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About Washington County news. (Forest Grove, Washington County, Or.) 1903-1911 | View Entire Issue (May 10, 1906)
o WASHINGTON DP COUNTY NEWS FOREST GROVE, WASHINGTON CO., ORE., THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1906. VOL. H I [OLD STORAGE PLANT | ^ : ^ P? j '^ , T B I G LIGHT INCREASE ilo ri Fortin * the » i fcfc. ^°jBroo?J «■ A. Jf [rs- N[[ Eldo^ I D. MâCCÿJ 1 Mrs. w.J »* of libe ch r. I i, Mart lussi I eLepotl i sev( i for eed. lality. UI II year I rat t e , I security. Das jss rsidu": i til! be 1 hill — I all parts of the town promptly upon I receipt of orders. At this time no I Grove Will Have Big Plant at certain date can be fixed when the plant will be in operation. The lease Depot Soon to Furnish of the land from the Southern Pacific is expected any day but since the Ice equipment must be obtained from the east a delay is unavoidable. For a long time the city has been Nicholson, ol Nicholson & Son, in need of such a plant and the success Forest Grove Will of the undertaking is assured. The warm days of July and August will Have an Ice Man welcome this new venture for our people and it is only a detriment to the Plans are about completed for the town as well as the whole community Forest Grove has not been pro I erection of a cold storage plant at the that vided with the conveniences of depot with the purpose in view of a cold sooner storage plant and the ice man. I furnishing the citizens of Forest Grove I with ice. C. E. Nicholson, the junior / Decoration Day. [partner of Nicholson & Son, grocers, is J. B. Mathews Post, No. 6, G. A. the promoter of the enterprise and has R. and the Women’s Relief Corps, Iabout secured the necessary material will meet at Verts Hall at 9 a. m., May [for its immediate construction. It 30, and proceed to the cemetery to Las the original plan to have the plant decorate the graves of the unknown | in operation by June 1st, but the des truction of San Francisco has necessi soldier dead and the mound to the tated an unforeseen delay in the way of unknown who lie beneath the soil of securing the equipment and Mr. the sunny south land who also died for Nicholson will have to await shipments their country. All citizens and school [ from the East before going ahead with | children of all ages are invited to join in this show of respect to the departed I actual construct n. , comrades. The building will be 20x30, a strong The procession will form in the fol wooden structure, and built according lowing order: Music, J. B. Matthews to the latest improvements in the way | Post, G. A. R., W. R. C., school of preserving and keeping ice, and 1 children, civic societies, citizens. will be furnished with a large storing ! After the ceremony at the cemetery all will return to the hall and disband for refrigerator. The location will be on | dinner. the railroad about 150 feet east of the At two o’clock the following pro depot and will be painted and finished gram will take place in Verts Hall. after the style of the depot with a fl t Prayer by chaplain, song, recitation, corrugated iron roof and will add con song, Memorial Day address by Judge Hollis, recitation, song, “ America” by siderable to the aesthetic beauty of ' the audience. By order of South Forest Grove, incidentally. G. A. R. Committee. The object that Mr. Nicholson has W. R. C. ia view is to furnish the citizens of [ l Promoter— ay »et arogress I w m. I 1 up si ? wntl : traci [ dente- . Uri ISÌCÌ|B mom- Jenna ty »il turned i ber I I sorse ]uake. ialini a hall rifui tnneys ionsly n it ili!.. So Flu id à rhieh le «f h a y l o a d e r s , s w e e p rakes Besides a full line of ras girli MYERS’ HAY TOOLS Er me!- ted enti- eia asce »»• tjrer Consisting of lisi Hay Carriers, Slings, Single and Double Forks, Pulleys, etc. Everything needed for a complete outfit : rny ¡os We sell only tile fi! I* »e Pure Manila Rope. Don’t take an inferior rope it wont last half so long eri te' io II th e s f i - GOFF BROS., ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- fo rest GROVE, O REG O N THE FOURTH OF JULY ordinance No. 152 that it should ap ply to social dances, therefore “Resolved, That no permit is re quired by any person giving a social ------------ dance.” These resolutions undoubtedly and Committee of Business Men Assume Haines’ Proportion lor Water and sincerely express the position taken by Lights Increased From $160 Responsibilities for Another the council at the time the ordinance was passed, however the spirit of the to $245 “ Glorious Fourth.” ordinance remains the same and the effect upon deeper thinking citizens is not likely to be greatly relieved by any such retraction. Resolutions Passed Regarding New Washington Connty Veterans Meet Ordinance— Other Matters of Importance. FANS NOT MUCH RELEIVED With Business Men of City to Hillsboro Too Fast For Local Bunch. Plan for the Fourth By Pat Sparks. NO. 51 common and supreme authority, he proposed to support them all heartily and actively wherever he goes. He has mapped out a campaign in which it is proposed to make thirty-two speeches. A hard campaign foi the nominee but probably Mr. Hawley is the strongest man on the ticket for such work and the results will be large ly for the universal interests of the Republican party in the state of Ore gon. He was the ablest platform poli tician of the recent primary campaign and the political sages were most wise in giving him a full schedule. And he perhaps does not wish that there shall be any chance of losing the election after so strenuous an effort re quired to secure the nomination. The Forest Grove ball tossers met their Gettysburg Sunday afternoon in a The liveliest and one of the most game of baseball with the Hillsboro Preparations for a big celebration to important sessions the present council Athletic club, score 13 to 4. Downs take place in Forest Grove on July 4th, The W. R. C. and G. A. R. will has held, was the regular meeting last pitched for the visitors for the first this year, were begun last Monday meet at the M. E. church on next Tuesday evening. The annual settle eight innings and was a dense puzzle evening. The usual procedure of Sunday, May 27, at 10:30 for Me ment with E. W. Haines on the water to the local clouters. He was the star morial Sunday exercises. and light contract was the source from of their contingent. He was replaced holding the annual encampment of the which a good deal of excitement in the ninth by Moore, who did effec Washington County Veterans’ Associa NEW BOOK FOR FARMERS sprung, as the original contract had tive work The visitors pounded tion in connection with the 4th of July i been lost and Mr. Haines claimed one Schultz out for 12 runs in the first five celebration, will be followed out again } thing while the council held out for innings. Kopple then took the slab this year and the meeting Monday was An Accurate Business Record for Un another. Mr. Haines contended that and held the "boys in blue” down to tutored Business Men. he was to receive one third of the one lone hit. His benders Were more for the purpose of appointing a com increase to his regular payment of $160 mysterious to the visitors than the age mittee of business men to co-operate The thought has often occurred t per month, while no specification to oi Ann, and when they made connec with the Veterans in this plan. The us that the farmer should be a busines; that effect could be found in the con tions they were unable to poke the G. A. R., in their annual gathering man as well as the merchant, and a fe' ot reach infielders. — He ,, ,, — out — _. .-------- of the — ------------ . , davs ago our attention was called to tract. It was decided however that ball the part of the contract containing that pounded out the longest drive of the be d ln 1 “s clty 1 hursday afternoon, i new publication, called the "Agricul clause existed somewhere and Mr. day with a three-bagger into deep cen- decided to hold the encampment this ' tural Log Book,” published by th<| year in Naylor’s Grove and appointed Central Publishing Company of thid Haines’ proportion was raised from ter. This is the lineup: Hillsboro. their committee, which consists of city. The book is designed for farm-1 $160 to $245 for the ensuing year. Forest Grove. and stockmen and others who wish Upon examination of the year’s receipts Coppie............ ss. and p .. Mr. Thomas, Mr. Cheney and Mr. ers to keep a detailed account of theiij ending April 1, they were found to be: R. Schultz. .. .ss. and p . Morgan, to confer with a committee to business transactions. The forms and Received for w ater............ $2295 10 McNamer. . . ..........lb . . light................ 4254 86 W. Schultz.. ............2b.. ...........Scholls be appointed by the business men at rulings are so simple, and the printe Allowed on installing water. 320 40 Via..............................If .. . . Humphreys | some subsequent meeting arranged for directions on each page are so plain ..........3b.. ___ Blake by them. j that it is not necessary for one to un Total $6870~36 Mickle............ Bacon............ ............rf. . . derstand the first principles of book-jM Receipts for year ending Apr This meeting which was held Mon Briton............ to be able to keep a strict acil 1, ’01...................................$3730 00 Morely............ day, as was stated above, was not keeping count of his affairs. This every proi| Increase $3,140 36 largely attended but organized with gressive farmer should do. As a rule —showing an increase since 1901, BEAUTIFYING GROUNDS ¡Senator E. W. Haines in the chair and farmers desire to be progressive and when Mr. Haines first took the contract, Mr. Hoge, of The Times, secretary. profit by past experience; they buy imif Of $3,140.36. machinery and in many way Woods to be Transformed It was suggested and afterwards proved A sight warrant was ordered drawn A Southern keep abreast of the times, but in thtj Into a Paradise— More Than a authorizing the payment to Mr. Haines I moved that the chairman be asked to matter of bookkeeping Million Plants and Trees Used he seems to bi of $1046.78 for this year’s settlement. appoint aJcommittee of ten business a little careless. Artistic landscape engineering and The semi annual interest on out stand gardening is rapidly transforming what men, k. fio ait. to arrange themselves In this wonderful age of steam an! ing bonds, amounting to $812.03, was but a rough scope of woodland into different committees to look after electricity as motor powers, with all ordered drawn in favor of the treasurer was into a paradise of beauty. Art has ,n parts of the plan improved machinery, producing t to cover payment of same. been brought to the aid of nature in L M raost satisfactory results from the lea: The finance committee’s report the great landscape | Fh appointed by Mr. Haines amount of capital invested and necessitated warrants for the following accomplishing work of the Jamestown Exposition. ;are: Walter Ho«e’ Jud«e W‘ H ' employed, farmers and all others bills: Natural forests are utilized where avail- Hollis, A. R. Leabo, A. W. Johnson, hold on to the old methods, to E W Haines, street lights Feb- able and massive trees are being trans- Stephen Morgan, Dr. E. H. Brown and careless practices of their fathers ai Apr........................................... $24 75 planted great grandfathers, will not be recoj to carry out the plan of the Homer C. Atwell, C. W. McNamer, nized 25 Johnson & Co.............................. as competitors by those who work and conform to the general B K ^ hlin and H H . Clarke Ira Bradley, cedar pole........... 1 75 arrangement of streets, buildings, and . . . . . . systematic in their affairs. , . , W S Hudson, treas sal April 24 75 other Exposition improvements. j ^ r- ^ alnes asked a little time in As the number or acres of land Hancock & Co team to fire. . . . 3 00 More than a million plants, shrubs which to consider the appointments signed to each farmer is being rapti S E Todd, water and light work 18 80 and trees are already in place on the which were made Tuesday. This corn- diminished in this country by our i| Jas Rasmusen, tile..................... 1 75 grounds, covering many varieties from mittee wil[ organize immediately and creasing population, the importance J N Boldrick, labor and supplies 10 00 budding plants just opening into life to bookkeeping is more clearly demi A L Sexton, team w ork----- 7 00 a giant live oak whose age is estimated sub-divide themselves into committees strated. If the art, as applied to fi The Times, printing ordinance 3 00 at nearly a thousand years. This on privileges, rights, sports, etc , so ing, stock-raising, etc., as arranged Total $95 05 veteran oak, the king of the trans that they can more effectually carry out the above work, w ee taught in ( country public schools, incalcalal____ The report of Treasurer Hudson formed forest, was a large tree when the work. revealed the following condition of the America was discovered and its spread It was also suggested that immediate benefits would be derived therefrojj i,#( the sons and daughters of iarm^f treasury up to May 1. ing branches will afford shade and On hand April 1.......................$541 78 shelter to thousands of- Exposition action be taken towards obtaining would be better satisfied to remain good attractions, a good speaker and the country and to devote their ti Received from Co. Treas taxes 652 82 visitors. “ “ lights............... 383 57 The arranging of the grounds necesi- other necessaries for a big celebration and best energies to developing t] “ “ water............... 178 28 tated the draining of more than a and the prospects now in view, predict natural resources of the soil, to Total $1,756 45 thousand acres of land in order to a big time in Forest Grove on next raising of domestic animals and building for themselves beau Paid warrants......................... 240 00 guard against any possibility of malaria. Fourth of July. homes, instead of “ flocking” to t Streams had to be bridged and great Balance on hand $1,516 45 Several attractive features have al cities for positions as operatives Some discussion arose concerning trees had to be transplanted and in ready made applications for room and barely living wages. the repair of sidewalks and the relation many instances had to be carried on line will be The mechanical part of the work of the new sidewalk ordinance to same, rafts across tide water for many miles. later developments in this through these i ar,is,ic» as well as substantial, wl An old apple orchard which occupied offered to the public and the recorder was ordered to publish very reasonable price asked notices requiring people to repair their part of the grounds needed by the columns from time to time, Efforts tbe bring it within the reach of all. Exposition had to be removed. In will be made to make this the largest walks before enough harm had been We that every farmer in done to demand a cement sidewalk. stead of being destroyed it was dug up celebration ever held in the county. country hope will have an opportunity and the trees transplanted around a Quite a discussion followed regard examine the same for himself, and tj thirty-five acre drill ground to provide ing the inadequate fire protection of CONGRESSIONAL COM finding it, as we believe it to be, shade and add beauty to the surround the city, which is really alarming. MITTEE MEETS what he needs, he will secure it as This question has come before the ings. important guide in his business. council at several previous meetings The Exposition avenues are to be rendered attractive by five rows of Hawley Plans Big Campaign for Kansas City (M o.) Times. but nothing definite had been done. Action this time was deferred until trees, two of apple, two of red maple Many Reasons. some future time when it was suggested and one of pin oak. All open spaces The Congressional Committee of the that a special meeting could be called are to be covered with trees, shrubs ' First District met in Salem last Satur purposely for the consideration of this and flowers; and flowers and shrubs day and called to order by Walter problem. The condition of the cross will be planted along the walks. The L. Tooze, was chairman for the past two creamy white magnolias and lillies, ing over the street car line at the in Claude Gatch of Salem, was tersection of Council street and Pacific the bright goldenrods, roses and other I years. chairman for the ensuing two avenue, which practically held the Fire flowering plants and trees, will mingle elected Company’s equipment in the fire house their colors with the various shades of years and Gale S. Hill of Albany, sec John A. Thornburgh of Forest at a great disadvantage, was brought to green furnished by the ivy, the maple, retary. Grove, is committeeman elect from the attention of the council and the the oak, the pine and the bay trees. committee on streets was aroused to a Ferns in endless variety are to be Washington County but failed to at- few exigencies for a more efficient seen along the beds of flowers, and , tend, his proxy being carried by J . W. luxuriant palms will play an important j Smith. prosecution of its duties. Applications for water were granted part in beautifying the landscape. In the itinerary suggested by the com mittee for Mr. Hawley’s campaign and upon the request of Milo Kelsey, M. Towering high above the roses, lillies, it is stated, will be practically L. Berdan. A. Baldwin, E. R. Wirtz. lilacs, jasmine, magnolias and multi- which, carried out, there is no place or time tudes of other shrubs and trees stand George Hancock and Mrs. Partlow. In regard to the “ skating rink ordi groves of pines along the water courses. | given to Forest Grove from which it ;f a nance” over which considerable feel The tree growth had an important might be inferred that Mr. Hawley or The SHUR-ON mounting ing was aroused on the streets last influence on the building of the Expo the committee do not think that Forest the best quality lenses, fit week, Mr. Hollinger offered the follow sition, for the streets and roadways on Grove needs the attention or perhaps ted by M. J. Abbott, ing resolutions, to appease the mutter- the grounds have been made to con is safe without a virit. with Abbott ings of the multitudes regarding one form to a great extent to the location Walter L. Tooxe, in response to the optician, Son, will give satisfarti resolutions adopted thanking him for of the trees in order that an attractive lone article of said famous document or money will be refun and perhaps the most touchy point in landscape setting may be given to the his past services, pledged .his earnest the whole discussion. These resolu buildings wherever possible. Some of and active support to everyone on the \ tions passed unanimously and are the walks will be bowers of beauty Republican ticket. Mr. Hawley, the under natural arbors of scuppernong candidate for Congress, was also called ABBOTT & worded thus: “Whereas it was not the intention grape, Virginia creepers and other to the floor and suted that since every man on the ticket was there by a The Jewelers of the city council in section 3, of | trailing vines. IÍ If tri «i m