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Oregon Historical Society;
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F orest G rove P ress
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a true representative o f all
the people o f Forest Grove
and of Washington County.
The PEOPLE’S PAPER-—Print« the new» of Fore»t Grove and Wa»hington County accurately and when it i» new», endeavor» to faithfully represent the interests of all. treats everyone with the same fairness, is ever at your service, belongs to, ye
absolutely independent, is always progressive and urges your activity in the further development of this community’s great possibilities.
(The proof is in the reading).
FOREST GROVE, WASHINGTON COUNTY, OREGON. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 4, 1913.
Voi. 5
OFFER OF $40,000 SCHOOL CENSUS TAKEN
FOR FOREST GROVE
RENEWED TO P. U.
WATROUS WANTS $25,000
FOR ALLEGED LOST LOVE
Sensational
Children of School Age Numbers
James J. Hill Shows Interest
in College by Extending
784—Hal
No. 20
Case
Postponed j
From Friday May Come
Parker, Clerk,
Up Next Week
Encounters Two Dogs
Offer to May, 1916
FUND WILL BE $450,000
Splendid New Stereopticon Is
Given to College-W ill Be
Used By Lecturers
There is much joy among students o f
Pacific University, alumni and towns
people over the renewed $411,000 endow
ment offer of James J. Hill, the great
railroad magnate and empire builder.
His original offer was to give $40,000
to the local college, on condition that
the school raise an additional $160,000,
and this proposition was to have lapsed
May 1, next year. Owing to the change
in administration, which has been busy
reshaping the policy and methods of
• institution, it would have been much
more difficult to carry on a successful
endowment campaign than it will when
the new regime gets all plans formu
lated and running smoothly, conse
quently President Bushnell wrote to
Mr. Hill for an extension o f time, and
received a letter Monday from John J.
Toomey, o f St Paul, representing the
railroad king, stating that Mr. Hill
would extend his offer o f $40,000 till
May 1, 1916.
Pacific University now has an endow
ment of $250,000, and the added endow
ment will make it $450,000 and will put
the local college among the highest en
dowed private educational institutions
in the Northwest.
An addition o f much value to the col
lege is the new stereopticon with Bausch
& Lomb lens which was recently pre
sented to the school by E. P. McCormack
o f Salem, The machine may be used
as a regular stereopticon; for the ver
tical projection o f objects immersed in
water; projection of opaque surfaces
and the projection o f microscopic slides.
The machine will be used by an exten
sion lecturer representing Pacific uni
versity and a lecture is being prepared
on American colleges with several pic
tures of Pacific. The colleg- Quartet
will work in conjuction with the lecturer.
ROAD DISTRICTS
AGAINST SPECIAL TAX
Milkmen, 4 0 0 Strong, From
All Sections of County
Hear Addresses
Hal. Parker, clerk o f the school board
and J. T. Fletcher completed the school
census o f this city last week and found
784 children o f school age as compared
with 751 of last year. Both o f these
numbers contain some students 20
years old and over, v hich was allowed
last year but will be deducted from this
years registration, about 25 being the
deduction.
On making the rounds Mr. Parker
says that he only came in personal and
unfriendly contact with one dog. It
was a little white fellow, apparently
very lovable and docile. But for some
reason the canine didn’t want his mas
ter’s school children counted or else took
the census man for a book agent and
resented his approach—the man’s ap
proach—by gently but firmly applying
his front teeth to the leg of the afore
said census man.
A t another place he saw a great big
pretty bull dog, the kind that the college
boys take to football games, stationed in
the front yard. Mr. Parker knew there
were no children there; he could tell it
by the way the bull wagged his tail and
showed his beautiful big white teeth
and on inquiry at the next neighbor his
no-children belief was confirmed, all
which might indicate that Hal. Parker
is quite a prophet.
FOREST GROVE STUDENTS
ATTEND CONVENTION
There were 266 boys from over Ore
gon that met in annual convention at
Dallas last Friday, Saturday and Sun
day, and C. E. Ostrander, o f Pacific
University, the retiring president, was
master o f most o f the ceremonies.
Other students who attended from here
were Zenas Olson, W. E, Tupper, Ted
Thomas, Frank Burlingham, Julian
Ryan, Howard Reeher and Willis Goff.
The main theme o f the convention was
self development, and the speakers
Frank Moran, o f Seattle,
Wendell
Bartholomew, o f Eugene, and Norman
F. Coleman, o f Reed College. Saturday
night a big banquet was served by the
Campfire Girls and the women o f the
town to over 300 boy club members.
Sunday the boys had charge o f services
in the different churches, Zenas Olson
leading at the Christian Church. The
new president is Wendell Bartholomew,
o f Eugene, and the next annual con
vention will be held at McMinnville.
In the resolutions, which were unani
mously adopted, the liquor traffic was
c indemned and religious organizations
in schools upheld.
Nearly every road district in Wash
ington County held a meeting last Fri
day for the purpose o f voting on the
proposition o f levying a special tax for
road building purposes. Out o f the
mjre than forty districts in the county,
but nineteen voted to levy the special
tax, the levies made running from one
and one-half to ten mills. Something
like $48,"00 will be expended by these
districts in rocking their ro d s .
In many o f the districts that voted
to turn down the special levy the voters
Some vandals o f this city last wee
were afraid the money would not be
spent so as to benefit each individual destroyed the seat that Mr. Shipley
placed midway between town and the
taxpayer.
Forest View Cemetery, and near the
big old oak tree. There are many old
people in town that make regular visits
to the burial ground, and they are not
able to go all the way without resting,
and it was for them the seat was
placed, and daily some aged pilgrim
found rest there. The seat had been
Gaston held their city election Tues-
anchored to the ground, but the vandals
day. and 95 electors turned out to exer
tore it up and completely demolished
cise their franchise. Everything passed
it. The P ress is informed that the
off without a hitch, and one o f the
culprits may get their just reward,
board was a lady, Mrs. E. F. Magnon,
which should be an abundance o f its
who was clerk o f election.
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kind.
There were four councilmen elected
for two years. H. F. Krahmer, Bert
Dynamite on Rsilroad
White, J. W. McBurney anU M. J.
Dynamite was found the other day
Owen. A. M. Porter, mayor; Mrs.
Olive Hawke, treasurer; Fred Cober- on the Oregon Electric track near Var-
stein, recorder. J. H. Westcott and W. ley, between Cornelius and Hillsboro,
B. Spence, councilmen, are holdovers. and it is said would probably have de
Last night the council met and dis railed a car if it had not been discovered
cussed a rough draft for a new charter, by farmer C. C. Beers. The dynamite
drawn up by Harry Bagley, mayor of was broken in ^veral pieces and lay
Hillsboro. The present charter is lame beside a rail. Special agents o f th
in many ways, and a special election railroad have been making an investi
will be held during the first o f the year gation but as yet the evil workers are
for the adoption o f the new document. j not known.
SOME LOCAL VANDALS
DESTROY SEAT FOR AGED
ANNUAL CITY ELECTION
HELD AT GASTON
DAIRYMEN MEET
^ CONDENSER
One o f the biggest suits slated for
the present session o f Circuit Court is
the case o f Miles Watrous vs. George 1
Naylor. Watrous is suing Naylor for
j the alienation o f his w ife’s affection,
j and only asks the court to allow him
Mickle, Withycombe, Stewart,
| $25,0u0 for the aforesaid love.
This case was booked for tomorrow;
Linkl&ter, Kinzer and
but as the jurors were given a vacation
Hughes on Program
it is likely the hearing will be next
week.
Bagley & Hare, of Hillsboro,
will represent Watrous, while Naylor
will be represented by John Logan and
A large gathering o f dairymen from
other well-known Portland counsel.
all over the county, about 400 in num
Watrous alleges that during the year ber, met at the Forest Grove condenser
1906, while he was happily living with from ten till four today and everybody
Rachel Watrous, his wife at that time, had a right royal good time.
the defendant, G. F. Naylor, entered
The meeting was for the purpose of
C o u rte sy o f P o rtla n d N ew s
into the home of the plaintiff and lived exchanging views, getting acquainted
there till March, 1910. That during and for the general welfare o f the
and throughout said period of time the dairy business in this county. At noon
defendant wrongfully and insidiously a very appetizing lunch was served
continuing and intending to injure plain cafeteria fashion w hile Walker’s orches
tiff, and to deprive him o f the comfort, tra furnished music.
society and assistance o f his said wife,
This
morning J. D. Mickle, the
gained the affection o f the said Rachel State Pure Food and Dairy Commis
Wat'cus, and continued unlawful rela sioner spoke upon the "Future of
tions until March 10, 1913. Watrous Dairying,” and H. H. Stewart, secre
alleges that his wife was estranged and tary of the Carnation Companies talked
her regard for him was entirely de upon the business from a manufactur
stroyed, and that he suffered great dis ing standpoint and pleasantly reviewed
Homer C. Atwell, o f this city and
Last Saturday afternoon a commit
his former residence here.
('. M. Hanley o f HilLboro were in tee of the Board o f Directors o f the tress of mind, body and estate.
Naylor answers by saying that he did
This afternoon P. G. Kinzer formerly
Salem Friday and met with the com Commercial Club met with President
mitteemen from the eight valley coun Bushnell and discussed plans for the not alienate the affections o f Rachel superintendent here but now general
ties that were recently organized to city and University co-operating and Watrous, alleging that there had always superintendent of all the companies was
promote exhibits at the Panama fair at sending a publicity agent into the field been an antipathy between her and among the speakers this afternoon.
Watrous, and that Watrous was guilty
Dr. James Withycombe head of the
San Francisco in 1915.
to boost Forest Grove and secure new
toward other experimental Btation at Corvallis gave
Marion county had not been in favor students for Pacific University. Presi o f improper conduct
of giving an amount in proportion to dent Bushnell stated that the trustees women and was cruel and inhuman to an address upon breeding up the dairy
herd and W. A. Link later o f the West
their taxable property, as per the plan o f the college were talking of such a her.
ern Washington experiment station
of exhibit committee, but wanted each plan, and that if the Commercial Club
talked upou t .e feeding problem.
county to pay an equal amount, how wcold express a willingness to help the
J. W. Hughes was master o f cere
ever, Friday tie y came around to the school in this work that he believed
monies and among the pleasant features
committees scheme and will pay the they would take action on the matter
of the convention was the home gath
largest amount o f any county, $98'.78; very soon. It is the fact that the city
ering Bort of spirit of the occasion.
Washington , $543.08; Benton, $276.81; stands behind the school that will be of
Speaker Mickle is a native o f this
Polk, $400.49; Yamhill, $473.54; Lane, great assistance to the publicity agent.
The Woman’s Club o f Forest Grove county, Withycombe did his first farm
$856.10; Linn, $706.19 and Clackamas,
The matter will be taken up at the
is out in the field with Red Cross ing here and H. H. Stewart had his first
$771.27.
next meeting of the Commercial Club
stamps, doing active work in the fight managerial experience in the Grove.
directors, which has been postponed to
against tuberculosis. You may meet
Football Warriors in Big Game Wednesday evening, December 10th.
0 le o f the Club members on the street,
In that great big Thanksgiving foot
reading room, or some store, for they
ball game between Multnomah and the
G. A. R. Elects Officers
are everywhere in evidence, and it is
U. o f O. our town was represented
The local G. A. R. men held their their business to sell the stamps, and
by three old Pacific warriors. There is
annual election yesterday, and the W. your business to buy them. It is your
Raymond Bryant the U. full and George
R. C. will choose their officers next business to buy them, because the sale
Philbrook who played a tackle position
week. In January the two organiza of every stamp helps in the fight against
fur the club. A fter leaving Pacific Phil
In accordance with the decision of
tions will give a big dinner and recount the awful white plague.
went to Whitman then to Notre Dame
the Supreme Court, in an opinion
old war times. Those elected were:
Red Cross stamp money lifted little
where he became world famous in foot
written by Justice F. A. Moore last
Patrick Cronin, commander-in-chief; A igela Fradinardo out o f a damp and
ball and in track athletics, and was a Wm. Ridgley, senior vice commander;
week, it will be necessary for all the
dingy cellar and gave her God’s sun-
big point winner in the Olympic games. James Stevenson, junior vice com
electors o f Forest Grove to register
1 ght. Yesterday Angela was still and
Then there is Dad Conville who coached mander; George Thomas, quarter
again before they can vote in the city
sombre,
but
today
she
is
known
as
the
the local lads two years ago. He did the master; John Baldwin, officer of the
election next January. The count de
day; W. J. R. Beach, chaplain; E. smiling one.
plunging from the fullback position for Porter, patriot instructor; H. H. Perry, [
clared the last registration law, passed
All over our great land there are
the club.
by the last Oregon legislature and
post surgeon.
countless Angelas and their brothers,
making registration permanent, uncon
pale faced, and hungry for light and
stitutional and invalid and the court de
air, it is for them that the Woman’s
clared the old law in effect which re
Club of this city is selling Red Cross
quires registration before every elec tion.
The registrars of this city, Attorney
Manche Irene Langley and Henry Wirtz,
| all those who wish to see this country
i have been notified by County Clerk
f . ee o f tuberculosis should aid by buy-
Edward C. Luce that the present regis
The accompanying picture is an exact reproduction of the linotype that can
ing stamps.
tration blanks are no good, and that
soon be seen in operation in the printing plant o f the F orest G rove P ress . It
registration will begin the first Monday
's the very latest model o f type-composing machines, and will probably he the
first one o f this newest design to be de- I This County’* Expense Told m in January, and all voters must register
anew regaidless of all previous regis-
livered in Oregon. It is built exactly
Annual Budget
[ tration,
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s'milar to the machines in use in all o f I
the largest dailies, only o f the latest
The Washington County budget, pre
Heme from New York City
model, it being less complicated than ! pared in accordance with the law r -
former models and improved in every J quiring county officials to make an esti
J. C. Clark and family are back home
way.
mate of the expenses o f conducting again after a visit o f several weeks in
It will make four different sizes of their offices has been made up. The the New England states, visiting rela
type, including the reading matter of estimates have not been acted upon by tives. Mr. Clark was especially im«
the PRESS, a good part of the ads. and the court and may be lowered or raised pressed with the splendid apple and
according to the view taken of them b ' peach orchards in Connecticut. There
headings, and considerable job work.
It is operated by a keyboard of ninety the court. The budget gives a total of he said the peach crop was so heavy
keys. When a key is touched it releases $369,024.35 necessary to run the cc.un y that the fruit could not be cared for
a mould or matrix which is carried and is divided as follows; Sht riffs and wasted on the ground. In New
down a chute to a holder where with it office, $7030; board of prisoners, jail York city “ Jimmie” went to the com
is stacked enough other matrices to etc. $1940; clerks office, $4450, roc >r I- mission stores and his heart was made
__ make a full line the desired length. ers office $3475.95; treasurer’s office. glad to see fine big Oregon apples from
^ Then the justified line o f matrices is $4994; surveyor’s office, $768; assessor's Hood River, Medford and other sections.
lifted into the moulding or casting office, $6065; courthouse, general ex They were packed in splendid sha;e,
---- apartment, into which is forced melted penses, $5o00; justice courts, $2680; selling for $2.00 and $2.25 a box.
school supervisor, $1300; te ichers exam
linotype lead alloy. This is of the nature that it oecomes hard in a fraction o f a
second, and the line is then trimmed and finally c.-rried on to a holder, where all inations, etc. $1203; indigent soldiers,
Railroad Big Chiefs in City
the lines are placed side by side in their proner reading order. The matrices in $1000; scalp bounty, $6", sealer of
Lig
Chief« Campbell and Strain.rn
the meantime have been carried to the top o f the machine and distributed into weights and measures, $500; street and
and Engineer Burkhslter, o f the South
sewer
assessments
in
Hillsboro,
$1751.-
their proper channel-" ready to :• cain take their turn when the ojierator nepds
ern Pacific, were out in their special car
that letter. This entire proce- s is automat e and so arranged that while the 09; deputy county attorney salary,
Tuesday inspecting the line.
They
$900;
building
fund,
$25,000;
furniture
operator is Betting one line another is being cast and another distributed. The
and fixtures, $10,000; salaries of road were greatly satisfied with the wi k
machine will easily set mere matter than three experienced hand compositors,
supervisors, $8800; fair appropriation, and said that cars would he running by
and as it never uses the same type face twice the linotype matter is always
San Francisco exhibit, $600; Veteri sry January 15. They went from here to
clear and distinct.
i surgeon, $500.
McMinnville.
MUSIC WITH THEIR MEALS
James J. Hill, railroad king, w h o will
give Pacific University $ 4 0 , 0 0 0 . 0 0
PANAMA FAIR PROJECT
COLLEGE AND CLUB MAY
CONSIDERED AT SALEM
GET PUBUCITY MAN
WOMAN’S CLUB SELLING
RED CROSS SEALS
MUST REGISTER BEFORE
NEXT CITY ELECTION
THIS LINOTYPE MACHINE IS NOW ON ITS WAY
TO THE “ FOREST GROVE PRESS” O F F I C E “ s J r i S