' W ashington COUNTV SH .IV ■^OREST GROVE, WASHINGTON CO., O R E ., ULOWEEN DO ING S sual Pranks of üooe Through BIG CROWD SEES FIRST SOD TURNED Tillamook Citizens Gather to Witness Youngsters First Answer to Their Many Prayers With— No Real Tillamook County in construction work of the Pacific Railway & Navigation Co. Lodge Celebrates Sixty* jlrd Anniversary— College lor.rspeople Hold High Jinks NEWS GATHERED BY OUR. CORRESPONDENTS One of the largest crowds seen in Tillamook assembled last Saturday to witness the turning of the first sod in gafnage Done THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, ^onor fell upon Mayor H. T. | Botts, and as he turned the first sod in Items o f Interest* from Many Parts o f the County Show A ctivity and Prosperity. this company, and which is to give COUNTY COURT NEWS of business paired’ repapered and a g!ass [ront wl” spent a few days here last week. replace the present one, thus the \ Mark Noble’ s real estate sign had headquarters ol the new bank will be Sam Short has been d‘S8inK a well -td under the T im es Office, and | centrally located on a comer in the the last few days which proves to be Noble says the prank were played business portion of the town. | quite a curiosity after digging a little Fred Epler will act as cashier, as ; over 35 [feet they came to a vain of Alberta men. A p'ow was also sisted by Mrs Epler, his wife, the «1 on top of the postoffice building, i air, there is now about a foot of water latter having had practical banking ex jj. H. Hartley is doing business perience of some 15 years prior to and it bubbles like a fountain and can : top cl LaCourse’ s Store. removing here. A beard of directors be heard quite a distance away. ---------------------- * «e young people seem ed to have and president have been selected from I among the stockholders, and the doors DILLEY. busy in social circles too, their of the new bank will be open for busi ness, probably within the coming week. Mrs. Wm. Jackson and Mrs. R. C. Continued on last page Vaught of Hillsboro, were visiting Mrs. S. Consisting of th e Great Malleable, I5e Beach Bridge Line, also o t h e r s price. We can satis fy you. Our line o f HEATERS is the largest we ever carried. C o m p le t e cheaper in MRS. SNYDER TELLS ALL Daughter W ill be Cared for by Hus band— Was Under Hypnotic Influ ence of her Mother Doings of Gang Much as Studied Out Mrs. Anna Mack, and her daughter, Mary Ann Mooring, examined as by Officials of This County— Perry were Thursday and Rogers Probable Murderers. to their sanity before County Judge J. W. Goodin by Drs. Bailey and W ood, at the county seat. F. VanMeter, Thursday of Glad to Get Back to Oregon Edwin Lee of Greenville was in the his way home from a month’ s visit with rela tives in Kansas. While in the east Mr. Lee visited his brothers and broth- ers-in-law, who are prominent business men and farmers at Moreland, Ausburn and Portis, Kansas.) H e has been resident of this county for the last Carried Out— Mrs. Snyder Is Now her husband, who will immediately take her to the home of Continued on Page 4 Grove Saturday afternoon on More Robberies Were Intended to be a 15 years, and had not seen som e of his last relatives for over 17 years. week. Mr. Lee experienced some very cold 1 Preston Richardson formerly of Dilley and disagreeable weather on the way but now of Independence spent the home. He left Moreland on October latter part of last week visiting friends 22nd and on arriving in Denver ran here. into the fierce storm that has been rag Miss Bessie Larr.ont. her brother, ing in Colorado. They were four and Miss Elsie Maury, spent a few hours late and also had to wait eight days in Portland. hours for a change of train at Chey Miss Viola Price of Hillsboro, was enne. H e said that it snowed ail the the guest of Miss Emma Briggs over way from Moreland to Cheyenne and Sunday. that it seemed good to get back to old S. F. VanMeter was a Portland Washington county where he knew he visitor Sunday. was safe. Mr. Lee is getting along in A number from this place attended years and is one of the noble soldiers services in the Christian church at of the Grand Army. Between Denver Forest Grove, Sunday. and Cheyenne he had a novel exper N. C. Peterson, bridge foreman, ience as their train ran through the visited with his family over Sunday. tail end of a fierce blizzard and upon Prof. Allen’ s wife returned Sunday their arrival at the latter city they evening from a three months’ visit in found the snow 22 inches deep. Their Indiana with kindred and friends. She train arrived in Portland 36 hours late Being Watched by Enemies. her sister, Mrs. Michael Ryan, at South Prairie, Washington. The Snyder case has progressed It developed at the examination somewhat lately since the com plete that the unfortunate women were, until explanation she has given the officials two weeks ago, apparently sound men of Washington County. The details tally and while members of the M etho of the work of the gang seemed to dist church were conservative in their have been about as worked out by views. the officials, only Mrs. Snyder has ex On October 12, Mrs. Mack attended plained the details of other robberies a camp meeting at Mt. Tabor and and escapades that were intended to after returning home claimed to have have been carried out. The man with a message that she and her daughter Perry she claims was P.odgers, an ex were to be annointed. pert safe cracker, but his identity is Accordingly a few days later they unknown. Mrs. Snyder is now stop visited Portland together and were, as ping in Portland and it is said that all they claim, anointed. Mrs. Mack, her steps are watched by some un however, has been unbalanced since known agent who seem ed to be inter attending the camp meeting and the ested in the case and who is working daughter’ s dilemma was brought about against the prosecution of the perpe by her delicate condition and as the trators of the murder and of the bank doctors say, by religious fervor and robbery. environments, the mother’ s insanity Perry who is now said to be one of and influence. The physians believe the mysterious men who took part in that with the mother removed, and a the murder of Carey Snyder, is now at change of environment, the daughter Independence, Missouri. H e often will improve. has interviews with persons of that city Mr. Mack, husband and father, has and denies all charges that have been not been living with his wife for some placed against him. Perry stays right years and is supposed to be in Tacoma. in Independence and shows no alarm H e is a carpenter by trade and was an in being publicly accused. It is said inmate of the Washington asylum for that he has related his side as freely as six months, several years ago. \ :. T . .. . Mrs. Snyder has recited hers, and to i, . It is probable in the light of all the many officials his story carried as much circumstances that Mrs. Mack would conviction as that of the woman. sooner or later have lost her mind even I While the officials profess to believe though she had not attended the camp in the guilt of Perry and to have al meetings in Portland. She recently most conclusive evidence of his guilt, suffered a severe sick spell which left they refuse to cause his arrest. Th ey her physically weak and the daughter’ s say the reason they do not issue a war condition is due to the mother’ s condi rant is that they think it unwise to rely tion and influence. solely on the testimony of Mrs. Snyder. While suffering from religious fervor Now Attorney General Crawford and indulging in many peculiar antics, com es out and says that unless Wash they cannot be said to be allied with ington county officials hurry the case the H oly Rollers. The mother is along it will be brought up before him. simply demented and her actions more H e said in part: extreme than the average cases. The “ I know Harrison Allen to be a most singular feature, however, is the good prosecutor, and I believe that he influence exerted over the daughter. would prosecute for any crime brought It is purely hypnotic and when her to his attention when there was suffi- control is lost she acts on every sugges I . cient testimony to warrant an arrest. tion coming from the mother. It is “ If anyone, either officially, or in a the most pitiful case brought to the private capacity, brings to my attention attention of the authorities in years.— sufficient evidence to warrant an arrest, Journal. and the District Attorney refuses to Lizard Found in Solid Earth 55 Feet Below R. M. i act, I will at once prosecute the case. I will not act on newspaper reports ol Hunt, an old experienced testimony. There must be duly au- wetldigger, who is engaged in that o c - thenticated copies of the evidence be- brought a brother back with her. on Thursday, October 25. Mr. Lee Miss Canger had a short visit with took the train the next morning for the cupation for a rancher near H ood l°re the Coroner or other official, or Rive r, discovered a lizard at a depth o f ! affidavits, showing the probable com home folks Saturday and Sunday. Grove where he once more saw familiar mission of a crime, before I would be faces Saturday afternoon he was 55 feet yesterday. Hunt says that the I warranted in interfering.” GASTON taken out to his home near Greenville reptile was uncovered by his s h o v e l,s and that it did not com e from the sur Mrs. Elsie Hankin cf Patton Valley, on one of the milk wagons and now he — Black serge suits, wool, will face. The animal, he says, came out j is happy that he is home again. “ O re -! has been spending the week with her not fade, wear shiny threadbare; of a lump of earth that he broke in two gon is the best place after all and the mother, Mrs. A. J. Hamrick. 81 4.*k) at Bailey’ s. pieces. At first it did not exhibit any Chas. Hudson and wife, after spend place for m e,” he said on leaving our , sign of life but after a few moments ing a few weeks in Southern Oregon office. — M oney to loan on farm security. com m enced to wriggle and started to spent Sunday with Mr, and Mrs. W. H . Hollis, Forest Grove, Oregon. returned to Work Discontinued on Road at Buxton crawl away. Its color is said to be i Addison Russell. They different from that of lizards found I their home at St. Johns last week. A Urge crew of Japanese came Bert Best and father, Ed Best, left through Forest Grove, Monday, from aoove ground. \ _ , , c„„ «here last Thursday for they expect to spend the Winter. J. D. Hibbs and family spent Sunday with C. V. B. Russell at Forest Grove, Mrs. M. E. Rolston was a Hillsboro visitor Sunday. Miss Pearl * can fit you out in a real good STOVE 1 good cheap stove. We sell N i n s t a l l m e n t PLAN those wanting to b u yjhat GOFF BROS., f ° R E S T G R O V E , MRS. MACK SENT TO ASYLUM cared for by GALES CREEK Peter Jacobsen of Portiand. was at PROBATE COURT I the citizens shouted for joy. The weather was fine and everybody was in Gales Creek one day last week doing Estate of Geo Alexander, alloween, the night of the hob- All good humor, as they listened to speech business. receipts filed. Bonds men released. and ghosts has com e and gone, es by Mayor Botts, Professor Ruther Miss Katie Lilly spent Sunday here Executor discharged. Estate closed many a place of business or private ford, Engineer Geurge Davis and Wal with her sister, Mrs Loving. of record. lence can testify to the same. The lace McCamant. The pupils of the Mr. and Mrs. Earl Coffman have and High Estate of Constantine Miller, insane. folks were out in large num bers, public , , , Schools marched ----------- t - o ! been spending a few days with his John Kamna, C. Rehse and Dick l the streets with their jack-c- ^ P" t “ ,he P^ eed‘ s . 1 . lnBs and bustness was suspended for | grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee. Kamna appointed appraisers. id «, many of them garbed in white two hours. j They returned to Beaverton, Mondav. ] Estate of Sarah Jane Waters ap & along in the still moonlight and j -------------------------- Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bernard were on praisers report filed and approved. no wonder that many a passerby New Bank Will Soon Open at the Creek Sunday. Valuation 86002. rent to his emotions. Nevertheless Sherwood Chas. Adkins and wife returned to Estate Sina L. Lilly. Inventory filed Tcong folks were good last evening Articles of incorporation were filed Wilson River Monday with a large and approved. Valuation 8906.25. did not do much damage. The t at the county seat— Hillsboro— recent drove of goats. Estate of Geo. A. Gore. Adminis- parks— tearing down a bad ly by well-known citizens of Sherwood John Erickson has been buying i tratrix required to file additional bond silk or fence, and carrying away for the institution of a banking busi , some fine beel cattle this week. ness, to be located in that city and I ] of 828160. s were again in voge. known as the Bank of Sherwood. Th* I Ida Clapshaw and little daughter, Wm. Zeigler Incompetent. Bonds tjpon coming to town early this capital stock was fixed at 825,000, and ! j Eva, came out from Portland one day filed and approved. J. M. Schafer and Wiry, the restaurant sign was seen stock subscription towards the same last week. G. B. Wood sureties. has resulted in paid-in capital enough •he ton of a telegraph pole on Edd Lee left for Beaverton Mondav. . . . , . , to fully warrant opening up for busi- MARRIAGE LICENSES A little son arrived at the home of **** snd p01n,lng upward ,n the j ness soon. A suitable safe has been Frank L. Watrous to Ollie Huber. Johnson & Johnson dealt in purchased, furniture secured and the Mr. and Mrs. Matthews Hines Satur Elmer E. Lyda and Eva Mabel dhand goods and also ran an | Leo building, opposite the depot on day. Killin. Carl Iller and family of Nehalem House, while Dr. Hines had Main street is t0 be overhauled, re Line of Ranges NO. M Mrs. Mack was ordered com m itted to the asylum and the daughter will be and what will be the terminal grounds of I Tillamook County railroad connection, ing to i indicate his line 1906. OREGON^ Kopplin and Walter Hoffman were mamed at the bride’ s home, in East Gaston, last Wednesday. They left on the afternoon train amid the shower of rice and good wishes of their friends. They will be *’ home to their friends after Nov. 1st, at the Hoffman farm. Mr. Thomas and Miss Bear were attending institute at Hillsboro the latter part of week. H W. Wescott has returned home from Southern Oregon where he repo.ti having had lot of hunting and a fine ' time. the scene of work Dear Bux,on. on tb« Pacific Railway and Navigation Com- pany. It is said that there has been qUjte a bit of dissatisfaction at the camp lately on the part of the Japanese on account of the wet weather. No more work will be done on the railroad this winter^ as the work cannot be done to advantage while it rains. However, a gang will remain to continue the im proving of the road-bed from Hillsboro to Buxton, a distance of over 20 milts. Traffic will be kept open from now on and the farmers along the road will now be able to move out of the timber belt during the long winter months. Fieight is also being hauled at regular intervals and much lumber is being taken out of the hills along the track and hauled to the county seat. The different little communities that have started along the route are all thriving and the northwest end of Washington Qounty ¡, looking its best and the pM {||e ¡„ that section are jubilant over the cutlook. The only way Hunt can account for its presence so many feet below ground is that it may have followed a water vein from the surface many years ago. Finishing Prune Drying Postmaster H om er C. Atwell, who is one of the most extensive prunegrowers of this county, has about finished the drying of his prune crop. Mr. Atwell estimates his output at something over 20 tons.,) H e will ship the entire crop to Massachusetts in a few days, or as soon as a car can be secured. H e has an agent in the New England state, who will attend to the sale of the car load upon its arrival. f Dark Days are Coming" You will need to have your eyes in perfect condition. C A LL at our STO R E and have them examined by an Expert Optician who has had six years of practical experience. H e gives careful attention to each case and gives lenses SPECIALLY G R O U N D to meet your require ments. W e can supply you with any style of glasses, from wire frame to solid gold or the more elegant Rim less Glasses r-tr 0o«r ) u # o " kmr The Astoria it Columbia River Rail road Company filed supplementary ar ticles of incorporation at Salem author izing the construction of a line from Seaside to Nehalem, another from Ne halem to Tillamook, and a third from J Tillamook to Yaquira. Abbott & Son J e w e le r s V._____________ J