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have committed. Any man of
THE NEWS ordinary
intelligence can act the
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part of a lunatic, but the real
lunatic has to have some brains
and the real question arises:
Isn’t the Oregon court border­
ing on lunacy themselves?
G um ption on the F a rm .
A neighbor who is visiting in the
city since corn-husking is over, writes
home about taking chances on a six-
cylinder motor car, and last summer
he objected to his wife buying a gaso­
line stove because he was afraid to
have the pesky thing around.
It is very annoying to telephone j
subscribers to find during the very \
busy hour in the evening, when they
want to use the phone, that some j
young couple is sparking over the j
wire, or somebody else is holding a j
long, gossipy conversation. Som e!
people use the telephone almost any !
time for almost anything.—From De-i
cember Farm Journal.
b b b b ' b bîi
ib bb b b bib b sb h ' b b ’ h b b b b i
10 Per Cent Off i
£
Last call to fix up that pump so it
won’t freeze.
Official Paper Washington Co. Now that the election is over let’s
all pitch in.
A. E. NOtJRSE..................... MANAGER
The open-air treatment is good for
J. F . W oods .......................... e d it o r
consumptives but isn’t beneficial for
farming machinery and tools.
THURSDAY, DEC. 3, 1908
The Chinese try hard to pay all
T ro u b le s in H illsboro .
debts
before New Year’s day; and it is
The Abruzzi-Elkins engage­
mighty good plan for all farmers to Scene: Hillsboro, Time: Five
ment is off. Hurrah for a follow.
yean hence.
America!
Child— “ Mamma, what are those
If the wire fences are tightly strung, funny
glass things in the house? They
loosen the wires somewhat to prevent
Don’t say this has not been a their being snapped by frost. Do it never seem to be used for anything
except when papa hangs his hat on
good fall for the farmer, mer­ to-morrow.
them.”
chant—and even the newspaper Did you ever stop to reflect that a Mother— “ Why my dear, those are
man.
cat or a dog loves its home just as electric lamps. In the old days when
well as, or perhaps better than you do? Hillsboro was a village we used to
Well, John D. never married Then don’t take it away, unless you light our stores and houses with them.
one of his daughters to a duke. give it a better home.
That was before the fashion of using
Maybe he didn’t have any Work up all old fence rails, useless these nice candles came in. People-
boards, dead trees and limbs out of the complained of the change at first, but
daughters.
orchard into stove wood. This will now that we are used to it we find it
the farm free of litter and help much better. In the old days of elec­
If you for a minute think this keep
tricity people used to sit up evenings
solve
the fuel question.
is a dead town, just look over
and
read and go to entertainments and
boys something practical,
the advertising columns of this such Give as the
the
churches held evening services,
tools, i
paper, they speak the prosperity soldering a set, box or of a carpenter’s
but
now
all we have to do is to go to
drawing outfit, in
bed
when
it gets dark. And it is so
of a live city.
stead of guns, drums and toy pistols.
much
better
for your father, too. In
Teach creative not destructive force.
the
old
days
he
ran a store, and though
With the whistle of the loco- When a man gets so rich or so high he had several clerks
had to work
motive of the Oregon Electric 1 in society that he is ashamed of his very hard waiting on he people
who
wfthin hearing, is pretty good bent old mother in her plaid shawl, wanted to buy things; but when the
evidence that something of a and of her lack of grammar, he is too fashion of using candles came things
real nature is doing on the out­ snobbish for honest men to trust out improved. The clerks did not have
If the politicians were half as solic­ to work so hard, and finally papa gave
skirts of town.
itous for the welfare of the farmer after them a long vacation. It was funny,
The pledge breakers of the the election as they are for his vote be­ but people said they liked to see what
it, he would soon get all that is they were buying and they got into the
Statemeut No. 1 stripe are find­ fore
coming to him, including the postal habit of going to towns where they
ing that there is some criticism savings bank.
to the custom of using electric­
being made by the common “ The well-being of a people is like clung
ity, and finally papa said it wasn’t
people whom they promised a tree: agriculture is its root, manu­ worth while keeping the store open,
during the late election.
facture and commerce are its branches and now it is so much nicer; he j
and its leaves; if the root is injured, doesn’t have to do anything but carry
If you sign the petitions the leaves fall, the branches break away in wood to make a living. Now run
along to bed, child; it is nearly 5
handed out by the politicians and the leaves die.’’
and will soon be dark Your
which has for its purpose the Don’t fight yourself in the evening o’clock
father
tried
to get the money he de­
relieving the Statement One when you are sleepy after the day’s posited lor the
meter so he could buy
a Sack of “ Hom e P roduct”
legislators from voting their in work is done. Just lean back in your some candles, but they told him they
chair
and
take
a
few
winks
of
sleep.
F 7 lour===AJI G rocers
structions, you may as well cast Then when you wake up you can read would keep it to guarantee the mini-
hard wheat .
i charge. The neter? Oh,
your vote for the machine and and think a great deal better.
that’s the funniest little thing that
be done with it.
Have you saved a little money this looks like a clock, behind the door.
year? Invest some of it in the old No, it doesn’t run, but a man will look
There seems to be no gallows farm;
do something to make the place
the same every month and
in Oregon—the wild and wooly better. You could have no better at papa it just
will have a bill to pay. Yes,
west. In the middle states bank than your own farm. Every dol­ that nice gentleman with whiskers is
JjUlE-STEM FLOtf
there are no gallows either, but lar thus invested will come back with the man that takes the money; that’s
p ttffiL ,
they have a well connected tenfold interest.
why he looks ashamed; he knows that
MANUFACTURED BY CRESCENT MILLS-F0REST GROVE ri*tST_p.?.py.6*c
VICTOR
chair they use in the cases that If a farmer wishes to find out the it is a shame to take money, but he I
can’t
help
it.
Why
do
they
take
the
amount
of
corn
he
has
on
the
ear,
Oregon turns scot free. In the
multiply the length of crib in feet by money if there is no light? Now
Business L o cals
Multnomah county jail there width
in feet, and divide by two and don't ask foolish questions.” — Hills­ —Acre tracts for sale— J. P. Wagner,
are a number of criminals whom one-fourth. The easy way to divide boro Independent.
19 tf
it would seem need some sort of by two and one-fourth is to multiply by
—Try
Wirtz’
prices
on
hard
wheat
An interesting engagement which
punishment for the crimes they four and divide by nine.
flour.
23-tl
has just been announced is that of
Miss Elizabeth Dooly, second daugh­ —See display of Ocyx ware at Carl
ter of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Dooly, to Hinman’s Hardware Store on Pacific
14-tf
Wilson Warner Clark. Miss Dooly is Ave.
prominent among the younger set and — Miss Kirkwood has the best linen
K. N. STAEHR
BURDETTE SHIPMAN
is a former Portland Academy student, handkerchiefs, also the latest thing in
though
in latter years she has lived fancy combs.
20tf
Office at the Bazaar next to the Postoffce.
with her parents in Sacramento. She — Dr. Wendt’s office is in Forest
A t H o m e O f f i c e 3 r d A v e n u e <5fc A S t r e e t
S om e of this w e e k ’s B a rg a in s
is now residing at the Guilliaume with Grove National Bank Building, Res­
FOREST GROVE
OREGON
her sister, Miss Lucile Dooly. Mr. idence at Dr. Ward’s place. 15tf
Clark,
who
is
an
Easterner,
and
a
stu­
7-room house and barn, 3 lots 3-aere corner lot all in fruit, with
with some fruit. This is the best large 8-room house, r.lso chicken
dent of the Michigan University, and — Dr. E. H. Brown, Physician and
bargain in town a t............... SHOO houses. Price....................$2500
also a member of the Zeta Psi frater­ Surgeon. X-Ray and all electrical ap­
nity, came out West two years ago, pliances in office. Calls answered
A good house and lot in Forest 10 Acres one mile from Forest
being interested in lumber. He has
or
Grove, with some fruit, good lo­ Grove all under cultivation, good
cation. A snap for................$900 family orchard with choice fruit.
been very popular since his arrival and
We we 8ettin* goods in for the j
Price......................................$2000
has frequently been host of house Xmas trade— don’t forget it, and also
Sutc'”°V A. G. WATSON
A 5-room modern cottage with
remember what we sell is warranted
parties at his pretty bungalow near' remeniber
lot 50x100 ft. located in South 8 Acres with house and barn,
Will carry a complete line of
Park. Price $1050, $400 down large orchard located one and one
Linnton, where he entertained many both
001,1 ^ *^e m*nufacturers and our-
W
A
TCH
I^,
CLOCKS AND JEWE1.RV
half miles from Forest Grove and
balance $6 per month.
parties over the week en,' last Sum­ selves. -Venen’s.
close to the new Electric Rail
Give me a call. Fine repairing of all kinds.
mer. Miss Dooly is an attractive girl — When planning your Christmas
10 Acres one mile from Forest Road station. Price.........$2100
with
a
pleasing
personality,
and
is
ac­
Grove, good house and barn,
gifts don’t forget The Book Store has a
Main Street
A R T H U R S H E A R E R . Prop.
Forest Grove. Or.
running water, plenty ol fruit, fine 5 Acres of land with new house
complished musically, having spent splendid collection of books of all sorts
location.................................. $3500 and barn located i mile from R.
some lime in Chicago studying both from ten cent Dicture books for chil­
R. station, land is all ander cul-
vocal and instrumental. She is a sister dren to beautiful leather bindings of
38 Acres of land 7 miles from tivaion and on good county road.
of Frank D. Dooly and Maurice Dooly. dainty gift books. There are many
Forest drove, 30 acres cleared, Price...................................... $1300
house and barn, 8 acres in fruit,
The wedding will take place the latter other things it can serve you with. Try the Liner column of The News if you have any thing
on milk and mail route, also close 10 Acres of land, 3 miles from
part of January.—Sunday Oregonian. See Big Ad.
22-tl sell; want to buy or trade
to school and church.. . . $3500 Forest Grove. J i acres in straw-
good family orchard, fine spring.
Advertising rates mads known on
application.
We have just bought; the furniture stock and busi­
H ness of the Hoyt Furniture Company and wish to
Ü
B make some extensive improvements in the inter­
ior which will necessitate the removal of a great
m part of our stock. And now that the Holiday
Season is here we will give
m
10 Per Cent#
Reduction
on all goods in the house in order to make room. 9
II This stock is All New and consists of many odd ®
gf pieces, suitable for Christmas Presents, as well as
m a large line of Staple Goods.
1 WIRTZ
a
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Forest Grove
MER.TZ
Oregon J
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James M. Enschede & Son
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