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WASHINGTON COUNTY’S NEWSPAPER.
Voi. 4
Dairy Commissioner Moves.
Decoration Day.
GROVE CITIZENS HELP
The big heart qf the great
Northwest was deeply touched
by the distress o f the central
states and carload after carload
o f food and clothing was dis
patched to the afflicted districts.
Friday a car of potatoes from
Forest Grove, Oregon, reached
New Harmony, having been di-j Young Man Who Disappeared
Eight Years Ago Writes
verted to this point by the Red i
Cross agents for use in this.lo-
Home to Mother
cality. The car bore the follow
ing placard:
Mrs. I. P. Vannoy, from near
“ With Best Wishes from the Dilley, was in town this week
People of Forest Grove, Oregon.’ ’ and showed us a letter written
There was another card (in -! by her son Clay Vannoy, who
tended for the people o f Forest eight years ago when only 14
Grove) whicli gave the date on [ years old mysterously disappear
which the car would be loaded \ ed from his parents’ home. His
for the stricken people of the letter was post marked New
east and the mere announce South Wales and states that he
ment, caused it to be filled to was shipped on a British sailing
overflowing with the finest pota vessel and since leaving the ship
toes ever seen in this region.
has engaged in farming. The
From some interesting litera- j letter also contained his picture.
ture found inside the car the in-1 This message was the first
formation is gained that Forest! news of the boy’s whereabouts.
Grove contains 2,700 people, is j He has by his parents been
26 miles west o f Portland and | mourned as dead. Mr. I. P.
only 40 miles from the calm Pa Vannoy died this winter and the
cific. It is on the Southern Pa- mother has written her son urg
cific and is in the rich Tualatin | ing that he return. The family
valley which produces all varie is an old resident of this county.
ties of grains and vegatables,
graps, prunes and the far-famed | Christian Church Convention.
apple that has made Oregon fa
The conventing of the North
mous.
west district o f the Christian
Forest Grove has the largest j
churches will meet in this city at
milk condensing plant on the
the Christian church Thursday
Pacific coast and pays the dairy-!
and Friday of next wTeek, May
men of the district $40,000 per'
15 and 16. At this convention
month for milk. The Pacific
will be some o f the best speakers
University is located there, it has
o f the Northwest, including such
splendid public schools and a
men as Rev, W. F. Reagor, of
commercial club made up of
the First church of Portland, also
hustling business men, o f which
Rev. S. R. Hawkins o f the Cen
J. H. Connet is the secretary.
tral church and Rey. J. K. Ber
What seems to be the biggest as- j
ry, editor, author, lecturer and
set just now is the lspendid gen- j
preacher. The music o f the con
erosity of its citizens who have
vention will be in charge of Prof.
responded to the needs o f the
Ben. C. Crow, formerly of Spok
east with many carloads o f pro
ane. Prof. Crow is a fine song
duce and extended across the
leader, and a splendid soloist.
Rocky mountains the hand of
The night sessions of the conven
Fellowship.— N e w H a r m o n y
tion will be o f special interest to
Times, Ind.
all, and the public is invited to
The generous contributions of
be present at all the sessions.
the Grove and vicinity to the un
fortunate suflFerers from the flood j
THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
disaster, feel more than amply j
Mother’s day will be observed
compensated, from the expres
in
the Christian church. There
sion given in the above article.
will
be special Mother’s day fea
“ Cast thy bread upon the waters
tures
in the Bible-school, and the
and it shall return unto thee af
morning
sermon will also be on
ter many days.”
this line. The subject will be,
"The World’ s Three Great Insti
Grand Army Encampment.
tutions,
the Home, School and
The 32nd annual department
Church.”
In the evening the
encampment of the Grand Army
theme
will
be, “ The Young
o f the Republic will be held at \
Woman
Who
Risked
Her Life to
Newberg, Oregon, on the 17, 18,
Save
Her
Nation.”
The public
19 o f June, 1913. At this en
welcome.
campment will be decided by
CLAY VANNOY AUVE
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Eighth Grade Examinations.
The eighth grade class of the
local school under the tutorship
of Miss Rasmussen and Mr. H.
E. Inlow will take the county ex
aminations Thursday and Friday.
There are 15 in the class, nine
girls and six boys. Also Miss
Jensen’s class will write on both
county and conference questions.
All entertain high hopes o f gain
ing the coveted diplomas.
C. E. at Forest Dale-Gales Creek
Some o f the County Christian
Grand Master Visits Local Lodge Endeavor officers o f this city
Members o f Washington lodge,
I. O. O. F., had the pleasure of
an official visit and interesting
talk along the lines of fellowship
from Master Wheeler Monday
night. Many visiting brothers
were present. All enjoyed re
freshments and a treat to music
by Walker's orchestra.
helped the young people o f For
est Dale organize a Christian En
deavor Sunday morning. After
the meeting they were invited to
a delicious chicken dinner at the
home of Tom Sain. In the even
ing they reorganized the Endeav
or at Gales Creek.
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Here’s Something New Secretary
Of War W o n ’t See With His Eye
FOREST GROVE ITEMS
J. D. Mickle and wife left
Tuesday for Portland where they
will for a while make their resi Personal Paragraphs of the Do
dence. The move is made that
ings of Our Citizens and
Mr. Mickle be more centrally lo
Adjacent Vicinity.
cated in his duties as state Fruit
and Dairy commissioner. Daught
II. E. Ferrin spent the week
ers Helen and Annabeile will re ,end in Portland.
main in the Grove for the eighth
G. E. Secour transacted busi
grade examinations.
ness in Portland Saturday.
Mrs. B. Jones has been very
ill with hemorhage o f the lungs,
Baby oysters planted mature
their
growth in about twelve
Match Between Forest Grove
months.
Couple On Very Short
A. T. Sills, of the Oregon Land
Acquaintance
company, visited in Portland
Jim Wilson and Mrs. Lillye, ! Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Shaw of
both of this city, were married
j
the
express office spent Sunday
at Hillboro by Judge Reasoner
in
Portland.
Friday of last week. The newly
Mrs. J. A. Elder is in a sani-
made acquaintance ripened early
into love with the above repotted | tarium in Portland under the
results. The groom for many | care of Dr. Jones.
years has been engaged in look
Miss T. E. Smith, a teacher of
ing after the miscreants on our } the Banks school, spent the week
streets at night, forgetting all end in Forest Grove.
else until his attention was call
Mrs. H. R. Bernard, o f the
ed to the lonely condition of his book store, spent the week end
neighbor, Mrs. Lilly; he took a j in Portland on business.
night off and nothing was left
Miss Sarah Boldrick, a teacher
unsaid or done, except to procure
in the Hillsboro High school,
the legal papers and have the
came home this week.
marriage solemnized. Jim sev
Ralph Mills a student in the
ers his official connections with
Dental
College in Portland, spent
the city and the couple will move
the
week
end at home.
to a farm near ly . The Press
Ed
Boos,
o f the Forest Grove
wishes them happiresi.
Restaurant, was transacting busi
Alva Patten, of this city, visit ness in Portland Saturday.
Photo copyright by Wilson.
ed over Sunday in Portland,
Some lively business in the
INDLEY M. GARRISON, the new secretary of war, late a vice chancellor
Alfred Herrington and Cicil way of land sales in this vicinity
of New Jersey, has dropped his dry law books nnd Intricate questions
Van Kirk, of Hillsboro, were in may be expected in the near fu
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of equity for the more exciting Implements of war and the problems
ture.
o f national defense. He’ll Inspect some of the more Important forts this city Tuesday;
as soon as he can, and when he reaches Port Monroe, Va„ he will see the big
Mrs. W. H. Hollis has just re
The north and west end o f this
guDs In target practice. But his eye, no matter how keen, will not be uble to
turned
from
the
east,
where
she
city
seems to be the live wire
catch such a picture as this. The snapshot, timed by an electrical apparatus
lines in way o f improvement this
attached to the gun, shows the projectile just shooting forth above the cloud of was called on business.
smoke. Other snapshots have been taken so delicately timed as to show the
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Ogden and spring.
projectile in various other stages of its flight
Mrs. E. L. Derby and little
family, o f Portland, visited with
Mr. Ogden’s parents over Sun son, formerly o f this city, now of
Portland, spent the week end in
day.
Cisero Hines last week sold 40 the Grove.
acres on Hillside to E. A. and
Mrs. W. L. Soehren and little
Sarah E. Ives, consideration, daughter Helen, of Dallas, arriv
$5500.
ed at the Grove this week to vis
The Sherwin-Williams pure it relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Clare Schaffi,
neutral Arsenate of Lead for
sale by the Forest Grove Phar from Centralia, Wn., spent three
Furnished by Wilkes Abstract Co. of Hillsboro
weeks visiting at the Eastwood
macy.
Charles E Hall to F VV Emerson lot
Transfers for week ending April 28,
home in this city.
Mr.
Humphry
who
lives
in
the
4, blk 2, Hall’s Addition to Forest
1913.
west part of town was brought
Mrs. E. Mawhinney, who un
Grove $75.
E I Kuratli and wf et al to Loren
derwent
an operation at the St.
home
from
a
mill
near
Gaston,
!
Charles E Hall to F VV Emerson
Seward lots 25 and 26, blk 15; lots
Vincent
hospital, is recovering
lots
16,
17,
18,
blk
2,
Hall’s
Addition
Saturday
morning,
sick.
45 and 46, Pineland Terrace, $10.
to Forest Grove; also lots 5, 6, and
nicely,
but
will not be able to be
Friday evening the college,
T L Duke and wf to J A McKeel 7, said blk 2, said Add $10.
at
home
for
several days.
freshmen
and
faculty
entertain
tract 6, blk 2, North Hillsboro Acres
L M Graham and wf lo C P Kel ;
$10 etc.
Prof,
and
Mrs. J. T. Neff, o f
ed
the
Washington
County
High
sey and wf jointly 2.32 acres in DLC
The Dalles, are visiting in the
Ruth Trust Company to J A McCoy of Wm Stokes and wf, 1 N 3 $10.
school seniors and faculty.
lot 2, blk 51, North Plains, $200.
C P Kelsey and wf to L M Graham
Mrs. D. N. Morris, o f this city, Grove. Mr. Neff has served in
Francis R Colburn to Jacob H Eh 2.32 acres in DLC of Wm Stokes and lias received word o f the death Wasco county as county school
wf, 1 N 3
ret lot 1, blk 51, North Plains, $600.
of her brother, Thomas' B. M ay-! superintendent for the past ten
Florence Brock and hus to Dirkje
Frank Colfelt and wf to Benjamin
berry, o f Polk county, Missouri. | years.
and Robert List 3 acres, 2 S 1 $2250. Storey lot 24, Hills Acres $10.
It has been suggested that per
The Women’s club, o f Forest
C F Jesse and wf to W C and Mar
John Schroeder Lumber Company
sons
buying grain sacks and oth
tin
Fischer
70
acres
in
sec
29,
2
N
to L B Menefee 8V4 and NWVi sec
Grove, will hold a meeting Mon- j
er articles from small boys should
29; SEV4 sec 31; NV6 sec 32, all in 3, also certain rights of way $10,000.
day evening May 12 at Herick’s
1 N 5. NH and SW % sec 6, 1 S 5.
take thought and consider if they
C A Kelsey and wf to Edna V
hall with Mrs. M. F. Farnham as
All o f sec 2 except lots 1,2, 3, 4; Stewart lot 4, West Park Addition,
are not really encouraging de
SV4 and NEVi sec 10; all of
secs blk 10, Naylor’s Add to Forest Grove j hostess.
linquency in children.
12, 14. 22. and NV4 of sec 24, 1 S 6 $10 etc.
Miss Maxine Cameron, who
V. S. Abraham & Sons are
$410,000.
Herman Rehberg et al to Frank has been visiting with her grand
moving dirt at their new location
Emil Luthl to Fred Weigelt
and Sallfeld NEVi lot 7, North
Tigard j
parents, Mr. and Mrs. H, G.
Solomon Weckert 1 acre In sec 26, ville $700.
on Pacific avenue and we learn
Ogden, has gone to Portland to
2 S 1 $80.
that the work o f building will be
Dora B Warner and hus to Louis .1
Ella Eddy and hus et al to J L By- Gilbrlde lot 8, blk C of I^bman Acre visit her aunt, Mrs. Jas. Richey. pushed to completion as rapidly
rom 29 acres in DLC o f Edward By- Tract $500.
President Southwick, o f the as possible.
rom, sec 26, 2 S 1 $10.
Andrew Gustaf Sandblom and wf to Emerson College of Oratory of
Jesse H. Bond, o f the Forest
Martha L Hacker end hus to E W William Cebell NVi of SEVi see 10,
Boston, reads “ The Rivals” on
Kolterman 6 acres in sec 10, 2 S 1 l N 5 $800.
Grove High school, has secured
Tuesday evening, June 3rd at
$ 10 .
the fellowship o f psychology in
F A Knapp and wf et al to Grace
Samuel B Huston and wf to John E McKay lots 11, 12, Power's Subdi Marsh Hall, under the auspices the University
o f Wisconsin.
Pearson SE!4 of NWVi, SW 1-4 of vision of Richard Williams DLC No. of the Woman’s club.
This is a great honor, as not ev
NE 1-4 and N>4 of SEVi sec 7, 3 N 42, 1 N 2 $1400.
J. West and wife (nee Coila ery one can secure the position.
4 $10.
H J Joy to August Noffke Junior
Graham)
have returned from a The High school is sorry to lose
Paul Lilly and wf to A Myers 38 lot 10, Borwick Acres $10.
short
visit
to Newport. Mr. and Pi of. Bond.
acres in SEV* o f SEV4 sec 12, 1 N
Alfred Herbert Underwood to Ida
5 $10.
Mrs.
West
will leave in a few
A Underwood 5 acres In NWVi of SE
Mrs. Addie S. Burns, sister of
days for Nebraska, where they
Charles E Hall to M S Taunton lots V4 sec 32, 2 S 1 $10.
H. T. Short, after a two month’s
1, 2. 10. 11, 13. 12. 14 and 15 all in
Charles R Hodgdon and wf to O W will make their future home.
visit with relatives and friends
blk 2 Hall's Add toForest Grove $10.
Bondurant and wf tract 13, Falrview
M.
W.
Brown,
a
former
agent
in
Maryland, returned to the
J D Rode and wf to Ethel Hall lot Addition to Hillsboro $5000.
of
the
Southern
Pacific
company,
Grove
Friday o f last week.
3, blk 3. Valley View Add to Forest
Grove $250.
now
o
f
Independence,
Oregon,
While
in
the east she visited
Mrs. H. H. Dunkelberger and
D N Morris and wf to Connie R three children, o f Dallas, who stopped over at Forest Grove on many parts of historic interest,
Taunton SV4 of lots 2 and 3, blk 9,
have been visiting Miss Brown his wav to Portland to meet his among others, the old battlefield
Naylor’s Add to Forest Grove $700.
in the millinery store, returned father and mother from the east. of Gettysburg. Mrs. Burns will
M S Taunton and wf to F W Em
Mr. Brown says he likes it fine leave for her home at Nome,
erson part of lot 3, blk 6,
Forest to their home in that city this
at
Independence.
, Alaska, the first of June.
' week.
Grove $10.
Deco ation Day, Friday, May
30th. All necessary a rra n g e
ments should be made that prop
er and reverent observance in
loving remembrance o f our dead.
Let no grave be forgotten. Let
fragrant flowers be strewn by
the tender hand o f the loving in
memory o f loved ones who have |
gone before.
People in Far Off Oregon Re
spond to the Needs of
the East
ballot where the next encamp
ment will be held. Will Forest
Grove be the fortunate city? Do
you want it? It will increase
the population of this city 2000
talking, thinking, active people
o f the Grand Army, Woman’s
Relief Corps, the Ladies o f the
G. A. R. and perhaps the Sons
o f Veterans and a camp o f the
Boy Scouts and visitors from
other departments all o f whom
will carry the news, one o f the
best advertisements for 1914.
See W. J. R. Beach about it.
No. 27
FOREST GROVE, OREGON, THURSDAY, M AY 8, 1913.
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