» Hill Secure» Control o f O re­ KEELHAULING. gon Electric and G ain» An Old Tim« Form of Puni*hm«nt For Entrance to Valley. James J. Hill is said to have . . (ho nroimn gained contr ^ Electric road. The significance of the move can scarcely be ex- . . » f rnl1trht aggerated, for it is t a g t with consequences of vast lm- to western Oregon. fe •< portance u/v,;u of the Omimn While officials of the Oreg n Electric deny any knowledge ot -'aci the reported sale, it is admitted that thev are not in a Dosition to ^ . . . . . . . , know the facts. Weil informed financiers are satisfied that the deal has been made and that Hill >! I LOW se : Fun Gigantic Slide o f Rock and S now W r e c k » T w o Train», O ffen ding Sa ilors. Very few persons know what keel- hauling Is. but before the advent of steam it was a recognized form of M an y K illed and Injured . , - from Everett Wash punishment for offending Bailors and Advises irom r,vereiL, a more to he dreaded than even the cat state that twenty three a r 0- ullle tal|„ known to be dead and twen a line was passed beneath the ship while a scoi from i>ort to starboard side, leaving nve are missing, wnue abo(jt a foot of 8lack under the keel was injured as a result of an The unfortunate tar’s feet were se alanche which swept down curely tied together and Ills arms m nl.n t„ : n „ : fi „ q hove Welline lashert behind his back, in this help- mountainside aDove welling lesg condltlon he waa nttncheKl t0 the at the west portal of the Case eI1(j n f ti,e n,1P aud dropped overbourd tunnel early Tuesday mor in the smothering seas to be hauled , , . . . G t N tw alo,lg uudar the 8hlp- bumP|n8 and a . DrU e * ° ureai scraping against the bottom in the trains one the westbound , ,>PoceM untii iie was yanked up on the kane Express and the othe an opposite side. The punishment was , , t tu„ r‘'i»c<»ted until the victim became un- overland man train, ott tne ar- rl- . . . . conscious from fright or bruises, nnd i TOW ledge of the high line, IS now fully prepared to invade sometimes by a refinement of cruelty j ng them to the bottom o the the Willamette valley as an open he was allowed to remain under the ____ l?nn - , , , and active competitor of the *'■»< *>' n fun minute until be was an canyon, 200 feet below. Coupled to the Spokane > Ex- . | hut drowned. The ship never wns narriman system. stopped while a sailor was being keel- press was Superintendent Jj Nor is the purchase of the Ore- hauled, and If sometimes the strain on O’N eill’s private car. This! gon Electric the only important j the llne vvas lo° great a,,d l( i,arted- , . leaving him to go down hound and carried over the precipice strategic move recently made by |ielple8g to an grave, nobody the rest of the train. Hill. It is an open secret that was held responsible for Ills death, but Three locomotives, four po^ when the United Railways was j ^rovWeTaT" *U l< 4i as au "act ful electric motors, used to sold a few months ago, the actual Keelhauling was great sport for the trains through the Cascade purchasers were eastern men in- captain and mates, but the mariner 0 ... ... timately associated with Hill. 'v,l° 0,,<,e *arrlved ,llli experience took nel> the deP°t at Wellington .pi tt ... . n ¡, ___ _ . good care never to do nuything to a water tank were also carr The United Railways connect SU(.h „ terrible punishment awav bv thp s lid e and burl with the present terminus of the again.—New York Press. ^ ^ Oregon Electric at Jefferson --------------- under tons of debris. street, thereby opening the way HIS WIFE’S TRIUMPH. uSevLent/ ?e0Dle 'vere abT ' for direct invasion of the Wiliam- A M t — ~ . . . . the the Spokane Express when „„tir,,, A Mement0 That Wa* inspiring to the slide struck it. Forty of ette valley. John Richard Green. ,, , The Oregon Electric now has it has been the fate o f many men Of tbese. were passengers who were lines in operation to Salem and ! Ict,,'r8 to have 111 Uealth bearlnK mem sleeping in the Pullmans. The .„ ¡.u | dow" *"» tl|ey struggle on toward lit- others were workmen who had forest 1.1 rove, W ith valuable entry achievements. Thus beset in re- __ . , rights of way to m a n y other vent times were Stevenson, uichard b e engaged in a ta ttle against points of importance in the Wil- J,,fr,l'‘8 a,al •> it Green. Each o f the snow blockade and who were lamette vallev Albanv t^or Cor wife thi ? V ‘ ,.ha|>'?,m!d’ bad a high hearted using the day coaches for bunk la m e n t vattey. r\many, j,, it0(.p him up. even to help him vallis, Dallas and McMinnville with the actual labor o f writing. "Th e a, unions the objective points and L«*tt<*p8 of j. u. Green” show ^ be last report received says to which the survevn have heen f,.> rtl1 " 8weet raan- They that the : _________ rescuers i are still strug- to wmen mt surveys nave Deen 8Uow, too. a Wife whose sympathy and i;___•*. , made, and rumor has credited fortitude lie ped to make his accom- w lce and snow endeav- the company with plans for ex- P|,8hlm!n‘ i>»«ible. oring to release the imprisoned tensions s till fu r t h e r sou th i oopyUlK ,he vast amount o f manu- passengers and recover the re­ censions Still runner soutn. script o f her husband's hooks Mrs. j j The Oregon Electric is a stand- Oreen contracted writer's cramp and ,,lcll[,m K u eau. art] gauge road of very substrn- forced to stop using her right Reports that shouts and cries 'rial Motriit A. K- h C ,a |e nf I,, | ,T hl“ l,ke “ Bnal who did ' for help have „ been heard tiat construction construction. ivionat |u . way looked o f the Invalid, f „ __ com- White of New York, financed the much of bis thinking in bed and could . * v rtia.S t f wreckage road, which|enjoyed the distinc- J0* wrl,e hl,u'"'lf lu" Mrs. Green Rives nse to the hope that many tion o f being built for cash, no with her left -•at °-‘'e ," rnl"* f° wr,te I of those imprisoned are still alive. hand. bonds being issued until last [ ! one One or of her first practice pages, which Immediately after the exercises &rc Pa »¿ST j she wns was about to destroy with the rest, her husband took quietly and put in John f . Stevens, Hill s chief |,|R pocket. Years afterward when m representative in Oregon, went ¡health seemed unbearable and lu dis- east several weeks ago and hus ‘■»»''»Keuient he felt that he could not , .... , , . work he used to take out that piece of not >et retur oci. Whether his ( paper, a living record o f his w ife’s tri- trip had any connection with the umpb over difficulty. Wheu be saw roi I u‘re a ■j A m i Always Ahead If it happens, you’ll read about it in the PRESS. If you read it in the PR ESS, it’» new ». \ If you want all the news all the time, subscribe for the P R E SS. If you read it in the PR E SS, it’« true. If you don’t take the P R E SS, send us O n e D ollar and Fifty Cents and w e will be pleased to enter your nam e for a year’s sub­ scription. W. J. R. BEACH- ^Wante to see you about1 IN S U R A N C E FOREST GROVE. ORE. OFFICE Opp. FIRST NATIONAL BANK GILTNER & DOANE STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES V egetables, Farm Produce and Fruits in Season All Stock New and Highest Grade Free Delivery to any part of the City J . Tuesday evening the entire Sophomore class, save one, de­ parted to the home o f Jennie U thereto n a rtak e o f n.«iMiiussen, tn ere to pdiuiKCi ot a bountiful repast prepared/ for BOTH PHONES F or est G rove NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS Notice is hereby given that Sealed proposals will be re- the occasion From their nosi- 1909 tax rolls for Washington reportee sale of the Oregon Elec-1 ';a^ ' “\ ; ; dtl;;:aV^7>P7 w^ tew^ub | tions on the’ front seats all had | ®eriveLd by the County Court of trie is not known. Guy Talbot, her left hand in* could work on with had an opportunity to enjoy\(the ^ af^ 'n^ on county, Oregon, county, Oregon, will be open e< r vice president and general man­ something near to inspiration. programme fully and at the same unt‘ * 2 o’clock p. m. of the 19 collection and payment of,taxes ager of the electric road, said . . |TT. _ p. . . . * m tb v time have his due amount of fun. llay ot -'larch, 1910, for the onThursWay.Feb. 10, lfJO. All yesterday that he had absolutely LITTLE PLEASANTRY. Several phrases from the eve- m,sh,nR aad hauling of rock in who maktWull payment^of their no knowledge of such a deal, but h « Tri«d it o n th* Duch««« A c c o r d in g ning’s programme served as by- road d\str*ct No. 29 1 hatcher taxes before March lij/rJlO, will admitted that it might have been to the R u le *. words during the banquet. The r o a d «'strict No. 6 Hillsboro, receive a relate of 3^lercentum, made. ' “All I ean say is that it can ^>e made by " i f seated next t» a lady at dinner hour was late so little time tv-w 1X53(1 district No. 10 Beaverton, half paymen and If at a mss for a topic, touch ,ale so ,ulle llme was , ,. the first Mond; is all news to me,” said Mr. Tal­ lightly oil the weather Then turn to April with- i wasted in getting at the main iro8d dls ,ct ^ °- 11 Cedar J ills, bot. out interest ch; ed or penalty dn*sH. it that fail«, try a little pleat* | feature of the evening1 . Despite district No. 15 Dilley, road With complete control of both iu" rv half can be the earnest efforts of the hnvs i diatriet No. 9R 4 Gaston, and road and the remai With these w o rd s from "Ktlquett* 1 “ rneB l fn o rw oi me ooys J - . • , , the Oregon Electric and the For the I'opuiaee" stanqied upon his p%>r to the first there remained 12 baskets full. ” dIS , lct, ' “( Barnes raid. . paid . . at any . til United Railway, the Hill lines memory. ,\ii yuiekrioh. who imd mndo A fter the banquet was over a " so ‘ or tae crushing of rock Monday m O«ober,m910. When will be able to ship freight from a miiiioii out ot i undies ami thus gnin- yot f thank w extended at the quarry 8 miles south east i no PaymenUTs m ade\y the first valley points to eastern markets Miss Rasmussen and her mothfr f Beaverton to supply the road! Monday ir/April, 19\ the tax without switching charges, de- lug mom. I'he muitipiu ity of forks on behalf of their hospitality and o,s^ricts along the S. P. R. R, becomes delinquent » d the lays or transshipment in Port- uml •t»*'**" " » ,1 spoons staggered him. the class then retired to the par- atld for the hauling of same. statute inquires from thAdate a land, and a mighty V ',rly faM olive "- / stimulus will lrh,'t he t(s>k his courage ami an In lor and spent the remainder of . ‘^ so f'»r the clearing and grad- Penalty^)! 10 per cent pei Vnonth be given to the development ot uuh hands and launched forth piuek- the evening in merry making. ing of roads in road district No. ion sai<>tax until it is pud. western Oregon. i j 1 Tualatin, road district No. 3 1 . G eo . G. H a n c o c k . " Itliiomln dull day. duch. ulu't It?” A feature o f the evening was a Laurel, road district No. 24 Gas- Sheriff and ex-officio tax collector singing contest between the boys he began, recalling topic No 1. D IX IE “A beiur he coughed ns he remem­ and the girls. ton. road district No. 28 Dixie, ! f ° r Washington, Co. Oregon, \t a late hour bered the next topic, dress. "Kr—do road district No. 31 Scholls, and Dated at Hillsboro, Ore, Jan. 27^ the party broke up all voting a School opened Monday with yon wear Manuel next tbe sklnY" road district No. 34 Buxton. ! 1910- A marble shoulder uearl.v knocked delightful evening, Ethel Calkins as principal. ft,» . , . , him I d the ey a very cold nnd frigid 1 reposals must be presented ~ —— — ihe snow is fast disappearing shoulder The backward glance of a 1 1 1 a sealed envelope endorsed on Sixty women are now turning and fanners are preparing for "Hum!” muttered Quickrich. "Rath- watchman as he left the Ma- r?1 : outside with the name of the out for rowing under their new spring work er ,nn, *° K,‘t alonK w,th- Let's see. ^ I’ll try a pleasantry." chinery Hall Monday night, saved b'dflor *nd the work for which coach. Miss Gretchen O’ Donnell, Mrs. C. A. Brickman returned The Duchess of Dash's back was the magnificent $125. ookbuilding th® Proposal is made. Their turnout Ireks only five o f home this week' from Portland ,urned 10 hlm- n® protruded a fore- from destruction by ti^ ^ a s a Lach proposal must be accom- being as large as tha ir e n ’ s and w h oe .ho ha., been Carina far pamed by a certified check for is every whit as enthusiastic, ftr fire had started in a waste-b he^aister. Anna Johnson, during And that absolutely did tt and him­ least 5 per cent of the amount women’s rowing is a firmly es- cause, “ spontaneous comb self with.Jt—London Answer«. her recent, illness. . ^ t fijp o s a l which such check tablished sport at Washington tion” , or more likely, cigarette John Zimmerman made a busi- ----- Rooms are being fitted up by the butt. . The building has been accom pan???! Buying ■ Haree. ness trip to Hillsboro last week. “You m j it«'« « young hors*. Then occupied this week by the college , The . successful bidder wTT ----- . ■ — - aie a. for. tiieir Waltefc Nelson was a business w^r Jo hi* knee« bend «o?” - o f engineering. required to give a bond for an sisters in the game T “ ^ l TO° ">• truth. Sir. the poor --------- --------- amount to be determined on by vufltor In^Scappot^, Friday. Milton,'Green 4 Co., are pre- t o / i ’ ! ted V ‘^ r - , A t,a auvtinp of Washington’s the County court. paring to. start their sawmill in > u W,nFpu‘»- ~ , ; • ;ri°anl of regents last night, three The right is reserved to reject tar*. , ' Z ---- H---- T annual fellowships were cfPat*xl any or all bids. S u r e YYilng. * - i iXu.— o f t t r y For further mfomuttion en- om« tbe wtvnnu. Sun t h«Ve to oiren Lorttfa l^nn y. These fel- qtnre of the County Judge '* " * * ■ * 'L h lowships atnomrtto $416«60 apiece \ By order of the court ■• no ," vveealhrman. “boi»ni bet » i.antj are awarvlevl only to members J. W. G oodin •be « 11 «$' Ju# th« •■mwVJudr«. 0f fj^e graduate school. Countv Judge. EFFUSION OF AN ORESON SPRIN6 POET 861 out the new apple tree ” For " the shekels they look good to me. And after awhile VVe will make all our pile Prom the fruit of the old apple ♦ »* A O 4 W