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About The Forest Grove express. (Forest Grove, Or.) 1916-1918 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 16, 1917)
NOTKS A N D P K R SO N A L 8 President Clark of Pacific Uni versity had business in Portland Money to loan Vulley Realty Saturday. Co., Forest drove, Oregon. 10-tf The Gavin Duncan family re George G . Hancock, real es turned Saturday from a month’s tate, farm loans and fire insur- visit in Walla Walla and vicinity. ance, new Anderson block. 50 ib nry Atkin, a member of the A fine line of nifty full sweaters I’hird Oregon infantry, visited his for men, women and children just sister, Mrs. Nettie Bowman, on reci ived at John Anderson’s Gules Creek road, last week. Means are going to be too val Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Demorest uable to waste in the threshing. left, via auto Saturday for a tour S e e t h e thresher at (Jordon’» of the ( ’ rat r Dike district, ex hardwure »tore« pecting to be away ten days. Mrs. C. IV Kelsi y and daugh Mnroute from his home at M c ter, Martha, departed Saturday Minnville to Rainier, where he for a vi it with the husband and went to work in a planing mill, father at Mullen, Idaho. John Renter visited relatives in Mayor Paterson and family and this city Saturday. I >r. Hrookbank and family re Dr. and Mrs. C. E. Walker left turned Sunday evening from their Monday for another auto excur vi.-its in Seattle and other points sion and camping trip. They went in Washington They made the this time to he Coos May district trip in autos. and will be gone about t wo weeks. Mrs L. F. Humburg and Mrs Miss Joan Pierce, who has been Archie Bryant returned Sunday near Hillsboro and in this city for evening from a ten-day auto trip soveral months, left Monday af to Seaside and the Tillamook ternoon for her home at Tumalo, beaches. They carried a camp Oregon. Her mother, who came outfit and enjoyed the trip so here some time ago for the b< ne- much that Mrs. Bryant gained a fit of her health, will remain for pound a day. several weeks more Willis Waggener, aged 73 years, Herb Matteson of Gaston was uncle to Miss Wilma Waggener of in town Friday. A big buck elk, this city, died at Newport on Aug a foui-pronger, rambled int his 5th and the remains were interred barnyard the other day, and was at Newport, Aug. tith Deceased witnessed by seve al who were was at one time recorder of Wash working close by. His elk-hip ington county and was well known then went over to the Rodell to many of the old-time residents Matteson farm and friend Rodell al this city. thinks he would have downed him (filbert I’otwin, who has been had he been there just to get it of accepted in the mislical reserve court record that he had killed corps for war service, was home big game.—Hillsboro Argus. for a visit with his home folks Sunday, (filbert t r i e d for the army, but was rejected. He has one brother, William, in the navy and his other brother, Glenn, ■ O A. C. Corvallis, Aug. 14. tried for the army, but was reject Prune growers stand to lose a ed. William Weitzel returned Sat good deal of money when they al urday from Roekaway, bringing low themselves to be hurried into home his wife and daughter and a too early picking. This waste Mrs. R. A. Baldwin of Texas,who ful business has been fostered by is visiting t h e m . Mr . Weitzel certain packers who offer a pre took his passengers to the beach mium for early delivery. It is also July 30th and went after them caused by the fear of early rains. Aug. Kth. They had a fine time The premiums offend for early and are wishing they had remained delivery are not enough, many times, to offset the loss from early longer. E. W. Haines, former state sen picking, and the weather records ator from Washington county.and show that it is just as likely to Attorney L. M. Graham, of For rain early in September as late. “ Often if harvesting is delayed est Grove, were in McMinnville the early rains will have ceased Friday on business matters. It is understood that they were inves and good weather set in,” says tigating certain timber properties the new bulletin. The Evapora in this section. Mr. Haines was tion of Prunes, issued by the (). formerly interested in a bank in A. C. Experiment Station. “ In the neighboring city.— McMinn 1914 the majority of growers were ville News-Reporter. well under way with their harvest- Prune Losses Due to Premature Picking A Complete Travel Service Frequent Trains, with a Record for Punctuality Special Fares EAST Expire Sept. 30. Return Limits on these trips is Oct. 31. Through tickets sold by all Oregon Electric Agents. Oregon State Fair Special Round Trip Fares to Salem from Oregon Electric Stations daily, Sept. 20 to 29; good for return any time up to Oct. 3. ______ Reduced Fares Sept. 16 to 20, for W ashington County Improvement Congress, Hillsboro. LION Special S U I T S from this long-established concern that supplies the apparel needs of Men and Boys, assure of correct garments at economical prices. The utmost in val- ue and lasting satisfaction. a ^ GU8 KUHN _____ M o r r is o n i t F o u r t h and Wifi Third strMt. PrFHident ,r . rw < > Stores in Portland n ,. Double S. & H. Stamps x '„ , *,v*n K. G. E«., 8 - 1 H-J 7 ing by Sep. 6. hut we did not start (ticking until the 11th. Pick ing was not completed until the 20th. when it was found that had we waited longer we would have gained more “ By harvesting the frui; from a few trees after they had shed their ‘ ruit naturally, a grower found by comparing the returns with i hose from fruit vigorously shaken from the trees, that he had lost (! percent of the dried fruit by shaking it down The immature prunes dried away more than the mature, making another G percent loss in the total crop. The total loss was 12 percent, about $15 per ton An additional co-t is the shak ing of the trees, which amounts to $2 per ton My watching the fruit carefully the right time for harvesting it can be determimd. An Appeal from Pacific University More request* for work are coming to the College than ever before. If places were available to accommodate all who apply, there would he a r* cord Freshman class next year. Many of the up- perclas.-men h a v e enlisted in various branches of the service, therefore it is especially desirable that a large Freshman class be secured. Any friend - of the Col lege who can give work to stu dents will do the College a dis tinct service if they will leave particulars of the work and pay at the College Office SIGNS OF PROSPERITY Salem, Aug. 13 Chief Justice Mc Bride will serve as member o f the board of conciliation and arbitration to l»e named by the governor. He says: “ 1 would l>e willing to serve on the commission hut I have no wish to do so if 1 felt that the remainder o f the board would he matie up of partisans o f the employers and partisans of labor, who were so strongly biased in their atti tude that they appeared in the capacity o f attorneys, rather than conciliators and arbitrators. Portland All employes o f O. W. R. & N. Co. whose wages are less than $200 a month will receive an increase, effective August 1. of from 8 to 10 per cent, except those whose wages are fixed by contract or who received special increases recently. Rainier Hull of steamer Lurline fitted as modern cannery for packing salmon on Columbia. Roseburg $T>12,000 to be spent in Douglas county on (Hjrmansnt road work this year. Coos county logging, mill and ship Notice o f Final Settlement In the County Court o f the State of Oregon, for Washington county. In the matter o f the estate of Mary E. Murphy, deceased. Notice is hereby given that W. H. Hoilis, administrator of the estate of Mary E. Murphy, deceased, having filed his final account and report of his ail- ministration o f said estate in the County Court in and for Washington county, Oregon, and the County Judge o f said county having fixed Monday, the 27th day o f A.ugust, 1917, at the hour o f ten o ’clock in the forenoon o f said day as the time, and the County Court room in the Court House at Hillsboro, Ore gon, as the place for hearing upon said final account and report, Now, therefore, all persons interest ed in said estate are notified then and there to appear and show cause, if any they have, why said account and final rejiort should not be settled and allow ed, the estate distributed and the ad ministrator and his bondsmen discharg ed. Dated at Forest Grove, Oregon, thia July 23rd, 1917. W. H. HOLLIS. Administrator o f the estate of Mary E. Murphy, deceased. Hollis & Graham, Attorneys for Administrator. First pub. July 26; last Aug. 23. yard ojterators are now short 850 men. Stanfield Creamery Co. to install ice plant. ' Mill City $10,000 suspension bridge over North Santiam being built here. Portland Five contracts, aggregat ing $271,123.15 for grading 17.6 miles of up(>er and lower Columbia river high way, to make ready for paving next year, were awarded by state highway commission. Albany Watson B r o t h e r s Iron Works here sold and machinery will be moved to Portland. Independence is working hard on its campaign to establish sugar beet grow ing and secure factory next year. Harrisburg Standard Oil Co. will build 3-tank gas and oil station here. I.ane county buying caterpiller en gine and grader for road work. Salem Marion county signs contract for $237,901 bridge over river here. W ar d e p a r t me n t recommends $130,000 for improvement and $3u,000 for annual maintenance of Coos Bay. Eugene Cannery working on beets and beans. Toledo Local creamery did big busi ness past month. Cushman II. P. Larsen will estab lish pure-bred stock farm near here— cattle, horses, mules, sheep and goats. Pendleton— First ten miles of stretch o f new state road being built from here to Eastland. Hubbard—-Much street improvement work being done here. Oregon City— Rivers and harbors bill passed by congress carries $80,000 for locks here. Gresham has two good banks and is growing fast. Pendleton— $50,000 being expended on Roundup, Sept. 21-23. North Bend — County will expend $12,0t*G on macadam for South Inlet road. Fleetwood—-High school voted for Fort Rock valiey. Coquille— Cheese factory here flour ishing. North Plains-—Logging on California Barrel company's tract in Klatskanie river district commence. Myrtle Point— Work started on Co quille river bridge. Coquille— New shingle mill in opera tion on Catching creek on Bartlett ranch. 1 Roseburg—-Many silos being erected in western Oregon. Job printing— phone 821. DR. H. C. FO R TN ER Successor to DR. H. W. VOLLMER OFFICE In First National Bank Building Telehones Residence 332 D. D. & M . B. BU M P Attorneys at Law Loans and Real Estate D. D. BUMP. Residence Forest Grove. Phone 444 J. Offices—HILLSBORO Attorney At Law Patent Office Business Solicited Forest Grove, - Oregon H. T. GILTNER Staple and Fancy Groceries Fruits and Vegetables in Season PHONE South Main Street YOUR GRANDFATHER WAS A YOUNGSTER, WHEN PEYTON GRAVELY MADE THE FIRST! PLUG O F TOBACCO T H A T [ EVER WAS MADE, r - ___ THERE M UST BE SOMETHING BACK OF A REPUTATION THAT u 1 U V E S AN D LASTS LIKE THAT TOI - Forest Grove, Ore iRAV E L Y 'S CELEBRATED C L L L b R A ltU (L__ C hew ing Plu^> J ---- - B E F O R E T H E IN V E N N ' T IO N O F O U R PATEN T A IR -P R O O F P O U C H G R A V E L Y P L U G TO BACCO M A D E S T R IC T L Y FO R IT S C H E W IN G Q U A L IT Y W O U LD NOT K E E P F R E S H IN T H IS S E C T IO N . N O W T H E P A T E N T P O U C H K E E P S IT ' FR ESH AND C LE A N AND G O O D A L IT T L E C H E W O F G R A V E L Y IS E N O U G H A N D L A S T S L O N G E R T H A N A B IG C H E W O F O R D IN A R Y P L U G . d rave tfs Jo A re c r Co D umyiuc .V a . “ 0PY*"*0 Oct. 2 to 5. Forest Grove, Ore. M. B. BUMP, Residence Hillsboro N . HOFFMAN W ashington County Fair, Forest Grove, J. E. FARMER, Agent Office 333 (Took AT THE GOOD WORK I BILL POSTER S RILLBOARDL i ----- 1 H A V E STARTED!