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GRESHAM, MULTNOMAH CO., OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 1911
ing voice. The fair association had been
an option on the property. The WELL-KNOWN ESTATE
NEW GOUNCILMEN given
time had arrived to take up the option.
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fair association borrowed the money
TAKE OFFICE The
and mortgaged the property. The deed
is a conditional deed. There was general
willingness to promote the interests of
MAYOR OUTLINES POL the fair.
The treasurer read his annual report,
ICIES AND PLANS
showing $3967 83 on hand. There is
one note of $10 K) due N. L. Smith on
the fair property which will be paid at
APPOINTS STANDING COMMITTEES once.
Progress is being made on the water
and sewer system. It was stated by the
Treasurer Reports $3967.83 on recorder that Mr. Kelsey, the city’s spec
ial engineer, would submit the plans for
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a complete system in a few days.
of $1000 to Pay.
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The well known Webb Farm, located
on the Ba-e Line road, was recently
divided. It was the property of the
late A. T. Webb and in the division of
his estare fell to the three daughters
jointly. The celebrated Lambert cherry
orchard, covering 30 acres, with a num
ber of buildings, it now held by Mrs.
Laurence R. Allen of Portland, who
will take charge personally. The east
80 acres of unimproved land is the
property of Mrs. Samuel Wilson of
Seattle, while the middle 72 acres with
residence and barns is owned by Mrs.
Clarence M. Smith who has occupied
the place the past five years. Mr.
Smith will have charge of the two east
farms covering 153 acres, as heretofore,
which will be known as the Webb
The Gresham library led the list of Stock Farm.
reading rooms outside of Portland in
circulation and t he best fiction per
Metzqcr Reunion
cent. The librar; is in a prosperous
condition. New b‘ okshelves have been
The annual Metzger reunion was held
added and there ha been an exchange Sunday, January 1 at the Grange hall.
of pictures. Then- is a large list of There was a large attendance, be
books on all branches of farming, as ing ever sixty persons present. A fine
well as books for general reading. Even dinner was served after which the fol
the children are well provided with lowing program was rendered:
GRESHAM LIBRARY
IMPROVEMENTS
An unusually busy and lengthy meet
ing of the council was held Tuesday night
when the new councilinen took office,
various committees were appointed and
the work was started for another year.
The newly elected councilmen, M. D.
Kern and Emil Kardell, succeeding Bert
Thomas and Peter Michel, and H. L.
St. Clair succeeding himself, were sworn
in. The three couneilmen who hold ov
er are Kenny, Howitt and Mathews.
The efficient and untiring work of the
retiring couneilmen was referred to by
the mayor in a neat speech and the new
directors of the city’s affairs were made
■a
to feel their responsibility.
Tiie officers were sworn in as follows:
Lewis Shattuck, mayor; D. M. Roberts,
recorder; John Metzger, treasurer; II.
Gullikson, marshal.
The mayor appointed the following
standing committees; Streetsand pub
lic ways Kenney, Howitt, Kern: health
and police St. Claire, Kern, Kenny; fire
and water Howitt, St. Clair, Kenney;
ways and means Howitt, Mathews, Kar
dell; public property St.Clair, Kardell,
Mathews.
The consideration of streets and im
provements occupied much time. The
street commissioner was instructed to
Gresham Reading Room
put in several new crosswalks. The
marshal was instructed to keep the cross
good books. The reading room, in
Roll call answered by Mother Goose
walks cleaned. Not to exceed $250 was charge of Miss Culy, is provided with Rhmes. Address by Prof. W. C. Metz
authorized to be spent in re-rocking por many of the best papers and magazines ger. Song by Mieses Minnie Lawrence
tions of the hard surface pavements and is open every weekday afternoon and Jennie Metzger.'«Dialogue, “Taking
where the extra heavy hauling of late and evening. The privileges of the Baby’s picture.” Piano solo by Isabel
was cutting into the surface. The coun library are free and a card entitles the Metzger. “How it Feels to be a Metz
holder to obtain, on reque-t, any book ger” by Joe Exley. Solo by Minnie
ty was willing to stand half the expense available from the Portland Public Lawrence. Report of the bachelors club.
of this repair work. It was reported library.
Mandolin solo by S. E. Toepelman.
that gravel could be obtained of the Mt.
Solo bo Jennie Metzger. Song, “God
be With You Till We Meet Again,”
Hood company very cheaply in large
Saved at Death’s Door.
by all members.
quantities and spread on Hood avenue,
The door of death seemed ready to
Two new members have been added
Roberts avenue and cross streets and the open for Murray W. Ayers, of Transit during the past year. The old maids
committee was asked to investigate. Bridge, N. Y-, when his life was won are going to organize an auxilliary to the
Other improvements and repairs, es derfully saved. “I was in a dreadful bachelors club. The remainder of the
pecially on walk between Powell street condition,” he writes, “my skin was afternoon was s|>ent in games and a gen
almost yellow, eyes sunken, tongue eral good time.
and depot was ordered.
A franchise for the Mt. Hood road was coated, ematiated from losing 40 pounds
read the third time and considered. It and growing weaker every day. Viru
CHERRYVILLE
was referred to the city attorney for some lent liver trouble was pulling me down
Rev. M. M. Reed preached in the
to
death
in
spite
of
doctors.
Then
that
additions. The company will be asked
Methodist church last Sunday.
for lights at places where their road in matchless medicine, Electric Bitters,
Miss Lola Herald, the school teacher
cured
me.
I
regained
the
40
pounds
tersects streets.
in
the school here, has returned from a
lost
and
now
am
well
and
strong.
”
For
The granting of a deed to the Grange
Fair association proved a fruitful subject all stomach, liver and kidney troubles pleasant two weeks’ sojourn in Port
for discussion. The only question was they are supreme. 50c at all druggists. land.
Mrs. Vio'a Kirby of Portland has
over some of the technecalities. When
put to a vote there was only one descent Ask about the Herald Clubbing offers been spending the holidays with her
parents, Mr. and Mr . J. T. Friel, Sr.
Art. Baxter of Por'land was married
recently and together with his wife
has been spending a few days with his
mother, Mrs. O. Rugli.
Geo. Odell spent Sunday in Cherry
ville.
JUST WHAT WE MAKE OUT OF IT
Mr. Craty is making his home with
his mother, Mrs, Meyers, on the Geo.
One year ago we told you in this space that we were going to
F. Barringer farm.
double our business In 1910. We did that and more. We gained a
great deal of experience and Knowledge that is going to help us to
Lloyd Corey has returned to Cherry
make 1911 the Banner Year.
ville after a several months absence in
eastern Washington.
Vincent Friel spent Sunday in Cher
OUR MOTTO FOR 1911
ryville.
is, “More Work, Harder Work, Better Service.”
More business
Colby Marston baa sold his horse and
and with all this Safety. It shall be our earnest endeavor to so
cow and with bis family will locate in
conduct this bank that no one shall ever regret any transaction they
Yocolt.
may have with it in any of its departments.
A road meeting was held at Salem
We are always ready to assist our customers in every way that we
school house last Saturday, presided
can and hope that we have done the community much good in 1910
over by Thos. McCabe, for the purpose
and that we may be able to do much more during 1911.
of dividing the present road district and
making Cherryville a voting precinct.
speeches. Later he was’ called "the
megaphone man," as he led the cheer
University Men Play an Important ing with a huge megaphone at two of
the national conventions.
Part In the Campaigns.
Mr. Lunt is a graduate of Harvard
One of the striking features of the
political campaign of 1910 has been and has always tukeu a keen interest
the work of college students and re in politics.
cent graduates for the candidates
WOES OF CARUSO.
which they favor, not a few of them
having abandoned their studies or
business for the time to take part lu How His Accident* Have Come During
a Certain Month.
the fray. In fact, not even during a
It was just five years ago that En
presidential year have the studeuts of
the country shown such keen enthu rico Caruso, the world’s greatest tenor,
had his fortune told, and among other
siasm in the elections.
The interest taken in politics in our things he was informed that October
institutes of learning is growing all was his unlucklest month.
“A dollar wasted!” laughed the
the time, and many of the college men
singer as he went on his way and
promptly forgot all about the matter.
Strangely enough, however, there
was much truth In that statement. He
was obliged to have his throat oper
ated on in October, he slipped and
sprained his ankle in October, and he
has bad a dozen other accidents, on
COLLEGES AND POLITICS.
Vol. 7.
No. 1.
Se -pen;« and Mu*io.
Barnard csiK.udes from bls personal
observation of cobras in Ceyluu. saya
the Scientific American, that the ser
pent's tradlduuui love for music is t\
pure fable mu taut the only effect of
music is to aiouse the reptile's curios
ity, which 1 s excited by any loud and
acute sound. The cobra protrudes lta
head from I j burrow alike on bearing
the snake c larmer'a flute, the rattling
of a chain or the sounds made by
beating the ground with a switch. It
appears to per. vive only sounds of
high pitch, for it pays no attention to
the low not » ul tlie flute or the beat
ing of the drum. Baruard also con
firmed in C xylub the results of obser
vations made in the London zoological
garden on the supiKised power of fas
cination ex ertm by serpents upon
birds, and be concludes that this pow
er of fascir atiuu is also purely imag
inary.
A. m* and the Man.
“I see you have your arm in a sling,”,
said the lnr uls.uve passenger. “Bro
ken. is It?"
“Yes. sir,’ responded the otbdr pas
senger.
“Meet wit 1 an accident?”
“No. Bro te n while 1 was trying to
pat myself < n the back.”
“Great Scott! What for?”
“For minting my own business.”
“1 see. t ever could happen to me,
could it?”
“No.”
“And if I. did I wouldn’t be blame
fool enough to tell it.”
Then there was sileuce in the car.—
Chicago Trijuue.
The Change of ■ Name.
J. H. SMTTHE, JB., AND A. E. LUNT.
of today can—and some of them do-
take the stump and win votes that
even the most seasoned campaign
speaker would fail to get. Both
Democratic and Republican college
leagues have been formed, the latter
now having over 100.090 members in
over 300 clubs. The object is to arouse
the studeuts to an interest in the
practical administration of govern
ment and promote discussion and in
vestigation of politico-economic ques
tions.
Two young college graduates who
have done splendid work in this year's
campaign are J. II. Smythe. Jr. of
Philadelphia and A. E. Lunt of Bos
ton. Mr. Smythe is a f909 graduate
of the University of Pennsylvania and
years ago gained fntne by the part he
played in the various campaigns. He
first became known as “the boy ora
tor,” for he took the stump when a
mere youngster.and made, moav telling
How family names change In the
course of uiauy years Is illustrated by
the conversion of "Botevlle’’ into
“Tbynne.” An English deed bearing
dati- hi the clomug days of the fifteenth
century shows three brothers then
flourishing— Johu Botevlle of Botevlle
and Thomas and William Botevlle/
The trio are disun/ulshed from all
er Botevlle* by i.ié expían? Jet. • of the
inne.’’ or family residence, the title to
which had coinè to their Joint posses
sion. John's grandson hub known as
Ralph Botevlle of-the-lnne. from which
CABUBO WALKING IN IÌEBLIN WITH OIBL
the transition tu Ralph Thyme is easy.
NOW SUING HIM.
and off the stage, all coming In Octo Ills descendants have been Tiiynuea
ber. His latest mishap occurred on ever since.
Oct. 12. when he was hit on the bend
He Wanted Fig*.
and severely Injured while singing
At a small stag dinner the only
grand opera in Munich.
But that Is not the least of Caruso's young and unnotewortby persun pres
troubles to happen in his unlucky ent sat throughout the meal commun
month. In October suit for breach of ing with bis owu bushful soul, afraid
promise was begun by a beautiful lest by speaking be betray nis sophis
Sicilian' maiden of Milan, who wants tication. Dessert being served, he felt
$50,000 damages to heal the heart he must have some of the caudied
wounds she has suffered by his re fruit nt the other end of the table.
Clearing his voice, lie fixed the nearest
fusal to marry her.
waiter with a glittering eye and. amid
a sudden total silence, peremptorily
cnlled out at the top of bls voice, “I’igs,
The Free Rider*.
fleas!”—Exchange.
"A good many people get on this
earth who areu't worth the room they
Found Wanting.
take up.” said the cynical sociologist.
Mrs Laytebyrd (as I.aytebyrd comes
"Yes.” replied the eminent astrono in unsteadily ut 3 a. in.I—You have no
mer. "It’s a good thing for many of excuse for coming home nt this hour
us that we are not obliged to get and In this condition. Layteb.vrd—>.
aboard this whirling planet on a pay as hud one. my deur. and it was a grand
you enter basis.”—Washington Star.
one. but I can'
What’s in the New Year?
FIRST
STATE BANK
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MANDT WAGONS
Everybody’S'talking about them. They’re the Best. Guaranteed by the Factory
We are making very low prices on Wagons, Harness, uggles and Farm
Implements.
$2 Full Lined Heavy Burlap Horse Blankets, $1.32}. 40% off on all Chase’s Winter
$50 No. 1 Team Hamess at
. . $37.50 $18.50 Single Hamess at . ..
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Good Farm Hamess at
. . $27.50 $16.00 Single Hamess at . .
.
$33.50 Double Driving Hamess at . $25.75 Good Double Harness at , . . .
Snap on Some Buggies we are dosing out.
Robes.
$14.35
$12.50
$17.50
See our Big Stock of Goods in the Moline Plow Co. Bldg., 320-328 E. Morrison St., Portland
Hit Lov*.
“A case of love at first sight, eh?”
“No. second sight. The first time he
saw her he didn't know she wa* an
heiress.”
C. L. BOSS