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L A R G E S T C IR C U L A T IO N IN
VOL. 10, NO. 25
EASTERN
W A S H IN G T O N
COUNTY
PUBLISHED WEEKLY,
Beaverton, Oregon, Friday, August 21, 1**26
Whom Do You Favor For President?
Options Accepted
on Acreage for
Resettlement W ork
Victory In The Air
From Oregon Common Sense
Nation-Wide Straw Vote Under Way
Weekly Newspapers Cooperate
Show Rural Voter’s Choice
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Anti New Deal forces of Oregon
Options have been accepted on 4142
become colwinced lhat they have
acres of good land in Yamhill, Waah-1 |nor, lhan a r a t i n g chance oi winn
ington ind Polk counties, constituting ing at the polls in November. Confi
binding agreements between owners dence is in the air; the spirit of de-
County Republicans
and the Resettlement Administration, leat has departed. Thousands of men
said Walter A. Duffy, regional direc and women, young and old, are now
to Meet at Hillsboro
tor.
woi king earnestly for Landon and
and umess all signs fail ,theu
Wednesday, September 2 Similar options on 2915 acres have
been forwarded to Washington, D. C efforts will be rewarded when the
for approval , and apptaisals are com general election ballot» are counted,
Republican workers of Washington plete on the total of 7500 acres to be
Prior to the republican national
County have been summoned to meet purchased under present plans,
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convention
only a few believed there
m Hillsboro on SepteniDei 2 and coil
The next step,
is prepa- was . a chance
of defeating Roosevelt.
fer with state leaders on county oi
.
, said
.... Duffy,
,
, ,
ganization plans according to an offi f * tion, of
»“ »• clearance.and 1 he fighting confident spirit of the
cial call by Arthur W Priaulx, stale transfer of deeds to the government^ delegates gathered in Cleveland per-
Following this legal business, w o rk 1 mealed throughout the nation.
The
chairman.
can
begin
on
the
final
phase
of
the
j
nomination
ot
Landon
made
welcome
Geneial arrangements for the meet
I ing are in charge of Donald T. Tern program, which includes subdivision news for hundreds of thousands ot
To
Handicapping The
Small Corporation
Roger Babson Discusses the
“ Undivided Profits” Tax
Babson Park, Mass., Aug. 21 The
spectacular gain in dividend declara
tions in the past month is encourag
ing.
Two major reasons lie behind
these generous payments:
<1) Sharp
ly improved earnings (70 per cent over
Local Paper Joins National Group and Gives Readers
the 1936 level) and (2) the Revenue
Act of 1936 with its Suitax on undis
Chance To Register Presidential Choice
tributed profits.
It is too early to
predict what the final results of this
new Revenue Act will be but certain
Every prediction that the 1936 Presi
tendencies ane already evident.
Be
dential election would be keenly con Freshman High School
cause this tax affects every corpora
tested has become a fact.
tion and every stockholder, I want to
Students Restricted on
Hardly had the newspaper ink dried
discuss briefly its pros and cons.
pletcm
,%
hairm
aif'of'tha
couiuy*
central
of
,he
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who
had
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on Governor Landon’s
acceptance
committee. J. O. Johnson, secretary oi
and building of houses, barns, per men with pleasing smiles, m ai-
M AN Y MEASURES SOUND
Portland
Enrollments
speech than party cannonading on ma
1 am in sympathy with many of tho
the county committee, and John E . water systems, and drainage systems velous radio voices and hairbrained
jor political fronts boomed in earpest.
The “ Yamhill Farms" project in- ideas.
People ceased to say, “ I am goals of the New Deal. Measures, such
The campaign is now in full swing,
The non-high school board of Wash Wood, state comitteeman.
volves setting up of 200 or more farm going to vote against Roosevelt, but as the Securities Act, the Stock Ex
The
meeting
will
be
neld
at
night,
weeks ahead of previous national elec ington Coumy have muue tour rul
units, scattered through three coun- I fail to see how he can be defeated,
change Control Act, the Federal Hous
tion year drives for votes.
ings relative to l^esnmen entering will be open to all party workers and ties.
When completed .these will be
AH is not confidence in the offices ing Art, the Home Owner's Loan Act,
will
be
participated
,n
by
piecinct
Every means of learning voting sen hign school in a letter addressed to workers, members o f the Oregon Re leased or sold to carefully selected uf the W P A und boondogging agen anil many others enacted during tho
timent will be employed because that the Scnool Clerks of Districts in the publican club, the Young Republicans, farm families, on long-term contracts cies where those faithful to New Deal past four years have proved to bo
is the wish and the demand of our non-high school area.
New occupants will be selected from theories increase the burden of the sound.
Several measures, however,
1. .beginning high school students the Landon-Knox Veteran’s club, Pro the following classes:
government-minded citizens and voters
already overloaded taxpayers.
The have been detrimetal and unneces-
America
and
all
other
Interested
Re
may entoll O N LY
at
of today.
This is so Decause voters (freshmen)
Tenant farmers, young farm couples payroll boys are alarmed. Two months | sary.
1 believe that the "undivided
publican groups. Priauix’s announce
have come to know through experience Denson Polytecnic or at Girls Poly- menl says.
unable to finance a farm of their own. ago most of them would have wagered profits” tax, while having
certain cle-
that exceedingly accurate forecasts of tecnic, in schools outsiue of Washing
families from land retirement pro- j all their worldly possessions that j ments in its favor,
is short-sighted
national election results can be had ton County.
jects, ex-service men with farm ex-; Roosevelt would win again and thus from the long-pull standpoint.
I f al-
2. Students who attended any Port Farmers to Visit Power
through straw-vote balloting, in differ
perience, and farm families who have insure their jobs for another four lowed to stay on the statute books. I
ent sections of the country, and of dif land High School last year or previous
made application for the rehabilita-
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[ feel that it will handicap the progress
Units about County tion
years will be permitteu to continue
ferent groups of voters.
of American
industry.
It may
program of the Resettlement Ad-
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in Portland.
The Small Town Vote
“ freeze" competition at today's level
ministration
State
C.
E.
Conference
3. Students who attended Washing
County Agent
and it will tend to keep the small cor
This year, as always, one of the
Local applicants will be given full
_
To give farmers an opportunity to consideration, said Duffy
poration small.
at
I
urner,
Aug.
22-30
most important groups of voters are ton County Hi schools last year or pre
The pro
While the publicly-announced pur
tnose residing in small towns ana vious yeais will be permitted to trans see some small irrigation set-ups a lo ject is not designed primarily to re
fer
to
Portland
high
school
O
N
LY
pose of the Act is to raise revenues, it
cal tour oi series of visits to such settle farmers from drouth areas, he
rural America.
Up until 1924 there
The
17th
annual
summer
conference
was no single source or obtaining an upon the approval of the county plants has been arranged for Friday, declared, but to meet needs that exist for leadership training will be held at is really part of the New Deal pro
school superintendent at Hillsboro.
August 28.
This will start in the locally.
gram to take the "bigness out of
extensive and accurate straw-voie oi |
Turner August 24 to 30, under the business.”
4. No students will oe permitted to morning at 9:30 a. m. with a visit to
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The law forces corpora
this group. That year, however, week
auspices of the Oregon Christian En tion« to pay out their profits in divi
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v
ly newspapers throughout the country attend Portland High Schools unless the Hardin place right at the Farm D
deavor
union.
The
executive
commit-
Mr. Hardin is using n Beaverton b l g f l S I WO Year
dends or be penalized if they withhold
joined hands and inaugurated the first he has previously obtained a Certifi ington bridge.
m
tee of the state union will n u ll at their net Income for other purposes.
nation-wide Presidential vote in small | cate of Residence (approval) from small power plant, irrigating small
Transportation Contract Turner for two days before conference For instance, a company which earns
i the superintendent.
patches of ladino clover string beans |
towns and rural communities.
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begins, August 22 and z3.
Application for such certificate and sweet corn.
$1,000,00« and pays out $750,000 in di
In 1928 and again in 1932 the lead should be made some time previous to
i The president, Arthur J. Staley, will vidends is liable to a tax of $42,500 on
The next step in this tour will be at
Beaverton High School has signed preside.
Included in the executive
ing weekly newspapers cooperated .¿o em oiiment in Portland. Personal ap- the Taylor Guernsey dairy one and
the $250,000 which is put Into surplus.
make tiieir nation-wide Presidential plication is much to be desired.
I f a half miles east of Hillsboro at 1:3d a two year contract with the non- committee are all state officers, un- I f one-half its profits are withheld,
union
high
school
board
for
tuition
ion
presidents,
ex-state
presidents
and
straw-vote more extensive in numbers writtcn application is made to this p. m. where another small power unit
the tax would be $110,000.
These
of ballots cast and lio m all stales. 0 ffice> then applicant snould state his is being used to irrigate ladino clovet and transportation of students states denominational representatives. Union penalties are in addition to the regu
O. B. Kraus, County School Superin presidents and regional vice-presi-
ltius mote accurate forecasts of the lttting in high school ( 1 st, 2 nd, 3 rd or pasture.
A fter those who are in
1 he contract price is $6200 dents will have special meetings to lar federal Income tax of about 15 per
November election results were ob- 4 th year) school attended last year, terested in this project get through tendent.
cent.
The schedules or the Act dis
per year.
Beaverton district owns Its geth»r.
tamed.
Ihey proved to be forecasts school to be attended in Portland,
looking at it, we wih move on to the
courage corporations trom attempting
own
busses
and
approximately
225
stu-j
During
the
conference
there
will
be
that were accurate in final results
The sum and substance of this mat-
Van Der Bom place just east of Oren- d e n V will%MeTvV trln s ^ rto U o T o v e i a Bible study period for 45 minutes to build up surpluses in good times to
aiid came within five percent of cor-
states Mr. Kraus, county school co where a rather complete overhead 90 nii)es o f road .
carry them through a red-ink period.
each morning.
These will he led by This tendency may prove very danger-
rectly forecasting actual returns in the superintendent, is that unless there is sprinkling irrigation system is in
Rev.
James
A.
Smith,
pastor
of
the
November election.
some good reason for attending high elation on a nursery planting.
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our during the next uepression.
Presbyterian church at Cottage Grove
Questions in the average voter’s ! school outside Washington County, three of these set-ups are for .smaller J a j| Breaker Given
BIGGER DIVID END S COMING
and pastor-counsellor o f the state
mind today are: ("W h o will small- students should patronize the high acreages, than some of the others In
Existing surpluses do not fall under
He nas
has cnoseh
chosen as his tnenr
theme the Act.
p
C i
: union.
ne
town and rural America help elect to schools of this county.
Much effort the county and farmers with a limited I
Strong companies, such as
1 emtentiary oentence "The Christian Stewardship of Life.
Presidency in November . . Roose- and money has been expended in de- acreage on which it is practicable to |
General Electric and General Motors
velt, Landon, Lemke, Thomas, Colvin veloping these county high schools and apply water will find the methods j
having huge suipluse», can continue
or Browder? In what proportions will ; they should be supported and further used in these cases of interest provid-1
to set up their Immense depreciation
Four Receive Injury
Charles
A.
Dotson,
recaptured
county
these candidates win votes?”
developed.
ing that they are at all interested in j
and other charges. These reserve ac
jail bleaker, was sentenced to five
in Auto Accident counts are tax-exempt. The new tax
irrigation in any form.
Nation-Wide Straw Vote
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years each to the State Penitentiary
law simply says that after these var
That is what we are going to try to P .T. A. Convention at
by Judge R. Frank Peters on four in-
find out and we are giving you a
l im i 1
»
. nn Irrigation Tour Includes
dictments charged of obtaining mon-1 Four persons were Injured, two of ious reserve« are set aside corpora
chance to help us.
Hillsboro August 29
ey under false pretenses, the first theni seriously, when a hit and run tions must declare all their remaining
T
w
o
Farms
in
County
three to run consecutively and the driver struck their automobile and earnings in dividends or be subject to
In cooperation with hundreds of
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fourth to run concuriently with the forced them over a bank Sunday after- a graduated surtax on the portion re
weekly newspapers all over the United
A convention on the theme “What’s
The latter starts at 7 per
The tained.
States we are giving our readers an New in P. T. A.?
will be held in
Irrigation projects at Robert W. third; on the fifth charge of jail break noon’ a mtlp south of Tigard .
oppoitunity to record their individual j Hillsboro Methodist church August 29 Warrens and John Thornburgh’s, both he was given a postponed sentence car was driven by Mrs Mary M i l l e r , rent for holding
Dan Gault was given one year in the Portland, who suffered outs and bruis- less ot'earnings and iuns up to . pel
preference for President. These straw- beginning at 10 a. m. for all officers , on Gales Creek, will be the only farms
H
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ps
Others iniui.wi Wrn* Mm P oih cent If more than 60 per cent of not
votes will first show how sentiment is and members of Parent-Teacher as- ¡n this county visited in the Wiliam-
S escape n
. " jail
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S ir w u i » . b K
colUr
.n S .
I, „ ( » . „ . i
Tnl. i,
h»rd-
going on in this section.
Then they sociations in Washington County, ette Irrigation Tour, August 25 and o P“ i X
aiding ‘ K
in an
from
Anetti, Edmond changed her piea of K“ l‘ h on ihe heed; Mrs Vern Wright.
..T m ln c .'"'h
will be forwarded to our national news-1 states Mrs. J. L. Greene of Garden 26. After looking over crops
under
50. broken shoulder and bruises; Nan- distribute most of then earnings. In
paper headquarters in New York, for Home, county council, who will pre- j irrigation at that place, it will pro- not guilty to guilty on two indict
inuiei-
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,
England,
the stockholders
not n the
di
national tabulation.
side at the meeting.
Mrs. William ceed to the Thornburgh farm a mile ments, one of aiding in an escape from ; CY Miner, (», cuts and bruises.
The
rectors or management determine
Jail and the other on a perjury charge b‘ l and run driver struck once on the
Week by week throughout the ballot- Kletzer, state President and other west of Balm Grove.
whnt proportion of profits shall'bo
This tour will start Tuesday the 25th ®he was sentenced to two years in the renr bumper and apparently side-
ing the national tabulation will be re- state officers will be present Mrs. M
paid out in dividend».
on
the
Staley
Bros,
farm
two
miles
penitentiary
the
same
to
run
con-
awlped
the
machine
states
Mrs.
Miller
stories
"to
!
Romig,
Hillsboro,
president,
will
be
in
turned here in exclusive
The most unfortunate feature of the
east
of
New
Era
and
will
continue
currently.
|
*n
her
accident
report
with
the
sheriff,
this newspaper so we here may know j oharge of the afternoon tea and social
from there through Marion County.: Charles Merrill, another inmate of throwing them 10 feet and over the tax is that from now on, it will not be
who small-town and rural America *lour *n honor of the State visitors,
practical for any corporation to build
The second day the tour will start in the jail on the night of the break and hank.
voters in other states are favoring for I
up a surplus or to expand out of its
Polk
County
and
will
conclude
as
who
refused
to
escape
and
was
locked
President in November.
Aloha Man Fined in
earnings.
Thus, this rlme-honoreil
mentioned in this county.
' up with the jailer in the store room Farmers Union to Have
A strawvote ballot in this nation
,
_ t , American method of developing a
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was given a postponed sentence on a
Hillsboro
Justice
Court
wide vote for President is printed on
Active Fart in Fair business is out-moded. The big well-
Tire Theft Brings $40
Charge of also obtaining money under
page 2. Clip it out, vote for the candi
_ _ _ _ _
j known corporation can get "expansion
faLe pretenses; Merrill borrowed $300
date of your choice and mail or bring
Martin Bernards, Aloha, was found
Plans
were
made
at
the
Saturday
money by selling new stock
The
Fine to Milwaukie Man on cows whlch hr did not own hut night meeting of the Washington Coun j little
the ballot to this newspaper office
guilty and fined $15 and costs on a
company, however, whose se-
Wednesday received his bonus certi-
Your vote as sent in will be tabulat- j decision by Judge Havens in Justice
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ficata ___
and _____
made __________
restitution __
of __
all ty Farmer’s Union for participation In |curitle» are not listed, cannot expand
ed and the local results of voting pub Court in the matter of an assault and
Darrell Thompson of Milwaukie was money owing the loan company from
county fair, Htates Mary L. Hor- in
way
Furtheimore, n small
lished each week.
TMe vote in the battery case brought against him by fined $40 and costs in Judge Haven's whom he borrowed.
ner, Secretary of the county union; roncern cannot afford to pay a tax
Continued on Page 2
Mrs. Kate Burleson of Orenco.
Court where he plead guilty together
Dotson, Gault and Edmunds were »ix locals reported that they would penally up to 27 percent for retaining
The altercation arose on land once with Fred Wisch, Gaston, for the taken to the Salem penitentiary Sat- have booths at the fair; this may la -: its pcofits to build the business
Its
owned by the bankrupt Oregon Nur theft of a tire, told the court he would u, day by Deputies Johnson and Busch ‘ er include eight.
|?">y recourse Is to tne comn
W ork Relief Costs
sery Co., later purchased by Bernards pay his fine and asked permission to to begin serving their terms ,
! Baseball games are scheduled for i banlw ar,<l ye! it really
Reach Tw o Billion on contract sale, and later foreclosed go and collect some money, but when
’ the
three days between
Laurel 1 borrow.
upon by M R. Johnson and United be went to get the money found Mrs.
Scholls all star team and Buxton, Ver-I
Continued on Page 3
Builders,
Attention
States National Bank o f Portland
Thompson had beat him to it, so he
hoort and Hillsboro teams.
Annual Expense .Much Greater Thun
Mm. Burleson claimed she was came back and went to jail to serve
We can save you over $100 on a
On Friday, Sept. 4, the Grangers
Appropriation; More Sought
given permission by Johnson to gather time, while Fred Wisch, having told guaranteed heating Job with a revolu and Farmer’s Union of the County will Irrigated Upland Truck
W ASH IN G TO N — (IP S ) — Federal fruit and that Berniards had forcibly the court he would go to jail and tionary new automatic oil-burning have a joint day together with a bas
Garden Crops High Grade
officials have served notice that when stopped her from picking apple« and 6erve his out, received the blessings of furnac*.
ket picnic at noon ;the speaker for
Congress meets in January they in- had wrenched her wrist when taking a friend and went on his way rejoic
This is brand new we are contact- this hour to be announced later.
tend to ask another 500 million dollars a box o f apples from her car.
ing
Ing you as quickly as possible, but if i
-----------------------i Truck gardening In the minds of
to continue the works program.
Johnson submitted evidence show-
y,.„
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v
r
,s
f
o
r
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h
,
,
u
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K
Cedar
Mill,
Man Take,
r f i t B
They calculate that the $1.425,000- ing he was owner of tne land under
Alberta and Hale Peaches for cann now call the Lochinvar b urnace Co.
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900 they got from the session which sheriff’s deed of sale, while Bernard ing will be ready next week.
Place
Holstein
S to California land ifl natuially very
productive,
EAst 4804,
ended a little more than a month ago claimed that the property at time of your order now. Beach's Market.
without water It would not produce a
will only be enough to carry on their the apple accident was under Juris-
great deal more than the rich valley
A1 Llndow of near Cedar Milk*, left uplands.
present program for slightly le«s than diction of Federal Couit awaiting su-
for Stockton, California, Tuesday with
seven months. The additional $500,000,- preme court decision on farm mora-
Truck gardening developed and is
a herd of 18 Holsteins fiom the J. A. carried on on the beaver dam lands
000—they hope—would run them an- torium legislation.
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Watching
the
Flyer
G
o
Through
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Llndow A Sons herd to a tour of largely because of the abundance of
other six months.
Bernards asked for and was granted
California Slate Fair and a number water that is found there.
Thus a total of nearly $2,000.000,000 a stay of execution of »nd including
Many
of county fairs; his plans include a acre« of this land are naturally sub-
would have been spent in 12 months August 26 to give an opportunity to
two months trip.
for woik relief.
And Congress, if file a petition for a writ of review In
irrigated and, as a result, can produce
the present rate of spending continued Circuit Court.
wonderful yields.
would have to appropriate another $
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During the past few years, we have
SCHOOL C A LE N D A R
000.000,000 next session for the next
An all-state farmer’s union picnic
seen the development of irrigation
year.
will be held at Champoeg Park. Aug
make possible the growing of high
Tha relief situation at present:
ust 23, announces Mary L. Horner,
Opening of School
quality sweet corn, peas, beans, on
1. About 2,200,000 persons are on secretary of the local Washington
ions melons, and many other crops on
W P A jobs now at a cost of about County Union.
This picnic Is In hon-
the richer valley loams.
Progress District No. 18 Sep. 14.
$350.000.000 every six weeks
or of E. E Kennedy the National Sec
Today ,on Grand Island, located
Middleton District No. 22 Sep. 14.
2. Between 14,000.000 and 16,000.000 retary and will be his first address in
southeast o f Dayton, there are six
Tigard District No. 23 Sep. 8.
persons are on plain relief rolls.
Oregon.
Kennedy is a national au-
Tualatin, District No. 26 Jt Sep. 14. sprinkler systems used in producing
Officials said that heretofore $350.- thortty on farm problems and farmers
truck garden cropn.
Three farm ^s
Reedville, District No. 2»--Sep. 8.
000.000 had been enough to carry on are urged to hear him, states Mrs.
are producing high grade onions, and
Kinton, District No. 37 Sep. 14.
W P A work almost three months dur- Horner.
onions certainly seem to belong to the
Orenco, District No. 3X Sep. 8
Mr. Kennedy will speak again Aug
beaver dam fields.
However, water
ing the summer, but It will last only
Bend, District No. 40—Sep. 8.
and dependable pumping equipment
six weeks this time because of pur ust 26 in Hillsboro, at the Grange Hall
Cipole, District No. 45 Sep. 14.
chases of material/i Tney expect that and this meeting will be held in con
Farmington. District No. 58--Sep. 8. has now made truck gardening pos
sible, as well as profitable on the high
cost to step up when fall and winter junction with the Electors Assembly
Bethany, District No. 74-S ep 14.
at which time independent candidates
arrive.
Garden Home, Dist. No. 92 —Sep. 8. er lands.
will be nominated for the November
Cooper Mt., District No. 94—Sep. 8
general election.
Raleigh, District No 95 Sept. 8.
MRS .ALICE K. B E LL
More Get Dog Licenses
Mountain Home, DIs, No. 96 Sep. 14
Mrs Alice K. Bell, late of Aloha,
Midway. District N® 106 Sep. 7
passed away August 12.
She was
Increase in the purchase o f dog li
Hooks 600-Lb. Ilallbui
Metzger, District No. 106 Sep. 14
mother of Mrs.
Myrtle Webster,
cense this year is reported by N J
Victoria, B. C — A halibut weigh
Hiteon, District No 108—Sep 8
Aloha; sister of Edgar Kitson, Mil
Skee. collector for the county dog
Whitmore, DIs No 115 Jt Sep 14
waukie; grandmother of J. Dan Web
control board.
The control board has ing 600 pounds was caught by an
Kosedalc District No. 116- Sep. 14. ster.
Services were held Friday with
authorized the arreet of persons delin Indian here with a hand line and
home-made hooks.
(Continued next week)
Interment at Lincoln Memorial Park.
quent In payemnt of the licenae.
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