F orest G rove P ress
Vol. 1
CAMPAIGN FOR DRY
FOREST GROVE, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 7. 1910
electio"
iS lost, it Will not be be-
A n r/'A ii in tn rn ii i * v cause °* what the saloon forces
may do to prevent that consum-
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i mation, but because o f lack o f
effort on the part o f the friends
o f the movement. The meeting
was quite largely attended, and
a subscription was taken to fur
ther the work.
The campaign to close the sa
loons throughout the state is now
on in full blast, campfires are
The opening gun o f the prohi
lighted in every city, town and
bition campaign, having for its
hamlet, and scouts are every
object the total annihilation of
where on the trail o f the enemy.
the saloons in Oregon, and for its Whether the wave o f prohibition
slogan “ Oregon dry, 1910,” was which has in recent years swept
fired in the Christian church in over the south and closed the sa-
this city Friday evening by local j'0o” g ,n many states, will be
enthusiasts o f the movement. strong enough to submerge the
The meeting was opened with a saloon forces in Oregon only time
song service, after which Rev. and the day after the coming
Zimmerman gave a strong talk election can tell. A great many
on the saloon question and the voters o f the state are in favor
sale o f spirituous liquors. He o f prohibition, but believe that
treated the subject from all sides | better results'w ilfbe’ obtained by
and spoke in an able and con- joca| optjon than by state wide
vincing manner. A lantern and prohjbition.
slides were used to more effect-1
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ively impress those present o f
the evils o f alcohol.
Rev. Zimmerman stated that
The new water system has
the war against the saloon was
been out o f commission several
not one o f battle, but was a war
days, owing to a faulty con
o f peace, having not for its
nection o f the main pipe where
weapons the gun and the bayo- !
it crosses Gales Creek.
The
net, but the vote. The saloon,
trouble is occasioned by the soft
said the speaker, was a drunkard
ness o f the soil at that place,
factory, taking o f the best man
which prevents the pipe from
hood o f the country into its ter
having a solid and firm bed to lie
rible confines, and giving back
in. Engineer Richardson ordered
to the world broken and sodden
the necessary materials to reme
caricatures o f the image of God.
dy the trouble, and will likely
One half o f the arrests made in
have the system in working or
N ew York, Chicago, Portland
der this week.
and other large cities where the
saloon is tolerated, are o f drunk
ards. The saloon, said Rev. Zim
merman, is a parasite, feeding
The most serious accident to a j
not only on the drunkard but on
resident o f this city to occur as a
his home and family. The sa
result o f the Fourth o f July cel
loon should be judged by its
ebration, happened to Will Bel-
fruits, which are poverty and
lenger. Will was making a big
crime, wrecked and ruined homes
noise with “ giants” in honor o f
and blasted lives. The speaker
the occasion, when one o f them
urged upon all those who were in
prematurely exploded in his right
sympathy with the prohibition
hand, tearing and lacerating it
movement to work with zeal dur
badly. The hand is much swol
ing the present campaign, for,
len and very painful, but unless
said he, if the effort to make the
complications set in, will be as
entire state dry at the com ing!
good as new in a couple o f
I weeks.
UKEuON UNDER W AY
Opening Move Friday Even
ing at Christian Church
Where Lecture
Delivered
Water System Out of Biz.
Giant Cracker Lacerates Hand
Chinese Father of Indian
Mayor is Home Again
A coin minted in China more
than twenty centuries ago, a coin | Mayor Peterson has returned
which was recently dug up in from a two weeks’ tour o f the
Alaska, is now in the possession E x tern Oregon country, and re-
o f Goon Dip, a Chinese living in P0* 8 that 86Ct,on o f the state as
Portland. A tombstone inscribed bem^ ,n a Prosperous condition,
with Chinese characters was also the grain promising a bumper
dug up in the same vicinity, croP th,s year- Baker county
which leads Portland Chinese to has »offered from a lack of mois-
believe that the North American ture and the croP8 there are not
Indian is of Chinese origin.
looking qu,te 80 welL 0ne deal*
The Chinese have a theory that er at Pendleton has sold 40 com-
aship engaged in coastwise trade bined thre8h,n* machine8 thus
of China 2000 years ago, ran into far this 8ea80n‘ Mayor Peterson
a terrible storm, was blown far carefully inspected
the apple
out to sea. and drifted to the * rowinK 8601,00 around Hood
Alaska coast, where the survi- River and
the orchard8 »re
vors managed to get ashore *n ®ne c°ndition. Land values
VETERANS IN GREAT
FOUR DAY REUNION
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boro was Judge R. R. Butler o f
Condon; at Cornelius, John Wall
o f Hillsboro, gave a patriotic ad-
dress, and
Attorney
Alfred
THREE SCORE YEARS
HALE AND HEARTY
Most Successful in History of Buxton. ° f P° rt'and’ 8P° ke at Mrs. James Smith on Borrow
Saturday the Catholics were in
Association— Officers
ed Time Still Active in
charge at Cornelius and gave a
Elected for the
| very interesting program, con
Business Affairs
sisting o f songs, music, recita
Ensuing Year
in Alaska
tions and addresses. Archbishop
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Christie gave a very eloquent
The Washington County Veter- address< and spoke particularly
ans Assoc.at.on held its annual tQn the matter o f pensions to the
reumon at Cornelius b e g in n in g ^ soldier8i dep]0ring the nig-
July first and lasting four days. rardly way in which the United
From all accounts the reunion States treats the Q,d 80,dier8 jn
was one o f the most successful that respect. Rev Father Don.
and enjoyable ever held in the nelley also gave an address. He
county.
The time was mostly wag a veteran o f >61 and
ke
spent .n g.v,n gp a tn ot.c speech-j wjth eloquence and feeIi„ R of
es, songs and recitations, holding those troublous days
campfires and v i s i n g among the, But few accidents, and those
old heroes living again in mem- L f R minor nature marred the
ory the toilsome march and shock occagion and the thousands of
of battle, in the dark drys o f 61, bappy celebrants pronounce it
when, the country in the time o f the beat Fourth ever
her most desperate peril, called
not in vain to her loyal sons to _ ,
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save her from disruption and dis- ra th er K.6tt6nh0l6nSit S tJoiM S
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The Catholics o f St. Johns ded-
The association by a very de- icated their new church Monday,
cis.ve majority, declared against the dedication ceremony being
hold.ng its meetings and reunions lby Archbiahop Chri8ty.
The
for the future, on any public hoi- members o f the Catholic denomi
iday occasion, or in connection nation also erected a new parish
with any city or town celebra school at that place, the cost o f
tion, it being the opinion that a the twJ b u iT d in ^ ’being $15~OOo'
much more enjoyable reunion j F a t h e r j . Kettenhofeil, in charge
would result from hold.ng it sep- o f the St Johna pariah and who
arate and distinct from any other i was larjjely in8trumentrl in build-
public gathering so that the vet- ing ^
Bchool and ^
waa
erans, their families and friends formerly> was formerly in charge
could go into camp for a few days; o f the Church o f the Visitation
without the turmoil incident to a
at Verboort, and is well known
public gathering. The time and
to residents of this city.
place o f holding the next annual
reunion was postponed to the
next semi-annual meeting to be
held in October, the time and
A runaway which occasioned
place o f holding the latter being
considerable excitement to the
left to the officers o f the associa Third street neighborhood, oc
tion.
curred in this city Saturday. A
A large number o f visiting Mr. Merrill o f Cornelies. was
comrades were present at the re driving in a buggy near Pacific
union from Portland and other avenue when his horse became
sections o f the state, and did frightened at an automobile and
much to add enjoyment to the I made a wild dash up Third street.
occasion. The election o f officers . being finally halted in his mad
for the ensuing year ^resulted as career in
Park
Mr Mer_
follows: President, F. M. Crab rill was thrown out o f the buggy
tree, Forest Grove; first vice pres and badly bruised, but escaped
ident, E. J. Groat, Beaverton; broken bones.
second vice president, James
Stephenson, Forest Grove; secre
tary, George Auld, Forest Grove;
chaplain, F. A. Haines, Hills
Rev. and Mrs. Stivers returned
boro; treasurer, J. C. Giltner, Monday from the annual conven
Forest Grove; standard bearer, tion of the Christian churches of
R. W. McNutt, Cornelius. The Oregon, held at Turner. They
P r e s s has the names o f the vet
report the most successful con
erans registered at the reunion, vention ever held in the state.
but from lack of space will be Seventy pastors of the Christian
compelled to hold them over until denomination were present. Rev.
next week.
Stivers will occupy his pulpit at
Was Thrown from Buggy
Very Successful Convention
I the First Christian church next
; Sunday, ond announces for his
, morning subject “ Weariness in
From the stand point of large W ell Doing.” A t evening he
will speak on “ W hat is True Pa
crowds and enthusiasm, Wash
triotism?” All the regular ser
ington county had the greatest
all round celebration this year in vices will be held.
Fourth Joyously Observed
Unable to return to the Flowery there are very h i g h but 86610 her history. Celebrations were
Kingdom, they made the best o f R i f l e d by the returns received held at Cornelius, Hillsboro and
P. S. Brundy. who has large
their lot. increased in numbers frora the 9816 o f th< aPP|e8’ re’ Buxton and in a lesser way at timber holdings in the Wilson
and thus became the progenitors
of the redskins.
The Indians, it is said, have
always believed they were de-
acendents of the Chinese, and
when at war with the whites
would never molest any Chinese
who happened
to cross their
path.
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turns of $1000 per acre in one many other points. The usual
season being nothing unusual.
concomitants, such as footraces,
games, amusement shows, dan-
Gale Grange will hold a picnic ces, pink lemonade and fireworks,
July 15 in the A. B. Todd grove were present, and several balloon
. uiiiahnm anH r w
near Hoffman park, just west of ascensions at Hillsboro and Cor-
this city. All grangers are re- nelius were features of the cele-
quested to come and bring well- bration.
The orator of the day at Hills-
filled baskets.
river country, waa in the city last
week. He has appointed Victor
Brown, Arthur Reehr, Tobe Smith
* nd W. Ellingsworth, all of Wil-
»on, as fire wordens to patrol his
holdings and see that no fires are
al|owed to ^
headway in hj.
vaiuable timber during the dry
season. The appointees will as-
sume their duties at once.
M rs' James SmiTh of Bremer
ton, Washington, visited friends
in this city last week. Mrs.
Smith has passed the allotted
three score years and ten, and
has been living seven years on
borrowed time, yet as an exam
ple of sustained vigor in the aged
she is a marvel.
Mrs. Smith is a mine owner
and has valuable properties in
Alaska, where she spent six
weeks, living in a tent last win
ter, holding down a claim. She
is now selling mining stock, and
as a selling agent is all to the
good. One seeing the lady in
her robust health and activity
would hardly credit her age.
Mrs. Smith’s mother was a
cousin of “ Mother” Sloan, known
to all the old timers and travelers
to this city, as the proprietor of
the Forest Grove hotel for so
many years.
Mrs. Smith says
that when she bade “ Mother”
Sloan good-bye in N ew York in
the early forties, as the latter
was about to board a ship for the
dangerous trip “ around the horn”
to the Pacific Coast, she hated to
see “ the delicate little thing” go
sb she feared Mrs. Sloan would
never live to complete the voy
age.
Yet as every pioneer in the
state and most of the residents
of this city know, “ Mother”
Sloan not only lived through the
dangers of the sea trip, but for
fifty years following, and during
the years when the Oregon coun
try was a wilderness, she did her
noble part, enduring the toils
and dangers common to all the
pioneers, and lived to see the
home of the wild beast and the
savage, develope into a mighty
empire.
Back from “Bitter Root"
“ Dad” Moulton has returned
from the Bitter Root Valley,
Montana, where he has been em
ployed the past spring superin
tending the planting of extensive
orchards.
Mr. Moulton states
that in the orchard where he
worked, 1280 acres were planted
to fruit trees this year during the
planting season.
The Bitter Root Valley is fast
developing into one of the great
est fruit sections in this country.
The land is irrigated from the
Bitter Root river, and the soil is
of such a nature that, requiring
only plenty of water, it will blos
som and yield an abundance like
unto the garden of paradise. It
is the intention of the fruit men
in that section to continue plant
ing until 40,000 acres are in fruit
trees. It is the method there to
set out the trees in tracts of ten
acres, all varieties o f fruit trees
being planted, and to sell the
tracts to settlers as soon aa plant
ed. Mr. Moulton will return to
that section in the spring, being
under contract for two years.