Washington County news. (Forest Grove, Washington County, Or.) 1903-1911, November 12, 1908, Image 1

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    W ashington
VOL. VI
county
FOREST GROVE. WASHINGTON CO., ORE., THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 12. 1908.
N ews
NO. 19
ion limiting the bonded indebtedness
OREGON ELECTRIC NOTES
CIRCUIT COURT TO CONVENE bony arms, the only light in the room
at $150,000 was made and the interest
coming from its ghastly skull.
thereon shall not exceed six per cent New Schedule Sunday— Big Cut About Famous Perdue Case to Be Heard at
After laying off our outer wraps we
per annum. The limit of warrant in­
Completed— Seven Days for
Hillsboro— Jurors Chosen.
were again led down the darkened hall
debtedness is left the same as the old
Track-laying.
A criminal case of considerable inter­ to a large room oelow where a more
charter— $10,000.
At the
The Big cut on the Hale place just est which will come up at the Novem­ fearsome sight awaited us.
It is provided further in this act that this side of Dairy Creek on the Oregon ber term of the Circuit court for Wash farther side of the room against the
Voluminous Document for Govern­ whenever the city shall propose the is
Electric will be finished this week, ac- ington county, is that of the Sta'e whitened wall hung a human head by O fd ß fß d Oft FO U Itl) S lffiß t PO ftlfllld
suance
of
bonds,
the
purpose
must
be
ment of the City Placed
cording to the best information obtain- of Oregon vs. Walter Johnson who is i the hair, a fire of flickering blue flames
Indlcatßs Nßw Mode ol
stated and an estimate of the cost must able, then the rails will be laid. It is said to have confessed to the murder cast'ng its weird light upon it, making
Powßr
un File
be submitted to the vote of the taxpay­ estimated that it will take seven days of Elmer Purdue, committed in the a" screain w*,b terror when suddenly
ers of the city.
*o lay the track to Forest Grove. The I moutains north of Buxton, with the 111 disappeared, the light went out and
As to the building and repairing of depot is to be located on the triangu­ alleged motive of robbery.
all was in darkness, but only for a few
sidewalks the councii will have the lar shaped land on the east aide of
The court will convene on Novem I moments, for the same weird light ap-
power by ordinance or resolution to First street. The building, it is said, ber 23 and the following jurors have peared a*ain
Thi,i time the lar*e
order same done, and if the property
is the best one on tfj^ Oregon lines been chosen to serve at this term of baV wi“dow had been decorated to rep-
owner neglects to perform the work so excepting the station at Portland.
CQUrt.
r sent a glen in the woods, where a i
Powers of the Council are Widened ordered it may be done bv the city,
Chxrlet Lazotte, Buxton; John E
bl“ k “ “ > "» * » « » » ■ b i, ■ W° 'k »" ° " " W Br" " "
b‘ "*
The time table for Hillsboro to
sumed When Heavy Trains
the cost of same becoming a lien Portland now in force will be changed Sullivan and H. W. Schlottman, Bea- iron pot which hung over the fire, its
to Meet Growing Demands—
against the property. This new feat­ Sunday. The first car will leave Hills­ verton; John Anderson and B F. contents constantly stirred by an old
Will Enter by Way of the
Taxes and Bonds are
ure removes the old way of passing an boro at 7:30, second at 8:55; third, Catching, Forest Grove: A. H. Salz- witch all dressed in black who invited
East Side
Looked After
ordinance for each and every 'walk or­ 10:10; fourth 1:45; fifth, 3:55; sixth wedel, Charles Krahmer, Peter Jensen. all to “ come drink’’ of her mystic po­
dered repaired or built.
6:15. Leaving Portland the first car i Henry Kamma and Gerhart Gottze, tion, that no evil might befall them
Streets
come
in
for
a
good
share
of
The Charier Commission created by
will arrive at Hillsboro at 8:10; second Cornelius; William Crothers, J. D Then from all sides of the room grin
Rumors have been numerous here
attention
and
the
council’s
authority
is
Mayor Laughlin several months ago for
at 10:00, third, 11:30; fourth, 2:35; 1 Mickle and G W. Pocle. Gales Creek; ning faces began to appear, till all was for several davs to the effect that the
fifth, 5:15 sixth, 6:35. The Forest W. L. Parsons, John C. Callahan, Geo. well lighted, then the fun began in Forest Grove Transportation line in th s
the purpose ol drafting a new charter so widened that expense is saved.
The
entire
charter
is
so
constructed
Grove schedule is also compiled and j W. Beal Jr., Gaston; John Boland, earnest. Fortune-telling, bobbing I r city was sold to the S. P company.
for the government of the city of For­
to
meet
all
the
requirements
of
the
city
the same cars will continue to th is, West Butte; Aden Keene, Ora Gard apples and games of all kinds were in­ Upon investigation it was found that
e s t Grove, completed its labors last
dulged in.
Monday night and submitted the docu­ and provides alt the necessary modes place. Leaving Forest Grove each \ ner, Columbia; H. L. Kocher, West
such is not the case but it is not denied
After a time we were told that a
of procedure and is as equitable and car will start 15 minutes earlier than i Cedr- J. K. Ihrig, Forest Grove;
ment to the council on Tuesday even­
that a deal is pending. E. E. Lytle, of
just as any charter in the state.
The the Hillsboro schedule and arriving William Markway, Banks; L. W. House number of prizes— beautiful pictures,
the P. R. & N. was in this city Tues­
ing.
voters of this city will be given cars will reach here 15 minutes later. Hi’lsboro; Sam Galbreath, East Cedar; rare and beautifjl things would be giv­
-The volume is of about forty-five
day UDon such a mission it is said.
1 the right to accept or reject it at the
_ _
Robert L. Robinson, Charles E. Marrs, en to the shortest boy, the tallest girl,
typewriten pages and covers in detail
The following is taken from Mon­
j
citv election which will be held on the
Miss
Sigrid
Falander,
Art
teacher
at
j
w Reynard. South Tualatin; Joseph the prettiest one, the broadest smile day morning's Oregonian.
all the points necessary for the govern­
second Monday of January, 1909. P. U. was tendered a shower of jellies Cowan, West Cedar; Peter Grossen, and so on. When the prizes were dis
Steam cars will be removed from
ment of the city, not only of its present
and fruits by the members of the Art Washington; Delmar Martin, Dilly; tributed much laughter followed, for
Fourth
street within one and one-half
size, but for a city several times larger.
Class Party
example, one of our number got a pic­
Club last Thursday afternoon. The Henry Miller; Reedville.
years from today. This was announced
The work done by the commission was
The home of Mrs. Weitze’, corner theme for discussion was Millet.
ture, “ The Monkevs of America” for
positively by General Manager J. P.
tedious and in many instances compli­
First Ave and A street Nortl last Fri­
being
the smallest one present. When
TUBERCULOSIS MUST GO.
O'Brifn.
of the Harriman lines, yester­
cated, requiring much study, hard work
GRANGERS MEET
day night was the scene o ’ jne of the
the package was opened it was found
day afternoon
Mr. O’Brien said he
and long hours.
most pleasant social gatherings of the
State Veterinary Korinck Sees Great to contain a piece of looking glass.
had been authorized by the Eastern of­
A great many of the sections of the
season. The occasion was the ban­ Leedy Grange Entertains Pomona
We were then invited into the parlor
Future for Dairy Business.
ficers of the company to begin work at
old charter were used, but the most
quet given by the members of the
where a miniature forest was made, and
Grange in Royal Style.
once upon the Beaverton-Willsburg
vital sections, those covering such
Dr. Charles J. Korinck, of Salem,
Maximum class of the M. E. Sunday
blindfolded we had to hunt for charms
Local Grangers are planning for a state veterinary, was in Forest Grove
cut off, over which, when completed,
points as water and sewer system, were
school of whom Mrs. Hiram Gould is
that were hidden there, then the lighis
grand meeting the latter part of Jan- \ the latter part of last week on official
all the through West Side traffic of the
taken from such cities as Portland.
were put out and we were engaged in
teacher.
uary when Gale Grange No. 282 ( For­ duties cennected with his office and
Southern Pacific will come into Port­
Baker City, Eugene and McMinnville
The class has enrolled fifty-eight
telling ghost stories when the invitation
est Grove) will be hostess.
land by way of the East Side or mam
and rewritten to suit the conditions of
while here incidentally visited Dr. J
young ladies and gentlemen and we
came for tea, and trooping into the I j.
According
to
the
correspondent
of
j
line. The building of the cut-off and
H.
Knox.
Dr
Korintk
expressed
him
Forest Grove.
dining room, we found a dainty repast
doubt if a better looking, more eon-
a Hillsboro paper the Grangers of the self as well pleased with the manner
| the bridge across the river at Oswego,
The powers of the Council have
g nial. more intellectual, happier
awaiting us in true gvpsy style.
east portion of the county held a pleas- in which Dr. Knox was discharging
abont 11 miles in extent, will ccsc
been widened so as to give it power to
young people’s class can be found in
The tables were prettily decorated
I,
about $800,000. Further than this,
ant meeting at Greenburg last week his duties as deputy state veterinary in
meet the existing conditions as well as
the state.
with pumpkin vases filled with pretty
Mr. O'Brien declined to make any
The report says:
this section
those that will arise when the town
flowers, jack-o’lanterns and a large cen­
For the purpose of becoming better
statement.
Washington
County
Pomona, Dr Korinck inspected some of the
grows. As to taxation the scope re­
ter piece composed of the fruits of the
acquainted with each other and especi-
The company completed survets
¡Grange was royally entertained by dairy herds in the vacinity of Forest
mains about the same, the special tax
season
When we arose from the table
a!ly with the new members, immediate­
and
purchased practically all the rig h t-
Leedy
Grange
No.
339
and
among
Grove
and
as
a
whole
found
them
in
for improvements, etc., which the
we were surprised that it was after 11
ly after arriving the name of the indi­
of-way
for the new line several months
the
many
good
things
was
a
heavily
fajriy
healthy
condition
and
beleived
council may deem necessary remains
o’clock. All too quickly had the tven-
vidual was written on a card and pinned
ago.
At
that time the Harriman peo­
loaded
table
to
which
the
grangers
did
that
the
development
of
the
dairy
in­
the same as the old charter, namely,
ing passed and we were forced to bid j
to the coat or dress. This did away
ple made an allowance of $1,000,000
full justice. Leedy grange is not in dustry in this county was scarcely be
one cent per annum or ten mills. The
our hostess good-night and hasten
with the formality of introductions.
for its construction, including the
the back-ground by any means and de- gun. ’"You have a great future
council is given power to appropriate
home before the mystic hour of 12.
Each one was also given a slip of
amount in a budget of $2,000,000 for
serve great credit for their fine enter- ttie dairy business here” , said he, to a
money for city expenses and to provide
Long shall the 8th Grade remember
separate improvements on lines near
for the payment of debts and expenses paper upon w tc was written a ew tajnment< Beaverton, Butte, Hillsboro, News representative, “ I have been their Halloween at North Mount.
words
of
some
ami
tar
quotation
an
^
|
Scholls
and
Green
Mountain
were
rep-
here
before
but
I
notice
a
constant
en-
Portland. There was some difficulty
provided no authority is given to issue instructed to seek the missing part of
O n e w h o was T h e r e
in
getting tne right-of-way for a part of
resented.
The
election
of
officers
was
larging
of
herds
and
the
getting
of
bet-
•warrants for any year’s expenditures in it which could be found somewhere
the
line, and the purchase of the land
held
resulting
as
follows:
ter
class
of
dairy
animals.
This
be-
Died
excess of twenty mills on the assess­ among the decorations. This placed
was
not completed until yesterday.
Master,
B.
K.
Denny,
Beaverton
No-
speaks
progress
for
the
farmers
of
this
Aft„
,
,irgerinK
illness
ol
sever,
|
able property as determined by the the assembly at ease immediately.
Mr.
O’Brien
immediately notified the
32*;
overseer,
Alice
Cutting,
Butte
locality
and
is
an
encouraging
sign
monthSf
Mr,
Amanda
Greer)
wi(e
o(
previous year’s assessment.
After a season of greeting and visit-
board
of
directors
of his success in the
The council is also given the right in . a short nrovram of music and read-i N° ‘ H 8; leCtUrer’ I d a L '. GuSlln’
Tuberculosis among cows which w H Greer paSSed siway at her home
deal
and
was
authorized
to begin w o rk .
K
p
K
Butte
No
148;
steward,
Philip
Olesen,
has
wrought
such
fearful
inroads
in
to suppress, regulate and prohibit the
in this city last Monday. She had
Hillsboro No. 73; assistant steward, other states must be stamped out of b 'en a patient sufferer and to the mem­
Just what will be done with the
sale or giving away of spirituous, malt iug was rendered.
The feature of the evening was t e George Thompson, Leedy No 399; Oregon herds. We have found some
or vinous liquors or other intoxicating
bers of the household her demise was Fourth street franchise when the new
binquet.
T
h
e
la
rv
e
ro
o
m
o
n
th
e
t.tr
chapiajnt
A.
B.
Findly;
treasurer,
J.
W.
tubercular
animals
in
this
county
;
, ait0Kether unexpected
line is completed is a matter of con­
compounds or cigarettes.
fl,or was used for t..ts part of the pro-
Green Mountain No 95. secre. whj(;h wl„ haye {0 be (#sted and
al»°K*'b« un« P
jecture.
Mr. O’Brien declined to dis­
As to electric lights the city will
Mrs. Greer was born in Pennsylvania
gram. The walls were tastefully eco- tiryt A_ n . Cutting, Butte No 148: j ,ated from the nerds or the infectious
cuss
the
subject.
Other railroad men
have the power to make provisions
Jmuary 22, 1838. For many years
rated with evergreens and au.umn cu. ^ate keeper( j. W. Barnes, Leedy: disease will become a menace to the
are
more
communicative.
They say
governing the light question from A to
t te family lived at Calloway, Nebraska.
ors. Plates were laid for fty two an cereSi Maggie Denny, Beaverton; po herds. It is a grave problem and one Four y.ars ago they removed to For- | South,’rn >Ja- 'fic engineers have been
Z, as well as providing ways and means place cards indicated where each indi­
mona, Alice Eberhart, Beaverton; (0r which I will ask state aid from the est Grove Besides her husband, she runnin« over the ,ine as far a> Kore,t
for the construction and maintenance vidual was to sit.
The banquet was flora, Julia Olesen, Hillsboro; lady legislature at its next session.”
is survived by two daughters, Miss Jes Grove with a view to electrifying it or
of a water works system and to grant served in courses and surely reflected J
steward,
Mabel
Groner,
Scholls.
The
Dr.
Korinck
stated
that
as
soon
as
s
e and Miss Vesta, and a son, W. G. reducing the grades to as to make the
a franchise to private persons or corpor­ on whoever arranged the menu.
5th degree was conferred on a class of the legislature met he would, with the Greer, of Calloway, Nebraska.
line suitable for gasoline motor cars,
a t i o n s for the constructing and main­
Of course a class banquet would not
^
a we„ rendered pr0.
and
that even now plans for a new
a
«¡stance
of
Dr.
Knox
conduct
a
vig­
The funeral services were conducted
taining the same, but no franchise shall be complete without toasts and the ^
completed the eveniD(? session orous campaign against tuberculosis
power
line are in the hands of the Har­
by Rev Hiram Gould, of the M. E.
be granted for a longer period than happy, easy and brilliant manner in whjch adjourn(fd t0 meet with Ga!e
in this county, with little or no loss to Church, at the family residence on riman company.
twenty-five years.
which the responses were given was Forest Grove No. 281
the fourth the ranchers.
According to the most authentic
Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock, in
A provision is given governing the quite a surprise to many present. Mr
I Wednesday in January.”
story
the road will be electrified, first
the presence of a large company of
construction of any reservoir, ditch, F. D. Gardner acted in the capacity of j
Class Entertainment.
to
Beaverton
and then to Hillsboro and
friends and acquaintantances who met
pipe line or canal that may be necess­ toastmaster and those responding wett !
Two Good Lectures.
Too late for last week’s sssue, comes
Forest
Grove.
The work, it is said.
to pay tribute to the memory of a noble i
ary or convenient for the benefit of the as follows:
Miss Merle Shannahan.
George Gilbert Bancroft, the Psy- the report of the 8th Grade Halloween
w
man.
Intermett
took
place
in
the
wil1
be
COmp'*,ed
and C*" re,d* ,0
citizens of the city. Cruelty to animals Gus Gardner, Albert Kirkwood, Miss
chologist. delivered two lectures at party which was held at the home of Fore,tv,ew cemetery.
J
u
,
t
a
s
*0
0
n
”
,h e ^
ra o v *
also comes in for cons’deration and the Elsie Lathrop, Archie Markee, Miss Masonic Hsd| the [orepan Qf the week Miss Dorothy Boldrick, North Mount.
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over the Oswego bridge.
council is given power and authority to May Endicott and Harlan Turner.
ljnder {he au, pjces o( the Public
At 7 o’clock sharp, the entire grade,
Married.
Work on the bridge may not be be-
regulate and designate what shall con-
A solo by Mr. Harry Underhill con- schoo)j six years ag0 ,he lecturer chaperoned by their teacher, Misa
Miss Belle Wilson, daughter of Mrs. *un »« *ev,ral mon,h»- R,ver C*P-
»titute the same and to provide the eluded the evening’s entertainment appeared in this citv and on his second Chalmers, started on their moonlight
Mary
Wilson of this city was married <•'»» *** ,hat •« the pr'‘,ent ,U*e °*
punishment therefore.
and the young people went home tour he was greeted by large audiences, walk Arriving at Miss Dorothy’s resi-
last Sunday to Mr. Elias Grtffin. of ,he "ver no,h,n* can be don* ,B ,h#
One of the most important sections proud of the fact that they are Sunday
He has the faculty of presenting the dence we were surprised to find the
Placln« p,er*’ AccoTdin« 10
}f in the new charter is that limiting the School scholars and declaring that the rather abstrac, subject of psychology house in darkness. A conference was Hillsboro. Elder Simms performed «'V
the ceremony. After a sumptuous the.r statement the company will not
issuance of bonds.
The old charter evening had been well spent.
j ¡n a popular style which make his lec- held and one bolder than the restsum- dinner the happy couple left lor be •« « 10 do ■"» ,rork °“ ,he brid*e
provided that $30,000 shall be the
ONE WHO WAS THERE
tures peculiarly interesting
moned up courage enough to ring the
where ,hey wdl spend ,he)r until next February or March.
limit and as the present bonded in­
Tuesday
night’s
lecture
resembled
bril,
when
silently
the
«loot
swung
honeymoon, after which they will re
Thanksgiving Dinner.
State Game Warden “ Bob” Stevenson
debtedness reaches nearly that amount
received this morning a 2-year old doe a lecture he gave here on a former open, revealing nothing but blackness |)d ( jo Hl|liboro where Mr. Griffin U a
The
Colonial
Hotel will serve a
it was readily seem that to proceed
Stepping inside, we were valued employe of the Pacific Coast Thanksgiving dinner from 5 to 7 p. m.
Wednesday evening "When within
with improvements and keep abreast of which he will place on his ranch in the visit.
Watt district where it will find com- Whon and How to Love, was the sub- forced by unseen hands up a dark Condensed Milk Company.
Hafry ^ tQok Mck , uddenly Moo-
the times, it would be necessary to ad­
ject which the specialist treated in a winding stairway, through a long, dark j
vance the figure sufficient to meet the pamonship with three other fleet-footed
— Dozens of delighted eye. in Fores. ^ niiht and U confined 10 ,he h™«*
new humorous vein putting now and then a puaage. At the farther end a door
The
requirements of a new water system, members of its tribe.
He is reported better this morning.
arrival is of the mole deer specie. It word of fatherly advice to young peo- was opened by a fairy and we were nb> (3ove look through Dr. Lowe’, mpm
sewer system and other minor improve­
Dr. Hin<s. who has been sick for
stood in the McNamer bam and at- pie about to embark on the sea of mat- ered into a room where stood a ghostly -or glasses, if you do not, consult him
ments that are bound to come with the
19-tf I several weeks, m able to be out again.
and at the Hotel Laughlin.
figure with out stretched
nmouy.
growing population, hence the provis­ tracted .cores of people.
CHARTER COMMISSION
HANDS IN REPORT
MAY ELECTRIFY
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
MANY CHANGES ARE MADE
MAY PURCHASE LOCAL LINE