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FOREST
GROVE
P R ESS
G E O R G E H U N T IN G T O N CUR R EY
EDITOR A N D O W N E R
Published every Thuraday at Fore* Crove, Waabinglon County, Oregon.
Entered at the Forett Grove, Oregon. F oil Office a> aecond-clau matter.
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“ I f thou can’ st believe all things are possible to him
that believeth ’ ’—St. Mark.
The greatest day in the
THE WEDDING
known history of nature
OF THE WATERS is at hand. The feud of
the ages is about to be
peacefully and majestically settled in the
wedding of two o f the principal members of
long rival families. In the days to come the
East will not be considered away from the West,
nor the West from the East, for both will be
as one. America, which has been east to the
East, and west to the West, has stood triumph­
antly between the two rival human families,
giving satisfaction to all in the difficult role of
umpire. Long has this country adjusted the
disputes o f Europe and Asia. Long has she
upheld the ideals for each to follow. From the
first she proclaimed, “ Peace on earth, good will
toward men,’ ’ and has contrived successfully,
due to her natural mother inst net, to unite her
rival relations in peace and progress.
Now,
after years o f struggle, she has about com­
pleted the most gigantic victory recorded in his­
toric annals. The date has been set for the
uniting of the world. America has completed
the difficult arrangements, purchased the license,
offered Gatun Lake as the engagement ring,
donated two wonderful locks, Miraflores and
Gatun, as the perfect cut jewels, and last week
at the final invitation, (the explosion of many
tons of dynamite,) the Pacific extended his hand
toward the Atlantic. In turn the Atlantic will
soon receive a similar invitation, to which she
will as heartily respond. Then all that will
remain to unite the now severed families o f the
world will be the word of one man, Col. Goethals.
When he speaks the word, and the battleship
Oregon, as the caress from the one to the other,
eagerly passes between them, the ceremony will
have been completed, and the wedding ring will
be a solid stream of humanity from the East to
the West, and from the West to the East. And
not a bad match this. The calm Pacific, reore-
senting the now energetic East, will find a most
helpful partner in the emotional Atlantic, rep­
resenting the more conservative West. And
America will find herself in a position o f even
greater responsibility than before. No longer a
mere umpire, she must now assume the role of
adviser, the guardian of the world. No longer
may she interpret the rules made by others, but
must wisely formulate laws for all, and as
wisely administer them. Is America equal to
the task?
Death is often spoken of as
the inevitable. But to some
the inevitable means life, and
to such life means growth.
The others look forward only to death, or look
not at all. Neither do they progress, and to
stand still is to recede. They are in the midst
o f a living death. All things must live or die.
At certain crucial periods in the existence of
FACING THE
INEVITABLE
every individual unusual care is needed to pro­
tect the guarantee o f future development.
Forest Grove is now entering such a period. It
is passing ftom a country town to a modern city,
small, but a city nevertheless.
Washington
County is passing from the period of settlement
to the time of subdivision, intensity and diversity.
There must be a center for this county. Will it
be Forest Grove, or some less favored locality?
It is up to Forest Grove to decide. With all the
natural advantages, with a country back o f it
containing the resources o f a nation, with its
present commercial institutions, its schools and
churches and homes, and with the future offer-
ing prizes of many new citizens for Oregon, our
chances in securing the best o f these prizes are
unequalled, if we try for them.
There are railroads to be built, enterprises to
be attracted and developed, people and capital
to be secured for the asking. We must act to­
gether; we must act intelligently; we must have
a commercial club. Of course you all agree.
Well, then, after the County Fair, let us organ­
ize a club that will place Forest Grove in the
center of the map.
“ The theory o f knowledge and the theory of
life seem to us inseparable,” which defines “ a
true evolutionism, in which reality would be
its generation and its growth.”
“ But a philosophy of this kind will not be made
in a day. Unlike the philosophical systems, prop-
erly so-called, each of which was the individual
work o f a man of genius and sprang up as a
whole, to be taken or left, it will only be built
up by the collective and progressive effort of
many thinkers, of many observers also, complet-
ing, correcting and improving one another.”
—From Mitchel’s translation of Henri Bergson’s
Creative Evolution.
The Commercial Club should send Secretary
Bryan a case of our grape juice.
If he would
be o f the same opinion as others, who have
compared our product with other c mmercial
brands, a standing order might be the result.
If so, the general demand would require addi­
tional acreage.
It would be better to say “ There is nothing
OLD under the sun,” for even the sun changes
its spots.
THE ROUTE TO “ THE PRETTIEST TOWN
IN THE WORLD”
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1913
P. U. FRESHMAN’S
LETTERS TO “DAD’’
Actual
Letters
by a Real
Freshman to His
Father
The PRESS Will
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ThL
Boys Actual Impressions
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Each Week
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Thursday, A. M.
Dear Dad: —
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the line and shake with them ail
After a while some one began t<
play and then every one crowdei
around the piano and sang
shouted and hollered, a bunch o
college songs and yells.
Out
fellow in the middle with a yel
lowish white head of l air seemed
to rave with his l ead, arms an.
body, all at once. Some one toll
ne he was the old yell leader,
vly, it was grand the way we
said “ Rip Rip” something.
Pretty soon we had some ice
cream and cake and then wei t
iiome.
We don’t have any classes to­
day so I am taking the time t<
write.
Tonight I am invited to a kind
The
o f lodge or society. I will writ«
to you about it on Sunday.
I find that I am running a lit i
tie short of change because thi
The wonderful COLUMBIA
incidental fees and a lot o f othei
things I don’ t think you would now takes the place of all
other musical insuruments.
be interes'ed in. In fact I’n
With all the improvements,
practically out o f money until I
and the highest of perfection
hear from you.
Please write and tell me all to which they have attained,
yet the prices have steadily
the news. I have to get all mj
been lowered until now it is
books next week.
within reach of every family
good bye
to have a first-class COLUM­
from John
BIA GRAPHOPHONE and a
P. S.—Don’t forget by the 1st.
fine selection of Double Disc
Mrs. E E. Williams is prepared j Records.
to teach Fundamental Music
Only a $3 bill down! You
Training, in classes, as taught have the use of the machine
by Mrs. Mary Cahill-Moore, of
Portland. This is the first time while you are paving the rest
Mrs. Moore has allowed a few at $1.00 per week.
We are exclusive agents for
teachers the privilege of study
with her. Mrs. Williams will be the COLUMBIA.
pleased to give any information
requested. The first, class will
begin Tuesday, September 30.
Li ¡ tier’s Pharmacy
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College is cer­
tainly great.
I arrived last
Tuesday. When I got off the
car there were about ten o f the
fellows down to meet me. They
said they were delegated by the
college to meet me and see that
I got started right. We waited
a minute to see if any other fel­
lows had come and then started
for the University.
The college is a great three
story red brick building trimmed
:
with grey granite blocks o f con­
crete and half overgrown with
ivy vine. Huge oak trees are
scattered about over the campus
j whicli surrounds the entire build­
ing. Dr. Dibble signed me up
alright. Then I met a lot o f the
students. Every one smiled and
shook hands, even the seniors.
I met a dozen perfectly swell
girls, too.
Last night we had a big recep­
tion to new students.
I got
there about eight and looked in
the door.
Then I beat it and
waited to go in with the bunch.
Sewing machine extras and
All the professors were lined
needles for any machine made,
up in a string, we had to go down for sale at Staehr’ s Bazaar.
F resent Day
Music Machine
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America, the Land of Freedom.
Oregon, the State o f Opportunity.
Willamette Valley, “ Where life is large.”
Washington County, the cream o f Willamette.
Forest Grove, a place worth living in.
The P ress is endeavoring to become a true
representative o f this field, Forest Grove and
Washington County first, Willamette Valley and
Oregon second, and America and the world
next.
In its columns, to the best o f its ability, it
will try to tell to those outside sections the many |
blessings of this county. It will try to acquaint
the stranger with our modern schools and Uni­
versity, our large progressive churches, our
numerous up-to-date merchants, our prosperous j
well-to-do farmers, and if the stranger be of |
the right sort it w ill try to induce him to add
another to our many true American homes, and
to become one o f the thrifty, prosperous citizens
in the “ Prettiest town in the world.”
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