G resham
VòUUSHfn
GRESHAM,
Volume 4
and several weekly magazines »nd pa-
per».
Director» were elected for a term of
Mrs. B. W.
three years as follows
Emery, Geo. Preston and Mrs. if. Wos
tai I.
At the close of the business session a
light lunch was served by young ladiM,
I assisted by Misa Culy and others.
GET Wl&E
Tu th« fart that
Only Pirat class Urocarlaa. flour,
I red and Provisions ar», carried
at this »A>r».
INTEREST NOW
ciation : I have the honor U> submit to
-
gou the following report of the doings of
the Gresham Library association for
Follow The Crowd—Buy of
The following from Prof. C. C. Baker
There was a large attendance at the
1007, which I beg to preface with a
will,explain the need of supplementary
annual
meeting
of
the
Gresham
Libra
IHE STORE HUI SAVES TOU MOIET
brief history of the effort to establish a readers :
ry association held in the library rooms
reading room in Gresham. This history
Th» pupils in the lower grades have
last Friday night, notwithstanding the
I have compiled from reports of the
Portland Library association, ami from
records of the Gresham Library associa
tion, which 1 have supplement«! with
many incidents which have l>een told
GRESHAM,
OREGON
me by thoee who had to do with the be
ginning of things. My only object in
writing this history is to gather together
items of interest which il not *«> ii re
corded will be forgotten.
In January. 11103, the legislature of
I'tiliilcr nnd Decorator
' Oregon authorised a county tax for li-
I brary purposes The County Court of
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GRESHAM, ORE.
Multnomah county ordered a tax of
one-fifth of a mill and entered into a
contract with the Portland Library as-
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eociation to extend the privileges of the
• Gresham Barber Shop
library to residents of the county. This
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Toi.»<»rl«l work nl «11 him!« nvwdjr an*l
fact was at once advertised in the daily
•
quit hl) 'hill«'
Kal«»t» lioltrrl »ltd pul ill
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order
N«»t d*»or lu ur«*ham llutel
papers and later a personal letter was
•
Robert H. CMIdera. Prop.
«■nt to each postmaster in the county,
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OBMIOM
explaining the library privileges and
endowing a notice to I m - placed in the
Ml»» Alida Culy
Mrs. Hattie Brownhill
The rfth’irnt (’im tedian <>f the G re »ha tn |K«toffi<'e, also applications for member-
Secretary
of the Gresham Library
ship
to
be
filled
out
ami
returned.
A
branch
of
the
Portland
Free
Public
GRESHAM
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Aasociation
Librar)
D. W. METZGER
Ik Hl’XLEY
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HDCCMAM
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Livery Feed &, Sale Stable.
B. W. liMEKY. Prop’r
• stormy evening
The room hail been
I'ialatH • I lion« Grtslu«,
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Ore.
• tastily prepared fur the occasion
Farmer I4T
usual atl raci-
and present«) iu
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Iveness with a few extra touche»
At a table near the door sat the presi
dent, Mrs. I. C St. Clair, the secretary,
Mrs. Hattie Brownhill and ths treasur
er, Mis. Halue Wiwtrll. >!>■■ Mary
Isom of the Portland library, and Mfas
Nellie Fox of the County department,
were present and took |«rt in the meet
ing with encouraging remarks.
The president's re|s>rt covered the
history of the association from the first
efforts to establish a reading room to
tlie present time. The report will be
found in another column.
The treasurer's report was from Nov
ember 15, IK® to December 31, 1907,
am! showed from all sources total re
ceipts, |IM.66; total expenses, *178.96.
Balance on hand, *5.70.
The librarian. Miss Alida Culy, gave a
report covering the fieriod from April
16, 1987 to December 31, 1907, during
For HADDI.EN, HARNESS and ALL
HARNESS ACCESSORIES
Gresham
Hamess Shop
Rsgalriaa »sickly <)•>«*•
ill Kln4>
OUST LARSON. Prop..
Gresham
C. H. LANE
Representing tlm J. R Wavgtaa
Maun al Cour any
GRISHAM,
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OREGON
Expressing
Dray i ng
Gardens Plowed
J. H. HOSS
<> Phone I4X
(Ireaham, Or».
;EVERY HOUSEWIFE
' 1» looking for dependable flour.
;
It is the staff of life—the one
,, thing necessary for good bread—
i > and Rood lireau keeps John's face
i
straight and brings a content«!
, , »mile and a full Stomach to the
< > little folk».
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Cupid
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Flour nnd good bread (
are»vnonoMua. II you want good <
• ' bread buy Cupid flour. For sale 1
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MKTZQER <
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Sol,-agent for Gresham.
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Mrs. Hsttie Wostell
Treasurer Gresham Ijbrnry Association
Mrs. I. McColl
Stationery. Notions, Etc,
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part of which time Mrs. 11 Wostell was
librarian, the circulation for the period
being 1718 volumes; attendance in read
ing room, 5967 ; total registration, I'll.
There are now at the branch about 4A0
books, als>ut half of this numlier tieing
in constant circulation.
The branch
has on its tables the l>eat of the monthly
A Good Comparison
Deposits,
Assets,
«*<>«»«>
ined many different readers and made a
selection with a view both to utility and
to coat. The readers selected are of the
best and the cost is little.
On Friday of this week the debating J After the Holidays is the BEST TIME OF YEAR TO BUY I
team, consisting of Mary Hansen, Geo.
We are putting forward some broken line» at a
Hhantine and John Shattuck, will go to J
GREAT REDUCTION
Clatskanie to meet a team froip that
place on the <|ueotw>n. "Resolved : That
to clear up our shelves and make room for NEW GOODS. Call and get
your share when in town.
the Japanese should be excluded from
‘»«u eonntry, with the exception ,,t »tu-
! dents and travelers.” TheGreebam de
haters have the affirmative.
After Christmas Sale
Gresham High School versus
Library Party Well Attended ‘
Clatskanie High School To-
and Reports Show Large In
The President's Report.
,
Night Gresnam School Now
crease in Patronage — Three Gresham, Ore., Jan. 31, 1WOH.—To the
Crowded to the Limit.
. u.m eon.irtin< of R.1-
members of the Gresham Library asso
Directors Elected.
' eigl> W ataon, Harley Turner and John
Thai
We are Headquarters for all kinds
<>l Builder's Hard ware and Ma
terial.
.
Jan. 24, 1907
Jan. 24, 1908
$28.638.63
$70.223.62
40.756.63
77.979.77
FIRST STATE BANK
GRESHAM, ORE,
Number 6.
MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7
fiuiahed and reviewed their respective
readers. They are not ready for the
reader of the next higher grade and
there is nothing left for them but to re
read the old book or get a new one.
The former coarse is not desirable for
the reason that these booka no longer
have interest L’r th» pupils and because
they can have no new worda. stories or
information for the pupils. On the
other hand the new book will be full of
interest, will contain new material
throughout, and will contain many
new wonts and many new facts for the
children to h-arn. It may be mention«!
in (waning that a new word learned
means another idea in the mind of the
learner.
There is no reader published for use
in the lower grades that contains enough
material for a full year's work.
In
practically all schools it has been found
necessary to use at least two readers of
Mr». L. C. St. Clair
the same grade per year in the lower
President of the Gresham Library grades, and some use as many as three
Association
number of residents of Gresham and
vicinity availed themselves of this op
portunity. taking out cards through the
postmistress, Mrs I. McColl, and go
ing to Portland for their books.
In the fall the public sc 1 km 4 teachers,
consisting of Prof. A. F. llershner. Mias
Hnttie Pierce, Mias Harriet Alexander,
and Mrs Clara Anderson, became in
terested in the project of furnishing a
reading room to which lHX>ke from the
Portland library might be brought.
They, together with Mra McColl and
the Rev. C. A Nutlcy, solicited funds
for the carrying out of the project. Mrs.
McColl gave several months' rent for
the back room over the poetoffice, A
stove, table, hanging lamp and six
wooden chairs were purchased.
D. C.
Ross donated a load of wood which was
brought from his farm by the Misses
Pierce and Alexander.
Early in Nov
ember a box of 6l) lxs>ks was install«!
with Mra. McColl as custodian The
reading room was kept open as a branch
of the Portland library three evenings
in the week under the can- of Miss
Pierce and Miss Alexander.
Miss
Pierce soon became custodian and at
the close of school the care of the b<H>ks
was given to Rev. M L. liardingham
who was in charge for about a year.'
The circulation of volumes during BAM
was 567.
During the early months of 1906 the
branch was continumi with more or less
success but the difficulty of finding
someone to give his time regularly to
the care of the reading room made it
necessary to discontinue it in May and
the booka were returned to Portland.
In October of the same year the nxim
over the postotfice was again aecur«i, a
bookcase was made and presented by
D. J. Culy, a box of hooks was install«!
ami the reading room r«>pened with
H. L. St.Clair as custodian. Miss Culy,
Mrs. Clara Anderson, Mrs. Grace Mets-
ger, Mias Pearl Lindsey nnd others as
sist«! in the cart* of the reading mom.
Through the efforts of the East Mult
nomah Record interest was »roust'd in
in the organisation of a Library associa
tion to provide better quartern for the
books. At a mass meeting of citizens
called on November 4, 1946, the matter
was fully discuss«! and preliminary
steps taken. A committee consisting
of Timothy Brownhill, Dr. J. M. Short
and Mra. J. W. Shattuck waa appoint«!
(Continued on last page.)
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F. B. Stuart & Co
Dealers in General Merchandise
GRESHAM, OREGON
Shattuck will debate with a team from
Astoria. The question is, “Resolved:
Th>t mtl „id pall tie. .hould own and
operate their lighting and transports* mn
Gresham. Ore-
facilities.’’ Gresham will have the neg IIUJUl UI UllI* H. P. HATCH, Prop,
I ative.
Because of the heavy work, some Homemade Pics, Cakes, Cookies, Mines Meat, Etc.
Old-f ashtoned Baked Pork and Beana'to order Saturdsya
changes have been made in the original
team. For the first debate. Geo. Shan-
tine succeeds Harley Turner; and for
the second, Raleigh Watson succeeds
Mary flanaen, while Harley Turner
again takes a place on the team.
Present registration, 219, with an in*
crease of 14 during the past month, All
rooms full; some crowded. There are
New Equipment
sixty pupils in Mias McKenzie's room <• New Management
and almost as many in Miss Parmely'».
“Sure To Please You”
The old discarded seats and tables
have lieen called into use.
Mumps are now almost a thing of the
past. They have interfered very much
ROBERT WALKER & SONS PROPS
GRESHAM. ORE
with school work since the holidays.
D rug Rrpan atthe H ome B akery
The Central Hotel
Gresham Council Meeting
At the council meeting last Tuesday
night Mayor J. M. Short, Councilmen
Thomas, Emery, Shattuck and Little-
page and Recorder Roberta were pres
ent.
The following ordinances were passed :
Electric Light and Power franchisee to
the Mt. Hood Railway and Power com
pany and the Portland Railway Light
and Power company, occupation tax of
II 00 per month, taking effect Feb. 15,
KM®, and an ordinance raising saloon
licensee from 1400 to *600.
TO THE PUBLIC
The “People’s Market,’* which has been under the 11
management of H. E. Wood, has been purchased by T. R.
Howitt and E. W. Aylsworth who will take charge Feb. 3d.
Situated as we are we can pay you the highest market ■ >
price for all your produce that comes in our line.
Next week the following prices will be paid
BEEF, Steers, No. 1, $3.75 ; Cows, No. 1, $3.25
MUTTON, Sheep, Mixed, $5.25; Lambs, $5.50
HOGS, Dressed, 7c-7}c; Live, 5c-5Jc
VEAL, 75 lbs. to 125 lbs., 9c; 125 lbs. up, 7}c
CHICKENS, 11c
Passing of Another Oregon Pioneer
Chauncy Sager died at bis Ixime at
Lente, Ore., Jan 18, 1908, aged 80 yean.
8 months and 8 days. Thus passes an- j
other of Oregon’s pioneers.
We can use an unlimited amount of any or all of these products.
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w them along and take awi
...... 1 the g<xxis
to do business
with. Bring
Chauncy Sager was the son of James ] need
Henry Sager and Levina (Haines) Sager . , cash for it ia burning holes in our pockets.
and was next to the youngest of a fam- ■
ily of ten children. He was born May
10, 1827, at Marysville, Ohio. Hia fath
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PROPRIETORS
er died when he was five yean old and |
POWELL ST.
GRESHAM, ORE.
be went to live with a sister, who re :
sided in Michigan. When a young man
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he start«! West, staying awhile in Illi-
nois. From there he went to south
Fair Association Incorporates.
western Iowa, finally locating in Mont
gomery county, being one of the first . Articles incorporating the Multnomah
settlers there. He was the first post County and Grange District Fair asso-
master of that county.
, ciation have been filed with the County
During the Civil War he serv«l as a Court and the Secretary of State. The
All Level.
Laying between < >
soldier in the Home Guards. In 1874 incorporators are J. J. Johnson, H. E.
Greaham and Troutdale.
Fair J I
Mr. Sager and family came to Oregon Davis and E. L. Thorp, being the ex
Building». 40 acres in cultivation. <
and settled in Polk county, living there ecutive committee of the fair held here
Two good Wells. Orchards. Will <
until 1881 when he moved to Clackamas last October. The capital stock of the
sell all or part. Price *8000.
county, locating in Pleasant Valley, new association has been placed at
better known as Sycamore. He lived *26,000, with shares at *5 each. No per
there until 1904 when he moved to bis son may subacribe for mor» than 60
o GRESHAM,
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OREGON ¡Í
shares.
last home at Lente.
Canvassers are being assigned to ter
Mr. Sager was married to Elvina
! Cardwell Jan. 7,1864 at Mt. Ayre, Iowa; ritory east of Mount Tabor for the pur
to them were born ten children. He is pose of receiving subscriptions to the
survived by his wife, one brother, Jas. stock. This county and that portion of
H. Sager of Archer Place, and eight Clackamas county embraced in tlie dis
children as follows: Grant N. of Carley, trict has been divided up into sections
F. R. HAMILTO«, ho*.
Wash.. Arthur G. of Portland, Harry F. and will be thoroughly covered as rapid
Successor to Simm« à Hamilton
of Gresham, Lawrence R. and Clyde E. ly as possible.
As soon as one-half of the stock has
of Lents, Cora E. Campbell of Oakes
Carries a full line dressed and smok
dale, Wash., Jessie M. Kemp of Moffet been subscribed the organisation will
ed meats of all kinds.
be
perfected
and
then
the
association
Springs. Wash., and Myrtle E. Hills of
Mrs, J. W. Shattuck
Portland.
will have a legal standing and be ready
We bay Beef, Veal. Mutton, Hogs
Mr. Sager's motto was to do unto
Vice President Gresham Library Asso others as you wished to be done by, and to purchase grounds and erect buildings
OIVE ME A TRIAL
and
make
all
other
necessary
prepara
ciation
he was loved and respected by all who
tions for a fair next fall.
knew him.
Gresham, Oregon
Powell St.
or four to advantage in the first and
CARD
OF
THANKS
second grades. To keep pace with the
Ten • Cent Social.
advance with the pupils of the Portland
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Mrs. Elvina Sager and family wish to
At
the
home
of Mrs. J. W. Lawrence,
schools and others, it will be necessary extend their thanks to the many friends
Mrs. Thomas Hurlburt, formerly of
under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid
for the pupils of the Greshatn school to and neighbors for their kindness and as- society, on this (Friday) evening. For Shaniko, now of Echo, and infant
use more than on« reader per year.
I sistance during the recent illness and the benefit of the Methodist church. All daughter were recent guest» of Mrs. J.
are cordially invited.
Mr. Baker and Miss Parmelv exam- I death of their husband and father.
M. Short.
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T. R. HOWITT & CO
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ACRES
ü J. H. Chalker
Gresham Meat Market