g(hBMVT ,m. BEAVERTON, OREGON. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER, 8, 1918
i Peace Rumors raise. .
THP! war TS OVER: BEA
VERTON .WILL CELEBRATE
Stores to Close This Afternoon
AndCitizens Will Give.Vent
to Joy for Victory over
Enemies in War.
When the news flashed to the
remotest parts of America yes
terday that Germany had ac
cepted the exacting terms of the
Allies and had surrendered to
fceneni Foch, Mayor Cady sent
word to the business men ofBea
verton that it was fitting that
business should be suspended
this afternoon and that a cele
bration shduld be held in honoJ
of our victory over Germany.
So, this afternoon the bus
ines houses will close and the
citizens willgive over their time
tn fit-Hno- flverr.isfis in honor of
tbe hrn,vf boys who have made
possible this signal victory.
otto ERICKSON ELECTED
MAYOR OF BEAVERTON
TheCity Election passed off
quietly Tuesday afternoon, x
votes were ci'ast and the only
onrnm'sp snrunff was the elec
tion of Guy Alexander to suc
ceed C. E. Hedge as Recorder
Tmoeiiiw fH-.Vierwise. the tick-
et as nominaatd was elected.
There were scattering votes
cast for all offices, tut the only
organized effort to elect anyone
outside the nominated ticket
was when Mr. Alexander's sup
porters wrote in his name and
wm the election for him.
The vote cast was as follows :
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For Mavor : uuo .uncKson, 11.,
F. W. Cady, 3 H. G. Vincent, 7,
while several others received a
sirHe vote.
For Councilmen; W. E. Evans,
55, R. J. Hocken, 46, A.H. Spran-
er, 42, W. M. Wert. 45, witn sev
eral scattering votes.
For Recorder; Guy Alexander,
30, C. E. Hedge, 21.
VICTORY BOYR AND GIRLS-.
..WILL AID SEVEN CAUSES
The Victory Boys and the Vic
tory Girls are the boys and girls
who are loyal to the boys over
there. They are going to help
win the great victory by con
tributing to the fund to provide
home comforts for our soldier
boys. You will know them next
week hecause thev will all wear
Victory button?. Their names
will be posted in, the post office
windows. ;
All boys anrl girls under 20
who can earn the money them
selves should make their pledtre
to the Victory Boys or the Vic
torv girls. .
"f The captain of Victorv Bovs
for Beaverton is Phillip F.
, Thompson ; for Victorv ' Girls,
Miss Goldie Vincent. See them
at once and get your name at the
heid of the list.
Town Finnancial Statement.
November 1, 1918.
Water fund " $35.69
General, Fund 646.31
General Road Fund 195.55
Special Foad Fund 79.01
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kvxt WEEK IS TIME TO
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HIVE FOR WAR KKLlKJf
Va'ted War Work Campaign to
Start Monday and Continue
For Six Days Only.
You'll have jmother chance to
prove your patriotism next week'
when the drive tor iunas ior tne
Inired War Work Fund begins.
And now while you teel the nusn
oH. victory, why not com in io
the post office or the bank and
r..r.ke your subscription without
waiting to be solicited? '
Washington County's quota is
$21,550.00 and of that SohooJ
District No. 48 has been a3Kea
to raise $701.00, while everyone
is asked to give one and one half
times the quota, so we areex-
pected to raise just $i,uoj..ou in
tviia opTmnl district and every
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other district in the United
States is expected to raise a pro
portionate amount.
Miss Mary Fitzpatricle is the
local chairman and Miss Elva
Rossi is secretary and treasurer.
They have made arrangements
to have voluntary subscriptions
received at either the post office
or-the bank.
The Boy Scouts have put up a
fine lot of posters showing the
need for the drive and that need
is not lessened because peace is
seemingly near. '
; Yesterday the peace rumors
Mm widflv circulated and Bea
verton was happy in the thought
that the war was over ana me
boys would soon be home. ! "
At a late hour last night ad
vices were received that a flat
denial of the acceptance of the
peace terms had been given out
at offficial headquarters. '
NO. 45.
I RED CROSS TO MEET
WEDNESDAY P. M.
Election of Chairman and Prep
aration for the Bazaar ior
, December 7, Program.
METZGER YOUNG MAN t ;
DEAD AT VANCOUVER
Two More Buyers. )
We add two more names to the
list of Beaverton people who
have bought bonds outside of
this district.
J. R. Marshal W0
father F. J. Kettenhofen 50
TTniTf" War Work Next Week!
Herbert Johnson Victim of the
Spanish Influenza after Be
ing Three Weeks in Army.
TTprhert Johnson of Progress,
'who enlisted in the army from
Oregon City three weeks ago ana
tiro a stationed at Vancouver
, Barracks, died Wednesday night
of pneumonia, following an ax
! tack of Spanish influenza. He is
a son oi JVir. ana mis. .nuicw
Johnson of Progress. He was
, born, in this county, has lived m
Oregon all of his life and for the
past few years has been farming
in Clackamas County, from
where he enlisted three weeks
, His parents naa a letter irum
i him Monday, stating that he did
nf -fool well. Wednesday noon
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a message came that he was ill
and Wednesday night another
message announced his death.
W. E. Pegg went for the body
yesterday monring and the body
will be at the undertaking par
lors here until today noon. The
funeral will be held at the grave
today (Friday) at 1:00 o'clock,
at Crescent Grove cemetery, the
Reverend Mayse of Metzger, of
ficiatinor. j '
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Members of the local auxiliary
of the Red Cross are urged to be
present at the local rooms on
Wednesday afternoon to arrange .
for the bazaar to be held on the
7Hi nf fWemher. j
Tt ia hichlv essential that all
.members be present as the suc
cess of this' bazaar win nave a
krge effect on the activities ot
the local branch during the com
ing winter months. Present in
dications ' arte thatthe danger
from the Spanish flu will be en
tirely over by that time, but in'
ar" event the fullest precautions
will be taken to prevent any in
crease of the disease from this
roeetinnr as the fullest ventilk
tion will be arranged and propre
measures fnr the fn mi cation of
the room will be taken, so that
no one need i ear to come, i
At the same meeting the elec
tion of a chairman to succeed
Mrs. Rohse, who has moved to
Hillsboro. will take place. Mrs.
Rohse wil be present at the meet
ing and will present her resigna-
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i f Money in Hogs. ; l
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Tuesday F. C. Peck killed two
pigs that he has fattened on his
place south of town. The two
dresed 580 pounds and he sold
them for 22 cents a pound, net
ting $127.60 for the two. How
would you like to have a drove of
just such pigs to drive to mar
ket this, morning? ; '
Three More Pupils.
The school census of District
No. 48, taken, October 25, has
iust been compiled by District
Clerk C. E. Hedge and shows
that there are 401 children of
school age, a gain of 3 over last
year.
Doln; Good Work.
John Trachscl is doing come
excellent worls on the road Irom
the starch lact-ory north. The
subscription "paper started last
week now has 16 names Hhrned
to it and ':he other roJi' will be
had ',non Bcsiu's this a num
ber o1' smaller pledges have been
rece' cd.
The advertising in this issue for the United War Work Campaign
has been donated by the lonowing iutob
Bank of Beaverton
Beaverton Confectionery
Stipe Garage
W. M, Wert, Barber
Tucker & Shreck, Real Estate
Dr. C. E. Mason v
W. E. Pegg, Undertaker
Beaverton Livery Stable
Beaverton Bakery
Otto Erickson Co., garage
A. H. Spraner , , '
Dr. Theo. G. Hetu, Dentist
F. J. Brauer
Cady-Pegg Co. ;
Dean's Drug Store
Prize Hill of Potatoes.
Jacob Schmitt has a little less
than an acre and a half of spuds
out on the R. E. White place
west of town from which he has
dug 126 sacks this season. One
hill is on display aV tha Tucker
& Shreck office that shows .why
they yielded so' well. " They are
the Burbank variety. ' '
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Ten Mill Tax for Beaverton.
At the' regular meeting of the
Town Council Monday night a
ten mill tax was levied, the us
ual grist of bills was paid and a
rebate was granted to Arthur
Allen for excessive water bills
caused by a defective meter.