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About Beaver State herald. (Gresham and Montavilla, Multnomah Co., Or.) 190?-1914 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 30, 1910)
Year End Edition, 1910 encountered many expensive and dif ficult pieces of work, all of which consumes much time for excavation, tilling and building. Considering the fact that Gresh am will soon have the desired rail road connections, building proposi tions and increased business facili- IS BEAVER STATE HERALD several costing not less than $5000, and are handsome structures doing great credit to the general appear ance of the city. Schools. Gresham has a thoroughly mod ern high school building of ten rooms, situated on Powell street, in a beautiful grove and surrounded by elegantly appointed grounds which add much to the pleasure of the pupils as well as teachers. There is an enrollment of 250 school chil dren. The high school is attended by over 65 students. Eight instruc tors arc employed, including the principal. PURE DRUGS • REASONABLE PRICES OSri'tìliain Dnui (in THE RED CROSS PHARMACY Mayor, Lewis Shattuck ties, we need additional shop and store rooms. Promise is made of a couple of brick blocks within the next year. There is not a vacant dwelling in town, nor has there been GRESHAM, OREGON Road Commissioner, tiresham District, Geo. Kenney Churches Nor must we overlook crediting the town with an interest in spirit ual matters. Linneman Memorial M. E. church is one of the nicest country churches in the state. Is is electric lighted, comfortably seated, heated by a furnace and equipped with a fine pipe organ. The Free Methodists, Baptists, German Evan gelical church societies each have their several houses of worship, all conveniently located and amply suf- Recorder, D. M. Roberts for many months. This would see n to be a fair field for investors in tenement property. Growth. Gresham is an incorporated city of nearly 1000 population, and is growing in every substantial way. The city has no boom spirit, but RELIABILITY ACCURACY Gresham Real Estate Co. The Oldest Real Estate Firm in the City We have a good list of acreage in tracts ranging from 1 to 160 acres and located in some desirable spots We are also handling the Zenith Addition to Gresham, which has just been placed on the market at reasonable prices and on easy terms Treasurer, John Metzger during the last three or four years it has doubled in population. The growth is steady and during the past year there has been no time when buildings were not in course of con struction. Among the residences erected here during the year are Marshal, Henry tiullikson ficient for the accommodation of their congregations. Lodges. Gresham is well represented in several lodges—I. O. O. F., Arti sans, Rebekahs, M. W. A., Women of Woodcraft, and it is safe to say that a majority of the men in the city belong to one or more of the orders. Continued on page 20. For Particulars call on or write to Di Mi ROBERTS, JJ5sfficE0F Gresham