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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. 3
FOREST GROVE. OREGON. TH U R S D A Y . FEB.
Eugene Lewton
a Hun Victim
9
14. 1918
lier Writes of
Trench Home Life
Patriotic League
Appoints Chairmen
'Miss Perry Ward of this city
There was a meeting of the
ree nlly leceivid a letter from
Central Council of the Patriotic
Piene Milk r, a Portland boy,
League at the office of Judge
*'% W T É
Hollis last Monday evening, at
wbh tlie H21 U
infantry, now
which time a chairman was ap
quartered n Franc- . The letter
pointed for every school district
is dated Jan. 17lh and is as fol
in the county
Each of these
lows:
chairmen
are
to
select
a committee
•J ear P ir y : *
of four to assist them, except that
I la v e leceivid a whole bundle
| in Forest Grove and Hillsboro the
Ä.
of etter» in the last two days.
committees are to consist of ten
Howev»r, it is impos-ible f< r me
members each. Following are the
lo answ r but three of them a
chairmen:
week as that is all we are allowed
Dist 1, J C Bechen; 2, A Cel
to write per w ik. The mail 1 re
lars;
3. Finis Brown;4, J I Marsh;
ceived wa- full of wishes for a
5,
Harry
Underhill; 6, Robert
M eriy Christmas and a Happy
Thompson;
7. N A Frost; 8, Al
Louis
Albert
Banks
will
deliver
N- w Year and here it is the mid
bert
Hanley;
9, E W Haines; 10,
dle of January. The letters I a lecture, entitled, “ Making Un
F
E
McBride;
11, Glenn Staple-
Graham and Norton Spam!
write may not prove to be as in- cle Sam a Safe Leader for Democ
ton;
12,
Geo
Henricks;
13, C T
racy,”
at
the
M
.
E.
church
next
Sixty-five
years
a
g
o
today
L. M. Graham last Monday tel-
tere.stmg as those I have written
eh. Î 4. 1853) George VanNort- heretofore but you must remem Monday nignt, at 7:30 Admis Powne; 14. John Parsons; 15, H
egraphed Congressman Hawley,
E Inlovv; 16, Arthur Knox; 17,
at Washington, for tidings of his wirkand Miss Lucy Goodnouiih ber that the cen-of ship restrictions sion free.
C
Johnson; 18, B K Denney; 19,
son, Taylor Graham, and on Tues were unitetl in marriage a Ellis are very strict and mud be strict
T
A Goodin; 20jt, John A Chap
send
you
some'kind
ville,
Illinois
Nine
yea
-
later
of
a
souvenir
day Mr. Hawley rep ied that Tay
ly complied with
An officer of
man; 21, S A D Meek; 22, Roy
P IE R R E .”
lot’s company (A ) of the 107th George enlisted in the 12«h II i our company must read and cen from here soon.
Chandler; 23. Chas Tigard; 24,
regiment, Michigan engineers, did nois cavalry and served until sor the letters we write.
Mrs A Hoffman; 25, C Johnson;
not sail on the Tuseania.
As 1866 '1 hey have raised an in-
“ I h ive been in F*ance now
26jt,
A E Robinson; 27, Henry
tercsling
family
of
nine
ehildien:
Taylor and Jimmy Norton are
loi g enough to g-t acquainted
Chsa. O’ Neil of D.lley was in Bush; 28. J H Hoffman; 29, J B
in the same company, their rel W A of Seattle, Orville of Sher with some French people and
atives are considerably relieved, wood, L L. of this city, John of have had an oppor urihy to make this city on business Wednesday. Im lay; 30, J P Hines; 31. C F
feeling that their vessel escaped Port'and, A^a and Fred of Sum- use of my French. Wha I have
Mrs Harvey Baldwin is recov- Grabel; 32. H VV Scott; 33, Fred
Bowlby; 34, M gr Box Co; 35jt,
rnerfield
Kas
,
Mrs
Mabel
Greg-
the submarines Norton’s cousin,
seen of the coun'iy has vi ry fav- er'nK nic^y from her recent ill- John Winters; 37, Jay L^wdy; 38,
Kingsley Hendrix of Beaverton, j ory of Vermillion, Ka<., Mrs. Jei* o'ably impressed me. Everything ness*
Hert>ert McDonough; 39. Mrs A
sie Burrows of l^iFayette and has an air of pe-manence. The,
is among t he missing
Mrs. H. T. Buxton spent the B Flint: 40, G A Plieth; 41, Sam
Mrs Viola M ott of this city buildings wiih th<* exceptions of week-end with her parents at
Raffety;42. Noah Baker:43, John
; Both Mr. and
M , rs.
VanNortwick
:he
auny
store
houses
and
like McMinnville.
, ,
,
,
lie a
m i»
n
m u - i.
u u rcs
<m
u iif.e
Dooiand; 44, L L Crawford; 45,
I ;irT !n
d h<a,th and Pr°mise to : u mp;,ri,ry buj|, iUi.s, are of stone
M rs. Bertha Howard was con- R W Rasmussen; 46, I G M cCor
celebrate many more anntver- or concrete. Most of them have
,.
ficed to her home several days mick; 47, S S Sterns; 48, C E
i saries. they have lived in thi
date roofs and the chimneys are this week by illness,
Hedge; 49. E L Maples; 50, W W
The Hah* of War Thrift Stamps city nine years.
capped by “ chimney pots as ihev
Jaquith;51, Earl Hollenbeck; 52,
will provide fur ds to equip our
are called in Ei gland
In the
Ottice Shearer last week pur-
army t»nd navy for the punish provement bonds, in the sum of i country the farmhouses and out chased _ his wife a new touring J N lx)udon; 53, W J Griffin; 54,
Chas Tons ten; 55, C E Korn; 56,
ment of the Huns for rinking the $500 each.
bindings often la v e
thatched Chevto'et asa birthday present. C Buhman; 57, William Thurston;
Lusitania and the Tu*-cania and
Recorder w a s instructed to
fs. It is also common to see;
Ernest Edwards of Heppner is 58, J B Adams; 59, John Lof'is;
for the terrible crim-s committed write the Warren Consttuction
Dutch windmills, especially visiting his uusin, Mrs. L. R. 60, VV P Brooks; 61, John Tan-
against France, Belgium and S« rb company to make some repairs in
along the coast.
B tit'o n o f this city and Mrs. A. nock; 62. E S M ay; 63, B W A r
ia. Cut out a ft vv useless habits the Fust Avenue paving, and
“ The interior of the houses is D. Dilley of Watts.
men trout; 64, Nel Johnson; 65,
and lend your money to Uncle Mayor Paterson was authorized
very interesting, at least to me. I
J S Lilly; 66, V S Abraham; 67jt,
Sam at 4 per cent, compounded to endeavor to force the company
Having
been
called
into
military
have hnd occasion several times
J A Johnson; 68, J H Hutchin
quarterly. It's a good investment. which laid the A strict, West Pa
to enter a neighboring farm hou-e. service, I take this opportunity to son; 69, Chas C Bateman; 70, E
What good is your money if we cific avenue and Gales ('n e k road
thank
my
friends
for
their
patron
In the kitchen was a tegular old-
the war : Stamps (25c or $5) pavir g to put it in fepair.
age.
Mrs. Hawke will remain M Mays; 71, R C Ogelsby; 72, J
fashioned fire-place, with a crane
can I e purchased at any of the
here
for
the present and anyone F Johnson; 73, Herschel Clutter;
The Woman’s club complained and hooks for suspending kettles
following named places:
me will please 74,
‘ C C Arns; 75, Fred W ilcox;
of gatbage being swept from busi- and pots. At one side was , th , e who is indebted to ____i
7i
76, D L Smith; 77. Otto Vogel;
First Nnt’l Bank
The 1‘oitolfke
nes- houses on the stnets and the poker and tongs
.
an don th em an - ' !,lla t
st‘ lle .w' i(h 78, J N Hayden and Geo Westing-
W. F. Schultz Co Forest Grove N’at'l complaint was referred
rul to the'th-piece
the I
was a hand bellows for
Ur.
L. Hawke.
house; 79, F M Loftis; 80, John
(tank
Shearer & Son
. committee on pubic health an<l blowing
blowing the
the fir**.
te ll.
ll1 . M . r . and
Mrs. John . I. . h
fire. The
The neonle
people te
.
. letcher McFee; 81, Martin Larsen; 82,
GolT
Broa.
Caplet* & Co.
police.
me that it is common in the 0* la,.s c,tY observed their 52u
A G Hoffman & (to.
VanKuughnet &
Mayor Paterson reported h a v-1 country to see aspinning wheel at wedding anniversary last Sunday. Phil E Lewis; 83, J W K yle; 84,
( ’lias l.ittler
Re*ler
ing spent $1.199.84 on attorneys wo*k. They say that the home- They had expected some of their Paul Henschktl; 85, H P Roberts;
K F Burlingham
Ottice Shearer
Gordon & Gordon
V 1 Fuqua
and witnesses in the sewer lawsuit spun is much better cloth than children to be with them, but 86, W R Hudson; 87, A F Orn-
duff; 88, W F Hall; 89, H E
H T Giltner
G G Pateraon
'¡nee the last meeting and the the manufac •tured. All the women
daughter, Mrs. Mrs. Nellie Vtn-
.John Anderson
Copeland Air Mi*-
Thompson; 90, C F Wilson; 91,
bill was accepted and placed on here are experts
____ nent
. of ' i^oria, B. C , did not
icrls at knitting. The
M .1 Alitiott
Cread y
Geo Beal. 92, J O Feck; 94, E W
file. The trial will run from two three women who live in the arrive until Tuesday, and another
(' V B Runnel I
() M Sanford
Livermoore; 95, S B Lawrence;
C S McNutt
H R Bernard
to three weeks lunger.
house I h a v e mentioned sit daughter, ^ rs* Eva Sargent, of
96,
John Schmeltzer; 97, W P
t’ac.
Barber
Shop
G H Baldwin
Ed. L. Sayers, city electrician, around the kitchen table at nigth Gales Creek came and a good time
Claude K Smith
R P Nixon
Vanderzander;
98, Ray Randall;
asked that his salary be increased and read and knit by the light of wa' enjoyed by ail. Among other
W C Benfer
Chaa Hinea
99.
L
Gilpin;
105,
Jap Raynard;
from $75 to $100 per month Re a kerosene lamp. The oldest of «uests were a granddaughter,
Brady Chowning
J .1 Wirta
106,
Thomas
Bailey;
107, F W
M S Allen & Co.
W F II art ram pf
ferred to light committee.
the three has a <^on who was Mrs. Ray \ incent, and a great-
Liveimoore;
108,
C
Vankleek;
Good Inveatmt Co. News-Times Office
In response to published invi wounded at Salonika. In fact, i t ,grandson. Wilton \ incent, both
109,
Mrs
M
McCollough.
Ask any agent for particulars.
tation for bids for wood, J. C. would seem that every man in 1 of Gales Creek.
The constitution was presented,
Peterson offered the city 75 cords the family had served his country
amended and adopted and will be
of second growth fir at $4.25 and and served it well, to judge from
sent to all chairmen. Chairman
_
i
( A . Si is
100 cords at the numerous pictures of men in
Frost of the Savings Stamp com
$4 75. Bids were considered too uniforms, decorated with cam
mittee reported that the school
high and laid on table.
paign badges and medals which
children of the county were mak
With all members present, the
she
has shown m .
ing good progress in selling and
city council met in monthly ses-1
“We have already exported the
“ There are two dear little child whole
sion Tuesday night.
of the surplus of the 1P17 wheat purchasing stamps. The sales in
ren living at the house. The other harvest, over and above tlie normal de this city are being managed by
On complaint of Councilman J
Hawke, a motion passed that th e( Fcod Administration Declare« It 1« an night they recited ever so many mands of our own population. It Is Postmaster Wirtz and W. J. Me-
children’s verses and songs. They necessary, therefore, for the food ad Cready, w h o Tuesday placed
sheriff's attention be called to the
Absolute Sin to Waate Food— Food
plied me with a 1 sorts of curious ministration to restrict export of wheat agencies with 35 local business
fact that local confectioners w ere,
Has Become Sacred.
questions about the wonderful so ns to retain in the Unite*] Stutes houses. School children are also
violating the state law by con
country of America and I showed sufficient supplies to carry our own selling stamps here. The local
ducting punch bpard gaming de
Rumpe
is
ill
sending
nn
insistent
(hem as near as I could on the people until the next harvest.
schools have taken more than
vices, with both cash and mer- j
“Therefore all exports of wheat
__ www%%_ I cnl* f,,r ,"on'
"** mus*
11 small geography m a p where I
chandise as baits. Dr. Hawke
from now forward are limited entlrl.v $400 worth of stamps and Hills
called attention to the fact th a t1 li Uu " ar ls to K" ,’11 ei?i,’,,‘n,iy- If came from. They listen* d and to volume of saving made by the Amer boro has done almost as well.
these games gave boys their first w*> <*nf it nil w«> «iinnot ship it. and wondered at what I told them
ican people In their consumption of
Mayor John M . Wall, J. E.
4 W e are faring fine over here, wheat nnd wheat products.
lessons in gambling. The recorder tlu* food ndndni.stn-tion tins already
Reeves, C. S. Kiden, N. A . Frost,
“We continued wheat shipments for C. E. Wells and M . H. Stevenson
will notify Sheriff Applegate. tried to picture how much Unit wheat T h e rain has been persistent and
(Hillsboro has already stopped ia needed t«v i .< > who win starve if (he mud annoying, but, as we December ns far ns our situation al were in attendance from Hillsboro.
the.» do not K* t n. ih>* food udminiatra- have fine warm quarters, we do lowed. but even with nil the conserva
the operation of these games.)
tion si.u. s.
not mind those things. Our food tion made we were still unable to toad
Dr. Hawke presented his resig
Cecil W. Creel, in charge of the
several hundred thousand tons of food
nation as councilman and, on , on your pnr, In ; . d conservation some ,S hne a,nd ,W? .h oI,e SOOn
start stuffs urgently required by the allied entomological station in this city,
fund to improve and main- nations during the month of December returned last week from Washing
motion of Councilman Hines, sec out boiiicw l'l'po in the world inimt suf-,
ft*
r
an
*
>
*M;,l
statement
Lain
it.
I am working as dining alone.”
onded by Councilman Todd, John
ton, D. C., whither he had been
The f ..d administration room orderly and have charge of
HERBERT HOOVER.
called to consult with department
A. Thornburgh was elected to fill declares.
j has mas: i d the proid* ¡n of Amert- the bread served and the mess
heads regarding steps to protect
the vacancy.
on'» food In i h ii wn.v that every hall.
the crops from insect and other
Councilman Hawke was then ounce of fo o d
'*'.•» e*1 nml kept In
"Arthur Brodersen, Bob De-
The members of the Forest pests. The department instructs
excused and the remaining mem the currents of mid« g o e s to an empty
Shazer and Harold Inglesare fine. Rebekah lodge will give a patri- agents all over the country to
bers gave him a vote of thanks for ■tomuch In E
his services and wished him luck
“It Is nn ni .ni te sin to waste food. They have received some pack- otic entertainment on next Wed- transfer all their energies to the
ages from Forest Grove. I have nesday evening, Feb. 20th, at I. food cereal crops, instead of pay
as a physician in t h e signal Food tins I *><•"». c » ¡«-red.
“Food
un
:im
If
nonna
some
despaired of answering even a few O. O. F hall, with Hoover lunch ing so much attention as formerly
service.
body's II'**. and you cannot escape re of the letters I receive, but yours after the program. Each member to forage crops.
Mrs. Creel and
On suggestion of Treasurer sponsibility.
will not be unanswered
Remem- is entitled to invite one guest and little son stopped off for a visit
Sparks, the council ordered the
“There Is no '»•:»•*;*» of food among her me to the folks. Tell Buster a silver offering will be taken for
with relatives in Salt I^ke ar.d ar
calling in of four 1911 street im- the allied nations."
she is not forgotten. W ill try and! the Y . W. C. A. war fund.
rived last evening.
Amongth«* Americans who jer-
i hcd on Fob. fith, when a Ger
man submarine Hank the trans
port Tuscuni.t, wuh Theodore Eu
gene I<i*wton, fftn of Mr. and Mrs.
J. E lew ton of i he 11 ill ide dis
trict. ’Gene L> wton was 26 y< ars
of age and w ,*» a buglet fo com
pony F, 20: h engine* r.s, hav.ng
enlisted at Portland last N o v e m
ber. He was a very popular young
man and much genuine sorrow is
felt ii*. this city for his grief-
stricken relatives. The body was
n coveted and buried on the Scot-
tsh coast.
V /
Married Sixty-Five Hears
NOTES AND PERSO NALS
Buy Thrift Stamps
to Punish the Huns
lo-c
City Council Protests
Punch Boards
offered
AMERICAN SAVINGS WILL
MEASURE WHEAT EXPORTS
EUROPE NEEDS FOOD
Rebekahs to Entertain