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FOREST GROVE, WASHINGTON CO., ORE., THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1905.
CITY DADS IN SESSION
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C ounty
NO. 42
light poles were unfavorable and the Ross Munkers, “ ....................
80
P. U. Loses Out.
Forest Grove Beaten’.
council accepted its report
M Munkers,
“ .................... 4 60
The annual oratorical contest held
The baseball game played at the
Mayor Johnson reported that he had C G Bailey,
“ ....................
50
at Newberg last Friday, was one of the park Sunday afternoon between Forest
employed Cake & Cake, attorneys, to Clye Wilson, hauling d irt......... 1 75
hardest fought in the annals of the Grove and Cornelius resulted in a
represent the city in the suit of Pacific John Haynie,
“
“ ......... 6 87
/
It was largely attended victory for the latter by a score of 6 to
Wash Co Pub Co., p rin tin g ... 7 50 AllMISl Meeting Held Last Night association.
Water and Light Consumption Stead­ University vs. the city,
and the various colleges of the state 10. The weather was conducive
The appilcations for light and water W H Hollis, legal serv ices... 28 00
sent large delegations, Pacific being to neither fast playing nor to a large
ily on the Increase-Ten
were received and granted. Following Portland Gen Electric C o......... 9 50
III Vert’s Hall Well
represented by some thirty-five support­ attendance and comparatively few of
are the applicants: J. W. Price, lights W H Lyda, lu m b e r.................. 60 00 *
ers. It seems that the fates were the city “ fans” turned out to see the
Grants Given.
Attended
and water; Wm. Smith, water; E. B,
turned against P. U., for victory did battle. This being the initial game of
Cheney, water; Dr. Via, water; Francis
Total.
........... 8170 10
not smile on its orator nor on its basket the season not very much team work
Bernard, water; J. W. Caples, water;
Following is the February report of
ball team which lost an interesting was shown by either aggregation. The
R. H. Bellinger, water; H. C. Atwell, the city treasurer:
Committee on Saloon License Re­ water; Albert G. Watson, lights and
Thos McCluskeruf Portland Addressed game. Not withstanding the hard home boys are going to undergo rigid
luck sustained, the P. U. contingent | practice and the national game is
water; C. J. Pedersen, water.
The two following ordinances wpre '
port Favurabe-Biiis Allowed
Meeting on Points of Lo­
returned with happy faces and glad going to be boomed in this town as is
The committee appointed at the last passed:
hearts. All who heard Mr. H W. has not been for years. For Cornelius
meeting to investigate the petition
and Ordinances Passed.
cal Importance.
ORDINANCE NO. 141.
Sparks, who represented P. U. were Suess used the catcher’s mit and Hick-
from Mrs. Clark, asking the refundment
surprised at the markings he received enbottom did the twirling. Forest
1 of the fine imposed against her son, An Ordinance Repealing Ordinance
from some of the judges. H e is re­ Grove’s battery was made up of Britton
No. 139 entitled “ An Ordinance to
| reported against allowing the claim of
ported to have done much better than as catcher and of Morley, as pitcher.
Suppress, Regulate and Prohibit the
The
annual
meeting
of
the
Civic
Im­
the
petitioner.
The council met in regular session
Sale of Intoxicating Liquors and provement Society of this city was held at the local try-out some weeks since.
The committee on the investigating
Tuesday night and transacted the reg­
Intoxicating Compounds in the City j in Vert’s hall, last evening. The at­ The contest was won by W. R. Miles,
of
Albert
G.
Watson
fot
a
license
to
Will Move to New Quarters.
ular routine business. The minutes of
of
Forest Grove, Washington County, tendance while not what it should have of Pacific College, whose fame as an
the last regular and special meetings ! run a sal°°n, reported favorable and on
Oregon.”
We closed a deal last night whereby
been, was much larger than on former orator had been established by the win­
motion the Recorder was instructed
were read and approved.
ning
of
the
national
collegiate
prohibi­
it
is
necessary for us to move our plant
The
City
of
Forest
Grove
Does
Or­
occasions.
Col. Haynes, president of the Civic to issue a license when the applicant dain as Follows:
The president of the society, Harry tion contest last year; second place was to new quarters in the building for­
Improvement society, appeared before aPPeared with his 8650, the price of the
Section 1. Ordinance No. 139 en­ Haynes presided over the meeting, and awarded to the Oregon Agricultural merly occupied by the Columbia gal­
the council in behalf of that society, permit,
titled
“ An Ordinance to Suppress, the program was begun by a selection College. The hospitality of the Quaker lery, next door to La Course’s store,
RECEIPTS
and asked the council to take some
city was of the most cordial sort and on Main street.
1, to balance on hand
127 73 Regulate and Prohibit the Sale of Intox­ from Walker’s orchestra.
action that would eliminate the nui­
23, r eceived of R ecorder.............. $ 29 75
everything was done to make it very
icating
Liquors
and
Intoxicating
Com­
We are giving up our present loca­
In
the
absence
of
Mayor
Johnson,
28. lig h ts ,....................................... 347 17
sance on maintaining a bull within the
tion to Watrous & Co., who will con­
pounds in the City of Forest Grove, Councilman Harris reported on orders pleasant for the visitors.
city limits. The council ordered that I T o ta l................................................. ..533 60 533 60 Washington County, Oregon, is hereby
nect the two rooms by an archway and
made by the council the previous even­
an ordinance be drafted abating that |
$661 33 repealed.
by so doing it gives this enterprising
ing
wherein
the
streets
are
to
be
treated
Meeting
of
the
Study
Club.
DISBURSEMENTS
nuisance.
firm ample room for their fast increas­
Sec. 2. This Ordinance shall be in to a cleaning of the rubbish, etc.
3, Miles P u rd in ............................
75 /
Ex-Mayor Hoge appeared before the |
E W W ard..................................
The State Study Club, N. D. of O., ing business.
full force on and after its passage by
Next
was
the
reading
of
the
annual
Cornelius & H ancock.............. . 3 25
meeting in behalf of the same society,
E W H aines................................
Do not forget our new location
the Common Council of the City of report of the secretary, Miss Famham, met with Mrs. W. B. Haines on Tues­
W S H udson............................. . 18 18
and asked the cooperation of the city
Forest Grove, Oregon, and its approval which covered the work of the society day evening, March 14th.
however when fooking for an up to
A L Sexton................................
in the movement now prevalent for a
P W C ronin............................... . 16 00
The program consisted of papers date print shop. Our new quarters
by the Mayor, and due publication.
for the past year.
L C W alker................................ . 1 40
city park which is to be made out of
B H L aughlin............................ . 3 25
by Miss Hinman and Miss Watt on will be thoroughly renovated a n d x
Passed the Common Council of the
At
this
juncture,
Mrs.
W.
W.
Mc-
J G L inneville......................... . 9 00
the Congregational church grounds.
subjects connected with The Pacific 1 nicely fixed up.
City of Forest Grove, Oregon, on the Eldowney sang a beautiful solo.
H O K in g ................................... . . 1 2 00
H e asked that the city give a few lights
J H Sm ith.................................... . 4 50
Fur
Company’s operations in this
14th
day
of
March,
1905.
Senator
E.
W.
Haines
next
was
in­
J E P atton.................................. . 1 50
and water. No action was taken in
Northwest country, a reading by Mrs.
H . G. KING, City Recorder.
troduced
and
on
the
subject
of
“
Forest
A Business Change.
T
otal.....................................
5250 33
the premises but each councilman was
Approved this 14th day of March, Grove Beautiful” gave both an inter­ Haines and a vocal duet by Misses
$350 38
in hearty accord with the movement
1905.
A change was made In “ The Cor­
esting and instructive talk. He very Marsh and Roe. Refreshments were
Balance......................................... $410 95
and at the proper time there is no
served during the social hour which ner Store,” Watrous & Co., Monday,
C. N . JOHNSON,
appropriately
suggested
that
fences
W
S
HUDSON,
Treasurer.
doubt but what the requests will be
followed.
whereby Art Caples, of Hoffman &
Mayor of the City of Forest Grove, Ore. about lawn be torn down.
granted.
Allen Co. becomes a partner of the
Attest: H. G. KING, City Recorder
Superintendent
Allen,
of
the
Public
The
matter of
buying
more
The following bills were audited and
above
firm. Mr. Caples has been in
State of Oregon, County of Wash­ School, also gave some helpful sugges­
Goods Burn Enroute.
hose and other necessary equipment allowed:
the mercantile business here, both as
ington, City of Forest Grove, ss.
tions,
while
P.ev.
Clapp’s
sentiments
for the fire department, was turned P W Cronin, marshal............... 815 00
N. B. LaCourse learned Sunday that a proprietor and as a clerk, for a good
I, H. G, King, Recorder of the City
over to the Fire committee for investi­ W C Tupper, hauling rock. . . . 3 00 of Forest Grove, do hereby certify that coincided with those who preceeded his'82,200.00 stock of diy goods which many years. Mr. Caples has many
him.
gation.
Fuqua & Johnson, repairing line 9 20 I have carefully compared the fore­
The following officers were elected: was enroute from San Francisco on the friends who will be glad to know that
The findings of the street com- F Bear, night watch.................. 2 00 going transcript of Ordinance No. 141
Harry
Haynes, president; Walter Hoge, steamer Oregon, which experienced a he is again in business, and as he is
mittee on the matter of permitting M Munkers, labor.................... 1
with the original on file in my office, first vice-president; Mrs. G. Rogers, sec­ serious fire, had been destroyed. associated with Mr. Watrous, another
the Pacific States Telephone Co. privil- W S Hudson, treasurer........... 17
and of which I am the legal custodian, ond vice-president; Miss Mary F. Fam­ This, however, is not Mr. LaCourse’s successful business man, their future
ege of stringing wires on city electric E A Dixon, labor...................... 2
and that it is a correct transcript ham, secretary; Mrs. W% A. Kane, loss, but it delays the arrival of his association is most likely to meet with
therefrom and of the whole thereof.
treasurer. The executive committee spring goods about two weeks, as the success. Geo. Lettlehales, who filled
Witness my hand and the seal of was appointed as follows: A. G. Hoff­ order will be duplicated by the firm the position of clerk has been trans­
ferred to Hoffman & Allen Co.
the City of Forest Grove, this 14th man, Prof. J. R. Robertson, Miss Stella that sold the goods.
day of March, 1905.
Price, Fred Watrous, Mrs. G. A. Bold-
H . G. K in g ,
rick, and Pres. W. N. Ferrin.
Recorder of the City of Forest Grove.
The principal address of the even­
ing, and which proved highly enter­
taining and vastly instructive, was de­
ORDINANCE NO. 142.
livered by Mr. McClusker, president
An ordinance to prevent girls and boys of the Civic society of Portland, where
under certain age from being upon there is now in progress a wave of civic
Successors to McNAMER 4 JOHNSON
the streets of the City of Forest improvement. Mr. McClusker dealt
Grove. Oregon, after certain hours with the subject, “ Disturber of the
in the evening.
Peace,” and said that the public
The City of Forest Grove Does Or­ should be given conditions as they are,
dain as Follows:
which he proceeded to do. H e said
Section 1. That no boy or girl the college was an ideal location, and
Opens A p rii
under the age of 15 years shall be per­ he thought it could be improved by
mitted upon the streets of Forest athletics with rakes, and that the
Grove, Washington County, Oregon, stumps might be covered with vines,
after the hour of 8 o’clock in the even­ flowers etc. H e admonishes us to
Now is the time to buy
ing from the first day of October tq the to prohibit bill boards and circus
a nice Rod, while the
first day of April nor after the hour of posters on buildings; fences too are
9 o’clock in the evening from the first an abomination, and the expense to
stock is complete.
day of April to the first day of October maintain them would keep a lawn in
of each year, unless such boy or girl trim. If fences go cows never come
has a written permit from his or her back, etc. The voice of the people
parents or guardian and unless they is heard in any community where
are performing some special duty or it will make itself heard.
W e have a full line of
Mr.
message or are accompanied by his or McCusker dwelt further in matters
her parent or guardian.
of improvement to our city, matters
Sec. 2. Any boy or girl who shall that are as a rule, not seen by the
violate the provisions of this ordinance resident, but are most conspicious to
shall be deemed guilty of a misde­ strangers. He would have our mer­
of the celebrated A. G.
meanor and upon conviction thereof chants put up their signs with
before the City Recorder of the City of regularity, keep the sidewalk cleared of
Spaulding Bros. A nice
Forest Grove, Oregon, shall be pun- boxes, barrels, etc. His speech was
line of Gloves, Bats,
1 ished by a fine of not less than Two peculiarly interesting because of his
Balls, Masks and Catch­
Dollars ( 8 2 .0 0 ) and not more than frankness in stating our condition.
Five
Dollars ( 8 5 .0 0 ) and the costs of The speaker is connected with the
ers’ Mitts.
| the prosecution for each offence or by freight department of the Southern
not less than one day or more than two Pacific Co., and spoke of the coming
days imprisonment in the City jail of of the new motor line and the electric
The time will soon be here when you will want to
said City or both such fine and impris­ cars that are soon to run into this city
take your best girl out for a ride. It will make her
onment in the discretion of the Court of what great benefits to be derived etc.
and in default of the payment of such
feel proud to ride in an up to date Studebaker Buggy.
The president made a few remarks
! fine shall be imprisoned in the City 1 on the value of keeping clean, etc.,
W e have a nice lot on hand; come in and see them at
jai one day for each Two Dollars after which the meeting adjourned.
our warehouse.
(8 .2 0 0 ) of such fine unless the same
The largest line of Galvanized Pipe and pipe fit­
be sooner paid.
— After this week all laundry, except
Sec. 3. All ordinances or paits of family washings, will be delivered at
tings in the city. If you want pipe laid we do it; we
ordinances in conflict herewith are Moulton’s barber shop. The wagon
will install you a nice bath tub, or a Porcelain sink, or
hereby repealed.
will call as usual.
a Wash basin, in fact everything you need in that line
This ordinance shall be in full force j
and take effect from and after its pas-_| — Gaston Milling Co. sells bran at
Have a large stock of Jewelery, Watches,
sage by the Common Council of the 820.00 per ton,' shorts at 824.00 per
JO H N D E E R E PLO W S, S N E L L BICYCLES,
City of Forest Grove .Oregon, and its ton, our own make.
Clocks,
Cut Glass and Silverware, Stick
ST U D E B A K E R W A G O N S
approval by the Mayor, and due publi­
Pins,
Watch
Chains and Charms, Fratern­
cation.
I, H. G, King, Recorder of the
The Peerless Ball Bearing Lawn Mower, 14 inch
Passed the Common Council of the City of Forest Grove, do hereby certify
al Buttons, and everything else that is to be
and 16 inch with 10 inch drive wheels are beauties
' City of Forest Grove, Oregon, on the that I have carefully compared the
found
in a first-class Jewelry Establishment.
and almost run themselves. Bring in your lawn
14th day of March, 1905.
foregoing transcript of Ordinance No.
W e do all kinds of watch and clock re­
mowers and get them repaired and sharpened, it
H. G. K in g ,
142 with the original on file in my
Recorder of the City of
will save you lots of hard work.
office and of which I am the legal
pairing.
Forest Grove, Oregon.
custodian, and that it is a correct tran­
Approved this 14th day of March, script therefrom, and of the whole
1905.
thereof.
C. N JGHNSON,
Witness my hand and the seal of
Mayor of the City of
the City of Forest Grove, this 14th
Forest Grove, Oregon.
day of March, 1905.
FO R E S T GROVE,
OREGON
Attest: H. G. KING, City Recorder,
H. G. K in g ,
State of Oregon, County of Wash­
Recorder of the City of
ington, City of Forest Grove, ss
Forest Grove, Oregon.
FOR CIVIC IMPROVEMENT
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HARDWARE and MACHINERY
Johnson & Johnson
Fishing Season
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Baseball Supplies
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