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About Beaver State herald. (Gresham and Montavilla, Multnomah Co., Or.) 190?-1914 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 29, 1912)
DOINGS OF OUR NEIGHBORS COLUMBIA HEIGHTS The Farmer's Union held another BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON meeting last week in the Grange hall. | Ti.e plans for a new cannery at Gresham K. P. Herford of Celt age Grove baa BRI'FZY DIMS CONTRIBUTED BY I1P.RAI.I) R1 WiRTI RS AT NEARBY POINTS Is now under consideration. , Just paid hie taxes for the fifty first Miss Helen 1‘eaver has gone to Port consecutive time in Lane county. land on a visit with h«r sister, Mrs. I James W. Miller, a well known Ore cm KKYVILLL BORING gon pioneer and an active figure In Kingston. We’re marching on. The public schools reo|>«i»od last Mon the upbuilding of bln part of tbe etale moved to Mrs. James Benfield has day morning after being dosed for the Htormy March has come at last. tor many years, died at bi« home in Woodstock for a short time. past two weeks on accountol the scarlet Shelburn, aged 77. The winter is over and not very much fever epidemic here The authorities Mr. L. Benfield visited with bit Marion county R. V. carriers met winter either, lieileve they have the lever confined to mother last week. In convention at Gervais. The princl Ploughing and cowing oata and plant the several familiee that are still under tjv* pa*. Mrs. George Kneviern ie wtt h her pal busiupgs transacted quarantine and a further spread of the ing potato«« and sarly gra ten truck 1« *"•« vi * resolution asking for «late daughter, Mrs Bellvat, who iequite ill* at hand, malady 1« not anticipated. aid in good road building, Everything indicate« a g<xxl crop bi M m . Huutet Aiit! liUltf bhlMrbrf Miss Esther Meyer has been visiting Wprd has been received from Tuc in Gresham for several days and attend fruit this season and wars it not for tbe ere uni from th« city with Mrs. ‘faylor. son, Ari«., of the death of Ed C. Her ing tlie revival meetings at the Baptist broken condition of the trees it would Mrs. Lottie Benfield and son James ren of Woodburn, Oregon, a pioneer be a bumper—barring early froeta. Oburcb. spent Bunday at Columbia View Farm. hop dealer of tbie «Ute Mr. Herren born In Salem lu 1M61 Mrs, Ascbie Morehead and her mother The writer acknowlegee the receipt of Mies Grace Fergueon spent last Satur Mera than 200,000 acre« of produc- and little sister have moved to Portland. the Congreeeionai Record from Hpeaker day with her mother, Mr«? Ferguson, live farm land now held by Wiliiain Mrs. H B Cross spent last week with Clark. Tbie public document leeued al 8t. John«. Hanley of Burna will be thrown open » her daughter, Miss Vera Smith at Hamiy daily contains an exact acoount of the Mr«. Buller, mother of Mr. Melvay to settlement at prices that will at actuel transactions of both houses at and returned home last Saturday even and Mre. Dickman, is on the sick Del. tract homesteaders from other parts ing and Sunday morning was called to Washington and also the report« of tbe We hope she will soon be able to be of the country. s|>ecia! committees like tlie Hardwick Canby to attend the funeral of her out doore to enjoy the spring breexes. Portland Railway, Light A Power nephew, Bertram Wheeler who«« death sugar committee and the Htanley steel company officials have accepted the committee. Both of tlie reports of three Mr. James Rose has tbe plans under occured February 22. special committees reveal a state of way for a new large barn, the structure proposals of the government, and the Born—to Mr. and Mrs. W, K, Childs, rottenness that would even make a will be 3dzH0, with a concrete founda Oregon City locks will soon pass into a girl. Mother and child doing nicely “■land patter" blush. possession of the government at the tion at this writing, although the family is price of *375,000. McCabe the contractor at the tunnel Mr. (reliant and family has gone back under quarantine for scarlet fever and Senator Chamberlain baa received several ol tha children are ill with the between tbe big Handy and tbe Little to tbe city after «{tending a couple of requests from Portland labor unions I malady. They are being cared lor by Handy appears to have vanished com months here. to have delayed malls on tbe Harri Mr. Childs' mother and a trained nuree pletely leaving some anxious creditor« Mr. W. Deaver came home to spend man lines investigated and the laws Irani Portland. Mr. Childs is mall behind who have already levied on hi« Sunday with his mother. Mr. Deaver enforced regarding defective railway work not yet paid tor. Among tlie heavi equipment on their lines. carrier on route 2 from here. is on the Astoria route as mail clerk. est ere .lion it is said Is In for *1500 and With “Oregon First” as a slogan Mr. and Mrs G. II. Bickford are the the next highest ie *1000 McCabe told Rev. Ironside preached in Northway's special trains of Beaver state citizens proud parents of a 95« pound girl. I be tbe writer last summer "that this job Hail last Sunday evening to a full bouse. will invade San Francisco March 14. mother ami child are doiug nicely and would either make or bieak him." It Meetings will continue tbe rest of the On that day the sites of the state Harry seems to lie one ol the happiest ap|>ears to have broken him It was week. buildings for the Panama Pacific Ex men In Clackamas County and well he so tnucli more difficult when be got in position, 1915, will be selected. should be. the mountain a half mile or so by reason The interior department has grant FAKVItW The eitisens of our little burg were of deep hidden spring«, bad air and rock ed to Will O. Steel a 20 year hotel L. Holgate, of Alsea Bay, is a guest of concession in the Crater Lake nation aroused last Sunday evening by the cry formation. his brother, E. I). Holgate. of fire and on investigation the large al park. This gives Steel the right to Our schoolhouse difficulty seems to frame barn owned by O. C. Parmer of have been set led all right as Mr. Friel A. M Anderson and family, were out erect and maintain a hotel and he has Portland waa found to be in flames. By has deeded the acre on which the from Portland, to spend Sunday at their organized a company for tbe purpose. James H. Graham, a prominent quick work on the parlot Chas. Parmer school house stand« to tlie district after home here. who is in charge of his father’s interests having made arrangements with tbe eastern Oregon Democrat, who op Dewet Shepard was a Sunday guest of posed Congressman Ellis in 1906 as here, and several others, 6 horses, har Murrys to redeed tbe land to him. This his parent«, C. Blispard and wife. Mn. Representative from eastern Oregon ness. etc. and 40 sacks of grain were is a very satisfactory solution to wbat Shepard and daughter, Thelma, ■pent to congress, has announced his candi saved. Alxiut 5 tons of hay were burn might have .been a very tedious and the week end here. dacy for the Democratic nomination ed. The building waa an old affair, complicated matter. Mrs. E. Wetmore and Mrs. A. L. thia year. having been built by Mr. Parmer years Snow from ten to twenty feet deep at Stone were here on Tuesday visiting old The disappearance of R. C. Gass ago while he was operating hie sawmill one place in Miseouri last week and the friends. Tbe Slones have lately pur from Klamath Falls, where he had re hero. The cauat of the Are ie unknown but is supposed to be of ineeadiary worst storm and cold spell in Illinois chased a home at Beaumont, near Port sided for several months, ia causing tor 1« years How is that for winter land. his friends much uneasiness, Oasa origin. No insurance was carried. weather in tbe Mississippi Valley? That was connected with the Klamath De J. W. Moller has moved his family in country is said to be—and the writer velopment company as architect and knows it to be a fact—the coldest and to the bouse belonging to Hargrave A civil engineer ROCKWOOD the hotleet, tbe wetteel and tbe dryeet, Son known aa the Scott place. To secure the construction of a fine Tlie Mt. Hood road is putting up a the windieet and the calmeet country Rich Campbell, a former neighbor of permanent highway along the Colum nice little station on the faimaden place, in the U, H J. P. Provence at Michel, (pent the week bia river, 8. Benson has sent to Gov l>re|>arau>ry for prospective buyer«. Tie ernor West a check for *10,000, which Old Oregon may not have acres of end vieiting him here. The place ia platod and cut up into lot« he will give to aid in the construction broad prairiee and miles of corn fields, Miss Alta Wilcox is spending the week Mm. R. Kettering of Hood River WHS but it does have a tine healthy climate, at the home of her brother, Dr. C. C. of a road near Shell Rock, about ■tx miles from Hood River. calling on Rockwood friend« the ion* an abundance of pure water and timber Wilcox, at Vancouver, Wash. The secretary of the interior baa part of the week. and an incomparable soil for grain, Mrs. Runkle has taken up her resi received u report from the board ap vegetable« and hull tor no one need Real ««late men are busy tlicee fine dence at the home of her father, W. T. pointed to Inveetlgate the Weet Uma suffer here from cold and hunger if they Brooks. days. tilla project. The report la favorable will only half work and "cut out tbe and strongly recommends the exten Whooping cough seems the order of Mr. Harris aud wife, of Forest Grove, boose." ti>e day in thia vicinity. were guests of J. W. Townsend and sion of the project, which will irrigate more than 30,000 acres of land. wife last week. W. Childers likes the work of rural The house committee on public J. T. Stillion was here Sunday look GRISHAM carrier very much. He ia on the route lands has agreed to report favorably recently vacated by E. I.. Tborpe. E. W. Aylswortb made a businee trip ing after his interests. Congressman Hawley’s bill authoriz Mrs. J. W. Benecke and children ing substitution of odd numbered sec We are glad to note that the little to Portland Tuesday. ■ |>ent t’ e week end with relatives in tions of land In Pauline national for Church on the corner wm pretty well Duley Bro«, are having their house Portland. est. belonging to private parties, for filled on Sunday last wired and Bull Run water put in. Mrs P. Peniston, of Portland, visited other lands in southern Klamath They have rented it to Mrs. T. B. Mead Ladle. Aid will meet at the home of with Mrs E. D. Holgate from Saturday county. Mrs. Anna Horton the drat Thursday in who will move in at once. until Tuesday Double-tracking, eliminating the March. They will have tn al) day meet T. K. Howitt made h business trip to Last Friday evening a numlier of young curves and reducing the grades on ing. Everybodywelcome who can quilt. Eastern Oregon last week. people spent a delightful evening at the the main line of the O.-W.-R. A N. Several new scholars have entered the Mrs. L. B. Shippy and little (laughter home of Rev. Thomas Robinson, company between The Halles and De- hc I ioo I within flic last lew weeks. of Vancouver, visited Dr. and Mrs A. schutes, a distance of 44 miles, work Herbert Lee and bride, nee Ro«a Tlie Grange will give a Masque Ball Thompson this week. which was started nearly two years Burge ,, were guests of Mr. Lee ’ s aunt, on the 9th of March and expect a large ago and which involves an expendi Mrs. J W. Lawrence visited friends Mrs. H. M. Shaw on Saturday. The crowd. Everybody enjoys the masquer ture of *3,100.000. will be completed couple were married on February 21. and relatives in Newberg last week. ade«. before May 1. D. W. McKay spent Sunday with his Grandma Jones, who baa been ill, is A new corporation known as the uster, Mrs. Bucklin in Portland Mm. feeling belter at this writing. Lake Packing company, has been or Bucklin lives at Vancouver, B. C. KELSO ganised at Astoria with a capital of Messrs Aiderton and Spitler of Mon- A very successful parent-teacher«* *50.000. The company is authorized tavills were calling on Greaham friends meeting W«I held at the Kelso school to conduct the business of packing last Sunday. TROUTDALE house on Monday afternoon. Quite a fish and all kinds of vegetables and Work was begun Monday on the food products in Oregon and Alaska A num tier of the junior class went to numta-r of parents attended. A short program was given by the school, an in the lleilig last Friday night to witness excavation for the lies Helming build and also to own and operate steamers ing on Columbia Street. The old build and other water craft. structive talk by Supervisor Anderson, "Julius Ceasar.” which was followed by remarks from tlie With a complete confession at hand Dr. W. J. Ott is threatened with ap- ing has liven moved to the extreme west parents present. The sentiment express pendicitis and is suffering considerably. eud of the lot to make room for the new. from one who participated in the rob ed was in favor of a high school at Sandy. Mrs L. Hampshire and daughter, bery of the steamer Humboldt, plying L. I). Howard and family have There was an excellent display of school Miss Margery, of Kenton, have been from Alaska in September. 1910. Gov moved into their new home. work. visiting old friends here. ernor West declares he has unearthed Mrs. Mary Batch attended the .Man- Born to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bickford, C. B. Allard and children visited rela the secret of the gold bullion theft tell production at tlie lleilig last Satur which caused nation'.l comment at th^ a girl, February 23. tives here Sunday. day. time, when *57,000 worth of gold was Married, in Portland, February ltith, Win. Helming, Jr. and Mr. McJette, E. B. Thompson has resigned iiis po taken from the steamship. fa*wia Hangluin and Miss Julia O’Neill. sition as game warden and will assist of Portland, spent the week eud as Announcing the appointment of a Mis« Annie .lari and Gordon Bowne guests of L. Helming and family. hi« father in hi« business. committee of five members represent were married in Portland, February 20. Evert Stafford and Roy Buxton re The M. E. Parsonage is being re ing prominent business, horticultural, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Bowne s|>ent a inodled and a bath room will ite added. turned last week from Southern Cali and agricultural Interests as well as few days with Mrs. Bowne’«mother Mrs. fornia. Mr. Stafford has been appoint other industries of the state as a good T. R. Howitt has built a garage on Sindall, last week. ed adminstrator of the estate of the late roads committee to have free rein in the rear of his property. I. N. Buxton and has assumed charge passing on the merits and demerits of the livery barn an i the meat market of the various good roads bills which LUS TUB here. LATOURELL FALLS have been subject of discussion. Gov Mrs. little Cogan of Ht. Paul, Mino, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Dean have return ernor West has taken steps toward Mr. Frank Bell visited his sister, Mrs. is visiting her («rent«, Mr. and Mr«. A C. I-atourell one day last week. ed from a fortnight’s stay at I'quina Buy. reconciling differences which have C. Wihlon, and other relatives for a Miss Abie Stites spent the week end Mr. Christmas has taken up his arisen. few weeks. Hhe came unexpectedly and with Mrs Clara Smith of Corbett. dutiee as night operator for the O. W. One of the most sweeping decisions certainly was a surprise. Mr. T. Pirtle who ie engineer at the R A N. Co., here arid has moved bit rendered by the Oregon supreme Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Hamilton and Mrs. Ht. Martin Hot Springs was in town family into the Hoyt house. court In years was that of the case of J. Hosner of Troutdale, visited Mr. and last week. A (ter several years of insanity, Mr«. the Corvallis A Eastern railroad vs. Mrs. Fay Tombling last Sunday. Miss Ethel Spear visited her parents Harlow, mother of L. A. and F. E. the 8tste Lend board. Only 45-100 Mr. and Mrs. J. Goff of Portland, here over Sunday. Miss S|«ar is another Harlow, of this place has regained her sere of tide land was Involved, but the visited their parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. of our ambitious young women who is reason. Mrs. Harlow is past 70 years decision gives over to the railroad Lusted Saturday returning Monday of age and her sudden recovery of her company the entire stretch of tide attending High school in Portland. lands along the shores of Lincoln Quite a number of young folks at Mrs. Charles Gossett spent Hatnrdav mental faculties is rather an unusual tended the party given in the Grange with her daughter, Mrs. Ballard at occurence, but a most happy one for county. George G. Brown, clerk of hall at Orient last Saturday evening. Mrs. Harlow and her children, with the state land hoard, declares the de Rooster Rock. whom she ie now enjoying her last days. cision one of the greatest calamities Charley De-Haven was the guest of The long distance telephone men were that could befall the people of Lincoln Harris Hamilton last Sunday. here last week repairing the line. No county. On the other hand. Justice Mrs. B. C. Altman called on Mr. and doubt the bad weather caneed much ex- Burnett says the (lading nay be un j Ire work and expense. Mn. W. H. Hamilton last Sunday, popular. but It la based on law. When You Are Through Shopping stop in and have some lunch, you will feel at home. Ladies are served at this restaurant in such a way—at a private table and all that-as to give the comfort and convenience of home. When your cook’s away or the house is being repaired, drop in here and get good eat ing at small cost. 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