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About Beaver State herald. (Gresham and Montavilla, Multnomah Co., Or.) 190?-1914 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 5, 1909)
HE legislative measure pro know personally, and it Is and to do away with "curb has been our preference through T stone posed ” real estate men looks good experience that a publication Sticevvding Grv-»ham Vindicator. Gresham Gaiette. Fn«t Multnomah Keeoftl, Multnomah Rroml and Montavilla Herald I'ublishel Every Friday at Greaham, Ore., by the B kavkk S tatk l*vai uiiiai Co II. A. DlKXAl.L. F.nivua imi Mwuiaa. cwawi 6f <00«$$ In uni« ring « hanae ol addrv»» givr old a» W»U a* new addo o COHItSWWEiTl arv wauled tu vxvry communi!) It n* corn|j|>ondruev appear* from your nt ght«orh«‘od >ou are n*p»vtlull? rv»<v ’»ted lo *vnd u» a* maio n^eal item* a* you can UlttTWW UHS It'll U»\ ERTISI\* x, i tu leaded *o point. LV |wr line A tm imvrlhm .V|vrhm each »«E m < nt Hi- mon Dlsi’LAN lt»\ KRVI.'dXo X > pinion guaranteed «’x* per «ingle column inch cat I» i**uc. Liberal di*ct>mu aliened tor either Ihuv or »pace adwr tiMum-nta, but not both For poMtton (any aite) per itu h additional KFADFRS. ltv m r line Aral buerttoit. V m r hue each >ubMX|m nt H im rxion. I <H il S (Want Column only), lc a word each imw . counting two figure*, an initial or an abbn » taltou a* one word No local act voted for lew* than |A cent» TkOFKSSlON Al. C ARD* lone tn<h).;S cad* i »- m t iRDtiOF TH AN KS (mu earned ing tuo inched vV ««ni» I ETTERS OF c»»\IH»I.ENt F (not , weeding tour in. hr») ORITI ARIKS for actual MibM-ribcr* or member» of ih» ir famllìv». up to KO word* (rev all over id) word», lc a word (lvtartably in advance). < cunt the word* and remit accordingly All Ledge, Grunge, School. Church, nr other not ice* or advvrti*cmeut* ot »octal», partir», dances, converta. theatrical*. etc . given for a proAt charged for at regular rate.-» In order to insure change of ad advertiser» must have copy in this ottiee not later than Tuesday preceding day oi publication. MtSOU’DW RATES Ter ¥«•• Hl »' sf n a<h»*.<r to foreign «num trie«. »•-’oe » \ Month»*»* Th ret mon ths trial »utwcTi pt noW xnglc coph » » t*k for clubbing rate». i£«iTTl*C£S »' cubi I m - sent by Ex pre-»» or l‘o»t.*rtivv Money Order, Regblcrvd letter or Check Stamp* accepted up to <>wnt». 'M P*■ nag 1* our laity NV an* «vii equipped to do the best w ork at current p: ' < » Especially farmers* and butti •»» invu*» l.«t:« r H«-ad* Fnvclop«'». Hutter Wrapper». Statement*, etc., in »mall or large • pianttttv». Auction Rill*. Dodger». PuatetS. etc . printed on »bori notti e •ECFFTS for *nh*< riptiot.» an not »« nt ntt » »> requotc-l The label on your Paper will indi cate within two week* the receipt of your remittance It it doe* not plva»e notify u» DISCO »TALU b CES In io vping with well n* ognuvd bu»ito »> principle*, all »ulo* rt pt ion* will be »toppt promptly upon vxpimti*»u of tunc (»aid Kt-.?« red a* »«wild-eia*» matter at th« peate the« at <» re* ham Oregon EDITORIAL COMMENT NE week from today marks O the climax of a season of celebration that has been grow ¡Thomas inherited his father's mechanical tendencies and thus we have it that the "Greatest President” was the son of a poor carpenter. Thomas "Linkhorn.” as they called it. got a poor start. His environments were not con ducive to rapid development of wealth. He was ignorant and his services were not in great demand and labor was too cheap, but he had learned his trade and bought a farm, so he remained poor, and lived an unenviable life in a hut. but he married a good woman who taught him and his children their first lesson in reading and thus relit the fires of ambition that had smouldered in the father. They lived on their Kentucky farm until 1816, when they moved to Indiana. Abraham was then nine years of age. At that time there were two outlets for Kentucky emi grants, Indiana and Illinois, and w. y. orr u. it. orr Co rm oro I insure in the idllllBiSiGtairs* Matul f.RX OTT BROTHERS DllNIIMS at first sight. But what is to prevent the cure turning out bad medicine? Any law that pre vents a man from assisting a neighbor or friend in disposing of property looks bad. and that is just what this bill does. Due consideration will question the constitutionality of such a meas ure. for if it is not class legisla tion there never was such. It is an attempt to establish a limit on who may buy and sell. If you have a hundred dollars to forfeit you may assist your brother or neighbor sell his property accord ing to this plan. Let us hope that this highly protective meas ure is justly killed. should stop when its time expir IGmihanit ... Orvgun ed. But we find it is offensive to people whom we meet to have J. M. SHORT, M.l). their paper stopiH'd promptly and S. I». BUTNER, M. I). finally at the date of expiration. Pkvsldaat-Sritttaaa. They mean to continue the sub Ore.ham, • Oregon scription but have found it incon venient to call at the office or R. H. CASWELL even to mail us the order. Some have considered it an insinuation AUCTIONS UR against their honor to have the Op«'H to «'iigtigt*uiviit 6»r all kind« of subscription closed, while as a .GKFSIIAM, Auvtioiivvri&g • • (IKFGGX matter of fact it is simply a busi ness proposition «nd the very H. M. CHITWOOD best way to handle the matter. HI U. ESTATE * m > I MPIttVMENT However, we have hail very little Furine »1 S|M»vinlty cause to complain about lieing OFFICE AT ARI.ETA. OltFGUX abused by our subscribers and patrons. We have lost the price E. B. DUFUR of a few subscriptions and sever ATTORNEY AT I\W HE bill lately before the house al bills during the year, which Of thv nrtu ut «'«Bf»;» A Dl rt « to make it a misdeamor for a will curtail our profits and in t'hnn«'« X Malti uw-ti man to make pre-election pledges crease our wealth of business ttÜl-lUi’J <‘ori»vtl Hklg . r*»Mll.i\t». O h « was properly voted down yester wisdom. In other words, we are day. While not definitely as "getting onto" a few fellows o™:.7o. saulting Statement I. its purpose who may want another favor. was to prevent further support But we have hud many reasons IS YOUR WATCH RI I IAHI I ? of any such principles. The real to congratulate ourselves on the \ Sh»w TiiiirpiRM» May Can»v Y“U Io ini»* your rar ; ini»» im npp«»iiitn»« iit, motive back of it was to prevent interest shown by our patrons in tiiiBx a boxiiiiMM» vHgagrtuent : or w<ti«v you may tw* t»*> latv tu your w«»ra the people’s dictation on election their obligations to The Herald yvt, nti'l io»v vniir p<M>ilitm. of a senator, or on anything else and the office and inasmuch us BI T HILKL. S ItH.IIL! —<»O To that they may desire to secure we may eventually know most of by promises. Of course the ar them personally, we hope we gument will be made that the will never have reason to feel knd Oct a Good Reliable1 timepiece candidate uses his promise to otherwise. Morri*«»!« f*trv« t For these reasons • oRIU.oN bribe voters. That may be, if our policy shall be to send The KIRTLAND, N««r I'Ap** H«*laur«ul. he is a rascal, but he will make Herald for a limited time after promises anyhow. The thing to the expiration" of subscriptions do is to elect good men; tell them but we shall feel at liberty to what they must do to be elected stop it at any time or to occa and then see that they do the, sionally use delinquent subscrip thing required. The present tions for sample copies for those HAS GOT THIS MONTH thing to do is to keep your eyes we may wish to interest in the Two ».reaming »torie» by I" Parker Holler and l.in.lu. Denmm, open for the fellows who are paper. To I m * real sure you get ea.h racing to »ec which will bump determined that you shall have your paper, watch your yellow yuur luunv bone harde*t. nothing to say about matters tag and send in your order One tragedy that will grip your who knows it all and see that promptly. See our “Extraordin heart. he stays at home next time. ary Offer” and help us to roll up And article» bv R umc II, Paine and two thousand. W eekly Oregonian and Herald only $- (Farmer» Mmu«*l Fir* Kriii’f A«»'nuf PurtUnd) CONSERVATIVE, to H. W. Apply to visit Whrii »uinmrr ha* pa»»- vd in tbvm* horthvrii »»tate», Ihv etili i» «niiy tnihl nmlrr thè brighi blu«* »Ulva of Soiitlivru ». itlift»! itia I Li» la «»no «>| nntnrr'B happy prò- vinittni» rlvritnl »nininvr ft»r iluuM’ w I ig i ntitb'l vii* «Ini«’ a more avvtre eli« mal«' Ualifurnia ha» U'vii ridi* vai thv *' Mvt.a uf thè wmtvr ttiuriwt *' II» ho- Ivi» ami atopping piai <•»» nr«» a» xarh^i a» ih«»»«» *»( wvll rvtfuliil«*d «il iv». Vinitor« < ai» «Iw ¡»v» timi kuitablv nvvomniothli«»n» rongvninl v«»i»»|Hihi«*i»»t and xati«'«l, pl«Mt«mg rvc- rvathme. Lincoln, the Great Commoner I W T SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO fè/érybodifs ^magazine of beef, take one pint of twenty of brown LOOK OUT TOD EVtITBODY’S THIS MONTH. THE CAT IS BACK C. W. Stinger, C. I’. A, 3rd nn«l W»»hlngtnn Hit Divide these ingredientii into three eipial part» and rub them well into the on three aucciMiaive day». earthen ur Limit »ix monttia, allowing »tojMiwr prixrlvtfv» in villivr «Urvcliun Similar virurawm tat«« arv in a ihn l li» a’I l'ali* turnia point». F<»r full tnfortnwtli'n, •Iwplhg «-«t rcaerv* tlun* »u l ti« krt». •-•II. » rii* ur lrl«nr»|»h K> K eat.», ht auger. Will lx* glnd to »iipply •»» hiv xvrv nttnrttv V litvtil dutv, do Fvribilig HI dr tail thv mini y dv- hgt« of wint vr in < »llftirnm. V« I V |OW UH* nd Inp i-xriir»t««ii livkrt« arv «>n »al«* |o I 'ahfornia. Thv ratv from Portland tu 1.•■» Angele» and rvlnrn 1» ISSAMI IlukMin that cut deep ini» thing», »alt, one teaspoonfal of *»alt|»rter and a quarter of a pound ime is the I red I). Plora Forever) Smi»h«ll. Prue. Gn 111, Oro. Writ«» t<> J. J. Kern. Secretary. íHki I \ uiiihill utI*«>rtlaihl STOP! A g«Mxl reri|x* (ur «Irifd l«eei SAFE PROMPT. CHEAP T ing in interest for many months. February 12. 1S>9 is- reported to be the birthday of Abraham Lincoln, hence. February 12.1909 marks the end of the first cen tury since that immortal hero and statesman first saw the light of day. It is not. therefore, in opportune that there should be a national interest in the life and works of this man at this time. It is practical and highly instruc tive that we do so. It may never have occurred to you that the most interesting way to study history is to study men. If the man was a hero, so much the better. You come to understand the influences that shaped the thoughts that impell ed the men who made our history. •♦«♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦«»♦♦♦♦♦♦♦« This is true of all biographies. : Perhaps the most interesting thing in Lincoln’s history is his When the Norn-mother saw the Whirl-wind Hour, ancestry. As a school-boy we Greatening and darkening as it hurried on. fancied that the Lincoln family She bent the strenuous heavens and came down began in Kentucky, but not so. To make a man to meet the mortal need. We are accustomed to think of She took the tried clay of the common road. him as a prodigy of the "white Clay warm yet with the genial heat of earth. Dashed through it all a strain of prophecy: trash” from the south, not at all. J Then mixed a laughter with the serious stuff. His ancestry is definitely traced It was a stuff to wear for centuries. to Samuel Lincoln of Hingham. A man that matched the mountains and compelled : England, who came to Massa ♦ The stars to look our way and honor us. chusetts in 16-37. Mordecai, the i ♦ fourth son in a family of ten ♦♦ And so he came children was the head of the ♦ ♦ From prairie cabin up to Capitol, branch that drifted westward Î One fair Ideal led our chieftain on. through Pennsylvania, to Virgin * Forevermore he burned to do his deed ia and Kentucky. Mordecai was With the fine stroke and gesture of a king. a mechanic, a blacksmith and Z He built the rail pile as he built the State. Pouring his splendid strength through every blow. then an iron smelter. He owned t The conscience of him testing every blow. saw-mills and grist-mills and at i ’ To make his deed the measure of a man. his death left quite a fortune, i I So came the captain with the mighty heart; It is interesting to note that the i I And when the step of earthquake shook the house. five children of this family were J I Wrenching the rafters from their ancient hold, Mordecai, Abraham, Isaac, Sarah ! I He held the ridge-pole up and spiked again Elizabeth and Jacab-good old U The rafters of the Home. He held his place — Bible names, mostly, and indi- ! I Held the long purtiose like a growing tree - Held on through blame and faltered not at praise, cate a religious tendency in the : [ And when he fell in whirlwind, he went down family. The two oldest boys !I As when a kingly cedar green with boughs early left home and are next U Goes down with a great shout upon the hills. seen in New Jersey, where Mor- i I EDWIN MARKHAM. decai was married to Hannah * Salter, daughter of a well-to-do _ lawyer, who, about 1720, deeded the South, principally Mississippi, E HAVE been annoyed for a his son-in-law »00 acres of land. | Jt ¡s impossible to enter into a long time by mailing arrange Mordecai Lincoln was an iron- lengthy discussion of such a man ments. To reach all routes be worker and later lived at Amity, ¡n these columns, and we leave fore Sunday our papers must Penn., where his family of three jt to y0U to speculate on what leave here Friday afternoon, sons and four daughters grew to would have been the result had Recent mail changes make this maturity and inherited his large the Lincoln family moved into time an hour earlier, To be en- properties. John Lincoln got the South. tirely safe we have decided to 300 acres of land in New Jersey close the forms Thursday even- but he left there about 1760, go- T HE bill to require the publica ing and go to press Friday morn ing to Virginia, and has to his\ I tion of all delinquent taxable ing at the latest. Our corre credit five sons, John, Thomas, property is of interest to all pro spondents should note this Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and perty owners. It might appear I change, so that items may reach several daughters. That he was that there would be no necessity us about a day sooner. It will a well-to-do man is shown by the for such action. However, peo- be just the same in the end but fact that he deeded to one child, pie forget more important things may inconvenience them the first Abraham, over two hundred than taxes and a man should at week or so. acres of land which he sold for least have notice before his pro- 317,000 and went to Kentucky in perty is sold. O BE understood, we wish to 1782. His wife was Mary Shep- ------- explain that a year’s experi ley and their five children were THE proposed measure known ence has changed some of our Mordecai, Josiah, Thomas, Mary • as the Owens-Adair plan for I views in regard to newspaper and Nancy. He took up 1700 limiting the reproduction of' subscriptions. We announced acres of land, built himself a criminals, idiots and lunatics, nearly a year ago that we were stockade and prepared to im- should meet with favor through- in full sympathy with the idea prove his land, but a treacherous out the state. With such a law of dropping all names as soon as Indian killed the father and left in force half the evils resulting the time had expired. This the children to battle with the from marriage would be avoided, theory was based wholly on ex wilderness. The eldest son even- Anythin< yoa wanl bllJ. or wll? perience with publishers whom Anything you want “ to buy or sell? tually inherited the property. Cun»uitthe Want Column. we never saw and never could STIIGNtl. GRESHAM URI G CO. Wm. McMURRAY, <1. I». A. Portland Oregon beef I aiv in an {xrrrelain vessel and turn each day in the brine it a ill make. Extraordinary Oller! At the end of a week hang it to dry.—Fann Journal. (ÌR.ANGE DIRECTORY SUBSCRIPTIONS Oregon state Grange Officers. . . THE Afanter, AiwtinT Buxton Format (»rovi* Ovi-rwer, .A r »hutniikv < entrai l'olui I .«•<• t tir»,*r. J J Portland Mtcwi«rd. iS a Y«»ung Arkta \»»l»tnnt »i. uArd ) w Staat« Atri!«- ( liMplalti, <>»« >«r Eaton .O«Wrgo 1 p.r- Tr«-a«ur« r II Ihrwhiwrs Mulino .*•• • •ifittn . Mr- Mary M Howard Gat«* Kwp«'r. 1. s I^ ih I m rl Mia) tun Poinmirt Xlr«. Lulu F Mlllvr Mlian) Kt If. I. li. < fr«'». Mr». (Ora G*gg. Flora Mr« St»O. « • !» (Ondon I jv I) st« ward, .Mr« h K Hr«»«rn (iovrrdah TO $ HERALD . . Get two friends, preferably new subscriptions, to club with you and secure The Herald for $1 each. This offer we make unlimited as to time. Perhaps we may sec fit to withdraw it, but hope that it will be an im portant means of extending our clubbing list. The regular price is $1.50. EXKi’l’TIVK (’(»MMITTKE Fiiri-«l Gr«»v«’ Anathi T Buxton < r H| m tu-«- < am« Eiig«*n<* Palmer -Albany LKUIHLATIVK «'OMMITTKE A ixt hi T Biixtoti For« »t Grove II< mh 1 Hirer A 1 M««on F. M. G Hl K» tarada PLFUMNT VALLEY GRANGE N o 8* m Meet* »••<•■»wl Hntur«lay at 7 W p m . ami fourth Saturday at io a in. »-«rry month R(M'KW(>O!> ORANGE M.. t- the fir»t Wrd n«*»'lay <»f <*a<-h month at n p m. at id third Hat urdav at Io a m. MI LTNOMAH «.RAN<iF.. N<> 71 Meet* the fourth Maturday In « very niontli at 10 an a. m , in Granite hall. Orient. I’l.-VKIMAH »»RANGE: meet« flr«f Haturday of each month at 10:*)a. ui , ami third Hatur- day at 7 :*n p. in. FAIRVIEW GRANGE: Meet« flr-t W<dm*« <lav at 10,.3*1 a. in. third Tuc»<la> evctthitf at m o'clock, each month. RI M-ELLVILLE i.RAViK, NO SM Meet» in Rii»«<-I!v lilt- -cii<M»Ih‘>u«e on the *<-coml ami fourth Saturday night» in ca<-h month. EVENING HTtR «.RANGE Meet« in their hall at Houth Mount Tabor on th. t1r*t Matiir • lay <d each inontn at Io a in. All visitor« ar«* welrom«*. GRKSH4M GRANGE Elect» aerond Bator day in each month at 10 gna. m. OAMABCVA «.RANGE, NO ano.— MeeU first Haturday each month. LENTS GRANtiE Meet« wcond Saturday of ••arh month at 10.30 a. in. CLACKAMAS <.RAN«iE, NO. TW Meet« the f1r«t Saturday In the month at 10 30 a. in. and the third Saturday at 7 30 p. m. COI.I MBIA GRANGE NO Wi7 Meet« in all day »**a«ton flr«t Saturday in each month In grange hall near Corbett. 1,1 | > Geisler^ Dor res FURNITURE AND CARPET HOUSE 1 1 | « 386 EAST MORRISON Sf.. Bl BVtEN GRAND AV. AND UNION PORiLAND. - OREGON 1 . I i n A YOU are interested in saving money buy your Furniture and Carpets of us. We are out of the “High Rent, Big Price” District. Our New and Up-to-date Stock will please you—in quality, in prices. (Gran««*» are rrqm*«ted to »end to The ff«*rnld ! Infomation ao that a brief card ran I m * run I under thi" heading free. Mend place, day and hour of meeting.) CHURCH NOTICES. FREE METHODIST CHURCH —| Rev. S. G. Rories, pa.tor. Serviced, I rtutvlay Hchool, 10 a. tn.; Preaching every Mu relay at II a m. and K p. nr. Prayer meeting, Thiirmlay evening at' H o’clock. All welcomed. LINNEMANN MEMORIAL M. E. CHURCH, (ire.ham — P astor , Rev. M. H. I’aronnagian. Ssavu Hirn- .lay Nchool, 10 a. m.; Preaching at 11 a. m. and 8 p. tn. every Sunday. Prayer meeting, Thursday evening, at 8 o'clock. Everytxxly invited. SAINT MICHAEL’S CATHOLIC CHURCH, Sandy, Orc.—Rev. Kerch-j told Ihirrer. Services will be held on ; the fir~t Snn.lay of each month at l<):3<> a. m. ZION’S EVANGELICAL ( III RCII, | Gre.ham— S krvi . r., (German), I0:.'lo a m., every first, third ami fifth Sun day. of each month. 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