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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
KOKEST GROVE, OREGON, T H U R S D A Y , A P R IL 18. 1918
Voi. 3
The Methodist Flag
Has Twenty-Six Stars
FOREST GROVE FAMILY
BROKEN BY THE WAR
T i « a far cry from the west.
battle front in Plunders and
France to Forest < ¡rove, Oregon,
but war’s long, c r u e l
hand
reached the heart’s of the mem
bers of one Forest Grove family
when Corporal
Frank Lloyd
Smith passed away a t ('am p
lA*wis, American I,ake, Washing
ton, last Friday morning of pneu
monia.
F'rank L. Smith enlisted in the
National Army at Hillsboro, this
county, September 5th, last, and
shortly after enlistment was made
u corporal. So well did he per
form the duties of his position
that he had been recommended to
the war department at Washing
ton for a sergeant’s commission,
but that bane of efficiency, "R ed
Tape” delayed the commission
until Corporal Smith had been
promoted to a higher branch of
the service than any in the gift of
man.
F'rank Lloyd Smith was th>* son
of K. D . and Mary A Smith and
was born in this city N ov. 1st.
1894, being 23 years, four months
and 12 days of age at the tim** of
his death. He attended the pub
lic schools in this city until he
felt it incumbent on him to assist
in earning a livelihood for his
mother and younger brother.
With this end in view he worked
as a delivery boy and in local
stores until the time of his enlist-
m nt. He was making excellent
progress as a soldier in Company
G, 361st infantry, assisting in
making efficient soldiers of re
cruits who came in later than he
and was honored and respected
by those over and under him in
authority.
March 29th he was s'ricken
with pneumonia and, in spite of
all that could be done for him.
grew weaker and weaker, finally
passing away at 5:40 Friday morn
ing. His mother had been noti
fied of his condition and went to
his bedside Wednesday, being
with him when the end came.
Mrs. Smith speaks very highly of
the care and attention given her
son by the officers, physician and
nurses of the camp, who even
brought a special nurse from Ta
coma to wait on the patient. She
feels that nothing was left undone
that might have saved her son
and nothing was neglected to
comfort her after his death.
The body was brought to this
city Sunday morning, under es
cort of Corporal Rice and Private
Amos Cogswell of Company G.
who also brought a large and
beautiful wreath of flowers from
the officers and men of the com
pany, who, by this little token,
tried to express their appreciation
of the Comrade who had been
called before the Great Command
ing General of the Universe. The
following letter, brought by Cor
poral Rice, shows the esteem in
which Corporal Smith was held
by his comrades:
Company “ G ” 3j>lst Infantry,
Camp Lewis, American Lake,
Washington.
April 13th, 1918.
Mrs. Mary A. Smith,
Forest Grove, Oregon.
Dear Mrs. Smith:—
This letter will introduce the bearer,
Corporal Rice, representing Company
“ G. ’
His comrades wish to express their
most heartfelt sympathy for Corporal
Smith's mother and family.
We feel that he has been called to
the “ G reat H eadquarters ” where
his soldierly bearing and manly char
acter are required for further duty. .
His spirit is still with us and will
“ carry on” through the men he has
trained.
May we all meet our duties and per
form them as well.
L E S T E R M. E L L IS ,
1st Lieutenant National Army.
Corporal Smith was a manly
man, a kind and thoughtful son
and a true and loyal friend and
The Forest Grove M FL church
was crowded last Sunday evening
by members and non members,
who had congregated to do honor
to the boys who have enlisted
from the church and Sunday
schools.
Mrs. M. S. Allen, president of
the Ladies' Aid society, presided
at the meeting and made a very
neat little spetch in explanation
of the meaning of the program to
be enacted. .
The first number was a violin
solo by Newton Shiph-y, followed
by a song by I be choir. Then
came th e invocation by Rev.
Hatch and another song by (he
j choir, with Thos. E Isaacs cariy-
mg the solo part.
Rev. Ebert then delivered one
of the most fervently patriotic;
sermons the writer has heard dur-
H oward A. R ekhkr
No. 15
Bat. F., 63d Art.
On the way to France.
C laude K i . ford
Sadler. Machine Gon
Co., 162d U. S. Inr. Somewhere
in France.
Gov E. M c N u t t -N avy.
Modern Burglars
Travel in Style
Tw o burglars robbed the store
O liver B uxton - Navy, U. 8. S. San of Dan Parsons, Pacific Avenue,
tiago.
between 1 and 2 o’clock Friday
J ohn Z knor Marine Corps. Some morning, while a third drove up
where in France.
and
down
Pacific
avenue and
N orris H. M c K a y —N avy.
around the church square, keep
O r vil M ann Aviation Corps. Gellete,
ing his eye on Night Watchman
James. M r James had walked
north on College Way, west on
First north avenue to Main street
and was in front of Shearer's
jewelry store when an auto, con
taining only a driver, passed him,
going south on Main. The auto
turned east on Pacific Avenue and
the driver, seeing that the night
watchman was following him,
blew four blasts on his horn as he
passed the Parsons store and
E dgar M orpord —Coaxt A r t .
In
rounding t h e Schultz corner,
France.
stopped
his machine. Before Mr.
H arold B ond Navy. U. S. S. Soul!.
James
had
reached the store, two
a oU!_______________
men rushed out, followed the auto
Mrs Edwin Allen
around the corner and the watch
C O R P O R A L F R A N K L. SM ITH
man heard the chugging of the
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Photo by Ilryftnt)
auto. Allen,
Running
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£ ■ » « * . .\1„. Gertrude
be- down the avenue,
the watchman flashed his electric
fjld a v ^ T n l
much grief was shown by hun Washington and hi. continental» ^
torch on the doors of business
dreds of those who attended his
I S & f i S Y S b K S f c V f f i i i S at lh ePfamlly’ th o ^ a 1 i? iie houses and found that Parsons’
funeral.
He is survived by father, mo h- ?
w ? ' S
w
s a
b o S Ubetag<loor
had to ^ the corner,
brokenop'
«•
hurried
but n- found
er, three brothers -Charles R. " h e n t h ,al,.h'- “ ,an,t<, the cause of death,
the
auto
and
two
footmen
had
, „
.
and F^ugene M. of Portland and the people of Fore.-t Grove to un- > „
derstand thaf he wa* 1(X) per cent .. ' Jf-r lrude { orter was born at disappeared. James t h e n tele
Russell of this city, and five sis
American and200percen! against Rochester, Fulton county, Indi- phoned Sheriff Applegate what
ters, Mrs. A B. Maddox of Sno
the Kaiser.”
‘ ana* on Nov. 9, 1876. and was had occurred and the sheriff got
homish, Wash., Mrs F\ R. Merrill
After anol her song by the choir, i marrjed to Edwin Allen in that into his car and began a search
and Mrs. W. L. Clark of Cali
Mrs John Dopp read a poem on !c°unty on May 1, 1900. Three I for the thieves. The night watch
fornia,Mrs. T . C. Mason of Wood- “ The Service Flau” and M i « years later Mr. and Mrs. Allen man at Hillsboro reports that
burn, Oregon, and Mrs. F. J Katherine Collier sang • Keep he £ame to Forest Grove, where they about fifteen minutes after the
Rosenberg of Portland. All the Home Fres Burning ”
have resided ever since, excepting Forest Grove robbery, while the
brothers and sisters attended the
H.
N.
Robinson
then
read
a
a
Ptr[°i| of five £ears s2ent in ?heri-ff
gei ting
a
fun> ral except Mesdames Merrill
short dedicatory addre s and un-
count-y- Deceased was a "ap ng thre* *nen passed through
and Maddox, who could not be furled the fl .g, which was fur- i Hfe-lon* member of the M E. i that
that town, headed e a s t . The
present.
nished by the members of the chu'erh, a devoted wne and a kind sheriff searched for this car and
Funeral services were held at
I drove into Portland before he
I.adiea* Aid v>cietv
! an<l affectionate mother
the Christian church at 3:30 Sun
She
is
survived
by
a
husband
Save up the chase, but without
The audience and choir then
day afternoon, Rev. C. A. Sias
and
six
children,
the
youngest
be-;success*
reaching the sermon and Mrs. sang “ The Star-Spangled Ban
ing twenty-two months and the
The burglars gained entrance
Eleanor
McEldowney
sing ng ner,” A. G. Hoffman lead the
eldest seventeen years. Also
to the store by paying off the
names
of
the
boys
whose
stars
' Beautiful Isle of Somewhere”
brother, Wayne, of Rainier, th is, padlock by which the door was
and “ Face to F'ace ” The casket adorn thè flag, and Miss Mary
state,
and two sisters, living in (secured and carried off a black
was covered with floral offerings Cori read the message which the Indiana.
suitcase, two good overcoats, four
and the church was crowded from church is sending to each of the
boys,
as
follows:
M
r.
Allen,
the
bereaved
hus-
!
or fi,Ve Pairs of sboes- a number of
the front row in the auditorium
i
Forest
Grove,
Oregon,
band,
has
been
teaching
the
P
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r
-
1
work
shirts and several cheap
to the last seat in the balcony
i
_ .
.
April 14, 1918.
din
school,
but
has
given
up
his
Pocket-knives.
_ They may have
Members of the Grand Army,
arF n en d :
s c h o o lt o Io o k a ft e r h is c h ild r e n .taken. otherart,c.les' b u tM r - Par-
Girls’ Honor Guard and Boy D e Tonight
we dedicate our Service Flag.
„ ______ .
.
, . ,
. , SOns IS not certain.
Scouts organizations had place* of J containing twenty-six stars. One star
F F'uneral
uneral ser\ ices were held at
: is place«! there in your honor and we the
'
M. E. church at 2 o’clock
honor in the auditorium.
CONDENSED NEWS NOTES
take this opportunity of letting you
The remains were interred in know that we are thinking of you— Monday aftern«)on, Rev. Ebert j Claude Smith is in Portland
Forest View cemetery, where an that we often think of you, and
ind pray officiating, and the remains were t(Xj
American flag murks the place that God may “ keep you victorious, in erred in Forest View cemetery J Ed Tatro of Dilley had business
where rests the remains of the faithful and chivalrous, ind bring you Several families from the old home in town today.
safe home again.
in Yamhill county attended the
first F'orest Grove hoy to die in
W e are proud indeed of the boys
Little Wayne Whitney is recov
the service of his country, so far who represent us in this great fight, funeral, as did Wayne Porter of
ering
from a threatened attack of
Rainier
as known during the present war. and want you to know we are all stand-
pneumonia.
!
ing
back
of
you.
He carried $5,000 insurance for
Aged Woman Answers Summons
Carl Stribich, who was operated
his mother and a like amount for " A s you leave home, remember, lad, i Mrs. Mary E. Long, widow of
The folks at home will all be sad;
I
on
for appendicitis last Tuesday,
his youngest brother, Russell.
With anxious thought they’ll follow the late Jeremiah A. Long passed is doing nicely at the local hospital
you.
away at the home of her son,
Card of Thanks
Help the Masons build a home
And trust your trials may be few.
William A. Long, in this city last
The undersigned desire to thank In humble home where you have dwelt, Saturday, after an illness of two for their disabled soldiers by at
At altar where you’ve ever knelt.
the many friends for ihe messages The old folks still will kneel and pray, weeks, rheumatism and a compli- tending their dance next Saturday
of sympathy and beautiful floral Remembering you when e ’re they say cation of ailments causing her de- night.
Our Father.
'
The M . E. congregation will
offerings on account of the loss of
mise.
From the Forest Grove Methodist
join
the other churches next Sun
our son and brother, F'rank Lloyd
Deceased was born at Gilman.
day
evening in a union C. E.
Smith, especially the members of Church.
III., on Feb. 3,1840, and was mar
J O H N E B E R T , Pastor.
the G. A. R., W. R . C., Boy
ried to Jeremiah A. Long on Feb. meetlnB
(Signed)
H .*N . R O B IN S O N ,
Scouts, Girls’ Honor Guard and
Mrs. J. S. Buxton and daugh
11, 1866. Several years after their
MRS.
M.
S.
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the Christian Endeavor society.
ter, Jessie, and Grandpa Hamp
Mrs. Mary A. Smith
„ W i t h .he benediction by the
Nebraska, ^wl^ere'uley ton returned Saturday from their
pastor, the exercises came to a ,ived untij 1886> when they came Newport visit.
and Family.
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Conwell
(
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. ..
— . . . to Oregon, locating on a farm
Civil War Veteran Called
Ihe members o f t h e Relief near North Plains. They lived a and daughter, Wilma, of Portland
J. W. H. Adkins, aged 73 years Corps, the G. A. K. and the Boy short time in Cornelius, where the are visiting the Harry Whitney
and for thirty-four years a resi Scouts attended in goodly num -jhusband died in December, 1908, and George Jackson families.
dent of Oregon, passed away at bers, lending a military aspect to and the widow came to this city
Sixteen members of the local
¡eight years ago to live with her Artisan assembly paid a visit to
his home near Gales Creek town the occasion.
at 9:30 this morning, after a pro
This is the roll of honor:
¡married son, William.
Besides the Dilley brothers an d ” sisters
longed illness. Funeral will be C harles L. R obinson -1st L ’t, 361st ; the latter, there is one other son last evening and the hosts enter
Inf. Camp Lewis, Wash.
held at Gales Creek at 1:30 Sat
|surviving, Charles U t, with Com tained them with an oyster sup
urday. Obituary will be pub R alph I. M il l s — 1st L ’t, Dental Corps pany F , 162d Infantry, now fight per and dance. I t ’s hard to catch
Camp Lewis, Wash.
lished next week
ing in France.
those Dilleyites asleep.
C ecil A. M c K a y Ensign, N a v y .
Deceased was a devoted mother
European Waters.
Last Thursday, after Dr. Kauff
Woman’s Club
A ndrew Y ost - -Corp., Co. F. 162d Inf. and a good woman in all that the man had donned his Lieutenant’s
Regular meeting of the Forest
A. E. F.
name implies and many friends_________
______
uniform, ___
expecting
to leave next
Grove Woman’s c l u b Monday, C larence A. R ice -Yeoman, U. S. S. will greatly miss her cheerful day to join the medical reserve,he
Receiving Ship. Phillipine Islands.
April 22, 3 p. m., at the home of
smile and influence for good in was notified that he need not go
Mrs. Buchanan, who has cordially W alter M «T herson — Navy, Mech. the community.
J until April 25th, so he is still with
Arts Division.
invited the club to meet at her
Funeral
services
were
held
in
us> to the delight of his many
G. S t a l e y —18th Ry. Eng.
home
A fine program on ‘ ‘Or C harles
the
Buxton
chapel
at
2:30
Sunday
friends
and patients,
Corps. Somewhere in France.
iental Rugs and their Making” E ugene D upp-2nd Class Shipwright. afternoon, Rev Sias of the Chris-
E> E> w n iiams has received
will be given. We hope every
California.
fa n church officiating The re-
d that his moth
Mrs. J. J.
member will be present.
G. V inton R obinson -E n g . Reserve mams were interred beside those FairbankS( 0f Denison, Texas, is
Corpe. Corvallis.
Abbie J. Whitehouse, Sec’y.
of her husband, in F’orest View not in very good health
Mrs.
S. G len M organ — U. S. Navy, Train cemetery.
____
Fairbanks
visited
here
four
years
Mrs. Ray T . Williams will leave
ing Station, Hospital School. Cal
Remember the Masonic dance ago and has many friends who
ifornia.
tomorrow for Tacoma, for an in
definite visit with her husband, H erbert D unlap — Coxwain, Navy next Saturday night. You ’re in will regret to hear of her poor
San Franciaco.
health.
vited.
Lieut. Ray Williams.
Wyoming.
F rancis A . P orter Casualty Co.,
166th Depot Brig. Camp Lewis,
Wash.
R ay P urc ival - 23d Eng. Corps, A. E.
F. Somewhere in France.
J ames F. D ewey -Coast Art. Bat. D,
A. E. F.
Somewhere in France.
C harles K ennedy Merchant Marine.
Location Unknown.
R obert E nschede — Marine Corps.
Mare Island.
D. J. T aylor -Y. M. C. A
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