TIMES VOL IIL BEAVERTON, WASHINGTON COUNTY,' OREGON, 'THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1916. t NO. 45 1 LIVE NEWS , - - FROM ALOHA ' AIOHA-HUO SCHOOL CHAMPIONS beavertoiThigh GETS PUFF The pupils of the advanced rom have formed two literary etuba. One society gave a Rob ert Burns program on January 27. We are proud of our certificate showing; that the Aloha-Huber school holds the spelling cham pionship of Washington county. Considering the condition of the stormy weather, a good number of parent responded to the invitation to visit the school January 26. The Parent-Teachers Associa tion has placed in the basement lour more pieces of play appar atus, ana has gfinerotWIy donated funds for outdoor apparatus. Be sides this the Circle has circu lated a paper for library funds und assisted us liberally in our Thanksgiving and Christmas en tertainments. Long live the P. T. A. We lose our very efficient jan itor Mr. Covoll, much to olirre 'i'fret. He moves to Portland : ban where he Has accepted the janitorship of Centenary M. E. church. . .. Prof. M. S. Pittman, some weeks ago gaVe our school an inspiring talk. , We hear good reports of the progress of the Aloha-Huber boys attending the Beaverton Hijh School, SNOWBOUND RECLUSEFACES DEATH Chris. Goode, an aged man, who has been living In a cabin in the woods south ef Cornelius. was taken to a Portland hospital by Health Officer Wood Friday suffering from exhaustion. The recent snowstorm prevented his leaving his home for supplies, and when found by neighbors he had been without food for 10 days. He declares he is one of the heirs to a large estate in the east. mt H r BILL THOMPSON CORPORAL. Upon the recommendation of a board of examining officers, Wil liam R. Thompson, df this place, has been promoted tti the rank of corporal in the United States Marine Corps, according to ad vices Just received from Wash ington. D. C; William, who is a brother of Miss Clara B. Thompson, of Beaverton; enlisted in the United States Marine Corps at its Port land recruiting station on Jan nary 29. 1915, and is now serv ing at the marine barracks, San Diego. Cal., awaiting transfer to expeditionary duty, where he wiH have many interesting ex periences and adventurPB. or tn a cruising battleship which will I visit strange lands and give, the Beaverton non-commissioned offi cer an excellent opportunity to see tne world. Young Thompson is .widely known in this , community and his many friends will be pleased to learn of his rapid promotion in jhS United States Marine Corps. RURAL CREDITS' -A- SYSTEM PROPOSED SCHOOL FUND BASIS OF LOAN FUND STATE CADY & PEGG a we are We are tioW. through with invoicing and find as tine always does a lot df broken lines that we wish to close out very cheap: We have placed table in each room on which putting under priced goods. Several pairs df ladies shoes $ 1 to $ 1 ,52 Remnants of calico 3 &4 cents per yd Regular 20i Bakirfg Powder - locpercan Canned Peas . - 10c' pel- can String Beans - , J , 10c per can Cata up , i . . 20c per bottle We cannot enumerate the bar gain that we have Come in let us Kelp td satisfy 3 out wants the Satisfaction Store LOAN COMMISSION v The following points on raral crjcita system for Oregon have been proposed by Dr. Hector Macpherson, head of the U;' 5. and 0. A. & Bureau of Markets and Rural Organization: 1. Name: There is hereby established the Oregon Farm Mortgage Credit, Association which thall be a state institu tion with a branch in each countyi 2. Pui poses: The purpose of the Oregon Farm Mortgage Credit Association shall be to raise funds and make loans; secured by farm mortgages. throughout the State bf Oregon: 3. State Farm Loan CbnimiE- sioni Tjie Oregdn Far Mort gage Credit Association shall be under the control i f the State Farm Loan -Commission; which shall consist bf the governor of the state, secretary, of state, the state treasurer, and secretary of the state land bdard and five other members choseh to repre1 sent the Willamette Valley. Southern Oregon, the Coast Re gion, Northwestern Oregon, and Central Oregon; respectively. They shall be chosen for their ability to handle financial mat ters, and from their acquain. tance with the rural credit needs of their various districts.' The Farm Mortgage Credit, "'Commis sion shall appoint a general manager who shall bfe respon sible to the commission for the general management of the Ore gon Farm Mortgage Credit As sociation: The manager, upon the approval of the State Farm Loan Commission, shall select his office force, appraieers and oounty representatives. 4. Membership: The members of the Oregon Farm Mortgage Credit Association shall be farm land owners who have affiliated themselves with one of its county branches who have complied with the Oregon State Law and with the regulations of the Ore gon Farm Mortgage Credit Asso ciation and secured a loan upon their land through this associa tion. ,v . . 1 5. Raising Funds! The com mon school fund! under proper safeguards, shall constitute a revolving furfd whichj , together with the accumulated riet annual surplus, shall be the original I capital of the association. Upon ithe basis of the farm mortgages already let by the State of. Ore- Jgon as security for the common school fund; the farm mortgage credit commission shall issue bonds in series of 4 100, 000 or multiple thereof, the interest and principal of these bonds t be guaranteed by the State of Oregon. 8. Conditions of Securing Loans: Loans shall be made to farmers Upon mortgage! upon their land for an amount not to exceed 50 per cent of the ap praised value of such land, ex clusive of perishable improve ments. A loan to any individual shall not exceed $50 upon each acre of land owned, nor shall it exceed $5,000 for eich member. Each member shall make written application for a loan upon forms tobeascured from the county branch of the Oregon Farm Mortgage Credit Association, and in this application he shall submit In detail the purposes to which he Intends to apply the lean, and ho part thereof shall, under any circumstances; be ap plied td any other purpose. Interest and principal of all loans shall be payable upon the amortization plan in quarterly, semi-annual, or annual install ments. At tho end of three years, however, from the date of securing a loan, the borrower sha.l have the privilege of pay ing off in addition to his regular amortization installment, any additional portion of the loan he sees fit, and his future amortiza tion installments shall include interest only Upon thit part of the loan remaining unpaid, Each farmer obtaining a loan shall Bubmit to a survey of hii farm and equipment according to the forms used by the division of Farm Management ef the United State Department of Agriculture. These forms are to be filled olit before he obtains a loan, and at the end of each calendar year so long as he re mains a debtor to the Oregon Farm Mortgage Credit Associa tion. LAST CHANCE ; FOR RECOGNITION FIRST COliNT NEXT TUESDAY CHECK RAISERS. The T.,C. Reynolds grocery and Well's department store of Hillsb'oro were made victims of a bad check artist Fridav niVht The first check was for 121.60 and the other for $31.76, The man, apparently a laborer. made small . purchase's. The checks were drawn on the Cor nelius State Bank, payable to A. Hogn and signed "W. Schmit." After cashing, one check Mr. Reynolds became, suspicious, but while he was telephoning Cor nelius the man dashed out of the door arid disappeared,,.. All 'advprtisine mint by Tuesday morning; be in HOW IS YOUR CHANCE NOW Tuesday Feb. 8 is the date set tor the first count or the Index Popular Publishers'' and Mer chants' Piano Contest In view of the short time allowed for each candidate it should not be necessary td reiterate necessity of every contestant putting forth her beet efforts in what is termed the "recognition" period of con test It is obvious that at lid season of the campaign will a little con scientious wdrk be more effec tive. You owe it to your friends to "try" if not to yourself. It costs nothing but n little effort whic.h shows your appreciation sf, the opportunity and the cour tesy and friendly spirit mani fested by those who aro watch ing your progress more than you imagine. There are always somo sur prises at the count Humors an counter rilmora are always in the air, but the wise candidate will give these nd consideration. The main thing is to lay out a well defined campaign. Don t try to do it all in one day. The pub lisher will gladly give you neces sary Ihstructjonst names tf sub scribers und new prospects. Armed ilh these you know who you want to see and see K num ber eiich day. Your success de pends Upoli yodr aitibitloh. The interest is growing each day, the subscribers! are picking the ones they will sijpport, there fore the first count is a critical period. A feiv thousand votes how mean much. Hurry!!! Get busy today; tomorrow then will ie easier. , Subscription arid merchant coupons should be saved by every family. One coupon has often been the means of awarding the beautiful piano. Above all things begin today. The nominations bo far made are as follows: Saphrona Davis , Mrs. Perry Yorlt ' Kathrine Desingef Kate Deibelei Mrs. OttoEssig Ivy Llvermbre; Routs' 2. Margaret Lewis Marjorie Hedge Beryl Petetaon Mrs. ,D. Harper; Routed Darvi Denny Ethel Mocken Mrs. Van Antwerp Mary Fitfpatriek - Lillian Evens -r- S ""'fflssnwnsssr'iTfflBir'nrHiTinrnTirfinMMi l . . Mrs. L. Boring Mrs. G. C. McCormic, Gaitlm Home. ! Mrs. Archie Pike Mary Welter Mrs, Cash Johnson Anna Hinchey, Routed Mrs. Vilas Shopard Edna Matt Mrs. Ruby Boyd Mrs. A. Fluke . 1 Mrs, Fred Pappol Alice Watts Mrs. C. R. Craig Mrs. Lou Wolf Mrs. G. Alexander' Geneva McHvaine Edith Sears Lottie Hunter Gladys Tallmart" Mrs. W. (!. McKell " Mrs. R. B, Chaney Mamie Ayers Mrs. Hans Neilsofl Mrs, Tucker Mrs. E, E. Swcnsoh ... Mrs, T. W. Zimmerman , Mrs. Geo. Bloaser, Route L y Mrs. John Summer Mae Fisher. Remember to have your friends' save tlie merchant coupons. Pe low you will find the merchants who art co-operating with 1S3 In thiscdntWtl The Beaverton It.4rdwr.re Co., Cash Grocery CO., City. Phar acy, City Meat Market, niid Thyngs Confectionery. ' The following names hvi been suggested to act (Is award ing committee and count ' thi ballots, and If no objection aril offered they will constitute the" committee; , Geo. Tettt, . .. . . J. Stroud. J, kambergor. . .. 4i4,A -,- ' ' BAND CONCERT. , Thursday night the band boyi gave their lorig heralded concert and "chicken feed." The affair was a very successful one and if hot repeated too often may prov a remunerative form of enter toinmentat least for the band boys. Before the concert a well prepared supper was served, and a large and hungry crowd was fed on chicken, potatoes care fully dieguised, - cake, pie and ceffee. After tlie slipper was finished everyone gathered in the main room of. Cady Hall where teata had been provided, and listened to rtusic by the band, song bf the male quartet, and several by individuals, following he pro gram there was dancing and i general good time. 1 All the small streamf fin this section of tlje country are work-' ing oyerfime, carrying away thi surpllis tvitten left by the melting snows and the heavy rains of the past few days. t- rr-k a mm mm mm - - i1 iiinmii 11 11 1 .immmvaMmMemamwaaxaarari UASH GROCERY CO. 1 0 bars Laundry Soap Fancy Dried Apricots lb "' " Peaches ,r , I " Figs . : ; Sultana Raisin V idabo Flour Special saiclc 25c lt 10c 10e 1 5c $1.25 --. IMPLEMENTS AT COST 1 -Horse Birdsell wagon 1 Johnson Mower . ... Discs. Harrows and other iniDlemanttf .1. : '"-rf 1 Buf wherecasli talks." Our whole stock is full 6t low phces. 3 boxes matches Tillamook Cheese " Large bottle blueing floyal White soap 6 bar Star tobaccb -Pure bulk lard - : 10c w 20c i . 5c 2 25c . . 45c, lb. 13c lb 21bs5c 1X7A U,,n4- U..l i-U L'Lj . ,n 11 ,i ' . V , , "o iimoi. unvo me luum Him win sen tnese implements Bt absolute cost, , v- . If you need any Dresaers w Ranges see us. Oar Prices talk AGENTS FOR OLIVER PLOWS. I BEAVERT()N HARDWARE COMPANY BEAVERTON OREGON