ChuscA Sanborn's miree at D.'nnis. Fre.-di Fruits and vegetables. J. A. Krt'DBH. Tor Bale: Early Ho potatoes, Hi F. M. lleidels', HillstK.re. W. V, Wiley has niovni ti i -4 saloon oho iliHir south if the 1 1 1 stand. Not loo IrtlH f.ir 11 tiueis. iuy ut the Kttrkt-I Ktore. ltight price. Take your nick whwlH i F. IV Dailey's he'll cure them. Htockmen! Stock uml )ultry fiHMl. J. A. Kremis. A now line nf prints at lUcket Store, The pri'-c is down. Hon. II. V, Uitti'4 Is again con lined to hi bed with another attack of gastritis. Mm. 8. M. .Smith who spent the winter in Boston, Mw,, returned homo on Wednesday last, Miss Josie Hrhulmerich left lat Wedne.-day morning for the gold Held of isumptcr. She expects to return in the fall. The farmer of the county ure turn, ing attention this spring to ruling a greater number of draft horse. The lavorito this yenr U tiio Percherou. round: A wateh. Owner may tiiivo the samo by calling; at th office and identifying it and paying for this add. Mr. Frank Cupt. MMtim F. btvis, J.-t U. K Calvary, accompanied by hU wife nod two ciiiMruu witli their l'tiili piuo nuru.' went up the road last Saturday tuornii.g as far as McCoy, Polk Co., where the Captain' mother lives. Capt. Davis is an Oregon boy, a graduate of West Poiut aud a Kan Jua.i. t'jlia, hero. Col. Uoevclt, i.v presitii nl, t st.fl.'d In one of hi magazine artich a bublinhcd in lH'ja. that "Anions the iiuiiiher who were foremost was l,t. Milton F. Davis of the 1st. Cavalry? He had tecn joined by three men of the "1st New York, who ran up, and saluting, said; 'Lieutenant, we want to go with you our ellicer wont lead us.' Ouo of the brave follow was soon shot In the face. Lt. Davis' first sargent, Clar ence (iould, killed a Spanish soldier with his revolver, just as the Spaniard was aiming at one of my llougn Killers,' 1, Davis was a witness in tho "'embalmed brer' Investiga tions and it was thought that his testimony queered him with Sec. Alger " hen promotions were made, Lt. Ilavis was sunt to the Philippines where his bravery and good conduct was recognized and promotions came. lie acted as adjutant for a number of months there under the Command ing (Jeneral. Now he la at home and is to lw Secretary of the War College ut Ride Humbler and be happy. Iled and white onion sets. J. A. K re mis. Barber who died at Pendleton last Friday of rheumatism of the heart, was hurried in Hillsbon 011 Sunday lust. An lrrigtion district is orgaui.in under the state law of IS'J.'i, at Milton Umatilla County. The acreage t lie served la 10,1)00. Hon. S. lt. Huston has sold his Portland property at such an advam that he realizes both interest and wages for the time he held it. Boy wanted: The proprietor of the City Bakery wants a boy t learn the trade and be generally use ful. Must bo steady anil Industrious. The line of hIiim-s that John Di'iinis carries is full and eonlpleto. He I sparing no -money in keep up his alock and always has something ti please every body. Miss Bessie Sigler's familiar voice Is heard at the central o ill re this week. The ocassiou is that Miss Palmateer has a alight attack of the scarlet fever, and thus cannot attend to her work. Bishop Hell, of Pennsylvania, was in this city during this week, and preached at the F.vangclical church last Wednesday evening. Bishop lleil is making a tour of all Kvan gelical churches in Oregon. The electric light plant was shut down this week for repairs, from midnight Monday 'till the regular hour Wedi ecdny evening. After using electric light for so long a time wo hardly wo how we used to get along without them. Mr. Samuel Ualbreblh spent a few hours in town last Monday. He reports that most of the growers on he lower Tualitin have finished plant ing onions. The usual acreage has been planted notwithstanding all of last years crop has not been sold Several car loads can be picked up about Sherwood. The young ptopleol the Congrega tional church gave Miss Josie-Schul merich a surprint lant Saturday evening. A large number were present and indulged in various game. The only regret was that the evening passed too quick, and as each left each wished Miss Josie to have a pleasant summer in the gold fields. Now Is the time of the year to liegin war upon the dread Ban Jose acale which has such a' hold iu many Oregon orchards. The following receipt is one used with much suc cess by California orchardis!?: lf pounds salt, SO pounds sulphur, (if pounds lime, 1 can concentrated lye, 3 pounds vitrol. Mix in 100 gallor e water, and stir and boil two hours. Spray upon tree as warm as it will stand. Pauline Silk aged !" who lived with her old maid sister, aged 3.V ran away from her home in l.Kfriiiule last week, giving out a tip that she was going to kill herself. All this became the elder sister had w hipped the little one. Tho child wandered alsiiit through the night anil found a place to work when she threw away her poison and still lives. 1 1, r sister takes her home again, but has arranged lo place her in a hoarding Hchool. The benllciul effects of advertising is illustrate! by what has happened to Brownsville I, tun County. That town some time ago printed a Issik let descriptive of its own resources. This was distributed I'.ast. As a result l.'itf settlers have gone to BrownsviIh since February l.'i, the J late w hen the low settlers rates 1 Usame available. They say they were Mtartod westward by reading this hook. There Is not a vacant house in the town and in one itiahtiitv one house shelters three families. Leavenworth Kansas. Before, he assumes his new duties he has a fur lough which will in part be spent at his boyhood's home iu Polk County, Last Tuesday evening Diamond Assembly, United Artisans, of Forest drove came to Hillsboro iu a body and initiated 10 candidates for Huby Assciubley. Tho Forest Orovo as sembly put on the work-in fine form, and they are to be congratulated on the splendid corps they have. The following olllcers and members were present: Dr. Bishop, M, A.; Mrs, Chandler, Supt.; Lowell Markee, I nsp; Mr. Stokes, Sec; Mrs. Abbott P M A; Mrs. Sears, 8 C; Dr. Havey, Tret; Mrs. Smith, J. C; John Strifliu, M S; Mr. White, Warder; Mrs. Kert- son Ins; 8. V. Walker, 8. A. Walker, ii. Markee Dr. Ueiger, Mrs. Stokes, W. C. Kertson, A. B. Thomas, Mrs. Day,F. A.Watrous, Prof. Jloln-rtson, Mrs. Kofferty, Mrs. Adams, Mrs. nghw, Waller Scars, and Mrs. Burk- head. The drove assembly furnished program that was received with much pleasure by all. Their orehea try is the best in thestateand worthy of much praise. After light refresh- merits all returned to their. homos with high praise of the drove asHciiv bly. The annual Conference of the United Evangelical Church which was held last week hasretnrned K)v CI. II. Phelps to the Hillsboro station Mr. J. LSiokly has moved hi shop across Second Street and in prepared to do guaranteed blacksmith and wagon work. Shoeing a specialty The West Side and Suburban Trol ly Hue ordinance was read a second time last Wednesday by the City Council of Portland and ordered to be printed. The third reading will occur at. a May session of the Council. Mrs. J. W. Clark formerly of Cor nelius but latterly at Central Point, Jackson County, died April 4th, in stunt of pneumonia, aged about G2 years. The deceased left a husband and one daughter, Mrs. John Hale, Hoseburg. Mr. J. A. Measlnger of laurel, who for several years has conducted a general merchandise business there has sold his stock of goods to Messrs James and Finice Brown, brothers. With the store goes a leaseof 40 acres of farm land. A skilled accouutaui iiaa guiie over the accounts of the Auditorof Astoria for an interval reaching back five years and finds that officer delinquent la the sum of $7,000. The office of Auditor has been filled by different men during the time and it seems that all have made mistakes. Yesterday the city strung a new cop per wire for the secondary current from the bi transformer at the Cor ner of main and stcond street down both aides of Msin street to Third where they are eoui.icted again, and down the east side of second street. The old wirei are im small kud the current instead of being normal at 102wasouly atsjut'JO when delivered to the lamps. The new wire is al most three eighths of an inch in ai- ameter. The owuers of goats in Washington county have bunched the mohair I taken from their tlocka and will offer it for sale as one lot next Thursday, April 21st in Hillsboro. The storage I Tor netjly 7 half a century ( Iferrys U Seeds ? hThvn grow" 'amHMtnTrT Ml t M-U.WT! hoi. I t.y W' I X ll delrr. I OK in,m,r X I t IwaliNUU IW to 11 jiiiiraulat 'vfl m I f wk.H.fiiiur iiu. - . Mrs. Mabel II. Douglas, of Pacific College, which was very interesting and instructive. Luncheon was then will be in the Wllliama warehouse h" by ,he citl'nl, of tho Jisit. at the station. Should ther r .n wu,lu " 'J" osi neaiiny one In the county who has not yet Joined the pool, he will lie welcomed by thecorauiittee appointed to enter. tain bids, towit. Thos. Connell, K. B. Tongue and James H. Sewell, Tho committee have between 3,000 and 4,000 pounds in storage. The pool In Polk county bad 40,000 pounds which was sold last Friday to Brown of Salem for 38 5 cents. The Washington county will grade higher than the wool sold last week, but our pool may not realize the same price lor the reason the quantity is not great. The afternoon session, which lasted from 2 to 4:30, was opened by sing ing gome familiar songs, followed by a few remarks on "llecent School Literature," by Supt. II. A. Ball; "What may a Teacher do to Encour age a Sentiment Favorable to the School?, by C. O. Ileynolds; Head Ing in Advanced Grades," by Mrs. M. C. Saltus; "School Government" by Miss Daisy Sandstone; "The Rela tion of the College to the Public School." by President Iidwiu Mc Grew, of Pacific College. After each subject, time was given for a geneial discussion, in which all took part very readily. A song was then sung, after which all went to G. H. MAGOON DEALER IN- Staple and Taney Groceries, Candies, Cigars and Ccbaccoi One door south of Wilkes Bios.' Abstract oflice. tern J w VILINDUS. A deligation from Hillsboro Iteb ekah Lodge I. O. O. F., paid a visit to the Forest Grove Lodge last Wed' nestlay evening taking those people completely by surprise, The Forest drove Lodge extended a glad we come and entertained as best tiie could on auch short notice. Mr. W. V. Wiley Is tearing dow the building formerly occupied by him on Second street aud will move to the ground the building just south of tho removed structure. This mnv ingisfnr the purpose of making break In that row of wooden structure, This Is to reduce the fire insurance rate. Mr. Larkin Ball of Kitst Cedar Creek, father' of School Huierinten dent Ball, has been put on the pension roll of tho Indian War vet' eraus, in issuance of tho Tongue hill, and has received a check for tho first payment. Mr. Ball served hi Co. E. Mounted Battalion Toxas Volunteers. The Tongue Act in luded all Indian War Veterans whether of Oregon or another state, Messrs S. D. Powell and Wm 11, Barrett both of Hillsboro have been placed on tho roil Mrs. Emma Galloway, State organ- Iscer of Lewis and Clark Woman Clubs, will tc in Hillsboro on Tuesday veiling Apr. 21 t. and would be pleased to meet the women of Hills boro in Wehrungs Hall, 7 M0 p.m. Object to trganiza a Hillsboro Club. By order of Committee Barrett Bros. Ira aud William en tered their beautiful Cooker Spaniel puppy "Portland Victor" at the bench show which is an attraction at 'ortland this week. The boys ex pect to bring home with their fav orite a silver cup us a testemony of its beauty. The O. II. A N. Company has de termined to build into the central part of L-tstern Oregon so as to con trol the trafllcof that va region for 'ortland. There are two plans of procecdure, buy the Columbia South ern or build a new line up the Des Chutes river. The West Side and Suburban trolly line la making satisfactory progress. It is found desirable to wait untill the new Portland charter become a law beforo the ordinance is pushed to a final vote. This date is May 21, ninty days after the adjournment of the legislature. Good weather will be hero then and things will become active. Plans are now being formulated to combine the intire wool clip of the Willamette Valley. Wools will be graded and baled to meet trade re qulrements and shipped direct to Eastern Mills, saving all middle pro fits. It is estimated under the new method of selling that it will add to the profits of the growers over tlOO, 000.00 now going Into the pockets of tiie middlemen. One of the largest wool warehouses in Portland has been secured and Is being fitted up with baling machinery and grading tables. When wools are all in shape for mar ket, sale will beadvertiesed East and then sold under sealed bids. Having several million pounds together and being properly packed, it will warrant Eastern Mills sending out.their buy ers to buy direct from the range. The largest growers In the Valley, S. Philippi ol Stayton, Marion Coun ty, Oregon, is beginning the prop osition. John Dennis has a new brand of tfoe known as Chase A Sanborn's High Grade cotr.-e. This new article very tine mid every body who has used it says til e flavor isexcellent aud that it cannot be beat. Try it and be cuiiviui ed. M. 8. Dalley is ut Forest drove lis week moving a house for Mr, aldwiu. lleexpeitsto commence on the Taylor bruise next Monday, nere ne win put in a -M (ut a- proaeli Shorthaml students wanted, leasotis iven ly mail at Htuilents home. hires O. 1.. Hardin, Forest Grove regon MiL-din." direct Iriun the loom at llucktt Store. The prices have not U en nllci'tcd by the middle man. Fur sale: Three freh milch cows. Inquire of J. Mauley, llirif miles liorthwc.-t of llillsltoro. Chickens, cgs an I biittt r Itoughl at J, A. K rem A new line Utrket Store. of ginghams at the .Rirgxiti in second-hand wheels at F. U. Iailcys. The State of Oregon has grown, and the progress that has been made within the past live years is phenom- inal. This is shown nowhere more graphically than in the amount of taxes received from insurance com palnes as appears In the report of the Insurance Commissioner which has 11st been given to the public. In 1S'J7 the value of the fire risks written were 118,019,072.82. Fiveyears later fire insurance risks had grown to (86,480,412,01, and increase in five years of almost 100 per cent. The largest increase for any one year was in 1902, which gained 1240,087-88 over 1901. The losses paid in 1902 amount ed to $159,148,77, and tha net pre miums $S 17,073. 10. Marine insurance does not figure out a steady growth for in 1898, the risks written amount ed to 13,1G.1,000 while last year no more than 7,785,382,34. Flush times are told In the life insurance table. In 1896, six years ago, tho risks writ ten were,3, 126(147.90, w hile last year the risks written were $IO,323,282.0"i But what please' the taxpayer is the amount of money gathered In from the insurance companies. In 1889, the first year when taxes were paid l y tho companicx mi more than 13, MM 1.4 1 were contribnt il but in 1902 th sum was swollen to $38,607.&, which added to the amount received from license shows that 13,903 90 went into the slate treasury. There are 45 fire insurance rompainc doing business in tho state, 10 fire and marl 10 companies, 24 Life, I I life and ace ident, f. plateglass, 2 steam boilr., and 10 surety companies. This enumeration does not include local cnmpainles or mutual fraternal lu u ranee. Miss Eva Barngrover whose par ents live out west of tiie long bridge, came out from Portland last Sunday their homes, full of new thoughts iu visit wiin (ne nomeioiits. esne and ideas. Degan me day by presenting her The following named teachers were momer wan goiu waicn ana long in attendance: Edwin McGrew. uecciiain. a ne momer was com- Mr8. MaDel H. Douelas. Mrs. M. C. plttely taken by surprise, but kuow- Saltus II. A, Ball, Daisy Sandstone, ing me sen ueniai practiceu Dy uer Anna Thompson, Florence Wilson, uauguier, me intrinsic vaiue 01 me Anna Thompson, 8. C.Sherrill, Belle gin is oversnauoweu. oiisa uarn- Jones, Maggie Brady and Jas. H. grover who worss in Portland fori Jack wages none too liberal, months ago determined to make her mother the beneficiary and to that end weekly laid aside a part of her stipend that a fund might be accumulated to I make possible her purpose. Week J after week passed. The accumula tion was slow, so slow, but the end The Perclicron stallion, Vilindus, 22031. owned by W. L. Davis of Hillsbor, will make the season as follows: Monday at Herman Bogue's. Kartningtoti; Tuesday, Ferd Gro- ners, Scholls; Wednesday, Hillsljoro Home, Stable; Thursday, K. Scheifllin's, Centcrville, Friday, Bunting's Barn, Cornelius; Saturday, Hillsboro Home Stable. Vilindus.is a dark irongrey Pcrclieron horse, aiming five years of age. He now weighs 1850 pounds. He was imported this spring. SERVICE Insurance, due when mare is known lo be with foal $12.00 Season $10.00 Single Service - $7.00 If you buy if at URAL KSTATK. Melissa Itichards to Harriet Cummins tract in Joshua Dickson Donation 11,075 H T Buxton to Christian Gel ler 6.68 acres sec 5 1 2 n r 5 w IT'S ALL U1GIIT 100 came. Last Sunday was the happy Jo88l,n Jooster to Antonine moment that aaw her skillfully laid plan materialize. Meeuwsen 40 a sec 30 t 2 n r 6 w 450 Fred Schmidt lo F W Har rington 30 A 75 acres J E Campbell donation 1100 Ferd Groner to Bliss Anderson 100.37 a Peter Scholls don'n Jos Moravec to Mary Ann Barrett 4 acres L A Sparks donation 300 WE SELL ONLY 2,258 100 1,050 1200 I'rof. J. 1). Haws, formerly Prin cipal of tho Hillsboro school, Is now In tho Athena school, Umatilla coun ty. Last winter a boy named Purdy threw a snowball in violation of school rules and was flogged by the principal. The boy felt the strokes so he had Haws arrested on a charge Mary Watson to HattieSi hnei ... assnuii nll,l DBliery. 1 lie action der 10 acre 35 2 n r 4 has just been tried in court and WH Connell to I U Trullinger """" w'n HCqullteU. HW8 18 30 acres O W Khliert tlnn.'n a flnejinstructor, but a little quick Mile CPurdin to CWPurdln lempereu m that he frequently goes f,n acres In Miles ior mo Doys. When here be had lieen somewhat liberal with nni?irpa.l "HELLO!" tions touching theconduct of the bovs whereupon thev determined to iue epnono oeu in me resilience "thresh the teacher." The attack 01 J- "obinson, proprietor of the was made bv one who almost im. Domestic Laundry, ran to beat the mediately was worsted. The other PanJ Mr. lloblnson glided majea- eeeing how the matter was likely to llc"y 10 lne nau 8or"y t()0k end. backed m.r n,l In ho fl,nub aown 1,18 receiver. A man nevtr the full cud of medicine. Those hov know8 w1'8 Koim 1,0 handed are now men occupying responsible hlm over he 'llh(m' He may get Places in the business world and Bn 'nvitation to go yachting with laugh uproariously at the mention of 1 lerpont Morgan ana ne may goi iicaeu. ine sounu or the bell never gives an Inkling of what's U1LE8 CREEK ITEMS. going to come over the wire. So realizing all this and also that ieopIe The many friends of Mrs. R. p. sometimes wanted their laundry Lilly are glad to learn that she is able delivered at midnight, Mr. Itobinson to be out once more. She came ,D a voice intended to pacify any or down from her mountain home on a" "ate Ihnen hunting customers, Saturday to visit with her daughter softly said "Hello!" 1 .. .... I . n M - A Mrs. James Churchil and Mrs Jacob- 1,16 volt ,n n'8 ear response I Lf'll I (IU am 1 NLftri iPfi mm ami na mnvivi a ram I " - GOOD GOODS JLITID STRIVE TO PLEASE Bicycle Hospital Ramblers and Wolfe-American Bicycles Ramblers sA V5 mu' $25,0$40 KJy i j H $4 those early experiences. c L Call Jfnd See IHy new Ulbeels COMPLETE LI2STE STJIsTLRIES F. R. DAI LEY, PROP. i startled him and he moved a few David Miller has returned from a feet farther back, grasped his small two weeks visit in Iowa. I change In one hand and listened to Mrs 'John Wilson who has been the following : quite ill with nervous prostration is "Hello, Jack, this you? Proprietor improving under the care of her or ,he Domestic Laundry? Well, I doctor. w&at you to come down to the build Miss Cordelia Seaman has irone toMna 'Kn' wsy nl ! ma In- I Portland to spend the spring and 861,1 a bundle of '""ndry this after 1 . . 1 ..... summer. I noon ami leu a ron 01 dims amount' MissUertrude tjually entertained lnK to $552 in my night-shiit pocket." number of her friends on Saturday Tne man was waiting for Mr, evening of last week. I lvoblnson at the laundry and going The Easter exercises at the old Inside he hauled over bundles of church, conducted by the children of hmndTy until be found one that satis the Union Sunday Hchool. was well fed him then digging Into a shirt attended and appreciated. pocket he pulled out the roll of bills, The undersigned will sell at pub- Miss Eula Litferty is on the sick counted them to satisfy himself and lie auction at the null known as the list this week. walked away thanking Mr. Robinson old Dudley mill, on Dairy creek, On Thursday of last week Mrs. Kor nIa kindness. six miles north of Cornclius.com John Itanea was agreeably surprised If has been discovered since that rnencine at 10 o'clock a. in., on by a large number of her friends some shirts coming to the laundry SATURDAY MAY 2nd iq03 l . t . . 11 . x r . . I tiawn n r nnnlrota In thorn 1 'n i . 1 1 d I ' ' ' wnu iniieu in say gissioy. ug rn-i"" i"" .. day she left to join her husband at Tribune, Walla Walla. LEGAL CAP At the HlT.LSKOItO I XPKl'KNDKXT ofllco avi'H be foil til i large stock of iMignonutto I'uro Iiinon Legal Cap paper. Tine 30b Printing and Stationary of all Kinds. PUBLIC AUCTION. There was a partial family reunion last Sunday at the residence of M.L Vincent Hales Creek. Tho calllug together of t lie clan was for the pur pose of eating Sunday dinner in mennry of Chettin Vincents sixth birthday. J. T. Fletcher and family of Forest drove and Mr. and Mrs. John Hay of Tacoma was present. Mrs. N. ('. Lilly and Miss Klsie McClaran were in Hillsboro last Thursday. l.tK'lI. IMMIITK AT SH CKtlOOII. The Teacher's I veal Institute at Sherwood, April II, was called to order at 10 a. m. by 11. A. Ball, county superintendent. The subjects during the morning aemion were a general discussion of "The Beautify ing of School Iloom and Grounds;" "A Lesson in Oregon History" by THE OLD RELIABLE 0 Absolutely Pure THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE the following described personal property: I bay mare, 6 years old, weight 1500; I bay gelding, 6 years old, weight about 1 5OO; I grey mate, 7 years old, weight 1300; 1 sorrel geldiug, weight 1 loo; 4 I milk cows; 4 heifers; 2 Berkshire sows; 1, .V4 larm wagon; 1, 34 Newton wagon; I road cart: 1 set work harness;' 2 sets Imggy har ness; 1 mower; I hay rake; plows, harrow, cultivators ami other farm bails; also household furniture. TERMS OF SALIC. J All sums under $10 cash. Sums of $tn and over a credit of six mouths 011 approved notes, at 8 percent, interest; 3 per cent, off for cash. O. K. EDSOX. B. P. CoKNKLKS, Auctioneer. TILL It IKY & WHITLAW Props. Central Meat Market, Hillsboro. All kinds of frrsh and cured meats for win. mnHKST market price paid fur bulehers' stock. FKKMI KISIf on Kri.lays and Saturdays lor Mule. One Hht driving team well matched, dark grvy imxen years old, will weiifh l,miO.oiiiiil9 .-atli. r.'f,oi) ill tuko the team. Knioiire ol 4. M. IVt. rsou, Hills mri, Oregon. Acler's ljrM pla ThIiIcM are xolu ona positive iriiuriuiii-r. l urm heart-hura raising ol the fowl, distrrm afti-r eating o: ny form nl dyKprpMa. One little luhli Kiv- iiiimeliniR nliif. Zi cis and Well ftie lclt i lrii hlore. - 1 W1STKII. Wnt reprr-oi.uiive In erery elty .od tnn Oi thu l!! to prwnl our liimlnew Our .roilion l mi eir-ei.tlmutl one n4 nnm In irixl, relll.l. Iionent .rly, m, f. urrnre.. dm le than ki. it munih. No inv.-in or n. p., lining t,l am.iii-s twnt lioe, Irrnimale I.II.HH-. AiMmi lih Mrnnp. c. o. I nimier A i .... I.umlr hxi hnirf, Heaim-. Mutalnrtnn. Alfenllon. The hinBtnn I'mi niy Veterin Aiwlatma ill mrnt i i, a. li. I,ll In Hlll-loro, lireirnn 1 hiirly. May 7, I'.tl ai hi a. m., to II i time anil .ai' ol Hie nn annual em ampmrnt, aud to Iran-art oilier blltiine-a. Hy or-ler ol S 111 K, Prea. . tind)l, Secy April 1 IXjJ. M