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GRBSHAM, MULTNOMAH CO., OREGON, FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 4, 190M. Subscription, $1.50 a Year. BIG IASI SIDt CLUB LNDOKSLS HH I AIK Other IcMutions Better lor Park. MM MW SCHiMllHOlSf EMARbtD 10 MEET f OR ROCKWOOD PUPILS EHE GROWING NEEDS tiaraitAW, Keptemlier 2, 11HIK.—To tlie Editor Ih-aver State Herald: If you will kindly at^cord me the »pare I aliouid like to make a elalemrnl regard mg the |aantion 1 look relative to lb«* Will Attend in a Body—Urges third Every Convenience Provided reading of the ordinance appro the Business Men to Give lor Increased Attendance— priating not more Ilian thirty - Hirer hundred dollar» for the purpooe of Their Support. J. B. Lent Principal. purchasing a nine-acre tract of land of Mr». N I.. Krnith to lie uard for “park Al a intwling of Ilia Eaat Hide Huai* pUr|MNMH. ” R«M*kw»od srtiool district No. 27 will li«*»« Mvu'a club livid Thuraday «vrning, Kiral—The thin! reading of an ordi* I enter upon s new era in its history with the followI hk rvwolutloii a a* uuani* nance, appropriating money al one | the opening of school <»n Mondsy, Sep m«»ualy a<iupu*d In a re«pun«tf an in* meeting would I m ? irregular. tember 21st. A l»eautiftil new scbool- vilalion l<> allenii tlw l air Hecond—I aa councilman representing , boiise, increased teaching force, the ad "Kvaolwd, by I hr l.nel bide Buailie«» the people of Grrahauif think it very | dition of grade» al»»ve the eighth, these Mrn'a club iloti wo riurud our moral wrong Indeed to |»rrmit a corporation of are some of the things in the line of aupport and via ouragt-mviil lo the any kind to put it» hand» into the city j progress. itaangv Vaia Anaoeiatbm of (Irwliain, trertNurv to a»»t»l them in making mon- 1 The new four-room schoolhouse, cost whicit will bold a fair OcUdicr ti lo 10 vy. It »«‘inii to me the fart» in th«care ing over is now completed and IticlualW and that ar am pi the inn* are we are buying a piece of land for the hn» » very attractive appeHrnnre. The talion to allvnd Hit? lair an a hotly at fair corportion and to the citizen« ami riAotii» are 25132 feet, each with a large »urli lime aa may I m ? dri*id«d <m later ' taxpayer« we are denominating it a i lovel, and are well lighted and Venlil- and tliai wo urgv on tlw buahit*»» men ' “park.” If it is a i * ahk we arc buying at«*»l. The large cemented basement is of the city to give* thia eiilerprUM all there are more dvnirable liacta of a» divide«! into two rooms for indoor Ihu rmouragvmvnl they van.** many acre« and a thoUNnml dollar» recreation rixiing. Especially noticeable Till« la uh« of th« largral and cheaper. This 1» a question of bonding is the front porch with its four large alrongcal commerciai Bodie« in Port the town for twenty-five hundred dol «up|»»rting pillars, al»o the large hall» land and llivii »up|»uil mean» much lar» and depleting the treasury for the ami stairway. to Ibv lair. balance, a question that altould I m - sub- | School will open with three rooms. Tlie lair plana arc progrraaiiig rapid* milted to the tai|Hi)em of the tow n. Prof. J. B. Lent, a teacher of large ex- ly ami «very one i» viiiliui»ia«lic. Al I lielieve in a wtraiglil - forward, open i jierience, is the principal, with Miss idi A Uree of I’leonv were awarded mliniiiistration of the town’» buaiiic»»; 1 Ellen Taylor, teacher. Tnere is one llir contract to build Ibv iaigu pavil- but inarmilch u» some of the city ofli* I vacancy. iiuii, tiiv lumber lor a Inch la already rial» are »lockholders ami officer» in i The directors, who are Richard Tegart on th«- ground. A lai gw l<»r«v of mvu <sid corp »ration, '• shall the people chairman, Max Ruehlr and F. Miller, will coinmvme work on it Monday. rub?” Very Truly, are determined to make thia a first -da»» block »h«*d» and | m * ii » wnl go up J Aeon G, M ktzof . k school in every ic»|an*t. Walter Quis- soon An open auditorium wHl be enberry is clerk. «reeled in the grow. (’■cmctcry Association Meeting. (roquvl Party for Young People Thirteen of <*tr»baiii’a young |*cuple were enteilained by Mi»* Alida Culy ami Mire (ileima Burton at the former's home <>n Monday evening of this w<w*k. The lawn wa« I» autifully decorated with Chinew lanterns, ami the gueata took their place» at the line« different croquet art« ami enjovctl a very interest ing game of progressive croquet until B> p. in. when they assembled in the house ami enjoyed ice cream. I hiring the re mainder of the evening table cr«»|uvt ami music were enjoyed The guests departed at a late hour after iq»endmg a most enjoyable evening Those present were Misses Grace Lawrence, Mis» Minnie Lawrence, Mil dred Carlson, Pearl Lindsey, Ethel Bradfield, Kuby Emery, Jessie Francis, Robert l-anialown, Clarence Cathey, Bion Allen, Ed A via worth, Ed Metzger and Ernest Thompson There will lie a meeting «ri the IMug- la-s Cemetery »«»ociation Monday even-1 iug. Sept. 14, nt 7 J kJ, in Fog’s hall,! Troutdale, for the election of officer» 1 ami any other nccereary busine»s. ! W. II Coons, president, C. P. Brooks, secretary-treasurer. (2 IstdidJd Minister d Good Lecturer Mrs. Shdttuf k I ntcrldins Sisters. Mr. and Mr». J. W. Shattuck bad the plea»ure of entertaining the sisters and r«*lutivrs of Mrs. Shattuck at a family reunion on Thursday. Those present were Mr. ami Mm. Newell and Miss Irene Allen of Seattle, Mrs. Camper and daughter Elixal»eth of Tacoma, and Mrs. Richie and Mra. Sally of Port land. The lecture given in the Gresham ! Metlmdisl church last Wednesday night ! by Rev. M. B. Parounagian of Estacada Methodist Choir Hill Give Concert far sur|»assed all expectations. The | The choir of the (.realism Methodist speaker, born and educated in Armenia, i church will give a concert at the »poke clearly and entertainingly from Melroae Methodiat church, for thelwn- {»ersonal olaiervation. He Is pa:«lor of 1 etit of that church, on Friday evening the Methodist church St Estacada and September 11th. Miaa Francia May is well educated, having taken his theo Judy will aaaiat with several reading«. logical studies in America The church All are invited. did well with the lecture. Boy Hurl In Runjway. E. E. Holin of Fairview had an un fortunate runaway on Tumlay in which Cdumbids Bfdl and Arc Beaten. ’ Ilia thrre-vear old son Teddi« waa very badly hurt The little fellow baa a bad The Cohimbias of Columbia View de tlcab wound on hie head and one <-ve ia feated the Powell Valley team last Holi | probably affected. day on the Powell Valley diamond IB to Mr. Heslin, hia aon and Fay Heiney 3. After the defeat of the P. V’s a pick were riding on a truck load of rail« The up team from (ire» ha in wrested the horaea lircame frightened by the noise honors from the Columbia« by taking made by the raila and ran from II. 8. them in*o camp to the tune of 11 to ti. Stone's place to J A. Carthon'a black 1 arson and Wirt« were the battery for smith shop, a distance of over a block, the Gresham bunch. A feature of the running into the ahop with such force game was the heavy pounding of Guy that the wagon tongue waa snapped and Hweet for Gresham. the three occupants were thrown to the ground. Teddie landed juat under the The sale of special one-way tickets horaea and one horse had ita hind foot from sll points in the I . S. to all points in Oregon logins Septeinln-r 1st and I on Ida head when he waa picked up by continues until October 31. Our com* | Mr. Carthon. The other two ware very inunity can get more than its share of slightly injured. Dr. Bittner waa called the newcomers with a little effort. to dreaa the wound. WS TO LOSE 7A0NEY L ___ -J She kept I'.MOi) about the houae and finally decided to use the baby'a pillow aa a aafe. Allowed two of the lioardera to wheel the baby out. Money ia miaaing —ao are the men. He had always patronized a bank and had accumalated a surplus of about t.'MltX). Hia neighbor prevailed upon him that hie l>ank waa not aafe and that banka aa a rule were diaboneat. He withdrew hia money and placed it under a atone wall of hia houac In leaa than two week« he found it miaaing. Shortly alter the neighltor aold hia place, removed to parte unknown. After that no one could ehake John’« confidence in lianke. Gresham Now Has Thoroughly Modem Eight - Room Schoolhouse. Gr«*«ham will «xm have complete«! one of the rno«t convient ami eatiafac- tory rehool building» in the vtate. Very rarely d«»ea a town under twenty thous and people have a achool building with all the up-to-date arrangement» and equipment» c»aential to aucceaeful, healthful »chooi work. By the addi tional five ria»» room» and a fine assem bly hall and an office, ample room will I m - provided for quite awhile. The old part of the house ia i»eing repainted and varniwhed inside and the walls stained. Not to l>e overlooked is the excellent lighting feature« of the building. All of the windows are arranged for side light ami plenty of it. Fine new hylo- plate blackt»»ards surround the rooms. But let u» consider the hygenic a«l- vantages. Under the building has been dug a well from w hich water is pum|»e*i V» a tank in the attic. This will sup ply drinking water and sufficient water to supply the lavatories, one of which lias been place» at either end of the new Imsement. A complete sewage system has in*en provided ami ample ventila tion bv way of the chimney Hue. By an electrically driven fan. fresh air will be driven over the furnaces, supplying each room and hall in the building with an abundance of warm, pure air or cool air if au desired by leavmg out the fur nace-wav passage. Present indications are that the build ing will I m * in shape for occupancy by the 21 st of September, the time set for opening. GRESHAM LOCALS Mr». John Metzger au<l fatuilv, who »(■ent the Rummer at Seaside, returned ia«t week. W. G. Cathey ia feeling quite poorly. He haa not been well lor some time. The Ladies Aid society of the Metho dist church will hold a Fair in Gresh am in the Grange hall on September 17, Move Widener will atari up a reatau- during the day and evening. rant in the building recently vacated by An all day service and l«sket dinner Mra. Crow. will be held at the Gresham Baptist M>aa Eaaie Crenahaw ha« resigned church next Sunday, September 6tb. her poaition aa "hello girl” in the cen Rev. E. A. Smith of Arleta will preach tral office. at 11 a. tn. Other prominent speakers Mr». C. I.. Crenahaw w»« taken to the will also be present. Everybody cor hoapital in Portland Monday where «be dially invited. underwent an operation for a cancer. The regular meeting of the Woman's At tbia writing ahe ia doing nicely, Relief Corps was held on August lfith. though by no meana out of danger. Fifteen members were in attendance. Within a year there baa been aix new The ladies served dinner to the mem residence» erected on South Koberta av bers of the G. A. R. who were present. enue, giving that atreet the appearance Severs! ladies were present from Sum of an up-to-date reaidence section. ner corps and one from Lebanon. Mra. Wiggin a, the photographer, haa f Misses Mamie Drysdale and Kathryn gone to Idaho to join her huaband who Roas, of Oakland. Cal., are gue»ts this haa mining intereate there. week of Mrs. J. W. Huff. Mra. II. DeWitt haa opened a firat- Mrs. J 8. Culy and son, J. D. Culy, claaa reataurant in the reeteurant build have returned from an outing at Sea ing on Main atreet near the depot. side. Ralph Shepard returned from Seaside Mrs. King arrived here Monday and Sunday. Goins’ Camping? Interest on Time Deposits No. 36. will »pend acme time at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. M. Short. Will Cathey and wife, end Mra. Col- eon and daughter attended the aervieM at the Free Methodiat church in Port- i land Sunday and report a g'«>d aervice. Rev. A. Welle, auperintendent of the , Gresham Man Makes Tour of Olive Branch miaaion of Portland filled I Eastern States and Comes the pulpit of 8. G. Roper at the Free to This Conclusion. Methodiat church Sunday at 11 a. m. | Mr. Wells reports a very succeaslul week at the mission, there being a num ‘ Oregon skins them all for climate,” ber of conversions. says Ford Metzger, and he knows for J. M. Moore of Portland has a large be has just returned from an extensive force of men cutting wood on the Mc tour of the central eastern states. Cartney place. Among some of the cities he visited are Frank Heiney says the mill is going Chicago, Kansas City, Kansas City, Mo , Topeka, Cheyenne, Oklahoma, nicely and doing good work. Mrs. Ella Colson and daughter May Billings, Mont., the Blackhills country of Seattle were visiting her daughter, and Calgary, Canada. He «avs that Mrs. Jun» Cathey, and friends over Kansas City, Missouri, is the busiest, the neatest an<l tiest laid out town he Sunday. visited. He took in tha World's Con H. E. flavin haa a force ot men digging gress of Rongh Riders and tlie Wild potatoes. West show at Cheyenne in the Black Mr. and Mr». I>. W Metzger enter hills country. Mr. Metzger wss not tain»«! Dr. Swingle and wife of Seattle favorably impreaeel with Arkansas on Tuesday and We«ln<-»day of this which was too hot for him, so be "got week. Dr. and Mrs. Swingle were on out ss quick as he could.” their wav to Lincoln, Neb., where Dr. At no place where visited did be see Swingle will teach in the University. such business activity as is evineeil in Rev. A. Beer» of Seattle will assist Portland at present exept possibly Rev. F. H. Ashcraft in the Free Metho Kansas City, Mo., an«i for a town of dist meetings which are being held Gresham's size in a farming community here. be does not think it can lie beaten, and Mr. and Mr». D. W. Metzger enter- our climate—well, that's where we skin tained Mr. anil Mrs. Will Cathey, for them all. Mr. Metzger had a most enjoyable merly of Seattle, and Miss May Colson time and did quite a little advertising of Seattle at dinner on Tuesday. for this community, being supplied with A card from W. B. Turner who lias samples and photographs of our pr<sl arrived at Billings, Oklohoma, tells us ud- and supberb scenery which could that be and liis family will probably not help but convince. settle there. The Turners, who lived Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Short left this in Gresham several years, went to Ok lahoma a few weeks ago on account of week for British Columbia where they will visit for a few days. Mrs. Turner’» health. There will lie a band concert at the Miss Bessie Dailey entertained at her home on Thursday afternoon Miss stand in Gresham next Saturday night. E. E. Chipman is enjoying a visit Burton of Gresham and Miss Tuttle of Portland, an accomplished mu from his brother-in-law, J. B. Jones of sician whom Miss Bessie is now study Berkley, Cal. Mrs. Carrie Mason of Portland has ing under. Mrs. Clara Herrold and little son of been visiting her mother, Mrs. N. Mew- East Portland has been the guest of hirter. Mrs. L. Stanley and daughter, Mra. Mrs. D. M. Cathey during the past Harry Kover, and children, of Tbeopo- week. lis, Wyoming, are visiting in Gresham O. T. Neibauer was in town last Sat and expect to locate here or near Port urday. He is offering for sale his fine land. farm of 40 acres. Miss Pearl Metxger and Cecil Metzger l«ewis Shattuck and family returned expect to start to business college next last week from Welches. Monday. Mrs. Carlson and daughter Mildred Born to the wife of Fred Lantx, Aug have returned from Seaside where they ust 28. s son. spent a pleasant outing. The Gresham reading aoom will be Miss Minnie I-awrence returned from cloee«i Monday, September 7th, on ac- I count of its being Labor Day. Seaside after a week's stay. (Continued on last page.) OREGON CLIMATE CANT BE BEAT ♦♦♦♦♦♦»••♦••»•»♦♦♦••♦♦♦♦♦♦•♦•»»»•««♦♦•f Will soon open a complete stock of FALL MILLINERY Watch for further Announcement CmrVartz vrocKery Fine Plain SHOES’ a a xx a^»^r t Hand-Painted Table Sets. ware. Also “ SUMMER SHOES at 20 per cent off <XJOD VARIETY TO SELECT FROM F. B. STUART & CO. “THE PEOPLES' CASH STORE" - MAIN STREET. - - GRESHAM, OREGON Specials for This Week 10% DISCOUNT You will need outfiting. Come to us, We can furnish you on all Men’s Women’s and Children’s Oxfords. Get busy with all the traps you want, including now and buy your summer foot wear while our prices are cut Camp Stoves, Tents, Hammocks, Suit Cases, on this line. We have some excellent values and our stock is Grips, Trunks, Ammunition, Guns, and complete. Fishing Tackle. • All at prices not too extravagant for your pocket book. Special on Men’s Shirts Excellent Values, a real snap. KEEP IN MIND THAT OUR Preaident Rooaevelt aaya—"Ae a rule banka are conducted in an honeat man ner—what ia eater than a bank in the country under atate eupervlaion with bond ed otlicera and proper inaurance againat burglary and hold-upa?” Vol. 4. Furniture Department $1 to $1.50 Values at. . 75c. Peg; Top Corduroys is at all times fully equipped to meet all your wants. and Ranges Constantly on Hand. Stoves Dealer in | C\X7IQ “Goods of Quality” L4 L» W 1^^ Q. At $3.00 Per Pair Just the clothes you want for your summer vacation. I ATTI 1 141k 1 1 I/" Main Street V/ 1Y Gresham, Oregon