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AN INDEPENDENT WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
Vol. 2
FOREST GROVE. OREGON, THURSDAY, DEC. 6. 1917
when still a young hoy and has
| resided near this city ever since.
OH He is survived by a widow, two
" W | sons, Wilford and Lawrence, both
There is much sorrowing in For­ residing at home; one brother,
William, of Portland, and five
est Grove and vicinity over the sisters,
Mrs. J. C. Smith of this
death of Henry D. Ott, who city, Mr .John VanLurn of Cen­
passed out of this life at 3 o'clock terville, Mrs. Henry Vandehcy of
last Sunday. Death came sud­ Verboort and Mrs. William Her­
denly while Mr. O tt was driving mans and Mrs. Louis Keyser of
uown Main street t«> the depot, Portland.
and was due to heart disea-e. He
Deceased was an honored and
had asked Henry Clap haw to ac­ respected citizen, a kind husband
company hint, a s he said h e had a and indulgent father and his d< ath
heavy trunk to haul, and, because will be f. It in the community
his heart had been bothering him where he has so long lived an up­
considerably of laic, he didn’t care right life.
to lift the trunk alone. They se­
Funeral services were held at
cured the trunk, were on their the Verboort Catholic church at
way to the Southern Pacific depot 10:30 yesterday morning. Rev
and. when in front of the post- Father VanClarenbcck officiating,
office, Mr. Ott suddenly lurched and i he remains were interred in
forward and would have fallen the Verboort cemetery.
from the seat of his wagon, had
not Mr. Clapshaw caught him
Noble Woman Called
and held him in the seat. The
Another of ;h- pioneer women
horse was so used to making the of this city passed to the great
rounds that he went to the depot,
made the turn and stoppi d just beyond at 10 o’clock last Friday
west of the baggage room. How­ morning, when Mis. Melinda
ard McGill, the baggageman, Marsh, widow of Joseph Walker
stepped out to see who had driven Marsh, passed away, after an ill-
up and found the driver dead m !
d , f
the .lealh ..( her
his seat, being supported by Mr. I .
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Clapshaw. The body was taken husband, two years ago.
to the Huxton undertaking rooms,! Mary Melinda Parrnelee was
where Coroner Hyde viewed it born at Waterloo, Ontario, Can-
later and decider! that an inquest ada, July 3, 1836, and was mar-
was not necessary.
ried to Mr. Marsh at Waterloo.
Henry DeKalb O tt was born j A
26, 1862. She is survived
May 18th, 18-19, near Staunton.
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Virginia: was one of a family of by the following children: James
twelve children, of whom four. R . of Aurora, Or.; William P., of
brothers and four sisters survive. Cambridge, Mass.; David W , of
He married Lucinda Catherine Forest Grove. Dr. F. L., of Grass
Fink at Mt. Pulaski, Illinois in Valley, Or., and Mrs. Gertrude
1881. They came to Oregon in
1888, whete his wife died in 1898. Hall, of C atskanie, Ore. There
He became a resident of Forest ,ure a,*° 17 grandchildren and lour
Grove in 1906, where he lived u n -, great grandchildren living
til his death, Dec. 2nd, 1917. His| Mr. and Mrs. M arsh came to
age was 68 years, six months and {j.'orest Grove in 1867 and for
fourteen days He h*a\ es a “‘,n. j near|y fifty years Professor Marsh
R G. Ott, and a daughter, Mrs.
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Bessie Van Antwerp, and four lit- was actively identified with Pa-
tle granddaughters, all of this cific University. He was for 40
city; a brother, Thomas J. Ott, «if years professor of Greek and I.atm
this city; two brothers and two and for eight years professor emer-
sisters in Illinois and two sisters ¡t
d was one of
o| the most
and one brother in Virginia.
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friends of
In the death of “ Dad Ott as
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those who loved him best were ‘ acinc’
wont to call him, Forest Grove
Funeral services were held at
has lost a good citizen, hischildren the Congregational church at 2:30
a fond parent and the 1. <>. O. * ;o’clock Sunday afternoon, Rev.
bodies an active and loyal brot er. patten officiating, and the remains
He was gentle, kind, honest and
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accommodating, all of which at -.were interred in borest View cem-
tributes endeared him to old and ,*tery. fhe funeral was largely
tributes
young alike F o r ai most"" four i attended, m spite of a disagree-
drizzle of rain
years he had carried the United
States mail between the Southern w».
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Sudden Death of
Henry ItnliulK
l/llid iu
Pacific depot and the postoiiicc, Physical examination
In Schools Proposed
MR. AND MRS. THAYNE M. L1VESAY
Ruth Josephine Haines, eldest daughter of Senator and Mrs E.
W. Haines, was united in marriage with Thayne Miller Live-ay at
the home of the bride’s parents, near North Plains, at high noon on
Thanksgiving day. Rev. H L. Bates of this city performed the
ceremony, in the presence of a number of relatives and intimate
friends.
Both Mr and Mrs. Livesay are graduates of Pacific University
and the bride i- a native daughter of Forest Grove. She is employed
as a teacher in the schools at Wasco, while the groom is enlisted for
radio service at Bremerton navy yard. After a few days of honey­
mooning in Portland, the brideand groom returned to their respective
duties at Wasco and Bremerton.
inunity, thus improving the qual­
ity of their school work and in-
crea-ing th*ir efficiency th-ough
life.
Another pleasing feature of this
proposed plan of examination is
that it will l»e conducted without
expense to the district or to the
parent. The physicians of the
city, recognizing the public bene­
fits that will accrue from such an
undertaking, have uniformly con­
sented to contribute their services
in this connection without charge.
It is expected that this exami­
nation must of necessity b e at
first more or less supt-rficial and
tha’ only the more easily discern­
able defects of the eyes, ears,
t eth, hi-ad and throat, along with
evidences of malnu;rition, will be
detected and reported. In other
in-tances, where a more thorough
examination would seem advis­
able, the parent will be invited to
bring the child to the physician’s
office for ,-uch examination
without missing a train.. This is j
a good index to his character— ¡
loyal, prompt and dependable.
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Funeral services were held at
At a retent meeting of the
the Christian church Tuesday Board of Education a proposal of-
morning at 10:30 o’clock. Rev b red by Superintendent Inlow for
Sias of Hillside, former pastor to the inauguration of a plan provid- “To the People of Oregon:
“ War gives new importance to
deceased, officiating and Thus. E ing fur the physical examination
Isaacs singing two of the favorite of pupils in the public schools met the work of the Oregon Associa­
songs of decedent. The body was with favorable consideration and tion for the Prevention of Tuber­
interred in Forest View cemetery,1 the superintendent w.is authorized culosis. Numbers of men who ap­
with ihc ritualistic ceremony of to take further steps toward that ply for enlistment are rejected be­
the I O. O. F., Mr. Ott having end. The plan proposed has been cause of tuberculosis. Others con­
been a past grand of Washington employed in a number of school tract the disease in service and
subordinate lodge and a past systems in the northwest with ex- must he returned to their homes.
Chief Patriarch of Washington cellent results. Under this plan In either instance these men must
Encampment. The funeral was local physicians will determine be cared for. Any other course
largely attended.
1 the physical condition of all school would be inhumane. It would be
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!children whose parents offer no 1 uneconomic. The Oregon State
( a r d o ! I hanks
¡objection to this procedure and Board of Health desires most
We wish to express our sincere will advise the parent of the re­ I earnestly to commend the Oregon
thanks to t h e neighbors and suits of the examination, making Association for the Prevention of
friends for the many flowers and recommendation f o r treatment Tuberculosis to the support of the
great kindness shown us during | where treatment seems necessary people of Oregon in performing
I or desirable.
our great bereavement.
this service. The association is
R. J. Ott and Family,
It is not intended that treat­ admirably equipped. In co-op r-
Bessie J. VanAntwerp
ment be provided by the school ation with the State Board of
and Family.
district, but merely that the pres­ Health, names and addresses of
ence of any physical disorder be men rejected for military service
Another Sudden Death
brought to the attention of the because of tuberculosis will be se­
Theodore Green, aged 54 years parent, who will consult and se­ cured. Each will be followed to
and eight months, died at his cure aid from the physician of his his hom e. N u r s e s especially
home in the Watts district at choice or accord the case what trained in Public Health work will
12:30 p. m. Monday as the result ever treatment his judgment may give him and his family instruc­
of a stroke of apoplexy sustained dictate. The fact that physical tions to aid in preventing the
while milking his cows Sunday disorders are made known to the spread of infection and to add to
evening.
parents will insure a general im­ his chance of overcoming the
Deceased was born in Wiscon­ provement of the physical con­ disease. Where necessary, sani­
sin, came to Washington county dition of the children of the com- tarium care will be arranged; sup-
State Board of Health
Issues an Appeal
No. 48
Christmas Boxes
Off for Soldiers
During the next thirty days
soldiers who enlisted from Forest
Grove and vicinity will receive
boxes of cheer packed by the lov­
ing hands of many of the sym­
pathetic women of Forest Grove,
members of the Military and Civil
Relief committees of the Red
Cross, assisted by Judge W H.
Hollis, chairman o f t h e local
branch of the Red Cross. The
boxes were mailed Monday and
each contains a writing tablet, a
package of envelopes, a lead pen­
cil, two cakes of toilet soap, two
packages of chewing gum, one
large cake of unsweetened choco­
late, one wash cloth, one khaki
handkerchief, one white handker­
chief, one box figs and one bux
seeded raisins. To those who have
not heretofore been supplied, one
of the “ Housewives” so handy in
the camp, was also sent. Eight
of these Christmas boxes went to
boys who have already reached
Europe and the remainder went
to the various camps and canton­
ments in the United States. There
were in the neighborhood of one
hundred of these boxes and the
postage ranged from 10c to 50c
and totaled nearly $40.
The members of the W. R. C.
yesterday sent out 58 Christmas
boxes, containing cake and candy,
eight going to so diers in France
and fifty to soldiers still in the
U. S.
Thankful for Smokes
Writing to members of his fam­
ily in this city, Private Chas. G.
Staley of “ Headquarters company,
plies and suitable food will be 18th Railway Engineers,” located
furnished. This work can only be “Somewhere in France,” says that
done if the R« d Cross Christmas on November 12th he enjoyed the
seal sale conducted by the asso­ first good smoke he has had since
ciation is a success and adequate leaving America. The aforesaid
funds to meet necessary expense smoke was a cigar, which arrived
are secur'd. Such a necessity was in a package of cigars and to­
not anticipated by the last legis­ baccos sent from this city by a
lature and the state has no appro­ crowd of friends, mostly members
priation for the purpose. The of the K. of P. lodge. He says he
total amount needed is $10,000 00. and Cecil Hughes, Emery La-
This will necessitate the sale of Mont and several other boys from
1,000.000 seals at one cent each. this section certainly enjoyed
Let the generous people of this themselves when the package ar­
state buy liberally a n d every rived. He asks his father, Chas.
penny will do double duty in sav­ D Staley, to personally thank
ing life and preventing the de­ the boys who sent the package.
structive spread in Oregon of this
Charley s a y s h e sometimes
dread disea-e.
thought Forest Grove didn’t
Oregon State Board of Health, i amount to much, but if he ever
By A. C Sealey, Pres.
gets back, he promises never to
Robert E L. Holt, Sec. growl about it being slow.
Dr. Andrew C. Smith
All the boys from this section
Dr C. T. Bacon
are well and Charley says they
Dr. N. H. Dale
are treated fine; have plenty of
F M. Brooks
good food, warm, clean places to
Dr. R. J Marsh.
sleep and Uncle Sam has recently
Mr. and Mrs. J. A Elder, as­ supplied them with oiled clothing
sisted by Mrs. A. E. Gardner, en­ to shed the rain, which is “worse
tertained at a six course dinner on than Oregon.”
He want3 all his friends to write,
Tnanksgiving, Mr. and Mrs. G.
M. Lamborn and Mr. and Mrs. as all the boys in France get lone­
F. S. Lamborn of Wasco, and some if they don’t get letters fre­
W. L Lamborn of The Dalles. quently.
These were brothers of Mrs. Elder
The Annual Debate Tryout was
and the family had not all been held at the high school Monday
together for several years and it is afternoon for members of the two
needltss to say that the time was teams which are to represent the
spent very pleasantly. Mr and high school in the debates this
Mrs. A. E. Gardner delightfully winter. Five people were chosen,
entertained at dinner the same two for each team and an alter­
parties on Friday. W. L. lam - j nate. They were Elizabeth White-
born has the distinction of giving house, Albert Schneider, Evelyn
his entire family of three fine boys McFeeters. Muriel LaFollette and
to the service of Uncle Sam.
Nellie Walker. In case three peo­
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Van-, ple are to be on the teams, Faye
deLinder of Oxnard, Calif., who Templeton and Ila Brown were
have been visiting the past tw o1 chosen.
weeks with R. J. Eastwood and
Lieutenent Ray T. Williams ate
wife, left Friday for Kent. Wa-h. Thanksgiving dinner with his wife
to visit Mrs. McCreery and daugh­ and parents in this city, returning
ters, relatives of Mrs. Eastwood Friday to Camp Lewis, where he
and Mr. VandeLinder. The gen­ is busy all his waking hours,
tleman worked in the sugar fac­ drilling rookies, looking after his
tory where A1 Sexton, our well- duties as insurance officer for
known townsman, is night watch-, Company D, 362d infantry, and,
man.
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between t i m e s , attending the
grenading
school. Lieut. Williams
There will be a recital on Tues­
a
little
thin
from hard work but
is
day evening of next week, Dec. j
11th, at Marsh Hall, given by hard as nails and healthy as can
students of the Conservatory of be.
Music. The public is cordially in­
Don’t forget the Honor Guard
vited. The program will begin at dance at the I. O. O. F. building,
8 o’clock.
Saturday night, Dec. 15th.