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About Washington County news. (Forest Grove, Washington County, Or.) 1903-1911 | View Entire Issue (April 27, 1905)
FOREST GROVE, WASHINGTON CO., ORE., THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 190S. VOL. 2 T H Adams, brick store room. 1500 G H Baldwin “ “ “ .. . 2000 I C D Pedersen, feed store......... 750 Saloon building............................ 800 1 Miles Purdin, planing m ill.. . . 400 Congregational church.............. 12000 | Bakery, new oven and bulding. 300 Those building residences: ' Walter Baldwin.......................... 1500 1G H Baldwin................................. 1300 E q u a le d In History of G H Stanbridge.......................... 1000 1 A G Hoffman. . . . . ' ................... 1800 the City Frank Emerson.......................... 700 j Lee Anderson.................c ........... 800 [ Bob Bellingher............................ 900 John P Wagner.......................... 750 John Whittaker............................ 800 J W Caples................................... 1800 ness Houses Erected Dur E A Kreider, two........................ 2000 John Baldwin............................... 600 ing Winter Months ------ Cheney.................................. 900 ------ D ixon.................................... 600 Frank Bernard............................... 1200 W P Spaulding............................ 2000 Long ................................... 500 800 1 L Watkins...................................... houses, and residences, and improve- Showers................................. 500 1 Chas O d ell................................... 700 1------ Reals...................................... 300 Brother-in-law of above............ 700 Pacific Coast Condenser............ 20000 Bump’s grocery.......................... 1200 City Laundry....................... ...... 700 House............................... 4500 estimated expenditure of 866,550 1 j School Those contemplating building residences, additions and im- provements: since last fall. The News also finds Geo. Boos, store building. . . . 1300 by investigation that there are 15 who A B Thomas, add. to residence 500 are contemplating building this sum Dr Rentz, residence................... mer, either by addition, extensive Will Clapshaw.............................. 1500 improvements or new houses. We 1 : Reese Leabo, improvements.. 500 have made estimates on this probable G H Baldwin, brick store-room 2000 cost of some and on some we have j W L Langley, office................... not— depending upon the extent o j N L Atkins, residence.............. 1800 our information. In the lists given be Nichols, residence.............. low we have used every precaution Jim L J Corl, residence...................... 2000 and believe the field has been thor business block. . . . 7000 oughly covered. We have also noted IJ E D W Rode, Haines, residence............ 2000 those who have cement walks about | J H Wirtz, addition..................... their residences and as a consequence ------ Dilley, addition................... 600 200 we find there is now, and contracted 1 Carnegie Library.......................... 40000 for, 1090. feet. having cement sidewalks are Those building business houses dur 1 Those as follows: ing the past winter: and G W Baldwin............ 30 feet Estimated cost j G Jim H Buxton.................................120 Ward Lumber Co., office......... 8 250 IMPROVEMENTS REACH G o ff B r o s . HARDWARE and MACHINERY Fishing Season ¿ Opens April 1st m We have a full line of Baseball Supplies of the celebrated A. G. Spaulding Bros. A nice line of Gloves, Bats, Balls, Masks and Catch ers’ Mitts. The time will soon be here when you will want to take your best girl out for a ride. It will make her feel proud to ride in an up to date Studebaker Buggy. We have a nice lot on hand; come in and see them at our warehouse. The largest line of Galvanized Pipe and pipe fit tings in the city. If you want pipe laid we do it; we will install you a nice bath tub, or a Porcelain sink, or a Wash basin, in fact everything you need-in that line JOHN DEERE PLOWS, SNELL BICYCLES, STUDEBAKER WAGONS The Peerless Ball Bearing Lawn Mower, 14 inch and 16 inch with 10 inch drive wheels are beauties and almost run themselves. Bring in your lawn mowers and get them repaired and sharpened, it will save you lots of hard work. Goff Bros. FOREST GROVE , it New Condenser Addition CASE TO BE APPEALED The matter of appealing the case was put by a motion to empower the mayor to make as satisfactory arrange ments as possible and use his own judgment about carrying the case up. Mayor Johnson is Empowered to The motion prevailed and conse quently the case will be taken to the Carry Clquor Case to the supreme court. The addition now being constructed will be nearly as large as the first building. The work is under the supervision of J. T. Shannon and is progressing as rapidly as circumstances will pemit. He says it will take near- ! ly three months to complete the job. i The timbers for the building are of Supreme Court Died immense proportions, this being neces- C. W. Rosa, who came here ; sary because of the immense weight j that will be put upon them. The Pacific Avenue and Fifth Street to a few years ago from Nebraska died at his home in this city, Sunday •building will be two stories high and evening at 8 o’clock, at a well ad will be used as a storage. Since the be Improved— New Fire vanced age. The funeral services locating of the condenser here a few were held at his late residence and the years ago, it has steadily grown until Hose Bought Memorial Services at Cornelius interment was at Naylor cemetery, Rev. the weekly freight bills run up into the Belknap officiating. Chas. W. Rosa The Circle, W. O. W. and K. of P. hundreds of dollars. Last week alone orders of Cornelius held jointly, memo the freight bill on goods shipped and The city council met Tuesday night was bom Jan. 6th 1829 in the state of rial services in honor of F. A. Falk- received by this company amounted to in special session and transacted con N. Y. At the age of ten, moved to Ohio with his parents where he resided enburg in the M. E. church at that ,81200. siderable business. till 1853 and then moved to Indiana, place, last Sunday afternoon. The The county officials and the city in 1858 he removed to Illinois, re Christian Church orders each met at their respective have made an agreement mained there until 1860, then returned halls and marched to the church. Services next Lord’s Day as follows: council the city is to grade Pacific to Indiana, then he moved to Nebras A program of some length was ren | Sunday School at 10 a. m., preaching wherein Avenue and Fifth street and the ka in 1876 and moved to Oregon in dered, which consisted of music and at 11, Christian Endeavor at 7 p. m., county furnish the rock. This 1901. He leaves three children in speaking. The principal numbers on preaching at 8, subject, “Saul, The grading will work will be under the Nebraska, one in Kansas and one at the program were delivered by Dr. j Failure.” A reception and business j direction and of A. B. Todd, road super Forest Grove. meeting will be held, Wednesday even- Everest, whose subject was “Lifes In | ing, May 3d, at the church. All visor of the South Side district. Councilman Hollinger offered an members invited. Roosevelt's Old Buggy. ordinance to revive ordinance No. 139. oration by Rev. W. B. Wilkins, on was repealed by the council Richard Johnson of Minot, N. D., —Goldenrod Flour 81.10 per sack. which “History and Life of Falkenburg.” some time ago, which is known as the owns a buggy which was used by “Iron House” ordinance, but upon Theodore Roosevelt on his Maltese IMPROVEMENT AT THE DEPOT GALES CREEK VALLEY Cross ranch in North Dakota nearly being put to a vote, was lost. — E. W. Haines appeared and made twenty-five years ago. The buggy had Home of Thrifty Farmers. Land of S. P. Surveyors Replatting Grounds— the city a proposition to take the city’s been in use fifteen years prior to the electric generator and have it rewound time young Mr. Roosevelt used it. Will Install Turntable and Green Fields and Beau which would cost about 875 and Mr. Johnson will send the old vehicle Repair Depot. tiful Homes. place it in commission at the to the Lewis and Clark Exposition as pumping station, with the stipulation an exhibit. Many of the trappings that he pay the city a monthly rental i used by Roosevelt during his two year’s S. P. surveyors have been at work That the farmers up Gales Creek replatting the depot grounds at this | of sojourn in Dakota have been preserved 85. are thrifty and are enjoying the many | place for the past few days. It is the The by fire and water committee was his admirers. One of these relics is advantages nature provided for them, intention of the company, so it is said, instructed to purchase 400 feet of hose a dinky little old straw hat which looks can be readily verified by a trip up to install a turntable here for the new not to exceed in price, 40 cents pet very funny now, but it was the New that beautiful valley, such as the writer gasoline motor car that is now on its foot. York City style when the young man in company with W. H. Hollis, took a j way to Portland. Agent Atkins in Mayor Johnson, who being empow wore it out to Dakota in 1881. Efforts few days ago. v us also that the depot will likely ered at the last meeting to ascertain are being made to send this hat and After leaving Forest Grove and com forms be moved yards eastwards and the probable cost of appealing the case other Roosevelt relics from Dakota to ing to the creek there opens up one considerably several enlarged. building j of the College vs. The City, reported the Exposition. of the most beautiful valleys in Oregon. at present is inadequate The for the vast that the probable cost would not ex Every farmer who has been so fortu amount of business done here, besides Hillsboro vs. Forest Grove ceed 8180, and that the city would be nate as to cast his lot in this district is its present location is too close to the required Hillsboro Forest Grove baseball to meet but half of that to be envied by those of lesser advan main thoroughfare for the convenience amount, as there are other parties inter clubs will and cross on the local tages, for certainly nature is kind to of passengers. It is hinted also, that ested who would contribute the bal grounds next Sunday bats afternoon. the inhabitants. As we rode on thv soon as the Oregon Traction com- 1 ance. At this juncture a motion to valley did not grow narrow as most as pany begins construction of its electric adjourn was made by Councilman — For windows and doors, paints and Oregon valleys do, but beautiful green line, oils, see C. J. Pedersen. the S. F. will immediately Harris but was lost. fields, good roads and palatial homes | build that a spur track up town to meet i were seen at every turn. Gales City, which lies six miles the competition. away, has two stores owned and oper SCHOOL FUND DEFICIT ated by N. C. Lilly and the other by A. L. Sargent who is the postmaster. Many Schools in the County Affected Here there is a large amount of busi By Court's Error to Levy ness transacted. The farmers’ pro Successors to McNAMER & JOHNSON More Tax duce is exchanged for the necessaries of life, etc. The trip on up the valley grows The various school districts over the I none the less interesting nor none the county are experiencing difficulties in less narrow as one would suppose, but running their schools up to the alloted wider, and the homes are as numerous time this year, owing to a deficiency in as they are down nearer town. About the school fund. noon when the cravings of the inner There are 5952 children in the man became annoying, we hove in county of school age by the census of sight of the hospitable home of John 1904, for which there should have been Heisler, who took us in and fed us. levied according to law, a 86 per capita Here is one of the ideal farms so num tax. but instead, it has been discovered erous in the valley: Mr. Heisler has there has been less than 84 per capita about 600 acres of the best land that tax levied. The assessed valuation of lies out of doors, and it is well improved. the county is 85,115,789 on which the On top of t te hill above his residence County Court levied but 6 mills which lies about 40 acres that’he has recently aggregates 830,694.73, whereas 86 planted to hops, that in a few years | per capita for 5955 school children will begin to yield him a neat income. j makes 835,712, or a defiency in the Besides the hops there are fields of wav 1 school fund of 85,017.27, which after ing grain, herds of milch cows, and including the rebates and delinquen- j stock for the market. Mr. Heisler says j cies will go even higher. tae prospects for mammoth crops were never better than they are this year. PACIFIC UNIVERSITY VICT0R0US. The spring is at least a month ahead of last year, and the growing weather Ten Scalps out of Fourteen. is ideal. To show those who have never had the pleasure to visit this Dangle at Belt of palatial country home and farm, how Pacific. convenient everything is arranged and to what extent he is prepared to take care of so many acTes, we will enumer The Pacific University debating ate a few things we saw there on that ' team, won from the represertatives of day. The barn— we will not attempt | the University of Washington at Seat - 1 to guess at how large it is— is located tie, Friday night. Pacific defended the close to a hill and everything is hauled | negative of the question, “Resolved, in at the gable end. A load of hay is | That the United States should not re drawn in and unloaded into the mow tain permanent possession of the Phil- without the effort of stowing it away as lippine Islands unless they shall ultim in an ordinary barn, but with as much ately enjoy state-hood.” Washington ease as to dump it off on the ground. ; was represented by Miss Marguerite All the grain is hauled in in the same Hayes, Stanley Griffith and John Camp- manner and dumped into bins, and is ! bell. The contest was held in Denny fed out from the bottom. Mr. Heisler | Hall before a large audience, which Have a large stock of Jewelery, Watches, maintains a blacksmith shop also and pronounced the debate one of the does most of his own repairing. The most spirited ever held in Seattle. Clocks, Cut Glass and Silverware, Stick machinery shed contains the latest im Pacfic won because of the superiority Pins, Watch Chains and Charms, Fratern proved separator and traction, double of her rebuttal work. The Washington cylinder engine, a hay baler, and in team was forced its position that the al Buttons, and everything else that is to be fact almost every implement that is Phillippines might be granted statehood found in a first-class Jewelry Establishment. found in the farming machinery in the future and compelled to support We do all kinds of watch and clock re category. a policy advocating independence for Fresh water is running continuously the Islands. So many practial object pairing. both at the house and bams. ions to this course were made by the To Mrs. Heisler we are indebted Pacfic that the decision was given to for the sumptuous dinner after -which the Oregon team. This is the tenth we visited Wm. M. Lyda’s sawmill a victory won by Pacific University out of half mile further up the creek. This 14 debates held with the various col mill, while of a moderate capacity, is leges of the Northwest. running steadily, having just finished the large timber for the Condenser — Every article put up by “Crescent addition. ' Mills” is guaranteed. it it Johnson & Johnson Dealers in Now is the time to buy a nice Rod, while the stock is complete. ^orftotfijood. \ J A Abbott................... ............ 20 M Peterson................... ............ 40 M S Allen..................... ............ 80 Frank Wagner......... ............ 30 G H Baldwin................ ............ 25 Mrs M arsh................... ............ 70 Geo Hancock.............. ............ 35 Dr Pollock................... ............ 30 Mrs Rogers................. ............200 Mrs Watt..................... ............ 40 ------ R ea ls................... ............ 30 Jack Wright................. ............150 W P Spaulding............ ............ 30 John Bailey................... ............ 25 J Starkweather............ ............ 80 NO. 48 OREGON Eatables FOREST GROVE, OREGON Both Phones Abbott Son • • Forest Grove, Oregon