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About Hillsboro independent. (Hillsboro, Washington County, Or.) 189?-1932 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 8, 1902)
fi.iiok Ibt Ku,uare 11 3i cigar. Mm Lelah 1'atteraoa I la Hills liuru thi week vialtlujr relative. " , . . . - Hro, August 5, at rarjuington, (a A. V. Mow and wife a daughter. III. ..Ml. Koch "Vartad t r?-o F7!:i ' la-st TuwkWy, ko1q hy fetid will bta'ay a mouth or uiire. LM not foil lo 8-o time ii cro o,.ifct at MoOurOji:kV Just tlliv l. - ' . ' J to R I.. McCoruiick'e fur your f.roiture. " Ha U the cltapAt !u tuwo. " SV. J, Btsnaoo will ruu . woods in Utilsboro Itilf full. tie I now ready la bimk orderi. Bicyvle. E. L. McCormlck la of feriog bid entire stuck of bicycles ttt reduced (rlrw. Call eul look (over the 8'ock. . ' .'. V, A. llodaon, traveling. aajnu an for tr.j O.etfoo Haudld Manufactnr- log Co., located at Ne wrier?, wan In our eliy la! wtk. Stationery la out anuouoilng the marriage of Mrs. Katharine E. Neff to Mr. Alonaa A. Phllllo lu toe At. E, church at Cornelia oo Buuday afternoon at U'0'cluck, August I7ih. Mr. Aabahry aecretary of the Blooming Creamery, tUtee. that bla creamery waa able lo oay three cent wore our uouod fof but tr fat during July this year than waa j-aid during (be same month' in I0OI. Tba lJlan.oud W'a will Hoe P against the Wavtsrley of Portland at Rscrealioa Park nut Bunday at 2 o'clock" Tub Waverleya have play ed together for 'several year and are aatd lobe hard hitler. 'BappiDgtoo will ptobably pitch (or the locala. ,. ' - Mr. H. U. Bales, tale of Mlcblgau, thla watik bought I be 65 acre farm iylug west of the long bridge, that belonged lo the eatate of A. U. Ail deraou, deceased. Mr. Bataa ex pect batweeu now aud October to go back to Michigan and return with hia family. Prof. Jo. Marsh ol Pacllle Uulver ally baa been appointed a'luerober ol tha Boaid for the Auguoi exauilua tton Instead of li. W. Baruta, who la euaeul bow the slate. The full Bjard ia II. A. Ball, Goiiuly Bupt. Prof. Jos. Marsh aud M, ('. Case. llitra waa a young mnn from the country lu tovvu last we;k who waa layiug foundations for tuluie heart aciita. liehadbta little eon with hiiuacd nut' more tbau 4 yeai whoiii be lilted ou tne bar aud gave a uiug of beer. Oa aoolUiir day be had bis little daughter with him who U but a year or two older. W at. Cornelius, brother of the late Oil. Tom Cornelius, died ou Sunday iaat at hia bouie uear Mountaiudale. William a a lad came to Wesliiig ton county In the first half of the 4u'a and haa been a resident aluce that time. The funeral waa 'on M-.nday when ttia remains were buried In the HarHs.ni cemetery. Bame tiuia ago'' Cbetr Thorn bought a tllce of stf k iu a Tacoma b tiik c.f which Mr. P. M. Vde, well kuywn lu thi county, waa ireaideut. Thorn uiado It uncouilortable for Wadu ao that he diupowd of hi stork aud got out of the Inatilution. Thorn buihJ Wade oo anine pretext aud kcuOhe action peudlng aa long aa be oould. At leugth the action waadlamlafliHt. Wade tbeo brought actlou for datuugea agalnal Thorn aud hia bank, the NationaT Bank of Commerce, fur mullclous nroaecnllon of a civil action. The Caw haa .ijt btttn Irletl and Wade wlua, ace ui log a verdict for !2G,50O. Mr. Wadv la brother-in-law lo our Y. B. Jot'y. Mr. John WnlhereJ former ly of thli county, baa au action pond lug agaltmt Thorn and Hih bank In. volvlug the aamo fact. . . The prcmluiu lixt of th Oigon tttate Pair la now out and btilug dla lii lulled among the fanuura and hreedera thriugluut the atate. H carrlca 110,000 in caah preiulmurua ou livestock and agricultural pjriHlurta. Every runner and breeder lu the atalo I luvlted to brlug aotnttbing to the ttite fair thla year and help well the big exhibit that la already promised. The Soul burn Pacific IV baula all exhibit to and from the fir free ofeb-rge, which enable everyone lo send uieiBiug to help the good vaiue eloug. To thoae who wish 10 tat their families aujptnd a week at the lair, lhay will Bud one ol the fiueat cawp giounda ou the coaal, atsduiely free. ' Auy iolorma tion rcaarditig (he fir will bo gla.lly given by writing the eecretary al Portland, Oregon. If you have, not leceived premium IU', writ lor woe at oacn. " At litot advlcu John L. Iteiting oi erboort, t'il county, waa la 6t. Vincent bwpltat in a moat critical cond lion. Last winter when split. ting wood wheru hu waa ulng a dlcah-e, a l it of .ttel waa broken from the wbjgo whu h struik him lu tha thigh. Tlio wound wimiI tri vlul, ouly Iba allver tttered the iiiiiu artery. The aurm eut down ann tie I (ha blood vaael hopiog that circulation would be aiaiuUined by tha aidd arturlea, but It waa uol, and the leg . below began lo Ui. Tha caaa waa t BDi ioua that aiiijJiitatlouJ abova the m knee Hetmn.i the only hop and that waa done a few days ago. The patient la not doiu well, beiltug waa a private iu (V. D, 1'ud Orpgou Inf. Vol. aud served with bla (cvlmeuv in (h Phillp(iluei, It la aa Id that (hi examiuiug aurgeou at the time of hia eulistmeut aluttd that Juba waa the m'mt peifect man pby atclaliy that he had ever aeeo. Richard Beauiiab,a Uaui had rent ed over Sunday and were rather lildky Monday untrmug when bitch ed to the light eprlug-wagon that la used to deliver cream lo the atatiou for the Portland market. When Mr. B turned Into the north end of Recohd street thn horx1- stampeded being started by a cow that doubled up to lick ber aide. The frightened hnraea at full apeed rau down Second atreet to near Italtroad at'reet where there U a atump, , There the wagou turn ed top aide dowu throwing Mr. Bea- mlnb out and Bpllllug the milk. The driver waa hurl, ankle bruised, ao he ball to atop work, but he waa abla to catch hia toaiu which could not go ao fafct when the wagou dragged tup dlde down. While pultlug a big log on the crirlage io Jobneon Bros.' sawmill, South Tualatin, Mr. Klwood John aou waa caught by the big atii k aud tbrowu against the friction feed wheel. The uuacle forming thecalf of the leg waa badly lacerated aud while recovery will be made the leg may be stiff at the knee Juiot. r. Tamalaie dreaaed the wound, wbicb yebtetday waa . making favorable progress toward recovery. A realdent of Hillaboro about 8 moutha ago puHwo aucklng pigs in the pen. I.aat week he sold thenj lo the atnek yard at Portland at 64 ceuta per pound. The t wo weighed 68 pouuilj and he received 139.12. lie had lo wait for hia money till the cashier, who waa out ou an er rand returued. While waiting he taw hUboga resold at 9 tenia, brlcgiog f5U 84. Iluga bring money, Tbe BiClair boya, lada 15 and 13, found ttieuitselvea ou their wagon when their team waa running away Iaat Tuesday iu the lane by Mr. Col Una fiiriii. Tha amall hoy jumped totho brake which he threw on while Iila older brother buog onto tbe lines. After jumping the ditch at the aide of the road the brutes were controlled. The boys knew what to do and did it. L..M. lioyt, jeweler, who has not bad a vacation since the memory of man runneth to tho contrary, started on tbe Knights of PithUv excursion to San Francisco last Tuesday even ing. He took paaaage on the ateam hip Columbia. While at the bay bu will look at the atonka of hultday good and chouse what he will offer hia Hillaborn trade in Decent her. Abuet Vaughn, a pioneer v. ho lived uear Thatcher' poUottice, died Ubl week aud waa buried on Buuday. He leave brother Charles and half brolhetannd sisters uauud Louleg uouu Before he died he told hia brother wbeta bla mone waa burled. This waa found, afuouutiug to II 100 Id gold. While working on a baru for Juo, Crocker at Mouulaludulti on Tuesday the alaglug gave Way and precipitat ed the rafpe ntrr, Jacob Schlelcht to the grouud, a distauce of tlfteen feet. He waa eoualderably britlaetl aud had a badly aprained ankle. Dr. P, A. Bailey attended the Injures! mau. Hon. 8. B. Hustou and bla wile atari thla uiirnlug for their mi turner cottage at Newport., The boya went Wednesday last to open the - limine aud have the premise aired. Hv. C. C. Poling, 1. E, w ill oc cupy the pulpit at tbe United Evan gelical rhurch Saturday evening at 8 o'clock aifd Holiday at 1 1 ui and agaiu at 8 p in. City Marshal Alkiown and family alerted yesterday morning for New port lor aiimruef outing. Mr, Galloway will guard the city while the tegular watchman la away. W. li. Jolly in company with bis family Is oc the firm north. of Iowa, making hay while he rests. Th baling crew la ttix-e now. S H. Z.uimerniau will aw Wood agaia thli Ml and will , Ugio about Auguet Ha la ready low to tookorJuta. . About 4 Ai p. ui. Ticaday evening n alarm called the department to a Are that wJ burning in Cartten Bros.' soah and door bop near the railroad station. There waa no ma chinery in luewthop Ud the building waa burned, aa uull aa a rick of fifty cord 4 of wood piled by th aide track. There are axme black chunks of ood left but tha loas will probab ly be Aijualod aa lotaU The die was communicated from locoruo. live puliiug-a fruight tiaiu. Tbe train bad aloud aavcrat uiiuutettou a aidd track to le the paaaeiiger traii( paa. The rotteu punkey . wuod on an oak tree caught aud tbe blabejwaa further fed. by the ism ' ou the trunk. Fire aoon- dropped to the (pound and lighted the dry grata and litler. , Tbe biiak breeza did the r-t. 'the tire waa h,u ty W. tt. Gautt who bappeued to be at the jlaliun. Hdand C'laod Greer ran each with a Baootuk axtinguiaher from tho Climax mill. Gault waa just iu time to quench blaz that wa beginnlog to burn brUkly in a big rick of wood on tbe north aide of the trackwbile Greer went to the bigger Are oo the aoutb aide. II was beyond bla little chemical. Moon the Hillaboru depart man! waa at work' through a Hue of HU0 feet of hoae. The lumber chetla atamllug uear the ahop were aaveil, .but the ahop waa lout. A-atrearu waa turn ed ou the rick of wood and tha Ore coutiolted after an hour. . The coffee club served iced lemonade aloug the hoae liue and whlie the boya did n il take tiuie to return thank they were grateful for the relief. The tot al lo Will foot up loo between threa and four hundred dollars. Tbe rail-i road company kept guards at the wood pile through the night. " i W. O. DoDtielson and family are otf for the aiimmer rest at Elk Creek on the fnant south of Sea:itite. 1. C. Bberrill will Baptist church in Buuday at 11 a. m. preach at the UilUboro next Born, at Mountaindale, Meacham bomeeUud, on tbe 6, to E. P. Evans and wife, a aou, Born, at Cornelius oo tha 4tn to D. J. Barret and wife, a aou. - IT WiS A UREAT UlUt. A large crowd of spectator left the Herniation Park grourida laatBunday aatiaOeil that they had seen the flucst exhibition of base ball ever played In the county. Fully 800 'people gave veut to their appreciation of . the many brilliant plays, by yelling, throwing up bata and clapping of hands. One prominent attorney of our city was seen to lay! down and roll on the ground ia hi excitement. It W89 a great game. Every liody got the worth of hia money. Everybody waa happy. 'Every man on both team played his best and only two errors were made by the-j locals. The visitors put up the cleanest and prettiest game ever played here by 'a visiting team. They a're - a team composed of gentlemen and no wrangling or kicking was doue. Or Cook, who umpired, nimlt) iio rauk decision and gave perfect aatia faction to both luaou. ' L:avitt, who pitched for the locals, did great work, both In the box - and with the nick, i Tba uiausfiers expect to retain him for the rest of the season. Cook at second ba.e did Sua w'ork and Hatch iu center field mada a huautiful ruuuiog catch, the beat aver seen on tha grounds. Muel ler at first base waa in vincible. Hare at ehort waa a whiiiwiud, and CroU aaut behind the bat waa a wonder. The lineup and coie follows: Diamoud W Suuoyaide Hatch ' cf Gains Leavitt p McElroy Mills If Elricb Cook 2t Foley Wann rf Hulchluaon Fairchllda 80 - O'Brien Croiaant c Brock Mueller lb Caffy Hare aa llealy Bitire by soolngs: - Diamond W 1 0 0 1 8 1 0 8 Buunyalde .0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 28 Bates ou balls, McElroy 2; Iavltt 2. Kjruck out by McElroy I; Leavltt Two-baae bits. Hatch 2, Cook, Mills; Cruleaol. ' ; Thre-haaa blU, Leavltt, Brock j Miaiua2. D mlile play, Hatch to Har. Hit by pitched ball, Mueller. Time of gama 1-8-5. . Uujpi.r, Cook. " . Attendanca 800., IfaktaaLUU Va And ay om other aalv, oint ment, lotion, oil or alleced bealer la aa good Bucklios "Arnica Balve, tell tilm thirty rears of marvelous curt of piles, burns, hoib, cor oa, fel ons, ulcere, cut, scald., bruiwea and alio eruptions piove it' the beat and cheapest. S5o at Bailey's Pbar taacy. . ECCATI0-Xlt OCTLOOIWAIU isuros l OCSIl . 4 " la unking annual - report, SupL Ball write t t,t following para graph touching tU educational out look fifths fount): .- . tuly latitotea.-. In this county, 'he county Instltu tea have tot several yeara beoir held during lha lat WVt-k lu - Auguat. Tire usual length of the sesajou has been five'dayi. This year tho iosti. tule will bu held during the fourlU week lu Bpteuibur, continuing ' four day. Iso exptiiit! haa beea aimrcd to secure the bt lecturers aud lu- atructor that could be bad. , Aoauv pi a institute fund huS made thla pos sible''. The Instituted have been at tended by practically every teacher in the county, aud have been a means of steady aud permanent Im provement iu at bool work. - . ; . ' " lcal lubtlluUs.' liocal inatltutea have been held In tUi county during the pact year, at intervals averaging two .mouths. This la of lens frequency than here tofore, but an effort baa been. ' made to make them belter, aud It la be lieved lliat better general resnlt have thereby been secured. , . ,j " litstrlct Tax. - : The people of thn county have shown an Increasing wililngneaa to tax lhemselves form.Oiool purpose. It la also becoming general)) under stood that, If the school are tu be taught by good teacliers for proper number of mouths each year, dis trict tax must be levied to supple, meiit the state and county apportion' meuta. During the past two years about half the dlatrlcta la tbe county have lev led taxes, and ttis number that does so la Increasing. . lUclplla. ' ' It la gratifying to note that the metboda of discipline are fast being replaced by milder and more ration al methods, - Although tbe maxim that "Order la Heaveu'a tirat law," la as well recoguiasd aa ever, a better understanding of what really coo stitutea order la obtalulng with both teachera and patrons. . It is my op Inlon, drawu from several year ex perience aa teacher in district schools, that tbe schools reputed to be "diffi cult to mauaga" are generally diffl- cult 0'ily in the public opluion of the diitrlcl; or, where auch difficulty really eilbW, It ia due, in a great measure, to such public opinion re acting upon the pupils aud teacher Ttackers QaallHratluai. .' ' ' There has beeu a notable improve' meat In .the qualifications of the teachers employed in the county, during tha last t yeara. - Where aa the. standard of rtquirements -for every grade of ccrlilicalt) haa been raised, the! percentage, of teachera holding first grade County certificates or stale certificate? has . also been raised. ' Nearly nil the teachers In the county have had some education al advantages vx tending beyond the grammar school cuiriculum. About one-third are graduates of either nor mat schools or high schools, aud a few ro college graduates. V , f ailures Iff Teaching. "" ", A few teachers fail through lack ofprpp.iralion, chie'fly the luck of thorough ' general. eJucatlon the eduction tbit gives lreadth of view, Lscktjf special training may also cause a few tnlluref; but institute, educational books and Journals, aud experience may, In a measure, com pensateor this defect, but for thorough education tbero i no ub s'itnte. ; ' High Schools. V "v - , ,'" There are no public high choola in (hi county. This grade of. work is, however, done excellently by th Tualatin Academy, at Forest Grove. Tbia school, being centrally located, fills the place of the public high school for a large part ol tha . coun- ; - : ... , Teacher' Keprt. , Teachers' reports are nsually com plete and correct.' However, ' few teachers, either through Ignorance of their duty or through neglect, make Incorrect reports or make none at tU. The law making the district cTerk' approval of the teacher' report prerequisite to paymeut of tba leach cr'a salary for the last month, la la eAVctual: Inasmuch as many clerks, being unfamiliar with the form used in the teacher' register and re port are unable to pass upon - their correctness, I think tbe law should be amended ao as lo make tbe super intendent's approval of the register add report, or bis consent without uch approval, prerequisite to I be payment of th teacher' 'salary fur th last mouth. Thla would enable lb auperinlendenl to secure, in all case, absolutely correct reports. ; v ' C'lrk . , " Clerks' reports are generally enm plate aod correct. When mistakes occur, they ar quit, often . due to similar miatakea In teachera' reports. Other mlatakei era usually mad by nw clerk who are unfamiliar wltb tbaboaineaa. ! i i ! hv II'-e J j f 4 1 bere tire to Iht- rctmly hi frame aud seven log school houixa. The latter are coofiued to tii ncwly-st tied, tnotintalnous districts. Of tbe friruf hou-stw, all but x are ucally paintfd. Nearly, all pro supplied with uioilern furniture aud arc. large-, comfortable aud woll lighted. Yeiy few. however, are uA to the moiera standard as to healing ud' veniila tioo. - leurse ef 8td. . Tha statu course of study ha been a great benefit to the school iu thla county, especially- to ' the- rural schools. Close confbrmlly to ' the course of atady has not yet been se cured iu all of the achools, but In ail some progress has been made in that direction, berever ' it has beeu thoroughly tried, it haa received the cordial endorsement of tbe patron. The work-lu the lower grades, es pecially, oaf been greatly ttreogth- eoed by following the suggestions found In the course of study, Several dltfli-ultles havo stood In tha way of tbe proper observance of Arbor Day, chief among bleb . are the following: Many of the schools are not io session on the day -tlealg nated by law aa Arbor Day; other re uat beginning, o that sufficient time cannot be had to prepare a pro. grami tbe unrenced condition - of most school grounds exposes tree planted to almost certain destruction by stock. However, the day baa beon quite generally observed io the eouoty, whvuover clrcamatance would permit. ." ' "- Llhrarka. " : ' Thirty-six districts lu. lbs county reported libraries. The number ol book range from 1 to 124, the. aver age being 39. .229 books ' were pur chased during the year. Nearly all of these were1 paid for with funds raised at entertainments given for tbe purpose by teachers and pupils. . toataalsorT Sebao Law. The various boards of directors bave uaulfested a disposition to en force tbe compulsory attendance law lo their respective district. Al though there have beeu no prosecu tion for violation of the law, and no violations, have been reported, there have been 'many Instance where' ''threats of prosecution had the effect of causing children to ba sent to acboul who . otherwise would not bave been. I thiuk, how ever, that -the present law is muo'i too lax,. and that Six months' attend ance eicli year, Instead of . three month as at present, should be re quired; also that tho maximum age of the compulsory attendance, period should be raised from -fourteen to Hixtcen years. The' largo and in creasing demand for t child-labor makoa an urgeut need for a more stringent attendance law than tbe preaout one. .. . '"J . TBaCY 1J) WKA1). . Tuesday evening, August 6, a posse of five men from Cresion, a town about 70 miles west of Spokane, came up with tho convict Tracy at thefar'mofL.U. Edfjy ov Lake Creek three miles nouih of Fellows, a atatlob on the branch of thn North ern Pacific lint runs Irom Spokane into tha Big Bend country. Be- tweeu 6 aud 7 o'clock p. m. a run ning fight was commenced, the con tending parties being about 60 yards apart. , At one time both were be hind large boulders. Then Tracy made a ruali fur a wheat field near by.'' There' waa shooting. Just aa be reached the wheat be was: seen to tumble and fall forward. He did not raise again but as fast as be could crawled fof ward. Bonn' he waaoutot algbt In tbe grain. "By that time it waa dark aud the posse at picket to await the dawn. Help arrived during tbe night. At day- light the search was continued and soon tbe dead body of Tracy wi found where be bad ended his mis erable life with a pistol shot jo tba bead. The guards beard the report about 9 o'clock the night before. Th fall the night before wa caused by a shot which broke both bone la tbe right leg below the' knee and rat ao artery. Another abot tore through the tblgb of the same leg-. Tbe wounded man was bleeding to death but hastened tbe end wltb a ballet lo the bead The body was taken to Balem for Identification yesterday. - Tracy went to EJdy' on Sunday evening and kept Eddy, his. brother and a young Goldfinch prisoners. Gold finch was release 1 Tuesday morning and charged to tell no on? till Wed neaday tot the youth went, directly to Crestoo and told deputy sberHT C. A. Staub wbe organised his party and got bla mac. . The reward offered Is from Oregon 11500; Washington t2o00 and -broth er of guard Terrell 1100. Total M100. Thi will be paid when Iden tification I established, and the par ty to whom It Is due is kuowo. ; Born, at Reedvilie August ?K to Jatne Bnooks and wife,' daughter. i W do out claim to haw a Urge ktock. Oar itockji smill. Bui what good we kdr are th very beat money iu bur. U'e kil averythintf at re&aomiblo prtca and h ive a lot . oi rpecial goods at genolna'snap. We wml to give aiiuiciion. W watit you to be pleased. You will ba. While our stock U ttnal), yet it it ail new, up-to-date and well tcUctcd " Wo bava nice lin of Stationery. . . . w Ladies' and Genii' Uaderware, Gaota' and Boya' Shirt c-f all Llndaf Cotnplota hne of ldie', Gauls' and CtdUreut' h'dac. Notion. 7 . . - - Racket Store AVAStTET) Fresh Eggs & Poultry We Pay Highest Cash Price,; Mrs. Beckwith & Mrs. Fuller Cor. Oak and Second Sts. if ovn MAKE. An Oxford shoe ia just thing imaginable. What Kind Shall You Get? .7 Mj Why, a Hamilton-Brown, of course the kind yjj -you always get when you want a goodebmforti lj able, -well wearing shoe. fc . Where can you get it? . , . VW AT DENNIS i ' .... He haa a nice, full stock of these world V renowned shoes in vici and patent leather with or without extension Boles at prices sure to please you. ' ' yty See his stock select a pair Sy. - Be Comfortablo. m PARK AND WASHINGTON, PORTLAND, OfiCGON The school where thorough work ia doue; where, tbe reason ii always given; where confidence Is developed; where bookkeeping is taught exactly as books are kept in business ; where shorthand is made easy; where penmanship is at its best; wliere hundreds of bookkeepers and stenographers have been educated 'for success iu Lfe; where thousands more will be. Open all the year. Catalogue free, ' . - - A. P. ARMSTRONG, LL. B., PRINCIPAL Ask For and Get Hill TldPOtlRd Extracts 9VaWMtM1 9j fcf fBat For Coatarda, Puddmra. riee, Cake, Candia. Ice Cream, etc Put ep by' Mlltoka-, Ore. Dm in ttt ilUfttt t 13 Flavors Sold by all Dealers. ,Boro, i OratenilW, to Sam uel iM&bar aod wife a daughter. fed n. 4 W,rT 'c" 2312 JaarsJ, Hillsboro, Ore. nui Weather the most comfortable OREGON'S Blue Ribbon State Fair SALEM Sept loth to 20th 1902 ' BYou are invited to attend asd re tbe (reateet iodiutnal txy tloa ud liwetock show erer held en the Pacific Coaat. Oocl racing every aderaooe. -Camp troand free. Com and brine; your famll tea. For oy informattvo, write to - . M. D. WISDOM, Sec'y, Portland, Or. Treaaarer' Settee. - Alleeoi.ty wirranU of Wmhlnifton eoaoty endonrd or not endoracd will be due an pr-yibi on and alter Inguat 11, Vfi, a.to lutareat will cet.ee at that date, Wa Jackoin, County Treaeuier. Dted Aosntt 7, m. . U t-i