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•i(Jth Annual Encam pm ent, Dept, of Oregon, G. A. R., W. R. C. and Lof G. A. R., Forest Grove, June 26, 27 and 28
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ah' Ifmrst Okmu' lExprtBB
AN IN D E PEN D E N T W EEKLY NEWSPAPER
Voi. 2, No. 18
FOREST GROVE, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1917
Prepare to Decorate
Conservation Council Organized
$1.50 per Year
TOMORROW
IS MAY DAY
S O C IA L N O T E S
Seventy-five wide-awake citi
So much interest is being taken
zen« of the county met at H i II k -
in the department encampment of
bor » Tuesday and organized a
Tuesday evening, May 8th, at the Grand Army of the Republic,
council of defense, to look after
to be held here on the 26th, 27th
food production and conservation the home of Mrs. Eva Adams, a and 28th of June that it is sug
Portland Company Get* Franchise to
Tomorrow will be observed by
in this county. R. M. Irwin of, miscellaneous shower was given gested by interested parties that
Supply Thi* City-Three Other
for
M
bs
Irma
Duyck
whose
mar
Hillsboro is president, William
all merchants decorate t h e i r Pacific University and public
Ordinance* I’ murd.
Schulmerich is vice president and riage will fake place in the near stores for the event, and give to school students as May Day and
T h e uncommon members of W. K. Newell of Seghers is secre future. Miss Duyck received a Main streets a thoroughly festive there will be a joint celebration
number of pretty and useful gifts
Forest Grove’s common council tary.
There wi l l b e a on the P. U. campus, with the
from the assembled friends. The a p p e a ra n ce .
great
number
Plans
are
being
worked
out
for
following
were in a constructive mood when
evening was given over to music,. .. „ „ . . ... of . visitors
... . in the -----------
- » program:
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they met at the council chamber h.0 ,d“ l* “ ~ t in » i in every pro- games, and social converse. Re- if , y a ■ 1 b.
ay attire is ^ycry- jo :00 A. M.— Procession
...
.
.
...
, cinct in the county next Saturday fre.hment. of fruit were eerved. I " hf f . ,n ' v,!ienc?„ " J »
Iuesday evening and, with on
only]
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Crowning o f t h e
The meeting in this city will be Those present were Mesdames L. that the affair will be a greater
an occasional effort to masticaie
Queen
success than otherwise.
the fabric, they sailed through at K. of P. hall at 2¡80 p. m.. Mayea, J. C. Smith, W. R. Ives,
Folk Dances
Washington county will be here
considerable business. In f a c t , with good speakers to outline the P. Sperl, H. Van Duyck, Claude
work
planned
for
Washington
Public
School Drills
Smith, Leroy Mayea, Eva Adams, i herself, therefore it behooves the
they were «o anxious to transact
county.
Every
patriot
should
at
Misse<
Irma
Duyck,
Julia
De-
merchants
t*>
make
a
greater
ef-
May Pole Dance
business that they passed one or
Mann, Helena Saunders, Mary |fort in advertising their wares in 2:30 P. M.— Baseball Game
dinance over Mayor Paterson’s tend.
Hollovoet, Lena Smith, Lottie , the programs, displays in the win-
veto.
Forest Grove Band
Lee.
Lucy a n d Evelyn Adler, d? ws. and the catchy street d is-,
Probably the most important
Boy Scouts' Drill
Mabel Adams, Hazel Hughes, P‘ay
business transaction was the pass
6:30
P.
M.—
Band
Concert.
People
in
other
Grand
Army
Loretta Hermsen, Edna Smith,
ing of the gas ordinance, pub
departments
will
arrange
their
Music
by the High
I)
e
I
o
i
s
e
Adams,
Henry
Van
lished on page eight of this issue,
■ ■ The train which is carrying the Duyck, Joseph Franeh and Victor itineraries to take in the Portland
School
Glee Club.
which manes it possible for the q \ C. lecturers and demon-
R
o
s
e
Festival,
t
h
e
Columbia
Adams.
7:15 P, M.— “ The Circus Girl.’ ’
people of Forest Grove to enjoy strators to the people of the Wil-
(Translated from the German
another city convenience at no lamette valley arrived shortly af
Mrs. N. Heath Fuesdav after- Highway, a trip to the mouth of
by Miss Bagstad).
greater ¡»rice than they would pay ter noon today and will remain noon entertained a numb/r of la-1 ‘ he C-0>™ bi*
“ <•
VET.
Takes place on the porch of Baron von
in Portland—or they can leave it until 9:80 tomorrow morning.
dies at cards in honor of Mrs. campment.
Redding’s Villa.
alone, if they don’ t w a n t it.
Demonstrations and lectures on Bradley, w h o is visit
Baron Caesar von Redding...............
Councilman McCready wanted vegetable gardening, home can daughter, Mrs. O. W.
...... ...................... Erwin Barendrick
the company to serve this city, ning, poultry raising and food pleasant afternoon resulted for all
Engelhard von Meiningshausen .....
but thought it ought to pay some- m )nom y are
civen by train- concerned.
........... — ......................Orlando Romig
.
.
t
. .
* On May 5th, 1867, L. S. Fair-
thing for the franchise, so he v o t -!(,d m,.n and womJn the object of
O tto .................................. Harold Robinson
fnrnuh
m
i
-
.
A
surpri-e
party
was
given
in
c
b
j|
j
a
n
d
Miss
Mary
Roher
were
erl against the franchise;all others : , he trajn b(>inR t0 -
Valet
Francis Wade
f nd
J ’ | united in marriage in the town of Baroness Lucie von Nietoch
voting in favor.
Uical information on thf utiii'/a- w in °
Williams 1 uesday night
1 he Vancouver Wash., and last Sat
Another importance ordinance tion of vacant city property and croWd
............. ....... ......... Margaret Marsh
assembled at the home urday evening, at their home at
pa-.'Cfl i one regulating motor back yards for food production
while Mr. Williams was drilling Cornelius, this county, where they 9:00 P. M .—Tumbling Stunts,
and other vehicles on the streets* F'rorn 1:30 to 3 this afternoon the boys up town and the surprise
By Jones, Jones and Jones.
have lived for 36 years, they cele- ,
of the city.
ordinance
. . . . . 'This
.
. , . , will there were sessions at the high was
complete.
Tne . rooms
were
.
..
,
.°L)r2s
were
brated
their
golden
wedding
anni-
—
be published in pamphlet form xh oo]t w]th
Turley talking beautifully decorated with flowers, versary hecause some of their
The
following
business houses
and handed out to interested per food preparations; Miss Cowgi I and music and cards furnished the
sons. Dr. Hines was the only : on home canning; Prof Brown on evening’s enjoyment, at the close children and neighbors came to agree to close from 10:15 a. m.
their home and started things to 12 noon in order to permit
dissenter to this ordinance.
; vegetable g r o w i n g and Prof. of which ice cream and cake were i...........
in that direction
The visitors owners and employes to attend
The ordinance to prohibit the Lamb on poultry raising.
served
I hose invited were Dr. broufibt refreshments and a sub- the exercises.
keeping of gunpowder and dyna
This evening’s program is as and ,M « .
Todd, Mr. and stantial lunch was part of the
The Book Store, Forest Grove
mite in the business section, ex follows:
Mrs' Raleigh
W
Talker, M
r.
And
Kaleign
'\a,ker.
M
r.
and
,eVenings
attractions
.supplement-
Express,
King & Co., Caples &
cept in small quantities and under
Mi v
7:30
to
8:15
Food
Preparedness,
VF.rn,T)^b^i°^iar<
T^n’
^
by
music>
conversation
and
Co
,
Pacific
Market, Russell Shoe
superpision of the tire chief, was
and Mrs. Brookbank, Dr. and games.
Miss
Turley,
Marsh
Hall.
Store,
Chas.
O. Roe & Co., Ottice
passed by a unanimous vote.
Mrs. C. E. Walker. Mr. and Mrs.
Those
present
were
Messrs.
Shearer,
Anna
E. Dixon, Geo. G.
8:15
to
9:00
Home
Canning,
This ordinance will be posted, not
Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur and Me-dames L. Graham. Hen- i Paterson, Mrs. B. Richards, A . L.
| Miss Cowgill, Marsh Hall.
published.
Caple«, Manche Langley, Mr. and rv Challacombe, Thomas Talbott Tumbleson, News-Times, Forest
M a y o r Paterson announced
7:30 to 8:15 Poultry Raising, Mrs. Creel, M r. and Mrs. Haskell and
daughter, Mary; Mrs. Mary Grove Electric Store, Goff Bros.,
that he had vetoed the ordinance] Prof. I>amb, Verts Hall.
Ferrin. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dickerson, Mrs. Peterson, Prof.
Sears & Watkins, Home Baking
(passed last month) requiring fire
8:15 to 9:00 Vegetable Growing, Walker, Beulah Ireland, Reba Se- Lester Mooberry a n d Willard
Co . Roy A. Watkins, D. Parsons,
escapes on buildings of more than Prof. Brown, Verts Hall,
cour and Judge Hollis
Leold of Cornelius; Mr. and Mrs. Gordon & Gordon, Schultz Pure
two stories, as he didn’ t think
S. N Willie and son, Listeon Bar Food Store, B. Chowning. V. I.
Misses Emma, E d i t h and
NOTES
I here was much need of the ordi-
CONDENSED
Maude Craft < ntertained a num ber. of this city and Miss Emma Fuqua, M. S. Allen & Co., W. B.
nance and, on motion of Council - 1
Fairchild of Portland.
Ruggles, Copeland & McCready,
man McCready, the ordinance
Found Auto license tag. Call ber of Forest Grove girls at a
H. T. Giltner Grocery, A. G.
Father
Fairchild
is
85
years
of
“
slumber”
party
at
tl\e
Craft
was passed over the mayor’- head, at this office for information,
Hoffman & Co., Hertzog & M c
age
and
a
veteran
of
the
civil
war
by a unanimous vote.
The F’leur de Lis club met yes- home in Dilley Friday night. and his better half is 69.
Intyre.
They
Tho-e from this city were Misses
The fighting committee was in- terday with Mrs. M . J. Abbott,
Mamie Ix>omis, Mary Stannard, have raised three daughters and
Woman’s Club
structed to draft a new light ijnd
^ \y Odell is now travelling in Beth Potwin, Mary Oimstead, >ix s ns, but one of the sons, El
power ordinance, to be presented a bran new Ford touring c a r
At
a
special
meeting of the
mer,
was
killed
at
railroad
work
Elizabeth Whitehouse, Beth Em
at the next meeting.
which h e recently purchased, erson and Alma VanKoughnet.
in Seattle about two years ago. W’oman’s club Monday afternoon,
City Treasurer Sparks, as light; . .
All the others are alive, as follows changes were made in the plans
S(TRl.ant Ray T Williams', who Joe Fairchild a n d Mrs. Alice for the Rose Festival. Since ev-
and water collector, was instruct-
ft' rs M. R. Johnson last even-
ed to enforce collections or shut ing entertained at dinner Mr. and recently passed a successful exam- Willie of this c i'y ; Mrs. Lulu eryone is going to be so busy with
Mrs Ray T. Williams, Mrs. Se- ¡nation for an officer's commission
off service.
Stevens. Miss Emma Fairchild, the G. A. R. encampment and
cour and Miss Unngley.
in the regular army, will leave at Jim. Charles and Bob Fairchild since present national conditions
A special rate of 4c per kilowat
Dr. H. B. Moore, chiropractor, 4:30 this afternoon for San Fran of Portland and Ed of Seattle.
may need us all to work in our
hour was made for restaurants
has
given up his practice in this cisco, where he enters for a course
D -j
—■
] various lines, it was thought best
which desire to use electricity to
city and has gone to Idaho to in of training at the Presidio. F’or
Koad Meeting M ay Zb
to give up the work and expense
brew coffee.
vestigate a new location.
the
past
several
months
Mr.
Wil
President
Graham
of
the
Com-
necessary for a festival. The club,
Mayor Paterson reported that
Albert Ahlgren of Streator, III., liams has been master of more mercial Club has received word however, will put on a children’s
he had made a settlement with
George Naylor, whereby the city who visited his brother. FTd, in than a half-hundred Boy Scouts that E. J Adams, a member of parade Wednesday, June 27th,
received a part of its claim for this city last summer, writes Ed and these boys, as well as many the state highway commission, and will sell ice cream, etc.
The members of the Woman’s
tearing up and moving the old that he is coming to this city next other citizens, will regret to see will be in the city on Saturday,
M
r.
Williams
leave.
Mrs.
Wil
month
to
locate.
May
26th,
toaddressa
good
roads
club
will act as hostesses at a re
stieet car track.
liams accompanies her husband as meeting, and Verts Hall has been eeption to be given the officers of
Jack
F
’orbis
left
Monday
night
Treasurer was instructed to call
Presidio, San
F’raneisco, v bir.
a* Ken
nett, where she will secured for the meeting place, the G A. R. and their wives, the
in o Stieet
bond No.
m
u t r i Improvement uwuu
ivw. for the
..............
w it hpr
nari
visit
her
parents.
Farmers and others interested in members of the W . R . C. and
241, recently the property of Rob- where he goes into training for an v,su mr
the
road question are urged to their husbands and the Commer-
ert Wirtz, but stolen when the officer’s commission. He was ad-j Mrs. Eliza ibeth A . Hawke, aged
attend.
1 eial Club officers and their wives,
postoffice safe was wrecked by ( mitted to the bar Monday.
79 years, pas
assed away at her home
at Herrick Hall on the second
burglars. This is only a formality,
Save Your Scraps
Sergeant Ray Williams a n d at Harrisburg, this state, Satur%
|
evening
of the encampment.
to stop interest, and Mr. Wirtz Private R o y Devlin Tuesday day of paralysis, and the body
The local Red Cross Auxiliary
ABBIE J. WHITEHOUSE,
will receive real money for the evening g a v e t wo squads of was interred in the I. O. O. F. has need of old linen and cotton
Secretary.
bond in a day or two.
“ Home Guards” an hour’s gruell-! cemetery at Harrisburg Sunday to he made into hospital supplies
last. Deceased was the mother of and if you have any old table
Mayor Paterson reported that ing drilling in military tactics.
Christian Church
, ,,
,,,
, ,
Dr. C E Hawke of this city and Cloths, napkins, pillow; slips or i Next Lord’s Day is Mother’s Day
E. B. Tongue of Hillsboro, our
Mr. and Mrs. Shaw who have ¡g survived by six children.
city attorney, had given it as his been visiting at the home of I)r.
Other clean cotton or linen fab- and each one is expected to wear a
opinion that this city could con Bishop, left FYiday for San Fran-! Prof. Paul Gilmer of P. U. has rics, save them for this work. A . rtower in honor of mother. If she is
demn land needed for the protec cisco, and saHed Tuesday for their ] been elected master of Scout troop call will soon be issued for these ' v' nK- red- flower* and if dead a white
one. The Juniors will give a short pro
tion of its water supply. If the home in Honolulu.
gram at close of Bible school hour.
j
No. 2, to 'succeed Ray Williams. supplies.
land cannot be purchased at a
The Cradle Roll and Home Department
The TT Conservatory
of Music,
Pa-1
.c
.
..
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. , are invited. Our aim is 200 present.
reasonable price, it will be con
cific l-niversity, will present in g e there promptly at 9.45 a. m .
demned.
repertoire recital Mr. Russell
Mrs. Putnam will conduct a Junior
After discussing for a time the
Beals, pupil of Miss Waggener, as- I Congregation in the church parlors at
eleven o ’clock hour. Mothers are asked
advisability of giving the city en
sisted by Miss Beth Crandall, j to
permit their children to stay for this
gineer a vacation, it was decided
pupil of Mrs. Hutchinson, on service.
to keep him on pay the remain
Wednesday evening, May 16, at
The 11 o ’clock service will also be in
der of this month.
eight o ’clock, Marsh Hall. This honor of mother and too, the Y . M. C.
Have rub is the first of the series of recitals A. work among the soldiers will be
The usual grist of bills was al Is designated by the Council as Cleanup Day.
presented.
lowed and when the council ad bish properly sacked and out on the curb not later than to be given before the class of this
The subject at 8 p. m. “ Warned of
journed both hands of the clock
school year, and the public is God.” Everybody invited to attend.
Monday, May 14.
GEO. G. PATERSON, Mayor.
pointed heavenward.
*
R. L. PU TN AM . Pastor.
cordially invited to attend.
. VOTE FOR GAS
Southern Pacific
Food Train Here
jrmes.heAr Well-Known Couple
Celebrate Anniversary
C lean-up N o tic e !
N ext M onday--------------------- May 14th