Beaver State herald. (Gresham and Montavilla, Multnomah Co., Or.) 190?-1914, January 04, 1907, Page 2, Image 2

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    BEAVER STATE HERALD, JANUARY 4, 1907
2
Appearances gv a great way in walks could lie purchased from some
determining what a man is. So traveling salesman at a fabulous price we
might have had them long ago, as well
it is with localities. If a strang­ as our city money safe, and which is of
er visits a town and sees good I much greater mss-ssity and could been
streets and sidewalks and well- had at much less cost, and the |>eople
kept yards, he is likely to be would not base had to wallow through
favorably impressed.
On the the mud aII w inter.
l-asl spring when I was elected to the
other hand, if he finds muddy position 1 now hold I made an attempt
streets, no sidewalks and an air for the liettermeiit of Gresham by circu­
of “don’t careism” he will likely lating a petition and got nearly every
propelty owners namesaigned to it, ask-
give that place a wide berth.
j mg the council to look up the matter
A wise and prudent wife has and purchase a sight for a city |sirk,
which would have t>een an everlasting
proved a "tower of strength” to credit to the town and which the city
TIMOTHY BROWNHILL. - Editor nod Mnnniter
many a man both in public and would have lawn proud of in the future
8VBDCRIPTION R.tFES Per Year fl 00 1« advance. to foreign countries. 81.50 Three
Months* trial »u bar ripe ion» are accepted from new subscriben* for I .25
private life, but we also have and in addition to the petitioners I «as
RKMITTANCK8 should be sent by Express or Poatotlice Money Order. Registered Letter or
Check. Hump accepted up to ¿¿cents
known of cases where foolish promised •-«*> as a contribution to aid in
DISCONTINUANCES, in deference to the wish of the majority of our subscribers the paper
ta sent until all arrearage is paid and an order to discontinue is received. If you wish your ones have wrought havoc by their paying for and improving the Mine.
paper stopped at the end of the year, state that fact vs hen you send in your subscription and
Well I suppose many ot our iieople would
jroor request will be heeded.
unseemly attempts at self- uke to know something of the outcome
CHANGE OF ADDRESS. In ordering change of address give old as well as new address
CORRESPONDENTS are wanted in every community if no corresponden *e appear* from aggrandizments.
V i d e M r s . ! of the petitions. 1 can My I turned it
y*»ur neighborhood, you are respectfully requested to send u* as many local items as you can.
ADVERTISING RATES are reasonable and a ill be promptly sent upon application.
I in, ill proper shape and that I beleive
Maria
Storer.
JOB PRINTING is our specialty
We are well equipped to do the best work at current prices.
was the end of it. though I did hear
Send 25c in Stamps for Three Months* Trial Subscription.
Nothing gives a place more of I afterwards that one of tlie counci I men
a go-ahead appearance than the had made an attempt to ».-e if the prop­
Entere*! as second-class matter at the poatoflce at Gresham. Oregon.
erty eouli lie gotten hold of iu a private
pushing of street improvements. way.
at the store and thereby placing Montavilla should see to it that lucre is one goisi joint stout a league
EDITORIA L-
his nose on the grindstone. she is in the van in this line this of this kind and that is this, it lias not
got a chance at verymucli of the |a-oples
TAKE AN INVENTORY.
Pay as you go” is a motto that spring.
money ami eepecial’y the tiresham club
Every well regulated business should be hung up in every
, or league, as no one has («id up theii
There
are
some
people
who
do
house takes an inventory of its household and rigidly adhered to.
-lues and there is nothing to pay (or ad­
stock about the first of the year. Better do a little skimping to all they undertake to do. It is vertising our superior advantages over
Balances its accounts and finds avoid contracting store debts, their way. It would be to the all other places on the map.
out just where it stands. In this than to be compeled to lay awake advantage of all to follow their Now I aui told that the Gresham Coni
■iiervial and l*evelo|ieiiient la-ague can­
way they are able to determine of nights later on. worrying over example.
not succeed. I wish to ask our enter­
what particular line of goods has the bill that is almost sure to be
citizens why It will not succeed?
It is cloudy today, but don’t prising
paid them most, and that from much larger than you ever ex­
There is no enterprise too large fur us to
which they have made the least pected it to be. The merchant forget that the sun is right be­ turn down for lack of contid«nee- we
profit. That which has not rend­ must change enough more for his hind the cloud and will cheer and have the brains, push and capital, close
at hand and we certainly will not allow
ered a profit is either improved goods to cover all loses on bad warm you by and by.
jealously or personal dislike to interfere
or dropped.
The business man bills and the whole credit busi­
with I lie progress of our city, which each
It
is
sometimes
a
good
plan
to
ness is a curse to the country7,
profits by past experience.
ami every one of us should tie as a unit
wait,
but
don
’
t
forget
to
hustle
in furtheimg any cause that will build
What about the farmer? Isn’t and especially is it a curse to the
while your waiting.
i up. No w ise man can afford to allow
it just as essential for him to young man who takes steps early
any petty jealously to intervene. Our
take an inventory of his belong­ in life to become a slave to the
Never write in a letter that league is an honorable organization and
ings and balance up his accounts system. Don’t do it.—Newberg which you wouldn’t like to see in should tar highly indorsed and 1 am
with the different crops, stocks, Graphic.
frank to say I have fell very proud of be-
print.
diary, apiary, poultry, etc., being
: mg president of it. And it would not
me to see such a scrmble for
careful to note the different items YOUNG WOMEN LEARN FARMING
He only is good who is good ! surprise
presidentship
at our next annual elec­
Mrs. Adda F. Howie, the noted for something.
of profit and loss and then decide
tion of officers which will be held Janu­
that during the coming year Wisconsin diary woman, has just
ary 15, 1907 that if I expect to hold
there shall be no loss, but that returned from a study of diary
Set your ideal high, then work down the job for another year I will
. which has yielded a good profit conditions in Europe. In an in­ hard to reach it.
have to resort to the same practices as
1 other offices seekers have done in
shall be tended more carefully, terview she says:
1 the past and send out a rig equipped
”If our young women in Amer­
and that which has given but
with a man and a jug of whiskey, to
Letter from R. R. Carlson.
poor, if any returns, shall either ica would take up agriculture
pick up every bum, minor and anything
be cut off altogether or so im­ and get out of shops and factor­ GREHHAM. ORF... Dec. 31.1900—To else between here and Mt. Hood, that
proved as to bring better re­ ies, where they earn a pitiful Tat E ditor :—At our club meeting the ever liv--<| here or never owner! any
wage, they would find life better other night I understood you to say that property here or had any interest here,
turns.
if the citizens o( Gresham had anything to come and vote for me.
It may also pay to take an in­ and worth the living.
”1 was gratified by the keen intended for the betterment of Gresham’s Now we are satisfied hv the spirit re­
ventory of oneself. A new book
welfare you would give it space even presenter! at our last meeting that we
as it were is opening, shall we interest taken by women in all though it might not be correctly »[»elled, will be justified in securing one of our
profit by the mistakes last year lines of horticulture.dairying and punctuated and captilized right if they largest halls to hold our annual meeting
and make ourselves count for poultry work abroad,” continued would allow their name to appear under­ in. The ladies' branch of the club no
“I visited the neath it. Now if you see tit to give this I doubt are making extensive preparation
more real worth than was found Mrs. Howie.
More apace, here it is; The question was for their part rd the program.
possible during the year past and Scotch Dairy institute.
In my iTosing remarks will say that if
asked, what had the Gresham 0 »miner-
gone or shall we like the foolish than half the pupils are young cial and ¡development League done this I have overlooked to score anyone or
of many years continue to plod women fitting themselves either pa»t year.
not given it the counsel hard enough let
for institute instructorship or to The answer was nothing. Why? had us hate it out next meeting of toe league
along in the same old rut?
run farms. They learn cheese ought to lie. The next question, now January 15, 1907, and our political ring
making, butter making, care of w ho is going to answer this, do our citi­ that has iieen dublied, the solid six we
KEEP SWEET
stop and stare at each other, and will admit art- men of master nrinclx ami
the diary, poultry raising, feed­ zens
say
who
is to blame, n >, they ray down the balance, i> within their grip, they
The wife and mother is some­ ing and dressing.
in
that
hidden
spot in their minds, that should not look ii|s>ii the league as a foe,
times sick and suffering untold
“In Ayrshire. Scotland, I visit­ the head of the thing was badly managed but a friend, and one and nil should
agonies from trying to do the ed the diary farm of Thomas and showed incompetence.
combine efforts to our city's welfair.
work that has to be done. The Howie, from whose famous herd Now I (ran kly acknowledge that this
R. IL CAR1XJN.
house is upside down, baby is of Ayrshires stock is sentail over is true on my part, but 1 wish to state a
- -«m«—- ----
cross and not very7 clean. John the world. His family of five tew facts atxl I think I can show that
TWO GOODNIGHTS.
has had a hard day too. When sons and five daughters share in there was a lack of day light in the minds
The City Child's Good-Night.
of others as well as myself.
Good night, dear, noisy, happy street!
he comes home the usual smile the work.”—Hoard’s Dairyman.
I wish to state that in other cities and The clanging bells and hurried feet,
ha3 gone from the wife’s face,
towns, and should lie here, that an When I am safely tucked in bed
baby is setting up a wail that is
all night long the stars will keep
We acknowledge receipt of organization representing property­ And
z\re just like music in my ears,
anything but cheering, supper is The New Year’s edition of the owners such as the Gresham Comm­ And
drive away the night-time fears.
not ready, the fire is out, and Oregonian. From the first to ercial and Develoginent League should
receive recognition from a city council Good n»- lit. dear street. Your lights so
John is angry, Mary has done her the last page it is full of inter­ when applied to with matters<4 import­
bright
best, yet her reward is sharp esting facts concerning the ance to the city's g>ssl ami welfare in­ Shine in my window rill the night,
w’ords, fault findings and mental growth of Portland in particular stead <4 being turned down as I have And company they are to me,
But oh! how lonely it must In.-
anguish added to the good wife’s and Oregon in general. Our been a time or two, the past year. 1 Devon-1 th» eitv and the park
physical sufferings. Sometimes readers can please their friends was told bv one of the councilmeti that When everything is still nn,| dark.
our club ha<l nothing to do or say to
the reverse is the case, John per­ no better and do no greater ser­ that honorable Isslv of law’ makers as
The Country Child's Good-Night.
haps is the one that is suffering vice to the state than to send they had the authority to say what Good night, dear hills' So «lill you lit
the bosom of th«- sky,
from mental strain caused by them a copy of that paper. May should i>e done. There are many things I Against
know von nm-t I e fast asleen,
matters financial and otherwise be had at all dealers for the sum needed in our little city and I know ot ln<l nil night 1o-n the stars will keep ,
no Is-tter way for the citizens to arrange Th"ir tender wntehee over von.
and ha3 been glad to come home, of 5 cents.
for the necessities of its welfare than So must I soon be sleeping, too.
knowing that here is the only
o
through the League and to lie presented
refuge wherein he may, for the The Dallas Observer is starting to the honorable city council as coming Good nic-ht, dear hi!’*, for now I go
To slumber, trustfidlv nn<| slow;
time being, forget his troubles in the New Year right. It is from the League. We need many things Bet bedtime must I <• cheerless, grav,
the presence of those dear to now an eight-page, six column that are easily within our reach and To those who can’t look out and say,
(My heart with pitying it fills!),
him. How disappointed he is paper instead of seven column, which we might have, if we had a good One good-night to the friendly hills.
live membership of our citizens, we need
—Woman’s Home Companion.
when met by fault-findings, and four page as heretofore. Editor sidewalks that are fit and safe to walk
a recital of the ills of the day by J. C. Hay ter is one of those on either day or night. We need street
IMAGINATION AT WORK.
Mary, What is home? It should young men who believe in doing crossings, we need street lights that are
be a refuge from the cares of the things right and the people of not an imposition on our city credit, of Nathan's teacher heli"ved in redue
world, a place where loved ones Dallas should show their appre- bling up Io date with what we did do. ing p—>Lrv to diagram nnd visible out­
The councilman that did not know lierlid line. Therefore, nays the Boston Iler
can meet and enjoy each others citiaon by giving him all the pat­ not know he was was not fit or capable aid. she told the elans to rn--ko a rough
company, but hysband as well as ronage and encouragement pos­ or a safe party to handle public money illustration of “The Old Oaken
Bucket. ’’
had ought to been asked to resign by the
wife must do his best to keep dis­ sible.
Nathan’s illustration consisted of a
Commercial ami Development League. large circle, three buckets anil a hunch
cord out of the home, in other
words when trouble comes- keep ff Mother»’ do you know where We need to have the town cleaned ami of “ dots.
Nathnn,’’ mid the teacher, “1
renovated of its stinks and stenches that
sweet.
understand this. What in the
your daughters’ spend their .isdriving people distracted and making don't
circlet’’
evenings, and in what company? it hard to rent, sell or use property next “That’s the well,’’ mid Nathnn.
GOOD ADVICE.
And whv have you three bucket»?’’
If you do not, if troubles befall to or for blocks away. Now if those “
“One is the old oaken bucket, one is
owning,
controling
ami
causeing
those
I
Every young man starting out them you are the ones who are
detestable tsiors to exist were public • he iron found br<-het. md the other
in life should resolve never to to blame. Many a girl with na­ spirited, they would not wait for an up­ 1« the moss covered bucket, which hung
well ’’
run a bill at a store unless some turally good tendencies, has been rising of public opinion to have to resort in “ tho
A nd what are all these little dotsf’’ |
adversity should drive him to it. led astray by evil associates, the to severe terms to cause the removal of “These are the loved spots which
mv infancy knew,’’ was the ready re- I
He had better by far borrow a kind she invariably finds when such nuisance.
ply.
Our
city
needs
crosswalks.
How
are
little money to start with, if need allowed to roam at will after
we to get them? What interest is re­
be, than to begin going in debt night fall.
presented by our city dads? If tho cross­ THE HERALD, ONE YEAR,
1
PnMi»b«4
Bvsry
Friday at Gresham. Oregon. by HEAVER STATE
COMPANY. Monia villa OHltt JlS Villa Ave.
PIBLISHING
Unitfid ArtlSUS Htwham AsMn.hly, No.
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17ft, meets iti III gm-r s
Hell 1st ami XI Friday each month.
Ilonry Doiithit, M A.; 0. A. Nutley,
Hiv’y. All Artisans Welcoma.
W 0 W Clover Camp No 3IH, Grt-sh*
--1 ‘-
am, invi I» in Reyner's l!.<ll on
'.*<1 and 4th Mondai » st fi p. m. It. F.
When ciws are to lie stabled contin­ Talbot, C.C.; I I- Thorp, Clerk. Via-
iling W imm I iiicii Welcome.
uously through the year, without any
yard privileges whatever, we Incline to
the opinion that there should lie ueltlisr
6reshda Lodgi No. 125,1. 0. 0. F.,
stalls nor ties of any kind, except a few Mi-i-G every Saiiirdsy night in Odd Fel­
J G. Metager, N. <>.; D.
stanch Iona or stalls In a separate rora lows' Hall
M. Rolnirts, Hwreiarv
Encampment
partmeut. wberv a few of «>e cow« can meet» 1st mid 3rd Wislm-*l»ys ot each
tie admitted nt a time hud kept lu month All visiting brothers cordially
place durlug milking ami while sating invitisi to attend
their grain, «ays Hosni's Dairyman.
For the balance of the time provide a
llora», 9 12 a. m., 1-5 p. m.
comparatively roomy pen. to lie occu­
pied In common by the entire herd,
h
with racks for hay ami other coarse
fodder through the center, around the
l> K N T I M T
aide«. This necessitates ths dehorning
Oretthami
of all the animate. but furnishes a
measure of freedom and exercise not OVER IHHTOFFIC«
OfCtfOn
obtaluahle In any form ot stall or tie.
We reproduce In this connection a
floor plan tor such an arrangement I. M. BHUBT, M. D.
F. A. IMOAT, M. t>.
adapted frotu circular No. Oft. dairy JI
vision of the Illinois Agricultural col
lege, and copy from that circular as
follows:
A apses In the baru 3.5 by 52 feet Is
demoted to the cows. A manger run
nlug lengthwise extends to within eight
Pbysldaaa-Surgrsaa.
feet of the wall at each end. These
spaces iH-tween the manger and the
Oregon
Gresham,
wall are dosed by gntes. At milking
time nil of the cows are driven to the
side of the manger where the figures
showing dimensions are placed, which
contains a watering tauk. not shown In
1
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the cut. and the gates are cloned. The
Humii-npathk' Phyaiciao and Sutgcon
door of the milking ns>m. sixteen feet
lu width. Is then opened, and the boss
Calls Altradsg is Pay er Nlgtat
cows are always ready to enter. Near
Oflle« I’hon», Main M.
the end of thin room are Hire«- stalls. In
Ke« rtiun«, Malli M.
which the nillklug In done, and It In
aurprlnlng to uote bow quickly each orrici ovrw rwiTorRici (;rr«h im Or*
. ii. ora's
DD.
Drs. Short & Short
C. H. ATWOOD, M. I).
1»rCMl.lIII
Wt« »•*•»<• A»« aa4 >4 1«
VIC.
J. 0. McElroy,
PHYSICIAN
SIRGEOB
*'»•
Call» I'romptlv ailraded te.
Oflnr st Sandy Molai.
HANOY.
DIAUUAM row LOOMS STABL1BU.
cow learns in which stall she la to be
milked and the onler In which her turn
comes, so that the three milkers (tblr
ty-three cows are cared for In this
barn) bare little difficulty lu always
milking the same c»ws and In the earns
order. When the milkers are ready ths
gates at the rear of the stalls are often
ed. one cow enters each stall, and tbe
■■tea are cloned. Tbe cn«g ent their
grain while belug ml Ike,! and paaa out
through gates at the front of the stalls
Into tbe other side of the shod or main
room. An tbe manger anil gates divide
this room, the cows that have Iieen
milked are forced to reinnlu on one
side and cannot come to the milking
stalla a second time.
All grain Is fed lu the milking stalls
ami the roughage from the large tuau-
ger In tbe center of the abed. Tills
manger In mined as fast us the manure
accuinulnte.4 (abundant bedding must
lie used), so that It In always a conven­
ient height f >r the cows. In tills herd
of tliirty-three cows not a soiled cow
was to be seen.
first Stock In Cheapest.
All favor the practice of economy; It
Is | art of the business of life. True
economy comes lu practice here. Hup
pose two cows are lu the market, cost­
ing
ami fiuW respet-tlvi-ly. and tbe
question 1s which to buy, we should
consider what each cow will do. |r
tho twenty dollar cow makes J.'lu
worth of blitter uud tbe fifty dollar
cow uinkes 377> In a given time, why
Isn't the latter by far the more eco
nomical? The cheap co»*.vdl consume
as much as the higher priced. In
Maine the farmers ure losing more In
tills matter than elsewhere. 'Um qual
Ity of ii farm animal determines lu a
measure the profit of the farm. It Is
not necessary to breed pure th »rough-
bred an tn.-ils. but those which will
yield their product at a profit. Anoth­
er polut: Is It economy Io use n cheap
bred or scrub sire or the pure bred for
double the cost? I thliilf the latter
cheaper In the eml. Our stock later
ests grow poorer every year. I can
see a decrease In the quality and value
of our farm animals. When'stock Is
high buyers take the l>est t > send to
Brighton, nnd we do business with the
rest. We must retrograde, for It Is
Impossible to advance In quality under
such conditions.
George I’limimer.
I'vnol».«* County. Me., In American
Cultivator.
W. C. BELT. M. D.
PHYSICIAN
CALLS
AND
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way pollila. « ontu'ctIng
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Dally
with »trntnrr for IIwa
»’Xii'pt ' except
to and North Ih’.tfh. Munday,
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sire tn»»r III’**.-lo, Atth nt MHiur«lay i
luci* tMe.t. r ¡H’J )
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A io a , M nr njwin arrival
» x< ««pt M(iitir<!ny.
I P M,. dally except Friday.
0. R. & N.
Set All tows Alike.
It Is true that n very large per cent
of our ilulry cows are absolutely un­
productive, never paying their own ex
pease. Is It not far lietter to keep fif­
teen cows nil of which are IltH-rnl pro­
ducers than to add to this number
another flftis-n that are not self sup
porting? 'the second fifteen are kept
up by the profit of the first fifteen,
but how Is the owner to tie kept tipi
This very ilitllculty with which we are
so heavily burdened must be removed
before a dairy can lie made profitable
But how are we going to Judge which
animals are profitable nnd which are
unprofitable? By the milk sheet, a
pair of i
scales and the Babcock
test. At
■ end of each month w»
can toll exactly how much milk nnd
buffer fnt each cow In the herd Ims
produced and hence how much money
she lias made. From this amount the
expense of keeping her could tie de­
ducted nnd file remainder credited to
her account an profit for tbe mouth.—
rrofessor B. II Raw!.
OKKOON
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III
III
The Nlnte Torkeyr.
The slate turkey In of American ori­
gin. This fowl when right Is nearly
blue In plumage color, tho shade resem­
bling that of the bine Andalusian, the
female Irelng much lighter In color
than the male. The standard calls fol
n plumage color slaty or ashy blue,
eometlmen dotted with black. Ths
standard weights are: Cock. 27 pounds:
cockerel, W pounds; hen, 18 pounds;
pullet.
12 pounds.
Disqualifying
weights: rock, less than 18 pounds
hen. less than 12 pounds.