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A N IN D E P E N D E N T W E E K L Y N E W S P A P E R
Vol. 2, No. 30
KOKEST GROVE, OREGON, TH U R S D A Y. AUG. 2. 1917
Will Macadamize
Seventh Street
$1.50 per Year
Ray Williams Writes
of Training Camp Life
Presidio, San Francisco,
With all members present ex
July 28, 1917.
cept Dr. Hawe, the city council
M y Dear Mr. Benfer:
met Tuesday even in« in adjourn-1
Guess you think I ’ve forgotten
id session.
my promise to write, but letter
George I). Rogers of Portland
writing has had very little place
was the only property-owner filing
in the work here. From reveille
a protest against the proposed
(5:20) until taps (10:00) the time
macadamizing of Seventh street]
R A P ID HRE GUN ON
has
been very much filled up.
.. AMERICAN A EROPLANE
between First avenue, north, and
1 Formations start at 7:30 ; after
the Baseline road. As Mr. Rog
rollcall (5:40) we eat and police
ers represents but 151 of the 1200
camp, make up our bunks, clean
feet abutting on the street to be
our equipment and fall in for drill.
improved, council decided to go
From then until 12:30 there is no
ahead with the work and the re
letup — physical drill, company,
corder wus instructed to adver- j
battalion and field work constant
tise for bids, all bids to be made
ly. Skirmish, trench, bomb drill,
to t he recorder on or b fore 8 p .,
court martial and straight soldier
rn. of Tuesday, Aug. 14.
The
ing keeps us going. One hour for
macadam is to be crushed rock |
noon. The afternoons, until 4:30,
and sand, bound with asphalt, 18
are constant rounds of sketching,
feet wide. S. L. Show asked that j
lectures and conferences on gas
wtu>n the street is improved, bet
K A IS E R SALUTING
defense, camp and trench sanita
ter drainage facilities be provided. ,
ALW AHDfP,
¿Ae CROWN PRINCE
tion, anatomy for first aid work
r-
~
In view of the fact that sol
and
bayonet fighting. This last
KER l NSKV
many citizens responded to the |
takes the form of digging trenches
5 to 10 feet deep and then either
UBRJaCOBfiJaiCHAEUlS ilE B K ftg^ ..BÄftl
president’s appeal to plant war
defending
or capturing them,dum
gardens, which would perish w ith-! News Snapshots Fnd»*r the mipervUtoo of Rwrotnry of War Baker the nation held the blggeat lottery In
hlatory when nearly 10,000,000 men between the aces o f twenty one and thirty-one learned mies being placed as men. Blis
out irrigation, council decided to
the order In which they become liable to nerve their country In the national army. Soon ters and arnica are in order after
O f the Week
reduce garden sprinkling rates to
after the crown council wna called by the knUer. In which the crown prince took part
wards. Fire control, estimating
20c per 1,000 square feet, with a after lieliiK summoned from the front and t'hancellor von Hethmann II o II wck resigned hla office, I>r. Georg Mlchaells ranges and target firing comes in
succeeding him. It was generally believed that another peace movement would be launched by Germany. Internal
minimum charge of 50c per month, j troubles In Kusala gave comfort to the enemies o f the youthful minister of war. Kerensky, and It Is said he favored “ spare time.” After 4:30 we have
If people use only what water is moving the capital from Petrograd to Moscow. Through the mobilization of the national guard over a hundred thou time to shave and clean up for
retreat, at which time “ colors” is
actually needed, there will be sand men are now awaiting the call to go to camps. The $<MO,000,000 aero war program came up before congress; anti sounded and we “ present arms”
aircraft guns are now l>elug placed on many o f our army planes.
enough for everybody, but if any
at 5:30. Supper until 6 and then
study until 9:30. And there is
is wasted it may be necessary to j
Banks, of Banks, inside guardian; naid ceitificates for reciting the
plenty of it mapped out.
again prohibit sprinkling.
Mrs
Alice
Parsons,
Forest
Grove,
unwritten
work.
Ice
cream
and
A t present we are all “ marking
City Engineer Kirkwood, who 1
outside guardian.
time,”
as the major is making our
at
the
close
of
wafers
were
served
has been drawing a monthly sal-1
I
recommendations.
Quite a num-
These officers were installed at the meeting.
ary since the beginning of w ork. ,
All hope of a consolidation of ber of the original 3,200 have re-
on the “ sewer,” was put on day’s ! the c,ose of the me€t,n* bY J’resi-
Albany ColUge with Pacific Uni- signed or been rejected; others
dent Mrs. Lankester.
pay, at $G per day, when his ser
v e r ity of this city for at least have been “ made ’ provisional
A fine chicken dinner was served
vices are needed.
another year was shattered by second lieutenants in the regular
l m a in i i i i n c u
-
.
. t
J army; another group to the avia-
¡at noon by the ladies of the local
Water and light committee was
Nine days after being mailed he
s y nod at Eugene tion. From the 2.000 or more re-
¡lodge, fully 150 men and women
authorized to fence the water sup i
from Washington, the official list last Thursday, when the delegates maining 700 or 800 are to be corn-
ply on Clear ( ’ reek and to install being served with good substan •
voted by a strong majority to missioned. N o one has the 1 ast
tial dinners.
of numbers of men drafted for
a telephone at the dam, if th e ;
give the college trustees another hint as to who will be chosen. The
Shortly after dinner there was a military service have arrived at
committee thinks such steps ad
year in which to pull the Albany , j)ffi.cers are fine men and absolute-
i nice program, including two songs the office of Adjutant General
visable.
institution out of the slough of y *mPart,a\
. . . . . .
by Mesdames Bernard, Graham, White, at Portland. Four days is . . .
r
^ .
Each day in the squads of eight
Purchasing committee was in
Fourteen of the twenty men the leader (corporal) changes,
1 Benfer and Carmack.
the usual time for mail to make debt.
structed to advertise for cord-
trustees
reside in Linn county and His work consists of drilling the
Mrs. Sabin of Hillsboro gave a this trip.
wood and street commissioner was
As all man roistered have been ,hey "e re unanimously opposed squad
semaphore and
| recitation so well that she was re-
instructed to flush Council Creek,
¡called for another and when Mrs. ¡drawn. In order to decide the or- J ? 'lthw cl0Smg 0r mergln8 the marchfng! HU work i wafehrt
after which council adjourned.
Payne of the -same place rendered der in which they are to he called
1 ge’ . . . . .
and graded. Each 32 men have a
for examination, the Express will
T ' ™ 1 oi ( he
leader and each half company and
made
on
condition
that
the
Col-
I her the same way.
not attempt to again publish the ,
.
,
. then the company
L has a captain.
- ,
names
until
alter
the
exemption
¡
W
was
not
to
be
moved
except
j
These
officers
change
every day
The Hillsboro Rebekah degree
i
a
a
tr \,x.vi „ ».a i-
hy unanimous consent of t h e an<J the ability of each man is
, .
,
d . j noted on his efficiency record. A t
More than one hundred men
then initiated a candidate board— x htriff Applegate, (. nunty
Clerk
Kuratli
and
County
Physi-!
.
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.
,
,
p .. lectures we are questioned on the
and women, members of the var- ;and *be members proved very ef
cian Wood— makes out the official ed ,y ie syaod Pr0Vldes that if topjc at hand and our answers are
ious Rebekah lodges of Washing- j ficient. in tbeir work. their march
the trustess do not make good
noted and graded. A t inspection
j " "
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ton county, gathered at I. O. O. es and tableaux, especially, being list for posting.
we are closely watched and our
; In all eounties that must fur- one
stePs W,U be “ **en
F. hall yesterday morning to at very pretty.
conduct entered into the record.
President Mrs. Unkester com- nish ,nt>n on the first draft, the j
authoritv to move the Col- We have to be in our bunk- at
tend the annual convention of
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j
the event this is not “ taps” and a non-commissioned
district No. 15, comprising Gas plimented the staff members upon procedurevv.il be as follows:
officer in charge of quarters takes
the
excellence
of
their
work,
told
*'rom
the
list
already
made
o
u
t!
j
^
ne
ton, Banks, Hillsboro, Scholls and
it is intimated, the next check to see that we are all in.
how
much
she
enjoyed
being
at
i
bY
the
board
and
posted,
as
just
Forest Grove
' synod will authorize the closing of
The food is excellent, the quart
’I'lie meeting opened at 9:30, j the convention and awarded M rs.;explained, showing the names
the college.
ers fine, the weather beautiful and
with the district chairman, Mrs. i Anna Templeton of this city a a^ mt>n *n that county in the
a dandy bunch of fellows, all of
Marian Moore of Banks, in the certificate of merit for her p e r- ' exact order in which they are to
Postoffice Is Moved
which makes it pleasant.
We
chair. Mrs. Sylvia Bernard of this faction in giving the unwritten be called, the board will take the
During Saturday night, Post have number of rich men in the
city, past noble grand of Forest work of the degree. Several other,names ° f lw 'ce tbe number of master Wirtz and his assistants company; Ghirardelli, the choco
late man, is one of them. We are
lodge, gave the address of wel- members of Forest and other
mcn needed in the first draft and moved the postoffice
fixtures and
called “ short-cuts” by the regular
come in rhyme and a right catchy lodges came within one word of W'P notify them by maill to apjiear mail to the new location, just army officers. We are all wonder
and artistic welcome it proved t o ! being letter perfect in this work. T ° r physical examination.
1 he north of Verts hall, lower Main ing how we will make out with
be. Mrs. Josephine Case of H ills-: Past President Mrs. Woodburn
names> ° f course, will be taken in street, and Sunday morning the the national army, but all of us
* e . drafted
, . men
Iwiro responded to the address.
of Columbia lodge, Portland, and the order of their liability for ser -1 postoffice f o r c e w a s working ar.nCen^u*n
vi-p
.,i
r , «
,
* mi ° will all be ready to do their part.
smoothly at the new stand. The
. .
.
Mrs. Mary I^mkester of As- Past President Mrs. Greer of Vl0e'
The first one-ihird of the men new D|ace has more room and
Just.n<w the mam topic and
toria, state president of the order,, Hillsboro also made short talks,
,
..fi j * __
. , tw P'ace ndf’ mure
dnu worry is the question as to who
was presented and introduced to | The report of the retiring see will be notified to appear for more light than the old, but those wjn get commissions. We expect
retary shows 419 members in the P^-'s*ca* examination on the fifth 0f us who live and have our places to know In another week,
Camp
the convention.
As to
The election of officers was then dirtrict, as follows, Forest Grove, day after the mailing of the noti- Qf business north of First avenue, ends Aug. 11th or 14th
held, with the following result: 111; Hillsboro, 104; Hanks 95- £catl0a; The next one-third will north, do not feel particularly our destinations, no one snows;
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be notified to apj)ear for examina -1
. l . „L.anrro
T..r/v nor w^en we K°* But-------- ,
Mrs. B e r t h a Ortman, Forest Scholls, 5.> and (.aston . j O.
tion on the sixth day; and the last
t%er
change.
Two rather than France, seems more
Grove, chairman; Mrs. Florence
Quite a number of the visitors one-third on the seventh day. All hundred new boxes have been or- ¡n our minds as to ultimate des-
Burtt, Hillsboro, vice chairman; remained for the regular meeting must appear for examination by dered for the postoffice, but all tinaHon.
Hope to see you in a few weeks.
have not yet arrived.
Mrs. Rhoda Hesse, Scholls, sec of Forest lodge, at 8 p. m , when lhe seventh day.
Every man who
intends to ap
Sincerely,
retary. The appointive officers the local degree team initiated a
.
Harold Robinson and Clarence
Ray Terry Williams,
are Mrs. Payton, Hillsb t o , mar candidate. This team was also »,ly f?,r exemption or discharge Ixenneville left Friday morning j
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regard ess of the ground on which!
Student, R. O. T .C ., 2d Co.
shal; Mrs. Sohran, Banks, con highly complimented by the pres- they
* claim it, must appear for 1 for Grass Valley, in eastern Ore-
ductor; Mrs. Sylvia Bernard, For ident who awarded Mesdames physical examination on the day ¡gon, where they will work in the
New goods arriving every week
est Grove, chaplain; Mrs. Mary Bertha Ortman and Sylvia Ber- named in the notification
¡at A. G. Hoffman & Co.’s.
harvest field.
Albany College
Goes It Alone
Official Numbers
Finally Arrived
Rebekah Convention
i !;er ™cal 80,0 the audience 8erv«f
Largely Attended