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BEAyERTON TIMES VOL. III. BEAVERTON, WASmNGTON COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1916. NO. 41 Peaverton's Total Prbgfeas ' s Assuring Let our claim for advancement go farther than just the individ ual erection of homes and brick "fbuildings. Let us stop and con sider the lighting system, which burnishes the, town with 'the ne cessary lighta, both in the home and on the street. Without them, ' eaverton would yet be a city of darkness; the step in advance Would never' have been taken, and we would yet be struggling to draw from the rut. . ' Then cqmea t'he water system, which brings pure mountain wa ter direct to the door of every resident of the town. The town hotr has adequate fire protection when, but a few years gone, they must fight 'the flames) with a bucket and hand 'fire - extingu isher. Now what of our churches? 'Ve have four, of which none are on the decline, and all are thriv ing. Twq have 'built new houses i' worship, which are a credit to the town. Another industry, which be longs to the town of Beaverton, is the Southern Pacific electric carshops, where not a few of the local men find employment. There are our local merchants, by whose loyal support the edi tors of this paper are allowed to jjxist, Their support goes far ther, however, for it includes the town, rhich, in turn, supports them. Let any community come in'contact with men of thjs cast, and they will surely find a good live group of merchants, and they are trying to meet Portland .prices, thereby doing he, right hing by"'airwho trade with them. To sum them up general ly, we bjfve in our town three large grocery stores, all doing a "cracking" good business, one large and well-stocked hardware store, a lumber yard, which sells everything to build with, several confectionery stores, a liyery sta ble, where the finest driving C teams in the county may be se 'pured, a garage, a live home ba kery, two meat shops, one fine picture show, where the best is always Bhown, two shoe shops, a pharmacy, where the customers. can always ha promptly waited, pn and servod with what they want, three blacksmith shops, and last we nave a new city pouncil, mayor, ind a dry town start on the new year. 6eaverton Boy Doing Duty on Mexican Frontier With the expeditionary force pi United States. Marines hurried to the west .coast of Mexico to ' prevent a possible massacre of Americans and other foreigners hy hostile Yaquis in the vicinity )). 6 bars Royal White Soap ' - 25c 25 cent Coffee for 1 8c Best Hams - - 16c lb. Picnic Hams - -V 10c lb, Best Bacon - 1 ' - 16c No. 5 bucket of lard . '- 58c '1. Two quart Lip Sauce Pan, Regular 20c, now - Two quart Preserving Kettles, Regular 15c, now Genuine Savory Roasters, Regular $1.25, now - FURNITURE CUT TO COST BEAVERTON HARDWARE of To'pbTdbanfpo; is " James 'A. MpHill of this place. James, who is the son of Mrs. Nola 'Forsyth, R. F, D. 2 Bea verton,1 enlisted iri the United States Marino' Corps at' Pdrtland on June 21, 1915, and, until the order came to ombark oil the San Diego,' wag Stationed with the battalion of marines at the San Diego BxpbsiUcft. The marine's life is kept filled with excitement and adventure; he goes ! goes tO all parts of the wurld n prefoim ance of 'his duty, and young McHil) already has had many in teresting experiences while serv ing with the soldiers pf the sea. Members of M. E, Church piano" Celebrate New Year j Prizes Distributed by Vote On New Wsday a happy! There vili be w favoritism in crowd met at the M. E. church!13 Wf distribution of pn?es. with well-filled baskets.' In the! Just who"111, rece've the. vaus forenoon an excellent sermon ;Pmes , b determined by was delivered by Itev. Clarence vote.. The lady who receives the True' Wilson,' which was 'highly largest number of votes will re appreciated. Rev. Wilson pre-! the first pnw according to faced his sermon with a few!their final standing until all pointed remarks in opposition to!l)nzes haVe been awarded, the preparedness agitation, and j Open, Fair and Above Board denounced jJncle Sam for being led into suclj unholy ways. At noon a bounteous feast was ' spread in the basement of the church, and all present enjoyed a big dinner. One of the large ta- j merchants. Neither these mer bles was fniecj ' with people from ; chants nor the men who have Cedar Milly, and the remainder charge of the ballot box can were given over tP the home afford to have the election con- people. In the afternoon Key. Hamp- plane pf fairness to all those ton, of tne Montavilla M.' E. j seeking prizes. Such safeguards church, delivered an exception- i will be thrown around this elec aily fine sermon, after which all j tion that all will know beyond t departed for ther homes, feeling J doubt that whoever receiyes thf, th:,t New, Year's had been prof-j various prizes -will have won Btablypent. . . . " . I George H. Reeves Laid to, Final Rest J The funeral of the late Geo. H. j Reeves was held in the tedarthe Beaverton Times, pay sub- Mills church Thursday, Decem ber 30, and the. interment was in the Union cemetery, ' Geo. H. Reeves was born in! Illinois December 14, 1835, from; where he moved to Missouri at the age of eight years. In 1852 he crossed the plains, and settled in Jackson county, Oregon. He fought in the Rpgue River In dian war for three years, and came to Washington county in 865. He then married Mary Elizabeth Hall of Forest Grove, who survives him, From this union there wpre seven children, four of whom are still living, Milton J. Reeves, Rose R. Young, Barton B. Reeves, and Frank H. Reeves. He was a member of the M. E church of Cedar Mills where he has assisted in buildjng two churches. Job printing pf all kinds done at this office. CASH MERCHANTS WILL GIVE VALUABLE PRIZES The energetic meraharts of Ipaign. These vote coupons will this vicinity," with the Beaverton ! be given out to all pentoris upon Timea. have inaugurated a popu- lar voting contest in order to " " VV ' ' ;sect'on the ! to be 1 uuynig HL fiuuio lur ( cash rather than trading away i from home or sending their mo'n iey, to' the mail order houses, : They are giving 'away absolutely free a number of valuable prizes, 'the capital prize being a $400 The distribution of these prizes will be open, lair and anove board. The ballot box will be ! sealed at all times and in charge 'of a committee chosen by the ducted other than on the highest them in a fair, open competition, Hpw to Secure Votes ml . , ' , . There Bra three ways, and pnly the three ways to secure votes. clip the freo vote coupon from subscriptions at this office and trade for cash with the mer chants represented in this earn 25-Vpte Sand this vote to the Beewerton Times within 1 5 days from date and it will count for 25 votes. No mor.ey required with lm coupon. VOTE FOR - DATE, JANUARY C, 1916 DOMINATION BLANK POPULAR Y0TE CONTEST : I hereby nominate or suggest the name of Address As a lady worthy to hecome a candidate in yjur lJp;iular Voting Contest. I present this name with the distinct understanding and agreement that (he editor shall not divulge my name, This does not obligate me In any way. Signed ., t. Address,, January 6, 1916 GROCERY CO. YOU CANT equal these prices ANYWHERE 10c ; 5c $1.00" COMPANY, the same conditions. The lady's 'skill and industry in getting thu T u" l." " ' " ' T! de-jand not ting them m o the ballot uua wifi iuiuu uui oitinu"i$ in the final contest, Can the Merchant Afford to 1 " Give These Prizes? They can undoubtedly afford to do so. There are hundreds of dollars going from this commun ity to neighboring cities and the mail order houses each week, tr, the detriment of the purohasrr and the homo merchants wVio ought to receive the trade and the community in general.' Our home merchants can. and do sell goods, at a smaller sell- ing cost and net profit than can or do thp merchants in a larger city. The merchants ps'c your co-operation with theiri during this popular voting camnair.n by giving 'full patronage to the :iome town. They ask this fully be lieving that it is best for all con cerned. Send Us Your. Name If you know of a lady who would like to revive one of these prizes, that is offered in this con test, send us her name for regis tration. If you would like to compete for one of them yur self, setd us your name and ad dress, or better still come into the office pnd let us tell you all about it. . . . tf The A ssocialion The following merchants and others of Beaverton are associat ed in the contest a"d 2wnd free distribution of prizes; Beaverton Hardware Cp., Cash Grocery Co., City pharmacy. City Meat Market, Thyng Con fectionery and Beaverton Tinii 8. Coupon Mrs. Rosa Merlo Convicted of Manslaughter ' After being out half the flight, the jury on the Merlo .trial1 de clared Mrs. Uosa Merb guilty of manslaughter. The jury came to this decision on Friday, December '31. 'Mrj. Merlo shot and killed her husband, Joe Mar- Jo, at the family home, near San ta Uosa station, on the .Oregon Electric railroad, .on the evening; of October 4, three shots being, fired. One through the arm, one into the nbdomen, and the ,last entered tho heart, killing him, instantly. The Merlos had both, been to towh that day, and it is alleged by both defense and pro-; secution that the one or the oth-, er was in a drunken state, very, quarrelsome and disagreeable at all times. Rliu puma linmfi .'Art ihm cnp in' iho ' ,, A ,.0,,.n L, -aim fj.om themirket. to whi,h place he had gone early in the morning. the claims that when, she arrived home he was lying on the bed ns!,ep,and .when he awak-, ened at her coming he accused her falsely and refrsed to believe her when she told him where she had been. They quarreled, and she Went, outside where he fol lowed her. " There the .quarrel' was resumed', and he attacked; her, and to defend herself, she; went into the house and locked the dooi. Climbing through a window, ! om which he had re moved the screen, he followed her upstairs, where she had lock ed herself in their room, using: both the d ior lock and a special bolt. These he broke, and when he thrust the door open she fired. In the ensuing tussel two other shots were lired. She then told the section gan;; working on the rail road in front of the place about the shootics, and going .to El nionica, she telephoned the sher. iff and gave herself tip. The prosecution endeavored to show that, instead of the de fendant being afraid of her life, she dominated her family, 'and I'll were afraid of her. Mrs. Mer, )o claimed that she sat in a chair on the other side of the door and shot from that position, the bullets consequently ranging up ward. This the prosecution de clared was false, and that the bullets were shot from a stana ing position and ranged down- ward. As to the evidence offered by the defense, claiming thut she had locked herself in her room, it was claimed by the state that the key was found on the outside qf the door. Among the witnesses examin ed, was an Italian from Portland, who claimed that on one occasion he had oyerheard Merlo threaten tae nie ot nis who. mere were, No, 10' bucket of lard - - $1.15 9 pound sack best Cream Oats 38c 4 cans of milk 25c 3 cans of corn - . ' 25c Oysters and Minced Clams - 8c per can Van Camp's Catsup - - 20c per bottle Four quart Enamel Pudding Pans, Regular 25c, now Four quart Lip Preserving Kettles, Regular 25c, now Two quart Enamel Milk Pans, Regular 20c, now WE SELL FOR LESS BEAVERTON, OREGON altogether, 50 Italian witnesses examined in behalf of the state , fand defense, and two interpreters Were used. ' . ' Subscriber Expresses Himself On Prohibition Editor The Times: ' rare not what the views of . your paper may be on the sub ject of prohibit). Jt matters net to me whether or not you are numbered among the radical anti-saloon '-element. For mj part I believe in prohibition en forad to the full letter of the law, but I do not believe in a slushy, half way method of domg things, and that is the way the Oregon voters have gone about eliminat ing the "booze." In my mind there were two parties who misunderstood each other; and in the chaos qf the en suing election they iboth voted alike, Now we have a dry law which is in reality nqt much bet ter than the ld way of doing things. Last year, the liquid insanity was sold over the counter in 'le galized .places of business 'Mtl the money remained in the stthtt: of Oregon 'because our breweries were allowed to run and dispense their prpdtict to tho men wh,t dealt in that line of business. Now sum up ,tho comlitj'in thirt exists and see where this Mb land of ours stands. Is it not ap palling? I askewry free-miiidel citizen , if the thing hasn't been carried ti far. Thousands of dollars will be spent outsMo of our state. Thousands of dollars that we need right here to help us bear our tax burden, and it has been given to another state. Much has been said about the mo'al side of this question, but in my mind there has been a narrow-minded view of the matter taken by a majority of the jeo ple. Which is worse; That a man Btep into a bar and get that which .he wants over the bar, or have it shipped to his home where his entire family may help themselves when they wish? The thing has simmered down to the point where each man is his own saloon-keeper. Tho law hua brought the bar into the home and with it jnurt surely come the curse ,of the evil. C. B. T. City Officials Take Oath Last Monday night three of the new town officials were given the oath of office, the other tw will probably be sworn in very s6on. The meeting was to be held first in the city hall, but the new officials decided to wait an other week before being instat ed, but upon looking the matter up they decided that a longer wait might forfeit their right, sq they called a hurried meeting and took the path. Those who were instated arei H. O. Vincent, Mayor; C. K. Hedge, Hecordjr; and F. W. Cady, Councilman. 15c 15c 10c KE23SBB8C8S2ES