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VOL. IV BEAVERTON, OREGON. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1916 NO.39 KEVS LOCAL MQ PERSONAL Ike Aseltine -is home again : greeting friends. . J. L. Hardy is working in the ' drug business in Portland this winter. r:-,-' :- - . ; ' -' ; "" Arthur Allen is home on a visit with his folks C. W. Allen '.and family. ; Mae Fisher has ' been visiting -with relatives in Portland during 'the last week. j. Mr. W. E. Garty of Ridgefield, Wash., was visiting friends in iBeaverton Sunday. .- Frank Kline is kept busy of iate weighing people, times seem to be getting better. - Mr.' Burlei, of Portland, was a dinner guest of the Misses Fitz ; -Patricks Tuesday evening. Joe Kemmer was home over Sunday visiting with his parents Kick Kemmer of Cooper Mt. Business is picking up in Bea verton, Uncle Sam -hadiifc havs aide boards on the mail cart Thousands of ' cords of wood are being shipped from Robinson Station on S. P. lines this winter. Special Prices, to Schools, : Churches -on Candies and . Nuts etc., At Spraner's Store. Hilda Carlson is borne from Banks to spend the holidays with her mother Mrs. Carolyne Carl . son and family. . ' Vince Fitzpatrick, John Mues ,. fiig, Charles -. Essig and many others, took in the dance at Huber last Saturday night. Special price nitrogen electric light bulbs:; cut 65c 60. More Light." See lights in use in our 6tore ; A. H. Spraner. - The next rehearsal of the or chestra is scheduled : for Thurs day night of next week-as the regular night is Christmas night. .Take a '-. glance through the paper and note the bargains offered for Xmas by offir local merchants, and then trade at .home. The Chamber of Commerce is planning a dance lor the near 'future. This will be oneof their hig dances, we are informed, and juite the largest affair of the season. You are invited tokeep the .date open. Post Office Entered , and Rifled. Late" Tn3day night or early Wednesday morning the back window of the postofflce was broken and the catch sprung ad mitting burglars who opened all the Christmas , packages in the office and turned things down generally. An attempt was also made to enter the safe but the robberies were evidently fright ened away before the attempt was completed." The Cady-Pegg warehouse was also broken into but nothing was removed, and it h thought that the men were searching for material to muffle the postoffice safe with. ; The packages opened were insured but at this - writing the exact value missing is hot known. The authorities are working on the case. :.' - . ' Man Hit by Train. Early; Monday morning a man giving his name as Chas. Ander son was struck by the eastbound Southern Pacific train and 'badly bruised about the head and side. The ribs on the left side were badly caved in and he was un conscious for some time following the accident. Little could be ob tained from him concerning his home and at last reports he was still in a dazed condition. He is now lyingdn a Portland hospital where he was removed for treat ment and he is expected to re cover. The Ruth- Realty . Co. has filed injunction proceedings to stop the sale of certain hey which is held in a Forest Grove ware house by N. B. La Course who has advertised the hay for sale to satisfy a mortgage which he holds. The plaintiff holds that the defendant has no right to the -product. The case was ordered dismissed by the court as the parties had settled their dfficul- ties.': " ' "' V '.- :'' Charles Jasperson received $24 from the state accident commis sion, for his injury received at the Christensen rock cruBher last fall. A heavy rock fell on his toe. ' . ' Charles Carlson took in the auction ale of Rosa Merkuat Santa Rosa Saturday, , bringing home a disc harrow. He reports a big crowd and fair, prices for articles sold. High School Notes.' Mr. S. H. Davis was a welcome visitor at the school one day last week. We wish more of the parents and taxpayers would be interested enough in the school to visit it once in a while. Edith Weed's cheery smile was missed from school on Monday. The boys Basketball team jour neyed to Tualatin Friday 'night where they were defeated by the score of 16" to"25. The Bea verton quintet were handicapped by having two of their regular players on the sick list. Next Wednesday the Fresh man dass is going to debate on the question, Resolved that the city schools are superior to the country schools. The affirma tive leader is Margaret Lewis who has chosen Gelene Goddard, Archie Van Rodman, Ida Walker, Edith Weed and Herman Schlott man to work with her. Thelmn Pegg who is the negative leader ciwrae Charlotte Card, Alice Pat ton," Margaret Schemer, Erwin Leichner and Charles Trachsel. Next Friday the German Class is planning on giving a "Deutsche Weihnachtsfeier" and presenting the following program: 1. Leid "Huber, o 'ihr Glaub' gen." 2. Die Weihnachtsgeachichte aus Lukas II. 1-32 Goldie Vincent. 3. Weihiiaehtsgedict Beryl Peterson. 4. - Weihnachts Brauchenim Deutschland-LeRoy Exstrom. 5. Auf dem Christmarkt Leita Hendricks. 6. , Weihnachtsmaichen Alton Emmons.. 7. ?Weihnachtsgedicht "Gene vieve Watts. 8. Leid "Heilige Nacht, Stiile Nacht." ;;. The class is endeavoring to se cure a speaker from the German Society, for the occasion. ,- Francis Davis one of the Kin ton band famous trombone play ers, traded his trombone for a typewriter, he likes an instru ment ' with plenty of keys and the dollar sign on one of them, . 2000 Pounds of Candy and Nuts. Prices right. At Spraner's Store. AROUIIDTIIE COURT HOUSE " ; V;:, Circuit Cotat In' the case of the state vs.v E. E. Roberts sentence was sua. pended and the prisoner allowed his freedom on his own recog1 nizance. An the county court "the past week the Portland Gas and Coke Company were granted a fran chise to lay mains in Washington, coitoty. ; . C. A, Reed an ex-minister liv ing on a little ranch near Bet- verton is being held by the authorities of Multnomah county charged by a 14 year old boy, whom he was sheltering in hie household, of contributing to his delinquency. The charge was made when the officers in Port and were questioning the " bov . who was formerly an inmate of the Frazer Home. Mr. Reed is a man of 55 years and is suffer ing from ill health. wenu oicumny is seeKing divorce from her husband, R.' J. McElhny who is alleged to have deserted her 12 years ago. They were married in Oregon Cityin 1902. Cupid received another jolt when Miribah I. Devell brought suit for divorce from her hus band Bradford B. Devell whom she alleged deserted her on the 16th of-May, 1914. HPlser and Unden i Machine Works is suing John Doe Tharp and John Doe Matifon, who oper ated under the name of the Mat son Tharp Lumber Co. for'. a judgment of $96.57 which they claim is due thera for the per formance f certain labor and materials furnished in May, 1916,' A. Carl Fleck is suing Mary Louise Fleck for a divorce on the grounds of desertion. The couple were-married .in New York tin April, 1892. The "Big 4" quartet made a flying trip with Ed Wolff overto Kihton last Saturday night and received the glad hand. Prof. Stretcher had a splendid pro gram arranged by the high School students which was high ly enjoyed by all present. Next Saturday night a big . Xmas en tertainment will be staged at Kinton. -
