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) Into The Heart o f Portland GEO. G. PATERSON Furniture and Pianos Oregon Electric trains now run through the retail, hotel and theatre center of Portland to the North Bank Station, 11th and Hoyt streets, stopping inbound at all street inter sections. Outbound trains stop at 10th and Stark, 10th ane Morrison, 5th and Salmon, 1st and Salmon streets, as well as The North Bank and Jefferson street stations. These city stops are convenient and time saving for Willam ette Valley passengers. Through Tickets East No Portland Transfers I carry a full line of M odem and Up-to-Date Furniture, Chairs, New Line of Rugs, In grains and Linoleums. THE VERY BEST $25.00 SEWING MACHINE W . ON THE MARKET P A IN TS, W A L L PA PE R , OILS In Fact Everything Necessary to STEEL Furnish a H om e RANGES I have a few Steel Ranges which I am closing out at a big discount. H ave not got the room to keep them. H A M M O C K S A T CO ST A ll Hammocks to be Sold A t Cost. Let me prove it to you l‘ * C j GEO. G. PATERSON * " ¿i f ll FURNITURE A N D PIANOS f FOREST G R O V E , O R EG O N what there is to be done in that line of work in this land o f the modern Knickerbockers. I Within the last month, we learn that Centerville has been mak ing some strides in the acquisition o f desirable New Comers, no one o f course has given us the names o f the recent dwellers, but the fact is e rident from several New Buildings, that have been and are being erectec. No one from this Settlement envies the on Huhman, Hamelman, Stuebe, ward march o f Centerville, which Correspondence in former years was the metrop Salzwedel and Scheuerman. Blooming olis, as well as the center o f Com mercial activity in all the coun Messrs. F. Schoen, L. Holtz. 1 Fern Hill try about M. Dehling, and C. Krahmer re Mrs. Patterson was the guest turned Saturday from their hunt of her daughter, Mrs. L. Getz. W. A. Vandervelden, the well ing and fishing trip up the Wilson known merchant, of this vicinity, Mrs. P. LaFollett was a caller River. is laying in His Christmas Stock at the J. Heyne home Friday. Mrs. T. Carson, of Portland, is o f trade. Some time since a It is reported that Georgia, the smart thief broke into his store, spending a few days with her infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. mother, Mrs. E. Gurske. by cutting his way into the Glass <J. Hepne is improving slowly. o f the door, and absconded with The newly weds were shopping • Joe Hulsman is busy hauling a pair o f logging shoes. The burg in the city Saturday. cord wood to market while the lar whoever he is or wherever he Mr. and Mrs. H. Koehnke, of fine weather continues. hails from, seems to be the same Park called on friends on Iowa one that did the same wrork for Mrs. A. Duncalf and Miss A. Hill. three years since. He seems to Hulsman were passengers to For Emma Kraus was a passenger est Grove, Tuesday. be a very reasonable thief, for to Forest Grove, Saturday. he has never at any time touched Mr. Wright, who owns the any o f the cash in the till; how The Ladies’ Coffee Clnb met A. Hergert place returned from ever it’s quite annoying for Wil at the home o f Mrs. F. Schoen Yakima, Wash., this week. liam to hive his glass broken, last week, the occasion being neither does it add much to the Mrs. Schoen*s anniversary. Those E ch oes fro m V e r b o o r t appearance o f the building to present were: Mesdames Kanina, V ictor LeGall, the artist, is see wooden boards take the place Krahmer. Kraus, Holtz. Hografe. again in the land, gathering up o f glass in the doors. And the — ' US * ............■ " I. l mm Tickets are sold and baggage checked through to Eastern points. Fares, train service and other details will be furnished on request. E. C O M A N , N. L. A T K IN S , G. F. & P. A., Portland, Ore. Agent, Forest Grove, Ore. good people here would be very We were greatly amused one thankful to this annual nocturn day last week on hearing a con al thief, if he would make his versation o f a Dutchkingkomer, wants known, as he can have as they term themselves. A boy what he needs both to eat was asked what of all things he and to wear for the asking. would wish for if given three If the rain ceases long enough w'shes. My first wish is sauer this week, the people will see a ^raut (all I want o f it). My Cement walk immediately in second wish is beer (all I want front of the Church next Sunday. [ ° f 't ) . Well, what about the This will mark only the beginning w's^ asJ<ed the questioner: o f what will be done moreexten- me see sa^ the dutch lad: sively in the near future. More sauer kraut.” (Omitted last week) Mr. Sam Moon finished digging According to remarks made his potatoes and reports a good from certain quarters o f Center- yield. ville, quite a speculation has Mr. Chas. Wren left Sunday arisen as to the meaning of the for his home at Roy, Washing- word “ spoffer,” in the humerous ton, after a month’s visit here meeting o f the Verboort and Cen- with his mother. terville schoolboys. There is n o ------------- -------- such word as “ spoffer” accord Cherry Grove Locals ing to our knowledge either in (by C. E. Dixon) the English or German language, The shadow social and dance we therefore presume that the given at Bailey’s new barn Sat word as given in by the corres urday night was well attended. pondent is, “ Spotter,” the Ger Mrs. Fannie Bemiss, o f Seattle, man for insinuator, i. e. in so far as we may make a convenient who has been visiting with H. R. translation; The boy o f ten or Bemiss and family, returned to thereabout, knowing only the her home Monday. simplest Anglo Saxon for it, J. V. Hubbard spent several when asked as to the meaning days last week digging spuds said “ Fun-Maker.” We recall near Pike. that there is a song called “ The; „ . , , , „ , Fir T ree," in German, "T .n n .n for^ X . Baum” one of whose stanzas J ' sings: 0 Fir Tree, 0 Fir Tree, An auto driven by J. A. Thorn- how green are your leaves, it burg and loaded with Forest takes only a substitution o f words Grove people came over the hill to change it to suit any purpo’se. fro™ the south Saturday. Two machines failed to make the trip from the north a few days before. Centerville News. North Main St Mr. Bixler, who has purchased H. T. Buxton has sown his fall the N. Bauty resident, has been making many improvements on grain. his property. Ed Catching failed to get all of his wood in the shed. Mr. William Van Lom, mail carrier on Route n o . 1, has pur Mrs. Adams has moved into chased a new mail wagon. Bill the Broderick house. says there is room for two. Robert McCracken is patiently Adam Beil, our local black waiting for the ground to get smith who has been very ill for wet enough for ditching. some time, is able to be in the Mrs. Lambert had the misfor shop again. tune to fall and fracture the Our old-time knocker has tak bones in her arm. en his departure but we expect Wm. Ridgley’s fall wheat is up to hear frobi him again as he and J. T. Fletcher has finished could have gone a little further. his plowing. Mr. Joseph W’ underlick, o f. Frank Famme dug over 80 Mount Angle College, was visit sacks o f potatoes from less than ing with Mr. and Mrs. C. P. one-half acre. Wunderlick over Sunday. The people of this part expect Mrs. Christenson, o f Glenco, is to pave Main St. next year. visiting her mother at her new residence on Main street Mr. Henry Meyers has finished seeding. 30 acres good hop or prune land, near town. Wil Mr. J, I. Marsh returned Sun- „ . . . . .. , day from his Nehalem ranch. »«»1 ,n tracts to suit purchaser bringing with him the cattle Little Money Easy terms from the pasture. See Press O ffice