LEGAL. N O TIC E
BEAVERTON ENTERPRISE— Friday, October 21, 1949
C ALL F O R BIDS
All Parties Made Bid For
Territorial Printer Plum
up in the legislature on September he was able to collect for the job.
6, when the House passed a resolu-
When Asahel Bush arrived with
tion to have 1000 copies of the the statesman Diant. he was elect-
Memorial to Congress printed for ed public printer and the State»-
the use of the two houses. The m a became the official paper. But
next day the Council refused to j that is part of another story,
concur and on September 11, Mr
Kinney Representative from Yam-
(Continued next week)
hill, voiced the attitude of Secre- ,
tary Pritchette in a resolution that
the Secretary of the Territory was
the proper authority to contract
for the printing of all laws passed
by the legislature.
The resolution was promptly j
tabled. Blaln was elected to super-
j intend ll>e printing of the laws and
Music by
contracted with Robert Moore as
Melody Aces
was expected When the legislative
committee asked for the copy for ;
the publisher Pritchette refused to
surrender It. Eventually it was
secured and printed under Moore’s
Admission—74c; (Inc. Tax)
imprint. W e do not know whether
Sealed bids will be received by !
^
Betty J. Kindinger, Clerk o f 1
High School Building, Beaverton,
Oregon, until November 9th, 1949.
LURE OF CALIFORNIA GOLDFIELDS LEFT VOID
8:00 o’clock p.m. Pacific Standard
Time for science laboratory equip
IN HISTORICAL ACCOUNTS OF V ITA L PERIOD
ment as follows:
2 Instructor Desks- 5 ft. long,
By H e n e . S. Robinson
30 in. wide, 37 in. high Shel
ing to follow a non-partisan course
don K-100-W or Hamilton
in matters of local government the
Any reader who has addition
No. L-2100 or equivalent.
allotment of public printing was
al Information on names, pla
1 Instructor Desk 8 ft. long,
a different matter.
«* • or events covered by Mr.
30 Inches wide, 37 in. high
George L. Curty, who owned the
Robinson are invited to write
Sheldon K-102-W or Hamil
plant of the Free Press was
the newspaper. In this way, a
ton No. L-2105 or equivalent.
serving Democrat and should have
more complete historical se-
5 Student multiple
purpose
the patronage and he got it, in so
riee will be possible.
tables, physics and chemistry
far as Governor Lane and Terri
Address letters to Hervey S.
combination without chairs
torial Secretary Pritchette were
by Federal Savings & Loan Insurance Corporation,
Robinson, % Beaverton Enter
--Sheldon J-126-W or Ham
able to give it to him. He printed
prise, Beaverton, Oregon.
ilton No. L/-2246 or equivalent
an instrumentality of the United States Government.
the proclamation of the Territoiial
(Tops to be similar to Ham
Government, the notices of elec
(Continued from last week)
ilton No. W-132 Harlack.
A safe, profitable and convenient way to
tion and the call for the legis
When we began preparing this
Submit
quotations
for
both
save or invest money.
lature.
series on the beginnings of Ore
solid stone tops and also fig
Election ballots were not pro
gon
Territory,
a
century
ago,
it
ures for Hamilton No. W-
vided by the boards o f election
was with the thought of relating
132 Harlack tops or equiv
as is done today. The various par
in simple style the story of a per
alent).
Current Dividend
ty caucuses prepared tickets for
Bids to include equipment in iod which has been generally neg
their nominees, which were dis
lected by writers of Oregon his
stalled.
MEMBER FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK
tributed before election, or at the
All bids must be in the hands tory. Even In the field of historical
polls, and served for ballots. S. R.
Featuring
of the District Clerk not later than fiction this interesting period has
Thurston, the successful candidate
4:00 o’clock p.m. on the after been overlooked. We soon discov
was on the “ Mission” ticket in
BUTTER FRIED CHICKEN
ered a reason for this neglect, a
noon of November 8th.
Clackamas and Tuality districts, at
The Board o f Directors of Bea lack o f available sources of infor
least, possibly in all the others. J
verton Union High School District mation.
With Hot Corn Sticks
Printing of these tickets was no i
HILLSBORO, OREGON
Newspapers were lacking, when
No. 10 Joint reserve the right to
doubt given to Governor Aber- j
BROILED GRADE "A " STEAKS
reject any or all bids and
to President Polk signed the Organic
'HAVE A YEAR'S INCOME IN A SAVINGS ACCOUNT'
nathy who controlled
the
old
Act,
creating
Oregon
Territory,
on
waive
informalities.
Coffee Perked at Your Table
Accounts Insured to $5,000
"Spectator” press.
August 14, 1848, there were three
Betty J. Kindinger, Clerk
George L. Curry received the
Published Oct. 21-28, Nov 4, 1949. newspapers in Oregon. Before Gen
eral Joseph Lane, newly appointed patronage of the old ‘‘American”
DINNERS $1.50 UP
governor of the territory, could party, composed chiefly of Demo,
CHICKEN TO GO $1.00
get to Oregon City to set up the crats who were renewing their old
manchinery of government not one patty allegiance and drifting to
was left. All three had suspended ward a Democratic organization
publication and the printers had , in Oregon. J. W. Nesmith was the
Owned ond Operated by Andy Flannery
departed for the California gold candidate o f this group
Formery
Operator of the Old Jack Cody's
Under date of May 27, 1849,
mines along with most of the adult
Curry
wrote
to
Nesmith
at
his
PLANT NOW FOR BEST RESULTS N EXT SPRING
male population of Oregon.
FOR RESERVATIONS CA LL BEAVERTON 4674
Governor Lane found two idle residence In Polk county: “ Here
with
you
have
two
hundred
tick
printing plants in Oregon City and
Open Dally 5;30 P. M., Sunday 1;00P. M.
one at the residence of Rev. John ets. I have retained sufficient, af
1115 N. E. Canyon Road
Beaverton
ter
supplying
Lewis
and
Vancou
S. G riffin on the Tualatin Plains
Top Size - All Colors
No. 1 Size - All Colors
near the present site of Hillsboro. ver, for Clackamas.”
When the legislature convened a I S I H E H I E H I E I H E i n E H I E I I I E I H E I H E I H E I H E H I E H I E I H E I H E I I I E I H E H I E I H E I H E I I I E I H E I H E I H E
The “ Oregon Spectator” , the first
newspaper published on the Pa- partisan fight over the matter jjj
in
cific coast, established in Febru- of printing
developed at once,
ary, 1846, in the interest of the The legislature claimed the right
American provisional government, to K‘ ve its printing to whomsoever
3 For
40c
if
75c To $1.25 Do*.
s
had suspended publication in Feb- it chose. Secretary Pritchette de-
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LICENSE S-303 ili
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$1.50
ruary, 1848 when its editor Aaron j clared that he was the party to
s
E. W ait resigned. George L. Cur employ the printer and that he
hi
ry’s Oregon Free Press” , rival of would not pay for any printing
OFFICE A T CARR USED CAR LOT
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the "Spectator", started in April, unless he hired it done. (H e in
THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL
1848, had been discontinued in tended to give the work to Curry.)
750 N. E Canyon Road
The very first act of the House
i
December of the same year, and
1 DOZ.
75c
Rev. J. S. Griffin’s radical and of Representatives after complet
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fanatical anti-Brftish and anti- ing its organization was the ap
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Catholic sheet, the Oregon Am pointment of two of its members
llj
erican and Evangelical Unionist for a Joint committee with the
LOANS
BORROW
had been stopped by the departure council to arrange for the neces
KING ALFRED
ID
of its printer, in September, 1848, sary printing and the council at
Up To
in
Up To
once named two from its mem
for the California gold fields.
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bership
for
the
same
committee.
The latter publication was re
vived in May o f 1849 to issue one This committee, when organized
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ID
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number devoted entirely to a ti was headed by Rev. Wilson Biain
HI
rade against the Hudson’s Bay who was in line for the editorship
On Your Salary
We Deliver
HI
of
the
Spectator
when
it
should
company and the Catholic mission
On Your Cor
or Personal Property
aries, blaming them for the W hit renew publication and intended to
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secure for his employer the print-1
man
massacre
and
then
passed
Beaverton 3661
ing contracts arising from legis
out o f the picture permanently.
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REFINANCE YOUR PRESENT CONTRACT —
BR 7960
So Oregon Territory remained lative action.
The
committee
secured
the
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without a newspaper of any kind
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All Applications Strictly Confidential
from the date o f Governor Lane’s printing of enough copies of the
ill
arrival throoughout the period of governor’s message and some mi
inauguration o f the new govern nor jobs without much conflict. i H E I I I E I H E I H E H I E H I E I H E H I E I H E I H E I I I E I H E H I E I H E I H E H I E I H E I H E H I E H I E H I E I H E H I E H I E l i V
ment until the “ Spectator” re There were virtually no full-time
sumed publication on October 4. printers in the territory but Mr.
¿ w A
1849, after the adjournment of the Curry, engaged in other work,
could
find
time
and
had
the
ability
HAVING A FROZEN FOOD LOCKER
legislature, with a new owner,
I CUT VOUR
Robert Moore, o f Linn City and to set up and print small jobs ir.
FOOD BILLS
a new editor, Wilson Biain, late his spare time, and Ex-Governor
WITH US . . . MEANS A BIG SAVING
councilman from Tpality (Wash Abernathy had someone sim il''’ ’
available
for
the
Spectator
press
ington) county and the choice of
the legislature for superintendent for we find references to printing
TO YOU
work given to Geo. Abernathy. It
of state (or territorial) printing.
Relying upon scattered reminis seems most probable that the in
cences, gleaned from many sourc cidental jobs were divided between
es. and upon the correspondence these two men without any con
LOOK AT THESE WONDERFUL 8UYS
o f Genera! Joseph Lane, Samuel test.
On August 27, the House took up
R. Thurston. J. W. Nesmith. W il
son Biain and other outstanding the consideration of a bill to enact fc
Freshly Frozen Limo Beans, Reg 39c
Pt. 15c
figures in public affairs in 1849. and cause to be published a code
Freshly Frozen Diced Carrots, Reg 27c
Pt. 10c
we are attempting to give you a o f laws. Consideration of this bill ^
human Interest account of the do was continued from time to time
Freshly Frozen String Beans, Reg 27c ............... Pt. 12c
until September 5, when it was ^
ings of that first legislature.
Mr. Blaln, in the first two num- passed and sent to the Council and ^
Freshly Frozen Spinach, Reg 32c
Lb. 18c
bers of the “ Spectator” under his in due time after several confer-
editorshlp describes the legislative ences, it passed that body.
^ Freshly Frozen Pens, Reg 28c
........ . ... Pt. 10c
This was the patronage plum for
session in some detail. He says:
Pt. 7c
"The first important business . . . which all were looking. This con ^ Freshly Frozen Grapefruit Juice, Reg 20c
of the Assembly was the prepara tract would set a printing establish
tion of a memorial to the United ment up in business. It was eagerly
States Congress. This matter con- sought by Robert Moore who was
slimed the best part o f two weeks j on the point o f purchasing the
When this task was accomplish Spectator. Pritchette, who control
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PO R TLA N D 1. OREGON
ed and the memorial placed in the led the funds appropriated by Con
.
hands of Delegate S. R. Thurston gress for the territory intended to
who was awaiting its delivery, the give It to Curry, and friends of
assembly adjourned to August 20. Thurston's wished to stave o ff its
to allow the members to go home publication until the arrival of a
and harvest their crops. Couitney printing plant which he was nego
M Walker said o f the activities tiating for in the East with a view
* *
of those two weeks, from July 16 to establishing a new Democratic
paper
to
claim
the
printing
con
to July 28, "no bills have come to
final passage, except the memor- tract.
This plant with which The Ore
ial to Congress and one to author
ize the governor to call elections gon Statesman began publication
Some hundreds are progressing i did not arrive in Oregon until
slowly to final passage.” It is after Thurston's death, which oc-
with the progress of one of these i cured on a westbound ship off
measures that we shall deal in ’ Acapulco, Mexico, on April 9. 1851. j
this article
on his way back to Oregon. Asahel
The inauguration of the new ! Bush, whom Thurston had secured
government called for public print- to he his editor, took over the
Co I, 186th Infantry Regiment drills every Monday night, 8 - 10 p m —
ing, always regarded In that day paper and made it the recognized
Hillsboro Shute Park Rink, South entrance Minimum pay $2 50 for drill
as the subject of party patronage organ of Oregon D e m o c r a c y
Governor Lane was a Democratic throughout the remainder of the
period. Ex servicemen can qualify for old ratings — Compensation as rated
politician and made no exception territorial period.)
to the custom While he was will-
The printing controversy flared
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