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About Washington County news. (Forest Grove, Washington County, Or.) 1903-1911 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 13, 1908)
FOREST UKOVE TO HAVE NEW CHARTER MET DEFEAT AT SHERWOOD. Colts Lose Second Game White Sox BIG CIRCUS AT PORTLAND REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. ELECTRIC TO MCMINNVILLE. with Barnum and Bailey Show to Exhibit Much There August 25 and 26. Business For to Do. City Fathers Oregon Company to Build from Tigardville. AGED PIONEER PASSES AWAY It is a pleasure to announce the fact (Oregonian) The regular monthly meeting of the that on Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug. city council was held Tuesday evening, When Guy W. Talbot, general man- With Sherwood’ s victory of 7 to 2 25 and 26. the Barnum and Bailey all being present except Councilman oger of the Oregon Electric, goes to over the Colts last Sunday on the Mayor Laughlin Appoints Com Greatest Show on Earth will give two Walker. T h e minutes of the last ! New York in October, he will recom Thus. Rue, 82 Years, Died Friday l White Sox lot the teams are now performances in Portland thus afford meeting were read and approved. mend to the directors oi his company mission for the Purpose. weighed in the balance with an equal Murning. ing an opportunity to the people of The treasurer’ s report was accepted and that the building of the extension from amount of ball flesh on either side of this city to visit the greatest amuse- I placed on file, Tigardville via Newberg to McMinn- the scales, as the Colls took the first taken up at the opening of | fall here by a score of 4 to 1 which ment enterprise the world has ever | The water commissioner reported v*d e> known. that he had discovered several water the construction season next year. was all but a shut-out. Therefore For fifty-four years the Barnum and | patrons letting their water run at night This line will be about 30 miles in ! when the two teams meet again here Bailey show has led the world in all and out 0f hours and upon motion of length, and will form the first link in j the park will hardly hold the fans. Now as to that matinee. Sherwood matters pertaining to big amusements. J Councilman Wirtz it was ordered that a the proposed electric road, projected is not a „ country on earth . here . , . . . where dozen locks be purchased for the pur by this company on the West side, to Was Member of Both Washington Advent of the Oregon Electric Marks played a rattling fine game in the fie'd 1 Three surveys and at the bat with their team greatly “ J .* "® !.“ . u V ..! pose of shutting off the water at places Corvallis and Eugene New Epoch in City's for this extension have practically been and Oregon Legislatures— I strengthened by the addition of Ray nor a city of any size in the world where water is illegally used, The settlement with E A. H yde for | com pleted, but the route that will be Hinkle, fielder, and McCleland, short, where its mammoth tents have not Growth. Funeral Sunday. j two of the speediest amateurs in the b^en pitched. Royalty has applauded the building that sat on the street was recom m ended has not been deter ....... ......... state, from Portland. While the .... Colts il and the peasantry has marveled at it, matj e , the council paying him *125 for mined finally. It was announced some time ago | played out of luck at fielding and bat and a11 the world- civllized and savage, the removal of the building. The resignation of Mrs. Belle T. J that the Oregon Electric, early next Forest Grove is to have a new during the entire matinee. If they has contributed to its multiplicity of Thomas Roe, a time honored citi H oge as director of the Library Board year, would build a road from Salem to zen of this city passed away at his resi •charter. had played anything like the game at attractions I h e spirit of its great founder, one j was read and accepted, also that o f' Albany, being an extension of its Port- J p Mayor Laughlin, at the regular ! North Yamhill a different tale it would dence on Third Ave. last Friday morn meeting of the council Tuesday even be. Tim e and again the bases were of the most wonderful men in all his- 1 Rev. Boyd. A communication from land-Salem system. That was the in ing at 12:15 after a lingering illness of tory, P. T. Barnum, still lives in the prof. Marsh of the board recom mend tention of the company, but repeated ing, took the first step towards broad filled or two on the cushions when only several weeks. H e was 82 years of policy t f the present management, ¡ng the appointment ol Mrs Folsom, j and persistent efforts on the part of ening the scope of municipal affairs a little bingle would have painted the age. Mr. Roe came to Forest Grove while the perfect system put into oper- a , q , Hoffman, reappointment, and Salem people to interfere and discour when he appointed a committee of nine skies with a different pigment, but in- twenty-seven years ago and has been citizens to draft a new charter for For j variably it was a case of the hit that ation by the great James A. Bailey, is H T. Buxton, was read. The council age its plans have caused the manage- one of the town’ s most substantial citi still in operation. This season the appointed Mrs. Folsom, Mr. Hoffman ment to select the Tigaidville-M c- zens since. est Grove. The new commission is j never came. The game with the Ladies from the show is much larger than ever before, and L. J. Corl. The council held no Minnville extension as the next move com posed of H. J. Goff, councilman; j Mr. Roe was born at Auburn, Cs- W. Haines, A. G. Hoffman, Chas. Smoky City put the Colts wholly to the and aduitional interest attaches to it objection to the appointment of Mr. toward introducing electric railroad ynga county. New York, August 21, because the parade, a feature which for Buxton only from the standpoint of be facilities throughout Western Oregon. , , . . . 0 . Roe, councilman; John E. Bailey, bad— they were too genteel with Sher- 1826. In 1948 he was engaged in sav- ‘ ‘ We have decided for the W. H. Hollis, Carl Hinman, council wood; Thomas Robinson had eaten several seasons has be,en mlssln* ' ls ing a non-resident. P^se* t 1 milling in Palmyra, M ich. After rt- It was moved and seconded that the to abandon our proposed Salem-Albany maining there two years, he went to watermelons the day previous and Sun- j man; A. J. Wirtz and J. F, Woods. For four years artists, sculptors and Forest Grove National bank be notified extension,” said Mr. Talbot, who For several years it has been appar day was not able to hold anything on r®' I California and worked in the mines at mechanics have been working day and to build a cement walk between its turned yesterday from a survey ent that the scope of the present char his stomach but his hand— all of which u ]t ' e | Cold Springs. H e came north, settlfd night at the foreign work-shops of the different routes proposed for the property and that of the Sloan hotel. ter is inadequate for the welfare and taken with a change of venue and con r j 6 ! on the Cowlitz, taking a donation show at 3tock-on-Trent, England, ! from Tigardville to McMinnville, The following bills were allowed; rapid growth the city is making and ditions is responsible for the yam. He claim . His next venture was in the “ Every Fleming scored in the first canto for building this great street pageant, and J. C. Latta, freight and draying 8 3 25 made the trip on horseback. the entrance of the Oregon Electric merchantile line at M onticello, where tl.e result of their labors now is express company into our city makes the needs the Colts and Rudie Schultz added the R. P. Wirtz, sal and stat............ 8 80 possible obstacle,” he said, “ has been he remained until 1870. In 1871 he more pronounced than ever. There 1 second and concluding run in the ing itse!f “ th,e most cost,y and !on* ” t L. J.' Corl. sal and com 20 06 thrown in our way by the people of cam e to Forest Grove to be near P acifc street parade that ever passed through is no question that the city will double the fourth. Sherwood made two in the H ancock & Gordon, fire team 5 00 Salem. We have received very little University for his children. the streets of any city. ia population within the next two second, a couple more in the third, Forest Grove T im e s ........ 6 75 encouargement from the people of that In J857 he married Miss Mary Ann The program in the great exhibition j 25 city, who, instead, have obstructed us years and one of the most needed im: one in the fifth, arid the last two in the J. A. Davis, ]at,or Ostrander, who came to Oregon in tent opens with a new spectacle. The jq 1 in every possible way. From the start, provements now is a new water system, | sixth. Umpire, Panoit. J. McGill, " ...................... 1 1852, and who survives him, with the Next Sunday a rattling good game acts that follow are all European and of J. G. Lenneville, sal .............. which at the present time does not 10 qq it has been our policy to seek the lines following three children: Barnett Y. great novelty and variety. Of the 375 qq ol least resistance, and it is for that furnish enough water for the citizens. will be played here between North E. B. Sappington. “ .............. 50 Roe, who becam e a lawyer, but is now performers, nearly 300 have never The sidewalk problem under the old Yamhill and the Colts. Last Sunday Ott, labor................. 1 qq reason we propose at the beginning of living on a farm near here; Charles O. crack toured America before. The climax of Lee Munkers, labor. . charter is practically out of the hands the Yamhillers defeated the 4 qq the next season to transfer our building Roe, a furniture dealer of this place, the bill is the most daring and awful of the council except that it pass a Bank's team by a score of 12 to 5, A. E. Goodner, “ .. 3 S q activities to the West-Side branch, be- and Mrs. Willis Goff, of this place, pj Smith" separate ordinance in order to have the while Banks a few weeks ago won exhibition of nerve and death-daring 2 2 j | tween Tigardville and McMinnville. Mr. Roe served as County School improvement made. Numerous ob from the Colts who in return defeated ever attempted. The act is called ; ^ ^ Morle' 2 25 The people of that section want the Superintendent in Cowlitz county, and “ Autos that Pass in the Air.” As the g rQ S jections to the present charter could Yamhill a couple o f weeks ago by a 26 (¡3 ; service that is proposed, and in every as a member of both the Washington Now old Yamhill name brifly explains, it is the passing ^ g Todd be made, and in almost every instance | score of 4 to two. 5 59 possible way they are encouraging us.” and Oregon legislatures. H e was for of two automobiles high above the The Oregon Electric expects to it could be pointed out that it retards strengthened mightily with recruits E. W . Haines, 1 & w . . . 263 00 several years a probate judge. heads of the people, while leaping a com plete the construction of its line to from The City League and will com e the growth of the city. L ib ra ry ........................................ 40 00 The funeral services were held from 50-foot gap. The velocity is gained Hillsboro and Forest Grove about O c ; The first meeting of the new com | here to regain their honor. Robinson the late residence Sundav morning at by a lightning-like dash down a steep tober 1. Rapid progress is being made mission is set for next Tuesday even will pitch for the Colts, Fleming play Birthday Party. 10 o ’ clock, Rev. C. F. Clapp officiat on this improvement. short and Johnson of Salem will be in steel incline, one machine hugging ing at the office of Judge Hollis. ing. While Mr. Roe belonged to nei Mrs. Stephen Morgan very pleas close behind the other. A sharp up the line up. It will be a torrid game ther lodge nor church, he was a man antly entertained her friends and ladies Large Timber Deal. and one of the fans cant miss seeing. ward terminal of the track sends the of generous impulses and never forgot Grange Papers to Consolidate. automobiles up into space. One of the W. R. C. on the afternoon of One of the largest individual timber- the ways of the pioneer, his neighbor (Oregonian.' gracefully arches across the gap to a August 8 , it being her 58 birthdry. and his friends. H e was a man who Resolutions. spring platform, the other turning a There were 26 ladies to enjoy Mrs. land sales ever made in this county’ s State Master Austin T . Buxton, of holdings was filed at Hillsboro Saturday united sound sense with strong con Morgan’ s hospitality. At 5 o ’ clock complete somersault around it and Headquarters James B. Mathews ,e Patrons of husbandry, announces the sale of victions, and a candid outspoken tem- luncheon was served in the dining when a contract for lat in the referendum on the consoli- Post No. 6 , Department of Oregon G. landing behind it. 4800 acres in Washington county and ptrament eminently fitted to mold the The circus this season numbers room. The table was decked with ition of the two official Grange papers i A. R. Forest Grove, Aug. 12, 1908 . beautiful bouquets and special ment’on 640 acres in Tillamook county was sent rude elements of pioneer society 1500 people, 700 horses, 108 cages Whereas, it has been pleasing to the Oregon and Washinton, submitted for record by L. B. M enefee, of Hous- and an aid in the raising a high stand a vote to all local granges, a large Supreme Ruler of the Universe to c a ll: ol animals, 5 railroad trains, 20 camels must be made of the beautiful center ard of citizenship. T h e interment i ton, Texas. piece of sweet peas. and nearly all the elephants in from our midst our well beloved com majority voted for the consolidation of > took place in the Naylor cemetery. The seller was the John Schroader Luncheon consisted of sandwiches, rade J. V. Pope, late private Co. G. America. the papers. Mr. Buxton said: ■ Lumber Company, of Milwaukee, Wis cheese, pickles, berries, lemonade, 91st Illinois Volunteer Inft., and “ It will doubtless be a disappoin'- ; County Judge G oodin, of Hillsboro, The buyer has six years in which to Whereas, by his death (which oc-1 Republicans Should Not Apologize. iced tea, ice crpam and cake. ent to many who have expressed was in town M onday looking after the make payment, and until all is paid Before leaving the photographer ap H eir satisfaction with the Oregon Bul curred on the 2nd day of August, The Republican party of Oregon has peared on the scene and took a p ic can cut no timber, the seller reserving roads that are being built in this vicin 19 0 8 ) the family has lost a kind pro-1 letin and their desire to see it contin a record to be proud of in the line of ture. At an early hour all departed the right to one-half of the mineral d e ity. H e stated that the crusher at ued, but in our organization one of the tector and the country a true, loyal doing things for the people. started Monday on When half shall be paid, the Thatcher was for their homes wishing Mrs. Morgau posits. citizen. Now therefore be it prime lessons to be learned is respect It was a Republican legislature that many more birthdays and declaring buyer gets a deed and returns a mort double time. It will take several weeks Resolved, by this Post that we ten ! for the majority rule, so the committee passed initiative and referendum her a royal hostess. Mrs. Morgan was gage for the deferred payments. The before the roads in this place are ail has felt that there was practically no der to the family and friends of the d e amendment to the constitution twice. the recipient of many beautiful pres consideration was 8410.000. This is finished and the extra run for the ceased comrade our sincere sympathy , other course open than to arrange the crusher was necessary to get through. It was republican voters that adopted ents. over *75 per acre. details of consolidation. These have in this their great bereavement, and be The balance of Fifth street will be it. been exchanged between the two state it further rocked this fall which runs to the It was a Republican legislature that Double Wedding. Resolved, that a copy of these reso- ! New Professors at P. U. granges, J>ut have not been completely depot. passed the Mays law by means of ■ p e e d upon so it cannot be definitely lutions be forwaided to the family and A double wedding occurred at the Following are the new teachers at which the people get the chance to R ev. Arthur J. Folsom, of Forest pM ounced at the present time wheth that they be placed among the records home of Rev. C. F. Clapp Tuesday af vote on United States senators direct ! the head of the several departments at Grove, superintendent ol Home Mis er the plan of consolidation will be of this Post. ternoon at three o ’ clock, when Miss the P. U .. Edson J. Baker of Olivet on the Australian ballot. Order Committee. igHried out as suggested or not.’ ’ Emma Krigge was married to Carl sions in Oregon, occupied the pulpit of It was Republican voters that enact College, Michigan will be at the head Jantzen, and Miss Margaret Jantzen the Congregational church in this city, T h e plan is that each state shall have of the department of chemistry, suc ed the direct primary law. Barnes' Bows Are Noted. became the bride of Herman Krigge, last Sunday at both morning and even one-half of the paper, but printed to It was Republican voters that have ceeding C. N. Cook. Prof. N. D. In the morning Rev, Rev. Clapp officiating The couples ing services. gether, so that the patrons will be kept Harry Richardson, of Boston, Mass., carried two legislatures for Statement Ferguson of Chicago will take charge Folsom in behalf of the state and the will live at H ood River where Mr. informed of what is going on in both who won the championship medal of IDI* No 1 members who are pledged to of the newly organized department of churches of Oregon received Rev. T. tes. If the consolidation as ap America at Chicago last year, and with Miss Helen G. Krigge and Jantzen are farmers. elect the people’ s choice for senators. ! Biblical literature. F. Murphy and family into their new proved by a majority goes into effect a Barnes Oregon Mountain Yew bow. It was Repnblican voters in a state Abbot, graduate of Oberlin, will suc the paper will be printed by the Bea with the same weapon won third place Lovers Lane,” one of the prettiest field of labor, last Sunday being the Henry F Price of three-fourths Republican that enacted ceed Miss Young. beginning of Rev Murphy’ s pastoral rer State Herald of Gresham. Swarthmore College, Pa., will assist spots on the river’ s bank west of town at the Olympic games recently in Lon the recall. year.— Condon Globe. was the place chosen by the members Other states are struggling to get di- in the department of Mathematics. don, England of the M. M. S. for their last gathering. Grading is being done by the Elec Exhumed the Body. Will H. Thompson of Seattle, who rect legislation. There it was d ecided that the next tric Company, on the Tongue tract has just received a bow of Mr. Barnes, The Republicans have given it to ironer E. C. Brown and Dr. Hines Motion Picture Show. meeting would be held ' in Naylor’ s which adjoins the city on the west. Saturday morning exhumed the and named by him Whirlwind, writes: Oregon. Becker & Springer of Portland, were grove on the afternoon of Thursday, Work on the bridge and trestle over Other states are battling to get the “ But Whirlwind! Great Scott! Where of E. Perdue, the man found in the city Monday, and negotiated for the 20 th in the form of a basket pic- Dairy creek and the work of grading ered near Tim ber, the latter part did you get that timber? Candidly I direct primary laws. Republican voters gave it to the Masonic hall, on which they have taken nic. Each mem ber is privileged to along the line of the survey between of Duly. Exhumation was made in have never seen such driving power in invite as many outsiders as she wishes Hillsboro and Forest Grove if going on people— themselves— the people— out a lease, and will conduct a first class a bow. I shall take it with me to orde- to examine the man’ s teeth to to provide luncheon for. motion picture show. They state that briskly. The " Y ” from Washington to O regon.— Salem aiMrtain whether or not there was an Chicago. I shall keep it as the very here in benighted they will conduct a strictly first class Miin and from Washington to Baseline Journal. summit of human endeavor in bow The determination of the city to UDper plate, in response to inquiry from streets will probably be put in next entertainment, changing the pictures collect every cent levied against the a Itat.and man, who believed the dead making. Beautiful, flawless and as soft three times a week. They will also property owners for street improve- week. This will furnish a switch for Vast Resources. in recoil as silk. I could take it and roan might have been his brother. the Company’ s cars at this place.— have illustrated songs. cent last winter was evidenced Tues The examination showed that Per drive my hunting arrow throug a bull.” County Cierk J W . Bailey, in re Argus. day night when the council ordered due’ s teeth were all in excellent con sponse to inquiries from the National Chemical for Hillsboro. Ernest J. Sias, brother of our Re v. the mayor to proceed in any legal dition and there were no identification Conservation Commission appointed by Vital Statistics. C. A. Sias was tendered an enthus ias- roark^ save the two upper and two form it may require to collect the out President Roosevelt, after meeting with The Hillsboro council has received The following vital statistics for lower back teeth, in the left jaw, the Governors, last M iy, has sent the a new two-cylinder chemical engine for standing delinquents which amounts tic reception when he appeared here Washington county were reported to which were filled with amalgam. When the ordinance was Tuesday evening under the auspice* following data relative to the natural re use in the Fire Department: This to 160. The coroner discovered three sharp the County Board of Health for the sources of Washington County: passed the sum to be raised was about of the Christian Church, Before be with the two hose carts and hook and bole' in the right coat sleeve, close to month of July: Total area in acres...................... 440,000 ladder, will give the town adequate fire 8 3 ,000 all except about 860 has been gave his impersonation of "B lack Returns on marriages 10; small pox, Rock” he told a story or two and read the WTist, and he thinks these were Total acres cleared .................... 94,215 protection. A new steel reservoir, for paid into the city treasury. There are from J. Whitcombe Riley which pre mad- by the sharp prong of the timber 1 case; diphtheria, 1 case; measles, 1 Acres merchantable timber .25 0,000 supply purposes, is now being installed. a few, the council states, who have not pared the way for capital offering from board fulcrum, a piece of wagon tire, case; births, males 17, females 20 , Acres timber cut. 1 9 0 7 .................. 1,000 It is the intention to refer the mat paid, and some who state emphatically the audience. Mr. Sias has a winning l l i n c h e s in length, and with which total 37; deaths, males 10, females 7, that they will not pay, but the council Clerk Bailey reports an estimate of ter of water supply from the mountains total, 17. personality, magnetic delivery and the murdered man was struck on the 4,500,000,000 of merchantable timber, to the voters at the D ecem ber election. say differently and the legal machinery W. D. WOOD, fine diction. hftad. This is the instrument found at is to be set in motion at on ce. and that but 15 per cent of the good Co. Health Officer. the Burkholzer cabin and it is covered Miss Eiva Baker leaves soon for her standing timber is in the hands of Mrs. A. S. Venen is visiting her Paul Garrison of Portland, is visiting 9 >tn congealed blood. The News 1 1.50 per year in advance. farmers or individual holders. daughter at T oledo. school near the coast. here for a few days. (B y Pat Sparks) WATER in SYSTEM NEEDED LIVED .. er li tt ge ir, ny- in >N » rs «f 1 on HERE 27 YEARS