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carriages and wheel chairs, have would pass through as fine a Multnomah county, ¡3, perhaps,
farming section as lies anywhere because we have l ot so a uiy
any place thereon. There is no
Published & Edited by
distance between any two given
G . E. S E C O U R
points within the corporate limits
In the City of
F orest G rove , O regon ,
that is so great that it cannot be
THURSDAY o f EACH WEEK. easily and quickly covered on
foot.
I ndependent P hones
The place for bicycles ridden
O ffice 505
R esidence 231
within the town is in the road.
Entered at the post office at Foreat Grove, Ourn
On the sidewalk they are a nuis
at mail matter o f the second cla s.
ance. Why tolerate them?
T e r m s o f S u b s c r ip t io n
CASH IN ADVANCE
One Year $1.00
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Six Months 75
Display advertisements for publica
tion in the PRESS must be in this office
not later than Tuesday evening to in
sure appearance in current issue.
Again: Mend Your W alks
in the Willamette valley,and thou “ birds” to hammer ruck in our
sands of acres which lie between quarries.
Forest Grove and Newburg, and
All streets, even the alleys and
which are now either uncultivat-
ed or comprise farms too large country lanes, lead to the stores
for the owners to give proper that advertise.
attention, would eventually be
cut up into small parcels and
What is the matter with the
sold to people who would settle colored champ? He has not been
thereon and cultivate tne same pinched for more than a week,
intensively. As thermal districts,
increase in population and wealth,
To atone partially for the poor
the towns will also increase in
display made by the comet there
population and prosperity in di-
will be a total eclipse o f the moon
rect ratio.
November 16. Wait for it.
The Oregon Electric railroad is
extendi g its lines in Oregon in
There is a German periodical
every section where it can be
called Der Gesundheitsingenieur.
shown that it will be a paying
It must have trouble finding room
proposition, and if Newburg and
for anything else on the front
Forest Grove can show the value
page.
0 f a line between the two cities,
it is likely that the railway corn-
The small boy was very much
pany will build. The former
modernized
who said: “ I’d ruth-
city is ready to get to work; will
1T
than
president,and I’ d
er
he
the latter fall into li .e’
i ruther be right than vice-presi-
i dent. ”
W e Have No ricck-Pile
PROFESSIONAL
d i r e c t o r y
W . M. Langley & Son
LaWye. j
Forest Grove, Q in.
N. Hof f n an
Attomej-ai-l to
Collection* and all buhine**
„ , .
Some things are put in our way,
Ifiven prom pt atier.iion. JxU , ,
' ’• ’«•a
Grove Collection Agrt n o j.
1 J‘ «it
doubtless, to test our patience and
Office- Hoffman Bldg, pacitfc Av
fortitude under difficulties, but it
Ind. Phone 502
Forest
does not necessarily follow that
bad sidewalks are a dispensation
H. W . Vollmer, M. D.
sent from a higher power. By
the light o f day one may sidestep
Physician and Surgeon
The PRESS is published with holes and broken boards in the
Office in Abbott Bldg.
the constant aim o f best serving walks, and if he feels in the mood
Both
Phones
Forest Grove, Ogs,
our advertisers and subscribers. and has time, he may gently re-
We believe they are interested in place the many boards that have
the publication, and we shall be slipped from one stringer and are
O. W . Humphrey
pleased to receive any suggestion innocently lying ready for some
jdttorney-at-Luw
looking towards its improvement. hapless wight to come along and
Office-K.
P. Bldg.
Phone «44
If you know any news items of step on the free end o f them.
Forest
Grove,
Oregon
interest, such as visitors to or You know what will happen then.
from the city, weddings, social Though, as in most cases where
Dr, O. H. Scheetz
gatherings, births, deaths, new some one has blundered, it is not,
Is it possible that the roads o f
Funny.isn t it, that the woman
improvements, fires, accidents, usually, the one who steps on the
Chir opr attic Spinologhl
Washington county are so bad vv^10 becomes the maddest when
etc., either in town or country, loose board who suffers, hut the
Specialist in retenu s ¿¡states, lu,.,,
her
that they should become the men rubber at her on a rainy » rheumatism, in i c c t ai! di-tate«.
phone them in. make a note of
one who happens to be his fellow |aU7hing stock of the state? The day, £Pts t’ne maddest when men
Office next to LaCourue’i store
the occurances and hand in at the foot-passenger at the time. A
don’ t rubber at her when she is
funny
man
of
the
Oregonian
office, or tell Mr. Ed. S. Sparks, nice rap on the shins and a hard
in bathing costume at the shore.
W . H. Hoi » is
who is reporter for the PRESS, tumble, wherein one comes in ¡seems to have amused himself
greatly
by
drawing
a
humorous
about it. Your kindness will be violent contact with the ground,
'cartoon for the Sun fay issue o f | The law o f worthy life is fun-
A tiorney-ct-Lcw
appreciated.
When you have is the usual portion.
that
journal,
wnerein
he
depicts
j
damentaliy
the
law
o
f
strife.
It
read your paper, kindly hand it to
As we say, it is not by the the happy countenance o f an is only through labor and painful
Forest Grove, Oga.
some one not a subscriber. If he
light o f day that we need fear automobilist before driving his ; effort, by grim energy and reso-
reads a copy we will land him
the bad walks so much, but when lrachine over our roads, and also lute courage, that we move on to W. Q. T ucker, M .it?
Loyally yours,
the
shades o f night have faden, the great change that has come better things.—Theodore Roose-
Physician and Surgeon
THE PUBLISHER.
and
we have naught to light us over his features after having; velt.
Ind. phones: Office 505.
Diseases o f Women A Specialty
on our weary pilgrim way except done so.
Residence 285 or 231.
Dr. Brown's Old Office
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the twinkling stars and pale luna
Forest Grove, Ore.
Whenever a man starts down i If you want a prosperous town ! Main Street,
swinging
in
the
heavens,
it
is
Banish Bicycles from AH
the toboggan, people are only too where people can come who are
Sidewalks in This City then that the danger menances eager to give him a push as he disposed to make homes, then do
Victor H. Limber
us, and we need all our native goes by, and help him on his away with and bury from sight
Funeral Director and Embalma
The riding o f bicycles upon a caution and Christian spirit to downward way. It is the same all jealousy and spite work,move j
Modern Equipments
number o f sidewalks in this city save us from a physical tumble in the case o f road and inanimate for common prosperity and mu-
Chapel,
Korea Grore
is prohibited, and several men and an equally violent fall from things. Once get your little ham- tual benefit. Wake up, rub your
and boys have been arrested and grace.
mer out to knock any particular i eyes, roll up your sleeves, and go
We imagine that most o f the person or thing, and your re- to work. Do not work with fear Dr. C. E. Eockmann
fined recently for riding upon
Chiropractor
those that come under the ban, property owners o f Forest Grove sounding blows will be beard by and trembling, but take for grant-
have
a
sense
o
f
humor
which
has
more particularly the Pacific ave
the neighbors, who will hasten to ed that blood will tell. Leave re
Consultation Free
nue walks. We cannot see why been unsuspected, and thi3 is get into the swim and add to the : suits to themselves, borrow no | Office next door to Forest Grove Press
H om e office: 16i EaatZi St.. Portland
any discrimination should be what causes them to delay re anvil chorus. In the case o f the ] troubles, but all unite to make itj
shown in the prohibition. It may pairing their walks. There is roads in Washington county, a| the biggest kind o f a town. “ Go
be said that there is more travel considerable quaint fun, is there few speed fiends, used to the ¡to work. ”
W. J .
teach
on this street, and therefore not, in the thought o f your fel iow smooth, hard surfaced streets o f
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Fire and Life Insurance
more danger to pedestrians from townsman barking his shins and Portland where they can turn on j It is a strange fact that there '
WT ritten
the machines. This will hold straining his conscience on your the juice’ and break the speed are always some smart Alecs who,
good to some extent, but we sidewalk ? Besides, the stranger, limit at will, so long as they can no matter where they are or;
If you don’t insure with me
think Tom, Dick and Harry and coming to town for the first, time keep from the clutches o f the where they go, always try to j
W E B O T H LOSE
their families, living in the more and walking over the city with a “ cops” , and having driven their | make it unpleasant for others, i
North First Street, near Main
sparcely settled parts o f the town, view to picking
. . . . out a sight
,
, for a , machines over a tew o f the iso- If they are on the road you must
should be entitled to the same permanent location, should re |ated roads o f this county, found poke along and take their dust or
Forest Grove, Ore.
protection from reckless riders as ceive a tew tumbles and bruises a few chuck-holes to jar their run horses with them. If yoil
those habitually useingthe walks as a sortof initiation as a fullfiedg-j soft and gentle frames, and i are on the street you must listen
a howl
howl to their filthy remarks; if at CARL HOFFMAN
on the street named, and this lat ed citizen. He will then be in a straight way
way registered
registered a
ter number includes the writer. proper frame of mind to disen joy with their “ Times” , which is al- church or in a place o f amuse-
Sanitary Plumbing
We believe that the riding o f bi the lesser ills that may confront ways pleased to prolong the wails ment. then you must put up with
and
Heating
cycles upon all sidewalks within him.
o f its favorite sons.
the annoyance o f their brilliant, Satisfaction (guaranteed. Chup
If this were a fable we should
the corporate limits o f the city
We are ready to admit that the thoughts delivered in a stage reasonable. Basement Hoffman bw
should be prohibited. The dan point a moral, but only being roads of Washington county are whisper. In society their wit ing. Phone Eft'.
ger to pedestrians from bicycles a simple relation o f facts, all we not as good as they shouid he, and puns must be endured. We
ridden by reckless riders upon may do is to say that if necessary nor nearly so gi-od as thev will be, imagine our readers have met all
JOH N
W U N D E R L IC H
the sidewalks is always immin we will mention the matter of but we will not admit that they this genis and with us will say
bad
sidewalks
next
week,
the
ent, this is the more important
are any worse than the average they are about as great nuisances
Furerai Director
reason why they should be ban week after that, and possibly country roads in the m ajority-of as the Creator ever clothed in
and
Embalmer.....
the
week
after
that.
ished from the walks. There is
the counties in Oregon; therefore flesh and endowed with the spark
another valid reason, however,
we cannot understa d why our o f life,
Prompt Attention Given to
Fore*t Grove to Newburg
and that is for the preservation
roads should be held up to parti
Modern Equip-
Calls.
of the side walks themselves.
cular scorn.
m
ent
The citizens o f Newburg. as
There is nothing that will do
The building o f good roads is a
more to destroy the walks in a was stated in a news item in last science, and each locality must
LEAVES
ARRIVES
Foreat Grove
given time than the riding o f bi week's P r e s s , are anxious to study the condition 4 surroun ling,
at Portland
Oregon
Banks
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will loosen them to a greater ex this city to that thriving little perience as the best teacher.
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tent than ten years walking up town. In order to start the pro The building o f good roads is also
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on them. As soon as the nails ject, Newburg will appoint a com- a matter o f money. Compare
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holding the boards are partly mittee to a c t jointly with a com- the size of Washington county” to
Letter Heads, Envelopes,
sprung by the jar o f the wheels, mittee which the business men that o f Multnomah, and also
LEAVES
ARRIVES
Business Cards, Calling
water will seep around them and there hope Forest Grove will ap- the population and wealth o f the
Portland
Foreat Grove
rot the boards so that they will point to act with them. The ob- two counties.
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the stringers. This accounts for would be to confer with the offic- can build better roads than the
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the greater part o f our bad side- ial* o f the electric line, and pre former. If you cannot under
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walks, and all the discomforts sent to the company facts show- stand why the Oregonian should
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and vexations pertaining thereto, ing the value that would accrue crow so loudly, we may say that
will deliver you a s; tiifictitj : rJ>
Side walks are built for the to the railway people through is the effervescence o f the “ Port
S a l a r i l i, O nly
use of foot-passengers, and no the building o f this extention.
land spirit” . One reason why
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Sunday only
ribben vehicles, excepting baby
Should this line be built, it we cannot build as good roads as
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