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About Beaverton times. (Beaverton, Or.) 191?-19?? | View Entire Issue (Aug. 1, 1919)
CANYON ROAD DISPUTE .'- FINALLY SETTLED RIGHT Roefc Read Over Bill on New Grade and Old Rock Road to Be Paved by November 1, S. Benson Telle May or Erickson. ' t ' t Following an immense amount of mor, some . court procedure ' and much negotiation by the friends of the rival routes, the State Highway Com- - missioners went over the two propos ed routes for the paving of -the Can von Road and finally settled It by or dering the paving laid on the present rock road and a rock Dase laid on the new cut-off, preparatory to paving at a future date, is the explanation giv en to Mayor Otto Erickson by Com missioner S. Benson Tuesday, He further assured Mr. Erickson that the Canyon road will be completed and ready for travel by the first ol 'November. Many rumors had been current here regarding the status of the road and it seemed that because of the bickerings between the friends of the rival routes , that tnere was danger that the road would not be paved this season at all. so Mayor Erickson and other local business men decided that it was time to do something. Putting the matter fairly before the commis sion that they favored the paving' ,of the road, but were not particular as to which route was followed just so Je paving was done this season, th.y drought to eliminate the friction and "to eet work under way.. During the week the Commissioners acted upon their suggestions and announced the result to Mr Erickson Tuesday as stated above. Better Prowess is being made on the Pacific Highway paving the pasi few days, after a week of rather de sultory work. The crews laid a very satisfactory strip of paving Wedne; day and yesterday, and the machine will pass Tobias station toady if no accidents happen. The camp is now at Aloha. WATSON STRICT SEES TERES MORE BLOCKS OF PAVING Non-Laying Hens Culled Out The meeting of poultry raisers held at the home of J. S. Clement on Thursday of last week, under the aus pices of the Oregon Agricultural Col lege and- the County Agent, N. C, Jamison, was well attended, over 75 of the neighbors, being present The main purpose of the meeting was the culling from the flock bf the non-lay ing hen. ; The demonstration i con flucted by Prof. Brewster was inter esting and his discussion of points raised by vsitors , was, helpful to many. After the main talk was given, he handled one floek of 400 birds, cull ing out ten per cent as non-layers or unprofitable boarders, i Mr. Clement promises a. report on the results of the test later. ; An effort now being made to in crease the membership of the Oregon Poultry Growers' Association was lauded by Prof. Brewster. ' Gus Rossi has agreed with Mayor Erickson to put in concrete sidewalks and curbing in front of his property now occupied by George Thyng's con fectionery and the old. 1900 saloon building, ' Council Decides To Extend Hard 8n face to Methodist Church when Urged by Property Owners. ' '' " r' ' After petitions had been circulated liberally and property owners on the street had urged the improvement, the- town council Monday night or dered the improvement i of Watson street from First to Fourth, thus add ing three blocks to the paving on that street and including the Methodist church in the paved area. BRICK AND TILE . . TO BE WRECKED California Relatives Visit W. Harris. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Perrott and daughter, Gertrude, of Woodbridge, Calif.; are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Harris.. Mrs, Perrott and Mrs. Harris are sisters. Mr. and Mrs. Enoch Harris of Es calon, Calif., parents of Walter Har ris, accompanied by their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs, A. Jack, of Stockton, and the three children of the latter couple, motored through and arrived here Sunday for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Harris and family, while Mr. Jack goes toWalla Walla where he wilt tend separator during the threshing season in , the Inland Empire. - They will be here a month or more. - . Will Play Return Game. Beaverton's baseball team will play a return game with the Wood stock aggregation on the Sellwood Park grounds ' Sunday afternoon. Fans who wish to encourage the boys may reach the grounds by crossing at the Sellwodd Ferry or by going in through ' Portland- and crossing the Madison Street bridge, then out Haw thorne avenue to Twelfth and follow the' carline south to the park. Prohibition Speakers Coming; World-wide prohibition of the liq uor traffic will be advocated by a number of speakers to be sent to Or egon in the near future, according to an announcement just made., Between October 13 and Nov. 9, such speakers as Louis Albert Banks, preacher and author, of Boston; Ira Landrith, edu cator, lecturer and prominently con nected with the Christian Endeavor movement, also of Boston; Rev, G. M. Hammond, of Nashville,' Tenn.; Geo. D. Conger, superintendent of the An ti-Saloon League of Washington; and Louis R. Horton, holding the same po eition in Idaho will be in this state and will visit practically every city and town in the state. The passing of the Oregon Brick & Tile Company into history is noted by the anouncement elsewhere that the buildings are. to oe wrecked and the lumber sold out at a very low rate. The story of the founding of the company rivals the tales of Wal lingford. Its promises were marvel ou3, its prospects (on paper) were of the most encouraging character, but it was never put on a practical basis. At a time when the tendency of the builders was away from, rather' than toward brick, this company planned a plant which if worked to capacity, would have supplied the states of Or egon, Washington and Idaho with all brick and tile needed without help of any sort from the many local factor ies, and still have left a large and unsorted supply for export. Yet it was so planned and laid out that it was only on capacity production' that it could have been profitably, oper ated. "i"-f'!v" '."..;':'.';..':. (v-v Considerable local money has been from time to time dropped into this enterprise and it has brought more or less outside capital here. Doubtless it has had much to do with the well known reputation of Beaverton for conservatism for any plant so con structed is ueyond the possibility of possible operation except tothose who have the vision and the courage, coupled with the requisite capital, to carry out the plans of the original promoters. It was never in any sense, a proposition suited to men with limited capital. , Ladies Enjoy Luncheon. An elaborate five-course luncheon and a very enjoyable time at Five Hundred were features of a birthday party at the home of Mrs. Elizbeth D.McGowan Monday in honor of Mrs. McGowan' s birthday which was at tended by many ladies from Beaver ton. Mrs. Karl Swenson won first prize, a beautiful pyrex baking dish, and Mrs. Otto Erickson was, the for- anate second-best player and wai rewarded with a fine cut-glass mar malade dish. '' :, '., . Among those present were: Mes- damee W. H. Boyd, J. E. Davis, W. J. Leonard. J. W. Barnes. R. L. Tucker, Karl Swenson, Otto Erickson,, H. R. Nelson, George Blosaer,, Doy Gray and H. 0. Stipe. DEATH MESSSNGER CALLS Mrs, Ellen. Phelps, an aunt of Mrs. W. H. Boyd and a sister of J. D. Wll mot, of this town, died in a Portland hospital Tuesday, following an oper ation, em Monday. .:, ;; '-.v.. r 1 Mrs. Phelps was a member of the pioneer Wilmot family who formerly owned the J. A. Mott place east of Beaverton. -.., The elder. Mr. Wilmot, father of Mrs. Phelps, was a true pioneer. Af ter crossing the plains by ox-team at an early date, he took up a- home on Columbia Slough, which he sold ithemdiately upon the coning of the railroad. He then located on the place in Washington County now known as the Mott place. Here he lived with his family until the coming ing of many settlers moved the fron tier away from him. Then with his family he moved to Eastern Oregon. Mrs.. Phelps' home was thus suc cessively at Beaverton, Milton, Baker and other Eastern Oregon points, f The body was shipped to Milton Wednesday night for burial. I Mrs. Elizabeth Shackleford, wife of P. D. Shackleford and mother of William, Del and Mary Shackleford of Cedar Mills died suddenly Wed nesday noon at her home in that sec tion., She was 78 years of age and was one of the pioneers of Washing ton County, having crossed the plains' with her parents when Just a mere girl. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Barnes and was lorn in Pennsylvania. The funeral will be held from the family home Saturday at 2:00 o'clock, and the body will be shipped to Mc Minnville for burial. Four Bisters also survive her. They Like Fords Here. Oto Erickson has delivered 26 Ford cars already this month. Saturday was his banner day. He sold nine Ford cars that day but Monday was not so slow for he added four Fords to his sales then one of which was to F A. Weygandt for a trip to Eastern Oregon where he will put in the sea son running thresher engine, Otto also sold Federal trucks to L. L. Lawrence, of ReedVille, and Earf Boyd of Forest Grove and a Fordsen tractor to Jake Kemmer and Julius Gassner of Cooper Mountain who are using it to run a separator in their; threshing outfit "" ' " " Masonic Picnic Members of the Masonic and Eastern Star lodges will enjoy a picnic Sun, day at the home of O. E. Shepherd at Elmonica. The ladies will serve a picnic lunch and the men will add to the fund for the furniture of the lodge hall by helping get Mr. Shep herd's winter wood ready, Various contests Me being arranged. The members of the orders are urged ton attend arid,, their f rends will be wel come. The announcement runs that "those low in the forehead and high in the chest are urged to bring cross cut saws, wedges, sledges, axes and other implements of their calling.'' Miss Lillian Evans, assistant cash ier at the Bank of Beaverton, - will leave Monday for Tillamook to spend her vacation. ' 1 ' ' Mr.andMrs. C. E. Hedge, accom panied by their son-in-law and daugh ter, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Conroy, went to Hebo, Tillamook, County, Thurs day of last week to visit with another son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Baker. They report the roads in a safe and passable condition but very rough and with many de tours necessary because of road work. Mr. Baker has a contract for road building but cannot get men enough. The detours added eight miles to the trip. Mr. Conroy has just returned from France and took last week as a vacation before resuming work at his trade. He was one of Uncle Sam's 'men who made real sacrifices, for he got to France within soundof the guns but saw no fighting. He was put to work at his trade of boiler maker, .doingthe same work, at $80 per month that he had been averag ing $52 per week here at home. . Wilber Weed has just finished a six -weeks' officers' training course at the Presidio, San Francisco, which is offered to all seniors and juniors in agrcultural colleges by the United States government, and will spend the month of August 1 visiting the nurseries in Southern California and, will, be home the first week h Sep tember. He was one of about 40 O. A. C students to take the course. )Kv;.' ' ,,;',, t '. Francis Livermore is assisting at S the bank while, Misses Desinger and J, Evans are away on their vacations.". "