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WEEKLY N E W S P A P E R
FÜHRST GROVE. OREGON. TH U R S D A Y. M A Y 30. 1918
desired, and we have expectations
of their hearty and devout re
sponse. Of course the church
'membership will respond, and the
Epworth D-aguers and th** Chris-
tian-Endeavorers will
| their pledge of prayer at this time.
Hut it is the Peoples’ Hour.
The service will be given entirely
to Sacred Music and to Solemn
Prayer for God’s forgiveness,
guidance and saving help in this
day of world tragedy.
A. H. P A T T E N ,
for the Committee
y
Delegates Declare
for County Fair
remember
21
on these min Graduation Exercises
Are Postponed
names l>e recorded
utes.
The recommendations of the
committee were adopted and the
officers suggested were elected, as
Because two cases of scarlet
•
was a motion that a fair be held
John C. Wegner, whose
Forty one men and women, rep
*’ y ’
fever
have been discovered among
this fall. The place of holding the
acquired residence property. cor
resenting the various commercial fair was
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high
school
students, the gradua-
left to the executive com
ner Second street und Second ave
and farmers organizations of th e! mittee arid President Westcott tion exercises, which were to have
nue, south, hurni d on the morn
county, met at Hillsboro Satur-i ban called a meeting of that body been held at the M. E. church to
in# of April 4th. admitted in open
day and, after a thorough discus- t0 ,je he,d at lhe Rogers'Public morrow Friday) evening have
court at Hillsboro Saturday last
sion, voted that a county-wide V’lbra^ ’ in this city* on Monday’
n
postponed.
that he purposely set the building
3
‘ June 3d.
There are twenty-seven girls and
on fire, using cotton wa*te and
fair should he held at some cen
Following are the names of the ten boys in the class, the greatest
kerosene, in ordec to collect the
tral point in Washington county new directors, the O'ganization number ever graduated from the
$1,000 of insurance on the same.
this fall. N. C. Jamison, agri from which fhey come, and their local high school. A fine program,
This action follows his indictment
including an address by Bishop
cultural agent, pn-sided at the postoffice addresses:
by the Rtgnd jury, on evidence
Sumner of Portland, had been
meeting
and
R.
R
Easter
of
Hills
N.
J.
Baker,
West
Dairy
Commnnity
furnished by employes o f the
boro was the secretary
p epared and this may be given
Club, Forest Grove.
Htute fire marshal’s office. The
D.
G.
Lilly,
Washington
County
Cow-
la ter. The members of the class
, Speaking for the old County
case was work up by H. H. Pom
are:
Whereas.
At
the
request
of
Con-
|
.'a¡r
Hoard,
A
.
E.
Scott
of
this
testing
Assn.,
Forest
Grove,
eroy, deputy state fire marshal,
Frances Benjamin
Chas. Buhman, Gale Grange, Forest Mabel Allen
who has made several trips to this gross, President Wilson has ap- city offered to turn over the prop-
Ilo Brown
May Church
pointed
Thursday.
May
30th,
as
<rty
and
franchise
o
f
the
associa-
Grove.
city and on one of these trips
Edith Darland
A. E. Scott, Commercial Club, For- Kathryn Collier
managed to secure a written con a day o f humiliation fasting and l ‘on to a new association, if one
Clarence Famme
Myrtle Ferm
.
.
!
.
*
could
be
organized.
estGrove.
i' d n from Wegner. The p en prayer for our nation, that our
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.
...
.
Crystal Hansen
,
- . ,
On motion, A E. Westcott, I.
John Lotus, Washington Grange, Lora Fiske
alty for burning insured property
Clarence Hardebeck
Banka,
R.
3.
j
Irene
Hall
arms
may
triumph
and
right
pre
j
Crawford,
R.
G.
Scott.
A.
G.
is imprisonment from 3 to 7 years
Margaret Hinman
Chas. Hays, Sherwood Grange, Sher- Katherine Higby
vail m this war.
Hoffman and R. R. Easter were
in the penitentiary.
Relda Mann
wood,
R.
3.
!
Lester
Hughes
Now therefore, I, George Pat- appointed a commttiee on per-
Wegner is following his uxual
Ethel Mocroft
R.
G.
Scott,
Tigardville
Grange,
Margaret
Martin
walk in life in this city, under bad erson. Mayor of the City of.For- manent organization. I,ater this
Albert
Mott
Mary
Olmsted
Sherwood,
R.
1.
of $1,000, pending sentence by est Grove, do earnestly recom- committee made the following
Mabel Patton
Norman Powne
John M. Wall, Hillsboro.
mend
the
people
of
this
City
lhat
recommendations:
the court.
Nola Ramsey
Mabel Rasmuaen
Frank C. Fluke. Sherwood, R. 4.
(1) That the name of the nres-
Another indictment was that uf wv carefully, observe the day so
Helen
Reeher
Lucile Robinson
Florence
Hill,
Winona
Grange,
Tual
set apart by our President, and
ent Washington County Fair As atin.
Hen Dooley of the Hanks district,
Elizabeth Seymour Lyla Short
especially that we assemble at
sociation be retained and its con-
who some weeks ago fired several
Mrs. Hattie L. Vail, Green Mountain Juanita Schultz * Cecil Shotwell
eight o’clock in the evening for
.
..
stitution and bylaws be revised to Grange, Manning.
revolver shots at Chas. Spiering. j __.... ..
Albert Snyder
Oscar Snyder
prayer and worship at the Meth- conforrn to the following:
Dooley is out on bail
Cecile
Stocker
Irvin Thomas
Mrs.
Clara
R.
Beck,
Riverside
Grange,
i odist church, to humble ourselves
. .
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*
Ernestine Tucker Nellie Walker
before Almighty God and implore ;
a) A board of directors shall Gaston, R. 1.
Robert Thompson,
Leedy Grange, Ernest W'olf
; his guidance and help for the over- 8 °vern tbe action of the associa-
339, Portland, R. 2.
The baccalaureate sermon was
! throw of the forces of tyranny 1 Don.
Henry Miller, Hillsboro Grange 73, delivered last Sunday evening by
(b) Hoard of directors shall be
and oppression and the triumph
Rev A . B. Patten of the Congre
compost-d of the County Fair Hillsboro. R. 2.
of righteousness and freedom.
Rev. Patten delivered a mag
A. E. Westcott, Jersey Breeders As gational church, and was a very
Dated ihis 27th day of M ay, Commission, one representative
nificent Memorial address at the 1918
able address. On this occasion a
from each farmers and commercial sociation. Banks, R. 1.
special anthem was rendered by
organization
and
the
County
Agri
Congregational church Sunday af
GEO G. PA T E R S O N , M ayor.
the girl>’ chorus under the direc-
culture
Agent.
ternoon in the presence of the Attest: W. P. D Y K E .
tion of Miss Anna Taylor and a
members of the (J. A. R post,
(c) The County Agricultural
Recorder.
Womun’s Relief Corp-. and a big
Agent shall be the *ecrelary of the
*>y Mur g . r .
i Thomas, formerly a teacher in the
audience of interested men, women
board.
The
union
Prayer
service
an
The second Red Cross war fund high school here.
and children. lauding the heroes
(d) The president, vice-presi
of the Civil war and the boys who nounced for Thursday evening dent and treasurer shall be elect has reached $150,000,000 in the
Owing to the closing of the
have gone over the waters to fight will I k * dispensed with and the ed from this board of directors by nation and late estimates indicate schools promotions will be made
for liberty and justice, Mer Pat people are asked to observe the the board of directors
that Oregon has oversubscribed upon the basis of monthly or six
ten declared the Kaiser of Ger day and the hour with prayer in
Washington
np"E ib ’ # por{
(e) That a paid manager be ful|y 50 P*r cenJ-
many to lie a blasphemer of CJcd
county was one of the first coun- cards will be filed in the office of
their hearts and homes.
hired
who
will
have
complete
and a traitor to the brotherhood of
charge of the annual fair and be ties in the state to secure her quo- the superintendent and will be
Committee.
man. He declared there should
responsible to the Board of D i ta and has oversubscribed almost handed out when it is permissable
he no discharge from the war un
50 per cent.
The Gales Creek for the pupils to assemble. A t the
rectors.
til Germany iurrenders to the
district made the best showing as same time those who have books
(ft Five members shall consti
union of nations. The speaker de
to subscription in excess of its in the buildings will be permitted
dared that the soldiers of the
Fresh beef a n d v e a l have tute a quorum of any meeting of quota, more than doubling the to get them. Notice will be given
Civil war lived that their nation dropped 20 p> r cent in pi ice dur- the Hoard of Diiectors.
'amount asked Following are the in the papers when report cards
might not die and the American >*>K the past six days,
(2) The officers elected shall figures for Western Washington will b ■ distributed and books may
be recovered.
soldiers in Europe were fighting I The Hoffman and Caples stores constitute an executive committe county:
that liberty and democracy might will d o s e at 10 o’clock this mo*n- who shall peiform the usual duties
Quota
Subscribed
not perish from the earth.
, ing and will remain closed all day. of such a committee.
$2500.00
25S3.86
Forest Grove
(3) The executive committee Gaston
417.55
4‘Hi.OO
Mrs. Inlow and Harry Under-
Remember ‘ The Barrier.” at
■V.i i.:în
.... 300.00 '
hill favored the audience with ap the star Theater Wednesday and -hail report to the former Fair Dilley
propriate solos and there was: Thursday nights, May 29 and 30. Board and arrange to take over Cornelius
___ 400.00
487.15
Because several cases of scarlet
the property rights, etc
singing by a big choir from all |
125.00
178.60
Verboort
William M. Martin, formerly of
the churches. Rev. Ebert of the
fever
have been discovered in the
.
100.00
100.75
(4) It is recommended that David's Hill
M. E. church and Rev. Sias of this city, hut late of Portland, is the following officers shall be Thatcher
101.00 high school and the schools closed
100.00
the Christian church U*ok part in now at Goat Island, having en elected:
.... 100.00
185.50 is no reason for people to become
Kansas City
listed in the navy.
the services.
203.75
Gales
Creek
100.00
President — A . E. Westcott, j
panic stiicken. The b o a r d of
100.00
The meetings of the Food Con Banks, Ore , R. 1.
75.00
Glenwood ...
health and school board have
servation committee o f
th e
132.50 taken proper precautions, by keep
.... 100.00
Vice-president— Mrs. Hattie E Watts
A t 10 o’clock this (Thursday)'
142.90 ing children from attending pub
Woman’s club have been discon Vail, Manning. Ore.
Cherry Grove ... 100.00
morning, the members of the G j
30.00 lic gatherings to keep the plague
tinued until further notice.
..... 150.00
A R., W’ R. C. and citizens w ill1
120.10 from spreading
....
100.00
j
Hillside
....
and the only
go to Forest View cem etery,' Geo. W. Drorbough, aged 80, | boro, Ore.
148.50
100.00
j Fern H ill......
R. G. Scott— Treasurer.
thing necessary to stamp out the
where the usual memorial service died at his home at Schofield Sun-
(5) It is r commended that Blooming
disease quickly is to obey the or
and decoration of graves will he day and the remains were interred
170.50 ders of the board of health and
enacted. A t 3 o'clock there will in the Cornelius cemetery Tu es-, one of each of the delegates rep- and Iowa Hill ..... 100.00
the quarantine laws. The mem
be a patriotic program at Marsh | day, R ev. Crozier officiating. He resenting each organization pres
$5602.65
bers of the board of education
ent be recognized as the represen
hall, to which the adult popula has lived in Washington county
c<
•Not complete.
met Tuesday morning, with Dr.
tion is invited. The hanks will be more than 20 years and leaves tative of that organization on the
Board of Directors and that their
Bishop, health officer, and decid*
closed all day and most of the seven grown children.
business houses all day after 10
On account o f the scarlet fever epi- e.
.? quiC est way to get rid of
the
disease
was to keep the child
o’clock.
demic in our city the Board o f the M.
ren
from
congregating.
To this
E. church decided to dispense with the
end,
all
schools
are
closed
for the
union prayer-meeting to be held on
term.
A
t
noon
Tuesday
Mayor
Thursday evening, as well as all the
Paterson
and
several
members
of
services for next Sunday, June 2d, Sun- * “ l 'r l' v' ,‘
On account o f the nrevalence of Scarlet Fever in
met
with
the
health
day School, morning service, Epworth
J? councJ .
.
.
.
,
our city, all high school pupils, public school children
Ltague and evening sCTvice.
officer and
a decree (pub-
At the Forest (¡rove Methodist Church
and all younger children are prohibited from attend
The ba.nl l . k „ .he . U n d - S . f . t , ll,h * d
*■!“ P M * ) M a i n « ch ild -
Auditorium, Thursday Evening, Me
ing public meetings or gatherings o f any kind within
ren attending public gatherings.
First.
morial Day, at 8:00 P. M.
Today’s Memorial services and
the limits o f the City of Forest Grove for a period of
JOHN EBERT, Pastor.
the Pacific University commence
Our president has summoned
ten days. This prohibition applies to children con
ment gatherings, will be allowed
James
Wolfe,
aged
83,
passed
all our people, old and young, of
gregating at the postoffice ancl other public places.
away at Cornelius Monday and to proceed as advertised, except
all faiths to such a solemn and
funeral services were held at the that children will not be allowed
By order of the Board of Health of the City of
significant hour:
We must make
family residence Tuesday, Rev. participate or attend.
Forest Grove, Oregon.
the occasion representative of our
Crozier officiating. Deceased, who
Keep cool and don’t run any
entire community. Civic and so
Dated this 28th day o f May, 1918.
has lived in this county for 16 unnecessary risks
cial bodies should lx* largely pres-1
years, leaves a widow and several
GEO. G. PATERSO N,
ent through their officers and per-1
C. A . Deakins. agent at M yrtle
grown children.
J. S. BISHOP,
sonnel. The presence and partic
Point, is the successful bidder for
ipation of such groups, as the City
A. C Key, owner of the truck the local station of the Southern
W. P. D YKE ,
Council, the Commercial Club,
which
operates between this city Pacific and J. R Spurgeon, now
Board of Health of the City of
the Red Cross, the G. A. R., the |
and Portland, was taken to that in charge here, goes to Rcckaway,
Woman’s Relief Corps and the !
Forest Grove, Oregon.
city yesterday, suffering from a the changing being scheduled for
College Associations, are especially j
severe attack of appendicitis.
June 1.
<
Mayor’s Proclamation
for Prayer and Fasting
Memorial Sermon
Was Splendid One
Red Cross Quota
More Than Secured
CONDENSED
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NOTES
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Obey the Health Rules
and Don’t Get Excited
Today’s Sen ices
Methodist Church Services
A Community
Service of Prayer
H E A L T H N O T IC E
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