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About Beaver State herald. (Gresham and Montavilla, Multnomah Co., Or.) 190?-1914 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 21, 1910)
FIVE PER CENT interest, NINE years’ time with privilege ol paying at any time. Return payments monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or annually, to suit borrower. j FOR PARTICULAR* WRITE THE JACKSON LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY Denver, Colorado. 310 Century Bldg. YÜUR WATCH 0 KEEP TIME : K It not, we'll cure it, ami then you'll wonder why you did'nl think of ua long before. All our work guaranteed No hasty, alipalnsl jolt leave* mir abou. Our workmen are ■killed mnl conscient lolls, grumble al th* price*. n<>t You'll either. Fred I). Flora IVI** Morrison Hl PORI LAND ORI GON (Near Pap's IBstaurantl B eaver QUALfTV E ngraving : Co. CUTS OfSIGNING, ILLUSTRATING »Ai« r»R«V Affi» AMCNV «fl FOWLAMt» 04« SEE CHAUNCEY AT l.ENrS For Dry Goods, Groceries, and Light Hardware. loater Road and Main St. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ LUMBER All Kindsol Building Material Rustic, Flowing, Ceding and Finishing . . , . . ALL <> Sa* ;; ;; KILN PRIEI) E. W MILLER, I.ENTS Wifi v Allan ' NBcn Mill HO TAROS II LENTS JUICTIOI MILLER-MOWERY LUMBER Company GRESHAM HOTEL Under New Management Board by the Day or Week Rate*, fl to fl .50 |ier l>av. or $■’> to | > .50 |s-r week. The Oregon Agricultural College ha* planned an extensive Summer Hchool for 1910. In addition to the technical courses in agriculture, domestic science ami art and manual training with meth- <sls ol teaching each, there will la» of fered sjieeial course* for public school teacher* in primary, advanced and high ecliool methods. A *|MM-is| feature will lie a two week* school and conference on iiiniiagement POWE IL VAILEY .J<»r Wilcox miidv m trip to Portland on Monday returning the next day. Richard Hr«« lie and family »|w*nt a few day* at Itaaverton the tlrnt of the week visiting Mr». Beadle's brother, Win. P. Brook» and wife. for Sale. The Carpenter place, 40 acres, nil clear, tine house and barn; corner Sec tion Line ami Krams roads. Inquire on premises or at my Portland office, 213 Couch Bldg. II. M. Barrett. Another whirl wi.li Richard's ordira- tra Saturday night, Jan. 22, at Rock- wood. When you advertise In The I lerald you reach the buying class throughout eastern Multnomah county. GRANGE BUSINESS. Fire Insurance an Important Considcraton. world is nearly al hand. Thia being bis hallucination, he was making all preparations lor it and on W.-dlleada) night attempted to lake his family out in the cold east wind and snow to warn the neighbors U» prepare lor the imme Th* report* from lhe various coun ties ill the siale grunge meeting slww diate deatructlon of the world. dial loony granges In New York ur* Mi»a Emma Harvey was home from doing loiislderable In ■ business way Oregon C ity where abe is employed, to for lhe la-tiefit of their member*, par s|>end Munday. ll< ularly In ln*uniii< e. We glean tlie M. Mtillson has returned home following fact* from th* reports of lhe detegiitrs which ap|iear In the pub- from Diamond. Wash , where he has I m -4' ii looking after bis interests for the listini proceeding* recently laem-d. The Weatebealer Putnam I 1rs i .. -f past several weeks. 1 a**.» Indoli carri»-* over Sd.'iO.uuti lu in- A. J. Kirtor and wife are here visiting suranc* Mrs. Riclor's parents, (-has. Roa ley Cortland County Fire Belief ««so l»- 'and wife. Mr Kirtor ba* sold his prop don Im* I 237 |M>llcle* In force, carry erty at Pendleton and la looking tor a ing ».'.7.11 • The I'm roti*’ Fire luaiirnnee com- new location. |«any of Cayuga county carrle* nearly g&UUlI QUO llislirance t.'llulon and Ease* Patrons' Insur- nnce company report* over I lk» poll- <-1*0. carrying (3.U75.IX» In Insurance. The I'tilrun*' Fir* Itellef **a<M'intlon of Touipkiu* county carries nearly |3.- UUI.OOU *nd I* working to the satisfar- don «f It* patron*. The Putroti*' FfTe ln*uran<-e com- panjr of Otnego county carries 1410.- US) In risk* at about half Iti» rust of the old Hue companies. Hi luiwretire county has * member ship of over 5.M«l In thirty Ove granites Their fire relief association carries glo.mXM*» of Insurance. Genesee County Patron*' Retief 1» eoclatlon I* carrying over 1.700 poli cies. representing *3.1*10.000. The a»- «■sturul last year was *1 on tb* thou sand liroonie county has two grange alorr*. doing a business of *l5.<oo to 120.000 a year. Binghamton grange. In that county, did a SI5.000 business In coal, feed and gmaa m-ed last year. In Cllnbm county the Patrons' Fir* Inaurarn e company carrle* risk* of over S3.0ixi.0ia), and lhe coat of Inaurane* I* alami *2 75 per thousand, of which only 50 cent* |>er thousand wa* for aspen***. In Columbia county one grange (Ger. manlowm did » purchasing buaine** of over IlS.ixkt last year The Colum bia and Imtchess lnsiirance company had 2.700 pollcloa In force Jnn. I, car rying fil.705.750 of Insurance Out of the thirty three grange* In Steuben county ten own their own grange halls The Patrons' Fir» Insur ance cnmpaiiy. including also Living ston. carries S3.MO.OOO, nm! (he rate la»t year was fl Ml per thousand The Wayne County Fire Belief naao clatlon la a strong feature of the Or tier In thnt county. The company now carries ♦s.2.\'l.437 In Inaurane» In that county. The Pomona grange of Wayne hns st» member*. Palmyra grange of dial county baa a f ttMXki grange build Inc The largest fire Insurance ns»<x-latlon In the state I* thate'f Jefferson county, which also d<x»a n buslneaa in Ixt* county. On Jnn. I It reported risk* amounting to I14.10H.992. of which over fllO.Oitn.nno Is In Jefferson county The nsaeasment la only about $1 per tbouaand per year. Monroe county, with n meinberablp of N44 In It* Pomona and 4.SIO mem- tier* In the county In subordinate grange*, report* Insurance business amounting to $7.!»N.:tlil on 3.325 poli cies The loom»* Inst year were very large, la-lug ÌKI.24H. The greatest trouble waa the small boy with the match. In Orang» county the Ulster and Or ange County Fire Relief association cnrrlca »4.l»0.<»l» Insurance. In the seven years of Its existence only one assessment of $1 per thousand hns The subordinate been necessary, granges In Orange county own real estnte aaaeaacd nt 534.1»» and did a commeri lnl business of over $3(X».(XX» the pant year. He Was th* Styl*. "You say you don't love Your hns- bnnd?" "Not n bit." ••Then why did yon mnrry him?" "All the other girls wanted him.” "His lot Is a hard one.” "Is It? Win " "It Is a forty acre lot and of the finest limestone.” 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, Fairview, Jan. Id—W E. Hum* was Troutdale, Jan. IK—E<1 (*Minpl>eJ|,who suddenly went insane al his home near out from Portland to spend Sunday with fiere on lhe night of Jan. II, was taken I hi* parent*, A. L. Htone and wife. Earl Tagart waa out from Portland to to the Slate Insane Asylum on Matur ila?. The case is an ununialiy sail one visit lii* parent* Sunday. as Mr Campiteli h.ts a wife ami three <1. It Stella ba* gone away on hi* small children, the oldest not yet four i I duties ** agent lor the Salem Nursery years with no means of livelihood ri- ! Company, alter spending several days re pl a small farm on Hlaggrrweed ■ t bl* home here. mountain. Hpinal trouble, wilh which ! Miss tlellah Kobin* was borne from .Mr. (‘aniplM’il lias been troubled lor ! Oregon < ily where she is employed, to soinetime, la the rause of the brain *|smd Sunday at tier home here. trouble, but up to tire time of bis in »»a ti- W. Roads and family left on Munday ily be lias ap|a*arad iw rlertiy rational. lor Wyeth to make their future home. The family have been attending an Ad Miss Venue Dawson of Cascade Locks vent protracted meeting for the past three weeks ami Mr Cam piteli has con- visited friend* here the latter part of reivad the idea that the end of the 1**1 week. Thousand* ol Dollars' Worth of Farm Property Insured In Grange Mutual Componi** si Small Cost—Asm. In- t*r**l,ng Facts. Th* Millionaire. Read the “Want Ads.” You Wants Supplied on page 8. FAIRVIEW TROUTDALE FARM, CITY AND TOWN LOANS - Rockwood Ask Mrs. Henry Richardson with the grip. Mias ('alia lleolin of Portland spent the week-end with tier parents here. Misses llsisie and Alta Wilcox were out from Portland for a visit with their l«renls Hunday. Itev. G. K. Cromley returned to bi* home at Springwater on Monday after a week's stay here. I>. R. Thompson and bride of Port land visited Mr*. Thompson's parents, J. P. Ilealin and wile, the last of the ' week. i Mrs. II. Hatcher and son of Hubbard are spending a few day* with her daugh George Lusted and wife visited with I ter, Mrs. W J. Jungmckel, here while Nick Ranw last week. Mr. Hatcher and Mr. Jungmckel are Mr Erx and son, Milton, are practic- looking tor a new location. • ing for the drama which will take place II. S. Stone ba* been very ill for the i in the near future at Pleasant Home. past few day*. There was a surprise party at the res Rev. N. II Bette* will preach his famous sermon on "Jonah and the H. J. Wirfs ami wife have moved Whale," in the M E. church next Sun- from Mrs. Tiium’s cottage into the <*•- Jay evening. borne cottage recently vacated by Mr. Itev. 1». Turner will occupy the pulpit and Mrs. Coffman. for the 11 o’clock sermon. LIQUID FUELS COMPARED. A gallon of denatured alcohol can be made to do the same amount of work In an engine a* a gallon of gas oline Moreover, the alcohol doe* not produce smoke and I* less liable to yield obnoxious odors, but the lower price of gasoline make* It the cheaper fuel These i-onclualone. based on the result* of 2.000 comparative leal* of the two aulistsnce* as engine fuels, are given In bulletin 31»2 of the United Ntate* geological survey. R. M. Ntrong. the author of the bulletin, briefly de- acrlliea (lie testa, but dlxcusaeu the more Important result* at some length. Ttw lest* formed |*irt of the Inveatlga- tlou of fuels now IM-Ing carried on by the survey. To determine the relative efficiency mid economy of gasoliue It win i-ouqiared with denatured alco hol. In this comparison not ouly the heating values of the two fuel*, but their adaptability to engine use and the effects of variations In fuel quali ty mid In the principal operating con ditions. such as load, fuel supply mid time of Ignition, were carefully stud led. Testa »err made with gasoline mid alcohol In the same engine and re pented In other engines of approxi mately the same size (ten and fifteen horsepo^eri and the same piston speed, with different degrees of com parison. different methods of govern ing mid different combustion. of the ear are pr»Muced at the |»>hit where the leaf blade la Jollied to the leaf sheath, and they appear liefore there Is any sign of au ear. except a slight «"welling. Street Railway* of India. The Electric Hallway Journal ralla attention to the many problems' w hich arose in modernising the traction sys tem of Bombay. As the average daily Income of the inhabitants is but 25 cents. 5 cent fares an» out of the question. The fare Is 2 cents for ti seven mile ride, while the average fare is 1 mina, or I 1-3 cents. In or der to withstand the ravages of in sects special varieties of wood laid to Is» usisi lu the ears and track system. Even the overhead system had to be modified so as to permit of the pas sage of the tall shrine* usisi by the un lives In their religious pc.geauts. The Oxygen Blowpipe. A recent |ss-u!lar bit of engineering work at Netiierton. Englund, was made possible by a new sclcntlflc ap pliance. At the I’eiirsoti furnace* the piston rod of a large vertical blowing engine was so ls<nt In mi iieeldent that Its removal from the cylinder seemed Impossible. The director of mi oxy gen supply company was called, mid Ivy means of the oxy hydrogen cqttlug blowpipe the piston psi. seven Indies In diameter, was cut off dose to the gland of the cylinder, the operation oc cupying only thirty-live minutes. The tusk was a very difficult one. as the cut had to be made nt considerable height overhead, with the burning metal dropping down mid repeatedly setting lire to the wooden stage nee- easary. Golden Gate Quiliry—clean—perfect Your grocer will grind it— better if ground at horns—not too fine. 4 MELROSE The young people have organised a Tuesday Evening Club for social enjoy ment. A musical and literary program is given and the club paper read. James Menzies is visiting his daugh ter, Mrs. Strebin. We are glad to re port that his health is much improved. Those who went to Portland to hear Harry Lauder were: Mr. and Mr*. H. J. Wallace, Mrs. McKay, Nettie Buck lin, W. II. Cavanaugh and W. E. Har vey. The Helping Hand Society met with Mrs. Henry Jones on Thursday after noon. There was a large attendance Mr. Davis it thinking of going back and good work was accomplished. Ea»t. Mrs. Schmeer and daughter, Hazel, Mr. Cromwell intends to keep a RUP- are visiting Mrs. E. E. Baker. ply of «pices and extract« from the Un Little Ralph Baker, who bad an op ion Tea Company. eration for rupture a month ago, is now Mrs. Cornutt and children will soon with his grandma, Mrs. John Law in leave for Eastern Washington on a Visit Portland. He is steadily improving and to her folks A. Cornutt will viîit in it is hoped he will soon be well. Soutlern Oregon. Paring the slippery weather Monday Rev. J. H. Wood fell while passing through some brush. A small twig PLEASANT HOME pierced bis eyeball, causing a painful Jesse Eltuer Kailev of Pleasant Home wound. Pr. Short, who attended him, died Fridav morning at 2 o’clock. He thinks the eye will not be permanently was born at Geneva. Neb., August 4. injured. ISSN. and died Jan. 14. 1910. He died Mrs. E. A. Stafford is visiting her of pneumonia, living ill about a week. daughter, Mrs, H. Richardson, who has The funeral was held on Sunday from been very ill. the home of his grandfather, William Mr. Randall, who is living on the W. Rridge, the address being given by Rev. Wolfe. The remains were laid co rest B Jones homestead, has bought ten acres of land near Troutdale. at Douglas cemetery at Troutdale. Benecke To Remove Paper From Stamps. i Old stamps ns they an» putx-haaed usually have a part of the envelope fn>m which they are taken sticking to them, mid In removing this paper many valuable stamp* are torn or ruined. Place nil the stnmps thnt are stuck to pieces of enveliqies In hot wa ter. mid In a short time they can lie separated without Injury. Itfy the stamps between two white blotters. Man Is born to trouble aiul madly rushea forward three steps at a time to claim his inheritance. Messrs. Muntx mid Gaudecbon have recently experimented In France on Sometimes, it I* safe to suppose, the the heat Imiairted to the soli by rnln. which they think may play a part reason a lot of people are looking mis hitherto unrecognized In the phenom erable and cast down Is because Ills Sa ena of vegetation. When the soil has tanic majesty has been round collect reached a certain degree of dryneaa Ing dues. the application of moisture produces a rlae In temperature, which is greater It la alwaya eaaier to tell how thing* In proportion to the fineness of the ma i*u>uld be done than It I* to pay the terials. Coarse, sandy soil Is not heat bifl for the doing of them. ed by contact with moisture, while soil composed mostly of humus Is spe A dollar la worth mneb or tittle, all cially subject to such Influence. depending upon how much ft made you flinch or awaat In the earning of It. Holding a Screw. A piece of sheet lead put on each side of a screw will All up and bold the thread« In • too large hole Fol ger's Uncle Sam's Highest Mountain. J. W. Wheeler is foreman of the Ced If most Americans were asked ar Farm owned by Emil Oleson. which is the highest mountain In the Lots for sale in Cedarville, un easy United States tlier would prqfiably terms. II. W Snashall. Pleasant View answer Mount Rainier. As a matter Avenue; Gresham, Route 3. The Herald, $1 a year. of fact, the honor belongs Io Mount Wliltnev. which exceeds Mount Rain ier III height by less than 21» feet. The summit of Mount Rainier Is 14,- SU3 feet above uienn sea level, and that of Mount Whitney, by checked leveling, is 14.501 feet above mean *ea «• V< I. - Sc leu 11 tic American How to Temper Springs. Heat From Rain. idence of Mr. and Mr*. Ralph Nvibauer Saturday night in honor of their 1.5th . «eliding anniversary. Games and mus ic wa* the feature* of the waning ai ter which a dainty lunch was served, All present departed expressing themselves a* having a good time. Mr*. H. C. McGinnis will entertain Louis Miller of Pleasant Home is cut- the ladies Society of Smith Memorial : ling wood for Ralph Neibauer. church on Thursday afternoon. Mr*. Ileacock and her daughter, Pauline, made a business trip to Port- A New Breed of Corn. ; land Saturday and on their return visit T-ast year a small lot of shelled corn ed relative* in Damascus. of a kind new to till* country was Frank Clark and wife and Emmett sent to the department of agriculture Kelley were visiting W. Lusted recently. from Nhansbal. naya Nclentlflc A inori can. li proved tn have qualities that may make It valuable lu breeding a Snaps at Carlson’s. corn adapted to the hot and dry con- dilious of the south west The plants Who carries carpets, rugs, matting raised In the test «veragisl less than and linoleum in all patterns'' R. R. six feet In height, with an average of Carlson, of course. He has everything twelve green leave* at the time of that anv up-to-date house furnishing taswllng The ears averaged Are mid one-half Indie* in length and four establishment has, and if you want to and one-third Indies In greatest cir get some real snaps keep track of his cumference. with sixteen to eighteen prices during the month of February. row* of small grains._ On the up|H»r When be says snap* it means some- part of the plant the leaves are all thing. on our side of the »talk Instead of t>e- Ing arramrt-d In two rows on opposite sides, lieside* this, the upper leaves CEDARVILLE stand erect Instead of dnsiplng. mid D. McMillan intend« to »ell or rent the tips of the leaves are therefore aliove the top of the tassel. The silks hi» place by »pring. Result* of Te*t* of the Relative Value* of Alcohol end Gasoline. Heat the spring to n hardening Col or. taking care not to burn the metal, and quench In oil As soon as the metal lias cooled so It doe* not “alx- xle" put the spring lank Into the fin» anil keep It there Just long enough for the oil to burn off. Then quench In w a ter. This methoil Is applicable to all springs mul especially small flat springs, This Is a simple method and one to Is» depended upon mid can l^‘ done anywhere w ith a stove tire and n little oil.—Popular Mechanics. WSftDS G. Moulton, wile and family and Mr. and Mr*. Frank Linneman of Portland, who i* viaitiog her siiter, Mr*. Moulton and also Guy Koberteon and Marion, were the guest* of E. D. Hamilton and i family last we<-k. Some men conserve their affections eo skillfully that It 1s hard to believe that they really have any. 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, OREOON