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About Forest Grove press. (Forest Grove, Or.) 1909-1914 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 12, 1914)
Oregon Historical Society Your suggestion, criticism and cooperation is solicited to help make the “ Press” a true representative o f all the people of Forest Grove and of Washington County. F orest G rove P ress The best developer o f a community is a progressive and representative news paper. Send the “ Press” to friends whom you wish to welcome to this country. The PEOPLE’S PAPER-—Print» the new» of Foreat Grove and Waahington County accurately and when it is new», endeavor» to faithfully represent the interest» of all, treats everyone with the same fairness, is ever at your service, belongs lb you, is 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). VOL. 5 FOREST GROVE, WASHINGTON COUNTY, OREGON THE PRESS SUBSCRIPTION CONTEST IS PROGRESSING AT A MERRY CUP THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1914 NO. 29 TOWER FALLS WITH THREE MEN ON TOP LINCOLN- Æfie granitesi figure get on all the crouiôeîi canVas of the Nineteenth Century While Wrecking Structure ai Hillsbo.o Lorsung Bros. Barely Escape Death WALT WHITMAN - A LL CANDIDATES ARE W ORKING H A R D -T .iO U S - PETE LORSUNG UNHURT . ANDS OF VOTES BEING ________ POLLED DAILY John and Joe Sustain Broken CLIP VOTING COUPON FROM THIS Supt. H. PAPER AND VOTE FOR YO U R E. Inlow Re-elected. Legs and Other Injuries Accident Yesterday I FAVORITE CANDIDATE Two brothers, John and Joe Lor H. E. Inlow has been re-elected sung, were pitched headlong from the superintendent of the Forest Grova top o f a 75 foot collapsing tower on schools by the board of trustees. He to the roof of an office building be is a graduate of the Ashland Normal low and were badly injured and u and took a post graduate coursa at third brother Pete Lorsung, miracl- the University of Oregon, and has ously escaped death by running on had eight years o f experience as a an improvised gang plank to an ad teacher before coming to this city Extra Votes For Every Club of Ten Yearly Subscriptions—Turn joining tower, yesterdy afternoon at Prof. Inlow was superintendent of two o’clock in Hillsboro. Both of ’.he Your Subscriptions in as You Secure Them—M ary schools at Cottage Grove. He is an injured about the head and several advocate o f progressive education and New Candidates Enter Race ribs were fractured. They are both believes that the . hand and heart of men sustained broken legs and Joe the student should be trained as w« 1 ! Lorsung was badly injured about the as the head. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ + + + 4 + 4 ,l' + + + + + + + head and several ribs were fractured. ♦ BONUS VOTES. * j They are both resting easy at their FOR THE .N E X T TWO WEEKS ONIY, BEGINNING * homes in Hillsboro this afternoon. '+ Thursday February 5th, and closing Saturday, February 21 <■ The three brothers who had taken + 1914, at 10 p. m., in addition to the votes given according to the reg- + a contract to wreck the old twin ♦ ular schedule, we make all candidates the following offer. *> j water towers on Second street noi '.h + W'e will give to each and every candidate a special ballot for + of the Court house hud removed the + 50,000 Extra Votes who turns into this office ten old or new sub-_ * ' tanks, established a gang plank be 4* scriptions to The Press. Two subscriptions for six months count the + j tween the 75 foot towers and wore working at the top of the structure ♦ same as one year. *»• | ♦ Subscriptions should not be held until the alst day, but turned in * W . H. H. Myers Passes at Age when the accident occured. A fter removing the tanks the bro ♦ as secured. ** | O f Eighty-four. Came thers loosened one o f the eye beams p An accurate account will be kept by the Contest Manager o f all * — there were four on which the tanks + subscriptions turned in doing this offer, and the special ballots will be + W est In 1852 rested— hitched a cable on to one end + mailed to the candidates after this offer closes. + ♦ * * * * * * + + * + * * * * * * * * ❖ * o f the huge timber and were letting »■ <" .#>' * it down when the loop came o ff and William Henry Harrison Myers a let the timber loose. It went crash 19,140 j Miss Christine Mackrodt .................. City well knwn Oregon pioneer and hero ing below, ripping out the braces of 9,740 J Miss Una Emerson ............................ City of the Indian Wars, passed « way at the frame work and the tower col <*,740 ! Miss Joy A d e lo t t ................................. City his home on Third street, this city lapsed. 7,360 j Miss Camilla Mills .......................... City Friday noon last week, aged 84 years. 6,020 ! Pete Lorsung felt the tower going Miss Ruth Austin .............................. City Here is what Abraham Lincoln himself called his own 4 ,960 ! Death came as the result of a gen and like a rock from David’s catapult Miss Alta Williams ........................... City “ last, shortest and best speech.” It is reproduced from Stod eral decline incident to old age. Col. shot across the gang plank to the ad .3,860 Miss Ethel Buxton ............................. City Myers had been in ill health for sev joining tower and escaped unhurt, .3.040 I Miss Alice Ralston ............................ City dard’ s “ Abraham Lincoln, T h e Man and the W ar President." eral weeks and the last semi-public l.ut his brothers, John and Joe, were .2,840 i Miss Winifred Littlehales ................. City In that book the item is printed in facsimile, in Lincoln s own function he attended was the re-union tossed by the tottering tower 65 feet .2,140 ; Miss Hazel Stockman . . .■.............. - . .. City and banquet given by Jabed Wilkes below on to the roof o f an office . 1,920 Miss Erma Q u ic k ................................. City handwriting. It is related that the president hiimelf, in one of at Hillsboro in October in honor of building 12 feet away. The roof o f ? .780 j Miss Belle Taylor .............................. City his few spare moments, wrote it out for Noah Brooks, then a the Indian War fighters. A t that time this building is a double saddle affair .1.380 I Miss Florence Templeton ................. City there were only four of the veterans and the men landed in the valley 1.160 ! Washington correspondent for one of the N ew York papers, Miss Christina H a e k ........................... City living that enlisted in Washington w'here the two roofs join and were .1,040 I Mis9 Wanda Todd ............................... City for Mr. Brooks to print as a newspaper paragraph: county 57 years ago. William Kane thereby protected from the half ton . 1,000 Miss Florence L it t le r ....................... City of this city is a member but was un- timber which fell across the ridges o f 1,060 Miss Florence W ebley......................... City “ O n Thursday of last week tw o ladies from Tennessee ble to attend the roofs. Steel tubings and timbers 1.020 Miss Leta Newton .............................. City came before the President asking the release of their husbands 1.000 Miss Maud Franklin ........................ City He was born in Howard county, \ fell in all directions. 1,040 Miss Emma Wilson .......................... City Missouri near the town of Fayette, | held as prisoners of war at Johnson’ s Island. T h ey were put 1,000 Miss Lizzie Biel .................................. City March 13, 1830. His ancestors were , off till Friday, when they came again, and were again put off from Germany coming to the United District No. 2. | States and settling in Kentucky and to Saturday. A t each of the interviews one of the ladies 9.840 ! Miss Dora Susbauer .......................... Cornelius . . afterwards moving to Missouri where urged that her husband was a religious man. O n Saturday 8,720 ! Miss Merle M a u re y .............................. Dilley ........ his grandfather was killed by Indians 7,14(1 ! Miss Ethel Adkins .............................. Gales Creek the President ordered the release ol the prisoners, and then The father o f W. H. H. Myers was More than 1500 people from over 6,460 i Miss Tessie Johnston .......................... Gales Creek | w’ounded in the same engagement. county and many representative said to this lady, ‘ Y o u say your husband is a religious man; 5.280 Miss Lena McBurney.......................... Gaston . . . . In 1852 Mr. Myers came west to doctors o f Portland yesterday attend .4,640 Miss Mary Donivan .......................... Route 1 . . tel) him when you meet him, that I say I am not much ol a California and then to Oregon. In ed the funeral o f Dr. S. T. Linklat'-r, 4,333 I Miss Arlie Fineout ............................ Gales Creek I 1855 he went to the Colville mines one of the pioneer physicians and )udge ol religion, but that, in my opinion, the religion that sets .4,160 j Miss Carrie Bam ford.......................... Route 1 . . ¡nd when the Yakima Indian War surgeons of Hillsboro who was struck 3.120 men to rebel and light against their government, because, as Miss Ruth Willis .............................. Banks ........ jroke out that fall he returned to by the late Oregon Eectric car at 2.740 j Miss Eva Richey .................................. Cornelius .. ‘ 1 illsborc and help organize Compan> Klmunica Saturday night sustaining they think, that government does not sufficiently help some m^n .2 160 Miss Ida Oglesby.................................. Route 2 . . . ; D, First Regiment o f mounted vol a fractured skull and other injuries to eat t.ieir bread in the sweat ol other men’ s faces, is not the 1,140 ¡ Miss Adelaide Lewton ...................... Route 1 . . . unteers o f which Thomas Cornelius Portland hospital. .1,140, Miss Viola P a r k e r ................................ Banks . . . . vas captain and Mr. Myers second sort of religion upon which people can get to heaven.’ An inquest was held yesterday at .1,080 Miss Sarah R ain w ater........ ............... Roue 2 . . . . lieutenant. Hillsboro to inquire into the death n •- “ A . L IN C O L N .” . 1.020 ; Miss Rena Lee Gales Creek After this war he returned to Mis- ■ident hut the jury did not attach 1.000 1 Miss Sadie Ward ........................ . . . . Gaston . . . . ouri but came back to Oregon in any blame. . 1,000 : Miss Clara Haynie................................ Gaston . . . . 859 and engaged in mining for a 1 It is not known just how the acci . 1,000 Miss Rose W ilcox.................................. Gaston . . . ployes should pay for their water and ;me. In 1864 he married Miss Maiy dent occured, some think the Dr. tried . 1.000 Miss Len Taylor .................................. Dilley . . . . light and the commissioner was in ‘ane Stott, a pioneer of 1861. They to board the car and others that . 1,000 Miss Martha W o l f ................................ Banks . . . . structed to turn off the water and noved to a farm near Gaston where vhile waiting for the train he was M. light after 10 days notice of people hey lived until 1882 when they cam ■ •linded by the head light and got too using the service. lose. Me had not turned on the I Forest Grove. Mrs. Myers died u Candidates are you aware o f th'. prize. All they are waiting for is •lectric light at the station. 887. fact that the time is growing rhort the asking; go see your friends anti He had gone to Elmenica to ! *ok Mr. Myers was a staunch Democrat in which to get in and hustle for one ask them U> help you. The main thing At the regular meeting o f th° No Arrests in Hillsboro hi fter the R. H. Walker family and nd was a very conspicous figure a’ Oi the prizes in The Press voting con council Tuesday evening Dr. Kauff in a contest is to get your friends January— There were no arrest II political meetings held here. H* one o f them took him to in a bugg., test. The contest is still open ard- man was appointed city health officer lined up and working for you, as made in Hillsboro during the month -ad been a candidate for the legis- o the station. He was found un- ell candidates stand an equal chance. nd Recorder M. R. Markham was soon as you have done this, ‘ he rest onsious by some young people re- ¡ture several times. Any young lady can enter the con voted a fee of $10 a month for cler o f January, and this is a record that will come easy. The funeral was held Sunday morn- i urning from a party and the Oregon test and with little hard work on her the city may feel proud of, and by the ical work. And best o f all, don’t over look part, very easily win the grand prize E. B. Kelsey was voted night wctch- way it happens that this month oc ng at 10:30 at his late residence Electric returned nd took him into the ten per cent commission 70U nd the services were conducted by j Portland. of Three Hundred Dollars in Gold. All at $20 a month; Albert Kirkwood, curred during the dry regime. No.v receive on all money you collect. It He was horn in the Orkney Islands that is required is a little hustle and city engineer to $6.00 a day, or $115 what have the folks got to say about lev. Daniel Staver, aq old friend is up to you, you can earn as much as a month when his services are used; there being more booze sold during The interment was at the Hill Cerr o ff the coast o f Scotland and wes energy. you wish. Just think if you win the John Billinger and Frank Bean, water dry administration than wet? Hills ♦ery near Gaston where other me«.,- ( graduated from a medical school in Have you ever stopped to think $300 and receive ten per cent o f all idinborough. In 1883 he cam’ to wagon men and street cleaners, $45 boro will remain dry according to a iers of the family are buried. what you can do with the $300. This the money you collect; will it not pay Following are the children who sur- Hillsboro. He leaves a wife and the a month and 50 cents an hour for decision o f the Supreme Court last is more than the majority o f the you to work hard for a few short overtime; P. W. Watkins, street com week, the court upholding the decis * -ive: Miss Mary Jane Myers o f tl is following children: Francis, R:»h, young ladies can earn in six months weeks. Now’ Miss Candidate think missioner, $60.32 a month, and 58 ion o f Judge Campbell, who declared | ity; Dr. Kathryn S. Myers, Francis Dorothy, Kenneth, Ethel nd Edwin. and we are offering it for a few this over, is it worth while? Resolve The funeral was held yesterday cents an hour overtime. The city the election in the county seat legal. ^ B. Myers and Postmaster Frank weeks work in securing subscriptions. today to be a winner. You can if yen employes are affected by the e'g*'t Other towns that will remain in the I 'lyers o f Portland; and Mrs. Neil .1 j afternoon in the Methodist church in Where is the young lady who has not dry column are Oregon City, Salem, I 4orenson o f Mexico; also a sister. 1 Hillsboro with interment in the hour law. dozens o f friends who would be only Scotch cemetery at North Plains. I Ira. A. E. Guerin of Portland. (Continued on page five) j It was voted that the city em- Stayton, Springfield, and Gresham. to glad to help her win this gran FIFTY THOUSAND EXTRA VOTES OFFERED INDIAN WAR VETERAN ANSWERS LAST CALL Lincoln’s “Last, Shortest and Best Speech.” j MANY ATTEND FUNERAL OF DR. S. T. LINKLATER . CITY COUNCIL FIXES SALARIES OF EMPLOYES