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W A S H I N G T O N C O U N T Y ’S N E W S P A P E R .
Vol. 4
FOREST GROVE, OREGON. THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1913.
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
INVITATION TO G. A. R.
Dolarway Paving Bid Turned Pupils of Local High will hold
down
Other matters
transacted.
No. 29
Commercial 'Club would have W:!l be Prepared to Handle
many times more than
old veterans meet here
present yield.
next year.
Exercises in Congrega-
tional Church.
Short Items of Interest Concerning people you
The city council met in ad­
The students o f the Forest
journed session Friday night to Grove High school will hold their
consider bids for paving west commencement exercises in the
Pacific Avenue and North “ A ” Congregational c h u r c h next
street with Dollarway pavement. Thursday evening. The p r o -
Only one bid was received, and gram prepared for the occasion
it was not accepted. This bid will be as follows:
was for $1.35 per yard without a
Invocation, Rev. D. T. Thomas;
guarantee to maintain the pave- piano duet, Misses Kerry and
ment in good condition for a Littler; salutatory, Samuel Glenn
period of five years, and $1.45 Morgan; oration, “ L ife’s Purpose
with a guarantee to maintain the i and Goal,” Andrew Cecil Tup-
pavement.
I per; oration, “ The Mission of
The Light and Water Commis- the Library,” Bessie Josephine
ioner was'instructed to look after Morton; oration, “ The Y.M .C.A.
time switch o f the Oregon-Wash- as a Social Factor, ” Edward M.
ington corporation, this pertain-! Livingston; song, “ Afloat at
ing to the time when the cor- Dusk, ” The Gondoliers’ Sere-
poration should turn their power nade, L. Barnes, The Glee Club;
on or off. A motion carried to commencement address, Prof,
continue the box drain on “ A ” Thomas Gentle, director o f train-
street, such as has just been in- ing school, Monmouth; valedic-
stalled on First Avenue.
tory, Mary Ella Garrigus; pre-
An amusement man requested sentation o f diplomas, Mrs.
to be allowed to conduct a mer­ Dorothy Seymour, chairman of
ry-go-round within the city lim­ the school board; song, “ L ife’ s
its, and the council passed a Dream,” . J. A. Parks, Glee Club;
resolution to charge five dollars ; benediction, Rev. C. H Hilton,
per diem for the priviledge.
The alumni banquet to the
Senior
class will be given at the
Five hundred feet o f fire hose,
Laughlin
Hotel immediatly after
Patrol Brand, at one dollar per
the
commencement
exercises.
foot, was ordered purchased.
The Educational sermon will
The purchasing committee was
instructed to purchase necessary be given at the Methodist church
supplies for the chief-of-police. Sllnday. evening, by the pastor,
The street commissioner was in Rev. Hiram Gould.
structed to look after the waste
water from the College gymna­
sium and Herrick hall, which
flows into the street north o f the Thi* County will pay $10,000
campus.
per year to support father­
Tuesday night the council met
less children.
in adjourned session. A resolu-!
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tion was passed to reject bids of-
Applications are pouring in the
WIDOWS PENSIONED
fered for PaviIdi
^
f tree^ county court for aid under the
with Dolarway. The council will provisions o f the widow>8 pen_
now have to go over the ground sion ,aw> which takes effect June
again for the paving of West Pa- g> and the court estimates that
cific avenue and 1 A street, tak- Washington county will pay at
ing the same legal steps as be- ,eagt $10)000 in pe„ si0ns a year,
fore. Bill o f M. Taunton for | So far nQ applicationa have been
$87.78 for 231 feet ot curbing al- fiIed excepting where the fami-
lowed. Chief-of-police oidere i [¡es are large. One woman, Mrs.
to remove curtain in pool room- Emma V. Russell, o f Dilley,
Resolution passed to bear ha.f whose husband died March 5>
expense of installing pavement relateg that she has nine chil.
on Fourth Ave. between Main dren> eiffht o f whom are under
and A streets in consideration s j x t e e n years of agfi Thjs
o f a deed from the property own- famiJy wi„ cogt thfi
c ou nty
ers o f the street. No definite $62.50 a month as they have no
action was taken by the property other support. Another woman
owners.
from this city has s e v e r a l
A sight warrant was ordered children, and her husband is
drawn in favor of the Warren wholly incapacitated, and she
Construction company for im­ will come under the provisions
provement o f intersection on of the law.
First Avenue for $2952.45. Reso-
Another case that has been
lution passed to ask post office brought before the court is the
department' for mid- day -mail. case 0f a California woman who
City engineer instructed to make came to the county, leaving a
plat o f city water system, sjck husband
in California,
Council adjourned to meet May the family now drawing $15
26.
, monthly from a county in that
state. She has seven children.
Hillsboro Will Celebrate.
Prunes Only Half Crop.
Hillsboro will have a Fourth of
Prune growers in this section
Julv celebration this year. A of Washington county say that
committee, consisting of W. W. there will not be more than half
Boscow, T. M. Kerr and James a crop this year, owing to the
Miltenberger, has been appointed cold rains at blossoming time.
to have general supervision of This fruit is steadily gaining in
affairs, and they will appoint all favor with the people, and the
sub-committees. The city park price for the past few years has
has been improved and better ar­ tended steadily upward. New
rangements provided for hand- acreage is being planted each
ling attractions. Forest Grove year, but the danger o f over pro-
has made no move as yet to hold duction is remote.
a celebration, and in all proba-
----------------------
bility there will be nothing doing
On Sunday evening o f this
in that line in the college town week the Seniors, Intermediates
this year. Every cross-roads and Junior Endeavors o f the
village in the county, besides the Congregational church had a
larger towns, will have some sort Union Meeting at which there
o f a celebration on the nation’ s were many present. The Inter-
birthdav. and the people o f For- mediate society was the first of
est Grove will have plenty o f >*8 kind to be undertaken in the
places to vent their patriotism. , county.
NEW CANNERY READY
Additional machinery for the
The
Commercial
Club
met
last
Forest
Grove Fruit Cannery is
may be interested in.
night, the purpose being to con­ scheduled to arrive this week,
fer with Captain W. J. R. Beach and will be immediately install­
Aden Harper, 6f Gales Creek,
Mrs. J. E. Bailey was calling in rejiard to extending an invita- ed. In an interview__with a
traded at the local stores, Tues­ on friends in the Rose City 'lu e s-• tion to the Grand Army of the Press reporter, President H. C.
day.
day‘
Republic of Oregon to hold their Atwell stated that the cannery
Irvine Bailey, of David’ s Hill, annual encampment in this city would be ready to take care of
Joe Samet spent the week end
was a pleasant caller at the Press next year. Captain Beach stat­ the first fruit that may be
in Portland.
Miss Lela Whitlaw, o f Port­ office, Monday. The Baileys will ed to the Club that should the brought to the cannery for can­
land, visited her sister, Mrs. give one of their populr dances Encampment be held here. For­ ning. Strawberries will be the
Robert Young, o f this city, the in Bailey hall Saturday night. est Grove would be expected to first fruit offered. The cannery
A large crowd is expected to at­ furnish four halls, a band and will have the capacity to handle
past week.
tend
the affair.
necessary advertising, and the twenty time the amount of fruit
E. H. Sexton, o f Portland,
hotels
should be pledged not to that will likely be brought in
Duncan
Macleod
left
Monday
spent Sunday with his folks, the
raise
their
rates during the En­ this year, and the farmers and
for
British
Columbia
on
a
busi­
Sextons.
campment.
ness
trip,
and
will
be
gone
a
fruit raisers will make no mis­
Judge Wm. Stevens, o f Dilley,
The Commercial Club enthusi­ take in planting a large acreage,
week
or
ten
days.
was circulating among his friends
Darnell Heisler has left High astically endorses the proposition as there is no probability o f an
in this city, Tuesday.
of holding the Encampment here over production. President At­
Mr. and Mrs. George Hamlin, school and is going to work on
and addressed a formal letter to well advises the planting o f the
of Timber, were Forest Grove his father’ s farm.
A. B. Craft left Friday for The Captain Beach, t h r o u g h the Cuthbert raspberry, as this fruit
visitors Tuesday.
President and secretary of the is popular with the trade, has
Jeff Parsons, o f Gales Creek, Dalles to be at the bedside of his Club, asking him to represent been on the market for a great
was a pleasant caller at this o f­ mother.
the city in a general invitation to many years, commands a good
Miss Eunice Bernard spent
fice, Tuesday and became a sub­
the Grand Army to hold their price, and yields a good tonnage
Thursday afternoon in this city.
scriber to the Press.
Encampment here in 1914, and per acre.
Mrs. Chris Jensen, o f the Miss Bernard is in training in pledging the cordial support of
The new machinery to be in­
Thatcher section, was shopping the Good Samaritan hospital.
the Club to make every effort stalled in the Forest Grove Can­
Elmer Hamilton made a busi­ looking to the enjoyment of the nery consists o f an automatic
with the local merchants, Tues­
ness trip to Hillsboro Thursday. ojd veterans during their stay in capping machine, which cost
day.
Austin Buxton, o f the Watt our city.
$650, and an exhaust box, which
Mrs. R. W. McMutt, o f Cor­
district,
was a business visitor to
The next annual meeting of cost $175. After the cans have
nelius, was calling on friends in
this city, Monday.
the Commercial Club will be held been filled with fruit and syrup
this city, Tuesday.
Mrs. 0 . G. Ogden, of Forest Monday night in the K. of P. they are placed in the exhaust
Will Boos, who has been work­
ing at the Boos rock quarry be­ Grove, has been a guest at the hall, before or after the lecture box and steam is turned into the
box. After passing through this
yond Dilley for the past two home of her daughter, Mrs. Wm. by Professor Shaw.
box the cans are capped with the
weeks, was a Grove visitor, Cameron, in this city.—McMinn­
capping machine, which crimps
ville News-Reporter.
Tuesday.
the cover down, obviating the
Cicero Hines, of Gales Creek,
James Loving, of'Gales Creek,
was a business visitor to this was trading at the local stores, Representatives from four states necessity o f using solder.
President Atwell and his fel­
city, Tuesday, and made the Monday.
will speak in Marsh hail.
low
members o f the board o f
Press office a pleasant call while
Rev. and Mrs. E. V. Stivers,
directors
o f the Forest Grove
in town.
formerly of this city, now o f Mc­
The Interstate Prohibition Ora­ Fruit Canners’ Association are
Rev. Hiram Gould, pastor of Minnville, were attending the torical contest will be held in
well pleased with their present
the M. E. church, was in Sheri­ Christian church conference in this city tomorrow night in
outlook, and are sanguine that
dan Tuesday, where he gave two this city, last week, Rev. Stivers Marsh hall, representatives from
the cannery will be a great suc­
addresses before members o f the giving an address.
Washington, Idaho, California cess from the beginning.
Methodist denomination.
E. S. Boyd, o f Dilley, traded and Oregon to compete in the
Mel Hiatt, prominet dairyman with the local merchants, Mon­ contest. Three interstate con­
Native Son Passes.
o f the Oak Hill section, was a day.
tests will be held at the same
Martin Parsons, aged fifty-six
Groye visitor Monday.
Carl Hoffman was a business time, the winners to represent
years, died at the home of L.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Rahles, of visitor to Portland, Monday, go­ j each his district in the national McCoy at Gales Creek, Monday
Hood River, were guests Sunday, ing down to engage special at j contest which will be held in after several months illness. The
o f the Captain McCanns in this tractions for the Star Theatre Washington, D. C. Oregon will ! funeral services were held at the
Decoration Day.
be ably represented by S. W. home o f Mr. McCoy, Tuesday,
city.
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Charley Sears, o f Thatcher, Grathwell, o f Pacific University, Rev. S. S. Dallas officiating. In­
Captain F. S. Barnes, the
world famous bow maker, is was a business visitor to this who won the state contest some terment took place in Forest
weeks ago.
seriously ill at his home in this city, Monday.
View cemetery.
These contests are held for the j Mr. Parsons was a native son
city, and his many friends will
A street fakir took in quite a
be pained to learn that his recov­ little coin in this city Monday. purpose o f awakening and keep- ! o f Washington county, and was
ery is doubtful.
He was a smooth talker and cer­ ing alive the temperance move­ born near Dilley. His parents,
ment, and are national in scope. : William and Mary Parsons, were
John Davis, o f Toledo, Ore., tainly knew how to sell his
William E. Gynn, a graduate
among the eailiest pioneers of
brought his wife to this city goods.
of Pacific University and now a this section, the former crossing
Monday, to the home o f her
Mrs. William Pollock and little
practicing attorney at Toledo, j the plains in 1848 and the latter
mother, Mrs. Herman Glaisyer. daughter, Roma, were Rose City
Oregon, won the Interstate Pro­ in 1852. Mr. Parsons was mar­
Mrs, Davis is quite seriously ill. visitors Saturday.
hibition contest some years ago. ! ried at the age o f seventeen
Attorney S. B. Lawrence was
George Stone, a prominent
years. He is survived by three
a business visitor to the county farmer o f Cedar Canyon, was at­
Mr. Baldwin goes East.
seat, Tuesday.
tending to business matters in j Ray I). Baldwin and family, daughters, Mis. Geo. Stewart,
Dilley; Mrs. Ben Hall, Patton
Mr, and Mrs. W. M. Thomp­ this city, the last of the week.
who have made their home in
Valley, and Mrs. Rosa Coffrey,
son, o f Cedar Canyon, were
Alfred Freerksen, of Thatcher, this city since April, 1912, will
o f Lafayette. Also three both­
shopping with local merchants, was a business visitor to this leave tomorrow or Saturday for
ers, Jeff, o f Gales Creek; Ben, of
Monday.
city, Monday.
their obi home at Marshall, Min-
the Kansas City section, and Al-
Mrs. Lee Covert, o f Portland,
Mrs. G. A. Gilmore and baby nesota, where Mr. Baldwin will lie, o f Vancouver, Washington.
has been visiting the past week are visiting friends at Albany be foreman o f the printing plant
of the News-Messenger, one of
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. this week.
Emmett Quick drove to Tim­
J. S. Buxton.
Carl Hinman and wife return- the leadinK Papers o f that state ber Saturday and returned home
Mr. Baldwin has been foreman Saturday night. The road over
Miss Mary Hinman has been ed the first o f the week from
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quite ill the past week.
Bend, Ore., where they have of the *,ress printing department to Timber is mountainous and
George Reynolds was calling been looking over the country for the past year- and is notonly runs through heavy timber most
a master journeyman, but he is of the way, consequently a drive
on friends below Cornelius, Sun- with a view o f locating,
also a Prince o f a good fellow. over it after night is dangerous,
day.
Mrs. C. A. Broderson, o f the
He was foreman o f the News- but Emmett has handled the rib­
J. H. Shearer was a business Dilley section, was shopping in
Messenger plant for more than a bons ever since he could walk
visitor to the county seat, Friday, this city, Saturday,
dozen years before coming to alone, and the accidents he has
going down in his new automo-
Clyde Pechin, o f the Gales Forest Grove. He and his family
had could be counted on the two
bile. Jake handles the wheel Creek neighborhood, was a busi- have made many friend3 in por-
thumbs.
like one to the manner born.
ness visitor in this city, Satur est Grove who will be pleased to j
F. M. Maury, school director day.
Ernest Edwards, a traveling
learn that they may return to
and prominent farmer o f Dilly,
Carl Nicholson, a former mer­ this city in about a year. Mr. man with headquarters in San
was in this city, Saturday, on his chant o f this city, now farming Baldwin is succeeded in the Francisco, visited Saturday and
way to the county seat.
in the Firholm section, traded Press office by Mr. Dave Schwartz Sunday at the homes o f U. G.
Edward Lufer, a bridge build­ with local merchants, Saturday. who has been employed in print- Hanna and Dr. William Pollock
er o f Portland, wa3 in this city
Dr. Charles Pollock, tooth car- ing plants o f several o f the larg- in this city. Mr. Edwards was
Saturday, and spent the week penter o f Hillsboro, spent the er cities, and who is fully quali- associated with the fire depart­
end with the family o f M. E. week end with friends in this fied to sustain the reputation of ment o f California’s metropolis
Hall, in the Oak Hill section.
city.
(the Press for superior printing. for many years.
ORATORICAL CONTEST