Correspondence. THATCHER that wields the revolver Monday and took him to Hillsboro. Now is your cnance Mr. Quick to get the sewing machine. Mr. aud Mrs. Eli Smith of Gales Mrs. A. J. Raymond is visiting her Creek were called to Hillsboro Sunday other in Oregon City. to see their daughter Mrs. Thomas I Prof. Hazard and family enjoyed a Varley, who is very sick. ; at their country home. ¿Mrs. Alex. Raymond has gone on a GALES. it to her sons, in Vancouver, Wash. 1 George Beal is very busy tending [From the appearance of the orchards his hops. will be an abundance of fruit, Bailey Lewis plowed John Beal’s gar­ is year. den last week. ■ Thatcher farmers are busy putting J. G. Boos and Earl Tupper were their crops, and looking alter their Dilley visitors Sunday. interests. W. W. Lewis has been on the sick ■ T h e farmers having proven the value list the past few days. ^ ^ p a le for cow feed, will plant an Mr. Anderson of Portland, was a mtrmous crop this year. visitor of Geo. W. Beal Sunday. K R ev. Hayes, of Hillsboro, preached Ward Tolson of Gaston, took dinner in ¡the Thatcher church, Sunday, and in th* evening spoke to the Christian with Earl Tupper one day last week. Endeavor. Andrew Boos has his newly grubbed Mi-s Blanche Hazlett has just closed land plowed and is ready for the disk. a successful seven months’ term of Miss Edith Wese of Scoggins Valley school in the Purdin district. Miss visited Mrs. John Beal last Wednesday. Hazlett was well liked as a teacher. J. G. Boos has lately filled an order Her pupils were sorry when school for stone for Mr. Byers of Forest Grove. closed. The hard rains last week drove a Miss Pechin closed a seven months' good many farmers home from their term of school the 16th. She returned to her home in Gales Creek. Miss seeding. Pechin has purchased a piano in For­ Dexter Sain of Scoggins Valley, est Grove, and will take music, both walked to Forest Grove last Thursday vocal and instrumental. and surely got the benefit of the hard BUXTON Mr. Carper is moving to Portland. J. H. Fisher took a trip to Forest Grove Sunday. Miss Nellye Brown is working for Mrs. E. Baker. Miss Lota Laughlin spent Easter Sunday near Buxton. A dance will te given at Mr. and Mrs. Lorenz’s Saturday, May 2. Miss Christina Elling of Portland, is visiting' at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W .Tolke. iss Nellye O’Donald who has been in Portland returned to her home above Buxton last week. « ¡ ¿ M N in a Casper who is going to sbert Bullock and son and Mrs. S. H.IBullock took a trip to Hillsboro Mor iay, returning the day following. Miss Lottie Hammerman and Miss Bush of Dilley, visited with Claud Alembaugh and Miss Hazel Cummins last Sunday, Mrs. Wes Patton of Cornelius ac­ companied by Miss Emma Martin of Scoggins Valley, call'd on Mrs. May Beal one day last week. and Youths’ Are the absorbing topics of the hour these days, and we Take Pleasure in announcing that this year we are in a position to offer you Better Values Than Ever Before \ \ e also call your attention to our immense stock of Dry Goods Ladies’ Skirts Ladies’ Shirtwaists, Hats, Caps, SI1033, Groceries, etc., etc. O u r S h e lv e s a n d C o u n te rs a re lo a d e d w ith g o o d th in g s fo r yo u . Remember LhaL YOU LOSE AND WE LOSE if you do not trade with us. GASTON Mr. Butler has the finest garden in town. OUR M O T T O IS: Glenn Raymond of Portland, came out to attend the funeral of his aunt, Mrs. Carter. Dr. Everest, who has been suffering with an attack of rheumatism, is im­ proving slowly. “Satisfy Your Customers cr Return Them Mrs. H. W. Scott ot the Grove, vis­ ited her daughter Mrs. Chas. Wescott one day last week. Their Money.” The old pioneers are passing on to their long rest, two going in four days. Alvaris Matteson and Annette Carter. Thos. Carmichael seems to have the right man in the right place. Mr. Fleming surely knows how to take ■ r. and Mrs. Joe Warren who have care of dairy cows. beet visiting the latter’s parents Mr. Those who went to the log rolling at and Mrs. Casper, returned to Portland McMinnville from the Gaston carr.p Ttoisdiy. W. 0 . W. were, W. W. Lewi«, Bailey I Air. and Mrs. Casper and son Oren, Lewis, Geo. Beal, Fred Everest, Wade took a trip to Portland last week to *e: their son whom they had not Everest, H. Krahrr.er, Ben Dennis and Frank Kert»on. for some time. Alvaris Matteson, who died at his home near Gaston, April 16, 1908, GALES CREEK was bom in New York May 19, 1825. s. Carpenter has been very sick He came to Oregon in 1854 coming across the plains with an immigrant Mrs. C. W. Mowe left Saturday for me time. train, enduring the hardships and trials Deep River, Wash., where she will be Ethel Pierce of Forest Giove, common to those who crossed the assistant cook for the Pacific Logging It is »11 smooth sailing' w hen you plac e a L iner Ad it) t Sunday on Gales Creek. in this colum n. A few words he re will reach 5,000 plains many years ago. He was known company. readers and the results a re c e rta in . 5c lin e 1st j Insertion, 2 'a cents each subsequent insertion. Madge Chapman of Gales as one of the greatest hunters of his J. W. Hughes received a fine M inim um cha rg e 10 cts. |ek is visiting in Portland this week. day. Nothing suited him better than Ludwig piano from San Francisco last to relate to his friends the many ... stir- week which he purchased through his LIST your farms and other properties ' li: . and Mrs. Charles Hines of For­ I ring incidents of his life, H for sale with T. H. Littlehales, Forest j brother George, who is in the employ est Grove, spent Sunday on Gales ^ ren;embered by the old timers ° nR as X . S ta e h r I). ¿ F le c k Grove National Bank Building. 27tf of a piano house in that city. Cree :. , being one of the brave and noble men O F F I C E A T T i n : HAT. A A H, N E X T T O F O S T O F F I C E The "Carnations,” a base ball ag­ F or SALE— 1 j acres just outside „14 tnd Mrs. J. J. Adkins of Gales who withstood the perils of early days. Fair house, barn, I Cree : spent Suuday with Mr. and Mrs. • He leaves to mourn his death four sons gregation representing South Forest the city limits. and two daughters, Rodel, Herbert, Grove, crossed bats with the Fern Hill chicken house, all kinds of fruit. A Park I Ernest and Elba Matteson, Mrs. Flor- nine on the Dilley ball grounds Sun- bargain; 81200. T. H. Littlehales, y 14:. and Mrs. Killin of Banks have 6 room house for rent cheap. 39 tf | ence Russell and Mrs. Eva Hamrick, day and when the game was over the National Bank Building. 1 acre of land just outride of beer visiting with their daughter Mrs. all living near Gaston, besides several score stood 8 to 20 in favor of the j city limits with new 8 room house Elm da of Gales Creek. 2 beautiful located lots in | brothers and one sister, Mrs. Fidelia Fern Hillers. The batteries were as J F or SALE—Homer pigeons. The land is all planted in fruit South Park with large Oak trees 42-4* Mrs. M. J. Shaw. follows: Carnations, Long and Long; j A good many of our Gales Creek j Tupper, who by her devotion and care | trees and bushes. If sold soon, Easy terms. peop e went to Hillsboro Sunday to I of him in his last days much credit is { Fern Hill, Roberts and Kuhn. Um­ this can be had for 81600 FOR SALE—Two thoroughbred seeian imaginary horse race. due. The funeral services were held pire, C. Wilkes; time of game 1:30 A well improved 280 acre i Duroc sows due to farrow soon. Also 5 acres of land with good new farm 7 miles out for 840 per two well bred colts one year old. ' Mr. Domos who has been visiting Easter Sunday, April 19. A large house and barn, one mile from Notice. acre. This is a snap. I John Allen, on old Carey Porter place at Hammond, Wash , returned to his I congregation gathered to pay their iast town for 81650. I respects to an old pioneer. He was 38-tf. Sealed bids for the erection of a new home on Gales Creek Monday. Good new 7-room house with [ buried beside his wife at the Hill cem­ school building at Dilley, Oregon will 65 acres of land, all level on O ut new deputy sheriff Mr. Quick etery. FOR SALE— Full-blooded Jersey good county road, only 2 miles two lots on car line lor only be received by the Board of Directors of Hi llsboro, ran against a stump up out, for 160 per acre. Terms. 81000. of School Dist. No. 10. Plans and I bull. Inquire of O. L. Doane, Forest here last week. He don t want any 4 1 -tf. EAST GASTON. specifications may be seen at the office Grove, R. F. I). No. 1. Here is a chance for you to ^ ^ J> g machines on Gales Creek e«; e- Seven-room house on large lot W. K. Newell has had new posts set of the clerk of said Dist. at Briggs J FOR SALE—Good 2 year old bull, get a farm with a little money. Jly when he has to look down a Good location. 11400. Hall cash. Bros’s store. Building must be com- | just south of Daniel Baker’s between 60 acres of land, half of it It»’ revolver. Deputy Sheriff Kane on his vineyard and has also wired a I pleted by Sept. 1st, 1908. Bids will Cornelius and Forest Grove. G. B. A 50 acre farm 1 mile from cleared, 5 room house and barn, i two others came up after the man new yaid. be opened May 30th. The Board re­ Webb. 41 t4* Gales Creek. 20 acres bottom orchard. Good spring close to One of Jennings’ mules was taken serves the right to reject any or all land all in crop, 4 acre orchard house. ' Only 1$ mile from new sick and died the other day. Mr. bids. The successful bidder will be ICE—Always on hand. Walter Ros- in fine shape, balance in timber. R R line to Buxton. 835 per i Jennings has lost several horses and required to give 50 per cent of his bid wurm. 41-tf. Running wrter on place. If sold acre. Only 8 500 down, balance mules since he began hauling milk. as bonds. S u c c e s s o r to soon this can be had fur S2400, on 5 per cent. FOR SALE—Jersey cow 3 years old, M. J. Crunicans’ brother and wife By Order of the Borad, 81300 cash, balance on time to and calf. Inquire G. S. Allen, So 80 acres, 2 j miles from R. R. have been here on a visit remaining a B ner B riggs . suit. 5th St., Forest Grove, Ore. Ind. station; 20 aores cleared, 10 Mr. Crunican spent j 43-t5 Forest drove about a week. Clerk. phone 812. 42 tf A beautiful 10 acre tract with acres slashed, balance ia gpod the summer here about six years ago nt for National-R e a d- good buildings and fine variety timber. Good house and bar» T hose W a n t in g —wagons, bug W ine F or S a l e —by the bottle, Mr. and Mrs. Burke and May went ! of fruit; close to town. For sale and 300 bearing fruit trees on inp Standard-Harvard-Racy- Saturday morning to visit relatives and gies or harness, can save a little money jug or barrel. For particulars call on place. O vner has other business cheap. F r li­ Excelsior and Princeton friends near Forest Grove and Corne- by calling on Wm T. Gray, Dilley, or write to Grant Bailey, on the F. W. and must soil at once. Horses, Ore. 4 3 -t9 \ David place. 42-t4 I Hus. Mr. Burke returned Sunday but House and 2 lots in town to cows, hogs, chickens all Mrs. Burke and May will be absent — Don’t forget that Hoffman & A!-' trade for farm on milk route. farm implements goes with place. Notice of Disolution. unrii the last of the week. len Co. are offering rare bargains this Will pay difference. B Price 84000; half down. To whom it may concern:— H a !q irt- Another surprise party was given j month. This is to certify that the partner­ ini the bicycle line. I have Mr. and Mrs. Edwards Saturday even- ship of V. S. Abraham and E. K. ' : ing. the occasion being their second the largest store a n d m o st wedding anniversary. Nearly thirty- I Abraham known as “ Abraham Bros” | is this day dissolved, and that the lete stock in Washing­ five friends were present and a very business will be conducted by V. S. ; leasant time was enjoyed by all. ton county. Bicycle, sew - Cake, Abraham, who will assume all debts coffee, etc., were served at the Republican Candidate for W e HAVE—parties with spot cash and is entitled to collect all accounts m . pioper time. looking for farm lands improved and due the said firm. eral repairing. Brazing otherwise, also have exchanges for DILLEY. V. S. A b r a h a m , W EEKS O R A A IT E CO. farms, in Rooming houses. Houses and light machine work my 41-t3 E. K. ABRAHAM. A O I 'ith si. Carl Tupper was a Portland visitor F o r t l a n d . O d a ’. ’ Iota and Groceries, all good propertiei. rialty. the past week. r ..r l>* sig n s a n 4 P r k r s see Let ua hear with particulars and we — Dr. E. H. Brown, Physician and Miss Edith Roberts of Patton Valley, ; Surgeon. X-Ray and all electrical ap- will sell or trade your farms. E. Reid V. H. LIMbER ' is visiting her uncle, Arthur Roberts A Taxpayer will work for the Best In- j pliances in office. Calls answered C«a, 610 Oregonian Bldg , Portland, Local A ie n t Ore. 41-tJ. F a t e s i tir a ta terests ot the Taxpayer. night or day. Shop SO J R e s . 5 91 1 of this place. The Progressive Store HOFFMAN <& ALLEN COMPANY FOREST GROVE Ljn e r OREGON ( o iurnn FOR H S T GROVE Rea / E state Qo S o m e o f th is w e e k * s B a r g a in s O. Æ QORL JL J . Q o r i & S o n F » I C Y C L E S DR. CHAS. HINES con H o u ses fo r R en t M onume.nts Representative O. A . G o r l