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ROADBED IS AT FAULT!
VOL. V
FOREST G RO VE,
courae of
ect
to
W ASH IN G TO N
being
filled.
cointv
C O .,
O R E .,
Most of the
trestles are in first-class condition, but i
T H U R SD A Y .
M A R C H 5.
N ews
1908.
NO. 35
Another Fruit Meeting.
Editor News:
Mr. M. O. Lonsdale
there are sora? t'a t need repairs, and I will speak to the fruit growers of Wash-
have been advised
■
Report of Stale B. R. Commissioner ire used_
So Finds S. P. West Side
side of the
the other.
Line.
l,
7
n
*y-
all
■n-l
e
**
that
these will re- ington County in Masonic Hall,
ceive attention at an early date.
Very est Grove, on March 14 at
For-
1:30 p. m.
| few of the trestles have inside guard Mr. Lonsdale was to have
been pres-
ent at the meeting on Feb. 22 but
n angle bar is used on one rails.
An examination of certain trestles was prevented by sickness. At a r e ce n t1
joint and a plain plate on
ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS.
Bjaid
ui Trade Directors En­
tertain Members and
Friends.
H. W. Sparks, formerly of the News
bar and plain which were reported as being sup- convention of fruit growers, the ques-
as its local editor, has accepted a
I plate are also used at joints for some ported by piling which were in a rotten tion of how to treat the old orchards
position with the Pacific Monthly of
distance in and out of Forest Grove condition revealed the fact that the rot was discussed. Mr. Lonsdale has a
Portland, and will travel in the inter­
and at a few other points between For­ which was visible was merely sap rot message to deliver along this line. It
ests of that publication. H e will have i
est Grove and Beaverton, but from and when cut away the posts appear to is a hard proposition to prove to a new-
charge of the field canvassing and in­
com er that the beautiful red apples
there on into Portland angle bars are be perfectly sound.
dustrial story writing. H e has marked
Trestle 3 B in South Portland was grew on the moss covered trees that
Walked From Corvallis to Portland used on both sides of joints.
abilities, not only in these lines but as Good Speaking By Prominent C itizen
I found the angle bars as a rule in said to be in bad shape. This con- w e so much in evidence in our or-
and Found Loose Spikes. Bro­
a charcoal artist and general entertainer
Preceeds ‘‘Cheese and Crackers”
good condition and, except at switches, elusion was reached undoubtedly from chards. W e believe that the time has
which are well known to Forest Grove
ken Plates. Roten Ties and
Banquet— Music by Col­
very seldom found a cracked one. At the fact that the wooden guard rails arrived when our old orchards ought to
audiences. H e will leave Friday for \
Inadequate Depots.
lege Band.
the time of the wreck a great many were in need of repairs. It seem ed to be reformed, either by the axe direct­
his new field of duties and the News
plates near Forest Grove were found me that this bridge is well constructed ed at the root, or the more reliable
i
bespeaks for him success.
t
Following is the report of Oswold broken. In fact I believe there were and in a good condition. The timbers plan of retopping. A little effort spent
One
of
the
most
enthusiastic
meet­
J. A. Thornburg was
agreeably
e
West, of the State Railroad commission twice as many broken plates on that bear the date of 1904-5-6 and appear along this line will work a revolution
surprised last Sunday, when Mrs. ings to be held in this city for some
d
on the condition of the Southern Pa­ one section as could be found on all to be perfectly sound. A portion of in our fruit industry. That our old or­
time was that held by the directors of
chards, that now furnish sanatariums for I hornburg invited several friends to
cific’ s west side line on which the other sections between Portland and the old guard rail has recently been
the Forest Grove hotel to eat chicken the Board of Trade which was given to
wreck occurred some three weeks ago Corvallis. Most of those near Forest renewed. These wooden guard rails the scale, can be retopped and give
dinner
in honor of his thirty-sixth birth- the members and friends last Fridry
that caused the loss of three lives at Grove have been rem oved, but there are used to keep the ties in place and quick returns to the farmer, has passed
John
knew nothing of the party evening in Masonic Hall. There were
still remain a number which should re­ afford some protection in event of de­ the experimental stage. Let us eter- day-
this station:
and
was
easily
trapped into going to about seventy-five people present ii -
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On one hand we hear the company ceive attention. If the section fore­ railment«, but they in no manner sup­ nally agitate the question until our old
the
hotel
where
he
was confronted with eluding business men, professors ar.d
orchards are renovated and, instead of j
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accused of negligence and the road man on this section will give as close port the trestle.
the fol.owing guests: Mr. and Mrs. C. lotheis. There was prepared a short
This division appears to be divided being an eyesore to the farm, will be
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condem ned as unsafe and dangerous attention to these matters as the other
O. R oe, Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Hughes, program but the met ting was decided­
and on the other we have the positive section foremen appear to do there into seven sections and averages about an ornament, and what is more, a
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Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Haines, Mr. and ly informal and everybody who would
seven and one-half miles to the sec­ source of revenue to the poeketbook j
assertions of the railroad officials that
be no cause for complaint,
>0
M:s. Jake Wirtz and Mr. and Mrs. F . speak was given a chance.
Respectfully,
W. K. CURTIS.
the road is perfectly safe for the traffic 1 The bolts at the joints continually tion. The crews consist of a foreman
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Judge Hollis, president of the board
J. Goff.
to which it is subjected, and that the w° rk loose and a bolt is often found and three to four men.
S3
acted as chairman of the meeting aft« r
Speaks in Southern Oregon.
Dan D cville of Huron S. D. has
At a number of stations along the
statements made as to its dangerous missing. The section men appear,
Edward L. Naylor of this place, and joined his family, who have been he was introduced to speak on the
condition are unjust and unwarranted, however, to be giving them pretty line better depots are badly needed.
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one of the best posted Ango a g< at spending tl e winter aitii Mr. and Mrs. subject of "Sudden wealth of our
T h e traveling public therefore looks to close attention and I think there is Many of them were built years ago
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The speaker al­
men in the state, attended the South­ Lewis, Mr . D ev ice's pan n s. Mr. Board of Directors.”
the Railroad Commission for the facts, nothing to fear from this source. In when the needs of the communities
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ern Oregon Breeders Asso iation held Dcville is one of Souih Dakota’ s most luded to the banquet ( ? ) which was to
For the purpose of enabling the Com- many cases where rails have been cut were not so great and are now inade­
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at Grants Pass, last Saturday, and g ive j prosperous farmtrs, ai d his com ing is fallow as one that could be given only
mission to learn the true conditions, I i ' appears but one hole has been bored quate. The platforms of many of them
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an addresi before
that association. | MOt only welcom ed by the South by those of great wealth which aftei-
have made an inspection of the road >n the rail; this means but three bolts are very narrow ana there is not suf­
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Mr. Naylor has a large floc& of An- Dakolai.s wno aie lesiumg here but by wards proved to be so.
by walking from Corvallis to Portland, through the plates at the joints. This, ficient room for the handling of the
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On the subject of “ The reason why
goras and among it has some high reg- numerous friends made on his previous
and beg to report as follows:
j however, may not be a serious objec- express and baggage trucks. It is a
this meeting was called” by the Se<-
istered stock. At this meeting he visit to this place.
The reports of the company show tion, but it undoubtedly would be a wonder children are not knocked over
r'tarv, G. S. Allen, it was set forth
the main line and sidings to be laid safer joint if another bolt were added, and injured by these trucks at times spoke on the subject of “ Care and ; The tax payers of Thatcher road dis-
Management of an Angora F lock .” trict > n
hold a meeting
the very clear that it was the duty of all
platforms are crowded.
with the following weight rails:
There are a great many loose spikes when the
public spirited citizens to join in one
H e is well posted and had his subject Thatcher sch oo, house on
Main Line—
Miles.
to be found along the line and at many This is a matter which should receive
great effort in making the best of oi r
well
in
hand
for
the
occasion.
H
e
next)
at
1:30
p.
m
.
t
for
the
pjrpose
of
80-pound ste e l.................................... 618 points— more
particularly
between attention.
unlimited advantages. Mr. Allen i*
says that the goat industry is growing j discussin({ the best
means of having
61-
pound
ste e l................ 17.553 Corvallis and M cC oy, where the ties
While conditions on this road are
so rapidly that he will be unable to
an eloquent speaker and gave one of
th j road built that they voted for last
56-pound steel.............................. 22.000 are not s0 Rood— they can be pulled not as bad as reported they are such as
the clearest speeches for the reason
50-pound ste e l............................ 56.349
c
T
.,
raise enough stock for the market as
fall. They are desirous of making the
_______ out with the fingers. Loose spikes are to justify a demand for improvements
he is having calls for his goats all over
why Forest Grove should advance.
the money go as far as will be consis-
T o t a l...........................................96.520 a'so com m on where the ties are good. and the Commission should see that
the state.
Mr. Allen is but a recent resident here
tant with the building of a good road.
Sidings—
This is the result of the light rails and they are made at an early date.
and
is thoroughly enthusiastic over the
A Modern Bungelo.
All taxpayers of that district are re­
OSWALD W e s t , Commissioner.
62-
pound
s te e l.................. 7.59 soft roadbed.
The passing trains work
resources of this place.
Forest Grove can always boast of quested to be there.
[4 0 , 50 and 56-pound iron ............ 3.66 them loose as fast as the section men
One of the surprises of the evening
Died at the Depot.
being strictly up-to date especially in
The News is in receipt of an invi­
1
T
2
5
I
Can
dr*ve
'hem
,
and
repeated
drivings
T o t a l..........
was
given by H . G. Goff, who claim*
man
of
'h
e
residence
district.
F.
M.
Starrett
Obert L. Nelson, a yonng
j will soon leave loose spikes even in
tation from the mayor of San Fran­
Fifty-pound rails, branded “ P. S.
no
relationship
to oratory hut who gave
about
27
years
who
was
being
taken
to
(he
architect,
who
made
the
plans
for
.
.
. ,
i sound ties.
cisco, asking us to attend the festiv-
^ o ." and manufactured in 1879, are
one
of
the
best
talks of the evening,
a
Portland
hospital
from
North
Yam-
W.
R.
Harris
bungalo
on
Third
ave-
¡ties
there
in
May
when
the
American
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,, .
. .
c.
The plates are used on som e bridges
used from Corvallis to a point near St.
. . . .
,
and one that wai ei joyed by all prer­
G. fleet is expected to arrive.
.
... and trestles which have been lately re- hill, last Friday, became considerably ' nue, has rece'ved word from W .
Unless the
1 Joseph, where they
connect with |
„
, .,
....
. ..
, newed and at a few points in the track worse when the train was near here Comstock of New York City, one of insterstate com m erce law is am ended ent. H e spoke on “ Our finances and
t Krupp steel rails, of like weight and .
,
and was taken off at this station where 'h e greatest architects in the country, before that time we very much fear the reasons why citizens should sup­
.
.. •
.
,
,
between Hillsboro and Portland,
date, which extend over perhaps two
H e clearly showed ui what
No rail braces appear to be used ex­ he died in a short time. Dr. Bishop requesting him to send a picture and that we will be obliged to disappoint port.”
miles of road and connect with 56-
was
before
us and what many other
cept on some of the switches and on a was called but could do nothing to fl°°r plans of this neat little house for the Mayor and Rear Admiral Robley.
pound steel near Carlton. These 50-
towns
up
and
down the valley were
few curves on the hill near Portland. save the young man’ s life. It is un- publication in a paper gotten out for
The postoffice department has re­
pound rails, especially those made by
doing
for
the
building
up of their rr-
the
purpose
of
showing
up-to-date
derstood that he was suffering from
; A number of the latter are broken.
cently ruled that all rural boxes shall
the P. S. C o., have worn remarkably
spective
communities.
He
showed
Bright’
s
disease.
His
parents
were
bungalos.
The ties used are 7x9 and 6x8,
be consecutively numbered in a leg- I
well. They were manufactured nearly
us where it was essential (or us to put
| treated fir ties and about 2900 are used notified and they came up the same
First Annual Bank Meeting,
¡ole, durable and conspicuous manner, j
30 years ago and have been in use
our shoulders to the wheel and push
to the mile. The reports of the com ­ day and took the body hom e where it
The first year’ s business of the For- The carrier will leave a number slip in |
j nearly ever since, yet, barring the sur­
forward that we might reap a good hai-
pany show 23.146 ties to have been was buried Sunday.
est Grove National bank wound up each box needing to be numbered,
face kinks, are apparently as good as
vest
from the immigration that is new
1 laid during the year ending June 30,
j Tuesday evening. The bank has en- and the owner of the box is requested
| the day they were laid. Between St.
moving westward.
Died
in
Nebraska.
1907; this amounts to over 8 per cent
enjoyed a phenominal growth in its to place said number on his box at j
Joseph and Carlton, about where the
“ What is needed in the Future”
of all ties in the track. There have
A telegram was received by Jam es. first year as it now has in deposits once.
H. C. ATW ELL, P. M.
r P. S. Co. and Krupp rails connect, I
was
the subject that was assigned to
been continued renewals since the said Pechin of Gales Creek yesterday from 8206,177.81
and the
percen-
’ found a few broken ones which have
The regular meeting of Gale Grange I E. W. Haines, who handled it to the
date.
Beaver City, Nebraska, conveying the tage of reserve is 5 3 j.
A meeting
been spliced.
No. 282 will be held Saturday, March ; entire satisfaction of all.
H e spoke of
The roadbed in my opinion is the sad news of the death of his daughter, 0f the directors was held Wednesday
The 5&-pound steel which extends
7th, 1908. At the afternoon session the needs of a new and better water
worst feature about the road. There Mrs. F. G. Taylor. Mrs. Taylor had evening at the bank who went over
from a point near Carlton to a point
the subject to be discussed will be system that is within reach of this city
is a little gravel and cinder ballast been sick for several weeks and her the business of the institution and
near Beaverton is made up of a job lot
Grain Growing and The Parcels Post. I and also drew attention to other town*
nearly all along the line, but not [ mother from Gales Creek left six found everything in first class shape
of old steel bearing dates from 1882 to
enough to do much good. The road- weeks ago for her bedside and was and expressed themselves as highly Those interested in these subjects are of equal size of ours that have expend-
1891, and I think a few rails of an
invited to be present and take part in ed many thousands of dollar* for this
bed is soft and wet in places ¡>.nd a there when she
died.
Deceased pleased with the management and the
older date. From Carlton to a point
the discussion. Open session begins purpose.
passing train will undue in a second the leaves a husband and five children.
growth of the bank.
near Forest Grove most of the rails ap-
at 1:30 p. m.
Sec.
“ How to get It” was given to Wil-
many hours’ work of a section crew.
pear to have worn remarkably well, in
CAKE
TO
SPEAK
HERE.
E W. Lamb has leased the “ Oak t>ur Newell, in the absence of Walter
STATE S. S. CONVENTION.
fact are very little worn; but from this StaEdinB t]o n * the ,rack and watchin*
H ill” dairy farm to John Barrett & Al- H oge, and he took up the thread
point to where they connect with the * passm* traIn
convince
one
that new steel, ties, plates, etc. are April 2 7. 28. 29. Is the Date Set for Masonic Hall. Next Monday at Eight bert LaMont. who live on the Mizner where Mr. Haines left off and gave
62-pound steel, near Beaverton, there
place.
Mr. Lamb and family will the audience som e good advice about
Meeting Here.
O'clock.
are many badly-worn rails, the result use' ess unless 'he roadbed is first given I
continne to live at “ Oak H ill” and g ° ° d roads. T h is, he said, was one
attention.
A
great
deal
of
good
drain-
The State Sunday School Convention
undoubtedly, of service on the East
Word was received here Wednesday
will do considerable repairing to build- ° l 'h e greatest drawbacks that the
Side or main line.
I found a few of age work appears ,0 h ,v e been done will convene in this city on April 27, that Hon. H. M. Cake, candidate for
ings, fences, e tc., this Spring, and are county has to contend with. H e drew
these rails had been
broken at some thl* W ln,er’ but ,here are still many 28 and 29. at the Congregational the United States Senate, of Portland,
planning to visit relatives in Iowa and attention to the recent assessment of
im e and spliced. A great many short placel where lhe draina* e is poor and church as was decided by the com - would be here on next Monday even-
Minnesota during the Summer school ° ur large timber domain in this county
ils are to be found. I am unable to lhe track ls *°ft- The constant churn- mittee at Portland some weeks ago. ing and speak in the Masonic Hall.
vacation.
and showed that some eighty thousand
Christian
sy why they were cut. unless it was ln* of ,he tles m ,he 50,1 mud has lef' Already preparations are Being made to Mr. Cake is an able speaker and is
success,
In
order
that
the
Board
of
Trade
of
dolUrs
WM
rai,ed
in
,hi*
m,nner
lhe
rem ove kinks obtained while in use
low p !,c e * in the track and the5e entertain the convention which will be seeking the nomination on the rtpub-
g of the
Forest
Grove
may
correctly
advertise
"
r,t
*
ear
and
*
"
*
i
p,'
cd
'
h
*
|
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Hcan ticket before the primaries on
On the main line. A great many of
,m o n * the cau,es of derailments. a large affair.
hi feature
Marion Lawrence, the National Sec- April 17th. H e is an advocate of the farm products, the farmers are re- lnucb a* 'h e county ha* been n»a
ie joints are bad— some of the rails
There are three steel and four
this additional *t-
heon
that
^
eing bruised or badly cut.
wooden bridges on this line. The retary, ill be present during the meet- Statement No. 1 and believes in the j e s t e d to send in such items of inter- econom ical without
sessment, it
was en-
E. O Excell will be oo United States Senators being elected e" ** ^ 'nd* °* produce, acreage, and
s men'*
°
^
^ ^
entire
The 62-pound rails in use from a steel bridges are about 150 feet and ing besides
maxi-rum and average yield, and any , P<'n’ 1 we *’ou
u*
1 *
sint near Beaverton over the hill mto 'b e wooden bridges 60 feet in length, hand to manage the singing. H e will b y a direct vote of the people.
amount each year for good road« n til
The meeting is called for eight *Pe c '*^ feature* of the farm. L. L.
rtland bear the date of 1891 and ap- They appear to be well constructed forward song books to this city in the
the county is thoroughly covered with
ear to be in good condition except
*nd ¡u a s*-* condition.
Ir. ide guard near future and a chorus will be or - 1 o 'c lo c k and everybody i* invited to be B ollinger, Com mitteeman, Board of marademized highway*. "T h e n ,” he
Trade.
ganized for the occasion. Some two 1 there.
hat some are pretty badly worn on rails are led on the bridges.
said "w hen you get immigrant* to
----------------------------
p j vVard gave a farewell party for com e here they will stay, and beside*
Heavy curves.
At the
•» of the com -an y’ « la*’ hundred representatives from all over
An
angle
WILL IMPROVE ROAD
IS LARGELY ATTENDED
j
Mi*s Marie Spiesheart ha* bought the hi* d*ughter m law. Mrs. Ed. W»rd, you will have no trouble to start em-
trestles on this the state will be present at the con-
¡»ngth of 18,- vention and one of the best meeting of interest of Mis* Grace Thom pson in last Friday evening at the Colonial migration this way when your road* are
where the few Krupp 166 feet. A nu: >er of them have this organization 1 « anticipated by the the millinery parlor next door to the Hotel. About sixty gueiti were pre»- g ood .”
[ C M M oa l w p - t «
*
| New* office.
ent and all report a fine time.
Here a few plain plates since been filled and others are .n local churches.
Two angle bars are used at joints on report there
he 50-pound steel except for a short line wi’.h an
listacce near
tils are used.
were
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aggregate