardens betwe , the
Then hunt and fish till all is blue
central figure of which will be the
tatue of th e heroine, Sacajawea, one Bears, cougars, wolves and all such
brute,
tenches the parapet at the head of
Why go ahead and shoot and shoot.
lakeview Terraces. From this com-
tnanding position a series of broad But don’t you molest I beg and pray
Grasshoppers or frogs in any way;
tteps, with massive balustrades, lead
b*n to the shore of Guild’s Lake, Don’t you molest if you wish for bliss
But open wide your ears and listen
it the foot of this Grand Stairway is
to this:
* band stand, and on the shore of the
Don’t kill, maim, or wound them for I
the the esplanade starts. T he espla-
must state
rie, already well under way, will lead
I badly need them for fish bait.
itward into the Lake, then westward,
Now don't break this rule, for here s
ossing the Trail and Bridge of Na-
the rub,
fts, and ending in St. H elen ’s road.
I ’ve got me a great big hickory club
The Trail, which is the name given
And by hook or crook I ’ll make you
the concessions street, will be locat-
bellow
on the near part of the Bridge of
You’ 11 wish yourself in Seoul or Ven-
tions. H e re, for a distance of 800
zuela.
t, the bridge has been built 150
Now boys, take warning before it’s too
t wide, and the shows will be locat­
Or I guess you’ll be wanting to arbi­
trate.
LOCAL
JOSEPH W H ITFIELD, Prop.
Though some of the feet of this
George Miller and Veron Spalding
poetry are rather lame it may have the were in Dayton, this week.
effect of kicking intruders off the prem­
A. B. Thomas went to the metrop­
ises, in which case it will be more olis Wednesday morning.
potent than many a notice loaded
Miss Mabel Wirtz has accepted a
down with terrifying whereases and
position in the Corner store.
therefores.—- Bend Bulletin.
Wilbur McEldowney, the assistant
postmaster was in Portland Sunday.
Pacific’s Defeated.
Saturday’s game was a surprise to
the college team.
Although both
outweighing and outplaying their oppo­
nents, they went down in defeat by a
score of 10 to 5. The Indians score
was all made in the first half. Four
points were gained by a place kick
from field after the visitors had success­
fully skirted the varsity end on fake
plays. A touchdown was added by
Pollard a few minutes later when he
secured the ball on a fumble just as
Pacific was about to score and made a
100 yard run through a clear field.
Chemawa didn’t make yardage once
in the last half nor did they in the first
half except on fakes. Pacific on the
other hand, was never held and would
have scored at will over their oppo-
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nents had it not been for unfortunate
fumbles. Coach Magee is trying to
remedy this defect( ? ) before they go
to Salem tomorrow to meet Willamette.
Quarterback Pollard, of Chemawa, was
the star of the game making several
sensational runs and also playing well
on defensive. The attendance was
very small and the college went in
debt on the contest.
Squire Stephens, of Dilley, made
The News a pleasant call Tuesday.
Rev. George F. Zimmerman went to
Woodbum W ednesday on business.
Owen Barnett, a former student of
T . A., was visiting Otis James this
week.
Robert Canfield of Oregon City, was
doing business in Forest Grove, this
week.
The Fleur de Lis club will m eet
next W ednesday with Mrs. W. M cE l­
downey.
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Gus. Smith, of Portland, was the
guest of his sister Miss Gertrude
last Satnrday.
Mrs. Mayne Abbott and Mrs. J. S.
Clark were in Portland Friday visiting
Mr. Will Clark.
Chas. F. Odell is erecting a house
on the corner of Third avenue and
Fifth street.
J. A. Watrous has changed his resi­
dence from Second street to his little
farm west of town.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Simon, of Port­
land, were the guests of George Bacon
and family the past week.
Charlie Mcrtz, moved his family
Tuesday into his new cottage on Third
The farmers have taken advantage street near Rev. Zimmerman’s.
of the nice weather and a good deal of
Mademoiselle La Course left for
fall grain has been sown.
Portland W ednesday afternoon. She
Supervisor Tom Sain, with a force of
expects to return the fore part of next
men is improving the road near the week.
Walker place.
T he ladies of the Christian church
Everybody seems pleased with the
will hold their bazaar on the 14th and
result of the election.
15th of December. Don’t forget the
Louis Parsons has been on the sick
date.
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list for the past few days.
A social dance will be given at
John Baxter has been putting in
Greenville on Saturday evening Nov­
some piping. H e is going to have
em ber 19. W alker’s Orchestra will
water handy.
furnish the music.
There has been a good number of
Miss Grace Reehr, formerly a student
wild geese flying over recently. Last
in
the academy and latterly a member
week Jessie Martin killed seven.
of the Revival Brigade is spending a
Last Friday marked the middle of
few days in the city visiting friends.
the Fall term at the Forest Dale school.
Mr. Dean, from the old Belknap
Rev. Robinson of Hillsboro, held
services at the church on Saturday settlem ent in Benton County, was in
the city W ednesday visiting Rev. L.
evening and Sunday morning.
H . Belknap. H e also made a call at
the
News office.
Twelve Tie Makers Wanted.
Scoggins Valley
That none may erT when looking
First class young growth red and
yellow fir timber. Call on Wm. R for the path that leadeth to T he News
office, a sign, with the words: Wash.
Stephens, Dilley, Oregon.
County Pub. Co., has been placed in
Attention is called of those who front of our printeTy. This guide
have hydryants on their lawns to wrap board will point you to the place where
them for protection against frosts. we do prom pt printing for particular
people.
Pat Cronin.
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