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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
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ANDS
OF
VOTES BEING
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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.
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head and several ribs were fractured.
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BONUS VOTES.
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They are both resting easy at their
FOR THE .N E X T TWO
WEEKS ONIY, BEGINNING
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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.
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water towers on Second street noi '.h
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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.
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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.
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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.
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o f the huge timber and were letting
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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
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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)
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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.”
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MANY ATTEND FUNERAL
OF DR. S. T. LINKLATER
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CITY COUNCIL FIXES
SALARIES OF EMPLOYES