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II. A. IIinhuaw, Agent.
Onion sets at
Meshinger'a.
rhiiitcJ your garden yet?
Ami cleaned up that front yard
Subscribe for The Independent.
For school u j.j.l'u-tt, go to the lHlta.
Feed, hurley and hran for sale at Cate's
nun Wet.
The Oregon legislature dies tonight.
May it rent in
W. M Wall made a trip up into Wash
ington the first of the week.
It is uot thought the recent cold snap
damaged growing grain to any extent.
lry fir 4-loot wood for sale at I-.75 per
cord, delivered. F. M. lleidel.
We sell the Alison Klectrlc Lamp, the
lx-xt in tlm world.
Mestinger.
Rev. V. C. IjiuI, and little ton were
out from Kuthany hint Friday visiting
f rioiiila. '
The circuit court convene in this city
tomorrow for a one day's session, Judge
Mcliride presiding.
Mr. l-angdon, of lenver, Col., waa in
town last Sunday, a guest of hi cousin,
County Treasurer Jackson.
Miss Alice Merryman came home last
Friday from the State University at
Kiwue and will not return thin term.
Rcmeiulier Ye Old FolkV concert at
ocra hoiiMo on the evening of February
I'.'nd, Washington's hirthday.
Mr. Itutcher, who has ltn eznrting
the books at the court house for aome
weeks, expects to finish the task tonior
row.
The Christian Endeavor of the Con
gregatlonal church will meet next Run-
day evening at the home of Mrs. II. V.
(tates.
K. L. Robinson of Farminirton and
8. K. Olson of Hhrrwood were Hillsboro
visitors Wednesday and pleasant callers
at this ollice.
Mrs. Geo. Morgnn, accompanied by her
sister, Mrs. Kiln O'Connor and children,
arrived here Monday evening from
Olyinpin, Wash.
And now we are going to have the
motor cars running on the Southern
Pacific within the next ten days, "Rut
doi.'t till 'cm I lold you." f
Kev. Curren, formerly pantor of the
Congregational church in this city, but
now connected with the Condon Timet,
was a Hillsboro visitor Tuesday.
Mins Minnie Warren returned last Fri
day from her visit hi California. She
reports her sister, Mrs. Horner, as fully
recovered from her recent serious illness.
All tiieinliers of the Native Sons of
Oregon are requested to meet at Weh
rung's hall on Saturday evening at 8:30
p. in., February 11 h, liHMJ.
J. 11. WILKKS. secretary.
The annual meeting of the Coffee club
will lie held at the home of Mrs. Geo.
Schulmerich on Wednesday, March Hth,
at w hich time the husbands and families
of the memtiers of the club will be en
tertained. Mrs. Win. Mcndenhall, formerly a
teacher In a normal school in Michigan,
taught the Sixth grade department dur
ing the almence of the regular teacher,
Miss Lucy Humphreys, a part of last
and the first of this week.
J. P. Moore, of Portland, brother of
Fd. Moore of Cedar Mills, was out from
the city Monday, a guest of County re
corder K. I. Kuratli. Mr. Moors waa a
resident of this county about nine years
ago and is well known hero.
The Washington County I.ewis and
(Mark Women's club will meet at the
home of Mrs. Sehoetleld in Cornelius on
Friday, February 24. Memliera from
Hilltihoro will take the morning train.
There will lie a morning and afternoon
session.
I-ftfuyette ( lark, of Milford, la., Is in
the city for a few days, hit object being
to purchase a farm, and if he finds some
thing to suit will come to Oregon to re
side. His two sons will also come with
him to make homes in the liest country
on earth.
Attorney Mark B. Pump went to
Salem Wed new lay night to take in the
sights at the capitol city and to witness
the dying struggles of the Oregon legis
lature. For all the good it has done it
might as well have pasted away just be
fore it convened. As a money spender
it was a blooming success, however.
Now that the cold wave has moved on
and Oregon is herself again, our citizens
ought to turn their attention to cleaning
up their lawns and door yards. The
Iwia and Clark fair will bring thous
ands of Kaxtcrn people into Washington
county and very many of them will come
to Hillshoro. Let the slogan be, Clean
Up and Keep Clean.
Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Tucker and child
ren and Mr. Mo Anile, of Cascade Locks,
made the parents of Mr. Tucker, Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Tucker of this city a
visit Tuesday and Wednesday. Mr.
Tucker, Jr., la an engineer in a saw mill
at Cascade Locks, and on account of the
cold weather the mill was closed down,
giving the hands a short vacation.
County Treasurer Jackson waa tran
sacting business in Portland Tuesday.
He says be viewed the spot where the
street car knorked him into the pave
ment last (all to see how badly the street
was dented, and thinks a Utile paving
will repair all damages to the thoroughfare.
IWt forget Ye Old Folk'a concert
next Wednesday evening at the opera
house.
Mrs. II. T. Ragley went to Portland
last evening for a week's visit with
friends.
Mrs. F. W. Haines, of Forest (irove
was a guest of Mrs. R. Waggener laat
Friday.
Invitations are out for an "at home'
at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. C. K
Henry this evening.
Miss Lura Tamiesie entertained
number of her young friends at a Valen
tine party Saturday afternoon.
Miss Hope Kmmott celebrated her
12th birthday last Saturday with a party
and a merry time is reported.
The rural mail carriers will observe
Washington's birthday and omit the
usual delivery of mail to their country
patrons.
Moulding made to order at Wheeler
'''V-i Co. Finished and rough lumber
at all times. Give them your order
Factory next to depot.
Prof. Smithof Portland, who is giving
instructions on various string and wind
instruments to a large class here, has
organized an orchestra which starts off
in first class shape.
If Hillsboro is to have a park now is
the time to buy one. Property w ill ad
vance as the city grows and in a few
years one acre would cost what a dozen
acres are stilling for now.
Mrs. Austin Buxton and Mrs. Hoge,
of Forest Grove, and Mrs. Scholileld, of
Cornelius, attended the meeting of the
I-ewis and Clark executive committee at
the home of Mrs. J. P. Tamiesie Tuesday.
The case of Mrs. Peals, of Boavertoii,
against August Rossi and L. Turner, the
former for selling liquor to her son and
the latter for buying it for him, waa up
iu Justice Iiagley's court last Thursday
and the two bound over to the next
term ot court in the sum of $100 each.
The county committee of the Iewis
and Clark club held a meeting at the
home of Ir. Tamiesie last Tuesday, and
also met the couuty commissioners In
reference to money matters in connec
tion with the exhibit for Washington
county at the Lewis and Clark fair.
John Schlegul, an old man of eighty
eight, who waa committed from Hills
boro to the asylum at Salem January
30th, as noted in The Independent two
weeks ago, died at that institution last
Sunday, and his remains were sent to
Banks for burial. The old man was in
a pitiable condition, and most of his
time was spent in crying ami walking
about the floor on his hands and knees.
He was very noisy, but harmless and
death was kind in removing him from
himself to a long-wished for rest.
Cal Jack Is another skater to meet
with a bad accident. In getting in one
of his fancy curves one foot went toward
Portland while the other tried to reach
Forest Grove, but it was no go, and Mr.
Jack sat down, the runner of the skate
coming in contact with his left wrist,
cutting it so badly that it waa necessary
for a physician to dress the wound and
sew ud the gap. Fortunately it was the
left arm and Mr. Jack is able to continue
hi duties in the bank.
The pleasure a small patch of ice will
afford the young people was demonstrat
ed this week. Monday and Tuesday the
ice was in fair condition and every pair
of skates available were put into com
mission and kept going ail day and in
several cases pretty much all night.
Skating in Oregon is a sport seldom
enjoyed, and such an opportunity as
was afforded the first of the week was
not allowed to pass, both old and young
taking advantage of it.
Sheriff Connell has received a letter
from Robert Guerling, of Milwaukee,
Wis., father ot Paul Guerling, w ho is in
jail at the court heuse waiting trial for
robbing the store at Gaston. Mr. Guer
ling says in his letter the boy has been
drawn into bad company and as the
family is not able to put up the money
for a suit the boy must pay the penalty
of his crime. The family, who are said
to be respectable and worthy citizens,
feel their disgrace keenly.
B. A. Worthington, who succeeds E.
E. Calvin as general manager of the O.
R. A N. and the Pouthern Pacific lines
in Oregon, reached Portland Tuesday
afternoon from Chicago and at once as
sumed charge of his office in the Wor
cester building. Station Agent Hinshaw
is well acquainted wtth Mr. Worthing
ton and says he is the right man in the
right place. He waa formerly a tele
graph operator and has worked himself
up to the high position he now occupies.
Howard Baird, of the Hoyt Co., while
doing the fancy two-step on the ice the
other day, collided with another skater
and sat down so sudden that it shook
seven or eight teeth loose. Unfortu
nately he landed on the wrong part of
his anatomy and received a liad cut over
the left eye. Friends assisted hi in home
and the doctor did a little tailor work,
but he is all right again. Mr. Baird is
of the opinion that the ice in Oregon
it harder than it is in Ohio, though it
doesn't get half the chance to freeie.
The recent cold snap played havoc with
many etpoaed water pipes and the city
water tower men have been kept pretty
busy mending breaks. At the home of
Zina Wood the pipes leading to his
kitchen range became froien hard and
without pondering over the subject to
any great extend he built tip a good
rousing fire. In such cases made and
provided, something had to come, and
at the same time several things went.
The junk man is headed toward the
Wood residence, while Mr. Wood is
figuring on patting in a new range. A
piece of iron from the exploding stove
struck Mrs. Wood on the face and arm,
but fortunatety she was not seriously in
jured. The hot water tank was totally
destroyed.
' The case of Garatio against Guglielmo
the young Italian of Portland who
1 killed Freda Garacio, was heard on mo
tion by the defense to have the com
plaint amended, and was submitted for
a decision. Guglielino'scase for murder
is before the supreme court on an ap
peal from the circuit court, and a decis
ion is expected next Monday.
Reports from all portions of Northern
Idaho indicate that intense cold pre
vades every district, the thermometer
registering from 5 to 40 degrees belgw
tero. Navigation is clofed in nearly all
the rivers. From Lake Cotter d'Aleno
to St. Marie the stage supplants the
boat.
These Received Certificates.
Following is the result of the county
teachers' examination held in this city
last week. Of the 41 applicants, 32 were
successful. Those receiving first grade
certificates were : Leua llolcomb, I i 1
ley; Annetta White, Hillsboro; T. P
!CC,d'i, lliliabvtu Aulittf .loijilii
Gaston; Ernest Webb, Gaston; II. C,
Todd, Laurel ; Alice L. Fay, Sylvan and
W. H. Bear Forest Grove.
Those receiving second grade cert i (3
catee, were: Minnie Pechln, Frank
Fletcher, Inex Luce, F.roerson Baker and
Agnes Roiling. Forest Grove; Lester
Kester, Tigardville ; Maggie Brady, Mier
wood; Winnifred Brock well, I-aurelj
Clara Lund, Cornelius; Martha Gal
breath, Tualatin; Myrtle Bradford,
Greenville; Ezra Dixon, Cornelius ; Mar
garet Bateman, Gales Creek.
Those receiving third grade certificates
were: Paul Baker, Marverne lempie
ton, Lena Shorb, Lydia Staehr, Forest
Grove; 'Albert Hatch, Edwin Shotwell,
Gaston; Agnes Dclsman, Leua Johnson,
Hillslxiro: Grace Reverman, Lester
Mooberry, Cornelius; Evinda Fay, Syl
van.
State certificates were secured by Miss
Miss Myrtle Porter, Forest (irove, W. E.
Thomas and Miss Alma Bowman, Hills
boro. and Mrs. V. C. Woodbury of
Mouulaindale.
School Notes.
New pupils enrolled in the school the
past week are Seventh grade: Rose
Iluruke; Fifth graJe, Yerna Hutuke.
Mrs. Mendeuhall has been teaching
the Sixth grade during the absence of
Mist Humphrey!. Mrs. Mendenhall is
fully qualified, she having been princi
pal of a high school for three years.
Report of month ending February 10,
1!K)5, as given by Principal Barnes. No.
enrolled, 320. Days absent, 325. Tardy
43.
A school teacher in a neighboring dis
trict recently took an unruly pupil
across her knee and paddled him until
his pants actually smoked. The boy
had a hip pocket well filled with match
es which ignited under the pressure by
the paddle, and a conflagration -was only
averted by pouring a dipper of water in
to his pocket.
'" Beaverton.
(tegular Correspondent.
Wm. Raymond, of Gaston, is in town
visiting relutlves and friends.
E. Alexander of Nehalem is visiting
with relatives here. Ed atone time was
the "Village Blacksmith" of this place
and his smiling face is not a stranger
here, as he has many friends.
Mrs. C. L. Wilson is standing the
week in Portland with friends.
Dr. Robinson has been confined to the
house for the past week with la grippe.
Mrs. Canane of Portland was at the
Pharmacy Tuesday making arrange
ments for a temporary office for her hus
band who. does the neatest of dental
work. His office is in Portland, but on
and after February 18th he will be at the
Pharmacy Saturdays from 8 a. m. until
5 p. m. to do any dental work needed.
Centennial Notes.
Utah will have a comprehensive ex
hibit at the Lewis and Clark exposition.
It it expected that a state pavilion will
be erected.
The Massachusetts state building at
the Lewis and Clark exposition will be
larger than the pavilion the state erect
ed at St. Louis. .
The Ocean Park (Cal.) Journal, will
send the "Queen of Ocean Park" to the
Lew i and Clark exposition. The paper
pays all the expenses of the queen, who
s elected by popular vote.
Two cars of totoin poles have arrived
at the Lewis and Clark exposition
grounds. They will foim an interest
ing part of the United States Govern
ment's Alaskan display at the fair.
The first railroad locomotive ever run
in Oregon will form an interesting ex
hibit In the transportation building at
the I wit and Clark exposition. The
locomotive it the property of David
Hewes of San Francisco, who hat had it
for thirty years.
Illinois day will be a big day at the
Lewis and Clark exposition. Governor
Deneen and staff will attend the fair
during the last week of June and elabor
ate ceremonies will be observed at the
Illinois headquarters.
Clark county, Washington, which waa
named after Captain William Clark who
shared with Meriwether Lewis the hon
ors of command on the Lewis and Clark
expedition a century ago, will have a
comprehensive exhibit at the Lewis and
Clark centennial.
The Woodmen of the Work! Chorus,
of Denver, will compete for the choral
prise at the Lewis and Clark exposition.
Professor Gwilym Thomas, who has
been drilling the chorus for several
months, gained distinction by training
the Denver Choral society chorus, which
won first prise at St. Lou it.
A section of the biggest cherry tree on
the Pacific Coast will be a feature of
Sacramento (Cal.,) exhibit at the Lewis
and Clark centennial. The t.ee waa
planted in I8W, and waa three feet in
diameter when cut down a few days ago.
We can print your auction bills on
short notice and at right prices.
A woman who sent II in answer to an
advertisement of a sure method of get
ting rid of super Hons fat, received a re
ply telling her to sell it to a soap man.
The per diem exptnse for members
of the house during the session of the
Oregon legislature will I 7,2H0, while
the mileage expviiai-s will be $.'!, 200.40.
This is a trifle more than incurred by
last session.
II. C. Clark, who has been taking sub
scriptions for the Ladiet' Home Journal
and forgetting the little formality of
turning over the cash, was sentenced to
one year in the penitentiary in Judge
Hamilton's court at Roseburg Monday.
Perhaps it may have been noticed
that city merchants get mail orders from
the country by advertising. It maybe
well to notice that all business that goes
from one town to another is secured by
advertising. Possibly home merchants
might hoi. I trade by the same method.
Tro-V Minauw VVillard Wi.r S9
completed negotiations with "Dad"
Moulton, the celebrated track trainer of
Stanford University, engaging him to
take charge of Pacific's track squad dur
ing the coming season. Mr. Moulton
is the best-known trainer on the cotut.
The indictment charging Manager
Will O. Davis, of the Iroquois Theater
in Chicago, w ith manslaughter on ac
count of loss of life in the theater fire,
was quashed on the ground that the
document fails to show any omission of
luty on the part of Davis.
A 4-year-old child of William Worth
ington, a farmer residing at Cook'a
switch, below Tualatin station, wat se
verely scalded Saturday afternoon. The
mother hud removed a vessul of hot
water from the stove and while her at
tention was attracted elsewhere for a
moment the child from some unknown
cause lost its balance and full backward
into the boiling water. Ita head and
extremities escaied injury, but the body
was severely scalded. Itt recovery is
considered very doubtful.
Newell's bill in the legislature for
transportation of insane patients to the
asylum by trained attendants is liable
to get killed before it reaches the govern
or, at it is declared that an assault will
be made by the Multnomah delegation
upon any bill introduced by Newell.
We do not know nliout other counties,
but insane patients sent from Washing
ton have received just as good care at
any trained nurse could possibly give
them and in case the patient waa a wom
an the sheriff hat had her accompanied
by some lady who has done all that wat
possible tor the comfort and safety of
the unfortunate person.
The Lebanon bank robbers have been
arrested and are in a fair way of being
punished for their crime, and it is
thought that safe-cracking in Oregon
will be brought to a sudden stop by this
culmination of the recent Lebanon crime,
for the men caught are thought to be
members of an organized gang that hat
operated in Western Oregon for tome
time and with great success. The men
were arretted in Portland last Saturday
night, according to reports received.
They resided in the city and some of
them movbd in good society. They were
surprised by Sheriff Tom Word and a
force of deputies, including a Pinkerton
man who acted as deputy sheriff under
Sheriff R. L. White.
A man supposedt.o be Thomas O. Con
nell, living on Russell street Portland,
was instantly killed by the Astoria A
Columbia River railroad train No. 21,
last Sunday morning about 10:55, south
of Warren. The body wat severed be
low the shoulders and scattered, pieces
being found along the track for some
distance. A number of papers were on
hit person, but were badly torn up.
Among them was a letter of recommend
ation from Antrum & Taylor company,
a license as engineer, granted in the
East, and a pawn ticket for a watch and
tax receipt for property in the East. It
is thought he had been in good circum
stances in the past. Dr. II. R. Cliff,
coroner, St. Helens, Or,, would be glad
to receive any information.
Father Gopon, according to a Boston
correspondent for the Chicago Record
Herald, visited Boston in 1901 as a dele
gate to the 60th anniversary celebration
of the Young Men'a Christian associa
tion. This correspondent says : Father
Gopon was present at a reception given
the delegates by Governor Crane and
those who met the priest say that he
was greatly impressed by the proceed
ings, especially the governor's action in
shaking hands with those present. He
Is described as a vesy energetic person,
less than 30 years of age, and thorough
ly aroused over the condition of the
common people of his country. Hit
name is said to be Agathon, the designa
tion Gopon tieing assumed for political
reasons. The priest displayed much In
terest In the affairs of thia country, es
pecially the police system and the popu
lar freedom enjoved in America,
The February number of The Pacific
Monthly it a characteristic issue, neat,
attractive, with fine illustrations and
thoroughly in keeping with the publish
ers' idea of making a distinctly Western
magaxine, yet one of general interest and
value. The cover design it from the
group by II. A. McNeil in the City Park
at Portland, Oregon, and its adaption for
a cover design makes an unusually ef
fective thing. In the department 'Teo-ple-Places-Things,"
which introduces
the magaxine each month, there are
sketches of Washington's new Govern
or, Washington's farmer Congressman,
Wesley L. Jones, the big ship Minne
sota," redwood burl and the Alaska
goose, all of which are illustrated. The
department contains in addition illus
trations of some big trees, studying gull
chicks, the Gila Monster, Alice Roose
velt, scenes in Northwestern Washing
ton and Indian pictures.
John Good now, consul general at
Shanghai, China, has tendered his res
ignation, to take effect March 31 Good
now was appointed by President Me
Kinley under a strong protest from pol
iticians and a number of the most influ
ential men of Minnesota. The opxwi
tion to Goodnow whs Dot altogether a
political issue, for evfcu his enemies had
to admit that bis work during theMcKin
ley campaign was recognized, but it was
hit private record that was against him.
We were personally acquainted with the
family and John seetued to be the black
sheep. Col. Goodnow, hit father, Is
highly respected, and wat mayor of Lake
Minnetonka during our residence there.
Lent, this year, begins March H, and
Easter falls on Sunday, April 23 ; so so
ciety will have plenty of time for festivi
ties before donning the gray garb. Lent
is a fast of forty days, nut including Sun
days. Beginning Ash' Wednesday, it
emit with the Saturday preceding Fast
er. It it sometimes called the qiiadri
: gesimal fast, and it made a special ' sea
son of self-denial by the Roman Catholic,
' Anglican and other churches. Because
' of special penance and prayer, Lent is
pre-eminently the season of spiritual
revival in the churches. Lent is sup
posed to have its origin in a desire to
commemorate the torty days of fasting
of the Savior in the wilderness, and His
temptation by Satan. At first it lasted
only forty hours, the length of time
Christ lay in the grave. However, in
time it devekqied into a regularly pre
scribed fast, observed by Chiistians gen
erally, itt duration in the fifth or sixth
century being extended to thirty-six
days. Either Gregory the Great in the
sixth century, or Gregory II, in the
eighth, added four days to make out the
forty. A prominent divine once said
that one of the most impressive features
of the great experience which the Len-
ton season commemorates waa its soli
tariness. Withdrawal from all compan
ionship and in the silence and lonclinett
of the desert, tremendous temptations
came and were resisted, affording the
first test of divint strength. Ash Wed
nesday observance Is of solemn Import
ance, the day being given up entirely to
prayer. Elaborate services are carried
out holy week, immediately preceding
Easter. Palm Sunday commemorates
the Lord's triumphal entry into Jerusa
lem, accompanied by the multitude w ho
greeted him with hosannas, waving
palm branches and scattering them in
the pathway. In Rome, all who attend
the ceremony take away the palm
branches used in the service of St.
Peter's church and keep them to he
burned to ashes on the next Ash Wed
nesday. Telegram.
Harry 0. Robertson, who for several
yeara hat been the confidential secre
tary of Senator Mitchell, return! to
Washington with an uncertain future
before him. It it a certainty, in view of
the testimony he gave liefore the grand
jury and in the open session of the fed
eral court, that his terviecs will no long
er be required by the senator w hen he
reaches Washington. And stronger yet
than his testimony given, his action in
regard to the Miteeell-Tannor letter will
be held against him. It is stated most
emphatically by many of the senator's
friends that the action of Mr. Robertson
in handling to District Attorney the
letter intrusted to him by Senator
Mitchell for Judge Tanner was entirely
unwarranted by circumstances and was
a great breach of trust on the part of
the secretary. It is said on the other
hand, however, by the friends of Mr.
Robertson that no other course was
open to him. It is pointed out that the
government through its secret service
men, was in possession of the know
ledge that Mr. Roliertson bail the letter
with him and that in all probability it
contained something of interest to the
government's case. It it held still furth
er in mitigation that Mr. Robertson was
met at the dejiot by secret service men,
who accompanied him to the grand jury
room direct and that on arriving there
he waa asked to produce the letter,
which he did reluctantly. As regards
the testimony of the secretary, it is said
he was loyal to his employer, though he
would not allow his loyalty to lead him
to perjury. The statement is made that
he gave no information unless asked di
rectly for it, and that had the govern
ment attorney not been in posnesHijn of
sufficient facta to direct him to his ex
amination, but little information would
have been elicited from the testimony
of Mr. Robertson.
Residence for Sale.
Residence, located on Main street,
two blocks from postoflice; fenced and
interior of place now undergoing a thor
ough painting and papering. Splendid
home for anybody. Quarter block, in
side lot. For particulars and price in
quire at this ollice.
Beaverton Notes.
A building boom it now on in Beaver
ton. Mr. Jaa. Anderson now hat a
house in the course of construction.
Wm. Johnston is building a new barn.
The following people are expecting to
build in the near future: G. W. Stitt, J.
A. Zimmerman and Chas. Meagher.
The social given by the United Arti
sans last Saturday evening, while not
very largely attended, was very enjoy
able. The literary society w ill hold another
one of ita interesting debates Saturday
evening.
A number of our young people have
been enjoying tkating the last few days
at Fanno'a.
The grippe has a numlier of victims
here, among them, it Dr. Robinson,
Mist Winni red Church and Farl Fisher.
The R. F. D. carriert have received
permission to observe February 22nd as
a holiday. No delivery of mail on that
day.
The Ladies Ai l Society of the M. E.
church gave a very enjoyable ta at the
M. E, parsonage Wednesday afternoon.
From Forest Grove.
Regular Correspondent.
O. C. Jackson's family have moved
out to the Kdiion grist mill, which Mr.
J-ickson has rented. Mr. Jackson and
Stockman cut nearly a hundred cords of
wood this w inter.
The s(ecial meetings at the Metho
dist church will be continue 1 this week.
Rev. Hollingshead, presiding elder of
West Portland preached on Wednesday
evening.
The present weather has been fine,
the fore part of the week, though caus
ing tome anxiety on the account ot fall
sown wheat.
The students of the college had a half
holiday to enjoy skating.
Fred Kane died Sunday. The funeral
w as held Tuesday. Although the young
man had been ill for fome time his
death was unexpected by the communi
ty. Word comes that Mr. Hunter is criti
cally ill in California and that his recov
ery is despaired of by his friends.
F'rost has played havoc with pipes and
faucets in the water mains. It keeps
Mr. Hughes busy replacing the bunted
pilKSS.
Two rooms of the school got a half
holiday as the result of frosts work.
The Real farm has been sold fur f'.OO
per acre and a good price for a good farm.
The tale shows an upward tendency in
the price of real estate.
Died.
On Sunday last occured the death of
Reea Davit at hit home on Tualatin
Plaint, north of Hillsboro. The funeral
wat held on Monday, from the Tualatin
Plains Presbyterian church, Rev. Robin
son conducting the services. Mr. Davit
wot born in Walet April 22, 1822, came
to the United States in 1856 and hat
lived in Oregon for the past twenty-two
years. He leaves a widow and one son,
besides a large number of friends both
outside and inside church circles. He
was a member of Tualatin Plains Pres
byterian church, and was highly re
spected by all who knew him.
Fred B. Kane, of Forest Grove, son of
Wm. Kane and brother of Deputy Sher
iff Kane, of this city, died last Sunday
of a complication of diseases, after an
illness of about two years. The funeral
occurred on Tuesday, interment being
in the Buxton cemetery.
Mrs. J. G. Johnson died at Boulder,
Col., on January 31st and the remains
were sent to Fort Madison, la., for bur
ial besides the graves of several of her
children. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson lived
in this city last summer, and Mr. Johnson
built the Milne residence near 'the de
pot. Abraham Drange, of Far tiling ton, men
tion of whose committment to the asy
lum was noted last week, died at that
institution in Salem last Sunday, and
the remains were sent to Farmington
and buried in the cemetery there yes
terday.
An infant daughter of L, Higgtnboth-
am, of this city, died last week Thursday,
the funeral being held the following day.
Burial was made in Odd Fellow's ceme
tery.
Miss Annie Stark, of Blooming, died
on Thursday of last week ot tumor, and
the funeral was held on Saturday. She
was forty-nine years of age and leaves a
husband, but no children.
The Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Leu-
der, who reside on Second street, died
last week Thursday evening of pneu
monia. Mr. Jeuder and lamiiy are
strangers in the city, having moved here
last fall. The funeral wat held on Sun
day afternoon from the M. E. church,
Probate Court.
restate of Martha J. Parrett, deceased J
ordered that citation be published ask
ing that estate be admitted to probate;
W. F. Breeton appointed administrator,
bond at $700; bond approved. Letters
of administration issued to W. F. Bret
ton. Guardianship of Winnie and Leslie
Lyon, minors ; report of guardian exam
ined and approved.
F'.state of James Willis, deceased ; in
ventory and appraised, filed and ap
proved ; total valuation $294.00.
F'ntate f Yendel Scherschel, deceased ;
inventory and appraisement filed ; real
estate, S,670.00, personal property $23,
700 ; ordered that laid inventory and ap
praisement be approved.
Matter of guardianship of Henrietta
Holly, incompetent; ordered that Ed
ward Schulmerich be appointed guard
ian with bond at $2,8000.
Matter of estate of Clara C. Summers,
deceased ; administrator! final account
approved, and Matilda Summera it de
clared to be the owner of all the prop
erty belonging to aaid estate. Adminis
tratrix ditcharged of record and her
bondsmen released and estate closed of
record.
Remember Ye Old Folka' concert.
Oregon Patents.
Granted this week. Reported by C.
A. Snow and Co., patent attorneys,
Washington, D. C, Ward P. Dobson,
Grants Pass, door securer. Hugh R.
Robertson, Portland, logging apparatus.
For copy of any above patents send ten
cents in postage stamps with date of this
laer to C. A. Snow A Co., Washington,
D. C.
j English Walnut Trees
We are special growers.
Rest soft-shell varieties, abundant bearers at early ape. They thrive In Ore
gon. Rig money can lie made. A good Investment with tma'l outlay of money.
Are cheaply harvested. Writ for information and ruts catalogue a treatise on
walnut culture.
Walnut Nursery- BROOKS & 8ON8, Carlton, Ore.
Why He Wrote the Letter.
Senator Mitchell said in reference to
the letter alleged by the Associated
Prist and published by the pire in
Washington to have been sent by him
to his law partner, Judge A. II. Tanner,
by the hands of his secretary, II. C.
Robertson.
"Yes, I sent the letter as published,
and tor this reason, as I think, In part
at least, appears on itt face. After I
had been indicted, Judge Tanner hat
been retained by me at the leading at
torney for my defense, and he had con
sented to act as such, at hit lettert in
my possession would clearly show. Sen
ator Fulton bad also consented to act as
his associate iu my defense. I wat ex
tremely anxious that Tanner should
come here for a consultation with Sena
tor Fulton and myself in regard to my
defense, and the purpose of my letter
was, as will appear from the letter it
self, to induce him to come and bring
with him all of our firm boeks, in order
that we might le fully advised at to pre
cisely w hat entries had been made, and
by whom in ado.
"I supposed I was writing a confiden
tial letter to my retained attorney, urg
ing an early consultation with me, hit
client, and with hit associate attorney,
Senator Fulton, and for reasons satisfac
tory to me when I w rote the letter, and
1 desired to avoid publicity in regard to
his coining, hence my statement in the
letter that it should be treated as entire
ly confidential.
"Any other questions that may be de
sired of me in reference to this letter or
any other matter connected with my
case I will bo ready to promptly answer
when my trial is called.
"The suggestion in the press dispatch
that I desired to talk with Tanner in re
gard to his testimony being liefore the
grand jury is preposterous, as it has
been publicly known for some time that
the grand jury will adjourn long before
Tanner could reach the city."
Cornelius.
Regular Correipondent.
A. Couture of Portland visited rela
tives and friends in Cornelius this week.
Nelson Wilcox started for Southern
Oregon Tuesday.
Cornelius Blazier of Hillsboro was in
our town Monday.
Rev. Anderson is conducting revival
meetings at the Advent church.
O. E. Edsou was in Portland last
Thursday.
Several strangers are in town this
week.
John Cornelius has been among the
tick for a few days.
Mrt. L. Geigor ami Mrt. Bauffman
have been on the sick list this week.
Mr. and Mrs. E. S. McNutt of Forest
Grove were in Cornelius Sunday.
Mr. Hurt man hat the frame for hit
new house ready,
Mrs. Reed of Portland visited several
days hist week with her parents, Mr.,
and Mrs. F. Schoen of Cornelius.
Will Tibbittt it in town visiting hit
mother.
Everybody has been skating and near
ly everybody hud forgotten how.
Mr. E. C. Rots of Beaverton wat doing
business in Cornelius Monday.
A large crowd from Cornelius attended
the dance at Greenville Tuesday even
ing. The rural letter carriers of Washing
ton county will have a meeting in Hills
boro February 22nd at 1 o'clock and ex
tend an invitation to all who are inter
est eil in the R. F. D. to be present.
Oliver L. Curtis, President.
W. II . Boyd, secretary.
Real Estate Opportunities.
8 acres, one half mile from Cornelius
for $700. K0 acres one half mile from
Cornelius at $H0 per acre, good improve
ments. R. W. McNUTT, Real Estate Agent,
Cornelius, Oregon.
Real Estate Transfers.
Wm N Ferren to Olivia A Haaksll pan of
lot 4 bloc 10 Walker's addition For-
ot drove WO 00
Ferdinand iUhn et ax to L Bchalteo-
brand 120 acres In Me MT3IRI W.. (01)0 00
Ella M liner et si to Walter Beard 2
acres see 86 T 1 8 R 4 Vf 10U0 00
Eleanor t Johneon to Leander Miller 10
acres In Lawrence hall D L C .
C H Jeremiah et us to 0 J Palmateer
part lot tin block T HllUboro 100 00
O N Kkow et us to Nancy Cole 63 acres In
A P Tufts hommeed claim 30(10 00
Oeo L Howlby et al to Randolph Bowlby
et al paruofsec 11 & 14 T 1 8 R t W 8000 00
W J Gerrlnh to J L Wuhburn ISO acres
eelSTIN BSW 1 00
W J Domomst to parld lAtnb et al lots St
A M block 10 W est Portland Height.. 600 00
Jennie (knde to W t Uemoreet, tame as
above. too 00
Mary A Martin to Edmund J Ajtn 6
acre in 8 flherared I) L C too 00
Willamette Real KJUte Co to Madge E
Chapmen lots t block 1 Cornelius... 29 00
Willamette Real Ktate Co to H M Chap
men loti I to S block It Coroeliua 1A0 00
Anna J Farnham to Mn L E Chlllon lota
1 end 2 block It lu.rtnn , HO 00
E 0 Nelaon to Lucy L Woodard 1 acre In
S Km lick D L n lo 00
W Blanche Brown et ai to Caroline Kob-
erateln, tract In D McLeod cllrn 60 00
John Bailey et al to Joaeph Llebentrlpp
87 acrei In sec 14 T 2 N R 4 W 1400 00
A B M.chola to John S Weinke 140 sere
In W T Barnes elim . two 00
P II Marlay to J L W unburn SO arret In
eecSOT2NR5W and other land.. 1 00
II E Noble et al to J L Wain burn SO acres
lneecaoT2NiW and other land.. 1000 00
ForentOroTt Stone Co to C J Petennn
tract In ec 22 T 1 8 R W .. 100 00
H Pape et ox to J W Hew 4 acres section
20T28R1W . 700 00
Orpha M Quirk to W D Quick acres In
John Bott D L C 1 00