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Vol. 2
FOREST
G R O V E , O R E G O N , T H U R S D A Y , D E C . 22,
State Game Warden
John Thornburg for
Files Report for Year
Mayor by Acclamation
1910
C U S T O M S ) s^ape or an°ther. The compli- Q jy ^ jj c
i -
ments o f the season are presented
Prof. Ben Kori T ell« How Christ- in various familiar expressions:
Je vous souhaite une bonne annee!
ma» and New Year« are Cel­
The report o f State Game and
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a
D
r\
on
i F °rest Grove Citizens met in
Merci, a vous de meme, is an
ebrated in the Old World
TheJCity Council Monday night
Forestry W arden K. J. Steven- mass meeting last evening and
answer, etc.
made
a contract with O. B. Gates,
8 ,n. fo r the yea r ending Dec. 1, without a dissenting voice norni-
This same usage but with less o f Hillsboro, by which he takes
Foreign
civilized
nations
gen-
1910. has been forw ard ed to the nated John A Thornburg for! ‘ .T1' " 5" « » ' • « ■ « nauom
munificence prevails in Spain. the surplus water o f the city
Governor at Salem, and contains Mayor, on a platform having as Z
w ” 1 v
ushenng in o f
Felizano is the common greet­ water system for a term o f 10
the fo llow in g inform ation o f in- its corner-stone municipal owner f.he N « w Y ea r w,th the same
terest
shin „ „ a „
municipal owner- hvely interest as we do here. ing. So far as the little Span­ years, at 4 cents per 1000 gallons.
iards are concerned the day o f A pipeline will be laid from the
£ 6 arrests w ere made for vio­ ! f
H gre3S1T
VeunT ; uMeS* Some o f them ^ leb ra te the day
the Epiphany is their great day. reservoir to Hillsboro and Cor­
and
O
McHanerjon
a
larger
scale,
and
their
cus-
lations o f the state game laws,
The Spaniards call the day ‘ ‘Dia nelius, and Mr. Gates will try
Werfe n° mi' ' tom8 have sanctioned ethical ex-
and a total o f $10,035 in fines im­ nateii for Po " T
* " H i » « * » .
which we think o f de Reyes,” which means the to secure franchises with these
posed, o f which amount 735.00
, ,
; J?’
Ee' largely in connection with Xmas Kings’ day, referring to the wise two cities and with people along
was either remitted or suspended. cured the nomination for the one j time
men, supposedly kings, who came the proposed right o f way to
12 cases were dismissed or ac­
year term
Ed. Wirtz was re-
N ew Years Day, it is well to worship Jesus. According to supply the needed water.
quitted and 3 are now on appeal.
nominated for C.ty Recorder and known, falls on different days o f traditions these wise men must
The water system has a suffic­
Warden Stevenson r e c o m -
. .
ppmgton renamed for the year among the Jews, the have reached Bethlehem fourteen ient supply to warrant the con­
mended that the open season on
i > reasurer.
ig iavg (together with those who days after Jesus’ birth, hence on tract, and, should the water run
deer he shortened and that the
The meeting was well attended follow the Greek rite) and the Jan. 6, The Reyes or Kings short at any time, the extension
killing limit he reduced to three a n d considerable enthusiasm Mohammedans, not to mention which take the place o f our
o f the pipeline at the intake in
instead o f five, as at present. shown over the choice o f candi-i the inhabitants o f the extrem e Santa, come early in the morn­
the mountains, to another creek,
Also that the penalty for killing dates. The nominees all express East. These races often use ing and leave their presents to
a distance o f 2000 feet, will near­
of elk be punished by imprison- themselves in favor o f paved their own date parallel with our the children. I must add that
ly double the water supply.
m. nt. That the protection of streets and better sidewalks, and 0Wn in their public documents, a this is a civil holiday in Spain
The contract with Mr. Gates
beaver be removed for one year, propose to exert every effort to happy custom which is becoming and especially celebrated by the
will bring in enough money to
on account o f their great increase ward the securing of these much i world-wide,
royal household and all the func­ take up the $70,000 water bonds
in certain localities.
tionaries
o f state. In imitation issued by the city in payment for
needed improvements.
As to celebrations: In Italy, as
The Game Protection Fund
with
the
Reyes who presented its water system, and will re­
;
soon as the members of a given
contains 55,107.31 w hich it is the Will Install Likfresh Evaporator family are awake, loving kisses Jesus with kingly gifts, the Span­ move the burden off the taxpay­
desire o f the warden to have
and hugs are given among them- ish king is generous to lavishness ers o f this city.
used in the construction and
B. B. Goff, a well-known prune selves. ‘ ’Buon anno!” is heard on this day and the poor are the
maintenance o f trout hatcheries, and apple raiser of this neighbor- everywhere. Giving is not cus- main object o f his giving.
Party in Honor of Mi«« Avery
in order that the game fish may hood, has purchased an evapor- tomary on this day, for the Xmas
In Germany New Y ear’ s Day
be propagated.
ating plant from the Likfresh season has just passed. But is comparatively a quiet holiday,
The skaters who gathered at
| Evaporator Company of Portland, Santa Claus day is neither today as in all Anglo-Saxon countries. the rink, Saturday, to meet and
Oratorical Contest Dates
! which will be installed on his nor Xmas day. It falls on Janu- Good wishes are interchanged renew acquaintance with Miss
The Missionary oratorical con- ranch in the Hillside district the ary 6th, which is the day o f Holy and what is racially characteristic Florence Avery report a delight­
Epiphany. The little children of manifests itself here. I refer to ful evening. The floor was in
tests for a silver medal to be con­ first of May.
This
is
the
first
machine
of
Italy call Santa by the name making New Year's resolutions good condition and the skating
ducted under the auspices of the
this
make
to
be
installed
in
Wash-
o
f Befana, probably a corruption which the Germans express in went along merrily to the tunes
Addie Curry—Munford Young
ington
County
and
its
operation
o
f Epifania (-Epiphany), as the Biblical terms: “ Einen neuen o f the college orchestra. Prof,
People’ s Missionary Society of
and
the
results
achieved
will
be
name
of our Santa Claus is a cor- Menschen auzuzichen.” There is and Mrs. Harrington chaperoned
Hillsboro, are creating great in­
The
first
contest
will
be
j
watched
with
great
interest
by
ruption
of Saint Nicholas. Be- no general custom to that effect the party. Those present were:
terest.
the
fruit
growers
of
the
district,
fana
is
however,
an old woman among the French, Italians and Misses Avery, Spillman, Rasmus-
held in th M. E. church in Cor­
I
f
the
machine
comes
up
to
ex-
with
a
wrinkled
face, tousled Spaniards. Similarly the Christ- en, English, Ireland, Norma Hope,
nelius, on Friday evening, De­
pectations,
it
will
probably
mean
white
hair
and
a
basket
under mas tree has no place in the Wiest, Hay, Mildred Thomas,
cember 30. The Hillsboro con­
Latin home. 'r"_~
The institution o f Sperling, Chalmers, Mills, Bol­
test will be held Friday evening. the installation of a number of her arm full of good things for ' " L
the
Tannenbaum
or Wechnachts- linger; Messrs. Rogers, Burling-
other plants throughout t h e good children; but the bad chil­
January 6, in the United Evan­
dren often find in their anxious baum, that ¡8, the Xmas tree, is ham, Reed, Pauli, Wagner, Paul
gelical church
The following countv
search their hose containing only native to Germany. It pervades Abraham, Ferrin, Price, Holman
denominations have represents-
;
ashes
and a switch, a deserved their life, habits and literature. Ferrin, Austin, Seheetz, Silver-
fives in the contest class: United)
City Treasurer» eport
disappointment and a warning It is essentially Teutonic, and man, Ward, Bryant, Mills, Ralph
Brethren, Free Methodist, Meth­
the city treas- for the future. A like custom has been transplanted across the Mills, Raymond Bryant, Clapp,
odist Episcopal, a n d United
The report
,
Bon- sea to us and elsewhere. Santa Greer.
Evangelical, and the follow ing-urer for the period ending
we find among thj^rench
Claus to the German child is re­
will be contestants- Misses Mar- ember first, and as submitted to homme N oel-G ood old S an ta-
will ne contestants. Misses Mar
the lagt reffU|ar has always a companion with placed by the Weihnachtsmann,
Will Give History of Jew«
«aret Mann, Ruby Golloway, the councj* at
.
him, by name Pere Fouettard— | He is a kind sort o f a being for
Lucy Frank, N ellie Frank, Myr- meeting of that body, gives the
Old man whipper who leaves ! he represents the little Jesus,
There is Something fascinating
tie Harvey, Daisy Ballard, Ethel vanous amounts on hand 88 foU switches behind to be applied on
Little can be said of Xmas and about the study o f the Jewish
Brandon, and Carrie Lightfoot. lows-
,
,
, 0[-a m
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I General F u n d ............ 4.Z58.U1 bad children. Both in France New Y ear’s celebrations in the nation. That people, persecuted
They had no more than any other people on
Water Fund.............. 116.97 and Italy the chimney is used for lands o f the Bible.
Domestic Science Dinner
the nightly descent and ascent Santa Claus t h e r e . But the this earth, have lived through it
Library Fund.............
71.29
The sum of 3.905.03, formerly of their respective visitors. But spirit o f Santa was there; for I all, and have maintained their
Friday evening, a t Green
in France the visit takes place was remembered with gifts on nationality,
Their very name
Gables, the home o f Mr. and in what was known as the build­
on Xmas night and not on that Xmas day and was always happy, j ¡8 a by-word and a curse, yet
Mrs. A. G. Hoffman, the mem­ ing fund, was transferred, by
of the Epiphany. Shoes, besides On festival days it is customary men o f that nationality have oc-
bers o f the School board and order of the council into the gen­
are hung and not stockings. The to exchange friendly visita. The cupied the highest places o f hon-
their families, with the high eral fund, and is included in that
latter statement is also true with visitors come and go in squads, or, and handle the financesof the
school teachers, sat down to a total given.
regard to Spain.
No home in the village must be world today; still they are spoken
most appetizing six course din­
New Years Day is one o f the slighted. The well-to-do people o f only with contempt Theae
O. E. S. Entertain G. W . P.
ner prepared by the students in
principal holidays in France. It keep a spread placed in the cen- people are the moat fascinating
the Domestic Science class of the
„
a
„¡„hr the local Chap- is the occasion of a general giv- ter o f the room from morn till o f all peoples to study.
high school. The banquet, for .
N ext Sunday Pres. Ferrin, o f
i « - T h « French are thoughtful, eve. Visitor* .re v e ^ r e d u,
such it might be called, was ter ofO . E. S. enteruu «
earted. and magnificent have a share in the hospitality the University, will give a little
greatly enjoyed by the assembled Worthy Patron Hugh J. Boy*
with them is o f the host and you may rest as- resume o f their history, bring­
ffuests, and pronounced the acme and wife, of P°rt
•
people and govern- aured that guesta by the close o f ing them down to the beginning
of perfection.
m i‘ Z 'S " £ ^ d
charitable. While I the d a, are .luffed like vuiturea. o f the next quarter’s Sabbath
Those present were Mr. and tary. also of r t* t ’ ._____
was jn ^ome the best gifts came On New Year’s Day the children School lesson. Men’s Bible class
‘^ rs- A. G. Hoffman; Miss Reba a guest. After the business ses- ^ ^
student* from unknown by customary rights expect and o f the Congregational Church, 10
Hoffman; Miss Aileen Hoffman: sjon was concluded a deuf
. iriend# j n France the demand presents from relatives a. m. All men, especially at-
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Seymour: Mr. ^ * 1 time was had, and a tasty New
frenen Year
in
g i f t s a r e called and friends. These, however, tendants o f that church, are
and Mrs. L. J. Corl; Miss Anna |uncheon served.
Etrennes. This word is a Gallic dread the day for they cannot most cordially invited to that sea-
Taylor; Mrs. Grace Shea: Prof.
evolution o f th e Latin word properly meet it, and the child- sion.
Lad of 17 Die«
0- M. Gardner
and C. B.
Strena, which h a d the same ren. indifferent to or not realiz-
—
Gatchell.
short meaning in older days and was jng the imposition, hunt and sue- has to give and give he does.
Sunday morning, . afteP S use(j on the
_ same
,
».Maum
n ~ o A in
in finding
finHinir their
their victims,
victims who
who
occasion
a* aa ceed
Customs are imperious in that
Miss Hazel Dittebrandt, o f illness. William. the seven
- witneMefl the Latin poet Sueton- try to make themselves as scarce land but leas exacting in the
Cascade Locks, is a guest o f Mis*
year-old son o f Mr. and
I a* possible. When found there matter o f giving than in our own.
{wha Hoffman at Green Gables.
Van Doran, passed away
Mis* Dittebrandt is a former Chas. - -
, , nutsnee from On New Year’s Day all those follows immediately with a loud For giving is limited here to eer-
P- U.
student
be remem- ____
at his home a short di***1*
_______
.... and will
__________
acting in the capacity o f hired voice the magical charm. “ Bia- tain seasons and our generosity
hered by manv friends in thil Forest Grove. Funeral **r\ic
men and women expect and gen- traunty alaik!” that ie: “ My New often taxes our prudence and
M a most charming and en­ were held Monday and interme^
receive present* in one Year g ift from you!” The victim ability.
tertaining young lady. She ex* " "
. porest View Cemetery,
filets to remain for several day*. m
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