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About Washington County news. (Forest Grove, Washington County, Or.) 1903-1911 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 16, 1905)
' / V W ashington vol . 2 C ounty N ews FOREST GROVE, WASHINGTON CO., ORE., .THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1905. EVENT OF THE SEASON Schofield of Cornelius, Will Moore of Greenville, John Heisler of Gales Creek, Andrew Gray don. Hon. W. T. j Muer and W. E. Coman of Portland. Hon. B. F. Eddy and Hon. John Board of Trade Banquet to Be the j Cohn of Tillamook. New Law Fur Granting Liquor ORDINANCE 18 IRONCLAD NO. 38 girl, or to any minor, or to any Indian, pass the ordinance to the first reading, or who shall permit any woman, or girl, the roll was ordered called when it was or minor to frequent his place of busi- j J shown that Councilmen Laughlin, Mc- ness either as a guest, servant, waiter, | Namer and Cornelius, voted yes; and dancer, singer, actor, actress, musician ( Councilmen Starrett, Harris and Hol- Lic- or barmaid, the City Council, upon the MSyOr JuhllSOI) Casts Deciding Vot6 linger, voted no. There being a tie — sworn complaint of the marshal or any | the mayor was called, who voted yes, Largest Ever Held In On Tuesday evening the board of and the Liquor Ordinance person, shall at its option revoke the ense Is Severe to the | This procedure occurred in every vote I directors met again when the menu said license and shall not grant another j ! taken until the ordinance reached its Forest Grove Is Now Law Extreme. was selected and the finishing of the license to such perspn, directly or j final passage. Councilman Hollinger | banquet was awarded to Mr. and Mrs. indirectly, and provided, further, that t on the vote of the final passage took j Geo. Sloan, proprietors of the Sloan the revocation of the license shall not j occasion to explain his vote by saying: Speeches By Prominent Men and hotel. The banquet will be held in City Not Liable for Any Litiyation Apt in any manner operate to relieve the Other Business Is Transacted and “ By voting to grant a license in this Vert’s hall, so that all may be seated person from such penalty as may by city it is possible that somebody will at the same time. The menu select- j ordinance be preserved for the viola take out a license and sell liquor, and a Delicious Menu the Many Improvements Are To Arise Because of a ed is as follows: tion of any of the provisions of the act it is possible that somebody will drink Points of Program incorporating the City of Forest Grove, MENU that liquor, and possible that that some Asked For. Saloon. or of any ordinances enacted there- body will get drunk by drinking that Toke Point Oysters on Half Shell under, and especially under this liquor, and possibly a fight might SOUP ordinance. occur, in which possibly somebody Consomme in Cups Definite arrangements are practically j Sec. No saloon keeper, bar keeper, j The regular meeting of the council might commit murder, and if I should Following is the ordinance that was RELISHES made for the Board of Trade banquet [ passed last Tuesday evening which has or bar tender, or any other person or was held in the council chamber Tues- vote for this ordinance I feel that I to be held on Washington’s birthday, I Queen Olives Celery Salted Almonds for its purpose the licensing of saloons persons, shall on the first day of the day night, with all members present, would be indirectly responsible, there- SALADS next Wednesday. The committees j week, commonly called Sunday, with The adoption of a new set of rules was ! fore I vote no.” in this city. appointed some time ago have worked j Shrimp Potato with Mayonese Dressing in the corporate limits of the City of the first to come before the board. J Thus closed the first chapter in O r d in a n c e N o . 140. ENTREE faithfully and their efforts are to be An ordinance to regulate, prohibit, Forest Grove, open for business, or The rules are practically the same as Forest Grove’s liquor problem, Ice Cream Napoleon Bricks crowned with success, by holding one | | No sooner had the ordinance been license and control the sale or giv otherwise, any saloon, bar room, drink those of last year. MEATS of the largest bauquets e ing room, or other place where spiritu The minutes of last meeting were passed than A. G. Watson, made Cold Roast Turkey Cranberry Sauce I ing away of spirituous, vinous and Forest Grove. ous, vinous, or malt liquors, or any read and approved. The reports of [ famous by the “ Iron house” regime, malt liquors and other intoxi Sugar Cured Sliced Ham The board of directors met on Mon cating compounds, in the City of any beverages or compounds containing the finance committee and treasurer i applied for a license to conduct a sa- SWEETS day night and transacted such business j loon in this city for a period of one Forest Grove, Washington County, any spirituous, vinous, or malt liquors, were read ; nd accepted. as will be beneficial to the city. The I Assorted Cakes Cheese Fruirs are, or shall be kept for sale and it is Reese Leabo appeared before the year, accompanied by a bond for Oregon. Black Coffee committee on membership reported | made the duty of every saloon keeper, council and asked for a new crosswalk $1,000 as surety that he will comply THE CITY OF FOREST GROVE DOES bar keeper, bar tender, or dealer in on Main street near his residence, with the law. 101 persons had signed the by-laws for Following is the list of members the current year. spirituous, vinous, or malt liquors or Also the attention of the council was ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Councilman Starrett announced that The committee on program reported j who are in good standing up to last beverages or compounds containing ! called to the off-step in the sidewalk! his attention had been called to the Section. 1. No person shall en evening: that they had practically decided on any spirituous, vinous or malt liquors, at M. Peterson’s store, which, together report that gambling was being per gage in the business of selling, keeping Allen, M. S., the following toasts: “ Looking Back- j Atkins, N. L., within the corporate limits of the City with a request from the Congregational mitted in what is known as the billiard for sale, or shall furnish, sell, or give Atwell, H. C., ward,” “ Looking Forward,” “ Cars are j Abbott, J. A., any spirituous, vinous, or malt liquors, of Forest Grove, to keep his saloon, society for a crosswalk at the church, hall. No action was taken in the mat Brooks, J. T., Coming,” or “ Forest Grove and Port- j Anderson, John or any beverages or compounds con bar room or place where such liquors was referred to the committee o n : ter as it was not thought that such was land,” “ Washington County at the Bishop, Dr. J. S., Bradley, C. E., are, or shall be kept for sale, or to be streets. L. C. Walker, as trustee of j the case. taining any spirituous, vinous, or malt Buxton, A. T., Lewis and Clark Fair,” and “ Oregon” Bates, H . L., disposed of in any other way, closed the church, made application for 47 Fire Chief Lenneville appeared and liquors in the City of Forest Grove, Buxton, H . T., by Thos. Rfchardst n, and in view of | Baldwin, Oscar, and securely locked from 11 o’clock lights and asked the privilege of using I asked in behalf of the fire department Washington County, Oregon, without Buxton, J. S., the possibility of other prominent men I Bailey, J. E., and one minute and no later on Sat- a meter. that the council purchase new hose, having first obtained from the Council being present at the banquet another Billinger, W. A., Bump, C. L., urday night until 6 o’clock on the At this juncture mayor Johnson place a few more hydrants about town, of said City a license for that purpose toast or two may be added. Hon. W. j Boyd, Rev. H . W., Callender, E. S., following Monday morning, so that no made a ruling that all requests for etc. The matter was referred to the in accordance with the provisions of K. Newell has agreed to respond to Clark, J. C. Catching, Ij*. F., * person can get into such saloon, bar lights and water rights should be made light and water committee together this ordinance. Provided, that a the toast “ Washington County at the Clapp, Rev. C. F., Cornelius, J. W., room, or place where such liquors are, in writing as per the ordinance on that with a petition from South Park resi registered pharmacist in the business Lewis and Clark Fair.” j Dooley, R. M. Deckert, H . L., or shall be kept for sale or to be dis- subject. dents, asking that an arc light be of a druggist or his registered assistant, The board elected the following Dimmick, V. L., Downs, O. R., placed at the comer of Fourth street posed of or git en away during any part THE LIQUOR ORDINANCE may sell or give any spirituous, vinous persons to honorary membership. Dunsmore, Wm. E. Ferrin, W. N., and Fourth avenue. of the said time between the said hour , That which attracted the most atten- or malt liquors who has complied with Hon. Benton Killen of Portland, Hon. Ceiger, C. E., Goff, W. W., A petition from the pioperty owners of 11 o clock and one minute and no> | tion, tion, and for which the Council cham the terms and provisions of the ordi B. F. Purdy, J. D. Hibbs, C. W. Gerrish, W. J. Goff, H. J., later on Saturday night and the hour of bers were crowded, was the reading along the west side of "A” street was nances of the City of Forest Grove, Hudson, of Gaston, Hon. W. K. New- Garrison, J. M. Hughes, S. G., 6 o’clock on the following Monday and passage of ordinance No. 140, presented asking fora sidewalk and the regulating the sale of such by druggists. ell, Abner Briggs of Dilley, C. B. B u -, Haynes, Harry, Hughes. J. W., morning. which grants a liquor license to those matter was turned over to the street Sec. 2. No person shall, in the chanan, John Buchanan, Hon. Benj. I Sec. 5. The foregoing section who desire to engage in that business. committee. (Concluded on Last Page) City of Forest Grove, engage in the Johnson announced The usual amount of bills were audit business, or any part thereof, mer- shall not be held to apply to any drug-i w hen ^ gist selling liquors for strictly medicinal the preliminary readi of such an ed and allowed. I tioned in Section 1. of this ordinance, [ without paying into the treasury of said purposes under any ordinance of the lnstrumenti the audience was at atten- Extra copies of The News for sale j City in advance the sum of $650.00 in City of Forest Grove and it shall not ,jon and remained s0 UBtil the recorder be held illegal for any saloon keeper, finished the readi Qn m0t;oll t0 at this office, 5 cents. ! gold coin of the United States of bar keeper, bar tender or any other j America. person oi persons in charge of such Sec. 3. No license, to sell spirit ! place, to enter his saloon on Sunday I uous, vinous or malt liquors or any : alone, provided, he does not allow any J beverages or compounds containing other person to enter it, and keep his any spirituous, vinous or malt liquors, saloon securely locked and in case of a shall be granted except on the follow fire in or near his saloon, this ordinance j ing conditions: shall not be construed so as to forbid j That any person applying for such persons entering such saloon to extin- license shall within 30 days and not j guish such fire or to remove property ; less than 10 days next preceding his therefrom to prevent its being destroyed I application therefor, present to the Or anything in the line of when there is imminent danger of such City Council his application therefor destruction by fire; but the m atter! together with his bond in the penal referred to in this Section shall be I Patent Medicines, sum of $1000.00 which bond with two matters of defence to be shown by the or more surities to be approved by the Rubber Goods, accused. Common Council, conditioned that he Toilet Articles, Sec. 6. It shall be the duty, and will keep an orderly house and that he it is hereby made a requirement, of any Fine Stationery, will not permit any unlawful gambling saloon keeper, bar keeper, bar tender or riotious conduct in or about his and all other persons in charge of any Up-to-date Perfumes place of business and that he will not place where spirituous, vinous, or malt open or permit to be opened his place liquors or any beverages or compounds At right prices, call at the Blue Front Drug Store of business for the purpose of traffic containing any spirituous, vinous, or on the first day of the week, common malt liquors, are kept for sale, barter, ly called Sunday, and that he will or to be given away, fto obtain a writ comply with all the requirements of the ten statement setting forth the date act incorporating the City of Forest and place of birth and present age of Grove, Washington County, Oregon, any person who appears to be under and with all ordinances passed in the age of twenty-one years, before accordance with said act, and especial giving, bartering, or selling, or per ly with all provisions of this ordinance mitting him to drink any spirituous, and that he will also hold the City vinous, or malt liquors, or any beverage harmless from all damages against it, or compound containing any spirituous, by reason of the granting of such vinous and malt liquors, in the saloon license. Thereupon, if the Council or on the premises or place under his are satisfied with the bond of the charge. applicant and that he is a suitable Sec. 7. All saloons, dram shops, person to sell spirituous, vinous or drinking places, authorized to do busi malt liquors, or any compounds or ness under this ordinance shall close beverages containing any spirituous, and securely lock all doors or other vinous or malt liquors, the said City entrances promptly at 11 o’clock and W e have the finest line of Silver knives, Forks, etc. in Council, may in their discretion grant one minute and no later on each and the license to said applicant for not every evening during the week and shall Washington County. Each article has on it the less than one year and said license not open said place of business before 6 stamp, Abbott & Son 14 pwt. This means 14 pwt. shall not be transferable except at the o’clock on the following morning and option of the Council, provided, that before closing and securely locking its of silver plate in each dozen, or a quadruple no license shall be granted to any ] doors all persons therein must be plate article at $4.50 per set. person who has not been a resident of removed from said room and place of the City of Forest Grove for at least 90 , business and not be permitted to 1847 Rogers Bros, ware is only 12 pwt. days immediately prior to the granting re-enter therein until after 6 o’clock on to the dozen, this means triple plate intead of such licence nor shall any such the following morning and shall not of quadruple and is only worth $3.50 not license be granted to any woman, or open at all on Sunday morning but girl, or to any minor, or to any person shall comply with the provisions of $4.50 nor $4.00 who shall permit women, or girls, or Section 4, of this ordinance, fer the minors to frequent his place of business first day of the week, commonly caUed whether as guests, servants, waiters, Sunday. dancers, singers, actors, actresses, Sec. 8. The business authorized musicians, or barmaids, and provided, to be conducted under this Section 1 further, that if after the license to sell of this Ordinance shall be conducted spirituous, vinous or malt liquors or any in one room only, all parts of which beverages or compounds containing shall be open to all persons therein any spirituous, vinous or malt liquors, and no boxes, rooms, partitions, cur or any beverages or compounds con tains, or place designed to conceal any taining any spirituous, vinous, or malt Ul persons therein, shall be permitted in liquors, shall have been granted, **1 the room in which the business is con- Op. R R Depot Crescent Flour is the Best. any one in his employ, shall give, or or ducted and said room shall not be OREGON FOREST GROVE sell such liquors, beverages or com connected directly or indirectly with Patronize Home Industry. Forest drove pounds to any common drunkard or i itoxicated person, or to any woman, or (C oncluded oft Last P a g e ; THE DEED IS DONE! Ten Per Cent. DISCOUNT! It it is Drugs you Until Saturday, March, 11, we will give a discount, of 10 per cent;, on all purchases of HARDWARE! , Dr. Hines Proprietor Stoves (§b Ranges Our entire stock of Stoves and Ranges will be sold on the installment, plan of $5.00 down and $5.00 per month until paid for Abbott Read! Sherwin-Williams Are the Best; Goff Bros. . Forest Grove, Oregon Crescent Mill