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About Beaver State herald. (Gresham and Montavilla, Multnomah Co., Or.) 190?-1914 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 6, 1908)
BEAVER STA G resham GRESHAM, MULTNOMAH CO., OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 190». Subscription, $1.50 a Year. TOWN ELECTIONS TWO FOOTBALL TEAMS Will COME NEXT ORGANIZE IN GRESHAM WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT UH ANO SHfRMAN LIAO RACE EASILY Troutdale, Fairview and Gresh High School Comes Out With Strong Team—Town Has am to Hold Municipal Husky Bunch Too. Elections Dec. 1st. Win. Tait Gets 715 Votes and Bryan 400 in Precincts ol This Section The election of councilmen officer* for | Tin* elrrtiun v©ry <pii©tly in murn Mullnonmb Tins tin« weather brought out a large |»©r rent <>( th© registered vote. The poll« ware crowded early and no©leeliuneering hm « dour. With few eMveplionn the vote w a« two to one <>n Tall and Sherman. The Borialiat vole was very hght end the prohibition ale»ul the aam© aa uaual, 14 out of ‘Jo* I. A nundier of enlhualBate contributed th© tutu ol |i(> to murr early return* in Gresham and I run« 7 to II p. ni. the wire« of the Pacific Male« line were kept hot with the new* of th© election from all part* of the country A large crowd gathered in front of the bulletin board and rivalry and party feeling waa intenae, behig elpreaaed by about* of approval or hiMMW, according to the candidate favored. The vote fur I brae precinct* wa* a* follow*: T all i1 (irvaliatn | baud/ RtM’kWlXMt 1 Trouldai© 1 Cleone < >ri©nt Lenta Columbia 1 1 Ml IU2 34 w To D* 113 40 1 uT LJl 1 49 1 1 » 1 63 | 1 « 1 1 48 I 1 *»T 1 1 2 1 «I 31 4 1” ri| 9 1 1 1 a it r c « • 1 j 13 1 <>i o 11 4 •* 0| H 15 »1 0 ■nr 1 ■* ••Hit-and-Mlss” Social. A unique social will be given at the home of Miss Culy and Mrs. Anderson on next Friday evening, Nov. 13th, for the benefit of the M. FL Church. Per- ; sons not dressed "liit-and-mis*” will be < fined for each offence. “Hit” the trail See our great clubbing oflera on th* or you'll •‘miaa” it. Admission, 16c; last page. ' two for 26c. "I li At la*t re|*c»rta Taft baa carried Oregon by and *everal aouthern alate« have joined Ilia rank*, bringing th© re* publican electoral vote up to 31V. e Grand Ball at Mct/qer's Hall, (liven <>n Saturday evening, November 7, by Francll'a (-piece orchestra of Port land. Four grand cash prise*! Firat lady and gent, for walla and two-step. Judge* to lie eelected from I be audience, Et>. M ktiokh . Manager. Notice to the Public! y Wish to Announce that to Anyone Purchasing a Cas ket of me / will Furnish Rough Box and Hearse FREE .... Death of Oscar Burr. tiecar Burr died at hl* home in (iresh- am on Bunday, November let, after a abort illneae, and wae buried in the I het riel cemetery on Tuesday afternoon. Funeral service* were held in the Free Methodist church, of which Brother Burr wae a member. Rev. 8. G. Ro|>er preached the aermon. There wae a large attendance ol sympathizing neigh bor* and friend*. Brother Burr wa* Ixirn in Ohio, Fele ruary 33, 1846. lie ha* resided at or near Greaham for alxuit 16 year* and waa a respected citizen. Mr*. Burr •urvive* her huslwnd ami i* the only known relative. Mr. Burr wa* a veter an of the Civil war. GRISHAM HIGH SCHOOL NOLLS Three new pupil* entered the high school thia week, raining the regfatra tion in thia department to 02. The Freshman class alone number* 28. The total I regiatration ia now 227. B. W. Emery, Undertaker I • • •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••e Elected President of the United States with a Majority estimated at over 1,284,000 votes. The ratio of high achool enrollment to provide needed playground, and ao that total enrollment is considered the bigb the handsome new building may 1« aeen eet in the alate. from the aide* and rear. The achool in planning for an enter • Try-out for the deluding context will tainment to l>* given some time in the be held in the near future. So far there early part of llecember to raise money are twelve entries Thene will lie divid ed into three group* of four each, and for the purchase of a piano. each group will «elect one of the three The laboratorie* are now fully equip- questions adopted. Somewhere in thin |xxl with the exception of the physic* class of twelve i* the champion debating lalmratory which in to be inntalled noon. team of < iregon for 1909. Great intereat ia ahown in the science Attendance ia very gtxxl and tardiness work by the pupil* under the direction practically unknown. of Mr*. Woodard. The foot-ball aqnad is now engaged in The ichool board ia planning to have practice. They expect to play St. John* the grove thinned out soon, in order to high achool team on Thanksgiving. » PATRONIZEYÖUR HOME BANK} AREFCLI.Y prepared estimate* show that there is in the UNITED STATES » little over $3,<«<>,<«11,(No of money. Of thia sum W00,il<>0,(«»> is in the na- z tional treasury, , 1 ,< NN >,< MN >,<«■ > in the bank* of the country, leaving over |l,700,0lD,00O in the pocket* of the people, hidden in attics, in bed ticks, in tin can* in liack yards, etc. It ha* lieen ahown by g<xxl authority that the business transactions, the commerce of th U. 8. in which money ia ustxi ia leas than 3 per cent of the whole, the other 97 ]ier cent of the transactions being that saleable I article, CREDIT. lines any man doubt what prosperity thia country might realise, the number of laboring men that might find work, the railroad* that might l»> built, the in- cri-axed conamption power of the U. S. with one billion dollars of the money now carrivd in the ptwkets of the people, in the banka and the people carrying a check book instead. No man, who i* looking after Ills own welfare, not even a laboring man, can afford to lx‘ without a check aci'olint with liis homo bank You will find it con- J venient and you will establish a credit. FIRST STATE BANK GRESHAM, OREL* ------------- —----------- I v I.- t I <»«, iv imi 1 ni The foot-ball season with all its enthusiasm ha* reached Gresham, and within the week two promising teams have been organized. The High School has organized a strong team financed bv the business men of Gresham : and the enthusiast« of the town have proceeded to organize another squad for practice work with the High School. Ralph Shepherd, a former star of a marine team and Carl Congdon, a star from the Spokane team, hacked up by a squad of husky youths form the High School team. An experienced coach will be secured by the principal and the boy* put in training at once. A game ia scheduled for Thanksgiving on the home grounds and thia will give the town a chance to witness a game of clean, snappy foot-ball. The town team will lie coached by Dr. 8. P. Bittner, a crack collegian play er. and although the rest of the boy* are inexperienced in this line, are consider ed good material. The average weight of this team will be about 160. while the high school will buck the line with 140 pound men. The base-ball park at the fair ground* will be converted into a first-class grid iron and practice games begun at once. : These are the first foot-ball team* ever organized in Gresham, but tLey have every prospect of competing in some of the best game* of the season. our growing town of Eastern Mulino- ! mah will be the next important event | in thia part ol the political world. Gre sham will hold tilth regular annual < election on December 1; Troutdale it* second and Fairview it* first also on the i same date. In Fairview a full list of of-1 ticials and councilmen will be voted on: : in tiresham all town officer* and four , councilmen, one for one year and three | tor two year*, will be chosen. In Trout- , dale only three councilmen come up for regular election, but there i* a recorder and marshal also to be voted for. The Troutdale council will meet on .Tuesday, November, 10. One of the questions to be brought up is the com- < mg city election. A meeting will pro bably be called to nominate a citizen’* , ticket. No great interest has been de veloped yet. but there i* plenty of time ; to consider the question* to be settled | and select good men for the position*. A call ba* been issued for a meeting of citizen* at Gresham on Tuesday night next, for the purpose of nominat- I mg candidate* for the various office*. Notke. By call of Recorder D. M. Roberta, a meeting of the citizen* of the town of Greaham. < »regon, will be held at the town hall, Tuesday night, Nov. 10, 1008, at 8 p. m. The purpose of the meeting ia to place in nomination a ticket for the coming town election on Dec 1, 1908. The following officer* are to lie voted on : mayor, recorder, marshal, treasurer, on* councilman for one year and three councilman for two year*. The offer by McClure’» of a Lincoln Portfolio is of exceptional interest, "fie Knew Lincoln,” i* the title of a little book that tell* a lot about Lincoln friendship*. See offer on last page. A FEW OF THOSE BEAUTIFUL TRIMMED HATS:: LEFT WHICH WILL BE CLOSED OCT Regardless of Cost—Call and Get a Bargain Rain Next Week! ! - — AND HAVE DRY FEET- ¡J TMMB MBW AMBEROL RECORDS " ave AaatvEo For the E4l»on Phonograph. You Should call and hear them-the »weete-l and most Perfect Imitation o( the human voice ever produced bv art. playing from 4 to 4 1-2 minute*. Alway* glad to play for you-we enjoy the »weet «train» onraelve* F. B. STUART & CO. MAIN STREET, E -THE PEOPLES' CASH STORE" <> GRESHAM. OREGON ' ‘ HOLIDA Y GOODS HERE EVERY* DAY STAPLES ttfE wish thia week to call your attention to the fact ’* that we are receiving, by every freight train, from deflercnt markets of the Vniter! State«, our large and varied atock of holiday gixxl* and invite you to call and see them. We have arranged for the reserving of any article you may select until Chrsitmas, so you m«y come early and make your selection »nd have it put »way for you. Our Thanksgiving Goods have all come in and we can show you the cleanest and nicest lot of goods you have had the pleasure of seeing in your town for some time. We have the celebrated “Savoy Roaster” that you need for Thanksgiving Turkey or Goose as the occasion may be. yirHILE we are preparing for the holidays we are not •* losing track of the every-day staples that we must have and our stock is the most complete of any outside of Portland and we can and do save you money on every article we sell, besides giving you such good* that are first-class in every respect. Now Is a Good Time to buy your “American Fence” and do away with that old rail or plank fence which ia falling down. Get a fence that is up-to-date and reliable. CUT THIS OUR VICTOR CONCERT Wednesday was very much of a aucceas and we will continue to give them each Wed nesday at 2 P.M. “Victor” Records and machines for sale. LEWIS SHATTUCK OUT »0 RETURI TO US »0 GET Dealer in “Goods of Quality” A Beautiful 1909 Calendar FREE ! (1RESHA.M, OREGON J