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About Beaver State herald. (Gresham and Montavilla, Multnomah Co., Or.) 190?-1914 | View Entire Issue (July 15, 1910)
: LOCAL NEWS ITEMS : • • ••••••••••••••eoeeeeeeeeee Mrs Thos. Cinder has b»*en able t<> be up ami around for a few days The Woman's Home Missionary meeting was held Weiinesdav afternoon at the home of Mrs A. llevel. There was a gisxl attendance. Mrs. Frank McMurray and tamilv have gone for a few day's visit with rel atives at Damascus. E. W. Youso, a woodcutter on Ed. Sleret’s place four miles southeast of town, found a valuable diamond set. lost by Mrs Ed. Sleret while berry picking on the place about a week ago. The set was returned to the ow tier and re ward was received. Mr. Youso had l>een off» red a hundred dollars for the stone. A. B. Gibbs returned on Monday from a two weeks visit with relatives and friends at Seattle and Tacoma. He in tends going to SanFrancisco soon. Kamsby A Oswald have move»! to Gresham and have t>een very busy over hauling and improving the feed mill which they recently bought of Carl Shattuck They have started in to do business apparently in the right wav. Miss Mina Gilbert has gone to Port land to spend a few weeks with her sis ter, Mrs. Geo. Cook. Will Cathey, of Seattle, visited a few days here with relatives on his return from an eastern trip. He attended the World's Sunduy School convention in Washington, D. C., and gave a splendid report of the same here last Sunday. Mrs. Cathey, who has been visiting here, returned with her husband. There will be preaching services at the Baptist church in Gresham, Sun day, at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m., by Rev. Jesse M Nation. All are invited. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Shattuck have return«td from their trip to the beach and will go to their mountain home at Welches next week. A. Dowsett and family have returned after a month's visit in the East. John Metzger and family have gone to their Seaside cottage for the summer. Rev. C. M. Daymen, a pioneer min ister of Nebraska, well and favorably- known throughout the Free Methodist connection, will occupy the pulpit of Rev. J. Hopper in the Free Methodist church next Sunday both morning and evening. The ball game last Sunday was be tween Gresham and Greenfield and was won by Gresham in an interesting game scoring 15 to 6. Next Sunday the home team will play Rupert’s Rubes, of the Tri-City League. The game will be a Close one. The Hat Strew Crop. The greater fieri of the straw em ployed for making summer hale cornea from Italy. I'o obtain a suits tile straw for this purpose the wheat is sown aa thickly as poasit»l«» In order that the growth of the plant may In- luipover Isbed as well as to produce a thin stalk. 1'he Italian wheal blooms at tin* beginning of June ami is pulled up by hand by the roots when the grain Is half developed Should It be allowed to remain til the ground a longer time the straw would become too l>rlttle for the purpoae for which It la grown Uprooted straws to the number of about five dozen. th«1 size of the com pass of the two hands, are firmly tie»! together in little sheaves and stowed away In barns. After that th»' straw is agaiu spread out to catch the heavy summer dews ami to bleach In th»' sun When th«' firoduet has been suitlcleutly bleach«*») it Is put Into small bundli's and classltk'd. The last step Is to cut It close above the first Joint from th»' top. when It Is again tied up In small bundli's containing about sixty stalks each and is tjien ready for th»' market —Harper’s Weekly. Ready Fee ths Next Ono. A generous and brave but very ec centric Virginia planter named HUI Carter, who bad once been an officer In tbe I'nlted States navy, had n baud to hand battle at fisticuffs one day with tils plantation overseer anil came off •»'»•»md bast. He therefore chai lengttd th»' oversow to a formal duel, but the latter declined on tbe ground that, being a bus Im ml ami fattier, he was under obligation not to risk leav ing his family destitute. Carter at once removed that objection by set tllng upon th«* family a comfortable annuity Then everything was got ready for the tight, but just as th»' two men faced each other the sheriff arrived on th»' scene, took them tut»' custody and had them bound over to keep the peace Mr Carter ,ll«l not. however, change the d»'e»l of gift with which he had provided for th«* over seers family, remarking that tie might wish some time to resume tlie Inter- rupteil fight ami hence would rather keep everything In readiness for prompt action —New York l*osL Consul King David. Tills amusing nmvdote of Ijimartlne Ths Languages of Paradiso. Is relatt'il by the Baroness Bondi* In Every language has Its admirers. In her volume of letters. Shortly after “Lucile" the author. Owen Meredith, th»' revolution of February be wrote maintained that when he beard French on the blank leaves of his pocketbook spokeu as h»' approved be “found hltu the names of bls proteges ami sent th«' self quietly falling tn love.” Edward list to b»* providixl with places Imme Hutton is another instance of this lin diately. Previously, however. It seems, gual fascination, in stating his pref he hail scribble«! "David” on tile page, erence In his enchanting "Cities of ami tbe head of tbe cabinet ap|>»>|uted Spain” he recalls an Interesting me the salii David consul nt Bremen The diaeval legend. He says: postulant, however, never came for "And as I llstem*»l to the splendid ward. and. though th»* i*oet did not Ilk«' syllables of the Castilian tongue that being disturbed. M Hetzel was obllg rang eloquently through the twilight 1 ed to ask who was the David on bls remembered th»' saying of that okl list. Spanish doctor of whom Jami's How "He who danced before the ark.” ell tells us in his ’Instructions For was the answer. Forraine Travell’—to wlL that Spanish. “Ob. dear! 1 have gazetted him to Italian and French, these three daugh ters of the Latin language, were apo- Bremen!” “How very singular! I meant him ken in paradise; that God Almighty for a subject for meditation, not for created the world lu Spanish, the tempter persuadi'd Eve in Italian and nomination. But you can cancel It.” The monlteur registered the change, Adam begged pardon In French ’’ but few knew that tbe last consul ap pointed to Brerneu was King David! Tasts 11 Localized. Taste is curiously localized tn the Language of Switzerland. mouth. Put a lump of sugar on the It Is a curious fact that the people tip of your tongue and you will fl ml it most celebrat«! for love of country distinctly sweet. Then try it halfway should In a manner bi* without a lan back on the tongue and you will find guage—that is. a mother tongtie. Th«' it tasteless All sw«*et or aromatic Swiss have three official languages substances, such as wine, sugar and German. French ami Italian. About coffee, can t>e properly appreciated by three-fourtbs of tbe population of tbe the front half of the tongue, a piece of mountain confederation speak Ger knowledge that every true connoisseur man. while tile remainder divide four applies when be sips instead of taking other languages among them, chiefly a mouthful. With most other sub French and Italian, these languages stances. however, the reverse Is true being found, ns a rule. In districts In In these cases the tip of the tongue close proximity to the countries where serves only for touching—it is the back in those languages are the principal part that tastes. The sides of the tongue. In Switzerland documenta and mouth, too, are quite insensible to cer notices are printed In both tbe French tain substances not tasteless. I’ut and German languages. In the nation some salt or vinegar between the teeth al assembly members deliver their and the cheek and you will find them speeches in either French or German, absolutely flavorless.—London Stand for nearly all members understand aril both tongues. The decrees and procla Bert Lindsey and family have moved into the Lindsey cottage on Main street. Wrestling For Rent. In several cantons of Switzerland Mrs. M. B. Sleret, mother of Mrs. Lind sey, will make her home with her tbe custom prevails of holding wres tling matches and other exhibitions of daughter. physical strength nt their choral, gym L. C. Smith, father of E. 8. Smith, a nastlc and rifle festivals. The cham compositor in the Herald office, has pions taking part in these athletic moved to this city from Colville, Wash., sports belong to the most diverse and has been making bis home tempor ranks in the social scale. Thus at a arily with bis eon. With him came a recent festival at Grencben. a little younger eon, Claude, and an adopted town in the canton of Soleure. a wealthy property owner and his ten daughter, Mies Eunice Fults. They ant. a carpenter, stepped into the are will occupy one of Mrs. Crawford’s na to wrestle according to the rules of houeee. Claude is a printer and is now the art There were to be four rounds, a valued assistant in the Herald office. or “falls.” The stake for each "fall’’ Surveyors claiming to be working for was one quarter's rent. After tbe car the Mt. Hood railway have been work penter bad thrown bis landlord four times the victor’s prize was awarded ing in the Cleveland tract this week. to blm. and be accordingly found him Little Arlie Belieu on Monday fell self entitled to live in his house rent from a lard pail on which she was free for a whole year. standing while reaching for cherries and broke her arm near the elbow. A Hsnpscksd Astrologer. Lilly, tbe astrologer and alchemist, Robert Lansdown, who recently fell from bis wheel and broke bis arm, is could not see for himself sufficiently far into that future which be professed recovering nicely. to be able to scan so clearly for others A. B. Rhodes and Mrs. Mary Fortin, to guard him against making a fool of of Portland, were married at the Meth himself by marrying. He caught a odist parsonage on Saturday by Rev. vixen, "of tbe temper of Mars.” to use M. B. Parounagian. Mr. Rnodes was bis own words, and tbe fact that she brought him £500 as dowry did not formerly a business man of Estacada. count for much lu the way of compen Thos. H. Gill and family have located sation, seeing that "she and her rela on five acres southeast of town. tions cost him £1,000.” W. K. Hamilton, wife and children, Matrimonial Dyspepsia. have moved into the Chas. Cleveland “Well, bow do you like married house on Main street. He has bought two acres in Whitehead’s addition and life?” inquired tbe friend. "Not at all,” replied the man who will build at once. bad married money and was suffering Will Hockinson had a runaway with for it "I’m a case of matrimonial dys hiB big delivery wagon and four horses pepsia.” “Matrimonial dyspepsia?” while coming along the Base Line last “Yes. She never agrees with me; Friday. No serious damage, but Will she’s too rich.” is limping some. Humor and Philosophy X w BVACA5 CV è’xx**:) fff. SMITH PERT PARAGRAPHS. yyllEN you lilt the target you feel annoyed if th«' iu»lghls>ra don't noth'«* It. quit»' us much so an you feel If they d>> nolice when you miss Most <«f th»> trouble that wo s»*o ahead of us drives us dlstruetisl by al ways staying there She Is Indeed a wise woman who knows when and bow to spank her own child To Take No Chanoes. . llamlar \\ by In tbe dickens have you got that string tied around your toot II ’ AI h »<* tilt* To remind m»< that I must have th«' t«»*»tti removed llamlar— But. goodness gracious, why j don't you do us onlLnttry p«>oplo and I have the string tlisl around your tin ger? Absent«« istiffly! Because, sir. 1 dou't care to have my finger removed —Chi co go News Mistake of a Comma. Tills Install» »• of w but a iiilstnk«' of s comma can produce lias liven no|lc»'d "I.ord Palmemtoii tlien entered U|s>n Ills bend, ii whit»' lint upon tils feet, large tmt well (sillshetl boots upon Ills brow, a dark eloinl In Ids hand, tils faithful walking stick In Ills eye. u «lark menacing glare Maying nothing " BRIGHT REALTY GO. Al IINIS For the following nt bargain* priw«< Lot*, hoiiiM**, auro- Hgf trail»*. inrniM, Nit«*», and other |>r<»|x‘rty. Call It (dll, a*k for Mrs. Being In love with himself tends to blind a man s eyes to the qualities of others. H r i jx I i ( Ur Ink»' Miami *-< <>lt »ar Io I wills. HERALD BARGAIN OFFERS Roy Stafford’s Market GOVI KftMIM INSI’K III) III 11 Produce, Veal, Pork, Chickens, and Eggs taken at MARKLT PRICES Main St., (ìresham YOUR WATCH O KEEP TIME f » If not, we’ll «’tire it, and then you’ll wontler why you dhl’tit think of tin long l»efore. All our work guaranteed No hiiaty, alipahod job leaven our whop Our i workmen art* nkillml hik I «’onKvU’ntioUN. You’ll not grumbl«' nt th«« price», Fred I). Flora llt|Morrison Si POR I LAND. OREGON (Near I’ap's Restaurant) ,ION«SRDD BROS. The woman who makes her own Beaver State Herald and other paper* clothes Is often more clover than her BORING OREGON clothes look. The price of The llt*rnhl alone in $1 I'bonv «i i a year, hut to th»»*«* who would like th«’ Mill I I 4 mitra aouthvaat of Krlao h «I\ antago of a clubbing rat«* with other Boys always admire freckles If tlie CEDAR POSTS pap«*ra w«’ offer the following low right girl wears them. price* SII I NOLES Kcmrmbrr thric are thr lowest Kates MOULDINGS The Story of "Herd Hit." TURNED WORK "Mr. Orcluirdson. if I thought that •• I lie Herald** in combination w ith any of the following: by killing you I could paint a picture I l 'M Bl il? AND UP rt moa 1 yr like yours 1 would stab you to the W F EK I V ORKiioSI is 1. <■» large «loek <>f Dltiimaloh I umber uti kamt «I ün heart.” Such wns the remark made DAILY OREi.oNI LS a yft li».tigli ami Dredard lumber fur all purpoara ’• ‘Ji» I i» by Pellegrini, the famous caricaturist, DI > ail Nl SDA\ i »HEM »MAS a ta) 2 Tô armi <»rdrr tu J< SHKt'U HltoH It..ring KD . DAILY lb 1 F«.KAM G t«’ to tbe Royal academician. Sir William Nb Ml ttFhkl Y h.U KN il 2 t«) i jr» '• <t) PAILI lOl'RNAl Orcbardson. when at a private view DAILY ami NUNDAY J< »I K\Al. ?.'*• t • he tlrst saw “Hard Hit,” the picture I A< IED M«»STIII.Y 1 ta» 1 7‘. ¡Elf lloMEHI b AD i 1 <M» of the ruined gambler "It was." said 1*4- I A« IED EAKMF K 1 75 1 O» BEAVER ENGRAVING CO. tbe artist. "the greatest compliment NATION!! i.KlNoF 1.00 1 7ft DUALITY an l*ol 1 TKY Joi KN II (moiiihly) 1 !SO I could have hail.” Curiously enough, OKEi.QN A’.Kh LI TI RI m T Kft 1 ftu the model who sat for the ruined FARM Jol’RN M ! f<O Mb •tf» gamester was rather fond of canls Mo !l L’N M MiA/INE (Ladlra*) 1 ft” Thin uric«* i» for <!«»llvrry by mall only ami himself. On»' day the artist noticed only DESIGNING ILLUSTRATING when re tn it ta net* in tna<lt< with order saia »>•• that tie looked somewhat ilepressixl Papera may I m * went tu aeperat« ad<lrva»ra Hub HMv ms «NRZNV «ri vosnaao o«« •crlptlotia may begin at any time "What ts the matter?" tie asked. "I was awfully hard tilt last uight.** he answert‘d “By Jove.” refilled the artist, jumping up with delight. “I’ve got It ut last! ‘Hard lilt, of count«* ' And that la how tbe picture got its name. I wi-h to -tnt«* to the public that I have op«*nr«l nn up to-datr Plumb ing and lin Shop In (ire*ham on l hir<l Ntr« vl, a lj«'ining It It furniture atore. All ktndN of plumbing n<*ntly done TinwHrcnnd other utrnnilM mended promptly. CUTS New Plumbing Shop Want Column mations of the president are translate«! by nn official interpreter nnd furnished to tbe press In both languages.—New York Press. PASTI RI H rae» r < ara pastured for summer Webb Fann, Phon«* 15s tf Her Fault. The teacher In charge of the primary department nt a school lt> West Phila delphia was talking the other day about her work and her pupils. "They are dear youngsters." she said, "but they sometimes make curious re marks. Several times I have bail oc casion to reprove a little boy who Isn’t bad. but who Is very mischievous nnd annoying He Is always getting Into trouble and making a disturbance. “One day he bad been more than usually uproarious, and I was very tired Instead of scolding or punish ing him 1 began In rather an exasper ated tone to talk to blm. “ •Tom.’ I said. ‘Pm afraid I’m never going to meet you In heaven.’ “He looked up with tbe most shock ed face. ’Why. teacher.’ he said, ‘isn't that Just too bad? What have you done?* "—Philadelphia Times. fat on tf Roofing and Gutters Furnished and Placed Istinidtes furnished lor Sunitdty I’lumblnq C. McLaren tf WANTED—Young girl to aasist with housework and care of two children Mrs. R E. Eason, Bandy. 27 WANTED—Cattle lor pasture. Ad dress, l> B. Gray, Mt. Scott plaie, on Mt. Scott, fjents. tf WANTED—Stock hogs itt, Gresham. T. R. How tf WANTED—All kind« of milch cow». < a«h paid. W. Ellison, Cleone, phone 1HX1. if WANTED—Men to tuke contract to clesr land. For particulars Hee G. W Metcalf, Gresham, R.lt. 3, phone 76. tf A Modest Requsst. An Impeccably dressed gentleman Bartsch Bros. Planing M'll the other day when walking along Mile south of Pleasant Home. All kinds Piccadilly felt a movement In his <4 Dreaseil Lumber for building pur Delivered pocket and. clapping bls hand thereto, poses, at reasonable prices. if seized the wrist of the thief. He drew if desired. Phone 3Wxl. forth the erring member, and. looking at it with supreme disgust, be released it, saying, with a grimace of disgust, “For heaven's sake, my good man, go and wash your hands before you put them In a gentleman's pocket again!”— London Tatler. FOR SAI.E—A <x!l donkey engine, in good shape. Bornstedt A Ruegg, Made Him Feel Old. Bandy, Ore. tf "What’s the matter?” "Ob, nothing much.” FOR SAI.E—dò aeree, 2*> in "iiltiva- “But you look ns If you had some tion ; 2 aeres in hearing orchard, all new buildings. ” miles E. of Gresham. l'-.W thing serious on your mind." "Well, if you Insist on knowing, a [s r acre. Easy terme, see owner. boy win) w as named after me baa Just Frank Michels, I mile Monili of Hogan. a* become engaged to be married. How Phone 3UH. time flies!”—Chicago Record-Herald. The pastor will preach in the Meth His Deduction. odist church Sunday at 11 a. m. and 8 The Sunday school teacher had just p. m. Special music. There will be an explained to tbe juvenile class that the interesting session of the Sunday school first parents were made from dust at 9:45. "Now, Edgar,” sbe said to a bright The Dollar Mark. little fellow, “can you tell me who tbe “Have you seen the Washington mon first man was?” ument?” 30 Head of Horses "Henry Clay,” was tbe prompt reply. "Yes,” replied the New Yorker. "It’s Ed Smith will have in Gresham on —Chicago News. a pretty tall building, but what's the Friday, Saturday and Sunday, July 22, good of it without any offices for rent?” As to Truth Tolling. —Washington Star. 23 and 24, about 30 head of horses, There is an eastern saying which broken and unkroken, weighing from runs: "It is good to know the truth Economy. 800 to 1200 pounds. Special exhibition ! and to tell it It may be better, know Husband — Excuse me, dear, but don’t of riding Sunday. Come whether you ing the truth, to talk of date stones.”— you cook much more for dinner than buy or not. 29 London Truth. we can use?—Wife—Of course! If 1 didn't how could I economize by utiliz As Bill Nya 8aw It. ing leftover dishes?—Cleveland Leader Mid-Summer Dance at Rockwood Bill Nye described a five shot Colt's Rockwood grange will give its usual revolver as “Professor Colt's five vol Not Now. mid-summer dance Saturday evening. ume treatise on the ventilation of the "Electricity isn’t a modern discov July 23. Richard’s orchestra will be' human system.”—Kansas City Times. ery It la so old as the flood.” there and with another of those famous "How do you make that out?” grange suppers and popular prices then- His Suggestion. "Why. didn't Noah have to have ark Wigwag -1 never knew such a fellow lights?" will be the customary large attendance and a good time for all. Undesirables is Bjones. He la always looking for Bettor a blush In the face than a will not be allowed to remain. All i •rouble. Henpecked—Then wl.y doesn't blot in the honrt.—Cervantoa. be get married? — Bostm Courier. others are welcome. 30 WANTED—Berry pickers. Call up R. Rees, phone M. 2c per box. 30 FOR SAI.E—All sorts of rough lum ber at Jarl Bros. A Roth’s mill, 1^ mi. south of Orient. Will deliver orders if required. GIRL WANTED— For generai house work. Mrs. A. Fox, Troutdale. 31 IxitH for wale in Cedarville, on ea«y terms. H. W Hnashall, Pleasant View Avenue; Gresham, Route 3. The ladies ai<l ice cream social on the Methodist church lawn Tuesday after- noo.i and evening. All are invited. Wn deliver «1 ry slab wood in Gresham at $2.75 per cord for cash. Rodlun Bros., phone W. tf Herald and Weekly Oregonian $2 per year. I