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WASHINGTON VOL. IV FOREST GROVE, WASHINGTON CO., ORE., Pacific Coast Condensed Milk Com pany Increasing Number of Plants R e p o r t of t h e C ondition of The F irst National Bank of F o re st drove, Oregon AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS SEPT. 4, 1906. RESOURCES. I Lagni and D lfcou n ti........................................$97,189 82 Overdrafts, secured and u n secu red . . . . 194 70 p S. Bonds to secure c ir c u la tio n ............... 25.000 00 Prem ium s on U. S. Bonds............................. 825 00 Bend», securities, e tc ................................................. 20,827 78 B anking house, furniture snd fix tu r e s... 2.963 00 Due from State Banks snd B an kers........... 1,383 91 Due fro m approved reserve a g e n ts............. 21,129 95 and other cash ite m s........................ of other National B an k s.................... Fractional paper currency, nick els, cents LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in ...... ......................... $25,000 00 Undivided profits, less expenses and taxes paid. 1,824 40 National Bank notes outstanding............... 25,000 00 Individual deposits subject to check........ 96,629 52 Demand certifi^tes of deposit................... 23,858 56 Time certificates of deposit....................... 10,671 70 Cashier’s checks outstanding..................... 5*10 29 1,039 95 200 00 42 36 Checks Notes lotal $183,564 47 Specie................................................. » ' " S 3 Legal-tender notes........................ 365 11,518 00 Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer (5 per cent c ir c u la tio n )............. ............... 1,250 00 Total STATE OF C o u n t y N e w s H 'm OREGON, COUNTY $183,564 47 OF W ASHINGTON, ss: I, R. M. Dooly. President of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear that the above named statement I true to the best of my know ledge and belief. r . m . DOOLY, President. Subscribed and sworn to before m e this 11th day of S«?1* 1906> EDWARD L NAYLOR, Notary Public. CORRECT- Attest: FRANK E. DOOLY, R. M. DOOLY, Jr. J. E. LOOMIS. Directors. Chas. W. Cline Promoted. Arrested for Pointing Firearms Another. at Chas. W. Cline, who for 23 years Deputy Sheriff Ward Downs Tuesday been in the employ of the South ern Pacific, on the West Side, first as arrested Charles Larsen, a youth of 18 baggageman, then brakeman, and for years, on a warrant charging him with 18 years as conductor, has just receiv pointing firearms at another. Larsen ed a well-earned promotion. He is has been working on the grade tor the now train-master, with headquarters at Tillamook railroad out of Buxton, and on Sunday last pointed a double-barrel Eoseburg. Mr. Cline established his residence shotgun at John Buchanan, a boy a- in McMinnville over 16 years ago, as bout 9 years old, with the remark that he was at that time conductor of the he was going to shoot. The boy McMinnville local. H e has not had | clasped the muzzle of the gun with the an accident in the 23 years of his right hand and turned it away from his body just as the gun was discharged, service. Mr. and Mrs. Cline have one child, | badly shattering the hand, otherwise a boy of 17, who has distinguished ! the charge would have lodged in the himself on the athletic field. Although ' boy’s breast. The father of the injur- Mr. Cline is not an old man, there are ' ed boy tried to believe it was an acci only three conductors in the state that dent, but it is alleged that Larsen is a outrank him in the number of years of ' careless fellow and that since the acci service. They are: Webster, of the dent he has repeatedly insisted that he West Side, and William Furnell and I shot intentionally. The boy’s father on hearing this, in- Shan Conser, of the East Side. stituated proceedings for Larsen’s anest. —Why use poor flour when you can —Tomorrow night at the Rink. get Crescent just as cheap. las THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1906. NO. 1! LATEST RAILROAD NEWS of the west side line into Portland on the east side of the river but that it did not propose to give up the franchise _ The Pacific Coast Milk Condensing | on Fourth street, although within a Company, which owns the condensers \ few years it was expected that nothing at Kent, Chehalis and in this city and but suburban trains would pass over Pacific University Holds Ausplciu Lytle to Be Given Right ot Way from is now building a new one at Mount j that street. Vernon. Washington, has begun very ! Buxton to Tillamook— Bay City to Opening— Many New Students At last Councilman Vaughn had extensive improvements to the factory Councilman Masters at a point where at Chehalis. An addition 114x165 Be Terminus of Three Roads. glster— Excellent Outlook a report of some kind had to be made feet in size and two stories high will be on the Vaughn ordinance revoking the built on the north end of the old fac “ perpetual” franchise of the Harriman tory, a large new powerhouse built and Tomorrow other improvements made at Chehalis. Southern Pacific May Electrify Line road on Fourth street. Vaughn will present to the council a The Public Schools Begin Work Mo President E. A. Stuart is there with his minority report recommending the pas to Forest Grove— Trouble In Port day— Board Has Secured Stroi • brother, R. A. Stuart of Kent, looking sage of the ordinance. Masters will after getting the work under way. The put in another report which will prob land Over Fourth Street. and Able Corps of Teachers. improvements will cost in the neigh ably be signed by Shepard, who was borhood of $25,000. absent yesterday. This will oppose Mr. Shannon of this city, has now the passage of the measure. been employed by the company for Another meeting of the business Pacific University held an auspicio 1 According to Mr. Fenton it is the many months in helping to build these men of Tillamook was held ft few days opening yesterday morning with I plan of the Harriman system to build a new plants. ago in the rooms of the Tillamook De cutoff between Newton and Beaverton large increase in the nunber of s tf velopment League with a good attend- on the west side line and bring the dents. Many of the Alumni Associl Walks to Forest Grove. [ ance to consider the proposition of E. trains down to the Yamhill division tion were present, besides a lary 1 If you want to have health, you’ve E. Lytle, of the Pacific Railway and near Oswego. Here a bridge across number of friends of the institutio:!! got to chase it afoot,” says C. C. I Navigation Company, who wants the the Willamette will be constructed The college campus has once mo. Chapman, the well known head of the I people of Tillamook to guarantee him and the new line will probably connect taken the appearance of activity. Chapman Advertising Bureau ui of run- Port- free right of way 100 feet wide between with the main line somewhere south of The exercises were held in til land, to a Journal reporter a few days Tillamook City and Buxton, in Wash- the carshops. He said that the Union chapel and opened by President Ferr < ago. “ The more health you want the ' ¡ngton County, for which he agrees to Pacific carshops are spending much who introduced Rev. Gilpatrick faster the chase,” and you don’t need ’ construct 15 miles of road in Tillamook money on improving gasoline motor Hillsboro, who read the scriptur favored til meat to be healthy, and you don’t next year and have the line finished by cars. It is the intention of the com Miss Frances Clapp have to sleep all day, either, to keep 1908. pany to electrify the Fourth street line audience with one of her beautif ; It was decided at the meeting that and run cars hourly to Hillsboro and piano selections. The president th w in physical condition.” This conver- sation was the result of a long tramp to ! if 50 responsible persons would sign Forest Grove if the motors proved i made a few formal remarks, speakifl of the value of manhood, and of collet this city a short time ago when the bond to furnish Mr. Lytle with a unsuccessful.—Journal. education, with a few side remarks he attended the meeting of the Willa free right of way a large number of cit mette Valley Development League and izens would also sign an agreement to Distance Between Forest Grove and the new students. Supt. Clapp th< Portland to be Lessened by United spoke to the students and gave the addressed that body. A 25 mile jaunt help. Mr. Lytle will get the free “ 5 minutes’ worth of remarks” and > | is a nice little walk for Mr. Chapman; right of way and terminal grounds at Railways. 4 hours sleep satisfies him, and he Bay City and Tillamook. Papers to From the reports received from the bunch thrown in for good measur! seldom eats meat. Mr. Chapman en- ! this effect have been drawn up and three parties of surveyors and engineers Miss Ethel Moseley delighted t l , | ioyed the tramp to this city and des- are being signed, and it is expected j in the field for the United Railways gathering with one of her ever pleasitL Announcemen, | cribed the trip as one of the most that enough signers will be obtained. 1 company the officials of that company vocal selections. Mr. Lytle’s road appears to meet ! expect to reduce the trackage of the were then made, a course of Pedagoi picturesque he had ever taken. He made wonderful good time and armed with considerable favor among Tilla I suburban routes from Hillsboro and will be given for one year, providing ’ at the Grove after dark, just 5 hours mook people on account of the pro Forest Grove to Portland by five miles. sufficient number of students wish and 4 minutes of actual walking time posed route being so much nearer to This reduction is expected to be ob enter. The college reception will 1 from Portland. The best time he Portland, and as this is a matter which tained by the lowering of grades, held on Friday evening. made was between Hillsboro and this concerns Portland, it is thought that straightening of curvatures and cutting The Public Schools of this city b city, when he struck the bicycle path that city ought to help the citizens out superfluous track projected by the This means that t and Mr. Chapman hit up the gait as here, for it is liable to cost them con ; surveys made before the purchase by gins Monday. the young folks must again get L soon as he got onto this speedway, siderable money to procure the rights | the Loss interests. passing several thirsty citizens who of way and terminal grounds. C. E. Loss arrived at the Portland work and that vacation time is ovt Should Mr. Hammond build his apparently were on their way from “ the hotel a few days ago and stated that the But after such a long vacation all oug' ’ dry town of Forest Grove to the thor road into Tillamook, considerable of work of financing the road was meeting to be ready to get down to their stu* oughly irrigated village of Cornelius.” the trade from this county will be di j with great success ar.d that the engi ies again. The School Board has be*! When asked how he felt after his verted to Astoria and other places. neers’ reports would be complete to be especially fortunate in selecting one A long jaunt, Mr. Chapman replied: W. C. King, president of the City shown to the investors^ in about three the best lot of teachers Forest Gro' ,* has ever had. The new principal ! “ Fine, a warm bath and a good bed, Council, will leave soon for Portland to i or four months, see what help can be obtained there. Prof. G. B. Wilkerson, who comes j and I will be in the best of trim.” GASTON us from Rainier. He is highly r Mr. Chapman delivered an address —Oregonian. Friday afternoon before the Willamette Roy Matteson and Earl Harding commended by the people of Rainif Three Different Roads. Valley Development league on “ Adver have returned to O. A. C. to resume who claim to have one of the bt ! schools in the state and Profess«,,] tising Oregon.” There is an unparalled need for their studies for the year. “ That was the real object of my water frontage at Bay City, in Tilla Harry Baker of Portland, was renew Wilkerson was the one person wl J walk to Forest Grovi,” said Mr. Chap mook County, if all the railroads now ing acquaintances after a short absence. was instrumental in bringing up th j man, “ I suppose I could have raised being surveyed to that point are to be Thomas Carmichael attended the school its present high standard. Tl other teachers, most of whom are nt : the car fare, but I am very fond of accommodated. The United Railways State Fair at Salem, last week. long walks and take them whenever I company’s engineers, who have for Maude Wahl has taken up her work to most of us, but who are all up again at the condenser after two weeks the modern methods of teaching ar have the time and the excuse.” ! three weeks been running lines be who come from the State Norm tween Bay City and the Wilson River vacation. Just a Brick Yard Wanted to Boom canyon, will require terminal facilities Harry Turner has just returned from School and are experienced teacher at the bay; the Lytle road is asking for a short trip to Alaska, he expects to are: Forest Grove. Eighth grade, Miss Susie Jackso terminals; the Astoria & Columbia rail spend the winter with his parents on Forest Grove needs a brick yard. Seventh grade. Miss Laura Fosti 1 road extention from Seaside south will the farm. It may be said there are some near Mrs. E. W. Paget visited with her Sixth grade, Miss Fannie Sorenso want something, and the Wilsey rail here, but when investigated, k will be road following the coast will need brother in Salem last week and while Fifth grade, Miss Merel Shan: seen that we are in a terrible need of Fourth grade. Miss Dora Baker; Tl there took in the State Fair. ground. one as all near here have been and are Mrs. Dr. Baker and daughter; Ruth, grade Miss Elsie Simonson; Secot It is said the Bay City region would out of commission--especially when be an admirable st mmer resort if it were Portland visitors during the week. grade, Miss Edna Jensen; First grad the erection of new and modern build Miss Emma Purdy left Monday for Miss Mabel Mattison; Ninth at had railroad facilities, and that Portland ings have been cast aside by the lack only needs rapid transit to make it the Corvallis, where she expects to matri Tenth grades, J. B. Wilkerson, Prin. of such an industry. The tenth grade will be mu« principal beach of the north coast. culate at O. A. C. for the ensuing year. The old building now occupied by The United Railways company, with The Prune Crop Much Smaller than strengthened this year and a two year W. R. Hicks, and owned by Hicks Latin course will be added, beglnir an electric road from Portland via and Rode would have been torn down Forest Grove to Tillamook and Bay First Estimated. with the 9th grade. There will be by this time and a good substantial teachers of the Pubf The a u\> j/iuuvi prune wiwpi crop, the itiv aw»i local growers 1 meeting ** of the ------ —- — City, would have the quickest line for brick that would adorn the business summer resorters, as it could run last say, is not as heavy as at first reported Schools at the school building Saturdi district would have been built. G. G. electric cars that distance in two and in the summer. Yet this years crop 1 afternoon at 2 p m. Paterson, the baker, has also thought half hours. The Portland business , will be the heaviest the growers havt of building, while Baldwin has wanted man could leave his office at 4 o’clock had for some time. The trees in this Dinner to New Students. to for a long time. A good modem Saturday afternoon and get to his su m- vicinity are loaded down and an or A party of young men students || business block from the brick barn to mer home at the beach for a bath and chard on David’s hill shows the results Portland and vicinity were the gues the old Hyde building would then 7 o’clock dinner. very plainly, as nearly every tree is at a very pleasant dinner given at tl grace Pacific Avenue. But no. it Surveyors for the Astoria & Columbia undergoing a terrible burden and a; Oregon Grill in Portland on Frida, cannot be done, just for the lack of River road, under direction of W. E. large majority of the branches are bro- bricks. Shipping them in would add Taylor, formerly a United States en ken, being unable to cany the weight j evening, by former students and alun A to the cost and be a great expense. gineer, are working between Seaside of the fruit. Droppings have been | ni of Pacific University. No doubt some of the old shacks on and Tillamook. They were reported ! veiy much heavier than usual this sea- WOOD taken on subscription. Main St. would also be substituted by first at Bay City two weeks ago and ; son, this coming much later than usual better buildings when others had start have been running lines along the | and therefore was more severe than j ed this move. coast. The Pacific Railway & Naviga- normally. The hot dry weather also The brick for the college building, tion company’s engineers, under super- had a bad effect on the fruit, for there No G irl Is Happy which goes up soon will have to be vision of Chief Engineer Davis, are on was a general cry for moisture. H. C. shipped in and all that money sent the ground and have run lines between Atwell of this place, the owner of one away from Forest Grove. Nehalem and Tillamook City. The of the largest prune orchards of this Unless she has a BRACELET. W«,i A brick yard is what we need— final location of the road hias been county says: “ The crop is not nearly ss have bracelets at prices to suit el- there’s money in this proposition for heavy as at first estimated. Growers made along the lower Nehalem. purses. We also have a great variety ,■ some one. E. E. Lytle, president of the road, report that the weight of fruit on the of gold band rings and set rings; trees is not as great as in June on ac has just returned from Bay City, where Stores Should Close Earlier in Winter. he has been looking over the ground. count of the phenomenal drop in July.” opals, rubies, garnets, turquoise,1* Why keep open the Stores until the He is asking the people of Bay City Another grower says: “ The general any stone you want we can furnish late hour of 7:30 or 8 p. m. during for terminal grounds 350 feet wide and opinion is that we are going to have a the winter months? This question has 3,500 feet long, embracing practically bumper crop, and that the fruit will ; it, PRICES THAT ARE RIGHT, j -4 often been heard on the streets from the entire waterfront where it is pos run to good sizes, but, however, these time to time. Beginning the first dav sible to obtain a depth of water suffi ideas are carried by amateurs, and not Our Brooches of October the evening train, now ar cient to warrant dockage facilities* It well-informed growers, as the crop indi riving here about 6:20, will be changed is announced at Bay City that construc cations go to show that there «rill not so as to reach Forest Grove at 5:20— tion at that end of the line will be be more than a half of the crop antici are perfect beauties, from 25c tc that is leaving Portland at 4 o’clock. commenced within 30 days.— Journal. pated a month ago, as the extreme : 20 dollars. Call and examine out This will give everyone a chance to get heat and very dry weather has dried ud stock of jewelry. their mail before supper and before 1 the leaves, reduced the sizes, and will Southern Pacific on Fourth Street. 6:30. On* business men and clerks i cause the fruit to ripen prematurely, | W. D. Fenton, attorney for the and a great amount of it «rill be worth - ought to get together and agree on an early closing hour. 6:30 or 7:00. This Southern Pacific lines in Oregon, told Jewelers would give all » chance to rest a few the judiciary committee of the council —New Skating Rink will open Fri~ hours in the evening and spend that yesterday afternoon that it is the inten tion of the company to bring the traffic day night. , time with their families. SCHOOL WORK I Our line o f Ranges and Heading St*oves is Complete and prices reaonable. W e are sole agents for Bridge & Beach STOVES Y ou can do all your plowing wit»h a Disk Plow before you can w ork a rooleboard plow and DO BETTER W ORK J fl 'M m W e guarantiee t»hem t*o give S a tisfa ctio n and carry t e Hancock & Sanders Single or Double Disk A bbott <£ Son GOFF BROS., FO R E S T GROVE , OREGON % — , ?