W ashington
vo l
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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