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About The owl. (Beaverton, Or.) 1912-191? | View Entire Issue (Feb. 22, 1913)
IP! (3 VOI 1, NO. 26. BEAVERTON, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1913 SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, fl.00 PER YEAR. TUT W? r i ni El El irti 131 ilCK WITH THE OAKS Here is some good news about bneof Beaverton'3 Best Ball Players taken from last work's issue of the Oakland Tribune Frank Howell an"Oakland" Coy who has been playing in the Northwest, this year will try out vith the Oaks in Livermore.hav Iv.g obtained permission with manager Mitze. . Howell is said to have a good kitting eye and is quick on his iVet he will try as an out fielder. This is good news for Frank's .rmny friends around lu-re and : we bet he riiakes good". 'IRISH TOO" A Detachment of British sold ers were about to at tact a tribe vf rebel Indian tribesmen, who aw aited them drawn up in battle order. A seasoned old sergeant noticed a young soldier, fresh frt;m heme, visibly affected by the nearness of the coming fight Ilia face was pale, his teeth chattered, and his knees tried hard to knock each other out. It was sheer nervousness, but the sergeant thought H was downright funk. "Callahan" --t.o whispered, "is it trimblin' ye nre fur yer own dirty skin?" "N-no sergint", replied Calla han, making a brave attempt to r-till hi3 shaking limbs. "Oi'm trimblin' fur the: inimy. They loa'tknow Callahan's here. BIG TAX FOR 1913 Ilillsboro, Ore. Tax ooll'jion ?ommenced Monday, being a few days later than last year. The Ik-: roll consists of five large vol tes, and tha valuation is the behest in the history of the cou t), lacking only $180 of being ?20,000,000. The totai tax will be 'iij.'h this year. DR. R.W.HANNEMAN DENTIST Will make regular vls fo 3ea verton every Sunday. Office at Drug Store Portland Office 808 Selling Building. Dr. Paul M. E. Carstens. Physician And Surgeon. Phone 15-7. r . BEAVERTON OREGOl Allen & Roberts LAWYERS Suite' 603-5 S wetland Bldg. Cor. t!i and Washington PORTLAND, OREGON '.ESTRACTS CAREFULLY EXAMINED BAGLEY & HARE LAWYERS A mritfca National Bank (Building jIiUaboro - - Oregon Ofeoco 53ESSE35Za OFFICERS ELECTED Orenco is now a full-fledged city the county commissioners court canvassed the ballot of Jan. b' 1913, and on Thursday last de clared that Orenco is du ly incor porated and would have the legal rights of a citYas soon as the or der could be filed with the Secre tary of State, Ban Olcott. The court also declared duly elec ted and qualified the officers elected on the above datej the list being. Mayor.M. McDonald, Herb McDonough, Recorder; Miss Edna Purdy, Treasurer; Roy A. McDowell, Marshal: and follow ing as aldermen: L.M. Boozer, L. A. Brush, Gabriel Dobra, II.- V. Mead, Robert Schneider, E. A. Mincemoyer. The court estimates that the Burkhalter quarry will furnish enough material, with the rock now in sight, to say nothing of what may be underneath, to cov er a stretch of road 200 miles in length; OR E. H. Anderson has brought suit in the circuit court against Ed C.Allen and 0. C, vVright, do ing bufinacc as 'Allen ..Wiifiht and .H. W. Hurley to collect a note for $850 made April 16, 1912 to the Scandanavian bank of Por tland. Hurley is included as an indorser of the paper. William Darety alleges in a suit filed in the circuit court that on Nov.16.1911, he was hired by W.J.Quinn as bartender at a stip end of $2.5 0 per day He claims to have worked until Sept. 11, 1912, when there was due him a balance of $260.80. which is still unpaid and which he asks the court to award him. E. E. Wells has brought suit against A.W. Marks to recover $200 on a note made Oct. 30 1911. Other parties having claims against real property involved are made parties defendant. The Oregon Electric has brou ght a condemnation suit againat Peter Rahn for right of way acr oss property owned by defendant in Township 1 north 2. Last Sunday A big crowd of young people enjoyed f he skating at Fannos.The morning was chilly the Ice smooth and the skating ideal two fellows broke through the ice which added to the ex citment. TURNTABLE The S.P. Co. have a crew of men removing the "old turn tab le" just East of the Flour mill. Th e original turn table here was built ii t'i3 early Sev enties, Mr.Alfred Davies had a saw mill located just North East of where Mrs. Alexanders barn is at the present time and he sawed the timbers for the first t urn table the length of .these timbsrs were 54 ft. wh li the car riage in his mill he could saw 30ft. only, so the boys run the togs through by hand for the extra 24ft. In days gone by the Co. sent the helper out here to help the freight trains over the hill, since "Cut Off" has been built it i down hill to Portland. FRUIT ORGANIZE ASSOCIATION The Pacific Fruit Association was incorporated Tuesday by H. C.Atwell, Fred G. Heavens and H.A. Lewis. The incorporation was authorized by a meeting held in Portland Saturday by a large number of fruit growers of West ern Oregon and Washington. It is the out growth action taken Albany in- March, by all the fruitgrowers of Western Oregon It3 principal place of business will be in Portland, and among its objects are the establishment jf uniform grades, distribution of reliable market intelligence and affiliation with central mar keting agencies. . The association will stfempt to encourage the best method to growing, handling and packin g and to promote the general ulc among its members cost system. Another object will be to se cure advantageous freight rales, and the matter of advertising and populsrizing apples and other fruit will bo tf'ken up by the as sociation. TUALATIN Co.School Sup't. B. W. Barnes and Supervisor J.H. Jack attend ed a parent - tescher meeting at Tualatin school last Friday aft ernoon, Prof.H.T.Evana and the school board are to be congratul ated for the success of the meet ing, The Ladies none the lesE credit, for adinr.t-r was served in the basement, at which more than 200 school officers, pupils visitors enjoyed the noon hour. Trof. Evans ia assisted in (he work by Mias Belle Braden, Miss Venita Earl, an"! Miss Ler.cra Isaacson. fkiVt. Barnes eulogiz ed the school spirit of Tualatin and spoke of tho "Relation oi Parents to the School". Jes.H. Jack spoke of "Preparation for Service". Talks were made by Mr. Wtstfall Mf. Blake, and oth ers of Tualatin, and many patront took occasion to express their ap preciation of thir school and its teachers. Making Good Sheriff Reeves called at thi? office Thursday Evening, these are surely busy times for Mr. Reeves. Court isj in session and Tax collecting has commenced, but he is accustomed to hard work and is making good. Struck Bottom ! Pete Van De Heys famous bar rel of sour crout is diiappearing ha can see the bottom the barrel. Horse For Sale ' Bay Mare fr sale at my place 1-2 mile. West of Peavcrton.rear St. Marys Home. If yon need a good horse call on Lewi? Mojer. One and one I a f Gasoline Engine Good as New FOR SALE By Harald Johunsen Beaverton Cregon Coming WEST STORY WRITTEN BY NELLIE SNYDER PROGRESS SCHOOL On Wednesday evening Dec.G, 1906. the six oclock train came puffing into the station at West Point Mississippi over the M & O road. Bidding our friends and relatives good-bye we boarded the train and were on our way to Oregon. I was veiy sorry to leave the darkies and the cotton fields, we went through Fern to Cairo 111. and from there to St. Louis in Missouri. The union depot was one of the finest I have ever seen. It covers a whole block and is made of gray granite with marble floors. We engaged a room atone of the Hotels for the day and left tho same day on the eight oclock train. We cha nged cars again at Parsons Kan sas, and arrived at Hartford Fri. noon. It was so cold that icicles were hanging from the freight cars, we made our home in Hartford for about a year and a half, and in March on Monday the second we boarded a Pullman Oar for Oregon, we traveled all that afternoon and part of the nig1 it in Kansas, a good deal of Kansas was very hilly. The morning we were in Colo mo and that noon the trum ar rived at Denver where it was de layed four hours, we traveled one day and night in each stat.1 we went through Always in the morning when we awoke the cars were in a new state. Wyom ing was covered with sage brush and was a very barren looking country, when we got in Idaho the ground was covered with snow. The train followed the snake river for a long while Thur. There were sanddunes all aK a! lithe river. Fri. we had cros sed l ie river and were in Oregon tv gon looked very differert to .s from Idaho. For Ida'io was covr.erd with snow while every thing in Oregon was green. Fri. morning (he train steamed into Portland and we had arrived at tha end of our journey. I was very glad that it was over altho ugh I had enjoyed it very much. t The people of Beaverton and the surrounding districts will be afforded a great tieat at ths Grange Hall in Beaverton on Sat. night Feb. 22nd. When those Be a verton favorite Leroy and Ricthy are billed to appear in two oi .heir Latest farce Comedy succ 2ss namely the King of Honolulu and Satan Substitute, in which Mr. LtRoy takes the role of ti southern Darkey and Mr. Ritc hey, in Honest Con Mn and Satan and the people are assured that there will not be a dull mom ent also during the acts those three Raving Bug3 will again appear in melody and singing al so Ritchey and LeRoy with a bag full of new jokes and stories Mr. LeRoy also has seenred some of the best home talent who will appear in other roles and has assured tha people that there will be no dela. s. Someth ing doing from going up of the Curtain till the going down Pays To Advertis i with 1 he Owl, err a irvtrw LATEST PEROBICALS Confections CHOICE DRUGS ALL KINDS J.L.HARDY BEAVERTON BANK OI? BEAVERTON Capital, $10,000.00 F. W. LIVERMORE, President L. A. WYIATT , Vice-President STANTON WYIATT Cashier COURTEOUS TREATMENT TO ALL INTRUSTING EISINESS TO U3 This Space For $2.0 Per Month HARLAD JOHANSEN BlacksmiHhing & Horseshoeing Up To-Date Machinery And Emery Wheel In Good Shape Chilled Plow Shares Ground While You Wait Beavcrlon Oregon I When We Mfeet A pain. TOVN COUNCIL. Town Council meets at City Hall, first Monday of each Month W. E. Pegg. Mayor C. H. Fry Recorder. COMMERCIAL CLUB. Beaverton Commercial Clul meets first and third "ednesdEy Grange Hall. R.L.Tucker Sec. BE-WEKTO'I ... LODGE N' 1;' P'eKUlar commun- V ication first and bird Tuesdays at MOUSE HALL 3-00 P.M. Visitors welcome. Robt. Sum Tiers W.M. C. W. Allen. Secty. EASTERN STAR. j O. E. S. meets in Morse Hall 1st & 3rd Fridays. Each month. Mrs. H.W.Bolger M tror, Miss Hazel Squires Secretary. ; Beaverton Basket Ball team meets every Monday and Wed nesday evening all the boys com'3 1 fcP fll I Photo Studio BEAVERTON OREGON Vkcent Mazzei BAND. Beaverton Band meets at tha band hall every Monday evening at 8 o'clock. Floyd Tefrt, Pres. W. E. Evans, Treas. G. A. R. F. J. BABCOCK POST NO. 30., Moeta every 2nd. Friday ot each month, at the ros!doncc o" Comrade W. L. PIKE. M.S. Barnes. A.E.HendriekB. Con'm8ndr, Adjutant. GRANGE Beaverton P. of II. meets ?!j Grange Hall the second Saturday of each month. . A. W. Pike Master Mrs. W.H.Boyd Secretary. W. 0. w. W. O. W. TTit't3 fourth Thu w day of every month at Gra , e, Hall. do Thynsr. c"" V I n- i J