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W ashington county
VOL. V
FOREST GROVE, WASHINGTON CO., ORE., THURSDAY. JANUARY 9. 1908.
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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
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49 vote
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amended, wer
:nt.
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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