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About Beaverton times. (Beaverton, Or.) 191?-19?? | View Entire Issue (Feb. 10, 1916)
ON TIMES 11 liv 9 VOL III. BEAVERTON, WASHINGTON COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1916. . ... i NO. 46 1' IFIRST 60UNT 0F.Y0TES v' IS MADE The first count in the Times piano contest was bell) on Tues day afternoon and resulted in Miss Catherine Desinger win ning the special prize of ten dol lars in gold for having received the largest number of votes up to that timet ' Owing to th3 unprecedented badsHreather which has prevailed for the past several week?) or since the beginning of the con - test, business (it all lines has been practically at a stand still, and moreover1) the contestants . have no been able to get about m-their hunt for subscriptions and voting tickets. Under the circumstances the Times is highly pleased With the good showing that has been; made by a number of contestants. l4ow that the ' weather has iftiproVed and Con ditions are again becoming nor mal, the Contestants will make things hurii. Each tthfl everyone of them know it will take Work to win the handsome piano. All of their friends know that it Will take work to win the hand some piano, and are awak ening to the fact that a prize so well .' worth' having is also well worth liiaking a great 'effort to dbtaiti. Contestants and their friends should put in every available minute ill getting subscriptions and votes. Ask everybody you re able to see to subscribe for the Beaverton Tinies. If they are already a subscriber get them to renew Or pay , up their1 back subscription if they art! 8elin-Utynesday timing; humL &ee all of jrdUr. .friends Uoa&f... . , and have them always ask for tickets when buying goods at the stores in Beaverton and save i them for their favorite contest ants they fill come m handy and will be appreciated. Remember always that any thing worth having is worth working for. The second count in the con test will be held on March 6, at whieh time a special prize of ten WATER METERS MAKE i NEW RECORD ' Monday evening the city coun cil met and heard several Com plaints against the supposedly exorbitant water rates. In sev eral cases the January reading of the meters was found to have jumped from a charge of a few dollars in gold will be awarded i dollars to a considerable "sum. the contestant mating the great-! This condition brought about the est gain in Votes between the : protests. These protests Were first and second counts. This I duly considered by the council gives every Contestant an equal 1 and after probing the situation chance to win this ten dollars. A,, .it was discovered that the meter ;fttteBt who has not yet re-had been, hitherto, misread.Uhe ceived any votes has just as goo a chance to win this special prize as has the one who received the highest number of votes at th first count; Following is the result of the vote at the first Count and the standing of con testahts up to that time! Katie Dessinger , 21,325 May Fisher 25,425 KateDeibtlei ' 22,500 Gladys Tallman 21,500 Mrs. D. Harper, R 3 : 21,300 Mrs. Perry York , 13i400 Betyl Peterson . ' 20,500 Ivy Livermore, R 2 18,700 ; BOYS WANTED Boyt betweerl the ages of 12 nd 18 tp form a company on Boy Scoilti. Dd hot delay boys, Ibut apply at ofabe to William! Campbell, Scoiit Master. The. ladies of Si. Cecelias church wll give a card party m the church hall next February 16. All the Satisfaction Store Dd hot fii to keep track of bur Un derpriced tables: Some very attractive 'prices in bdtH rborris, -just think of il po3 Shoe! pi $ I 0d A lot of 7 5c and $ .00 Shirts each 25c Remftarits of calicoes and percales and outings: A to tAi of tkai Bikini Pb d.r Iff I A AfeWCanaof Peas A A . tl. i. -T wring huh Tomatoes 10c1 10c 10c 7c GAbY &PEGti j charge being only about half; the amount due. The school district entered a protest and requested that the schools should be allowed a re duction as the water rates would amount to a large sum each month, and being a public insti tution: there should be a special tariff to cover such. This with the other protest were tltily considered and a prom ise made that if at any time in the future the council could find it possible to do so there would be a reduction made on the price as sclaii as the income was made to pay the water company for the water Used. The charge' at present rate is 30c a thousand after the first thousand and the bity pays at I present 12c a thousand for water delivered at the meter west of town. This division of the city busi ness has Hitherto been run at a loss and the present officials are endeavoring to put the wlter system on a paying basis: This is no slight task and will take a great deal of careful engineering. In several case the coBt of water measured by the meter has advanced from two and three dollars to 80, 135, find even to between $40 and $50 for the past wb mohtfiii, floor between the seats. In some way, presumably by a ligh ted match dropped by a smoker, the films were set off and an ex plosion occurred in woich 38 per sons were badly buried, two fatally. As a result tailroads are no longer willing to submit their customers to such a hasard. When films are sent by express they can be Inspected When re ceived for shipment, and carried by the safe manner laid down by the packing ruleaof the Inter state Commerce OommlsUon. This ruling has been recom mended by the American Rail way Association, the Bureau for Safe Transportation, of Explo sives. " LONG WINTER IS NEW RECORD , SAFETY hRST. Ai a further step to safeguard the life of passengers , from ac cident, Western railroads An the first of February, will prohibit the carrying of rriotipn picture films in passenger cars,. -The celluloid of which the filiifs are madejs a highlyr combustible substance, arid the fear that a chance ,Con'tc't with fire might end in disaster. H , this action follows that already taken .by railways Of the country opated in the East .and Middle West. A passenger On a sub Urban1 train running out of phiago recently carded into the combination smok!hg and, -Mf gage car foilr reels of motioi picture films and placed it On the : . TOWN COUNCIL MEETS, The town council held their regular meeting last Monday night in the town hall; with all town officers present except treasurer, Lillian Evans. The following bills were allowed, and warrants ordered dtfawn in set tlement ' ..' i- -r E. Stipe taptoing'main for High School .., $18.40 E. Stipe tapping main for L. fiiggi 7.21 C. E. Hedge, salary and cash paid out 11,65 AH other bills from last year were laid on table till a later meeting pending the settlement df bonding company. a contract lor instailling a 1 1-2 in, meter for high school was given to E. Stipe for $35.00, S. H. Davis appeared before the council In behalf bf the school district and made a strong plea for cheaper water for the school, but owing to the present condition of the water finances his request wafl refused, -r A lease for piling grounds for wood was given to W. F. Des- singer for that portion of Front St. extending from Stout St. to a point go feet west of Welch St for $5.00 per jear. This is a wedged shaped piece east Of Hour mill. WORK ON SCHOOL HOUSE At STANDSTILL Weathbr conditions have Seen playing, hatoe, with the work on tha new high school building, having already delayed the work men almost month. The weather Bhould moderate, In the near future,, and when it does the worlc vvili go dn with rehewed liigor. At presentthe ejectrie wfring . has been finished and spnte of the Ifttii have been put lfi place, maklog,lt possible for the. plaster, iang to commence operations at once.j The plumb ing is a,lniost .completed; and also the- pipes for the furnace, which will be.iastalled as soon as the weather will permit The past month or more have made the old timer sit up and scratch the glistening dome of his "coconut," while he endeav ored in vain to recall another year that had brought forth a Winter like the present. For over a month the landscape has been almost continually clothed In a blanket bf snow. This is the longest cold snap since the year 1889 when the continued cold and snow lasted for over thlrtv days. while the present winter weather has lasted for some forty days. The silver thaw, which struck this part of the country Wednes- day is the most severe on record for a number of years, a similar one being experienced in 1907. Wednesday night the town was dark and by Thursday morning was completely cut off front the world except for the trains which were all behind time. The tele phone Wires were down in both directions and wire communica tion was impossible. Between this place and Hills borothe Scholls Telenhdne Co. line was broken badly In several places, and many poles were blown qver. South W town the fine grove of fir trees on the J. D. Wilmot place was almost en. tirely demolished, and in some places along the main road great trees had fallen under their heavy load of ice Obstructing the aignway. This same condition occurred in several other locali ties also - Business has been at a stand still for a month. This Is due mostly td tfte condition of the roads through the more remete oilmen, ana considerable hanl. skip has resulted from this con ditiqn. THe storms her have not been ai) severa aa tie the hilt, cHntirtded report! from Portland bring news daily of snow, sleet and cold, while this part of the valley lias been thaw ing oiit. The greatest sufferers have not been among the human spe cie, however, for the bird life has suffered frea'tly frohl ex posure and lack of food, rtlany of the most hardy ti well as the more delicate succumbing. Thanks td the geieros ity bf mi mero people, then has been much f fed placed hrs the birds could find It! andUti doubt. It Has ven great nuBDen. Re ports from different parte.of tke country tell of the, finding of numerous pheasants, nuse and quail which have .perished from hunger and exposure. THE.CROBLEM 6f PRODUCE. From ove? thestate1 of Oregon, mostly the southern portion. come reports of building sugar factories, "cheese factories, can aeries, new sawmills and opening old ones, brick making pints, ship yards doing construction work, and' new logging roals, under construction. This spell a future prosperity. A reawak ening for this vast territory called Oregon. .Then, if We are to take these signs as a forecast it is high time the people of Beaver ton Were awakening to the need of a cannery to handle the sur plus supply df vegetables which annually go to waste for lack of market The entire country surrounding Beaverton is nothing less than a fertile garden spot Which requires but the touch of a master hand, and a little en couragement to produce won derful crops df every description, fiut what incentive is thereto advance the farm along scientific lines Unless there is some return for th time and energy expend ed? Really there is none, and thus is evolved a great problem", the answer to Which lies only ill the installation of a cannery. ir UNJUST ACCUSATION. "Say muh Friend! Can you" tell mo what IH thunder is the matter with that dinged Beaver ton times? They didn't say any ' thing about what happened up my way last Week." ' The speaker looked very sour, and crabbed, and at buts witH the world. And he was. What was the matter? Well in the first place he passed the Times office many times each day and didn't have tithe to stop and toll us what was on his mind, and then because we weren't rriind readers; thoroughly r versed In all modern forms of mental telepathy, h stood lit front bf our shop aad called us all th known forms of idiots, and other vile and slimy things to numerous to mention in so cramped a space. What shall we do when wear thus unjustly accused? Swallow it and smile?, No. Absolutely no. But w wilt tell you the troth about the thin.' If nfl tiavil ftnv nmwA send It to this office and w will do our bat,t to find room for it bit don't crab ( NAVAL BASE AT ASTORIA, , Ai t beginning to the national defense program) oommlttM has been formed it Alttjrk for the purpose of 0tyanng a naval bate fdr ,he mouth of theCol, umbiai which, they claim, la In adequately protected. A bill ha already been presented to th House Bf Representatives by Congressman Hawley to appro priate $1,000,000, for the estab lishment of a naval; baa at that point; , Fib vision; It mad for buildings, equipment drydocks, hnm and IrinffiulnM. 1 ' " ' i - ,- - - - i -.- ., . j, in. , CASH GKOUSRY GO, . ., ' " I W f , l f M ft, (J I d bars Liundfy Soap Fan Drreel Apricots j I " Peaches " "I . Mag?t arid Yfiasf foarfi 6J6s -iPacCtaFiakw J J : Imperfal pour gittcrfanteel n , sack , H j ,.ijv,4. 25c l2e (0c 4c 1 .i- t IMPLEMENTS AT COS 1-Horse Birdsell wagon Discs, Harrows and trth'r implfrientS .. f Bty herecash' talb. Our whole itock H M of 6vt St prices 3 boxes matcKh Large bottle blueing - er tan 10c 5c Royal White soW 6 bars in :icr: r . . ... btar tobacco , ' . .. 4 U F&e b& lard t j . J. . J 2 lbs 25 iJlLAVtlClUH HAIUJWARE rOMPANY, iJ ' J. must have the room and g'tfll thefee implenientBtt abselutfecost. ire ,,. t i, - r , . It you nke& ahy Orrt to Ranges see iidi bur Prifcefc tklk ; AGENTS FOR OLIVER PLbWi