aloricil City Hall Volume 4 9 GRESHAM and MONTAVI1.LA, MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY J NEW GOUNGILMEN GHfMICAt DOES HARLOW'S STORE (HLI6HTE0 WITH GET WISE OREGON CLIMATE EXCELLENT WILL GET BUSY BURGLARIZED Number I WORK Tu Ihr fari that Only Eira! clara (trocarlas, I lour, lard and Provi»ioti» aie carried al this atora. I 4 Follow The <'rowd U lien llaHow Brothers iqs-ned their •tore on Monday morning, they liecams awari’ that they had Isren visited by •ale cracker, during the night, The p.lda’ra, w ho were evidently rvperi- snei.l, plied their Ira.la well, and sin- ■■ceded in blowing th« aafe a id it» con­ tents into eountleaa piecetf. ITie trots Hard were taken from the It. A N. aectloii house. Tliese, with Buy <>l THE »TORE THAT SAVES TOU MOIIET D. W. METZGER HRESHAM. Every Indication That Work Was Done by Daring Ex- pert> Who Were Not Even Careful to Cover Tracks. ORItlttN H. B. Hl XI.Ei I •••••••••••••••••••••••••• • Gresham Barber Shop • e e util k <>l nil k I I» Inaili »1.1 tfiti' kl) ttotir Ita* A Inn • il h . 1 {nil in ufi|»'r Ne «I J«»»»r I«» «»rrwlHiiu H«4» l Mobart IL Childers. Prop, tig K m II AM •••••••••••••••••••••••••e • ORESHAM Lewis NhattiKk • Uveiy, Feed &• Sale Stable B. W. I MI RY, Prop’r Li»t»a l»l»l«li«t Friday even­ Earl I’liniisi arid wife, William Combs and Wife arid child and Mrs Annie I’inneo arrived in Gresham the 24tb <>f llecemlH’r from Arloa. t,‘i>l<>rado and have been so well pleased with this lo­ cality that they have deealed to locate here When they left Colorado there wa» three feet of snow on the ground and th« weather in general rather wintry. The tnonev situation in that state i. such as Io throw tfiousand. of men out of enqiloyuieiit, has caused factories, mills «ml mines to cease iqe-ration» for want of funds, depositor« of bank» are unable to draw money for present needs and business in general is laully paralistsl. while here In Oren busi­ ness of all kinds lias coutimsl as Ire- fore 'Mr. I’inneo has rented the llorkinson place in the northeast purl of town, where he wilt make hi« residence and Mr.-Comb« and family are stopping with C. W Ihmiii- at present. Ill the spring Mr. Pinneo’s brother ami Mr t'omlw's father, mother and thre sister« aiul families and other families will come to tlie ' City of promise iii the laml of plenty” to make tlu4r home. Mm. C W Drain- r.-ci’ivetl word from her father in Ht laiuis. that ail emigrant train carrying 4<> families will leave that city for the northwest aonn. The people that will make up this colony are seeking a new place to reside, where they may prAFper as they should. Among tlu-m are seieral young dra-tors ami lawyers but thu ilirsit of them an* men from the sluq* w ho will engage in farming, says Mr Cannady, wlm is the leader of the h email grip, containing the remnent of offer all the liomeweeki’r could wish? their cxplosivwi, were found in the of. Of course. Bui we should hare more tteo. literature wiling forth all the advaut- The loss is v»< serertnin ed, Imt ag>-s of ibi» «eciiim in order that such «ill b» • ♦piite heavy. l«» the t-t.m- (MNiple may learn of our valley I •mi and t<> th«* pQBtofllce depar tiio-nt n h« n night operator Mellinger went V» the prwU»ffit'e with the mail bag al & "Hard limes'* al Rockwood. o’clock the robbers sere still at work The Hard Time» dance at Ris-kwooii ami tin?! on Mellinger, who retreated last Tiioxlay night was a .uccea«, net­ and left them undisturbed. for lli>' grange building A revolver was found in the •treet in ting al»>ut front of the store Monday morning fund. Over It® perrons attended. After midnight leap year privilege» were ac- The mail a a# searched and all regis­ tered packages taken. Some iewelry and kuiv«* ««ngraved “Harlow acre missing. The shrives were strip|»rd ol dtV gtwida to pack th«* safe to dvadrn the i»o»io of the «‘Mplosion, and no one hmrd it An envelope containing several hun- Mr svnonotim« If you want ifsal ' bread buy Cupid flour. For sale ¡by ’ Treasurer's Annual Report for the Town of Gresham for Year 1907. Gresham Meat Market • ' . • i , ' ■ i). \v. mic rz< ; i : i < [ Hole agent for Gn-shnni. (’arriva ti full line dressed and smok­ ed meats of all kinds. I'rcah l lah livery Friday < • Dressed Poultry every Saturday We buv Beef, Veal. Mutton, Hog. mid Poultry. < • GIVE CH A TRIAL SIMMS A Powell Mt. HAMILTON. Props. Gresham, Oregon Burgaiim in the “Herald Want Ada.” New Year Resolutions M Nothing will aid quite .<> iniieli in «honing a neat luilauee on the right »ide of the liook at the end of the year. The first month in the new year in a good lime for everyone to «tari right .................... ami is n „ good .............. time to n-xolve ... to ........................ »tart u bunk ....... account. ......... .. It __ not only leads lo prmqierlty and comfort Imi inauro, «olirietv, ei'ononiy and Ihrift. The POLLAR HAVED, not thè dottar «)ient, lenii» to pnaqierity and indi'pendeiice. The wi«dom of savlng money i» ndmitted even by thè iiuMt t bonghi li1»« «pi iiilthrift, Imi it i« so iniich easler tn spend money tlian to denv mie» self trillo» limi they drift «long thè coltrar of tlie leiist resistance. FIRST STATE BANK GRESHAM. OPE.. ----------------------- -- ----------- --------------------------- GRESHAM LOCALS Mayor J*M. Short Dr. J. M. Short who wa. elected one year ago fur a two-year term and is regarded as one ot Gresham's ni’ist aggressive citizens. Dr. J M. Short, mayor. I). M. Roberta, recorder, John Melig-r, trea.urer, ami Henry Gnlickson, u t.'Wial, comttnte the governing body of the city. According to the treasurers report published herewith the citv is in good condition financially ami fnnda will tie available for the coming year which if judiciously used will add many improve incuts to the attractive, growing city. Among Hie thing, whicli it i. confi­ dently expected the council will give at­ tention to at an early date are. the lighting ot the »treet«, the laving of liet- ter crosswalks at well-traveled crossings, ' the grading of Il .berts avenue In-tween I'owell an.lTliinl .treet», the graveling of much traveled ridewalk., the taking ..I rle|M to arenre to the city a good park. ’ the ofieiiing of some new «treet. and la«t bill not lea.t the providing of soni’- g-ssl advertisn g matter fio circulate in encouraging new comer». At a special meeting of the council lielo last Tuesday night a «| held al Burn. Hall in McMinnville, Ore., Tuesday. January 14. IWIH, at 10 o’clock, a. ni . for the purpose of elect­ ing three trustees ami for the trans­ acting of such other business as may lawfully come before it. W. C. H aubrtv , Secretary. I The attending uhv.iciaii on the Dunn fwniilv state, that they have all recov­ ered from their late «flack of varioloid ; that they are all enjoying tlteir usual health, and that after a llmrmigli fiuni- gation of their premi.ee and effect», there is no more quarantine, nor anv further danger of contagion. Mount Hood Railway suspended operations but The Home Bakery is still doing business at the old stand. OU-Faahioweil Baked Pork and Beans to order Saturday» Al! Goods Fresh II. P. HATCH. Proprietor, Powell St.. Gresham, Ore jit Sasftltow Blackx..th ANNOUNCEMENT N h II IL Gmb«i Ha* opened a Blacksmith »hop in Grexham for manicuring borsea; will remove corns, xh<»e them while you wait or otherwise. If your horse slobbers he will teach him to spit; puts silent tongues in wagvins, makes new teeth fur A Uy rsrrie» full lin» <,i *<»,,-•«> fe New Management New Equipment “Sure To Please You” ROMBI WALKER * SONS PROPS GRESHAM. ORE Hello, Neighbors! Call up Farmers Phone 3.11! Order Holiday Goods Here ! *0ur store is small but it is crowded these days with Good Goods and Good People. There are "Holdups” but not here. Think what a nic^ gift an Edison Phonograph and Records would be! We are tieadqnarter» for these ami many other things you need. Aqent Oregon Fire Relief Association JOHN BROWN/±? iy FAIRVIEW GRANGE INSTALLS OfEICERS* i¡: Holds All-Day Meeting on New Year’s Day With Good At­ tendance and Big Dinner. 51 ACRES All Level. laying lie tween i Gresham and Troutdale. Fair Buildings. 40 acres in cultivation. ' Two gd Wells. Orchards. Will < •ell all or |iart. Price «titXM). J. H. Chalker C. I:. Littlepuge Gardens Plowed <' Phone I4X < > The Ural regular aouncil meeting for the new year in <’realism will 1« held next Tuesday night in the town hall at which tiftie the newly elected council- men will take their are’.. F. B. Stuart will .in-ceed himself and Lewis Mhattnek ; and (’. E. Little|>nge will succeed J. W. I Lawrence and Roy Oibba. The other I’omicilmen are, 1!. W. Emery, Bert Thoma, and J. <». Metzger. These with ing the fire* alarm hum rung in renponae toa call from Mr*. Frank McMurray, whom- rwidmci* adjoining Rinarl’» ritorv a a* afire. When the fire dv|»art- ment arriv<*d with Chemical No. 1 the interior of the houae w a* al! ablaze and gn at fear tell for thfr »»tore building* Adjoining. In I»-*»» time than it take« to t«*ll th«* le»ya ha«i the neverfailing Hrvafii of the chemical pouring on the blaze, while bucket afu-r bucket of wat4 r wa* la*ing thrown on it from other quartern. For ¡5 minute* they f«»ught th«* mad­ dening Haniea chi Liren 40 cents, single tickets 35 cents. (rom Aaron Fox of Troutdale.