iHINCTON COUNTY NEWS
VOL
:
FOREST GROVE.
M
W ASH IN G TO N CO ..
O R E .,
TH U R SD AY.
APRIL 2
1908
RAIL NOT CRACKED
Forest Grove Three Linkers are Hos Railroad Men Disagree With Repor
pitably Entertained at Hillsboro
ter’s Opinion Relative to Rail.
SETTLED ODT OF COURT
With Odd Fellowship banners flying
T o ascertain the real condition of a
high a score or more ot Forest Grove rail on the scene of the recent wreck
Clean-up Day Set.
Beat!) Claims Young Forest Grove
“ three linkers” went to Hillsboro last west of the Forest Grove depot, which
Enthusiastic Road Meeting.
The llaines-Kune Damage Suit (or
“ Clean up your back yards and Friday evening to visit the lodge at a correspondent to a Portland paper
Girl at Portland
Filled with enthusiam for the cause
beautify your premises.”
This is the that place. The affair proved one of said was cracked and possibly unsafe.
$25,000 Stopped and New
Monday.
pride more
slogan adopted by the Forest Grove the most pleasant fraternal doings of L. R. Fields, superintendent and Wil- ot good
KOOd roads
roads and
aild civic
clvlc Pride
the
season
and
the
local
contingent
Civic Improvement Society at its meet
liam Rollons division engineer lor the 1 -
seI em V five representatives from
Bank to Open.
ing last Thursday night. Already its has nothing but fulsome praise for the West Side Division of the Southern Forest Grove invaded the quiet pre
notes are reverberating throughout the Odd Fellows of the county seat who Pacific, came to Forest Grove last cincts of the county seat last Saturday
evening to listen to an interesting
| city and everywhere signs of general did everything to make the visit a Monday.
I A
improvement are in evidence but the happy one.
They made an examination of the lecture on the subject of "Practical
A team of 16 members from the rail and concluded that which had Roadbuilding” presented by a govern-
ted of Manslaughter Deplorable work of clearing up has been set for
Saturday April 11, and the arrange- Forest Grove lodge put on the initiatory been taken for a crack by the youthful m en‘ expert and engineer, Paul Lan
Received 3 5 .0 0 0 Shares Mining Stock
Affair Casts Gloom Over Commun
1 ments and details for that day are in work ar,d two candidates were given a reporter was nothing but the cut made caster of Washington, D. C.
The meeting was held in the opera
and Bank Will Pay Out.— In
ity.— Victim Universally Loved.
the hands of the door-yard committee. glimpse of the mysteries of Odd Fel by a chisel at the time the rail was
Another important move was the se lowship. A banquet closed an event removed from another line and that house and was presided over by Coun
vestigation Stopped.
ful night in the annals of the two the soundness of the rail was not at all ty Judge Goodin who introduced the I
Sincere regret for the untimely pas lection of a committee consisting of
speaker of the evening who delivered
Dr. Bishop, Walter H oge and Judge neighboring lodges.
impaired thereby.
sing away of a promising young life
The suit instituted several weeks
a thoroughly interesting talk on road
Am ong those who attended from
Hollis
to
make
the
preliminary
arrange
and deep sympathy for the bereaved
making. The address was all the ago by State Senator E. W. Haines,
here were: John McNamer, A. L.
Where
Husbands
Participated.
ments
for
a
float
for
the
Rose
Carnival
' family were universally expressed by
more interesting because of the views banker, against Deputy Sheriff Frank
Sexton, E. W. Haines, Rev. H. Gould,
to be held in Portland in June.
An event long to be remembered
friends when the sad intelligence of
which were used to illustrate the lec T. Kane, his former cashier, to recover
Miles Wataous, G. B. Campbell, Chas.
The
following
is
a
list
of
com
m
it
was the social gathering Tuesday even ture.
Miss Mabel Wirtz’ s death in Portland
825,000, has been settled out of court
Odell, O. Dixon, Chester Dixon, N.
tees:
reached this city Monday morning.
ing, at the home of Mrs. V. S
Moulton, W. K. Curtis, R. M. Taylor,
The pictures were taken from actual
1 he >,artles *
sul.1 a" d ,t he'r
Advertising—
W.
K
.
Hollis,
chair
Abraham, where an elaborate four
Miss Mabel Wirtz died at 308A Col
photographs and told vividly the story a" orney!!
Monday in Portland,
Sam Walker, H. H. Clark, George
lege street at 4 o ’ clock Monday morn man; W . N. Ferrin, Walter H oge, M.
course dinner was given by the mem
of "b efore and after" as applied to wber' ‘ he settlement was made, in
Misner, R. C. Hill, S. L. Show, Wm.
ing from the fatal effects of mercurical Peterson, A. B. Caples, J. F. Woods,
bers of the D om estic Science Depart
roads when bu.lt according to u p - t - " J 't * * ^
T
T?
Long,
Chas.
Van
Dorn,
S.
G.
Morgan,
Miss
Manche
Langley,
poisoning. Physicians had been suc
ment of the Woman’ s Club of Forest
No. only did the W ' Ha,n” 3S’ ° ° ° shaies » *heuC om -
Streets and Sidewalks— Harry Goff, John Wilhelmson, Fred Gardner, \ Grove, to their husbands and invited date methods.
cessful in eliminating the actual poison
sPeak -r treat of the historical side of ' « ^ »1 Mining Company, which were
from her system but the weakened con- Chairman; Carl Hinman, George Han E. Gardner, E. K. Abraham and H. guests. Covers were laid for forty and
Porter.
road building from the days of the Ro- h‘
b>' h,m a" d af lnst ^
the.
cock,
L
L.
Hollinge-,
L.
J.
Corl,
W.
i
dition in which the young woman was
the menu was as follows:
suit was started. T h e cash value ol
mans to the time of the energet*
H. McEld.owncy.
l b ' 'eft was such that she could not retain
State Central Committee to Meet.
Bouillon, Wafers, Celery, Pickles
Western Yankees, but he also gave the shares assigned to Haines it said
Deo'yards and Private Grounds— F.
P
food.
The Republican State Central Com Cream Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, estimates of cost in the building and to be more than enough to cover the
C.
Taylor,
Chairman;
Mesdames
G.
O.
Miss Wirtz was the daughter of Mr.
mittee is summoned to meet in Port Home Canned Corn, Bread and Butter, keeping in repairs of various kinds of deficiency alleged in the complaint
and Mrs. J. H. Wirtz, of this city, and Rogers. J E Bailey, L J. Corl, C. V.
against his former cashier and will aid
land, April 10, to call a state conven Egg Salad with Mayonnaise Dressing, roads.
was 21 years of age.
She was born at B. Russell, L. C. Walker, A. B. Thom tion and to name the number of Boston Brown Bread, Orange Pie,
Mr. Lancaster laid special stress on materially, as an asset, in bringing the
as;
Messrs.
J.
N.
Boldrick,
W.
R.
Har
Cama Wash., but most of her life
delegates that every county in the Apple Pie, Cake, H om e-m ade Bon the supreme essentials of road build affairs of the bank to an early adjust
ris.
was spent in Forest Grove with the ex
bons, Coffee, Nuts.
state may send to that convention.
ing
The first thing he said to be ment.
Public
School
Buildings
and
Grounds
ception of the last two years, during
A distinctive feature of the even
The
republican
state
convention
will
T h e assets of the defunct bank, how
taken
into
consideration in construct
— A. G. Hoffman, Chairman; Mes
which period she made her home with
ing’ s entertainment was the toasts,
sufficient to pay
ing . a road
is .......
drainage;
the SCCUI1U
second ever,
dames G. A. Boldrick, George Han choose four delegates-at-large for the
.—
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me
,
, are said to be ------...
h e i mother and brothers in Portland.
over which Mrs. Seymour, as leader of
thing is "m ore drainage” and the the depositors dollar for dollar but it
cock, A. B. Thomas, Walter H oge, national convention; also four candi
f-Jffh funeral of Miss Wirtz was to
the department, presided in a pleasing
last and all important thing is drainage would take m uch longer to bring about
Mayne Abbott, Misses Gould, Foster, dates for presidential electors. The
hate been held Tuesday afternoon and
manner, as toast-mistress. After ex
state
central
committee
also
will
pro
That drainage in this section of the an adjustment, and upon the heels of
Dora Baker, Messrs. H . T. Buxton, G.
tlB body cremated, but sensational de-
vide for conventions in the two con tending a welcom e to “ Our Invited country is the most important thing the settlement of this suit is the an
A. Thomas. Janitor.
v A n ents arose which caused a halt
Guests,” the following were called
seem ed to be clear to the speaker’ s nouncem ent that a new and stronger
Young People's Work— E. Seymour, gressional districts, each district nam upon:
to be made and the arrest of Dr. G. B
mind as well as that of his hearers. banking institution will soon be opened
Chairman; Mesdames E. E. Williams, ing two delegates, which gives Oregon
Principal Bates, “ Our H ostess.”
■ Jitney of this city
resulted,
There is nothing that means so much up here. It is understood that capi
Emma Chandler. I. A Abbott; Misses altogether, a total of eight delegates
Dr. Brown, “ The Single M en.”
charging him with manslaughter and
to the industrial life of a community tal from Portland has been offered, and
Myers, Penfield. Messrs. H . Baldwin, in the national convention. Eight
iwing him in jail at Portland.
Dr.
Mrs. H oge, “ Our Annex to Our
alternates will be named to take the
than good roads over which the farmer also influential citizens of this place
R. Peterson, Loren Watkins.
Club.”
Itney, who until recently was assist-
can at any time of the year bring his have expressed a willingness to help
Social Committee — Mrs. Walter place of delegates who cannot b « in
Edw. Seymour, “ Our W ives and product to market.
in one of the dental parlors here, 1
put the bank back on its feet. The
H oge, Chairman; Mesdames L. L. Chicago on June 16.
popular among the younger set,
Every republican who takes part in Sweethearts.”
The United
States
government mining stock is said to be paying a
Watt, C. V. B. Russell, V ice Chairmen;
Mrs. Buxton, “ The D om estic Sci
lid to have procured m edicine at a
through the department of agriculture monthly dividend of nearly 1300 per
Mesdames Harry Stuart, H. C. Atwell, the county primaries and convention ence Class.”
drug store, which contained mer-
will
have
a
voice
in
naming
Roosevelt’
s
has taken great interest in the cause of month.
Misses Kate Shannon, Estelle Elliott,
W
.
B.
Haines,
"T
h
is
Dinner:”
,. and induced the girl to use it
successor.
Simultaneous with the announce
good roads and has conducted o b je ct
Messrs A. B. Caples, F. S. Barnes, J.
L J. Corl, “ Last but not Least.”
ich ultimately resulted in her death,
Every republican in Oregon should
lessons in road building in various ment ol the settlement of the suit
H. Hartley, Gordon Clapp.
Forest Grove is certainly to be con
hysician in Portland was called in
Humane— J. S. Bishop, Chairman; attend his county convention and gratulated upon having women who sections of the country. At Salem com es the announcement that Senator
case and was apprised that the
Mesdames G. O Rbgers, A. G. Hoff should see that the right kind of men are interested in such an up-to-date the government engineers, assisted by Haines would enter the race for the
¡e of the young lady’ s sickness was j
Marion county, built a mile of macad senate. Mr. Haines states that he is a
man, M . S. Allen, Messrs. H. L. Bates are sent to the state convention. The Department of Club work.
to eating a tamale from which she '
amized road near the state (air grounds candidate for the senate, and said that
A. B. Caples, J. G. Lenneville, U. G. resonsibility rests upon every vn*-\
affected with ptomaine poisoning,
Not much time remains to aetjow - io
which is a model highway. A similar it was at the urgent request of his
Hanna.
COUNTY COURT NEWS
len the girl’ s condition became
organize.
object lesson was con du cted near friends that he entered the race at all,
Rose —H. L. Bates, Chairman; M es
PROBATE COURT.
aing it is said Whitney admitted Qames ^ ^ w
w
Pendleton by the corps of experts but that had not the adjustment of the
dames L. C. Walker, W. A Kane, C.
Mrs. W. D Hare.
e physician what he had done, and , , Q
M oore, F c<
Estate
of
R. L. Cate, deceased. which did the road building at Salem case been amicably made he would
Taylor, John
^ ^ rd n e p r r to
parent’
t n alleviate
a h u t n l o the
tn i» n
a r a n t c s c suffer
n r f e r - 1 ___
have, under no circumstances, con
Mrs. Mary Meade Hare who passed Administrator allowed until May 15 to
Thornburgh, S. Hughes, G. O. Rogers,
l induced the physician todiognose
away at the family hom e at Hillsboro inventory and appraisement.
sented
to run. H e considers that the
C. V. B. Russell, U. G. Hanna. G. A.
Electric Line News.
case as above stated.
settlement ol the suit is a vindication
Estate of Lendel S. Foster. Final
Boldrick. A. B. Thomas, Miss June last week, was well known in Forest
That Forest Grove and the western and substantiates the accusations made
P^hitney stated that he purchased
Walker, Messrs. W. R. Harris, J. S. Grove. She was born at Union Springs account filed; Monday, April 7, time
part of Washington county will be in his speech in Masonic hall, as well
|rnedicine at C. F. M iller's drug
New
York
in
1840.
She
was
promi
set
for
final
settlement.
Bishop, S. T. Walker.
^ ^ e from Albert Watson and declares
Estate of Mary Jane Sutherland. l'nked to Portland by a trolley line op as those made in the complaint against
R eception— A. B. Thomas, Chair nently identified with several fraternal
he did not know it contained mer-
orders and with the Woman’ s Club. Administrator authorized to sell per erated by the Oregon Electric company Kane and filed in the Circuit Court two
man; E. Seymour, R. M. Dooly, Mes
by January 1, 1909, seems to be an weeks ago.
sonal property.
dames W. M cEldowney, E. H. Brown, Mrs. Hare’ s maiden name was Anthony
established fact. This company will
After the adjustment of the damage
and was a cousin of the well-known
Estate
of
John
H
.
Kindell,
de
WATSON’ S STATEMENT.
H. Haynes, A. G. Hoffman, W . N.
woman’ s rights leader, Miss Susan B ceased. E. I. Kuratli, John C. Kur- have 100 miles of main line in opera suit, the special investigator, Max
Ferrin, E. Seymour.
the sad and regretable fatality
Anthony. Besides her husband Hon. atli and Benton Bowman appointed tion consisting of the principal trunk Crandall, ol Hillsboro, was relieved of
Reading R oom — Mrs. L. L. Hol-
1 which my name has been con-
W. D. Hare of Hillsboro, she leaves a appraisers of property in Washington line from Portland to Salem and two further investigation, and it is under
linger. Chairman; Mesdames G. O.
extensions, one from Portland to For stood that the total deficiency in the
led no person
more sincerely
brother, C. E. Anthony of San D iego, County.
Rogers, Harry Stuart, Messrs. A. C.
Iras than I.
Cal. She had been a member of the
Estate of Sarah D. Bates, deceased. est Grove and one from Salem to Al bank will not be made known to the
Boggess, H . W . Boyd, Miss E. B.
public.
lot, however, for reasons of con-
Presbyterian and Congregational church J. E. Bates appointed administrator. bany.
Penfleld.
Construction work on the Forest
isness of having performed a
since girlhood and was a member of It is further ordered that said adminis
Excursion and Promotion Commit
Ten Year School Books.
^ l e legal or moral wrong, for that I
| the Eastern Star, the Grange and the trator be authorized to release the Grove line, it is asserted, will be be
tee— E. W . Haines, Chairman; J. H.
^ ^ ■ n o t do.
Grand lodge Degree of Honor. The Southern Pacific from all claim of said gun within thirty days. The contract
Every scholar of the eighth grade in
L It was my habit to attend the drug Hartley, W. B. Haines, B. H. Laugh- funeral services were held from the estate against said company as result I ing firm of W. S. Barstow & Co. will our p u b lic schools now, commenced
I
lin.
C.
0
.
Roe.
g S lK of C. F. Miller at noon and in
family residence and burial in the Ma of death of said Sarah D. Bates on pay have charge of the construction work sch o o l in 1900.
ffee
of the proprietor and
sonic cemetery. A large concourse of ment of 84.000.
Bonds of said ad which will probably consume a period
The books were changed in 1901
For Pensioners.
of six months.
»
friends were present to pay the last tri- ministrator fixed at 88,000.
and 1907, therefore he has had three
If the present Portland Salem line is sets of books.
I never com pounded a mixture for
A ccording to a press dispasch from bute to an estimable lady and neigh
Estate of Howard E. Bates, deceased
for any other person wherein
Washington, D. C.. the commissioner bor.
J. E Bates appointed administrator. to be taken as a criterion, the line to
All parents bought new books last
was the least hint or atom of of pensions has announced the month
Bonds 82,000. Administrator author Forest Grove will be one of the finest fall. Rem em ber it was an unneces
Nicholson-Pomeroy.
ion that the m edicine would or ly increase of pension for the following
ized to execute and deliver to South that money can build and will be thor sarily big expense.
be used for any improper pur- ! residents of Washington county: J.
ern
Pacific R. R. Co. a release from oughly equipped for the huge traffic
It will be better for the scholar,
At the Folsom residence in this city
C. Strain, Dilley, 812; Lewis S Fair- ! Miss Anna E. Pomeroy and Mr. C. E. any and all claims against said com which is sure to follow the develop- teacher and parent, to change school
j ment of the resourceful section through
osolutely never sold Whitney any child. Cornelius, 820; William L. Da
books every ten years instead of six
Nicholson were united in marriage pany on payment of 81,000.
1 which it is destined to pass.
ry or mercureal poison in any j vis, Tualatin, 81S; M H. Grosbeck,
Estate
of
Florence
W.
Bates,
minor.
years as at present, for the present
Tuesday evening at 8 o ’ clock by Rev.
Hillsboro, 812; J. J. Hill, Hillsboro. A. J. Folsom. The contracting par J. E. Bates appointed guardian. Bonds
plan is demoralizing to our school
e first time I was aware that I 815; Henry Harrington, Cornelius,
S. P. Pays Bates $ 1 0 .0 0 0 .
Guardian authorized to re-
system and the “ Pocket B ook.”
ties are well known in Forest Grove. 84,000.
any manner involved was when 815; A. J. Killin, Greenville. 810; J.
liiauc
muilUd]
E a r l E. F i s h e r ,
The bride has been prominent in lodge lease Southern Pacific Company from j Adjustments were
made
Monday
me word that he wanted some L. Laughlin, Forest Grove, 88; John
Candidate for State Senator.
circles, was always a favorite participant all claims which said minor may have ! by the Southern Pacific Company to J.
H. Clear, Sherwood, 815.
| in amateur theatricals and has a host of against said com pany on payment of | E. Bates for 8 1 0,00 0 for the death of
Signed,
ALBERT WATSON,
| friends here. Mr. Nicholson for sev- j 82,000 by said company.
his wife and infant in the wreck which
A base ball benefit dance to be
To Boston as Delegate.
'inquest was held in Portland
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
eral years was junior partner in the gro-
occurred half a mile west of this sta given in Masonic hall Saturday even
lay and the jury found the fol- \ Professor Mary F. Famham. of the i cer firm of Nicholson & Son, but re-
Jas. S. Herd, and Lena K oeber; C, tion on Tuesday evening, February 11, ing is announced by dodgers that have
department of English in Pacific U ni I cently retired from business to move E. Nickolson and Anna M. Pomeroy when the Sheridan local went into the found their way in every nook and
the jury, find that Mabel Wirtz versity, was recently chosen as a dele on a farm seven miles north of town.
ditch, killing three and injuring 26 corner of the city and vicinity. The
:o her death at 3084 College gate from the Federated W om en’ s H e is a genial, good fellow and num — Ed Ward, , who went to the
Coos
The total
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lUMU people.
Ul Ol'LUUU
was of 1 1 0,00 0 was music will be furnished by Walker's
in Portland. Multnomah Coun- Clubs of Oregon to the annual m eet bers his friends by the score. Mr. Bay country about a year ago, arrived decided on without the aid of the orchestra and the proceeds of the affair
regon, on Monday morning, ing of the National Federation which and Mrs. Nicholson will make their in Forest Grove Tuesday morning for | court, but is divided as follows: T o will be applied to the base ball fund.
en 2 and 3 o 'clo c k . March 30, meets at Boston in June. This choice home on the former’ s country place.
a brief visit while on his way to Seat- the estate of Mrs. J. E. Bates, 84 ,000 ; It is expected that a goodly number of
from mercuric poisoning or some brings honor to the Forest Grove
1 tie. H e is a resident of North Bend to the estate of Howard Bates, infant, the lovers of the “ light fantastic” will
^onosive agent furnished to the women’ s club which is one of the most
where he is engaged in the machinery 81 .000 ; to Florence Bates, who was be present to assist a worthy cause.
Goy. Chamberlain at Hillsboro.
business more particularly sawmill and
ed by one G. B. Whitney.
active in the state organization.
badly injured, 12 .000 , and to J. E
Governor Chamberlain will speak at
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Anderson’s smil
logging outfits. H e expresses him Bates, husband and father, 83 ,000 .
' Hillsboro, immediately following the
ing
faces are once more seen in For
self as well pleased with conditions J. E. Bates was appointed adminis
Free Methodists held their last
1 horse parade which is to be given there
Senator Fulton at Hillsboro.
est Grove.
Their many friend* are
there and is a booster of the Coos Bay
?ly meeting of the conference
trator of the estate and legal guardian glad to see them and hope they have
on the afternoon of April 18th.
H
on.
C.
W.
Fulton,
republican
can
region.
"F
ou
r
years
ago,”
said
he,
this city Saturday and Sunday
of the child, and the matter is now in com e to stay.
They will start for
didate for the U. S senate, will de • Possibly an airship or something else "th e present site of North Bend was a
the meetings were the means
process of probation.
Roseburg in a few dayi to jris it with
liver
an
address
in
the
Crescent
theatre,
large
field
of
stumps.
Today
it’
s
a
igthening the various churches
was needed to com plete the gamut of
Mrs. Anderson's parents, Mr and Mrs.
nted and giving them new in- Hillsboro, at 2 p. m. on next Thurs systems of locom otion which were in busy active town of 2500 people.”
Card of Thanka.
Davis, and her brother Oliver. Mr.
a for the work they have under- day, April 9. This will be the only evidence on the streets yesterday. The growth of that section of the state
T h e undersigned with to express Anderson intends purchasing proper
There were ministers and del- address by him in this county owing to Steam cars, automobiles, horses and has been accelerated hy a campaign of
ty there if suited.
their
heartfelt thanks to the friends
the shortness of the camprign.
carriages, bicycles, invalids chairs and publicity conducted by the com m er
present from several of the
and neighbors who so kindly assisted
Carl W. Michaux of McMinnville,
the stilts of the ubiquitous small bov cial bodies of the towns on Coos Bay.
Presiding Elder W. N.
at the death of our uncle, Andrew who had at one time a position in one
Mrs. Tom Hunley of Dilley,
com pleted the array. Forest Grove
of Portland was one of the
E. T. Kuratli, ex-recorder. was in Thatcher.
____
oi the local drug stores, was here Sat
visiting here during the week.
takes on metropolitan airs at times.
Forest Grove, Tuesday.
W a r r e n a n d F r a n k T h a t c h e r . urday evening.
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evening,
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•ginning at
ing to the
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Mr.
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road build-
be Christina
i a success.
ling of the
¿¡pal feature
incheon that
ese was en-
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