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WASHINGTON
VOL. 2
COUNTY NEWS
FOREST GROVE, WASHINGTON CO., ORE., THURSDAY, MAY, 4, 1905.
discovered at the bank here.
Some corn is up and the stand is re­
The forgery was detected by the FRANCHISE IS ALTERED ported as very good. Early potatoes
' fact that the “c” was left out of Mr.
were quite badly frosted during the
Rinck’s name. The checks were
’ week, the tops in many localities being
numbered 27 and 28, which correspond Oregon Traction Company Permitted frozen to the ground. Gardens have
Cashier W. B. Haines Detects Two
pretty well with the last ones Mr.
made slow growth owing to the lack of
to Operate Cars Before
Worthless Checks and Saves
Rinck drew, showing that Wilson was
sunshine. Meadows and pastures are
1 familiar with the situation. Attorney
in fine condition and stock looks well.
Line Is Finished
His Institution $250
J. N. Hoffman was engaged to protest
Lambing is about over. Sheep and
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the checks and consequently T. A.
goat shearing continues, with clip gen­
Russell of SDokane, is out 8250 and Objectionable Clause in Portland erally above average. All tree fruit,
B. F. Wilson of Buxton Successfully Wilson is nowhere to be found.
except late apples, more or less injured
Franchise Eliminated—
by
frost, but reports as to the extent
Swindles Spokane, Washington,
continue
very conflicting. Peaches,
Birthday Party
Rails Purchased.
Doctor on Worthless Paper
prunes and cherries, however, have
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ward gave,
suffered most. Bush fruit and straw­
on last Saturday afternoon, April 29, a
berries promise good yields.
birthday
p?rty
to
Josephine
and
Perry
Yesterday
afternoon
the
Portland
A neat check forgery for 8250 was Ward, whose birthdays both fall on the Council eleminated the clause, by re­ Washington County.— Weather fa-
discovered by Cashier W. B. Haines, [ same date; Josephine being 11 years solution, in the franchise given the I vorable for crops and seeding; frost
of the E. W. Haines bank last Friday [old and Perry 4. A large number of Oregon Traction Company by that city, Wednesday morning slightly damaged
morning, after it had been cashed in | their little friends were invited and all wherein the electric line was to have tender plants; fruit doing well; pastures
Spokane, Wash., and passed several emjoyed the hospitality of their little been built to Hillsboro before any cars fine and stock improving.
banks enroute to Forest Grove.
A grand spread was pre­ were to be operated. This resolution W. H. Morton of Beaverton, visited
The forger is one B. F. Wilson, | hostesses.
pared which included a large birthday gives the O. T. Co. permission to our office this morning and besides
formerly of Buxton, and the forged cake.
dropping a big round American dollar
They were recipients of many operate cars as soon as the line is into
name is that of J. H. Rinck, merchant | nice presents.
the editor’s wallet for his subscrip­
Those present were as built as far as Calvary cemetery.
at that place, who was until recently, [ follows: Lela and
tion
to
The News, told us of his green­
Caroline Wagner, The clause as originally passed was
Wilson’s guardian.
house
business
which he is establish­
Alline Johnson, Clara and Harriet the objectionable point to the capital­
ing
at
that
place.
Anyone wanting
Some time ago young Wilson was Haines, Carrie Johnson, Helen Deckert, ists
at San Francisco, and up until this any kind of plants, flowers
and nursery
hurt about a railroad in Spokane, and Pauline Gray, Lizzie Weitzel, Edna clause
removed the actual con­ stock can get them by dropping
him a
was taken to a hospital where he was Housman, Jean Sloan, Reta Macrum, struction was work
delayed.
card.
Mr.
Morton
is
in
the
Grove
to
attended, and the fees amounted to Reta Watson, Edith Swanson, Lloyd Two hundred was tons being
96 lb rails has attend the Washington County Vet­
8100. which were forthcoming imme­ Housman, Josephine and Perry Ward, been purchased in San of Franciso
all erans Association, which is in session
diately from Mr. Rinck, who was then Edgar Swanson, Wayne Stewart, Roscoe the contracts signed up. The and con­
his guardian. So when Wilson run Vaughn, Willie Wagner, Emmett Wat­ tractors have 30 days in which to be­ here today.
short of funds he contrived the idea of son, Claud Gates and Daniel Waid.
gin work from the time the contracts Report of Manning school for
presenting two more checks, one for
were
signed, but work will begin in month ending April 28: No. days
8100, and the other for 8150, payable
Foot Badly Mashed
Portland
in a very few days. Sub-con- 1 taught 20; average daily attendance
to himself and signed by J. H. Rinck,
tracts
will
be let and work all along the 32; visitors 8; neither absent nor
‘Chick” Shannon, who is helping line will soon
but of his own mauufacture. Both
be commenced, but the | tardy: Sadie, Clara and Lewis Craw-
checks were dated April 20. These j his father build the condenser addition, main efforts will
be made to complete ! ford, John, Oscar and Kenneth Bene-
ware also honored by T. A. Russell, a received an injury to his left foot, the line on the Portland
Mary, Charlie and Walter Fisher,
end in order i piel,
phyuic’an a', the hospital. The checks Tuesday, that will lay him up for to get some of the exposition
Dick,
Coxey and H arlie Stowell,
Willie, Shea, Ida, Merle and Levi
were cashed by Russell at the Ex- ^ several days. One of the big timbers, The line clear to Forest Grove business.
White, Alfred Fisher and Mae Bled­
change National Bank of Spokane, | while being hoisted to its place, fell, finished by September first. will be soe.
Maisie O’Donnell, Teacher.
Wash., and after passing through the ! striking “Chick” on the foot with the
First National Bank of Portland, were 1 result as stated.
WILL PROBABLY CALL MEETING
TURNTABLE HAS ARRIVED
FORGERY IS DISCOVERED
I
Goff Bros.
HARDWARE and MACHINERY
Fishing Season
ft
Opens April 1st
Now is the time to buy
a nice Rod, while the
stock is complete.
snorWood*
Wehaveafulllincof
W q s 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; coma 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 lets of hard work.
Goff Bros.
FOREST GROVE,
OREGON
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School Boards to Meet and Decide The Depot Improvements Will Be
What to Do About School
Made at Once— Motor Car
Fund
Deficit.
¡n Service Soon
The county school fund deficit men- ^ The turntable for the yards of the
tioned in last week’s News is causing S. P. Co. here, mentioned , in last
a general upheaval among the various week’s News, has arrived. The ties
districts that have made contracts with for laying the extra track came in Fri-
its teachers for a specified number of day and the turntable arrived Tuesday,
months teaching.
It is understood that it will be installed
The legislature of 1903 amended immediately and the other improve-
the school laws and it is now the duty j ments about the depot made,
of the county court to levy a tax suffi- Notwithstanding the announcement
cient to make a $6 per capita tax for in Wednesday’s Oregonian about the
all children between the ages of 4 and gasoline motor car making a tour of
20 years, and the agreements bet /een the country, it is officially announced
teacher and school board were based here that it will be installed on the
on these conditions, but as the county west side division immediately upon
court failed to carry out the intent of its arrival in Portland and remain in
the law, it leaves the various districts 1 this service until other and larger cars
badly handicapped by the error.
of the same type are made and
The News is informed tliat a com- brought west, after which the car will
mittee composed of the presidents of make the tour as announced.
the several school boards, is to meet
V „
;„ .
. in the very near future,
.
When Greek Meets Greek
at tt
Hillsboro
for the discussion of ways to meet the Unless The News is badlV mistaken,
embarrasement in which they are forest Grove will have the Opportunity
placed, which will have as the prob- of witnessing one of the most exciting
able result, a suit to compel the coun- games of baseball that has ever been
ty to reimburse the fund that has gone PlaYed here, on Sunday afternoon, May
defunct.
; 14. The clubs to furnish the excite­
ment are the married men of Hillsboro
Weekly Crop Bulletin
and the married men of this city
Following is the crop summary for This will be a game in which the
Oregon, issued by the Portland station combatants will have had a great deal
of the United States Weather Bureau: of experience in battles, and it is for
The weather during the week was this reison the managers here have
too cool for rapid growth, and crops on already engaged plenty of ambulances,
the whole did not advance so rapidly nurses and a Hood quantity of arnica.
as during the preceding week. There They invite everyone to come and
were several sharp frosts, the most bring their tin horns.
damaging of which occurred Wednes­
Calico Carnival.
day morning, at which time tender Buxton Grange
will hold a calico
vegetables and some varieties of fruit carnival and measuring
party at the
were injured.
Grange
Hall
in
Buxton
Plowing and seeding are now practi- evening, May 13, 1905. on Afl Saturday
ladies
tically completed, and work on sum- ; will wear a calico dress. All gentle-
mer fallow is progressing nicely. Fall men will weara calico tie. All gentle­ '
and Spring grain continue in excellent men not wearing a calico tie will be
condition. Wheat, oats, rye and bar­ fined 10 cents. All ladies not wearing
ley are growing satisfactorily, and in a calico dress will be fined 10 cents.
some sections of Western Oregon rye
Mrs. J. T. Lucas, Mrs. J.
and barley are beginning to head. Committe:
Mills,
Mrs.
C.
Hins, Mrs. B. Phillips,
Hops have reached the tops of the Mrs. L. L. Crawford.
wires in some favored localities, but in
many yards the crop is coming up un- Judge and Mrs. Crandall of Hillsboro,
evenly, necessitating the “cutting were pleasant callers at this office to-
back” of the vines.
day. They are in attendance at the
Corn and potato planting continues. Veterans’ Association.
NO. 49
SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS
One Hundred
and
Four
Wrestle
With Eighth Grade State
Examinations.
Unusually
All
Large
Over
Number
the
From
County
Successful.
An unusually large number of pupils
took the eighth grade examination in
April, this year, there being 104 appli­
cants. Those receiving certificates
were as follows: Dist. No. 1, Martha
Beehen. No. 2, Oscar Lund, Louis
Falkenhagen, Allen Wilson. No. 3,
Walter Parr, Alfred Mdley. No. 7,
Harold Taylor, Willie Finney, Russell
Frost, Earl Hobbs. No. 9, Frank
Connell, James Batchelder, passed
conditionally; Arthur Hundley. No.
10, Minnie McCullen, Decater Bald­
win, Althea Tupper, Cecil W. Tolson,
Frances C. Orr passed conditionally.
No. 14, Ethel Carstens. No. 15,
(Forest Grove) May Jarvis, Wanda
Todd, Ray Giltner, Grace Miller,
Helen Bishop, Goldie Peterson, Dwi-
nell Clapp, Effie Jackson, Zula Shorb,
Ruah Haney, Florence Templeton,
Daisy Noble, Olive^ Morely, Elliot
Stewart, Holman Ferrin, Rollo Jackson,
Yetta Fowler, Vivian Brown, Dora
Johnson, Amy Pechin, Howard Thomas,
Hazel Aldrich, Jessie Sheldon and Jen.
nie Weston. No. 18, Carroll Morelock,
Walter R. Vankleek, Emma F. Nichol­
son, Sophia M. Schoemaker, passed
conditionally; Albert Erickson, passed
conditionally. No. 22, Roy Harring­
ton, Jennie Barrett, passed condition­
ally. No. 26, jt. Bessie Smith, Harry
Hardin, Jessie Moore, Villa Spencer,
Charles Greese, Walter Cimine, Annie
Lukes, Mabel Martin, Clyde Hedges,
passed conditionally; as did also Ger­
trude Dudley and Ethel Shaver. No.
27, Lena E. Epplett, Gertrude Rueter.
No. 29, Mildred Kirkwood, Ella Dant,
passed conditionally as did Bonnie
Weisenback. No. 39, Willie Ander­
son, Ella Rodgers passed conditionally
as did Glenn and Clarance Snider. No.
40, Walter Plieth. No. 48, Bert
Hocken, Robert Summers passed con­
ditionally as did Nellie Robinson,
Grant Marsden, Effie Fisher and Gret-
chen Wolf. No. 50, Virginia Kirby.
No. 54, Phebe Whitten. No. 57,
Orton McLeod, Arthur Ball, Annie
Wilson. No. 66, Anna Callahan. No.
72, Mae Peterson. No. 74, Carrie
Heberlein. No. 95, Olive Oleson,
Dora Titus, Elsie Fredeen passed con­
ditionally, as did also Dorthea Patton
and May Oleson. No. 99, Herbert
Blanche and Laura Hazlitt. Condition­
ally means that they passed in all ex­
cepting two branches which pupils are
allowed to make up at the next exam­
ination. 72 received certificates, 21
passed conditionally, and 11 failed.
VETERANS IN SESSION
Enthusiastic Meeting Being
In G. A. R. Hall
To-day.
Held
Many veterans of the war of ’61
from all over the county, are in town
today attending the semi-annual meet­
ing of the Veterans association which
is being held in the G. A. R. hall to­
day. A good program will be given
at the hall this afternoon. It is prob­
able that the regular County encamp­
ment will be held here this year, and
the time they are usually held is the
first of July.
E. J. Groat of Sherwood, was a
pleasant caller at this office this morn­
ing. He is in attendance at the Vet­
eran’s Association.
Johnson & Johnson
Successors to McNAMER k JOHNSON
Dealers in
E atab les
j FOREST
GROVE,
OREGON
Both Phones
Abbott db Son
Have a large stock of Jewelery, Watches,
Clocks, Cut Glass and Silverware, Stick
Pins, Watch Chains and Charms, Fratern­
al Buttons, and everything else that is to be
found in a first-class Jewelry Establishment.
We do all kinds of watch and clock re­
pairing.
Forest Grove,
Oregon