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About The Forest Grove express. (Forest Grove, Or.) 1916-1918 | View Entire Issue (June 13, 1918)
Supplement to Forest Grove Express Vol 3 Kor«*«t Grove, Ore.. Thursday, June 13, 1918. you want as the $83.40 would buy now. You stand a good chance to make 100 per cent on your investment, so don’ t get to feeling too sorry for yourself about the duty o f buying War Saving Stamps. The more you buy the better it is for you. During the week June 17 to 22 a series o f patriotic rallies will be held over the county. There are people in your neighborhood who have not at tended a patriotic meeting. Urge them to go to one o f these rallies. Pick up , an auto load o f people who have no Friday Afternoon School Law, easy way to go. Geology, Algebra, Civil Govern N. A. FROST. Art, Course of Study for Domestic Art. Thursday Afternoon — Gram mar, Geography, Stenography, American Literature. Physics, Typewriting, Methods in la n guage, Thesis for Primary Cer tificates. Friday Forenoon—Theory and Practice, Orthography (Spelling), Physical Geography, Kngli-h Lit erature, Chemistry, Physical Cul Cow-Tester’s Report for Month of May f The Washington County Cow testing Association reports com- pl -tion of anothei month’s testing nd Tester C. H Bryant gives the following figures: 394 cows were tested during the last month ly period and the average pro duction of milk per cow was 665 5 lbs. The average production of butter fat was 30 8 lbs. Of the total number of cows, 62 priwfuced ov* r 40 lbs. of butter fat and 11 o( that number produced over 50 lbs of fat. The records also show that the average food cost |>er cow during the month was $8 01 The three high'-st producing herds are as follows: Herd of 4 cows owned by A. B. Wescott averaged 1.081 lbs. of milk and 59.5 lbs. of fat; Kobh Bro .’ herd of 7 cows 097 lbs. of milk and 40 lbs. of fat; G eo. Bietsdorf’s herd of 11 cows 090 lbs of milk and 39.8 lbs. of fat. The highest producing cow for the month is “ Princess ” a Jersey, owned by A. F. Wescott. This cow in the first month of her lactation period produced 1,281 lbs. of milk anrl 73 lbs. of fat. The highest producing grade cow in the association w a s “ Red Hawk” owned by Bruce Schul- rnerich. which produced 1.026 lbs. of milk and 57 5 lbs. of fat. Herds in which the-e were cov* produc ing over 50 lbs. of fat are owned by the following dairymen: Wm. Behrman, L R. Campbe’l. Bruce Schulmerich, .). J. Van Kleek & Son, Henry Behrman. A. E. We-- cott, Robb Bros, and George F. Bi* rsdorf. Teachers’ Examination Notice Notice is hereby given that the regular examination of applicants for teachers' state certificates will he held at the high school build ing in Hillsboro June 26, 27, 28, 2 » | t The program is as follows: Wednesday Forenoon — U. S History. Writing, (Penmanship) Music, Drawing. Wednesday Afternoon -Physi ology. Reading, Manual Training, Composition, Domestic Science, Methods in Reading, Course of Study for Drawing, Methods in Arithmetic. Thur sday Foreno<in —Arithme- tic, History of Education, P.-y- cology, Methods in Ceogiaphy, Mechanical Drawing, Domestic No. 23 ture ment. Saturday Forenoon—Geometry, Botany. Saturday Afternoon General HLtory, Bookkeeping. N .A FROST, County School Supt ..... CONDENSED NEWS NOTES We still have a few New Wrool Bags at less than the retail price. Bring us your Mohair; we pay the highest price. A. G. Hoff man & Co. War Sailings News When the thermometers reg Friday, June 2xth at 8:00 p. m. ia the istered 82 here Tue day, we time act fur Washington county to “ go thought it rath r hot, but at Pen over the top“ in W'ar Savings. dleton they had a temperature of The fieople o f Washington county are 103 last Sunday. asked to set aside $031,000 to be spent Something new in children’s after the war is won. In the meantime Summer Hats— Marine Hats, in let the money work to support our boys white and white with Blue Band and vur allies at the front. on edge, also soldiers’ caps. A. Kach district has been assigned its G. Hoffman £ Co. share on a basis o f assessed valuation and population. A district is "over the Mrs H. T. Buxton, accom top” when its quota o f W. S. S. has panied by little Miss Irene Tuck been purchased or pledged. Everyone er Sunday at McMinnville is expected to help as much as he is V ith Mrs. Buxton’s parents. M r. able. and Mrs Miller. Nearly every district has men or While Ward Munkers was com women who can take tjie limit o f $1000 ing from the condenser on a in W. S. S. Others can take $000 or bicycle Monday evening, a Gales more. Don’t wait for the committee Creek farmer ran him down with to come to see you and work their an auto, wrecking Ward’s bike, heads off to get you to pledge your but not injuring the rider. — ■— - - - spent share. Get right around and see the committee and pledge more than your The people of Gales Creek have share and encourage others to pledge arranged for a public picnic at liberally. Don’ t allow those least able Soda Springs next Sunday, for to carry the load. the benefit of the Red Cross. A Solomon was absolutely correct when has been erected, for he laid down the principle that a man’s the sale of lunch and soft drinks. heart and his treasure would be in the Forest Grove people are invited. same place. Investments o f time and There wasn’t much work done money are the tests o f patriotism, in Forest Grove last Saturday af- i Talk is cheap but it takes money, pro Jernoon. between 3 and 5 o ’clock, visions and ships to win the war. as every map, woman and child Eighty-three dollars and forty cents fills a War Savings Certificate. The thought, it their privilege and duty money helps the government. The to see that the eclipse got through material that you would spend it for is on schedule time. The heavens kept for the government. So you have were rather cloudy part of the really helped win the war doubly, that 1 time, but there were intervals is to say $166.80 worth. In five years when the course of the phenomena could be"easily followed. you get $100. A profit o f $12.60 the use o f $83.40 four years six months. Let us take your measure for a In all human probability prices will suit of clothes while we can give hava swung back to normal or below you the spring prices; a perfect by that time and your $100 then will fit guaranteed. A. G. Hoffman buy at least twice as much o f anythihg & Co. big booth • Sor