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SANDY NEWS
VOLUME 3
SANDY,
CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1916
Sandy Items
Don’t forget the Xmas dance in the
Shelley Hall next Saturday night, De
cember 23rd. The Beers 4-pieee oí dies
tra will furnish music.
All who have books from the library
at Beckwith’s, are ns; nested to return
them at once as we have to return them
immediately.
There will be a joint installation of
otlieers by Sandy Lodge, A. F. A A. M.
and Mountain View Chapter No. 125,
O. E. S., tonight.
FCR SALE—Some Fall and Spring
Vetch seed. Apply to John Macho,
Sandy Ridge.
The Live . Sandy >
East Clackamas >
Booster
NUMBER 5«
FORCING RHUBARB.
M ethod o f Securing th e P la n t F o r W in
te r Use.
Q
R E E T IN G S
By The Editor
We sincerely extend to you the compliments of this
Christmas i-eason. May Providence deal gently and
generously with you and yours, to the end that in
the fullness of life and the ripeness of age you may reap bountifully of the bless
ings that accrue to man and womankind.
To You
As you follow the Star of Destiny through life, may your acts and your ex
amples be such as to prove an inspiration to others who are yet groping in the
shadows of existence.
C. L. Hensen, of Zig( Zag, was in
town for a couple of days this week.
We wish you a Merry Christmas, a Happy New Year, and a prosperous and
extended journey through life.
B. F. Baner returned home Sunday
morning lor the Christmas holidays.
Christmas, Nineteen sixteen.
Marshall Dayis made a business trip
to Portland last Friday.
Mrs. R, F. Dittert spent a lew days
ill Portland this week.
H. 8. Eddy has moved into one of
Proctor’s houses.
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
Rhubarb plants will be benefited by
replanting the roots every three or four
yeurs, dividing the elumps and setting
them In new, rich ground.
For best results loosen up the soil
fully thirty Inches deep, being careful
to leave the subsot* below, working in
manure down about sixteen Inches be
low the surface, using an abundance
of manure. Autumn Is a good time to
do this work.
During the growing season keep the
soil loose and mellow and water dur
ing dry weather, giving occasional ap
plications of manure water.
In gathering the crop do not cut but
pull the leaf stalks and be careful
not to strip the plants entirely. As
soon as the leaves have faded mulch
the plants with manure, which should
he dug In around the plants In the
spring.
Rhubarb Is easily forced for whiter
use. Plant strong roots In light, rich
soil In a box, water moderately, cover
with straw and place In a dark, mod
erately warm cellar or uiider the green
house benches, hanging a curtain down
In front of the bench to shade the
plants from the light. By planting sev
eral boxes, keeping them in a dark,
cool place, placing only a box or two
at a time In moderately wnrm temper
ature, rhubarb may be had from
Christmas until late In March.
In the garden the roots may be
forced by covering them with boxes
and covering these with leaves or ma
nure.
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Mr. and Mrs Danielson’s fourtieth ••■ed-
R. S. Smith attended the blacksmith’s
ding anniversary. Many beautiful gifts
8 u g a r Beets F o r D a iry Cows.
convention in Portland, Saturday. He
were bestowed upon them by friends.
Sugar beets and mangels tend to in
was present at the banquet at the Mult
crease milk production when fed to
David Eoseberg made a trip to Port
nomah Hotel, and returned home Sun The High School Boy’s Basket Ball
dairy cows, hut experiments conducted
land
last
week.
team has received a challenge from the
day.
ut the Ohio experiment station show
Boy’s team of Boring for December the
Early Monday morning the dead body that corn silage Is far more economical
twenty-si venth, which they will accept.
of Joseph V. Strack, aged 31, was found to feed. Because of tills fnct these
Raymond Gray was reported on the
in a cabin on liis brother’s fsrm near dairy experts do not advise the feeding
Mrs.
Malar,
Mrs,
Shelley
and
daughter
sick list one day last week.
the Sandy bridge, a bullet hole through of heels except for high records where
Johnnie, visited the high school last
The Parent-Teacher bazaar held Sat his heart. Evidence gathered by Coro cost Is a minor consideration or where
week.
urday evening was a splendid success, ner W E, Hempstead indicated suicide the number of cows Is too small to per
Harry Reed received the second de
Mr.
Aiken,
stopped
on
his
way
from
while intoxicated as he hid consumed a mit the use of a silo.
the amount cleared lieing $42.00.
gree of Cddfellowship last Monday
Minnesota to his home in California, to
quart of alcohol each day for three «lays Cows fed beets had keen appetites
night.
Robert Jonsrud had a well drilled on
and ate more food because of the stim
visit his daughter, Mildred, our English
before his death.
his
Bluff
place.
Water
was
struck
at
a
ulating effects of this root crop. After
teacher. He visited with the high school
ten years' work the Ohio station has
depth of 150 feet.
Martin Lennartz was in town Tues Monday.
found that two pounds of dry matter
day.
The school library books have all been
A number of the high school girls have
can be produced In the form of silage
The State
at less cost than one pound In the form
lieen attending church regularly for a varnished and pocketed,
Don’t forget to attend the big dance
traveling library is also kept at the
of beets. Convenience In feeding Is In
number
of
Sundays.
They
must
lx-
ex
at Sandy next Saturday night. A good
school house and is free to al1 who wish
favor of silage.
SETTLING
A
RATTLER.
pecting
a
big
bag
of
randy
from
Santa
time assured to all.
to Dorrow books on Wednesdays and
Claus on Christmas.
Fridays between 4 and 5.
P ra irie Dog» Did the Job W e ll by Bu-y-
Good C a lk F o r Horseshoes.
The Freshmen boys are very earnestly
ing H im A live.
The Scientific American In Illustrat
Miss Rutii Revenue is reported on the practicing on their song for Christmas.
It would not seem a very easy thing ing und describing a toe calk for horse
Card of Thanks.
sick list.
to bury n snake alive, but that Is what shoes, Invented by W. Gordon of Phil
Don’t forget the Literary program on
I wish to extend thanks to the neigh-
Thuiaday evening, December 21st. at Ixirs and friends who kindly helped me an Oklahoma man saw some prairie adelphia. says:
dogs do.
The Invention relates to Improve
W. H. Phelps spent a few days of last 8 P. M.
during the sickness and death of my He was resting under a tree when ments In calk attachments for horse
week in Portland.
wife,
Sarah
Fellows,
To
those
who
The girls Basket Ball Club held a very
he noticed a commotion among some shoes and has for an object to provide
successful practice Friday night. After furnished auioes at the burial and the prairie dogs near him. They would run
Mrs. Scales sjient last week in Port the practice the girls journeyed to many floral tributes, also to the Pleas up to a certnln spot, peep at something
and then scamper hack. Looking more
Professor Brehaut’s, where they spent ant Home choir,
land.
closely, he saw fifteen to twenty dogs
Willis Fellows.
a very enjoyable evening.
about a rattlesnake. which presently
Oh! Hear those Freshmen sing!
went Into one of the dogs' holes.
The Sandy Mercantile Co., invite
Notes
of
M.
E.
Church.
No sooner had It disappeared lhan
May
Klinger
spent
Friday
evening
everyone to call anti get one of their
the little fellows began to push In dirt,
with
Habra
Deaton
and
Sabra
spent
1917 eallendars. They wish their many
evidently to fill up the hole. By the
Epworth League, Sunday School and
friends a Merry Xnms and a Happy Saturday with May.
time they had pretty well covered the
all the church services are moving for
New Y’ear.
Walter Helms spent Sunday with his ward. A large number of people pres entrance the snake stuck his heHd up
through the dirt, ami every dog scam
folks in Marmot.
ent ast Sunday that we do not always pered off to a safe distance, all the
The price of admission to the school
Mary Junker was absent from schtol see. We want you to come often.
time barking.
entertainment will lie 10 cents. Enter Monday. Decemfier 18th.
The snake crawled to another hole
The Quintett sang well. The quart-
tainment will liegin at 8 o’clock. Don’t
Come and watch the Junior and ett will sing some more, The 9olo by about a rod distant and went In. Then a simple construction which can he
miss it.
Sophmore boys inarch to the front with Miss Katie Junker was fine. We desire forward came the dogs again, and all easily applied to and removed from
went to work to push up earth to the the horse's hoof and will, when In
great big letters.
Miss Junker to help some more.
hole. This time they succeeded and place, he securely held against dis
I .E . Dawson was in Portland last
Let us all ask ourselves what can I do completely covered the entrance. Till., placement In any direction and will
The program for the Literary is:
Tut stlay.
done, they proceeded to lx-at the earth embody means which will aid in the
to
help along.
Song................................ Freshman Boys
down, employing Ihelr noses for tills
Christmas...........Soph, and Junior Boys
The Dear Lord wants us to help Him purpose. When they had rendered the adjustment of the attachment to hoofs
of different size and shape.
At the annual election of officers of Piano Duet,Gertrude Meinig, Leta Beers to save this world.
earth quite hard they went away. The
High
School
Notes...........
Lula
Roberts
H ,n 'y Lodge No. 158 A. F. A A. M.,
There ar» many things we can do to observer examined their work and was
the following officers were elected: Vocal Solo.......................... Kate Junker help keep up the interest.
surprised to find that they had packed
L a te L ay in g Pulleta.
R. I. Anderson, W. M. Ed Bruns, S. W; Farce, The Sniggles Family.
When pullets do not liegin laying be
A Christmas sermon next Sunday the earth In solid with their nosos and
Fred Proctor, J. W ; A. L. Deaton, Sec;
had scaled the snake Inside.—Loa An fore February It may lie the fault of
morning. Christmas exercises in the geles Times.
C. M. Quickaall. Treas; M, A. Deaton,
Itelng late hatched, or It may he due
evening. Only a short talk by the pas
to Insufficient feeding of the proper
S. II; R. S. Hensen, J. D; II. H, Eddy,
tor. Macy others will lake part.
hone and muscle food. Pullets hatch
F. M. Morgan, Stewards; A. Wendland,
8 a lt F o r D a iry U te .
Pastor.
Tyler.
Salt la required by all animals. The ed In April should lay In October or
Carl Hanson and family spent Sun
dairy cow requires an ounce or more November and will If they are proper
Roughage F o r Cows.
day afternoon at Erdman's.
a day. and while she should lie given ly grown. Growing stock need range,
Under most circumstances the cow all she needs she should not lie forced and the food should he of a nitroge
Electric light bulbs for sale at
Arnold Ackerson spent Sunday after should be fed all the roughage that
to take more than she wants. It la nous order.
G ranetta.
noon with Joe Blomvick.
she will eat up clean, adjusting the best, therefore, to give only a small
C e re uf L a w n M ow er.
A surprise party was given on Mrs. grain ration to the milk production quantity on the feed and to place rock
Clean the lawn mower thoroughly
Edward Danie'-on, Sunday afternoor, Only when the cow tends to become salt In boxes In the yard where she
E. F. Gran rt was in Portland Thurs it being her sixty-fourth birthday, and overfat should the quautity of rough- can lick It at wllL
with kerosene oil, give It a good coat
age be restricted.
ing of some heavy oil and store away
day.
for the winter.
Joseph V. Strack is
Shot Dead in Cabin
KELSO
DEEP CREEK