THE N EW S
times. He will be elected and railroads in this county and it
fill his term of office, surely, and behooves our citizens and
Published every Thursday by The be re-elected, maybe.
commercial bodies to wake up to .
Washington County Publishing Co.,
the situation, and if possible
Incorporated.
show
up our resources and ad-
H.
M.
Cake
says
he
does
not
Entered at the post-office at Forest
propose to dictate how counties vantages to this company We
Grove, Oregon, as second class
• mail matter.
shall vote on legislative tickets, might be asked to do some­
Subscription $1.50 Per Year which is a wise way to conduct thing, and if we are, let us be
Advertising rates made known en
his campaign. But on the oth­ ready to show our loyalty to the
application.
er
hand, Gov. Chamberlain the best town in Oregon.
Official Paper Washington Co.
democrat, says he proposes to
A. E. NOIIRSE..................... MANAGER tell you how to vote. Now if As the Thomas-Lanceiielu.
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culmination of a pretty
J F. W o o d s .............................. e d it o r any of you don't know whether - romance having
had its inception
f
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under the oaks of old Pacific a
THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1908 or not you are a democrat or
nuptial event of unusual interest
republican,
consult
George
E . ' to Forest Grove friends was the mar­
When you vote for a State­
riage of Miss Georgia Chastaine Lance-
field to Mr. Horace E. Thomas which
ment No. 1 ticket you are voting Chamberlain.
solemnized Tuesday noon at the
to send a democrat to congress. The so called Independent was
country home of the bride’s parents
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lancefield, near
Why wait until a proclamation convention held in Hillsboro, Amity,
Yamhill county. The Lance­
home had been beautifully decor-
is issued before you clean up? last Friday, has proven to be, | field
for the occasion and to the strains
Aren’t we any good as individ- what was expected— a farce I ated
of Mendelsohn’s wedding march the bri-
was even more than the most [ dal party entered the parlors where
uals?
the impressive ceremony performed
sanguine expected. It was a | by
Rev. H. L. Bates, ptiDcipa! of
The democrats may believe two-act farce. The first act con­ | Tualatin
Academy, took place. Miss
in the primary law, but would sisted of sixty eight characters 1 Bessie Briedwell of Portland, a cousin
Miss Lancefield, presided at the
much prefer the other fellow as “independents” who proceed­ of piano
and little Helen Caples, daugh-
would use it.
ed to make a platform, or rather j ter of Mrs. J. R. Caples, sister of the
was ring-bearer. FollowJ
accept one already made—and bridegroom,
the ceremony the guests partici­
It is not a question of State­ put up an independent legisla­ ing
pated in a wedding luncheon after
ment No. 1, but a question tive ticket bound to Statement which
the young people left for the
whether Oregon will send a No. 1. Two democrats and coast for a brief sojourn. Mr. and
Thomas expect to be at home to
democrat to congress or not. two so called republicans were to Mrs. their
friends after June 1, at the ■•i
Columbian Apartments in Portland. I
chosen
to
make
the
sacrifice
in
The contracting parties are well- I
No. 1 is , no part
V
r'~ much , ' skirmishing
,
, Statement
.
, law,
p vote of June,
after
by known
in Forest Grove where th e1
the
primary
and
if
you
,
,
second i parents of both families are held in
,
,
,
the
outer
guard.
I
he
to uphold the primary law you act, by a simple twist of the ' high esteem- The Lancefields lived
Forest Grove previous to their re-
do not have to vote for State­ wrist, found the same characters j in moval
to Amity and have many friends
ment candidates to do it.
rerobed as good old democracy, j here- Miss Lancefield is a charming
Aren’t you glad you l i v e in and
and in
ln that
dla^ c a P a c l Y i e s o ye °j disposition has won her many friends
choose
delegates to the demo­ During her attendance at Pacific Uni
Oregon? Everybody w ho has
ve.sity she was a favorite among her
ever lived in the east and have cratic state convention and pro college mates and became ursovcuiy
deservedly
read the accounts of the tornado, ceeded to fil1 the balance of thc popular when a student at the Univer-
scene chang- J sitv of Oregon. Mr. Thomas is the
feel more glad than you Ore­ county ticket. The
j that
i . the
. i cur- Thomas
youngest of son this of city.
Mr. and
A. P.
ernow
discovered
He Mrs.
was rcarid
gonians can appreciate.
tain had risen on the wrong act, and educated in this city and was
and
after a heated discussion it'fraduated
fr°™ Paclfic University with ¡j Opposite
It is remarkable how sympa­
the class cl 1905.
thetic some independent (?) was resolved to leave these During his college days, Mr. Thom
ne interested in journalism, a
pipers are toward Fulton, now places vacant and fill them by as field bcca
in which he has since displayed
that he is defeated. Strange petition
unusual ability. His popularity to­
gether with the recognition of excep­
these papers couldn’t have found
tional talents in certain lines of college
Forest
Grove
has
a
duty
to
time for just one word of sym­
lead his fellow students to
perform that at this time, can­ endeavors
honor him repeatedly by placing him ! ^
pathy before it was too late.
not and must not be overlooked. in positions of honor and trust. After;
leaving college Mr. Thomas became a 2
Governor Chamberlain could The 0reg°n EIectric company member of the reportorial staff of the 9
not see any reason why he has commenced the building of a Oregonian where his work— character- : §
ized by conscientiousness and thor­
should withdraw from the race netwol‘k electric lines in this oughness—has
won him the reputation
being one of the most valuable
for U. S. senator, but perhaps he state and county> which means of young
men on the staff of that great
does see a chance to hoodwirk a more thorough development newspaper.
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the republicans again and be of the country, hence bigger and
Buxton-Kinney.
sent to Washington as a demo- better towns’ Forest Grove has Miss Maud Buxton was married to
crat
always been considered as a Dr. Augustus Kinney, of Astoria, at
8:30, Wednesday morning, in the
---------------------natural station for a road of this
Westminster Presbyterian church of |
A backslider in religion is con- kind, but the indications point East
Portland, Rev. Dr. Marcotte,
sidered disgraceful, but a back- in other directions, leaving our officiating.
John Wilson Macrum attended
slider in politics is not looked own city off the map. Once be- the Mrs.
bride, and Dr. Lamb, of the Good
upon in the same light, always, fore Forest Grove was too con- Samaritan Hospital, the groom. The
He may agree to certain con- fident that it was a naturality bride was dressed in a brown travelling
with hat to match, and the matron
ditions until the nomination is and by so overestimating our suit
of honor was in dark blue.
cinched, then go over to another geographical location, we lost, After a short visit in Astoria, the
happy couple will leave for North Car­
belief; repudiating his forner ob- what might have been a boon to olina,
Dr. Kinney will be a
ligations, to his supporters ard the town. The Oregon Electr.c member where
of the staff in a large sanatar-
that with perfect impunity, some- company is going to build more ium. For the past year he has been
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house physician at the Good Samaritan
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Miss Buxton is a native daughter of
Forest Grove and popular among the
young people. The best wishes of a
host of friends follow the young couple.
has a fine line of
The Woman's Club of Forest Grove ^
U p -to -d a te D re s s H a ts
gave their second open meeting at Ma
sonic Hall, last Wednesday. The
Hall was filled with their guests in­
to show you. Come and see for yourself. Also the
vited to hear Miss Frances Batchelor {|
most reasonable.
of Portland, in a piano recital. A 1
M1». h Marie I.. Spieahaert
came expecting to hear a well played
program, but none were prepared for
the artistic rendering of a program that
it only expected of a student of eight
or nine years work — Chopin, Brahms, j
Mendellsohn, Roldini, Paderewski—
all interpreted with intellectual refine
ment. The daintiness of the encore '
K. N. ST/IEHR, Manager
by Westerhoul, and the Berceuse by
Chopin and the Mendellsohn, Song
Without Words, expressed the poeti­
H ig h G ra d e P ia n o s
O rg a n s
cal. artistic temperament of this joung
pianist. All can do heavy work, but it
a n d S e w in g M a c h in e s
takes delicate fairy-like touch to bring
the real beauty of tone. Miss
sold way below Portland prices and on easy monthly pay­ out
Batchelor's heavy work was masterly
and dignified. To Mrs. Emma B.
ments. Also a full line of
Carroll of Portland, is due Miss Batche­
lor’s easy and rapid progress. This
open meeting is a digression from
heretofore offered by the Wo­
Talking Machines and Records always in stock. Cata­ those
mans’ Club—it came as a surprise and
proved an exceptional pleasure. We
logues sent free to any address.
hope it will not be the last time we
hear a grand piano in Masonic Hall.
Never has the stage been so beauti­
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fully dressed, presenting as it did, a
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bit
of tropical life with the state'.-.
to and School Supplies.
palms, ferns, begonias and our own <
cate.
(Oregon Grape.
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