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About Washington County news. (Forest Grove, Washington County, Or.) 1903-1911 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 1, 1906)
W ashington mï •<n\ C ounty news NO. 3 FOREST GROVE, WASHINGTON CO., ORE., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1906. /OL. Ill ORDINANCE ENACTED READY TO BEGIN WORK 0 . C. Thornburg lived in the Green G. Hoffman, from the city council, ville neighborhood, where he was en Mrs. A. F. Rogers, Mrs. L. L. Hol- C. Thornburg of Forest Grove, Is gaged in farming since 1863, until he linger. Prof. J. W. Marsh, Principal E. Probably Oregon's Most Aged Allen and Rev. H. Boyd. This appoint came to Forest Grove a few years ago Registered Elector. to make his home with his son. He City Council Declares What Will Con ment does not place new obligations United Railways Company and Forest The oldest voter in Washington | cast his first presidential ballot in 1836 | upon the city but the board must be ounty and probably in the state is a ! ancj has been a Republican since that stitute a Nuisance—Provides for j composed of responsible parties in or drove Transportation Company esident of South Forest Grove pre- party was founded. He still is inter der that the local reading room might Will Begin Work. Its Abatement inct. He is 0 . C. Thornburg, now ested in politics and registered last become a member of the state travel- n his ninety-fourth year, but hale and week so as to be able to take part in the ’ ing library. The Civic Improvement errty. Mr. Thornburg attributes his primaries. By courtesy of the Oregon Society is now contributing more than jngevity to the mildness of the Ore- Daily Journal, we are able to present Night Watchman Made Deputy, Voted $25 a month for the maintenance of Carloads of Rails Arrive In Portland on climate. for Line to Forest Grove.— Local Salary-Library Board Appointed the reading room. With the appoint our readers a cut of Mr. Thornburg. ment of this board, books will be sent Company is Also Active. — Present Sidewalk Ordinance LEAGUE TO MEET HERE here every six months by the state I library commission thus adding much Willamette Development League will to value of the reading room. The United Railways Company, on At a meeting of the city council The the council Meet in Forest Grove Next June also passed a resolution At its last session Thursday afternoon held Saturday evening all the council- voting a monthly light bill of 100- which succeeded the Oregon Traction Forest Grove was selected as the next men were present except S. B. Star- candles for the use of the room, which Company appears to mean business. Twelve carloads of steel rails for the meeting place by the Willamette rett. The meeting was called pri will amount to $1. Valley Development League. The marily to consider an ordinance which A bill was presented by Councilman construction of the Portland-Forest date will be during the month of June.1 should declare what constitutes a Hollinger defining certain sidewalks Grove electric railway, is an indication Among the resolutions passed were: nuisance. A bill for that purpose was which when built or repaired hereafter that construction of this proposed line Favoring free locks at Oregon City; presented by Councilman L. L. Hol- are to be made either of concrete, cut will begin at an early date. Work, it for civic improvement; encouragment linger and the same was given two stone, brick or any such material. seems, is to begin as soon as the rails can be distributed and men procured of home industries; that officers be readings. This will include the sidewalks on 1 elected at the next meeting at Forest A few minor items of business were Main street as far north as the Dillys to rush the road to completion. This first lot of 75 pound steel rails will mn, Grove; for a smelter at Portland, and a then considered. property and on the west side it ex probably cover a distance of 14 miles. E. Ct general resolutions of thanks. The A bunch of seven boys were tends to the corner of the Bates Pats attendance was ¿50 delegates and the rounded up by .he marshal and property as far south as First street and President Larrabee has stated that meetings were large and enthusiastic. brought to the council chambers as on the east side from Stribich’s build other lots are to be received as soon as violators of the curfew ordinance. ing to the livery barn; on Pacific shipment can be effected. The com Former Resident Made Recorder. The boys were not aware of such an Pacific avenue from A street to Second pany is anxiously waiting for the Port land council to grant them a franchise. 0 . R. Downs, formerly of Forest He was bcrn in Jefferson county, ordinance and the recorder after a on College Way along the IT Stï Tennesee, in 1812 where he spent his Grove, has been appointed deputy re short lecture ordered them to go home street; campus and on the west side as far as » he dj. boyhood. He drove across the*- plains corder of the city of St. Johns on ac immediately. d. : the Leabo residence; on First Avenue The Forest Grove Transportation to Oregon in 1862 from Iowa, where an su he had lived for 18 years. He mar-1 count of the illness of Recorder J. W. In looking over various ordinances it North starting from the campus to a Company has recently incorporated. Hanks, who has recently undergone ried when but a youth and has a great- : a surgical operation. A salary of $40 was found that Ordinance No. 126 street on both sides of the said The board of directors chosen is as fol- I lows: E. W. Haines, George E. Han great-grandchild, Fred Thornburg of a month remunerates the officer for his condemns among other things the avenue. cock, F. A. Watrous, John Templeton, carrying of concealed weapons and this city. Mr. Thornburg had six work. George L. Naylor, J. E. Loomis and fixes the penalty to a fine of not less The library board held a meeting children, three of whom are now living, W. H. Hollis. The election of offi than $5 and not more than $50. Tuesday. Mrs. Hollinger and Rev. Notice B. C. Thornburg of Keokuk, Iowa; cers resulted thus: E. W. Haines, Mrs. Rachel Mills of Blue Jacket, Ok Will run my Feed mill every Satur- Marshal J. G. Lenneville recom Boyd will serve one year; Prof. Allen ! president; J. E. Loomis, vice-presi mended J. J. Berner to be appointed and A. G. Hoffman, two years; Prof. lahoma and Ambrose Thornburg of day at Rasmusen’s Feed store. Forest Grove. 4t W ill H artramff deputy marshal. The choice was rati Marsh and Mrs. Rogers, three years. dent; George Hancock, treasurer; fied by the council and a salary of $10 Rev. H. Boyd was chosen president. W. H. Hollis, secretary. was voted him so long as he retains Prof. Allen, secretary; Miss E. B. The officers of the local company his position as night watchman. Penfield, treasurer. The State Library state that the work on the trolley line Heretofore the night watchman had no Commission has been notified that | from the depot to the business part of power to arrest and received for com- Forest Grove wished to become a the city is to be pushed forward vig pensation only the amount subscribed member of the Circulating Library, orously. W. H. Lyda will probably by the business men. The books coming from that source furnish the ties. An engineer will be A ’phone was ordered placed in the will be distributed each Saturday from out the first of the week to make plans marshal’s place of business. the hours of 10 a. m. to 3 p. m. to and prepare estimates of material A continued session was held Mon- non-residents as well as residents of needed for the line. Already the matter of purchasing cars has been day evening. The roll call showed Forest Grove. 1 considered. A passenger car, a I the absence of Council men S. B. Star- trailer and a freight car will be rett and B. H. Laughlin. The Hoi- Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Shogren of secured. It was thought at first not linger nuisance bill was read for final Portland visited relatives here Sunday, to purchase a trailer until the traffic of passage and enacted into Ordinance — Our harness and horse goods are and anything else you need in Bracket, Stair, the road made it imperative but some No. 148. It defines a nuisance and 0{ a fjne grade. You can easily pay Rail, Gable Ornaments—in fact, everything of the directors who are well informed provides for the abatement thereof, more elsewhere, for these identical necessary for finishing up your new home. as to the number of passengers that also the punishment for its violation goods. See Bowman’s shop, Pacific These we shall carry in stock at our Ware come and go from the depot think it and defines duties of marshal and re- Avenue. house on North Main Street the coming season will be a saving in the long run to buy corder in the enforcement o'f said or- ------------------------ and we will • the trailer now. The passenger car will dinance. A Request : have seats for about thirty-six persons Any place, building or room used The News would request that all of but in case of a rush it could accom Guarantee Our Prices and for the purpose of storing liquors, or its correspondents sign their name to odate fifty Today ties are which is frequented by persons for the their news-letters. Kindly write on being hauled persons. M eet A ll (Competition and doubting purpose of drinking, the same is de- but one side of the paper and send need to wake up and believe Thomases that the dared a nuisance. your items so as to reach here Tuesday. road is a reality. The rails have also Any individual, or corporation, or We want a correspondent in every ordered. Secretary W. H. Hollis club that maintains such a nuisance neighborhood throughout Washington been has notified Recorder Clark that the shall be fined not less than $20 or county. If we have no representative com Dan v accented the terms of the more than $100 or be imprisoned in in your locality, that is, if you notice franchise as granted by the old council. : the city jail not less than 9 days nor no items from your community, feel at more than 30 days or by both such liberty to send us a weekly budget of Seal Doane of Groveland Farm re 1 fine and imprisonment. Stockholders news. It is with pleasure that we cently sold two spans of horses, to I in any club or persons who frequent a notice a renewed zeal on the part of Friedland Bros., of Portland, considera j place where a nuisance is maintained our correspondents. tion $1,100. They were raised by T. G. Todd. ! shall be fined not less than $5 nor more than $20. Died The city marshal’s duty shall be to Perry Bailey, son of Mr. and Mrs. res inspect all places in which he has John K. Bailey died Sunday at Salem. reason to believe any nuisance is be- The remains were brought home for ing carried on. If refused admission burial; the services being held in the )0t he is authorized to break down doors Presbyterian Church at Buxton, Rev. O and to enter by force if need be. He J. Garrigus conducting the services. O t can call any male citizen to assist him Deceased leaves two brothers besides ( j in the investigation of such places his parents to mourn his early death. K and in making arrests. A citizen by His age was 28 years and two months. pe* ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® * FJA refusing places himself liable to a fine T h e |i. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Odell have t i not less than SI or more than $5. O It shall be the duty of recorder to sent The News Los Angeles papers for o order the abatement of a nuisance which the management is very grateful. un’ijeJL when the same has been proved to “Heaping coals of fire on their heads” jlics.’ 4 exist and the marshal shall execute may apply to the treatment by Los iivHijJI Angelenos accorded to the Oregonians. such order. ref f The Civic Improvement Society The visitors came here with the inten 1 which is maintaining a free reading tion of doing all in their power to -d ' ' :m to room had representatives appear be boost Oregon— at the expense of Los ed süf G O F F BROS., fore the city council to ask for the ap- Angeles or otherwise. So powerful is gro wi M pointment of a library board in acccrd- the spell of Southern California that it I the < FO REST GROVE, OREGOJV ance with the state law. Mayor Peter- is believed many of the visitors are addre* the son, as requested, appointed a board being converted to believing in its to consist of the following persons: A. excellencies — Los Angeles Express. WASHINGTON CO.'S OLDEST VOTER er Doors, Windows Mouldings!! Come and get our prices before buying Elsewhere We are probably a little green at the business but “Rome was not built in a day,” and you may de pend upon us “Giving You Satisfaction” in this line as in our GENERAL HARD WARE BUSINESS. Car Load of WIRE and NAILS ¿will be here in about two weeks :A Thinks Oregon Excels Alberta. The advantages of Oregon as stock raising state have im themselves upon C. W. Thompson Nebraska, who lately sold out a ranch in that state for $30,000, the intention of going to Alberta engaging in the stock business He is now in Portland after Alberta and has decided this state much preferable to the Cana provinces for the cattle business, has purchased property in Portland will buy and ship cattle, with headquarters at Portland.— Ex. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. D B Brummagin et ux to Mar tin Knudson 2.93 acres sec 17 t 2 s l w .............................. $ Charles D. Shaver et ux to Wm E Shaver et al 30 acres in S Richardson d 1 c ................. 17C D J Buckley to Adeline Peck lots 8 9and 10 block 18 Cor nelius.......................................... J Garrigus et ux to Arad B Gar- rigus 50 acres in sec 14 t 2 n r 4 w (and other land). . 10( J Garrigus et ux to Mary F Gar rigus 40 acres sec 12 t 2 n r 4 w ........................................... G A Smith to W A Bellinger tract in E Walker d 1 c . . . . William Hanson et ux to E. B. Goughnour 2.75 acres in sec 16 t 2 s 2 w ........................... 11 John & Philip Krouse to Philip Bonn 105 a in sec 1 t 2 s r 2 w .................................................. 700 Mary A S Donelson et al to A M Grubbs 10 a in the B H Catching d l c ........................ 30 Godfried Schaumburg et ux to B G Leedy part of sec 18 and other lands............................... 125 Jane M Smith to Priscilla Ridgely part of block 2 Bran ford add..................................... Carl Meier to Wolfuan Meier et al to 20 a in Noland d 1 c 1 1 s 2 w .......................................... A C Brown to Joseph A Leiter J int in 80 a in sec 2 and 3 t 1 s r 3 w ................................. 25 Karl Elwert et ux to Fred El- wert 30 a in sec 25 12 s 2 w . Wm J Thornburg et ux to M Schramel 80 a sec 6 t 2 n r 4 w.............................................. MARRIAGE LICENSES Edward Bullock and Octavia Vo Wasmer, Herbert Ulery and Mar Miller. PROBATE COURT Est of G W Ebberts dec’d. Orders that John Bohart be removed as ad ministrator and J. C. Wilson be a; pointed. Bond fixed at $800. Bond filed and approved. Guardianship < Colfelt minors. Sale of real estat confirmed. Subscribe for The News. $1 ye FIRST NATIONÄI B A N K OF F o re s t G ro v e , - O re g o n Paid up Capital, $25.000 Successor to FARMERS & MERCHANTS R/ A General Banking Business Transacted : : R. M. DOOLY P res id en t and Mgr. J. C. LOOMIS V . Presldci YOU GET QUALITY ALWAYS and WE SAVE YOU MONEY FINE, FRESH DRUGS MILLER’S DRUG STORE