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About The Hillsboro argus. (Hillsboro, Or.) 1895-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 25, 1924)
Hnj^BORA ARGUS PAGE TWO DECEMBER 2ft, 11*24. — '■ THINKS ITEM SHOULD BE VOTED DOWN FARM REMINDERS the local society next Sunday even Thomas Wilkes of Corvallis visiting relatives in this city. ing. Grass seed for spring planting Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Alexander COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER and young son, Gerald of Taft, nr. Editor of the Argus:—The writer in the coast and irrigated districts will be wanted in about eight weeks [ spending the week ns guests of Mrs. W. VERNE McKINNEY - - Editor was present two years ago at our R. E. Dunsmoor went to Forest Alexander's parents, Mr. and Mrs. annual budget meeting and as you or more. Samples should be se MRS. EMM A McKINNEY, Asst. Editor _ ' will perhaps recall, made a plea for cured now so that tests may be Grove last Friday to spend a week S. L. Carlyle. I a decent appropriation for a fruit made in time. Two-ounce samples 'or two with relatives. Subscription Rates Miss Freda Kehril, who is attend Sl.SO : ' inspector, who then, received the are tested free of charge at the A wedding »upper was held nt the Per Year — ----- ------ ing the state normal school at Mon home of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Lind O. A. C. seed laboratory. 1 magnificent sum of $100 per year, . .85 J Six Months .... mouth, came home Saturday to berg of Hillsboro, who were mar and he had to pay his expenses out spend the holidays. Potatoes for seed purposes rieil December 17, Saturday night Issued on Thursday of each week by of that, What kind of fruit inspec- should be kept from extreme chill W. W. Huntley ami family left Those present were Mrs. Minerva McKinney A McKinney, Publishers tor did we have? Now I notice that there is an ing, but stored at as low a temper Monday for Albany to spend Christ Bradley of Hillsboro, Mr. and Mrs. Entered in the Post Office at Hillsboro, item of $400 for a fruit inspector, ature as possible to keep them dor mas with relatives near that place. Floyd Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Oregon, os second-class mail matter. Misses Juanita Wolff and Flor Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Searcy, if I can believe my eyes (I was mant until planting time. A tem- perature of 36 to 38 degrees is a ence McDonald came in from Eu Florence Brown, Harold Miller, El reading without my glasses, so I CHRISTMAS SPIRIT may have not read correctly) but satisfactory stornge temperature, gene Saturday to spend the holidays wood Brown, Irene Searcy and Ruth Brown, all of Beaverton, Grace Guy, what is coming over us, or is there advises the experiment station. Po- with their home folks. Christmas spirit in Hillsboro a “nigger in the woodpile?" There tatoes affected with rot can be About a dozen of our citizens Floy Guy and Tom Miller, of Port sorted out before the trouble paid a visit to the county seat Sat land. has been splendidly displayed must be something wrong some spreads to other tubers. where. I am well aware that there urday. in the Community Chest to is not a county in the state that Miss Eloise Barker of Aloha was State Vsterinarian Will which everyone gave so liber needs a fruit inspector more than Vetch and oats planted early in Discuss County Herd ! in town a day or two the first of the ally. This shows the true feel Washington county. One thin the spring make a good hay crop I week, the guest of Mrs. Mamie Hat ing of “It is better to give than understands his business and one for western Oregon. The sowing ' field. On invitation from the Washing- Only Hoot Gibcon wilh ton County Dairymen's association, that will enforce the law, as I have ' should be shallow—as 1', to 2 to receive.” J. H. Lester went to Portland as >> rvut a lunvc as Pul inches — and before March 1. In Dr. W. H. Lytle, state veterinarian, before in my previous let This cooperation among the stated Most aruld Jxntiuy the tut of our trees-are in such I,he ,ower Willamette valley seeding I Monday to spend the holidays with will discuss the county herd law and ters. 1______________________________ believable action various organizations ot the a condition that they should be cut : may be done one or two weeks his son, Gordon and family. testing dairy cattle for tuberculosis, th.it ni ike« tus Hugh Burdette. Mrs. Elmer Bil at a meeting of dairymen at the city to aid those who are not down and burned (if they will. I later due to cooler climate con- next release lings and Misses Alegra and Juan- account of scale, i llitions and more summer rainfall, Hillsboro chamber of commerce, De so fortunate wasn’t possible a which I doubt on i__________ unusual in the earI*er plantings are more . ita Wolff were in Portland Monday. cember 27, at 1:30 p. in. Dnirym n exuemc. few years ago. Through more worms, etc.) Last spring I hap-1 l,ut Mult- successft*l. says the state college Hugh Burdette returned from a will be interested in recent develop organization we are realizing pened to be on the visit with his parents at Blaine, merits regarding this work in Ore nornah boundary when a stranger experiment station. the greater need of working happened to look at an orchard and Washington, in time to spend gon. Come! Production of orchard grass seeds Christmas with his family. together for the common good. asking the owner if he was going H. T. Hesse, President Washington County Dairymen’s Never before have we seen the to spray this, received this answer: I on Oregon farms is about 450 Three members of the county Association: Robt. Warrens, desire to help worthy causes “No, I am right on the boundary pounds per acre, reports the ex- Christian Endeavor union will visit i periment station. Oregon farm of Washington county and they so great as has been mani don’t spray.” The stranger gave lands produce 700 pounds of ry? fested this year by every or him ___ ___ _____ 30 ___ days to ____________ change his mind. | krass per acre. Both of these ganization in Hillsboro. The This man happened to be the __ _____ “ ’. Until Mult- are unusually good. ____ Suffice to|®r*tron ,arniers grow enough to spirit of sacrifice is seen on nomah county inspector, he — didn ’t have .......... — to be reminded stoP the mUU«n Pounds importa every side and appears in say, L. tion of these seeds annually into again. spired by Him who actuates , the United States, her farmers have Knowing the possibilities of a share in this 6500-acre, $350,000 Christmas. Washington as a fruit center, I The spirit of the Golden have tried for over 30 years to get I opportunity. Rule is seen in this movement, them interested in tne fruit busi- for we would doubtless ap ness, but I am told tms is a dairy ! preciate aid if we were in un county, etc. I have had packers j fortunate circumstances. These from Hood River, who have packed 100,000 boxes of apples, tell me organizations have made that they never in all their pack Mrs. J Trimmer is spending Christmas a real Christ day ing experience tasted a better a few days at Roseburg with her by insuring life to some of flavored apple than those that I I husband. During her absence her raised on my place, and everybody those who are in want. I sons, Glenn and Lester, are visiting Baked in our modern, hygienic kitchens. W can do as well as I have done if with Mrs. A. Anderson. specialize in all Holiday orders, and can give they will take care of their trees, j quality, pie« and delivery. AMENDMENT RESENTED This thing of setting out an orchard A very successful bazaar was held Phone us your want* early—our number is 451 and say, as a man told me some Monday night at the Woodmen hall. ' Massachusetts squelched the time ago, “Let them grow and I under the auspices of the Rebekah child labor amendment to the be d—d, ” does not work any more> ' lodge. A large number of fine 1 hand-made articles were sold and the federal constitution in a deci if it ever did. ‘ lodge members were pleased with' We exxtend to you the I am making this too long and sive manner. It is legislation the results. The latter part of the that we can very well do with will write of this later. However, J j evening was spent in dancing. I wish to state that I have already out. for it proposes to dictate shipped three cars of apples and E. M. Mays is again on duty at what a parent shall permit have more than three ’cars to be ‘ the bank, after several days’ ab his child to do. It is arguec shipped as soon as the weather sence, caused by an attack of la- that the conditions are so bad permits. Part were shipped to Cal grippe. All grades of the school have com in certain parts of the country ifornia and the balance to Chicago. I am stating this so that you can bined efforts in preparing a Christ that this is necessary—but see what can be done in Washing- mas program to be given at the why punish the majority of ton county. school house Monday evening. Two the states for the faults of When I argued an increase for plays and several musical numbers the fruit inspector before the will be the main features of the the few? eveninig. *The teachers and pupils The states seem to resent budget meeting, I was told that we will be pleased to have everyone giving Congress the power of were here to reduce taxes and not I come and appreciate their efforts. increase them, with the result that regulation over child labor in we have no inspector and we are Mr. and Mrs. Henry Clarno just industries up to the age of 18 better off, and other counties can received word of the arrival of a years. Advocates argue that not have the laugh on us now about grand-daughter at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Miller of Des Moines, the states where industrial in the $400 a year. Iowa. Mrs. Miller was formerly Now permit me to ask, is there terests are large are a menace Miss May Clarno and made her home to the American youth. It a man in the county that is compe here until her marriage. tent to be a fruit inspector that would be a great misfortune would work for $400 per annum, Mr. and (Mrs. Charles Walter re if they were not permitted to pay all his own transportation ex turned Thursday from California, work, for idle hours produce penses and raise a family? I say after a several weeks' motor trip idle thoughts and lead to it can not be done. Hence my through that state and into Mexico. James Doiel is at home for a few wrong doing. Let them form opinion is that if we cannot pay a man a decent wage we had better days from the Bonney Shingle mill habits of industry than hab- not have any (as this is a cow above Shadybrook. habits of industry, rather than county, anyway). Mr. and Mrs. S. A. D. Meek were habits of idleness. Work in Our neighboring county pays joyful over the news of a fine 81- moderation never hurt anyone. its inspectors $1500 a year and has pound grandson, born in Portland, two inspectors. We should at least December 18. The baby’s parents be able to pay $1000 per annum, are Mr. and Mrs. Steve Meek, Jr., for, as we know, the laborer is and the baby will bear the family name of Joseph. worthy of his hire. (Argus, December 27, 1894) Miss Ethel Sumner is at home for Now this is what I think of it: A large number of Hillsboro If Washington county cannot af the holidays with her mother, Mrs. people went to Portland last week ford to pay the fruit inspector more Minnie Sumner. than $400 a year, this item should to lay in Christmas presents. A fine baby girl was born to Mr. The people of Beaverton wiU and I sincerely hope, that it will and Mrs. Elmer Miller, December 18. dance the old year out and the new be voted down, for, as I said in M. Sumner surprised his family year in, the occasion being a Mother the beginning, there is a motive of Friday evening, when he returned some kind back of it all. Hubbard masquerade. from Eastern Oregon several weeks Again hoping that this item may earlier than he had been expected. The Southern Pacific shippe<f 27 carloads, out of here to Portland not carry, I am as ever before, He had visited there with relatives since Thanksgiving. and vicinity during the month of yours for better fruit, The Aetna Orchards, November. By B. Leis. The Argus for job printing. The Masons are out in full force today at the public installation and basket picnic. The large incandescent lights are now burning throughout the night, and the luckless wight who stav3 "just a little longer” will have their cheerful gleam to guide him home. Hillsboro beaux and belles are not complaining. There will be a grand ball at Hendrick’s hall, Cornelius, New Year’s under the auspices of Knights of Pythias. Oliver Gates and John Gates home from Corvallis, where they attending school. These high winds from the east are liable to blow up a storm. Hillsboro Argus • ■ Orenco Î “ IBERT y THEATRE * I Friday & Saturday This Week Matinee Saturday iij/7 Licmmlc SPECIAL HOLIDAY PASTRIES Perfection Bakery Also Comedy and Pathe News ■ ■ ’ &redinqs ■,> No Raise in Prices -10c and 25c Thirty Years Ago 4 f Gibson Shares Honors Hoot Gibson shares honors with u new star in his latest Universal Western thriller, "The Hurricane Kid,’V which comes to the Liberty theater Friday and Saturday. But there’s no cause for professional jealousy in this—for the new star is a horse. “Pal,” the wonderful new “Golden Mare,” a palamino of re markable beauty and latest addi tion to Gibson’s ranch stable, la the new aspirant for screen fame. i