Volume 3.
GRESHAM and MONTAVILLA, MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY,
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GET WISE
Get Into Line and
Buy Your
—From —
THE STORE THAT SAVES
YOU MONEY
Our Assortment of
XMAS EATABLES
of All Kinds are On Hand
Fresh, Pure and at Right
Prices.
D. W. METZGER
(IRESHAM, OREGON
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Meat dour loUrv«k«Hi llidel
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II I KN EMS AIX'E m H o KI I S
TRY Gresham Harness Shop
All Kind* H* -pairing quickly done
OUST I.AkSUN, Prop.,
(Ircwham
For Rent
FARM. IN GtfliD l.<H A-
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For Particular« enquire of
Gresham Real Estate Co.
(IRIiSHAM. OREGON
■: EXPRESS No. 1 ii
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Expressing
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Gardens Plowed
J. H. HOSS
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STORY OF SANDY,
PAST AND PRESENT
Turkey Dinner Under Difficult The Sturdy Pioneers and How They Have Compelled Res
ies, Party Dresses of Old
ponsive Nature to Yield Her Resources for the
Lace Curtains.
Good of Themselves and Children.
Groceries. Hdrdwdrc. feed, Etc.
order
CHRISTMAS DAY IN DIXIE
fORIY-fIVI YEARS AGO
(Ireaham. Ore.
“Chriatmos day of I0o* Dear mo." Attractive Town Now Coming to the Front, Offering Splendid
said a little Virginia lady. “I cannot
Opportunities to the Capitalist, the Fruitgrower,
realize It hna Ixw-n forty live yeura
a Ince Chrlatmua day of INH2
the Farmer and the Homeseeker.
“The winter bad l>eeu unusually ae
vera, very cold and a heavy fall of
auuw during November, an that both
( with an os team, lam I mg in On-gon in
Coming of the White Men
hrtnles lay In winter quartern, but with
IKTht.
In the fall of the Name year,
I
When
Ia4*wi«
•«<!
(
lurk«*
arrived
at
Uu great dlatnme between, Hampton «
legiou lay near my old plantation * the la«t lurg«* ntr^ufo uewt of the (’«<•- searching i«»r a location not P jo < lose to
home, but many of the boys Were wol catlaa an<l aaat of the WillaiiietU*, they ' <*ivil«gation, he fullowcl the Barlow road
com gueata not ouly In our home, but <liM*ovvre«l h’ their aatoDialinient u very J to where it crossed the handy river
In tlmee of ueigtilarrlng plaulntlotia iiHi<l<ly looking Ntreain, indicating ax Here lie found his ideal location for a
Ibe matter of suitable prvaenta, little Illiey believed, the preaence of p’arer home.
A spot was found where the
tokens of remembrnn*'«. wna a soiirev
mine« farther up the river. A ronsulla- sun at high noon had a chance to get
of nnx lulls thought not only to ua. but
through the giant fir« and hit the
th*' Soldier boys alao And Anally we i tion with the Indian guide», however,
ground. Here thia hardy frontiersman
settled down on the practical and knit • N«*oii <liM|>elled thia illusion and revealed
warm noolen araka a ml mufflers ami . to them the true cauae of the muddy ap- built his lonely but <*omf<>ruble log
made caps wadded with »<»>1
of lanirunce of the river.
When the «un cabin and proceeded to make a home
course titty plm ushlon« mode of «cra|>s «Id nee bright and a arm upon the va«t and uncuuarivualy to o|ien the way ami
of silk and little laroka fouud their i glaciers on the west aide of Mt. Hood, it to make cumlihoiu more enjoyable fur
way to aome favored one's pocket, i loosens the «and Iving on the mountain the tliousands to follow. Mr. Revenue
while watch charms carved from the
ous shies of the glacier, cm lining it to roll wm auon followed by the Moignette
Ivory of Otte tdoth cqpilai and the pal
family, who settled farther up the river
motto rut In Irmi, l*rjitrn and ham into the Nwift running stream fiowing
Nearest PoatoCfkc and Stores.
|XNt
its
enormous
Imae
in
«uch
quanti
mered flat from a bullet. Mere trraa
At this tune the nearest ¡»»etoflice
ties
to entirely change the Ap|M*;iranciY
urea
,r.
.
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Tl* b“t lr»d,nt'
My mother had Invited General Al of the stream from a iM-auliful, clear, was Oregon City.
len. th« <-ouiinandlng officer, ami bls «¡mrkliiig river of uululd lirauty into a point wan Piirtlami, then a little burg of I
There were but ,
staff to dine with us, and many of 'bls | inti ldy, murky, treacherous river of f'»r- a few doseu |»eople.
Isiys,' as be «ailed tbeiu. for they were > bidding aripert. A ik I no the *tream ua« two or three houses on the East Side, i
friends and neighbors In hl« southern i named by them, “Tire Handy river.’* There were no echoed«, no bridge«, no
borne, would alao come, and by night
rondkl except the Barlow, ami that
The name bo aptly applied «till Hands
ttie young |>eople would gather for a
largely in name only. Prmisiuna were
ami
the
entire
valley
of
mile«
or
more
da ore. Mammy, our old cook, tossed
)>ackrd on the back from Portland or i
in
length,
through
which
thi«
river
her turbaned head when my mother
suggested cake made of brown sugar flow«, 1« cm I lei I ihv Kandy valley or the Oregon City via Eagle Creek, where .
Phillip Footer and Jim Brown and their '
ami cuokh-s <>f sorghum, for litxurh-a Sandy country.
nearest neighbors were living
The
were not to lie lind and necessities
Ibe First Wagon Road.
hard Io gel sfter two year« of war.
In the year W45 Captain William settlere on the Sandy lived very close I
"Tbe cake« looked rich and brown, Barlow and his «routs or |»afMinders 11<> nature in U hmm * day«. The streams
though, when taken fr*>ui Ibe Dutch
built thy fir»t wagon road aero«« the •
(Continued on first Bandy page.)
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oxen«, and we dressed them with hol
ly Isrrtes and popped com, laid over
clonely like icing.
The long table In the dining room
held a auiislantlal meal that t’brlatiuas
day.
"Tbe big turkey held I he place of
honor naalgmsl es|>eclally to that tdnl
ou such a day. but was none the b-aa
Juicy and luscious for lielng stuffed
with rulaed com bread mluus raisin«
and almonds, but well filled with
roasted chestnuts. At tbe other end
of the table a roast,«! »bote knelt
gracefully on the broad platter, hold
lug n red apple In Ids mouth
A pair
of ducks t> Ing cosily together was
finnke*l liy ail old Virginia ham rest
Ing III a dish of cabbage
Illg |sines
of corn bread and brown brateu biscuit,
homemade plukle ami red curraut
Jam lllltMl III the ■(Mii'ea. while front
the steaming silver urn my mother
drew the frugrnnt coffee made of dried
sweet |***lst**es and toasted rye and
sweeteiMil with sandy brown tmgnr.
•To the homesick soldier boys, whose
rations were often parched rorti and
bacon, such a dinner wuh u feast, ami
they «llil It justice. But all during tbe
evening aa thev tarns from Hie camps
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DECEMBER 20, 1907.
ATTEMPT TO ROB
SHATTUCK’S STORE
Prof. II. T. Cummins, president of
the Electric Mining and Smelting Co.,
has returned from tbe mine«. He report«
that they are making a pie nd id proyrene
with the wagon road from Elkhorn to
the mine«.
jy
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An unsiu'ceiful attempt was made by I
night prowlers Thursday night Pi get
intii I^-wia Hhattuck'a «tr*ing box, pre-|
«umably Pi get «|iemliiig money. With ,
tools taken from Al Hart’s lilackamitb
«hop the front door of tbe store
was rqiened ami the outside disir« of
tbe «ale were pried open.
Ins
would-be robbem fouml a mom
which was too strong for them.
They batluied off tbe combination
and the binges, tore away the wmid
w*irk around it, tint finally gave it up,
leaving their tools sea tier«'« I atsmt the
floor. They ransacked the |ia|»m of
tbe safe, but t*»ik nothing of conaa-
quence. They iits-nesl the cash register
where they found three or four dollars,
which, mi far as known, is all the tssity
»ecured. The safe was a new one, and
waa insured. There is no clue to the
robbers and no one seems to have beard
them.
GRESHAM LOCALS
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Number 51.
Mount Hood Railway suspended operations but
The Home Bakery
is still doing business at the old stand.
Old-Fashioned Baked Pork and Beans to order Saturdaya
All Goods fresh
H. P. HATCH, Proprietor, Powell St., Greshdm, Ore
I
W it ¡£"£-* ' have just installed Horseshoeing Stocks, ami am
■ 41tvv lit/HVv now prepared Pxahoe th*' most vicious as well aa
the gentle horse. I have also a nesiern forge, tire setting machine ami other
up-0»-date tools and machines whi(h, with additional help, places us in a
position to *lo good blacksmithing on short notice. Vehicle» painted.
James Goodfellow,
Powell Street, G resham , O regon
Mr. Cummin« han purchased a «lock
ranch of 210 acre* at Elkhorn. Hie son,
A. J. Cummins will manage the ranch.
E. R. Wright, Fred Rurgg, Erneat
Theodor«
Bruggnr, P. J.
a neoaure orugg»-r
Qoedneberry, J. 11 Chalkrr. , Messrs,
Anderson ami Blackburn and others
were in attendance at the Dairymen ’s
vent ion in Portland last week.
Schwedler,
ncuwniirr,
Chas. Merrill is building a wind in ill
T*tHer^ Chaa. <>. Merrill,
who will install a water plant on his
property this winter.
JiWnos Lawrence is erecting a reel-
deuce on his property in South Greek-
am.
Mi«» Janie R'«i of Portland, spent
Sunday with the home folk*.
Il abould have been »tate*! on the
bills now out for the Chriatmax maxque-
raile in Metzger's "ball, December 24th,
(Continued on last page .)
BIRDSEYE VIEW OF \ PORTION OF sANhY VALLEY SHOWING SANDY SCHOOLHOUSE.
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Carrjea a full line dressed and amok*
<*d meats of all kinds.
I C««c««le mountains. The Indian trail
I ('llowe.1 by Lewis and Clsrk » lew years
I before gave tberoursw. The axe blazed
the way. R*>| h * anil tackle, push and
IwrseveranFe made it |»v»aible to get the
cliiinsy <>x wngons up and down the
siee. est places. A tightly calked wagon
l>>x, a sl«*ady nerve and an unwavering
liurptw aided in crossing the trencher-
' oua streams. And so it was that the
I largest emigrant train that up to that
I time had eveuarrivtsl in Oregon estab-
. Iished what was to lie permanently
I known as the Barlow road. This road
i-rosses the Bandy river at a point alnut
15 milea above where it empties into the
Coknnhia, n large part of which is still
ii^ailv use.
Fresh Fish Every Friday
Tbe First Settler.
Dressed Poultry every Saturday
Francis Revenue, a liardy, husky a*l-
venturer of aoni«* forty years decided to
I accept the advice of imted sage and go
west, lie did so, crossing the plains
EVERY HOUSE-WIFE
* ►
1» looking for rl< |HT,.l.ible Hour.
It is the «tall of life—the one
thing neees.ary for goslbi a*l
and go*«l bread keep. John's face
straight anil tiring» a contented
smile an l a full stomaclu to the
little folk»
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Cupid Flour and good bread
<> are avnonomu«
If you want good
< • bread buy Cupid flour. For sale
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MI<TZ<1EI<
Sole agent (or Greaham.
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Inc New
Gresham Meat Market
Will Run on
Saturday*.
Wednesday» an<l
FLOllR and FEED at Portland M
Priera.
W
ROBERT TASSELL
Boring
We buy Beef, Veal, Mutton, ll*>gs
and Poultry.
GIVE
(
Oregon Q
IM tool
SIMMS
&
VS A TRIAL
HAMILTON,
r..«.•!! st.
Prop».
Gresham, Oregon
XMAS TIME
HAT shall we give the son or daughter?
Why not a bank ac
count with a neat book showing a balance to their credit?
Many a young man and voting Indy has pasaetl through school
and college and yet failed.
Failed completely because of an inability
to care for that which they hail ability to earn. Nothing ia more int-
portant to the young than aome instruction in that line.
W
A bank account will I«* an inspiration for the young man to mid to
it and is a record of expenditures, a check on estmvagance, an aiti to
economy.
Our Ilfat consideration haw been: Safety for the Depositor.
Thus
we have incruastal our cash reserve from 33 |>er cent, Nownilirr 1, to
31I1, per cent, lh*cember 14
FIRST G P £S
STATE
BANKf
MAM, O R É»» >
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Who is there that hasn’t seen the
picture of the baby in angel's wings
whis|H'iing in the ear of lovely wom
an? What more tilting name for the
1 unrest ami beat of Hour than Cupid?
None
Dint is the reason why the
lliswi River Milling Co., after having
ierected the l>e»t Hour mill that money
could build, in tlieir search for a name
I for their best Hour, decided on the
imine so well known mid dear to all—
Cupiil.
It stands for something—all that is
| noble mid dear to the civilised nations.
Cupid Hour is worthy of its name.
I Manufaetnred by a new process on up-
to-date machinery, only from the high
est grade of blue stem wheat, the whit
est and best rtf Hour is produced. It
I contains all the elements necessary for
the making of better bread than moth
er used to make, for such flour was un
known in her dnv.
The reason w
making such ei
every sack is guarmiteed.
If it does
not make gissl bread, return the sack
and get your money. No sack of Cupid
flour has been returm-d. It is to ho
depended on
It will, does, ami is
making delicious bread, cakes ami
l>astry for hundreds of gi.al cooks all
over the country.
For sale by l>. W.
Metzger, sole agent for Gresham.
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Miss Kittle Ruhl, of Ina Angelet, is
visiting her cousin, Mina Daisy Smith.
New Year's Ball at Sandy
that Hefty’«orchestra will furnish music.
Dr. H. IL Ott an«I wife were pleasant
A graml liall will l>e given in Junker’s !
liall at Saady, Oregon, on New Year’» i callers at The Herald office Saturday.
Eve. Tuemlav, l>ec. 31, 1107. Bronson'« 1
Al Hart's blacksmith shop will be
orchestra will furnish the music. Sup closed on Christmas and New Years
per at hotel. Tickets, 75cent« All are 1 davs.
invited. Committee, Alfred Bell, Curly
Miss Velma Metzger celebrated her
ami Mac Thomas.
14th birthday on L>ecenil*er 15th.
She
invited a few of her little friends in.
The afternoon was very pleasantly s|»ent
Shooting Match
{ in playing games and enjoying the deli
D. C. Ross and son Joe, of Pleasant
cious
candies passe«! around by Miss Home, were Gresham visitors Monday.
A shooting match will I m » given at
Pleaaaut Home on Saturday, Dec. 28» Velma. They left for their homes at
Joseph Manarv and wife were pleasant
11107, commencing at 10 a. m.' The tar 5 o’clock, after wishing their friend
callers at The Herat*! office Saturday.
get* will Iw the usual blue rock targets« many more happy birthdays.
ami the prises will be poultry.
A good
A ilelightful time was had by about
Mrs. S. T. Crow called in at The Her
time ia looked (or.
Better be there, aid office Monday afternoon.
i 40 Baptist young people and their friends
(ìiven by Guy H. Robertson anti John
Miss Nellie Fox was a visitor at the at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tinio-
Sleret.
Gresham library Monday
forenoon. | thy Brownhill last Friday night. The
Sne was obtaining statistics of the circu Young Peoples' Orchestra, composed of
CARD OF THANKS
lation of our library.
Miss Fox also
Robert Doane, 1st vi*ilin; Miss Bernice
We wish to express our heartfelt , brought some large pictures which will Gulickson, 2nd violin; Alma Dailey,
thank« to the many friend» who gave adorn the walls of the reading room.
. base viol; Charles Merrill, cornet; Verne
u« their svni|Mthy and aaaistaaea dur
Dr. and Mrs. Short entertained a Chalker, trombone; Bessie Dailey, pian-
ing the recent illness and death of our • medical club, of w hich Dr. Short is a ! ist, played a number of selections to the
loved one. Elizabeth Ann Cathev.
. member, at dinner on Wednesday night. delight of all present.
Light refresh
I^nma Phillipps Those present were Drs. Hill, Marcel- ments were served, games played and a
! lus. House, Tailor, Marsch, Sheldon, good time enjoyed until near midnight.
W. G. Cathey
Pierce, King, \\ iley ami Bittner.
During the evening the young people,
Our foreman, H. L. St. Clair, is re ' completed arrangements for a Christ-;
Cha«, l.ittlepage and family have
I
mas
eve entertainment at the Baptist
moved into the l.indsey cottage former modeling and making some additions to i
ly occupied by Dr. C. 1’1. Atwood.
his residence on Hood avenue.
church.
Mrs. B. W. Emery and Mrs. J. W.
Lawrence went to Portland Sunday
where thev visited Mrs. A. Gordon,
formerly of Gresham, who has been
quite ill.
Mr. Meyers, of the First State Bank,
remembered his friends this year with
a beautiful souvenir calender for the
year 190».
Miss Violet Gould, who is attending
business college in Portland, spent Sun
day with the home folks at Gresham.
Miss Nellie Rose of Portland visited
friends in Gresham Saturday.
Mrs. P. Dailey was a Portland visitor
set Saturday.
Quite a number of young folk« spent a
social afternoon at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. C. W. Doane, last Sunday.
(Continued on last page.)
We Have a Full Line of Holiday Goods
Now ready for inspection that we
WANT TO TRADE
For Clearing House Certificates
Bank Checks, Green Backs
Silver or Gold.
When in town call an<! get one of our Beautiful Souvenir Calendars
LEWIS SHATTUCK,
Dealer in “Goods of Quality
Main Street. GRESHAM. OREGON