F o r est G rove P r ess
Published & Edited by
G. E. in the S E City C of O U R
F orest G rove , O regon ,
THURSDAY of EACH WEEK.
I n d epen d e n t P h on es
O f f i c e 505
R esidence
consider the planting and proper
care of shade trees as of vital
moment, Forest Grove will have
no occasion to be thought behind
the tim< s if it should do likewise.
Washington County Should
Join the Movement
231
Entered a t the post office at Fo e it Grove, Otfn
such language have confused
ideas and lack an appreciation of
what is true and beautiful. There
is nothing more servicable in
making good clean men and wo
men out of the children, than a
household habit of clear and con
cise expression. It promotes not
only thin king, but thoughtfulness,
and thoughtfulness is one of the
greatest virtues of a home. But
make exact and proper speech one
of the institutions of the home
and it will remove from the heart
many anxieties for the future of
the child.
A girl with perfect feet is not
always a poem.
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New England holdups are ju3t
as bad as those born in the west.
PROFESSIONAL
DI R E C T O R Y
—
A man on trial for his life nat W. M. Langley & Son
urally hangs on the words of t' e
Lawyers -
judge.
Forest Grove, Ogn.
A fat man never seems to re
alize how much room he takes up J. N. Hoffman
in a street car.
Attorney-at-Laru
Collections and all business entrusted to m
prom pt attention. Attorney for FrJ!»
Hugging up those new tube *iven
Grove Collection Agency.
oreit
women must be something like Office- Hoffman Bldg. Pacific Ave
Ind. Phone 502
Forest Grove
embracing a stove pipe.
Washington county will do well
to
join tne other western counties
T e r m s o f S u b s c r ip t io n
of the state that are to meet the
CASH IN ADVANCE
One Year $1.00 - Six Months .75 expenses of an exhaustive road
test that is to be made
Display advertisements for publica building
by
Professor
H. M. Parks, of the
tion in the PRESS must be in this office
not later than Tuesday evening to in Agricultural College.
sure appearance in current issue.
We do not believe the roads of
Little Value in Rumors
this county, taking them the en
tire
country
over,
are
in
any
To Our Patrons worse condition than those of the There is but little news value Two men in a New York town H. W. Vollmer, M. D.
majority of the counties of Oreg in rumors, and especially true is made their escape from jail by
Physician and Surgeon
The PRESS is published with on.
this
in
the
case
of
railroad
build
means
of
a
safety
razor.
But
it
Portland
automobilists
es
Office in Abbott Bldg.
the constant aim of best serving pecially have made a great to do ing stories. Within the past two was a close shave.
Both Phones Forest Grove, Ogi,
our advertisers and subscribers. about
bad condition of our years there has been great activ
We believe they are interested in roads as the against
fine shape in ity among the Hill and Harriman Two or three knockers in a O. W. Humphrey
the publication, and we shall be adjacent counties the
keep theirs, but railroad interests in Oregon, in community can do more harm in
pleased to receive any suggestion the criticism is hardly
just, for building both steam and electric a shorter time than a hundred
jltlorney-at-Law
looking towards its improvement. the reason that in the cases
lines,
and
Washington
county
has
where
Office
-K.
P. Bldg.
Phone 644
boosters
can
undo
in
double
the
If you know any news items of good roads are found they are received a full share of such ac
Forest
Grove,
Oregon
time.
interest, such as visitors to or
those that are main tivity. It may occasion our citi
from the city, weddings, social generally
lines
of
travel,
and for that rea zens no surprise to hear rumors The man who took time to fig Dr. O. H. Scheetz
gatherings, births, deaths, new son more time and
are spent of little feeder lines being in pm ure out that the people of this j
improvements, fires, accidents, upon them than on labor
Chiropractic Spinologist
those
isolat ject in all sections of the country country spend nearly a million Specialist
etc., either in town or country, ed districts. Most of the in Wash
diseases, lung trouble,
and in fact such stories are afloat dollars a year for shoe laces must rheum atism in , in nervous
fact all diseases.
phone them in. make a note of ington county roads that have constantly,
but it is better to be what the papers call a string Office next to LaCourse’s store
the occurances and hand in at the come under the censure of auto wait until active
work has com fiend.
office, or tell Mr. Ed. S. Sparks, mobile riders in the past few menced before placing
too much
W. H. Holli»
who is reporter for the PRESS, weeks are those but little travel credence in them. When
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about it. Your kindness will be ed. However, neither the roads lectric line from Portland to the this e Old age and youth are both I
A
ttorney-at-Law
appreciated. When you have in this nor other counties of the city was first projected, the peo working to the same end, trying 1
read your paper, kindly hand it to state,
to cover up their age; the one at
as a general rule, are in a ple of Washington county expect tempting
Forest Grove, Ogn.
some one not a subscriber. If he condition
to hide his lack of years
ed
that
immediate
construction
to
be
a
source
of
pride
reads a copy we will land him. to the citizens of the state, and would begin, and the road push and the other attempting to cover j
W. Q. Tucker, M. D.
Loyally yours,
up
his
supply
of
years.
ed
to
completion.
The
papers
of
any
move
for
the
betterment
of
Physician and Surgeon
THE PUBLISHER, our highways that has a scientific the county kept up this idea by
Diseases
of Women A Specialty
Ind. phones: Office 505.
publishing
long
articles
in
regard
basis
back
of
it
should
receive
the
Dr.
Brown’s Old Office
Residence 285 or 231.
Main Street,
Forest Grove, Ore.
hearty co-operation of the voters. to the activity of this or that pro
moter,
who
had
plenty
of
money
The
campaign
by
the
subscribers
Spare the Shade Trees
of the good roads fund to secure back of him to carry on the work,
Victor H. Limber
who was going to see that
It is to be regretted that many the adoption of the constitutional and
Funeral Director and Embalmer
the road was built without loss of
property owners in Forest Grove, amendment at the next election time.
Modern Equipments
Years passed, and through
when making improvements allowing counties to issue road
Chapel, Forest Grove
long deferred, the people fin IX.—Becomes a Partner
about their holdings, and especia building bonds should receive the hope
would not believe the electric
lly when building new sidewalks, hearty support and help of every ally
railroad
would be built to this city
For Life
property
owner
in
the
state.
Dr. C. E. Bockmann
should deem it necessary to cut
even
after
the
line
was
under
ac
There
is
no
one
thing
that
will
down the beautiful shade trees
Chiropractor
the Helper wedded Brown,
advance the prosperity and well tual construction and had reach Hilda
which line our streets.
her
faithful
young
Philander,
the
Consultation
Since the founding of the town being of a county or state more ed the boundary of the county. richest merchant in the town, Office next door to Forest Free
Grove Pré«
in pioneer days, it has been than good highways. It is esti We will wait until surveys have who thus propwd with candor:
known to fame for its beautiful mated that the loss in wear and begun or rights of way are under
negotiation at least, before making
maples, and the late President tear on teams, harness and vehi any
W. I. R. Beach
wild predictions.
cles,
through
bad
roads
in
the
Hayes, who visited the city when
Fire and Life Insurance
it was yet a village, gazing on United States, amounts to over
Written
the trees in all their leafy verdure a billion dollars annually. Were Knocking Down of Bogy-Men
called it “the prettiest town in this sum spent in scientifically
If you don’t insure with me
Oregon.” Instead of cutting improving the condition of our The metroplitan papers are
WE BOTH LOSE
down the trees we now have, roads, they would be in such shape fond of publishing stories having
North First Street, near Main
more should lie planted, until in a very few years that a less for their theme threatened disas
sum
than
the
loss
now
occasioned
ter
to
the
smaller
towns,
and
es
every street in town is a lane
Forest Grove, Ore.
running between them. In the would keep them in perfect re pecially the closing down of bus
west where we have an abund pair, adding immeasurably to the iness enterprises. Such so called
CARL HOFFMAN
ance of timber, a tree is looked comfort and happiness of the news make a bit of sensationalism
people
of
the
country,
and
to
and
helps
to
fill
space.
A
story
upon with more or less contempt,
Sanitary Plumbing
such a helper, Hilda dear—
and its destruction is a matter of that of the faithful animals that of this kind concerning the clos "You're
and
Heating
you’re such a business heartener
ing down of one of the Washing —it
no particular moment either to draw their burdens.
seems to me 'tis very clear Satisfaction guaranteed. Cb
ton county milk condensers, you ought
the owner or the citizen at large,
reasonable. Basement Hoffman I
to be my partner."
ing. Phone 502.
should the company extend their
but the time is coming when the
Good Language
field of operation into Tillamook So read the moral, maidens all:
forests of the west will be deplet
ed as they now are in the east, A very valuable habit for a | county, appeared recently in a DON'T STOOP TO KNOCK AND u o 3 o j q - - .
s jju s a
SLANDER, BUT BOOST YOUR
unless they are conserved, and family to acquire is that of using Portland paper, but the P r e s s TOWN.
ROLL THE BALL:
when our cities loose their back pure and precise language. As considered it better to make no THERE'S HELP
MORE THAN ONE
grounds of lofty pines, a tree in a matter of art, such an acquisit mention of the item, as we believ- PHILANDER.
"$U3tU
town will receive the consider ion is desirable. There are beauty ed it was nothing but a bogy-man
- d in b g u ja p o p ^ •8I1«0
ation it deserves. An idea pre and grace in the very form of conceived by the fertile brain of
(ThA End.)
o i UOA10 u o i j u a u y iduiM j
vails among small towns just put language correctly and concisely !a newspaper reporter to throw a
ting off their swaddling clothes spoken. There is a charm in the! scare into the patrons of the corn-
........j3 u i|B q u i3 p u s
and making metroplitan preten speaker who is careful of his I pany. Should a business enter- Oregon Electric Time Card
J o p a j i Q |B ja u n j
tions, that a shade tree is a mark manner of his speech. But far Prise be reported as on the eve of LEAVES
ARRIVES
at Portland
of village ways, and has no place more important than the beauty failure, or as about to close down Fore«t Grove
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in a growing city. Wisdom will of correct speech is the intellect- t°r any reason, it is better for the
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that now destroy with ruthless promotes. The use of good lan- to keep cool in the matter and
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hand the trees that adorn their guage encourages the habit of hope for the best. Should a bus-
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streets, will come to know that clear thinking. Speaking well ine.-s house eon tern plate closing its
T h e Press Prints
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they ate one of a municipality’s and thinking well naturally go to- affairs, denials bv the papers will
Letter Heads. Envelopes,
i; ost \ i h able assets. The centur gether. The intellectual process help not at ail, but will only tend LEAVES
ARRIVES
Business Cards, Calling
ies old cities of Europe are far largely controls the manner of to make the people uneasy.
P ortland
Forest Greve
i. ore advanced in this respect expression. This does not com When the event actually occurs
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Cards, Statements, Bill
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than the cities in the United mend the use of stilted and pomp will be time enough to mention 10:20
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State:, and Paris, France, is es ous language, for that can be, the occurence as an item of actual
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Anything
else that can be pr0,
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pecially noted foi its many and and sometimes is used, to conceal news. Otherwise, time spent in
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duced with ink and paper. I*
oeautiful shade trees. If a city the lack of thought. Our object knocking down bogy-men is time
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us have your next order. *
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that has set the fashions in cloth- is to discourage mussy, incoher- wasted.
will deliver you a satisfactory*^
I g and innumerable other things ent, scrappy and slangy speech,
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Saturday Only
pirce a >in e long before any read- becai se it tends to ruin the mind A man that would blow out Sunday
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ea'y
er ot the P ress was bom, should .. . murals, too. People who use his brains hasn’t any.
An Artistic Job
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as mail m atter of the second cla s.
HILDA THE
HELPER
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