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I TWICE A WEEK VOL I. NO. 24 G resham O utlook GRESHAM. MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1911 “Ever at Your Service” P h o n e 701 $1.50 PER YEAR GOOD TALKS AT SENIORS WILL SHOW MANY CITIZENS WANT NEW BOOKS FOUND CONDITIONS ARE BAD SUPT. ALDERMAN CLUB RECEPTION S hakespeare saloons off corners in gresham library on powell street ADVISES PUPILS ----------- The m em bers of the senior class The nam es o f seven ty-six voters The follow in g are a few of the C onditions along the Pow ell V al-i th e Gresham high school w ill livin g w ithin th e lim its o f the tow n sew books recently received at t h e 'le y road east of Gresham have been C. G. C h a p m a n a n a W. W. present th eir class play next Friday have been secured to the follo w in g Gresham library: bad for som e tim e, but with the District No. 8 G ra d u a te s Ni ne night la th e A ssem bly hall. The petition: Hoy Scouts of America, E Seton- rains and the blocking of the roads C otton Interest H earers in P u p ils from E ighth G rad e Play is e n title d "M erchant of Ven- To ~ H onorable Mayor and Com- Thompson lu som e p laces by m achinery it is J Live Booster T hem es. ice U p-to-D ate. It w ill be present- m<jn C ounc|, o f (he of Greah. Practical A rgum entation. U. K alm ost Im passable for heavy loaded j w ith F ine P ro g ram . ----------- ed in fiv e acts. It is an im prove- P attee. | vehicles, Last Friday night one of _______ The first public entertain m en t ntent on th e Shakespearian produc- How We are Governed, C. the au to delivery trucks w as and reception was given by the Com- tlon and BhoW8 how the greal pla>" We> th e u ndersigned, legal voters Marrlott s o iled all night and finally dltche.l The ' « ““ “’ " ' ^ e n t exercises < right would have w ritten it had he * ith in the City o f Gresham, County in trying to pass the big derrick tbe ^erry school, D istrict No. », Oregon G eology, T. Condon. D istrict (,ved [u thl> d(jy mere a c u of .resham An aduiiggion fee o f M ultnom ah, S tate of O regon, be- The Motor Car, 11. W. A. Brewer. used in liftin g the pipe Into the ’'e r e held last n igh t at th e school last Friday even in g in th eir new of 25 and 35 cen ts w ill be charged llev in g that th e saloon s in the City Radium , and all about it, S. Bot- ditch. It would seem no more than house. The assem bly room was hall. F ollow in g is th e cast o f char- of G resham , located as they now are , a square deal all around to have crow ded with th e parents, school on the m ain th orou gh fares of the A large crowd was In attendance acters: C hanging C onceptions of Educa- som e w arning placed at each end of children and visitors. and the com m ittee w hich has had The D uk® o f V e» ‘ce. Herbert city, have, by th e assem bling o f dis- , ,,n . K P cb u b b er|ey 1 th is stretch of road to warn heavy charge of the ch an ges and decorat- Byan. orderly oiderly people people In in crow crow ds ds on on the the T he Russian Road to China, L. W. vehicles o f th e d angers before th ey: platform were the speak in g ought to feel quite proud of A ntonio, a Senior — Captain of w alks of said main th o io u g h fa res, Bateg. j r get go jar tb a t,» they cannot turn ®r> mem bers of the school board and th eir work if they heard all th e High Scl>ool F ootb all T eam , Roy becom e a public nuisance; and we ch a p ters in Rural Progress, K. L. around or back out. They w o u ld . th ® cla88 of n in e bo)» and girls, Basaanlo. his friend and su itor to do hereby p etition the Common B utterfield. avoid much inconvenience and grad u ates from the eigh th grade. good th in gs that were said about t ouncil of th e t ity of Gresham to^ The Kural s c| ence Series, F ertll- trouble, both to th e contractors and The d istrict w as fortunate in secur th e appearance of th e room and the Bortla, Bert ilo ss. stage decorations and furnishings. Orstlsao. another frien d , Earl l-ass an ordinance forbidding th e ,Ierg L H Hailey ing S tate Superintendent L ouis Al the public. The hall certainly look s very in vit- Thompson. further issu an ce of licen ses to the T hese books ou gh t to find a derm an for the occasion. He spoke ing and it ou gh t to be an easy m at- Shylock, a w ealthy gam bler, K en- saloon s of (.resh am , except for places jarge num ber of readers. We sorne- in an Interesting and im pressive way ter to induce people to com e there n e,h R oberts. which shall have th eir en tran ce tjmos forget that our library can of the advan tages of our public on occasional even in gs esp ecially If Tubal, his friend, and captain of T w enty-five feet or more distan t furn|gb U8 abundant Inform ation on school system . He w as sure we th e club con tin u es to furnish as en- ,h e B elm ont F ootb all team , Lloyd frolu any street intersection or cor- alm ost any topic w ithin a few days. were building w ell. D uring each "er of block and providing that no , f you w ant booka on any gubJect hour of the tw enty-four th e sun tertain in g and in stru ctive a pro Schram. L auncelot Gobbo, a servant to saloon be perm itted to exist in any agk tb e | | brarjal, alld an effort w ill girls gram as was presented last Friday Oregon jew elers w ill m eet in was shin in g upon hoys and Shylock, W ilbur T hom pson. corner room of any building on th e m ade (o (urIllab lt evening. Portland on June 5 and 6, th ese gathered in sch ools under the U nlt- The P rofessor, an ex-ray photog- corner o f any block w ithin th e city _____ ueing the d ates fixed for the fourth e<l p la te s flag The officers of the club were on lim its of the City of Gresham. hand early to give everyone a cor- raPber, E th el W ilkinson, He congratulated the m em bers annual convention. Trade m atters dial w elcom e and when 8 o ’clock Policem an, Harold Kern, w ill be discussed and en tertain- tbe e'aBB on having reached this had arrived a goodly num ber num- Portia, a rich heiress, May ment featu res w ill not be over- *n,P°rtant m ile post In th eir educa- terson. looked. Donal Journey. He urged them to ber were present. her friend, Nei issa | consider th is only a beginning and The opening num ber on the pro M argaret gram , a piano duet by Mrs. Sterl Schantine. P ortlan d ’s cam paign for a big au- pre88 on and fu lfill the sentim ent of The Pow ell V alley farm ers held Maude Jessica, S h y lo ck ’s ward, in g and Mrs. A lbertson, w as much an oth er well attended m eeting at d ito iiu m is now under way and ,h eir >notto, to "Climb though the appreciated and excep tion ally w ell Michel. T he rem ains of the four victim s tbe gtb ooj house Saturday even in g there seem s little doubt that lt w ill Hoad I*® R ugged. Miss Abbie S. T hreedlce, a teach- of th e Mt. Hood d isaster at Sandy consider som e plan of organixa- be su ccessfu l Various business Mr A G erm an then 8P«»te of the executed. President Meyers fo rti river were burled yesterday in the tion for tbe producer8 o f th is sec- and im provem ent clubs are giving * reat Philosophies of th e past and fied h im self again st censure if he er, G ladys R ichey. P olly, P ortia'a maid, L illian Fre- Gresham cem etery. The railroad tjon m ovem ent their hearty support. their teach in gs concerning life. failed to make a respectable show ing com pany furnished the ground and c R K eller was chosen tem por- ______ . He pointed out what was good In in his address by sh iftin g the re dolph. A n ton io’s m other, L illian Fre- C lackam as county pays part of th e ary chairm an-and C. M. Sm ith, tern- The recall of Joseph E llis, coun each one, inclu d in g th e last and sponsibility onto the shoulders of expense. An effo rt w as m ade by porary secretary. oilm an from the tenth ward in Port- Pest, the Christian philosophy which th ose w ho placed him in office. Af dolph. Mrs. Gobbo, L au n celot's m other. Supt. Packer and Mr. Carlson to io- M atters considered at th e m eet- land m ust go on the official ballot tau gh t us to think of others. By ter his address, which was replete w ith spicy th ou gh ts and suggest ions, Marian Robertson. cate relatives or friends who would ing several w eeks ago were fu rth er for that ward at the com ing city adopting th ese principles we would F ootb all P layers, Boys. care for th e bodies but only on e w as considered and the d esire to form u- election according to a decision pro- Dnd the largest and m ost successful th ere seem ed no disp osition on th e claim ed, th at o f Ed. T orgensen, late a d efin ite plan of organ ization nounced yesterday by Judge Oaten- Bfe. part of th e m em bers eo exercise w hose real nam e w as H anson. H is waa strongly expressed. Many pres- betn of the local circuit court An excellen t program of m usic “ th e recall.” m other who w as poor and a w idow , en t seem ed to favor join in g th e ----------- wa8 rendered, as follow s: Mr. C. C. Chapman o f Portland livin g at Ogden, Utah, wired th e parmer’, Union of E quity. S eattle business men are sh ow in g Vocal solo, Mrs. O. J. Brown, w as greeted with a rousing cheer V iolin solo, Mrs. C. Martins. com pany to bury him here until sh e The follow in g were appointed a great in terest In the com ing as he rose to his feet after being Vocal solo, C. W. A lbertson. could get m eans to rem ove th e re- com m ittee to draw up by-law s and Astoria cen ten n ial. T w enty-tw o ex- Introduced by P resident Meyers. He Vocal solo, L ottie Davis. Last Friday n igh t In a public ad- mains, com plim ented the president- on mak- n con stitu tion . C. M. Sm ith, chair- cursions have been booked from A. B rugger, chairm en of the in g so good a speech and proceeded dress Dr. W oodrow W ilson said of m an, E. Schw cdler, B. C. A ltm an, F. W ashington already and th e S eattle to explain the d ifferen ce between city governm ent: Oregon, the land G raduating E x e r c is e s I » w e ll \ a l l e y O. E kstrom , C. D. W elch, papers are giving special p u b licity . board, presented the diplom as Graduation exercises w ill be held The next m eetin g w ill eb held to th e celebration . I Those receivin g d iplom as w ere. Earl a “ boomer" and a " b ooster” show - o f progress, is behind In one thing, Ing in a very c le a r m anner the fact and it is a surupris to me th at ltdar at ,,le Bowell Valley school next g aturday n igbt, Ju n e 3, at th e sam e : Stanley, G ladys H olgate, Gladys that a booster was one who had and it is a surprise to me th at lt Saturday ev en in g at 8 o clock. A p |a c e . I The Standard Oil com pany of Bliss, M adeline M cDonald, Hester som eth in g to push and pushed lt would be behind In an yth in g in the c ’a88 of 8lx pupils w l'l receive diplo- A m eeting of th e com m ittee w ill New Jersey and Its nineteen sub- Thorpe, Rosa Coons, W ilbur Stan- w h ile the boomer was one who ex- nature of reform , but in New Jersey 111,18 havlnK com pleted th e eighth be held next Saturday afternoon. sidary corporations lias been de- ley. Ralph S tan ’ey, l^ewig C alkins. plotted unpractical ideas and pushed we have one on you. That is the Kr,lde work and passed th eir final | d a red a conspiracy and continual-1 The program w as follow ed by a ly in restrulnt of trade by the bu - banquet given by th e district lo the sch em es and com m unities into a com m ission form of city governm ent. exam inations. Supt. R. F. Robinson LUSTED m ushroom and unnatural grow th Portland should tak e notice, and wil1 be Pr*‘8’’nt ,o deliver an ad- _______ preme court of the United S tates graduates, their parents, th e school Mathew R aune and Alfred H a m -1 and has been ordered to d issolve hoard and th ose assistin g on the based upon no d efin ite foundation 1 hope that you w ill, lt sim ply dress and present diplom as, ilton is down w ith th e m easles. I w ithin six m onths. program. About 35 persons were or sure resources. He closed with sw eeps all of the trim m in gs and fat a beau tifu l illu stration of the laten t fryings aw ay. It runs the city gov- " P e n your postage stam p fails Ralph N elbauer is fen cin g the seated at th e tables. pow er and p ossib ilities for th ose ernm ent in the way that you would lo 8tl<k, m oisten th e glue on the w hole o f b i8 farm, He Intends to The teachers, Miss E lsie C alkins Oregon pioneers will hold their w ho only are w illin g to say when a run your bu sin ess, by con d u ctin g lt flap o i the en velop e, pass the stam p put lin up-to-date woven w ire fen ce annual reunion and banquet at the and Miss F lorence F ield h ou se, have d ifficu lt problem fa ces them . "I upon a basis of responsibility. It is g en ,ly over It and see w hat a good a)Ound the front of his Louse w hich! Masonic T em ple in Portland on June put In a faith fu l year's work and 21. A rrangem ents are now being have been very su ccessfu l th in k I can .” the sim p lest form and it is a su b stitu te it is for th e m u cilage w m m aice quite an im provem ent. Mr and Mrs McDona’o called at niade for th is gathering by th e Or- Mr. C hapm an’s address was a p -; marked success. There are more bottle. ih e hom e of Mr. and Mrs G. Lusted egon Pioneer association Secre- p red ated by every one present and than. 150 c itie s now engaged in oper- H ave Dr. Lowe relieve your head F iv e A cres f o r S a le i on in e way to their farm lust Mon- ta ry G eorge H. lilin es is arranging he w ill be w elcom e on a Gresham atin g th eir m unicipal governm ent. ache with a pair of his correct fit By owner, th ree and a half m iles oay. a program of unusual Interest and a platform any tim e. under th is form . east o f G resham . In high sta te of u . ,, „ . u ting glasses They cost no more A fter a song by th e school quar- You need to adopt w hat is cu ltivation , th ree and a h alf acres ” r and Mrs. I nil r.der m ade a large num ber o f th e sturdy pioneers than oth ers and you have the bene- tet, Hon. W. W. Cotton was intro- known as the short ballot, to have in fruit and berries, balance open b u sin ess trip to Portland last week who laid the fou n d ation s of our Dt of his sk ill and more than tw en duced. Mr. Cotton is w ell known the least p ossible num ber of office- ground, good house, barn, apple Sirs. Frank Clark of N ew berg state w ill m eet and recall the In even to th e old est settlers In th is holders, and be In a position to hold chicken^ D gh^ 'iuidlien*h<m se Grandpa L usted a folk s and cld en ts of the past. Indian War ty years' experience. C onsult him W ednesday, May 31, One day only com m unity having settled on his them responsible. It is unlm agin- one quarter m ile from county road, c l ber relatives here for a few days, veterans will m eet here on June 20. at F ield h ou se, the jew elers Dr farm near Gresham at an early day. able to me that the people o f Ore- Joins Section L ine which w ill be Most of th e farm ers In th is vie- ---------------------- Lowe can furnish scores of refer- H e is one of the stalw art men of gon should adopt th e in itia tiv e, ref- °Pened in near future. Good road InPy are m oving th eir fe u te s back m e a s u r i n g 8 x 1 0 In c h e s e n e e a the west who by their untiring ef- erendum and recall and th en con- *n ,o P|a <e, tw o m iles to ch u rch ,500 w here they belong and putting in I & w eighing ounces, w as laid one low , , bar- har good fen ces which m akes lt a sixty forts and sacrifice have m ade Ore- tln u e th eir governm ent In so un- yards to school house. I P low | day recently by a Barred Rock hen in tel.lg cn t a m anner th at they do ™ w. cu ltivator and oth er to o ls go foot road. W ben tbtg ig done and th e I DM IDE. gon w hat she is today. not know whom to recall. ? Uh p,ace . » 2 B0° caah r o a d , properly graveled th is w ill ^ " ‘ n Decide, the Percheron stu lllon , well Such men who stand out above Phone Gresham 136 or address a f |M thoroughfare. known ln Gresham and vicin ity, will th e com m on m ass of people and yet T routdale, G. W. A llder. Mr. and Mrs. Bert H eighton of m ake the season at- follow s: are one of them and have taken L ist o f Ijettera. • Sandy visited Ed. H am ilton one day P eter G eorges and Tom Arvan, Monday, at livery hart at Sandy. th e lead in d irecting a ffairs of The follo w in g list of letters re- HORSES AM» <«>WS EOlt SALE. last w eek. ' w,>o have been running an extra T uesday, at E. F. D onahue's sta te and county In right d irections m a, n uncalled for ln tbe Gresham F. Erz and fam ily are occupying steel-layin g force of 125 men for barn, Boring having looked ahead in to the fu p ostoffice for the w eek en d in g May One m atched team , bay horses, th eir new residence. j'h e Mt. Hood railw ay have gone to W ednesday, till Thursday noon, ture and encouraged th eir fellow s 20th, 1911: w eight, 2900; age, 8 and 10 years Jak e Horsner Is building a large Portland with all their men. They at Straus Lumber Co.'s yard. to follow on In the developm ent of G entlem en — Chas. B. Stew art, One black geld in g 4 years; w eigh t, have been buying provision here Gresham a state are to be adm ired. We owe Hendry H enderson, C. R adke. J. H. 1200; one bay filly 5 years; w eight tarn on his farm here. :md any desiring to know their ad Friday and Saturday, W A. Proc- much of our present prosperity to k e | | er 1250. Ten first cla ss m ilch cow s The Marion County Poultry asso d ress w ill find them at 324 Couch to r’s at C ottrell th ese men, w e ow e our present ed W ill m ake sp ecial price on th ese Cards-— Earl DeLapp, W. W ic|^ elation of Salem , O regon, proposes street, Portland Straus Lumber C o ., O w n e r s . ucational ad van tages and church cow s to anyoife who can h andle the L a d ie s M rs K in er. to hold an exhibition on Novem ber p rivileges to th eir industry and fore T hese letters w ill be sent to the en tire lot, or w ill sell any number. 27 to D ecem ber 2 next. The a sso sigh t. tuberculin letter office on June 3rd, T hese cow s have been dead ciation hopes to m ake It one. of the We are sure that Judge C otton’s ,f nQt dellvered before Gresham, In tested . D. F. Talbot, best poultry exh ib ition s ever con address was very w ell appreciated (.a „ lnK for th e above ph.age say phone 528. ducted In th staete Liberal prem and we want him to speak again advertised, givin g date o f list. ium s w ill be offered. Most people here th ou gh t that W ANTED— 1500 on 5 acres, at I. McColl, P. M Mr. Bachm eyer could sing very well, 7 per cen t, from private party but som e rem arked that he did bet A new phenom enon so far as we Property clo se to Gresham. A ddress W A NTEO — Wood to saw with ter than ever before in th e song know is the action of the seniors of C 8, care O utlook. drag saw Heavy tim ber preferred. follow in g th e judge's address. the K ansas S tate A gricultural col UP TO DATE Magnuson A N elson, G resham , Ore Mr. L. Shattuck m ade an appeal LOST — F em ale Scotch C ollie, lege in asking for and securing a 27 for more m em bers for th e club and gon, phone 501. black and tan, w hite collar an 1 sem i-official course in table man- secured quite a num ber o f sign a To Judge from observation breast. Named Topgy. N otify K, F ners Mw red u it ti t w o , tures. The club, plans to have * A a it e r s . O rM lM U B U e i g i j « o r phone m hotels, restaurant*, ate., 'tie least pair of glasses? Call at o u tlo o k 24 concern of the average American m ore of th ese good tim es ln the sm aller F ield h ou se, th e J ew elers, and have .. - man o f business and affairs Is bis fu tu re to furnish som e A ssem b ly H all, G resham H igh Sch ool room s In th e rear o f th e hall now Dr. Lowe show you the new g la sses FOR SALE- Good house and m anners at table One wonders occupied by the Gresham Outlook with which you can see all dis- large lot On principal street, close wbeth er m others and fath ers give a o ffice and m ake a borne which w ill tanees No lin es or seam s In th e In, Gresham Very low. A ddress ( b(,llg b t to the table habits o f their be appreciated by the m em bers and g la ss to catch d u st and strain the R 5, care O utlook. ch ild ren , the boys In particular friends. L iterature is now be- eyes No cem ent to com e apart _ _ _ _ _ _ _ least w hether th ose o f a genera- Ing prepared to answ er the m any To have him show th e n / to you w ill W ANTED— W hen school is out, tlon ago did. The sp ectacle of a Play begins at 8 : 1 5 inq u iries for inform ation which are *n no wlse o b lig a te you to purchase good quiet girl about 12 years old w ell dressed and seem in gly Intelll- con stan tly com ing. If th e good , — — — be| p around house and for com - gen t man violating all th e rules of people of th is com m unity w ill just PASTU RE— C attle w anted to pas pany In exch an ge for sm all pay and good breeding in a public eatin g A dm ission 25c and 30c R eserv ed seats 50c "Think they can then and not till ture. Inquire of B W itter. Oresh- cloth es. Inquire at Outlook office, place Is an everyday occurrence.— then w ill we see "Gresham grow" am , Oregon. Phone 383. 27 Gresham. 25 Good H ousekeeping. c ~ NEARBY HAPPENINGS TOLD IN FEW WORDS Ke” VICTIMS OF LANDSLIDE GRESHAM ’ POWELL VALLEY FARMERS MEET ADVOCATES COMMISSION FORM OF GOVERNMENT SENIOR CLASS PLAY M erchant o f Venice Next Friday Night, May 26