F o r e s t G r o v e P r e s s I street,
and Harvey Baldwin,
W, F. Schultz and Connie Mc-
The Pres* Publishing Co. j Namer on Pacific avenue. The
Carnegie library building on the
in th e C ity of
college grounds is under way.
F o rest G rov e , O regon ,
The aggregate cost of this build
A. G. H o f f m a n , ....................President ing will reach many thousands of
O. M. G a r d n e r ....................Vice Pres.
Besides these bricks,
J. N. H offm an ......Sec’y and anager | dollars.
the Forest Grove Planing Mill
THURSDAY of EACH WEEK. Co., Haskell Ferrin and S. G.
Hughes have constructed busi
ness
buildings of corrugated
I n d e pe n d e n t P hones
iron,
all
of which adds materially
O f f i c e 505
R e s id e n c e 442
; to the appearance and conven
While local
E n tered a t th e post office a t Fo rest Grove, Ogn iences of our city.
i m ail m a tte r of th e second class.
contractors are doing a part c
the work, the bulk is under con-
T e r m s o f S u b s u m p t io n
I tract by Portland firms. Our
CASH IN ADVANCE
One Year $1.00 - Six onth3 75
local skilied mechanics are kept
busy, but much of the common
Display advertisements for publica
tion in tne PRESS must be in thi* office labor under outside contract is
not later than Tuesday evening to in j being done by foreign labor.
sure appearance in current issue.
Much new paving will be laid
this
spring and summer and it is
A copy of The Press will be mailed
to all advertisers in which their ad ap hoped that the contracts will be
pears.
] let to parties who will give em
ployment to our resident work
ers.
How can we expect to
At the present time there is
build
a
city and have the support
under contract and construction
in Forest Grove many new brick of those tributary while we em
business buildings, among which ploy foreign labor to the exclu
Bertha Nixon is building 50x100 sion of our local workmen? As
feet; John Thornburg, W. B. a matter of retaliation and self
Haines, and John and Robert pride, those who feel slighted
Wirts are building on Main will supply their needs from
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We have had years of experience in this
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M I M f MAM@N LA E©LLETTE
A R L IE S T in th e Held am ong “ P ro g ressiv e” R epublican can d id a tes w as
R obert M arlon La C ollette, senior sen ato r from W isconsin. Ills person- i
nlity a s a tighter and “ m ixer” Is sufficiently indicated by the nicknam e
o f "R a ttle Bob,” by w hich he Is know n am ong Ids constituents, n sobriquet 1
w hich he earn ed early in Ills political career. li e has been thrice governor of
W isconsin an d h as served In tw o congresses ns representative. He w as elect
ed sen ato r for th e term 1905-11 a n d re-elected for the 11)11-17 term . lie led
th e m ovem ent to nom inate all can d id a tes by direct vote. Prom inent among
his su p p o rters for th e 11)12 presidential nom ination is (¡Ilford Ptnehot. who
w as th e close friend end a d v iser of P re sid e n t Roosevelt d u rin g the la tte r p art
o f his a d m in istratio n . S en ato r I.n Fol'.ette received tw enty-five votes fu r tha
nom ination 1» th e la s t R epublican national convention.
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Racycle, Miami, ShapIeigH Special, Won
der, Capitol, Flyer
Prices to suit every p u rse- $25 to $60. A ll guaranteed. Good
line of second-hand wheels: all prices. Repair shop to date in
every way. Tires in all grades. Fnll line of sundries.
T he Little Shop with the Big Bargains.
C. G. DANIELSON
Phone 306
Pacific Avenue
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other towns, and the foreign la- afternoon, April 5th, at 3 o’clock, j
borer will leave with the price of at the residence of Mrs. J. S. i
his labor in his pocket only to Bishop on B street. The topic 1
spend it elsewhere.
It would of the meeting will be Current L
seem that those who are able to Events.
Each member is re-
bnild and those who have the (¡nested to bring soma item of
common interests of the com- interest to give in answer to roll
munity at heart would consider call. Mrs. E. G. Mills will lead
the matter from the standpoint the devotional service and there
of future remuneration.
will be a duet by Misses Grace
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Thomas and Helen Boldrick.
Livery, Feed and Sales Stables
Pacific A v e n u e, FO R E S T G R O V E
The petitions and recommen- All women are cordially invited.
dations of Mr. Tongue that h a v e ----------------------------------- - ----
C om ! Team s and Rigs. H orses and R igs fo r sale. B aggage called fo r
a n d delivered to all p a rts.
appeared in the newspaper un- W.Weitzel
!.. L. Hollir.ger
Independent Phone 412
der the head of paid advertising
in every ease show the handi
W. T. JOHNSON, Proprietor.
work of Mr. Tongue. Certainly WEÏ7ZEL & HOLLINGER
such advertisements could have
Undergoes Operation.
in his throat which has been
little effect.
The voters of Tinning and Plumbing, Sheet
Mrs.
Willis
Goff
returned
home
troubling
him for some time and
Metal
Work
and
Re
Washington county have shown
Monday
evening,
Mr.
Goff
bav-
which
had
to be removed. It is
by their votes heretofore that
pair Shop.
ing undergone a very serious op- hoped that he will be up and
they are of age and are now
fully competent to judge as to North First Avenue, between Main end dradon Saturday at St. \ incent’s about again in two or three
“ A” Streets; phone 863 .
hospital. Mr. Goff had a growth weeks.
the merits of a candidate and
care little or nothing for a
solicited recommendation. The
record of a man \v#io has been in
the service and has been given
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
the opportunity to show his
worth and manhood, and has-
shown by bis actions a disregard
for the people’s wishes, is all
of Forest Grove, Oregon
that is necessary for us average
voters to decide from.
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<£ by Anuiicaii }’r«aa A ssociation.
I
INCE the Ohio election o f 100S, in w hich, w hile T a ft carried th e s ta te by
70,000, Jiubinu H arm o n w as elected governor by 10,000. th e av ailab ility
of the Ilnckeye jurist ns p resid en tial tim ber has been generally dis
cussed. The result o f the Ohio election o f 11)10. w hen H arm on cu rried the
e la te by 100,000, t>elng th e tlrst D em ocratic governor since th e w ar to win
tw o cousecutlve victories, did m uch m ore to encourage Ills backers. Ills
abilities ns a Judge—he tilted n num ber of Im p o rtan t Judicial othces before
lie became attorney generul In C leveland's second c a b in e t—a n d th e prestige
which he has gained by Ills a d m in istratio n of the a .fairs of a pivotal s ta te con-
slltu te the streugth of bis candidacy.
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THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
W. C. T. U. Meeting
statem ent to Comptroller of Currency
February 20, 1912
The W. C. T. U. will hold its
regular monthly meeting Friday
Easter Sunday is Next Sunday
RESOURCES
I^ans pnd Discounts
............................ $118,875.00
\ m leu Mates and Other Bonds ...................
75,800.00
Banking House, Furniture and Fixtures
11,’516.38
Cash and Exchange......................................... 39 189 20
THE BOOK STORE
LIABILITIES
HAS ITS USUAL DAINTY ASSORTMENT
OF CARDS, BOOKS AND OTHER GIFTS.
PHONE US FOR A DOZEN POSTCARDS,
476
H. R. BERNARD, PROP.
Saunders’ Poultry Yards has
high-class Barred Hocks and
Black Minorcas. First on Barred
Rock cockerel and second on
Barred Rock cock, also second
and thin! on Minorca cockerel
and second and third on Minorca
pullet at our last show, in hot
competition. If you want eggs
from the winner* call on me.
Yards two blocks west of Laugh-
lin Hotel on Pacific Ave. corner
C street.
‘ 2T<' * “
Deposits0 0 ....................................................... 50,000!00
..............
134,585.53
$244,880.58
,his bank,wiU b' P1'» « « ! to moot or c o r ,.,pond
with tho*e who contemplate making a change of their banking
connections or opening new account*.