”
Correspondence.
The six months old son of Mr. Ed
wards burned its left hand quite sverely
on the stove Thursday evening.
The
BANKS
wound is getting along nicely consid
Mr. John Carson left for Portland on ering the severity of the burn.
Monday.
Mr. Edwards, who recently bought
Ralph Kinton says duck shooting is Master s place, is fixing up the house
a considerable. He has painted the
‘‘hard walking."
inside woodwork and cloth and pa
^ “Ask Mr. Kinton and Dr. Killings- pered. S. Shotwell & Son did the
worth if their boat is seaworthy.
clothing and papering downstairs, and
The few turkeys that lived through Mr. Edwards and Mr. Pritchard are do
ing the upstairs.
Thanksgiving are roosting high.
Miss Ella Schulmerich is still con
fined to the house with sickness.
É |R
C H R IS T M A S
BUXTON
Ida Lorenz went to Portland last
School is on in earnest now and each j week.
day finds new scholars attending.
Ernest Hunger returned from the
Everybody is well supplied with logging camps last Friday.
water these days as all wells are full.
Dr. Linklater was up this way Mon
Mrs. Brown and children of Green day to attend Mrs. Genzer.
ville paid Banks a visit on Tuesday.
Cass Garrigus conducted setvices in
The First M. E. church of Banks the Hayward schoolhouse Sunday.
will give a social the evening of the
Mrs. Sherman Murphy and children
19th.
have returned from a visit to the East.
Mrs. U. Turner’s sister and her hus
A cow which Jack White is keeping ,
band and daughter are visiting at
this winter gave birth to a three-legged 1
_Banks.
calf.
Christmas displays are the order of
A new baby arrived at the home of
the day and afford the children much
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Jeeffrson last
pleasure.
week.
We understand that A1 Young be
The telephone line to Nehalem has
longs to the Union. Hours from dark
been
completed and one can phone 1
to darkness.
from Forest Grove to Vernonia and
Mrs. Killingsworth left on Saturday Kist now.
for The Dalles to make final proof on
Will Hiddink and Joe Lazott while ;
Fancy umbrellas, handbags, purses, leather and silk belts all
her timber claim.
hauling shingles from Brownsport, had j
colors, fancy collars in lace, linen and jet all styles, pearl belt
The new water tower on Mr. Schul* an accident near Henry Tober’s, as
merichs’ place is completed and the team and load went off a bridge. Will
buckles in all styles; fancy side combs and back combs in gray,
pump has been installed.
escaped with slight injuries.
black and amber, etc. Nice line of fancy ribbons in aH widths,
The dance given on Saturday by Mr.
Mrs. Nelson, a sister of Mrs. Wm.
also Holly ribbons. Fancy handkerchiefs, ladies’ waists, toilet
McGraw, in his hall was a success and Tolke, took carbolic acid last Friday
cases,
handkerchief boxes, glove boxes, fancy slippers, picture
the suppet was enjoyed by all.
night in a fit of temporary insanity. A i
doctor
from
Banks
came
out
and
it
is
frame, perfume in fancy boxes.
The band boys have cards out for
their first concert and dance for Dec. now thought she will recover.
Dress goods, plaid silks, all over laces, dolls, full line of
28, which promises to be the event of
A surprise was given Miss Bertha
fancy
dishes, fancy lamps, an assortment of fifty framed pictures,
the season.
Hunger last Friday night by her
all copies of famous paintings.
The work of planking the road be friends, it being her sixteenth birthday.
tween Banks and Buxton is being She received some nice presents. The
Men’s ties, suspenders and sleeve holders in fancy boxes,
rushed and will indeed be a great im guests were: Mr. and Mrs. Carl Lo
dress shirts, suits in all styles, sweaters, fancy sox, in all colors,
renz. Albert Lorenz, Charlie Lorenz,
provement when completed.
Mr. and Mrs. Warren, Walter Edris,
gloves, slippers, hats, caps, fancy work baskets, shopping baskets,
Chas. Shipley, our newly appointed Evelyn Dooher, Rose Feldt, Willie
fancy groceries, nuts, candies. In fact, we have almost anything
mail carrier, will begin his duties about Boos.
the 24th of this month. We wish him
you want, and the prices are right.
The Paris Millinery Parlor is making
success working for Uncle Sam.
cut prices on all goods in the store, on
Mr. Otto Gallaway and Mr. Bert Main street, Forest Gtove.
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Friday left Tuesday for the lakes, on
the Columbia River, belonging to Mr.
Notice of District Road Meeting.
Banks. They expect to come home
Notice is hereby given that a dis
with the limit.
trict road meeting is hereby called, to
be heldtat Forest Grove in road dis
W ATT D ISTRICT.
trict No. 13, Washington County, Ore
M. B sbee was on the sick list last gon, on the 20th day of December,^
1907 at 1:30 o'clock, to determine
week.
Some real estate is changing hands the extent of improvement to be made
on any county road, or roads or por
on David’s Hill.
tion thereof, in said road district, and
Miss Bleed came out from Portland to levy a special tax to defray the ex
last Wednesday.
pense thereof not to exceed 10 mills
D. B. Adams transacted business in on the dollar, on all real and personal
taxable property in said road district.
Portland Tuesday.
Meeting will be held in Verts Hall.
Mrs. L. Van Kirk is expected home
Dated this 7 th day of December,
from Washington. Thursday.
1907.
A. B. TODD,
Mrs. T. Cox is reported as very low
Supervisor of Road District No. 13,
with no hopes for improvement.
During the two months of Fall colo
Mrs. Edmondson would like to do
—Money to loan on farm security
Washington County, Oregon.
nist rates, Sept. 1st to Oct. 31st, the
work by the day. Phone No. 392. l l t f W. H. Hollis,
Mr. and Mrs. Prickett attended
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad sold
Grange meeting in town, Saturday.
It is all sm ooth s a ilin g w hen you p la c e a L iner Ad
COUNTY COURT NEWS
8,081 homeseekers’ tickets to the
in th is colum n. A few words h e re w ill reach 5,000 ;
—Buy Wool Blankets of Bailey and
— Don’t you think a nice Wool
readers
and th e resu lts are c e rta in . 5c line 1st
Word has been received that Mr.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
Northwest, which was an increase of
Insertion, 2Mi c ents each s u b seq u e n t in se rtio n . keep warm.
Blanket would feel good these cool
and Mrs. A. T. Buxton will be home
M inim um ch arg e 10 cts.
Ellen O'Connell to Marie O'Brien 2,817 over last year’s business, or
before the holidays.
— Buy your candies and nuts at Hoff- n'K*1ts'> Bailey s.
more than 50 per cent.
lot 30 Steel’s add Beaverton SI.
“ WANTED — Salesmen. Many make
Heney D Ott to John J Baxter eA
Last Thursday and Friday the forty-
— We’ll cover that umbrella. Corl
October and Novembes statistics for $100 to $150 per month, some even man & Allen Co. New crop of nuts.
five pupils enrolled in our district of lot 3 blk 27 Forest Grove $1200.
j & Son.
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wheat and flour shipments from Port more. Stock clean; grown on reserva Best grade of candies.
Albin Floss to John P Classen 30 a land and Puget Sound poits are partic
school were perfect in attendance.
tion,
far
from
old
orchards.
Cash
sec 4 t 2 s 1 w $1100.
ularly interesting as showing the im
Miss Livermore who has been very
Lyman B Fair to Orin V Fair SO a mense resources being converted into advanced weekly. Choice of territory.
sick for the past week at the home of | in sec 36 t 3 n 4 w $10.
Address Washington Nursery Company,
actual cash in Oregon and Washington.
her sister, Mrs. J. R. Hall, is improv
Jane M Smith to C L Bump lot 6 7,434,691 bushels of wheat and 640,- Toppenish, Washington.”
ing.
blk 1 Smith addition to Forest Grove 012 barrels of flour are the exact fig-:
F or S a l e —Good house in South
Services will be held at Watts $ 10 .
ures, yet it must be remembered that
John D Brady to August Specht part the crop is only just getting under wav Park; 5 bed rooms, 2 sitting rooms,
church, Sunday. Dec. 14, at 1:30 p,
kitchen and lot 100x100; good barn,
m. by Rev. Keagy. Sunday school at of blk N Fairviewadd Hillsboro $1400. in earnest.
William Reidt to Wm Edwards part
2:30 instead of 3 o’clock.
price $1550. Also good 6 room house,
The meeting of Oregon business
of blk 17 West Portland Heights SI.
corner lot, 1 block from car line,$900.
K . 1ST. S ta e h r
D . F. F le c k
EA S T GASTON.
J G Jasmen to S C Bowles lot 19 men at the Portland Commercial Club
on the 1st, followed by the announce Some choice building lots. T. H. Lit-
OFFICI; A T T H F R A Z A A R . A /EXT TO P O S T O F P IG E
Ashbrook farm 3 acres $625.
James Crunican is slashing for Mr. Oscar Baldwin to H F Gordon 5 a m ment of Gov. Chamberlain that the tlehales, Forest Grove.
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present holidays would be discontinued
Edwards.
Wm Stokes d 1 c t 1 n 3 w $500.
WANTED TO RENT —A good farm
Benj L Ingles to Leonard W Hill after the 14th, have been the most dis
Chas. Crunican started to school
of 80 to 160 acres with running water
cussed
events
of
the
week.
That
the
tract in s c 4 t n 4 w $250.
Monday at Spring Hill.
Ele/en acres of fine land with
Good six-room house, only 2
Henry Hannan to Leonard W Hill representatives from forty communities and plenty of pasture by a man of ex
good house and barn, orchard, blocks from Main street for $700.
The Vandehey children have again
should
unanimously
unite
in
resolutions
perience in farming and handling
tract in sec 4 t 2 n 4 w $30
only one mile out for sale or ex $50 down and $12 per month
entered school after a siege of the
Alice Burleigh to J E Williams part forcefully expressing codfidence in the stock. Address J. L. Box 349, For
change for town property.
takes it.
measles.
outlook
and
financial
strength
of
the
of sec 32 t 1 n 1 w $3800.
est Grove, Oregon.
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H. Kennell has done quite a lot of
James F Davies to Jacob Geisbuhler entire state is in itseH indicative of
Twenty acres of land, less than
Ten acre fruit farm with good
DANCE — There will be a dance at
repairing and fixing up his house, pa 30 acres in Edward Constable d 1 c t 1 constantly bettering conditions.
2 miles trom Forest Grove with buildings only lA mile out for
good buildings.
Fifteen acres $2000. $ii00 cash, balance $250
Greenville, on Christmas night, Dec.
pering. painting etc.
n 2 w $2500.
— Your wheel should be put in prop
cleared, good spring and running each year. The fruit on the
T A Gofi to Lois Belle Tuttle lots
25, under the auspices of the K. O. T.
S. Shotwell & Son have built a large
er shape for winter. Corl and Son
water on place. Several acres in place will bring from $300 to
hoghouse, 30x48 ft., for L. L. Paget> 21 and 24 blk 5 Hyde Park $1.
M. Tickets including supper $1.00.
will
do it.
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fruit and berries. Price $3500. $400 per year.
F
R
Dailey
to
Ole
Wettleson
pari
of
Wapato View. It is double boarded
22-3*
$1800 down, terms on balance.
lot
8
blk
5
Fairview
add
Hillsboro
$400
all around and rubberoid roof. It con
Six room house on large cor
First National bank of Hillsboro to
STORE AND OFFICE H E L P — Fur
tains nine large pens and a cook room.
Twelve and one-hah acres, ner lot and barn. Fine location.
Jos D Buchholzer lots 7 8 and 9 blk 9
nished free to employers.
Clerks
with fine house and good barn. Only $750. Easy terms.
Simmons add Hillsboro $850.
Registration Bureau, entrance to offices
Family orchard, only one-half
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
mile from town. All the land is
l 4 Selling-Hirsch Bldg , 386 A Wash
Good new 7-room house with
Harrison Knapp and Rosa L Hill.
under cultivation and in fine two lots on car line lor only
List your property
ington Street, Cor. West Park, Port
shape. Price $3500.
$1000.
land, Ore.
Oregon Development League Notes.
with the
Eighty acres ol fine land, 6
Eighteen-acre fruit farm with
The statement of the Natioual Banks
miles
out, no buildings. Fine
house
and
barn
and
good
fruit
of Portland on December 3rd proved
drier, 6 miles from here. Price water and orch xrd on place.
that they had ample cash—more than
“OLD RELIABLE”
Price $35 per acri’.
$1500.
the most enthuiastic had anticipated.
The same is true of bank; throughout
Three acres, cl *e 10 1 °"rn
and you can get
New 5-room modern cottage,
with
good 8 room lu>use an(I ^ne
the state.
all plastered, hot and cold water
them at cheap
“ Profitable Advertising." published
large lot in fine location. $1300 orchard. $1500.
prices
at the
Four aerrs ol land, close to
at Boston and one of the leading jour
takes it if bought soon. This is
nals of its character in the United
a rare bargain.
town, with house and 1» ‘,rn' K00^
States, reproduces the letterhead of
orchard. An ideal loce4. 10,1 Jor *
Irire
Some good notes secured by fruit and chicken ranch-
the Oregon Development League in
real estate for sale.
$ 1100 .
Edward Seymour, Mgr.
its December number, and prints an
exhaustive letter from the Secretary
— Hoffman & Allen Co. can supply
telling of the league’s methods and
Forest Grove
Or-
your
wants in blankets and comforts at
accomplisnments. Oregon is nation
low prices.
ally known for her development work. R. Main St. Forest Grove. Or.
Il it is a hard matter to decide what* to buy this list will help you.
You will find many practical gifts among these and a t prices that are
consistent w ith good goods.
,njur-
ig the
from
i offer
for
lower
o the
ih
We take Clearing House Certificates and Condenser Checks
HOFFMAN ®> ALLEN
FOREST GROVE
Rea! E sta te e<>
S o m e o f th is w e e k ’s B a rg a in s
ARTICLES of FURNITURE
make good
HOLIDAY PRERENTS
OREGON LAND
COMPANY
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towns.
draw
service
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OREGON
F O R E S !' G R O V E
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COMPANY
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minate
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of for-
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let» in
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are and
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not ex-
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•k of the
national
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and har-
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note the
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of a poi
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Ford
There
Francis J.
ting upon
I on the
Supervisor
jy ’e ntate-
«precklea
acquittal
lure of the
the stand,
by nearly
ullty.
— Form«r
mied not
¡betaking
ge Dunne.
the over-
laint aver-
Tirey I»
. The
hich he ia
250 Irrm
The
nty C
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Chrii
ning
■ >n
w is
President
orders to
to a id
Nevada.
that
I are
is the one