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ni,Urleiaw" MT o H M -s WW IIILLSDORO. WASHINGTON COUNTY, OREGON. FRIDAY. FKB. 0. KW. Volume 33 Number SO fi.llsboro TnflepenaenL UY D. W. BATH. OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPFK. ON K UOI.LAK PKR- YEAR IN ADVANCE Republican in Politics. Auvkktiiiinu Katkii: Dwplay, 00 ccnti an inch, column, for (our Inser tions; reading nolh-ee, on cent word ich Insertion (nothing less than 15 cents) ; professional cards, on Inch, $1 month j lodg cards, 16 a year, peya bl quarterly, (notice and eolutiona free to advertising lodge). PROFESSIONAL CARDS. . E. B. TONGUE ATTO RN E Y-AT LA W Hillsboro, Oregon. Offlc: Room 3. 4 and 6. Morgan Bill W. N. BARRETT ATTQRNEY-AT-LAW f-f ilboro, Ortgon. Office: Central Pluck. Room I and 7. BENTON BOWMAN ATT0RNEY-ATL4W Hlboro. Orpop. Office, n Pnion Ulk.. wjtli 8. P- Huston thqs. U. TQNQyp JR- ATTQSHPY-AT-LAW Jlfji : Koom . ,a Morgan Bloca Hillsboro, Proaon. ", T, LINKLATER. M. B. C. M. PHYSICIAN AND SUROEON. HUlsbore. Ortgon. Office, upatairs, over The lHa Drug 8toe. Offlce hour! to 18 ; 1 to 6, and lit the evening Iroin 7 to 9 o'clock. J. P. TAMIESIE, M. D. 8. P. R. R. SUROEON Hillaboro, Oragon. Redder comer Third and M.lu;om . nd Main; offloe up lleiES 1 u i m. f.lPoio I" "d..c )&&Pii All .ill. prompt., ane--red da or dIkdI. f. A. BAILEY, Nl. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON HIIIboro, Oregon. Sfflce: Morgan-uaiiey u.-, A- ToomoT T3 13- ft" hlenc v. Botn 'phones.' f i sail rv M. D. PlYfeicjxif AND SUSQEON Hillsboro, face: oratm-nan: n Vlth t. 'AV Palley. block, up Realdenc, t HtYSJClAN AM syRQKON, Hillsboro, Oregon. nmoe OTer nailer's Prut ."tore- Office boon iwm n-i tit I'i' 1:00 lo a. enu w -'- y,,m a.sotnli; 1:00 to Ihlrd house nuria . SSS promptly attended dT or OUhC both MAKK. B. BUMP, TORNRy-A.-LA Notary public Coections. UlLLkHOkO, OH. Tree Delivery nfthe lest Fish, Game and Meats. Our delivery is prompt and in iU parts of IUsloro H'fe' taV' inMera'td new scbeduk in Prices and this together with our de- Iivcry system makes nis nuts Housloy qvCorwln, nnoynqement u.vinff nurchasea-the Central lfat Market: We wish to announce $ former patrons and the public. !:. .... established a free de- od have reduced the prices P "j't.r iV nossiule we res- ftildfully solicrt ydur patronage. EMfOTT BROS. OrTaTa.burris, Magnetic Osteopath ... without drua or FiJnc of drnglea healing. ContulU lion lre. over th. bakery. OoniractoraiidBuilder I am prepared to furnish plans J.. fiction and estimate on ill kind, of buildings. Now U the tune to get W rlans ready for the feriencei satistaction guaranieca. S. M. HOLLAND 19 YEARS OLD NEXT MAY MRS. MARY RAMSEY WOODS An Interesting Sketch of Her Long an- Eventful Llfe--Her Heme I In Hlllabor. From The Portland Sunday Journal. Oregon has three remarkable cen tenarians. Ot these Mrs. Mary Ramsay Woods is the most remark- ble. Her I io years seem to rest ghtly on her; and one feels a sort of awe in talking to one who re members the early history of the United States; who came into this world before the constitution and who was a young mother when the Qregon country was explored by Iewis and Clark. Next in interest to Ms. yoods n Oregon's gaHery of remarkable pentenarjans is Jasper Force, who with nearly io$ years bapk of him, enjoys going tq a circus as much as hp youngest phjld. rft ony does he eqjoy the corpus hut is assisting even at thU period, in his life iq laying the part of powboy, looking daily after the feeding of a bunch f range cattle. . The third centenarian Is Colbert Blair, who is still active and opeful, although he passed the century mark with the ending ol the last year. No state In the union can possi bly boast of three such remarkable Id persons, and while each of them lves in a different part of the state, they all attribute their longevity to the remarkable climate of Oregon. About the ttme that the Ameri can colonies realized the necessity federation, while the United States constitution was as yet un written and the nation still unborn, there j,ae tq the world oq a farm near Knoxville. Tennessee, a girl baby who was destined" tq wit ness the marvelous change jht hae sjn(f 'rapsjqfmf dj the world and to suryiye pt o tle oiq; t.tme into ours. The chijd horned to lisp when, V'shjngtpn was presl- eu; in the eighteenth century still ives to talk of President Roosevelt in the twentieth century, and eyes that too years ago looked lovingly pon her -first-born, today smile with a fadjng light upon the "child of her old age, , a woman now past 7.v Mary Rafflsyr Wwds bp, as tya.ry Rawspy on May 30, 1787. Now in her 119th year, she is still quite active and maintains a lively interest in the world and its doings. Daily she walks about the garden or sits upon the porch m sqnny weather to cha,t witj ngtibgjs, to sew, or to live over in memory scenes of long ago. And what a memory is hers! She was a tiny maid when the French reyolt Joq was dyejrig ttje gutters' of P.aru red she was a laughing' schoolgirl of 7 when Tennessee was admitted as a state to the union; she was a blush ing bride wheq t,e, great KapoUtqn ceded Louisiana o the United States, and' a proud young mother when Lewis and Clark tramped over a continent to "where rolls the Oregon." 'And she well remerrj- bers bej father tln, dofl gun, snomaenng qis uaqKcu aqu going put to fight the babies oi hU country lq the waf of ill a. Though probably the oldest woman in the world, her intellect is still bright and keen, as is shown by the fact, that this last sunjex her testimony UecWed a lawsuit ana settled the title to property which was deeded over 40 years ago. Her answers were to the point and ef forts to confuse her were unavailing. She testified regarding taua, sowing that the years nave not dulled her recollection. One can scarcely realize the mar velous changes that have taken place in the world during Mfs. Woods,' event li. en. she was a fbM peorfc literally lived the "simple life," none of the com forts and conveniences ot today were In existence. Gentlemen still wore the fancy costume, knicker bockers, frilled shirts and cocked hats, while the common people wore homespun. She was a babe of a years when this government began business. She was 20 years old when Robert Fulton first plowed the wateis with his primi tive steamboat, and 40 years old when the first railway was laid. In these old days the spinning jenny was not invented and the trust a thing undreamed of. FROM ENGLISH STOCK. Mary Ramsey Woods comes of good old English stock. Her an cestors were all long-lived people. Her parents came from England just after their marriage and pushed on through the Carolinas to Ten nessee, where they had settled up on a farm that was afterwards the scene of the decisive battle of the Paducah Indian war. Here the couple settled and here their child ren were born and reared. There were qe girls and tnree boys in the family, an4 Mary was the sixth phild, accqrdtog to the ql4 family pible. Kate Rarnsey, the tqqther, djed after a few hours' illness, at aSe pf 1 10, 6s years ago- The day be fore her death, she had walked, a distance of fie rqiles, knitting all the way, as wa ber custom. A lew years before the father. Richard Ramsey, had dropped dead from heart disease. He was a brick maker and contractor, and burned the brick used and built the first brick house in Knoxville. When Mary was 1 a years old she joined the Methodist Episcopal church. For 106 years she has been a communicant and is still a devoted Methodist. Her folks were well-to do, were slaveowners and possessed considerable property. She was married at the age of 17 to Jacob Lemons, a prosperous farm er, and the couple lived happily to gether in their Tennessee home for many years.' She walct a widow 23 yfcats agq, abot tbe time that Andrew Jackson was nearing the end of the firsf term as president. Four children, wcr Lp.rn, tq te cou pl, fcjary J. Irnons, who died in Tennessee, tq year agq a the age of 98 Is.aac emons, 0 d,ied in lJansa,s City, Missoqri, 40 years ago; Nancy E. Bullock, who died at Hlllsboro 3S years ago, and Mrs. C. B. Reynolds, who is now living in Hillsboro, and who, though, 33 years of age is, devoting her life to t.he ear of' her aged parent. For the next 20 years MJrs. Lem ons live4"wj$ Iff ' ke.q, some tjespne ad, snjetimes, wUh anp(tb?,r. Tey wwc settled In Ala baraa, Georgia. Kentucky and Mia souri, and the widow lived with first one and the other. In 1852, she accompanied her youngest daughter. Mrs, C. qb,v.Qrh, ayosa tbeptain to Uregoq, arriv ing iq HUlsboro in 1833. She was then 66 years old, and rode a bay mare the entire distance from Ten nessee, while, her avef n4 hus' baqd rodjc'iq an oxcart. The party came leisurely', bringing a dozen slaves with them, some ot whom are still alive. Afr it' arrival In Oregon Mrs. Lemons built the first hotel in Hillsboro. Shortly" after she mar ried John Y00ds, witbj whom, she lived unti his death a ' score of, years ate.r. ie " ijpupje rn, be, hot ut 40, ye.a.ts a,g.q, vy-heu, tbey turned it over theif danghter, Mrs. C. 8. KeynQM, formerly Mrs. Southwortb, her only surviving child. For many years Mrs. Woods was postmistress of Hills boro, until advancing o aft 90m rieljed, hr, to, ii'ifi more easily, Since thn she has done housework until the last few years, but now confines herself to the care of her person, sewing or knitting. ONLY ILL Ct Mrs. Vyopte talks in quavering t a. .. . a vave, but very distinctly, wun a marked southern accent. In speak ing of her life, she said: "My memory of the past w yejy good. Sprnrtrftea V.n,g58i H- tKciode L.qt aner think a wb'le they straighten out. I have lived a quiet lite and never had much excitement I never had but one serious illness, which was 36 years ago, when I had typhoid lev er, and as a result lost the vght of .1. myieiieye. ay imiq signiis weu (Continued on Lac Page.) STREET RAILWAY ASSURED NOW IRON FOR 18 MILES ARRIVED Th New Company Ak Only for th Ua of the Street.. Plenty of Money Benin' It. The city council met in regular session Tuesday evening, all mem bers excepting Aldermen Smeltzer and Bailey being present. Two or dinances were passed, one to Wilkes & Stevens, permitting the construc tion of telephone poles and wires on certain streets, and the other a right-of-way to the P. R. & N. Ry company over certain streets in the city limits. The usual number ot bills were audited and allowed, and a petitiqn, containing tne names of nearly iqq taxpqyer of the city. asking that the city purchase land, for a city park, was read, and on motion of Alderman Hood the peti tion was carried, over until the next meeting, which will be held, on Tuesday evening, February ?q. At this meeting were Messrs. W. D. Larrabee, J. Whyte Evans, J. W. E. Taylor, M. H. French, Wilmot QrilUss and E. J. Howard, who came to confer with the coun cil in regard to the fianchise grant ed to the Oregon Traction Co. over a year ago, which expired last September, but which has never been annulled by the council. Mr. Larrabee, representing the United States Railways Co., of Los Ange les, Cab, stated that his company had secured practically all the in terests of the defunct Traction, com pany, haOj paid, all debts eanstj it, and expected tq bid, in wat inter ests t.ht concern bad, left at the sale to be held at the front door' of the court house, in the city of Portland February i, a.qd he. re- quested, the pftUflcll. tq et lb,e fran chise master rest u,util after that date, when, f h popnv secured the rest cd the interests of the Trac tioq company at the sale mention ed, his company would ask the council to extend the franchise to them, and the line would bjt built at once. Mr. Evans seated that his com pany are owerjs of prctlcAlty all the eectno. lines ifl Los., ngees the best 0' the Pacife 9Ws,t, and the type. he. prcvposjad to build from Portland to Forest Grove would be the best in this section. To show the sincerity of his company, he stated that they now had, pjjed, o,n Pettygrove rcit Y ?-Dtand, steel raU nd Vies i enough to construct the line to Hillsboro; that enough more material was on the way to finish it to Forest Grove, ana; inch of it was pa lor. All his company asked was the use of the streets not a penny of bonus. He siid his company had on haq all the money it na'c.4 and) was back ed, hy uAiUionsi that if it bought in wnai lew interests iuc iiaunuii yi. has in the line, at, t,e saie on the ith, work Wotidj begiuon, the t6th and pushed, as rapidly as tre.n, horses, mules afld, c.as.b, ejqild, pld it, an1dib1e; wqu.1,4 gtarantee to the people all along the line' the best equipped electric line in Oregon. All his company asked was cour teous treatment and a "square deal," and he was coud t,h,at would b? gjeu,. Attorney Muir, lor the defunct Traction company, stated that the new company would undoubt edly take up their holdings e,n4 be ready to comment operations immedety aftw the sale. C K. !ery also spoke on the same lines and requested the council to take no action until after February lth. This the council decide to do and adjourned to February oth. HiHsboro is todaay nearer having a street railway than ever before in its history, though several times within the past few years we could almost imagine that we co14 hear the tinkling of tb,e gong as the car swung 'rwryj the curve. It is now an absolute fact that the line will be built, and it should be glorious nn.-a ta averv raan.-woman and child in this city, for it means n 4- vance in property, more business, more people, and Hillsboro will be made the homes of a great many families who are now cooped up in the city, paying big rents and get ting precious little pure air. It means prosperity for all. The men behind the enterprise are men who "dothings." So encourage the un dertaking and give them a "square deal." It is bread cast uron the a water to return in a few days. A Sample Rate Instance. Th deciaion of the United State court at Chicago in the live itork caae ought to open the eye of the public to th danger of the proposed railway rat legislation giving the Interatate Com merce the power to make freight rate. The commiaaiou sought to exerciae thii power in thia case, firat by a ruling or dering the eighteen defendant railroad to lower their rate on live stock to con- form with the rate on dreased beef, and . i summer next by an injunction, prohibiting thewrj-'. S.that are now unJ Considera from, refusing to obey tl(e ruling. Aftrr . tion a Ibe east, I positively believe taking expert testimony for ieveral the travel to this coast this vear weeks an.4 hearing evidence lor two week more, the court held that the ruU ing of th commission wa erroneoua aud that the bodr had not power to compel the railroad to obey iti arbitra ry riding. But luppoae it had had the power to ITkt" UniU8t. SWa V T; ",ndMtera territory, from which the F.ach-Tuwuseivi bill contemplated t r ... The result would have been the tame in the end, but there would have been ex. pensive and tedious litigation, endless confusion in rate throughout th West, !1. ' . . q1warWH,001 ,n T-1 markets of the vast cattle raining region. The railroads and the great majority of experienced shippers have not object ed to fair aud intelligent government a ", uui .us icvviu ui .un last eighteen years has given them just cause to object to lodging this vast pow er in the Interstate Commerce Commis sioner any other political bopy. ftQiq the Kansas Cijy, M,o., .Jjoujnat, IHahng Gospel. Tle Rev. J. C. Warren, pastor oX Sharon Baptist Church, Blaif, Qa., says o,f Electric, Betters: "It's a Go4seqd) t. mankind. It cured me ojflame back, stif? joint, au4 complete physical vo-latvie was so weafc it W ha,H an hour to wal a PVte- "wo bottles of Elec trio Bitters have made me so strong I have just walked three miles in 50 minutes and feci like walking three more. It's made a now man of me." Greatest wuiedy for weak ness and all Stomach, Liver and Kidney complaints. Sold uo,def, guarantee a(t all drvj fciores, PtkCj 50c. "' Fojrtlaxtf n, 3C The. SoMthcxR Pcilio U sow selling roiwl tfip ticket to Port land .from Hillsboro tor 85 cents, good going Satur- dt P. M., or any train of Sunday, to ri ning Sunday and Monday, Kivya, llday Sunday and Monday l,n Povtland- The wne arrapajuiiet apjille Itoui PotlA, giyim all Portland people a chance to visit valley point at greatly reduced rates. Dissolution Notice. Notice is hereby Viyer tUt th co partnership heteU4re existing under the nae oi fetrauss A Mcllenry Is this Jajr dissolved bv mutual consent, C. M. Strauss retiring' from the firm. All UUU against, or owing to the firm vri'A W t tied b, the under.i McHENRv ilUhorv, Or., January 2, 1!HJJ. There's a lot In a shoe which after month s wear, needs only polish to. "loo like new." You'll cowfoii, ease and profU tn. o Hamilton-Brown s11 r 11 want Bomethfng pretty and good. Come and wi see our School lliTDM-BROWli HAM a a ar m , a 5H0E t THE PEOPLE ARE COMING NO COUNTRY BETTER KNOWN Than Oregon, Owing to th Fair.. Low Railroad Rat Will Bring Many Thousand Here. A bigger travel to the northwest than during the Lewis and Clark exposition year is predicted for the summer by W. A. Cox, general agent of the Chicago & Northwest ern railway, who has just returned from a business trip to Chicago, New York, Philadelphia,; Boston, Indianapolis and other points. 'If fV,. .oil .. .. J will equal, il does not exceed, that of last year in Portland," is the way Mr. Cox puts it. This statement, coming seriously from one of the best-iuformed traf fic men, fresh from the middle west Oregon expects to draw investors, settlers and tourists this year, will surprise most peoule. It is said that few realize the immense travel that will come from the east to the Pacific coast this year. Mr. Cox clasely observed indica- a ! a. 1 a. a lions mar, came witnin ms view on the trip east and his opinion is based on personal knowledge of what he saw au.4 heard. He says the people who came to the Lewis and Claik fair have done, an im mense anyntnt of effective advertis ing for the Pacific northwest, and not only are many ol the same peo ple coming back, but thousands of others whom they have told of the resources, opportunities and gener al favorable conditions here. Mr. Cox said: "Th Lewis and Clark ax position did more for the Pausto coast than any oth er eippj,kkon bas ever done lor a coun try. Th Louisiana Purchase exposition was a great thinji to St. Loul. Itut it benefited ( UWny th city ot St Louis. The ouMUipu around that city did not allow ol ex.tnsixe; results favorable to tb,e country. it was already developed. Oregon has all thn wealth ot resource ot eastern sta'es, and then some more. The thing lacking is population aud capital. The people of the east ar at last seeing this fact,.. TW railroads ar realix'ng that th. ruw8o northwest is really the OaVy groat region remaining to exploitation. Tbey are now giving it serious attention." Mr. Cox added that announcements might roon be looked for fro the rail roads giving low summer rates for round trips to the Pacific coast, and that tLeto would be an immense travel be sides the colonist and tourist travel to this coast. There milt tog conven tion in California and a large propor tion J tha delegate will arrange their trip to, come ox return via th northern routes. They w.an to see the country that ba Lee a to much talked about in opnecton with the fair. Old men and of Satisfaction Shoes rliildren Shoes No better made. No better can be made. Uur guarantee goes with every pair. ,--------sssBwaaaaaaasaalaaa Our line of GROCERIES is the finest in the county. Everything usually carried by an np-to-dat Grocery 1 llous , Oni S Jaleo maks it poaaible for ns to carry StrkUy Irh goods Not a shop-worn arttci in me JOHN DENNIS. The old Reliable Corner Grocery and Shoe Store bovs are investigating her for th younger generation. He met men of wealth who have no plan of their own for development but w ho ar convinced that Oregon is the place for their sons. Eastern peop'. ho hav been accus tomed to traveling abroad ar beginning to realiie that there is something to see in this wonderland, th Pacific northwest Th enormous volume of railroad adver tiaing that has been don and is still be ing carried on exploiting this part of th United State I bringing actual result a all good advertising' will. Men with capital to invest are seeking opening that ar now known to exist her for making large prolita on investments. Regardiug the building into this terri tory by the North western line, Mr. Cox say his oiHcials hav nothing to say, but add that the line ha represents is going farther than usual in the effort properly to care for th increase in North Pacific coast traffic aud that th officials are diligently seeking detailed Information as to the possibilities and natural adyantages. Mr. Cox has- been instructed by his people to obtain promptly all statistical matter posmbl with regard to cro)s and conditions, in cluding wheat, barley, flax, fruit, hop, sugar beets, livestock, poultry aud dairy ing, mining, fisheries, climate, etc., all for incorporation in a new booklet ot extensive character on "Th Pacific Northwest." REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. D B Bruromigln at ux to Martin Koudaoa 2.MacnstelTTa81 W MM Char)? L Bbarar et ux to Wm E Sbavar t al SOaoroa in 8 Kiohardwo D L C. 1710 00 D J Buckley to Adellno rack lots, 10 block IS Cornelius , , 700 0S J Uarrtsui St nx to Arad B Oarrlina 60 aerea aeeUTlNRi W (and other land) 1000 09 J Oarrlfua l i to Mary P Oarrlgua SO arret M ltTtN Hi W . 10 00 U A Smith to W A Bellraier tract Id X Walker D L C 400 00 William Hanaon et ux to E B Oougbnour 2.76acrealnMelTa81 W... 10 00 John A 1'hlUp Kmuae to Philip Bean 106 acraalneelT3 8B2 W 7U00 00 Mary A B Ponelaon et al to A U Orubbs ,10 acrea In tb B H Catching PLC SCO M aotn-ledohaumburi et nx to B Q Leedy part of we IS and othor Unda . EXiO 00) Jan M Smith to Pareilla Rldgley part of block Braafcud Add 300 Carl Meier to Wolsan Meier at al aersa In Noland DLCT1II W 4u0 00 A C Brown to JoMpa A Leltar luterett In SO acrea lnasea2atTIBR W 2S0 00 Karl El w art at ux to Fred Klwert tOaoraa la see 25 T 2 S i W... S0U0 00 Wm J Thornburg at ex to M Behramel SOaoreiaaotTSNKS W 1000 00 Here lie the body of Mary Ann, Her head on the breast of Abraham. It' pleaaant and sweet for Mary Ann, But mighty tough for Abraham. Public Auction. II. A. Ruble will sell on hi farm, miles west of Hillsboro, on the Baseline road, on Saturday, February 24, begin ning at 10 o'clock a. in., a large lot of personal property, consisting of horses, hay, oats, farm wagon, buggy, harnesa, plow, cultivators, cedar posts, tile, aw ed wood, bees, shingles, lumber, cider vinegar, grain sacks, crosscut saws, and a large lot of household and kitchen furniture, comprising bedsteads, Dist resses, tablos, chairs, bureaus, HowarJ rosewood piano, cost $330 ; cook stove,, heating stoves, dishes, lamps, sewing machine, couch, window blinds, 8-day clock, carpet, and very many other ar ticle. Torms of sale, under 110 cash; over that amount, seven months' tima at 7 jer cent on approved note, and a 2 per cent discount for cash on amount over $10. B. P. Cornelius will be tha auctioneer. Kememlr day and date. Methusala was all right, you bet For a good old soul was he, They say he would be living yet. Had ho taken ltocky Mountain Tea. All lrug store. OwSraK Shoe.. eeuo.n - . - - r tSi