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forest grove ,
tlHIBIT TO BE
Fruit, Vegetable and Grain Exhibit. l i m n
The committees appointed by the
Civic Improvement Society, the Board
Willamette Valley Development League
n
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«eels Here September 7th— An
hibit during the meeting of the Wil-
had a meeting on Tuesday and made I
further arrangements for collecting and I
arranging
Prominent Speakers Will Take Part-
the
exhibits.
Mr.
ure—Eight Meiers to be Placed
In Different Parts of Town.
Benj.
(Special to Washington Connty News.)
Tillamook, August 23.
The Carni
Bring In Products fur Exhibit.
Smith Passes
A w ay-
Hops are steadily going up and'
Drowned In Lake Geneva, N. Y.
tracts are reported at 22 cents
and gaiety and pleasure have taken
hold of the city by the sea. The car
Particulars Gathered From Papers.
various parts of the hop belt of
Willamette Valley, but growers
nival and the national colors predom
An“"“r "amaie Su" *sa"isl Clly
Insp» ctor, was appointed to look after
Cement Walk Problem
fruits, A. T Buxton to look after grains
Much Discussion.
and grasses, Thurston Buxton, to look
after vegetables and Mrs. Wm. Kane,
The local board of trade is actively to look after Sowers.
Henry D.
reluctance in selling at present p i l f c l
Many
Instructor at Pacific University for
of the residences have been beautifully
Two Years 1902-4— Alma Maler
float from every business house.
Causes
Prices— J. N. Hoffman Contrai
at 20 Cents.
val spirit broods over Tillamook City
inate in the decorating scheme and
Farmers and Citizens Asked to
o your
City in Holiday Attire.
or a Vegetable, Fruit and Grain ex- Councllmen Discuss Important Meas-
League, I
T h u r sd a y , au gust 23, 1906.
TILLAMOOK FAIR NOW ON.
GOOD PRICES FOR HOPSJ
EXTRA SESSION Large
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Number of Visitor* Present—
Growers are Waiting for
of Trade and the Grange, to arrange
lamette Valley Development
Interesting Program for Session.
W ashington co ., ore .,
decorated for the occasion and the city
has put on her holiday attire.
Span
Pays Loving Tribute to Hfs Loyally
ning the highways leading to the city
J. N. Hoffman, of this city, s i ^ V
in the lobby of a Portland hotel,
past week
that he had contracte<|
crop at 20 cents but would not 1
the name of the buyer, who it is u r l*
stood, is not connected with any o i l
The council chamber was the scene are arches appropriately decorated with
recent purchasers in the market. ■
Last w eek’ s issue of The News con
All persons in Forest Grove and any-1
a dve'y discussion Tuesday evening bunting and flags, bearing the inscrip
Mr. Hoffman has since
of the Willamette Valley Development where in the county who have flowers i t h o u g h several of the city fathers tion, "C ounty Fair, August 23, 24, 25; tained the main facts of the death of the report of this sale.
League which will meet here Septem of any kind to exhibit, grains, threshed were absent— Recorder H oge, Council- j W elcom e,” and it is a cordial, warm- Henry D. Smith, drowned at Lake
—
i
ber 7 and 8. T h e entire program has or in the straw, grasses; fruits, fresh, men Hoffman and Laughlin.
j hearted greeting that is being extend Geneva, New York, on Tuesday, Aug.
COUNTY COURT NEWS
fit
7. Through the kindness of President
not yet been arranged but Mayor M. canned or dried, or vegetables will
Many important
subjects
were ed to the visitors,
PROBATE COURT
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W.
N. Ferrin, who received copies of
Peterson of Forest Grove will welcom e | please notify any one of the above brought up for debate. The problem
Estate
of
G W Sharver, final
En Route to Tillamook Fair.
the Beloit Daily papers, we are able to
the visitors and the response will be J named persons or the other members of cement walks was discussed, espec
filed. Tuesday Sept 11th 1906
A large party of Portlanders and oth publish more fully the details of that
made by Colonel E. H ofer of Salem. | of the committee, Daniel Baker, T. ially that fronting the Cox property and
set for final settlement.
The Daily News says:
ers
were in town Monday night en sad tragedy.
Among the speakers who will be here | Thatcher, J. W. Hughes or H. L. althought nothing very definite was
Estate of Henrietta Holtze, final j l j 9
“ Henry D. Smith died at 12:30 on
settled upon by the few councilmen route for Tillamook where they will
air Tom Richardson of the Portland ; Bates.
filed. Monday the 24th day of £ « 1
Wednesday 8, 1906. Although the
Commercial club, United States Sena-
The committee earnestly urge all present, the council will see that a take in the fair and many of them take
time of final hearing.
r
part in the program. The party con- reports this morning indicated that he
walk
is
put
in
soon.
At
present
that
tor Charles W. Fulton, Congressman-! who can contribute, to look about them
Estate of Merritt E Hotchkiss ■
from Hancock & Gordon’ s barn s' sted
^ ^ • ®adey' Food and Dairy would live, and although the party Flora M Hotchkiss, minors
elect W. C. Hawley and H on S. B. at once and prepare an exhibit and n o -1
Scott returning from the lake brought word
Huston of Hillsboro.
T . T . Geer, tify the committee or bring their pro- t0 Lenneville’ s shop— is good for a Commissioner; Mrs. Abagail
sell real estate approved and Guardi
Dunniway, Leslie Scott of the Oregon- of encouragement, he was unable to authorized to make proper conv
Stephen Lowell and Judge Hailey have duce to Forest Grove by the 5th of dama8e suit any time.
recover from the effects of his terrible
September. The time is short
The
Mrs- Carter, who lives on the corner 1 ian’
Withycom be of the Oregon
also been invited.
ances.
experience in the water and passed
Agricultural College, Milton Murdock
"Higher Education as a . lucau3
means of exhibit will be in Marsh Hall where of First Ave- and First St. attended
Estate of Gustave Hicketheir. M
away this afternoon.
day
Sept 24 time set for hearing ° b * !
Permanent D evelopm ent’ will be the the League will meet Sept. 7 -8 1 9 0 6 .:the meetin8 and for some length held of Portland’ Judge Eddy of Roseburg
MESSAGE BRINGS SHOCK
1 the attention of the fathers upon her and
Schulmer.ch of Hillsboro.
tion to final settlement.
subject of an address by President W. j
.
"S hocked and grieved as the city
The Tillamook fair begins today and
claim for a damage suit— claiming that
Guardianship of Neils Brown. Guj
N. Ferrin; “ Agriculture as One of the
6 e®a*eS ominf> Here.
was at the drowning of Miss Macumber
about July 4th, while walking on the promises to be a success. Many peo
dian
discharged and bondsmen releas
Greatest Factors of D evelopm ent of | C. H. Dye, president of the Oregon
yesterday, this feeling is intensified bv
walk on First Avenue, past John Mat ple have passed through this city on
Estate
of George Alexander. H
the Willamette Valley,” A . T . Buxton, : City Board of Trade, today appointed
the sequel which cam e this afternoon
thews’ paint shop, she fell and received their way over there and it is said T il
ing of final acct postponed to Mom
master Oregon State grange; "Dairy- the following delegates to attend a
in the death of Mr. Smith. Details of
injuries on account of the bad condition lamook is entertaining thousands of vis
Sept 10th 1906.
ing as a Factor in the D evelopm ent of | meeting of the Willamette Valley Dev-
last hours were meager, messages in
itors.
That
city
will
surely
receive
of the walk on that street. She asked
Estate of N S Howell. Tim e
the Willamette Valley” will be treated : elopment League that will be held at
the advice of the council and this affair great benefits from this fair for at this
final settlement postponed to Tuesi
by E. S. Callendar of the Condenser; Forest Grove Friday, September 7:
was discussed but Mrs. Carter did not time of the year Tillamook is at its
g ra te r*
Sept 4th 1906.
“Horticultu-e as an Instrument in D e - : Mayor E. G. Caufield, County
know the exact amount she wished to ^est‘ A delightful freshness of air
velopment,” H om er C. Atwell, presi Judge Grant B. Dimick, Thomas F.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
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receive as a damage claim from the welcomes the visitor before entering
dent of the local horticultural society; Ryan, secretary of the Board of Trade;
J A Grable and Myrtle Sim psO f
city. Mayor Peterson then took the the gateways of the county.
“Advantages of Civic Improvement H. E. Cross, U. W. Eastham, James
i
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Aldrich and
W E R ice and Lena Johnson.
Hi
| floor and explained that no walk was
Societies as Means of D evelopm ent,” U. Campbell, C. Schuebel, and W. A.
daughter,
Hazel,
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Oliver
vey Rogers and Sabitha M cCoy. Lei
required »here as that part was consid
Professor Mary F. Farnham of Pacific Huntley. Mr. Dye will also attend as
Kendall and Edna Staley.
Joseph
ered a side street and no claim could Curtis, and the Misses Belle and Dee
a delegate.— Courier
University.
Sanders and Clara Delsman.
| be brought against the city, Subject darling, were members of a party who
left this morning for the Tillamook
j was then dropped.
REAL ESTATE TR A N SFE R S.
■ Fair.
The matter of sewerage on Main St. j
Walter
E. Beard et ux to A Miz-
Ed. Meresse of the Salem Journal,
was also brought up from a complaint
ner part of blk 6 Forest Grove, ft
[ left for Tillamook City after spending
of Watrous, Caples & Co., who were
R M Wilbur et ux to T T Burk
a week in this city. H e will make a
i forced up to this time to clean out the
hart n w i sec 17 3 n 2 w . . .
two weeks stay with his parents at
Ulrich Haas et ux to Jemima
sewerage ditch in front of their business
Netarts.
H ill 24.47 acres in E Consta
' house: the filth and dirt washing down
ble d l c t l n 2 w ................. 2 4 5 4
Walter Sears, the barber, left Satur
^ from the front of other business houses
Moses Dillboy et ux to G eo W
day for McMinnville, where he joined
north of that block and depositing
Miller 8¿ acres sec 25 t 1 s r
the band which is to play for the Tilla
there.
Street Commissioner Munkers
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Through Courtesy of Oregonian.
mook fair.
John Milne to G H Carter part
was instructed to keep that sewer clean
Professor Henry D. Smith
of blk 4 Summers add to
hereafter.
Over The Wilson Road in an Automo-
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brief told of the terrible sufferings of
Eight meters have been received by I
bile,
M E Stratton to Henry Challa-
the city for testing purposes and this I E x
of the Portland Auto. Mr. Smith’ s lingering death.
com be lots 8 9 and 10 blk 11
A GIFTED YOUNG MAN.
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matter was discussed. Doubt as to mobile Club) accompanied by 0 . W.
William
Skene
et
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to
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In
losing
Henry
D.
Smith,
Beloit
where the best places would be for 0 lson, arrived here Saturday morning
1 '
Mills 21.79 acres secs 4 and
testing these meters caused much de- Qn their return tfip from Garibaldi College is bereaved of one of its most
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bating but it was finally decided to put Beach) T inaraook County. T o them prominent and most gifted young
engaged in preparing for the meeting
ecunty.
he gets
she has
i Rocky
neither,
ts use.
Hines’
Sgels
«or.
on. Liver
i. Impure
Headache
?a in ttb-
made l
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"Y ou
G o in g ?
Hunting Season Opened Wednesday
August 15th 1906
Time You were get-
your Things Ready
The
f o llo w i n g
a re
Our
P r ic e s
them in different parts of town, espec- ( belongs , he record of havjng drjven #n alumni. H e graduated in 1902 and
was promident in the affairs of the
¡ally in places where property owners automobile over the Wilson River ^
on
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Model 1894, 30-30 Nickel Steel Bbl $14.75
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12.50
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Take Down 12 and 16 Gauge Shot Gun 19.44
18.00
Savage Model 30-30 or 303, Rd Bbl
Winchester
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The Free Methodists closed a s u e -J
Before graduating he took cessful series of evangelistic meetings
had been reported as using water be-
the first time> “ j presume we*re school.
The cam p 4
yond sprinkling hours.
Meters will thf ^
ones who ever crossed {he leading place in oratorical work, and held in Naylor’ s Grove.
meeting was brought to an end Sunday It
taking
other
honors
as
well.
Since
be placet^ in some of the business m o u ^ in s over the Wilson River route
evening by a union meeting of all the 1
houses, a few residences and livery in an automobile, said Mr. Cannon, to then he has taught oratory here and at local churches. T h e sermon was given ;
stables
a News representative, "a n d I am not Pacific University, Forest Grove, Ore by Rev. Mr. Roper and was full of I
Councilman Hollinger was appointed ■n a hurry to do the trick over again gon, and during the past year had inspiration and practical com m on sense
.
.
The road is not what a toll-road should been at Yale preparing himself for the Christianity.
Many Free Methodists '
acting recorder for the evening in the be
0ur trip was one of , he mMt
from abroad were here encamped
ministry.
absence of the city recorder. Meeting strenuous I ’ ve ever m ade4’
The
throughout the three w eek’ s session.
His greatest work for the college,
adjourned until the next regular automobilists started from Portland a
Buried Today.
week ago Thursday and went to the however, has been in promoting the
sesssion.
Tillamook country by way ot Sheridan enrollment of new students, doubling
Little W . P. Jr., the infant son of
Harvest Onions in Washington County and Dolph and returned to Portland by j the attendance of the freshman class. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Via, died yesterday
way of Forest Grove.
morning, aged about 9 months. The
DOES GREAT WORK.
Washington county, which produces
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burial occurred today at two o ’ clock.
“
Mr.
Smith’
s
energy
was
unfailing.
more onions than any other county in
Davies-Smith.
the state, is beginning to harvest that
Miss Lizzie Smith, formerly of this H e worked with terrible earnestness
product. While the crop is a little city, was married to Mr. William | and as an accomplisher of results was
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WINCHESTER
AND
SAVAGE GUNS
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Methodists Close Open Air Meetings.*?
19.50
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light and the onions are not so large as Etavjes of Geneva, Nebraska, on
usual they are of splendid quality.
8, 1906
in Tobias, Nebraska.
Aug. probably the best man in the service
Miss of the college.
JU ST
DETAILS OF THE DROWNING.
“ Washington county onions always Smith resided for many years in Forest
Mr. Smith with several persons
command the best price” said James Grove and is well known here. With
made
up a party of campers near Lake
G. Thompson, a young onion grower of heT parents, Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Smith,
!
Geneva,
at Camp Collie. T h e party
Tualatin, “ and the pulling of the crop j she left Forest Grove March 20, trav-
has begun in various fields.
They wili e [lng overland back to the old h o m e i WaS PreParinK to return h om e the next
Mr. and Mrs. W i l - 1
and ***** m orn ' n K several in clu d in g
lay on the ground for several weeks and ¡n Warsaw, Ind.
Get Portland Prices and com
pare them w ith the above.
will then be put into sacks
for the 1 lam Davies however, rill now
market.”
their home in Tobias whiU
Among the leading onion growers of folks q0 on to Indiana,
the county are:
17 acres; Joe Galbreath of Sherwood.
20 acres; J. Thompson Sc Son of Tual
atin, 20 acres.
The onion industry has proved
G O F F B R O S.,
f o r e s t
g r o v e
,
a
great thing for the use of the beaverdam
o r eg o
\
and river bottom lands.
A farmer can
realize 1300 per acre if onions c o m - j
mand a fair price.
Miss M acumber
Fanno Bros, of Bea
verton, 20 acres; Joe Hare, Hillsboro,
make Mr' Srnith’ went 10 the lake fo t a
„ ih ! PlunKe ’ when *ome tim e later screams
° W for help were heard. It seems that
Rogers-McCoy.
had got
beyond her
depth and with a muffled cry sank
Mr.
at the almost instantly to the bottom.
parsonage of the Congregational Church Smith, although himself not a strong
on Monday last, when Miss Sabitha swimmer, went at on ce to her rescue
M cCoy of Gales Creek was united in and in his efforts to secure the body
which had sunk, becam e exhausted
marriage to Mr. H a r v e / Rogers of
himself and gave up the struggle.
Cornelius, Rev. H . W. Boyd perform-
T h e young lady’ s screams attracted
ing the cere m o n y .
The happy couple three men in a boat at some distance
will reside at Gales Creek.
C o s tin a « os Twgt S.
A pretty wedding occurred
T h e C o r r e c t T im e
is something worth knowing and
is very important to most people.
Our watches do not vary a second
We give a strong guarantee.
A b b o tt df> S o n
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