? FAIRVIEW FARM, CITY AND TOWN LOANS FIVE PER CENT interest, NINE years’ time with privilege of paying at any time, Return payments monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or annually, to suit borrower. I’OR PARTICULARS WRITI THE JACKSON LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY Denver, Colorado. 310 Century Bldg nnro UULO your watch 9 KEEP TIME . I drill Ordhidqe. you’ll «»f UM work guamnle«*d juli h ave. <>ur a re xkdlt'd unit e not grumble al ■ ut hasty, * >ur T< » ní For Dry Goods, Groceries, and Light Hardwire. I osier R<»«d «nd Main St. lower enable the soil supply of the f thr atm»»*phrr I ammonia T lumber ! All Kind, of Building Material Hustle, Flooring, Ceiling and Finishing................... ALL KILN DRIED S kk F W MILLER, LENTS Wllev- Allen < tfficr MILL ANO TAROS AÎ LENIS JUNCTION MILLER-MOWERY LUMBER Company MT. SCOTT DRUG CO. LENTS. - ok I:(ION GKESHAM HOTEL Under New Management Board by the Bay or Week Rates, $1 to 11.60 per Dey, <>r |5 to 16.60 per week. W. f. GUNN. Prop'r GREKIIAM, OREGON Read the “Want Ads.” You Wants Supplied on page 8. ..mir artion take* place in When the evaporation <>■ i< rapidly going on, by the sun and the wind, licit 1« way from the fact tnat. in nit ¡sum mer, twenty five hogsheads of wa’er may be evaporated from a single acre in twelve hour’« Ordinary soils contain roots and other organic material, and the vari ous minerals which aid in the nutri- tion. Before the root», etc, w li ich have been left in the soil by a prev ious crop, can become useful io a new growth, they must undergo the process of decay, which is a »low combustion requiring the action of air In a soil saturated with water this decay cannot take place. It pro ceeds most actively in thoroughly drained land, while in land which is often too wet, it is greatly retarded. These chemical changes also greatly improve the mechanical condition of the soil, tending to make it more light and pliable, and. both from its great er fineness and from the increased amount of its decayed organic mat ter, to enable it more readily to ab sorb fertilizing gases from the air and from the rain, and to condense General Merchandise New Location — Fresh Stock Daily — Best Brands BUTTER AND EGGS TAKEN Cheapest Cash Bargains in the County. about our Prize Offering. Agency for Oregon Fire Relief Association. John Brown, - Rockwood the mineral parts arc improved by ih<* action of thr air, thus gradually converting thr «ubsoil to the Condi ti«»n of thr surface soils. I’hr land i* prevented from becom ing sour because the acids which re sult from thr decay of organic tnat ter, in the presence of too much moisture, are not formed in thr more healthy drconi|>o«ition which takes place m a sufficient dry and well aer ated soil Much of thr hayhind in west ern \\ ashingtoti ha* its timothy and ot her k’t killed out by winter pastur ng. lb <■ wiki xr is* ami weed’» only ur viving the tramping of Plant« on underdrainrd g less injured by cattle i \\ erds are more easily <lr This article ha* treat draining in preference 1 draining because of the reas« ins: The surface washing of soil is re tained entirely, instead of the finest .iihl most fertile parts being carried off with every considerable rainfall Any plant food hi manure, or other fertilizer deposited upon the soil is carried into it with the water as it percolate* downward from the »ur- i face, and so become« thoroughly in- corporal cd with thr soil. Rain water passing through the soil serves a most useful purpose by dissolving and preparing crude soi! material for the nutrition of plants The soil, having been well pre tnat pared. is at all times during the grow all ing season in readiness for the growth the of plant«, such growth not being im hindered by stagnant water or sat u ration. Where stiff clays are found thr soil is made more porous, open, and pliable, and roots penetrate more deeply than they do into surface- drained soil« Xmas Goods LOYS POSTALS ALBUMS GIFT BOOKS STATIONERY EIC. I the watery vapor of the atmrxphrrr in <lry weather. Undrrdraining Irridi to prevent ' grass land» from ’’running out " Thr tillrring of gra««r* that process by I which they constantly reproduce Fairview, Jun. 12—Th® regular meet- themselves by offshoots from thr *n*f ’’I council was field on Turs- crowns of the plans* goes on d luring ___ thr season of growth as long as th«- evening, , being postponed from e on account of the may- ¡roots can find «ufficient nutriment in i Thursday ' • night - i thr soil, unless arrested by their com or being detained st his duties in the Council men Hol ph, mg in contact with a cold, wet, tin i O. R A N. office. congenial subsoil By withdrawing Andrrnon and Marshal Hunter were IL N. Maxey, < the moisture which causes thia un given the oath of office i favorable condition of the subsoil, wr G. O Dolph and Wm. Butler were ap- ' may maintain a full supply of grass point««d a* a committee to confer willi I.. (». McGaw, se< retary of the Kun Dial 1 plant* It deepens thr surface soil Thr Company, in regard to electric light« lor withdrawal of the water which, in the town, the Kun Dial |»eoplr having undrrdrained land*. r>cciipirs thr *tib formerly agreed to install an electric «oil for so great a portion of thr plant fur their own me* ami lor the city a growing season, allow* the root* of if Hie city would agree to take 2UD The Portland Light Company, the plants to extend much farther light»». from thr surface, and in d«‘caying from whom they are now getting their these roots deposit black mould in power are not serving them iia a satis I he spaces of thr lower soil, while factory way. Ask Miss Ethel llenlm, youngest 'laughter ol J. P. Hewiin and wife of this place, ami D. R Thom ¡»«on of Portland were married in Portland on Tuesday and will make their home in that city where Mr Thompson is employed. Both young |M*op|e are well and favorably kuown here where the bride wan raised, and have the beat wishes of a large cir cle of friends. IL N. Maxey has sold his ten-acre tract located near Davis ulalion to a Portland man for Mr. Maxey rxpn-ts to return to his old home in C’aldwell, Idaho, in the spring. A Kronenl»erg and wife had quite a scare and imffvird a small l<»w«i from a lire caused by an overheated chimney al 12 o’clock Tuesday instil. Th»* Fairview (»range held their in- «taliMtion service» Wednesday, the fol- lowing la ing iii’dalled : Master, W. N. Mnxey ¿Overseer, Wm. Buder ¡Lecturer, Mr« Carrie Townsend ; Chaplain, D. 8. bunbar; Secretary, Roy Stone; Treas urer, J W. Townsend; Steward, Win. Round ;Aaat. Steward, (”. Shepard ;l^ady Amd Steward, N»* »me Ibivia ; < iatrkee;»' er, A. T. Axtell; (’ere«, Eva Kummer; Pomona. Mrs. W. Round; Flora, Mrs. Margaret Sale«. Thr benefit dance given for G. H. Shaw Saturday night was a very suc- crafful affair. The proceeds from the «ale <»f tickets amounted to $118.50 which auni was turned over to Mr. Shaw, the ex;»eners of the dance being liorne by the Artisan lodge. A large delegation from Troutdale attended,also a number of Rockwood people. Mr and Mrs. Cathron of Portland were Sunday gurets of Rev. and Mrs. D. Turner.. *Rev. G. R. Cromley has been enter taining his brother of Salem ¡»art of the week. H. W. Mathison and daughter, Miss Carrie, were here from Portland visit- Thr effect* of drought are dimin infc* friends Sunday. ished, as has been found by experi F. M. Ben nett and family of Klamath ence. owing to the enlarged and deep Falls is visiting his brother, C. E. Ben ened soil bed and to the more favor nett and family, and expect to make able condition of thr surface for pre their future home here. venting excessive evaporation of Geo. Let- and w ife of Gresham visited moisture his cousin, (>. H. Shaw and wife Sun It aids in making new «oil out of day. thr unprepared elements, since it per Miaa Sullivan of Portland is spending mits a freer entrance of air and at some time at the home of A. T. Axtell, mospheric heat, which disintergrate rrcu|M* rating. sod material hitherto unavoidable for Nepoleon Davis of Portland was a use of plants guest of W. Ellison Tuesday. Stubborn and refractory soils when D. S. Dunbar and wife visited relativ drained arc frequently so changed in es in Portland this week. texture and mechanical structure that T. R. Howitt left here for Heppner on they become easily managed and re spond to cultivation with abundant Tuesday where he went to purchase feed ami hay. crops. Bacteria, a very necessary clement Utilizing Niagara’s Power. m thr growth of plants, is carried A recent article in the Electrical down by the ram and air to the grow World contnius the following data rel ing roots. ative to the utilization of (lie energy from Niagara falls*. Of the 5.0UIUW horsepower represented by Niagara falls ouly h Inuit 5.5 |»er cent is living utilized. Of this liorwr power is SAW TOOTHED SCISSORS. employed in electro chemical proc esses. 50.200 horse|M»wer for railway Cut Slippery Material Handily With service. 3H.4410 boriiepQwer for lighting. out Danger of Slipping. 45.540 horsepower for various Indus A very handy tool can be made trial services. 12.300 hurwvpower is from an old pulr of aclxxorx or shears. transmitted over more than a hundred One blnde Is cut with a set of saw mll**s. 33,500 bonte|*ower between sev teeth Inclined Iowan! the handle enty-live miles and a hundred miles. These teeth bold the material fast and 3.100 lH»rse|M»wer fifty miles. 79.640 prevent it allpplug townnl the point horsepower between ten and thirty of the shear». Rubber sheet lug. strips miles, while 145.400 horsepower is and nil kinds of soft packing can be used locally, showlug that many in easily cut with square or Inclined ends dustries have I hshi attracted to Niag It mailers not tn what position the ara Falls I »evil use of the favorable elec aciaaora are held, they will cut with tric power conditions to be found there. out slipping. In using tbene scissors for nibber and other sllpper.v goods the saw Height of Atlantic Waves. The size of the waves of the Atlantic toothed blade should In1 on the bottom to obtain the best results. Heavy rub ocean has lieen carefully nscertalued. tier mid packing can be cut with less the result of extensive Investigations effort, as It is not necessary to hold made by officers of the hydrographic the scissors 11 gainst the goods to pre office of ttie navy department. In vent slipping. The same design of height, we are assured, these waves lower blade can Is1 applied to plumb usually average thirty feet, but In ers’ mid metal workers’ shears with a rough weather they will attain some chnngi- In the relative positions of the forty to forty-eight feet. During storuis they are frequeutl.v from 500 holding and cutting blades. If the saw toot tux! Idade Is kept on feet to 000 feet long and endure ten or the bottom of the goods the edge will eleven seconds. The longest wave be left rough, but by reversing the measured by the hydrographic officials shears so that the saw teeth cotne on was half a mile, and It did not spend top the edge Is left Just as dean as if itself for twenty three seconds. no teeth were used. The piece cut off, A Use For Old Hats. however. Is rough on the edge. The Felt from an old hat makes O xm I scissor» can be iww’d to cut paper, cloth or any other material If the saw packing for automobile water circulat teeth arc kept on top or bottom, ac ing pumps. Strips should be cut to fit cording as It Is desired to have the snugly In the slutting box. When the smooth .edge on the left or the right follower is screwed down It will ex hand piece cut off -Scientific Ameri pand the felt and make a water tight Joint. can. HARLOW, RLASER & HARLOW Troutdale, Oregon DEALERS IN Up-to-date General Merchandise Everything from \eedles to Threshing Machines. Inspect our Stock of Groceries, Canned Goods Footwear and Build- ing Materials Sand, Clay, Cement, Lime—Best Bargains in the County TROUTDALE Troutdale, Jan. 12—The new city of final« were sworn into office and began their duties at the r«-gular monthly meeting hel l on Tuesday evening. May or L. A. Harlow, CouneiHnen I’ D. Gregg, L. Jean l-ar#<»n, S. N. Johnson; Recorder, K. N Johnson; Marshal Otia Bowen and Treasurer S. >. Logan. con stitute the new member«. The mayor apfiointe«! hi* committee» and outlined iiia year’s work. William Macoutoah was out from Portland visiting Ins family the find of the week. a James Semone lias returned to bis work at Seattle after several days visit a ith his father. Jack Greenwait has returned from Pennsylvania where he went several weeks ago intending to remain, but be came so homesick for old Oregon that be says he could not eat or sleep. Mrs. Wm. La t cure 11 visited her daugh ter, Florence, at 8t. .Mary’s Academy. Portland, the first of the week. Miss Harriet Hubbard returned home on Wednesday from Dallas where she has t>een attending college, and after spending a few weeks at her home here, will start to busiuers college in Portland. The ground here is covered with ice nearly an inch thick,making it extreme ly difficult to walk Mrs. J. Alfred Larson entertained the Five Hundred Club at her residence on Monday afternoon, the meeting being postponed from Tuesday on account of the funeral of Mr. Sexton. N. B. Stone was out from Portland the first of the week on business. John Logan has gone to Portland to resume his course in the Behnke-Walk er Business College. I*. M. Nash, Sr., has returned from a trip to McMinnville extending over #ev- eral days. city being present for the work. The lodge was recently organized here with a charter membership of 27 and several more coming in since. : all SOWING Grasses—Clovers Alfalfa Vetches—Grains SPECIAL MIXTURES PASTURE AND HAY WftfFE FOR SAMPLES »nd latest market price, Aik for C.taloe QlUUTT No. 260 PORTLAND.ORf(OH Kenney Harvey and wife are the W ’ proud parents of a son born at their r home in Vancouver, B. C., on Dec. 31 Mr. Kenney was a former Troutdale hoy and his wile was Miss Dickenson of Lota for sale in Cedarville, on easy Fairview. terms.TH. W. Snaahall. Pleasant View The funeral service, of Wesley Sexton Avenue; Gresham, Route 3. were belli troni the Evangelical church here on Jan. 6 and interment was made in Douglas cemetery. Mr. Sexton died 3t the State Insane Asylum, where he was taken a few months ago. on Jan. 4. He leaves two sons, Bert of Troutdale and Kay, and two grandsons, Walter and Harry Hickey of Portland. The Maccabees held a very impressive installation and initiative service Satur day evening, a degree team from the I ne Average Razor. RIs razor—or so I have her rd— Was the dullest that ever appeared. For it slid o’er his face With a wonderful (trace And cut everything off but his beard. —Baltimore American. Piano Box In Sections. An Illinois inventor has devised a piano box that can be taken apart and put together again with ease, the back, sides, top and bottom being in sec tions. « A Benecke Has the Goods! New Stock; Fresh, Clean, Attractive Line of Groceries, Boots and Shoes, and Notions of all kinds. Fairview’s Leading Merchant CHOPPING AND ROLLING Orisi Taken at any Time—Quick Delivery. WE CARRY A FULL LINE OF MILL FEED Market Price Paid for Grain SUN-DIAL FEED MILL FAIRVIEW, OREGON