« 4 Live Items of Local Interest Compiled by the Hustling, Bustling, Rustling Local Reporters of the Press Allen Rice purchased a new WANTED—10 or 12 burros or Ford auto Tuesday. small mules suitable for packing. H. C. Atwell was in from his Chas. Miller, Pioneer Drug Store, Forest Grove. 28-2t fruit ranch Wednesday. Dr. Large reports a daughter The Forest Grove Garage is born to the wife o f John V. the proper place to buy bicycles. Heisler, of Gales Creek, last Sat Men’ s Golf shirts at special urday. Parties wishing the at prices at Hoffman, Allen & Com tendance of Dr. Large in this pany. tf class of cases, will greatly oblige K Do you buy your auto supplies him, if convenient, by engaging at the Forest Grove Garage? If his services two or three months not, why not? tf prior to the expected event. Mesdames J. G. Lenneville and Dr. Edgar H. Brown, who has H. Patmore attended the carni recently returned from New val at Cornelius Saturday. York, where he completed a post J. C. McDonald one o f the old gradute course on the diseases residents of this City, was visit o f the large intestine, will short ly remove to Portland, where he ing friends here Wednesday. will practice his profession in the Miss Katherine Shannon of future. Di. Brown has secured Hillsboro spent Sunday as the offices in the Corbett building. guest o f Miss Reba Hoffman. Memorial Sunday, May 29, G. assortment , A beautiful . . . , . of A. R. Post, James B. Mathews, ladies skirts at extra special pnc- No 6 win assemble at the meot- es at the Hoffman, Allen store, tf ing rpoms at 10:3() a m and Rev. Daniel Stavers was in march to the Christian Church, from his Gales creek ranch Mon- where union services will be day greeting his many friends. held, Dr. Stivers delivering the memorial address assisted by the Several auto loads left this City pastors of the other churches of Wednesday for Newberg to at the city. tend the W. O. W. convention. The progressive proprietor of Horses sent for and delivered the Forest Grove Pharmacy has to any part o f the City. Ind. placed a most attractive enamel Phone No. 322. Harris & Mark ed glass sign over the entrance ham. tf to his place o f business. The These balmy days remind us sign will be illuminated at night that the season o f pic-nics is at ! by the means of electricity and hand: if you get one o f those will undoubtedly prove a magnet Schloss suits at Andersons you o f considerable power in drawing trade to this up-to-date and will be in readiness. modern drug store. Mrs. Sicht and Steichér, A very pleasant party was held friends of Mrs. Frank Orth, who recently came here from Port at the home o f Mr. and Mrs. land, have opened a dressmaking James Wilson where a number of establishment in the Hoffman Miss Gladys Wilson’s friends surprised her on her sixteenth tenement house. birthday. A fter a most enjoy The stock reducing sale at the able evening spent with music Booth Jewelry Company is still and general entertainment, re going on and will be continued freshments were served and the until further notice. tf guests departed regreting that Shannon and family will birthdays did not come oftener. return to their home in this City Phelps and Mizner have com at the close o f the school year. menced a reduction sale o f their They find Forest Grove much intire line o f wagons, buggies, preferable to Portland as a place plows, harrows, disc-harrows of residence. and all kinds o f farm imple a celestial nature. A delightful “ Comet Break fast’ ’ was served, after which all joined in the singing o f the “ Comet Song, ” a copy o f which was presented to each guest. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Albert Moore and young son Gussie; Mr. and Mrs. N. B. La- course and son Oren; Mrs. Nettie Austin, daughters and son Paul; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Rafferty; Messrs G. Gardner and W. R. Hicks; Misses Beeks, Lena Phillips, Belle Taylor, Zola Karry and Maude English; Mrs. Liv ingstone, Kingsley Livingstone, Ned and Lois. Mrs. Boldrick is to be con gratulated upon the originating o f such a clever idea, and the great success o f the affair. Dedicate New Church Elder G. W. Pettit returned Tuesday from his trip to Junction City where one o f the seven new i Seventh Day Adventist churches in Western Oregon was dedicat ed. Mr. Pettit reports the new Church at Cornelius nearing com pletion. Services will be held there in the forenoon Saturday, and the afternoon here, as usual, with preaching in the evening and a lecture on astronomy by Prof. C. A. Wyman Sunday evening. At the special meeting o f the city council Tuesday evening the matter o f the release o f the Western Pipe Co., from a part o f their contract and the reduc tion o f the size o f the pipe run ning from the reservoir to the city from 14 to 12 inch was re ferred to the light and water committee and city engineer. The Mayor and City Recorder were authorized to execute the agreement arrived at by said committee. Unique “ Comet Party” Last Friday morning will long be remembered by a number of Forest Grove residents as the occasion o f one o f the most unique and original entertain ments ever held. Mrs. T. Bold rick and daughters o f North Mount invited a number of friends to gather at their resi dence at 2:30 o ’clock o f the morning, to gaze upon the comet and participate in the games of Abraham Sells Brown’s 5 STAR 5 Blue Ribbon, White House Buster Brown SHOES & None better m ade anywhere, and at prices that are absolutely right. The SPECIAL feature this week is a bargain counter full o f shoes consisting o f some numbers that we are closing out. They are selling for less than 2-3 o f what they should sell at, but we want to get them out o f the way for new goods which we are getting soon. Drop in and look at them they may be just your size. If they are you save from to $1.50. The gain is all yours. Call or Telephone Your Orders to Schuliz Market & Grocery For Fresh, Salt and Smoked Meats, Some A ge to Them Fish and Vegetables of A ll Kinds Census returns from Florence, Colorado, include a pair o f re markable schedules in the case of Francisco Esper and his wife, Rafael, who claim to be 110 and 107 years old respectively, and to have been married 90 years. According to the information given by their grand daughter, Mrs. Julia Montoya, with whom they reside, Esper, who is of French parentage, was born in what is now New Mexico in 1800 and his wife was born in Taoa, Mexico, in 1803. They were mairied at Santa Fe in 1820. One son, the survivor o f 10 child ren, still lives in New Mexico, and is 87 years old. An Especially Neat Stock of Monopole Canned Goods and Groceries Stars shine brightest in the darkest night: torches are better for beating; grapes come not to the proof till they come to the press: spices smell beat when bruised: young trees root the faster for shaking; gold looks brighter for scouring: Juniper smells sweetest in the Öre; the palm tree proves the better for pressing; camomile the more you tread It the more you spread It. Such is the condition of all God's children. They are then most triumphant when most tempted, most glorious when most afflicted. —Bogatzky. our claims We don’ t believe that you can find a better all round place to fit out the home than right at thia store. We don’t believe that you can find a place that will deal more fairly with you than we will. We don’t believe that, dollar for dollar, you can do QUITE aa well anywhere else. Those are our claims them ia our aim. Free Delivery to All Parts of the City Both Phones Pacific Avenue Forest Grove If Y ou H ave the Kodak Fever call and see our new and complete line of Kodaks, the newest and best on the market. Prices $1.00 to $100.00 Dr. Hines’ Drug Store A. E. M O U L T O N W A LTER ROSW URM Afflictions. ments. Their unexcelled line of implements are well known and every article offered is new and up- to-date. The purpose of this sale is to make more room F. M. Bigelow, an expert o f for the flour, feed and seeds the Landis Machine compans of which will be largely increased. St. Louis, was in the city Wed The Ladies Working Society of nesday setting up the hot wax shoe soleing machine recently the Congregational Church met with Mrs. Major Ebberts of Van purchased by C. E. Dixon. Or Somethin’. couver, Wn., Friday afternoon. Property in Forest Grove or in “ Is your wife any better?’’ Mrs. Ebberts also entertained a “ No; still ailing, i do wish she’d Portland to trade for farm lands. number o f Vancouver ladies, the get well, er somethin':" L a n g l e y & S o n , Forest Grove, principle attraction being a dime Oregon. tf. social. Those going from here Mrs. M. A. Thomas The individual members of the were; Mesdames McKinzie, E. Fashionable Dressmaker library board offer three cash Seymour, White, Graham, A. B. Cor. 2nd. St' and 1st. Ave. South. prizes for the best botany exhib- Thomas, A. R. Leabo, Georgia Forest Grove, Oregon it to be placed in the Rodgers Hughes, S. H. Hunter, A. V. Library room, no exhibit to have * Abraham, Burlingham and Harry less than 30 specimens. These Goff. Some of exhibits will be open for inspect Mrs. Boldrick Gives ion Tuesdao, May 31. You should try a glass o f that delicious soda, all flavors, at Shearer’s. 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