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Oregon Historical Society F orest G rove P ress WAS HI NGTON C O U N T Y ’S NEWSPAPER. Voi. 4 FOREST GROVE, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1912. K IN G FOR A HOKE MISSIONARY SOCIETIES HAVE PLANS STARTED TO INDUSTRIAL REFUGE IN PORTLAND SECURE NEW PUBLIC Saturday last the Industrial SCHOOL BUILDINGS Home of Portland, which was DAY At the School Board meeting dedicated last September, and held Monday evening it was vot which is supported by the Wo ed to call a meeting of school men’s Home Missionary Society electors for December 30, at the of the Methodist E p i s c o p a l Central building at 2:00 p. m. church, was visited by Mesdames The purpose of the meeting is to A. G. Hoffman, M. S. Allen and levy the annual school tax and R. M. Taylor, of this city. The discuss matters of great impor home has an enrollment of 37 tance. The board will seek the children, and is well equipped advice of the electors as to the for their care and entertainment, advisibility of purchasing a site being fitted with an excellent a kindergarten, for a new building and calling a gymnasium, , bond election to vote bonds | , , , , a well stocked I kitchen and large plav rooms, therefore. school ’nst'tution is in a flourishing It is the duty of every condition, and under the able elector to be informed as to management of an experienced needs of the schools, and to at- . tend , the ,, meeting .. on the O A | deaconess, brought especially 30, pre- . , pared to advise from the stand-. fro"l a tak6 ch*r*e;1“ point of the best interest of the m\ k|"K. rapld pro|!ress the schools, and not from any selfish ;Ilgl irection. No. 4 WOMAN EXPLODES SUBMARINE MINE flN F A R M F H f,R 0 V F DEALS OUT DEATH TO FOREIGN SPIES „ ,n r c T r r n t a t a i / p f fl WRESTLER TO TAKE ON WALTER ARNDT q Speeding out to sea with the plans of one of Uncle Sam’s; great coast fortifications and harbor mines system in their Thanksgiving night will wit possession, the special envoys of ness another trial of strength an apparently friendly power and skill on the wrestling mat in were brought to a timely halt i this city, when Walter Arndt, and sudden death by the explo- ! welterweight champion of the : sion of a heavy charge of dyna j Pacific coast, will try conclusions mite beneath their vessels’ keel. with Frank Reed of this city. So happily ends the story of This contest will be doubly inter man’s love, woman’s duplicity esting, owing to the fact that and the attempt of a foreign na Reed,who has but one arm, has tion to acquaint itself with meth ¡ agreed to throw Arndt twice in ods of defense of the U. one hour. Botli wrestlers have S. The entire romance will be signed an agreement permitting unfolded Thanksgiving night at instant interferance if rough tac* j the Star theatre, when the great i tics of any character are intro special, two reel feature, “A duced. Nation’s Peril,” will be present A boxing match of four round, ed to the public of this city for under Marquis of Queensbury rules, will also be an attraction, the first time. Jack Rainwater of Portland, be ing signed up with Archie Nich ols of this city. From the known ability of the contestants in both events, the evening should be one of satisfacción to the patrons The electiou of J. H. Carpen of the manly arts. The prelim ter as tieasurer of Harrison inaries will start promptly at 9 county, in the good old state of o’clock. Missouri, has been a source of great gratification to one of COUNTY RALLY OF CHRISTIAN EN Washington county’s pioneer DEAVOR TO BE HELD NEXT TUESDAY school teachers; J. T. Fletcher. H. H. Rottman, Interstate and Mr. Fletcher opened the school Provincial Field Secretary of the at Yankee ridge, in Harrison Christian Endeavor society will county, Missouri, on the first be in attendance at the County Monday in April, 1858, and Rally to be held in this city next among the worshipers at the Tuesday, December 3, at the shrine of education was the new Christian church. A conference ly elected treasurer of that same of all C. E, officers, League or county, then a lad of 8 years. Union officers and County Chair Mr. Fletcher speaks of his for men, will be held around the mer pupil as a man of high in banquet table at 5:30, following tegrity and sterling worth, who which the rally proper will start has the respect and confidence at 7:30. Mr. Rottman, who is a of all who know him, and that man of exceptional ability, will his friends are legion. That he be the principal speaker. Speci received his preliminary educa al music and other features will tion at the hands of Mr. Flet be provided. chers, who taught school in this county for 27 years after com ing to Oregon, should be suffici ent guarantee of his honesty and straightforwardness of char A recital by pupils of the Con acter. servatory of Music of Pacific BOYS AND GIRLS HAVE A JOLLY TIME University will be given in Marsh hall Wednesday evening, A merry crowd of 50 boys and Dec. 4, at 8 p. m. Numbers on girls gathered at the home of the violin and piano and several Rev. J. M. Barber last Friday vocal selections will be rendered. evening, where the Girl’s club The public are cordially invited entertained the Boys club, the to attend. The afternoon of Misses Mona Mallory and Mary Olmstead receiving the guests. Thursday, Dec. 5, at 4 p. m., in Marsh hall, a recital by the The evening was pleasantly Junior pupils of the Conservatory passed in games and contests. in part, and of the older students Paul Apraham and Miss Sera on the second part of the pro phim Vandehay carried off the gram, will be given. Ordinarily honors in the ‘‘Five Senses” no guests are invited to recitals contest. Refreshments were of the Juniors, but on this occa served, after which the jolly sion the parents and friends of party broke up, the boys gather ed in front of the house and the younger pupils are cordially gave three rousing cheers for the i |nv'^e(^ to ,u^ recital Girl’s club The next meeting | 13 a,med sf rv« as a demonstra- ofthe Girl’s organization will be!t,on .<?* the h,*h *rad? °f held at the home of B. F. White po91s,ble to -Voung music students on Saturday afternoon at 2JO l 1 ttn^*r comPetOTt OLD TIME TEACHER ELATED AT SUCCESS OF FORMER STUDENT BLACK FACE COMED- °r ifeany o tT o u to that Forest Grove needs a new building the IA MO AMH result of the school census ought JlIU lU lJ to convince them. Last year there were only about 600 of Now g e t in step, keep m ark in g tim e, school age in the District, this H ere come th e M instrels, down the year there are 720, 550 actually Sambo line. Jones and R a sta s Johnson attending school. Both build L ittle S haver, Ole Bull Thompson, ings are crowded. Seventy-one All the P. glee U. acto r chaps, in g re a te s t new families h a /e ’ moved into ] Will hand o ut jokes. T hanksgiving eve. Forest Grove within the past At the Star theater. Come few months and more arriving one ! Come all ! The show will every week. Whatever is done be good and the price quite in the way of new buildings small. Thanksgiving eve, to should be done with a view to night, they say, the P. U. boys T Is a m ista k e to su p p o se th a t th e gin n in g for n T h a n k sg iv in g m essage, the future and be of a perma will take the stage. With jokes a u u u a l T h a n k sg iv in g p ro c la m a so he ch au g ed it to “ W hen w e review nent nature. and songs and merry jingle the tio n o f th e p re s id e n t o f th e U n it the c a la m itie s w hich afflict so m any ed S ta te s Is a lw a y s w ritte n or o th e r n ations, th e p re s e n t co n d itio n of audience will be set a-tingle. Our T h e C h r is t m a s V a c a t io n . d ic ta te d by th e p re sid e n t. As a m a t the U nited S ta te s offers m uch m a tte r The Board voted that the old friend Bones will spring new te r o f fa c t a b o u t all th e p re s id e n t has of consolation an d sa tis fa c tio n .’’ Christmas vacation will begin at gags while Tambo beats the calf to do w ith It Is to sign his n a m e to i t E ven th is s e n te n c e w a s ch an g ed , re co m p o sitio n of th e T h a n k s w ritte n , co rre c te d , revised, m odified 4 o’clock Dec. 20th and last until skin head and every now and g T iv h e in a g c tu p ro a l c la m a tio n is th e w ork o f a d a lte re d sev eral tim es by v arious Monday morning. Dec. 30th. then takes snap shots at the sp e c ia list In th e s ta te d e p a rtm e n t a t a m n em b ers of th e c a b in e t, to w hom it New Year’s day will be a holi other end. The middleman will day. Just one week’s vacation act polite, to Rastus Johnson’s $rt*tcU/v\l- tdvL V^jJûuX. ftoAi/î o| (ÂrtnMX&s is given at this time to enable great delight; and, of course he’ll j sure be stung by the nimble w rit the school year to end May 26th, J l ^wixtoumaMxto. instead of running on into June. of Willyum Bung. It will all be great and worth the mon, so all The grade children brought 'Urfa offerings of food, fruit and cloth be there and enjoy the fun. ing for the Childrens’ Aid Society tJu UwittiL OaUv tm iaaU litVi. Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Hoffman of Portland. Quite a substantial and Mrs. M. S. Allen array of useful articles was were in Portland Monday at W ash in g to n , t i e e n d e a v o rs, y e a r a lte r w as s u b u iitte d , h u t it w as finally a l y e a r, to e x p re ss p ra c tic a lly th e sam e low ed to sta n d , ns show n In th e ac gathered. tending the marriage of their se n tim e n ts in a n e n tire ly new w ay or co in g rep ro d u ctio n o f po rtio n s The gifts brought by the High nephew. Cecil Jay, and Miss u t least w ith o u t re p e a tin g v e rb a tim of m th p e an o y rig in al p ro clam atio n . School students were for dis Florence McLearie. Mr. and a n y th in g t h a t h a d been sa id In p re v i T h e p ro c la m a tio n w as issued on Ja n . tribution among needy families Mrs. Jay first met in Deadwood, ous T h a n k sg iv in g p ro c la m a tio n s. A nd, 1. 1793. an d se t a p a r t th e follow ing a s m a y be re a d ily u n d e rsto o d , th is ta s k Eeb. 19 as a d a y fo r th a n k s g iv in g and in Forest Grove. S. D., where both were in busi Is b eco m in g m o re difficult w ith e ach p ra y e r. ness for a number of years. Mr. su c c e ssiv e a n n u a l call fo r a d a y o f re A ny o n e w ho d e sire s to see all th e a n d th a n k s g iv in g . STATE LAND AGENT RINEHART T h a n k sg iv in g p ro clam atio n s issu ed by Jay is now city salesman in Port jo T ic h in e g first T h a n k sg iv in g p ro clam atio n p re s id e n ts o f th e U n ited S ta te s will WANTS TO CUT OFF OWN HEAD land for Swift & Co. The cere T. A. Rinehart, State Land mony was performed by Rev. pj/v\llvtxtjcl orLtfv tiw» 'H 'M srrJ y rX agent, in submitting his report Benjamin Young in the parson to Governor West, recommends age of the Taylor street Method „{uvtuwjjd. t o « the abolishment of his office by ist church at high noon. The fotuVuft CwUL ito w w v x U n v i ajnji-UraU. enactment of the next legisla newlyw’eds will reside in the U v w h /L J t c L t u M A oJ^OjtK ouwdL o í r V í ^ v t * ‘j U u ture, stating it to be’ his belief ftose city. , l O U w > CL d a x j j w X t c C 'M w vJfco that the task of finishing un the odds and ends of his depart ister devote all his time to ment can be handled by the clerk Orenco, instead of dividing with e v e r issu e d b y a p re s id e n t o f th e U n it flnd th em preserv ed in red le a th e r vol w a s sig n e d m o re th a n 116 u m es in th e s ta te d e p a rtm e n t. W hile of the State Land Board. Reedville as at present. It was y ed e a rs S ta a te g o s by G eo rg e W ash in g to n , and G eo rg e W ash in g to n o rig in ated th e c u s also the unanimous decision of th e o rig in a l d o c u m e n t Is p re se rv e d In tom . m any of his Im m ed iate su cces PICKED AT ORENCO the meeting that Rev. L. Boozer, th e lib ra ry o f th e s ta te d e p a rtm e n t. so rs did not follow Ids exam ple, n n d It T h e first d r a f t o f th e p ro clam atio n w as n o t u n til A b ra h a m L incoln be The Can social given by the the present pastor, be cailed. p resid en t th a t th e annual ta rte d ofT: “ In th e c a la m itie s w hich c a m e Women’s circle of the Presby Plans are on foot to hold a s afflict so m an y o f th e n a tio n s.” B ut T h a n k sg iv in g ns a N ovem ber holiday terian church, was a decided poultry show in Orenco the first A tto rn e y G e n e ra l E d w a rd R andolph becum e a re g u la r In stitu tio n 14 th e success both socially and financi week in December and already d id n o t a u o ro v e o f su c h a gloom y be- U n ited S tates. and it is d esired th a t all g irls jN NOTE CASE FAIL TO AGREE who desire to make their lives | ally. the promise of over a hundred count for the most to themselves I he Security Investment com- The committee having in birds have been secured for ex and others, join the club. The Pa,>y against John Hoffman, of charge the framing of a consti hibition. (**nimxa ta bo a ÿ «AJI ¡fi tvxu fwotnit eligible ag e is fro m 12 to 20 the eastern section of the county, tution for the Children’s School oalca w ^ v \ k * l L ta*»,« yyJt a J A steam shovel was unloaded y ears. S u g g e stio n s fo r a club to recover $150.15, the amount Fair Association have completed l L l 1 " Twvl dLót^ of I»*..— here this week for work on the m o tto and p re fe re n c e in regard of a note given by the defend their work and will report to a cut-off. Work is being rushed ituJUvJJrOA-W-d -vu* ll L j to colors will be receiv ed at this ant to an insurance solicitor and meeting to be held this Friday as fast as possible and the laving sold by the latter to the plaint m eetin g . evening. The committee con cLwa 0-J4-J k d U itM th À ù tk t ( t a tù of rails will begin soon. iffs, was tried by jury before sisted of the following members: The Grand Theatre, which Justice Beech in this city, last (X m w v U l v L k m o I u h LI i J. C. Garrett has purchased F. W. Pow’er, chairman; Prof. . opened to the public last Satur Friday. Defendant claimed to Waun, Mr. Head, Mrs. Philip the stock of the Sam Kunz store. day night, playing to packed never have signed the note in a < 2 ^ ^ / Olsen and Mrs. M. McDonald. The parties from Portland back- houses at each performance, question, and the evidence was Much interest is being manifest- ed out. A bakery will be put in has arranged a very attractive such as to create doubt in the ed by the children and their par- the Kunz building and the stock bill for Thanksgiving afternoon minds of the jury, resulting in a €ntg. of goods now there will be mov- and evening. Their big feature disagreement. Dyke and Bump At a Congregational meeting e(l to the big store occupied by Rev. J. M. Barter goes the There was a gathering of will be “The Prison on the Cliff” appeared for the plaintiffs and last of the week to Southern, friends with Mrs. D. N. Norris a dramatic film of strength and held in the Presbyterian church ^ r* (jarrett- Attorney Wall for the defendant. last Wednesday evening it was The school census taken Mon- Oregon., where he will be en- last Thursday afternoon. Those character. gaged in an evangelistic cam- present were Mrs. A. J. Dooley, voted to have services both day shows a healthy increase in paign for a month or more. His Mrs. Frank Emerson, Mrs. N. Dr. Dora Read Barber spent Mrs. C. E. Walker, who has morning and evening for the the district, There are now 150 pulpits at Hillside and Beaverton B. La Course, Mr3. Shotwell, Tuesday in Salem in conference been con valesing at the sani- next church year, beginning the children here drawing school will be supplied during his ab- Grandma Emerson, Mrs. Bisbee with Governor West, relative to tarum the past two weeks, re- first of April, and have the min money, with an attendance of 96. sence by Rev. Daniel Staver. i and Mrs. W. J. Good. ja reform measure of import. turned to her home Monday. ARE TO ENTERTAIN The First Thanksgiving Proclamation I CONSERVATORY PUPILS WILL GIVE RECITALS m I