HINGTON COUNTY NEWS
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FOREST GROVE,
W ASHINGTON CO., O R E .,
TH U R SD AY.
JUNE
18.
NO. 50
1908.
TAFT ON FIRST!
IC TO ENTEE CIÏÏ!
enough to accommodate the show and
it is hoped that Forest Grove may
some day have a hall large enough to
meet the demands of the rose festival
and other big occasions.
Since the beginning of the annual
rose shows much has been done to add !
to the beauty of Forest Grove; people
now take a keener interest in raising
choice flowers and with that pride has j
com e a general beautifying of the
homes; fences have been removed;
The Congregtional
church
was lawns improved; houses repaired and j
put our grading gangs onto the work. crowded to the doors Thursday even­ painted. All of which goes to show
S p e d i li to T h e N e w «
We'•wish to build this extension now ing— one of the largest bodies of peo­ that Forest Grove has taken a marked J
while we have our labor and plant and ple that has ever been assembled in stride in advance. Following is the |
Convention Hall, Chicago, June 18th, 1908- -Taft nomi-
supplies in the vicinity, as we could that house of worship— and the patrons list of prizes awarded by H. L. Bates, j
not afford to move the plant later on of the occasion were well repaid by Felix
Verhooven,
Mrs.
Georgia nated president on the first ballot at 4:30 o’clock
to build from Hillsboro to Forest Grove the capital program of the public Hughes, as judges:
R . A . C a p íes.
as our plans for the next two years are
Best general exhibit of roses: Mrs.
ecures Some Right of Way and Takes all mapped out, and if this extension is school and high school graduates, which H. B. Johnson, first prize; Mrs. A. F.
was carried out as printed in last week’ s
Rogers, second; Mrs. L. C. Walker, phone message the night before the |
Options on Other Property— Free completed it must be done this sum­ News.
mer. Yours truly,
Hon. E. W. Haines introduced third.
sile that prospects for rain were no
Terminal Grounds are Offered
Best exhibit of cut flowers: Mrs. A.
G u y yv . T a l b o t .
State Supt. Ackerman, who said that
better, but worse. The Columbia had |
the assemblage was the largest he had B. Todd, first; Mrs. A. E. Stevens, risen enough to keep every man in the
North of City— Cornelius Joins
Cornelius held a mass meeting of its
addressed in the state on a similar o c­ second; Mrs. J. L. Hams, third.
water section at home. Some have
Best exhibit of pansies: W. R. Har­
With The Grove — Mass Meeting citizens Tuesday evening, at the Cor­ casion and he took from that that the
s.-nt their regrets that they could not
nelius hotel for the purpose of appoint­
people of Forest Grove are very much ris, first; Mertroe Hollinger, second, attend the sale.
To Be Called— Time is Limited.
ing a committee to work with the For­
Freda Moore, third.
interested in education.
The sales were made in nearly ev
est Grove delegation in procuring the
Best Caroline Testout— 3 blooms: ery case
Closed Last
Speaking on the "Courage of the
to old customers. The Annual
right of way.
Com monplace,” Mr. Ackerman said Mrs. Hanna, first; Mrs. J. E. Bailey, Union Stock Yards would have bought
Night
with
Concert
There was some
dissatisfaction
¿T h e prospects for having electric shown bv the Cornelius people over that there are thousands and tens of second, Mrs. J. B. Smith, third.
the entire lot at a fair price, but the
Best Viscountess of Follstone— 3 sale was published and had to go
cars running into this city within the proposed road through that place, thousands of unknown heroes and hero­
the next few months were never bright­ as it runs several blocks north of the ines toiling at their different vocations blooms: E. K. Reynolds, first; Mrs. G. . through to fill an advertised contract.
er than at this time. The Oregon Base Line road, but when the situation with just as much courage as the hero A. Boldrick, second.
They were the heaviest buyers and
Best pink La France: E. R. Reyf took about one third of the entire lot i
Electric company wishes to enter our was explained by Mr. Hanison Allen of pom p. All men who have ever
"i«m its and have agreed to do so by of the company, Cornelius promised done anything worth while have had nolds, first; Mrs. J. E. Bailey, second; and intend to sell out about double
the courage of the commonplace— Mrs. G. A. Boldrick, third.
Jecember 31, or possibly sooner.
; the purchase price. They consider I
her support to the project. Several ,
.
....
Best white La France: Mrs. Hanna, ! that the lise in value in the eastern I
determined to
Guy W . Talbot, general manager of
good speeches were made by the citi- .ave. .een w.'
..an
Plans Inaugurated for a Greater Pa­
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do their work well, which has been first; Mrs. Chester Johnson, second; j market is a good basis to work on.
the company, with W . S. Turner, man- zens and also by
some o t le orest responsib ie |or tbeir rjse ¡n tbe world, Mrs. Charles Mertz, third.
cific Next Year. About all the
ager for Barstow & Co., constructors. Grove comraitteei
A. CHALMERS.
|
which was present
Best Marechal Neil: E. R. Reynolds, I
Z. J. Miller, Chief engineer and G. M. The committee selected by Cornelius The future great men of our country,
Professors Retained.
¡M cD ow ell, Right of Way agent, were is: H . S. Sturdevant, Grant Mann, Jas­ he said, will come from the rural dis­ Miss M. Langley, second; Mr. Cady, I
Died.
third.
tricts
and
towns
and
not
from
the
large
fin the city last Friday and made the per Reeves, I,. G. Wiederwitsche, P.
Best Marie Henriette: Mrs. Hanna,
Mrs. R. E. White, aged 27 years,
cities. His address was replete with
proposition to the Railroad committee Phelps and Tom Talbert.
first; Mrs. J. W. Stillwell, second; W. : died at her late home near this city
examples
of
men
and
women
who
have
lo f the Board of Trade at the Forest
With a blaze of glory the Forty-sixth
Both committees have started out to
(Sunday morning after an illness of but
R. Harris, third.
iG rove National bank. It had been secure the right of way and already com e under his personal observation,
annual com m encem ent of Pacific Un­
1
a
few
days.
Mrs.
White
leaves
a
hus­
Best
white
Maman
Cochet:
Mrs.
G.
■expected by the citizens of this city
progress has been made. Every who have the courage of the common
Hughes, first; Mrs. C. Mertz, second; band and two little girls to mourn her iversity ended last night and the stu­
|that a proposition to enter the city by property owner who has been seen has place.
' death. She was born in Minnesota, dents have about all left for their homes
After Mr. Ackerman spoke here he Mrs. Hanna, third.
this company would soon be made and expressed a desire to have the road
Mrs.
J.
a id came here only last Spring. She over the state and northwest to spread
Best
pink
Maman
Cochet:
Iwhen the meeting was called a full com e and many have already promised was to deliver 14 mare public school
| was a member of the Eastern Star and the gospel of the school and bring new
B. Smith, first.
addresses.
[quota of members were present.
free right
of
way through their
Best Paul Neyron: Mrs. R. W. M c­ the funeral was conducted bv the local students back with them when they
The songs by Misses Aldrich, Peter­
Mr. Talbot stated that his company i premises.
lrdge Wednesday morning. The re- return next September.
son and the boy’ s chorus were espe­ Nutt, first.
I wished to build to Forest Grove and
Large crowds, good programs, inter­
Best
La
Marque:
Mrs.
Robert
Tay-
j
mains were accompanied to their old
(wanted the right of way and terminal
The raatter 0[ securing the right of cially good and the essay by Miss Car
est and capital weather have character­
home
in
Nebraska
by
Mr.
White
and
lor,
first.
grounds to be furnished free of charge way wj|[ not be as bard a job as was at lyle much appreciated.
Best new rose, never exhibited here his two children. Deceased leaves an ised the whole week. Many graduates
Prof. Wilkerson said that oneRif the
to the company which has been the bl.st tboUgFit as the townspeople are
left their professions to mingle again
before:
W . R. Harris, first, a Margaret aged mother in this city.
brightest students he had ever had was
custom by all towns to which the road enthusiastic over the project and are
with old chums, and friends who have
Dickson;
W.
R.
Harris,
second,
a
L.
not able to be present and called upon
ran to furnish. They do not expect a iendjng every aid possible. Right of
been in attendance have been very
For Sale.
Col. Harry Haynes to represent his Tosca; W . R. Harris, third, a Killar-
complimentary of the work done by
bonus of any kind.
way through the Cox property on First
ney.
daughter, Miss Claire.
Good threshing outfit all in good the institution.
Sev^al lines have been surveyed by ayenue has been given, a similar
Best individual roses in entire show:
A. G. Hoffman presented the diplo­
running order, 28x40 separator, 10
the engineers from Hillsboro and the amount has been secured from Mr.
Yesterday’ s graduating class from
mas to t h : graduates of both High Mrs. J. B. Smith, a pink Maman horse Russel engine good wood saw on
one most accessible and the one de- jrjeids and options on the McNamer
the college was eight in number, be­
school and Public, and the program Cochet.
engine. Can be bought right. Call sides Miss Alice Sewell who received
cided upon by the company, runs al- and 3 urdett Shipman properties have
A number
deserved
honorable
ended with an inspection of the work
and see or write,
50-tf
her diploma from the conservatory of
most straight from the city of Hillsboro been taken, leaving only two tracts ad-
mention.
of the manual training department.
C a l v in T h o m a s ,
music. They are: D. I. Aller of Oak­
to Forest Grove entering the city lim- jacent the terminal grounds to be got-
Much has been done in this course
Gaston, Ore.
I its 1400 feet north of the Base Line. ten_ j t ¡s understood that concessions
land, Cal., S. B. Lawrence of Forest
and thr peop’e are ei.t’ius astic to have
County Sunday School Program.
! The first survey ran to the western lim- wjn be gjven by the college and Free
Grove, H. H. Arnston of Tacoma,
it continued next year. It was thought
Card of Thanks.
Robert Imlay of Reedville. Claude D.
10:00— Devotional.
I its of the city in the north side of town, Methodist people which will complete
by some that the manual training
Mason of Boise, Idaho, and Missel
but when Mr. Talbot and party visited a]most the entire route into the city,
10:10— W elcom e, by J.
Millar,
We
wish
to
express
our
thanks
to
our
would tend to depreciate the regular
Silverman of Skamawkawa,
this city last week they decided that
The company has stated that it will
Supt. Reedville school.
l kind friends and neighbors who so efli- Esther
work of the school, but it has proved
Wash.. Minnie Heidel of Hillsboro
the route following the slough that construct a 82500 depot and maintain
10:20— Response, S. F Hartley
ciently
rendered
assistance
during
the
just the opposite. According to Supt.
crosses the campus would be the most other conveninces such as freight
Dilley.
illness and death of the late William J. and Frances Benton Clapp of Forest
Case, the graduates of Forest Grove
Grove. The presentation was made
accessible and answer the purpose of sheds etc.
10:30— Singing.
| Van Doren.
received the Lighest average of any
by President Ferrin and the audience
10:35— Recitation.
the company and the citizens better,
Aside from the proposed terminal
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class in the county.
cheered lustily when each gtaduate
10:40— The Primary Teacher, Miss
hence the decision to change thi; part grounds on First avenue,
property
G. B a il e y a n d F a m i l y .
was given their diploma. Rev. Luther
Minnie Meyers, Forest Grove.
of the route. The company will ask owners near the survey that runs north
PR IZES ARE AW A RD ED
R. Dyott delivered the address upon
10:55— The Boy Problem, A
the city for a franchise over and across 0f tcwn< have offered free terminal
Basket Social.
"T h e Complete Life.”
Musical sel­
Cross of Ohio.
such streets as the line will pass in or- pou nds of the required size. This
To be given lor the benefit of the ections were rendered bv graduates of
11:20— Song, Mrs. W. W. McEl-
der to reach the terminal grounds which g.0Und is offered free of cost by Elk.
Banks Star Baseball nine at Banks, the Conservatory, Miss Frances Clapp
have been designated one block south w alker or Aunt Ann Smith, and is lo- Sixth Annual Rose Show Grand Suc­ downey. Forest Grove.
11:25— Sec’ y Mrs. H. L. Russell, Ore., Saturday evening, June 27, 1908. and Miss Alice Sewell and a vocal solo
of Pacific avenue and known as the va- cate(i ¡n the field just north of Col.
cess.— Good Crowd Attends.
All are cordially invited. Ladies bring by Miss Spalding.
Gaston.
cant lots adjoining the old Hancock pjaynes’ property and that ofO . Brown.
"B est Ever,” has been persecuted
At noon occured the regular busi­
11.30— Sunday School Temperance your baskets.
& Cornelius liverv barn, also on First
The ¡¡ne wouid swerve to the north
ness meeting of the associate alumni
avenue westward to the city limits. from tbe poi^t of entrance into the city , and much abused by press agent and and Good Citizenship.
and at one o ’ clock the corporation din­
11:50— Appoiniing Committees.
Notice to Telephone Patrons.
Monday a letter was received from and mjss considerable valuable pro- enthusiastic reporter since words were
ner in the parlors of the Congregation­
12:00— Intermission.
Mr. Talbot by the Railroad Committee perty and ¡t ¡s said that the right of first written. But that expression was
The Independent telephone service al Church.
1:00— Devotional.
of the Board of Trade setting forth the way that distance could be had very rightly interpreted Saturday when the
will be discontinued from 6:30 p. m.
cbeap
j throng of people that filled Masonic
1:10— S. S. Lesson for June 28,
One of the crowning features of the
requirements of the company.
i Saturday until Monday morning on ac-
Com m encem ent,
which
concluded
Just as soon as the railroac commit- Hall all afternoon said with one voice, Mrs. W. F. Fowler, State Elementary
Portland. Oregon, June 12, ’ 08.
I count of moving into new office. S.
with the recital of last night, was the
that’ s the best rose show we ve ever Supt.
Gentlemen: Today I met your Rail­ tee can determine approximately what
G. Hughes.
program given by the graduates of the
1:40— S. S. Associations, State
road Committee and went over the it will cost to secure the entire route had.”
Forest Grove has had six rose shows Pres. R. R. Steele, Portland.
’ 60’ s at the alumni exercises Tuesday
proposition of continuing our Hillsboro (r0m Hillsboro a mass meeting will be
Charles Ward of Kelso, Wash, and evening. Alumni evening is always
and each one of them has caused us
2:00— Song.
extension fropi that point to Forest called and the plans laid before our
to feel a sense of much pride, for
2:05— Cradle Roll, Mrs. H. W. Miss Elizabeth Chalmers of Centerville, one of the most interesting, for it is
Grove and our proposition is as fol- citszens
won the medals in the Academy d ec­ then that the old graduates meet and
not many towns of this size think Boyd, Forest Grove.
lows:
~
I | enough of aesthetic beauty to hold an-
lamation contest Tuesday afternoon. give to the friends of the varsity their
2:20— Recitation.
If the citizens of Forest Grove and
Election Contest.
I nual festivals. But we felt a double
2-25— The Maximum Class, Mrs. Mr. Ward was also awarded the scholar­ fund of knowledge and experience, and
other interested parties in your com ­
ship prize for the best work in his class. Pacific University posessei the fine dis­
John W. Bailey, who has already re-1 pride Saturday for the splendid success I{. Gould, Forest Grove.
munity will procure for n s t f r e e righ t,
hjs
election certlficate, a5
of the flower display and its patronage
2:35— Bible Study and Teacher The other eonteitints in the speaking tinction of having listed among it grad­
of way grant to us he necessary oper (
^
was served with a copy
Four long tables, reaching from one Training. Rev. C. A. Sias, Forest Grove. were Misses Jennie Rasmusen, Faye uates som e of the most prominent men
ating franchise in ‘ h*
FJ e* oi a complaint signed by E. L. Me- end of Masonic Hall to the other were
2:55— Reports of Dist Presidents Corwin and Mr. Gardner. The contest ol the state, so ears are always open
Grove, and also provide for us, free or
was very close and it was with some to hear what they may My.
his opponent in the late heavily laden with beautiful flowers, and their schools.
. ’
cost, a reasonable amount of land for
difficulty that the decisions were made.
3:30—
Reports
of
Officers.
which
charges
that
complain­
roses
being
in
abundance,
and
at
the
After the invocation by Prof. Marsh,
500 election
station purposes, approximately
3:45— Reports of Committees and Professor Wilkerson, Mrs. J. A. Fol­ the grand old educator of Oregon who
ant believes there were irregularities stage end of the auditorium was an
feet long by 150 feet wide, situated in
som and Rev Bauer of Salem, who had spent over forty years in the har-
and errors committed in all the pre­ other table carrying the choicest, prize- Election of Officers.
such a manner as will be operative, we
gave the address acted as judges of the i ness at Pacific at the time of his resig-
4:15—
Miscellaneous.
cincts, whereby Bailey’ s vote was in­ winning entries.
will agTee to keep on with the Hills­
4:50— Adjourn.
conte*<-
nation last June, J. Q . A. Bowlby ’ 67
Felix Verhooven is to be congratu-
creased, and M cCorm ick’ s diminished.
boro extension and build a line into
L. L. HOLLINGER, President.
and president of the alumni, stated
That 20 or more ballots cast for Bailey ; lated upon his splendid exhibit which
your city so as to have it in operation
W. H. Hollis, secretary of the Bank that it had been the purpose to get all
had the names of voters thereon, or occupied an entire table, and con
not later than Decembar 31, 1908, un­
rrs and Merchants Mutual Fire Relief of the graduates of the '6 0 ’ s present
other distinguishing marks, and were tained choicest specimens of roses,
The Chalmers Shorthorn Sale.
less by strikes or by the act of God we
A sociation, of this city, appeared cn and they had su cceeded in getting all
therefore void. Complainant asks for a palms, and potted plants. He was
are delayed. Our proposition is. as
The cattle were only in ordinary pas­ the program of the First Annual meet- but three, George Durham
who is
recount of the ballots. Hon. T. A. very enthusiastic over the show and h; s
soon as rights of way are secured, to
McBride, Judge of the Circuit Court, done very much to make the affair ture condition, but in favorable citcum- ;ng of the Mutual Insurance Associa h ist, Charles Hall and Mrs’ Harriot
take the grading forces now opera'ing
stances the sale would have been a tions of
the
state
in
Portland Hoover Killen of Seattle. H e said
has set June 29th at Hillsboro, as the the success that it was.
between Garden H om e and H i.sboro time for hearing the case
Wednesday, his subject being "L e g is that it was an informal pioneer m eet-
Miss Alice Crooks contributed a grand success.
H. T. Bag-
and start them to work on the Forest
The demand earlier in the season lation.”
K W. Haines also appeared ing to talk over old times.
ley is attorney for Plaintiff, and Tongue pansy collection which would have
Grove extension.
Rev. J. E. Walker of the class of
& Tongue and Bagley & Hare, will taken a prize but was entered after one from Eastern Oregon and Washington on the program as opening the dis­
While we ask until December 31, represent Mr. Bailey.— Argus.
o ’ clock, the time of the closing of the had almost vanished on account of cussion. The meeting proved to be '6 7 gave he main address of the even­
1908, if the Forest Grove Committee
entries. This year the people were holding back of rain and cold weather both beneficial and successful and it is ing upon missionary work in China?
act promptly in securing the rights of
thrown in. only one buyer was from the intention to hold a meeting each Mr Walker went to China in 1872
Mr. A. H. Cross of Ohio, who spoke more prompt about bringing in their
way we should have the line completed
that section, (our bulls went at sacri- year by the Mutual associations.
and was one of the pioneer mission­
in the State Sunday School Convention flowers than heretofore. Miss Blanche
into your city not later than October in me oiaie
- u d lll0 McKay and Miss Woodward had beau- flee prices). Geo. McKay of Watter-
aries of the interior part of the King­
on the “ Home Department, |
who had been in the valley a
31. and possibly before.
Miss Pearl Chandler, who is mem­ dom. The churches and
colleges
>■
on the "B oys in the Sunday School,” tiful entries.
It seems to me it is the opportunity
Ice cream was served by the ladies, week previous at Ladd s etc., and ex- bership secretary of the Portland Y. W. have been responsible for the en­
will speak at the County Sunday School
for your city, and requires quick action
As the rose exhibit has grown so ex- pected to take back a car load was con- C. A ., has been spending the week forcement of the anti-opi .in edict, ht
convention at Reedville, June 25,,
in order to get the rights of way so
tensively Masonic Hall is not large tent with one animal, getting a tele- 1 with her mother, Mrs. Emma Chandler.
noon.
that we may be able to immediately ' both before and after
lompany Makes Proposition and Asks Right ot Way Front
Hillsboro to Forest Grove and Terminal Grounds
School
Commencement
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Big Secretary Nominated for the Pres­
idency at 4:30 this Afternoon.
COMMITTEE AT WORK
PACIFIC UNIVERSITY
IS CLOSED
Cuininenccmenl
STUDENTS
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LEAVING