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Consolidated, Decem ber 28, 1923 with
Volume III
No. IS
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Copy, 5 Cents
T H E B À N ÌC S H E R A L D
Beaverton, Washington County,
Oregon Friday, March
GOVERNOR PIERCE'S WIFE
BURIED LAST TUESDAY
•
Laura M. Pierce w a» uorn in
what in now Wheeler county,
near Monument, tn central Ore
gon, May 30, 1871. tier par-
<• - were pioneers, her. •alhor,
P">tr Rudlo, crossing tbo pi.* n#
if I# to the roast. Hn m ibor
cu re In ’6?. In c*eiy g.rllii o*t
»lie moved with her parents to
Milton, Oregon, where she at
tended thy public schools. Her
parents moved to Walla Walla
In IHH7,
She graduated from
Whitman college pi the rlims of
'VI, preparing herself then fur
a teacher, and graduated from
the Fllensburg State
Normal
school in the c I s m o f 'Of.
She was married to Walter
M Pierce In Reptembe*, |89.I.
a«d moved lo Pendleton, where
her husband was then -county
clerk of tlmalllla county. Rhe
lived In Pendleion. where four
o f her children were born, un
til I ©07. moving then to the
Grand Ronde valley where she
and her husband lived until he
wa« elected governor In Nov..
1923. since which lime she baa
been n resident o f Salem, Ora.
She was tlia mqlhpr qf fly «
Children, Lloyd H. Pieros, aged
90, the only son, who wont as
i. volunteer and «erred nearly
two yera in tlie World war; her
oldest daughter, Mrs.
I, mile
Hall, lives In Salem, and ia the
wife o f Uarold Hall. Her sec
ond daughter, Ueien Wilson, Is
the wife o f Ray WtUon, a re
search chemist in me employ
of the Western Electric com
pany, New York City. Her 3rd
daughter. Edith Pierce, la now
a junior in the University of
Or-gon at Kugcne, and
t ie r
youngest daughter, Lorraine, ta
-onlor in the Salem
High
Rctiool.
She nlao rearuu Clara
Pierce, dugltlcr' o f her husband
by a former marriage.
There are three grandsons.
There are three older alalers
and one brother living.
8 h e
was the youngest o f nine chil
dren.
, She wo« a devoted mother,
giving her whole soul ana en
ergy tn (lie rearing of her fam
ily. curing little for
society.
Slu* was always an extremely
alrong woman until her first
operation,
in
OetoDer, 1919
sinro which time she has suf
fered much. Since February 1,
1924, she has had the attention
of a private nurse, demanding
constant care. All thruugh her
suffering and affliction she tio»
been kind, hopeful, cheerful and
helpful to the very last; she
had an indomitable wpll, keep
ing t r a fk 'o f her household a f
fairs even a fte r . She could no
longer walk or talk aloud, in-
si«i iii g that' the bills for the
home comb to her, even paying
her February
household
ac
counts with tier own check.
She was a member o f the
Methodist
church,
nccoming
cinvorted nt Walla Walla
in
1HHH. Her circle of friend» wa»
not largo, but those who knew
her host prized her friendship
very highly.
During the ses
sions when*her hunband, W al
ter M. Pierre, was stale sen-
nlnr, she always came with him
from eastern Oregon and was
one of the well knbwn ladles of
the slate senate. She was pres
ent Ihe night her husband wa-«
inaugurated governor, hul was
never able lo enter the »late
house afterward.
Mra. Pierce took a deep in
terest in her husband's polit
ical career, allhough she sel
dom appeared.
He was neny
from home much, bolh
h e -
cause of Ills Interest tn slate
affairs and because his farm
and Ihe callle on Ihe range look
him. Hul lliefe was Ihe most
complete harmony of Internal
W O M A N '«
W O ULD
P A IR
"On the eighteenth of April''
In not “ seventy-five" b u t - In
nineteen twenty-five there will
be a commemoration o f thrf
famous ride of Paul Revero—
with changes. Chicago will be
the place, Instead of Boston and'
Its environs. Thu rider will be
n woman, one o f * * America's
daredevil rodeo champions. And
Ihe occasion will be the open
ing o f an exposition dedicated
entirely to woman and her work,
and
railed
"Thu
Woman's
World Fair."
This Is (he first time that
woman .ha« held the »lave M -
eluslvsly Id a national eaposi->
(Ion.
Kvery exhibit will
b a
about her, showing what' she
dims, what she uses, and what
she achieves.
-
Prominent women from all
rorhera of the
country
who
have have achieved eminence
In specific activities— political,
executive, literary, professional
— will be present themselves as
living exemplars o f
feminine
progress. There will De many
eyes opened and brows lifted
to see how fsr they have forged
ahead In their spolallxed en
deavors.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS
Interesting Little Notes from the Surrounding Country as
T old jry Our Active Special C orrespondents Weekly
SCOFIELD NEWS
ALOHA-
1 VEHB
Mr. and Mra. Fred Uuabner
John lioos was In Buxton on
have sold their borne at Aloha
Monday evening.
Mr. Otto Hrliroeder was la and have moved lo Portland,
where they will res da
tem
Portland over the week end.
porarily until they are ready to
W aller Noack was
Visiting move to Ashland, Oregon. We
n Portland over the week end. all regret to loss these good
Mrs. Chaa. T. Myera was in people who have * lived in this
fluxion Friday morning between community six lee« years.
trains.
The Ladies' Social Improve
Mrs. Amos Outright was do ment club gave an afternoon
ing some «bopping in Hillsboro lea at tbe club Bouse, March
Monday.
4th, which wga weU attended
Mrs. W. Feldt made a busi Mrs. J. W. AudeTson was the
ness trip to Hillsboro Monday recipient o f a pretty quill, and
•*acli guest received a useful
morning.
gift. The funds Of the club are
Mr. and Mra. F. O'Donnell used to relieve any distress that
made a business trip Halurday may be brought to their notice.
lo Portland.
Last Halurday night a play
Mrs. Rose Hellish and son was given
in
the
Reedville
were in Buxton Sunday visit church by the Christian En
ing friends.
deavor Society.
Those taking
Mr. and Mra. A. Young and part were: Mra. Johuaon, Mer-
children were In Buxton Mon. * « i Dant, Claud MicBreeu, Grace
day evening.
Kelly, Glenn
HUff,
Margaret
Merugg,
Mr.
McLean,
Mr. and
Mrs. J. Reese made a uusi-
ness trip Thursday morning to Mrs. Fred McBreen, and Kloise
Murker.
The play, "Home A-
Forest drove.
cree," will be repealed at Ureu-
Miss Verona Hellish 0f Bux «'<>, Friday night.
ton visited friends here Wed
nesday and Thursday.
A L O H A M U g R R fcOHOOL
HAZELDALE LITERARY
“ Ytmmie Vinson's Yob," , a
Ihree-act comedy, wits given by
tin* Haxeldale Literary Sociejy
it Ihe school house last Sat
urday evening. A large crowd
was out lo enjoy the efforts
Mr. and Mrs.
C.
McNally
of the cast.
mude a business trip to Port
%
A great many children have
The cast was comtutsed of land Saturday morning.
bum absent fror** school be
n Rmilh, Raymond 'Hoard,
Mrs. 0. Buckbee. made a busl- cause of the epidemic o f "Flu ."
'goes KyvecHon. Courtney Rjrv-
nes» trip Friday morning to Mrs. Minnie Clark baa been
erson, Harley Taylor. Faye Byv-
quite sick for severs! days.
Hillsboro and Portland.
erson, Wary •firnml, .Florence
Louise Fuik, wbo was in-
Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Crawford
(Urey.
Paul
G'Connor,
and
iccd m a railway accident has
to
Forest
Clarence Churrhlcy,
Mrs. J. and son motored
fully recovered and ia now in
drove on Monday evening. *
0 .' Rmilh coached (he play.
«cbool.
Her slater Helen I »
I.nsl Tuesday
evening
the
Dr. Via and Mrs. Via from
»(ill
confined
to her bed but ia
«oelely inel and made prepara Hanks were in Srofipld
Wed getting along
nicety.
nalpb
tions for programs lo be held nesday evening on business,
McCauley
is
now
able
lo
walk
seml-monlhly
at
lh*
school
Dr. Via o f Banka and F'orest with the aid o f erulches.
housa.
drove and Dr. Robb o f
Hills
A Parent-Teacher Association
boro were tn Beo field Monday
was organised at the school
Oil and gns has h«*en found
«turning.
at SOU-font dap Hi In mi oil well
huu»e Wednesday, March 4th.
Mrs. W. Stewart o f Portland with about twenty-five member»
near Rutherlln.
was visiting a few days this Joining. Meetings will be bold
Veek
here with her brother and the first Wednesday o f each
ueiw ctm t ui'iii
«4ic bud not
his family.
month at three o'clock and a
u-'t'ii stru n g for som e yvais p ii -
large attendance- ia
desired.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Ueo.
Thurman
-<i to' nur » w e re iUhu»a, auu
iiovaiuoi l*n rue a V o licu u d u lot of dreenville visited Halurday <>Mccrs elected were: Mrs. J.
uci; ut a ll I mitts was extrem e. here with their daughter and K. Hays, president; Mrs. J. S.
Coward,
first
vice-president;
i'U iiu g bis campaign tor tin* her family.
Mrs.
C.
E.
Barker,
second vice-
nomiiialitm two y e a rs ago lie
Mr. and Mrs. 8. Uolt and president; Mrs. Minnie Clark,
»veul to his home in Lu U re m ic
daughters visited Halurday eve secretary; and Mrs. J. Mitxel,
and* buck to western Oregon ning and Hunday with friends
treasurer.
Those assisting in
maiiy Linos Just because
ne ut -Hillsboro.
the organisation
were:
Mrs:
w ished lo see how she
wa»
George
J.
Perkins,
8tate
Pres
Mr. Z. Kludubacker wno has
g e ttin g along and to have
a
ident of the P. T. A.; Mrs. F.
it-w houra with her. While the been visiting friend» at Kelso,
It.
Merry, Slate Corresponding
p u b lic did not know tbia, lie Washington, Uie last week, re
Secretary; Mrs. B. I. Elliot, the
lumed
Monday
evening
to
Sco
took these night rides and pul
Slate Treasurer; Mra. D. Ji.
in m uuy extra hours, auiuo of field.
Kelley, State Chairman oi the
• valuable for
campaign
Ml»» Verona Hellish o f Dux- Finance Committee; Mrs. John
Aorlt, because he couiu not Dear
ton and Mrs. Mary Stewart of son, District Organixer;
and
o be away from her any mora
Portland visited on Monday and County
Superintendent,
Mrs.
than wus actually neceasary,
Tuesday here with their broth Emma L. Bryant.
while she suffered ue only he
er, Joe Uelllsh, and his family.
could know she did.
HILLSBORO NEWS
Mrs. Austin of Forest (trove
vv lieu Mr. Pierre wus elected
tioveruor llie uewspaper
re and Mr.«. McKay of Wisconsin,
The City Council has passed
turns goon found that Mrs. hut formerly o f Forest Grove,
Pierces illness was very ser visited several days last week resolutions calling for the lay
J, ing o f additional pavement on
ious and questioned the Clov here with Mr. and Mrs.
Oak and Second streets. The
er nor about it. To them
be Durham.
confided the truth Ihul it was
u hopeless cast of cancer, but
lie asked tlioiu lo suy nothing
about it and to not mention her
illness except when absolutely
necessary.
The newspapermen
recognised the fine sentiment
iii
the Governor’« wish
and
respected it.
To Mrs. Pierce
the Uovcrnor spoke hopefully
right to the day of her death,
lo n g after she realised that
there was rio hope ho would
not admit it to her, but talked
of the time when she would he
well again and they cotrltl go
out logellier. When ho wus in
the hospital la.-*! summer, for
an operation, he found a nurse
lie considered especially com
petent and he took her trom
the hospital at a greatly ad
vanced salary, to care for Mrs.
Pierce.
The expense of these
two years has been tremendous,
hut that has not counted for
a moment with him.
To al
leviate her suffering in
l h
slightest degree, at any eosl,
was his object.
When affairs o f slate were
crowding upon him, he would
say lo a friend, "all this Js
nothing, if only my wife were
well again.’’
She died at her home in Sal
em Sunday, The funeral ser
vices were held in Ihe First
Presbyterian Church in Salem
Tuesday afternoon, with Rev.
Ward Willia Long offieinling.
Interment was In 8a|em.
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wbfch > u Ertdbfched fai 1 9 10
13, 1925
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$1
OWTUARY
Emma W aster was born on
February 17, 1899, in Goble,
Oregon.
She was
the
only
daughter of Mr. aud Mrs. Louis
Waaeer o f that town. She at
tended the Goble public school
for some time, and than at
tended tbe Creslon Hebooi
in
Portland.
She was married in Kalama,
Washington, on November 24,
1913, to Mr. William 1. Noyes.
To this union were born three
children, Herman A., now mne
years old, Albert J- eight years
old. and William L, Jr., now
seven years old.
After their marriage, Mr. and
Mra. Noyes lived in Portland
until I M I , when they movad
to Goble lo make their home
their. After living in Ooble for
about three years, they moved
In 1921 to Rolls, where they
remained until they enme to
Beaverton. They have lived in
Beaverton since that time.
Mra. Noyea was sick about
fourteen month« with Tuber
culosis.
She first went
for
• rraluu-nt to the Portland Open
Air Hanitarium.
From
there
ih i went to Goble, her child
hood home, and the present
home o f her parente. She then
returned to her borne here and
spent the last three
months
»■on lined to her bed.
She died at her home here
at t :55 P. M. March 8, 1928.
She leaves to mourn her loss
her husband, W. -I. Noyes; her
three sons, Herman A., Albert
J.. and William I„ Jr.; and her
father and mother,, Mr. and
Mrs. Louis Wasser o f Goble,
besides many friends and neigh
bors.
The funeral was held Satur
day afternoon at 2:00 from tbe
Bethel Congregational church
•>f Beaverton. Many o f the lo-
-al business men shut down
their business places and at-
-nded the funeral. W. E. Pegg
was the undertaker in charge.
The body was cremated
In
Portland, according -to
Mrs.
Noyes' wish.
width will be 22 feet with the
curbs.
At tbe first meeting o f tbe
new Washington County pen
sion board here last week, 8
applications were passed upon
from Portland, Linnton,
and
Hillsboro.
Htate Henator W. G. nare of
Hillsboro spoke at the meeting
o f the Rotary Club at tbe lun
cheon last week, his subject be
ing the recent prohibition de
partment investigation at Sa
lem.
Chas. Walker, Pres, o f Nortb-
wc«tern School o f Commerce,
wa« principal speaker at tbe
Father and 8ou meeting last
Wednesday evening. About 160
men and boys were in atten
dance.
Members o f the boys' and the
girls! gl** clubs o f Hillsboro
High School participated in the
vaudeville show given in tb&
high school gym Friday a n d
Halurday nights.
Many
fine
numbers were rendered.
THE BANKS HERALD, Volume XV, No. 17
STATE MRM
Hurd A McKenzie are to build
a one-story block ia Corvallis.
Plans art under way ia Hood
•wvor for taa construction of an
adequate comia’anil y hospital.
Application ia be lag lusoe in
Eugene for a aew theatre lo
be built near tba University.
Fourth street in Grants Peas
ia lo be paved and C and Fifth
streets Improved.
Many pri-
ate walks will be laid.
The heaver Hop Island ranch
•a Eugene has contracted for
H>,90b pounds pf 4826 hope -at
17 cents a pound.
Perry Heeiy and Kunse Bros,
o f Wood burn have sold *18,-
900 worth o f onion acts from
t l acres of beaver dcut tend;
10 -acre tract o f this land re
cently sold for $1,000 an ncra.
An additional cottage will be
built at the Children's Farm
Home near Corvallis.
Two sewer contracts
have
been finished in Eugene at s
cost o f 634,800; two additional
contract« will cost about 816,-
000 more.
Building eonstruetion
since
1924 in Grant's
Pass
totals
6248,000. A balf-a-miiUon rec
ord is expected there
this
year.
Twenty blocks o f eity paving
will be laid in JUbeny during
tbi« year.
Nine vessels bandied cargoes
through the Port o f Astoria
in one weak recently.
Mowatt A Swift ore operating
a new sbingle mill in 8L Hel
ens with double ablfts, employ
ing forty persons.
Garibaldi is now enjoying a
new eity water system, furnish
ing pure spring water.
Tbe Roosevelt Highway down
to the California Una Is expected
to be completed Before n e x t
year.
A 100-horsepower Diesel en
gine is being installed in the
K. F. 8. Hansen o f Mendocino,
Califirnin, has secured n per
mit to bring 95 Angora goats
to this section.
Tbe Pacific
Telephone
A
Telegraph lines era to be re
built throughout Hutherlin.
Fifty-seven new homes will
be erected at Eugene nt a cost
o f 6284,028.
Tbe combined resources of
the Astoria banks total *9,412,-
967.13, the best record since
the great fire o? 1922.
Tbe Albany Herald and the
Albany Democrat have toim oii-
dated after fifty years o f rival-
ry.
Reconstruction work in As
toria, since the fire o f 1922,
totals 67,000,000.00.
Work has started on surfac
ing the highway east o f W al
lows.
The Pacific Telephone Com
pany will spend 8600,000
in
Portland and 62,500,000 in the
slate at large for extensions
and improvements.
The ' contract baa been let
for a ’new linen mill, to b e
built at once in Halem.
Marion
County
will
pave
about 20 miles o f market roads
during 1925. Tba forest ser
vice will rock-surfaee the new
Niagara road near Salem.
Tbe Crown Willamette Paper
Company will erect • wrapping
paper plant in Portland with a
capacity of 80 tons daily.
A 81,350,000 veteran's hos
pital is to be erected toon in
Portland.
No Track Moot
For Grade Schools
I « H a w S fcU af ¿»4 .Dcdaaattaa
Cwfcsts lu te a l of Track Brat
A m la F orn o T ran
Owing to tha lack o ! m l si-
eat in the grade track moot an
the part o f tbs majority of
tba on* and two-room aeaoola
o f tba county, Um executive
committee baa consider^
U
advisable not to bold a county
track meal for tbe grada schools
“ >*• year, but to concentrate
ail our energies on Urn spalling
ana declamation contests. The
high schools o f tbe county will
bold n track meet nndar the
same rules as last year.
The county baa been divided
into thirteen sections ia order
to select contestants for tba
ilnal contest which will be held
in Hillsboro April * 5 .
A director baa been appointed
for each o f the thirteen i n
lions, who will eat a date for
the contest in bis district and
will notify tbe echools e f bit
district when and where tbe
district contest is to be held.
Following i« a list at the
directors and tbe districts h*.
longing fo each ae«Uon.
Section I, Hillsboro, H. Nal-
dretL districts 7, 79 3 1 , J 3 , §*.
«.
17. and 26.
Section 2 , Forest Grove, G.
E. Richards, districts 16, 6, 10.
42. 6«. 71, 97, 99, l i j .
8ection 3, Beaverton, Merle
Davies, districts 4«, »7, «0, 62.
87, 92, 94. *5, and 107.
8eeti.on 4, Oreneo, C. J. Grlf-
8n, districts 38. 1, « , 1 », * f t
54. 74. 6«,
Section 6. North Plains, Mar
tha Owsley, districts 70, t , *1,
»3. 55, 69. 61. M .
Section 6, Banks. C. L. Ret-
son, districts IA. I t , i t , 4«, » t .
83, 36, 78. 449.
8ection 7. Buxton, John Bou
ton. district* 72, 24. 34, 44,
78. 88, 87. J8, 102.
Section 8, Galea Creek, Eu
gene Loving, districts 30, 27,
85. 89. 90, 102, HO.
Section .9,
Gaston,
Chas.
Stein, districts I I , 23, 32, <0.
6t. 86, 91, 109.
Section 10, Tigard, E. B. Ned-
ry. districts 23, 18, 28. 40, 8$,
10«, 10«.
Section H . Sherwood, H. R.
oode, districts 3«. 20. 22, 4».
47. 73.
Section 12, Cornelius, J. W.
Peabody, districts 2, 4, 62, 62,
77, 89.
Section <3, Scholls, Ida Kays,
districts 39, 3. 17. 37. Id, 60,
60. 90. 105, 118.
BEAVERTON TAXES
LOWEST IE OOOETY
There are nine different eli
tes in Washington county, nil
having city organizations and
maintaining a more
or less
autonomous governmcnL
It is interesting to note that
o f this nine, our government
in Beaverton is costing us less
than any of tbe other eighL
I f you w ill turn your tax re
ceipt over— when you got it—
you may read on the back there
o f that Beaverton Is payinf on«
ly 7.2 m ill« while the next on
the lower end o f the list ia
Tualatin paying only a email
fraction more, 7.5 mills.
IN U. E
Vj H M P tT A b
Jesse 8. Baker, the son of
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Baker of
the Sorrento district, has gone
to *be U. 8. V. Hospital
ill
Tacoma, Washington. Hie ail
ment is arthritis.
He
wrote
home that the doctors up there
were giving him a «© rou gh
examination, with X-ray pic
tures o f his Joint* and othef
parts o f hi.« body. They say
he has a pronounced case and
may not be home for
some
time.
OWTUARY
Mrs. Daisy Sarah Gulden died
at tbe family residence near
Klntonice, on Halurday, March
7, 1925. She was forty seven
years old. She was the wife of
C. J. Gulden, and the mother
o f John H. Gulden.
Requiem mass was celebrat
ed at the St. Cecelia Catholic
Church in Beaverton at 8:30
A. M. Tuesday, March 10. In
terment was in tha Bethany
CARO OF TH ANK»
cemetery, near Sllverton.
W.
W e wish to express our sin
E. Pegg o f Beaverton was the
cere thanks for the kindness
undertaker.
and sympathy o f the many kind
friends and the many acta o f
CANO OF THANK«
kiadnes* done during tha Ill
We take this opportunity to ness and death o f our beloved
thank the many kind friand« father and IgranAfather.
for their svmpaifiy and kind
Mrs. Rosa Merlo and family.
ness during I** il!ne«s
and
Mrs. Annunciata Merlo and
death o f our beloved wife and
family.
mother. We also
vpress our
thanks for the r,i / beautiful
Son—Dad. what's the luckiest
floral offerings.
stone to have about you?
Dad— Grindstone, my ton.
W . I. Noyea and sons