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About Beaver State herald. (Gresham and Montavilla, Multnomah Co., Or.) 190?-1914 | View Entire Issue (July 1, 1910)
•••••••••••••••••••••••••a : LOCAL NEWS ITEMS • : • Geo. Kennev has purchased th.- ten acres of Emil I'sliuquist through the agency of the tiresham Real Estate Co. A picnic crowd consisting of Mr. and Mr- Fred Fieldhouse, Emil Kardell, Mr Bond, John Fieldhouse. Mr. and Mrs. Carlson, Mrs Dinger, Florence Fieldhouse and Norma Hundley went last Sunday to the Cascades tor an tun ing. In the excitement of getting away on the tram Fred Fieldhouse forgot the dinner for hi« share of the crowd. They report a tine time*, in spite of getting badly frightened by a big Cinnamon bear which they did not see Mr. Kar dell and Free! Fieldhouse made the trip to the top of Table mountain. Orris Cramer of Loe Angeles, relative of Archie Corinitt ami the Catheys, spent a part of Tuesday with relatives near town A. J. Manning of Oakland. Ore., vis- ited his son, L P. Manning, and fam ily, a few -lavs last week while attend ing the meeting of the Pioneers and Indian War Veterans. Lafe Manning and wife of Montavflla visited the home folks over Sunday. Rev 8. Bettes will deliver a temper ance lecture at the band stand on Main street tonight. Rose Heiuey left today for Seattle and British Columbia points to be absent about ten days. He will take a general view of the country with ft view to in- vestment. Harry Mason returned to Gresham on Wednesday after a vear or two s|wnt in Montana. He will make his home with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Mewhirter. Word has been received of the mar riage of Mrs. Carrie Mason to Mr. D. A. Coffman Their home is at Long Beach, Wash. B. W. Emery has purchased two teams and is working for the Schaw- Batcher Co. Wm. Welch, of Welches, Ore., accom panied by his daughter, Lutie, is visit ing at the home of Ed Sleret this week. Rev. James D. Corby of Portland will preach in the Grange Hall. Sunday evenings, beginning July 3. There will be good music. The pastor, Rev. M. B. Parounagian, will preach next Sunday morning and evening, with special music at lioth Services. There will be a patriotic ser mon in the morning. L. P. Manning and wife will spend the Fourth with Mrs Manning’s rela tives at Dalia«. Ore. A. H. Gould has pitched a tent on his lots in Thompson’s addition and will live there during the summer while budding a residence. Fleming & Thompson have changed the name of their barn to the Transfer <k Livery barn They have t-ought the Bull Run Stage and are running a dailv stage with Fritz Stoker as driver. H. E. Wood & Son have the conces sions for refreshment stands on the Fourth. Mrs. Parounagian and girls have been visiting in Estacada for a few days. The draft horse is the only horse They are well adapted to this coun for the farmer to raise or hive on try, especially to the low lands where the farm The colts can be used the grass grows rank and tall The in the farm work while being broken Ayrshire conies from Scotland. In some parts of the country re The road horse must have special training on the road, thus the tarn.er mote from transportation, beef cattle must spend more time to get him arc more profitable than dairy cattle in condition to sell Then, again, Tliej arc herded on the range in the results are more certain in raia- large numbers on land that it so mg the draft colt, as the principle rough that it can not be cultivated, requirements are soundness and generally one man or corporation weight While the roadster must be controlling hundreds of acres This sound, he must also have style. is about the only- way to raise beef sp< cd and action, and just the color cattle for profit, It involves con- th.- purchaser desires And the auto sidcrable capital, as the herds are is now taking the place ot tile road kept until they are two or three horse more than of the draft horse years old before being put on the She market Next in line comes the cow There are four beef breeds probably brings to the farmer of* Short Horns. Hereford*. Aberdeen the U. S. more dollars than any Angus, and Galloways other branch of livestock. England is the native home of the In a few years the farmers will. Short Horn and the Hereford, while I believe, by careful selection of his Scotland is the home of the Angus dairy, increase his profits materially and the Galloway. The hog is another important fea- A poor cow- is a losing investment, but a good cow will keep the dollars tore in the livestock on the farm, and cents on the right of the ledger commonly known as "the mortgage The hog is fed on what Every dairy should have scales lifter.” On the and a Babcock tester Ry weighing would often go to waste and testing the milk the farmer can dairy farm where there is skim milk, soon find which are his best cows by the addition of a little mill feed, And if he has a cow that is not hogs can be raised at a good profit. paying him a profit, she should be Where a farmer has an t a sent to the butcher It costs no hog can pick up waste the more to feed a good cow than a good living and also not poor one In figuring from a butter insects in the ground I the fat basis, a cow should produce from raised as extensively he 350 to 400 pounds of butter per year middle west. to be a profitable cow for the farmer Next we come to the sheep Sheep to keep. have been associated with men since We have cows with authenticated the earliest records There are two records that have produced from kinds—wool producing and mutton 000 to 1100 pounds of butter per Owing to the increasing demand for vear. mutton in the past few years, sheep We have one cow in Multnomah have been rapidly crowding the eat County that has produced nearly tie off of the northern portion of the 1000 pounds of butter in the past United States, known as the range year These high testing cows are territory This territory is favorable the products of many years of care- for grazing the sheep, but will not ful selection and fine breeding The produce sufficient feed to fatten price of such cows is beyond the them Sheep are shipped to the reach of the ordinary farmer, but middle west states, where there is good cows can be bought for but plenty of surplus grain, and there little more than the "scrub cow.” they are fattened for the market. To make a success of dairying the In the olden times sheep were very farmer must have good cows next important to the farmer Wool fur he must have a good barn It should nished nearly all the garments for be kept clean and sanitary and be Want Column PASTl'RE Iloraea or Cow» pastured (or sumiller Webb Farm, I'lionv lös ft! Fresh Cow» wanted A New Line KABO FORM REDUCING CORSETS T. R Howitt LIMBI- K \t our new mill ll4 tulle" southeast of K- Iso. We deliver lumber Jonsrud Bros, (• BARGAIN SALI Second-hand two* liorse gasoline engine. Herald other, Gresham. WANTED- Cattle tor pilature dress, l> B Gray, Mt. Scott piai Mt Scott, Lenta. WANTED Stock hog« itt, Gresham. T. R. How tf I lea 11 h i u I, Comfortable,! i raceful ASSOPII I» SI OLK GRESHAM MILLINERY GRESHAM RESTAURANT OPEN UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT Meals at all Hours. Good Food, and Courteous I reat- ment. Prices Always Reasonable. J. M. DONAHUE. Proprietor Powell St., Gresham li Filli SALI Sl”> Pimio Purchasing Check Veld alter Julv > Will sell lot M'> Cali at M-mtell’a stole Gresham or 26 pilone 4x BIG CELEBRATION AT GRESHAM In tf MONDAY, JULY 4 Program of the Day 9:30 a. m. BALL GAME. Troutdale Cubs vs. Villa Tigers. A tight game for a purse. 11 a. m. PATRIOTIC PROGRAM. At Grand Stand in Grove on the Fair Grounds. Music by Richards’ Orchestra. Singing by Trained Double Quartet and Male Quartet. Orations by Dr. Andrew C. Smith of Portland and Prof. L. R. Aiderman of Eugene. Notice of Linai Account In the Matter ■>( the E-tnte of linear Burr, <li*<va.«r<L Notice in hereby gnen that Sarah Burr, administratrix of the estate of linear Burr, dm ea-<d. on the.nl day of .lune. |!i|". tiled her final report in the above eourt, and all j»-r«on» having 12 noon. Picnic Dinner in the Grove. All kinds oi refresh entitled interest therein or objection» thereto, are hereby notified to In pre-ent on the 11th ments on the grounds. day of July. PH», at the hoiirof Uo’cha-k Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Shattuck have a. M of said -lay and date, in the coun gone to North Beach for an outing. court at the count} court house of 1:30 p. m. Field Sports. Races for everyone, big and little, ty Multnomah county, in the city of Port Miss Laura Burkholder has taken the young and old. Free for all, for cash prizes. land, <>n-gon. and show canne, if any place of Miss Mamie Hoss in the po-t- they have, why «aid final n-|»>rt should office, while Miss Hoss has taken Miss Minnie Lawrence’s place in the Herald 2:30 p. m. BALL GAME. Gresham Giants vs. Pleasant not in all n-s[n-ct" In- approvisi, «aid bondsmen exonerated and administratrix office. Home Invincibles. For a purse. This will be an ex discharged and administration of «aid e-tate In-closeil. s.ARAll BI RR, citing game. Administratrix. Live Stock A T Lewin, Attorney. • • Agriculture is one of the oldest well ventilated without being too Date of fir«t publication June 10. 1910. and most honorable of all occupa draughty. While anywhere livestock is profit- !>•'“ last publication July 8, 1910. tions It dates as far back as his The cow should be given good able on the farm, here in Oregon, tory itself. Without livestock, agri care and have the proper food, where conditions are extremely culture could never have reached the Thought should be given to the favorable, statistics show that an high position it now occupies. selection of feed and it should be immense amount of bacon, uutter, As far back as records can be given in such proportions as to eggs and dressed poultry are being found, livestock has been closely give the cow a balanced ration shipped into the state every year, connected with the farmer and his In the east, corn is one of the it appears that livestock might be work. GOVERNMENT INSPECTED BEET principle feeds for the cow, being made a very important and very Probably of all animals the horse used green from the field in the profitable factor in successful agri has been most helpful to the farmer fall, and as silage in the winter thus culture Produce. Veal, Pork, Chickens, In early days he not only helped to providing green feed all the year By Sayler E. Smith in till the soil, but herded the flocks, Here, in the Willamette Valley, and Eggs taken at Pacific Coast Bulletin carried the produce to market and where but little corn is raised, we in return brought back provisions to have to find something to take its the farmer and his family. place One thousand-headed kale Although there have been many seems to be the only thing to take improvements of travel, for which its place, as it may be planted at Main St., Gresham the horse is not used, he still reigns different seasons of the year and supreme on the farm, and doubtless thus supply stock with the green If not, we’ll cure it, and then you’ll wonder why you did’nt think of ns will for many years to come on the feed throughout the whole year It long before. small farm. withstands the cold of an ordinary All our work guaranteed. No haaty, Of course, on the prairies of Our Oregon winter perfectly, and being elipahod job leaves our shop. Beaver State Herald and other papera middle west, where farming is protected somewhat with snow, was workmen are skilled and conscientious, grumble at the prices, You ’ ll not ried on in a wholesale plan, the not much damaged in this winter’s either. The price of The Herald alone is |l. horse has given way to the traction extreme cold. a year, hut to those who would like the advantage of a clubbing rate with other engine for plowing and hauling In There are four dairy breed«—Jer I papers we otter the following low the early days the horse was used seys, Guernseys, Holsteins, and Ayr- price«: 191Morrison St. only to plow and harrow, but now shires. For successful dairying, it is PORTLAND, - OREGON Kt-mrmUr these are the lowest Rales with all the modern machinerj, the I considered best to select cows from (Near Pap’» Restaurant) “ I he Herald” in combination with any horse is not only used to plant the one of the four breeds, either full of the following: seed, but to cultivate, mow or reap blood or high grades. The homes 1 yr. 6 mon. »2.00 »1 <10- the crop. WEEKLY OREGONIAN of the Jersey and Guernsey are the . rl 26 »26 DAILY OREGONIAN .......... Not merely has the horse been isles of Jersey and Guernsey, south 426 p’LYand HL'NDAY OREGONIAN H. IKI 6.00 2.76 DAILY TELEGRAM advantageous to the farmer to help I of England, on the English Channel AI LENES ■2.00 1.26 HEMI WEEKLY JOURNAL 6.K) 2.76 in his work in the fields, but also | Owing to the small area of the DAILY JOURNAL 7.00 4.00 DAILY and SUNDAY JOURNAL For the following at bargain» the sale of a few good horses each islands, the cows are never turned . 1.76 1.00 PACIFIC MONTHLY price«: Ix>t«, houses, acre I. 76 1.00 PACIFIC HOMEH'I EAD has often given the farmer a good 1 out to pasture,— they are tethered 1.76 100 PACIFIC FARMER age tracts, farms, busines» NATIONAL GRANGE . 1.76 I,«» income. .out. After eating all the grass in site«, and other property. «6 POULTRY JOURNAL (monthly) . 1.60 reach, they are moved to a new 1.60 .66 As there is always sale for OREGON AGRICULTURIST Call B 611 J, ask for 160 FARM JOURNAL spot. Climatic conditions there are young horses, and the farmer Mr-CALL'H MAGAZINE (La'll'-«') 1.60 ST. plenty of land, some of which would a good deal the same aa in the This price la for delivery by mail only and only when remittance la made with order. be suitable for pasture, could raise Willamette Valley. P*i»-ra may be sent to aeperale addreaaea Sub- Or take Mount Bcott car to Lenta. acrlptlona may tx-xln at any time one or two draft colts each year. The Holstein comes from Holland. Roy Stafford’s Market nnro your watch o MARKET PRICES UU lo keep time : HERALD BARGAIN OFFERS Fred D. Flora BRIGHT REALTY CO Mr». Bright Herald and Weekly Oregonian $2 per year. I