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FOREST GROVE, WASHINGTON COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1913.
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FOR GOLDEN
WEDDING
Eight Mills for General and
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TREASURER’S STATEMENT
City Hall and Other Buildings
Insured—Hitching Rack
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Aydelott o f the
Kansas City section celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary last Fri­
day with a big dinner and 43 relatives
present. Those present say that it was
one o f the best meals they ever
ate. Mother Aydelott did the cooking
and while she is not a graduate o f a
domestic Science school she might
show some o f the “ youngens” o f the
present generation a few pointers on
pumpkin pie and roast chicken.
The folks gathered about eleven and
sang and recounted stories of the good
old days until dinner time and then
they just ate—wuh a little talk of
course on the side. It was their first
meeting in years and all o f the nine
children were present but one daugh-
tir Mrs. Rosa Norris, o f Lentz, Wash­
ington, who could not be present be­
cause o f sickness. The other children
present were C. S. Aydelott, o f this
city; Mrs. George Hammon, of Smith
Center, Kansas; Mrs. Beamton, G. B.
and Arthur Aydelott. Clara Aydelott
and Mrs. Lewis Moore of the Kansas
City section.
Harry G off Elected President Dr. William House and Pres.
Need
of
Headquarters
is Discussed.
Last Tuesday in the meeting room of
the Rogers’ City Library the proposed
annual meeting of the members o f the
Forest Grove Commercial club met and
discussed plans and elected officers for
the coming year.
The new directors elected to guide
the course o f the club for the ensuing
year are: Harry Goff, Chas. O. Roe,
A. G. Hoffman L. M. Graham, E. W.
Haines, Chas. Littler, W. M. Proctor,
George Currey, J. W. Hughes. After
the general meeting the new direc­
tors met and choosing E. W. Haines
as chairmau pro tern, proceeded to
elect Harry Goff as President o f the
Commercial Club to succeed H. C. A t­
well.
Mr. Atwell called the meeting to or­
der at 8 o ’ clock and Pefore preceeding
with the election several matters were
discussed. Chas. Roe stated that from
Portland to Gaston there were only 6
mi'es of road that was not macadamized
and that he was tired o f hearing so
much about the bad roads in Washing­
ton County.
Prof. Proctor gave an address before
the club dealing with the marketing
question of fruit and produce and
highly praised the work o f the Pacific
Northwest Fruit growers exchange
with headquarters at Spokane.
Dr. Bishop proposed that the new di­
rectors look into the matter of finding
a headquarters for the club and offered
as a suggestion the establishing o f such
headquarters in the meeting room of
the city library. All agreed that such
would be better than nothing; but it
seemed to be the concensus o f opinion
that it was up to Forest Grove to get
behind the club and secure some really
adequate headquarters that would com­
pare favorably with other cities in the
Valley.
At the regular monthly meeting o f
the council Tuesday night an eight mill
tax was voted.
Seven for general
purposes and one mill for the library.
The assessed valuation o f taxable prop
erty in the city is $726,859 outside of
the railroad property.
Last year the levy was only seven
mills, but it was the judgment of the
council that instead o f cutting the tax
it should be increased so as to make
payment on the bonded indebtedness,
which is $27,000 and is due in 1916.
The Linden Kibbe Co., submitted the
only bid for the city improvement
bonds and by unanimous vote the bid
which was at par went to them. Their
bid on the bonds for the improvement
o f Pacific Avenue from the west side
o f “ A ” street to western limits o f the
52 50
city was $4837.44.
Eleven bonds are F. B ear....................................
P. W Watkins........................
50 00
for $500 each and one $337.44; their Chief o f P olice.............. .’ ......
20 Oo
bid for the A street bonds was $4192.55 John B ellinger........................
57 50
and called for eight $500 bonds and one ] C. Lawson...............................
12 50
12 50
$192.55 bond; for the improvement c f F. Lawson...............................
Vannettee..........................
20 00
main street from South line o f second M.
F. Hall ...........
5 00
avenue North to North line of Third J. Williams.............................
2 50
avenue North and also a portion of Fred H arper...........................
2 50
Third avenue and a portion of the John Hall............................................. 2 50
F. Saunders.............................
2 60
Gales Creek Thatcher road.
Their bid Crayne,
21 yards gra vel........
2 10
was $8362.18 and called for 16 bonds at H. Ott, 20 yards gravel.........
33 00
$500 and one at $362.18 which makes a Tucker & Whited....................
1 75
M. R Markham, Recorder....
12 25
total of $17391.67
Dr. Bishop...............................
9 00
It was voted to insure the jail and Willis-Place Lumber C o ........
6 76
the City Hall for $1,000 each, and the United Shop, blacksmith ......
4 20
1 00
tank house for $500. E. M. Ward pre­ J. C. Smith..............................
18 70
sented a communication, stating that John Stribich...........................
F. G. Planing Mill, Reading
several business men had asked him to
Room.....................................
85 24
make a proposition to the City Council F. G. Planing Mill, supplies
61 03
for the sale o f his property back of J. Bailey, 1,360 ft.lumber, 12
16 3'-
10 9o
Bailey’s and Hoffman’s stores, said O. C. Jackson, gravel............
Chas. Van Doren, sidewalk...
65 75
property to be used for sheds and Gordon & Gordon, supplies ...
24 05
hitching racks for farmers’ use. No W. Hardtrampf......................
21 35 Cheese Makers in Coast City
action was taken.
J. A.Parker, harness rep.etc.
1 95
Get the Small End of
Leo L. Logan, ptg. Library..
65 00
Treasurer’s Report
B. M. Smith, labor.................
3 50
Starrett & Son, laoor ...........
53 95
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
12-7 Score.
Goff Bros., lumber and sup .
45 12
Balance October 1, 1913........$ 5,565 79 F o r e s t G r o v e P r e s s , ptg...
1 44
Received int. daily balance...
11 62 Wash. Co. News-Times.........
11 56
Well, our boys, the High .School
F in es........................................
15 O'
Labor, W. H. Hoskins..........
3 00
T o ta l................................ $ 798 47 warriors, took the Tillamook cadets
Licenses...................................
25 00 Library Fund..........................
150 00 into camp last Saturday; score, 10 to 7.
Cable, L S Porter.................
75
The game was played in the Coast
Linden-Kibbe, wood...............
45 00
LIGHT FUND.
city, and the boys went over Friday so
Oregon Electric Ry., drain....
43 05
1 25 as to be in good shape for the matinee.
L igh t........................................
618 65 Roy Schnerenger.................... $
W a ter......................................
1,004 03 Frank B ear..............................
5 00 It was a clean game and full of ginger
2 50
Meter deposit..........................
105 00 C. Lawson............. .-................
F. Lawson...............................
2 50 from start to finish. Our boys scored
15 Oo their two touchdowns in the first half,
Total Nov. 1, 1913..........$ 7,436 89 M. Van Meter..........................
Paid warrants........................
2,448 61 | Tucker & Whited.....................
2 75 but failed to kick goal. John Ireland
Wash. Co. News....................
8 00 and Gale Miller, captain, carried the
Balance Nov. 1, 1913.
$ 4,988 28 C. R. Morgan........ .................
75 (I
Tillamook intercepted a
S G. Morgan, salary.............
75 00 ball over.
LIBRARY FUND.
Fobis Supply Co., supplies....
786 00 forward pass in the second half and
6 75 went over for a touchdown.
Balance Oct. 1, 1913............... $
472 88 ty. L. Worn, wood...................
They
16 74 kicked goal.
Paid warrant............................
75 00 L M. N u tt..............................
V. I. Fuqua..............................
54 8
The Tillamook boys will be here for a
Balance............................. $
397 88 Fred^Davidsonj^Jaboiv^^^^^^^^^^^^^^fiTt
return game next Saturday, November
BUILDING FUND.
15, and they are living on a i.iet of
Balance November 1, 1913 $
8 63
buttermilk, eggs and raw beefsteak in
STREET IMPROVEMENT FUND.
order to be in good shape for the battle.
If you miss it you will miss it. A big
Balance November 1, 1911.... $
178 87
noisy crowd is expected to be presen .
1913.
Balance October 1...................
100 150 I
The following was the lineup: D< ane,
A couple o f weeks ago a man by the I
Received—
c
Walker and Todd, 1 t; Thompson, rt:
Ed. Davis.................................
662 81 name of Frank Richardson was arrested I
C. Glaisier...............................
331 28 at Beaverton and lodged in jail at Hills­ Cantrell, r g ; Hutchison, I g; Swansor,
W. H. Hoskins........................
75 30 boro, charged by his wife with non-sup- r e; Norton, 1 e; W. Taylor, q; J. Ire­
land, r h; Higby, 1 h; G. »liller, f.
Mrs. C. Crang..........................
129 27
H. Hamilton............................
285 01 ! port. His trial was held Monday before Ivan Donaldson and Prof. Turner ac­
Judge
Reasoner.
It
was
brought
out
at
J. M. Durham. .....................
124 46
Matilda Russell ......................
754 85 the trial that the couple had lived to­ companied the boys.
Bell Walker..............................
92 36 gether under the common law system of
V. I. Fuqua, supplies.............
1 00
D. M. Mjrris..... t. ....................
344 33 i
30 20
H. B. Johnson ........................
897 04 i marriage for some years. Later Rich­ R. P. Wirtz, wood
38 58
W. W. McEldowney .............
264 61 ! ardson went to North Dakota with a Carlton Fire & Lum. Co. wood
12 00
J. Anderson..............................
193 16 i traveling theatrical troup, and met a R. P. Wirtz, meter, etc
368 3o
F. M. R am sey........................
231 30 ! new affinity. He was about to marry J. G. Boose, 127 cords wood
3 0
Frank Taylor .........................
181 23 her, when hia common law wife had Goff Bros., supplies
Gordon & Gordon....................
5 00
him arrested. At the trial Monday
T ota l........
$ 4,667
T o ta l................................ $
7*7 27
Paid warrants
Richardson claimed that the brother o f
.. 4,384
the girl he was about to marry forced
WATER FUND.
Balance Nov. 1, 1913......$
283 28
him to marry his common law wife.
$
10 00
They afterwards came to Spokane and F. Bear, labor
.
ROAD FUND.
P. W. Watkins, salary
25 00
she
claims
he
deserted
her
there.
Both
Balance October 1, 1913
$ 1,158
J. C. Smith, hvery
3 50
Richardson and his wife were actors, V. I. Fuqua, rent
Paid warrants.... ........ ...........
196
4 00
2.i 25
and have traveled around the country, R. P. Wirtz, collector
Balance Nov. 1, 1913
$ 962
12 32
sometimes together and sometimes with Goff Bros., supplies
Gordon & Gordon.....................
11 95
Finance Committee Report
different troups. Richardson says he
GENERAL FUND.
Total
is willing to support the woman, but
93 U2
(Continued on Page Five)
Roy Schnerenger, labor ....... $
2 50 i does not want to live with her.
HIGH SCHOOL TEAM
TRIMS TILLAMOOK
BAD ACTOR W BAD
WITH COMMON-LAW WIFE
No. 17
BUSY SESSION AT
COMMERCIAL CLUB
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SMILING
Jerked
C. J. Bushnell on Pro­
gram. Vital Epigrams.
This has been a big week for the
| teachers in convention at Hillsboro.
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday have
been filled with splendid talks and good
things, morning, afternoon and even­
ing. Hon. W. N. Barrett, o f Hillsboro,
welcomed the visitors on behalf o f the
city, and Attorney John M. Wall, on
behalf of the Commercial Club. Mr.
Pitman, of the State Normal, re­
sponded. This was at a reception
given by the Club to the visitors, and
they were royally entertained with
music and refreshments.
The convention closed yesterday at
noon.
William House one o f the
leading medical specialists o f the
Northwest, spoke upon the subject of
“ Sex Hygiene.” He emphasized the
importance of education on this subject,
which has been in the dark until of
late. He had a large audience o f teach­
ers and townspeople in the Methodist
Church, and they will go out and
scatter the gospel. At this meeting,
Miss Margaret Lowell, a student o f Pa­
cific University, played a violin solo
and was heartily encored. Mrs. John
Berger, formerly Miss Blanche Harbi-
son, and, a former student at P. U.,
sang a solo. President C. J. Bushnell
delivered an address upon “ Education
for American Citizenship” Tuesd.iy
morning and made a capital impression.
Mr, Pittman, in speaking o f a “ Dawn
o f a New Day in Education,” said that
the old system o f education developed
the three forms of aristocracy, family,
degree and wealth; but the West asked
for efficiency and merit. Our system
must train to do all things well; to
train for life as well as death. The
child should be made as happy the first
day o f school as when he becomes
president o f a bank. The pessimist
has no room in the school room. The
teacher has become the doctor, for it is
better to learn how to keep well than
to hire a doctor to make us will.
Frank Keils, Assistant State Super­
intendent, said: Emphasize the prac­
tical in education; teach reading, be­
cause one’s ability to read intelligently
governs other subjects; current events
are more useful than past history;
civics should be made home civics, and
teach home geography first. In physi­
ology teach hygiene rather than anat­
omy; teach the child to open his bed­
room window, but to shut his mouth in
breathing; teach the dignity of labor,
the blessing of work, the importance
o f wholesome food and the value of
play in prolonging life.
Business Changes Hands
Art < aples, o f the King & Caples
Mercantile Co., of this city, hassoldcut
his interest to L. P. King, who, with
his father, F. P. King, now own the
complete business. The father and son
also operate a store at Sheridan. Since
coming here they have built up a good
town and country trade. It is stated
that Mr. Caples will take up the dairv
business opeiated by his father-in-law,
J. T. B lx ton, and maintain 25 cows.
Kilties Band Entertains
It was a rare treat to hear the Ladies
Kilties Band at their splendid concert
matinee Tuesday in the Star Theater,
and this play house should receive the
thanks o f music lovers for bringing
such an organization here. The crowd
was not as largo as it should have
been, but quite a bunch of folks fr m
the country were there and wire very
enthusiastic over the entertainment.
Annual School Meeting Saturday
The annual school meeting o f the
voters o f this district will be held in
the new High School building at two
o’ clock Saturday afternoon, at which
time the school levy will he voted.
Police D e p a r tm e n t S t ir r e d b y Chargee
Portland, Or.—Charges of gambling
on the part of certain members of the
police department ha* led to perhaps
the most sweeping investigation by
the municipal civil service commis­
sion ever made In Portland Involved
In these charges are high officers and
about 30 patrolmen.
KILLED AT PLOWING
Onto
Plow
W hen
Horse Scares at jiutomobile, Whirls,
Doubletree Breaks. Dies
Spills Maid and Scatters {Buggy
Almost Instantly.
Three Blocks in M ud
A girl, a horse, an automobile and a
woodsaw were the principals in a stir­
ring episode Saturday,
and which
might have resulted in very serious in­
jury to the girl, but who escaped with
scarcely a scratch. Miss Edna Purdin,
daughter o f
Ira Purdin, a well-
known political war horse and farmer
near Thatcher, was the girl in the case.
She was driving east on Pacific Avenue
Saturday afternoon, alone, and when
she approached Fourth Street the horse
became frightened at an automobile
driven by N. A. Frost, of the Watts
section, and also a steam woodsaw in
the distance. Mr. Frost steered his car
to the side of the road but the horse
whirled in a circle, tipped over the
buggy and threw Miss Purdin headlong
into the mud on her face, and then
galloped up the street with the upturned
buggy. The buggy was badly smashed
up, but Miss Purdin came out smiling
and unhurt, almost as if by miracle.
The horse which, it is said, ran off with
its owner and Mr. and Mrs. Archie
Clark a few weeks ago, was caught at
the Brown livery barn.
SALOONS OR NO SALOONS
THAT’S THE QUESTION
Suit is Filed to Nullify Dry
V ote in Hillsboro. Prohbs
May Elect City Ticket'
Saloon proteges in Hillsboro are not
going to sit idly by and let the"cupthi.t
Btingeth like an adder and biteth like
a serpent,” be taken forever from
them. Oh no—far be it from the boys
down yonder, to do that and so to prove
it last Saturday they filed a suit against
the County Court; Judge Reasoner and
Commissioners Nyberg and Hanley in
circuit court, to enjoin them from de­
claring the results o f the election
which put Hillsboro and Sherwood on
the dry side o f the ledger by 23 and
four votes respectively.
W. V. Wiley in his complaint argues
that they had no authority to order the
election under the local option laws;
that people were allowed to vote, who
did not live within corporate limits;
that notices of election were not issued
nor pos'ed witin time prescribed by
law; that polls were not open until
eijght o ’clock.
Wiley is a saloon keeper and a-ks the
court to declare the election null and
void, hut say the drys, there is a city
election coming in December and if the
court should declare the election wet
it can be dried up by electing a mayor
and city council which shall refuse to
license a saloon.
HYGIENE COMMITTEE
ELECTS PRESIDENT
Friday night of last week the Social
Hygiene Committee met for organiza­
tion at which time President C. J. Bush­
nell, o f the college, was made the presi­
dent and J. M. Barber vice-president
and Fred Gardner, secretary. Other
members o f the committee are J. A.
Thornburgh, E. W. Haines, Dr. J. S.
Bishop, Attorney L. M. Graham and
Professor Inlow. The meetings are
subject to the call o f the president and
the> purpose o f the committee is to con­
duct a campaign of education along the
lines o f sex principles, placards will
be posted in public places, meetings
will probably be held in the various
school buildings and married people,
both men and women, will be invited to
hear the lectures o f specialists. There
are only three o f these speakers in Ore­
gon to be had at this time and it should
be an opportunity to hear them. The
committee will also distribute pamph­
lets.
WORK DONE; END COMES
Had Eeen Known for Twenty-
five Years as Just Frank
- That’s All.
Frank Clinneman, a resident of this
city for 25 years was killed yesterday
at noon while plowing in the field own­
ed by J. T. Buxton on the Southwest
limits o f this city.
The doubletree
broke and Clieneman, with the lines over
his shoulders, was jerked onto the plow
bar connecting the handles and died
almost instantly.
He had been plowing for the past
week in the same field with George
Sloan and Art Caples and they had be­
gun on the last lap o f the work, the
angle between the railroad and the
county highway yesterday at 10
o ’ clock, and when the accident came Ht
noon, Caples was hitching for dinner
and Sloan had just passed Clinneman
plowing in opposite direction and about
100 feet away.
Caples hearing a
crash and looking up saw Clinneman
thrown onto the plow. He called to
Sloan and when they picked him up he
was limp and unconscious, but they
thought that he was only stunned and
so placed him on a wagon) and hurried
him to Dr. Kauffman’s office and he
pronounced life extinct.
It is not
known whether the victim died on the
way to the office or instantaneous.
Frank was 60 years old last month
and was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. For
four years he had made his home with
the Sloan family and they say he was a
most trusty worker and looked after
every detail while they were away.
Frank considered that home and thought
the world o f George Sloan.
He was
known to most every old timer not as
Mr Clinneman but just “ Frank” without
any college degrees or trimmings -
just Frank that’s all.
The dead man’s brother Joe of PortJ
land, a niece and nephew Frank Clin­
neman an attorney and Justice of the
Peace at Lents are in this city today
arranging for the funeral which will
take place sometime tomorrow with in­
terment in Forest View cemetery.
Coroner Barret with Dr. Kauffmam
this morning found that Clinneman
had suffered a fracture of the second
vertebra o f the spinal column.
SWISS BACHELOR MEETS
DEATH IN FLAMES
Saturday morning. John Kurmann, a
Swiss bachelor abont 50 years of age,
was found burned to death in his home
near Raleigh, in the eastern section o f
the county. A neighbor woman, Mrs.
Joan Feldman, had not seen Kurmann
about his place after Wednesday even­
ing, and getting somewhat uneasy, went
over to investigate, finding his dead
body lying on the bed upstairs. All the
clothing had been burned off his body
except for a little piece of his collar
-and a part o f his underclothing. His
body had been horribly burned. Cor­
oner Barrett, of Hillsboro, was sum­
moned and made an investigation. He
found that the man had evidently tak n
the lamp and started to bed. On the
stairway he probably slipped and fell,
breaking the lamp and scattering the
oil over his body. In ajharrel of watt r
by the side o f the house part o f the
clothing of Kurmann was found, show­
ing that he must have run out of the
house and plunged into the water to put
out the fire. After this he evidently
went upstairs, removed his shoes, lay
down on the bed and died. None of the
neighbors heard any outcry from Kur­
mann. He had lived in that neighbor­
hood for several years, but has no rela­
tives in this country so far as is known.
It is thought that probably he has rela­
tives in Switzerland, and they will bo
located if possible. Kurmann was but ied
at Beaverton Wednesday.