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)REOON, THURSDAY, DECEMBERS 112
IN THE W0R'D > POULTRY YARD.
Vol. 10.
No. 45
STOCKHOLDERS OF GRESHAM HAS NEW
COUNTY FAIR MEET CARNIGIE LIBRARY
Elects New Board of Direct­ Will Be Ready for Occu­
ors—Report of Secretary pancy by February 1.—
Referred to Finance Com- City Hall Almost Complet-
mi ttee--Other Business. ed.--Jail Already Occupied
So says Prof. A. N. Ixiwe In Brief Notes Of And AFiout
People In the Growing
His Tour of Europe—He
Has Some Pun With The Town of East Multnomah
County
German’s.
A visit to the growing city of
Lansdown, of Cottrell
Monday morning was the date for the
BERNE, SWITZERLAND, Nov. 4, 1912. I Mrs.
annual meeting of the Gresham Fair­ Gresham early thia week disclosed a
—I arrived here yesterday. Had a gio spent a few days this week visiting her
otherwise known as the Multnomah number of interesting features which
rioua trip up the Rhine.
About 40 , mother, Mrs. M, R. Bradfield.
County Fair. The forenoon was u»-'l in only those who visit the town occasion -
miles out from Cologne 1 saw the that
Mrs Pearl Hocker, of Portland, is vis
hearing the reports of officers and list­ ally seem to notice. Familiarity with
ruin« of an old feudal castle, and from I iting at the horns of her parents, Mr.
ing stock represented at the meeting. developments frequently obscures their
that ou we were hardly ever out of sight
Tlw secretary’a report wax read and re­
and
Mrs.
I).
C.
Roes.
of one.
Htopped over two days in
merits.
ferred to the finance committee. Tlie
Ralph Shepherd, former agent for the
Bingen, ("Fair Bingen ou the Rhine,”
One of the most conspicuous of these
treasurer also pn-sented his report ami
and surely It is a pretty place, nestled P. it L. A P. Co. here, is seriously ill
it was referred without reading, further improvements is the new Carnagie
as it is among the loot-hills on the with typhoid fever at the Good Hatria-
than to show the agreement with the r< - Library. Pleasantly and conspicuously
banks of the Rhine with the ruins of
located, it is a credit to any town,
itan Hospital.
Mr. Shepherd was in
port of the secretary.
old feudal towers gazing down upon It
The afternoon session was consumed especially one of the size of Gresham .
charge
of
iho
station
at
Oregon
City
from all sides, 1 climbed over three or 1
with the election of fifteen directors, as The only really bad feature about it is
four of them. The famous “Mouse when he waa taken ill.
follows: Lewis Shattuck, R. W. Gill, A. the unattractive design which was
Tower ” is on a little island just Iwlow
Eineat Thompson is visiting at the
F. Miller, Theodore Brugger, John foisted upon the people of the town
the city.
Board in Bingen was fl 26 home of his brother, Dr. Fred Thomp­
Townsend, I). M. Robert*. E- L. Thorpe, without allowing them anything to say
per day (5 marks) and how neat and son, at The Dalles.
about what sort of a structure should
Fred Crane and Mr. Mtillenhof!'.
—Fiti in Chicago News.
clean the r<x>ms and beds are here in
W. W. Wood and family, of Sandy,
This board will meet early in January erect.
Germany. I find tliat what little Ger visited hie father, W. E. Wood, a few
It will contain a large library and
and proceed to elect officers, President,
man I know stands me in gixxl hand. days last week.
Secretary and Treasurer and appoint reading room, with several small work
Them are no high mountains around
Miss Winnifred <inborn has returned
standing committees. President Shat­ I and study rooms. The rooms will be
Bingen. My first glimpse of snow clad from The Dalles where she has been for
tuck has declined another term. Sever­ light and well ventilated. The building
mountains waa about 3) miles from several weeks assisting in the care of
al persons have been mentioned for the will be heated by a furnace.
here but they soon faded from view. her sister who han been ill.
Gresham is just finishing a new city
presidency, H. E. Lewis being promin­
After leaving Bingen my first stop was
Miss Elizabeth Howitt came home
ently named. It is probable that secre­ hall. E. T. Jones & Co. have the con­
Mnyence (pronounced ''Minx'* in Ger­ from Corvallis to s|>end Thanksgiving.
tract. It is built of concrete blocks,
tary Kardell will be re-elected.
man,) a noble city of 80,00, on Ixrth
The wedding bells rang merrily on only the family of the bride and groom
Mr and Mrs. J. W. Lawrence anti
providing for an engine house, Council
banks of the Rhine which is here some- ’ daughter, Miss Grace, entertained the Saturday, November 30th, at 4 o’clock and a few most intiment friends being
Room, and recorder's office, while the
what wider than at Cologne, and following guests at Thanksgivingdinner:
basement is occupied by the jail. The
P. M . when, at the home of Mrs C. present.
spanned by several magnificent bridge-. Mr and Mrs MeLain, Mr. anti Mrs. P.
writer was surprised to find the jail oc­
The bridal party entered the parlor
M
Harvey,
mother
of
the
bride.
Mr.
From there to Bezel we passed through Michel, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Aylsworth
cupied by two of Gresham's most quiet
some of the finest farms I ever saw. and littleson, l-awrence Wray Alysw< »th. Wallace Martin Blything and Miss to the strains of a wedding march. I
and law abiding young men, Mr. Fred
The
bride
was
given
away
by
her
Talk about level land I never sa« any Misses Maud, Marguerite, Gladys and Maude Elsie Harvey wen- united in
Fieldhouse, and Cecil Metzger, who
brother. Rev. Father Bentgen pro­
thing in Dakota equal to it. Millions Mattel Michel and E. C. Osborne.
marriage.
were busily engaged in putting the fin­
nounced
the
sacred
words
that
made
|
of acres as level ns a floor and
Rev. W. Boyd Moore, Pastor of the
Miss Mary Powell, of Portland, visit­
ishing touches to a concrete floor in
all in the very highest state of cultiva ed her aunt, Mrs. Clanahan. last Sun­ Methodist Episcopal Church, perform­ them husband and wife. The impres­
these chilly apartments. It was with
sive
ring
service
was
used.
The
con­
The
report
that
Gustaf
Vail
had
been
tion. No wonder Germany can support day.
ed the ceremony, using the impressive
relief
that we leamfd they were serv­
tracting
parties
were
attended
by
located in San Francisco through the
such a dense population. It is surely a
Miss Gail Cook, of Portland, visited ring service, in the presence of about George McCullum, and Mrs. Lena Lind,
ing time at so much per day on their
agencies
of
a
moving
picture
has
been
pleasure to ride over these German her cousin, Miss Joyce Kidder, last thirty relatives and friends.
sister of the bride.
disproved. Persons qualified to judge own choice. The upstairs rooms are all
roads. From Mayence to Basel my sole week.
The bride and groom were attended
Immediately
after
the
ceremony
all
went to San Francisco and investigated finished in plaster and will be very neat
companion wasayoungish German, who
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Burch visited the by Miss Mary Harvey as maid of honor repaired to the dining room, where a
the source of the film, discovered the and convenient. The contractor has
knew about as much English as 1 did of former s father W. C. Burch and family and Mr. Herbert Blything as best man.
bounteous
wedding
dinner
was
served.
persons
participating wiih the scene and been engaged in Gresham for the last
his language and we surely hail a last Sunday.
The bride was attired in white, carry­
it
was
expected
that
Mrs.
Goggins,
learned without further investigation two years and has han lied several of
•trenous 'line of It trying to be sociable,
Mias Grace l-awrence is taking a well : ing a shower boquet of white carna­ grandmother of the groom, would grace
that the persons in question were well the best pieces of construction in the
but by the time we got to Bazol we earned rest and Miss Mabel Pullen is tions. The maid of honor was dressed
town.
were like old acquaintances. This is taking her place as book-keeper for the in pink and carried pink carnations the occasion by her presence, but by a known in that city. A man by the
Among the new residences to attract
prearranged
plan
of
a
second
party,
she
name
of
Dillon
made
the
investigation,
another beautiful place of luo.'KM) The telephone company.
The bride's boquet was caught by Miss was compelled to absent herself from
attention
is that just well completed
and not till he had met the person dis­
river here is surely a noble stream
Miss Ava Thompson spent Thanks­ Edna Blything. The parlor was decor­ the home immediately after the cere­
for Dr. Thompson. This may well
played
in
the
picture
was
he
fully
satis
­
something over one half as wide as the giving with her parents returning last ated with ferns and chrysanthemums,
mony.
fied that he was tracing the wrong per­ claim the distinction of being the most
Willamette at Portland and.spanned as Sunday to Corvallis.
snd the bridal party stood under a
The
groom
is
an
industrious
young
son. He discovered a remarkable like- expensive dwelling in town, and it
usual by several flue bridges. The
Miss Ellen DeHaven, of Pleasant canopy from which was suspended the man, well known in the community.
ness, but the individual was not the i really is a very commodious residence,
decking and sidewalks are usually of Home, is staying at Mrs. E. W. Ayls- wedding bell.
1 finely finished and a credit to any city.
The
young
lady
he
has
chosen
for
his
solid concrete mating either on massive worth’s and attending high school.
The wedding lunch was served at 5 companion through life is a pure Chris­ man he wanted, so he had to telegraph
There are a number of other very
home that they had taken up the
stone or graceful steel arches. From
"The Village Postmaster” will 1« o'clock, after which the bride and tian character and has endeared herself
cosy places that have been erected
wrong
trail
again.
Th'«
leaves
the
Hazel to Berne the country becomes played by the Junior class of the Gresh­ groom took their departure, leaving the
to her new made friends and relatives family without any trace or idea of within the past year. In fact, the
more rolling. I always supposed that am high school Dec. 20.
, city for a brief honeymoon Mr. and Many fellcuations are bestowed upon
what might be done to relocate the number of new homes surprise you at
Berne waa right in amuung the mount­
Mrs. S. R. Bradfield and daughters. Mrs. Blything are the recipients of tho happy young couple.
every turn and forces the belief that
missing
son.
ains snd that one would have to look Mrs Edd Rusher ami Mrs. Robert many beautiful and useful wedding
Gresham is coming to be a leading
straight up to see out, but such is not I.ansdown, visited at the home of Mrs. presents, and best wishes of a host of I
i Portland Suburb with possibilities ex­
the case at all. The town is on a fairly Clarence Cathey in Pleasant Valley last friends.
LAWMAN—PROCTOR
Mr. John Hagens died Thursday panding in all directions.
1
level plateau, with not a show capped Sunday afternoon.
The bride is one of our most popular
The
morning at his home in Lents.
peak In eight. It is aurely a quaint and
funeral was held at Pease’s undertaking
Roy White and family, of Lente, young ladies representing the highest
Miss Minnie E. Layman, daughter of parlor at 1:30 Friday and the internment
FAMILY REUNION.
interesting town with streetcars, electric s|>ent Thanksgiving with hie parents in type of Christian womanhood and an
lights and a beautiful stream flowing Gresham.
aggressive factor in local church activi­ , Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Layman, of Pleas- was made in the family lot in Lone Fir
i ant Home, and Fred Proctor, of Sandy,
through it. Well, I'm surely in Switz­
Result of the city election held laut ties and public interests.
cemetery.
erland and no mistake, evervthing 1 Tuesday is as follows: Mayor, Lewie
The home of Mr. Lewis Mason, of 209
_____
The groom is a worthy young man, 1 were married yesterday afternoon at
see around me emphasizes thia conclu­ Shattuck, re-elected 304; Recorder, D. of whom the community is justly proud. 4 o’lock.
3rd Ave , was made the meeting point
Schenerman
Broe.
ami
families
left
The ceremony was performed at the
sion. In fact 1 knew it almost the M. Roberta, 802; Councilmen. L. L. He is a favorite in musical circles, and
last week for Culver, Ind., where they fora large circle of friends and rela­
moment we crossed the line by ihe Kidder, 247, E. G. Kardell, 20s; M. I) a member of the M. E church choir home of Mrs. Hoffman, sister of the w ill spend several months visiting friends tives one evening during this week.
Swiss style of houses with their broad Kern, 204; City Marshall, Henry Gnl- He holds a position in the Portland bride, 728 Glisan street, Portland.
Among those present were Mr Egbert
After a short trip Mr. and Mrs. Proc-
roofs coining almost to the ground. lickeou, 193; Treasurer, J. H. Metzger, pos toffice. We bespeak for these
Fox, of Campville, New York. Mr. Jay
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Those with whom 1 have talked, and 294. All officials were re-elected with young people much happiness and sue- , tor will come to Sandy arriving here
Mr.
Mattit
has ......................................
moved his Potatoe Olmstaad, of Meur, Michigan. Mr. and
bunday. 1-or the present they will live Crisp Factory into a building which he Mrs. C. J. Olmstaad and daughter,
who pretend to know, tell me 1 haven’t the exception of I.. L. Kidder w ho is tl e CMS.
near the Strauss Lumber company's hag erected for that purpose on his Hazel, of Salem, Oregon, Mrs. N. E.
seen any thing yet; they aay, "just new councilman.
| property at 2nd aveneu and Mane strees. Brooks, Mrs. Espey, of Portland, Mr.
wait till you get among the Swiss
Miss McNeill has resigned her posi­
Their many friends in this locality
KELLAND-BULLARD NUPTIALS
lakes."
Well, J followed the Rhine tion as librarian at Lents.
and Mrs Archie Mason and daughter,
unite in wishing them the best.—East
river from Cologne to Bezel, a distance
I. F. Fossier’s meat market on Sagi­ Ester, and ?on, Arthur, of Portland,
C. S. Smith returned last Sunday
On the morning of the 29th inst. Mr. , Clackamas Journal.
of nearly 300 miles, and it waa surely from Minneapolis, Minn., where te Thomae Kelland was united in marriage
naw Heights was broken into a few Nr. and Mrs. F. C. Williams and
beautiful all the way. I never travel at has lx-en attending the land show.
nights ago and a half of a hog, one ham daughter, Genevie, and son, Ciyde, of
to Mias Bertha Ballard, Rev. J. M. Nel­
night so 1 get a pretty gixxl view of it
Portland, Mr. and Mrs Geo. Lillie and
and
a side of bacon was stolen.
A large number of Gresham peop'e son, pastor of the Lenta Baptiat Church
the whole distance, but for lofty moun­ went t > Portland Wednesday to atterd officiating. The wedding took place in
son, Frank, of Woodlawn. Mr and Mrs.
tains, deep gorges and ruggid scenery t the funeral of Mr. Pugli.
the pretence of the family of Dr. C. E.
On November 28th Miss Lula Hum-
Portland City Gas Works have their Chas. Mason and daughter. Hazel, of
is no comparison to ths Columbia st
Miss Pearl Jones entertained in honor Moreland, with whom the bride spent , mel, recently from LaGrande, Oregon, ' piping laid to 8ixth \ve.. Lents, now. Lents.
all, and from wbal little 1 have seen I’m of Miss Olive McCarter with a kitchen J the past auiutuer. Mrs.
Kelland is a and Mr. Ray Schemmerhorn were unit-1 Ottr housekeepers will soon have their'
beginning to think that perhaps tie shower Tuesday evening. The house
cousin of Mrs. Moreland. Mr. Kelland ed in matrimony at the Methodist par- choice of wood, coal, electricity or gas
DEATH Of G. E. PUGH
Columbia is Ihe most picturesque rivt r was artistically decorated with roses
i is a prosperous farmer, who has a sonage. W. Boyd Moore, Pastor of the f,,r *ue'> or lighting.
on the globe. 1 get a very cosy rixtu and Oregon grape.
A delicious lunch ranch near Oregon City, on which the M. E. church, officiating. Mr. and
here, warmed and lighted by electricity, waa served. Those present were Mr.
i young couple will make their home.
Mrs. Schemmerhorn will make their
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Geisler and family
The sad news of the death of C. E.
three cosy chairs, etc. for 2 f (4<c) )>er E. W. Aylsworth, Mieses Winifred Os­
home
in
Lente.
They
have
the
best
of
Hawthorne Ave with Fred Geisler Pugh was received here last Tuesday.
day; but when it comes to living that's born, Grace Lawrence, Inez Lusted,
a ishes of their neighbors and many and wife spent Than kagivi ng at the home Mr. Pugh was well known here and had
USHER- COVERT.
different; all meals here cost alxiut half Minnie Bhrmer, Olive McCarter, Arlie
friends.
of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Geisler.
a wide circle of friends in Gresham.
more than they do in Portland. The Gibbs and Pear) Jones
He moved to Spokane a few months
only place I have been yet where living
Peterson A Son have sold their lum­
Miss Helen F. Covert and Gus P.
M. E. CHURCH.
Mrs. H. Rostad, wife of Cashier Ros- ago, where he has been engaged in
was cheaper than in Portland, is Lon­ ber business to M. D. Kern and the lat­ Fisher, both of Lents, were married at
don. I had quite a struggle ordering ter is invoicing the stock prepartorv to the home of E. C. Brown, 10th Ave..
Preaching 10:45 a. m. Subject adapt­ tad of the Multnomah State Batik un­ business with his son. Earl Pugh. Mr.
my "dinner" from the bill of fare this moving it to his yard on Powell street South, by W. Boyd Moore, pastor of of ed to the good of all. Bennett Chapel der went a serious operation Monday at Pugh has been ill for some time, but
St. Vincent’s Hospital. At last reports his death was not expected and came
evening but I made it alright. The and Maple avenue.
the M. E church. For the present, 3 p. m. In the evening the pastor will
she waa resting easy.
as a shock to his friends here. He was
waiter was a German girl of course ami
I
lie
aasi«ted
bv
the
Rev.
Mr.
Howard
T. R. Howitt made a trip to Eastern i they will make their home in Lenta,
54 years old and is survived by his wife,
■he couldn’t s;>eak a word of English, Oregon the first of the week.
after a short visit with friends in Ore­ We ehall be glad to have you worship
•o to have a little sport with her I
with ue. Come and bring your neigh­
The unusual array of Xmas goods Mrs. Carrie A. Pugh, and three sons,
Queen Esther Circle will meet at the gon City.
pointed to thssonp anil said, "does that M. E. church Saturday evening at 8
bors, it will do them good. There ie no displayed by the Mt. Scott Drug Co. is Earl R., Russel, and Lonner.
The funeral was held from Holman's
mean potatoes” anil she said “yah” o’clock,
excuse for non attendance on some attracting a lot of attention already.
WILEY—ZOLLER
with a nod of the bead ; then I pointed
church service and you will alway find “Something for everyone" might have chapel in Portland, Wendesday after­
Bert Hoss went to Bull Run Tuesday
to the potatoes and said, "does that for a short time.
it profitable here or eleewhere.
been the purpose when thia complete noon and interment was made in River­
view cemetery The many friends and
mean soup" another "yah" and another
line of supplies was ordered.
W.
BOYD
MOORE.
Pastor.
H. A. Samuel lias purchased a hard­
The many friends of Elmer Wiley
acquaintances of the family extend
noil.
And in the same way, beans ware and furniture store at Washougal were taken. by surprise when they
their sympathy.
meant beef steak and vino versa. But ami will move his family there in a heard of hia mrrriage to Miss Bethel
Mr. B. Kennedy, father of C. E. Ken­
A. Mt. Scott car jumped the track
we got things straightened out after a short time.
Zoller, of Walla Walla, which took nedy of I^nta is down from Baker Co crossways at Lente Junction switch,
while, I finally pointed out what I
8ig Knighton has decided to stay in place at high noon at the home of the lor a short visit. He may stay til) Tuesday night at seven o’clock and
Mrs. Geo. Shepard, formerly of Lenta,
wanted being car fill of course, not to Gresham and will continue to run hie groom's parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. spring if the climate shows a disposition blockaded both lines. It interfered with now residing near Boring, visited Lenta
barber shop here.
(continued on pa(e four)
Wiley. The affair waa a quiet one. to be friendly.
tratfi • on the Cazadero line for an hour. on business Thursday morning.
CUPID HAS BEEN BUSY
IN THE PAST WEEK
HOPEFUL TRACE A
SINGULAR MISTAKE
i