THE
NEW
STORE
OPENING ANNOUNCEMNT!
The Banks Mercantile
Will be Open For Business
endeavor has been to put in an up-to-date stock in all
lines, and we will try and run the business in an un-to-
date manner.
The
We will start by giving a FREE Concert
the Day and Evening
Cornelius & Hancock
Special Attention to Commercial Travelers’ Patronage.
Good Service, Fair Treatment and Moderate Rates.
F a s h io n L iv e r y , Feed a n d S a le Stable.
CARRIAGE, W A G O N & G EN ER AL
R E PA IR IN G
I am prepared to do any and all kinds of repairing, and in ad
dition to my Wagon Shop, I have a thoroughly equipped
B L A C K SM IT H S H O P
I keep in stock all kinds of wheels, poles and shafts, also carry
Carriage and Wagon Wood Stock.
Carriage
Painting
in
Connection
JO H IN S T R 1 B IC H
FOREST GROVE,
Subscribe for The News.
OREGON
Cheap Rates to Portland.
Now that the Trail is open on Sundays
the Southern Pacific is selling Saturday
to Monday excursion tickets at a very
LAWYER
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low rate. This gives the people who
Real Estate and Corpo- OFFICE over cannot spare the time during the week
ration Law a Specialty. Hines' Store, to RO and see practically the entire fair
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Forest Grove, - - O regon 1 ¡ngs.
W. H. HOLLIS,
Wagonette to and from all trains. Special conveyances over
the Wilson River Route to Tillamook at any and all times
W ATT'S DISTRICT
I piest man out, as indeed he was. The
Will McCoy and John Monner were bride and groom are both highly re
spected young people ofthis commu
in the Grove Sunday.
nity
and they have the best wishes of a
Mrs. J. B. Prickett visited her parents
host
of friends. After the wedding
last week.
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¡they went to Portland but were at
Miss Ada Ranes visited her aunt Mrs. ,
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home to their many friends last Mon-
F. Johnson, last week.
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I day. They will make this their future
Jack Maitin is the happy father of a
big boy.
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Mrs. Singer is enjoying a pleasant1
Weekly Crop Bulletin,
visit from her mother and sister of
Latest crop bulletin of department
Portland.
of agriculture by Edward A. Beals,
Mrs. Florence Ranes was the guest section director:
of the Maureys last week.
The P35*1 week was cooler than the
H e a d q u a r t e r s fo r F e e d , S e e d »
Tiling, Qedar Posts
and Shingles
•
Bran, Shorts and Mill Feeds, Oil Meal, Whole and Cracked Corn, Lump Salt, Lime and Ccmen
Land Plaster, FLOUR— Minnesot
Ritchey & Wells
C o m e in a n d i e t prices
F r e e d elivery in town
Forest Grove, Oregon
Miss Frieda Reuter, who nas been previous one in the western section'
visiting her parents, returned to The whlle m the eastem section the ni*h,s
Dalles last week.
were C001, wlth moderateIy warm days-
A few small showers occurred in the
Charles Prickett is visiting his brother
northwest Sunday and Monday, but
J. B. Prickett.
they were insufficient to wet the
Anton Monner, wife, and daughters ground to any great depth, and rain is
are visiting Nick Monner and family.
still needed everywhere for late crops
The yield of wheat in this section is and for pastures. •
from 17 to 25 bu. to the acre. The
The grain harvest is drawing to a
hay is extra good.
close and threshing is well along. Fall I
Mr. and Mrs. Good, who have been wheat and barley continue to yield well,
visiting with Mrs. Bisbee, returned to but
berry of spring wheat and oats
Idaho last week.
shriveled during the late hot weather
Alba Lament, Dave Ihrig, and the and the >'ields are disappointing. Pas-
Buxton boys are having an outing in turage is getting very short and stock
is losing flesh. Corn and hops are
the hills.
making
satisfactory advancement.
Misses May Diffey and Katherine
Late botatoes are at a standstill and
Monner were guests of the Misses Mc
need rain badly.
Coy last week.
Apples are generally smaller in size
Dr. Anna Key Swift has returned to than usual and the crop promises to be
the Grove much to the regret of her below the average in quantity, Prunes
many friends.
are beginning to ripen.
John McCoy, who has been very
sick, is able to be up and around again.
Died in California.
FOieSt ^fOVe, OfegOil.
OREGON AND COLUMBIA PHONES.
Jo h n s o n
Brick
Livery,
&
Feed
and
Co.
Sale
Stable
See our ad. in the T. P. A. Guide. Drummers’ trade our
specialty. Our ’Bus meets all trains. Carries U. S. mail.
Baggage and freight called for and delivered.
Finest Rigs.
Best Horses.
Good Drivers.
Comer Main and Pacific Ave., Forest
rove, Or.
Where do you buy groceries? We make a special
effort to induce the farmers to do their trading
The highest market prices paid for all kinds of farm produce.
GROCERIES
with us.
TUC
UnilCCWIFF
Is the person we want to satisfy. When
she needs Dry Goods, Shoes, Confec
tionery, Groceries or General Merchandise, we would appreciate her
patronage. Our stock is always fresh.
* HL nUUOLTTIrL
WILKINS & CHALLACOMBE,
A most eventful marriage took place
Mrs. O. P. Smith, who went to
last Saturday when Ernest Burk i nd j Yerka, Cal. about the middle of June
Miss Lilitha McCoy were united in the on account of her hea^h, died on
holy bonds of matrimony by the Rev. Monday, Aug. 21. She was a sufferer
Herbert Boyd, Congregational minister from consumption. The remains were
ESTABLISKED 199S.)
of Forest Grove.
The bride was taken back to Gatabo, Oklahoma for
Forest Grove, Oregon
dressed in a cream colored silk organ-1 burial, by her husband. She leaves,
A general banking business transacted.
die and looked a picture of perfect besides her husband, one little girl, j
Interest paid on time deposits.
1 loveliness. The groom looked the hap- Bonnie.
Accounts invited.
E. W . Haines Bank
CO RN ELIU S,
OREG O N .
SEARS & WATIUNS
“ Proprietor of—
• »The Le n d in g
B a rb e r
Shop. .
Up-to-date Hair-cutting and
Shaving. Laundry agency.
M a in S treet.
•puon.