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NO. 40. GRESHAM and MONTA VILLA, MULTNOMAH CO., OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1906. VOL. 2. OREGON GRANGE NEWS The Growth of the Cities Depends Upon the Development of the Rural Districts and the Grange Holds a Vital Relation to the Latter Columbia County Wasco County The grange in Columbia county con Th* Hr*! irrnnu* in tin* new era of Itrangr work in county wm * luati- sists of 12 »ulairdinut« l»»li>-« and -iHO lutfii in the UminM’V whoo|houiu% live members. All of the»«- except one, the Milton grange ut HoiilViii, are in a pro- in il«** wtNil oi I lutar, April 3, Within n tulio of the «nine a|x»l the lir*t grex.ive coiiditi'in. Pomona organisa l/tangr iin-ler ohi em uh » orgiini/.«*l tion with over ¡JUU lias done g-«*»i work <*cl«ilrt*r IO, 1H74. The new giMiige, tor over tlir««e y« ar«. I he l.-.t working grunge in the county H.inorx Park, No. 3A2, I ntuii with 41 I» Natal grange on the Nehalem river invitila m hii <! now* num I atm M. At the pr«*«*eiil time there nre four three mile» ca-t <d Mist. It . ha» ">W granire« in the county, but no Pomona uiemlH-r. and lias an exi ellrtit r<u-oid for attendance and loyalty of iiietnlM-r- li.iw liven organÌM«<l. ' -hip. It own» it. hall and is free troni In lh*cember, loo.*», .1, Voorhiv* or* debt. u'<ni/«'l. Pine «trove, No. 350, with 77 Vernotila grange I. fur in the interior, < ' ori’*r in»*ml»er* It now Im* M7 mem* Iwing !M mil.-» troni linl.kaiiie l-y wa- I • r- m l I- milking plum* to build a tine g -n i - m I. It lias 4 mt-mlirrship of 4»« lil !i th-*« plan* it uiiì l«e aud I. taking ute|>. to build a hall. tn«- ie*t girtiiKV hull hi th** «-!.»!**. The Clatskanie grange ha. a membership grange la «ituatvd in River valley of ÓH. It is an <dd folk grange, not and ami«l the orchard«. many young ja-ople being among its Mo» ter Grange, No. 2M, w.i* reor- iiK-nilH-r«. E ikk -I i Cony er, it» trearur- ganixeil by J. V«M-rhe«** March 2, P**> er, is a per«i>nal friend of <>. II. Kelley, with 20 tiienilier«*. It how ha« th mein- the founder oi the order, with whom Ire Iter* with four application* on file. worked in a telegraph office ill the early Frankton Grange, Nt». 357, mu * or '50’s. ganised March 7lii by J. V«»orbte« with Cedar Grove grange lia« built a large •I 5 memlwi«. It meet* in tie- Kt-inkUm hall. It 1« the home grange of W, A. •»choolhoute in Wml Hiver. It Young, »tew a rd of the Mate Grange, now* ha* 1«» iiietnlter*. and has 34 members. The grange« of W.iaro county have Quincy grange ha» 29 members but G*en wry at tive in legiahitivc matter«. I the encroachment of the firms to con They have favored an anti pi** law, tend with. |H>*lal reform, a jute mill at Kalem, ami Beaver Valley grange is an excellent other retami mea*uiv«. The total invili- organization with 43 ineinlu-ra. Its Itvrwhip i* 225. master is Mr«. Jennie Lovelace, and «he I. a veri able ofllcvi. Th«- mem- liera are enthusiastic a mi loyal. It own» a neat ball. Golde grange lia»3K members. While it Ira» a nucleus of loyal member» it ha*- some difficulty in getting a gi»»l allend- Conduci«« by . ance. J. W. UAMKOW. Cbaibaa. M. T, Multon grange I» practically dormant. LVraa Oirrr«jM>ndrtU .Vrw Fork Stat» firtinQf It wav organized in a city with no agri cultural district to draw from. Yankton grang«- ha» il» own hall. It CRANGE FIRE INSURANCE. ha» Hit enthusiastic inemlx-rs. Far.. About I. lu Kr.rral < ouatle. Vuil grange ha. 2» member» and ex- In New lurk ■(ala. |x-eta to take in 211 members thia win The follow lug tNhle, j.refuired by W. ter. II. Vniry, «-hnlrman of the fire lusur Sen|«»*•«• grange has «>4 inemla-r». It mice coniinitttx» of the New York state grnug**. »how» that such insurance 1» ha» g*»»l attendance» and is growing the most popular ami profitable sort rapidly. for the farmer to carry on hi» property, Tin-grange« <>f that county are advo '¡lie average cost of Insurance In these cating a »«-dp l«>unty law and economy companies for llsiT« was $11*1 per of administration in county nini state. fl.UUU. ’ill« cotupanlra m<*iitl<m<*d lie- low with the excrptlou of Broom«. Cliautauqun. <'atlnriiugus. Genesee. Onondaga, Outnrio aud Tioga, coin- LECTURERS' DUTIES. prise more thnu one county within their jurlsdlctI in: New lurk Stale Lecturer Hhepsra THE GRANGE and ci- Inaurane» p« naca. 19û& mo «.ns Broom» ........................... l.t» CattarntiKua ............... 1.UI7.13O 21.073 Ch.iulii utju.i ............... 7.CU3.W« 4.443 Cortland ....................... MM1U l.XA Clinton ........................... 1.169.M7 Dutch«'«! and Co- H.24Ï lumbla ....................... 6.WW.IÏ0 8 8*i Gcneare ......................... J.fJW.Cl 3.07» Herkimer ..................... j tn.rR 13.ISC JofTeraon ....................... U.UX.K4 10.U9H M »nroo ........................... a , u >;.»42 Monisnmory unit Ful- 3.73 1.0Ä.8S0 ton ................................ 8.396 Onondaira ..................... 2.0». 470 ra Ontario ........................... l.#S4,23O 14.196 Oawoffo ......................... 4.4MM.220 W< ah• heater and Put- 117 nam .............................. SÄ.42Ä 360.400 19« R 'naaelaer ................... 4.216 S«n»ca ................... ... 2.S12.4M Rtoul>*-n nn«l Living- 2.O.-6 «532.800 ■ton ............................ Ht Lawrence ............. R.44fl.«84 12.272 7.834 Tioga ............................... 3.5IB.R« 4 418 Tompkins ..................... 2.278.192 4.276 Flstrr anJ «lrnng«*.. 2,:«i6.918 16.MO Wnyns ........................... *1.898.737 SM.3SH.S» >165.699 An I'ntinnnl E’vmt, At the m«»«»tlng of th«« CArroll county (N. II.) Pomona grange it wax a notable fact that tlilrty-four Patron» rode eighteen mile» over the mountain» to attend, anil there were piesent two famine» containing four generation! each, Hitting In one meeting at thn »nine time. Natlonnl Lederers* Topics. OCTOBER. What nre thn object. nn<1 purpose« of farmer»' Institutes, and 1» their value ap- pre< inted by the farmer. In general? Why »hould the 4th of December b. ob served a. the birthday of the Order? How run th« farm Ice »apply be be.t provided? NOVEMBER. Do farmer« »end their boy» to the agri cultural college a» generally a. they ought to. and. If not. why? What me th« advantages derived by a gran«« from the owner»hlp of a grange hall? Whnt hnve farmer» to be thankful for thia year? PBCSMSSR. Should agricultural fair» be given stats aid for their support? Have we mad« th« grunge hall a true type of a grunge home? Hnve w. made our farm home a true type of a farm home? Tblnk. Tbem l.»r«rl, nupervl.ory. (Bpeclul Correspondence.J My Conception of the duties of the lecturer of a state grange 1» that they eousiat primarily of au|>ervl»lou of the lecturer's ilepartinent In the grange» of the state; Hint the »tnte lecturer should keep In close touch with the •ulHirulniite grunge lecturers by means of «¡unrterly reports from them giving lu detail th«* lecture work carried out lu each grange. In this wt y the trend of thought In the autiordlnaic grange» can ticcome known to the state lecturer and also the work the granges are do Ing. It ha« l>een often said that the rea son of th«* great jRipularlty of Presi dent M<«.lnlcy with the people lay In the face that he kept lu touch with them, that lit* "kept Ida ear close to the ground" and learned their wishes so quickly that In* was enabled to direct public seutlineut lu the right direc tion. Then* sboul-1 be the cloHCHt con nectlou In the lecture work between the state lecturer and lecturers of the sulairdlii'it«* granges. In addition It 1» advisable that th«* »tat«* lecturer per sonally visit Pomona and subordinate grang«*», picnics and oilier gathering» of farmers a« his time will permit I believe that each county should have a lee.turer'a association to whoae meet ings the HulMirdlnate granges will send their l«?cturer. These meeting» usual ly »houkl be held on some other date than that of the Pomona grange. A full day can la* moat profitably »pent nn<l when |H>»«llde tin* state lecturer should attend these county meetings. Such vlalt» could not, nt the moat, be made nt more than one aeealon of the iisnoclatlon each year. The educational work of the grange Is acknowhalged generally ns of the greatest Importance. The state le<y turer should l-e given th«* responsibility of this department of grnnge work and lx» held accountable for It. It ha» b«*come ho Important that It demands his entire time lu order that l»eat re sults may come therefrom. FRED SHEPARD, Lecturer New York State Grunge. Multnomah County It 1» doubtful if there is any Grange in the County of .Multnomah that is milking more progress than the Pleas ant Valley • «range. Gue Kasiii for it* growth la that the entire membership 1» a unit for wliatever 1» liable to prove of interest to tin- order, ami the in- creaae of it» memlierabip. It will l>e rt-membereal that It is but a short time ag<> »Ince they gaie one oi the most stic<-<-»»ful Harvest Festivals ever held III this part of the country, ami through the work done prior to, and at that time, a go-»lly numtier *«f new nam«-» were added to tlieir list. Anolie-i lealoie lias is-en planned for Saturday, October 2“tli, that augurs well for tlm«e privileged to lie there on that day. It has beeu decided to hold an all-day »e»»ioii, but, contrary to the usual order ol thing», the men will lie ex)M-cte<l to furnish and serve the din ner. All male members failing to aj» pear with their quota of the «linner will lie fined 50 cents. It is newlleM to say that the gentlemen are entering into tiie spirit of the occasiou and will <io tlieir utmost toward keeping tbe g«»al name of the <«range l>an«|Uel up to the standard set by the ladies of the order. Pleasant Valiev Grange now lias a memls-ralilp of 3a ami ex|iecla to |>a»» tbe 50 mark before another year has rolled arouml. DENATURED ALCOHOL. Practical H «cm pit flea l Ion« of It» I •«•■ Mt JniarNtirwii tCxposftloa. Vncle Sam pr ip.mca to Instruct farm ers lu the uses of denatured al -ofiol at tlie Jamcst >wu expos.tiou next year. Amoug government vxblbll» will he one «bowing tbe «lerelopmeut ami u««*e of denatured alcohol which will be In charge of government officials. There will also la* exhibited varloua Internal combustion englnea ndapttsl to tbe use of alcohol ns fuel. S|«ecial machinery Is l«elng made far utilizing this new fuel, and It will tie chiefly the object of this exhibit to show the public how It may I m * applied to bt-attng. cooking nn<! lighting purp •»••» nu«t also as n fuel for engines to I m * umc «1 for various fanu punxises. Announcement 1» made, we observe, that ao economical will this fuel lie that farmers can make their own supply from the waste products of tlieir farms. We do not lielleve that al cohol can lx* made from varloua farm pnxluct» economically by farmer», but rather that larg<* plant» will have to be en*cted nt c nisldernbl«* iiwl wher<* »uch farm pmlrnv may lx» utilized We do rot believe that th«* farmer should be Imi to think tlint he can erect a »mall distillery on Ills farm to make iih*obol succeaafiilly and nt u pe.vliig price. MELROSt. Miss Janet McKay ofGIcnalder Farm han been quite ill for th«* past w«*ek. Mrs. Sam Streben and daughter, Jen nie, visited in Portland on Monday. Rev. J. II. W o « m I and wife ami Mr. an«l Mrs. Wm. Parsons attended the M. E. Conference <>n Smuliiy. Miss Harriett«» Hubbard of Troutdale visit«-«! at the Stafford borne Siunlay. A. L. Baker was in Portland on busi ness last week. Mr. Jno. Staffonl of Portland is visit ing with relatives thia week. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Parsons spent Thursday evening with John Bramhall and family. A Baby Show was held Thursday evening at th«* home of Miss Helen Fil kina under th«* auspices of the Christian ■ Endeavor. Mr. ami Mrs. C. H. Tabk«» of Port land visited with Jno. Bramhall and 1 family on Sunday. Mrs. D. Strebin visit«*«! with her sis ter, Mrs. Bert Hoyt, at Troutdale, Sun day. Misses Genevra B. Rluatdes ami Li«la Branihnll uttended the aster mid )x>tato exhibit at the City Hall on Saturday. Mr. I»nke and son, Cecil, were in Portland Saturday attending the potato exhibit. Mr. Starr’s house is neaiing comple tion. It is a neat little cottage and will add much to the nttractiveness of Mel rose. Mr. mid Mrs. Holmes were visiting with friend» across the Sandy Sunday. Miss Mary Armstrong s|H*nt Sunday afternoon with Miss Helena Holmes. MRS. WJNIWAY’S INItRtSTING LEITER Montavilla Board of lrade Meeting The Villas Close Successful Season Board of Trade met in regular session The Villas, the Montavilla l>aa«-l>all at the Montavilla Broom Factory last team, closed a very successful season Tuesday night. Mr. H. Freelsirough in last Sunday, laving won 18 games out tlx? chair, Dr. Wm. Ih-veny, secretary. of 24 playetl, a number of which were Recalls Features of the Recent The committee on cleanup reported hard-faugbt tattles. The game last Press Association Meet I progress, as «lid also the committee on Bunday was with the East Portlarxi I change of letter for Montavilla from Grays, ami was played on the profes ing at Newport. j Montavilla toMontavilla. The commit sional grouod* on the wret side. The tee on additional scliool facilities made a Villas had a run ot hard luck in the The committee first five innings, and the Grays got PORTLAND, ORE., Kept. 27. 1VML— i favorable report. To thk E witos :—A halt docen times appointed tor the securing of «under» for over the plate nine times before tbe sin«-«* my return from the eventful and the O. R. A N. right of way reported l«x-*l team could get themselves togeth enjoyable nxreting of the Oregon Pretw that they had not mad«- much headway er. The last half of the game was a A»»<»-iati<>n last w«rek 1 have attempted but promised results so*in. Messrs, gissl exhibition of ball playing, how to recall ami put upon |>a|M-r my im tierky ami Parent were appointad on a ever, but it was impossible to overcome promptu address which you a»k«d for, committee to <x>-op«-rate with the com the lead, ami the score stisxl 12 to 4 in an«i honored me by tbe asking, as a mittee from the league at Central Ad I favor of the Gray». The lineup of the contribution U> tbe Heaver State Her- dition in a movement to secure the im Villa» was as fallows: Smith, C.; Wet »1*1, but other ami more urgent duties, mediate improvement of Villa avenue. zel, P.; Smlo, 8. 8.; McKinley, 1st B.; Bodie, ad B.; Rz««-, 3d B,; Weibuaeh, calls, correspondence, etc., have «-ach ' F : Freenwald, C. F.; Sloan, R. F. time intervene»! until now, on the even Death of C. P. Ericson ing of my fifth «lay at home, as I »eat P. Ericson for many years a myself with a firm determination to Improvement Association Organized : fulfill my promise, inntea«l of the »;**ech rtapected member of this commun I made, which everylMdy wa» so kind ity died at tbe family reidence last Sun- Permanent organization of the Cen as to a«-cor«l unstinted praise, I find tlie <iav and was buried in the Gresham tral Prot«-ctive Improvement Associa word» I uttere«! have gone from me en , cemetery on Momiay. Iletails and res- tion was effected last Monday night at tirely, ami 1 can only remember the i olution» were receiv««i too late for tbe office of the secretary, C. T. Groat, kindly fac«-s of a genial rouml of news- further mention this week. on Itavison street. The temporary pafx-r folk of Isith sexes seated beside officers were marie [>erman« nt and are an <>|M-n fire, laying homage, not to a as follows: Cha». Ball, president; D. PLEASANT VIEW woman'» words, merely, but to Swaim, vice president; C. T. Groat, the crowning fact that Woman- I Conductor Chas. < >g<len, of the I’ort- secretary; W. II. Morris, treasurer. h<s«d ami Manh«x»l, Progression an<i lai <1 Railway Co., visited his old li«>me The organization s art» out with sixteen Humanity, Fr«x-<lom and Horne were early in the we«-It. charter members, all representative met in harmony and unity, awakening Sunday school at Pleasant View open citizens, of tiie district. The object of in all present higher aspirations and ed Sunday with a gissl attendance. the aoHs iation is improvement, partic holier pur|»»es than could ever have Officers are Mrs. B. Clark, superintend ularly on the lines of streets and school a<-< rin-d to all the ¡ample in tbe olden ent; Rev. Soule, assistant superintend faciiiti«»». In the latter Center addition times,l*ef<*re man ami woman had learn ent; E. Peterson, secretary and Winona is sadly «leficient, having only a small ed to take up their line of work togeth Ogden, organist. After Sunday seh«M>l two-room ix.-h<M>lbouse which only ac- er, keeping step in time and tune to the a short address was given by Rev. Mer- «■onirnoiates the infant class«?». All of eternal rythni of truth and solierness, shon. the larger ¡«upils have to go to either eipiality am! justice, fit coworker» with Tbe school exercis«?» on Friday were .Mt. Tabor or Glenco, which entail» enterprise and progress, priaqwrity, a success. Several visitois were pres- great hanlships, es[>ecially in the win |>eace am! useiulness. ter season. i ent. ( What an outing it was! Ami how, I.. Mershon am! wife visited Mr. an<l like a tienoliction comes to me, the Mrs. Alfred Mershon recently. The memory of those business meetings, i boys of <«ur neighliorb«»»! did not let those aminated discussions amt that The Baptist Ladies Guilt! will meet at rva«iy-made oratory that spontammuidy the opportunity pass and they were cbarivarifsl in g>>.»iohl style. The hoys Mr». Woetell'» on First Street on Thurs deveio|xxi into evsteiuated plans for en were calleil in and retresiiments servixl. day aftern«M>n, Oct. 11. hancing the prosperity of the country James Richey killed a large wildcat news|«a|«er, which acta as a feeder ami a J. E. Stone has several hundred boxes stimnhis to the metropolitan pr«-«e and oil his place Saturday morning, his «logs of tbe very finest Wolf River apples, supplies an im|sirtant need of every having first treed it. Mr. Cat haa been raised ou his place sonth east of Gresh county. Then, there is the journey to feasting on the chickens and tbe neigh am, they will average 50 or flO to the I box. remember. It was an inspiring [<*ni bors were all glad to be rid of him. Mrs. Ruth Cameron and children in itself. The beautiful country, laden Preaching services Sunday evening at with the fruitage of a bountiful harvest, visittxl relatives here this week. the Baptist Church. the towns, villages, rivers, forests, There was a meeting o.' the members G. W. Plunder, of tbe Portland Gen mountains, and last, but by no means of the Catholic Church on Sunday at eral Electric, was in town this w«?ek least, the promontory upon and under Mrs. A. Lambert's. getting pledg«*» for lights anti power which the city of Newport nestles, re Mr. Frommelt has been adding a new from the citizens. The comj*any will minding one o. a mother hen with a |x>rch to his residence. wire the town at ouce and within thirty ivgorous and grow ing brood of «lucks. We are delighte«l to see Miss Lucy «lavs electricity wiil be shedding its (You see. there is but one step from the Mershon home again. bright Iteams in our heretofore dark sublime to the ridiculous, and I've just town. At least that is the promise. taken that step.) t'a|«e Foul weather and that storm! The Ctvtl Crawn. Three red heifers in the Th«« magnificent lighthouse, the roar The civil crown was a Roman honor Gresham pound. Owner call ing surf, the mighty rocks, tbe rain- given to the soldier who saved tbe life at once and save costs. Geo.W. soaked editors—how all of these come of a citizen by slaying an eneuiy. Metzger, Town Marshal. liack to me, as under my strdy lamp I Lubber. |«ause and ruminate and rejoice, realiz The London hospital 1» inclined to ing anew that the worhi i»\iioving ami bold that lobster is not »o Indigestible COTTRELL. men and women are moving with it. as popular fancy thinks It. It la. how While I confess to a d*«p sense of hu ever. less nutritious than tbe average Elmer Edwards is having his house miliation wh.n I (ace the political mir fish. painted. ror and see myself and all other women Submarine Telearaphs. Many of our people have just return rat««i in law with idiots, insane per The first submarine telegraph wire ed from the hoptields. sons and criminals 1 gather inspiration, was laid in 1830 from England to A. Smith vMtetl his parents, Mr. and courage and hope at every' meeting of France. Two years later Scotland and Mrs. 8. Smith on Sunday. the State Pr«»sa Ass«M*iation in these Iceland were eonn«*cted. later years, Ixvause I see the progress Miss M. Hudson steppe«! on a nail Oregon's «xlitors are making in their | recently, which caused a painful wound. Tops are cut ,.oiu pieces of box. march towanl th«* longed for and speedy Pastor Nutlev will pseach at the emancipation of the wifehoo»! ami ebony or other hard w<xxl by a turning Baptist Church next Sunday morning The machine is automatic motherhtxNl of their own homes ami machine. and turns the top complete from the at 11 o’cbx-k. At the noon hour there tiresides from th«* legal thrall of their handle at the upix»r end to the tip. will I m * a basket dinner and at two p. in, present political environment. The Th«» metal point is afterward put in by a church rally will be field anil addreas- ho|x*s of the women of Oregon are cen band. «d by several persons representing the ter««! upon its voters, its editors, its ditierent departments of the church chivalrous and patriotic men. to whom THE HERALD, $1 A YEAR work. The pnblic is invited. they lixik expectantly for release from a [Kilitieal rating of which honorable men are daily growing more and more ashamed. ABIGAIL A«ITT DI NIWAY Additional Gresham Locals HOWITT’S Powell, Street, I»rt«r Winners ot Sehnlnrahlps. Th«* »u«-«*essful contestants for the Now York state grange scholarships to the agricultural courses tn Cornell uni verslty nre ns follows: Wallace L. Fitts of Cayuga county, Jessie V. Stiles of 8t. Lawrence county, Roy Shepard of Genesee county, Frank L. Grant of Monroe county. Roy Badger of St. Lawrence county a ml E C. Morse of Greene «rounty. «•Denatured," Not “Deauturtsed." When will our grange »¡x?akers. the Agricultural press and th«» newspapers get through using the word "denatur- I s « h 1” as descriptive of alcohol when rendered unfit for use as a beverage and medicinal purposes? We do not believe the word “«lenaturized" can be found In any good <lt«-tionnry. The cor rect won! is "denatured.” Subscribe for The Herald. - MARKET Gresham, Oregon - ll UK FRESH and CURED MEATS WHOLESALE For the next two months we will sell Beef. M 3 l'2C PCi Ifa. We not only wish to sell meat to you but are al ways ready to buy at market prices. For the following week we will pay for Beef, Veal, Pork, Mntton, Kips, 2 8 8 4 1-4 1-2 to to 5 to 3c to 9c 8 l-2c 4 l-2c to 7c