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AN IN D E P E N D E N T WEEKLY NEW SPAPER
Vol. 1, No. 81
FOREST GROVE. OREGON, THURSDAY, AUG. 10. 1916
BUY NEW HOSE AND
ORDER NEW WALKS \
$1.50 per Year
20 year» he ha« been connected
against H. E. Leonard to recover
with the schools of Washington
$115.59 alleged to be due for
county, teaching several terms in
goods sold to defendant by Lang
& Co., of Portland.
| this county and filling the office of
county superintendent eight years.
The supreme lodge of the Pyth
Ida C. Fealeigh and Rosa Nea-
In 1896 he married Miss Josephine ian Sisters closed its session last leigh vs. O. L Avery and G. M.
Shearer, a niece to J. H. Shearer
A most instructive and at the
With Mayor Paterson presiding
Friday, after electing and instal Avery. Suit for $800, with in
of this city.
The widow, two
terest
at
6
per
cent
from
June,
and all members present, the city
same
time interesting lecture was
daughfers, Mattie and Clara, and ling the following-named officers: 1915, which is due on a note se
council met Tuesday evening and
attended by a packed house last
Supreme chief, Mrs. Lily Sam cured by a mortgage.
transacted u little routine business. a son, Raymond, all grown, sur
Thursday evening, when F i r e
vive. The daughters are at home uels, Oakland. Cal.
Miscellaneous
Contrary to the advice of Fire and the son lives at Los Angeles. J
Marshal Jay Stevens of Portland,
Supreme senior, Mrs Elizabeth
The county clerk filed a report
Chief Lenneville, and on motion
Funeral services were held a t 1
assisted
by Harvey Wells, insur
for July of fines and fees collected
of Councilman Thornburg, council the home at 1 o'clock this after Hutchinson, Woodford*, Me.
purchased 200 feet of fire hose at noon and interment was at Hill-1 Supreme junior, Mrs. Minnie $2959.75 and the recorders office ance commissioner for Oregon,
reported a total collection of gave an illustrated lecture on
75c |H*r foot and an equal amount side cemetery.
Punting, Sapulpa, Okla.
“ Origin and Prevention of Fires”
at 76o. This after Councilman
Supreme manager, Mrs Jennie $354. 80.
at
the Star Theater. While Mr.
Todd’s motion to purchase 400
CONDENSED NEWS NOTES
R. Prown, Palatka, Fla.
Stevens
said he was glad he had
feet of waxed hose (wanted by the
S O C IA L N O T E S
Supreme mistress of records and
found the conditions in Forest
A son was born yesterday to
chief) at $1.05 had been voted
correspondence, M. Josie Nelson,
Last T h u r s d a y
was Paul Grove better than in most small
down.
Representatives of the Mr. and Mrs. Ross Higby.
cheajjer hose were present and
Schultz’s twenty-second birthday town=, it is not depreciating this
Cora Nelson of Cornelius was - i Union City, Ind. (Re-elected.)
statement to add also that this
had flooded the council chamber Forest Grove visitor last week.
Supreme mistress of finance, ^nni're^ . ry a n d fM.re- Schu.Itzcel*
with oratory, one of the orators
»I u
n I
.
.
ebrated the event by serving an , lecture was needed. It is becom
Miss Alene Johnson visited at Alice M. H. Boy Ian, Austin, excellent five-course dinner to a ing a byword in the other nations
being Will Haines, formerly of
the
M. S. Allen home Wendesday. j^inn. (Re-elected.)
few of Paul's friends. Those of the world that the United States
this city.
I
Mrs
J.
E.
Goodman
left
Wed-
Supreme
protector,
Mrs.
Lucia
present were Mr. and Mrs. W. F. is the most extravagant nation.
On motion of Councilman Mc-
Schultz,
Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Wal- This applies not only to money,
Cready, cement walks were or- rf-J*buiT V18,t W,t^ ^nends In McCague, Medicine Lodge, Kas.
but to fires, too. Mr. Stevens
dered put in on the west side of
’ e
'
J Supreme guard, Mrs. Lucia F.i rath, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Benfer,
quoted statistics, showing this to
and
C.
T
.
Richardson.
After
the
Main street, from First Avenue
Mias Barbara Buchanon of „
Newberg N Y
North to Third Avenue North Catching was shopping in Forest Munson, wewoerg, in . x .
dinner, cards and story-telling be especially true in comparing
and a strip in front of the IJebo / ,rove I aesday.
| The K. of P. supreme lodge served to entertain the party un- the annual fire loss of Germany
with the United States. In Ger
barn, on the east side of said’ Mrs. R. F. Prymer of Yamhill elected and installed officers on i til a late hour.
street. Also from College Way I visited at the home of her sister, Thursday, but did not close its. The Philathia class of the Con- many, the fire loss for one year
amounts to
cents per capita,
to Third Avenue; in front of the Mrs. VanKirk, yesterday.
sessions until yesterday. Follow- gregational Sunday School met while in the United States it
8. E. I Vlrrson and Baber prop-
Mrs. Robb, who has been visit- ing are the officers:
with Misses Lizzie and Jennie amounts to a little more than
erties First street. The city en- ing friends in Forest Grove, left
Supreme chancellor; John J . 1 Armstrong last Friday and the $2.50 per capita!
B o t h Mr.
gineer is to pass on the gravel Tuesday for her home in Portland,
afternoon was spent studying and Stevens and Mr. Wells w e r e
Prown,
Vandalia,
III.
used, to the end that enduring
discussing th e Sunday School
Misses Gertrude Dunham and
walks may be secured
Supreme vice chancellor, Chas. lesson, together with other topics earnest in their endeavor to im
Louise Healey of Portland are vis
press the people of Forest Grove
A number of old board walks iting Mr. and Mrs. Claude Smith S Davis, Denver.
of interest, after which a most de- with the need of greater precau
were also ordered replaced with
Supreme prelate, the Rev. Jos | licious lunch was served by the tion and care in preventing fires.
Mr. and Mrs. O H. Holmes at
new and the street commissioner
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(Continued on page Four)
tended the prohibition lecture by eph H.Spearing, Columbia, Tenn. hostess.
was instructed to put in a num
Billy Sunday in Portland Tuesday.
Mrs.
M.
S.
Allen
entertained
Supreme
keeper
of
records
and
ber of culverts, removed while
Miss Irene Hall, who has been seals. Fred E. Wheaton, Minne the Ladies Aid society of the M.
the sewer was being put in.
E. church at her home on Second
A contract to furnish W i l l visiting at Yamhill for the past apolis.
Avenue south yesterday after
Crabtree with water at city rates Vghi c T h * ' is, visiting at the Roy
Supreme master of exchequer, noon.
Delicious
refreshments
for a term of years was entered
Shortly after 4 o ’clock Monday
a,n., ir
° me.
.
Thomas D . Meares, Wilmington, were served and a delightful aiter-
into by the council.
Albert Mackrod expects to N c
i noon was spent.
afternoon Billy Goff, aged 17, son
'
.
,
, I
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The ordinance committee was j leave in a few days for New
¡of
Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Goff, met
Supreme inner guard. Douglas j
g Williams was the victim
instructed to draw up an ordi- i York, where he has a place with a
with
an accident that may hand
S Wright, Vicksburg. Miss.
of a pleasant surprise on Saturday
nance governing plumbing con - 1 bicycle supply house.
icap
him for life, tho his many
Supreme outer guard, Henry evening, when he found several
nections with the new sanitary! The committee working up the
j quests assembled to help him en- friends have strong hopes to the
st wrr which will be ready for use, Catholic Harvest Fete, Aug. 29 to M. Wadsworth, Philadelphia.
_ _ _ dinner,
__
j contrary.
within five or six weeks.
Sept. 2, inclusive, has an interest-
Both lodges will meet in De- Joy h,s birthday
The purchasing committee w as, ing announcement on the last troit in 1918
Mesdames Langley, McFeeters With two other young men,Billy
authorized to purchase what hay) page of this issue.
and Pringle entertained about was engaged in sawing cord wood,
The
visit
to
Portland
has
been
Iva O’Connohey of Banks has
ll needed for the city team.
thirty ladies at a Silver Tea, at with J.he Sexton gasoline saw, at
a treat to those members who
the home of Mrs. Langley on the Central school building, when
Warrants, totalling $1,764.34, | come to stay at the Hines home
were ordered drawn to pay the in this city. After this week Miss came from the east, where people Monday afternoon. All enjoyed his right wrist came in contact
O’Connoyey will play at the Star are dying from excessive heat.
with the rapidly-revolving saw,
a pleasant afternoon.
running exjienses for July.
Theater.
cutting a transverse gash, severing
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Fletcher the tendons and arteries and cut
Word comes from neighboring
Did You Meet Him?
yesterday
had at dinner Mrs. ting half-way through both wrist
A swindler, signing his name as towns that the fire departments
Clyde Sutford a n d daughter, bones, about an inch above the
Washington County Editorial Association
"Richard W ell.," pasaed worthless
Mildred, of Seattle, and Mrs. Wal- wrist joint.
, .
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.
.
the tournament to be held in this;
News Bureau
ter
Sargent and two chlidren of
checks on at least two local mer- j<»ity dtirinK the county fair next
The boy was immediately taken
Gales
Creek. Mrs. Fletcher • re to a physician’s office, where three
chants last Saturday—one for $11 month.
Circuit Court
turned Sunday from her visit at surgeons worked on him for two
and the other for $14.
He drew,
Dan Pierce Tuesday moved to
Alleging that her husband, Ed Portland and Vancouver.
hours, catching up and connecting
checks payable to G. E. W’ilcox, a. E a s t Portland the household ward W . Walling, has been gruff
. _ —
the torn tendons and arteries.
well-known farmer, forged the j 8 °°d s
1 homas Hughes and in his manner toward her, and has KfllJ DrOtllCrnOOflS
Word from his bedside this morn-
name "G . E. W’ilcox” on the back. I yesterday morning brought back
then, in a poorly-disguised hand, i f truck-load of fine melons for, refused repeatedly to accompany j
her on visits to her relatives, |
wrote his allowed name, "Richard *oca' dealers.
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It is believed the unfortunate
New York, Aug. 9.— Represent
W’ells,” under the other endorse
A jolly time was enjoyed by all j Katherine W. Walling is asking
(atives
of
the
railroad
employes
accident
was caused by the horse
ment
He waited until the banks Sunday, when Frank Doane, Lu- for a divorce.
announced
this
afternoon
that
|
backing
up
the saw just as Billy
were closed for the day, m a decile Connett, Chester Buell and
A violent temper and repeated j they
would
accept the offer ______
of the was in the act of puting a stick of
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small purchases and presented a Edith Craft had a picnic. Nell
check in |>ayment, getting good Buell was chaperone, assisted by threats to kill will bring Jackson United States board of mediation wood on the carriage, and not
L. Gerad in court to show why and conciliation to submit their thru any fault of the injured man.
money in return. The fellow is j Miss Margaret Doane.
described as under medium height, | Prof, and Mrs. O. M. Gardner Katherine F. Gerad should not be demands to mediation, provided Billy Goff is one the finest boys in
the community and the anxiety
weighing about 160 pounds, well- of Lake View arrived yesterday granted a divorce, The defen- action is immediately taken.
Acceptance
of
mediation
by
the
concerning
his condition is not by
dressed, wearing a straw hat, with for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Roy dant is alleged to have held a
any
means
confined to his rela-
,
.
,
,
,
,
employes
came
as
a
big
surprise.
■
.
-
clean-shaven face. Don’t cash Van Kirk, the ladies being sisters. i l , •_
/iL ik /tL fl
r\r> n n M
f , >*»
.
n /*
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over
his
wife
s
head
and
It
£a/
bt
en
officially
stated
by
big
j
tlves-
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checks or sign papers for strung-1 Prof. Gardner was superintenden
A! Sexton, the owner of the saw,
ers.
of the city schools here several threatened to dash out her brains, brotherhood officers that they
and later to have threatened the “ would discuss t h e differences who usuallj’ does the dangerous
years ago.
Purchased Pipe-Organ
life of plaintiff and child and the with the railroad managers but work himself, was at home, a very
A representative of the Estey
plaintiff's mother, making it nec- that a third Par*y was unneces- sjc k man, at the time of the a c c
Piano company was in the city
essary for them to seek protection s,al!y '.
.
d.^n*; and
was not told of it un
it is believed the personal plea til Tuesday night, when he learned
Tuesday and closed a contract
from a neighbor.
|of members of the United States accidentally of the sad occurrence,
to build for the Christian Science
The charts and pictures of the [ i n the case of Christian J. Car- board brought about acceptance Mr. Sexton’s ailment was stomach
congregation a magnificent pipe- Oregon Child Wejfare Commission I stens vs j A Baker, the p o n tiff by the trainmen.
trouble, brought on, it is believed,
.
, - , .
.
.
organ, to cost $2,000. This in are being placed in Verts hall this I.
by
inhaling the fumes from his
afternoon and this evening at 81ls SUI^K the defendant, who, is a
R. C. Gossman, self-confessed i -
„
strument, which is the gift of Mrs. o ’clock the program will op en ! practicing physician of Gaston,
horse thief of North Plains, who *
now *nd a ” w] improvinK"
A. F. Rogers, will be built at the ! with a vocal solo by Mrs. InloW, Oregon, for the sum of $10 000,
was recently sentenced to prison
Sexton himself lost several
company's factory in Vermont | follow: d by a talk by Dr. Bishop, alleging that in the treatment of and paroled on payment of a fine
in a saw
vears affn
^
After nngers in a saw a
years ago‘
and w i l l be installed a b o u t j Friday evening Miss Loynes Ella Carstens, a minor of 11 years. of $2,500 is again in bad.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. McDonald
I will furnish the music and Miss he diagnosed the case as typhoid hii release, he is alleged to have
Thanksgiving time.
, Doane, field worker for the Girls’ fever or heart disease and treated beaten up his wife, which so in- of Tacoma, former residents of
Well-Known Teacher Called
I Industrial School, will speak.
; her accordingly. Later it be- censed neighbors that they went this city, are expected to arrive
On
Saturday
evening
Miss
Craft
came necessary to call in another before the grand jury with stories tomorrow for a visit with the M .
Melvin C. Case, one of the pio
will
play
on
the
violin
and
there
doctor
in order to save the child’s of Gossman’s delinquencies, with S. Allen family. They will beac-
neer school teachers of Washing
will be a lecture by a speaker not life. The disease was found to the result that he was indicted for companied by Misses M a r t h a
ton county, passed away at h^s yet selected.
be empyema in a very fadvanced assault and battery (on his wife) Allen and Mamie Loomis, who
home in Hillsboro Tuesday even
The hall will be open Friday stage. The plaintiff alleges that and arson. He is now in the have been visiting them.
ing of "creeping” paralysis, after and Saturday from 9 a. m. to 9 the child’s health has been ruined j county jail, in default of a $6,000 j
The Crane company, wholesale
an illness of 18 months. Deceas p. m., with somebody in attend ! and that she will be an invalid appearance bond.
dealers in plumbing supplies, suf
for the remainder of her life.
ed was born in Michigan in 1859 ance to explain the exhibit.
Mr. and Mrs H. R. Bernard are fered a $25,000 loss yesterday at
and came to Oregon in 1892. For
Admission absolutely free.
Fred H. Wheeler has filed suit in Portland today.
Portland by fire.
Knights and Sisters
Close Their Sessions
M CONCERNING FIRES
*
33%
William Goff Suffers
Serious Injury to Arm
v
The County Seat
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Accept Mediation $ £ 07T L h 3.raBini! ,or the
Child Welfare Exhibit
Opens This Evening
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