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About The Forest Grove express. (Forest Grove, Or.) 1916-1918 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 26, 1916)
/ ÌFor?at (iro n ? jExp n s B A N IN D E P E N D E N T W E E K L Y Vol. 1. No. 3 [he c ity M ayor cou n cil P aterson called to o rd e r iast pointed city engineer under the same contract as in the past. R . C. Walker was re-appointed ere present ex ce p t the o u tg o in g light commissioner at $60.00 per em ber, J. J. W irtz, and C o u n cil- month. an M c C re a d y , the latter b ein g S. G. Morgan continues as lut o f the c ity . chief engineer at the power plant, T h e first business, a fter the at a salary of $85.00 per month, id in g and a p p rov a l o f the m in - with Sam Ridgley and W. F. tes o f the previou s m eetin g, was Stockman as assistants at $75.00 aring the rep ort o f T reasu rer each. P. W. Watkins was appointed P. W irtz. T h is rep ort sh ow ed la t on January 1, 1915, th e g e n chief of police at $10.00 per month ial fund c o n t a i e d $1,280.06, and, on his recommendation, El hile a y e a r later it co n ta in ed mer Bennett was appointed night 349.99, a loss o f $930.07. W ith watchman at $50.00 per month. he a m o u n t inh erited from th e City Treasurer Wirtz was re ear 1914, th e receip ts fo r the appointed light and water col ear 1915 w ere $30,086.16 and lector. le expenses were $29,736.26. All appointments were con firmed by the council. The treasurer’s report on special ands is as follows: The purchasing and printing Library Fund— committee was authorized to se- n hand Jan. 1, 1915.................$ 251.91 secure some new books for the [eceipts ...................... 802.18 lisbursements ....................... 1,054.09 treasurer and recorder and, it Road Fund— having developed during the talk Receipts ................................ 3,053.10 about books, that the safe was lisbursements .......................... 3,053.10 too small to hold the books need 1911 Street Imp. Fund— ed, the matter of having a vault In hand Jan. 1, 1915................. 923.80 leceipts ................................... 6,662.67 for toe keeping of books and isbursements........................... 6,205.00 records built in one corner of the Balance on hand ................ 1,381.47 council chamber was discussed 1912 Street Imp. Fund— and referred to the purchasing ■ n hand Jan. 1, 1915................. 221.04 H e ce ip ts ..................... 1,546.65 committee for investigation as to lis b u rse m e n ts ........................... 913.18 cost. I Balance on hand ................. 854.51 The mayor then offered for con I 1913 Street Imp. Fund— sideration an ordinance fixing the I n hand Jan. 1, 1915 452.08 waj Receipts .................................... 1,758.41 salaries of the mayor and mem lisbursements .......................... 1,960.00 bers of thecouncil. The ordinance Balance on hand..................... 250.49 provides a salary of $4.00 for the hidil 1914 Street Imp. Fund— X T Receipts ..................................... 4,766.46 j mayor and $3.00 for councilmen ................ 4,324.57 | for each regular monthly meeting; disbursements 441.87 | no pay for special meetings or for Balance or. hand ................ rifts® The 1IIC treasurer ueitsuici reported about meetings not attended; also $2 50 sle< .600 still due the street improve- per day and actual expenses for ment funds. The report was ac councilmen who must leave the cepted and ordered placed on file, city on city business. Council io h t lt this Point a motion to adjourn man Coon was slightly opposed to T evaded, Councilman-elect Nixon paying salaries to the officers I ok the oath of office succeeding named, as he feared such a course I J. Wirtz, and the new council might bring about a commission fis called to order by the mayor, form of government, to which he tfter rollcall, Mayor Paterson was opposed, because of placing ggested the first thing in order, too much power in a few hands. luld be the election of a presi Another councilman thought the citi lt and Councilman Nixon nom- salary feature might induce better ited Councilman Todd and the men to run for office than in the It ter nominated Councilman past. On a vote being taken on lar. The vote resulted 3 for first and second reading, all voted ^ ^ ^ d d and 2 for Hoar and the for- “ Aye,” Dr. Todd saying if he concluded the salary feature was ■ ‘j^ B r was declared elected. '^ B tu le s of order were then adopt- bad he would vote against it at I for the guidance of the council the next regular meeting, when the mayor stated that he final action will be taken. ?ed the new council would be a The matter of extending the lie more expeditious than the power line to the trap factory was in the transaction of business. referred to the light committee re^Blayor Paterson then appointed for in v e s t i g a t i o n, after which following committees for the council adjourned. |r: Streets and Public Property— Election Judges and Clerks tCready, Hoar and Coon, The county court has selected irehasing and Printing—Coon judges and clerks of election for Todd. the county for 1916 and those for finance— Mertz and McCready. Forest Grove and Gales Creek are I ater, Light and Fire— Todd as follows: Nixon. Northeast Forest Grove— Day: )rdinance— Hoar and Mertz. J. W. Baldwin, Oliver C. Jackson, [Health and Police— Nixon and judges; Allen Rice, E. B. Catch pon. ing, Chas. P. McCann, clerks. j P. W, Watkins was appointed Night: H. T. Buxton, E. A. Dixon, reet and water commissioner, at judges; Walter Roswurm, E. O. dary of $75.00. per month. Buxton, Arthur Shearer, clerks. Bishop health officer at Northwest Forest Grove— Day: [-00 per month, with additional J. C . Clark, R. O. Stevenson, ipensation during epidemics, if judges; Ray Giltner, W. H. Mc- occur Eldowney, Merle M. Reder, clerks. dbert Kirkwood was re-ap , Night: R. M . Taylor, E. S. Abra- hu rsday $1.50 per Year FOREST GROVE. OREGON. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 26. 1916 CITY COUNCILMEN DISCUSS PROBLEMS W h en NEW SPAPER even in g, all m em bers ham, judges; Vic Fuqua, Ed. Davis, Ed. Dixon, clerks. Southeast Forest Grove— Day: L. S. Porter, John Wirtz, judges; D . D. Bump, F. C. Starrett, C. R. Morgan, clerks. Night: John A man well known and highly Ireland, John E. Railey, judges; respected by the pioneers of High School Pupil Called Ben Whited, Loren Watkins, Siegus M. Berthold, aged 16, Forest Grove passed away in Robert Wirtz clerks. son of Rev. and Mrs. Berthold of Portland last Saturday, when the Southwest Forest Grove— D ay: Cornelius, died at the family home Grim Reaper summoned Isaac A. G. Hoffman, Wm. J. M c in that town last Friday of heart Meier, aged 82, to his last reward. Cready, jud^rs; Geo. Patterson. failure. Besides his father and Deceased was one of the first John Thornburg, Manche Langley mother, he leaves to mourn his merchants of Forest Grove and, clerks. Night: A. E. Scott, J. C. untimely death, five sisters and although he has been a resident of Latta, judges; M. S. Allen, Mai one brother. Portland for the past forty years, Deceased was a bright and he was in business in Forest Grove colm Bean, E. R. Wirtz, clerks. Gales Creek— D a y : J a m e s manly youth and great sorrow is fully ten years prior to going to over his death by his mates in Churchill, Nick Bothman, judges; j felt the Forest Grove High School, as Portland. He at one time con- J. R. Greenwood, J. W. M cRob- well as those who knew him at ducted a general merchandise erts, Frances White, c l e r k s . Cornelius. store where the Roe furniture store Night: N. C. Lilly, J. E. Lewton, Funeral services were held in now stands and later a drug store , ., „ . ^ . judges; J. B. Bateman, Chas E. the German Lutheran church at Potts, R. B. Lilly, clerks. Cornelius Monday and quite a ™ the 8 tet of, th® J ? rB?t Grove The pay is $3.00 per day and number of the pupils of the For- National bank. While he never the first judge named is chair est Groqe High School attended became a merchant prince, he 1 out of resf ^ct to their late school- always made some money, much man of the board. j mate- of which he gave to charity. At Miss Hesseltine Leaving one time he is reputed to have Miss Marjorie Hesseltine,daugh owned 6,000 acres of school land ter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hessel in this state, but a financial de tine of this citv, leaves tomorrow A busy week: final exams began pression caused him to sacrifice for Topeka, Kansas, where she yesterday, (Tuesday.) practically all his lands. For goes to take a course in music at The Modern Language club held many years “ Uncle Ike” has con- Washburn college. Miss Hessel a pleasant meeting Friday evening ducted a litlle bookstore in Pori- tine will specialize on pipe organ at Herrick Hall. land, where all the children who and orchestra music and her We are proud of our basketball knew and loved him came to pur- many friends in Forest Grove ex team. While the Pacific College chase and exchange books. Al- pect her to give a good account of herself in the Kansas institution. team is the strongest in years, our though he never married, he loved She has for the past eighteen team won a 26-19 score on their children and their company gave months been a student of Pacific own floor last Saturday, making him more pleasure than anything University and her fellow-students else unless it was the companion- have given a number of social the third victory this season. The initial numbers of the Ex- ship of brother Masons, for whom functions in her honor during the press won many pleas'ng compli- held a high regard. He was past ten days. On Thursday evening, instead mentsfrom students and faculty Sf *1 T a ^ of their regular program and busi members. We are glad to see this Holbrook lodge A. K & A M ness meeting, the Kappa Delta new enterprise and wish the paper organized September 18th. 1860, he esteemed by girls gave a jubilee in honor of success. This town and vicinity f.nd s° h f h l y „ .„ „ .j . . the members of that lodge thaton Miss Hesseltine. Delicious lunch newsDa Ders b support two Dec. 27th, last, when the lodge was served during the evening newspapers. observed St. John’s Day, the and each member wrote and Rev. Dunlap, the Methodist members sent a man *to Portland sealed a letter, which Miss Hes minister gave a most interesting to brinK Unc;e Ike to forest seltine is to open, one a day, until ¡talk in chapel Friday on “ Source Grove for the ce|ebration. At the supply is exhausted. of low er as applied to leaders of (¡me nothing serious appeared Saturday evening Mrs. Yakel men. I he gist of the talk could be w r o n g with him, although and Miss Monroe gave a dinner be expressed in this single sen- be was noticed to be growing a party in honor of Miss Hesseltine tence: “ 1 he price of success is su- ¡¡m e unsteady on his feet from a at the Yakel home, those in at preme consecration. general breaking down of the sys- tendance being Lura Tamicsie, a Since Puget Sound college went tern and his death may be attrib- Kappa girl from Portland; Marie back on us, we are glad to have uted to the infirmities of age. Wells, Margaret Marsh, Carrie received an offer from our °'d Deceased was born in Germany Senders, Helen Brunner, Emma I rival, Wdlamette U., to meet us amj his only known relative in Craft, Donna Mack. Mrs. Hes in debate. 1 he men on our de- America is an uncle, said to live seltine, Marjorie Hesseltine, Mrs. bate team will give a good ac- ¡n California Yakel and Miss Monroe. count of themselves. The news , , . . „ J of this offer was received with joy |!e b o d y was brought to hor- hv thp team fpam as as well wp II m nf i Grove Monday and prepared by the as the the rest rest of for burial by Undertaker J. S. ! the school. Buxton and the funeral services Ivan Donaldson was suddenly were held in the Forest Grove called home last week on account Mrs. Dora Emerson, assisted by of the unexpected death of his Undertaking company’s chapel yesterday afternoon at 2 o ’clock. Mrs. Alice Marshall, as ceremonial mother. The student body adopt The funeral was under the auspices marshal, last Friday evening in ed resolutions of condolence and of H dbrook lodge and the rites of stalled the newly-elected officers ! forwarded same to his address at that order were enacted at the Tillamook. His many friends in chapel and the grave, Senator of Rosewood camp No. 3835, Forest Grove as well as in college Royal Neighbors of America, as sincerely sympathize with him in Hollis taking the leading part. follows: his sorrow. The High School Growing Oracle— Mrs. Carrie Graham. A special car has been chartered Thirty-one new pupils began Vice Oracle- Mrs. Mary Porter. to carry the crowd to McMinn attending the local high school Chancellor— Mrs. Libbie Pot- ville to witness our victorious last Monday morning and two team win another victory in bask win. et ball. For years McMinnville new teachers were required to Recorder— Mrs. Winnifred Al college has been our strongest look after the new-comers. Miss drich. rival. The P. .U. team this year Celia Hunkins, a graduate of is one of the strongest in our his- Reed College, Portland, is a new Receiver—Mrs. Nellie Ives. tory. We believe they will win instructor in German and History, Marshal— Mrs. Eula Shearer. Inner Sentinel—Mrs. Lizzie Sap- from “ M e” and we are going along while William Hoyt of the Uni- one hundred strong to see them versity of California teaches corn- pington. win. All friends in town are wel-, merce. Outer Sentinel—Maude Perry. come to go in the “ special” that Miss Bara Stewart, a graduate Manager—Anna McKay. care to see the supreme contest of of the Monmouth normal, is a Physician -D r. Quentin Tucker. the season, if you make your res new teacher at the central build Following the installation cere ervations in time. The train leaves ing, where she teaches the sixth the S. P. depot Saturday evening, ___ _______ monies, the ladies enjoyed a nice returning after the game. Phone grade. The many Forest Grove friends lunch and a social session that i “ Hap” Morgan for further in of Mrs. W. F. Schultz will be breathed the spirit of fraternalism. formation . pleased to learn that that most Mrs. M. W. Patton was hostess The Hillsboro High School estimable lady is recovering nicely to the Young People’s Missionary basketball team defeated the Es- from an operation for goitre, per- society of the M. E. church, on tacada team Saturday night, at former! at the Good Samaritan Monday evening of this week. A Hillsboro, by a score of 28 to 12. hospital, Portland, Jan. 17th. At )rogram, with Miss Edna Mills as After this game the Hillsboro sec- last reports, Mrs. Schultz was able eader, was enjoyed by all mem ond team took on a team from to sit up a part of each day and bers present. Light refreshments i North Plains and won by a score her ultimate recovery is only ¡ \ of 20 to 6 .) | matter of time. were served. PIONEER MASON IS LAID TO REST The Royal Neighbors Installed Officers f » . (