WASHINGTON
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C o u n t y
FOREST GROVE, WASHINGTON CO., ORE.,
USE CONTRACT FOR
NEED OF BRICK
Stores Will Close Early.
Our line o f Ranges and H eating
Stoves is Complete and prices
reaonable. W e are sole agents for
Bridge & Beach
STOVE
You can do all your plowing
with a Disk Plow before you
can w ork a moleboard plow and
DO B E T T E R
W ORK
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1906.
PROMINENT WEDDINGS T c r r r r :
Nearly all of the business men have
agreed as specified below to close their
stores at a certain time every evening
---6:30 p. m„ after the 10th of Octo-
• j
f*ve a chance as we Popular Forest Grove Young People
said last week, for the clerks to get
1 1. McKenzie Gets Contract tor the much needed rest and the business Surrender to Cupid’s Wishes—
men may have an hour or so of the
Quiet Home Weddings
Dormitory, Angel & Son Forfeit day
to spend as they think best. The
evening
mail
will
arrive
after
the
1st
of
Same— Lack ol Brick Yard
October at 5:20 so that all can secure
their mail before supper and all shop­ Impressive Ceremonies And Artistic
ping can easily be done before the
lirk On Excavation to Begin Right closing time of the stores at 6:30. We Decorations— former Forest Grove
hope that all residents of this city will
may—Architects And Contractors cooperate with the merchants and help Favorite Wedded In Portland
them to close up on time. This move
Here Today
has been made for the good of all, and
no one need run up town during the
RAFFERTY- WESTON
cold wet evenings of the winter, and it
is hoped all stores will fall into the line.
A
very
pretty wedding took place
The lack of a brick yard in this The pledge signed by the business
Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 26th, inst,
ficinity has been felt more than usual men reads:
at the residence of the bride’s parents,
Lgjgf the last week among the con­
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Weston, when
We
the
undesigned
business
men
of
dors, as they have been unable to
Avery C. Rafferty and Miss Jennie H.
¿cure them at a reasonable price else- Forest Grove, do hereby agree to close
Weston were united in marriage by
our
places
of
business
at
6:30
p.
m.
jhere. Angel & Son, the Portland
Justice
Wirtz. Following the ceremony
contractors, who have been awarded except Saturdays and the 12th of each
a dainty lunch was served to which
month
on
such
day
as
the
Condenser
lie building of the new dormitory,
only immediate relatives of the contract­
Jive forfeited the same, and the next checks are received; this agreement to ing parties were present.
go
into
effect
on
or
about
October
10,
hübest bidder, A. M. KcKenzie of
Many useful and valuable presents
Portland, now has the contract. Mr. and to remain in effect until such time were given the happy couple, among
McKenzie, in company with Mr. Whid- | as we may come to some other agree­ I them was a deed to five acres of land
L of Whidden & Lewis, the archi- ment; said agreement not to be bind­ on which they intend building later,
£*1, and Alfred J. Bingham of Bing- ing until 12 of the principal business and some city property. After a trip
tuo & McClelland, the brick contrac­ 1 men have signed it.
up the Columbia as far as The Dalles,
C. V. B' Russell.
tus of Portland, are here today getting | Goff Brothers.
M. Peterson & Son. Oreg., Mr. and Mrs. Rafferty will be at
iierything ready, for the excavation Roe & Buxton.
home to their friends in this city.
John
Anderson.
Watrous,
Caples & Co.
rhich is to begin right away. Mr.
The bride is one of our most popular
Hoffman & Allen Co.
iingham is the man who has cor- M. Smyth
young ladies. Mr. Rafferty has lived
!
W.
E.
Bowman.
Nelson
B.
LaCourse.
itred the season’s run of most of the
here most of his life and is one of the
tick yards of the West Side, and is Martin & Son. John E. Bailey.
efficient clerks in LaCourse’s store.
ole to furnish all the brick.
GILLILAND-JONES
Angel & Son depended on the local Tooze Declines to Lead the Boosters.
Because of the stress of personal
ard to supply them, but as that is out
Miss Eldora Maud Jones and Mr.
f commission, the contract had to be business and his health Hon. Walter L |
Ranceford Pierce Gilliland of Portland,
afeited. The local yard prices are Tooze of Woodburn has declined to
were married yesterday at the home of
bout 87.00 per M, while in Portland accept the executive chair of the Wil-
| Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Jones at 622
icy ire 89.00 without counting the i lamette Valley Development League, Kearney St. Miss Jones formerly re­
! of which he was elected permanent sided in this ciiy and was well known
cavy freight charges.
The plans of the new building show ] president at the Forest Grove meeting here. Mr. Gilliland is a prominent
large brick building, L shaped, four September 7.
business man of Portland.
The election of officers comes within
ones high and similiar to Marsh Hall
the jurisdiction of the executive board
I appearance.
SUES-PRICE.
and a meeting will be called in the
near future to consider the selection of
Miss Ruby Price of this city and
Evening T elegTam and The News, an officer to fill the chair declined by
| Frank Suess of Cornelius, were married
too* Year, 85.00; Six Months, 82.50. Mr. Tooze.
on Monday, in Hillsboro. The bride
j is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
' Price, while the groom is well known
here, especially in baseball circles.
Mr. Suess last year played with the
Portland Giants.
new s
Only Half
Expected.
of
That
MRS. S. A. HABERSTR0H
DIES AT CORNELIUS
new enterprise
[()D FflRF^T fiDHVF
ty, consisting of Assessor George H.
Wilcox, County Judge J. Wesley Good-
l u l l lU H L u l U H U lL
in and Clerk E. J. God man, will con-1
vene on Monday, October the 22nd
and will be in session one week. The
duties of the board are to equalize and City to be Headquarters for Best
correct the assessment made during
Herds of Cows.— Secured Through
the summer and which is now being
transcribed on the tax rolls of the
Condensed Milk Company.
Assessor’s office. It is said that the
tax roll will foot about 811,000,000
exceeding that of last year by nearly a
half million dollars. Should any one J. D. Ross ot Washington, The Pro-
have a complaint aoncerning their
motor— Has Leased The Mrs.
taxes, this will be their last opportunity
to register a kick.
Prune Crop
NO. 19
Hughes Farm Will Also Run Dairy
Survived by Many Grandchildren
One Great Great Grandchild.
and
Mrs. Sarah A. Haberstroh died a tt
Cornelius Monday, aged 68 years She
i was born in Ohio, August 27, 1838,
and was the only daughter of Jacob an
Barbara Rupert. She went to Missouri
with her parents and married Richard
T. Lane, February, 5, 1851. Two
sons, W. C. and A. W. Lane, were the
result of this union. Her husband died!
in 1859. and Mrs. Lane then made herjJI
home witn her parents, teaching elocu-31
tion for a few years, later taking up the fr
practice of medicine, which she fo l-il
lowed until she came to Washingtony*
County, Oregon, in 1881, where s h e J j
had since lived. She was married toiM
Earnest Haberstroh, of this county, i n H
1891, who survives her, together w ith |l
15 grandchildren, three great-grand-1
children and one great-gTeat-gnndchild. H
Burial took place Tuesday at Corneliusf
under the auspices of the Ladies Relief |
Corps.
Mrs. Haberstroh was an indefatigable!
worke- in the Womans Relief Corps j
and many of the local circles.
\
The prune growers of this vicinity
A new enterprise is to be started in
have about given up their large crop a few days in this city. This has been
in despair. The phenomenal drop secured through the efforts of the
which occurred in July somewhat Pacific Coast Condensed Milk Com­
placed a damper on their early realiza­ pany. Its purpose is to bring to this
tion of an immense crop. Last week county the finest and best herds of
during the last three days of very milk cows—cows that will give the
warm weather, the greatest part that best results. This undertaking will be
was left began falling to the ground. owned and managed by Mr. J. D. Ross,
As few of the prunegrowers have who has had similiar enterprises in the
evaporators in this section, many will Kent, Wash, region, where he has
have to let their fruit on the ground go supplied the patrons of the company
Joshua Clark Dead.
to waste.
with the best of cows for the last ten
Joshua Clark, aged 90 years, a resi-jj
Usually the fruit on the ground years.
Mr. Ross has leased the
keeps quite a length of time, but this | Hughes farm on the edge of town on dent of Washington County for 40 v
year the fruit that has (alien fermented the road to Cornelius and will have all years, died at 12:03 o’clock on Friday i|
on the ground in less than a due to breeds of cows—but intends only to night. He was born at Miama, Miama j!
the extreme heat of those few days. have those which give the most and County, O., March 10, 1816, where
Even the growers that had evaporators best milk. He will at the same time he was married to Miss Hannah Rood
have not been able to save their own run a dairy farm and supply the con­ in 1835, who died November 16, 1892,
and where he lived until 27 years of
fruit, their evaporators not doing the denser with milk.
age, then with his family he moved to*
required work quick enough.
Postmaster Atwell of this city, who Girl Injured While Alighting From Bloomfield, la., where he remainedi
ten years, then emigrated to California,!
Train.
is perhaps the b:st authority on this
arriving
there in 1854, . crossing the'j
subject, says that about one half of
The Forest Grove local passenger
the crop about here will go to waste. train on the Southern Pacific on its last plains with an ox team.
He lived in California two yean, (
He was seen before the rain set in, trip Saturday reached Hillsboro with
and those two or three days of rain a large number of passengers, but be­ then returned to Iowa and lived until I
will no doubt crack the remainder of fore all had alighted the train was 1865. With his family he came to*
the fruit, thus causing great dismay started. Emily Young, a girl of about Oregon, and settled near where North I
among the prunegrowers.
Growers 18, was thrown violently to the ground. Yamhill is now located, and remained*
say this year is really the worst ever The train went on for about half a mile, until 1867, then came to Cornelius,'
experienced by them.
and the passengers who were unable to Washington County, where he lived j
get off at the station protested to the until locating at Forest Grove, 23 years $
Return From Tillamook.
conductor, who returned with his train. ago.
Mr. Clark was a volunteer in the
Dr. Linklater was among the passen­
Guy W. Talbot, general manager,
Indian War in Southern Oregon in »1
gers
carried
by
his
station,
and
on
his
and C. A. Stewart, general agent at
18*5-56. The following children sur- ;
Portland for the Astoria & Columbia return rendered assistance to the injured viv* him: T. J. Clark, Riddles, Or.;
girl,
who
still
lay
unconscious
where
River Railroad, have returned to Port­
D. H. Clark, Stella, Wash.; Mrs. S. ,j
land from a trip to Tillamook, where she had fallen. A carriage was later A. Kidder, Grass Valley, Cal.; John j
they went to get in touch with the dis­ ordered and she was sent to her home, H. Clark, Bumcam, Or.; Joshua Clark •!
trict to be tapped by the extention of two miles north.
Jr., Alba, Or.; H. H. Clark, Forest'!
the road. Good progress is being
DR. F. CRANG DEAD.
Grove, and Mrs. R. W. S. Hamer,
1 made on the surveys for the new con­
Forest Grove.
'
Mrs.
Surprise Farewell to Rev. and
struction. One crew is almost to Ne- Well-known Physician of Washington
halem, having started from the present County Passes Away at His home.
Belknap.
Died.
terminus of the road at Seaside, while
Frederick Crang, a distinguished
On Monday evening Rev. and Mrs. a second crew will leave Tillamook
Mrs. Zelpha Wilkins died at her
L. F. Belknap were surprised by a this morning to run a line to meet the physician and surgeon of this place, home in Cornelius, Saturday, at the
died Tuesday at 1:30 o’clock. He age of 7 6 years. She had made her
large number of their congregation and south-bound crew.
was a native of England, and was born j home in that city for the last three |
Desirable
grades
and
tangents
are
residents of the town. This surprise
in Halletrow, in the parrish of the high ! ! Years. Mrs. Wilkins was born in New •
being secured, and the line will prob­
was arranged by some of the members
Littleton, Somersetshire, April 11, York, but had lived in Janesville, 1
ably be permanently located this Fall.
1822. He was of pure Scotch ances­ Minn., most of her life. The children
of the Methodist church, who had
try,
and comes of a prominent family who survive her are: Chas. W ilkins:
asked many of the business men with
Grape Crop Almost a Failure.
of physicians, his grandfather, father, of Seattle, Mrs. L. S. Fester of C om e-1
their wives to join them in showing
The large grape industry of this two uncles and a brother being reput­ lius and Everett Wilkins. She hlso
their appreciation of Mr. and Mrs. vicinity may this year be called a able members of that profession. His j
leaves a husband.
Belknap’s work in this place. The failure as far as a large crop goes. parents were Dr. James and Susanna '
David’s
Hill,
a
few
miles
northwest
of
(H ay) Crang, his mother being the!
large number of people, old and young,
Died.
business and professional men, teach­ this city, is covered with scores of daughter of the Earl of Errol. They
ers and ministers, met at the residence vinejards, mostly managed by Germans. had 12 children, four of whom survive. | Helen lone, the little daughter of
Dr. Crang was reared and educated , Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Hart of Cornelius ,
of A. G. Hoffman and marched in a | The yearly output of the best brands
body to the Methodist parsonage. It of wines of Oregon come from this in London, England, where he prac-, died on Saturday, September 8, at the
was truly a surprise, nevertheless all very spot. Mr. Reuter has perhaps ticed his profession until 1856, when home of her parents. Helen was bom
vears ! on August 22nd. The funeral took
were heartily welcomed by the good received more medals than any other he came to America. For five years
parson and his kind wife. After every­ winemaker in Oregon for his product, he practiced his profession in New place from the house with intei ment in
one had shaken hands with the sur­ i He has had his numerous brands on York City, after which he removed to the Cornelius cemetery.
prised and expressed their desire of exhibition at the Chicago, Buffalo, St. Grundy County, Illinois, where he
A. T. Buxton Appointed to Farmer’«
seeing them return to their work here, Loris and the Lewis and Clark exposi- practiced five years. He then re-
Congres».
a number of hymns were sung, and a tions, and from all has received medals moved to Olivet, Mich., remaining
prayer opened the talkfest of the even­ and awards that are the prjde of Oregon. there six years. While there, being a
Governor Chamberlain has appointed
ing. Rev. Clapp spoke at some Mr. Reuter has also received a gold talented preacher and a Congregation­ J. R. Cartwright and Walter Huston of
length, giving the sentiments of all medal for wine sent to the Paris expo- j alism he was induced to enter the reg­ Harrisburg, and A. T. Buxton of Forest
ular ministry. In this capacity he Grove, delegates to the National
those present, wishing that thev might sition of 1900.
Mr. Anderson, when asked about served for a number of years in several
return to us. Mr. Belknap has been
Farmer’s congress to be held at Rock
here six years and is the senior pastor the output of the vineyards this fall, | churches, doing much good in build­ Island, Illinois, October 9 to 13.
said:
“
The
crop
might
be
called
a*
ing new houses of worship. During
of this city. His fate is in the hands
of the Methodist conference which is failure this year, although the quality all this time he continued to treat the
WOOD taken on subscription.
holding meetings now in Portland. is perfect, but the quantity is so small diseased body as well as the mind,
In 1875, desiring a change of cli-
The assignments will not be known that the present outlook is very dis-
mate for his wife, he came to Oregon,
until Monday or Tuesday. President couraging.”
The grapes on the hill are ripe, per- and was for several years pastor of the
Ferrin of Pacific spoke from the stand­
No G irl is Happy !
point of a citizen and his words were tect and are very sweet. Mr. Ander- j Congregational Church at Astoria, after
son,
who
is
the
largest
grower
of
which
he
removed
to
Forest
Grove
well said. In behalf of the Methodist
church Mr. Starrett spoke of the appre­ grapes on the hill, further said: “ The that his children might be near Pacific Unless she has a BRACELET. We
Here he purchased a
ciation of the members and this feeling Niagara and the Concord are a failure, i University.
was brought out by the presentation of the Sweetwaters are only bearing a comfortable home and attended to the have bracelets at prices to suit all
a purse of 840 to Rev. Belknap by the half crop, but are of good quality. better class of practice, so far as his purses. We also have a great variety
members of the church and 120 to The Black Hamburg, although not ripe strength would permit.
of gold band rings and set rings,
The doctor was married in England opals, rubies, garnets, turquoise,
Mrs. Belknap from the Ladies’ Aid yet, show what might be called a good
society. Mr. and Mrs. Belknap both crop, but nothing to brag of. The in 1850 to Miss Emma Owens. They
any stone you want we can furnish
responded and thanked the people of Red Mountain are beauties and in per­ have had three children, of whom one
this city and their church for the fect condition and the vines are bur­ son is living, Frederick Richard, in it,?PRICES THAT ARE RIGHT.
appreciation and help in the work dened with fruit. These are really the Des Moines. Ia. Mrs. Crang died in
which they had been assigned to do only vines that are bearing anything 1855. On March 15. 1856, Dr.
Our Brooches
Mr. Belknap saidmany good things and near the expected crop this fall. This Crang married Miss Catharine Walker,
spoke of his work, saying “ although all result was due to the early condition of a native of Ireland. They have had
had not always been accomplished that the spring weather and later to the nine children, seven of whom are liv­ are perfect beauties, from 25c to
he had tried to do for the good of the extreiHe dry summer months.”
ing, namely, Mrs. Mary A. McKensie, 20 dollars. Call and examine our
community, he had lived among ns to
Astoria; Thomas Henry, Portland, pilot stock of jewelry.
The college reception last Friday between Portland and Astoria; Mrs. W.
the best of his knowledge as a minister
of the gospel should He visited the evening was well attended by students G. Vandusen, Mrs. George H. George,
sick, helped those in need, and was and friends. Many pronounced it the Frank L. Crang, Miss Sadie Crang,
ever ready to help any cause for the best given for years. Miss Cordelia Astoria, and Edwin James Crang. Port­
betterment of this city. “Should Mr. Barker of Portland, the new violin land. Dr. Crang had practiced medi-,
Jewelers
Belknap be appointed elsewhere, we teacher, delighted the gathering with cine for nearly 50 years. The funeral
' several beautiful selections.
occurred today.
shall feel his loss.
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