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G resham O utlook V O L I. NO. 32 GRESHAM, M U L T N O M A H C O U N TY , OREGON, TU E S D A Y , JUNE 20, 1911 SCHOOL MEETING THIEVES GETTING RACE TRACK TEMPERANCE IN DISTRICT 4 IN THEIR W0RK SURE THING AND PURITY There w as considerable excite- ----------- j _______ Clerk's Report Shows Good n,eM , Sunday »*««« a,,d Monday r m orning on account of an attem p t Progress During Year ed burglary at W o ste lls pipe line camp on the Zenith addition. It Just Closed. C ontractor W elch and his tw enty- "Ever at Your Service” Phone 701 $1.50 PER YEAR LANDSLIDE KILLS ONE v itu gh of S eattle. ,w ° nlen who have been excavatin g c , CL I O □ L li Gresham is now sure of a race j Mrs Jackson Selbaugh th e W C T ,h * «*“ cb * * P'Pe line through 5 t e a m S h o v e l B u n e d b Y B ig track and grandstand. national organizer for Slump Which Crushes Gresham is now sure of the big- U., held th ree in terestin g services <!regllai11 I*“' 6 finished their work Man to Death. seem s that for som e tim e frequent gest and m ost attractive Fourth of [n Gresham Sunday At 11 a m Thvs« ,uen are banded togeth er on spoke at th e Baptist church on ,h ” co-operative plan so that each , . , , th efts of m eat and provisions have i U? The annual school m eetin g for , , „ „ r,. , ■ „ . ,, . L . .. occurred and C. B. Kooyer, who has eru Multnomah county. A nother land slid e occurred on the tem perance work for the young. one baa au equal Interest in the D istrict 4, Gresham, was held Mon- „ , ... . . , charge bad fixed up a trap which th® Mt. Hood railw ay above the Gresham is now sure o f a sue- ' day afternoon The attendance was would w ake , f any one en , pred At 3 p m sh e gave a practical talk work on hand Mp- W elch states Sandy bridge on th e big curve last sm all considering the large number th e gupp,y , eI1, , , e wag aw akened cessfu l Fair th is fall w ith th e best . on Purity at th e Free M ethodist ,h a t he flnda thla arrangem ent very Friday in which th e big steam exh ib its and am usem ent features pos-; of voters now in the district. church. At 8 p. m. she delivered satisfactory and he and his men som e tim e in the night and found a sible for any county fair to have. shovel, Bucyrus, was nearly The principal item s o f business a rousing address on tem perance at b°th make more th is way than un man in the tent. Seizing a revolver turned over and considerably dam d e r address der the old ayBtem. w ere the receiving of th e annual fl- he ordered to ha, ( b(H , ngtead Y esterday m orning ubout 20 team s the Methodist church aged and one man, Tony Elm ore, nancial report and th e election of the man turned and ran northw est and men, with scrapers, plows and follow ed a special praise service I heir next job is at ( ou n cil (’rest, age 27 years, lost his life. No one a director for three years and a across the open toward a clum p of shovels.begun work on th e half m ile given by th e choir. Mrs Selbaugh w ,lere they have a large contract on else w as seriou sly hurt. The de The gave a special appeal and secured rtxk work I hey have met with ceased, an A ustrian, was brought to clerk for one year. A rthur D owsett brush Mr. Kooyer follow ed him track at the fair grounds w as chosen for director and D. M w ith a fu llisad e o f nine sh ots all to work is in charge of G. K. Howitt several new m em bers for the W. C. ,n a,,y d ifficu lties on th is work at Gresham by the railw ay com pany R oberts for clerk m eeting Qresham but under the term s of Saturday after an inquest by the geth er but th e man escaped in the of M ontavllla. who has had large T. U. At th e afternoon Mrs. Shoem aker w as elected presi- contract w ill get ordinary coroner o f C lackam as county The question of caring for the darkne8s and he could not tell experience in th is line of work. and cem etery property which by a for On the w est stretch where the j dent of the local branch. The work waRea f°r the tim e they have spent was buried in th e Gresham cem e w hether his shots took effect or ground for the track has been i has been revived and with the addl- b**,e Thia Plan of w"rk m ight rec mer donation belongs to th e school not. tery Sunday m orning, the railroad district w as taken up and discussed leased from N. L. Sm ith, the track tion of ubout a dozen new m em bers om m end Itself to som e of our own bearing , | le expense. short of w ill cut into the bank about five w ill d ou b tless be carried on vigor- citizen s who have been and th e general concensus o f opinion The shovel was being operated work th is w inter and spring while feet. At places low fills w ill be ously. was that th e board would have to by the Mt. Hood C onstruction com so many foreign ers have been made not exceeding four feet. The keep it in condition as heretofore. The work of the Union is broad pany. track w ill avreage about 60 feet and many sided. A real moral up brought in to work on th ese big T he fin an cial statem en t for the It is said the man could easily wide. A large traction en gin e will lift is felt In any com m unity where contracts year show ed receipts and expendi have gotten out o f the way of the be used to pack the dirt which w ill the d ifferen t departm ents tures as follow s: of its slide as did others. It is none too early to call at be sprinkled as it is rolled, thus work are carried on. RECEIPTS. T he new steam sh ovel, Marion, tention to the new m otor vehicle ADDITIONAL LOCALS insuring a solid track for the Fourth Cash on hand at last At the afternoon m eetin g which which was taken from the Sandy law which w ill go into effect on Work w ill begin on a covered was for w orkers and m others, Mrs annual m e e tin g ............ > 5,188.02 river where it was rolled by a land A ugust 1st. It declares th e law s of grandstand at once. This w ill be Selbaugh said that every child had Co. school fu n d ................. 2,440.80 The Shattuck A Lindsey team had slid e som e w eeks ago, Is now in the road. The law provides that built on the west finish and w ill be a right to be well born and quoted tw o gam es last Sunday. In the service on the construction work at 4.767.90 D istrict t a x ........................... all m otor veh icles shall be regis 40x100 feet, th u s seatin g a thous Dr. Oliver W endell H olm es as say m orning with P leasan t Home which Bull Run. It will soon be made an 477.50 R ate b ills and tu ition . . . tered w ith th e secretary o f state and or more people. 25.90 •ng that in child train in g you should they won by a score of 10 to 3 and ' o|j burner Other sou rces .................... which shall en title it to a register The corporation which is doing begin with th e child's grandm other. *n the afternoon with Corbett which The recent slid e has caused som e number. T his shall be displayed in th is is the G resham -R iverside She said that parents could Influ- was won by the visitin g team , score delay | n traffic but much Total ........................... >13,449 24 freight a specified way on the m achine. All A m usem ent club. It was Incorpor DSIBURSMENTS. ence th eir children more before th eir 9 to 8, Shattuck & Lindsey battery wm gooll be transported to Bull ch au ffeu rs are required to register ated last Saturday with >2000 capi birth than they can after. She also w as Middleton and Ham lin and th e Eun where the work is progressing T eachers w a g e s ............. > 5,125.00 These are m atters for the ow ners tal stock, a ll but >150 o f which has 951.00 F u el and su p p lie s............ said that every child had a right to score on the latter gam e was held rapidly on the big reservoir and the and drives o f m achines to attend been subscribed. About >1000 was be well brought up. She deprecat- down to 2 to 1 in favor of Gresh- tu n n els R epairs, im provem ents and to, but every one should be in taken by Gresham men, the balance ; ed the tendency to punish children am until the sixth Inning, 672.30 janitor .............................. formed concerning the law s of the by Portland people. by w hipping, often for trivial of-j 5 ,108.50 John Brown and fam ily are mov- The m em bers of the M. A. Ross Bonds and w arrants . . . road. Section 2 of the act gives The tru stees are J. K elly, presi- fen ses, and said the 60.00 punishm ent ing to Gresham. They w ill occupy » Post, G. A. R. and W. it. C. met ut Insurance ........................... th ese sp ecifically as follow s: dent; Chas. Cleveland, secretary j should grow out of the m isconduct, tent on their lots in C lanahan's ad- the Grange hall lust Saturday 41.00 In Clerk salary & stationery V ehicles proceeding in opposite A. Meyers, treasurer; L. Shattuck, 391.41 She esp ecially warned again st lying Idltion w hile building a house. Mr. their regular m eeting. There was Other purposes .................. directions shall pass to the right, vice president. The directors are, to children. It is worth everyth in g Brown w ill construct an office near u good attendance. A fine dinner giving on e-h alf the road to each. Lewis Shattuck, J. K elly, Dave An to have a ch ild 's confidence. the corner of Main and D ivision and a social tim e w as greatly en T o t a l ........................... >12,249.04 V ehicles proceeding in the sam e derson, Chas. C leveland, T, R. A ccording to the speaker every streets and carry on his Insurance joyed by all present. B alance on hand June 19, 1911, direction overtak e each other by H ow itt. The heaviest stockholders The Post w ill be represented at child also had a right to be w ell business. >1200.20. passing to the left. are The R iverside Driving club, protected. T he school cen su s show ed 161 In sp eak in g on th is Saturday w ill be children's day at the state encam pm ent at A shland, The overtak in g vehicle shall m ain T here w ill June 27-29, by the com m ander, Wm. m ules and 142 fem ales of school age tain its speed until clear o f the over >400; C. C leveland, T. R H ow itt, sh e describe«! the allu rem en ts of our the Gresham Grange F irst State Bank, Dr. Short, John cities, the w iles o f the wicked who be a strawberry dinner and a good B utler of Fairview . The corps will residing w ithin th e district. taken vehicle, and for such distance K elly, David Anderson, seek to lead th e young astray tim e. The program is in charge of be represented by Mrs. S. T. Crow each >100 j ¡seek th ereafter as sh all prevent dust and or m ore; am ong others are, O. J ' She urged the w hite life for every- Mrs Carlson who is Flora T his is n,ld Mra OeurKe Lusted and possl- The International Sunday school inud throw ing upon the overtaken Brown, Wm. H ockinson, Fred Metz- one. Our children, she said, need- th e regular m eeting which was ad b,y others, con ven tion w ill convene in San Fran- vehicle. It Is considered a rare treat to ger, A. Leland, Shattuck & Lindsey, ed Instruction upon th ese im portant journed from Juno 10. Don't m iss cisco today. The convention w ill The sign al so to pass shall be Chas, F landers and tpany others, | subjects. H aving been a high it. attend the encam pm ent. Those who con tin u e one w eek and close next given by one blast or stroke o f horn m ostly business men of Gresham, school teach er h erself for many go from th is section an ticip ate a W. H. Bachm eyer conducted the T uesday. The president Is Hon bell, w h istle, gong or other signal- ow ning each from >10 to >50 of years she knew how much a teach- pleasant journey to the city of service in the Methodist church at John S tites of L ouisville, K entucky ling device. Ashland, and a royal entertainm ent stock. er could do to guard and guide the P leasan t Home last Sunday m orn Chairm an, W. N. H artshorn o f Bar- Should the overtaken vehicles there. The program of the races for the young on m oral lines. ing in the absence of Pastor Calder. ter and general secretary, Marion then not give way, three such blasts Fourth is nearly ready and w ill be Mrs Selbaugh is a very forceful L aw rence of Chicago. or sig n a ls sh all be given, and on published soon, ('ash prizes am ount- speaker, m akes her addresses Inter- He reports a very good attendance. LUMBER FOR SALE — >4 lit) a T his is th e first in tern ation al con- failure to com ply th erew ith th e over- A m eeting o f the W. C. T. U. h a . ¡ thousan.l E llqulre Ore8„am Drug in g to >600 to >800 w ill be offered, estin g by a w ealth of Illustration, vention ever held w est of the takin" vehicle may at th e next sult- which w ill draw the best attractions speaks very rapidly and leads up been called by the president Mrs company. tf R ockies and w ill be a great even t table place sa fe to both veh icles go to be held In the Many prize w inners w ill enter. i to her conclusion when she carries Shoem aker for the P acific coast. On the pro- by w ithout further signal, The com m ittee is expecting to lin e 'h e r audience by storm . Her visit M ethodist church Thursday 3 p m. The Gresham G iants won the gram are m any o f the m ost re- It shall be the duty o f every over- gam e Sunday again st the T routdale lip som e Portland autom obile men has given a new im petus to the tem- nowned Sunday school w orkers of taken veh icle to turn to the right who w ill giev a speed exhibit of perance work here, learn by a score of 13 to 6. Next POKTLAA D MAItKKTS. th e world as Dr. J. W ilbur Chap- and g ive on e-h alf o f the road to the stock cars, which may develop Into Sunday afternoon the Glantg will man, Chas. F. Aked, W. B. H inson, overtaken vehicle. play ugainst R upert's C osterlnos, a D airy an il C ou n try Produce. q u ite a race. T his w ill take place fair. It has long been felt that the V ehicles approaching an intersec- Mrs. A. A. Lam areaux, Bishop E. E on th e new track. exh ib its alon e would not draw the POULTRY — Live hens, 15c; crack team from Portland. H ughes, Dr. J. T. McFarland, David tion road, street or highw ay shall be T he K nights of the Rose held The main purpose o f the building crowd. The usual con cession s are broilers. 20-23c; ducks, you n g, 20- G. Downey, Matt S. H ughes and F under control so as to permit the of th is track is to m ake it a feature quite u n satisfactory. The most 25c; nom inal, dressed turkeys, their second m eeting on the 16th D. Bovard, editor of the C alifornia vehicle on the right o f the vehicle of th e fair. T hat th ese men have draw ing featurei and accepted 27 new members. The are alw ays avail- choice, 25c. C hristian Adv«>cate. approaching to first cross the inter- EGGS- Oregon, ranch, candled, n ,eetln K « “*• conducted by S tale Or- an Interest in the fair^and will do able and In great varlet with a good The great them e of the conven- sect ing street road or highw ay, ganizer Frank O'Neill. The o ffi everyth in g In their power to m ake race track on the grounds Hence 21c; case count, 20c. tion w ill be “The Open Bible and At all in tersection s the vehicle it a su ccess in every way is very Gresham and the Fair association cers appointed were, Commander, G. C H EESE — F ull cream , tw ins, th e U plifted Cross." Special em- approaching the Intersection from evid en t. T his will solve th e d lfficul are to be congratulated on th is ad 14-14 |£ c ; per lb., young Am erica, E. Isham- past com m ander, E. H. phasls w ill be placed on factors of the right of any other vehicle ap- problem of ou tsid e attraction s at the dition to the Fair. Krnsberger; Lieut, com m ander, II. 16c pound. preaching the intersection shall have Sunday school progress. L. P ulfer; chapluln, Dr. S. P. B itt BUTTER — City cream ery extra ner; sergean t at arm s, Jas. Jen n ln g; the right of way. 1 and 2 pound prints, In boxes, secretary, Guy F ield h ou se; trea s All v eh icles approaching an inter Phone SPITZ PUPS for sale 23c per pound. section of a street, road or highway urer, Fred F ield h ou se. Next m eet 34 Gresham 248. PORK-— F ancy, 10-1 lc per lb. with the intention of turning there- ing will be held Friday evening at VEAL— Fancy, 11A6-12C per lb. atsh a ll, in turning to th e right, I. O. O F hall. H otel C hanges Hands. keep closely to the right, and V egetab les and F ru its. Mrs. Jackson Silhaugh of S eattle T he Mt. Hood H otel and R estau in turning to the left shall run to POTATOES -O regon, buying prlc was the guest of Mrs H attie W oi- rant at Sandy 1. now in charge o f " b e y o n d lh e 'c e n te r ’of"'ihe“ inter- >2 25-2.60 per hundred; new C ali tell on Sunday. Mrs A. J. Gould, recently from San gect,on Mr. and Mrs David Brooks and fornia p otatoes, 4c per pound. Excursion on New Mt. Hood Line Francisco. She w l l l a l s o conduct a ’ , n aI) pagglnK and overtak ln g .u ch B eadle and ONIONS Y ellow , >3; red, >2 75 Mr. and Mrs Richard m illinery store in th e D ouglas build aggigtance gha„ glven by , he son Vl< k, rtf Pow ell V alley, were per cwt. Grand Industrial and Calithumpian Parade, led by 36 cupants of each vehicle respectively Straw berries — Oregon, >1.25- gu ests of Mr. and Mrs John Con Gresham Concert Band to the ohter as the circum stances ley on Sunday. Mrs. IlrookB. who 175 per crate. A H eal H argnin. shall dem and and eith er request and fiooseb errles— 5-7c per pound; is Mr. C onley's sister, has not teen Patriotic Exercises, Ball Games and Athletic Sports For Sale-— Team , wagon, heavy eacb of them exercise due care and very w ell but Is som ew hat better. cherries, 75c->l 50 per box. harness, top buggy, light harness caution to get clearance and avoid V egetables — A sparagus. 75-90c Opening of New Half Mile Race I rack, I rotting and Wm. Congdon, Gresham, phone accidents. Every person having Many In thia locality will be in per box; cabbage, >3.00 per cw t.; Running Races for Cash Prizes 31». control or charge of any autom obile terested In the announcem ent of the rhubarb, 2-3c per pound. ■ — i motor vehicle or m otorcpcle, when- 13th annual reunion of the Kelly Dancing Afternoon and Evening Bhl« W anted. ever upon any public street or way. FOR SALE Late cabbage plants clan, next Saturday at the home of Bids are wanted at once on the and approaching any vehicle drawn W illiam s >1.00 per thousaud. Wm. E Sor Mrs. A. B. Manley, 663 construction of a grandstand on the by a horse or horses or any horse Members o f the en son , 6 m iles w est o f G resham , on avenue, Portland. F air rounds. For particulars and upon which any person Is riding, clan are d escendants of C linton, Al Section Line road. 3 3 sp ecification s call at office o f T. R shall operate and m anage and con- Come Early bert, Thom as and O llm ore K elly, H ow itt. trol such autom obile, m otor vehicle Stay all Day who settled In Oregon in 1848 and GOOD PASTURE for rent at 1850. Miss B essie H ow itt ______________ I or m otor cycle in such m anner as And Then Soime is a Anderson station . Ed. Osburn. grea, granddaughter of Clinton Kel- DECIDE. *0 exercise every reasonable pre- phono 691. Declde, th e Percheron sta llio n , w ell caution to prevent th e frightening ly. The K elly's have been promi No Better Place known in Gresham and v icin ity, w ill of any such horse or horses, and to nent in th e early history o f th is W ANTED TO LET Near Gresh section. No Better Time m ake the season as follow s: Insure th e safety and protection of am, one acre of old meadow land No Better Way Monday, at livery barn at Sandy »ny person riding or driving the to plant in potatoes for one-third T uesday, at B. F. D o n a h u es “ me. And If such horse or horses FIFTY OBNTLBMKN wanted with share o f crop to ow ner Good clean appear frightened th e person in con- their ladies to eat tee cream ; new barn. Boring. soil. A ddress Box 86, R oute 2, Big Attraction« parlors, Main street, first door W ednesday, till Thursday noon. ,ro1 o f such tnotor vehicle sh all re- G resham , Oregon. tf yard duce Its speed, and. If requested Fine Grounds north o f th e new cem ent block, tf at Straus Lumber C o 's by signal or oth erw ise by th e driver Anything You Want Gresham FOR SALK Forty little plga; I W ANTED- -1 0 0 ladies to take Friday and Saturday, W. A p roc. of such horse or horses, shall not alao som e brood sow s with pigs C. advan tage of the special reduction proceed further toward such anim al tor's at C ottrell. N Sm ith, Webb Stock Farm , phone on all lin es of m illinery at the unless such m ovem ent be necessary No Laws Against Firecrackers Straus Lumber <'«>.. Owner« 25». tf Gresham Millinery Emporium. to avoid accident or Injury, or until No Signs, “Keep off the Grass tbe such anim al appears to be under Plenty of Room to Celebrate E s'acada w ill celebrate TYPEW RITING and Stenographic W ANTED— To buy or rent a F tu ir h I d the good old fashioned tb« control of its rider or driver work wanted Marie D inger, phone good second-hand tent. 8 M Benet, way. C ontinued on page 4. 4». 33 Gresham, or phone 50 x 2. 33 NEW LAW GOVERNING MOTOR VEHICLES SPEND THE FOURTH AT GRESHAM IF YOU WANT A GOOD TIME