W ashington county
CELEBRA
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FOREST
GROVE.
W A S H IN G T O N
woman’ s work
C O .,
O R E .,
when it sent Miss Bos
well to Panama to organize the women
into clubs in the canal zone.
T h e club calls attention to the holi
day stamps on sale at the Book Store,
the proceeds of
Hiirrick Hall Again to bo Ihn Scene | zens of Forest Grove are to
| gratulated for their enterprise.
oi Enthusiastic least.
be con-
*
which
fund for stamping
evil
PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTES.
WILL VOTE ON
BONDS MONDAY
out the tuberculosis
adorn
and convenes
New
Knildiiiy In Re Erected to
Relieve Congestlun.
each Christ
mas package and letter.
again
on
Monday alter
T h e pupils of the public school c o l
lected a large amount
Campaign to Start for P. U.'s Gym
nasium -Board of Trade Elects
Officers.
of material and
sent to the Boys and Girls Aid Society
of Portland, to help
make the orphan
children happy.
|
Several are absent
from
school this
week on account of holiday work.
T h e Board of Trade held its annual
m eeting in Masonic hall Friday
ing, elected officers
for
the
year, made arrangements for a
bration
of the
Banquet”
in
joining of
“ C ele
commemoration
Forest
Grove
with
Portland by a trolley line and appoint
ed a com m ittee to raise $3000
for a
University gymnasium fund.
President W . H .
Hollis
called
the
m eeting to order and after reviewing
briefly the work done by .he organiza
tion during the past year, a number of
speeches
were
made by
prominent
members of the organization.
T h e election of directors resulted as
follows:
W. H.
Hollis,
H.
J.
Goff,
M. Peterson, John Thornburgh, G .
S.
Farnham
received
dered
Mrs.
E.
the
E
with the
reception ten
Woman’ s Club Friday afternoon.
numbers,
for
the
Haines,
W.
N.
present in large
departure
of this
gracious woman from our
midst is re
gretted by all
her.
who know
From
Ttckets for the banquet may he
at
the
Haines Bank,
at
the
quarters of the Board of Trade
(he Forest Grove
National
Ever ready with her ability and leisure
W e have
, he splendid
or at Thompson.
and to be largely attended.
------- :
Men.
happy
i «hello interpreter
_
, ,
Trad, has appointed
S.
Edward Abner
young
high
Hostonese
rank among
and
pleasipg
one
j Mr. Ttofflps0R W 4 » ihu . « and sympa-
the following men: Mesrs. H . J. Goff.
Charles R oe. G.
given at
evening by
Am erica’ s
best
entertainers.
The
melange of song and story in his re
event promises to be of great interest c ,ta| is a
T h e Board of
The
A i f|estine,j to occupy
reception will be held at V:tl(l o'clock
and the banquet served at 7:30.
The
t -
program
Marsh Hall last Thursday
h's songs there
not of|en ,ound
perhaps
^
of
literature and in
is a color and tone
¡D , ^
■
j
o | Q ,d , re
M. P e te r -;U l l ( r and ••H ,«watha" that tfce artist’ s
sisted of a little love story In which the
names of the hero and
the various stages in
heroine and of
the
progress of
their courtship, were names of flowers.
Miss Belle Denny was
the
successful
contestant and received the prize.
Dainty
and the
yefreshmeiits were
shower as
planned
served
by Mrs.
Caples and Miss Langley proved quniol
and thoroughly enjoyable
-fhe other
guests present we««> Miss A lyce Cron
in, Mr*. Willis Goff,
•rs, Mrs.
Mayne
Shannon
and
Miss M innie My-
Abbott,
Mrs.
season
the last 15 days of
Chinese
time is
not
far
distant
splendid game birds
the past ”
pheasant
Miss Kate
Wilbur
Me
hens
when these
will he a thing of
H e asks a bounty on con
stroy more deer
CHRISTMAS SERVICES
AT THE CHURCHES
protected, or the
Appropriato Programs Will Curc-
inmnorate the iniettile Season.
and black and
undoubtedly de
and
young elk than
do the hunters.”
ment should
SANTA CLAUS HAS CONTROL
set
aside
Voters of the
Forest
Grove school
That there must be another
school building erected, seems impera-
t ve.
The
proposition
further additions to the
ing is out of the
of
building
present build
question and would
Heavily Laden for Young and
Old the Feature of the
Season.
deer; and as a further assurance of pro
tection towards these
animals I should
like
see
very much
to
within
the
the Federal
theit protection
boundaries
ol the forest
With sweet
Monday at the reserves.”
district will meet next
schools.
all forest re
serves as a breeding ground lor elk and
governm ent undertake
Club Gives Shower.
head- ,he reader and soloist,
Ban*.
Growth in Population in Forest Grove
Makes Serious School
Facilities.
for our use to lend a hand, she will indeed be
school building at one o ’ clock to vote
“ The Oregonian” and 40 copies week missed. She has quickened the artist
the yearly levy (or school purposes for
ly ol “ T h e World Chronicle.”
ic side of our natures, not only by her
the coming year, and will take action
T h e tenth grade has just finished exquisite rendering of musical num
on the proposition of purchasing a site
the reading and study of Merchant of bers but by her word sketches of the
and the erection of a new school build
The
appreciation
and
V enice.
T h e next study is T h e Vis composers.
ing.
T h e facilities of the present
good will of this community go with
ion of Sir Launfal.
building are taxed to their utmost and
T h e town and com munity is en her to her new home in the Southland. some of the rooms are too crowded to
T h e social com m ittee, Mesdames
thusiastic over the P. U. and it is just
insure satisfactory and successful work
Hughes,
Goff, Corl, Ruckle and Miss
ly so.
N o feature ol our little city is
That the patrons of the district are
light
refreshments,
more deserving of our support, but M v:rs. served
confronted with a serious problem is
right side by side with this school of looked after the comfort of the guests apparent.
Yet, it is one that needs to
higher
learning
stands our public and presented Mrs. Williams with the be solved.
Th e growth of the com
school in which nearly every parent in bouquet of carnations that adorned the munity has been more rapid than some
the district is interested.
’ Tis true dainty tea-table.
have imagined and has resulted in an
the public school is run by public
increased attendance
at the public
M- j ,„ g
believe that during
and I
" I believe that the national govern
all sides of the room came the expres
Ferrin
piped af the Golf Bros. Hardware store.
$12,500 WILL BE REQUIRED
For
money and by taxation but there are
A t the pretty home of Mrs. A . B,
many things that our school needs
and J. F. Woods,
and the officers tbat are not provided for by these pub- Caples and in honor of Miss Maud
thus-
President. lie funds. Over 400 pupils are now Shannon, whose engagem ent to Mr.
were
apportioned
W . H- Hollis? V ice President, W . N. enrolled in the school and to make the E B. T on gue, of Hillsboro, was an
Ferrin; Secretary, G. S. Allen, and | best men and women of them they nounced several weeks ago, the m em
bers of the Fleur de Lis club gave a
Treasurer, J. W . Thornburgh.
must have the best of advantages in
miscellaneous shower Tuesday even
T h e com m ittee appointed to raise their elementary school work.
Good
ing.
Numerous
fancy articles
and
fhe University gymnasium fund con work and attractive surroundings in the
knickknacks
had
been
hidden
in
the
sists qf 0 . S. Allen, R. U. Peterson, j grades are the best incentives to high
various rooms and the bride elect was
W W . M cKldowney, Chas. O. Roe er work.
So we may greatly help the
asked to search for them.
Naturally
and H, J. (Toff
university by
helping
our public
each find caused merriment to the
T h e “ Celebration Banquet” is ten public school.
Visit the school and
dered to the officials of the Oregon jhe need* wilt be evident and then members of the club but the guest of
honor bore the ordeal graciously, and
Electric R. R. by the Board o( Trade with a mighty boast help it along.
showed
keen appreciation o( the gifts
and citizens of Forest Grove as a fit
presented her
Splendid
Recital.
ting climax to the completion of the
Another feature ol the evening was
Although handicapped by partial
line which links Portland to this city
a guessing contest entitled
“ The
ft will be held at Herrick Hall instead physical blindness, there, was neverthe-
W
edding
of
the
Flowers”
which
con
Of Masonic Hall as first decided.
| j ess nQ cheerfulness or buoyancy lack-
Allen, E. W .
any one week, fixed as the limit
gray wolves "a s they
Williams by the
est Grove ladies were
N ovem ber 15,
gars, bob cats, coyotes,
sion, "W h a t shall we do without her?”
Our upper grades are keeping up on
even-1 current events.
ensuing
Miss
guest of honor at
N ew Years.
close
with six birds in any one day, or 12 in
should be absolutely
School closed this week lor holidays
OREGON ELECTRIC HERE
Octobor 15 and
the
go to swell the
T h ey are but a cent each and it
is hoped they will
T H U R S D A Y . D E C E M B E R 24. 1908.
H e is
convinced
have more
that
protection
fish should
than
a closed
law against hunt
ing with dogs is in a very unsatisfactory
condition.”
H e desires a law enacted
“ that will put a stop to the running of
deer with dogs,
and yet
men the privilege of
afford stock-
hunting wild ani
mals that prey upon their flocks.”
Taken to Penitentiary.
Sheriff Geo. Hancock, assisted hy ).
W
Hughes, of Dilley. as deputy, took
Walter Johnson, convicted of the mur
der of Elmer
will
his
Those who
evening.
All the
churches
Christmas trees and the
s nied by the
will have
exercises prr-
various Sunday schoo
s
wdi be held
the
same
evening at a 1
the
ol
worship
which have
houses
planned special programs for the giea •
est event in the church’ s calendar.
A t the Christian church the Christ
mas exercises will
terest since
present
the
the
Headquarters”
prove
Sunday
cantata
which
ol special ir -
school is to
“ Santa
Claus's
will contribute
to Salem last
to the entertainment of the parents
the convicted man and friends of the children.
Previous
sentence of hanging to the rendition of the cantata a M i -
where
await
ior’ s birth will be appropriately celebrat
Perdue,
Thursday,
which is to
and joyful an
ed By the churches of the city Thursday
season for each year.
H e says that “ the
music
thems the commemoration of the Sav
take
have
place
February S. sionary offering will be taken, the pro
near Johnson ceeds of which will go toward the
the prisoner has equipment of the gospel ship which
been
since his trial say that
been quite nervous and has expressed
the Christian denomination is to put
the case and on the C ongo river to promote the
a few years the same crowded con
it is likely that he mav make a con evangelization ol those parts of Africa.
ditions would confront the school board
fession before the execution.
Besides the presence of Old Santa
again.
W h ile acting as death watch over Claus to please the children, there
T h e plans of the school board will Johnson at the Washington county jail,
will be a Christmas tree loaded with
be made public at the m eeting but ;•* J. W. Hartrampl, of Hillsboro, suffered
gifts for the members of the Sunday
near as can be ascertained the school a paralytic stroke Wednesday.
Physi school.
directors have
neither chosen nor
cians were summoned at once and he
T h e Congregational church w ill ob
taken optrans on any site suitable for
is reported much better at present.
serve
the
gladsome Christmas tide
«he erection of the proposed building.
Thursday even in g with a large tree il
Goes
to
Dallas
Pastorate.
From various expressions gathered on
Rev. C. A. Sias, who has been pas luminated with candles and resplen-
the streets from (uliaeus and business
tor of the Christian church (or two dent with ornaments em blem atic of
men, the proposition of a new building
It will be laden with
■ years and whose pastorate has been the season.
seems to be in favor.
It is hoped that
unusually
successful,
leaves soon presents for the children of the Sunday
there will be a large attendance, oi ihe
'for Dallas to assume his pastoral duties school who will contribute their share
tax payers at this m eeting which is one
there.
R ev, Mr.
Stiver, a
recent to the entertainment by rendering a
of particular importance.
graduate from the Eugene Divm itv line program of songs and recitations
From a suggestlou made to a News
A num
school, has accepted the call of Ihe appropriate to the occasion.
rr-jnesemative, it is inferred that ti e
I >cal church.
H e was here sometime ber of tableaux will be presented.
plans are the building of an eigh t
ago at which tim e he made a pleasant T h e Cradle Roll had its exercises yes
r tora school house, lour rooms prefer
impression on the members of the terday afternoon and the little lots a?-
ably on the lower floor to be finished
congregation, and under his leadership peared to enjoy the event.
( cm »he beginning ol the next school
At the M ethodist church, the ar
'continued prosperity in the churrh’ s
year.
An architect,
it is said, has
rangements for the Christmas festivitirs
activities is looked for confidently.
recom m ended this
method to t i e
have been under the supervision of a
board as the most practical.
Forest Grove Boy Honored.
special com m ittee who have worki d
FrienOs of Frank Fletcher, who is
hard to present an attractive program
Recommends New Game Laws.
attending Whitman C ollege at Walla in which the Sunday school pupils will
only give temporary relief at best.
In
a desire to tell all
about
Walla, are rejoicing to learn of his re
tik e the most prominent part.
In
and cent election as manager ol the trac k st >-ad of one large tree as form er!’ ,
Thornburgh and W . i. Hollis to co- , strated. H e knows
how ,0 te]| a
Christmas Weddings.
Not only is
otherwise, have been quite observing team of that insntut'on.
there will be two trees of uniform size.
opera.e with a commitee from the ¡ story, too.
Young
Fletcher
prominent
in athletic
W
edding
bells
will
ring
out
merrily
of
the
game
laws;
and
yet
there
are
to
faculty of Pacific U n iv «ity in making n
. . T ! ] 6 L '0' 18* W8 s orlffinal,
T h e exercises will be h »ld Thursday
this afternoon and Rev. H . L. Bates, be found those who will not obey the endeavors but he take* active interest even in g and the program wnl be of a
. « . M
O ™ , on W , d „ „ : |
" ' " d. . h' ‘ h
of Pacific university, will be the offici law as long as they can get off upon a in debating and last year lead the c o l gem-iaJ character, the songs and reci-
d „ D -C to b ,, » 1
t . „ , „ fund, to, j „ d ,b“ „ ™ "
“*
ating clergyman at two nuptial events violation with a mere fine.
M y exper lege team that won a victory over t »turns being appropriate to the Christ
a new gymnasium,
he com m ittee
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H e is p r e s -
ience and that of my predecessors, in W illam ette university.
of more than common interest.
Woman's Club Notes.
mas thought.
hope to raise at least SJOO next W ed
dent
of
the
Debating
Council,
a m em
At
high
noon
today
the
Abernethy
this respect, forces me to the con
At the regular m eeting of the W c-
nesday.
Members of ¡e faculty on j
. [ man’ s Club, Mrs. J. A . Abbott gave home in South Park was the scene of a clusion that the only way to make the ber of the G lee chib and president of School Board Objects
this com m ittee are, Pre; Ferrin, Prof-
pretty double wedding when Miss laws enacted for the protection of his literary society.
essors Bates, Bogg'ess,
an interesting
report of the State Fed
:ss. en Kori, Tay- i ........
.
T h e school board ol District N o. 2.
H e made the trip to the W illam ette
: eration m eeting held in LaGrande in Daisy Abernethy and Archie Hahn also game effective, is to provide for a jail
loi and Ferguson.
valley during th** past season with the (C o rn e liu s ) consisting of M . H . H e n
Miss Frances Abernethy and A . T . ¡sentence along with a fine ”
Subscriptions will beiceived to be ; Novem ber.
H e has also derson, J. H . Morrissey and Thom as
This is the strangest and most radi- Whitman football team.
install-
A large and enthusiastic body of Hahn, of Portland, were united in wed- j
several seroisnual
Talbot, has bi au^i.t suit in the circuit
paid in
women convened and reported work lock by R ev. H. L. Bates. T h e young cal suggestion made by State Game represented the Multnom ah athletic
N o payment wibe called for
ments.
court against the
Am erican Surety
club
on
the
cinder
path
and
did
the
amounfor the gy m- done along the lines of civic im prove people will spend their honeymoon at Warden Robert O. Stevenson, of this
until the whole
Com
pany
of
N
ew
York,
Charles V .
hurdling
for
the
club
at
Vancouver,
B.
city, in a letter written for the press.
ment, sanitation, improvement of in Newport.
nasium has been subsertd.
Robinson and F. W . Benson, Secretary
C
,
a
few
years
ago
Another
wedding
which
has
been
Mr.
Stevenson
says
in
his
letter
that
event- dustrial conditions among women and
N ext Wednesday will ;
As a recognition of his scholars fn o H p o ’ State, for the recovery of $2850.
the subject of much favorable com “ no game warden is equal to the situ
ful day in the history oPacific Uni- children, educational and the Scholar-
ment and will take place this afternoon ation unless supported by adequa'e was chosen to take charge of the class It is alleged that on June 29 Robinscn
versity and of Forest Grov« That day snip Loan Fund.
T h e State Board offers a prize of $5 at 4 o'clock at the hom e of Mr. and statutory rem edies and a sympathetic es of Professor Lyman, the instructor entered into a contract with the boaid
is to mark the b e g in n in g a cam
Mrs. W in. Langley, is that of Miss public sentim ent.”
in history and econom ics, during the I >r the erection of a building in Wash
paign to raise $300,000for Pacific for the best high school essay on Good
It is charged that it
Eva Grace Allen and Lotus L. Langley.
In brief, some of the things advo latter's absence to Washington, I). C . ington county.
University, for new buildiiiand more Citizenship.
It «nil be a quiet affair, the immediate cated b ) the state game warden, are
H e is the son of Mr and Mrs. John Wis not constructed according to the
endowment.
This will tlhe g re a t-,
In he
address, Mrs
Evans, the
relatives and a few friends being at the the following: T h e open season for T . Fletcher, who formerly lived on plans and specifications, and that R ok -
est step in advance that cific Uni- state president, called attention to
T h e newly married couple deer should begin August 15 and close Gales Creek but who rem oved to this inson has failed to pay for all the
versity has ever taken.
I heroism Mrs. Decker,
President of General ceremony
with the gov- will make Newport, the ob jective point October 15, with a limit of three deer city several years ago.
For years the lum ber and other material used.— Ore
of so great an undertakugdeserves Federation, m eeting
in
any
one
open
season.
elder
F
letcher
was
a
school
master and gonian.
the heartiest support of ejp citizen ernors of ail the states at the W hite of their w eddrog trip,
Duck season to com m en ce O ctober his sons have followed in that lin e of
of Forest Grove, and especiiso as it House, the only woman honored by an
from
President R
R oosevelt.!
ivacnwr Resigns
nesigns.
IS and to run until March 1, and work.
Wtn. T . Fletcher, at one tim e
T h e proposed new charter for the
holly for the benefit of^ young invitation from
President
n m n r lt
Teacher
is
She represented 800,000 women whose
Miss May Endicott who has had further fia the lim it in any one week at an instructor in P. U
is principal of City of Forest G rove, has been printed
men and young »om en.
with principles and work are worthy of coo- charge of the Fourth and Fifth grades 25.
one of the Pueblo, (C o lo r a d o ) H ig h and the pamphlets are in the handa of
The
spirit and enthusi^
in the Forest Grove city schools,
Upland birds need more protection School*, and his second s^n. C hester, is the city recorder lor distribution. The
and th^ard of * id eration and emulation,
which Pres. Ferrin
“ I t seemz to m e also an instructor in the schools oi t h a t ' law requires that a copy be mailed to
hold of t matter
Evidently the U . S. government t :ndered her resignation to the board than water fowls.
Trade are taking
that the open seaatm should com m ence city.
success, e citi- recognized the power and influence o f to tik e effect immediately.
Frank, too, will be a U.-acher.
each voter in th< city.
w ill sorely mean
son,
V/.
W.
M cE low n ey,
J. A.
exceptjona| talent
was better dem on. Eldowney.
“ Within
majority of
the
past
people,
yeai
the great
sportsmen,