historical socie
ty
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RESS
F orest
G
rove
WASHINGTON COUNTY’S NEWSPAPER.
Vol. 4
No. 17
FOREST GROVE. OREGON. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 27. 1913.
BOARD OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS SELL BONDS BEFORE DISTRICT ELECTORS AUTHORIZE ISSUE
BIG STOCK OF MERCH­
ANDISE TRANSFERRED
Still Swapping Property.
MORRIS AND COMPANY, OF PORTLAND, PURCHASE AT Wi"
PAR-THEN CHARGE $1060 FOR SUPPOSEDLY
FREE LEGAL SERVICES—BONDS ACTUALLY
SOLD OVER 3 POINTS BELOW PAR.
s *»™ "
IS MISTAKEN FOR THIEF
PEPPERED WITH SHOT
L. M. Vincent, George Culver,
M. S. Taunton has traded his
Frank Maitland and Fie Neout,
store building on Pacific avenue
o f Gales Creek, are placing a
to F. W. Emerson for residence
portable sawmill in timber own­ NARROWLY ESCAPE DEATH
GENERAL STORE IS SOLD property in this city. It is un­
derstood Mr. Emerson will use
ed by L. M. Vincent on the Clear­
water, about three hundred C. B. Stokes Wounded by Wm.
A. G. Hoffman Secure* Entire the store room for business pur­
poses
o
f
some
character,
al­
yards
from the McCann mill.
Geiger Sunday Evening as
Interest of Hoffman and
There is always something to learn in the realms of high They expect to begin operations
though the exact nature is at
Passing Residence.
Allen Company.
finance, and good teachers are generally eksily secured. That inside of three weeks.
present unknown.
is the opinion one would form, anyway, if they stumbled across a
Because he was mistaken for
A deal involving a large sum
proposition like the Press men ran into yesterday. It seems ns if the
a
chicken thief, C. B. Stokes, a
of money and the transfer o f one
Board of School Directors of Forest Grove, supremely confident of
widely
known resident of this
o f the largest stocks of generalJ
the securing, Saturday, o f a vote favorable to the issuing of bonds
city, has been confined at his
merchandise in Forest Grove oc-1
to the amount of $35,000, the proceeds from the sale of which
home since Sunday night with
curred this week when A. G.
would be used for the purpose o f constructing a school building
Hoffman took over the entire in -' PLAY “ BETWEEN THE ACTS” on the lot recently purchased in the south part of the city, con­ FINE PROGRAM ARRANGED his lower limbs swathed in band­
ages, the result of a well-placed
terest of the Hoffman & Allen
ducted preliminary negotiations far the sale of such bonds, finally
company. Mr. Hoffman will re­ Hall Filled to Capacity By the closing a deal with Morris & Company, of Portland, for the en­ Talks of Interest to Farmers and charge o f birdshot, fired by Wil­
Friend* and Neighbors of
Others Will Be Given by
liam Geiger.
arrange the stock, adding con­
tire issue, subject, of course, to the action of the voters Saturday.
Chicken thieves had been raid­
Handsome Musicians.
siderably to the many lines of
Prominent Speakers.
That is all serene and comfortable, and undoubtedly entirely
ing Geiger’s hen coops quite fre­
goods now carried, including a
within the bounds o f legality,—but two letters are on file in the
number of staple articles for
Gale Grange will meet in the quently, and Sunday evening he
G aston , O re . — The delightful office of the clerk of the board, which sadly contradict each other
which there is a general demand. little c o m e d y “ Between the and would lead one who reads them to believe that Morris & Com­ Knights o f Pythias hall this determined to watch for the
C. E. Jay, o f Portland, an ex­ | Acts” was staged by the Gaston pany have sized the people o f Forest Grove up as a ripe bunch of Saturday.
In connection with marauders and effect a capture,
perienced salesman and purchas­ j band boys and their lady friends come-ons.
the regular business matters*If possible. About nine o ’ clock
ing agent, has secured a work­ at the Odd Fellows’ Hall, last
Letter No. 1, dated January 25, 1913, says in part: “ We are which will be handled, one of the Mr. Stokes came down the road
ing interest with Mr. Hoffman | Saturday night.
to purchase the issue o f $35,000 bonds of school district No. 15, most interesting programs yet leading his cow, and as he was
and will move to the Grove with­
The hall was packed and a num­ Washington county, Oregon, bearing interest at 5%, at par and arranged has been provided for passing the Geiger place, a
in the next two weeks. Mr. Jay ber had to be turned away for accrued interest, if any, at time o f transfer. We to furnish blank the afternoon session.
In ad­ watch dog started a loud bark­
ing, bringing Geiger to the door.
has been associated with Swift want of standing room.
dition
to
several
musical
numbers
The bonds, all necessary proceedings and directions in connection with
Geiger sent a call out into the
& Company as city salesman in players
of
merit
and
a
series
o
f
bright
acquitted themselves holding election to vote the bonds and such legal services as may
Portland, and is well qualified in favorably. To Mrs. H. L. Rus­ be required, free o f expense to the district.”
readings, the following subjects night, to which Stokes paid no
every respect to assist in the sell is due a large part o f the
In letter No. 2, under the same date, it is agreed and under­ will be spoken on and discussed. attention, thinking it an effort to
handling of the huge stock which credit for the splendid rendition stood that the district is to pay Morris & Company $1060 for such
“ Preparations for S p r i n g quiet the dog. Geiger, in turn,
Mr. Hoffman has taken over.
Planting,
by Dan Baker, which receiving no reply to his hail,
blank bonds, services, etc, at the time the bonds are delivered.
of the play.
The store which will be known
The cast was as follows: Dick
Both these letters are signed by the authorized agent of will treat of, first, preparing the and hearing the cow tramping
in the future as the A. G. Hoff­ Comfort, Henry Bennett; George Morris & Company and by the chairman of the Board of School soil; second, local conditions en­ along the road, mistook the
man Company establishment, is i Merrigal, George Oakes; Mr. i Directors.
tering into plowing, pulverizing, sound for that of a person runn­
to be thoroughly renovated and Meander, Dick’s uncle, Ben
They constitute a binding agreement and mean that if the fertilizing and seeding; third, ing away. He placed his double-
barrel in position and let fly,
a number o f improvements, in Ward; Harris, the man servant, bonds are voted they will De sold at slightly more than three points advantage o f local soil tests.
S. T. Walker will give a talk placing a choice collection of
eluding a new front with better Joe McBurney; Mrs. Meander, ! below par value. 6% bonds generally command a good premium.
and more commodious display Dick’ s aunt, Caroline Wescott; 5J% bonds asomewhat smaller premium. And although it is claim­ upon the care of flowers and birdshot in the lower extreme -
ties of Stokes.
/
windows, stairs leading to the Sally, the maid, Grace Baker; ed 5 % bonds have to be sold below par, there is no reason why roses.
The injured man will be about
galleries from near the main en­ Edith Comfort, Sadie Ward.
“ Mistakes I Made Last Year
! they should not command par if 6 and 5 \ command a premium.
again
shortly. No hard feeling
on
My
Farm
and
New
Methods
trances and a quantity of addi­
The band boys played numer-
The School Board was probably justified in selling something
exists
between the men as a
I
Shall
Try
This
Year;”
N.
J.
tional shelving, will be made. 1 ous selections.
they did not possess, but we fail to see it that way. It’s up to Mr.
result
o
f the mistake, as they
Better arrangements will also be
Baker
and
W.
S.
Ewing.
After the performance the and Mrs. Voter, Saturday, to give the final decision, after a little
provided for the display of goods. | players were treated to a bounte­ L headwork as to the contents o f the two letters mentioned.
“ What I have Gotten from have been friends for years.
Books and Papers That Have
ous luncheon, at the home of Dr.
Helped Me as a Housekeeper,”
and Mrs. Baker, assisted by Mrs.
Mrs.
J. D. Mickle.
E. J. Ward.
.
.
.
A
cordial
invitation is extend-
The players are contemplating i
! giving a performance at Dilley
M. S. Allen, who hrs just dis­
Saturday, March 8, the An­ in the near future.
the afternoon session and all
posed
of his interest in the Hoff­
nual County Grange Convention
Captain C. P. McCan Buys Washington County Fair Association members are requested to be man & Allen company to A. G.
will be held in the Grange hall
present at the business meeting
Grounds—To Establish Breeding and Training Stables Semi-
Hoffman, has purchased the
at Hillsboro.
Grange work will
in the morning.
Annual
Meets
to
Be
Held
County
Fair
Will
Be
Revived.
hardware business of W. Ü.
occupy the morning session, and
Wagner & Son, on North Main
in the afternoon the Washington
Captain
C.
P.
McCan,
million­
other
harness
performers
at
the
street,
taking possession at once.
County Teachers’
Association
S t . J ohns , O re . —J. T. Brooks,
will meet with the Grange and a prominent shoe mercant of aire horseman and advocate of track. Orlena, a trotter; Car­
Mr. Allen has had over 15 years
experience in the handling of
participate in the program. this city, died Tuesday morning clean sport, Tuesday noon com­ man McCan, a pacer with a
One of the fastest and clean- hardware o f all descriptions, and
“ Earth Education” by Prof. , at his home from a complication pleted negotiations with the mark o f 2:09J; Syrangar, a trot­
Gentle of the State Normal, of diseases. He was born in Washington County Fair associa­ ter, Hazel Patchen, a trotter by jest basketball games ever wit- is qualified in every respect to
“ School Fair Exhibits,” by Mr. | Wabash county, Indiana, in 1853, tion for the purchase of its Patchen Bov; Ethel Toddington, ¡nessed here was won by the \ continue the business in an up-
Maris,
“ Agriculture in the and came to Oregon in 1893. grounds just east o f the city, a futurity colt pacer, and Lady Chemawa Indians over Pacific to-date and live-wire manner. It
Grades.” by Prof. Inlow, of He first located in Forest Grove, comprising 27 acres, including a Allation, are to be quartered University by a score o f 25 to 15 is understood Mr. Allen will
The presence o f Black Friday night on the Pacific make some improvements in the
Forest Grove, will be some of but removed to this city in 1906, first class half-mile racetrack, there.
arrangement of his stock and in-
the subjects handled at this ses­ i where he has been engaged in numerous stable buildings, and Rex, a stallion o f Kentucky sad- University floor.
other
structures.
He
expects
to
die
horse
stock,
and
Auragan,
a
The
sensational
basket
shoot-
crease the present lines to some
sion.
! business until the time o f his
hold
Spring
and
Fall
race
meets
ing
of
Clemens,
of
Chemawa,,
extent,
Belgian
draft
stallion,
will
give
death. He had been an Odd
who scored six field baskets
Unique Colonial Party.
\ Fellow for 25 years and he has on the fast course and will es­ Forest Grove the cream of the
when his team was behind, con-! Mrg. Ralston Has Accident,
tablish
headquorters
for
the
blooded
equine
stock
o
f
the
Dr. and Mrs. C. E. Walker en­ been prominently identified with
Bondsman
Stock
Farm
here.
In
Northwest.
tributed
largely to the success ol
Sunday afternoon, while walk-
the
Methodist
church
since
boy­
tertained the members o f the
addition
he
will
turn
the
track
The
track
has
only
39
stalls,
the
Indians.
1
he
Pacific
Uni-
¡n^
about the yard o f her resi-
hood.
Deceased
is
survived
by
E. 0 . W. club last Saturday
over
to
the
Riverside
Driving
but
100
more
will
be
built
im-
versity
quintet
led
at
the
start
o
f
,jence>
Mrs. M. E. Ralston, of
a
widow
and
one
son,
J.
C.
evening at a “ Colonial” gather­
Club
for
the
staging
of
the
sea­
mediately.
Requests
for
stall
the
second
half,
but
were
never
^
¡g
c
¡ty
s|ipped in some manner
sister
and
four
ing. The lady guests were all Brooks, one
son’s
matinees.
room
have
been
received
already
out
in
front
after
Clemens
got
an(j
¡n
tj,e
en(jeaV0r to save her-
brothers.
arrayed in appropriate costumes
While
Captain
McCan
has
pur­
and
the
track
is
expected
to
be
through
shooting
his
six
baskets
gejf
f
rom
a fai|t badly strained
and the decorative scheme car­
chased
the
Forest
Grove
track
the
busiest
training
spot
in
the
in
rapid
succession.
Another
Property
Trade.
the
ligaments
o f the left limb,
ried out the idea conveyed by the
and
the
association
property,
the
Northwest
this
Spring.
just
above
the
ankle.
Mrs Rals­
Ed.
Mertz
and
Dave
Keene
invitations.
A delicious lunch­
The Riverside Driving Club Sister of Late A. C. Brown Dies. ton is confined to the house as a
eon was served after which five- got together the latter part of yearly county fairs will still be
A Salem dispatch to a Port­ result o f the accident, and it
hundred was indulged in. High last week and after the usual staged by the W a s h i n g t o n will make its future home at
prizes went to Mrs. Chas Bu­ dickering, completed a swap of County Fair Association. Cap­ Forest Grove, Captain McCan in­ land paper announces the death will probably be ten days or
chanan and W. B. Haines, while residence property. Mr. Mertz tain M c C a n will l e a s e the tending to build a clubhouse for in the capitol city Feb. 18, of more before she recovers the use
In addition the club Mrs. Pherna Strong, at the age o f her foot.
the consolations were awarded has moved onto the Keene place the grounds for fair purposes its use.
and
also
rent
them
for
special
will
hold
a
two-day meet at Van­ of 83. Mrs. Strong was a sister
Mrs. J. W. Macrum and H. J. near the Dilley road and Mr.
race
programmes.
The
Spring
couver
during
the summer.
New Restaurant to Open.
of the late Alvin C. Brown, of
Keene into the Mertz residence
Goff.
and
Fall
meetings
are
to
be
of
A
circuit
composed
of
Canby,
this city, and a granddaugter of
John
Constantinos,
former
in the central part o f town.
three or four days’ duration, Mc­ Forest Grove and Vancouver for Tabithn Brown, closely associat­ proprietor o f the Forest Grove
Basket Ball Friday Night.
I race meetings is planned for the ed with the early historv o f For­ Fish market, is arranging to
A committee composed of Can guaranteeing all purses.
Portland Academy and Forest
est Grove and Pacific University. open a commercial restaurant
The three-heat, every-heat-a- coming season.
Grove High school will try con­ representatives from the various
and oyster house in the store
clusions at basket ball in the churches, the public school, the race system will be adopted on
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Thompson
Mrs. W. E. Sherbrooke and room just vacated by the Emer­
college gymnasium to-morrow social commission, and the city the Forest Grove track, w ith the
are suffering with La Grippe.
small son Charles, o f Cornelius, son grocery.
Fixtures and
evening. As both teams have officials, met yesterday morning modification that a winner of
W. E Sherbrooke, the Cornel­ spent a day visiting at the Hol- equipment have been ordered
been putting up a good game, a and passed a resolution request­ one heat cannot participate in
This insures a more ius rose garden man will give an linger home.
and it is expected the restau­
contest for supremacy that would ing the proprietor of the Grand another.
The Forest Grove Scrubs play­ rant will be prepared to cater to
distribution
o f the purse address upon “ The Cultivation
prove interesting from the start Theatre to refrain from running equal
and Pruning o f Roses,” at the ed a Basket Ball game at Banks the public about March 7.
should be the result. The local the films depicting the adven­ money.
By April 1 Captain McCan will meeting o f the Grange Saturday last Friday evening, ending in a
High School second team will tures o f the Dalton brothers,
Mrs. E. T. Scott and daughter
play Beaverton High school, notorious outlaws o f some few have his famous trotting stallion, afternoon, March 1st. All lovers victory for Banks by a score of
spent
last week at New Port.
the Bondsman, and a number o f , of roses are invited to hear him. 24 to 13.
(years ago.
gliO.
GASTON BAND BOYS EN­
TERTAIN WITH COMEDY
GALE GRANGE TO MEET
HERE THIS SATURDAY
M. S. ALLEN BUYS BIG
MILLIONAIRE HORSEMAN WILL MAKE
STOCK OF HARDWARE
PERMANENT HOME IN FOREST GROVE ^ to e.ver>one to participate ¡n
COUNTY GRANGE CON­
VENTION AT HILLSBORO
FORMER GROVE RESI­
DENT DIES IN STJOHNS
INDIAN BRAVES REAP
HARVEST AT PACIFIC I
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