11 I J V ' 7 9. f ft 3 (13 SUCCESSOR TO-"THOWtV' Beavcrtan, Oregon VOL. III. NO. 25. THURSDAY, 3EPT.-. 16, 1915. $1.00, Per Tear COMMERCIAL HOTEL 1 Reopened Under New Management Has been thoroughly recleaned &nd rehovated-nice clean beds Meals any style-you pay for whatyoucorder-ror regular din jie as you prefer are served. ;llegular meals. 25c. Rooms 25c and up Give usaa trial and see. Courteous service N. Merloni S: Co; : Beaverton, Oregon. Contract Let Fcr High School The board",ef directors of the Beaverton school district met on W&rfnoAtav Avanfnir ftf loaf wu&tr .1 J I 1 1 L 10 open.ansMwngiaep 0193 iw ne construction 9! high school building ' or this district. As stated .heretofore in i these col- (gangers Meet The -tyeaverton .grange held the,xgulur . monthly meeting jast Saturday, and in spite of the buey tfmes, a large mimbr of members vwere present, and en joyed a very .pleasant time. ' , , jThe literary program wis cer- umns, the building will bo aitainly ycry,, fine and interesting, three story structure: the; first story is to be of concrete, the two upper storien,w,i!l,fce. of brick making it.a . very'.imposing as wejl as,a very s,ubs.taoti$ struct ure.. ',;. VI' ElmerJStipe of. Beavertori,' was the Jeweat bidder forjthe plumb ing and he was awarded, thc con tract for was $1050, by besides the select readings aevwal,of ,the members. Mr. and Mrs. A.'V. Dennsy gavea vry full, and satisfactory report of their behavior at the .world's fair,,at San Francisco. The description they gave of the fair and their experiences tour ins overland in their Ford from that . work. His bid i-kare.to the Bay City was certain- We (ftre pleasi&d to ly very interesting. , , OE 31 HARDWARE During the past week,we have ad ded to our stock a complete line ofy Hardware. We invite your jnspec- JJ tion of jthisiline and solicit a portion of your business. D , en s, :SHOES AND RUBBERS Also our Eajl and Winter line of , M Women's, and Childress, Shoes land! Rub bers.haye arfived.mdwe. can' fit you nicely. GRCERIES : Qur stock df Groceries is complete, ,; anj prices, that are rght. Gome in and make our store-your i headquarters when in town! D Cady & Pegg IPC jKt that honse man secured this contract. Mr. Pg&e seems tQ$)e able to get all the good .contracts gotngjn this section. " i The contract ,was awarded to A. W. Kutsfthe of: Portland, for $18,049, this being the lowest bid offered. Some bJ4dftrs,,were considerably higfesr, ranging up to $30.000. ' To Mr." Kutsche's bid will.ihaye to be added five per pent for the, .services of the architects, Tourtelot & Hummel, making rsthe total cost . pf the building complete $20,089.00. Mr. KuUche's first bid was for $18,695, but after his bW had been accepted, he claimed that he did not intend to include the plumbing, so a .compromise, was effected. . ' It will--.be noted that his Is $o00 above the f limit tplaued by the board, but was.so closeo its -figures, and the building f uch a substantial nature.he bo&rd did not let the small increase in the price interfere with its plans. ; The high school structure will be one that Beaverton can -well , feel , proud, a .building .that in ordinary times would have cost almost a third more. The build inguwill have, a large room' for athletic' sports onittae ground floor and a , large auditorium on the second-floor; it will be 110x70 feet, and every convenience .for modern school use will; foe provi ded to the smallest detail. i.Wcrk of construction will J commenced iuBt as soon as 'the Mrs. Peck sang a solo, assisted t)y Mr. Peckwith the trombone, f and Ma R. L. Tucker at the pia no. It is superflous to say they .were encored. Anntqreiting discuision oc icomd enthow. to exterminate moles and.gophers. ' ., A, coflwwtte was appointed to draft resolutions jri an endeavor to procure limestone at such price that it could be used profitably jn this valley by the farmers. The committee are Messrs. Christa (Son. Swensen and Aniker. ' ; School Opens Next Moaday The Beaverton public school will open next Monday, it is an ticipated, with an increased en- rollmntjoVer4ast year. ; It was hoped Jest spring that the high school,, building, cojttld , be com pleted by the opening of school, or soon thereafter as more room Lis badly needed. What grades there are .being taught in the high school ndw take up juat that ciuch room, that is needed by the grammar grades. There is little hope now that, the pressure will ;be relieved before the first of the year when it is expected the high school will be completed. But-get ready, school will open next Monday. Dr. Caratens was called out to the Barnes road last Monday night to attend an aged maa )tj the name of Henderson, whe had fallen by .the roadside frost apo- l t it, I around-, and it is anticipated where He had lain mos that the building will be ready for occupancy by th first of the coming vear. all day. He, was in a precarious condition when found about fi o'clock, .Mwylaijxojiinjr. -