' T ’ l —I E I ^ E Published every Thursday by The Washington County Publishing Co., Incorporated. Entered at the post-office at Forest Grove, Oregon, as second class mail matter. Subscription $1.50 Par Year Advertising ratss mad« known an application. Official Paper Washington Co. A. E. NOURSE................... MANAGER J. F. W o o d s ............................ editor THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1908 Get out the vote and the re sults will be gratifying. ------------------ - ■■ ) ' You can’t maintain the pri mary law by voting for those who ignored it. resu^ favorable to his party and will mark his ballot for United States Senator accordingly. The non-partisan game has been worked to the limit in Or egon and the majority party has had enough of it. It is a fine game for Democrats, but a mighty poor one for Republi cans.— Dallas Observer. difference between the stand of Mr. Chamberlain and Mr. Cake. For Stock Running at Large By M. H. Parker—G reenville, Oregon The farmers and cattlemen stand up and take nutice— The aristocratic, rich barons are after your cows and other stock running at large anywhere in Washington county. Why? Because they want the roads for their automo biles and Guilded Carriages” and force you to pay them for pasturage or “Let the people rule,” is the force you out of business. They do heading of a circular letter sent not want your cows to pasture down out in this county by the so- the commons of thousands of tons of hay, clover and grass that grow there, called Independents who are along the roads in cool shady lanes or seeking the suffrages of the re- on the hills and mountains. They publican party, and at this, a want these thousands of tons of feed to time when party loyalty- never ' rot anl^ K° to waste. They want to meant so much. “ We have I 1 force you out of business. You pay the rich man S I.00 per head pasturage been nominated at a ‘mass’ con- j or sell off. Pastures are scarce, and vention,” runs the epistle How I almost impossible to get, in places odious this must be to the nos What will the poor people do? Starve trils of true blue republicans or and g0 out business? Sure! They democrats, for a handful of dis- 1 dave n° r' g^ts wh>ch a r>ch man must ¿ q • , » l ..'r e s p e c t. You keep your stock cooped The whole ticket is made up gruntlers, 68 in number, to hold up and buy fecdFof the rich. K^ep of good, honest republicans and a mass convention and scour 1 your cows out of the way of scorchers, the COUftty for those who were automobiles and ‘‘Gilded Carriages.” it should be elected. dissatisfied with their party and 11,e cows that y'e*d thousands of tons Put your mark before the who were willing to defy the oimlik f ery year for the dairy- cream' name of Cake and you will have primary law— and who did ig- “ b!ack eye” and go out of business, nore the hrst provisions which and their owners lose the cash they done your duty to your party. give the people the right to rule, get monthly. No one dares, publicly, Would you send Roosevelt a “We belong to the plain peo- t0 advocate this law no sir! No can- further states this letter, i d‘dat^ ’ 1n0 ° ne ? nly the "cow-hater,” bunch of roses, or a crown of pie,” V* « | | the bloated land owner pluto- thorns? Vote the ticket straight. .ru e they are plain people, j crats,-> “ autocracy,” "the Nobility!” They were plain enough in Many poor families live off a few cows The plain duty of the repub their refusal to give you a that run at large. They pay their licans of this state and county chance to help make their ticket, taxes, interest on mortgages, and No one discredits these remarks. sch°0' ‘h*ir <:hlIdreln o3„their ,cows is to elect the ticket they nomi ikT UT _ « | — but the cow-hater would force nated. No one can. Let the people them to the wall, drive them out of rule. I he people have ruled, business and take away their means of Vote for Dr. Hines for repre They have gone into a great 1 living. 3n ^ e hills and mountains of WashJ sentative; he is the regular re c o n v e n tio n — n o t a “ m a ss c o k n y - ingion county there are thousands of vention” but a convention publican nominee and will help - cattle and other stock running at large the people, and for the peopl us maintain the law. on the commons, which will be closed and there chose their ticket. up if this diabolical law carries. There Every member of the regular And the people will rule again. they make their living. If forced to enclose them it would be impossible republican legislative ticket in to comply. Fully one half of Wash this county is pledged to the Make It Unanimous. ington county is not fenced and one party’s choice for United States Just now there appears to be little half of the stock runs at large. senator. H. M. Cake is the doubt but that it is Senator Cake of W hat harm do they do ? None. party’s choice and the gallant Oregon. Once the campaign started Not to any living thing or person, no champion of Statement No. it was speedily seen that the oft-boast | sir! Running at large is a positive | benefit to the county roads and com One. A vote for the legislative ed personal popularity of George the mons. There are thousands of acres Governor was not so almighty stout as ticket is a vote for Cake and it once was. Various things that some ot rich land along the sides of the Statement No. One. Don’t be folks have known about our chief ex j county roads that produce thousands of ecutive have come to light, and a lot tons of feed, clover, grasses, weeds, fooled on this. / of folks are today doubtful if George etc-. and the cows mow it down and keep the roadsides clean and clear such a whale of a man after all. Mr. Chamberlain will find that was The nearer Oregon makes it unani of its rank growth. Such a law would running for Governor and run mous for Cake the better for Oregon. curtail the output of milk and its pro ning for United States Senator There are a few places where party ducts and be a loss of thousands of dol are two entirely different propo politics still count; they don’t usually lars to the dairies, creameries and con sitions. Republicans who some in city, county and district affairs; but densers, besides the loss to the farmers and stock raisers. Who can offer any times scratch their tickets for they do in national affairs, especially clean, clear, honest truthful reason for in the upper house of Congress, where state and county officers will the majority party gets what it wants j compelling the farmer to keep his scorn the idea of voting against and the minority sits tight and waits. ’• stock closed up? The farmer owns their party for a high office like Oregon wants a lot of things from ^ne half the road adjacent his land has a ‘‘moral God given right” to that of Senator. If there ever is Congress; it can never get them and the pasture and feed grown thereon, through a democratic senator. a time when party means any Between the men personally the so the court has frequently decided thing to a citizen, it is a time issue is not drawn; it is not a personal and no law can keep him from pastur like this, when a great National campaign; if it were Mr. Cake would ing his one half The poor farmer is the ‘‘carrier of campaign is on and the eyes of not be on the defensive. It is also remembered that Mr. wood and hewer of stone” for the rich. the whole country are turned They now want him to pay all the toward Oregon in anticipation Cake was one of the Republicans who taxes on land only, pay everything and had the nerve to stand on a Statement of a favorable verdict for the No. 1 platform when it looked as keep his mouth shut, but his purse Administration and for Repub- though that meant defeat; he stood for open, pay road taxes but keep his cows lican principles. Deny it as the popular election of the United up. Work, work, late and early— our Democratic friends may, the States Senator whether it profited him ‘‘No stock at large” — Furnish free of way to raihoad and electric result of the June election in or not: Chamberlain has stood for it right , . n because it was his sole chance of ever lines— Force him to “ eat and drink Oregon will have its influence landing the place. water?” — Stay at home Sunday and on the National election in N o - T be vast difference between being read “ Single Tax theories” —and vember, and every loyal R e - good because you hope it will pay, and finally pass a law to forbid him going publican will desire to see this because it is right, represents the on the roads himself— Defy him tobac co, whiskey and beer— pass sumptuary laws— stop Sunday amusements—and close everything and all move out of the county— cows and all. Anyone | who would vote to prevent stock run ning at large would commit an un has a fine line of pardonable sin. H E A D Q U A R T E R S FOR Men’s and Ladies’ U P - T O -D A T E FU R N ISH IN G S CHILDREN’S OXFORDS IN TAN Opposite Independent Hillsboro Commercial Fone Bank 045 /S GREAT u! Our Goods and Prices H ave a G re a te r D ra w in g P o w e r THE PAIRS MILLINERY PARLOR U p *to *d a te D re s s H a ts to show you. Come and see for yourself. most reasonable. Death of Mrs. Higby. Also the MI mh Marie L. Splcslmert THE BAZAAR K. X. S T A E H R , Manager H ig h G ra d e P ia n o s , O rg a n s a n d S e w in g M a c h in e s sold way below Portland prices and on easy monthly pay-v. ments. Also a full line of E d iso n and Talking Machines and Records always in stock. Cata logues sent free to any address. The leading place in the County for Stationery and School Supplies. Mrs. H. Elizabeth Higby died at her late residence on North Main street last Saturday of pneumonia and was laid to rest in the Forest View ceme- | tery Monday. She was the daughter of James and Katheryne Armstrong and was bom at Mansfield, Ohio July 4, 1838. She moved with her family in 1840 to Pecatonica, 111., and in 1860 was ; married to John Elliott who enlisted in j the Illinois cavalry volunteers in ‘61 | and died of typhoid fever at Farming- ton, Miss, in ‘62. Mrs. Elliott m arred Enoch Higby in , 1865 and in 1867 they moved to Wi- I terford. In 1870 they moved to Ne- I braska settling on a farm in York coun- I i ty where Mr. Higby died in 1872. | Mrs. Higby lived on the farm with her four children until 1876 when she j moved into the town of York where j she lived until coming to Forest Grove two years ago. She had been a faithful and consist ent member of the Congregational church for 25 years. Quiet and unas suming she was always ready and wil ling to assist in times of need. Mrs. Higby leaves thf following children: Estelle M. Elliott. O. S. Hig by and Mrs. Edward Seymour all of Forest Grove; and Guy VV. Higby of 1 Lander. 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