Men’s and B oys’ Clothing
This is the one store of Exclusive Men’s and Boys’ Clothing and our Line is here.
Dependable
Strong,
and
Stylish
Clothing.
Customers, old and new, turn to our store more and more because they have gained confidence in the dependa
bility of our merchandise and our ability to undersell. We have determined to give the best values in high-grade
clothing and we are doing so every day. Our suits this season are perfect, even beyond our exhalted expectations.
The styles are in accord with the dictates of the most exclusive makers—strictly custom models—customs workman
ship and custom styles.
Mens’ and Boy’s Underwear
When you want something really good for a
small price, drop into our store and let us show you
our line of Underwear. We are satisfied that you
will find just what you want here.
Men’s and Boy’s Shoes
Our stock of shoes is always kept up to the
top notch and when we say we have the best line
of shoes in town, we know we are safe, for we’ve
got the goods.
Men’s and Boy’s Suits
There never came to this county a Larger
and Better Line of Suits for Men and Boys, than
that of ours. You’re no doubt thinking'of a suit
for Fall, so come in and let us “show you.”
Men’s and Boy’s Hats
Well, the size of it is simply this: We have
the only line in the county that contains all the
latest shapes.
Men’s and Boy’s Pants
We’ve enough Pants to supply every man
and boy in the entire county, and they are all
good, honest goods.
C op yrigh t 1*03 By
Hub, üatr.*n » r U î Ù i t C«4
Investigations made at our store will amply repay you
Dcu He Buaeted Sack
CHICAGO CLOTHING COMPANY,
I. O. o . F. Building.
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General Agent; Portland, Oregon.
Forest Grove, Oregon
young man who now occupies the
gubernatorial chair. Governor Folk
Final Month of the Exposition Arouses was highly pleased with the exposition.
An additional reduction of railroad
Increased Interest— Live Stock
rates from all California points, be
Show Now in Progress.
ginning September 25 and running
until the close of the fair has been
The officials of the Lewis & Clark announced by the Southern Pacific
Exposition have decided to hold clos railroad. It is believed that this will
ing exercises on Saturday, October 14. bring thousands of Californians to Port
With nearly a month still to run, the land for the closing weeks.
Exposition is now at its height. Inter With special reduced rates from
est has been increasing from week to Oregon, Washington and Idaho points,
week, and the final rush of attendance the people are pouring into Portland.
has begun. Last week Spokane, They realize that the time is short and
Wash., was largely in evidence, sev- that this is the opportunity of a lifetime
al thousand people from that city be to see a great exposition at a reasonable
ing present to participate in the days cost. Portland is still able to take
care of all the visitors, and there is no
assigned to Spokane.
This week the big horse and cattle j complaint of “ gouging” or extortion
show has begun, to run until Septem I from the hotel and boarding house
ber 28. Many specimens of horse people.
flesh and cattle, sheep and hogs are
there, and livestock men from all —Every man owes it to himself and
quarters of the country are in atten his family to master a trade or profes
dance. The show is held on the neck sion. Read the display advertisement
of the Government peninsula, just east of the six Morse Schools of Telegraphy
of Uncle Sam's big buildings. Spac in this issue and learn how easily a
ious stock bams were built for this young man or lady may learn tele
show, and the exhibition tracks and graphy and be assured a position.
grandstand are well adapted to the
occasion. Society has turned out in
Lewis and Clark Fair Notes
force to see the fancy horses. Great Less than four weeks remain in which
interest is taken in the prize competi take advantage of the low railroad
tions for the various classes of animals. to
An increasing attendance of the rates to go and see the Lewis and Clark
prosperous farmers and their families, Exposition and the wonderful Northwest
from the “ Inland Empire” country is country.
noted. The eastern visitors also are The big horse and cattle show at the
here in large numbers. Nearly 50,- Lewis and Clark Exposition is now in
000 tourists tickets have been progress, opening Sept. 19. It will
validated in Portland this summer, run (or ten days. Some of the most
showing the greatest volume of travel noted hoises in the country are on ex
from the East ever enjoyed by the hibition, and in the cattle, sheep and
hog sections the entries are highly in
railroads.
One of the big days last week was teresting. Cattlemen and horsemen
Thursday— Missouri day. Governor from all quarters of the United States
Joseph W. Folk of Missouri, with his are in attendance.
BIG EVENTS AT PORTLAND FAIR
Farmers & Merchants military staff, arrived Wednesday and
BANK
Of Forest Grove, Oregon
C A P I T A L . 42A.OOO.
A General Banking Business Trans
acted. Drafts sold on all the principal
Cities in the United States and Europe.
Correspondents Wells Fargo it Co's
Bank. Directors: Richard M. Dooley,
J. E. Loomis, John W. Shute,
and Frank E. Dooley. Accounts
solicited.
spent two days at the Exposition.
President Goode gave a dinner in
honor of the governor Wednesday
evening, and the Missouri commis
sioners honored their governor with a
grand banquet at the American Inn
Thursday evening. Former Missour
ians in large numbers flocked to the
fair to take part in the Missouri day
exercises and to meet the famous
One of the most interesting outside
attractions for Lewis and Clark Exposi
tion visitors is the Mscleay Park and
canyon, which begins just outside one
of the entrances to the fair. There is
no other park in the world like this. A
narrow trail, just «ride enough for one
person at a time, leads up the slope on
one side of the canyon, gradually des
cending to the bottom, along which
runs a purling brook. For a mile or
W HOUSMAN, Proprietor
more the trail leads through the "deep T H E C O M M O N SPARROW.
canyon, with great fir trees rising on a 1« Not Always the Selfliih Vaga
bond He In Fainted.
each side and ferns as tall as a man,
house sparrow has been called
growing thickly. Then, at the upper a The
n street gamin, a vagabond,
end, the sightseer climbs the narrow a nuisance,
thief, a robber, and this by many so
trail up the slope and along the moun called bird lovers, yet. In my opinion,
is one of our most Interesting birds.
tain side, coming out at City Park, a he
He
is lively, bright, thrifty and brave.
beautiful place of landscape gardening. * No one,
not even his w orst enemy, can
Macleay Park is left just as nature gainsay this. He Is also ever ready
own kind out of any diffi
made it, excepting that the one narrow to culty help Into his which
they may fall.
path has been cut through.
One day, as I was walking up street
The lectureson irrigation by Edmund past a large mill where dozens of
s were collected. I saw some
T. Perkins, an engineer in the land re sparrow
thing which has much Increased my
clamation service, draw crowds daily at esteem for the so called little street
gamin. It w as in nesting time, ami
the Government building, Lewis and young
birds hardly able to fly were
Clark Exposition. Mr. Perkin’s talks quite common.
As I walked on my at
are illustrated by stereopticon views of tention was attracted by one of these
In the middle of the road alone. He
various localities where government ir was
there and every little while
rigation work has been undertaken. giving sitting
out a little disconsolate chirp.
The pictures and the lecture give one W hile I was w atching him a delivery
cart came down the street at full
a great deal of useful information about! speed.
The young bird was likely to
this important subject. The enter be crushed,
but I was not the only ob
tainment is free.
server of Its distress. As I watched
A P IC T O R IA L DRAMA.
llovr Tirped Was l(lpntlSf«l In Spain
hr a Salt Cartoon.
No very strenuous effort had been
made to And Tweed, but It became
known at last that he was somewhere
In Spanish territory. As early ns Sept.
30 Xnst cartooned the "boss” as a
Hirer appearing from a cave marked
"Spain.” Now. suddenly, came anoth
er report—a cable—th at one "Twld"
(Tweed) had been identified and cap
tured at Vigo. Spnln. on the charge of
"kidnaping two American children.”
This seemed a curious statem ent for
w hatever may have been the boas' sins
he had not been given to child stealing.
Then came further news, and the mys-
tery was explained. Tweed had been
identified and arrested at Vigo through
the cartoon "Tweedle-dee and Tllden-
dum .” draw n by Thomas Xast. The
"street gamins” to the Spanish office,
who did not read English—were two
children being forcibly abducted by the
Mg man of the stripes and club. The
prlutlng on the deed wall they Judged
to be the story of his crime. Perhaps
they could even spell out the word "re
w ard” In an upper corner.
Absurd ns it all was, the identifica
tion was flawless. Tweed, on board
the steam er Franklin, came back to
America to die. When his baggage
was examined It was found th at he
had preserved every cartoon Nast had
draw n of him. save the few final ones
published after his escape, one of
which had placed him again behind
prison bars. On Oct. 7 H arper's re
published this picture with the story of
the bos* rapture. The pictorial dram a
w as complete.—Albert Bigelow Paine
In Pearson's.
about a dozen sparrow s flew down and
gathered round It. I didn't know w hat
was going to happen for the minute,
but I was soon enlightened. The flock
of newcomers fairly hustled the little
one out of the way of the oncoming
cart and Into the safety of the ditch.
I don’t know exactly how they did it,
they moved so quickly, but I think it
was In the sam e way th at a man is
carried onward In a crowd. He helps
him self a little, and the people around
mm sweep mm rorw ara. m e nttie in
cident clearly showed that sparrow s
are not alw ays as selfish and unfeel
ing as they are painted.—Am ateur
Sportsman.
H ow to K ill C orruption.
W e need to Inject a little old fashion
ed honesty Into the hearts of folks. In
the universal fever for money getting
some of us have lost sight of the land-
m arks of common integrity and fair
dealing as between man and man.
There will never be any marked abate
ment of the corruption complained of
until the people, and especially those
who pose as leaders of the people, let
the gambling virus die out of their
veins.
Too many men are following the un
just and erroneous Idea of getting some
thing for nothing. In plain words, this
Is disboneaty. No man has any right to
that for which he does not render an
equivalent. W hen he takes It he robs
somebody else.
It Is this that Is at the bottom of the
rottenness In municipal life.
The upas tree of corruption has Its
roots in greed. The thing th at makes
a robbing trust at one end, which preys
off the people of a nation, makes u
bribe giving corporation at the other
end, which debauches a city govern
ment.
The only way perm anently to get
rid of corruption Is to educate the pub
lic conscience, to hold up the stand
ards of national, municipal and Indi
vidual honor.
Sound and Solid
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J. F. WOODS, Agent,
Call at News Office.
FOREST GROVE, OR.