I
GUj* JfnrpHt (Srmtr Icxprpfia
pictures on the billboards. But j
thev Express has no quarrel with
the good people whose eyes are
Published every Wednesday at Forest Grove, Oregon.
W. C. Benfer, Editor and Publisher.
offended by picture« of large Dur­
ham cattle of the male gentler. If
■lass matter Jan. 12, 1916, at the poatotti
Oregon, under the Aet of March S, 1879
they really think these picture«
, offend the eye, let them continue
THURSDAY, APRIL 13. 1916
to rail against them, but don’t
forget the evils of the vile-smell­
ing and disease-breeding cesspools
S ta te in e u t o f O w n e rs h ip
keep them from working together. in your crusade for civic beauty
a n d M an ag v m an t o f t h . F o re st G rove Expre»».
Every road built and every fac­ and health.
p u b liah ed w eekly a t F oreat G rove. W ashington
countyr. O regon, req u ire d by a c t of r o n f n w of tory or sawmill established
in fTL
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A u g u s t 2«. 1912. S ta te m e n t fo r A p ril 1. 1916;
Washington
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P u b lish e r, ed ito r, m a n a g in g e d ito r an d b usiness
m a n a g e r. W illiam C. B e n fer o f F o re st G rove, benefit to all parts of the county.
N O T E S AND C O M M E N T S
With Hillsboroites
O reg o n .
O w n e rs. W illiam C. B e n fe r an d R o setta A. B en­
fe r. b o th o f F o re st G rove, O regon.
B ondholders, m o rtg a g e e s an d o th e r se c u rity
holders. N one.
(S ig n ed )
W illiam C. B en fer.
P u b lish e r.
S w o rn to a n d su b scrib ed b efo re m e th is first
d ay o f A pril, 1916.
J o N . H offm an.
(S eal)
N o ta ry P ublic fo r O regon.
My com
m ission e x p ire s M arch 24. 1920. ______
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Among the institutions of which
I^ast Thursday evening some
the people of Forest Grove may th rty F o r e s t Grove citizens,
well be proud, th«» Express would mostly members of the commer-
enumerate the fire department eiui Club, were the guests of the
and the hand—two institutions Hillsboro Commercial club at a
that render lots of service for little smoker and get-together meeting.
pay. The sentiment seems t O The Groveiu-s went up in Mltoe
The world is getting better Be-
all over the country that and found the club rooms well-
cause an Illinois man left a daugh- bands and vo,untf er fire dePart’ fl,led when thtf-v «"ived with
ter only $5 in his will, a church ments
e x i s t , somehow, members a n d v i s i t o r s from
turned down g beq est of the old*whether they are fostered or ap- Beaverton, Oak Bark. Cornelius
fTvnneR fnr
non
predated or not. A little ap p re-;an d t h e surrounding farming
grouch
for *3
$3,000.
ciation shown the band and fire , country.
The story’ is told that a Banks boys once in a while would make
The program was opened by
woman was reading the matri­ them feel better toward the com President Mahon’s short speech
monial columns of a paper and munities in which they do much of welcome, he closed with the
remarked to her husband; “ Here’s work for little money.
announcement that no set pio-
a strange coincidence— a William
gram had been ar anged; that
The Express put on more than
Republidan Primaries
Strange married to a Martha
Att rney W. G. Hare would act
a
dozen
new
subscribers
last
Sat­
My
Pledge
Fair
and
impartial law enforcement ; an adm inis­
Strange.” “Strange, indeed,” re­
as chairman and tha he would tration that means economy; will perform all the duties of the of-
urday,
as
a
result
of
Dollar
Day,
marked the husband, “ but I ex­
call on various citizens of the city fjce without a deputy or other assistance and will not allow private
pect the next news will be a little which isn’t so bad for a new and county for short talks.
practice to interfere with official duty.
(Pd Adv)
paper. One man said he would
stranger.”
Acknowledging the honor con
have subscribed long ago. but he ,
,
,.
,,
i
was
afraid
the
paper
might
w
i,
^
<
1 upon him. Mr. Hare ma.le
J. C. Johnson, district attorney
is the round-trip rate to l>»s
of Curry county, admits that he out after it got hi.,money. Don’t a few rfniark., and call'd |n turn,
Angeles. Six months return
limit, with stopovers.
The
will not try to secure convictions worry, broiher, about the Express
o
Hi,“ o ‘y ‘
spring
is
a
delightful
time
to
under Oregon’s obsolete Sunday- selling out. It wasn't started for A
' Ir-
Beaverton,.Mr. Bar­
Ro.
closing law, and he has notified that purpose. In the first issue, ‘ r.etL ° f ,
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Sheriff Bailey to that effect. Mr. the editor stated that he would <(armer)*jJ- j • Hurley, W J Mc-
Johnson says he prefers to let the run the paper so long as it paid (- r*a(1y» Prof- Kales an<1 E. VV.
people express themselves at the him to do so; when it ceases to Haines of Fore8t Grove;
polls this fall, instead of depriving pay, it would be discontinued Haywood of Oak Park: Dr. Irwin,
are at their liest. Nice warm
them of their liberties on the and subscription money returned, Mr. Moore, E. B. Tongue and
sunny days making bathing
ideal.
Choice of beaches,
strength of the old and forgotten He is still in that frame of mind. Judge Bagley of Hillsboro and J.
H.
Mulchay
of
Beaverton
All
Santa
Monica,
Ocean Park,
law.
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but business has improved so
Venice, Redondo, Long Beach
the speakers voiced the sentimen1
As the result of Dollar Day bar- muc*' during the past six weeks, that the progressive citizens of
and Newport are all within a
gains offered by the merchants of especially in the job printing line, the county should get together to
few m inutes’ ride of I» s An­
geles. Remember that the
this city, quite a number of farm- Hiat
now appears no mistake secure b ^ e r roads, more manu­
Beautiful
ers were in town Saturday who was made in launching a second facturing plants and other in­
prabably f e l t as though they paper in Forest Grove. The best dustries to create payrolls for the
ought to be at home working. waY to insure the continuation of county; all agreed that on - part
Considerable cash w a s turned the Express, however, is to pat- of the county could not lie bene-
loose in the town and purchasers, ronize it, even if only to the extent fitted without a benefit to the
is open all the year. Many of
in most instances, got goods at or
a dollar and a half per year in , entire county, the Hillsboro speak
the Ixist exhibits from the
Panama - Pacific ExiMisition
below cost. Everybody should subscription; more if you can af- ers expressing the desire to see
have been taken to San Diego,
be pleased at the result.
ford
Several citizens are pay- Washington county keep p a c e
making this fair bigger and
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ing for two copies—one for them-
with
their
own
town
in
an
era
of
better than ever.
V /. J. R . Beach, w’ho first agi- selves and one to be sent to r e s ­
improvement.
F
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s
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v
e
Write for our booklet on San
tated the proposition of inviting ¿¡ves outside the county.
Diego and Southern California
speakers made it plain that they
the 1917 encampment of the G
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Auk local agent for further information or
A. R. and W. R C. to Forest
Quite a number of people have were at all times ready to work
write J ohn M. S cott , Gen’l Paaaenger Agt.,
Grove, is already busy pulling complimented the editor of the for the betterment of the entire
PORTLAND, ORE.
the “ reply county, as did the speakers from
wires to secure the meeting for
this city. The action of the peo­ of the Kelley Advertising com- Beaverton.
T h e Beaverton Chamber of
ple at the “Home Products” ban­ pany to a certain newspaper’s
attacks
on
billboards.
The
editor
and
Commerce
will entertain April
quet, given in this city Tuesday
of
the
Express
is
not
entitled
to
25th an'! one of its representatives
evening of last week, when it was
any
credit
for
the
publication
of
invited all those present to come
unanimously voted to invite the
old soldiers and their families, was the letter’ " hich,was W itten by a to that town on the date men­
a great encouragement to Mr. representative of t h e company tioned.
After all the verbal boquets had
Beach and he now feels that the and published in space purchased
by
the
company.
The
editor
of
been
handed out. Chairman Hare
visitors will be cared for in case
the
Express
thinks,
however,
that
announced
that refreshments were
they come
if he were looking for some evil to being served in an adjoining room
If all the speakers at the Hills­ attack, he could find something and all who cared for anything
boro smoker last Thursday night more worthy of space than bill- to eat were served with all the
meant what they said, Hillsboro boards. For several months there sandwiches, pickles a n d coffee;
and Forest Grove could accomp­ has been a bad-smelling hole just they wanted. Very good cigars |
lish wonders toward building good north of the fire house and the were also passed freely during the
roads, securing new industries and city hall that certainly
needs look-
evening and Fred Haywood (who
otherwise improving the industrial ing after. I hat place
is a men-
doesn’t ‘-moke) thought the woid
condition of Washington county ace to the health of the firemen “smoker” a very fitting description
And the Express believes the ma- who sleep in the fire house, as of the function,
jority of the speakers want these well as to every person who comes
It was an enjoyable gathering
things done, but in the past they within a block of it. And
it is and may serve to bring about a
allowed petty jealousies to even less artistic than some of the better feeling between the people
For a short time only, in order to get my stock before the
of the county seat and those who
public, I am offering eggs from my heavy-laying strain of Trap-
have not yet been elected to
nested Rose-Comb RHODF2 ISLAND REDS, at
coun-ty offices. Let us hope so,
on anything in the line of
anyway.
H. T. B A G L E Y
for D i s t r i c t A t t o r n e y
,1V
Dollars
Southern California
Beaches
Panama - California
Exposition
-
to
E^ s torpubUshwa
Southern
Return
Pacific
Mister Merchant:
LOS ANGELES
Before you place your order for
1917 Calendars, see our line of
sam ples; we may save you some
money.
The Forest Grove Express
EGGS FOR HATCHING
We’ll Save You Money
Groceries, Dry Goods and Notions
White River Flour - $1.50 Bananas, doz
-
-
20c
Pure White Flour -
1.50 Big Oranges, doz
- - 30c
Brown Beans, 33^ lbs " -25 Other lines at reasonable prices
COME A N D SEE OUR BARGAINS
Corner Third St. and Pacific Ave
F. A. MOORE
Phone 41 x
$1.00 per Setting or $3.00 for 50
The Portland Oregonian six
days a week and the Forest Grove
Express once a week for only
$6.00 a year.
New arrivals in fancy blouses,
waists and neckwear at Mrs.
Richards’, two doors west of post-
office.
You CAN buy eggs for less, but are they from trap-nested stock?
As this rate holds but a short time, I would advise you to hurry.
Call at Forest Grove Express
W . L. B en fer
P. O. Box D
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Phone 821
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Forest Grove, Ore.