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Agent.
Shoes for everybody at Baird's.
see ine lare haster assort
ment at the Den of Sweets.
Fancy Easter boxes, chickens,
rabbits and Easter eggs. Den of
Sweets.
Senator Fulton at Crescent
Theatre next Thursday after
noon at 2 o'clock.
The New 1908 Model bicycles
are hummers. R. Lee Sears has
them on display at his store.
See the large display of peanut
dainties that the Den of Sweets
has on display this week.
Mrs. Fred Zilly of Portland is
spending the week with her rela
tives nere,
Past cards, the right kind, can
be found at Mrs. Bath's, Linkla-
ier ouiiding, east of court house.
i- lA ,9reer haa a splendid
une of field and garden seeds and
onion sets. A tine opportunity.
The Prohibition
their petition and the war be
tween "dry" and "wet" is now
on in earnest
For UD-to-date mill
ladies' furnishincr
Mrs. Bath's. Linklater buildi ntr.
east of the court house.
A few more scenes such as was
witnessed on Main street last
rriday eveniner would l.iml Hilla.
boro in the "dry" column.
tamest Foord wenr to Port
land Saturday and was oierated
ujwn the same day for appendi
citis. From last , reports he was
getting along fine.
Leslie Lytle cut his hand badly
Wednesday while chopping wood,
nearly severing the thumb from
the hand. It required ten stitch
es in dressing the wound.
Miss Josephine Schulmerich of
this city and Thomas Bilyen of
Portland were married in that
city Tuesday evening. The bride
was born and raised in Washing
ton county and has a host of
friends who extend conjrratula
tions.
W e have had to take a few
names ofF our subscription book
this week, but could not help it
Ve hate to lose the names, but
they were one year and more be
hind and we had to do it. It's
the law, and we don't propose to
run up against $100 fine.
"Whom Shall We Obey" will
be the Sunday morning sermon
in the Conirrecational church.
"Why Should Yon Vote Prohibi
tion" will be the evening topic.
Evening service will be at 7:30
until further notice. All are
welcome.
Harry Bowman. Earl Donelson.
Clay Freeman. Frank Wallace,
Herbert Heidel and the Misses
Kuby Galloway and Grace Bath
came clown from the O. A. C. at
Corvallis last Friday evening to
sjend the short-term vacation,
returning to their studies Mon
day morning.
Claims for the death of Mrs.
Eatra and child, killed L the re
cent wreck on the Southern Pa
cific, near Forest Grove, have
been settled, J. E. Bates, the
surviving husband, as adminis
tratorand also guardian of .Flor
ence Bates, the child injured but
not killed, compromised all the
claims for a total sum of $10,000.
The matter was amicably ar
ranged with the Southern Paci
fic company and the probate
court approved the settlement.
WHITNEY ARRESTED.
A wedding invitation usually
costs you some money but Baird's
invitation costs you nothing. See
add.
When in town call at Palma-
teer's Cdnfectionery and try the
famous Hires Hoot lseer. Al
ways cool.
The county commissioners are
in session this week, lhe full
proceedings will be published
next week.
Procure your field and garden
seeds and onion sets from It. H
Greer for spring planting. Re
liable brands.
Thomas J. Baldwin, a capital
ist from Minnesota, is in the city
looking to the purchase of desir
able farm property.
Remember that Senator Fulton
will speak in Crescent Theatre
next Thursday afternoon at 2
o'clock, April Dth.
A grand Social Dance will be
given in Grange Hall, Tigard-
ville Saturday, April 4. Tickets,
50c. Music by Richards.
Hazelwood Ice Cream, Fresh
Oysters. Confections, Fruits,
Nuts, Cigars, Tobaccos and
Pipes at Palmateer's Confection
ery.
Webb & Hoover sells Utah
Land Plaster for $13.25 per ton.
and yellow Danver Onion Seed
for 80c iter pound. Call and see
them.
Webb & Hoover handles bee
supplies, paints, oils and all kinds
of leed stult. Alfalfa meal, mid
dlings, Acme chop, wheat, corn,
seed oats and oat chop.
Full line of apple, pear, peach,
cherry and other nice nursery
stock; also roses and cabbage
plants.
Morton's Green House.
Mrs. Andrew Dooher, who
went to St. Vincents hospital
March 23rd, had a four-pound
sroitre removed from her neck
The late Georee W. Conser.
whose funeral was held at Hepp
ner yesterday afternoon, was a
cousin of Mrs. II. T. Batrlev of
this city. He was cashier of the
r irst National Bank of Heppner
and nis death was sudden.
Mrs. Lillie Kuhn returned last
Monday from a visit to Kansas
accompanied by her two daugh
ters whom she had not seen for
several years. The girls will
remain permanently with their
mother.
Gov. Chamberlain has been in
vited to come to Hillsboro April
18th, at the time of the bier horse
show and parade and he has
promised to be here if possible,
He is expected to make a speech
on that occasion, but no mention
will be made of politics.
Mr. and Mrs. John Kehrli. of
Bethany, celebrated their silver
wedding last Sunday, and more
than a hundred friends were
present and joined in the festiv
ities and partook of the splendid
dinner. Quite a number from
Hillsboro were present
Next Monday, one day only.
April 6th, Dr. Lowe, the well-
known optician, will be at Hotel
Tualatin. Dr. Lowe has been
coming to Hillsboro for more than
sixteen years and can furnish
hundreds of Washington county
references.
Have Dr. Lowe, the eye spec
ialist, relieve your headaches
with a pair of his superior glass
es. i hey cost no more than oth
ers and you have the benefit of
his skill and over 18 years exper
rence. Consult him at Hotel
Tualatin next Monday, April 6th
Senator C. W. Fulton will be
at the Crescent Theatre in this
city next Thursday afternoon at
2 o'clock and will address our
citizens on the political issues,
visitors irom the east can come
to Hillsboro on the 12:06 train
and return on the 5:08, and
those irom the west can arrive
on the 1:43 and depart at. 5:20.
Congressman Hawley has been
notified that the following in-
Fast week, and she is not only re- creases of pensions have been al
covering from the operation, but
is nmong the happiest women in
this section. She is getting along
nicely and is expected home soon.
Elder Beery will preach at Far-
mimrton next Sunday at 11 a. m.
and at Hillsboro at 8 p. m. Sub-
iect "The Meanest Thing in
Hillsboro." Special music.
Weak, weary, watery eyes,
welcome Dr. Lowe s . glasses.
Consult him at Tualatin Hotel,
Mondav. He does not go from
house to house except in case of
sickness.
The 4-vear-old daughter of J.
H. Turpin. who lives on Second
and Oak streets, fell from a fence
one dav last week, cutting a gash
to the bone over the right eye.
Dr. A. 15. Bailey attended the
child.
County School Supt. M. C.
Case is planning to hold a series
of local institutes, one at Banks
April 11; one at Dilley April 18;
and the third at Beaverton April
25th.
The building season is now at
hand and any one contemplating
work in this line should call on
The Climax Milling Co.. when
Tururinir on material. We have a
complete stock always on hand.
Both .phones.
Hon. E. W. Haines has filed
ViU netition for the nomination
r.f stnt.i senator. Mr. Haines' re
cord at Salem is good and he will
undoubtedly make a good run.
Though he was about the last
man to file his petition, his friends
believe that his racing qualities
that the dust will be
thick and swift all along the po
litical mce track from now until
the wire is reached on April 17.
lowed to W ashington county vet
erans: John ll. Clear, feherwood,
$15; Iewis S. Fairchild, Cornel
ius, $20; William L. Davis, Tual-
atin, $15; M. H. Grosbeck, Hills
boro, $12; J. J. Hill, Hillsboro.
$12; Henry Harrington, Cornel
ius, $15; J. L. Laughlin, Forest
Grove, $8; J. C. Strain, Dilley,
$12; J. M. Simons, Oswego, $15.
A Forest Grove special of yes
terday says: "By turning over
to the E. W. Haines bank 37.000
shares of stock in the Commer
cial Mining Company, Deputy
Sherilf F. T. Kane, of Hillsboro,
has secured settlement of the
suit against him to recover the
alleged deficiency and strengthen
the assets of the Haines bank,
which closed during the recent
stringency, so materially that ad
justment will be correspondingly
easier. The stock is said to pay
$300 a month.
The saloon men of Hillsboro
will be placet! on trial next week
on charges of selling and giving
intoxicating liquor to minors.
Nineteen informations have been
returned, but as the circuit
court docket is congested, it
seems probable that only four
cases will be tried. W. E. Mc
Court will be the first on the list
and his trial will commence Tues
day. April 7. to be followed by
F. E. Cornelius, April 8; Gragg
& Wann. April 9. and W. V. Wil
ey. April 10. The cases will be
hard fought Bagley & Hare and
E. B. Tongue appearing for the
defendants and District Attorney
Hedges. Deputy J. M. Wall and
II. T. Bagley for the prosecution.
These cases will no doubt be
watched with a greater degree
of interest than any yet tried
this term.
Thurston Johnson, now of Col
orado but thirty-hve years ago a
resident of Hillsboro, was in
town one day last week, and ex
pressed his surprise at the growth
of this city and county. He
looked about for a few landmarks
but could find none, and then
turned his attention to trying to
find some of his old friends,
With the exception of Dr. F. A
Bailey, not a one could he find.
He felt like a stranger in a
strange land, though this was his
homo a number of years prior to
1873. '
Dr. Shepherd, who has been
practicing osteopathy in this city
for the past two years, dividing
his time between Hillsboro and
Portland, closed his office here
for good last Tuesday, much to
the regret of a good many friends
and patrons, lhe doctor s prac
tice has so increased in Portland
that he finds it absolutely impos
sible to attend outside cases. His
patients in this city have been
numerous and his success mark
ed, so much so that those need
ing his treatments will look him
up in the city. His office is lo-
csted at 312 Swetland building,
Fifth and Washington.
Sunday brought to a close a
very successful year in the work
of the United Evangelical church
in this city. Twelve new mem
bers were received into church
fellowship. During the year a
fine new property was secured
and the church moved upon it
and i3 at present undergoing ex
tensive improvements. The pas
tor left on Wednesday to attend
the annual conference which con
venes at Dallas. Bishop H. B,
Hortyler of Harrisburg, Pa., who
is to preside at the conference,
will visit Hillsboro April 16. In
the absence of the pastor the
Rev. A. D. Westfall will have
charge of the services on Sun
day, both morning and evening.
Sam C. Lancaster, lecturer un
der authority of the United States
Good Roads Bureau of the De
partment of Agriculture, deliv
ered an interesting and instruc
tive illustrated lecture at Cres
cent Theatre last Saturday eve
ning to a fair audience, a large
number being present from ror-
est Grove. Mr. Lancaster show
ed photographs, on canvas, of
good and bad roads in his home
county in Tennessee, and demon
strated that Oregon could have
the best of roads and at no great
er cost than the present system
of planking, and stated that the
material was here and in easy
reach. It is hoped his visit will
be the means of pushing the
good roads question and at least
start the good work in this city.
If once under way there will be
no let up. Hillsboro can have
good streets, but not until plank
ing is discarded and crushed rock
i3 used.
James A. Lucas, of Raw N.
D., who with his family has been
visiting his brother, John T. Lu
cas of Buxton since last October,
called at this office Wednesday
in company of C. R. Adams, of
Scholls, where Mr. Lucas has
been visiting. These two gentle
men were friends and comrades
more than forty years ago, away
back in Waverly, la., and Mr.
Lucas had no idea of seeing his
friend here in Oregon. As they
had not met in thirty-seven years.
and the meeting here was unex
pected, the reunion was a pleas
ant one all around. The broth
ers had not met for forty years,
until James dropped in at Bux
ton last October. Mr. Lucas and
family left for their North Da
kota home yesterday, but we pre
dict that before the rigors of an
other winter, they will be back
to Oregon. A month or so of
our pure mountain ir usual v
puts a man in such a condition
that no; attraction 17m1 the
range cm x him aaj ft
Ion,
tie to Charted wjih Administering
roisvn 10 Mabel Wlrti.
Prom WJnel Or.,U;aa-
Admitting that he caused his
sweetheart s death by supplying
ncr wim -i anusepuc prepara
tion containing corrosive subli-
mate ol mercury, Dr. J. B. Whit
ney, a ueruist ot Forest Grove.
13 in j an. lhe charge lodged
againsi nun in a warrant sworn
out of Justice of the Peace Reid's
court is manslaughter. The girl.
Miss Mabel Wirtz, died early
Monday morning after an illness
extending over three weeks.
From the time of her death until
late yesterday afternoon the at
tending physician withheld the
death certificate, to give Whit
ney an opHrtunity to make a
voluntary statement, assigning
the true cause of the young girl's
untimely end and avowing his
connection with it.
Whitney failed.. to.,
agreement.' " the hour of the
funeral arrived and services were
begun. The undertaker, who
prepared the body for cremation.
I unable to permit the removal of
the body Ironi the chapel, fin
ally telephoned for the death
certificate. When this was fur
nished him and the cause of
death, "mercuric poisoning, " met
his eyes, he at once notified Cor
oner Finley, who stepped into the
case.
The coroner permitted the ser
vices to proceed, but forbade the
removal of the dead crirl's body
until he could satisfy himself that
there were no suspicious circum
stances attached to the case. In
vestigation soon brought out
Whitney's connection with the
case and the coroner immediate
ly swore out a warrant for the
young dentist's arrest Consta
ble Lou Wacrner found Whitney
at his brother-in-law's residence
and took him into custody. The
information of felony was drawn
by Assistant District Attorney
Stevenson on complaint of Coro
ner t mley.
Miss Vvirtz was 21 years of
age, the daughter of Justice of
the Peace Henrv Wirtz of Forest
Grove, and employed as a milliner
by the Crown Hat Company. The
family seside in this city at 308J4
College street
The funeral services were to
have taken place yesterday at 5
o'clock from llolman's undertak
ing chapel and to have been fol
lowed by cremation at the Port
land crematorium. These cere
monies were interrupted bv Cor
oner Finley, who, after learning
the facts in the case, gave orders
that the .ceremonies would have
to be postponed, so that an offici
al investigation might be made.
It was the coroner s action
which led to the arrest of Dr.
Whitney. That official, finding
that none of the relatives of the
dead girl cared to make a com
plaint, took the initiative in the
case and, after consulting with
the district attorney's office, at
once prepared the charge against
Dr. Whitney. 1 he coroner main
tained that the facts as revealed
by his investigation yesterday
afternoon show a clear case of
manslaughter against the arrest
ed dentist.
Whitney has confessed that
about three weeks ago he secur
ed for Miss Wirtz a solution, not
realizing that it contained mer
cury in such quantities as to be
dangerous, and persuaded her to
make use of it for reasons grow
ing out of their intimacy. The
result was her death from mer
curial poisoning. The facts in
the case were first brought to
light about 5 o clock yesterday
afternoon, when Dr. J. Allen
Gilbert, who had been attending
the young woman, made out her
death certificate, attributing the
cause to mercurirl noisonincr.
When Miss Wirtz was taken ill
about three weeks ago she main
tained that she had become sick
through eating a hot tamale. As
all the symptoms in her case were
those of ptomaine poisoning, the
attending physician gave this as
his diagnosis, it was supposed
that this was tn truth until a
short time before her death when
it became known that her condi
tion was most critical.
At this juncture, it is said. Dr.
Whithey came forward and told
the physician the true story in
the hope that it was not too late
to save the young woman's life.
According to information in
the hands of the coroner, the
physician is said to have inform
ed Dr. Whitney that there was
little or no hie for the girl's
recovery; that he would have to
inform the gin s lather, which
he did. and that he would irive
dentist 21 hours in which to come
forward and assume full respon
sibility. Before the 21 hours ex
pired, Miss wiriz ciied.
Dr. W hitney nau come into the
citv to attend ine tuneral and
had sent flower? lor the casket
lie was informed that the young
woman's father felt most bitter
toward him and advised him not
to attend the funeral.
Whitney presented an extre
mely downcast appearance when
taken to jan. 1 ''lustu io uiik
much, but confessed the part he
had taken in the matter and wept
as he deplored the events.
Whitney is 30 years of age and
has been a dentist in Forest
Orotf for the past three or four
years. He came originally from
Grand Rapids, Mich., where
his relatives now live. He was
graduated from a college of den
tistry in Chicago. He had known
Miss Wirtz for several years in
Forest Grove. Miss Wirtz was
well known in Forest Grove, as
AHA 4U U - I e A - .
oic iiic uim-r members 01 ire
family. Their home was at that
place up to a few weeks ago
when they took up their residence
in Portland. Her father is a tin
smith at Forest Grove, and two
brothers are living in Portland.
One feature ot the case that
the official of the county are also
investigating is the report that
Whitney bought the xn'son from
a drugstore in rorest Grove.
The authorities intimated last
night that prosecutions might be
instituted if these reports prove
authentic.
Whitney will have to liter trial on a
charge of uiarmlauifliter. The rune wui
probed by a coronur a. iiir V.t..t,.'"'""
auernoon ami trie verdict returned ron
nected Whitney with the death of tne
young woman.
Tbe poHfllble complicity of Alhert
Watnon, a lorest (irove jeweler, in Im
ing belli in abeyance. Whitney direct
ly accused WaUon of having aold him
the poiaon which caused the tiirl'i death
and Wataon waa quite a HHtive in hii
denial of the accuxation.
That Mins WirU' lift) tiilyht have been
aaved even after ahe became aeriounly
ill waa made plain at the 1 1 j next.
Albert Wataon waa on hand to deny
in full the accusation! luade by Whit
ney, lie laid lie did not mil the pre
paration, did not know Whitney hail it
and that Whitney lied if he inid so. At
to attending the drug store in question
Wataon laid he aonielimea atoo i alniut
the place, but did not make ialea or
mix prescriptions. !
Whitney did not testify. Dejected, l.e
at through the proceeding!", hanging i
hii bead. He waa asked if he cared to j
testify, but laid be did not, plainly fear
ing that be might affect hii cane bv
making statement before the coroner's
jury. Previous to the inqtieot Whitney
wai taken before Justice Held, in the
Weet Side Justice Court, for arraign
ment. There lie said ho had not secured
the service of lawyer and was granted
continued until Friday.
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west of Hillsboro) or address
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