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FOREST GROVE, WASHINGTON CO., ORE.,
LETTER FROM NEWPORT
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Enterprising Business Man.
COUNTY NEWS
JULY 26,
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SCHOOLS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY
1906.
DOINGS IN COUNCILDOM
Farmers and Grain Bags.
The following clipped from the
the Following Statistics.
I ForeJt Grove People Enjoving Them- Evening Telegram, speaks well for the For the Year Ending June 18, 1906. Contain
The farmers of Oregon have been
aroused
as never before to a considera
»elves— W eather at the Beach
enterprise and business foresight of one
MALES
FEMALES
tion
of
the
gnin bag question. Never
Very Cool.
our prominent citizens, hence we No. of persons between 4 and 20 years of age. .3188
2887
Town
Fathers
Huld
Busy
Session
and
before
were
sacks so high, and *b
No
of
pupils
between
4
and
20
attending
school.
2305
2109
republish the article: “Senator E. W.
Holy Roller Camp, Newport, Ore.
No
of
teachers
employed
during
the
year...........
35
farmers
are
not
only trying to find oi
138
Haines, of that place, was born at
Discuss Important Business— Will
tye are having fine weather with only Tnwa Balls t „ M
, „„
Noof applicants examined for teachers’ certificates 14
100
why this is so and distributing blami
Engage Street Commissioner.
cloudy day last week. More than Iowa Falls, la., November 24, 1861, Total days attendance during the year.................
in various directions, but are plannini
and is doing much for the needs of Average daily attendance during the year...........
Jl1 *
' , hundred people arrive daily to enjoy
so to handle their grain in future t
Forest Grove. The management ot No of organized districts in the county...............
I, t cool breezes and dig a few clams. his
they
will be in a measure independí
banking interests does not repre- No of districts reporting
fating the Forest Grove late arrivals sent the limit nf hi.
Damage Complaint ot Mrs. Sloan cf warehouse men and comparative!
*
Average
number
of
months
school
taught............
sent the hm.tof Ins actmt.es. Among No of schools visited by ^ County <*hool Sup,
u t Mr. ana Mis. L. Watkins, Miss E.
indifferent to a grain bag famine.
other interests in which he is the No of miles traveled in performance of official
and Miss Minnie Buxton S e ttle d -
A Chicago grain traffic organ esl
Curtis, Mr. and Mrs. O. Baldwin and
promoter, may be mentioned the new
duty during the year...........................................
1900
mates that 45.000,000 sacks will
City
Pays
$75.
Mrs. H. Goff.
electric car line just finished from the Average monthly salary of male teachers $49.75 and of female teachers $41.23
3 is ““'a B
needed for the grain of the Pad
Mr. Watkins expects to work in a depot to the business center of this
RECEIPTS
coast, while only about 38,000,0i
barbershop while here. Prof. Bach place. Credited to his enterprise is
,
,
Cash
on
hand
at
beginning
of
the
year.................................................
$
4917
39
The city fathers of Forest Grove do sacks are to be obtained in this tei
came last week and expects to stay
the building of the water plant, twelve Received from the County Treasurer from special tax........................ 12883 95
not love darkness rather than light and tory, and these, at the present pri^
six weeks. John Boldric came last miles west of here. Not only does
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“
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state school fund......... 10308 80
logically their deeds are not evil, for if will cost $3,800,000 or more.
week but thought the weather too cool this furnish the power for operating the
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county “ “ . . . . . 35757 09
Some farmers are agitating for S t
rate bills and tuition...................................................
312 60 this were the case they would not have
and the girls too many to stay so will grist mill here, but it also provides
sale of bonds and warrants.........................................
2306 39 lighted the dozen or more tallow enlarged and complete grain ele'
leave immediately for parts unknown. Dower for the electric plant, the water |
for library fund................. ............................. .-..........
93 90 candles last Thursday evening when system similar to that of the Mil
Harvey Baldwin says the crowd isn’t works, and furnishes the power for
from all other sources.................................................
4743 65 the electric lights failed to come on. sippi valley, but the Chicago
so jolly as last year but from the way lighting Cornelius, Dilley, Gaston and
Total receipts $71323 77 Forest Grove has a jolly council and points out some reasons why this is fl
he has been taking trips to the light Forest Grove, and the power also for
every body from scribe Hoge to land- feasible—-vessels not prepared to eff' ,i
DISBURSEMENTS
house and attending balls, he will operating the car line from the depot.
46
lord Bedford Laughlin drew from his wheat in bulk, danger of heatin
Paid
for
teachers’
wages..........................................................................$45001
evidently soon change his mind.
During his service as a member of
rent of rooms and s i t e ........................................................
6 0° mother wit and made some nice transit, etc. Still it thinks
Charles Walker hasn’t struck his pace the State Senate, Mr. Haines, as chair
. If,
fuel and school supplies........................................................ 3121
pointed jokes about the light they had might profitably erect many ele
yet but says things begin “ to look man of the committee on banking and
repairs and improving grounds............................................. 3870
on the subject. All members were and warehouses, so as to be in a n r
“ “ new school house sites...........................................................
1417
good to him.”
Rollo Peterson’s insurance, was able to render his
4595
45
present at the roll call but Hollinger ure independent of other wareh< /,)
principal of bonds and warrants.......................................
friends here have got an option on the constituents service along financial
and Treasurer Hudson, the former and any possible grain sack com!
insurance.................................................................................
200
light-house for him which they expect lines. Among his other positions were
Many farmers are also considi
clerk’s salary........................................................................... 1254
gentleman coming in late. There
him to take on his arrival. Nearly 400 those of chairman of the committee on
library books..........................................................................
155
the
question of “ curing” their
were several committees—ordinances,
people came in on an excursion penal institutions and chairman of the
all other purposes....................................... ....................
2016
water and other committees—to report in stack before threshing and storii
over the C. & E., Sunday and I guess joint committee to adjust the state
Total disbursements
$61640
bat owing to unforseen conflicts it was in bulk in home granaries until
Cash on hand at close of the yzar
9683
everybody came from Grandfather penitentiary complications.
impossible for any of them to report. get ready so sell. This would
down to the baby for it was certainly a
6064
At this place, September 27, 1887, No of pupils enumerated February 25, 1905
The chief topic for discussion was practicable as to the “ curin
varied crowd. Not many good agates Mr. Haines was married to Miss Nettie Total amount of state fund apportioned during the year...................... $10308 80
the subject of side-walks, crossings, sweating process, on large farms
1 70
have been found here this year as the S. Shipley, and they have two Amount of state fund apportioned per capita.....................................
and highways. Attention was called “ combines” are used, but it woi
drifting sand has almost completely daughters, Ruth Josephine and Grace Total amount of county fund apportioned during the year............... 35931 15
Amount of county fund apportioned per capita...................................
5 92 to several bad crossings, which might a good practice on farms hi
covered the beds.
H. and H.
Elizabeth. The family is identified
cause damage, and they will be repair with headers or self binders. Bu
with the Congregational Church, in Hughes' Telephone System Damaged, was in the well while the other man ed immediately. Work would have this would not be profitable u n io n
—Choice Alberta winter wheat lands which Mr. Haines is one of the
been done along this line before now farmers had the advantage of ( ■
About half of the residence phones was on top staking down the windlass,
but it has been impossibe to get work roads on which to haul their gi
for sale at $6 50 per acre. Also two trustees.”
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so
as
to
make
it
good
and
solid
of town and all the country phones of
for their work.
All at once the men to do it, owing to the scarcity of market in the winter time, if 1
very choice homesteads in the same
one
the
Hughes company were put out of
There were 342 fares taken in
Upon the advice of council desirable to do so.
ax
flew
off
the
handle and down men.
township. For particulars inquire of day last week on the new street car. commission again last Tuesday morn
There appears to be no e1
it went into the well. Bacon shouted Mayor Peterson will engage a street
ing about eight o’clock. This time
A. B. Thomas, Forest Grove, Ore. 2t That isn’t bad for a beginner.
that
the farmers are being “ ji
the danger signal and Fairchilds fell commissioner for a couple of months
instead of 500 as before there were
r
over backwards, just in time to miss to look after the repair and construction particularly this season in the
nearly 10,000 volts playing about the
the ax, which was coming straight at of all city highways. This is a good of sacks. The crop of raw
switch board. The protection fuses
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step and should have been taken from which the sacks are
him with the bit downwards.
near town, which were burned out be
several years ago. The city can better short; the grain crop of this coirti;
fore, were replaced by wire, and this is j
rat O
afford to pay a competent man to keep unusually large, and a great
COUNTY COURT NEWS
what caused the damage with the fuse
up the walks than to empty the coffers of sacks were destroyed in 1
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
block on the Haines division line. I
Francisco fire. Hence the s u n !
by meeting damage suits.
Night operator Williams understands John C lier et ux to I S Brown
o f
A complaint was filed against the much below the demand, &${'■
the business quite well now and so ^ 10 acres in sec 32 t 2 s 1 w$ 600
property owners near the Jack Wright natural and inevitable c o n s u l
ripped out all the fuses thus checking ! John Dethlefs et ux to Wm O
residence
for unsanitary drainage. The that the price rose to an unpri
Johnson 152 acres in secs 19
the current. The heavy voltage pass- j
and 30 t 15 4 w ..................
10 street ditch receiving the sewerage is ed figure.
ing through the communication lines J A Imbrie et ux to James H
The farmers do well, b
not on the proper grade and conse
M O W E R S ,
R A K E S , T E D D E R S
burned the thick insulation off four
Sewell i interest in lots 1 and
quently
the
water
is
caused
to
stand.
prepare
to be more iudcp
2 block 2 Highland Park Ad
wires near the Hughes store and set
to Hillsboro..........................
260 This will be eliminated by cesspools warehouse men and sack me
the building on fire. A lad rushed in i
built by the different property owners they can. At present pri
Geo W Clarke to Jefferson Câb
and inquired for a hose to extinguish j
ler all of lot 2 and part of lot
certainly take too great a
in that section.
the flames, but Williams knew more I 1 sec 1 t 2 s r 1 w ...............
980
Attorney Langley attended the meet- the farmers’ wheat, and th e iJ:
that to turn water onto electricity,' Mary Chaffin to Anne L Roter-
[ ing representing Mrs. Geo. Sloan and consolation in the reflection
mund all of s e i sec 4 t 3 n
learned from his previous experience.
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1 Miss Minnie Buxton, who filed damage account of the extreme heat
He managed to get the fire out before
claims to the amount of $150 for so many sacks will be requ
Edward C Ross et ux to Chas
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any serious damage was done.
Reynolds et ux 28 acres in
I injuries sustained July 2, and caused inland empire as was anticipa
sec 16 t 1 s 1 w .................
2800 by a horse stepping into a defective
J J Hartley to A J Flogel n w
To Republicans
Willard H. Wirtz, in a posti
1 sec 27 t 2 n r è w ........... 1000 \ culvert on Main Street, throwing the
two ladies out. Mrs. Sloan’s advisor News’ force from Eureka, i
We are anxious to have every Re David Penni et ux to Wm G
| stated that unless the matter was “ Great place; sunburnt but
publican in close touch, and working
Gosslin n e 1 of n e 1 sec 5
settled by Thursday, action would be not badly incapacitated; stay)
in harmony with the Republican Na
t 2 n 2 w ..............................
Congressional
Commiitee
in
Nancy
I
Banks
et
al
to
Wm
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begun on that day, and the complaint hours; having a great time ar^
tional
was referred to commiteemen Hoffman only a few meali.” Mr. Wi g "
favor of the election of a Republican 1 Atlee lot 1 block 1 Banks Ore
Walter Hannan et ux to L F
week on the steamer Roanok
and Peterson for adjustment.
Congress.
Carstens et al 14-100 of an
Cruz
in company with his si
The Congressional campaign must
Representative
Barker
of
the
Nep
acre in sec 4 t n 4 w . . . .
50
tune Meter Company of Portland, gave j Mabel and Miss Ivy Smitk
be based on the administrative and Henry Hannan et ux to F J
Emerson tract in sec 4 t 2 n
a display of their water meters. Hills visit in the Bay City and o
legislative record of the party, and,
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60 boro has put in 86 meters and it is j further south for some tin
HAY LOADERS, SWEEP RAKES
that being so, Theodore Roosevelt’s
A W Lambert et ux to J B
personality must be a central figure
claimed by Bill Ringler of the Hillsboro ' may stay there for a year or |
Besides a full line of
Phillips 120 acres in sec 35
and his achievements a central thought
water plant that they have m ore1 finds a suitable position.
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MYERS’ HAY TOOLS
revenue and a better regulated water j
Albert V Baxter to Haak Lum
1 in the campaign.
ber Co n e i sec 33 t 3 n 6 w
We desire to maintain the work of
supply than before. To make a test, j
Consisting of
this campaign with popular subscrip D W Sears et ux E G Hagey
the council may get a few to convene I
lots 2 and 3 block 1 Sher
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next Tuesday. Meeting adjourned.
tions of One Dollar each from Repub
H ay Carriers, Slings, Single and
wood .......................................
250 i
licans. To each subscriber we will Lucinda C Jackson to J W
Yesterday forenoon the complaint of
Forks, Pulleys, etc. Everything
RIGHTED
send the Republican National Cam
Mrs. Sloan was finally adjusted by the
Jackson 100 acres sec 35 t
for a com plete outfit
paign Text Book and all documents
2 n 3 w and other lands. . . . 3000 committee representing the council
If your watch has go
John Kapf to Andrew McCall
issued by the Committee.
and Atty. Wm. Langfey, the city pay
lost
its accuracy or suf
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acres
sec
27
t
2
n
2
w
Help us achieve a gteat victory.
W e sell only
Rope.
750 ing $75— $50 to Mrs. Sloan, and $25
more serious injury-we’)
JAMES S. SHERMAN. Chairman. w“ d WehtUBg"« ai to Geo R
to Minnie Buxton, for injuries sus
right once more if it 111
P. O. Box 2063, New York.
Bagley part of Benj Cornelius
tained by these two ladies on July 2.
a watchmaker’s skill
d i e , t 1 n 3 w ......................
The same with Clocks. I f
A U Smith to Miller Murdock
A Narrow Escape From Death.
There will be another of the popular
D on’t take an inferior rope
Of course there h |
etal 101 acres sec 5 t 2 s 1 w
Band Concerts in Eells Park on Friday
Joe Fairchild? can thank his stars J
it wont last half so long
Watches or Clocks in j
evening of this week. Come out and
that he if not at present out in one of
MARRIAGE UCENSES
yond repair, and in th a n !
enjoy the music.
the local cemeteries with a little white
well you should know i
George G Patterson and Ella
marble slab at his head to mark his last |
— Levy bought a fiine lot of beef
good line of watches
Stockman.
resting place, for Joe came so near
cattle of Mr. Mizner and during the
to select from.
crossing the great divide last Friday
— N. B. Truth, St. Paul, June 31, warm weather will sell meat on Satur
that it would turn the average man’* ’08.— I’ve lived so long, I remember day’s only. Loin or Round steak, 7c;
hair white "in th t twinkling of an well when the Mississippi was a brook. Roast, 5c; Boiling beef, 3c and 4c.
eve.” Messrs. S. Bacon and Fairchilds My good health and long life came by Note the difference in prices since
were digging a well out in the country taking Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea.
last Friday afternoon, and Fairchilds 35 cents. Dr. Hines’ Drug Store.
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