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About Hillsboro independent. (Hillsboro, Washington County, Or.) 189?-1932 | View Entire Issue (March 7, 1902)
Preaching at the Christian church next Huuiluy h( the umal hours. vMgajvaw Silv UNI chH, ono year old. John Moretand, Win Mohr makes boots at Ma shop oil Hcoiid street, Hillsboro, for r".f 0 er ilr, sewed shoes for IV ami give special attention to repair tut;, 1 In use only first-grade stock which enable him to guarantee bin work. The Diamond V team la liable to Inu one of ItM tHt players. Ross Parker, of Gaston, wriu-s to the ef fect tlmt lit- doesn't tiiiuk be will be hI.Ik to .jy thU year, It U hoped (n will change, bia uilud and pity. Ht Is out of the tcat player on tbe team, uiid In an excellent batter. 1'.. L. McCoriuick baa received bia new Ktot'k of matting, carpets and wall hmt. Hi prices are I be low. fat in town, lie can aave you from 10 to 2( per ceut. 'Prices on wall paper tire 4; ja-r roll anil up, mat ling VI,; cur.et :!5e. The stock la riuht I run i the mill and ia first-class. Von will miss it if you do not rail ami get prices ami quality of goods. M ioii,l Mreet, three door south of pot t illiif, Hillsboro, The socialist convention adver tised to be held in HHItihoro laat Wednesday was not numerously at tended. There wan lexa than 2U per sons and it required 100 to make a iiiiiiiiiiatioii. Street talk haves tbe impression that IIioho wbo took part in lint meeting will not support eith. er of the other organizations. II. O. Pearson in county secretary, and slates that the few this year will con tent themselves with distributing literature, though later a ticket may Imj put in the Behl. The II illstioro-Laurel daily mail route was not let at the time other Hlar routes were awarded, but waa read verticil. Mr. Ell Poe, of Hills- hnr, thin we k, was notified by tbe doartiiient his bid waa lowest and berit, ami that the contract had been given to hi m. The service com- munces July 1, 1902, and is for four years, ending June 30, 1906. Mr, Poo will, during the summer monthtt, prepare himself for doing an express business iiml perhaps lie can carry an occasional passenger. There will be trouble for trespass en unless' they are more shy than Is usual with that kidney. Home one has been going into Recreation Park and not only breaking down the feuee, hut carrying away property. The iiM.cintiin bases, pins and straps are all gone. They cost about $0, ami there is where trouble will orig iimle. Money loss will spur the of lli itils to aelion. It will probably result in a hot day when the Irre sponsible youngsters put out those basi s on their outside grounds. iM'ornte your homes. Spring: Is the season -chosen for bouse cleaning. In addition lo scrubbing the floors Hint wood work, the w,alls will be improved in uppearance by spread ing on them fresh paper, V. O. ICiiiiflxnn, corner Main and Third till eels, is showing the finest lines of msT ever brought to llillsboro. lie also has a new and fresh line of ni-kers ami, in fact, anything In bouse furnishings found In the metropolis, and at Portland prices. The Republican (Vmnty Central committee held n meeting In the court bouse last Wednesday at which tbe apportionment was fixed and the lime for holding the convention was iiiuueil. There w ill be but one aet of primaries held this year and but one meeting of delegates unless the convention when it shall assem ble udjimriia till another date. The Urtine. sot of deb-gales Will choose delegate to the District and State conventions and make nominations for county office but nil Ihe work may not le done thesame day. The primeri will lie held March 20, and the County convention, March 27. Titer was one vacancy on the com mittee, that of north Forest drove, caused by the removal of A. T. Knox from the county. Austin T, Ibixtou was chosen in his stead. The official call for the convention nppcurs in another column of this issue. ' prof. Hwwlwr, who filled Ihe chair of biology at Pacific Univer sity, is succeeded by A. A.Atkinson, a graduate of that college, class ot '01. The department baa been merged Willi that of Chemistry presided over by Prof P.radiey with Atkinson second. Tbe new man is a son of Rev. Atkinson, a Congregational clernyniim in or ne r Oakland Call foriiia, be has a brother whp is a physician and surgeon and another brother w ho is a clergyman. When A. A. first ent-f d the Forest drove school, his (Hinily was living In the atutrt of Washington. Having start ed here bo renmined. Ilia friends who are many, know hitu as a bril liant student niiil a careful, dilligent ami painstaking mm. He Is about 21 years of age. His wnrtf in Forest drove as at present arranged will bold him only (ill conimencment In June, w hen be may refuse a further engagement till b" has done post graduate work iu some of tbe big eastern colleges. Mr. Herman Schulmerich ia wait ing for the abatement of this storm so that he can start for his gold mine near Bumpier, in Baker county, but he la not tbe least bit impatient, ratbet the reverse, since be is almost certain that while it ,1s raining her mere is snow accumulating on the In I la and uiouitaius about Kumpter. He bad a letter a fortnight ago from tbe president of bis company, stating that then there was more snow on the ground than last year, and that. being wet when it fell, It is well packed down. Liter advice from the side across tbe summit from his own mine is to tbe etrect that the snow Is fifteen feet deep. Mr. He hub merich thinks that on his side of the bill there Is a like depth, and this storm may increase it to twenty feet. Since the fall is well packed it will melt slowly and there will be water lor a long mining season. Mr. N. 8. Nelson, of Reed A Nil- son, sawmill men, was in town this week. The company took their machinery in that fine body of tim ber In 1900 and since have cut a mil lion feet of lumber, yet they have not cut all tbe trees that when felled could reach the mid. The prospect for buainess this year Is hotter than it was at this time last year. Mr. Nelson eousiders the prosjiect bright for next summer. To begin with the company has a large stock of finishing lumber on hand, the roads made and logs ready for spring and summer sawing. W. L. Davis, proprietor of the well known Black Percheron horse, Ore gon, jvill, after March 16th, during the season, lie at John Kamua's, Farmlngton, from Monday morning to Tuesday noon; at Arthur Flints', Scholia, from Tuesday afternoon to Thursday morning; at Lystrop's, Reedville, from 10 a. m. to 4 p. ru., Thursday; at Forest drove, F.iday, and at home barn, llillsboro, Hat urday, A temperance rally for children and young people will be conducted by Mrs. Helen Harford, state presi dent of the W. C. T. V., at the Con gregational cburcb, Sunday, March 9tb, at 3 o'clock. Mrs. Harford will speak In the evening at the Metho dist church, at 7;30. You can buy machinery cheaper at Schulmerlch Bros, than at any other place In Washington county, Come and get their prices. BY BAIL TO WEALTH. There is a railroad project In Washington county that, for the money required to promote it, com pletely dwarfs tbe Portland-Nehalem road, and one that means more to llillsboro than anything that has to date been suggested. A railroad from llillsboro north to dlencoe and two miles beyond could be built and equipped lor $3600 per mile, or for the S miles, for 128,000. There are no cuts or fills to make and no bridges to build. The route is just level plow land. Of course, the coaches could not, for that price, be Pullman sleepers, but we plain country folk would willingly ride that eight miles in fir upholstered chair cars. But revenues would not depend on passenger traffic. North of dlencoe, or the proposed terminus of the road, is a body of timber that will furnish a train load of traffic every day for forty years, and then be only hall completed. With section 23 T. 3 N. It. 3 W. for the center, there are 100 square miles of timber that will cut into lumber or cord wood. This is all tributary to the 8-milo railroad. When the timber is gone, the vol ume of traffic will uot lie diminish ed, hut will be changed to hay, po tatoes, fruit and livestock. Without that eight miles of road not a dollar of wealth comes from that country; with it, there would be thousands. The country, besides having forests of fine timber, is well watered. There are three large streams iloiug through the tract that can I tlumed, thus furnishing practical transporta tion for cord wood the year through, except tbe months of August, Sep tember and October. Into the main flume latteral feedeis can Iss led, so that wagon transportation is reduced to rods. The side of the mountain facing the Willamette has in places already been denuded of timber, and more flumes are building to tap new woods. These drop the woo. I direct ly on board the scows, and men work loading night and day for seven days in the week. Uul the timber 011 this side of the summit cannot go that way, but must come thl''. Here is Hillsbnrn's oprtun ity, No other point is so favorably situated, Indeed no other station can be an outward terminus of a railrtmd, and 30,000, with nerve, will build the road tn Ihe place where the flume will drop the lumber. liSrkjaw I'rsai (sharta. Cobwebs put on a rut lately gave a woman bskjaw. Millions know that the last thing to put 911 a cut is Bucklen's Arnica Hstve, the infallible healer of Wounds, Ulcer, Hons, Skin F.ruptions, Burns, Scalds and phee. It cures or no pay. Only 25c at Delta Drug Store, I-and plaster at Kehtilmerlch Bros Highest market price for Potatoes at Schulmerich Bros. Belgian hares, drwsed ready for the table, for stile. C. A . Hoy t. Mes. Schulmerich Bros, are pay lug fl for first-class shipping potatoes. For sale, Wilson strawberry plants, P. II. Bauuhnian, liillslxim. Hchulmerich Pros, are receiving their spring atoca- of dry goods, clothing, hats and shoes. A section of the enclosing fence at Kecreatiou Park blew down last Monday night. The ground ia very soft and Ihe iiosts, while well set, could not stud tbe 20-mile breeze that prevailed. The drawing for prizes at H Wehrung & Sons oecured last Hatur day. The first prize, the Ridelrard, gia-s to 1 1. B. Iteasoner; tiie second, a bedroom set, to lvl Liiee, the third, a center tattle, to him who bnbU ticket No. 1!)3S; the fourth, a rucking chair, to Josh Bil'ing-; the fifth, a (5 pair of blankets, toll. Kchmcllzer, The O. 11. & N. Co. is bringing a train load of Hereford bulls into its territory, Ksstern Oregon, where they will be sold at auction to range men. The Herefords are a laef cattle, and this prijict is to improve the la-ef of that district. The breed has been Introduced on the ranges of Eastern Oregon by private herders for some years and, w ith care ami at tention, ought by this lime to be the monopolizing cattle, but scrub nt'x-k will eat the grass. This move of the railroad company is for tbe welllare of the state. 1 The County Central Committee of the Union party mrt yesterday and appointed Thursday, April 3rd lor holding their convention. The primaries will bo held Saturday March 2!. The convention will lie composed ol 200 delegates a por tioned among the preclnts as rer the vote cast at tho last election for Thus. O. dreen, Democratic Candi date for Hiipro.-ne Judge. It is un derstood that Ihe Committee resolv ed and wli creased to defeat the re publican party. When questioned about the matter, one of the com mitteemen candidly admitted that the had votes to pass such a resolu tion but also admitted that the counting of the votes thrown on election day would bo an importunt factor. At the regular council meeting held last Tuesday evening, routine business was transacted. The city attorney was instructed to investi gate and report how fur tbe city is responsible for the care and main talnance of those streets used as couuty roads. A petition numerous ly signed was presented, asking for a street light at the intersection of Sixth and Washington Streets. The supt. of tho light plant reported that the machinery at the po tr house is now loaded to its full capacity and that tho addition of another arc light would bo to the Injury of the service. The matter was referred to The Light and Water committee with power to act either to install a new light or to rearrange the position of the lights already burning. COUBT HOl'SK. COUNTY C-OUUT LAW. Hamul Kunz mid Chas Boy v II C Chadiioui-n and F K Jamison; action for money. Judgment for plaintiff hy default for t-10 and costs. CII Walter v Harry 1) Bond; ac tion lor money. - Judgment for phdntiiT by default for (21 1.20. PHOBATF.. Kstate W F Ilalston, di-ceasfd. Final account allowed, and UMn fil ing receipts of distributive heirs the estate will lie clo-ed of rcord. , Estate Win Chalmers, deceased. Sale of teal estate confirmed. . Estate Fred, Ann aud Wilhemina Lursmsn, minors. Final account id- lowed, and, as said heirs have reach ed their msjority, said estate will be closed of record when receipts are filed. Eititeduy and Cora Wilson, min ors. Ordered that realty belonging to the estate be sold for cash. Estate Ellen droner, deceased. Final account filed, and Monday, March 81, set for examination. Entate Melkl Johnson, deceased. Inventory and nppraisment filed. Eilate Wiu F Owens, deceail. Estiite admitted probate. Mary L Owens appointed administratrix with bonds fixed at $0000. E-ittte August Schamherg. insane. On his petition Henry Ob-r, guar dian, was released from the duties of his place. Hi will pay luto the court (1147.80 belonging to the estate ami retain (117 80 for hi services. MAKUIAI.K t.KF.SSK. License to wed were issued Feb 21, lo Jol.n L White anil Ada L Cornelius 2."; Feb 21, In J Witt f9 and Annn Wilt 4;; .Much 3, John W Hicks 34 a-i-l Ultie It Tulloek 21 SW the t wnich aal It arks Off Hie told. laxative Brnino (Juinlne Tablets cure a cold in one d-ty. No cure, no pty. Price 20 cents. The election at Beavfrton last Tuesday was quite shirply contested The auU-oidewslkers, If that was the issue, generally were chosen. At the close of the polls, the vote stood : For Mayor J N Fisher....:... .....23 F M Itobluson. .27 Oouncilmcn, 2 years A Davis 35 Julius Henrickson 34 Ed Summers .....17 C L Mitzell I. ...... 5 Councilman, 1 year II O Vincent 31 J E Summers - 10 llecorder M DCady - 33 L II Alberts lti Treasurer Uobt UiK'keu 34 F W Cady 17 Marshal W II Livengood 34 W II Hunter 14 Zina Wood ia repairing tbe floor and foundation to his wood store building on Main Street, next door east of If. Wehrung A Sons: This is to tx cccupbd by F, It. Dalley, second band furniture and other plunder. Frank has bought Mo Cormick's second hand stock, but he will not remove liis bicycle repair shop from McCormicks, though dam aged wheels will be taken in at the Main street store and run around to tliu repair .shop for mending. Mo Cormick, by tho new arrangment, will have nothing but a new and fresh stock. J. H. Albers, of A 1 tiers A Schnei der, who was clubbed Into insensi bility by the Portland police a few Sundu)s ago has commenced an action for $10,000 damages against the clubbing policemen. The defen dants are ono police commissioner, one sergeant of police and two pa trolmen. The police commissioners -have for tbe offence dismissed one patrolman and suspended the ser geant. Ho it would seem that Albers has a good case, providing always, that the defendants have protcrty that can las reached by an execution. A visitor from McMiiinvllle was here this week, who bore willing testimony to tbe excellence of our streets compared with those of his own town.' Our stmts are muddy but they do not present the quag mire appearance seen at our neigh. boring town. This improved condi tion of llillsboro streets is dud to tbe system of tile drainage that we have pcrsupd for the pist fifteen years. The delegates of the Oregon Press Association, eight Iu -number, will iu April attend the annual meeting of the National E tutorial Association, which will assemble in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Aft"r adjournment the delegation will visit Ht. L'tuis and then Ciiarleston, S. C, lu time to take part in the exercise arranged for the proper observance of "Oregon Day." The following is the report of the enrollment and attendance of tho llillsboro public school for the month just closed: No. enrolled 814 No. cases of tardiness 104 No. cases of absence...... 405 How much of this absence Is due to colds and bad weather? D. T. Phillips, who lives near Cor- nolius, is quite sick, although yes terday he was feported somewhat improved. Because of his advanced age his friends are somewhat con cerned about h s condition, though now it is thought that a somewhat protracted illness is Ihe worst that may have to lie met. Marshal Atkinson will sell two cinpouuded horses on March 13. One is a light bay and the other a dark gray. Tho only thing that will prevent the sale, Is the appear ance of the owner or the lack of bidders. ' If you waut to sell or buy, rent or lease, any kind of property, country or city, come and see us. We will treat you just as we would wish to be treated. Hoyt A Barnes, next door to the Argu, ever Delta Drug Store. The managers of the baseball league will meet in llillsboro next Sunday, at which time tho teams that will compose . the league will be named. It now promises to be a six team league. - Harold, the 13-year-old son of W, II. Taylor, is ju;t recovering frem a severe attack of pneumonia. To loan, $o00 on farm lands. En quire ol M. B. Bump, llillsboro. The Vice sf Xaggiag Clouds t'.ie happiness of the home, but a nagging woman often needs help. She may b so nervous and run-down lu health that trifles an noy her. II she is melancholy, ex citable, troubled with Iohs of appe tite, headache, aleepleSMiess, consti pation or fainting and dizzy spells, she nteils Electric Bitter, the most wonderful remedy for ailing women Thousands of sufferers from female troubles, nervous troubles, backache and weak kidneys have used it, and la-came healthy and happy. Try II. Only fate. Delta Drug Store guar antee satisfaction. roKTUSU-SEIIALEX K.tlL K01U. Citizens of of the County were somewhat arrouaed last Friday and succeeding days after reading the re pot I of the aunual meeting of the ea corporators ol tbe Portland, Nehalem and Tillamook lUllroad Coiutatny. The presideut and secretary report that they have uot been ablu V' ob tain truckage privileges froei either of the rail roads entering Uulou Depot wherefore tbe P. N. A T. will build lu own road aud enter the depot grouuds Independent of the, others. It is asserted that two tyn-j dlcates stand ready to lake the Donas of the Company to the amount ol 11,584,000. Later news reports state tbat a contract has already been signed by the Oregon agents of tbe eastern bond buyer aud that tbe contract thus signed, has been tent east for verification. It is thought tbat telegraphic notice of tbe sign ing will be received the last of this week or tbe t)rt of next. Then work will be commenced on the road aud pushed to completion within two years. The first section is to be built this year. April 13 Is set as tbe date of commencing work. The route, and there is where we ot Washington County are interest ed. The old route was to leave the Willamette River bottom by the Cornelius pass. But there are many latteral gulches putting into the pass. These had to be bridged and a half mile tunnel was necessary. The Company abandoned that route and sought another which, it is claimed, will let the road over the hill by a two percent grade. Engineer Bal lentyoe, who located the. S. P. Go's road across the Siskiyou Mountains from California, has walked over the new pass and says it is passible. The grade up Fourth Street la Port land is a four per cent rise, hence to the layman, a two per cent is seen to be a flat incline. Tbe Com pany does not say where that pass is but it cannot be far north of the summit where the Cornel road pass es the hill. Some, acquainted with tbat country, think it may come in sight of Tualatin Plains at ome point In section 7 T 1 N It 1 W, though that is speculation. ' From there, It may run wtstward, passing to the north of llillsboro and into dales Creek valley at, or Just north of Forest drove, thence up dales Creek Into T 2 Kit 0 West where summit ol the Coast range will I passed thence down Wilson liiver to Bay City, thence across to Nehal- em. Thus both the nnainouK ana Nehaleiu Country trade may be captured. It is claimed that the lower Wilson Kiver has as good Coal fields as the lower Nehalem. Last year there were many barom etrical observations made on the summit of the Coast ranga and It is believed from a oews paragraph that innocenty appeared in the Forest drove Times, last fall that some one carelessly let a word slip and that the Wilson river is In the thoughts of the promoters as well as Nehalem and Balmonberry. But no levels or transits havj been put on the possible route over the l'jrland Mountain. No one about llillsboro and there are many who know the mountain, believe that a two per cent grade can be found without much zigzaging. But there is the Tualatin Valley route yet with its water level grade and tho great the Washington county line. The condition of this grant Is that the road shall e built and running by November, 1903. That date is but little more than a year away. The company, when the street franchise waa refused, quit work on this end of the route. Another application for a franchise will, without doubt, be at once made and it Is hoped with better success than before. Property owners In Portland object to a traffic road through the streets upon which their fine residences front. North west Portland, through which the road seeks right of way, is the Knob Hill of Ihe city, and there Is some ground for obection with the re monstrants. However there seems no good reason why tbe conflicting interests may not be compromised. TAX COLLECTION S. Sheriff Sewell got the tax roll and commenced receiving tax on Monday Feb. 24th. Since then closing with business on Wednesday March Cth 9 days, the receipts have been: Feb. 24 1097 36 25.'. 2204 59 20 3302 14 27 31G2 02 28. JT. 2543 38 Mar. 3710 27 " 3..... ..4257 90 4 3816 77 6 8073 65 Total 28067 89 The big day was on Monday last when more money was paid than ever before pasd over the counter, The neartt approach was last year, the day of the stock show, when few dollars over 4000 were taken. ROUS. K AMNA N'rr Mtitl-boro. March 4, to Mrrniaa kuu and wife, a ion April the 1st the Epworth League will entertain its Mends with a fine program and otherwise. Remem ber. Mestira. Howell aud droner have bought tbe Adams sawmill at Scholls and will be operating it within a fw days. Messrs. Howell and droner have the buildings of their new tile fact ory ready for the machiuery. This has been shipped from tbe factory and Is expected to arrive within two weeks. Home time is allowed for installing, so tbat at the eud of six weeks the Company will be ready for making tile. The plant has a good clay bank aud with skilled workmen, a superior quality of drain tile will be put on the market. Tbe llillsboro Board of Trade commuuicated In writing last Wed nesday with tbe council of the city of Portland. Dr. Tamiesle being in tbe city that day and personally ac quainted with members of the coun cil, was present by Invitation when the llillsboro communication was read. He was requested to lay verbal ly before the council those matters touching the electric motor line from Portland to Forest drove, via llills boro, which were touched in the written commuulcation. Dr. Tsru lesie said he bad no prepared propo sition to submit at tbat hour, but would be very pleased (o answer questions. The result of the confer ence Is tbat it Is arranged for a siiec- ial meeting of the city council and a delegation of the llillsboro Board ol Trade on Wednesnay afternoon next, March 12. The promoters of the electric line are as enthusiastic as ever, though the sail lor member of the firm has gone East. The right of way has already been secured from Twenty-fourth street, Portland, to country lor trafic development. The binderauce is the steel bridge at Portland and its tolls. It seems very probable that the building of the Portland, Nehalem and Tillamook road will be com menced this Spring by some route. Capitalists have thousands of dollars iovestol in the Coast range of mountains all there Is In fact, aud they will uot pay taxes and lose In terest on the Invest ment for many years. An Income must be got out of the purchases but transportation must first be secured before Income can be realized. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. M M Down et al to Andrew Anderson 68-100 David C draham die $ 1 John Llppert lo Elizabeth Lip- pert 120 a sec 23 1 3 n r 4 w.. C50 M B Hoard et ux to Ira Hoard 30 a sec 28 t 2 n r 2 w 1 Irene Cadwell to city of Forest drove part of blk 2 Forest drove , A Finney to F M Heidel 1 a blk C Finney add Hillsboro... 250 F M Heidel to Minerva Caudle 1 a blk Finney add llills boro 250 Bert Linslie to Robert Teblman 25.80 a Jones add lo Beaver ton 1600 Delia Teft to Mary C Summers part blk "A" Beaverton.... 260 Susanna NIckum to J W Nick- urn 80 a J L Nickum die 10 Thos Connell trustee, Richard Connell tract In Benj Cornelius die and other lands 8000 John Hperring to Chas Sperring 40 a sec 6 1 1 n r 6 w 1 John Sirring to Peter Sper ring 20asec6tlnr3 w.... 1 John Sperring to Helen Dnych 20asec6tlnrS w 1 Elizabeth delger to Eila Hus ton w 1-2 W H Oeiger die... 1100 Oeo Bacon et ox to Peter Hel- gesson tract in W W Catching die 1O00 Seymour Chlpmen to J L Wash burn 160 a sec 27 t 2 n r 6 w... 600 C A Beadsley to J Washburn lG0asec32t2nr6 w 1120 U 8 to Orvllle O Beadsley 160 1 sec 32 t 2 n r 6 w S B Theston et als to Wm Mer rill et al tract in Cornelius...- 900 Fred Ooetler to E F Getter 20 a Wm McLInn die..:. 1 Franklin Doughty to James II Monroe 26 a Andrew Harper die. 1800 Isaac Bayles to La Fayette Wil son lot 6 and 7 blk 6 Cornelius 100 Oregon Real Estate Co to F W Cady blk 30 Beaverton 150 Albert Rankin to J L Wash- burn 100 a sec 33 1 2 n r 6 w 1000 Edward McCiure to J L Wash burn 100 a see 22 1 12 n r 5 w 600 B FPordy to Wapato camp W O W tract In Gaston 160 Ladles' silk waists at Schulmerich Bros. Makes the food more delicious and wholesome wst Articles of Incorporation writ filed this week of tbe Midway Tele, graph A Telephone Co., by H. V. dates, Heleu M. dates, O.B. Gates and Charles Cogswell; capital ktock 000. Tbe objects announced are t J acquire, either by purchase or con struction, aud to operate a telephoue and telegraph business in Oregon and California. The papers were executed iu Washington county be fore S. B. Huston, notary public. The principal office is to he located la Portland- The first line to be built starts at Ashland, Jackson county, aud runs eastward through Klamath Falls, Lakevlew and lulo California, The company already Is preparing to string wire. Two reels for wire are being made here by 1- V, House, who, of selected Oregon timber, makes a reel to be preferred to Eastern factories. He also mada for tht couipauy two ladders 13 feet long tested to 225 pounds and weigh Ing under 35 pounds. These replace bamboo ladders that heretofore have been bought In the Han Francisco market. These bamboo are stand- arJ, weigh 35 pounds and bear Ihe weight of a 200-pound man. House's ladders, built ot fir and whito oak rungs, meets the requirements and a few pounds better. The Services in Congregational church last Sunday evening were in tensely interesting. The young ladies' chorus choir sang the fatuiliar hymn, "Abide In Me," set to siieciul music, which, rendered after concert reading of the Scriptures, was moi-t appropriate. "The Pilgrims of the Night" was sung by a quartet, Misses Waggener, Weatherred, War ren and Mrs. O. B. Oates, Miis Cutchlng at the organ. The sermon caught and held the audience at closest attention till the last word was uttered. The fourth service iu the series Is posponed a week because of the Uniou Temperance meetlug, which is arranged for next Sunday afternoon and evening. The Forest drove Times reports finding Ralph Watkins, an 18-year-old boy completely exhausted in a shack by the roadside In the snow that lies on the coast range of moun tains. In a few hours more he would have died, but E. Quick, the stage driver carried him along till a cabin was found where a fire could be built. There the exhausted youth was warmed when the jouru- -ey was continued to Forest drove. The lad was afoot" and had to throw his boots away so that the last few miles ho walked was barefoot through the snow. M. E. Ever lit, druggist at the Delta, with his wife, came bome last Saturday. Mr. Everltt waa iu San Francisco the day the wind blew so hard, but he did not realize that the zephyr was doing damage to tbe shipping. He did not go to the water front, hence missed the sensa tional occurrences of the day. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Biersdorf vis ited relatives and friends In Hills- boro last Sunday and Monday. We have hardly become accustomed to know Mrs. B. by her present name, but if it was written Miss Maggie Hchulmerich all would at once bring to mind a great favorite, Hon. Thos. Paulsen, of Butte pre cinct, was In town on Saturday lust, While here he had an abstract of title made for his farm, which he has sold. The abstract was made before the conveyance is executoi, Mr. Raymond, ot Seattle, Is here looking for a farm, which he has not selected yet, being somewhat par ticular, though he has several in mind, F. M. Heidel Is showing him about. The T. S. Townsend Creamery Co. at 44 Second street, Portland, will pay highest market price for your cream. Will send you United States Separator on long time In exchange for cream. Scholls is to have two baseball teams this summer. It Is desired to get one of these In the league that will play on the Wert Side this year. , The north sldo of Washington street, between Fourth and Fifth, is to be tile drained, 4-inch tiles being used. Chas. Bowers and Thos. Wan 11 went to Lincoln county on Tuesday, where Bowers has some land. At the hoise sale last Saturday a number of animals changed bands at tn avergge priee.of 141. Wm. Adklns, who has been at Ileppner for several months, re turned home, this week. Detective II. P. Ford, of Portland, was In Hillsboro on Sunday last. eo . mm rnn. f
