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FOREST GROVE, WASHINGTON CO., ORE.,
THURSDAY. AUGUST 1, 1907.
NO. 4
TO CLOSE THE
NOTED IRON HOUSE’
under water but it seemed an age but
ministry work for over twenty years and
I was not afraid for I thought that if
has held revival meetings in many
lost,
I would be with mother. And
states and converted thousands of peo­
when I arose the cries and shrieks were
ple.
heart rending. Although I was not
The town was considerably stirred
afraid I could not help but feel for
up over his sermon on baptism.
those who had lost their friends and
His denomination, the Christian j
dodge some missies on or before the
Illegal Liquor Selling Is Being Viger-
Meeting tube Held Saturday, Aug­ loved ones.
, ..
r
,. , _ .
. 1 following Saturday for he will be at the church maintains that immersion is the
There was a man floating about sixty
only
form
of
baptism
sanctioned
by
uusly Prosecuted
same old stand every nighi this week.
ust 3, at 4:30 P. M.
feet from me who threw up his hands
the bible and his sermon Monday night
and
shrieked,
‘Oh,
don’t
come
near
brought this out which was supported
NOTES FROM PACIFIC UNIVERSITY. by quotations from Holy Writ. He
me,’ I consoled him by saying I would !
not touch him and swam over near the |
Virginia F. Yancey of Mirsouri has says that he is willing to meet any
frightened man and told him that if we ]
J been secured by President Ferrin as man on the platform on this or any j
i assistant in the academy. She is a other subject that pertains to religion. Every Qualified Voter is Requested to sank we would both sink together,” The Invincible Dr. Large in the Toils
and Miss Buxton smiled as she said
graduate of Hardin college and re­ It would be very interesting and in- j
and will Answer to the Court
this.
be Present and Help a Good
ceived her A. B. degree from the Uni­ structive for men of other views to i
“
I
floated
around
in
the
water
for
Tomorrow Morning.
meet Rev. Kellems on this subject.
versity of Missouri at Columbia.
Cause Along.
about half an hour before I was picked
Rev. Kellems is a teacher of Elocu- '
Miss Yancey domes from a family of
up by a life boat. There were twenty-
teachers, her father is a college presi­ tion in the Eugene Divinity School and
It is a thirsty .'.nd swollen-tongued
dent and she has had four years of ex­ will fill some Chatauqua dates in Indi- i On next Saturday, August 3, will be six on board and the boat almost dipped lot of people that paces nervously back
held
a
meeting
at
the
public
school
water
from
the
load,
but
the
cabin
boy
perience at teaching.
She comes ana after he leaves here. He has
and forth on the streets of Forest Grove
highly recommended by the faculty of not thoroughly decided how long he , building in this city for the purpose of wanted to take every dead body on today for the lid is on this city with a
voting
on
the
proposition
of
introduc­
board
as
they
floated
around
in
the
will
remain
here
but
will
continue
to
her alma mater as a teacher and
vengeance and the present council has
“Save Funeral Expenses” Writes the woman.
She will teach the same preach until a notification is given out J ing into the schools here a department water. He kept saying ‘suppose your determined from now on that no booze
of Manual Labor. The meeting is set father or mother were floating around,
Coward, hut Preacher Will Con­ branches as Mrs. Giace Wood Hill from the platform.
shall seep through the edges of the
The meetings that have been held for 4:30 and it is hoped by the board you would want to take them on board.’ cover. The “ blind pig” commonly
> when she was here.
tinue to Preach— Nut Work
that all qualified voters will be present. Along about three or four o'clock a
All of the faculty for next year is have been a great moral and spiritual
There has been a great deal of work strong wind blew up and the water be­ known all over the state as "The Iron
of Local Hoodlums.
1 now engaged since the vacancies of toner for the town.
done by the board along this line and came rough so it looked for awhile as House” is prepared for the slaughur
Prof. Marsh and Mr. Coons have been
it is found that without much expense though we were going to be thrown and it, is thought that Municipal Judge
EMIL HELD SHOWS UP.
filed by Prof. Taylor and Miss Yancey.
the department can be inaugurated into the sea again. But we were Hoge will stick him in the jugular vein
Prof. Chambers who is at Newport con­ Too Much Notoriety Brings Heid to
very satisfactorily. The board levied a picked up by the Elder about eight tomorrow morning at 10 o’clock when
Mr. Kellems you must git out of ducting the only biological experiment
a tax for the purpose a year ago but o’clock and there was mingled joy and the case of Dr. C. L Large versus the
Surface
in
Portland.
wn by Saturday night or there will be station in the Northwest wifi have
city comes up for settlement.
The bunco game exposed exclu­ found that it was necessary to put the grief.”
truble, see, to save funeral expenses charge of the biological department.
Councilman Sam Walker is the hero
project
to
a
vote
of
the
people
before
“
What
was
the
most
pathetic
sight
better go,” this letter virtually threat­ Prof. Ben Kori who has been spending sively in The News last week, is bring­ they could institute the department.
of
the hour and the man that picked
you witnessed?” she was asked.
ening the life of Rev. Mr. Kellems who the summer at Berkley attending the ing explanations from one E. Held, There has been numerous donations to
up the onerous lid which has been ajar
“
Well
I
hardly
know,
there
were
so
has been conducting revival meetings summer school and translating “ The which are failing to explain in the least this fund by individuals which amounts
many pathetic and heart rending scenes. for the last thirty years and with the
here for several weeks past and who History and Religion of the Samaratin his actions towards the people of this to 835 besides The Woman’s Club has
One family was on a pleasure trip. A assistance of Marshal Joe Lenneville
has had phenominal success with his Sect” has returned to this city and will city. He admits practically all The given 830.10. An entertainment was
silvery headed old man and woman and shoved it tight on and sat on top.
And Prof News charged but is seeking justifica­
work, was received by him yesterday teach modern languages.
given last winter which netted the fund ^pvo daughters. The family ate at our Walker was elected on the wet ticket
morning along with another letter stit- Orr who is spending the vacation at his tion of his deed, through sickness, j 860.10 making a total on hand for the
I table. After the wreck I saw the two and the dry citizens of the Grove trem­
ing that if he d ii not leave town ‘‘we home at Detroit. Michigan, will be back People here are of the opinion that he purpose of 8125.20. At this time
girls and the old man who seemed bled greatly in fear that he would be
at the commencement of school, Sep­ had no intention of carrying out his
will help you out— with eggs.”
Prof. Stanley of the Portland schools stricken with grief for his wife was not instrumental in licensing a saloon.
agreements,
and
that
had
not
this
pa­
“ No child wrote this,” says the tember 18, to take charge of the public
came out and made a talk on the sub­ with them. When we arrived at Eu­ But instead “ Sam” has been the first
preacher, “ nor was it necessary for speaking and dramatic classes. All per taken the matter up, nothing would ject, and on numerous occasions the
reka the old man went ashore and re­ one of the city fathers either wet of dry
the party to use simplified spelling. the other professors of last year will be have been heard from him. The fol­ board has visited that city for the pur­ ceived a telegram from Shelter Cove to make a move to put a stop to the
They are grown people and are trying to back. “ Never before,” says President lowing denial of our charge, which was pose of acquainting themselves in the
that his wife had been saved. Rushing illegal selling of liquor. Last week he
run a bluff on me. But you know the Ferrin, has such a lot of inquiries of the published in the Journal, appeared in new departure. They found a wonder­ down to the ship he danced around girded himself with faith and determin­
American people are Dot to be called by college come in as this sum m er.'There the Oregonian of Tuesday:
ation and walked into the Iron House
“ Emil Held, an advertising man of j ful system of learning in this department frantic with joy.”
a bluff. This is a land where free is not a day that passes but that the
run by Dr. C. L. Large and called 4or
which will be of much good to the
“
Wouldn’t
you
like
to
go
swimming
this
city,
takes
exceptions
to
a
dis­
speech is guaranteed and I shall stay.” mails bring a bunch of cards from the
a glass of beer but he was refused.
schools
here.
With
a
little
rearranging
today”
she
was
asked
as
the
perspira­
Rev. Kellems regards this threat on people wanting to know of the advan­ patch from Forest Grove, published in in the big basement at the school house,
tion ran down the face of the reporter However he secured evidence which
his life as a serious matter and says he tages and opportunities offered bvj Pa­ an evening newspaper, in which he is which is practically unused now, it can
and Miss Buxton smiled and said she led to the •'rrest of W. A. Bellinger for
may make an investigation. In all of cific University. And there is no rea­ denounced as an advertising faker and be made into an ideal work room for
selling beer to A1 Dilley contrary to
undoubtedly would.
his experience duripg the past twenty son why the college should not have a a bunco artist. Mr. Held considers the students. The necessary tools
the city ordinance.
She
went
back
to
Portland
Tuesday
years he has never received through bumper attendance this coming year. that a gross injustice has been done and benches would cost in the neigh­
Saturday morning Bellinger plead
evening to put in her claims, as yes­
the mails such a vile communication All these letters are coming as the re­ him and in explanation of his dealings borhood of 8300 thus giving the For­
guilty before Judge Hoge and stated
terday
was
the
last
day
of
grace.
She
with
the
Forest
Grove
people,
makes
or threat. It is a cowardly act and as sult of the Push Club organized by the
est Grove schools a department not lost a fine coat and many other valua­ that he had been the agent of Dr.
he states, is only used when a person students of the college who went forth the following statement:
found in any of the schools in the ble things. Many friends called on Large. He was fined $25. This led
“
Last
November
I
organized
Held’s
is without authority, argument or words from the institution to get more stu­
county, or this part of the state except Miss Buxton while she was here to to the arrest of the doctor whose case
and unable to prove the position he dents. Architect Whidden who draft­ Tourist Bureau and began publishing Portland. The manual training would
congiatulate her on her escape from a was up yesterday. Burt Tongue ap­
ed the plans of the ladies dormitory Held’s Tourist Bulletin, a weekly pub­
may take on a subject.
peared for defendant and Judge Hollis
be
taught
to
pupils
in
the
Fifth
grade
watery grave.
These letters have not been sent by was out from Portland yesterday and lication. It was issued regularly until and higher such as is done in other
for
city.
She will return to this city for a visit
the hoodlum element maintains Mr. says that the hall will be ready for oc­ last April, when it suspended, owing places. The expense of a teacher in
Tongue offered a demurrer on the
after
her
claim
is
adjusted
in
Portland.
to
a
lack
of
support.
In
the
meantime
Kellems for " I have not been in a town cupation by the first of September.
grouuds that the complaint charged the
this department would be less than
where the e has been better order. I Five carpenters are at work on the I visited Forest Grove and solicited 835 per month as the demonstrations
The county exhibits at the Oregon defendant with more than one offense
subscriptions
for
the
Bulletin
at
81
a
have had no occasion to say harsh wood work of the interior and are rush­
are not made oftener than once each State Fair in Salem are always interest­ in that it charged Large with selling
things and have not. Nor have they ing the work as fast as possible. year, agreeing to publish pictures of week and that would be done by a ing, and a big advertising feature for and giving away beer to Allen Dilley
come from the better element. But President Ferrin was in Portland Tues­ the scenery of that city, together with teacher from Portland. The meeting the sections represented. This year both of which are offenses according to
from some fellow or fellows who have day looking after furniture for the build­ the photographs of prominent people. is called for next Saturday and if the six counties will exhibit, as follows: the ordinance of this city. Hoge
an idea crossed in their head that has ing. It will be well equipped and each But the Bulletin suspended publication
overruled the demurrer stating that he
room will be oiled and large rugs put on before these illustrations could be used. proposition carries, which undoubtedly Marion, Benton, Lane, Linn, Clatsop believed that it was the intention of
been hit in the sermons.”
and
Multnomah.
The
last
two
have
it
will,
the
new
department
will
be
at
“ If I could pin that on the back of the floors. The reception room will As evidence of my good faith in this
never been represented before. The the council in framing the ordinance
the fellow who wrote and sent it,” said probably be furnished with mission fur­ connection, I can show bills contracted once installed and be ready for the fall
county
courts of Multnomah and to read “ Selling or giving away” to
term
of
school.
The
schools
in
this
he, “ he would go behind the bars in a niture as a friend has volunteered to in local photograph galleries for taking
Clatsop counties have each appro­ mean one offense and upon the sug­
city
have
in
the
past
few
years
been
the
pictures
of
Forest
Grove
people.
equip
this
room,
the
taste
ol
the
hurry. For it is a serious matter ‘fun­
“ Shortly alter my visit to Forest wonderfully improved and this last ac­ priated 81000 to provide for an gestion of the counsels the case was
donor will be considered of course.
eral expenses.”
Grove I was taken ill and and only last quisition is looked upon by the board adequate display. Marion county will continued till tomorrow at 10 o’clock.
The reporter joshed and said that it
Prisident Ferrin’s family and Miss week recovered sufficiently to attend and many others as being one of the exhibit but will not compete for the
Ever since the city was founded by
would be working a hell game on him Sarah Eo'drick are spending their va­
the
educators who built Pacific Univer­
prize.
The
outside
counties
say
that
most
important.
if they should use eggs, to which he cation at Gearhart. Miss Livia Fer­ to my business. I then made arrange­
Marion has an advantage in being sity there has been a fierce war be­
ments
with
the
Spectator
Publishing
made reply, ,,Yes, and eggs are pretty rin gave the Pacific boys, who are
nearer the fair. Accordingly she will tween the whiskey and prohibition ele­
expensive, too. It was suggested that working at the Gearheart hotel, a Company to forward the Spectator to /Hiss B u xto n Tells Talc
withdraw and the other contestants will ment and at every election this has
all
subscribers
at
Forest
Grove
and
some of his hard shelled Baptist friends party recently.
of Ill-F a te d Colum bia! all have an equal chance. Individual been the all-important issue. Blind
elsewhere whose money I had received
might have sent the letters but he put
farm disDlays will also be a prominent pigs have always flourished although
Sam
Lawrence’s
mother,
Mrs.
S.
for
subscriptions.
But
for
my
sickness
the negative emphatically to this ans­
Miss Minnie Buxton, the girl for
feature in the pavilion. Two entries their tenders have been frequently at-
this
matter
would
have
received
earlier
B.
Lawrence
and
her
fout
sons
and
wer.
whom so much anxiety was felt because
have already been made: Mrs. F. A. rested and fined only to start up their
Both envelopes are addressed by the Miss Nettie Fisk have rented the attention. Persons who subscribed to she was a passenger on the ill-fated
Wolf of Falls City and W. H. Hulburt booze emporiums again.
the
Bulletin
will
this
week
begin
re­
Marsh
cottage
and
will
live
there
same hand apparently for the writing
Columbia and still more because it was
la st January Mayor Laughlin and
of
Albany. The first prize in this di­
ceiving the Spectator.”
indicates much similarity. The "M r.” during the school year.
reported that there were no women
vision is 8100 in cash and a 875 Stude- Councilmen Walker and Hinman, sup­
The
above
alleged
agreement
does
and the “ F” in Forest are written with
saved, was in this city, her old home,
Winifred Marsh Whittelsy is in
Daker wagon, donated by that house, posedly liquor men were elected on
a stiong, steady hand which indicates Portland visiting friends and relatives not seem to hold good with the pub­ the first of the week visiting her sister,
But their administra­
while the second premium will be $50 the wet ticket
lishers
of
the
Spectator,
as
the
follow­
Mrs. George Sloan and Miss Nora
that some grown person has done the and will be in this city before return­
tion has proved far otherwise. Before
in
cash
$65
Iowa
Cream
Separator,
ing
interview
which
appeared
in
the
Smith and her many other friends.
work. While there was a desperate ing to her home in Evanston, Illinois,
their advent it was mostly all talk and
While here she was the recipient of donated by the Mitchell, Lewis & no action, but they have united with
attempt to disguise the similarity of the where Mr. Whittiesy is Professor in Tuesday evening’s Journal will show:
Staver Company.
“
Emil
Held,
an
advertising
man
of
hundreds of congratulations and told
two hands the individual did not suc­ chemistry in Northwestern University.
the dry holdovers and the city bids fair
this city, denied in the columns of a many thrilling experiences of the awful
ceed. One of the letters was written
For lack of evidence Judge Hoge to be dryer than it has been for years.
Dr. Henry D. Porter formerly of the : morning paper a news article published sea tragedy. Miss Buxton stated to
on a money order blank and the other
dismissed the case of the city vs. Bill
The Iron House has been running
on a common piece of ruled tablet pa­ China Mission has written Preside!* | in yesterday’s Journal with reference to The News reporter that she was asleep Morley who was charged with throwing tor several years with Dr. C. L. Large
Ferrin for data on Henry D. Smith, the ! his actions in Forest Grove. It was when the San Pedro ran into the Col­
per. In each instance the individual
brilliant young man who was drowned ! stated in the Journal from Forest Grove umbia and that one of her room mates, stones at the Chinaman’s domicile and as its entrepreneur and other men as
tried very hard to mispell words but as
in New York last summer. Mr. Smith that he had collected subscriptions a lady from California, had a hard time caving the door in last Monday even­ his salesmen. But the council main­
he twisted the simplest and got the
will be remembered as the tireless to his Held’s Tourist Bulletin at Forest to wake her which almost resulted in ing, in which several other boys were tain that they intend to keep hammer­
hardest words right it would lead one
worker and debating coach who was | Grove and had failed to send the paper. her going down with the ill fated ship. implicated. The final hearing was held ing away until the joint is closed for
to infer that the work was that of a
Saturday when Otto Wilson was the good.
instrumental in several of Pacific’s ora Held claims to have been done a
Before going to bed she had inhaled only witness to testify. His testimony
person of maturity who got “ sore” over
People of this city are taking a great
torical and debating victories.
gTeat injustice.
the invigorating sea air deep and long did not clear up the case and the
some of the things Rev. Kellems has
interest in the affair, both wet and dry
Hugh
Hume,
one
of
the
publishers
said'.
and it seemed to have a soothing effect Judge dismissed the boys saying that
The Revival Meetings.
of the Spectator, declares that Mr. for the jar of the two vessels coming it was evident that some one or more and the license people are arguing that
It is needless to attempt to frighten
the city might far rather have an in­
The revival that is being held in the Held and the Spectator company failed together did not awaken her.
the man away for he is Irish and is not
of the boys were guilty but the evi­ come from a legitimate place than
made of that kind of stuff. Once he tent on the Christian Chu-ch grounds to reach an agreement.
"After my room mate had awakened dence was not sufficient for conviction. nothing from a blind pig.
“ Mr. Held talked with Mr. Tyler, me,” said Miss Buxton, “ I dressed
was holding meetings in Des Moines is meeting with great success and
He admonished the boys that it was a
and having many conversions when the forty-five people have been added to my partner, about the matter,” said Mr. hurriedly and fastened on my life pre­ very serious matter and that if they
Woman's Club Meeting
wife of a certain hard character joined the church roll. Despite the warm Hume, “ and Mr. Tyler and myself server and then I rushed for the hurri­ were ever brought up in court for a sim
America will be the general subject
the church. He made his threats that weather which has prevailed ever since talked it over. We failed to reach an cane deck, but remembering I had ilar matter again the penalty would be for the Woman’s Club for the coming
if Rev. Kellems attempted to baptize the inception of the meetings there agreement, however, and did not agree forgotten my watch I went back and severe.
year.
The committee on program.
his wife he would shoot him, but the have been large and entnusiastic crowds to send our pap jr to Mr. Held’s sub­ got it and made my way back to the
Miss Farnham, Mrs. A. G. Hoflmar,
Have
you
any
idea
how
many
people
preacher notified the police on the day which have followed carefully the dis- scribers. Mr. Held came to me about deck. Captain Doran, the matchless said to you Tuesday, “ Purty warm, Mrs. John Abbott, and Miss Elio’t
for immersion and the department sent courses of Rev. Kellems. Prof. Davis it and offered an explanation which I hero, who went down with the ship, ain't it?” If you had stopped to put met Tuesday and fotmulated the pro­
a representative who stood right by the a vocalist of the Eugene school and is did not nnderstand.”
shouted to me ‘This is the Captian, ' down a tally for each similar assertion gram in part and are meeting thi* after -
fellow while his wife was baptized.
assisting in the work.
don’t be afraid,’ and he helped me to j the marks would have been legion and noon to work out other details. Amei-
Struck by Lightening.
Never has an evangelist drawn such
For a week or more Rev. Kellems
mount the ladder to the hurricane deck. then some. Some crank has said that ican Literature, and the Typical
large crowds and got more resits.
It did not get many additions to the
During the electrical storm last The Captain said ‘she is lost’ and I ! great minds run in the same channel American will be studied. The pro­
is said by some that Sunday night’s church but drew big audiences and night Clyde Lincoln's barn at Glencoe thought for the moment he had refer­ but the most dimunitive sort of an in grams for the past year have been on
crowd was the tyggest that has ever preached interesting sermons using was struck and burned down with all ence to me but then I knew he meant tellect could run along the ditch that Shakespeare and have been »specially
gathered for church services here and plenty of good wit in his discourses, j its contents. The bolt struck about his beloved ship. And then I was was plowed by the awful heat of the ! instructive and interesting. The open
many were turned away for want of But he uses this method to advantage 9:30 during the electrical display swept into the sea and was carried , day in question. Linen collars wilted | meeting and production of “ The Mei-
seats.
and has got more additions to the | which was prevalent all over Wash­ down and down and down by the aw­ before the effects of the heat like ten- j chant of Venice” by the women cl
If the scribe carries out his threat church here than any exhorter has for ington County. The telephone lines ful swirl of the ship. At last I began j der cabbage plants before the blazing j the club called forth much favorable
Mr. Kellems will probably have to a long time. He has been in the I out Glencoe way are all burned out. to rise. I don't know how long I was * rays df an August sol.
comment.
KELLEMS THREATENED!
MANUAL TRAINING
IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Christian evangelist Uiuered
to Leave City by Saturday
Evening. *
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