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About Washington County news. (Forest Grove, Washington County, Or.) 1903-1911 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 9, 1908)
•1 ’y \ W ashington county VOL. V FOREST GROVE, WASHINGTON CO., ORE., THURSDAY. JANUARY 9. 1908. 5 "W ONLY ONE TICKET UP County Official Paper. THE BODY OF LAM BERT RECOVERED Brown was appointed to confer with the county court and Walter Baldwin, L. J. Corl and Dr. Bishop were elected as a committee to solicit funds to carry on the immediate work. THREE SA. DÜRING' That the growth of The News has been phenomenal recently is verified by the fact that this paper Vital Statistics of Washington County was yesterday made the official pa for December. 1907. per of Washington county by the Al PiisfRlí.'ce, County Court. There never has Laid One Week lo Creek, City’s Deaths, males 7, females 7, total 14. Births, males 12, females 9, total 21. been a period in the entire career of Water Supply. cent Contagious diseases reported during this paper that has been as prosper 1907: as the past year. The County Diphtheria and membraneous croup Good Electric Lights and No Saloons the Slogan- ous Court does not designate official pa 12 cases, measles 3 cases, chicken To Change the City Charter, Repair Side pers by political preference, but ac pox 1, small pox 10. Vital statistics for the year 1907: cording to law, which requires that walks and Improve the Town. Good Deaths, males 72, females 45, total papers of the largest bona fide cir 117. Births, males 114, femaies 115, Evidently Amateurs at the Businets Nothing Found on Body to Identity Representative Ticket Named. culation shall be so designated. total 229. The News has gradually gained its For They Overlooked Money in Residence— Buried in Potter's Contagious diseases reported during 1 circulation by giving all the news the year;«* Field. the Tills. Diphtheria and membraneous croup the intention of bettering or perfecting | \ all the time, and is sparing neither Union Progressive Ticket. 19 cases, measles 67 cases, chicken For Mayor— B. H. Laughlin, re-election them if possible. As to electric lights I 1 time or money to make this the pox 2 cases, small pox 12 cases, ty it believes that the present and past best paper in the county, a claim Councilman, Short Term— Henry conditions are such as needs the at- [ The body of Barney Lambert who was phoid fever 14 cases, scarlet fever 11 Again last night the city of Foreat Wirtz. rt-electiou. made by The News last summer. tention of this ticket. It will endeav- I thmwn from a log while riding down cases, cerebro-spinal meningitis 2 Grove was visited by cracksmen and Councilman, Long Term— H. J. Goff, The readers of this paper may feel Gales Crc»k and drowned Tuesday, cases. the safes at the postoffice, S. P. depot George G. Paterson, Chas. O. Roe. or to furnish lull and complete service On an estimated population of 18,- and Crescent Mill were cracked but 1 0 assured now that they will be given December 31, was recovered Tuesday according to the electric light contract. ] Recorder— Walter Hoge, re-election. It believes it the duty of the n ex t! full account of all commissioner’s morning—one week later, by the search 500 the death rate for the year would large amount was taken. Treasurer—L. J. Cori, re-election. council to see that the city’s patrons \ proceedings together with other ing party composed of Messrs. H. H. be 6.31 deaths per one thousand pop The first intimation that things were Marshal— Edward Wirtz. Clark, Ed Dixon, Stokesberry, John ulation. While in a few known in wrong were discovered by W. W. Mc are furnished with the light they pay 1 court house news. The Hillsboro stances reports have not been made, Eldowney, deputy post master, when It is hard to determine just how for and every legitimate effort will be Argus was designated as the other Baldwin and Bert Lambert. nevertheless the returns are reasonably he entered the office at an early hour. made to that end. They had gone over the identical deep the “ Wet and Dry” question complete, and progress has been made He discovered the front wicket ol the official paper, there being two in It believes that the City Charter spot time and again but their rods were uppermost in the minds ol the citizens not long enough to reach bottom, the during the year along the line obtain- stamp window closed which has always since the town was begun, has been should be so changed as to conform to counties of over ten thousand popu the advancement that the city of For water being about 18 feet deep wh;re taining full and complete reports from been left open at night. The side la t ion. buried. Tuesday evenings meeting est Grove is now making or will in the Lambert was found. He was located physicians and undertakers as well as door 'o the inner office was locked af the Free Reading room of "both future, extension of the city limits, etc. about sixty feet below the place where from the laity. from the inside and he was obliged to sides” was largely attended and with he fell in wedged under a log. The It believes that the sidewalks should j Adding New Names, crawl through the money order win but one exception the assembly stood The Tennesee Jubilee Singers. better repaired and kept in good , , , dow. searching party divided, alternating as a unit on the "Union Progressive be condition x More new names were added to the at dragging the creek. Ed Dixon lo The cracksmen were apparently The third number of the Concert Ticket” that was put in the field for j It believes that the time has arrived membership 0» the Pacific Hop Grow- cated the body with a long iron pipe Course wdl be given Friday, Dec. 10 amateurs as all their movements would the election next Monday. ers Association at the meeting held fast indicate. They forced the back dooi It was a remarkable meeting. The t^hen it is necessary that the matter of Saturday at Hillsboro almost everyone to which was attached a big salmon in Marsh Hall. The individuals of this company are alter breaking the lock on the hatchet was buried deep and it is the licensing saloons be put away defi present planking down the charter fee hook. Lambert’s body was removed to V. unquestionably the most novel and crated door. A few prune sacks and hope of the citizens that it will always nitely, thereby uniting the citizens other and important matters that now °* ° ”e (lol*ar and ad<*ing his name to H. Limber’s undertaking parlors, and ideal Colored Entertainers in America an overi oaRK pon the floor stay so buried. Speeches were made confronts this city. It stands for 1 lst- Coroner Brown came up Tuesday and today and are selected from the best in front of tn en the soun 1 by those who can make speeches, and A few men are still holding off but took evidence concerning him. No saloons. Respectfully submitted, of their mov « combinu- material in the United States. The some by those who can’t, but they have expressed a desire to join the inquest was held. Lambert was bur M. PETERSON by a sledge Tennessee Jubilee Singers have enter lion was rlisloc were all speeches and good ones too. association and it is thought by the C. L. H inman ied yesterday in the Naylor cemetery. tained in nearly every part of this hammer blow ished up by a Rev..C. F. Clapp was chosen as end of the week that 75 per cent oP C harles hines He had worked for the Base Line charge of some e x p .u e, but there u chairman and Dr. Chas. Hines as sec the hop growers of this county will be Lumber Company 8 j days and was country since 1871. They have trav no further indication th.jt further efforts L. L. H ollinger eled by stage, train and on foot to fill retary and the meeting began in members of the organization. w . W . m c E ldowney allowed $4.00 a day. The coroner were made to open tin. “V v —StveiAl J. N. Hoffman was appointed to see will turn the money over to the coun engagements from Boston to Los An burnt matches were scattered about the Committee on platform. Walter Hoge acting as chairman of to calling a meeting in Forest Grove ty treasurer. The county pays the geles and from the Gulf to Winnipeg. floor and a h a 'n d fu ll was lying undo the B. H. L aughlin Their program always includes <fup- a committee from the Dry element, re so as to lay before the growers of this expense of burial. H. J. G off to-date numbers; sacred and old time safe. All the drawers in the office ported a ticket which had been de vicinity the purpose of the association A pipe, piece of newspaper and melodies and many fresh and striking were opened and raffled but nothing J. H. W irtz cided on by both sides and without an and adding to its membership. He handkerchief were found on Lambert's selections, constantly adding to their has been discovered missing. A tray C has O. R oe exception it was nominated. A week has decided to hold the meeting at 1 body but nothing that would suggest o( pennies at .he fiout window were G eo . G. P aterson . ago as mentioned in Ttie News, a o’clock Saturday, Jan. 11, inV ert’s where his home was. However some extensive repertoire, and are always untouened, neither were anything else able to present an entirely new pro Candidates. meeting was held at the Free Reading H all.^ Printed constitutions and by ^ of the loggers say ^ that ^ he ^ was born at disturbed by the burglars. gram at every appearance. room by a delegation of the temper laws will be presented to hop growers j A l p ^ ' Mi’ c h . ^ u d "that 1 7 was“ 43 Almost the same conditions wer: Road Supervisors. Adults 50 cents. Children 25 cents ance people and a committee was se so as to give tnem an idea as to the years 0f age There was a small wart found at the depot wuen H W. L ve- Seats reserved sr Bazaar. lected to submit candidates. The The following list are road super-1 working of the organization. Meet- i on jjjg ¡eft eye ¡¡^ an(j a scar on hjs good, the operator, opened the office committee found it hatd work to in visors appointed yesterday by the ! ings will be held for the same purpose J ^ V h i c h would identify the man. this morning. The door ot the recep Landed In Jail. duce anyone to run upon the hereto county court. at Gaston, Banks, Sherwood and when A Nep.,ach representing the tion room was found unlocked, also the fore drawn lines of “ Wet and Dry,” Dist. No. Two gypsies, man and woman Laurel. company hired Tam bert in Portland inner door was open. but through the untiring efforts of 1 John Nyberg Reports show that the scheme is ¡t ¡s that j,e didn’t have a cent Phillips by name, are languishing in Tualatin An overcoat war found on the floor Councilman Carl Hinman a compro 2 E G Hagey Sherwood meeting with capital success in other J and money was advanced for his car the county bastile at Hillsboro because in front of the safe together with the mise was effected whereby the Union 3 of their strange methods ot obtaining a W W Whitmore Laurel counties, mid it is the conservative [are broken combination and around punch Progressive Ticket has found us birth, 4 patton states that Lambert was an bed Tuesday night. They went to which was used to drive the pinion of H L Russell Gaston opinion that the organization will be a s^nd that, too, the first time in the his 5 the Waggoner hotel first and mixed up signal success. T J Holtz Cornelius expert log driver but couldn't swim the combination in with. The money tory of the city. A meeting of hop growers is called and was deathly afraid of the water. with the proprietor, then piking down drawer containing some ten or filteen 6 F M Kelsey Hillsboro That the old scar-worn issue is dead 7 John Borwick Hillsboro at Gaston. Saturday Jan. 11. When found his hands were uplifted, to the Bigelow where they raised their dollars was left untouched. Nothing there can be no doubt and it is hoped 8 H L Flint Hillsboro probably just the way he entered the voices in suppliant appeal for a night's else indicated that anything else wa lodging. But everything was full with that it will stay dead for it has been 9 Grange Meeting. H Frewing Beaverton water and he was so frightened that he disturbed. About eleven o’clock the the exception of the landlord, and the ittie means of retarding the growth and 10 G W Stitt Beaverton The Patrons of Husbandry of Gale made no effort to help himself out. night watchman who tends the locomo two gypsies went down to the home of ¡improvement of the town. The 11 John Olson Beaverton Grange No. 282 held their regular The Base Line Lumber Company tive passed the depot and found 'lie lUnion Progressive Ticket stands for no 12 J W Sewell Hillsboro monthly meeting in their hall Saturday, was roasted at the mass meeting held Jesse Mavs, a bridegroom of only a reception room door open; he entered, " month. Mays was not at home and saloons. A B Todd 13 Forest Grove Jan. 4. The following new members Monday and not a lew people have walked about the stove and went out Councilman Hollinger took the floor 14 Henry Van Dyke F Grove received the first and second degrees, taken a hand in it. The day after the gypsies entered his home and were thinking that a mistake had b' en made held there by Mrs. Mays and a rela W W Lewis Seghers Mr. and Mrs. Broderson, Mr. and Mrs. Lambert was drowned an attempt was in an effort to draw the heretofore wet 15 in leaving the door open. It is his and dry lines, but he got no support. 16 John McClaran Gales Creek Linnegar, Mrs. Gertie Pollock and G made to recover the body and with tive until the sheriff arrived and took supposition this morning tnat the rob Banks S. Allen; Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Alexan-1 that they abandoned the search "until the two wanderers in charge. He said that he did not believe in "no 17 W S Prickelt bers were in the office part of the A Riverman Cornelius der receiving the third and fourth de the water went down.” The water scrap” for it has been the custom 18 depot at that time, but this is not Fenton-McPherson. J Riechen since the beginning of the world to 19 Hillsboro grees. didn’t go down as rapidly as they thought to be the case as usually bur . draw lines; he did not believe it policy 20 Thomas Murphy M’taindale Miss Carrie McPherson was married glars are better fortified. In the afternoon the regular installa thought it should or at any rate the G W Hines Banks tion of officers took place conducted company made no advance toward drag to Francis Fenton of Portland at the to mix on everything as it would tend 21 At the Crescent mill the cracksmen C Christensen Beaverton I by Bro. D. Baker: to give a saloon a chance to establish 22 ging the creek while the citizens of home of her mother, one mile east of were a little more successful as they T W Sain Gaston itself in our midst in another year or 23 Forest Grove were forced to use water this city a 2 o’clock Wednesday of last gained entrance to the safe and look Master— L. J. Corl. 24 F M Hill Gaston ■also. from the creek' where the body week. Rev. L. F. Belknap officiating. some eight or ten dollars. The same Overseer— Mrs. J. B. McPherson. President Ferrin of the University 25 F M Kelley Beaverton was found.“ M. W. Patton stated that The bride was handsomely gowned and .program was there gone through with. Lecturer— Mrs. A. B. Todd. J A Johnson Portland, R 2 fcpoke and was in favor of the anti- 26 the company expended twenty some looked charming standing beneath the A screw driver was found all bent out Steward—Miss Maud Miller. kcraps and wanted progressiveness. 27 George Keenen Cornelius huge wedding belh dollars and would not pay any more. Chaplain— Prof. Jos. Marsh. of shape indicating that it was used »n J. Goff, who was chosen as council- 28 John Zimmerman Scappose M. B. Bump played the wedding work the combination after the pinion The law probably would not com Treasurer— A. T. Buxton. I man, hoped that the old'grudges would 29 John Beyer Forest Grove pel a company to search for one of its march. The parlors were beautifully was driven in. A sack of flour and Secretary— Mrs. L. J. Corl. Charles Meachem M’taindale be laid aside and wanted a straight {30 Asst. Steward—Prin. H. L. Bates. j lost men. Yet moral and business decorated with Oregon grape, rosebuds several empty sacks were spread over ^business ticket; he stood foi no saloons, ethics should dictate to the company and chrysanthemums. After a dainty the floor and the fragments of ihe Gate Keeper— Rev. H. W. Boyd. | . H e was heartily received. Reference Good Entertainments for Next Week. sufficiently to look more after their lunch and congratulations Mr. and combination were scattered about. Ce es— Mrs. Edw. Seymour. was given by one of the speakers, to Mrs. Fenton departed for Portland Entrance was forced through the en employes than they would a dog. Pomona— Mrs. W. T. Fogle. Forest Grove is to be congratulated — [the .bad sidewalks and mud which upon having a Chatauqua of three suc where they will make their future gine room window. Flora—Mrs. W. Hoge. e*ght to the floor, Hon. Alvan cessive nights of entertainment and A meeting was called Monday morn home. The bride wore orange blos Lady Asst. Steward— Mrs. J. W. J. D. Dietrich, the blacksmith, is ing at Vert’s Hall by the mayor to soms. ^an p , the sage of the town and one education, Tuj^day, Wednesday and Hughes. minus a sledge hammer this morning i forefathers, who spoke feelingly After the installation short speeches devise ways and means of getting the which accounts for the instrument ufi .h e mud and said that no other Thursday of next week. On the first “ Uncle Rube” Coming. which did the work of the robber*. night will be given an entertainment were made by the master, lecturer, body of Lambert from Gales Creek. |*iity was so rich in mud and asked by the Robley Male Quartet and Bay secretary, lady asst, steward, asst, B. H. Laughlin was elected chairman An Amateur Dramatic club has been There are practically no clues to the Deity to "bless tve mud—we’re and H. W. Sparks secretary. organized in this city under the direc robbery only that two men were seen ard T. Robley, impersonator. Wed steward and gate keeper. |made of mud.” There was a full attendance. Speeches were made by Col. Harry tion of Miss Anna Pomeroy and will about the Crescent mill a day or two nesday night Col. John Sobieski, the committee of five was chosen to Haynes, E. W. Haines, Judge Hollis, give its first performance "U ncle ! *K° who loitered around for fully an Polish American patriot will deliver a [all vacancies that might occur and Died. George Markee and Walter Hoge rela- Rube,” a corking good comedy in four | hour then tdtemptrd to board a train lecture. With his daughter, he is the fpare a statement or sort of platform only known living descendant of the Mrs. H. V. Gates died at the fami | tive to schemes of getting the body acts, some time about the first of Feb- tor Portland but were put off by ihu an which the new ticket should run. great warrior-king, John Sobieski, of ly home in Hillsboro Sunday evening, and the idea of leaving the man lie in ruary. It will be a benefit perform- brakeman. J. H. Hilts, who rooms he committee follows: M. Peterson, Poland. He is now exiled from Russia Dec. 29, after a long period of illness. the creek. ance, the proceeds going to the Forest-1 over the millinery store, said he he»Ml Hines, L. L. Hollinger. W. W. The Base Line Lumber company view Cemetery association. The cast an explosion some time during the and under penalty of death if he Her maiden name was Helen Melvina IcEldowney and Carl Hinman. The should return to that country. He is Batchel and she was bom in Woodville, was censured for not exeiting an effort has already been drawn and the Thes- night and it i* thought it was when the V em ent is as follows: one of the most brilliant orators in the New York, in 1851. She was married to raise the body of one of its em pians are having regular rehearsals. I postoffice was raffL-d. United States and comes to the city to Harry V. Gates at Dewitt, Iowa, in ployes. It was thought that the coun- Miss Pomeroy has fine histrionic ability '■ This is the third time that robbers PLATFORM. | ty court will vote money for the work. and the people of this city mav expect entered the postoffice during tfie t ast with the best of press notices from all 1870. They moved to Hillsboro in 1891. But the concensus of the meeting was something good when "U ncle Rube” | three years. It ha* onW beep ab «t his ticket shall be known as the over the country. Wednesday, the last an Progressive Ticket, whose duty night, the famous Meneley Quartet Mrs. Gates had been department pres to get the body immediately and a comes to town in February. one year since the safe was crac) This ident of the Oregon W. R. C. and motion to the effect that the people (ill be to perform all the duties im- will give an entertainment. and a large sum taken. T»d upon it by the city charter and quartet has bten here and they are worthy matron of *he Eastern Star. present guarantee expenses was unani Harry Levy bulchered a cow yester From the frequency of safe r x4{lx’ * ° {C{ J ^nances ¡Respective of all cliques, said to be the best ever heard fn the The funeral was helo Tuesday at Hills mously carried. Upon motion the day tnat weighed 720 pounds dressed * ' ’ chair appointed the follosring commit — the biggest, he say*, he has hung in this place y would jn d icatr city. In Mr. Ricketts they have a boro. lactions or otherwise, Forest Grove is an eary mark. will stand for the improvement of man that reputed to be equal to Knox, Three children survive: Oliver B. tee to have general supervision and on the meat hook since killing big bers, for it has been on' a d . | city in every possible way eon«ist- the great impersonator and reader. Gates, Kalamath Falls; S. E. Gates, hire help to rescue the body: Walter cattle in Montana The cow in qoee-1 tV « ',h e H .W * b uanl^ a n * /” [with good government touching Place of holding will be announced by Schenectady, New York; and Miss Hoge, Harry Haynes E. W. Haines, tion was a full blooded Dueham and no money taken. ¡Judge Follis and H. H. Clark. Dr. raised by N Bottiman ol fíales Creek. she questions now paramount with bills. Helen Gates of Hillsboro. “W et” and “ Dry” Hatchet Burried by Union Meeting Tuesday. ea COMPANY REFUSED TO Al P GOT BUT LITTLE t Id i \ »ty- n Lhe at C< iced m portanc it is ( «rill go all ov is the tes to th thrifty h of th m on th< , for in •et” can same n te licensi ined 54 candidat G. Fitch 49 vote for the : result c l: ET 1 ............. idler . . . . er . . . . . . rix........... ET o n ........... man . . . . itm ore. .. devant .. m as......... tek. . . . . . . tafor. oro, who r joint set d of Lin.- and Yan reared in resided wil irs he has b uoro. He e lower ho ts chairman ;t at the : acquaintai t will give h for th- ffistrii ; vote in tl lected. in anent gar •re discussed rest and Strea urtfar evenini m wrt^hBjsv ¡estions regard t to be entctei amended, wer :nt. •ers l a the fn ind resulted i J. Goff; (sec reasurer, Cl B, shooting s it Sunday mom- R orJ ir olftuth For- , and by the r County Com- leted a piece beginning at nnmg to the inue, that is * - 'it Mr. Todd od road build- rning of the icipal feature mcheon that ese was en ee eds O The affair1