FOREST G RO VF,
VOL. V
W A SH IN G TO N
C O .,
O R E .,
NEW BOARD OF TRADE!
Many Citizens Meet
and Re
Annual Report of Library Presented
to Council— Citizens Are Ex
tending Support.
organize
D ECEM BER 12.
NO. 23
1907.
W h o ’s W h o in Forest G ro ve
JOHN
— Oscar
MAKES GOOD SHOWING
T H U R SD A Y .
BA LD W IN ,
and Harve.
Is turning
j somewhat gray but
wears the blue
I — always;
fought to keep
for he
CITY FLECTION
JANUARY THIRTEEN
uncle of
Uncle Sam together in our broth
er versus brother war.
Regular Meeting of City Ciiuncll Tues
Is the
day Evening
first, second and in fact the whole
show in our
local constabulary
Report of the Board of Directors of and makes arrests now and then,
the Forest Grove Public Library for the
having been known even to ar
year 1907 made to the City Council
rest attention. Is also a stone
Tuesday evening.
carver, but would rather carve
According to the law of the state we
Only Two Wore Meetings Before New
turkey,
for he says if a man hap
have prepared and now present the
following statement of the finances of pens to fall into a batch of slacked
Council Takes Hold— Usual Grist
the year and the condition of our trust. lime it makes him feel horribly
of Bills Allowed.
In the first place as a library board
mortified. Sells real estate and
we would express our appreciation of
lives in South Park. One of his
electrify its West side line and give the interest and cooperation that have
little relatives was passing his home one day and pointing with his finger |
encouraged
our
efforts
in
behalf
of
the
The city council kept very late
The meeting called for last Friday hourly service out this way.
library.
We
have
found
the
council
remarked, “ That is the house that Jack built.
A com m ittee on railroads was ap
_________________ _
I hours Tuesday night doing business,
evening at the Public Library and Rest
ready to do its part, acting with the
| straight business, which kept them in
Room for the purpose of reorganizing pointed to wait upon the various prop-
state commission and this board of di
positions
enumerated
and
the
follow
DRANK CARBOLIC ACID
Additional Local Notes.
the council chamber till 11 o ’ clock.
the Board of Trade, was well attended
rectors, in providing a reading room and
Only two more meetings of the fathers
notwithstanding the inclem ency of the ing were chosen: E. W . Haines, J. A.
While in Portland Saturday the local
library
for
the
needs
of
the
town.
Mentally Deranged Citizen of Buxton uf tue present regime will be held; one
weather. Presumably it is a matter of Thornburg, Walter H og e, Judge H ol
Members now sitting with the council editor met and had a chat with our old
Makes Unsucessful Attempt at
more regular meeting and the second
much more importance to this city and lis, J. F. W oods.
friend T om M cFadden, who was en-
Thus the new Board of Trade is had the honor of making, one year ago,
one with the new council.
locality than the weather for there were
Suicide.
route to Los Angeles for a visit with
the
first
appropriation
for
the
support
It was
Messrs. Haynie, Krebs, Bradley and
present twenty six good live citizens, starting out with much to do.
friends
and
relatives.
“
M
ac”
coached
of a free public library in Forest Grove
Mrs. W. M. Neilson of Buxton made
who, without an txception, stood for decided to hold regular directors’
the gridiron gladiators of Pacific a few an unsuccessful attempt at suicide by McPherson petitioned the council lor
!
This
J
mill
tax
is
the
beginning
of
! the additional dollar per day for plow
reorganization of the Board of Trade meeting, and every alternate Tuesday }
financial support to what may prove to years ago and turned out a team swallowing carbolic acid last Friday
woik the lathers didn’ t allow at the last
It nas been inactive for the past two afternoon at 4 o ’ clock was selected.
that played Oregon to a standstill and night about 12 o'clo ck .
Discussions arose concerning the be one of the most important institu
meeting, maintaining that $6 a day lor
years and during this time the city has
held the Multnomah Athletic Club to
tions
of
the
city.
Every
such
institu
Temporary derangement
of
the
a man and his team was too much.
felt the need of an organization of amending the citv charter, streets and
a
lone
touchdown,
and
this
was
during
tion among us adds to the valuation of
mind is probable cause of her rash
There was some discussion pro and
this kind. Judge Hollis was called to sidewalks, lights and water, and vari
She al0se from bed and went
! property and the general attractiveness the height of the clu b ’ s glory, when ,
con on the advisability of paying the
act as temporary chairman and dis ous other local and municipal subjects
Dolph
was
in
the
game
and
M
cM
ilInn
lnt0
lhe
pantry
as
thougli
walking
in
of the place.
extra amount when Ira Bradley hap
cussed at length the needs of a union which will have the attention of the
his best
fettle. Mr.
The state of Oregon is now encour in ms
Dest lettie.
Mr. M
M cFadden
cracioen is
sleep and this awakened her hus
pened on the scene and explained that
of representative citizens to look after board with a view of bettering our con
aging
the
public
library
movement,
now
engaged
in
a
good
law
practice
dand.
sh
e
returned
and
went
to bed
the teamsters had been making moie
the welfare of the city. Mr. G. S. ditions.
We
have
a
loan
of
fifty
books,
renewed
at
Bellingham,
Wash.,
and
has
for
his
|
antj
|
ay
q
Uje
i
as
though
asleep.
Mr.
The committee on solicitation of
than that; that the county paid $b on
Allen, who recently came here from
every six mouths, from the state. ^ partner a classmate of Stanford.
Neilson lighted the lamp and lay down
the roller ; that it took picked teams lo
Portland and purchased the Shipley membership wishes to announce, that
Miss Cornelia Marvin, Secretary ol the
Again has the city of Beaverton bro- again when presently lie noticed his 1
do the work; with which the council
property, was named as temporary sec should it fail to see all who wish to
State Commission, gave us some good 1 ^en mt0 the limelight with something wife rise up
in bed putting something
passed a motion lo allow the men the
retary. Mr. Allen is of the public join, that they make it known to the
suggestions
at
a
public
meeting
held ¡doing in “ police circles.”
This time to her mouth which she had concealed
spirited sort and the office was well and com m itee.
in our library room last October,
H e grasped her
it was not a person befriending a Stran in the bed clothes.
With $69 in the treasury, twenty-six
Street com m ittee reported that 5950
amply filled.
has been of assistance to us in other ger and incidentally rifling his pockets but before he could get the bottle 1
new
members
and
many
more
express
feet ol lumber had been purchased
The matter of choosing nine direc
ways.
that caused the stir, but a man and | away from her she had drank a .,uan- from Mr Lyda. and Chairman Walker
tors for the ensuing year was taken up ing their desire to join, the new Board
In our librarian we have had a most
tity ol the deadly poison
ol the water and light com m ittee re
and the following board was selected: of trade starts out with determined interested and devoted servant of the wife drunk upon the street whooping
Dr. Killingsworth of Banks was im
it
u
p
—
that
was
all.
The
citizens
of
potted that the liydianls had com e and
W. H. Hollis, Victor H . Limber, G. efforts and renewed vigar.
public.
W e have beer, greatly favored Beaverton love peace rather than war mediately summoned who administered
that the parlies near whom they are to
S. Allen, L. J. Corl, J. A. Thornburg,
in having a person ol such ability, to and in thsir election chose a marshal | restoratives and neutralized the poison.
Fined $ 25 for Selling Liquor.
lie installed had stated that they would
Walter H oge, E. W. Haines, H. I.
have in charge the reading room and that subserves their interests.
T h e Mrs. Neilson is getting over the effects , pay $30 each. They will be installed
II
Goff and J. F. W oods. After the se
That Cornelius officials are deter library. T h e convenient connection inebriated “ mann und frau” spent a cool of the poison but her mind is still af
near
the
residences
of
John
E.
Bailey.
lection of the board of directors the mined to enforce the Sunday closing with the book store has made it possi
fected.
Henry Wirtz, Wilber M cEldowney and
meeting was adjourned and the Board law was evidenced by the arrest and ble to command Miss Penfield’ s serv- evening in the city bastile Saturday
night and hours following till Monday.
5am Walker. The college will also
of Directors immediately met and conviction of Mark Tracy, a saloon- \ ices at a very small cost to the town,
Epidemic uf "Fever”
| have one installed.
choose the following officers: W. H. keeper of that place, who stood a $25
Saturday
night
was
the
coldest
sun
Number of books added during year,
T h e “ Bazaar Fever” has again made
Light and Water Commissioner Sam
Hollis, president; J. S. Allen, secre fine in Judge Fitch’ s Court Tuesday. 175; present number in library, 325; down hours we have had this winter.
its appearance in Forest Grove, anil
I lo d d reported that it would cost about I
tary and H . J. Goff treasurer. A d M. H. Otis, the marshal, suspicioned average number of people drawing W e’ ll wager that many people that
the Board of Health held a meeting
$5 to put in wire lor a light at the I
journment was taken until Monday that there was som ething doing in the Docks, 200; total circulation for year, went to bed with the ordinary covers
last night lo discuss what could be
corner of Third avenue north and C
on
rolled
out
again
before
morning
to
evening at Judge
H ollis’
offices. refreshment line and peeped through about 2000. This is nearly lour times
clone to keep the malady within reas
-treet for which Isaac Baldwin had pe-
k ,
Those who signed the membership are the windows Sunday morning. Lo and the use made of the library during the throw an overcoat, a blanket or what
ouable control. Several of the physi
titioned. Council voted to put in a 32
not
to
cover
them
and
to
thaw
out
as follows: Chas. Hines, V. H. Lim behold!
Mr. Haverstroh and another preceding year.
With every addition
clans attended tne meeting.
It was
candle power lamp.
i thi= c0)
ber, R. V. H oyt, R. V. Peterson, W. friend was gulping down the stuff that of new books the number of patrons their bones— and mayhaps turned the
resolved and agreed on, tnal the ac
1'he water and light committee was l m, < 1
electric
light
un
and
put
it
to
their
J. R. Beach, R. M. D ooly, H. J. Goff, cheers.
Mr. Otis again watched pro- increase.
lion of the council last year to treat the
instructed to ascertain the price of two..tjn^
J. H. Hartley, W . W. M cEldow ney, ceedings in the evening to see that he
Our present expenses for the main- feet; this latter would he a very shock malady, like the electn c light ques
ft
inch wood water pipe with a view o f
W. B. Haines, J A. Thornburg, S. G. had not been a victim of optical tenance of the library and reading ing thing to do however provided a
an o
tion, “ Let it com e and go as it pleases”
laying the pipe to the west limita of the"11 u id
Hughes, W. H. Hollis, G. S. Allen, illusion in the morning. Observations , room are as follows: Rent per month, live wire were touched. Sunday morn
i was not satisfactory to the majority o!
city along Pacific avenue. Four ari a ke Jie
O. Baldwin, Harry Haynes, A. G. checked up the same and Tracy was 815; care including janitor’ s service, ing ice of considerable thickness was
| the people.
As one of the members
rests were shown by the marshal’ s reint o* L
Hoffman, J. F. W oods, E. W. Haines, brought up in the municipal court and work with magazines and books, and to be found.
said: “ We must do something!
We
po-t for the past month. The Li b r a z e n w .
Edward Seymour, Walter H oge, O. S fined g 2 5.
Harry Bagley appeared librarian's duties, $10 per month; care
Last week Co. Superintendent Case ! must make a showing, if it helps or
Board'
annual report was read am.
Abraham, W. F. Fogle, L. J. Corl, f0r the defense.
Another case Mon- of reading room evenings, $5 per was up to this city and left a truant j not.”
“ Suppose,” he says, “ we do,
P'a’ h<
Chas. Miller, V. S. Bowman.
day was that of Harry N eep who plead month; fuel for year $18, besides box officer blank with Marshal Lenneville. like they d o in Portland, to prevent ; laced on file.
A communication from W . H. H o '^ ca*<**
guilty and was fined $5 for violation of es and cord fir donated;stove, $7; mag H e went before a notary and is now the plague, kill the rats!”
But the
The board of directors met at the | the city ordinance making it a misde- azines for year, $25.
looking after the boys that are violating learned physicians scoffed at lhe idea lis, president and G. S. Allen, secre II)a*c V-q
offices of Judge Hollis Monday even meanor to jump on or off trains while
Forest Grove
Hoar
d r
Our incom e from the city tax is just the statute com pelling children to “ W hy,” one of them said, “ rats have tary of the
ol Trade, was read telling of the reoi
ing and after the minutes of the previ in motion.
about covering these expenses.
From attend school until 16 years old.
ith
1 nothing to do with liazaariutn Santa
ganizmg of that body and setting lort
ous meetings were read and placed on
fines, cent-a-dav books and the sale of
There is a bunch of young fellows, Clausum.
It is a mania.
It is a com
- Ot i
file, other matters were taken up. L.
Information Wanted.
old magazines we realize about $3 a says Mr. Lenneville, loafing around bination of 'hypnotic magnetism' and i
endorsed the ideas of the Board an
J. Corl was chosen vice president.
month, which money is paid for libuy always ready for deviltry and he is go ‘ toy mania.’
I experimented with one
T h e following letter is received
A committee on solicitation of mem
1
equipm ent and new books.
This year ing to see that they either go to the of my patients, a boy 8 years old, who voted to assist the organization in eve
way possible.
p
bership was appointed and are as fol from Portland: “ Wanted, Mike Han- $15 were paid lor supplies, the re
public
or
the
reform
school.
took
it
badly
last
week.
We
gave
him
The following petitions for lig*y
lows: Walter H og e, H. J. Goff and J. seth's sister— If the sister of the late mainder for books.
ln<
Most ol the 175
D. A Baughman, who was arrested something to quiet his nerves, and were granted:
Mrs. Capt. Peters, 1—«
F. W oods. It is the duty of this com Mike Hanseth will communicate with new books were donated, as were also
locked
hitn
in
his
room
,
and
we
all
J.
H
.
Page,
732
Chamber
of
Com
in this city Tuesday, was taken back
Wells’ feed store, J. Darling; ai
mittee to solicit all who desire to join
some of the magazines and papers.
to Pendleton yesterday by Sheriff T. thought he went to sleep, but unfortu walrr lo S. L. Carlyle.
the Board of Trade. Report of Ex- merce, Portland, Oregon, at on ce, it
T
h
e
following
is
our
estimate
for
the
.
It is nately som e one unlocked his door,
As this was the last meeting of t,
Treasuret Dr. Hines was read and ac will be to her advantage. I under com ing year: Rent at $15 per month. D Taylor of Umatilla county.
1 and before you could say 'scat he was
year the tax levy for 1908 was maf
■a*
cepted.
It shows a balance of $69.10. stand that Mr. Hanseth had a sister in $180; librarian and janitor, $10 a claimed that Baughman disposed of
over at T h e Bazaar, standing at the
One mill was voted for library fur
A communication from the Oregon or near your city. Mr. Hanseth was month, $1 20 ; evening care of reading some mortgaged personal property and
<ni
toy tables with his eyes and mouth
one for city hall and a five mill tax
D evelopm ent League was read and kill id by the caving in of a sewer room, nine months, $45; fuel $20; he was taken back to Umatilla county
>e
H e maintains wide open and trembling like an aspen the general fund. T h e total le v ^ —
which urged the appointment of a del ditch in this city about a month ago. magazines and papers, $25; supplies, to answer the charge.
It was only by the greatest force
id t
J. H. Page.”
he is not guilty of w o n g doing, that leaf.
the same as last year, seven mills, |
egation to attend the Dairymen’ s As
$10; total $400.
he could be brought h om e.”
Several
The
News
has
made
search
for
the
he
has
not
kept
bis
whereabouts
secret
the assessed valuation of property
sociation which is being held in Port
This is a low estimate and allows
and that he believes the charge will be of the other doctors related cises of a year is $5.59,845, while last year's '
In
land today and
tomorrow
J. W lady but have been unable to learn of nothing for new books.
It may not
similar
kind,
and
it
was
voted
that
each
ince
$ 5 2 4 ,1 8 5 , a gain of $3 5,66 0.
Hughes, H . H. Stuart, G. S. Allen, A her whereabouts. It is probable she is be possible to get the work done with readily adjusted.
res
doctor put in one week, trying differ
and
Arrangements were made for
W. Gilles, Frank Bennett, J. D married and bears another name from out added expense.
When Pacific University played Al ent remedies and next week hold an
As the use of
_one, Go
corning city election and the city
M ickle. E. W. Lamb. T . W. Sain and that given in the above letter. The the library increases, the work in care bany college a football game a few
per rer
other meeting and report tneir success.
information this notice conveys will,
cord r was instructed to give notici
Louis W ilcox were chosen.
of it increases; and it is doubtful if we weeks ago, Grover Britchet, halfback
otli
accordance
with
law.
T
ree
Cout
The communication from the Board no doubt, be appreciated by her.
can longer maintain it without larger of the latter team, received what was
Firemen s Meeting.
*y
men lor the ‘ regular term, one fo
of Trade of Portland, relative to pass
means.
W e hope in levying the tax then thought to be a slight injury to the
At the regular monthly m eeting of unexpired term, a Mayor, Recol1*7**'
Young Man Dies Suddenly.
ing resolutions similar to those passed
Little was thought of it and
this year the council can provide a knee.
the firemen of this city held last night Treasurer and Marshal are to be eMon-
by that organization relative to the In
Oscar H . Challacombe died at his small sum to be applied to the pur- Britchet did not consult a physician.
the lollowing officers were elected for ed Jan. 13.
Nominations for o$atioo
terstate Commerce Commission was de fathers home, Henry Challacombe of chare of new books.
But since the knee has given him
the ensuing year: Chief, J. G. Lenne were ordered closed January 9.
p4S.
ferred until the next meeting of the Cornelius, Sunday morning at 10
During the com ing year this board great trouble and physicians believe it
ville; assistant, O. Baldwin; pres., E.
Mayor
I^iughlin
named
and
^..
board.
may
be
necessary
to
remove
the
knee
stands
ready
to
do
ail
in
its
power
to
o ’ clock. H e had been running a farm
W. Wirtz; foreman, W. C. Kertson; council confirm ed the following o f f . 1
RAILROAD MATTERS.
south of Cornelius and had gone home make this library as large a good to cap.
first assistant, John W ilhelm son; sec of election:
W. B Haines, C. O Jrfd
the
public
as
possible.
We
thank
all
Barnett L. R oe, Esq., of Gaston, ond assistant, W. N. Sean : secretary,
The matter of electric railways now for a visit when he took suddenly ill.
and John Abbott, judges; R. P l
who have joined us in contributions of spent Saturday night here in attend
Mr.
C
h
alkcom
be
was
27
years
of
age
making towards this city was discussed
W W . G off; treasurer, C. S. M cNutt. and H W. Sparks clerks.
time or supplies to this public service. ance at the Walnut Club.
H e has
to some length. Mr. Haines reported and was a native of Kansas.
The fire boys feel highly encouraged
Walker reported that the firemefa^ e
His funeral was conducted from the We invite full inspection of the insti several acres of trees and will plant over what has been accom plish ed dur
the prospects of such lines and from
volunteered to buy fire coats andfg,
tution and all helpful suggestions for more.
Methodist
church
in
Cornelius
Tues
Mr. R oe was many years an ing the last year. T h e cou n cil has
what he was able to learn would indi
and pay $75 toward purchasing tf*—
cate that out of the three different day. with interment in the cemetery its care and improvement. W e are attorney in Portland, being also a bought at the earnest solicitation of the
wagon made by Joe Lennevill#
respectfully
yours,
for
the
directors
of
north
of
town.
college alumnus of Forest Grove with firemen 300 feet of good ho^e, also the council voted to stippfcmeiL^
companies that are trying to reach this
the
Forest
Grove
Public
Library.
Secretary
Latourette.— M cM innville recoupled the old hose, and at its last
point, at least one of them will be suc
l *•
Herbert W. Boyd,
President; Mrs News-Reporter.
cessful. The Oregon Electric Com
Som ebody is passing around a good
meeting paid $ 1 00 on a new hose and is a valuable addition to tf
Walter
H
og
e,
Secretary.
pany which is pushing out to Hills jok e of Ex-Judge Rood.
It is said he
fp
N. J. Walker, of this city is in re wagon, the balance of which the fire apparatus of this city.
boro, it is said, also does not intend to caused to be built the plank street in
Councilman Hinman moved
ceipt of a letter from Mrs. M. C. Davis, men paid last night.
G eo H ancock, the liveryman, will
make its terminal at any point in Hillsboro from the depot up town and
wa- < arried that the city be servi
who recently m oved to Roseburg, in
Washington county, but will eventu the planking has disappeared not that leave Monday for his old home at
Last Saturday evening the W oodm en when their is not enough power
which she reports being highly pleased
ally conn ect with its main line farther any of the Hillsboroites swiped the Peoria, 111., to be gone about two
of the World elected its term officers P .in ir and lights
ot
with the city and its surroundings.
up the valley. The United Railways planks but they sunk in the mire, and months. It has been nineteen years
as follows: C. C ., J. W. Cornelius; A.
Hillsboro
is
going
skating
mad
and
since
he
was
there
and
the
only
ex
are yet in the field and it is understood it is said that Mr. Rood was endeavor
L .,G . F. M orley; banker, W. R. H icks;
Col. Harrv Haynes and fam
that after conditions are settled in Port ing to locate the lost “ road” one day cuse he gives for not going sooner is will have a new rink when the feed clerk, John Anderson; escort, B. L.
leave
about holiday time for So
warehouse
of
Robt.
Hartrampf
is
com
the
fact
that
time
goes
so
fast
in
this
land they intend to com e on to Forest last week. The latest report is that l e
Doan; watchman, E R Wirtz; sentry.
Grove. Then we have the S. P. has found one plank and good pros glorious climate, that he hasn’ t had pleted. The rink will be on the lower G eo. L. Littlehales; manager, R. P California, where they wid
winter.
floor and 40x100 feet in size.
time to think it over before.
which is considering a proposition to pects of locating a couple more.
Wirtz.
SEVEN
Some Committees Selected and Board
MILL TAX LEVIED
of Directors Chosen— To Pay A t
tention to Municipal Affairs.
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