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F orest G rove P ress Vol 2 FOREST GROVE, OREGON. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 5, 1911 No. 48 THE WEBB- FIRST STEP TOWARD TUNNEL UNDER JUBILEE SINGERS LOCAL INTEREST HENDERSON WEDDING WATERWORKS SYSTEM COUNCIL CREST COMING SATURDAY iappenings o f Chris Jensen press this week. called on the One o f the prettiest weddings ever solemnized in Cornelius oc Brice Wilson, o f Portland, was curred Wednesday evening, Oct. is the city Monday. 4th, at the Methodist Church Born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry when Miss Rilla Henderson be Smith, of Roy, Sept. 28, a girl, j came the bride o f Emesc G. Webb, both well-known residents Born to Itev. and Mrs. John F. o f this place. The church was Leise, Oct. 1, a boy. tastefully decorated with fir A. R. Lebo and wife made a boughs and a large variety of rip to Portland this week. flowers, making a beautiful gar F. A. Watrous was a business den scene. With the bride leaning on the ' itor in Portland this week. arm o f her father, the bridal F. J. Miller and daughter, party advanced up the aisle to yllis, were in Portland, Satur- the strains of Lohengren’s Wed y. ding March played by Miss Es Henry Sackrider ofjth e Forest ther Fitch and Miss Oneita Webb Grove Studio, was in Portland, sang “ 0 , Perfect Love!” Sunday. The bride was gowned in white Miss Vernal Tatchell, proprie- batiste trimmed with Swiss em i of the Paris Millinery, was broidery and Valenciennes lace and carried bride’ s roses. She visitor in Portland, Sunday. was attended by Miss Vena Webb, J. R. Callahan, o f Patton Val- a sister o f the groom, as maid of ■y, was in town Saturday on his honor, and Miss Helen Hansen, ay to Portland as bridesmaid, who were gowned Julius Wehrly moved from in light blue crepe de chine. The South Park tc the northwest part bridegroom was attended by Ed of the Grove last week. Henderson, brother o f the bride. Peike Ackerman and Ella F. | The nuptial knot was tied by len were married at the M. E. Rev. Henry Blake, of Portland, image last Wednesday after- the ring ceremony being used, after which the bridal party Ti, Sept. 27. F. R. Colburn is building a marched out to the strains of iness house in North Plains Mendelssohn’s Wedding March will move there in the near j and proceeded to the home of the bride’s parents, where refresh e. ments were served to over 100 Mrs. J. D. Thomas and daugh- guests. Estella, o f, near Spokane, A fter the reception the happy fash., are visiting with Mrs. couple left on an extended tour N. Dixon, north o f town. o f the Puget Sound cities. Mr. and Mrs. Webb were the Rev. J. T. Abbott, Supt. o f the iene District, will fill the pul recipients of many beautiful and pit for Rev. Hiram Gould at the costly presents. They will be at M. E. Church next Sunday morn- home to their friends after Nov. 1 at their residence on Third St., ing. Forest Grove.— CorneliusTribune Ed Dixon brought a box o f nice •ipe strawberries to the office this week. They were o f the Married Siberian variety and the berries were of good flavor. H yde-W itt-T he wedding of Miss Have you heard about it? Anna F. Witt and Garnett B. Heard about what? The revival Hyde, o f Portland, was quietly at the Christian Church, begin solemnized at the home o f the ning Sunday. Conducted by Hil bride’s mother, Mrs. Anna Witt, in Cornelius, Sunday afternoon ton and Shaffer. at 2 o’clock. Justice o f the Peace Dr. 0. C. Hiatt, formerly a Virgil H. Massey officiated. Only dentist here, but now o f Ray- the immediate families were ’nond, Wash, is in the city shak present The young people will ing hands with old friends. The live in Portland where the bride Dr. looks well and has a good groom is a mail carrier. word for the Grove. At Bunkers: Best Eastern ba ton, 20?; 6 bars laundry soap, Try a bucket o f white Swan Shortning, and you will use no °ther. Get our prices on flour in 5 barrel lots. Carl Clapshaw, Art Beyer and *• E- and Ben Bateman, with their dogs, treed and killed a ■rite black bear just northwest g Gales City, Sunday. The had lots o f fun and some meat. The petition for the proposed *»*ge district near Thatcher, » to be heard Friday of week will meet with some tion from partieainterested. is the locality in which some ago a drainage system was blished and defeated by S.T. • who carried his suit to the > Court, where the orgaS- was declared illegal. At a special session o f the City Council, September 28, the first step toward the construction of the proposed water works system in this city was taken when the proposition of A. L. Richardson for engineering services in the preliminaries for and in laying out, designing and construction of the city’ s proposed waterworks system was accepted. Mr. Rich ardson comes well recommended. He has been employed by the City of Forest Grove and we are assured o f getting a square deal. At the same meeting an ordi nance was ordered drafted, or dering a new sidewalk in front of the J. P. Peterson resident property on Oak Street, also on Main Street across the S. P. Co. depot grounds. The regular meeting Monday night found but two councilman, J. A. Irmur and Geo. Holscher, the Mayor and recorder present. The following bills were allowed; V. H. Massey, $6.00; Prevost Livery Co., $7.50: Claud Noland, $1.50. Adjourned to meet at call of the Mayor.- CorneliusTribune Speaking of the proposed tun- Do V°u remember those good nel under Council Crest which olt* days when the colored people has been contemplated for some would hold a real old-fashioned time Marshall N. Dana had the camP meeting in the grove, and following to say in a recent Sun- bow all the white folks would day Journal, the article being Rather round” to hear the gen- ume plantation melodies sung published only in part: “ The Portland-Tualatin valley only as the “ darky” can sing tunnel commission has been or- j them? The famous “ Nashville ganized. Its members are prop Students” will bring back those erty owners—Isador Lang, H. C. days, and take you way down d South. Their fantastic dances Campbell, Henry ___________ Hewitt, George Joseph, G. F. Johnson—interest- ^one 88 *be negro alone can do ed for themselves as well as for them, their plantation acts and the city in cutting a direct way m' m' cry will be done exactly as to the biggest suburban home the real negro does them and all opportunity (the broad Tualatin that means two solid hours o f valley) yet remaining in the wholesome and invigorating fun and amusement. The Nashville Portland vicinity. “ The city will not be asked to Students will postively be here bear the preliminary expense of next Saturday, Oct. 7, at the the bore, although the commis Tivoli Theater. sion was appointed by the mayor. Old Union Soldier I* Gone By private subscription a sum that will progress between $2500 William Lucian Raymond, aged and $5000 is being obtained and 76 years, died Friday afternoon this will meet the cost o f expert at the home of his sister-in-law, survey o f the tunnel site and the Mrs. Ida J. Raymond, at Gaston, estimates o f final appropriation. after a short illness. He was “ A bond issue by a popularly- born in New York, and came to organized tunnel company will follow and bonded property will Oregon in early pioneer days. He Revival Meeting* be owned by those on both sides was a veteran o f the Civil War, serving on the Union side. He The revival services begin at who are sure of direct benefits. was never married, and is sur the Christian church next Sun- j There are many of these and a vived by several brothers and day. The pastor of the church \ 20 to 30 year bond issue o f even sisters. Funeral services were will do the preaching in the $3,000,000 would not ha anotice- held Sunday at the Forest Grove y meeting, and the noted singing, i able burden, Undertaking Parlors, under the evangelist, A. W. Shaffer o f' ‘ The survey finished, the esti auspices o f the Forest Grove Walla Walla, Wash, will conduct mate o f cost made, the bonds is Post o f the G. A. R., with burial the song service. Mr. Shaffer sued, then actual construction. in Mountainview Cemetery. has been engaged with some of It is now believed by the tunnel the most noted evangelists o f the commission that the actual con County Treasurer Appointed church and is an adept in his line. struction may be reached within a vear. It is expected that the E. B. Sappington our city trea He has always given satisfaction, i tunnel will be 6000 feet long. surer and townsman, was honor He has assisted the present pas ‘ ‘The boring o f the Council ed buy the Countv Court with tor of the church in other fields. The topics for the first week of Crest tunnel, entering through the appointment yesterday of Marquam gulch, the mouth of County Treasurer to ¡fill the va the meetings are as follows: Sunday morning, ‘ ‘Ambassadors; which is in South Portland, about cancy in that office made by the for Christ;” Evening, ‘ ‘Heaven, ! a mile from the business center death, last week, o f Wm Jackson. Where, What, Who?” Monday | o f the west side, will compel j Mr. Sappington served as City Treasurer of Forest Grove for evening, ‘ ‘Satan’ s First Visit to some revolutionary changes. ‘ ‘Marquam gulch will be nearly two terms and has shown ability the World;” Tuesday, “ One of Christ’s Saddest Utterances;” filled with the material taken out in his efficient managment of Wednesday, “ The Destinies of of the tunnel. The hillsides will t hat office. He at once took the Men,” illustrated with chart; be terraced and made into pcenic oath of office ¡and entered npon his official duties. Thursday, “ Devil B itten ;’ ’ Fri home sites. “ The most important traffic day, “ A False Claim;” Saturday, "Making Light.” Services be arteries will be made to converge E. E. Taylor, o f Portland, will gin at 7:30. The song service at the tunnel mouth. The Mount deliver an address at the Congre will be a feature, with specialties Hood and Oregon Electric lines gational Church, Sunday after each evening. Come and enjoy will have common user privileges noon, at 3 o ’clock, on the subject over Seventh Street. Fifth and of prohibition. Mr. Taylor is the services. Sixth Streets will be occupied by State Organizer and Field Secre Portland Railway. L ig h t* Power tary o f Prohibition. Mr. Schaff Notice tracks at present, except that er, who will lead the singing at Stamps, coins or your person Mrs. R. Bartlett and E. Caus- service will be made interurban the revival services which begin al check in the sum of $1.00 tin, o f Portland, visited over to the homes and towns on the at the Christian Church Sunday, will pay for a renewal or a Sunday with their cousin, Mrs. other side o f the hills. The S. P. will be present and direct the new subscription from this F. J. Miller. Mr. Caustin is con line on Fourth Street, now steam, singing. The public is invited date to January 1st, 1913. nected with the Portland Savings will be electrified and service to attend. The balance of this year and Trust & Loan Co. quickened. all of next for $1.00. Send Edward Haek has on display "With such variety o f transit at once for the Press. Now in Bailey’s store window a single Much stir was noticed in and facilities the suburban dweller in for another 1000. bunch o f tomatoes, consisting of about the Courthouse at Hills Tualatin valley will be able to 22 fine smooth specimens, weigh- boro this week on account of de come to business each morning linquent tax certificates issued. This week a deal was made in 15 to 30 minutes, dependent j inK 16,1 p o u n < * * * Our present Judge says that whereby Mr. Humphry, o f Cor- upon the distance o f his place of If worry kills and work worries, nothing but fair play will be per l vallis. purchased 70 acres of A. residence from the south mouth what’s the use o f working? Mead, o f Buxton, the land lying of the tunnel. mitted. • ' ■ ■ ■" between Banks and Buxton. Mr. ’ T o realize why a tunnel has ¡to d ^ p toil—the basin o f a pre- A pleasant surprise was given Mead was represented by Walter been dreamed o f for so many historic lake-reaches out a fairv Mrs. Guy Stockman last evening Roswurm and Mr. Humphrey by years, and why popular sentiment panorama o f fields and v, by several o f her girl friends. the Oregon Land Co. Refreshments were served and Miss Freund who has been on dreams come true one needs oniy jn an enjoyable time had. Those a two weeks vacation went to to follow the laborious present because ** present were Misses Jennie Jack- work last Friday. She visited in path to the top o f the wall-like Horn- son Laura Davidson, Minnie Mar Salem and also spent a week in hills to the south and west o f , to V tin. Mary Woell, Hazel Stockman the city. The great valley with I* Idaho. - and Winona Ogden. - « — s- *