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About Washington County news. (Forest Grove, Washington County, Or.) 1903-1911 | View Entire Issue (June 8, 1905)
WASHINGTON COUNTY NEWS FOREST GROVE, WASHINGTON CO., ORE., THURSDAY, JUNE, 8, VOL. I I I . PRAISES FOREST GROVE Cul. E. Küfer of the Salem Journal, Visits the Prettiest Town in Oregon. Sees Beauties of Washington Co. and Forest Grove From High Elevation. Col. E. Hofer of the Capital Journal, Salem, visits Forest Grove and sees the following: “ What a pretty place Forest Grove is! I took a run up the other day from Portland, and the hill country one passes through is only surpassed in beauty by the famous Waldo Hills. On the train I met C. B. Greer, of Lebanon, on his way to Chareshojm, Alberta, where he has a daughter liv ing. H e has resided five years in Oregon and has a son coming out from the old Minnesota home to live in Oregon. He was taking a crate of strawberries to Alberta to surprise the people there. H e is an old Grand Army man, and I promised to send him a paper, and he said he might subscribe. On the train was Wm. Hilleary and wife, going to the State Grange. They are substantial pillars of that organization and deeply inter ested in the independent telephone that has now connected so many of the smaller towns of Marion county. The most important thing in Forest Grove is Pacific University, a school of great influence in the development of Ore gon. The school has five buildings and a thirty-five acre campus. Prof. J. R. Robertson, of the chair of history, married a Salem girl, Miss Minnie Lansing, a daughter of the distin guished Quaker nurseryman, C. F. Lansing. Robertson is a plain and 1905. NO. 2 WASHINGTON COUNTY DAY AT THE LEWIS AND CLARK EXPOSITION unassuming man who works like a The Congregational Church horse, has held his job ten years and The Congregational church, Sunday, has horse sense enough to treat a June 11, Children’s Day, 10 a. m., newspaper man right. I met Presi Sunday School Rally. Let every dent Ferrin, a plain hard-working member of the school be in place. man, who teaches mathematics, puts 11 a. m., in the church, “ Temple Oregon Traction Begins Work To on no airs and is well liked. H e was Praises,” a carol service by the chil Washington County day was a literature, there 70,000 printed slips of dren. The program will include the dean two years, and has presided three day and Road Will be paper, a sort of confetti, with such baptism of children and reception of years, and is a practical college man. hummer. Finished Dec. f. Notwithstanding the short space of sentences as “ Meet me in Forest members into the church. 7 p. m., Miss Farnham is the lady dean, instruc tress in art and literature. She is a time in which the committee had to Grove, the prettiert town in Oregon,” meeting of the Young People. Topic, very competent teacher, and exerts prepare and advertise the event, it was ‘There is plenty of room for you in “ Not Ashamed of the Gospel.” 8 p. the refining influence flowing from the one of the most successful under Forest Grove,” “ The best schools in m., Evening service of song with possessor of high ideals. I met a takings ever attempted. The inclem the world in Forest Grove in Forest preaching by the pastor on “ The Cars on Portland, Nehalem & Til number of other mtmbers of the facul ency of the weather was perhaps the Grove” etc., etc., were promiscously Bible as a Source of Moral Power.” lamook R. R. to be Run ty, and they strike one as a superior cause of detaining a great many from strewn everywhere, on everything, and Thursday evening at 8, meeting for teaching force. The standards of the going, but as it was, over 400 people j in everything—all over! conference and prayer. Subject, "The ning by Oct. 15. school are high, and the young men from this station made a holiday of | From one o’clock until two a recep- Need of More Thorough Knowledge of and women are as fine a lot as one Tuesday, June 6. Every business tion was held in the Oregon building, the Scripture.” Some | Mrs. Walter Hoge, president of the wants to see in this world, or could house in town was closed. All sorts of railroad news is coming hope to meet with in any other. I trouble was experienced in getting a Lewis and Clark club, assisted by Mrs. VALLEY IMPROVEMENT LEAGUE to light this week. The Oregon Trac met the two bankers of the town, Hon. special excursion train and nothing Dr. Bailey, Mrs. S. B. Huston of Hills- E. W. Haines, the senator, and R. M. definite was known about it until the ] boro, Mrs. C. B. Buchanan, of Cor- To Meet At Independence Next tion Co. is distributing ties along the . route and the work of construction will Dooley, of the Fanners’ and Merchants’ eleventh hour when it was necessary to nelius, Senator Haines of this City and Monday and Tuesday others, composed the reception com- begin on Twelfth street, Portland and bank. This is the newer institution. advertise the fact with large posters. The excursion train left Gaston with^ mittee. work out this way owing to the delay He was formerly with the Wells Fargo June 12 and 13 in receiving the rails from the east. At two o’clock a column was formed bank at Portland. I asked for Haines some 80 persons aboard and a large Will French, who has been em and some one said he was up at the number from Dilley was also on the and headed by Innes band, marched The Willamette Valley Improve State Grange. I might have known train when it reached Forest Grove sta to the auditorium. ment League which was organized at ployed with the O. T. Co., is now in Five cars all gaily decorated Col. Harry Haynes of this city, and Salem last winter, will hold its first the employ of the contractors and has that, as he is one of the numerous can tion. didates for governor. Col. Harry with banners, were on the siding and member of the Board of Trade, acted convention at Independence on Mon been engaged in purchasing feed for as chairman and announced the pro day and Tuesday of next week. Forest the horses of the construction gangs, Haynes, one of Forest Grove’s nearby long before train time were filled. The various committees in charge, gram which consisted of speeches by Grove will be well and ably represented also locating campsites, farmers, stole a march on one of the condidates for governor who was pre and appointed for one thing and an Jefferson Meyer, president of the Ore by Col. Harry Haynes and Judge W. j The Journal of Monday says: sent by introducing him simply as other, worked hard so that not a single gon State Commission, who welcomed H. Hollis, who have been placed on Ground will be broken this week for “ Ladies and Gentlemen, Your Friend.” thing to mar the occasion, should be Washington County to the Exposition, the program to discuss the following the Portland-Forest Grove electric line The advertising com- Hon. W. K. Newell was next and he subjects, “ The Suburban H om e,” and j of the Oregon Traction company. The And Col. VVithycombe blushed as red left undone. as Col. Jim Eddy used to when he mittee arranged a large batch of print- j spoke most enthusiastically of the “ Ownership of Public Utilities,” the contractors will leave San Francisco for was on the Oregon Railroad Commis ed matter. Cream colored badges county’s resources, etc. Mayor Cor former by Col. Haynes and the latter I Portland tonight. The steel has also sion, and had reduced a natural gift to with the simple inscription “ Forest nelius of Hillsboro, followed and had by Judge Hollis. been shipped from the mijls at Peublo a fine art. But to leave the governors Grove,” was distributed and with every much to say concerning Hillsboro, also Among the other prominent speakers and Pittsburg, and material will be on and return to Col. Harry Haynes, who badge the Pacific Coast Condensed stated that that city was an open town are Gov. Geo. E. Chamberlain, Col E. the ground in a few days for the con came to Oregon on a stretcher, was Milk Co. gave a handsome carnation and had no "blind pigs.” President Hofer of the Capital Journal, Salem; struction ot the line from Front street nursed back to life, health and strength as a boutonniere, emblematic of the W. H. Goode was next and he too. I Mrs. Edith Tozier Weatherred, Port to the top of the hill west of Portland. by a Woodburn girl, who was a nurse famous Carnation Cream, which is welcomed the visitors. land; Judge Ryan, Oregon City; Tom “ Yes, we have an order for the T Judge Hollis of this city was next Richardshn of Portland. in Dr. Coe’s sanitarium at Portland, manufactured here. The flowers were rails for the Oregon Traction com- and is today one of the real farmers of soon exhausted but not until everyone announced and on the subject of The program will be interspersed | pany’s line and it will be filled at once. Oregon. Haynes has a discerning eye was supplied. Many were compelled “ Forest Grove, its Location and Re with music, and a band will be in In fact, the rails have already been The attendance. There will also be a loaded and started for Portland from about the beauties and natural products to wait for the regular train as the en sources” was well received. of this country. H e says nowhere in tire seating capacity was taken long Judge stated that while it was not his clambake, and a barbacue is talked of. the mills of the Colorado Iron & Steel fortune to have been born in Oregon, The program will commence Monday company at Peublo,” said J. R. Bowles the world can they produce as fine before the start was made. At Cornelius at least 150 persons in he has decided to make Forest Grove afternoon at 2 o’clock, and will be looking women as in Oregon and that of Bowles & Co., Portland agents of is pretty near the truth. Col. Haynes special cars were attached and the and Washington county his home al continued through the evening and the that firm. “ The mills have been served in the Union armies, has three merry excursionists were sped along ways, because it is his choice of all the next forenoon. crowded with work and the entire order vast country he has seen. Prof. J. R. towards Hillsboro, wounds, a happy disposition and has cannot be filled immediately, but we The annual school election will be The connty seat was reached on Robertson of Pacific University was outlived political aspirations to a larger will get enough rails here at once to schedule time and four more cars of next, on the subject of “ Its Educational held Monday, June 19, a*, the school construct the line to the top of the house in this city for the purpose of jolly Washingtonians were taken on. Institutions and Beautiful Homes” held hills, and the remainder of the order Hillsboro brought her famous lady use attention of everyone. He de electing a new member to the board will follow as needed.” band which added to the attractive picted the beauties and comforts of a in the place of.C. N. Johnson whose ness of the excursion. (Concluded on last page) residence in the city of the oaks and term expires this year. At points the rest of the way in, bore his hearers away on the waves of people in bunches of twenty, thirty contentment. and forty were taken aboard and packed W. H . Marsh of Cornelius, was next in the already crowded cars. heard and he predicted that as Corne Forest Grove was perhaps the most lius was between Hillsboro and Forest conspicuous because of her abundance Grove, his city would be the metropolis of advertising matter which was scat while the latter places would be the tered, all day long, over the grounds suburbs— and we believe it will come Successors to M cN A M E R 4 JOHNSON and the city. Besides having a thous true. and booklets, descriptive of Forest The trains left the Union depot at Grove and vicinity, 5000 cards on 10 p. m. and on schedule time dis which were printed beautiful street tributed its fatigued burden at their scenes and shady nooks so numerous various destinations, weary but very in the Grove city. Aside from this happy. Goff Bros Johnson & Johnson HARDWARE and MACHINERY The above cut shows the Champion of all Mowers. W e have both the draw cut and Wabble gear in 4 1-2 and 5 foot cut, also the Champion hay rake 8, 9 and 10 foot in hand or self dump, Myers hay carriers and pure Manila rope, not standard Manila as as some dealers sell for PU R E . W e sell nothing but the best goods money can buy. Now is the time to Paint Your House or barn a good coat of Paint. W e’ll save you money; we have the best paint money can buy. The Sherwin-Will iams, a little dearer than some others but has greater covering capacity and guaranteed pure, so costs less in the end. Also White Lead and Lifjseed oil at lowest prices. Come and let us figure with you on your paint job. A full line of Plumbing Goods always on hand. Stoves fitted with coil and hot water tank and work absolutely guaranteed, if we do your work and it is not satisfactory, we expect no pay. Get your work done by someone that knows how to do it. W e can refer you to a number in town we have done this class of work for, if you want references. Goff B ro s Both rihonts FOREST GROVE , . OREGON RAILROAD RUMBLINGS extent than prevails among Colonels in teaches penmanship, and certainly general. I met the newspaper men of holds the record for long service as the town. One of them, J. F. Woods, knight of the Quill in Oregon. I had having recently come here from to go out and see his $34.75 Plymouth Springfield, Lane county, where he Rock, St. Louis Fair first premium established the News. I met W. H rooster, besides express charges. That Hollis, who has practiced law for twenty bird cost more than many Oregon years and has clients galore. He cannot cows and is worth more than many charge so very much or he would be horses. Garrison shipped over 500 starting several banks. Like the man settings of eggs this year and he has in the Scriptu.e, he took me up an hundreds of fine birds. Forest Grove exceeding high place and showed me is a no-saloon, no-cow town. No bikes the kingdoms of Washington county. are allowed on the walks. You can The city owns its light and water plant, neither take a drink nor scorch, unless taking the latter fluid from Gales Creek, you go to a drug store and there you a famous trout stream. If any fish must present a doctor’s certificate, come through the water pipes of Forest | and prove that you are a member of a Grove I presume they are brook trout, church or a Good Tem plar's lodge in instead of bullheads and suckers that good standing and want it for medicine we hear of in some other places. But only. It is said that Senator Eld. off from the high water tower one gets Haines is the only man in town who grand views of grand old Washington has never violated the ordinance. The county. Twenty-six miles east lies Cornelius family are as numerous over Portland, across the Tualatin Plains here as the Applegates in Douglas I Strung along the base line road are county. I met J. W. Cornelius, who Cornelius and Hillsboro. Dilley and has a livery stable business here and is Gaston are to the south. West are the a brother of Marshal Cornelius, of vine clad hills leading to th ; Coast Salem. One of the industries of Forest Range, wheie fine grapes are grown Grove is the Crescent mills, run by and wines are made. To the north are Wm. Haines and J. A. Thornburg. twelve miles of plains, of marvelously They sell flour locally and ship to beautiful farming lands, set with oak Portland and San Jose, Cal. The prin trees like a mammoth park. In fact cipal industry of Forest Grove is the Forest Grove is a natural beauty spot, Carnation Cream factory, which employs in a setting of emerald hills, shining sixty people and sends out several meadows, and the horizon on a clear car loads of canned, evaporated cream day spangled with snow peaks. I was weekly. They are building a new fed like a prince at the Laughlin warehouse to accommodate their grow House, kept by B. H. Laughlin, one ing business. At present they are of a famous old Yamhill family of In paying the lowest rate for milk ever dian fighters. I called on Hon. Chas. paid, $1 per hundred pounds. They Hines, one of the faithful thirty three have averaged 81.26 4-7 per hundred who stood up for Senator Fulton in the pounds the last year. The factory has fight of 1903. I met so many Buxtons been in operation 2 A years and is a I cannot remember them all but they branch of the one at Kent, Washing-1 will keep. They are all active men in ton. Twenty-four wagons gather milk business, show up in Republican con from a territory having a radius of ventions, as State Grange officers, and twenty miles. The manager, E. L. all-round good citizens of interior Ore gon. I met my old friend, J. M. Callendar, placed me under obligations Garrison, Chicken Garrison, one of the for courtesies and information, although first men I became acquainted with in no visitors are allowed to go through Oregon. He raises fancy chickens the plant. Dealers in Eatables FOREST GROVE, OREGON Both Phones 1847 Roger’s Ware Teaspoons, per set, - $1.00 Tablespoons, “ $1.75 Knives & Forks, 3.50 Abbott & Son FOREST GROVE, OREGON