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About Washington County news. (Forest Grove, Washington County, Or.) 1903-1911 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 17, 1908)
W ashington vo l . VI FOREST GROVE, W A S H IN G T O N C O ., O R E ., T H U R S D A Y . D E C E M B E R 17. 1908. [ moment N o,” shouted a voice, j President Hollis arose and put a motion to have a committee appointed from the Board of Trade to co operate with I the college in raising a gymnasium ! fund. By a rising vote, the motion ------------------------ 1 was adopted. President Hollis an vicinity and you’ ll not overdo the 1 nounccd that the com mittee would be There is a doubt naade public at the annual business thing very much. in my mind if there ever would have m eeting of the organization to be held been a town here, had it not been for Friday evening, at Masonic hall. Selections from a quartette consist the location of the college at this place.” H ere Prof. Jos. W. Marsh, ing of Messrs. Jesse, Ferrin, Markee the venerable college professor, inter and Witham were rendered during ihe rupted him exclaim ing characteristi spat intervals during the speech mak cally, " I know there wouldn’ t have ing, and the college band played stir the porch of the been, I know it.” (Lau gh ter and A p ring airs from W om an’ s building previous to the plause. ) guests entering t i e dining room. Both H . C. Atwell, being an horiicultur were enthusi- ist, felt like mentioning H ood River musical organizations home town, Branford, Connecticut. Several handsome residences have been built in that addition and plans are being drawn for three more dwell ings to be erected the com ing year, j A Saelens is building a splendid resi dence which when com pleted will cost probably 83500. James Broderick has also erected an attractive residence and the Fred Lyda, Newton, M tCrack- en and Sanlord homes have all sprung up since the tract was placed on the market. T h e results from the opening up of the Branford addition have been greater i than its owner had anticipated but it has not been more pronounced tnan Killed While Locating Him on Timber that of other additions which were Claim in Buxton District-Hid platted out since the past three years Corpse in Gulch— Story ol A ll have proved uniformly attractive to Gems from Banquet Speakers. Crime. small and well-to-do buyers of them took me to task about the but said he had discovered that there i astlca" y applauded matter this afternoon. Our capacity T h e Curtis addition has also proved " B e enthusiastic for our home were two kinds of apples raised ap a M ecca lor home bu driers A for entertainment is limited. W e hope ples to eat and apples for exhibition. town, the best in Oregon— W . H number of cozv cottages have been that the evening will prove profitable H e told of the town’ s reputation abroad Hollis. Walter Johnson, accused of the erected in that tract and more are to and pleasant to us all and will assist in as an educational center, and a city of "P e o p le com e to live in a live murder c! Elmer Perdue in a loneiy A subdivision to that addition making our town better and lead us to homes. town; not a dead o n :.” — Dr. W. “ Forest Grove can no longer “ What’ s the matter with Forest follow. cabin near Tim ber, in this county, was recently placed on the market and make the most of the opportunities hide her reputation under a bushel. G rove?” Ferguson. during the night of July 3, this year, that are before us.” W e must pull together, drop any " W e don’ t make noise enough. T h e answer comes back, loud, clear four houses were built the past year was found guilty of murder in the first already being Dr. Ferrin then called on President grudges or animosities if any have ever and enthusiastic, “ She’ s all right.” and two more are Let us make the people hear what degree at his trial which finished last John Wag- Hollis, of the Board of Trade, who existed among ourselves.” Many improvements have been made planned for the new year we have here.” — W . K . New ell. Saturday at Hillsboro. T h e jury was and Sam I said. “ In behalf of the Forest Grove W . B. Haines said that we, as a in Forest Grove the past three years, ner has a cozy . bungalow “ L e t us lay aside the fear of tax . . . . , out but one hour and 56 minutes after Board of Trade I wish to extend our town, are just com ing to know our city property has increased in value Moulton ha? ation. L e t us be willing to be , , having received its instructions from the prosperous appearance of the tract sincere thanks and gratitude to Tuala heritage and to realize our resources. and real estate transfers have been taxed for the im provem ent of our Circuit Judge T . A. McBride. T h e Hughes farm east of town on tin Academ y and Pacific University for H e made a plea for greater interest in more numerous than ever before. town.” — John E Bailey. Alter hearing the motion of John this opportunity to m eet, at this time, our local institutions, especially the T h e record of the vear, now hastening the Base Line road, has been laid out son’ s attorneys for a new trial on Mon " T h e work of boosting our town under such favorable circumstances.” college. " L e t ’ s make it more pleas to a close, in building and real estate into small tracts and is now on the clav morning, which was denied. Judge should not be left to a few, but all (A p p la u s e ) H e deprecated the fail ant for the students, if we can,” said activities has been unprecedented; if it market. M cBride passed sentence ol death up should do their part.” — H . J. Goff. ure of the business men of the city to he. could be put in black and white or in on the con victed man. T h e court de " D o our Biggest for Pacific U n i Building Notes. get together in similar gatherings and W. K . N ew ell, whom Prof. Ferrin cold figures it would be astonishing. creed that Johnson shall be remanded versity.” — R ev. A. J. Folsom. Clarence Bump recently purchased said that there were no interests that said belonged to F'orest Grove but | Still, the new year has greater things to the county jail for a period no “ G et together, hold together, three lots in the Smith addition in affect the community as a whole lived somewhere on the hillside, said I in store for Forest Grove. N ew busi longer than 20 days, when he shall be boost and don’ t knock.” — W. A. H e is now en that everyone in the town should that he had just returned from the ness buildings are to be erected and South Forest Grove. taken to Salem, where on Friday, Feb Williams. closing them. It is probable that he not be interested in. “ T h e next Spokane A pple Fair and explained the more attractive homes are to be built. ruary 5. he shall be hanged. twelve months will prove a criti gigantic advertising scheme it was in There is a better era coming for the will build there later. Walter Johnson, 28 years old, and Starting a m ovem ent for raising 83,- cal period in the town’ s history. Will tended to be “ W e grow fine apples old town and “ things will be doin.” Work is progressing rapidly on the lor many years a resident of Washing 000 by the citizens of Forest Grove as we be able to grasp the opportunities here, as good as any where else but Prospects are good enough, they ch:er; two cottages which are being built by ton county, is a son ol the late Charles a part of a fund for the erection of a before us? I have always been en we don’ t make noise enough,” said realities are better, they mean some the Wigmans on the old Indian school Johnson, who at one tune ran a saloon university gymnasium; fostering pleas thusiastic o v tr Forest G rove,” said the j he. “ Let us make the people hear thing. property. at Cornelius and later conducted a hop anter relations between the college and speaker. H e told of the spirit of j what we have John Abbott, J. J. Wirtz and Felix h t r e ." Mr. N ew ell yard at Gaston. H e married a daugh Harry Naufts is speedily com pleting the town and the realization of the civic pride shown by other towns was the first new convert to boost for Verhoven have secured possession of ter of Riley Thomas, of neat Glenwood, his bungalow which will be one of the need of working together for greater “ T h ey all point with pride to their the college. In the past, he said he the property adjoining the Forest and the two moved to Portland to re neatest and best arranged dwellings in things for the community in g e n e r a l- educational institutions. I have found had spoken of the local school in a half Grove National Dank and are contem side. At that city Johnson and his are am ong the direct results of the i‘ so in Eugene, at Corvallis and at hearted way, from now on, he was to plating to erect a brick building in the the town, ol that now popular type of wile led a precarious existence lor a architecture splendid banquet and cordial hospital M cM innville. W e too should point to speak of it in enthusiastic manner. spring. W nile the hnal plans are still number ol years. Johnson occasional ity accorded Tuesday evening by the Tualatin Academ y and Pacific U niver T h e new shingled bungalow which ly tended bar in a saloon ai d did other John Bailey, the local merchant, in the making, it has been practically faculty of Pacific University to the sity with pride. L e t us talk Forest who has been here for a third of a cen decided that the structure shall be two is being built by Harvey Baldwin on little jobs to make a living. H e was Board of Trade. T h e key note of the Grove more, let us be energetic and tury, made one of the most effective stories high with a basement Tne S-cond street, is assuming definite prodigal with his money and did not "g et-tog eth er” m eeting was sounded enthusiastic for our home town, the talks of the evening. It will have six room, a id a get along very well H e said he had lower floor is to be apportioned for s tape. H e finally took in the remarks made by John E. Bail best in Oregon.” always felt a deep interest in the school three store rooms 20x30. One is to fire place will add coziness lu the to locating men on timber tracts in the ey when he characterized the event as A . G. Hoffman, whom Dr. Ferrin but perhaps had not shown it in later De used by the Abbotts as a jewelry cottage. Nehalem country. On June 30 he a "gran d lovefeast between the college introduced as “ one of our merchant years as much as he shoul:’ ,iave done. establishment; Velix Verhoven is to started lor this count) with a party of Carpenters are busy on the W m and the town.” princes,” was of the opinion that the ‘ .This is a grand love feast,” said he, occupy one of the stores as floral par Weitz'el bungalow on First avenue north eight men, among whom was Elmer T h e cozy, inviting quarters of the time was ripe for a “ little more boost “ between the college and the town. lors and John Wirtz has not as yet de It is an attractive home and the inter Perdue, ol whose antecedents not a Ladies H all are admirably suited for ing in various lines.” H e said he was W e ’ re on the way to harmony and I cided to what purpose he will put his ior is splendidly appointed. T h e ex word has been learned, but who is sup ■ holding such a gathering and the at drawn to com e here because of the hopt that this spirit will continue, part of the building. Nothing so far terior is shingled. posed to have com e from North Caro mosphere of genial informality and college and told how he had been able T h e interest of the college and the has been planned for the second story, lina. Progress is being made on the new good fellowship which prevailed to attract several families to Forest town are closely related. L e t’ s lay whether it is to be divided into office T h ey reached the Buxton section building intended for the moving pic throughout the evening, determined, Grove because of its educational aside the fear of taxation and let us be rooms or used as a hall. Com plete the next morning A ll of the party ture show which is to be located be from the first, the unqualified success advantages. but Johnson and Perdue came out on willing to be taxed for improvements estimates on the cost of the proposed tween the Lim ber undertaking parlors building have not as yet Deen made of the affair. After a brief half hour July 2 and these two remained osten W A. Williams explained why he in our town. Pacific Avenue, as far as can be as and the Langley office. given to introductions and social inter had decided to make his home in For' sibly to look at some more umber. It Lionel L. Paget of Portland and course. the guests were invited to the est Grove even though his business Gaston, was glad to have the privilege certained now, appears to be the pop T h e c arpenters have finished their appears that on June 29, before starl dining room where a banquet was interests call him all over the state and to be prerent at the banquet. He. ular street fur building activities in the work on the Sam Moulton bungalow in ing, Johnson had tiled Perdue on an Wilbur M cEldowney, post the Wagner addition. It is an attrac 80-acre tract which did not prove sat his office headquarters are in Port too, would become a booster for the spring. served. master elect, has decided to build a five five-room structure with shingled isfactory upon inspection to the claim H e spoke of the benefits re- town and the college. The banquet proved to be one of land. L e e Sparks was the builder ant, and this was later cancelled. The R ev. A. J. Folsom ’ s message cen one-story brick on his property lying exterior. most elaborate affairs of its kind ceived from the Business M en ’ s ex dead man and Johnson went to the Jer held in the city. Miss Olivia A cursions which had been inaugurated tered around the thought— “ D o our between the Hinman hardware store The Buigholzer cabin, which was deserted, H e, and the M cNam er livery barn. Haskell, matron of the Hall for Young by the Portland Commercial Club. biggest for Pacific U niversity.” and slept there on the night of July 3. Women, planned the banquet and T h e getting-together spirit and the too, spoke of the high standard the in lot is 40x100 and a most suitable site for a business location. W hile the In the morning, Johnson killed Perdue, succeeded admirably in the supervision forming of acquaintances was the ele stitution had always maintained. robbed his body ol 8140 and hid the Dr. Ferguson, of Chicago, a recent final plans have not as yet been decid of every detail. T h e preparation of ment which appealed to him most. T h e Oregon Electric has at last got remains in a d e ep gulch below the the menu fell to the lot of Miss lennie “ Let me urge you m en,” said he, “ to acquisition to the faculty of the univer ed upon, several parties eager to oc ten within seeing distance of Forest cabin and fled to Portland. H e was together, boost sity, said he was delighted with Forest cupy the building have been figuring {Greenwood, who has charge of the get together, hold G rove, For some days the work of apprehended about two weeks later and Grove and the cordiality of its people. with the owner regarding its construe cuisine at the hall, and who is entitled and don’ t knock.” W hile little besides the fact laying the steel that is to connect this made a com p lete conlession, alleging T h e next speaker Secretary Allen, of H e compared the advantages of the lion. to much credit. city with Portland, has been delayed on that he and Perdue had quarreled; that The guests numbering more than the Board of Trade, said that the great training received in the small college that the building is a “ g o ” has been account of material and bad weather. decided, it is to have a substantial con Perdue had called him a vile name with that of the larger university. 75, w e e seated at eight tables and the est assest of the town was the college. Wednesday afternoon ( yesterday ) the and reached lor his gun, whereupon he T h e speechmaking was concluded Crete basement and a modern front. iters were young men from the H e followed with a eulogy of the small construction crew entered the open T h e fact that the wall adjacent to .hot his companion. college and paid a fitting tribute to the by President Ferrin, who in a lucid liege. territory in Stokes’ property just east the M cNam er Darn is to be a mutual Johnson has always maintained that M ENU class of work done and the standing ol and clear argument delivered in a of the college. T h e foreman of the thev quarreled and that he killed Per- Pot age aux huitres fashion, presented wall, leads many to believe that Mr. Pacific University among the educa ; heart-to-heart-talk potelettesde Fletan Sandwich* a laLaitne tional institutions of the country. lue to save his own life. T h e medical the im mediate pressing needs of the McNamer" ¡/realising 7h 7t the Ircat'ion | * * " « steel will have been laid to the termi Pun let Roti Lnnge de Veau ■vidence does not bear out particularly college to the guests assembled. is becoming too valuable a piece of H . J. Goff’ s remarks were directed Pommea de Terre Cornirhons nal g otnd sand that Friday (to m o rro w ) trong that Perdue was shot, and ttie Wt aux Cranberries Celeri to call attention to the new charter Deeply moved by all that had been property to remain much longer in its the crossing of the Forest G rove Trans present use. With a mutual wall on U te has contended all along that the Macedoine de Fruit which is to be voted upon at tne com said by the various speakers, Dr. Fer a portation line on Pacific avenue will r 8altines Petits f'ains au lait killing was accom plished by the use of ing city election. T h e old charter has rin said; “ I appreciate and thank you each side the expense of rearing be made Loral teamsters are busy true Glaeee a la Vanille et aux praises grown obsolete and if Forest Grove is for the good and kind words spoken building on the M cNam er property lowering the grade from Second street { an iron bar made from a wagon tire. Gateau Blanc Cafe 1’his instrument was found by the of I am gratified to see so would be small as it would require to carry on civic improvements it is here tonight. to the depot grounds, as the grade was ! ficials at the cabin. It had been many of the business men com ing to only a roof and an attractive front. President W . N. Ferrin acted as imperative that the new instrument not established according to the grades i M oreover the property has an exit to i formed into a support for a tim ber fal- at master. In his opening remarks should be adopted by tne people. H e the support of the institution which is j of the streets. i le i's board and had two short spurs on I can pledge vou the «ear on adjoining property which i extended the university’ s welcom e ; amplified on the need of a new water so dear to us all. Just when the schedule of trains either end. This iron was found et - loyal co operation ip any enterprise 1 Mr. M cNam er also owns. said in Dart- I »yste™ which he estimated could be T h e J. N Hoffman concrete build- will begin is not known, however, the crusted with hair and blood, but no undertake and give the ‘ I assure you, gentlemen, that it installed for about 850,000. T h e past you may pole and wire gang, so to speak, is hearty support toward a n y ! ing on Pacific Avenue will be ready chem ical analysis was made showing fives us great pleasure to have you vear the people of the town had^shown facility » following closely on the track layers, awakening, 86000 had movement intended to benefit the ' for occupancy before Father T im e has that it was the bl-xid of a hurna- , |ere tonight as guests of Tualatin a tremenduous and it is asserted by the foreman that — — the rights of town and its interests.” H e then turned the sands lor another 365 days The two physicians for the state po - p d e r a y and Pacific University. If been subscribed to get both the trolley and steel will reach the wav'foM he new electric line, 8800 had spoke of the efforts to keep up the col T h e uppei floor is to be fitted for of- liv e ly gave it as their opinion that a terminal at the same time. 1 enjoy the occasion as much as we .n»nr for advertising in certain! le ge ’ s standard of scholarship high, fleet and the Pacific H om e Mutual bullet could not have so crushed the flight in having you here, our p u r-, been spent . . . H e said that the endowment now con Fire Insurance Company will have its skull, which was badly smashed in at in bringing you together shall periodicals. H e said that it looked as To Hold Quarterly Meeting. sisted of 8315,000 of funds securely headquarters there the base, and the fact that no hole was have been in in vain. People of a thoogh Forest Grove would be touched On the opposite corner, ow m d by A. R ev. W . N. C offee, District Elder of found in the skull except at t ie base invested. H e told of .he visit of Dr need to get to- by three electric railways Defore munity like this, Pearsons, the Chicago philanthropist, C. Hoffman, il is prooable that a new the Free Methodist Church, will be in was considered a strong point by the W e do not even j another year had come round. « occasionally. and said that among the needs of the building will rise on the spot of the Forest G rove, Saturday, Decem ber 19, state. “ T h e work of boosting for the town each other as well as we should. to conduct the third quarterly m eeting college was that of an adequate gym present old frame structure. Johnson’ s mother has been a con ^ get wrapped up in our owd work should not be left to the few but all Not only has town property bene of the local church. T h e services will stant attendant at the trial, co m in g nasium H e said that plans had been should do their par',” said Mr. Goff. w e but little of each other; we fited by the impetus given Dv the com continue over Sunday and the mem- Irom her home at Lents. H is wife R ev Hiram Gould was asked to tell drawn up for a gymnasium that would to rub up against one another. cost between 815,000 or 820,000, ing of the Pacific Condensed M ilk Co. bers are looking forwaid to a profitable and child also have been in the c i £ ! of the enterprise and civic spirit mani- * don’ t get together half often ■ J and the new electric line but several m eeting during the court’ s p o c e e d in g s . The H e that there is already 83.200 available ugh. W e hope that whoever has fested in Dallas and Newberg. additions have been plait» d out which R ev H illit, the pistor ol the church, wife, however, steadfastly refused to for that purpose Judging from what in N ew berg for said that he had lived f file pace here tonight may see fit the town has done in other public have proved particularly enticing to has been ob liged to rem ove to Portland see the prisoner or talk with him. "k eep it up. (A p p la u s e ) I did nt six vears, that it had twelve blocks of Am ong these is the to care lor his wife who is seriously ill movements, would it be overreaching home builders. T h is attitude she has maintained ever paved streets with 12-foot cem ent Uy mean it that way (laughter and Branford addition north of the city, H e him tell has been suffering with an sidewalks At Dallas there was an in a little, if 1 would put the proposition since J oh nsoj’ s arrest. Since that •use.) W e are sorry that we which was laid out three yean ago. attack of rheumatism which practically tense civic spirit. “ Your resources before you. mem b e n of the Board of tim e she has been living with her par I not have asked more to come here, however, are greater and you Trade, squarely and frankly. and ask T h e tract consists of about 20 acre« a incapacitated him for pastoral duties. ents, who are very worthy settlers in W e have found out that the have a larger area of country to draw you to co operate with us in raising in goodly portion of which has already It is not known whether a new pa t w the G lenwood district. T h e child, i of Trade does not include every the town, say, 83000 towards that been sold, and is owned by Mrs. Jane will be secured lor the remainder of which is about two years old, was taken -' B « * • » in the town W e regret we from ,” m k I ‘ he * p e » k « - The speaker paused a M. Smith, who named it after her the conference year or not. you please about Forest Grove and building.” in to see the lather Saturday e v en in g . l not invite the ladies, in fact two ^ Inaugurates Hans to Build New Gymnasium—Also Spirit for Better Town and Larger P.U FOREST liKUVt BUILDS! ELECTRIC LINE IN BIGHT j