FOREST GROVE PRESS
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FOREST
GROVE
PR ESS
G E O R G E HU NTINGTON CURREY
E D ITO R A N D O W N E R
Published every Thuriduy at Foaeet Grove, Washington County, Oregon.
Entered at the Forest Grove, Oregon, Post Office as iecaad-c'.asi matter.
them nor ourselves right not to tell them so.
Let us make enough music, not mere noise, to
let the rhapsody of our harmonious “home
appeal” captivate all who are educated to enjoy
such a classical production
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THE CITY As a home town Forest Grove
BEAUTIFUL
cannot be excelled. Every stc-
S ubscription R ates in A dvano -
tion
of the town is a choice res­
One Year .......................$1.50
Six Months............75 Cents
idence section. We do not have a Nob Hill, nor a
O ffice on M ain S treet .
P hone M ain 502. Fifth avenue, neither have we a North end or a
bowery. Residents in every direction claim that
their part is the best, and all such claims are
Nature demands sacrifice or work on the part o f all liv­ justifiable. The many beautiful homes are rap­
ing organisms; and under normal conditions, meet» out a idly increasing, the fine paved streets are in­
compensatiwn commensurate with the sacrifice made.
creasing, the number of our modern business
Winfield S. Hall
buildings are increasing, the boosting spirit is
increasing,
of which leads to an increase in
THE SCHOOLING This week the schools arid the fullness all
of
life,
to the residents of Forest
OF OUR YOUTH college* of our city again; Grove.
take tkte responsibility for
the training of our young people. Schools of The man that you meet next week with a big,
the past have been good and they have been
smile is one of Washington County’s
bad. Those of the present ita Forest Grove at Ibroad
farmers.
With one of the finest crops of hops
least are clearly of the progressive type, and are ever produced,
prepared for an
of such a character that no parent should feel active market, and successfully
a
good
crop
of prunes now
any hesitancy in sending their children to either being picked, which promise a good
premium,
the city schools or to the University. Too much with the potato field bulging from the
size of
importance must not be placed on any school, the tubers, and the indicated price big enough
however for they are only one factor in the edu­ to mot care much about that five cent tax on
cation of a man The whole of life is a process sacks,
with clover seed yielding as it always
of education. The ideal school trains the mental does, and
the results of the hay and grain
youth, develops the physical youth, civilizes the yields nothing
to kick at, why shouldn’t he
social youth, encourages the moral youth, and smile. And when
the fanner smiles so do we
should prepare the entire youth for the practical all.
affairs of everyday life. No school will be
found that will offer a perfect balance of these Since our attention has been called to it let us
essential functions, and itshould be the parents’ not let another paving season pass until we have
duty to provide for their children in their time determined
adequet sewerage system for
out of school such work as will tend to make a Forest Grove, on so an that
the mains can be laid un­
complete development of the entire child. If der the new paved streets,
thus preventing
the parents will work with the school, and make much further cost and inconvenience.
up for its deficiencies, the school will be better
able to accomplish its aims and the student will
Some one from California remarked the other
derive the benefit.
day that if Pacific University was in some of
little cities in his state it would he known
CRIMINAL “Forest Grove is certainly the pret- the
the
over, they would boost it so hard.
NEGLECT tiest town in the whole West. Some Let us world
all
take
up the students slogan, “Bjost
day I am going to make this my for Pacific, wherever
you are”.
home,” said a traveling man the other day.
“ Where is your commercial club? I want to get
will plead guilty of seeing the eclipse of
some literature and infprmation to take to my the Who
moon
which the astronom ;rs tell us occured
family.” Every citizen can see the point. Let Tuesday morning
at 2:45. :i
us get busy and organize a boosting commercial
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club that will tell of the actual advantages of Some individuals of the human race have be­
Forest Grove to all the homeseekers that we can gun to control their actions by intelegence
find. It is a shame tô let the cream of the new rather than by instinct; an 1 always following
life that is flowing into the West escape us. the examples of able leaders, society is be fin­
We certainly, offer unequalled inducements to ing activly to com nand its progress instead of
the better class of people. It is neither treating passivly trusting in luck.
THURSO AY, SEPTEMBER I* 1913
GET THE FAIR SPIRIT
AUo the “ Be-Fair” Spirit, Say»
the Secretary of the Clarke
County Fair
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10
FER
CENT
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CASH REDUCTION 10 ce
PER
On Every $1.00 purchase or O/er
X 0. Wing, secretary-manager
of the Clark County (Wash.)
W e offer this liberal cash discount t^ induce you to
Fair Association, says:
call at our Cash Store to get acquainted with us. W e
Get the fair spirit. Try to
grasp the “why” the fairs art
want you to see for yourself that we have the best in
leld, “why” many enterprising
quality and largest in quantity of any stock of Dry-
¡itizens are giving their time anci
goods, Lar'ies’, Men’s and Childrens Shoes, Hats
money to build them up am
nake them a success; go further • and Clothing in Washi gton County.
y
ind get the “be-fair” spirit also,
and yew will get much enjoyment Beginning Saturday Morning, Sept. 20th
from your visit and jour connec-
Ending on
ion with the fair. Unless you Every art-
an do this you will lose much ol tid e of our |H r y v »
I E
Saturday evening
he benefit of the fair.
e x t e n s iv e R
O
S e p t 2 7 th .
Do not hurry. Arrange you; stock of qua'ity m erchandise (only rubber overshoes
visit systematically, otherwist excepted)
will be sold at a 10 per cent cash discount.
vou are liable to overlook some
thing that you would be much in-
ten sed in and from which jou r
-\
would derive much benefit. Jj
. ou see a product that is new ti
/ou, and you are a farmer, get
n touch with the exhibitor and
earn all you can about it. 11
The reason any merchant offers a premium d’«count
you see a better product of am
for
cash
sales is to stimulate cash purchase. N O W LIS­
rind than you are growing, ask
TEN : The credit system incurs large losses due to bad
/ourself “why” you can not do
accounts and increasing office expense. To account for
is well, and resolve that you will
this the credit merchant must establish an increased per cent-
lo so. Ask the other fellov
‘how he did it.”
age of profit.
In the stock department asl
The credit merchant naturally, of course, wishes to
he “man” “ why” he is growinj
secure
as many cash customers as possible, so gives prem­
hat kind of stock, then ask
iums for cash sales or uses trading stamps, etc.
ourself “ why” am I not grow
ng as good or better?
W e conduct our business on a cash basis be­
If you have no decided opiniot
cause
we can sell goods, quality considered, at the lowest
is to the breed you prefer, studj
possible price. There are two good reasons for this. W e
he different breeds carefully and
md try to decide which are best
buy at a discount because we pay cash. We, therefore,
idapted to your conditions, get
sell at a discount because we get cash. In add’tton, our
he views of different breeders
margin of profit is lowered, because your cash will not be
n the subject, make a note of
required to make up for any bad accounts.
• hat you learn and sift it out at
our leisure.
W e feel that in an in'e’ igent community the besf pos­
Cultivate a friendly feeling
sible offer that we can make the people is a cash discount,
oward all you come in contact
and that is virtually what our regu'ar prices will mean. W e
vith and you will increase your
neither ask you to wait for your premium until you ha’ e
•njoyment, as well as that of
done so much business with us, nor do we require vou to
ithers. These annual meets
spend your discount in our store. Ycu simply pay less for
¡hould be made a renewal of old
icquaintances, and the forming
your goods and get your discount while you wait in good
if new ones that will be of last­
coin.
ing
benefit.
Most people pay cash. W hy not trade where your
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cash
will
bring what it deserves.
County Court Allows Claims
The following additional claims v------------------------------------------------ /
were allowed in the September
term of the County Court:
Roads and Highways—
I. R. Beyer
$172 13
Carl Her
287 94
REMEMBER: That from Saturday m orning next to
Carl Her
443 69
the Saturday evening follow ing you will receive a
J. R Hayden
500 00
10 °fo additioual discount from our regular low cash
L. D. Westfall
100 00
prices, on every purchase of O ne Dollar or m ore.
Cagle Lumber Co.
188 58
(R ubber overshoes excepted) W e w ant you to take
H. T. Johns n
8 75
advantage of this unusual offer and becom e ac­
Am rose Schmidlin
13 65
J. N. Beyer
16 25 quainted with our store.
J. E. Zimmerman
57 50
f. A. Johnson
30 00
F. C. Toelle
12 50
TH E CASH STORE
I. H. Hoffman
* 10 00
Arthur Knox
55 00
John Herb
17 50
I. R. Hayden
65 00 VAN WALTERS & COMPANY
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I. M. Hiatt
27 50
Andy Heckman
(2 87 SO U T H M AIN STREET FO REST GRO VE, ORE.
J. J. Shevlin
2 50
H. J. Keenon
21 25
J l Lillie Out cf the Way — [F}ut it Pay\ to Walk■
dels Larson
12 50
.1. Fleischauer
7 50
E. Murdock
30 62
Charles Geiberger
62 50
C. E. Meacham
32 50 ’T he Forest G rove Press Pr'nt” M eans Satisfaction to You.
Geo. W. Brown
5 00
(. Molin
18 12
0. C. Melson
27 50
Grant Mann
10 00
George Conzelman
5 00
Alfred Pi^ren
15 00
D. L. Smith
55 00
John Stribich
17 67
Wash. Ore. Corp.
12 15
agle Lumber Co.
212 39
Wash. Ore. Corps.
15 90
Harry Robinson
12 50
Carl Iler
42 50
Arthur Knox
109 44
Arthur Knox
262 94
Mrs. S. J. Clarke, relief 15 00
The Argus, current exp. 42 00
The Argus, delinquent list 454 00
Why We Established a Cash System.
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BAILEY’S BIG STORE
SWEATERS
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L\DIIS MENr CHILDREN
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“Fine * r
or Superfine ?"
Whether you want a strong, ribbed
stocking for every day wear, or a
beautiful gauze hose, you will find
. “Iron Clads” the best to buy.
||is.
Iron C lads w ear longer and
look better longer th an any
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SWEATERS
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Boys School
Suits
Men’s a d Boy’s
Suits and
Overcoats
Shoes fcr All
Members of the
Family
Blankets, both
Wool and Cotton
Comforts
$1.50 to $4.C0
according to qiality
Ladies’ aid Chil­
dren’s Coats
Hair—for Boys—Caps
We are the agents for Munsing Underwear
for Men and Women
We also handle the staidard lire of “Kingsbury 1’a's” for M.n at $3.00
John E.
Forest Grcxe
O egon
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10 Per Cent Extra Special Cash Discount.