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Published every Thursday at Forest Grove, Oregon.
W. C. Benfer, Editor and l*ublisher.
Entered as second-class matter Jan. 12, 1916. at the poetotflee at Forest Grove,
Oregon, under the Act o f March 8, 1879
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THURSDAY, MAY 16. 1918
Because they consider lots of
other things more .important dur
ing war times, the people of Port
land will not hold a rose show this
spring. Sound sense, that.
—r— r r ,
,
Prize-fighters should make good
soldiers and they can be spared
easier than some o f . the hard
working boys now with Pershing.
Why n o t s e n d
the whole
“ caboodle,” including Jess Willard,
to the front?
for governor, was in the city Mon
day and predicted that he wil
win the nomination tomorrow and
beat the man the republicans
nominate. H e admits h is op^
ponent, Mr. Starkweather, is a
flne man>
says he will beat
him> just the same
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ET US T E L L Y O U what a Silo, a Harn, a House, a Gar
“ Yellow Dog” friends of Kaiser
age or a Chicken House will cost you, complete. It won’t
Bill are circulating rumors in this
country to the effect that Amer
cost you anything to talk and we can beat all comers on SI I A)
ican soldiers in Europe are losing
quality and price.
their morals, suffering from vener
The head camp Modern Wood eal diseases, etc Dan Poling, as
men of America has one million sociated president of he United
doHare* worth of Liberty Bonds,
of Christian Endeavor, re
bought with reserve funds, to say cently returned from the front,
Phone 531
Forest Grove, Oregon
nothing of what individual mem ¡says the American soldiers at the
bers of the order have purchased. (front have no rum ration, as is the
That’s sure going some.
MY SWEET LITTLE MOTHER
IV.
case with the British and French dered to their country by their
, Our Father, who art In Heaven.
Kaiser Bill doesn’t want you to soldiers and they are more free consistant, unselfish, and naiient
(The following beautiful poem
help the Red Cross, because the from venereal diseases than the support of the successive Lib rty was written by First Sergeant List to a lone soldier’ s plea
Red Cross is helping in the fight same number of civilians in Amer Loans, which have been offered Enoch I. Will, a Forest Grove Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done.
But be kind to the likes o ’ me.
against H u n despotism.
The ica. General Pershing makes it by the Treasury Department.
boy and grandson to W. J R
“ These loans could not have Beach of this city, and was pub For mine is a mission o f juatice
more you give the more you dis his personal business Mr. Poling
please the Kaiser and the more says, to safeguard the morals of succeeded without the support of lished in the “ Tale Spin,” (official To rid the world o f the Hun,
the soldiers, so they can come the newspapers, and it gives me
Leaving hearts and home and loved
you please Pershing’s Yanks.
ones;
back home as clean as they went great pleasure to make this ac- organ of the Ellington Field,
Texas, aviation field:)
With the primary election cam away. When you hear a man say know edgment.
To the mercy o f Thy only Son
An enlightened
paign closing tomorrow, we will the American soldiers are low in public opinion is the chief asset
I.
Jesus the Rock o f Ages
get a rest from political dope for a morality, just ask him how he of a democracy. By keeping the Born near the great western ocean
—Hallowed be Thy name.
few months The “ friends of the knows and insist on an answer. people of America informed on Pacific—the grave o f our heroes;
dear people” will revive in about Smoke out the Hun propagandists. public events and transmitting ‘ Neath shadows o f ancient pine trees,
three months, however, and again
word of the financial and other That battled the storms through the
I desire to announce to the legal
flood the mails with pictures AUTOCRAT
ages;
needs of the Government, the
voters
of Washington County that
of themselves
BADLY BEATEN
American newspapers have per Lulled to sleep by the murmur
I
am
a
candidate for the office of
O
f
breakers
grown
faint
from
the
dis
The list of casualties from the ormed a public and incalculable
The city team last week hauled
Sheriff
al the Republican pri-
tance;
Dead, service to the Nation. I know
to the garbage dump 1250 sacks battle in Michigan is in
mari**s
to
be held May 17. The
Waked
in
the
glorious
morn
of tin cans, bottles, etc., besides a 3285 saloons and 62 breweries; that the service will be continued
vacancy
in
this office did not oc
By
the
lark
songs’
thrilling
cresendo;
large number of barrels and boxes 1 slightly wounded, 8400 employes. and that the newspapers will do
cur in time to have my name
Such
is
the
land
of
her
birthplace.
The wounded are already on their full share in assi-ting Amer
filled with rubbish. Most of this
printed upon the ticket, hence it
the
high road to recovery. The ica to win this war for democracy Pacific—the Gateway to Heaven.
rubbish was tin cans, indicating
will be necessary for my friend*
II.
that in spite of this section being war creates such a demand for and justice.”
and
supporter» to write my name
Breath
o
f
the
spirit
o
f
life,
a fine fruit district, people con workmen that idlers run the risk
in
the
ballot. Your support will
That is borne on the zephyrs o f heav'n;
sume large quantities of food of being mistaken for German
be
appreciated.
Sweeter
by
far
than
the
pen
coming out of tin cans. All of spies.
Of mortal artist can picture;
J. C. KU RATLI.
which should make Kaiser Bill
But, in the closing up of De
Lighter her step than the moonbeams Pd. Advt.)
smile.
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troit we notice that there were
Corvallis. Ore., May 14 —Grain That kiss the flowers in the valley;
several
places of heavy patronage
About noon Monday, while
Republican voters of Forest
smut can be controlled only by Clearer and sweeter her voice
Grove and vicinity should remem under whose regulations women exact methods of seed treatment. Than silver-toned bells o f the Father’s; Johnny Mathews was preparing
to harrow a lot in the rear of the
ber when they go to the polls to could enter unattended bur no man
This has been brought home to Such is my girlie from Loveland,
new Hoffman block, hi» team be
morrow that L. M. Graham is the could enter unless accompanied tundreds of farmers by the field Polly—my sweet little mother.
came frightened and »taried to
only candidate for the legislature I by a female. The police of any men in the ^mut control campaign
III.
run. The harrow w a s thrown
from the west end of the county city who permit a public place— carried on by the O. A. C. Ex First she beheld the devotion,
Let us have one of the three rep call it saloon, cabaret or club—to periment Station.
My eyes could not hide in their rapture, onto the heel» of the horse» and
both were painfully cut, one of
resentatives to be nominated. The run under such regulation* are
Like a frightened fawn she fled me,
All over the state farmers have Straight to the breast o f her mother.
the animal» falling on the over
others are E. W. Haines of North simply promoting ruin of innocent
turned harrow and becoming so
Plains and W. G Hare and Ben girls and catering to professional jeen found using lax methods of But love, the despot o f ages,
seed treatment, many of which Drew forth my sweet little maiden
badly impaled that he had to be
Cornelius of Hillsboro. Vote for i prostitution.—Portland News.
were not effective in controlling To the claHp o f my tender embrace,
lifted off the teeth
The animal»
Mr. Graham and any two others.
THE DEBTS OF THE
the smut, and a great many cases And the soul-waking warmth o f my were taken to Dr. Coon, the vet-
Be loyal to your town.
were found where the treatment
W ARRING NATIONS
| erinary, who fixed them up and
kisses.
Reports come from the east to
The London Economist for Feb- killed the smut all right, but it Such, was my darling's first wooing— ha» hopes of bringing them out
the effect that financial sharks a>e I ruary places the total gros* debt was so effective that it killed a Heaven true love and our home.
not much the worse for their ex-
making big money buying Liberty 1 of Great Britain at $27,736,000,- large portion of the grain also.
! pericnce. One of the animals was
IV.
Bonds at 95c on the dollar from 000 .
That farmeis are awaking to Sunny the pathway o f life.
| pulled out of serious illness two
people who feel they cannot af
years ago by Dr. Coon, when it
The French m inis'erof Finance the necessity for proper care in Contented -our love in a cottage.
ford to keep their bonds With in presenting the budget for 1918 this matter is attested by the fol
had stepped on a nail and suffered
Blessed the day o f our son born
the discount and the interest on estimated t h e public debt of lowing report sent to H. P. Barss,
| blood poisoning.
The eve o ’ the great war o f nations.
the bonds, they are the best France on December 31, 1918, at Plant Pathologist at O. A C., by
Cursed the arch fiend o f ages,
money makers the sharks can $22,227,000,000.
Dr. W. J. Kerr, president of O.
Arthur L Dickinson, near Mt. Who crusheth the hearts o f our loved
buy. Keep your bonds if you
A.
C., will speak at the court
View,
Benton
county,
Oregon,
a
ones;
The public debt of Italy at the
possibly can. If they are good
house
at Hillsboro at 8 o ’clock
volunteer
reporter
in
the
Oregon
Like a vintner crusheth the grapes
enough for the big bugs they are end of 1917 is estimated at $6,- Crop Disease Survey:
this
(Thursday)
evening, discus
For
the
ne’er
ending
thirst
o
’
the
676,000,000.
good enough for you.
sing lhe question, “ What Do We
“
We
sowed
some
oats
that
was
rabble.
The debts of the Central Pow
Expect of the Government and
With its excellent climate, good ers are estimated as follows: Ger not treated with formalin to finish Sweet little home in a cottage,
schools and churches, unexcelled many, $25,408,000,000; Austria, a piece and this strip was affected Crushed by the Hun’s deadly vintage. What May the Government Ex
pect of Us?” The meeting is un
V.
water and a good electric light $13,314,000,000; a n d Hungary, very bad with smut, while the
der the auspices of the Washing
rest had very little, if anv.
Tonight she sits by the fireside,
and gas service, Forest Grove $5,704,000,000.
ton County Patriotic league and
would be an attractive place to
“ We also sowed some wheat A-singing her babe’s lullaby;!
Our own public debt is now
everybody
is invited.
home seekers if we but had a de around $8,000 000,000, but more that had been treated a couple of Dreaming the while o f her lover,
cent telephone system. Whatever than ha f of this amount has been weeks or more, which did not' Who fighteth the Hun from the sky;
Public Notice
the cause, it is doubtful if there is loaned to our Allies and will be grow well, and t w o or three' Breathing a prayer to the Infinite
Father - the Spirit o f Love—
Dr.
Brookbank
is leaving he
another town in the United States repaid us. It is estimated that of neighbors al o noticed that the \ “ Mercy!’ ’ She pleads “ Oh, have
city
and
all
accounts
due the firm
the size of Forest Grove with so the total net expenditures of the grain that had been treated and
mercy!”
of
Ward
&
Brookbank
have been
rotten a telephone service. Please, United States for the fiscal year stood for a tim°, did not grow as List! -Oh, ye angels above.
left
at
the
First
National
Bank
Faithful
and
true
is
the
love
o
f
Mr. Hughes, don’ t try the patience of 1918. exclusive of our advances well as that which was treated
Polly—my sweet little mother.
for collection.
18-2t*
of your patrons to the breaking to our Allies, more than one-half just before planting.”
point.
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will be defrayed by taxation.
To the Voters
Next Monday dozens of Forest
Questions of vital State and
Grove men and women will leave McADOO LAUDS
National
importance, and war
their homes and places of busi
THE PRESS
measures, are likely to come be
ness to canvass the town in the
Under the new management, this market has been
The relation of the newspapers
interest o f t h e American Red of the country to the Liberty fore the State Legislature. It is
stocked up with a tempting line of
Cross society, which is carrying Loan and other governmental ef-1 important that you take a part
aid and comfort to the boys “ over , forts is expressed in the telegram and vote for your preference for
there.” When these solicitors call of Secretary McAdoo to the edit candidates a t t h e primaries.
on you, treat them as if they ors assembled in New York last There are four candidates and but
were doing you a favor; not as week in attendance on the meet three nominations.
LOYAL M. GRAH AM ,
Hams, Bacon, Sausage, Hamburger, Wieners, etc.
though they were beggars. The ing of the American Newspaper
solicitors are making sacrifices, Publishers’ Association.
Republican candidate for State
Also Bread, Cookies, Pickles, Spices,
for they not only give their time,
Representative.
Fruits and Vegetables.
“ Will you be good enough to
but they will also ask each other
Primaries May 17
express to the members of the
Fresh Fish Tuesdays and Fridays
for contributions — and receive
American Newspaper Pnblishers’
Mrs. Ernest Olson of Gales
Free
Deliveries
We pay Cash for Veal
them, too._________ '
Association, now in session, my Creek, who was recently operated
9 a. m. and 3 p. m.
Pork, Hides, Poultry’
Walter M Pierce of LaGrande, sincere and warm appreciation of on for cancer, is recovering nicely
Phone 0 3 0 1
and Eggs
one of the democratic candidates the great service they have ren- in a Portland hospital.
COPELAND & McCREADY
J. C. Kuratli for Sheriff
Exact Method Needed
to Control Grain Smut
The Pacific Market
Fresh Beef, Veal, Pork
Mutton and Poultry. . .