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THE BEAVERTOK TIMES FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, lffl. PACE TWO TNI MAVMVQN TIMM DiwrUin, Onfwi. A. Weekly Newspaper, lasttsd Fridays, ft, H. Joui, Miter tad PaUtah H Entered at the Beaver ton (Oregon) Poatofflce at second-class mall mat tar. , SUBSCRIPTION RATES La advance except by arrangement wltb Ute publisher. Urn rear by mail 11.00 A good word spoken for your town is never thrown away. The fellow who always kicks and never boosts is not a pood citizen. His room is worth more than his company. Through the efforts of Senator Charles L. McNary and the Oregon Growers' Co-operative Association, the United States Senate finance committee has approved the House emergency tariff bill in which a duty of four cents a pound was placed on cherries. Also, a duty of 20 cents a box was placed on apples. Claude E. Ingalls, editor of the. Gazette Times of Corvallis, has the right idea about folks buying home products. After publishing two re. cipes wherein Mistland prunes form part of the ingredients, he says: "And by the way, we noticed a Cor vallis restaurant menu the other day that quted California prunes. What's the idea when we have far better prunes at home?" GROVE BRICK YARD HELPS TO WIN PRIZE The Forest Grove brick yard helped to win a prize for Southern Pacific Agent Ueakins last summer. In the car-loading contest conduct ed by the Southern Pacific during August, September and October this station shipped the second best 1 jaded ten cars of brick, and the agent re ceived tne second prize oi so.uu. Pretty good for the first season of the brick yard. Next year we expect the agent to get the iirst prize. Forest Grove News-Times. BIG TURNIP ADVERTISES FOREST GROVE IN TEXAS Texas is a state of big things. In fact Texas is a big state in itself, but when it comes to raising turnips that country is not in it with this fine Forest Grove country. It will be remembered that some weeks ago the News-Times put on a turnip contest and received some pretty fair specimens of that vegeta ble. They attracted much attention by strangers in town and one man Agency for Dort Cars and Cleveland Tractors Losli Bros. Garage GENERAL REPAIRING VULCANIZING United States and Fisk Tires and Tubes Beaverton, Ore. VETERINARIAN Dr. M. Howes, Portland, Oregon. Consultation free. Tabor 6666. 1971 East Stark Street Specialist diseases of cattlo. 34t62. ROLLING AND GRINDING OF ALL KINDS OF GRAIN BEAVERTON GRIST HILL - W. E. PEGG UNDERTAKER AND FUNERAL DIRECTOR Licensed Essbslster Calls answered day or night Prompt Service BEAVERTON . . Oregi VASITH Contractor and Builder Old Houses Remodeled M. H. THOMPSON Barber Agency Palace Laundry Co. Shop equipped with Modern Electri cal applliances equal to the best any where. Basba Beaverton, Oregon Dr. C. E. Mason Phone Calls Answered Day and Night. BEAVERTON . OREGON HOME BAKERY FOR HOME COOKING Ice Cream Tobacco) Freik Bread D.ilr PubT of All Kiadi R. D. YOUNG, Ptop. lugged a big one away up into Ida ho to exhibit to admiring friends. The blearest one we had. however. which was raised by Jack Howland and tipped the beam at 26 pounds and 8 ounces, was admired by Mr. and Mrs. James A. Band, of Portland. who wanted to send it to a relative' in Texas and we gave it to them for that purpose and they sent it down by parcel post and- it has since been do ing duty advertising Forest .flrove in the southland, as we printed a large sign bearing this inscription which was placed on the turnip when exhibited: "This turnip was raised at Forest (irove, Oregon, and weighed when pulled, 26 pounds and 3 ounc- The following letter is fully ex planatory and shows how the humble turnip is doing its bit toward adver tising this fine country. Are you doing as good work as this turnip in boosting your town and your commu nity? At least be a turnio. Ft. Worth, Texas, lec. au. izu, Editor News-Times, Forest Grove. Ore. Dear Sir: The extra large turnip you gave Mr. James A. Band, of Portland, was promptly forwarded to me here and was in fine condition. It was placed in our show window two days and since that time has been in the show window of one of our largest business houses in the city and is in fair condition yet. our largest turnips here weigh as much as b pounds, so you may un derstand we all think it S-O-M-E turnip. Thanks. lours Kespectumv, C. E. McCUBBIN, 1900 8th Avenue. INCOME TAX MEN TO BE HERE IN NEAR FUTURE A note from Internal Revenue Col lector Milton A. Miller informs us that a couple of deputy revenue col lectors will be in Washington County within a short time to assist people who desire their services in making out the income tax statements. This service is rendered by the govern ment free of charge and will be of vast benetlt to ait who will take ad vantage of it. J. J. Collins and 0. V. Roberts are the men selected for this territory and they will be in Forest Grove on February loth and 16th and in Hills- boro at the court house on February 17th and 18th. If you have trouble with your statement bring the facts to these men and hey will help you out with out fee or reward. Watts Farm Bureau Meeting There will be a Farm Bureau meet ing at Watts school house on Satur day. Jan. 22nd, which will be ad dressed by I. N. Gabrielson, rodent specialist of the United States De partment of Agriculture. This meet ing has been arranged by E. E. Jones and all who possibly can should at tend, as much information will be given. Read the Ads. today. SHERIFF'S SALBr"jn Notice Is Hereby Given, That by virtue of an Execution, Order and Decree of Sale, issued out of and under the seal of the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon, for the Coun ty of Washington, dated the Z3rd day of December, 1920, in favor of w. A. shaw, plaintiff and against Jesse R. El 1 a r s and Gerald M. Ellars, defendants, for the sum of 3100.00 with interest there on at the rate of 7 per cent per an num, from the 1st day of January, 1916, and for the further sum of $35.00 Attorney's fees, and for the further sum of 220.20 costs and dis bursements to me d. reeled and de livered, commanding me to make sale of the real property hereinafter des cribed, I have levied upon and pursu ant to said Execution. Order and De cree of Sale I will on Monday, the 2nd day of February, 1921, at the boutn door ot tne Courthouse ir Hills boro, Washington County. Ore gon, at the hour of ten o'clock am. of said day, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash in hand, all of the following described real property, lying, being and situate m Washington County, Oregon, and more particularly described as fol lows, to-wit: Beginning at the southeast corner of Lot numbered Iwo Hundred Eigh ty-seven zai) oi Johnson Estate Addition to Beaverton-Reedville Acreage, said county and state: thence north along the east line of said lot 287 for a distance of 168 feet for a point or place of beginn ing; thence west and parallel with the south line of said lot 103.9 feet to the southeast corner of McGovern acre; thence north along the east line oi mcuovem acre z)i) feet to point in the north line cf said lot 287; thence in an easterly direction along the north line of said lot 287 for a distance of 96 feet or to the northeast comer of said lot 287; thence south along the east line of said lot 287; 305 feet to the place of beginning, containing eighty-nine hundredths acres, more or less to satisfy the hereinbefore named sums and for the cost and expenses of sale and said writ. Said sale will be made subject to redemption as per statute of Oregon. Dated at Hiilsboio, Oregon, this 24th day of December, 1920. Geo. Alexander Sheriff of Washington County, Ore. j By Fred B. Siegrist, Deputy. ! Fred Jensen, Attorney for Plaintiff I Board of Trade Bldg. j Notice of Hearing of Final Account In the unty Court of the State of Oregon, for Washington County, In the Matter of the Estate of ) Louis C Hinehart, Deceased ) Notice (a hereby eiven that the : undersign d, as administratrix of the Estate of Louis C. Rinehart, de ceased, hat filed in the above entitl ed court ind cause her final account as said a( ministratrix, and that the isaid court has set the 31st day of January, 1921, at the hour of 10 , o'clock a. in., of said day as the time I for hearing of said account, and all persons interested in said estate are hereby required to file their objec tions, if any, to said final account,' in said court on or before the date set for uaid hearing. . Ella H. Rinehart, Administratrix. The dflte of the first publication of this notice is the 31st day of Decem ber, 1920. 63t6 OREGON NOTES Nttra Li Brief, Gathered From Variaas Parts f The Stale, There were 319 births and 157 deaths in Eugene and Lane county dur ing 1920. The statistical report shows that the city of Portland now has 1948 em ployes on Its payi-oll. The Crook County bank of Prine- ville, recently closed will be opened within the next thirty days. From 155 9-year-old .Grimes Golden apple trees Dugald Campbell ot Eu gene netted 11920 this season. The state highway commission, at ja meeting In Portland Ifobruary 1 win uiren was on i,vuvuuu oi mimim highway bonds. Approximately 1250 students of the elementary schools and 860 students of the high schools will graduate In Portland January 28. Fire of unknown origin destroyed the Oregon Trunk railroad pumping station at Metolius, causing a toss of approximately $12,000. Heavy snows are driving deer from the mountains to the desert altitude In eastern Oregon, and as a result Il legal killing has begun. The annual report of the Lane Coun ty Farm Loan association for 1920 showB that the organ tiat Ion has made loans totaling $601,200. Work of completion of a new hotel at Union is going along nicely and will be finished in about three months. Its cost will be nearly $50,000. Total cost of building construction in Klamath Falls last year amounted to $756,150, Of which $186,900 was spent on 127 new dwellings. The real property of John T. Albert, Salem banker, who died recently, was valued at $92,660, and the personal property at $85,000, a total of $177, 660. Because of depleted reserve, the First State & Savings Bank of Kla math Falls was closed by Frank C. Bramwell, state superintendent of banks. A perfect mastodon tooth, together with the end of a mastodon rib, was found by E. A. Read of The Dalles as he was wandering dowu a gully on his ranch. District attorneys of Oregon in con vention in Portland voted to adopt a uniform policy which will mean the suppression of punch-board operation in the state. The pear Industry ranks third in fruits In Oregon, wltb apples first and prunes second. The apple acreage Is about 50,000, that of prunes 40,000 and pears 13,500. The Standard Oil company paid to tile state a total of $21,743.95 as tax on Its sales of gasoline and distillate in Oregon during the year ended Decem ber 31, 1920. The Lane County Sportsmen's asso ciation is arranging a big trap shoot for Lincoln's birthday, February 12, to take place on the new state game farm near Eugene. Senator McNary appeared recently before the senate finance committee and offered argument In favor of a tariff of 6 cents a pound on cherries ; In brine, filberts and walnuts. I C. C. Fulton, attorney for the port of Astoria, has stated that he will file 1 petition with the interstate com merce xommission for a rehearing of the Portland-Astoria rate case. Many new buildings at Astoria are being held up on account of the high costs, and an effort is being made to enforce a gradual reduction In the wages of carpenters and painters. Zero weather has forced the union blgb school at Malia to move its class rooms from the city hall to a recently completed building, designed to be used as a barber shop but not yet opened. The Indian school at Salem, which is educating 600 Indian pupils, some of whom were brought from Alaska, will receive $147,000 according to ths Indian appropriation bill reported to congress. Senator Chamberlain appears to be feeling more comfortable and hopeful after several setbacks. At the best, It la said, be cannot bope to leave the hospital In Washington, D. C, for many weeks. The Harney Valley Improvement company of Portland has filed with the state engineer application to ap propriate water from Rock creek for the irrigation of 315 acres of land In Harney county. The Shell Oil company of California has remitted to the secretary of state a check in the sunt of $1,522.51, cover ing the tax on sales of gasoline and distillate in Oregon for the month end ed December 31, 1920. Not less than 1500 veterans of the world war, at an open session in the Portland armory last week, called by Portland post of the American Legion, roared affirmation to a resolution call ing upon the Oregon legislature to al low ex-service men the option of for each month of service or a $3000 farm or borne loan. H. H. Corey, member of the Oregon public service commission, has been appointed on the service, accommoda tions and clalrae committee of the Na tional Association of Hallway and Public Utilities Comnif S3 loners. Oregon apples won five first prizes In the fruit show conducted In Louisi ana, Mo., by the Mississippi Valley Ap ple Oro'wers' association, according to a notice received by A. Johnson, of the Seven Oaks Orchard company, in Ash land. The Booth-Kelly Lumber company mills at Springfield, employing seventy-five men, closed down last week. Manager A- C. Dixon announces the Lr?- - mill will not be reopened until the conditions of the lumber market are changed. A late opening season at Crater Lake mr 19J1 li forecast by a report re calved by Alexander 'Sparrow, super intendent of the park, that tbe snow Is now 9 1-2 feet deep at the rim. Last year at this time, the depth was only 61-3 feet. Threshing Is still In progress In Lake county and It tb possible that It will be finished before spring work forces a atop. Bound grain that was stacked properly Is turning out well, while headed grain has been Injured more or less. When a carrier upon which he was riding gave way with the result that he fell 36 feet with 12,000 feet of lum ber on top of him, Ed Dempsey, a mill employe at Mabel, suffered concus sion of the brain and many other serious Injuries. The Portland ctty council has pass ed a stringent ordinance governing the manufacture and sale of "soft" drinks, Including eider la alt Its various guises and aliases. The ordinance Is aimed to prevent the marketing of fermented kand Intoxicating "soft" drinks. The seal sale (or Oregon during the 1920 holidays will surpass that of 1911 by $5000 Is the report given to the executive committee of tbe Oregon Tuberculosis association. Tbe Port land sale amounted to over $20,000 and the state sale will total $37,000. The largest sale of Clatsop county timber land reported for many months was made last week, when the Minne sota Oregon Land & Timber company of Minnesota sold to the Crossett Tim ber company of Iowa a tract of 7608.36 acres of ftr timber for a consideration of $U00,000. To determine just how great is the I health menace from the Increased eon-1 sumption of moonshine liquor, the I state board of health has decided to analyze a number of samples from tbe I stocks seized by the authorities and determine to what extent the bever ages are poisonous.. There were two' fatalities in Oregon due to Industrial accidents during the week ended January 13, according to report prepared by the state industrial accident commission. The victims are W. R. Plumlee, engineer, St. Helens; Thomejr DunBmore, laborer, Salem. A total of 433 accidents were reported. The Oregon Agricultural College Ra dio club has been negotiating with the' radio club at the University of Wash ington for the establishment of a sys tem of wireless communication be tween the two schools, eventually to include stations at the University of Oregon, Leland Stanford and the Uni versity of California. Why the state of Oregon should be compelled to sell Its bonds at a heavy discount, while the little state of Rhode Island dupaoas of Its securi ties to local bankfng institutions at prices ranging above part was the question directed to the money In terests ot the state In a statement given out by Governor Olcott last week. " With alarming divorce statistics fac ing them and the uncontradicted asser tion that Oregon has more divorces per capita than any state In the union, district attorneys of Oregon, In con vention in Portland, recommended the amendment of existing divorce laws so that interlocutory decrees only may be granted at the conclusion of a hearing, and cannot Iks made final until three months later, after tbe fashion of ths California law, " - With their contention based upon aa old treaty, Jeff Riddle, Joe Ball and Clayton Kirk, members of the Klamath Tribal council, have gone to Washing ton, D. C, where they will appear be fore the secretary of the Interior and endeavor to relocate the boundary of the Klamath reservation as now rec ognized by the government. The In dians assert the boundary should be four miles south of the present line. About 700,000 acres are Involved and the value of this land is estimated at $10,000,000. Co-operative non-profit associations of farmers, for the marketing of tbe wheat crop of tbe state, and the wool and mohair produced In western Ore gon, were definitely launched at the session of tbe Oregon Farm Bureau federation In Portland last week. A meeting for perfecting the organisa tion of the proposed association for the marketing of wheat wilt be held at The Dalles as soon as plans for tbe contract can be perfected. . In tbe case of the wool and mohair growers, a meeting will be held at Albany on Jan uary 21, at which the plans will be definitely outlined and presented for adoption. OLD PACIFIC UNIVERSITY iSTUDENT GAINS HONOR In a recent number of Forbes is an appreciation of a former Pacific stu dent, A. C. Gilbert. After leaving Pacific he worked his way thru Yale receiving the degree of Doctor of Med icine. While at Pacific he won hon ors in the athletic field as captain of the college track and champion amateur wrestler of the Northwest. At Yale he won the school's gymnas tic championship, over 300 cupa, med als, other prizes, and in turn was se lected to represent the United States the Olympic Games at London. Here""he established himself as the world's champion vaultor, breaking all previous records and was award ed the gold meal by Queen Alexan dria personally. Early in life he displayed skill as a magician and constructor of Blight-of-hand apparatus. Upon graduation he decided upon a career where he could use constructive ability rather than become a physical instructor., and much to the disappointment of bis father, started the -manufacture of toys. At present this is the largest fac tory m Ute world, namely A. C. Gil bert Company, New Haven, Conn. The famous Gilbert Erector Toys are made for boys and instruct them in the fields of engineering, carpentry, running of weather bureaus, actual operation of wireless stations and many problems in physics and chem istry. ' - During the war the manufacture of toys was prohibited to a large degree and when it seemed that the decision of the National Council of Defense was going to put a ban on erectors, Mr. Gilbert interviewed the cabinet personally which resulted in terming them educational essentials, ThUB the business has grown in 10 years from $37,000 sales with only $366 profit to over 2,000,000 sales with about $250,000 profit Mr, Gilbert attributes his success to the fact that his business is con ducted on the right ideals thru per sistent effort, constant study and careful judgment College Index. LOCAL NEYS Lots of Town Hsppeainga Told ' In Brief Force ; W, A, Smith has onened his new cabinet shop adjoining the Beaverton planing mill and will do all kinds of mill and cabinet work in connnection with his contracting and building bu siness. The coming summer looks like a prosperous year in the building line, savs Mr. Smith. He will alio make furniture to order. Mrs. Mary Summers was run down in Portland Tuesday and sustained severe bruises. No bones were brok en and she is rapidly recovering, For tunately it was a light car. George T. Bradshaw, of Portland, was a visitor at the home of Chas. E. Thompson, at Huber Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. K. E. Br itch and Mr. and Mrs. Longacres, of Huber, were among the visitors to the Commercial ; Club reception Tuesday night at Bea verton. The Worthy Grand Matron will visit Beaver, Chapter, O. E. S. Wed nesday night. A full attendance of j members is desired. St. Cecilia Parish will give a card sociable and lunch at School Hall , North O. E. Depot, on Sunday, Jan. 23 and 30. Everybody invited. 3t2 Among those who attended the high school play at Beaverton Wednesday ; night from Huber and vicinity we notieea tne loiiowing: Mrs. j. An- der on and6 daugiiter Mis' Mildred Hi rinnmM son, Moyer Thompson, Miss Bemie Murray, MiaS Dorotha Blanfcm, Lloyd Blanton, Leland Shaw, Herbert Erickson. Miss Nellie Antrim, Miss Juanita Newman, Miss Evelyn Lar son, Mrs. M. K. -Emmons gave a very interesting surprise party last night in honor of her husband's 'birthday. ,nn Mnuor- Th,!, Mi.. Ti iia n. ui. tt my unveil u new r uni touring car purchased from the Otto i i.- i ry. r 1 a. M. wray drives a new f ord Erickson Co. SUNDAY. JANUARY 23 Matinee 230; Evening 7:15 "Turning the Tables" STARRING Dainty DOROTHY GISH , A PICTURE THAT WILL PLEASE A GOOD PATHE COMEDY FULL OF FUN AND LAUGHTER THAT WILL MAKE OLD AND YOUNG GO HOME WITH A SMILE. i ""'"'' . YOU WILL WANT TO SEE THAT AT . ; , Pacific Theatre, Beaverton, Oregon THURSDAY, JANffARY27 DRYAttr UASIIDURU "WHY SMITH LEFT Also Comedy 'A Shotgun Wedding' Thursday Night, January 27 Pacific Theatre, Beaverton, Oregon About Reducing Prices Chas. Berthold Feed Store HAY, GRAIN, FEED, SEED, AND POULTRY SUPPLIES BEAVERTON . - OREGON PIIOTOfiiiAPilS n Perry Evans Portrait Photographer Phone Main 7590 270ft Washington St, . PORTLAND, OREGON f REAL TRUCK SERVICE We have made a specialty of doing: hauling for Beavertcn fcUn. We havn two good trucks and a good team and they are handled by careful and reliable drivers who will serve you to your advan tage, whether it be a small parcel you wish bandied in a hurry, or freight in ton lots to or from Portland. We will male trips any where at any time. j' Beaverton Livery Stables Old-Time Citizen at Grove . Uncle Steve M. Harris, an old - f.lmo i.iH?on nf fhiu fm tawn whn lived here when Mt. Hood was a by, was a caller here last week and enioyed a verv pleasant visit with old time friends. Mr. Harris now ivos at Vancouver. Wash. His fath- er, Philip Harris, was the first man to drive a vehicle over what was then V tioj uni,nfai fMn, h to the en small village on the : Wi!tte rive- and that was a way ! tack in 1845 when this whole coun try was a wilderness. The road was just then opened up and he had the honor of driving a cart over the newly-made trail: It must have been some dtfferentgoing then to what It is now with a fpaved highway all the way, Mr. Harris went to school to Mr. Kellar. an old-timer, and Mrs. Harriswas a pupil of Citizen John E. , ., , , Ba,1.wh1fn. h.WM v awav back m the mvstic nast. He Don't Forget velvet Firms" IN You may not believe in reducing , your armaments, but yon will be-, lieve in our evident desire to please you. . . , i relates an experience of his early days ( when croquet was one of the f av- : rit past-times. A champion seme hfifi been arranged for at Hillsboro bB-Tbetwsen, Purest Grove's crack team anu a iino warn irom ine county seat, : Th clay was set and all of the ad- ; imrors of both clans were on hand any 10 whiwbs tne cnampum game. ! A Hillsboro man wbs the first to i Plav. a short time he failed to i make his wire and Mr. Harris tot. lowed, flnd lt g related th t he play ed the champion game of the world at tnat time, i'assing throng n the wickets and playing on his adversa ry he carried the opposition ball with him. He went through every wick et without missing a Bingle piay and won the game for Forest Grove with out another man striking a ball. At " that time no such a wonderful record had ever before been made. Ira Pur din, John E. Bailey and other pioneer citizens vouch for the truth of tho story. Forest Grove News-Times. HOME"
