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GRESHAM, MULTNOMAH CO., OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1908.
Vol. 4.
No. 46.
NEW BRICK BLOCK
CITIZENS’ MEETING
SAFE - CRACKERS
WILL CONNECT WITH
SURVEY NEW PIPE EINE PRIZES Of EE RED TO
NEARS COMPLETION ROUTE THRU GRESHAM
ACROSS SANDY LINES
SCHOOL CHILDREN
MAKES NOMINATIONS
INVADE 6RESHAM
Multnomah - Clackamas Mutual Troutdale Shows Activity in This Is Thought Advisable in Essays Wanted on Subjects F. B. Stuart Named for Mayor; Shattuck’s Safe Blown to Pieces
Now Has 336 Phones on
Building and All Lines
Order to Save Distance
Connected with Revo
Council Timber Very
by Experienced Yeggmen
of Business.
lutionary War.
Plentiful.
and Money Taken.
319 Miles ol Wire.
and Obviate Leaks.
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The Oregon Society of the Hons of the
Tuesday waa tli, Ural time an oppor
Plan, for a new pipeline from Port
tunity has presented for a visit to Trout land to Bull Run are living pushed for American Revolution offers prixes to
dale for sometime, and we were more ward now with considerable vigor. Ths the pupil, of the public school, of the
phunc <\>m|»aiiy ia indicative of the
than surprised to sw the improvement, i new line will not follow the old one en State, for essays on subjects connected
growth of the territory r««t of Portland.
that have been made iu the last ,ix tirely ami aeveral very sensible changes with our War for Independence.
Although only two and a half ytara old,
Prixe, of »20 and 110 will be awarded
months. In the way of sidewalk,, crow are planned.
We quote from Sunday'«
th«* tfomimny now In" 31V m»l«»a ol wire
ing« and general outlook.
Oregonian on the improvements in for the first ami second treat essays writ
and 14 mil«-« now tiring <-«)iiatrm*U-<l,
ten bv high school pupil, on eith.c ol
Tbe new brick building is nearing i view as follows:
requiring 2ftt> |*»l«*«
Tl»«*r<* art* now
completion; the last room is now being
"A surveying crew has been at work the following subject«:
33tl phonra in uee
Th«« oMiipany haa
litte.1 with shelve, ami counters for the for the past three day, making a pre-
1. Foreign Aid in the Revolutionary
a |mhl up capital of IIO/CM) mid it owned
I <s-cii|Hincy of it« tenant«. The building I liminary survey of a new route for the War.
and managtal a«>l«-ly by farmere, «bow
2. Washington's Greatneas—In What
i w ill have three large front rooms or de propon'd new pipeline to be laid from
ing wlint th«« farmer may ncrompllah hy partment« on the lower floor; the cor- J Bull Run to Portland. The present line Did It Consist?
co-operation.
Prises of $3), 110 and three of »5 each
; ner, occupied by |.ar««on Brothers' bar, does not follow the mo«t direct route
A Im«« ha* been «■it«*nd«-d to Kind)
Hie next room by a restaurant or hotel, and disfigures several of tbe liest bka-k, will be awarded for the first, second,
recently, connecting that plac«« with a and the third by Harlow Brother«'
in Gmliam.
It is the intention to third, fourth and fifth Lest essays,
•yat«*m by winch tbrv may r««ach any
general merchandise «lore, oilice and ■horten the line betwi-en the ten-mile respectively, written by grade pupils on
part of thia rod of M ultnomah or < ’lack
a bank. The plan throughout
is ;s>«t on tlie Section Line r<*ad ami the any one ol the following subjects:
amaa vountira
1. ('Buses of the Revolutionary War.
most complete, convenient ami up-to- Lusted acli<M>llniuse, a distance of ala«ut
Trunk line« run Io Cleone, Troutdale,
dale. The barber ,hop will occupy a eight miles, and make it conform to a
2. The Battle of Saratoga.
Honng, K«a’kw«HMl, Flraaant Valley,
3. The Navy in the Revolutionary War.
■ide room, Willi )>aths in the liasemenl. more natural level.
Kandy ami Pkeeaanl lion»«*. Tbr«r line«
4. Th«- Battle ol Bunker Hill.
The upper fl-sir i, given over to room,
When tlie present pipeline waa laid it
divide ami aub«livid<« ami invade all
The esaay» are limited to three thou
connected Willi the hotel. They are all was thought meesaary to run it over
l*arla <»f the territory.
Portland ami
tine, large rooms, well-lighted and in Grant Butte, ao as to chtvk the force of sand worda each, must be written in
long-dmtam-w telephone« are reached
several instance, arranged i.i suites of tbe waler la-fore it reached the reser the student's own bandwriting on one
over the Pacific Blate« line via <ire«liatn.
two. It is doubtful if any town in the voir, at Mount Tabor.
This was found able only of tbe paper, and accompanied
Manager Kellar haa been ronatrurting
■tale, outside ol Portlaml, surely not of to be a mistake, and the new line will by a certificate from the writer’s teach
cable line« in (irwham, thua doing away
its siae, can «bow such line rooms as tie hud more nearly on a level and more er, stating that the writer i, a pupil in a
with Mcme«eil wirr«.° etc, cauartl by th*
lliees. The building line l«een connected direct.
The new survey goes north of designated clam, ami that the teacher
falling of limlw or the wind
One trunk with sewage outlets, has a water supply
Gieshain and will not disfigure city believe# the easay to be the unaided
line has KXI wire«. another S3.
from Buxton's beat, and is being com property, as no buildings are allowed to work of the pupil. The eseay, must be
A new dh er lory haa been pitblialied
signed by the writer, giving also hi, or
pleted al a probable cost of »36,000.
Is- built on the Wfool right of way.
which ahowa an inrreaae of al»»ut thirty
They ,houl«l be
The large, light, airy room to 1« oc
It is the intention, also, to avoid cer her postotfice addri-M.
name« over the one laaued a lew month«
cupied by Harlow Bros, will furnish tain places where the prtwent pi|»e haa forwarded to Mr. B. A. Tbaxter, Chair
ago
s|M>ce for a new institution in Troutdale, shown so many leaks during tbe past man of Committee, 443 Eleventh street,
A new trunk line haa l»een built to the
a bank, chartered umler the alate laws, two years. What waa at first thought Portland. Oregon, and should reach
to Bandy river, coining out alx»ul a half capitalised lor flo.ixx) ami all pmd up.
to be the eff««cla of electricity is now their destination not later than Janu
mile north of the Upper Handy bridge.
The directors are, Fred E. Harlow, Low conceded to lie a quality of the ground, ary SI, 190».
The Corbett Mutual ia living mend Harlow. Carl larsaon, Mrs F K. Har
In awarding these prise, the commit
and if such places cannot tie avoided,
ed to thia point and the line« will join
low ami J. M Short.
The institution the Water Board will proliably build tee will lie governed by considerations
thus giving connection by trunk line
will Im preaided over by F. E Harlow, through them a pipe of reinforced con of: originality; accuracy of statement;
between the (orltrtt Mutual ami the with law Harlow a« vice-president.
crete.
manner <>f treatment; orthography, syn
Multnomah and Claekamaa county
There ia no reason why a Imnk at
“It is said that alien the new pipe is tax ami punctuation; neatness and
Mutual ayaleme. There are alaiut 14*1 Troutdale should not dos good business.
put down tbe present right of way for legibility.
phon«*« on the Corbett line. Thia ser There i, a tine farming community trib
the distance mentionof will Is- al«n-
These prise, are offered to encourage
vice ia effected by an agreement between utary to it and the monthly payroll of
denied entirely and a <1 >ubh* line will In love of our country and the «tody of
the two companies and will be free. It the meat company runs .into thousands built entirely over the new route. In
its history.
will I m * in o|>rration in a few week«.
Cashing of |*ay checks Im« been one of that event th«* old pipe will be taken up
A liatof book, that will lx* helpful to
At a directors meeting held Saturday burden, borne by the merchants for a
for about eight mile, and the sound por student, in collecting material for tbeir
evening the price of Udrphone «lock long lime and a bank should find a very tions used in the new work."
J essays, also anv additional information
waa retard to
a «hare, to take affect uaeful Held for operations. It will also
desired, will tie cheerfully furnished on
December let.
Thia ia du«* to the fact lead to economy in use ol earning«. Tlie
application to the chairman of tbe
that the company ia now buying or workman will now have a place to leave
Troutddle Boy Honored.
euui inittee.
owns nearly all their phon«*«.
bis surplus earning« and thu, have an
J. ('. Strebin of Troutdale, a senior in
uidusemenl lor accumulating a riwourae the Oregon Agricultural College was
Goldendale. Washington, haa given
that he lias not previously had. The lately electtai President of the Civil En all the communities of the Pacific Coast
Kf St KVOIK PARK.
bank ia now ready for business.
gineering Association. Mr. Strebin has a record in raising money for advertis
The new Swedish church Nt the r«"t
This building will lie ready for occup been very popular «luring his college ing purposes, by giving »2 for every iu»u
end of Woodbine it reel ia completed «nd ancy alarm December 1st and a general
carreer, and has bwn highly honore«l bv woman and child within the citv limits,
reedy lor seals.
Il is ex|>ectod there ■hake-up in the businena section, will
hi, fellow classmen in being elected to or a total of $351)0. and thia came in at
will lie services held there next Bunday. occur when the several tenants move in.
the rate of »125 a minute.
thia im|a«rtant position.
Kamuel Eeteb, the contractor of this
The aas««-iation is cumpoae«l of juniors
place, returned thia morning
He says
and seniors in the civil engimrering
Money for library fund.
During tbe last few days that the col-
that on October .11 he waa walking down
course with freshmen and sophomores
Second street, Portland, ami must have
It ia t eq nested by Rev. Parounagian as associate member,. The de|>artnw*nt , onist rates were effective more than
twelve hundred people came to Oregon
been hit on the head, for he remember, that a statement of the money collected
haa been established only two year, but
on one-way tickets to make this state
nothing that transpired until he awoke for the election return« be published.
tbe enrollment already number, one
their permanent home.
in a refrigerator car among a lot of There waa »12.75 subscribed.
Tele liundreil and twelve.
Chinamen.
Every time the train «lop phone ex i>en«e« were »<>; the balance,
A similar growth is taking pla<-e ir.
ped he called for help, but no one came pi.75, wm turned into the library fund,
Crowd« are meeting the farming dem
all tlie college course«, the total registra
to bis aa«i«tance.
Finally two of the thia Iwing the place where the most
tion being several huqdte<l more than j onstration train at every station. By
¡»eople would tie banefitted.
Chinamen opened the door and lie
it was th* same time last year.
About the co-operation of the Oregon Agri
jumped out; he had been robbed of »125.
thirty-five newly appointed professors cultural College and railroad intercut«
The offer by McClure's of u Lincoln
A white man whom he accosted, told
and instructors began work thia fall in which have made this poMible, lota of
him he was in the Sacramento valley. Portfolio I. of exceptional interest.
their particular courses, and among thi» good ia being done towards the encour
Mr. Haleb proceeded to San Francisco, “II« Knew Lincoln," is the title of a
numtier twenty-live at least came direct agement of diversified and intelligent
and from there wired hi« wife regarding little I.Hilt that tell, a lot about Lincoln
from the largest institution, in the east. fanning.
friendahi pa. See offer on last pave.
hi« safety and condion.
The* phff»m>m«ii«l growth of the Mult
nomah and
Clackamaa Mutual T«*lr-
An enthusiastic meeting of cititene
Early last Saturday morning tlie citi—
was
waa held in the tiresham
tireabam town ball last ten. „( Gresham were startled by reports
Tuewlay night for the nominating of I o( ,
burglary in our city. Tbe
officers ami councilmen to be voted on general merchandise store of Lewie
at the coming town election, Deromlwr 1-: Shattuck bad been entered during the
Mayor J. M. Short wa, ch-en chair- night, tbe large safe blown open and
man and H. L. 8t. Clair, secretary.
about »205 taken.
When tbe clerks
There was a representative attendance e itarad early in the morning they found
of citizen,, tbe place being crowded to ttM. office in
confusion,
Heavy
its capacity.
tool a were scattered about and in front
Tbe nominations for mayor and other o( t^e safe were ten or twelve sacks of
officer, were quickly ami easily disposed f)onr and cement which had been used
of and were a« follows: mayor, F. “ t> deaden the sound. On the counter
Stuart; recorder, D. M Roberta; mar *«• a piece of fuse and cap« and also an
shal, H. Gnllickson; treasurer. John empty oyster can, the remains of a free
Metxg«*r.
These are all the present lunch.
incumbents < xcept .Mr. Stuart.
The burglar, were evidently experien
Over the nominations for councilmen
ced men and ha I done their work well.
there waa considerable excitement i
It is supposed there were three in the
which result«! in the nominating of,
job. It is not known how entrance was
about twenty men. some of whom de- ;
gained to the building. Ti e burglary
ciined on the spot Tbe various nomi
took place about 2 o’clock, aa the explo-
nee, received from one to eighteen voles.
waa faintly heard, it i, said, by wme but
Dr. Short received a large number of
people near the store were not aroused.
vote, but declined, leaving Bert Thomas,
A young man, going south on Main
Peter Michel and J. N. Bra mb al I as tbe
street about 2 a. tn., raw three men
three highest. Bv vote of those present
hurrying along on the opposite side of
these were made the nominee, *or the
the street. From parts of their conver
two year term. T. R. Howitt wa, nom
sation which be overheard it would
inated to «ucceed himself for a one year
imply that they were tbe men. The
term, he at preaent filling a vacancy.
sbernff and several detectives were soon
Every two years a mayor and officers
put on the case but so far no definite
are elect««! and every year three council trace haa beeu found of the perpetrators.
men and also any vacancies that may A new strong box has been installed.
It will be remembered that on the
occur are filled. The out going council
men thia year are Bert Thomas, B. W. 19th of last December an attempt was
made to rob the same store. Though
Emery and Jake Metzger. The hold tbe outer doors were opened the burg
over, for another year are L. Shattuck lars did not at that time get into tbe
and F. B. Stuart.
money box.
Notice to the Public!
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Wish to Announce that to
Anyone Purchasing a Cas
ket of me I will Furnish Rough
Box and Hearse FREE ....
B. W. Emery, Undertaker
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Much of this Stored l.abor haa been stored the past year.
But now Prosperity is Proclaimed from every corner of the land. I
Money has become labor again and labor is to have its share.
Laborer I Are you going to give it all back again to be paid to
you or your fellow-workmen next month, or will you store away a
portion of it with which you too can purchase labor, or will find an
opportunity awaiting you for its investment?
That is the Secret of Success.
There is no surer, safer way to attain that end than to lay aside
in a good bank each week, each month, a portion of your earnings.
WE PAY 4 PER CENT INTEREST ON TIME DEPOSITS
FIRST STATE BANK
GRESHAM,
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IVwish this week to call your attention to the fact
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that we are receiving, by every freight train, from
¿efferent markets of the United Blatt's, our large and
varied stink of holiday goods and invite you to call and
see them.
We have arranged for the reserving of any
article you may select until Chraitmas, so you may come
early and make your selection and have it put away for
you.
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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.
OUR VICTOR CONCERT Wednesday was very much
of a succcM and we will continue to give them each Wed
nesday at 2 PM. "Victor" Records and machines for sale.
.LEWIS SHATTUCK
vtyHILE we are preparing for the holiday«» we are not
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losing track of the every-day staples that we must
have and our stock ia the most complete of any outside of
Portland and we can and no save you money on every
article we sell, besides giving you such goods that are
first-class in every respect.
.Mow fa a Good Time to buy your “American Fence”
and do away with that old rail or plank fence which is
falling down. Get a fence that is up-to-date and reliable.
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Dealer in
“Goods of Quality”
ORESHAM, OREGON
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