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Vol. 3
FOREST GROVE. OREGON. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 14. 1911.
No. 6
‘How Can the City be Made school janitor (if it is his work) to (
City Council Meets
Teachers’ Meeting
Notice
More Beautiful.”
wpUcL^'onmyway home^ronTsun-1 The Council met in special The Washington County Teach- The mass meeting held last
day school Sunday 1 straightened the session last week and made the ers Association met Saturday, night under the auspices of the
up (or rather turned it over, for it following allotment of the paving
1C 1<X> >U1 1 ’ Social Commissjon at the K. P.
The December meeting of the Wo can
T
Hall was attended by a large and
was
bottom
side
up)
as
it
had
been
left
bonds;
man’s Club was held with Mrs. J. C.
Clark Subject, “ Forest Grove D.y,"
' S
£ 5
« S k ir t
£ 5 C f
Five Frame Structures Go Miss
the looks of the grounds, % m e junior
Herman -$500 at $1.01
Mary Farnham, leader.
hy
quotations
from
Holmes
and
such
meetings.
League
needs
straightening
up
also,
'
Mrs. J. A. Abbott had a very inter for it certainly is a fine thing and Warren Con. Co.-$51,233.70,par. Emerson.
Up In Smoke.
esting paper on “ How Can the City be should
V. V. Willis, of the Dilley Mrs. Georgia Hughes and Mrs.
be lost. What a beautiful
Made More Healthful ?” in which she work to not establish
schools,
up Chap. 3 of “How
a pride for genera- The Council met in regular to Study” took
urged all club women to a united effort tions to come. “ How
by
means of questions Levina Watt celebrated their mu
can
we
help
each
monthly
session
Tuesday,
Dec.
12,
flies, and to patronize firms other?” by Dora Reed Barber. Her all present. J. A. Brown was distributed among the teachers. tual birthdays December 12 at
ILLUMINATE SKY FOR MILES against
who|manufacture foods around whose
Mr. Scott, of Forest Grove H. S. the home of the former, which
paper will appear next week.
awarded a contract for the street continued
product hangs no taint of suspicion.
with Chap. 4 giving a custom has been observed alter
__________ _
cleaning and sprinkling for one brief outline
Most Spectacular Conflagration That Has “How Can the City be Made More
of the subject fol nately for 13 years with but one
_
...
year at 75c per hour. Council ac- lowed by discussion.
Beautiful?” a paper by Miss Myers
Noon.
Visited the Grove for Many Years—
Some Other Views
cepted
the . invitation
of the
So- Meeting called to order
When
Harvey
Clarke
built
the
first
,
...
,
i
*
,
.
.
.
at 1:30 exception.
Was Witnessed by Large Crowd
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cabin
in Forest Grove
in 1840 there The Press of last week publish- cial Commission to meet in mass and Ml.. Hiebel of Forest Grove
were six oak trees over two and one- ed an article signed “A Tax Pay- meeting Dec. lo at K. P. Hall, favored the audience with cello Hon t forget the moving pic-
of Citizens.
half centuries old, of which but one re- pr>> rpfprrino- to the expending of A *evy was made on city nrop- so|os
ture show at the K. P. Hall Sat-
of
$200,000
h riday evening about 8.30 fire i <{ay( over three hundred years old, and * - — - ~
2L2H
and propel ty owners money, | Gen. fund, 8 mills, building fund, Jgt
was discovered in the storage the last remaining one graces our city
excellent
address
on
“Language,
tickets. Two shcfws 1:15 and
chicken park, and will remain there and stating that there had been 1 mill, library fund, 1 mill
building adjoining McGill’s while
Pictures and Stories.” The 8:15
Election
ordered
Feb.
8,
1912,
p. m.
we
own
it.
When
we
have
re-
no
report
made,
whereby
the
in-
felt that this talk alone
blacksmith shop. The alarm was moved the trees which suggested the formation can be gathered and i° e*ec^ cj£y may°r> recorder, teachers
was
well
worth
the
effort
of
the
turned in and the department name Forest Grove, we will have for Ioimauoncan 1,0 gainerea, anu treasurer, three councilmen for 2 day The Ass’n was very fortun The feed miM of W. F. Hart-
will be shut down Monday
responded, but before the con feited our right to the name, Forest I that the Press is willing to pub- yearSi and one councilman for 1 ate in securing Miss Shearer and rampf
Dec. 18 for the pnrpose of im
nections could be made the fire Grove. Who can imagine a forest lish any statement that the City year to fill vacancy made by Mc- will gladly welcome her back. provement
and repair, which will
a tree? In the course of im Council, or any member of that Namer’s resignation.
had gained such headway as to without
After recess a business session require about
a week. He will
provement
some
of
the
quicker
growth
august
body
may
submit.
-
^^e?i3.on
_
aPPointed:
convened.
render it impossible to save any ones will have to be removed, and un
then
be
better
able to serve his
*
,
i-
_
John
Wirtz,
H.
C.
Parker
and
The
meeting
adjourned
to
meet
is
my
understanding
that
Robert
Tavlor>
Clerk
Ed
Roos
It
of the adjoining buildings.
customers.
sewerage is established, cannot be the doings of the City Council is an(i Marion Markham.
at Forest Grove, Jan. 13, 1912.
The hose proved faulty and til replaced,
but when sewerage is estab
A new line of beautiful, senti
broke several times, causing a lished we can replace where necessary, a matter of record that warrants Place of election designated as
mental
and comic post cards just
Have
We
Lost
Them?
issued for all moneys paid the old city hall on Council St.
costly delay. Every effort pos- [ Certain streets or avenues with all one are
,
,,
i
o
i
i
ci
arrived
Forest Grove
and that
these records
can . ! me
„ their
c?n(bJafes
Tor the
office city must
k'nd, such as First street with white out
We learn through
School
Sup- -harm acy. at the
sible was put forth by the fire- j Libernum,
,
,
•
.
-
„
names
with
re-
and
Second
with
red,
and
so
erintendent
Case
that
our
enum
Hurry
men and citizens to prevent the 1 on. When in, our wide parking will be seen by any one wishing to corder Qn Qr before 4 0 -ci0ck «ration of children for the school choicest are taken. before tf the
spread of the flames to the build add greatly to our beauty. There is d°so-
Friday, Jan. 2, 1912, to be placed
of a year’s
school enumeration
age, falls Mn. ¥, DeLong,
T
. swore out
-on the printed ballots. Record- district,
ings across the street. Had the before us as a city now a case of a It strikes me that it is not the fer
below last
who
by 200, and that Hillsboro makes a warrant last week for the ar-
wind been blowing to the east j “stitch in time saves nine,” the prob fault of the City Councd if the .er ordered to ptocure tickets.
of the church square. The time “News” correspondent for For- ( tuinance passed making the a gain 0f 20Ü oyer last year. We rest of DeLong on a charge of
at the time, the loss would have lem
has come when something must be eg£ Grove or
a*e 15 yea?y"stead of 14 in ob- can-t understand how this can
been much greater.
OI the
me 0 correspondent
0 1 icapuiiuciii servance of 8 o’clock curfew law. I |ip. wp b„.i thnn„.hf. thorn chrnilH bigamy, left for Nebraska the
; done. There is an indebtedness of , ten
does
not : Penalty for violation $2 ^ to , $10
1
ha(1
theie
first of the week.
Drayman Whited first discov- thousand dollars against the church, , for any other paper,
. the
, public
heve been
gain. should
Our
it see fit to procure from
fine to be paid by parents *AU,
or loss
means a healthy
something
like Chas. O’Delle and wife return
ered the blaze, which had evi- j which would prevent their giving
$1,600, or $8 per child, The
dently just started,¡and appeared away. Is Forest Grove able to buy a records data regarding those guardian of the child.
last week from their trip
A petition with about loO sig- books closed yesterdayü and cor- ed
to be in the south-east corner of we
Park- facin» the many undertakings matters for his paper.
through
east and south. Mrs’
have already begun? Can we, as Should Mr. “A. Tax Payer”
Vl.-^e rection of this report will be im- O.Delle’s the health
the storage building, where wood citizens,
Primary
nominating
election.
permit it to go for business? wish to do so, he can see for him- of
has somewhat
possible. Have we lost the pop
was |ajd 0n the table for action illation,
and slabs were stored. Mr. If it could be covered with business
or
have
they
been
over-
improved
next Council.
Whited had often been in the houses alt around, all would be well, sell the records showing what of The
and yet lose the much
following financial report looked
building while delivering tele but we can never hope for that. Just disposition has been made of this was given:
Miss Caroline Greuner of the
needed money ?
one row of business houses on the south ; amount of money, and I am sat- Hal. on hand Nov. 1st, 1911......$1579.19
phone supplies for storage, and side,
Forest
Grove Pharmacy, is in
DEATHS
allowing them the privilege of isfied that if he will do so he will Rec'd during month.................. 3733.53
he thinks it improbable that the back doors
Portland
this week before the
business houses have,
Paid warrants............................. 3098.17
GROVES
fire was of incendiary origin as would sure other
Board
of
Pharmaceutical
Exami
not add much to the beauty have his mind set at rest regard Bal. Doc...................................... 2212.55 Elizabeth Groves,
aged 70 yrs. ners..
has been reported.
j of the campus. Since the problem has ing the explanation he claims St. fund transferred to gen. fund 1789.29
Kldg fund transferred to gen.,? 733.61 died December 6th ath at the
The Bell Telephone Company’s come up I have been noticing back the public demands.
Library
fund on hand................ 4.39 home of her daughrer, Mrs. Mrs. Bertha Williams and Miss
of other business houses and
A nother T ax P ayer .
loss was possibly $2,500 and S, lioor8
E.
B. Sappington, Treas. Ralph Fritz. Funeral services Frances Byers were Portland vis
would like to call your attention to the
G. Hughes, owner of the Inde same.
were conducted by Rev. Barber itors Saturday.
Permits for Child Labor
Should it go for business it will
at
the residence Dec. 8 ae 2 p.m.
pendent Telephone Co., suffered be a long
time before business will Editor Press:
Permits
can
be
given
to
child
Interment
was made in Forest Judge Hollis and Editor Scott
a loss of about $75.
justify a full row of business houses I am a reader of both city pa ren who are 15 years of age and View Cemetery.
The Royal were Portland visitors Saturday
which
would
not
add
much
to
the
beauty
H. B. Johnson’s barn adjoin for some time to come. Could the pers. I read the article in the thro the 6th grade; to children Neighbors were present
ing was totally destroyed, but church be induced to let the south half Press signed “A Taxpayer.” It who are over 14 and have a d. body and also a large nember in of a night.
L -. :
I friends
n o r m s followed
I n l l o w o i l t the
l i n body
h r\H \r t to
n ¿p g
some of the grain was go to the city for the $10,000 indebted _______
Miss Manche Langley spent
seems 1 that
if he _ : ____________0
is so anxious to
diploma from the gram grave.
______
saved. His loss is estimated at ness (this would be carrying out the have the Council publish a state uation
Sunday
with friends in Portland-
mar
grades
in
the
Oregon
schools;
from $1,500 to $2,000.
wishes of the original donor,) to be ment of the finances and show for work after school and on Sat- FOR SALE OR TRADE-6 horse
McGill’s blacksmith shop and used only for a park with the privilege when and where the city money urday
liower saw,
gasoline
new Notice to Press Readers.
to children over 14, but drag
circle engine
saw, 2 nearly
horse gas
a city hall in time and then dedicate was spent, might use his time in
garage was totally destroyed,the of thevwest
which they are asking
they must be instructed to bring ollne engine, nearly new; dray
vehicles in the garage being for a living half, privilege.
The church, of looking into the matter for him school report to the office each saw, circular saw, 2-horse gaso- Many news items had to be
saved. His loss may reach course, would have the expense of keep self instead of writing and get month that we may know that bne engine and trucks. Sell or
omitted this week on account of
$2,500, with $1,000 insurance. ing up their part and the city theirs. ting the whole town stirred up the child has attended school the trade.
F rank M ott ,
Frank Archer, who conducted With a City Hall we could all take over something that seems to entire month and has not stayed R F D 1 f Forest Grove, Ore. limited space.
in with Commercial room parlors hurt him. He probably has as
the garage, lost . tools to the pride
out of school to work.
and
a
room for the Woman’s Club to
amount of $150.
meet and the Carnegie Library across much time to look into it as any No permit can be, given to a r
All the buildings were old.
the way and the W.C.T.U. fountain we member of the Council has, be
under the age of 15 except i -
Mr. McGill will rebuild on the are all so interested in, gravel walks, a sides if he thinks there is some child
as
above;
under 16 unless thro
part of the lot west of where the few shrubs here and there, rustic seats thing wrong it might pay him the 6th grade;
for work after 6
and
benches,
surely
something
we
could
old shop stood.
for his own satisfaction to hire o’clock to any child
under 16; to
feel
justly
proud
of.
If
it
is
sold
for
The citizens turned out to wit business the tendency will be to hold some one to go over the books any dhild under 16 for
Original W ith The Press
telephone,
ness the fire, and lined Main business there for a long time to come. with him. The Council serves telegraph or public messenger
street from Pacific avenue to Should it go for a park, business will without pay and is it not enough service.
be more apt to spread towards the to ask of them to give almost all All cases of children under 15
Second avenue.
GIVEN A W A Y
Laughlin Hotel and the Electric depot, of their time for a year without out of schoo, refer to
truant
of-
which is not of course desirable for putting them to more trouble? j-
Lyda-Voh*
property. As business moves
About twenty-five relatives residence
nearer the depot, the front door of Have we not received good paved AH case3 of children out of
and friends gathered at the Forest Grove (Mr. Weed the lands- streets during the present admin- achool and workinK belong to
home of Mrs. Mina Vohs, near cape gardener, sa.d Forest Grove so so j3tration? That was something Chj,d ^
Commission. Noti-
much needed) will be open. Strangers no Council ever before attempted.
Banks, Sunday, Dec. 10, to wit no
Any reader of the Press may write his preference
and parent that per-
see many things to make What better do we want or care mjt empi0yer
ness the marriage of her daugh them doubt
naming
the display ad that appears in next
must
be
secured
or
the
but we have long ago
ter, Rosa Belle, to Alfred C.Lyda, learned wonder;
week’s
issue
of this paper that most appeals to
that "large bodies move slow to have?
must return to school. Call up
Rev. J. M. Barber officiating. ly.” Have any of you noticed that
him.
R
.
^be 3Chool where child should at-
The room was tastefully decor- when a new street crossing is made No names were A signed
but
here-
tend
agk to be notified jf the
$5. cash will be divided equally among the
a ted for the occasion and when i the debris is removed at once? The after we would ask that the child an(]
readers
whose preference it centered on the ad
does
or
does
not
return
to
the young couple took their place 1 time was’ a"d but ,ately’ *huer> il re’ name be given, not for publica school.
showing
the greatest number of preferences.
under the arch of evergreen it to ^ a general flJ nK of pride tion but for identification. Ed. Apply to Prof. O. M. Gardner |
Look
the
ads over this week and decide.Get your
was a very beautiful and impres- aroused, and again I say, “large bod
share
of
the
cash; its yours if you decide with
for
permits.
sive scene. The presents were ies move slowly.” Just a week Ago I FOR SALE—At a bargain. 10
the
majo.ity.
Telephones Damaged
talking with a business man, also
numerous and useful, and the was
adjoining city, well im HilUboro
a member of the Commercial Club, acres
Money will be mailed to successful ones after
Three
hundred
telephones were
dinner was beyond description in who
with good buildings,
“ why don’t the Woman's proved,
publication next week.
modern
conveniences.
See
own-
put
out
of
commission
and
heavy
abundance and quality. Mr. Lyda Club said,
bestir themselves about securing er for terms and price at once. damage was done as a sequel to
This is open to any reader. This offer will be re
will leave father and mother and the church square for a park?” He
peated next month. Get ready for another choice.
cleave unto his wife at her old seemed sincere, and I am sure was, | Phone 582. R G Allison. tf a s|jght accident on the Oregon
but where is the Commercial Club? Mrs. Samuel Todd entertained Electric railway at 4:30 Monday
home.
Write us a card or letter naming your preference.
Was it the Adam of old waiting for
the Fluer de Lis Club Monday afternoon. The rear trucks of a
Answer
must reach us by Wednesday of next
Eve to take the initiative?
I under-
afternoon at her home and the coach left the track at the Hills-
À. B. Todd called this week stand
week.
The
names of all persons who are success
is a move, meeting with
boro depot, the car S tr ik in g a
ful will appear next week in this space, and the
and ordered the Press sent to his general there
approval, to macadamize and usual enjoyable time was spent, telephone pole, but not upsetting,
designated ad. will be named. Will also give
daughter. Gladys, who is teaching place sewers all over town, which will Mrs. E. B. Tongue spent Sat- The pole snapped o ff and the con-
name of ad. that stands second in choice, but will
in the Vancouver (Wash.) add much to our beauty. I do wonder urc|a y a t the home of her mother |act wj th
*!’Kh
^ f ) 8 100 h.ne
not name the persons making the choice.
why the Civic Committee doesn't see
w _„
ip m
burned out the cab es. rire
schools.
that the Street signs are straightened
onannon.
broke out in several residences’ Only TWO In each family allowed to'Choose.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Meresse, up,
more made where necessary, and
White
Orpington
pullets
for
caused by the heavy current on
READ THE ADS. IN THE PRESS.
of Portland, spent Sunday with charge same to the W om an's Club, sale, J mile west of city RG Al- the
telephone line, and the fire
Some one should remind the central
iison Phone 582.
department was called out.
Mr. Meresse’s parents here.
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