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About Beaverton times. (Beaverton, Or.) 191?-19?? | View Entire Issue (April 20, 1916)
TIME VOL. IV. "' BEAVERTON, WASHINGTON COUNTY, OREGONTHURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1016. NO.' 4 ' :BEAV 11 AU'lM V i EC3STERS ISOLD im sessk Many Things c! Interest Art Di- aiucd by Memi. . The meeting of the Chamber oL Cojtimerce Thursday night .was given over to the discussion nf different problems, civic and local. Several letters fro differ ent clubs werd read, chief of in terest among them was the one " - from the Huber Commercial Club BSKing for co operation in secur ing a chairs? in the present form of commutation books soid by the Southern Pacific company, it iaeing deemed much more con venien.t if books of tickets could be secured i'or t'hre months con taining half that amount. To this the local boosters gave their indorsements-nil will do all that is possible to help in securing the change. Delegates wore elected to at tend the meeting to be held in Hillsbqro soon for the purpose of forming' a county orgamzatior for the boosting"- of Washington founty. . The following are the Ihree men chosen: 9. H. Davis, L. L. Gilbert, and T. W. Zim merman. The delegates were given instruction s to work for t county agriculturalist. . A report handed in by R. L. "Tucker, delegate of the Chamber ijtitMiiit.stt m Tb Our Friends In Consideration, of Your Support with the object" cf securing your permanent I patronage and good will, we institute Crescent "Profit Sharing Plan." We" offer this plan irt order to make you a participant in our profit. Nothing will be taken from the quality of the goods sold, nbr will anything be added f to the prices charged, on account of the Profit Sharing Stamps. '- , ' " '; f Customers will continue to receive our lowest prices, and the Profit Sharing St&rrips are added in recognition of j and I to induce Continued patronage and with 1 the View of getting our customers to Concentrate their trade with us. f Remember, it is to your interest td se- cure Crescent Trading Stamps in prefer- eiice to others; Only 500 required to fill a book, half the usual amount; Pre- $ miums are on Display in the Windows ? of the Beaverton Hardware" Co, CreocenL Trading Stamps are given Ly: f Ged Thyng; Bervertoh Hdw co, and g Casli Grocery" & Dry Goods Co"; v. . Thtead spool . Pearl but jons caixl Brutilla crocihet cotiou M ens Work shirrs Mehs work sox Towels bath large1 Ladies gowns White gafetic2r Beaver Ln Hetw and Cash Grocery ..... o V. of Commerce at the i recent pre paredness ', convention held . iss Spokane, was read. Mr. Tucker was one of many delegates at tending this great convention held in the interest of prepared ness in the Pacific Northwest. The evening ' discussions of every day problems, namely that of adequate transportation, it3 relation to the market and pro duction of marketable produce, was very interesting . and in structive. Before the meeting" ad journed the possibility ot a tloat m one of the Rose festival parades was discussed and it wi decided to give it a trial. ' In connection with this we. copy the following from the Morning Oregonian. Beaverton will have a float in the fraternal, militrry and civic oaeeant on the closing day of the tenth annual Rose Festival. In a letter to the Festival Asso ciation from T, W. Zimmerman, secretary of the Beaverton Chamber of Commerce, he an nounces it has been decided to enter a float in the parade oi June 9 that will be typicai of tht agricultural and horticultural products of Beaverton and vicin- ity- .". , , - Beaverton nas aiso asicea lor a liberal supply of the 1916 Rose Festival posters'! and these will be plaeed in stores and offices in Beaverton to keep the dates oi the Festival prominently before the people of that vicinity. It pays to advertise: Xr y, a few liners in the Times when you have anything to sell. , , ' .n ii and Patrons It s I . . ' 4c At lOc 50c' .5c 35c 49c f5e I siz5 ARCO THE COURT HOUSE Iuetresting Items Gleaned From the Coart Records. Marriage licenses were issued the past week to the following: M. LeRoy Sturdeva-it and Myrtle 0. Grabel; M'ss Grabel is a res ident of Hillsboro where her father is bailiff of - the Circuit ! pMrt- Mf- Sturdevant bares- ident of the Reedville country. Ralph 0. Smith and Mary J. Case. The former is a resident of Clackamas county and the lat ter gives the address of Wash ington county. ' Suits were filed the past , week as follows:, . Jennie Catherine McKal&on vs. B. E. Melvin. Suit for fore domireon mortgage for the sum of $5000 - with interest. The mortgage is security on a note lated Sept 12, 1913. Portland Mercantile Union vs. 0. E. Kindt. For the collection if a bill amounting to $71.01 with interest at 6 per cent since first lay of September, 1914, with '.osts. The bill was incurred at :he establishment Of Fred Dun dee of Portland. F. W. Lopschat Vs. Chas. Rhoades. Foreclosure on mort iage involving property in Hil's ooro to the sum of $1500 with interest at 7 per cent and costs. Mortgage dated in December 1915. ..", .; : H. Grogerson vs. R. E. Neigh bor. Judgment against defend ant fdr sum of $395.50 with in terest at 6 per cent from sixth day of November, 1914, Alma Williams vs. Floy Bilyer. Judgment ori mortgage for the sum of $300 dated December 4, 1915. Mortgage upon personal property. Daniel Wright vs. Math. L. Hiiss. Suit for satisfaction on mortgage on real property for the sum of $908.08 with interest and costs. Mortgage dated in June, 1912. . . Jennie J. Palmatur vs. Chas. B. Noble; Foreclosure on mort gage for the sum of . $2000 with interest dated Feb, 19, 1914. . Arthur Turner, , the man, brought back last week from Crescent City; California, to face the charge of stealing saws from the Helvetia sawniill was turned loose after giving a cash bond of $200. Democrats Put Ticket in the Field. , The democratic central com mittee Of , Washington county met ,in Hillsboro last week and decided to circulate petitions tp place the following names on the ballot at the primaries. All those agreed to run, is the report! State Senator-Dr. ft. M, Er 'win, Hillsbord. Representative?! Wm. Schul merichj Hillsboror Manche 1. Langlev, Forest' Grove) H. V. Meade, Orcnco. County Clerk-F. t. McBrfde, Dilley. , Oommisjioncr--Chas, E. Han ley j Hillsboro. ... . Treasurer 0. 6. Burkhillfer,' farmlrigtorii ' ..'. ; ' : Assessor 0. E. Hedge) Bea verton. .., . . ; . . , : ThM Siaked a iood tkKe't arid will, beyond a doubt, make a strong nin. , . . Hrie and Buggy Stolen Rceor- ! . irei in fortfind. , , i Weandsday night,v April, 12, a horse .: and 'buggy belonging :to , Paul HinschKeli living near Hills ibofo,, waa stolen, from the barn I and driven into Portland, After I considerable search S h fe r Iff I Koeves - found where the .horse haa hee'n sold tn a Jew for $50 and; the buggy toa blacksmith a check for the amount of the horse but becoming suspicious he went to the bank to srop pay ment on the horse. Here he found that the thief had already cashed the check at a grocery store where he had purchased $5 worth of groceries giving the check in payment. The man gave his name as Evans and was described as being tall, lanky, smooth shaven ' and atout 85 years of age. STOP, LOOK AND LISTEN! SAFETY FIRST. If you want, to keep from being disfigured for life, retain your sunny disposition, or keep your corns from being trampled on, be sure to get your tickets early for the "Big Show" at the Grange hell, Beavertoni Oregon, next Tiesday evening, April 25th. Prof. Kellerman, the renowned prestidigitator wil demonstrate to your entire satisfaction that "The quickness of the hand de ceives the eye." He will thor oughly explain all of his tricks and after, the explanation you will not be any wispr than you wore before, and will thoroughly agvea with usj that it is "ns clear as mud." Ah Yet will relate some cf his experiences as friend and confi dante of Li Hung Chang. His English is so grammatically cor rect, and his diction so pure that anyone can readily understand him'wlth perfect ease. Here Schnitzelbaum and his "Leedle Yellow pog, that speaks yust iik'e a mani" will entertain with some of his choicest Ger man dialect readings and recita tions. " Mile. . Kluna, the noted expo nent 'of classical dancingt will demonstrate some of her very latest dances. It is rumored that she will do a J but that would be telling, and our advice is that you should go early and get a front seat, for we can as sure you it will be Worth while. So get your tickets early and don't forge the datd. If you fogetit, you will re gret it" . , . 4 m- ; City Wattr System to be Metered. All private residences will soon be metered if the plana of the City Council are carried out. An order for forty meters will be placed with a Portland firm at once, and Elmer Stipe , has been hired by the city to install twenty of thtm immediately, Beside meters within the city limits, several on branch lines outside the limits of the town will be ordered installed.,. j . Among the other business acted upon was the hole above the city hall on the Fisher property into which a sewer is said td , empty, This was ordered connected with a septic tank and the hole filled, E. E, Fishef was also ordered, to clear .the ,Street,ih front of the Fisher property of , certain stumps. , . Elmer Stipe complaintjd of trouble to collect the twenty-five cetit.asSessment wliicli Was added i some time ago to the regular1 charge. . By.payingin the water's bill tit the ban k this can be avoid-! j od and the-water user receives a! rebate of 25 cents, y ;, j The following bills werd alio- f fid at Monday night's meeting Max Crandall fur expertinff'-j , 3 , city hooka . . $'78.00 I Bill Wolf for burying ijo -. 1.00 ; Cady and Vincent wfere al- !j lowed, expenses for trip .v to et. Helena ., $9.70; B. B. Poole, formerly in charge 6f the BeavertOri Be'ctiofi bf j:h Oregptl Electric," haa takeif a position tip the HillsborO- scetlon of the same road and tills week began prepiirinit the brick pave ment on Washihgtoil street dam ajted, during, the.. winter for re dv rs. fhdependent, iUCIVC I HflAI AND PERSONAL Things That are of Interest 1 To Everyone. 1 Better buy your tickets for the Big Show early. ;, ; S. K. Nelson, of Portland, was in town Saturday looking after business. Several new advertisements are in the columns this week. Take a look at them. St Cecelia's Club is reported as having planned a dance to be given next Monday evening. Mrs. S. H.' Davis returned Wednesday from Velva, North Dakota, ... . Mr. James Brchaut and wife of West St. Helens were over Sunday visitors with L. R. Dean and family; Tickets for the Chamber of Commerce Entertainment on sale at Times office, Beaverton Hard ware Co., and Bank of Beaverton. L. L. Gilbert and Bert Martin made a fishing excursion one day last, wtdk to some point in the vicinity of Beaverton. We are still uncertain as to the number of the catch. R. L. Tucker has secured the position of representative for the Curtis Publishing Co. and will now take subscriptions and re newals for the Saturday Evening Post, Ladies Hdme Journal, and the Country Gentleman. His ad vertisement appears elsewhere in this issue; A pleasant susprise wag insti tuted Friday evening at the home of Miss Margaret Peterson by some. of her friends. The sur prise was complete and everyone enjoved a delightful evening. Following an excellent lunch the party dispersed. There Were about nineteen present. Vilas Shepard has just com pleted a modern barn for Andy Kennedy on the Kennedy place East of town, The barn is re ported to be ono of th be3t and most modern of this class of structures in Washington county. The work was completed in the record time of twelve days. Plga for Sale'-Z5 head 3 to 4 months aid. A. Schauffm-r. 3 12 Bacoil farm Beaverton. tiMlaMam,(atM)Mim I THE STORE On Monday morning THE STORE OF QUALITY opened their doors for the first time in the new, modern, right iip tb the minute location across from the banks Mew Stock New Fixtures Every thing to fill the wants of the people of Beaverton,1 Our sCbre force is amply ade- mate tor handling . our trade; . No long waits; and no delay ih filling Orders. You are invited to come in ahdf call on us. . Ferguson & sons Beavartoa Ore, Francis Davlea, of Kinton, was a Bea verton visitor Monday, ,ty Frank , Stroud has mm Ford he t. pects to travel considerably this season. Whsn you have any printing todo havd it done at horns. ' Tom McCortl was down from Hillsboro Monday and looking after some business. D. M. Mclnnis, candidate for shcriS from Orenco, was in town Saturday. t. A. Fernsworth, ot Banks, candidate for the legislature, was in tows Saturday and Sunday. ' Henry Watts visited La Fayette tha other day, bringing home some of the far famed Mineral water of that place. "' Tickets now wiling for the Chamber of Commerce benefit to be given in the Grange hall next Tuesday evening, April the 25th. Arthur Allen was In town over Sunday from Stevenson. Washington. Arthur looks just like he always has snd says that he is getting along nicely. i- Mrs. ' Horace' CHswetl arrived from1 Stella, Washington, tho first of the week and will visit for few days with; the Wm. Hlnchey family, - John Rowe has his house in East Bea verton about finished, with the exception of a few final touches, such as paint. He has a very tine little home and a rent credit to Bcnvorton. , . " Geo. Klein blossomed forth In a nice straw hut Monday like they wear In Am gust. This Is the first specimen of Its kind to venture out in the win this sea- son. A five1, ten and fifteen cent store Is said' lo be contemplating opening hes soon It is to be hoped that this Is more that-' rumor as every business added to the, town will be that much more. The dance given by the Band Boya last Saturday night was reported as being an enjoyable affair, A large crown was present from dlffereut parts of the colintry and the floor was continually thronged, with dancers. The band Willi no doubt; continue these dances in the near future add they will develop Into a ; regular evciu lor uto uiihmji. . Tom Allen called on the times the other day and told us of a dollar which1 he spent back In the days of 1884, and which had just returned to him. He said it was the last dollar he had at the time and so he marked It by clipping the end lift one wing of the eagle wltn a cliiatl. Last week, he stated, the dollar returned m him. He was In the mines in Ken tucky, When he marked the dollar, which was a tnight, new one of the 18&1 issue, It la now worn quite Smooth on one side: BEAVER PROGRAM ' Saturday nigtit April 42 " Facing the Catling Guns " 3 reel dramp ( A war story 1 " Prince Charlie ") , ,. V 2 1 reel comedies " Buy BVe Baby ") . , . Easter Sunday April 23 , " Unwritten Justice " 3 reel drama ( Westerii play ) '' Lady Audley's Secret " 1 reel tomfdy " Hazing the Honeymoqners " 1 reel com , Wednesday April 2fl A White Slave Drama 3 reels OF QUALITY