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About Beaver State herald. (Gresham and Montavilla, Multnomah Co., Or.) 190?-1914 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 26, 1910)
LOCAL NEWS HEMS : T. R Hewett will spend Saturday and Sunday at Seaside. Miss Ruby Emery visited home folks on Thuresday. Miss Ethel Bradfield returned from a two months trip east, this week. E. W. Aylsworth vacation at Seaside. is spending Ins The Gresham Giants beat the Hillsboro Cardinals, last Sunday, score 18 to 10 There will l*e a gane here Sunday with the Calet Bros. Team. Old Soldiers Picnic to be he d in the city grove at Gresham on September 1. Everybody come and bring your baskets and have a good time E. E. Marshall has retti med from Eastern Ore. where he has been repre- seating the Mitchel. Lewis À Staver Oo. He will coi tinue in the same line in this locality. Next Sunday morning the pastor. Rev. M. B. l’arvunagian, will preach at the niethodist church and in the even ing the sermon will be by Rev. W. G. Catbey. Sundavschoot at 9:45 a. m. POINTERS ON DRAFT HORSES Misses Grace and Minnie Law rance spent a couple of wee>- s at Seaside. M iss Winifred Osborne spent Satur day and Sunday at Seaside visiting the M isses Lawrence. MAXWELL SCHNEIDER PHOTO STUDIO CABINETS GROUPS LANDSCAPES High-grade Work Artistic Finish Improved Facilities NEW OALLERY Powell Street Gresilam of th» Strenuous Kentucky Ir IZ77. Life In In 1777. while llarr>nlnl>uru l\.v.. was so beset with liidlnn- thm th«* Inhabitants were In hiiii I ih for dully bread, a young num. only sixteen tears old. mad«* himself extremely u*«*ful by venturing «’ut of the fort ts*fore day break and returning with a I ihk I of game after nightfall I hl« Intrepid youth was Jam«** Ray. after» arti Geu «■ral Ray One day In the year Just mentl*>iicd Ray mid another y ounc man u Ph* shooting at a mark near the fort, when the second man was guddenly Mhot down by th«* Indians. Ray looked In the direction whence tlx* shot had come, saw the enemy and was on the point of raising his rifle w hen lie was set upon by another baud who had crept near him unseen. lit* took to his heels and, lielng a quick runner. rench«*d the fort amid a shower of bullets, but the gales were shut, and the men Inside were so frightened that they dar«*d not open them Finding himself shut out. Ray threw himself flat on the ground In the rear of a stump, and here, perhaps seven steps from th«> fort and within sight of his mother, he lay for four hours, while the bullets of the Indians tore up the ground Ml either side of FORTUNE ISLAND Ths Story ot ths Buried Prize of an English Buccsneer. FIXE SPECIMEN OF FKKCHKKOX. (By courtesy ot Iowa State college ] do the best work be must be properly proportioned; be must be balanced. The most important tiling iu any draft horse is bis legs. That is where you get the eudurauce. and. then, his feet must be good. Look out for bis feet and legs. That is where be gets his power. J. S. Hall, who has a daiiy ranch near Aud you want the legs under the Fairview, has purchased the Smith corners, like a table. Build a horse house near the entrance to the Fair and a table in the same way. You will grounds, and will move into it about be surprise«! if you will take the time September 1st. The deal was made to look at the different shapes of horses’ legs. The table legs come down Uyough the Gresham Real Estate Co. to strike the ground, aud they are John Conley has bought the Town straight, and so you have the essen send cottage in Regner’s addition. tials to start with. But the horse s legs Kenneth Roberts is home frum the may turn out nt the bottom, or he Deschutes country and will attend high may tie knockkneed, or he may spread at the knees ami the feet tiend In, or school here. his front legs may set too far apart or Mrs. W. H. Bachmeyer and Mise too far back. Rembold returned from Seaside >at- 1 might go on to enumerate other urduy. positions of the feet and legs that are A group of about forty children anJ bad. but there is one thing 1 have no several parents met fora social time on ticed—you take a horse with the legs squarely under the corners and nine the parsonage lawn Wednesday after times out of ten he has a sloping noon. They were the primary classes shoulder and a short back. of the M. E. S ¡relay school and a Buying one for breeding purposes!. I few l abies of the cradle roll and their would not buy a long back nt any parents. They «ere in charge of the price. While we have a number of teachers. Miss Florence Fieldhouse and laws governing the purchase of hors««s. Miss Mary Han-on and Mrs. Rusher. I would Judge a stallion rather by his Mrs. A. Ilevel is cradle roll su|>er ntend- good, strong back and his legs. If you ent. All enjoyed a j*leasant lime with have a good level back, plenty of length, with the help of sound Joints games and refreshments. and good feet, the rest can tie done io feeding 1 want a clean joint, not a Maxwell Schneider is prepared to do joint that shows, and sound texture of finer work than at any previous time. both bones and muscular filler. I can Cali at his new studio on Powell street. not describe the bone 1 would prefer . any better than by comparing It with a razor blade. Harvest Dance at Rockwood Take the razor with the back of the Saturday evening. August 27, is the razor forward and you have a go«xl date set by Rockwood Grange for the description of the leg construction of annual harvest dance. Richards' or the horse. You want what we call a chestra. Popular prices and the usual medium bone. And in the selection of Grange supper will attract the custo young stock-take the horse, for In mary large attenda' ce. Undesirables stance—1 buy a good many at four not allowed to remain. All others are years old. They are long, hardy look welcome. 34 ing and comparatively thin. They do not look preprocessing at all. 1 like to buy them at that time. You take one of those colts that is How to Fasten Handles on Umbrellas. Sometimes a person would like to good, with a good set of legs and suffi change some expensive umbrella cient bone, and he makes a good horse. handle to another umbrella and fasten He should have heavy. sloping shonl* it on solid. This can be done by clean ders and gissi feet. And. though lie have a long head mid his joints ing out the bole left tn the handle may from the old rod and filling the bole look Idg. I care nothing for that, but with powdered sulphur. Place the only for gissi tames, but the average handle in a solid, upright jiosltlon. and farmer would sa.v that lie is too coarse. after heating the umbrella rod red hot I know tie will win out. and nine 11tn»-s out of ten he will make a high priced, push the r<si down Into the hole con talning the sulphur. The hot rod perfect draft horse. No young man can hope to accom plish much who ha* not made hie life a reservoir of power on which he can draw in eveiy emergency. Sample At Inst he grew Impatient and called out to the garrison: "For heaven's sake, dig a hole under the cabin wall and take tue in!" The men Inside set to work Imme diately. and the brave young hunter was speedily safe Inside th«* fort. Dr. F. A. Short, ot Portland, visited his brother this week. His wife and son are taking their outing at Welches where Mrs Short's parents have a cot tage. fuses the sulphur, and when cold It will bold the rod solid. This method may be applied to fastening rods Into •tone, iron or wood A Au expert authority on breeding horses give« the following luforiiialhiti on lhe draft horse, an animal Him plays an iiuisirtant part In farm work at this season of the year, lie say- I will undertake to give you a few simple rules to go by lu the sehs iion cf horse breeding stock. In nil my ex perieuce of the last thirty years I have acquired a good many rules. I have found from my ex|M*rience and ob-ei vat ion that if you will observe a fen simple rules you will not tie misled very much In your selection. You must k«*ep iu mind w hat he Is for He Is not to be cut up Into steaks aud roasts. like the steer. He is ail animal of strength. lu other words, tie is a steaiu eugim* ou a amali scale His duty Is to draw a load and pull heavy weights. And as loug ns that Is true you cau see the ImiH.rtatK-e of size. Here weight alone helps to move the load. A horse that weighs a ton moves a load easier than lhe UMO pound li •- Being in the nature of a machine. to Mrs. Carmen has been quite ill but is reported better. Editor Dari all made a trip to Salem on Wednesday on business connected with the annual program for the Grange. The new program will be ready for dis- tributation within the next week, While in Salem he made visits to the State Penitentiary and to the S ate Insane Asylum. These institutions are well worthy of a visit and it is quite in- structive to learn how they are conduct ed. Admission is free all ■ ays of the week except Saturday and Sunday and thev are verv courteous in their treat ment of vi-iters. INDIANS AND BULLETS. An English buccaneer, having lo«>te«l nnd tire«) a rich prise, found bliuself pursuc«l In turn by a Sjianlsb pirate, and in order to save his treasure sought some isolatthl shore on which to bury It until the time cnuie to divide the sjioil.s with bls followers So he rail Into the Bahama group and. landing on a low lying strip of sand and paltu trees, cacte'd his plunder and. naming the place Fortune Island. sall«xl away He left n number of negro slave* I m * hind to guard the tiurhsl treasure, and the prewent Inhabitants are said to be d«*s«*eud<*d from these slaves The For tune Islanders believe the old sea rover never returned for his ch«*st and that It is still bidden somewhere near the tid<* level It is no uncommon sight for tourists on the run- occasions w hen a steamer stops there to see some half naked black man digging In lhe sand, [irobably In obt-dleme to a dream or other sign The nativt-s are half civilized, exceed ingly superstitious and very t>oor anil live mostly on tlsb and fruit. They do not attempt to plant vegetables, pre* fering to rely on the bounty of nature, as the fierce hurricanes that the Bahamus soon uproot and destroy gar dens The little colony Is buddled to gether In a collection of squalid huts that are blown clear away In nearly every storm and have to be built anew. The Island is nine inlles long and n mile wide at the broadest part and Iles 110 miles northenst of Cuba — New York l’r«*ss. Surprises In Chinese. "Some people.” said an American consul to China, "live as long ns twenty years In China and never l«»nrn more than n dozen Chinese expres- •ions. Bot not so my little girl She used to meet me each evening with some new Chines«, expression which she hnd learn«>d during the day. Now. the Chinese language, like the Japan ese. is full of honortfles. and I fondly Imagini-d one evening, when my little girl greeteij me with some entirely new expressions. that she was snying something Ilk«- this: 'Here comes the honorable jiersonnge. tny father' "To verify my guess I asked a little Chinese boy to translate. At first he was rather backward, but I urged him until he finally said: '"Your excellency, your dnughter says, “Here comes that old wooden bead«*d bottle.’" Yes. there are some surprises In Chinese." Not Interrupting st All. At the piano Mrs Eatoo was guiding Edith mid Edwnro and Jack through the Intricacies of an old Eugliah melo dy when she b<*came aware that the twins were adding their voices from nn Indiscreet distance and stoppwl playing. "Children." she exclaimed, "you nre oot allowed to join In the chorus with Succulent Feed For Lambs. Edith and Edward!" Recent ex|ierlments at the lown ex "We weren't." the twins protested. periment station show that with corn In slightly resentful ton«.*s. "We were at ordinary prices cheaper gains on singing something quite different.”— lambs may be made with dry feed Youth’s Complin loo. than with roots or silage. When corn aud silage are low In price tli^ gains Shakespears Altered. made with silage are a little < li«niper A portable theater had been pitched than those made with dry f«*ed. l he In an out of the way spot where the larg««st total gains were made by tin* prospective theatrical patrons were lambs getting sugar b«?ets. and the fin unsophisticated In matters dramatic. ish ot this lot was also a little better. The players possessed the costumes The lot getting turnips mid cabbage for "Hamlet.” and Shakespeare's trag required th«* largest amount ot mat »dy wus selected for representation. ter for each list pounds gain. Milage It then occurred to the proprietors of and dry t****<l ^:ne next. The least the show that the name might not at amount of < ii ^matter was required tract. so they altered the title to "How where sugar bed* mid mangels were the ¿Stepfather Was Paid Out!”—(«on- fed Tile chief ob|««*tIon io mangel* don Mall. ami Nugur ls•et* is the large amount of hand In lair reijuired to raise them. Hs Pleased Her. "She naked me how old I thought Sheep on Roughage. she was.” If corn is scarce sheep will beat bogs "What did you say?” on pasture, provided they get plenty "Well, I perjured myself like a gen of corn, but when the hogs get plenty tieman.”— Detroit Free Press. of corn they will range pretty well with sheep. Both animals have their No amount of effort to save the place. Hogs are of no use to work at world can make up for failure to •ne roughage A small flock of sheep will riflee for the salvation of your own do better than a large one. little world.-Henry F. Cope. i uhi i six Want Column WANTED Hutter, Eggs mal Farm Frisi use at W*i»tell'» store, Gresham. tl Fresh Cows wanted. T. R. Howitt. I,l'M Bl- K At our new mill I ** miles southeast of Kelso. We deliver luuilier. J oliarmi Bros. (• Mr. Mr and Mrs Ed Hail and lieice, Miss .les-ie Grand, Mr. and Mrs. I., Io Ili» ! I’rideinorv. an.l Miss Alice Co<q»*r have »ollie. Returned from Wild Cat Mountain Mr. Chas Wils >n ol ('oriteli *|s.iit where they |ilcke<| huckleberries One several day* tin* past week at his live : night was )>e t by them oil th« mount - acre tract mi Taylor Ave. ain. Mrs. A. Freer« »ml daughter* s|«*nt Mr mid Mrs. II. A. Beach were Port »«'versi days at Beaverton have just land vis tors last week. G Edgerton and ret ili ned limne. mother were also in Portland visiting Mr W. II I'dy and family have gmio friends. to the nimiiiiaiu" to pfo*|*e«'t fur gold. Mrs. Dr. Mspe» sud children have Mrs. J W. Riirsitir of Clih sgo has return,**! to their home nt Aberdeen las'll touring ti e I’acilh Coast lie was Wash niter s perni I ng Hie summer in the guest ol Mrs. Hold ILilman. thia vicinity. During her slay she had u very enjoy Mr Dm is of Portland was a visitor able trip on tin* Columbian, to Hood River acisimimiiieil by Mrs. A. Freer» here tins week. Charles Newland entertained this Miss Usina Fierre and Mr» Rotiert week, his sister, Miss Newland and Holman. FOR SAI.E A bav ami a brown |>mr of horse», 3 and 4 years of age, one broken, weight about I2tki each. R. I* Rasmussen, Corbett. tf Mrs. Veruno, and husband, of Miss Daisy Dovi of P.rllMIhl WANTED Highest price paid for fresh cows, state eric« and pmticu ars. mg Mr«. Edgerton. V R. Sexton, U’» E. doth a ., Portland. Mrs. B. A. Reach :w parents, M r. and M rs. LOST—2 yr. old brown Swiss bull, ly of Cliackamus, n«w horn- »awe I off 2 inches from head. $6 renard for return. J. F. Wing, Boring, and sister and family, ('rocker of Montana. Ore., Route 3. tf FARM LANDS FOR SAI E—E. A. Ikilsn, Boring, Ore., phone 4lil. tl WANTF.l)—-All kinds of milch coas, ('ash latid. W. Ellison, Cleone. phone |8xl. tf WANTED Some one «ho wants a bargain in real estate at FMrview. In quire at First State Bank, Gresham. tt If Seattle. la VlNlt* Mr Keene ol Taylor Ave has |>n<»ent ■ ««I a pi'titiou to the county commission- era lo improve ill«* street. Ths Orangs In Politlqs. At fowtii vAiin The annusi missions meeting of the Portland district will ba held at tin* Sw«*di»h Lutheran church, Monday, Aug 29, al H p. in. mid continuing over Tuesday, lhe la*lie* mission» society will also have an auction »ale. Dinner will be served. Our new schoo||iou»e is nearing com pletion ami I» a credit to tin* dinlrict and the contractor, Chu». Johnson. n recent insetllig of Eureka grange nt Lyons. N. Y . the lecturer Introduced for discussion the question ns to whether or not the grange should take nn Interest In isilltlca or discuss political questions lie said that the charter of the grange provided that (Milltlcs mid religion could uot be dis cussed In grange meetings; but. Inns much n« somv of the granges had dis cussed the direct nominations lull, nt tluit time much In evidence In New York state, anil had adopted résolu lions favoring such a bill In the leg Islnture. he thought the topic II timely on«- II«* heht flint «urli resolutions were not roiislsiciit with the charter declarations. and according to repotIs practically all ngristl with him Bartsch Brim. Planing Mill Mr. and Mrs W. Bottslson entertain Mile south of Pleasant Home. \II kinds of Dressed LumlaT for building pur ed ('. I*. Johnson and family ami P. N. poses, nt reasonable prices. Dcliverol Aluiqnist ami faniilv on Thursday What Pfominsnt M«n Ssy. if desired. Phone .19x1. tf I’. N. Alinqulst mid family left last Wllllnm M«Kltile) *nld "There I* Monday for Warrell, On*., where they Ini! om* wny for ri*«* fnrmers io *<«-ure Just leglslmloti. and flint I* througti a have Isiuglit a 20-scre farm. compio t orgnnlzatlon of thè ngrieul turuI cln**e* " LAI (JUKI LI Theislorv Roosevelt «ntd "Su«li a F. Schultz lias been bailing hay lor movement n* III» grange I* gisul In It self rimi espiliti«* of well lilgh llltlnlte W James flirt ber extenslon for gissi II. Schultz has finished loading tour Ex Governor Nash of Oblò salii. "The cars of wocm I. * IO per cent of thè fnriners w in* nre Th** Hanson bouse has I h *«* ii sliingl<**l orgunlz«*! secure more Icglslntloii Is n efltlng agricolture (liuti thè ho per cent by D. Butler. w ho nre utiorgmiiz< <l." A. Gaulitz was a Porllanll visitor on business last week. Dedicating Farm Horn»». It wasquiic a task to pull II. I.atour- Th*- Whltebenfl dedication ceremony, eH's «vjiaral'ir u,> the long lull, requir we are glnd to note. Is la'lug Used In dedicating farm home«. Th«* farm of ing three teams F. Hansen was a callcf nt < •. West- A. B Armstrong of Mi Keiin county. I’ ii «-1« <l«sli ntiif by thl* beautiful luml « last Sunday. I ceremony on June II National Lev J. C. Wilson visited at li Schult*’ turer Wilson and Sint«* l.wturer I a.r last Sunday. sell of 1’i'iinsyIvanla nnd Minto I.«* J. Nix is hauling his cordwood to turer Lowell of New York were pres ■■til We recomuiemi lhe u«* nf ibis Latou relic. < * remony n* a um«*i pieaaunt mid In C. Cavi'gn i* engaged in bu I ling a structive feature III grunge work residence. U. Bsh-en is cutting coriiW'ssi for II Shults. A. Gaulitz is giving his house a coat of i* lint. icily. Terms on Cnalk r, Arlela, tf FoR .-ALE—Gorsi Isinnds, cheap. T. R. FOR SALE—Ten acres of fine land, s in cultivation, new 5-roorn bungalow, 3 acres of lerries, Iki young fruit trees. Two miles from Ia-nta cur station on good county road. Price $30011. Horse and cow, harnees arvl iarm utensils thrown in. Terms, $‘2200 cash, balance time. .1. II. Clialker, Arlete, Ore. tf Wm. Burkholder ha- beon kept busy cutting gram with hi» new binder. A Day For Crumbier*. A grange In New York state > elebrnt rd recently "grumblers' day." Each officer wns allowed lo grumble for five minutes A few of them Improved the opportunity This might I m * extended to the whole membership mid let on« dnv suffice for the year Motion Pictures GRESHAM GRANGE HAI I. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday NIGHTS Big Double Show for 10c LOST—August 2’, a pair of halters, between Gresham and Lusted*. Finder leave at Herald office. ;fd Gresham Smith Bros. Managers FOR SAI.E—Fresh cow, I mile south of Preston's Crossing. August Neimyer. 34 WHEN IN GRESHAM Gresham Market want-all the Veal that you have. Price this week, 12'..c to Bic. 34 You Are Invited To Get Your Meals At the NEW GRESHAMRESTAURANT You will Be Satisfied with Our Bill of Fare and Treatment — Prices reasonable Gresham Shoe Shop J. M. DONAHUE, Proprietor is the place to buy sh<a> finding* and supplies Rejiairing neatly done, all material A I. Fred Shoemaker, pro prietor. 31 Powell SI., Gresham F. A. Fleming M. 8. Thompson TRANSFER AND LIVERY BARN BOOKS l.ivcry. Boarding and Sales Stahlen BULL RUN STAGI: LINE la-nves our barn daily at II a. m. Arrives Bull Run at noon. leaves Bull Run at. I :30 p. tn , arrives Gresham 4 ¡.'Ml p. in. HYLAND BROS. New Line of Rigs. Books New and Hecond Hand Satisfaction Guaranteed Your Patronage Molicited BOOK SELLERS School Good Horses. Phone, Farmers 516 Gresham, Ore. I E. E. Marshall Mitchell, Lewis & Staver Agent for BOI'GHT, MOLD, EXCHANGED Portland 16« Fifth Street PORTLAND, OREGON FARM MACHINERY PHONE 503, GRESHAM, OREGON