W ashington C ounty N ews VOL. V FO REST GROVE, W A S H IN G T O N CO., O RE., T H U R S D A Y . DECEMBER S. NO. 22 1907. I Is Chcsen Deputy. P IC K P O C K E T C A PTUR ED and an able legislate»? at that, is going Notice to the Public. to come out for the senatorial toga and Robert P. Wirtz, who has been in Pretended Sleeper in Beaverton Hotel the employ of the Nelson B. LaCourse what he will do to his opponents will There will be a meeting of the be worth reviewing when the votes are mercantile establishment for several Watches Thief and Causes citizens of Forest Grove interested counted. And there’ s Dr. D. W. months past, took up his duties as His Arrest. in the reorganization of the Board of Wood of Hillsboro, who keeps la,b on clerk to State Game Warden Robert the births gnd deaths for Washington Trade at the Free Reading Room A man by the name of Brown is Stevenson Monday. There is consid­ county has got his political lightning stopping at the county bastile in Hills­ erable work connected with that office Knit il Meeting Friday Will Result in Friday evening, Dec. 6, 1907, at Kaprusanlalive Field so far Goes rod up. “ D oc.” has always lived in 7:30. Every citizen interested in boro awaiting trial for an alleged at­ and Mr. Wirtz is eminently fitted for this county and knows wftat’ s good for tempt to rob a Portland hop buyer at the position from his clerical work in (iiiuil the future prosperity of our com­ Begging us, not only from a medical standpoint, Beaverton Sunday night. The hop the past. H e has been Deputy County •• ■ munity is requested to be present. but from a legislative viewpoint, and man had taken on too big a load olj Recorder. Deputy Clerk, and Deputy no doubt, should he be elected, will C om . on R eorganization corn and barley extract and was unable | Sheriff and was a candidate on the properly prescribe for the whole to steer himself to the notel so was Independent ticket for Recorder at the county. Coming a little closer home assisted there by Brown. He was last election. we find that another Doctor would be T H A N K S G IV IN G D A Y S E R V IC E S placed in bed with another roomer j willing to prescribe, and that is no who had his eyes shut but was not I Died, Chas. u m . i .. . lesser person than Hon. Dr. c The funeial of James S. Waggoner, Meeting at Christian Church asleep, just awaiting developments. Political Street Talk Reveals Candi­ Hines, ex-representative. He is quiet After Brown had tucked the covers in who died in Nancouver, Wash., Mon­ Committees Were Appointed to Wait With Appropriate Music. but well qualified to wear the senato­ nicely about his victim he proceeded day was conducted at the home of his on Supervisors— Good Speeches dates for Almost all Offices for rial toga, and should- he run— well, it Thanksgiving services were held at to rifle the hop buyers pockets. 1 he brother Rufus Waggoner of Hillsboro, will take a strict count to decide it. the Christian church with a good sized other fellow nabbed Brown, called the | yesterday, with interment in the local Were Made. Spring Primary. The senatorial bee seems to be buz- j audience present. Rev. H. Gould o f 1 marshal who lodged Brown in jail and I cemetery. zing in more bonnafc than any other, the Methodist church offered prayer | took him to Hillsboro Monday. His j Mr. Waggoner served for two terms for we are informed that Hon. E. W. and Rev. Slas read the Governor’ s proc - 1 preliminary trial will be held after the j as treasurer of this county and lived There is all sorts of political talk Haines, the electric power man and j tarnation. President Ferrin read the 1 holidays. Frank Kane, Deputy Sheriff, j here until a few years ago when he Spurred on by the delight and all concerning candidates tor the various railroad president, will offer himself up j scripture. Rev. H. W. Boyd delivered stated to The News that Brown had m0Ved to Vancouver, H e was born the many good things that go with the county offices. Numerous parties are again to his many political friends. { the address upon "Thanksgiving for practically admitted his guilt. jn Kentucky in 1821 and came to rock road built this year on Pacific U bobbing up ter the offices to be voted Mr. Haines has succeeded in pulling the Victories of Faith,” taking as his avenue the road districts of this city Oregon in 1875. i upon at the coming Spring election down the highest plum in the senate, te x f^ -’ ‘Thanks be to God who gives Cornelius Ladies Entertain. and adjacent will construct similar Eastern Star Elect Officers. and among them are men of every that of president. H e has been instru­ us victory through our Lord Jesus j Cornelius show goers were tendered thoroughfares. walk of life; m in who have never mental in landing many things for the Christ and This idea was practically crystallized 1 his is the Victory that a treat Thursday evening of last week At the regular meeting ol the East­ served the county and men who have good of Washington county and has has overcome the world— our faith. when the Women 0, lhe Woodcraft ern Star lodge Monday the following at the good roads meeting held Friday already spent their time in the harness. shed much “ light” on matters that 1 hanks, \ ictories, Faith, are rcnci ereci a ^musieal and dramatic en- officers for the ensuing year were chos­ a'ternoon, in Verts Hall, when Mayor There is, of course, a wide and varying didn’ t materialize to the letter, but he three notable words said the speaker. tertainment in Alpha H all. en: Mrs. C. O. Roe. W. M.; H . J. Bedford H. Iaiughlin, president ol the discussion as to who is the best and has never "railroaded” much, just be­ Thanks . W hat is „hristian The opera house was well filled and Goff. W. P.; Mrs. A. E. Nourse. A. meeting appointed the following com­ who wi.l make the most efficient offi­ cause he is president. If he “ runs” Thanksgiving? Something more than the receipts were about S30. Mrs. c. M .; Manchie Langley, secretary; Joe mittees in the several districts to peti­ cial. In this, the present time, the the little minnows had better stay the easy response to benefits received, treasurer; Mrs. S. G. tion the supervisors for special meet­ Hancock gave the opening address Lenneville a individual voter will have more to say close to the shore, so they say. more than any formal expression, more | and several tableaux were very effect­ Hughes, conductress; Mrs. J. I.enne- ings of the freeholders for the purpose and his influence will go farther than than a celebration. It is our gratitude | ively produced. The ladies proved ville, asst.’ conductress. of voting a special tax for the work. -er a Fined Five Dollars. it did under the old convention form for the real good of life, which may in­ themselves worthy Thespians in their The committeemen are: of nominating candidates. And for Municipal Judge H o g e ’ s court room clude some sufferings, losses and de­ "Burglar Alarm,” a one act farce and Gale Grange. North Forest Giove: Col. Haynes, this reason The News takes an initia­ — the jail— was a veritable sardine box feats, as well enjoyable gifts and priv- Ira Bradley, Thurston Buxton, John "H a m le t.” The regular meeting of the grange tive step in informing the voters of today so closely were the people ileges. Do your duty, and whatever j South Forest Ö Cast of characters of “ Burglar Alarm:” occurs next Saturday, Dec. 7. The Fletcher supervisor; who is mentioned for the different offi­ packed to hear the trial of W ill and happens, you can truly give thanks. Aunt Mary, Mrs. Hatch Aunt Martha, | chaplain will have charge of the pro­ Grove: John Abbott, Walter H oge, h; ces, and incidentally mentioning, as Guy Morley charged with violating the “ Our deepest thanks will be fori Mrs. Morressey; Penelope, Mrs. Pat­ gram, which will be principally a Jake Wirtz, Alec Todd supervisoi; far as possible, their qualifications, etc. city ordinance making it a crime to ‘ Victories.’ Not selfish or temporal j Dilley: Abner Briggs, Wilbur Hughes, ton; Bridget, Mrs. Vickers. Cast ot Christmas program. H. W. Boyd will As the matter of electing a county fight within the limits. Judge Hoge victories, but moral victories— in our- j Hamlet: Hamlet, Mr. Smith; Partia, tell of his trip last summer in Italy Nel Johnson, W. W. Lewis supervisoi; commissioner is one of the most im­ dismissed Guy Morley and fined “ Bill” selves and in the world about us I Mrs. Fisk; Rosalind, Mrs. Peterson; This is the day for electing new offi- Thatchc: E. W. Haines, Pi J. Hon­ portant offices to be filled, that is, from five dollars and costs. Attorney J. N. These are the victories through our j Juliet, Mrs. Wolf; Beatrice, Mrs. Rus­ cess and a full attendance of the mem shu, Fiank Thatcher, Jack Byers sup­ this section of the county, it is a mat­ Hoffman gave notice of a writ of re­ Lord Jesus Christ. ervisor. S ' sell; Viola, Mrs Cook. bers is desired. Secretary. ter that is first in our mind. We need view in the circuit court. These are the victories of Faith, j The law requires that these commit­ Mrs. Alta Wolf sang, Mrs. Hatch above all things some one who will de­ James Harper was the complainant T o illustrate— the success of President ’ ‘ . the Circle gave a drill. teemen petition the supervisors of their Woman's Club. vote his time to the question of build­ and was present wiih a lip four times Roosevelt, the election in San Fran-1 reC1’ eU a" U ended with a song “ Good several districts who shall post notices The program ing good roads, and of course, such its normal size as evidence that some­ cisco, the great temperance victories The Woman’ s Club will hold its of meetings of the freeholders to vole N ight.” third regular meeting next Monday upon the question ol special tax and other legislation that will prove benefi­ thing had been doing the right before. in this country. W e thank God for cial to the farmer and townsman as The fight grew out of a discussion at the victories of the faith that overcomes afternoon at 2:30 o’ clock sharp in the that the petition shall specify the road wh Report of Watt District. well. Mr. John McClaren of Gales Hancock & Gordon’ s barn in which the world. Congregational church parlors. The to be built. ^ :o ,'_ o in t Report of Watts school for month members will take a journey among Creek, has been “ mentioned” as a Harper called Morley some very in- Miss Hazel Aldrich sang beautlfuNy Judging Irom the sense ol the meet­ f th* of L | ending November 29. No. days the great American colleges. Special proper candidate for the place; his flamable names. Judge Langley was | and special selections were rendered ing the taxpayers of these districts will taught, 19; No. days attendance, 827; , In" rithd T qualifications are good and as he has counsel for the prosecution. music is being prepared. by thechoir. vote the special taxe. willingly. The I No. days absence, 42; No. pupils en- j f lin> 3red i Secretary. long lived in this section of the county new rock road in this city was too A light vote was cast Monday at the his efforts will be directed where they 0 ided Report of School District No. 66. I rolled, 46; average daily attendance, j cause of much favor.ude comment aud 43; pupils neither absent nor tardy Hillsboro city election, there being will do the most good. However, we Little Boy Dies. it seems io be the d< lermined inten­ - :,ke. Jie h* Monthly report of district No. 66 for were. Racbei Pechin, Ruth Frost, have among us Mr. A. B. Todd, who but one ticket. John Dennis, present H tion of the people to have roads all hairm a commissioner— who is well posted H. T. Bagley, who was his opponent sence, 4 5 i No. of times late 1, No. of and the LaMont. I,aura Knighten, Louis Stev- l a twin and the day of his death was his terested persons present at the mass meeting convention re­ on the needs and will work and en-' speakers almost without exception ,lt t o p e n t th pupils neither absent nor late 7, No. I birthday. The funeral was held Tues | enson, Willie Busch, Roy Knighten, ,tiiak*,.qUi¡, deavor to do what is right for this end ceived a complimentary vote of 38 of pupils not absent but late once, 1; 1 Bertha Lesser, Leila Dilley, Albert ; day at the home with interment in the ploied the fact that the business men of the county. H e is the present Sheriff Connell, T. H. Tongue, son of of the city had taken so little interest iill give No. of pupils enrolled 23, average Busch, Freida Schmale, Iadell Steven I Tualatin Plains cemetery. supervisor of this road district, and has the late congressman Tongue, and J. •ts to he pathetically conspicuous by • number belonging 19, average daily son, Richard and Louie Busch, Fred ■th» rff been practically the builder of the Pa­ W. Sewell we-e elected to the council their absence. attendance 17, No. of visitors 11. \ Schmale, Helen and Philip Lesser. Died in and George Schulmerich was elected cific avenue piece of road, to whom— Col. Harry Haynes made a strong f nrrijfal,e neither absent nor Robert Busch. Not absent but tardy, Emil, the 16 month old son of Louis speech in lavor of good roads anil ? no matter who built it— belongs the recorder. Cal Jack, ex-county record- I ^ose wko were Sammy ! Alice Wilson, Roy Wilson, Vard Cars Hening of near Gaston, died Tuesday the lion’ s share of credit, for it stands er, was elected city treasurer. T h e , ,ardV « e Grace Robertson, Hon. W. K. Newell gave some inter- t JS. 201 votes cast lepresent about two- i Fleischhauer, Mary Yunker, Jimmie caden. MARTHA TRAVER, and was buried yesterday. Rev. Aber- esting facts in regard to road building as a monument and is an initiatory gr' Fa Cranson Thomas, John Thomas, Teacher. j link conducting the services. Emil in Massaehussetis which were recently r ? ‘ J'nent , step towards permanent roads in this thirds of the total vote of the city. and Maudle Thomas. was born in Portland. county. J. W. Hughes, our well John Beyer, road supervisor of the presented at a meeting by State Com- •' iscus* Tardy but not absent, Walter Frank Gowan, who formerly attend­ known and popular auctioneer, has Thatcher district is making some sub­ missioner McDonald. Twelve years g, : Fleischhauer. ed Pacific University and quit school been "m entioned,” but Web irrevo­ stantial and needed improvements | Those neither tardy nor absent last i for an appointment to Annapolis Naval Tuesday evening occurred the reg­ ago the roads in that state were in a ■ cably declares no desire to preside over along the roads in that district by nibruh were Bessie M cLeod, Francis Academy, was in this city Thursday, ular monthly meeting of the Library bad condition and the people voted a a J- **** the destinies of the commissionership. making drains which carries Board was at the home of Rev. H. W special tax, the state supplemented V the water R ejfenrath, Carl Davis, Grace and j H e said that the Naval Academy Then we have Wilbur McEldowney, away from the roads. The The report of the librarian this with aid and today M i i s e t t ; 'l l mi re| roadways Q ara R 0bertson, Walter, Sammy and not s0 entrancing after a fellow gets in Boyd. who has been “ mentioned” but who in that district as well as will be his incorporated in the report to has splendid toads. T h e convicts in in many I Gustave Fleischhaner, and Mike Yun- i as ¡t seems before. H e resigned has expressed a desire of licking other districts have had standing water ker Mlss lDA STEWART, ¡appointment some time ago and has the City Council at its meeting next | this state should be emp'ai' -d :i good*” “ , stamps for Uncle Sam in preference to in them which is most injurious to Tuesday evening. It may not be road making. Today a part ol theL Teacher. j usl come up from San Francisco. jeen the Clerkship for which his many them. At this time of the year it is amiss to say that books can be drawn convicts are hired out to a sto ve to -in friends have urged him to run. Mr. best to make drains because, as our Mrs. W. F. Hare of Hillsboro, is out of the library this month only be­ foundry for which the state gets 35L,CC J. M. Mills of Banks, was doing bus­ E J. God man, the present incumbent informant told us, it does not take an iness in this city one day last week. tween the hours of 3 and 4 p. m. very seriously ill. cents a day per man— not enough to an^ of the clerkship, it is avowed, is a can­ engineer to tell which way the water board the prisoners. Judge Websterone< didate. Mr. Godman has seen two 1 will run. of Multnomah county has pi en the per Cife'Y I Familar Figures Caught At The Road Meeting terms of signing marriage licenses and wisdom of putting prisoners li. work it* A meeting of several of the business it is thought by a number that he men met in E. W. Haines’ bank Sat- j the successful effort at Kell/ Bund should “ sidestep” for someone else | urdav morning to select a delegate to T 4 \V where rock is cru-dicd for th nads to* who has not yet had the opportunity to attend a similar meeting in Portland 30 cents a yard, while it co>” 16 cents” ** guide the destinies of that office, there­ Sunday afternoon to discuss the advis­ in this county. There is bui one k 'lK ^0*" fore it is “ mentioned” that W . D. ability of asking the governor to call a | of permanent road in this county anrfatloo Smith, Mr. Godman’ s efficient deputy 5 special session of the legislature, for that is the macademized road owing Id pas- during the former's first term, who is, the purpose of correcting the attach the (lunatic conditions. Mr. Newel „ jie so his friends say, an avowed candi­ ment law. J. E. Bailey was chosen said that he had traveled a consider) *• date for the office. Should Mr. Smith and attended the Portland meeting able over this slate and that Washingirrd. be successful in his endeavor it is well which, however, decided that it was ton had the worst roads of any countJ,rn) known that that office would be well ! not necessary to call a special session. in the state compared with its wealthL^i presided over. Mr. Smith has made H e advocated building permanent Sunday evening, Dec. 8, at the no claims known to The News and this roads if only a little at a time and th PB B ^ Christian chapel, the local auxiliary of information is given as in the case of special tax as a method ol getting t l i ^ * all other candidates mentioned in this the Christian Woman's Board of Mis- money Good roarls are not an ex 1 sions will observe their annual day with aiticle. For sheriff the e seems to be pense; they are an investment an appropriate program consisting of only one avowed candidate, in the I irlge W. II Hollis was d e c id e d ^ # person of Frank T . Kane, the present | music by Ladies’ and Gentlemen’ s in favor of the special tax as was tU ^ | quartettes, solo by Miss Aldrich, “ In­ deputy to Mr. Connell. Mr. Kane is rest ol the speakers. F.. W. Hain j f l dia Waiting” , reading by Mrs. Moore, a Forest Grove boy and is well and explained the Tuttle vw arid b e lie v i^ ^ ^ I “ Deacon Brown's Colt” ; addresses by popularly known to the most of the Chríatú _ it a cap til idea let road building ____ Miss Josephine Walker and Mrs. Sias. readers of this paper, and as to his Ex-state Repn sentative Wm Mat — - lucce» A general invitation is extended. qualifications, that doesn’ t seem to be of Glencoe r n - ‘ ow* r of Rev. Kerr the conference evangelist a question. i lansr when he ailve- it'd an a m e n f W j' featur T o pass up "d e court house gang” of the Methodist church, began a ser­ allowir 5 f n tha and enter fields of wider scope we find ies of meetings at the M. E. church a county to bond itself so as to b n Monday evening, which will continue that nobody is ready to announce him­ good roads. But it would take sou H e is not only self and run the legislative gauntlet. for a couple of weeks. | tear; to do this and to get a start M \! T ' ' j However we can assure our readers an able speaker but an excellent singer he lavored the special tax. He that when the time comes this partic­ as well. that he would not build road* for Remember, the Restaurant reives a ular field will be well represented. born generations alone, but that Passing on to the next we find that in good meal any time of day from 6:30 wished to get some good out of tl ' ; \> i r uyi the state senatorial clas; we have three , a. m. till 8 p. m. Located three doors 1 imself, for it is written somewhere candidates, i. e., so it is said by the west of the First National Bank. Come the good book that when we pass wise ones. Hon. W. K. Newell, the , *r.d walk right in. J. P. Vanderzan- there is a land where the streets -Centroucd on Iddt p « l ( I present member of the lower koine, den, fto p ., Forest Grove. Ore. 23-4 Hon. W. K. Newell SENATORIAL TOliA SOUGHT FOR MOST WILL LEVY A SPECIAL KOAI) TAX CANDIDATES ARE BOBBINS UP IN FOUR ROAD DISTRICTS a s al ill E H a I