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About Washington County news. (Forest Grove, Washington County, Or.) 1903-1911 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 13, 1906)
« WASHINGTON hl ! i^TY NEWS J : ti FOREST h t l ECTOUE o n LU, n r . [Grove for an Electric line between P îK lIIW p " (¡¡ve* S im ple D is c o u r s e on „■tri «1 Phenomena. ■ROVE, WASHINGTON CO., O RE., here and Portland. This company is U i l l l l l 'I L the successor to the Willamette Valley | One Advantage. Traction concern, and is now building j [ to the sickness of Mr. W el- a road to Salem, which will connet ,ho was to have given the with the Forest Grove line at Bertha. electric phenom ena last President Sweigert says that there is bureau C V jlU C O WONDERFUL WORK TRAGIC DEATH DURING SESSION BÏ CLUB COMMITTEE ENDS YOUNG LIFE I Mr. Welbourne, appeared in j William A. Mills Dead. J Williams explained the tots known about [¡Btrated them by funda- He E. Williams Raises Big Elsie Burnett Plans Death and Amount In a Small Time— Very Optimistic Over Outlook. citizens, Election— Tax Levy Fixed— Sixty jjd »roused interest by several serving in the State Legislature in 1870 Per Cent Rebate on Light Service m°st influencial CadWell House Will Judges and Clerks Appointed for his sub- 1 was a pioneer of 1843 and one of the fth a few words on chem ical ac- count3’’ s displays, such as burning iron and being an active member in differ I Mrs. E. pjays Piano Before Tragic Deed passed away early Saturday With Gymnastic — Student at Academy was He was a cousin of Cornelius N. Bliss, who was once secretary of the His Be Fitted l p Deliberate Suicide Was the Verdict Apparatus and He bornât Rehobeth, Massachusetts. early life was mostly spent in the east. H e was a graduate of Oberlin college and a member of the first class going from that institution. In company with General Howard ut Curuner Brown of Hillsboro Ready fur Boys by New Tears. interior in the cabinet of President M cKinley. electricity d' ed here Monday, took place at his numerous ex- home in this city Wednesday. He introduced — Crossings Discussed. The funeral of William A. Mills who The Rev. Danforth Bliss Nichols, a retired minister of the Congregational morning at the age of 90. 01 Business— Committees Report . Death of Rev. Nichols, Norwegian Pastor church, Meeting oi City Fathers Quiet but Full which j and ,hat the road ls a s« e go. NO. O llU u L u night, Mr. Williams, who is plenty of money back of the scheme | \ (or the same THURSDAY. DECEMBER 13 1906. and others he organized Howard Last Sunday uni versity, of Washington, D. C., and for many years was a trustee of the institu His wife and the ii oxygen, and exploding soap l ent organizations, filled with a mixture of hydro- | following children survive him: Mrs. Mary E. Ingles St John; Mrs. Laura A. lad oxygen. At the age of SO he started as a One of the saddest and most tragic-] missionary and organized a church at monthly session last Tuesday with a ll. last week for the purpose of organiz- I deaths that has ever happened in the Mission Hill, South Dakota, where he ( one novel feature of Mr. Wil- Phelps, Buxton; John M. Mills of members, a few visitors, and “ Rags” ■ ing a club for the boys has certainly annals of this county, occurred last was pastor for 18 years. H e also took I lecture was the explanation Maning and Albert T. Mills of this the mayor’ s dog present. So orderly been doing things since its formation, Saturday afternoon, when Miss Elsie a musical course at Howard university Inreiess telegraphy. H is dem on- city. was the program that the dog’ s nasal Mrs. E. E. Williams who was selected Barnett cheerful, talented, and popular and graduated from the institution of j of the action of the coherer in music could be distinctly heard over to solicit subscriptions has been doing finished the mistery-shrouded plans she which he was a trustee. im of the tion. The city fathers met in regular The committee that was appointed S E N S IB L E S U B JE C TS S E L E C T E D ether waves was simple Last spring he cam e to Oregon as a the whole house and probably floated wonderful work 8110 already raised, had carefully laid by taking her own life at her father’ s farm near Green retired minister. and she is very optimistic over the out- over tl • transom out into the open S en iors T h e se s W ill be on Vital ville. [.Williams’ lecture was character- look. "O h it will be furnished and air to cheer the weary pilgrim that Q uestions—O ration s Abolished. Shq left a note to her mother, say tilliL S D UELI.M N E X T M O N D A Y |by its simplicity. It was taken plodded the muddy thoroughfares in everything ready for the boys by the According to a ruling made by the ing she wished to be buried in white Munh-ipal Ownership entirely from an elementary W ill Be first of January,” she said last night. in our lightless town. Faculty some time ago the Seniors are and without glasses, which it was her Th re sh e d Out by Eight shook. The experim ents were It is true that there was a division in “ There is no use waiting, the dajs to work out theses instead of delivering B rig h t C o -E d s . is are done by any beginning the council a couple of times and the are short and now is just the time custom to wear on account of defective orations for their Commencement work. sight. She had some little keepsakes Debate is the big thing now. Boln my student who studies physics. mayor had to come forward with the when the boys need the club house The subjects of the theses for this which she asked in the letter to have try-outs com e off next week. The a»ere almost no novel features most. The citizens are contributing i deciding ballot, but then there was no year follow. Has America any Folk ! given to certain friends, among the j girls try-out to pick the team to meet very liberally and I think we will have (discussion and the laws he ex- storm ot eloquence before or knocking any Songs?, Ethel Moseley; Fiction of 1 were only those which Mayor Peterson little gifts being her canary bird. Her • M cM innville’ s delegation in March after the cases had been decided. I t , no trouble at all.” T[j0 Pacific Coast, Pearl Chandler; Oregon j « i s fairly familiar with. was just a cool orderly meeting with and Professor Bridwell were in Portland ! fa,her had purchased an ounce of laud- will occur next Monday evening. ! Coals, H. H. Markel; The Present this week looking ovei the boys’ clubs j anum recently to use on a poultice for This is the first time the girls have |nrked out, his experiments were lots of business done. Status of Child Labor in the United H e had used only about a undertaken a separate debate but from (entirely stock illustrations every The Finance committee and the down there to ascertain how much i t ; ^‘s ^and- | States, Sarah Boldrick; Improvement will take to launch the schem e, and , teaspoonful, and the remaining portion the way they are "cu tting” classes and I seen and understood. treasurer reported and showed a bal of the Philippines under American1 going around with a bunch of books $200 is their estimation. was found in P°ssession ° f ‘ he girl. ance of $1109.89 on hand after all ex j Rule, Carrie Fitch; Experiences with I under their arms they are going to be The Cadwell store buildings will be A few minutes prior to her death, penses were defrayed. The street Electric Road to Portland. good rivals of the boys. There is no ; Municipal Ownership, John Peters. committee reported that there were rented and thoroughly equipped with Miss Burne“ was playing on the piano, dent Sweigert of the Oregon Her the young ladies in punching bag, shower bath, boxing as haPPi'y as usual. usual" Her father- reason why several bad crossings to be fixed but ; Company and S. B. Huston j mother, and brother were in the sitting school should not take as much inter H. W. Sparks Editor. ! that it is impossible to get lumber at gloves, clubs, bars, pool tables and lout from Portland yesterday look- \ room. After finishing her music, she est in debating as the young men. r the ground and discussing a ! The News will be De edited be De Hugh present. The two crossings at the other athletic apparatus. The rooms passed through the house to the front There will be eight in the tryout |,"reject with the citizens of Forest W. Sparks until otherwise designated, southwest corner of the campus are in will be fitted with desks and with club porch, taking with her a 22 rifle. which is a good showing for a first dreadiul condition and will be reme stationery and the whole plans indicate Placing one end on a table and the attempt. died as soon as lumber can be ob- an excellent scheme. other about an inch from her temple, The contestants in the tryout M on It is the purpose of the Committee j tained. Will Kertson was present and she discharged it, the bullet passing day evening art: Affirmative speakers,' to make the organization a self-paying made a complaint of the crossing at through the brain, killing her instantly. Misses Silverman, H oge, Fitch, Ferrin { First avenue and Fifth street. This proposition after it has been estab She was a student in Tualatin Academy and Tem pleton. Negative speaker», will be tended to. The application lished. The boys will be required to at this place, and was studying music Misses Clapp, F. Abernethy, and of D. Loomis for water was referred to pay a small initiation fee and dues and with Miss Emma Staehr. She had a Holmes. manage its affairs with, probably, the a committee. cheeful disposition and was a very pop On Thursday, D ec. 20th the big Hi Clark representing the Odd Fel committee’ s oversight. ular gill. free for all tryout for the two varsity The committee will meet next Fri- lows Lodge was present and made a The Coroner’ s verdict was deliberate teams comes off. According to the day to discuss matters and will confer i complaint against the local traction suicide. arrangement of the Debating Council, with some of the town boys so as to company. H e stated that the Odd six men will be picked of which thei get ideas as to what the boys want Fellows Hall had been rented and that I dor. [ h j J j Received t f A big Stock of ( ITinware and Graniteware from New York I Every Piece guaranteed by the Manufacturer and our- •slves. Jf the Tinware rusts, bring it back and get a kw piece. Every piece war- |'Anted for 10 years. Tt costs a little more but its cheaper in the end. Buy good goods Qnd get something worLn having men getting first, third and fifth places will compose the Whitman team while those getting second, fourth and sixth,’ the Washington team. : — oix for regu'ar and two for the pro benefit to them from an educational part on the program or the teachers of Lawrence, C. A. Allen and K och. the Conservatory. posed city hall. It was amended so standpoint. On Wednesday evening D ec. 19 Joseph A. Strowbridge, a Portland Here is a talent, use it. Be a as to add a one mill tax for the "R ead the Junior recitnl will be held in attorney, mixed with Mrs. Sauer and BOOSTER in the Boys Club. ing and Rest Room .” There was a | Brighton chapel and Friday evening her blacksnake last week, and was considerable discussion pro and con j D ec. 21 the advanced students will forced to write out a ch eck for $ 6 00— lor the amendment and when it came S T A T E V. M. C. A CONVENTION appear. These two récitals are open the amount her husband had invested to a vote it was three for and three to the public and will begin promptly in wireless telegraph stock: against. Mayor Peterson cast the de Y oun g M en o f N orth w est M eet at at 8 o 'clock . There was on ce a Mrs. named Sauer, Eugene and M ear In sp irin g ciding vote and the motion for a nine- A d d resses. And a lawyer attempted to cauer. i mill levy passed as amended. The j property of Forest From Pacific University seven Grove men This will attended the Y. M. C. A. convention at Eugene D ec.' 7 to "9, which proved A blacksnake— by H eck! Notice to Fruit Growers in Washing ton County. mean $400 for the library. T h e Fruit Inspector of this county Mrs. Rogers had made an extraor to be the most successful one ever has found that almost all trees are in . dinary proposition to the mayor, that if held in the state. fected with fruit pests and the law re The addresses by some of the the public showed the right attitude quires the owners or persons having toward the support of the present read- brightest men in the Association work possession thereof to destroy or eradi ing room she would donate her beauti- were very inspiring and uplifting while cate such orchards or Pests. You are ful house and park to the city for l i - 1 the discussion of pertinent topics were therefore notified that unless such or brary purpose after her death. But very helpful to all. New idea* were chards or pests are destroyed or eradi she wants to be assured that the citi obtained which will be put into effect cated before the first day of April, zens have enough interest in this mat at Pacific and elsewhere. In all there 1907, I will proceed under t ^ law to ter not to use her home for any other were 109 delegates from almost every either cut down or destroy such or purpose. 1 college and city association in Oregon chards or ' tve the trees sprayed atNhe Will Haines. A. R Leabo and and Idaho— which delegates were the owners expense. George Hancock were appointed as leaders not only in religious things but W. R. H a r r is , judges and Hugh Sparks and Art Cap socially and in athletics as well. County Fruit Inspector. les, clerks, for the coming city elec H e got— and the ch eck Was written in less than an hauer. •) » tion. Then came what Mayor Peterson FIRE and SMOKE. Fruit Growers, forest grove , OREGON that burned last week can be had at for November. "J o ” our big Irish the number of trees and age with police force suggested to the eouncil possible amount of material each will the Auction House at Forest Grove; require from the winter’ s Spray also a big line of new and second hand that they give the citizens a big re- Will you please, at once, give me goods at bargain prices with which to - ” so much for no lights and so for profanity.” The fathers the information? 2t H . H a y n e s , Sec’ y. supply your kitchen, dining room P*tlor. and j 2t <* Lives of poets all remind us j j W e can booze and roll the pills; And departing leave behind ns Many unpaid doctor bills. CHRISTMAS GIFTS We C a rry the Largest, Most Complete Stock of Watches, Jewelry, Sil verware, a n d Cut Glass in Washington Co. Slightly damaged Mattresses and termed the "b ig business” the matter The Hoiticultural Society of rebates on the electric light service me to request the growers to report Couches from the big mattress factory 1 G off Bros. i The speakers in the Thursday tryout if the work is not done in a week’ s put his shoulder to the wheel to make be Monday afternoon D ec. 17 at 4 p. Affirmative, Mason, Witham, time the city will do it at the com it a permanent success. The boys m. in the Christian Association room. are: need some place to go for exercise All music students and members of Briedwell, A. C. Allen, Sparks, Ward, pany’ s expense. winter the faculty are invited. Others may Brown, Walterman and Peters. N eg Then came the tax levy. A roo- and enjoyment these long : tion was made for an eight-mill levy months and the club will be of great obtain invitations from those taking ative, Gwynn, Davis, Clapp Aller, 1 amounts to about $4000. W e shall not try to dispute it with you. Christina* lieidtal». : the railway company had failed to put and work up interest among the fellows. The Christmas recitals of the Con This is certainly as fine a movement down a plank crossing over the track servatory will be held the last week of I so as to admit teams. The mayor was as has been started in Forest Grove in this term. The invitation recital will many a day, and everybody should authorized to see the corporation and tixable pUe Graniteware is the best made. j p Prices that are Right A b b o tt & S o n Jewelers à