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AN IN D E PEN D E N T WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
Vol. 3
FOREST DROVE, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 20. 1918
No. 24
orations were thoughtfuljand were
School Meeting Uneventful
Do Soldier Boys
Forest Grove Nason
delivered in a masterful way.
BIG CLASS AND
One of the m o s t peaceable
Mis» Ethel Mocroft was given
meetings held in thus city
a Banquet? school
on Building Committee
first honors in scholarship and
in years was that of last Monday,
FINE PROGRAM Miss Nellie Walker second honors. President Want
Hoffman of the Com when Chairman W. P Dyke and
At the Masonic grand lodge
mercial club would like to know Clerk Dorothy .Seymour were re meeting held in Portland last
whether or not the young men elected without opposition. Count week, L. M. Graham of this city
Howard Brooks, aged 57, died
from Washington county who ing the directors and clerk, there was elected one of five members
were just fourteen voters present.
at a Hillsboro hospital at 7 1
On account of labor shortage, of the committee which will over
o ’clock Tuesday evening, as the leave Hillsboro for Camp Lewis
next
Tuesday
would
attend
a
sup
Ed Allen suggested t h a t the see the put chasing of a site and
result of injuries sustained when i
per
and
program
next
Saturday
school year be cut to eight month“, the building of a Masonic home
he was run over by the Southern j
evening,
if
one
were
arranged.
but, as the members of the board during the coming year. This will
Pacific train which leaves Hills
boro at 4:40. Mr. Brooks, who The members of the club and had already decided to defer the mean that Forest Grove’s claim
lived in the I^urelwood district, business men in general would be opening of the fall term un'il for the location of the home near
was a juror in an important law -, pleased to give the boys a send- (jet 1st and, if found advisable, this city will be heard. A big por
suit and was running to catch a off, if it is wanted, but they do eliminate some of the holiday va tion of the needed funds has al
moving train for home, when he j not care to prepare something and cations, it was not thought nec ready been raised. Mr. Graham
slipped or tripped and fell under have no guests, so Mr. Hoffman essary to otherwise shorten the was also placed on the judiciary
committee, which gives him a life
the wheels suffering concussion of asks that all Western Washington term.
membership in the lodge.
the brain and having a leg broken, ¡county men ,n,
caH let him
The Masons elected the follow
Deceased is ason-in-'aw of Sam know by 10 o clock next Satur
ing officers: F. W. Settlemier,
Lennox, a well known pioneer, and ,day morning, June 22d, whether
grand master; E. C . Branaugh,
leaves a wife and three (children. or not they would attend this
meeting
and
eat
with
the
citizens.
deputy
grand master; W. S Kerr,
The funeral will be held Friday,
Between
fifteen
and
30
soldier
senior
grand
warden; F. S. Bail-
Professor
Edward
Taylor
will
Congregational
at t h e Gaston
guests are wanted by the Com have charge of the work in math iee, junior grand warden; J. B.
With the largest class of grad church.
mercial Club.
uates in the history of the local
ematics and physics in Pacific Cleland, grand treasurer; J. S.
Nine Called for Vancouver
University next year. Prof Tay Robinson, grand secretary.
high school, the commencement
CONDENSED
NEWS
NOTES
The Ea-tern Stars elected the
lor is a graduate of the engineer
The county w a r board has
exercises held in the M. E. church
ing department of the University following officers:
called
Geo.
A.
Isaacs,
Ernest
F.
last Monday night proved very
Plan to celebrate July Fourth of Minnesota, from which he
Worthy grand matron, Mrs.
Thompson, Rant Dunsmore, Ray at Balm Grove.
interesting to the large crowd of
holds the degree of C E. He has Mabel Settlemier; worthy grand
Jackson. Gus Kencracz, Clement
friends and relatives who appeared M. Kemmer, Waller Gray, Oscar
Miss Jeanette Little visited in done graduate work at the Uni-j patron, H. H Young; associate
versity of Oregon, and has had a grand matron, Mrs. Alberta S.
to see and hear the program, Ramsey. Ralph B. Kirby, Wm. Portland Sunday.
which consisted of the proces E. Peters, Claude E. Barber and
The Express prints butter wrap number of years’ successful ex-I McMurphy; associate grand pat
perience, both as a civil engineer ! ron, Ed. S. Kiddle; grand secre
sional, the invocation by Rev. Willie Diedrich to appear at Hills pers with non-poisonous ink.
and
also as a teacher. He comes ' tary, Miss Nellie McKinley ¡grand
boro at 10 o ’clock on June 30th
Ebert, several songs by the high
J. S. Buxton visited his brother, with high recommendations, in- i treasurer, Mrs. Mary E. Johnson;
for service. From these twelve
school Glee Club, orations by will be selected nine men as labor- ^ Ust'.n’, a t .
ues^a*’ aru* eluding strong endorsements from grand conductress, Mrs. Ida Um-
Misses Helen Reeher and Mar ers in the aeronautic division at ^oun( Austin quite ill.
the University of Oregon. Indeed, back; associate grand conductress,
garet Martin and Mr. Albert Sny Vancouver barracks.
;
he
had an attractive offer to Mrs. Minnie Letson; grand chap-
A
daughter
was
born
last
Thurs
L e I a n d
der, a local solo by Miss Kath- George Alexander was Tuesday day to Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Love teach in the University Practice lain, Mrs. Marion Burnett; grand
eryn Collier, a violin solo by Miss sent to Vancouver to fill a clerical of the Thatcher district.
School but declined because he lecturer, Mrs Jennie G. Rinehart;
Frances Benjamin and an ad position and four mechanics, not
wants to do just the kind of work grand marshal. Mrs. Alice C .
J. L. Howard, late of California, that is dem »nded by the position Cowell; grand organist, Miss
dress by Rt. Rev. W. T Sumner, yet selected, will be sent to San
Episcopal Bishop of Oregon. The Francisco on July 1 to attend a has entered the employ of V. I. in Pacific Univer-ity. He expects Ethel Gaylord; grand Adah, Mrs.
Fuqua as a phonograph salesman to move to Forest Grove very Boggs; grand Esther, Mrs. Lillian
speaker was only present by ac training school.
in
outlying districts.
cident. as the written invitation
I soon.
Young; g r a n d Martha, Mrs.
went to Portland and he was at
Mrs.
C.
E.
Roy
and
daughter,
Professor
Taylor
will
offer
some
j
Maude Scott; grand Electa. Mrs.
Lots of Flour Returned
work in a spruce camp on the
Virginia,
are
expected
to
return
very
attractive
courses,
including,
Theresa Castner: grand warder,
Washington county people sold
lower Columbia. He saw in a
this
evening
from
an
extended
several
with
a
war-emergency
in-'
Mrs. Ella Springer; grand senti-
Portland paper that he was ex back to the government more visit at Portland and Vancouver. | terest; a course in Spherical Trig nel, Leslie Parker.
than
30
tons
of
wheat
flour
dur
pected to be here and he came,
The Fuqua 5, 10 and 15c Store ¡onometry and Navigation and a
and he delivered one of the most ing the past two weeks, according
Young Mother Called
will be in its big new quarters in course in Mechanical Drawing,
forceful addresses heard in the to County Administrator C. E.
with
special
emphasis
on
prepara-
A
multitude
of friends were
Wells, who says he is proud of the Fuqua block Monday morn
city in many years, taking for I he
,
tion
for
shipbuilding
draftsmen.
ing.
Come
and
see
the
pretty
saddened in Forest Grove Mon-
keynote of his address the advice the record made. Gaston collect
Pacific University has also com : day when th y heard of the death
ed and turned in 13,000 pounds, things at low prices.
to "G o all the way in whatever
Remember, friends, you must pleted arrangements for instruc-;0f Mrs. Henry Fogel, aged 22
you undertake.” Everybody at Forest Grove 18,000, Corneiius
4,000,
Banks
and
Sheffiin
4,000,
pay in advance to get the Express tion next year in Bookkeeping. years, at her home here. She had
some time starts somewhere, but
Beaverton 2.500and Hillsboro be at one d »liar per year. The reg Commercial Law, Shorthand and lived here all her life and by her
very few finish, he said. The man
Typewriting. It is believed that
or woman who has the stamina to tween 15,000 and 16.000. Other ular price is $1 50. We pay you these courses will have a special beautiful character had won a
points
further
east
sent
their
fiour
legion of friends.
50c to collect fiom yourself.
go all the way are the ones who
: appeal at this time.
Gertrude R Sappington was
count. He advised all who could to Portland by auto truck, so no
Professor Handlin’s successor born at Hillsboro October 27,
to go to college and suggested record is obtainable of th se T H E ADVANTAGE
amounts.
has not been chosen, but it is ex 1896. and was the daughter of
that, with as good a school as Pa
OF A HANDICAP” pected that this place will be filled County Treasurer E. B. Sapping
cific University so handy, many
An Enthusiastic Meeting
|very soon.
ton and until a few months ago
of the class of 1918 should man
Dr. Elliott Boyl Returns to Chautau
Rev.
A.
B.
Patten
and
W.
J.,
Information
comes
by
recent
she
was employed in his office at
age, somehow, to get a college
qua With New Lecture.
cablegram from Professor Hand- Hillsboro. She was married to
education. Only 51 per cent of McCready were the speakers at a
the high school graduates of the War-Saving Stamp meeting held
Dr. Elliott A. Boyl has ninny friends lin that he has arrived safely in Henry Fogel August 17, 1914.
nation go to college, but. the aver at Balm Grove last nightand report In the West He lectured on this France.
The funeral services were held
age for Oregon is 78 per cent. that more than 200 people attend Chnutauquu circuit two years ago and
at the Buxton chapel Wednesday
Harry
C.
Gist
Bishop Sumner laid great stress ed the meeting, coming from miles In response to the many requests he ts
morning and were conducted by
In the death of Harry C. Gist, Rev. C. A. Sias of the Christian
on the importance of service to around to show their loyalty. | returning with a new lecture, “ The Ad
country and complimented Qre_; Rev. Patten delivered a rousing vantage of a Handicap.” Dr. Boyl has postmaster of Yamhill, passes an church, of which Mrs. Fogel was
gon on the good showing she has 15-minute speech and Mr. M e - 1lwomi one of the strongest lnspira- old time resident of Forest Grove. a member. The floral offering
made in furnishing soldiers and Cready made a shorter one, but |t,onal 1*cturer* on the platform. He Mr. Gist died at his home at was beautiful Interment was in
Yamhill Sunday following an ill
money for the war against Prus drove home some telling blows.
the Forest View cemetery.
ness of several years. Following
Mr.
Pat
en
says
the
upper
coun
sian autocracy.
Besides her husband and father
the services conducted by the
in the War
" 7 will
wm be
lw heard
uraru from
'
In presenting the 37 diplomas try
Mrs.
Fogel is survived by a baby
Elks and K of P. at the home
to the graduates, W. P. Dyke, Stamp campaign.
daughter,
born June 7; three sis
Tuesday the body was brought to
chairman of the board of educa
ters—
Mrs.
Clarence Hanley and
Forest Grove for interment in the
Chautauqua Meeting
tion, followed Bishop Sumner’s
Mrs. William Christiansen of
[
Buxton
cemetery,
where
cere
Monday evening next, June
example in emphasizing the im
monies were held under the Portland; Miss Irene Sappington,
24th,
at 7:30, there will be a
portance of “ stick-to-it-ive ness ”
at home; and a brother, Harold
auspices of the K. of P.
The members of the class had meeting at the Rest Room of the
Mr. Gist was 55 years of age Sappington, of Portland.
stuck through their high school Rogers Library of those who
and
lived in Forest Grove during
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Littler and
course and he believed if they agreed to purchase tickets for the
the
early
nineties and was em
daughter, Florence, motored to
started on a higher course a large 1918 chauiauqua. Officers will be!
ployed by the old Smith furniture
elected and committees appointed.
Portland Tuesday evening fo ra
number would stick to the end.
¡factory.
If
you
are
one
of
the
100,
pit
ase
visit
with Mrs. Littler’s sister,
H. E. Inlow, superintendent of
For several years he had been Mrs. Joseph McDonald, who has
be
present.
Committee.
schools, presented Cecil Shotwell
a merchant at Yamhill. He is just arrived f r o m
Fairbanks,
with a year’s scholarship in either
Interesting to the Ladies
survived by a widow and a daugh Alaska. _______________
of the six conference colleges of
ter, Mrs. Victor Minnon.
Chas. Kaddeilyof Portland and
the state, the award being made
Mrs.
C.
O.
Roe
of
this
city
are
to the student most likely to make
Organ and Choral Concert
putting on interesting demonstra
the most of his opportunities. To
On Friday evening, June 21, a
Miss Irene Hall he presented a tions of cooking and baking with
the Universal Combination Range
concert
will be given at the Meth
scholarship in Willamette Uni
at
the
Goff
Hardware
store
today,
odist
church
at 8 o ’clock sharp.
A number of Forest Grove peo
versity, to Miss Nellie Walker a
tomorrow and Saturday. Ladies
Mr.
A.
F.
Reilly,
an
organist
of
scholarship in Whitman College
ple entertained twenty soldier-
1» not only n splendid orator, but ft
and to Miss Katheryn Collier a and their worser halves are invit- deep thinker, n close and loglcul ren- Portland, will play several selec workers from the spruce cut-up
scholarship in either of the con ! ed to come to the store and see soner nnd has a mind stored with per tions on the new organ. The choir mill at Vancouver from Saturday
where the Universal excells all tinent facts. People are thinking and will giv« several selections from
ference colleges. O n e o f the I
other ranges
talking about his lecture for months Stainer’s Oratorio “ The Daughter evening to Sunday evening, the
young ladies delivering an oration
boys being in charge of Rev.
and
years niter he has gone.
of Jairus.”
had walked more than ten miles
After next Monday morning,
No admission will be charged, Ralph L. Putnam, former Chris
during the afternoon to take part the 5, 10 and 15c store will be
tian church pastor in this city,
Dr.
Ward
is
continuing
his
but
an offering will be taken.
in the program and, as a result, located in the Fuqua building,
but now a “ Y ” worker in the
practice and is prepared to answer
she was not in the best of con north of the present location,
The sheriffs of Oregon will hold spruce camp. The boys arrived
dition for her task, but, aside where goods can be shown to bet calls both day and night. Office an important convention at Port from Vancouver at 7:35, were met
hours, from 9 to 11 a. m. and 2 to
from this .slight deTect, all the ter advantage. Come and see.
land tomorrow.
4 p. m.
18-tf
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CLASS ROLL
Mabel Allan
France« Benjamin
May Church
llo Brown
Kdilh I»urlami
Kathryn Collier
Myrtle Ferm
Clarence Famine
l<ora Fiake
Cryatal Hanaen
Clarence Hardi-beck
Irene Hall
Margaret Hinman
Kathryn IIi|(by
Rebla Mann
I.*'»ter Hughea
Kthel Mocroft
Margaret Martin
Mary Olmated
Albert Mott
Norman Powne
Mabel Patton
Mabel Kaamuaen
Nola Kameey
Lucile Robinaon
Helen Keeher
Klizabeth Seymour Lyla Short
Juanita Schultz
Cecil Shotwell
Oacar Snyder
Albert Snyder
Irvin Thomaa
Cecile Stocker
Kmeatine Tucker Nellie Walker
Krncat Wolf
Injuries Prove Fatal
New Instructor at
Pacific University
Enlisted Workers
Given Reception