Come and Help Gresham Celebrate the Glorious Fourth.
Don’t Miss the Big Callithumplan Parade and Free Barbacue
STATE HERALD
Number 27.
GRESHAM, MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 3, 190».
Volume 4.
Mrs. Wetzler and daogliter, Susie
Wetzler, of Portland and Mrs. Ida Rich
ardson of Woodlawn visited at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Emery on Wed
which are stretched MSOM the street* in nesday of this week
The Ladies ol the Methodist church
Gresham and on* at First ami Alder
j streets, Portland.
Th* work shows will serve sandwiches, coffee and ice
eream July 4lh. The stand will be on
•kill and good taste.
Main street north of the bank
H. O. Schfeigbt has been delayed in
Services will 1« held at Andrew And
moving the old church by sickncas in
erson's grove on tlie Fourth of July at
hi» family.
2 p. m. Tlie service will be of a relig-
Mrs. E. L. Cain of Kukomo, Ind., eous and patriotic uatnre ami ail who
wbo ba* been visiting her brother, C. ' understand the Swedish language are
H. Izine, and other relatives in this vi welcome. Come and let iia observe tlie
cinity returned to her home Tuesday.
day in a quiet way. Services will be
Al Hart ha* sold his blacksmith and held at 3 p. n> on Sunday.
on Main street in the building
July 14, 2 |>. ui , "Ifeactieel Patriot-
METZGER FAMILY HAS POSIOfFiet RtCtIPIS LARGf PREPARATIONS i , Gresham
in which D. B. Johuson i* located
MI Anna I - )« Clark.
AÏIRACÎIVÎ FEATURES | i.m,"
July 17, H p m, “The Battle of I.lie;”
Tliomaa Brothers have painted the
SHOW RAPID GROWTH FOR GLORIOUS FOURTH signa
AI CHAUTAUQUA July |u, 2 p in •• Evolution ui Abra RECORD OF LONGEVITY
lor the Fourth of July celebration
m
The Season Opening July 7th
Rqilrtr With Literary
Features, Etc.
a w
ham IJiieoln ;**
July IH, Mumlay, * p lit- Heriii<>n. Rob
ert Mi lutyreof l.-ie Angele«, Cal *
Miiaic will l>u *ii|>i>lie>l l>y a cboraa
under Inalrnetion of f>r. Ilviilage. The
t'hemaw« Indian Kami will *iirni«li the
iimtrumeiiial mimic.
Tu kel*, 25 c<-nt* each; mmi * oii tick-
The Willamette Vsllcy t'liKUlsuqii»
««xH-lalioii, which meet* «I Gladstone ieto, |2.M); children, H toll, lOceuta;
Park, near Oregon City, Uila )<-nr prr- I Children*e *eaaon ticket*, $1.24.
«ini* a Uioal attractive program
Itaacball Sebedul*
Only waul of time and spice prevent* July 7 — Gresham Giant« v« la*lmii<M>
our putting the entire Chautauqua pro-
Club«.
gt*m in the p*|*r thl* week.
There July K - Oregon City Ace* »«. Hpenton.
are *o many good thing., tun, that il I*
July U—Ml. Tabor v«. Gresham Giant«
very difficult to M-fect tho thing* that
July 10 Mlmtiun Club v*. Oregon City
Would be »f newt interest lu the reader
Acoa.
Aside from «nine of the Irrltir«« l*y «orne
July II— 8|>autoii v* Ml. Talerr,
ofllie»b|.»t *|M'*k«r* In the country,
July 13— lebanon Club« ve. Hpanlon«.
the work i* a<ranged on the depart
July II — Mt. Tabor re. Oregon City
ment*! plan. There will I*- rl«**ea In
Ace«.
Bible *1 ml y, Bible training clase. triuair,
July 14—Grcliam laiant« v«. S|mnton.
biology. elocution, Engliali »ml Ameri
July IU—Mt. Tabor ve. leimmui CluU
can hieraturv, kindergarten, physical
July IS—Oregon City Ace« v« Grraham
reliure, t utted Stale, hi.tory, dome«
( Giant«.
tie science, sociology «ml art.
Aaide
July I* Two team* in the lead
from the *|**<ial lecture* the -laity pro
gram will I h * a* follow*
Columbia’s Birthday.
Dally Program
_
10 lo II a. ui.
United State* History, l’re»i lent W.
C. Hawley.
Bible Study, Dr. II I., Whitman.
Woman'« Institute, M im Ann« I.
ttiik
Foreign Mission Study, Prof. Fre.1
G Boughton.
H to 11 a. m.
Muele, Dr. K A Heritage,
it to 10 a. m
Elocution, Prof W. Eugene Knox.
English Ijteiature, l>r II J. Huadliy.
Sunday tE-fewl Nurmal, Kev. Clin»
Filipps.
Biology, Prof. All* rt Sweetser.
Ilirde, Mr Win. I.. Finley.
Practical B-s-iolny, Rev. Paul Rader
V to II a. m.
Alhl-tic, Prof. A M. Grille«.
11 to 12 a, m.
Mr* Elfen li
Ifemeetic Science,
Miller.
CliAiitampia Forum, Mr« Evu Emery
D) e, leader
9 to I ! :tk) n m
Kindergarten, Mi** I-. 11 «libelli K
Matthew*.
3 :il) p m.
W (’. T I Institute, '1rs IL-mi.-lia
Br<»wn.
17'tUIWM.
n» J*»
t .
i-krsToN
llrnprvt lull) iliac flirt'd to t he Gr^aha W < 011
cert Hau«!
Nation <»f nations rrapirndrnt,
Horn <»n thia day in<lr|*i»deut,
All hail t<> Ihr®. land «»( Liberty?
<\>lumMa!
Heir of the I m -nt uf all age«.
Nurtured in aimloin by oSRra,
We |>led)(v thee anew <>ur liVef, our
fortune», our honor,
Marred to tliOe.
Nut in dfiinnin from o ran to ocean,
1 In money*« mart nor traMr’» com*
motion,
Hut in thy «una* loyal, Iking devotion,
Sprung Irnni th«* heart*« drepe«t,
I rural emotion,
■ Ikuniniuii lira, it never dirs.
God of the right, watch thou ever o'er
I U« t
Sinnig in thy might may thy truth hr
victorious ;
It uthrtlxMid, ¡M'iict* I m * tlir I h acón» líe
lo rc um ;
I’l* with th«* Stura and Rlripra, tanner
all glorious!
Columbia *
Holds Reunion and Recalls Trustworthy Evidence of In Celebration at Gresham Will
crease in Business and
Family History — Early
Eclipse That of Last Year
Population.
Settlers in Oregon.
in Every Respect.
The regular annual Metxger reunion
wu lu*ld in the tirange ball Bunday,
June 2H.
Although the Metzgers of
Gresham were not all in attendance,
«Hu» being in distant |>art* and »«ue
called sway uuex|«ctedly, all the f«m-
ilie« were wall represented, being enough
to more than till the large dining room
of the grange hall.
The table* awayed under the load of
g<M*l tiling* to rat, and who can do bet
ter Ju.tice to a fe>unteoiia re|>a*t than a
tugged German? The day was »pent
in reminiscences and listening to a pro
gram of rr* ilation*, aoug*. music ami
addressee, aflrr which they all ex-
i pressed their highest appre»-iatiou for
the beautiful r<mea so kimlly pre*ente*l
I.* J W sl,«tto. k
The Mrtxgera are organized all over
tlie I lilted Blate*, thia diviaion lieing
known as "The United Ifeacemlcnta of
Harun Tln*>l>ol<l Mrtzgvr von Weibnoni"
■ J which organization the following
- are Hie ollicer*:
Henry Metzgers, adviser; John IL
Metzgar, president; Daniel W. Mett
I ger, vice-prc»idenl; Geo. W Metzger.
. secretary. Hy unanimous vote the day
• ppoinU-d tor future aunual reunion» is
January let.
Some remarkable tilings may tw said
of ths longevity ami (iroliAcnee* of the
of the Metzger family «Iman by tlieir
family record« kept for hundred* uf
year«. The average Metzger family ir
nine persona, «evenly |*er cent of whom
■ ar* male«. Ninety |>er cent of all Metz
ger« born have live*I Iwvund the age of
j wixtjr years and many beyond eighty.
Nearly Atty per cent of all deaths oc
curring before eixtv year** were caused
I by accidents and there is no record of
any Metzger dying of consumption.
¡The Metzger» weie ever pioneer*. John
li. Metagvr and Daniel W. Metzger l*e-
Ing the pioneer» of the Metzger family
to the land "where roll* tlie Oregon.”
The general upliuibliug of Greaham
The finishing tom-lie« are living given
ami development of the *pli-n<tid agri to the extensive )>re|.arati<>n* for the
cultural district* by which it ia «ur- Fourth of July celebration at Gresham.
rounded ii> nowhere recorded more un- Men are employed clearing up the
mutakshly than in the jHwtoflice re- Iteauliful grove, well know a* Smith’s
|a»rl* of the mail inatb-r handled and grove. There is a well of fine water on
tlie money receipt* of the office.
the grounds which lias beeu thoroughly
Attention ha* Ixu-n recently directed cleaned out.
to thia subject by the raising of the
New »ealiug has lieen ordered and an
< irewljain office from the fourth to the aibiilion will I m - made to the speaker’s
third claa* ami more recently that tlie ami miuieiau'* stand. Heveral of the
p>a>tinaeier’* «alary, which ia ba»c<l on j refreshment «tsmi* are being con
the burtm-a* of the offi.-e, would be structed ami the ground* for the race*
raio.1 from tIKXi tlii* year to IL»«> and *|*>rt* are being laid off.
uext year.
Everything poMtible will lie done to
In lt*i| two rural route« from <>re*li- make tin- day enjoyable for the crowd*
am were *tartq||, giving this office the that are ex|ievted, and special care will
distinction of being the firwt office in I m - given to the safety of |M<>|>le and
the United Blaic* h"toi.a railroad to team*.
have rural routes.
Three additional
Tin* committee* are experiencing
route* were eatablished in March. IWB, *onn- difficulty in finding men to help
although the office wa* »till »erved by in the preparatory work.
We suggest
« daily rlage from Portland. In Jan that every man w ho can possibly take
uary, ltr >3, the electric car «ervice began a half a <lay off on Friday, do so and
ami Gmdiam wa* «ovii given two mail» i-ome to the grounds with hammer, saw
each way a day. Tie- growth in the or ax and help complete the arrange-
budneM uf the office ha* fe-en steady iu<-nta for the biggest Fourth in this
ami very *ul»<tantial
Mrs. lone Mc part of the county. With tlie help *ug-
Coll has been the pu--tiui»lre«* during gested everything can be put in tirst-
the |>a»t nine year» ami her service in claa* shape.
The committee on arrangement* for
that cai*acity lias been moot faithfully
rendered and baa given general aati»- the celebration lias reason to feel grate
ful fur the hearty support given by the
faction.
Tire receipts of the office fur the j>a*t citizen* of the locality and especially «o
three calendar years have laen a* fol for the generous gift-vf the Union Meat
lows: II**, »1750.21; 190», »21X10.17; company, a whole beef; and for the 140
1907, 2634.09.
For the find quarter of loaves of bread promised by the Butter-
Nut Bread company to be served with
190k tlie receipt» have been »791.08.
the meat.
GRESHAM LOCALS
I m * delivered by the per
INFORMATION FOR
OUR CONTESTANTS
Resolutions of Symt>dthy and Respect Subscription Prku of "Ik llerdld"
« »6
Adopted by Greeham lx*lge Xu. 124, SIX MONTHS
ONU YKAK
I >•
I. O. O. F
TWO 1 LAKS
2 73
j
THREE ) EARS
4
W hereaa, it li** pleased Almighty
R YEAR»
5 23
FIVE YEA lib
6 <■»
| God in hi* infinite wimlum to ret-all
Cash Must Accompany all Orders.
from thi* life onr brother, David Mu-
|
' tinry, on th* IVth dav of June, IKON,
The l.ate David E. Manary.
Votes will I h * credited n* follows:
whose Io** we «Ineefi ly deplore amt
NEW SUBSCRIPTIONS
wlioat- presence we ehall miss
We in
No Vote*
July 7, N. p, m. “My Neighbor and J* Gresham I '.lne No. 124. I. O. O. F., Six Month* ....
Boy btownrd in Cdumbid Slough
I Year
160
July N, 2p ih . “Th® I h vine Kight oil now ssscmblcl, miopi the following res- 1
«4
Year
260
FAIRVIEW, ORE., June 30 — Owen
the Child,” lx*oiia M. take.
340
2 Year*
elution :
Jackson i* another victim added to the
3
425
July II, 2. p tn. A Citisen, Though a i
Resolved, that we ae brother* join the 4
«•
list of those who have been drowned in
TOO
Christian;**
j bereaved one* ami extend to them our 4 ««
l«K>
the Columbia Slough here. The water
July 12, Sunday, 2 p. m. Hermon; Hr «¡licere *yni|>athy in their «ad hour of
RENEWALS
in the channel is always deep and it is
Ira Landritli uf Nashville, Tenn.
bereavement, and that tlieir corro» Six Month«
..................
25 Vote« difficult lor one not acquainted with the
M
July 12, H p. in. Hermon;
74
may lie tempered with the thought that 1 Year
atream to know where the dangerous
wo 44
July 13, M p. in Luvhlre, *'Mem«iigv <»f God in hi* inllnile wisdom know* Iwst. 2 Years
places are. The accident occurred at 7
• 4
a
325
Youth to the Pieacnt Age;
And lie it resolved that a copy of the*e
o’clock Saturday evening alien Owen
500 *4
4 41
«
*
July 17, 2. p. in. “Patriotism and the resolution* be entered upon the min 5
7<>>
with Earl Washburn »nd Frank Fox
ute* of thia lodge and «.copy la ■flit tu
ICepublic;” l>r. II. I.. Whitman.
ADVERTISING, JOB WORK, ETC.
were in bathing.
In his drowning
struggle Owen twice grabbed Frank and
July 13, N p. m. “Public Ownership of the bereaved family, and one Bent to Fur ©very duller’» worth of
Job
Work
or
Advertising
the lleaver Stati* Herald.
.Monopolised ludnatries;”
»ent in by you ....................... KM) Vote» it was with difficulty that the latter
Signed,
•
Walter Thoma» Mills.
We print card», envelope®, letter waved himself.
l> M lloHKRTH
It was eleven o’clock before the rescu
July II. N p. in. “|( 1 Were the Ihivil;”
hea<l», bill head», atateiuenta, dodger»,
<1. W. K kmnby
J lily 15, 2p in “The B ohr Devil”;
poatera, butter wrappers, winkling in er* were able to find the hody and in
J. C. 8 t * ni . ky
Dr. F. I win Ruuthers.
vitations, etc.
You must collect for the meantime the grief-stricken parents
E mil E ilkkm
Job Work and send It in before you hail arrived from tlieir home near Ifem-
II. A. G ibt
ascu*. The body was taken to Carlson
get credit for votes due.
Gresham, Ore., Jan 27, 1IHW.
A Henderson's undertaking parlors at
COMBINATION HUBHCRIPriONH
GX Al.I. WIDE WIDTHS G|>'
N ot « — The votes nllowixl on any of Gresham, where the funeral services
••Dora fhornc” July 4th
the “combinations” in the following were held Monday afternoon.
RIBBONS
PRICES CUT IN HALF
TheNotion Store
Mrs. McColl,
the
(IreMuim. Ore.
The Franklin Stuck company will pro
duce the well-known love story, “Dora
Thorne,” at the Grange hall July 4th at
H p. m , nine characters.
Continuous
vaudeville in the afternoon.
GATEWAY
IS ACROSS THE PATH OF EVERY MAN
Some carry
It is just ahead of many ready to be opened,
keys, others who do not, turn away regretfully and realize that
the chance of a lifetime has slipped away from them.
LISTEN !
NO MAN EVER WON RICHES WITHOUT MAK
ING USE OF THE BANK,
No man ever opened the gateway to success without that
master-key of opportunity
A BANK ACCOUNT.
Whether you
d -p< sit your money and check it out, or leave it to grow to
large proportions, start a bank account, and do it right away.
We offer you our bank and its facilities to help you.
FIRST GPEShAM,
STATE
BANK
ORE.
The Franklin Stock company will be
Mrs. J. C. Alfenl house on Roberts
one of ¡be Fourth uf Joly features
avenoe is compfeteal ami will be occu
This company has received many com-
pied by F«i Johnson and wife.
mendations from the people in Lenls
and Greeham where they have given
Dr. A. Thompson has gone to Ne
their plays.
braska wlierc lie will visit relative* for a
short time.
The Gresham library will be cloeeo
the Fourth of July.
Mrs. Edith Simms has been vbiting
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Phelps, of
The Union Meat comi*ny’s team of
Bull Run.
Portland met the Gresham Giants on
There will be no preaching services in
the boms diamond Sunday.
After a
hotly contested game of 14 innings the the Methoditt church Sunday. Sunday
game stood » to 4 in tbeir favor.
school will be held at the regular time.
eeeeeeeeeeeeeae»e»»eeeeeeeeeeee»»ee»e»eeeeeeeeee»eee
FIREWORKS!
Get Your Firework» of D. M. Roberts.
Complete Line» of
Latest Noise-Makers for the 4th.
D. M. Roberts
POWELL STREET.
GRESHAM.
Our
Millinery Parlors
Dr. 8. P. Bittner broke his arm Wed
nesday afternoon, lie was driving, the
harness broke, the horse became frac
tious and tlie ductor jumped out failing
ou In* left «ide with tlie result named.
“American Art;”
“Pilvtlnntiaui in Art ;”
, “Clmlk Talk
Alfred Montgomery.
July 10, 2 p ni , “America for Aincri
cans,” H r.atur J »Ln Sharp W i III sium
of Mia* ism ppi
Full Line of
K1I<KWOI<I<M
Miss Lida Bramhall of Melroee was
seen on our streets yesterday.
visitor ye»ter<l*y.
Dorothy.Short haa been suffering
with in dam matory rheumatism.
Lecture» and I nlerlalnnient*.
Leclurv» a ill
sons named:
July 7, 2 p in ,
July 9. 2 p. m.
July !<\ H p tn
All interested ia th* celebration are
wagon shop to Ed Osborne wbo baa
been employed by Mr. Hart the peat requested to help the committees in
three years, wbo will continue the busi arranging and preparing the grounds
ness a* heretofore
today (Friday). Indies may help dec
Mrs John Thomas was a Greeham orate. Only one day more.
are still crowded
R. Henderson of the fir.u of Carlson
A Henderson will attend tlie Funeral
Directors' meeting al McMinnville next
Monday.
r
B. W. Emery has given the interior
of his livery barn a eoat of whitewash.
OUR PRICES THE LOWEST
for
W. G. Cathey lias returned from Se
attle accompanied by bi« »ou, W. W.
Calbev.
Robert Tassell of Cottrell Iiassed
through Gresham on Wednesday with a
brand new traction engine.
WHEN IN NEED CALL
we have obtained the following:
F. B. STUART & CO.
MAIN-STREET
-
GRESHAM
11. I.. St. Clair reached home on Tues
day after a week's visit with friends at
San Francisco. The trip going and re
turning was made on the steamer. Rose
City. He report* that astonishing prog-
re«* is being made in erection of new
busiueae building« w hile large areas still
show the awful work of earthquake and
fire.
Timothy Brownhill, recently of Gresh
am, is clioseu to deliver the Fourth
of July oration lor tlie Yauibill county
celebration at Moor's Valley this year.
Ills Gresham friends know that he will
give them something worth hearing.
A. B. Gibb« returned by boat on Tuee-
day from a two weeks’ trip to Califor
nia.
Timothy Brownhill of McMinnville,
former editor of The Herald, has been
spending a few days this week in Gresh
am meeting old friends and neighbors.
C. H. Lane and wife returned from
list are the same as those allowed on
“The Herald** alone for the same ZION'S EVAXGEUCAI. CHURCH, Kalama. Wash , on Tuesday after visit
Gresham—Brsvti r-» (German), 10:30 ing relatives several days.
, length of time. Profits on combina
tions are small, hence you use them
only as inducements to get people to
subscribe if they will not subserita for
The Herald alone.
a m., every first, thin! and fifth Sun
days of each month. All welcome.
Here are the Combination Offen:
HIP! HIP! HURRAH!
"Tin Ntnir li csobaatns vfll say st tm rodsvac
t> mo*.
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Thl» prlc* 1» for .lellvery by mall only ___
•nd
I only when reiniltanee la made with order.
Paper» m*y he »enl l<> aeiwr.te addreuea
Dubacrlptlona may be«ln at any time.
REPORTS. ETC.
You should report eeeh Wednesday
ami we will credit you with vote*. You
aliould itrnly the table above and keep
account of voteadue you all of the time.
Then we can report our total* and they
ahould agree.
PLEASANT HOME BAPTIST CHAP
EL, Cottrell, Ore.—pAeroe, Hev. 8.
C. Sherrill, ttaevtceiu Sunday school,
3 p. m.; Preaching, 4 p. m.
Every
body invited.
J. W. Huff baa opened a law office in
EVERYBODY CELEBRATE THE GLORIOUS FOURTH AT GRESHAM
There is only One Place that offers
More Attractions than the Celebration
And that is the Store of, “Attractive Goods and Prices,” the Store of
Ej\>7 |Q
L-< El VV 1
Dealer in
|
"Goods of Quality”
CHA TTI
1 1 / > 1 1 CJ
IX.
Mai" Street
Oresham, Oregon