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TIMES
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VOL III.
BEAVERTON, WASHINGTON COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1916.
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NO. 46
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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
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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.
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CASH GKOUSRY GO,
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d bars Liundfy Soap
Fan Drreel Apricots j I
" Peaches " "I .
Mag?t arid Yfiasf foarfi 6J6s -iPacCtaFiakw
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Imperfal pour gittcrfanteel n , sack , H j ,.ijv,4.
25c
l2e
(0c
4c
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.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
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