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. -