Gresham outlook., January 03, 1913, Image 1

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,------------------------------- GRESHAM, MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY. JANUARY 3
SILVER WEDDING AT
PLEASANT valley
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Rateman of
Bell Hose celebrated
th eir 25th
redging of Slough Is Urged wedding anniversary Jan. le t, 1913,
and Benefits of Plan
at their pretty home on Fern Hill.
Q uite a large company assembled
Are Shown.
■ to see them reuew th eir vows made
years ago. The ceremony was
T M. llu rlb u rt, city e n g in ee r of Perform ed by the Rev. Mr. Moore
rtlaad, w riting in th e New Year nmnv*'uA’t ** " a#S a Mieclal ‘‘ere-
’
j "l,on> gotten up for such occasions
.gonlan says of th e proposed op- 1 ,le evening was spent in games
and music. The wedding su pjier
ling of the C olum bia slough that
was the best of its kind.
ether proposition p resented
to
The guests present were Mr. and
people of P o rtla n d possesse, Mrs. Pomeroy, Mr. and Mrs. Work
man, Mr. and Mrs. Anderson and
(h immense p o tr-b llid e s as
are (laughter, Mr. and Mrs. McLaugh­
fered b; m aking of th e slough a lin of P ortland. Mr. and Mrs. Gar-
lock, Mr. Moore of Ixmts, Mr. und
jlfic highway. Tills Idea is in Mrs. H. French, Mr. and Mrs. I!u-
eard with an a iitc le in the Out- chnan, Mr. and Mrs. Kindle,
Mr.
ok a few weeks ago ,h u t Mr. H url J. Ambler, Mr. M. Smith of Bell
iri would confine his pro ject to rose Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Snashall
of Pleasant Valley.
limits of t i e city of P ortland,
At a late hour all united in sing­
lis l> cau se
P o rtlan d
already ing “ Blest lie the Tie th a t Binds,
i the au th o rity to proceed in the all said good night and departed for
irk, whereas to extend the work their several homes.
1913
Notable Events of 1912
WORLD'S EVENTS.
Balkan war, broke out.
E stablishm ent of Chinese republic
Sinking of Titanic, April 14. greatest shipwreck In history.
Discovery of south pole reported by Roald A munddsen, March
7. Discovered Dec. 14, 1911.
Death of Japanese em peror.
•
Discovery of anti-tuberculosis serum.
G reat coal m iners' strike in E ngland.
Mexican rebellion.
Stockholm Olympic games.
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Rebellions in Santa Domingo an d Nicaragua.
Death of Gen. Win. Booth.
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Death of Wm. T. Stead.
NATIONAL EVENTS.
Progressive party organized.
\\ oman suffrage in three states.
Election of dem ocratic president.
Parcels post law passed.
Statehood granted New Mexico, Jan u ary 6.
Statehood granted Arizona, Feb. 14, forty-eighth sta te in th e Union.
Great strik e of textile w orkers a t Lawrence, Mass.
Arrest and conviction of th irty -eig h t dynam iters.
Police scandal in New York City.
Awarding of Nobel prize to Dr. Alexis Carrel.
Death of Vice P resident Sherm an.
Death of W hitelaw Reid.
Raising of Maine in H avana H arbor.
Devestating floods in Mississippi valley.
$1.50 PER YEAR
WATCH NIGHT KEPT
WATFR ÇIIPPIV
AT PLEASANT HOME
r iM i-r m
A New Y ear w atch m eeting was
held at th e home of W. E. Craswell C i
bv the local chapter of th e P leasant S t° ra g C
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Rec-
commended in Bull
Home E pw orth League. It was vot­
Run Reserve.
ed a g ran d success. The m eeting ,
was opened by singing, followed by I
p rayer and scrip tu re reading by th e ! P o rtlan d 's w ater supply, from the
p resid en t, Mrs. Lansdowne. Reports [ fam ous Bull Run river, w hich is
from th e various com m ittees showed algo the source of G resham ’s sup­
the League to be doing excellent ply, Is available for a population of
work and in a grow ing and prosper­ 700,000. At present th e consum ers
num ber about 230,000, b u t the
ous condition to begin w ork for the
“available supply” is not meas­
com ing year.
The p resid e n t's rep o rt, of course, ured by th e capacity of the two
was along the lines of general in te r­ m ains which ru n s th ro u g h this city
est to th e L eague, saying she was from th e headw orks to P o rtland.
especially pleased w ith the work the
The sta rtlin g assertion is made
ch ap ter had been doing and th e in­ th a t th e e n tire flow of Bull Run
terest taken. The devotional meet during the h o tte st period
of the
ings each Sunday evening have been season is not equal to th e capacity
very interesting. Special muBlc is of th e two pipes and there is now
arran g ed for nearly every m eeting, a proposition before the w ater de­
special papers are read and th e prac­ p artm en t to establish storage reser­
tice of using clippings has been a l­ voirs in th e Cascade m ountains to
most abandoned, und
stories told supply any deficiency when the pop­
J instead.
ulation of P o rtlan d reaches th e num -
The th ird vice president, Miss oer th a t will use all th e w ater d u r­
Minnie Shriller, and her com m ittee, ing th e sum m er season.
solicited canned fru it enough to fill
D. D. C larke, engineer of the
a barrel, w hich was sent to th e Old w ater d ep artm en t is a u th o rity for
P eople’s Homo a t Salem for C hrist­ the statem en t such, storage reser­
mas. T here being but four ladies voirs will be needed som etim e in
at th e home, th e rest men, the the near fu tu re, and has estim ated
ladies replied in th eir own hand- lh a t a storage capacity of about
wiTting, except one, who is ninety 1,000,000,000 gallons can be provid­
years of age. In answ er to the ed in the Bull Run reserve in n a t­
league's
request eSch lady told u ral reservoir sites along the river,
w hat she m ost needed or would w ithout g reat expense, th a t will
like best, and as a resu lt the league keep the Bupply up to th e full ca­
voted to send one gingham apron pacity of the conduits d u rin g th e
and a jabot, and a p air of m ittens, dry season. As th e average ru n ­
and a collar w ith th e league em off from th e Bull Run w atershed is
blem em broidered on it.
from six to eig h t tim es th e flow
The fo u rth vice p resid en t’s
re­ during th e low w ater period there
p o rt was also good. The fact th at will be no difficulty in filling any
the league has each m outh a good storage reservoirs th a t may be pro­
social tim e, shows th a t this com m it­ vided.
tee is doing good work.
The to ta l flow of w ater into
The secretary 's report showed the P o rtland is now 67,000,000 gallons
league is being supplied w ith the d a ll- when th e re is an abundance of
best of lite ra tu re and a fte r all bills w ater in Bull Run. I t seems su r­
are met, th ere will still be several prising th a t th ere is less th an th a t
su rp lu s dollars in the treasury.
am ount of w ater in th e river d u r­
The league ch arter, nicely fram ed, ing the h o ttest m onths, b ut such
cam e as q u ite a surprise, hut a seems to be th e case. The proposed
glad one to every member.
storage sites are to be found in the
A fter the necessary business had sm all canyons th a t
lead feeding
been tran sacted th e social com m ittee stream s into Bull Run rivet
and
took charge, and gam es and music they are num erous enough to store
were then enjoyed by all un til 12 practically all the w ater th a t is
m inutes of 12. W hen the president wasted d u rin g o th er seasons of the
gave the rollcall, which was respond­ year. These canyons could easily
ed to by every nam e with a verse of l e converted Into reservoirs.
but
scripture, followed with prayers by there is d an g er th a t th e w atef
Mrs. N orth ru p and Mr. and Mrs. would not be as good as when it
Robert Lansdowne. It then being came from Ihe glacial springs th a t
ju st 12 o'clock, the party being well form the creeks.
1
supplied with hells, tin pans and
The m a tte r will present an engi­
buckets, potato m ashers and
iron neering problem some day, but th ere
spoons, m arched to th e lawn to ring is one certain ty — a th ird Bull Run
th e old year out and th e new year pipe line will never be needed. If
in. This was done in proper fash­ P o rtlan d ev er grow s beyond the
ion, then tke com pany retu rn ed to 800,000 m ark in population a new
the dining room w here the hostess source of w ater supply will have
had shown her ability, for there to be found. It will be fu rth e r
they found w aiting them a most de­ away and p resen t difficulties
in
licious luncheon. The m eeting ad ­ cost and construction for an o th er
journed at an early hour, everyone generation to worry over. F o r the
having had a thoroughly good time. tim e being, and fo r years to come
th ere will be enough
w ater for
The Southern Pacific company Is P o rtlan d , and incidentally for Gresh­
still helping along ag ric u ltu ral de­ am. so let th e fu tu re look o ut for
velopm ent In .th is state, th e latest itself.
move being the publication of a 30-
page booklet on poultry raising. Its
Oregon's B ig Trees.
object is to encourage th e growing
Up In the forest reserve, some­
of chickens, p articu larly in western where between the headw aters of
Oregon. The book is to be d istrib ­ Hood Hlver and Bull Run and lying
uted w ithout charge to all Inter­ northw est of Mt. Hood are th e big­
ested.
gest trees In Oregon. They are
ju st btyoltd Larch m ountain and
were discovered by L. F erdinand
Floss who lives near Corbett. The
trees a re several hundred feet high
and H and in th e fla t of a hidden
M iscellaneous,
canyon
Steep bluffs on eith er
BALED HAY for sale at my place hand shut in the gorge in which
a t Cottrell, W. A. P roctor.
they grow and th is reason is given
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for failure of anyone to find them.
There are tw o varieties, one of
FOR 8ALE— Second crop clover which is probably the Douglas fir,
hay, baled. T. C. Tow nsend,Gresh- the oth er is cedar. Both species are
>90 round and stra ig h t and have no
am, phone 61.
limns to a great height
The fir
Are You G oing to liu ild ?
trees are described as having beau­
if so, consult W. H. K arr, G resham .
tifu l crow ns a t th e top, with a
Oregon. Plans and estim ates tu rn
sm ooth bark.
I shed
tf
B etter steam er service on the Up­
Home More Choice IxAa.
per C olum bia and the 8n ak e rivers
F or Sale in Z enith addition by was the su b ject recently taken up
the ow ners. The In dependent Land by a conference of com m ercial club
Company. Easy term s. Buy direct representatives at Kennewick Plans
and save com m ission
See E H
Kelly, Res T hird stre e t and Kelly were made for the operation of hosts
d u rin g the com ing year and resolu­
avenue
tf
tions adopted th a t the organisations
1 ry a W ant Ad. it you w ant to represented should assist In every
buy or sell anything. It will help way th e steam boat companies oper­
atin g on these stream s.
you.
|rtiiei eastw ard would re q u ire an
A few friends and neighbors of
leuiou of th e Cn.y lim its or pro- Mr. and Mrs .Paul Bliss dropped in
t for l lie p ro jec t by som e other on them December 31st, to watch
Dd of legislation on the p a rt of tlie old year out and the new year
in. The evening was s|ient in
I state.
gam es and music.
W atches were
Mr, H u rlb u rt’s plans extend for set by a regulator and as it neared
distance of twa.’ve m iles
east the m idnight hour all was on the
STATE EVENTS.
trd from tlie m outh of th e slough "qul vlve” to tie the first, to greet
Victory of women suffragists.
“ Happy New
In miles m ore would
b ring the the other with th e
Anti-vice crusade in state.
Y ear.” The old year went out
pject to T ro u td ale, and if the am idst ringing of bells and tooting
E lks’ carnival in Portland.
irk is ever u n d e rta k e n
it
will ot horns and a jolly handshaking
Dr. H arry Lane elected U. S. senator.
ntually be extended th e entire all around. All, then repaired to
LOCAL EVENTS.
wnce, hut th a t tim e will be tlie dining room and th ere partook
of a fine spread, prepared by the
Building of city hall.
Ither away. I t is one of the big host and hostess. Those present
Building of Carnegie library.
ngs th at is bound to com e some were Mr. and Mrs. P aul Bliss and
Installation
of Bull Run W ater system.
for tlie city of P o rtlan d
is sons, Cleveland, and W illard, and
Building of public fountain.
Mr. Metcalf and
Wing and will cover th is whole Master A rthur,
son Hesden, Mr. and Mrs
E. A
E nlargem ent of city limits.
ritory before it quits.
Baker. Mr. and Mrs. 8. J. W hite.
O
rganization of Council of W Omen. Voters.
Speaking of the m a tte r fu rth e r Mr. and Mrs. H W. Snashall. And
B uilding of many fine residences.
In the wee Sm a’ hours all repaired
Hurlburt says:
Extension
of electric lighting system.
repeating
“It is uiy plan first to clear the to their several homes
they had such a good tim e, and
nt channel of all trees, stum ps, •wishing New Year would come often
What Will the Record be for 1913?
(twood and o th e r
debris
and er than once a year.
it up sufficiently to perm it a
J. P. Berke, who has been very
,tion of th e w ater from th e Col ill, is no b etter at the present time.
ibia ot flow thro u g h it. S tartin g
The East not only buys Oregon ap­
the confluence of th e slough with
ples
in large quantities, hut is now
Willamette, I would dredge a
nnel of sufficient w idth and sending to this sta te for fru it trees
for o rd in ary river traffic, in­ thinking in this way to grow as fine ( Gresham postoffice began the par­
From Dr. J. N. Powell, who Is in
ning th e depth, and possibly tin fruit is is produced here. An Iowa cel post service with one package on
nurserym
an
has
recently
bought
a
San
Francisco, th e O utlook has re­
Ith, according to the needs and
New Y ear's day th a t was sent in
full
carload
of
young
apple
trees,
ceived
a lengthy boost of the P an am a
lount of tra ffic trav e rsin g
the
10,0U0 in num ber, from a W illam ­ the day before from route No.3 to Pacific exposition to be held there
wnel. At ce rtain points
along
he forw arded. The sender is not
grower.
channel I w ould dredge basins ette valley _____________
known. Yesterday furnished
the in 1915. The article says:
sufficient size to p erm it th e an-
u
■ > _ » > < < ! .... first opportunity for dem onstrating
“ We have 800 applications for ex­
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: the popularly of the plan, the re- hibits, some to cost $200,000 and
iring of vessels. The possibilities
Mr. and Mrs. Pullen.
suit being 14 packages mailed under
this slough for com m ercial pur
A pleasant surprise party was giv- ihe new system. Only one of these $300,000 each, and all ru n n in g Into
are unsurpassed.
“ St.
en Mr. and Mrs. George Pullen, Lie- packages was insured, the sender th e m illions,” he continued:
he channel is 12 m iles long,
,
„,
.
. their
i, . ...
C. Stanley. foriner8|y
Packages , Louis had so few exhibits booked
cember
30, . it . being
tw en ty -, being Mrs.
be J.
regl8tered
«s to it below any of the bridges
a year before it opened th a t It had
and everything th a t is 4th
class
the present h arb o r, and it will fourth wedding anniversary.
Games and a social tim e was en- must necessarily go by parcel post to rush tw enty able men to all parts
Ing into use ground
on
both
joyed by all until midnight when a
Postm istress McColl desires to of the world to induce exhibitors to
tea of the channel fo r docks The ,
,, ,
.
warn the public on two particular come in.
points:
F irst— parcel post stamps
id on each side fo r a m ile hack bountiful supper was ser e< . ,
“ T housands of
applications for
present were, Mr. and Mrs. G. Pul- niust
used; other stam ps on a
lid be utilized for railw ay term i-
concessions
have
been
received, and
len, Mr. and Mrs. Van Rossen, Mr. parcel will be wasted.
Second—
n ian u facturing sites and other and Mrs. K ochner, Mr. and Mrs. the retu rn of the sender must be would-be concessionaires are standing
lustrics. T here a re absolutely no
Mr on ,he package, otherw ise it will In line to get th eir contracts. This
K aser, Mr. and Mrs. Wihlon
not be taken for mailing.
acles in th e way for developing
it w ithout precedent In the history of
and Mrs. A. Brunner, Mr. and Mrs.
waterway as a com m ercial high­
world expositions. We have set a
Nortiy, Fred Brunner, Joseph Schan- M ultnom ah G range Electa Officers,
pace and a stan d ard th a t will live.
ly and its accessories,
excepting
line, Reuben Kaser, Misses Mazie
Multnomah grange, No. 71, met
“ And let me say no state, nation,
I cost, as the system could be laid
Schantlne, Bertha W ihlon, Helen jn ,jjeir hall December 28, with a
individual or corporation can hire,
It without any h in d ran ces such as
Wihlon, Mabel Pullen, Nora Pullen, good attendance.
The election of
buy or bribe, space for anything at
confront th e city on o u r pres-
Helen Van Rossen,
Olive Norby, officers for the coming year result- th e Panam a-Pacific exposition. All
lt w aterfront.
A g eneral plan
Violet Norby, Ewald Norby, Byron ed ag follows: m aster, C. M. Lake; m ust come in a proper business man
uld he form ulated and all deBiring
Pullen, George Pullen, Clarke Koeh- OVerseer, P. C. Spooner; lecturer. ner, w ith th e assurance of the best
avail them selves of tlie advant-
ner, Freída Brunner. Orval Kaser.
Mrs. J. C. Duke;
stw eard, M. H. of trea tm e n t and courtesy. And they
«s offered by opening th e stream
W heeler; assistant stew ard, John are all doing s o a n d a r e b e i n g given
a gr< it h arb o r could be forced all or a portion of the
dredging of gje r e t. chaplain,
Mrs. J. Sleret.
th eir allotm ents according to their
build in conform ance to tnese the channel.
hannei. The
in e v city
n j should
onuuiu take
.
treasu
Treasurer,
rer, W
waiver
alter Johanson;
j o ik iu b u u ,
gate-
8ns.
secretary, Im portance and th e significance of
steps at
at once to open up the princi- keeper, Chas. W heeler;
1 I n i . - . r l m r t h e same of bliss Ellen Stone; Ceres, Mrs. .\1 w hat they wish to exhibit.
In luy opinion it would not bt
lannel by c lea rin g .he sam e ot
w > heeler; Pon)ona, ___
Mrs. ______
Bertha
pal chi
“ G rading is already in progress on
b> i.re the g re a t com m ercial all debris and steps should he taken ‘^ j t’ p io ra’ Mrs. E tta Bates; lady
th e F air site with 150 head of stock.
fees ot the city would realize the to interest the government to the nssista n t stew ard,
Chas.
Mrs.
About 500 head will be in service In
iportance of th e p ro jec t and back extent that surveys be made, harbor Wheeler.
a week or two. About th e same
my • fforts to bring it to jl suc- lines established and possibly an ap­
Dr. Lowe's glasses are death to tim e the force of men will jum p to
■•ful cuim lnation. Docks, term i- propriation made to assist In a more
2,000."
headaches.
Ask your neighbors.
yaius,
m ills
and
factories thorough opening up <»f the channel.
kild be located there.
As a secondary proposition the
ough, if drained and m ade Into a
•rnmerci: I highw ay, could be util-
M iscellaneous.
MISCELLANEOUS
as a d rain ag e canal fo r all
LIVESTOCK.
* por ions of th e city which
FOR SALE— Baled tim othy and
Farm for R ent
FOR SALE Hour mules, three
upe to id th e C olum bia
river.
T
hirty
acres
1
mile
east
of
Pleas-
'"«»se
mixed hay. M ountain
View
of th is vast tra c t could wagons, one saddle pony, 4 Fox-
an t Home on the Mt. Hood railroad Farm , phone 21. H. E. Davis.
tf
i into th e channel without
phone
T errier puppies. H. R Kane
Lots of fru it, good house and barn
*> ins:: i nry
results,
providing
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G resham Feed Mill
w ants oats
Address or enquire of
e * 1 i co ntinuous c u rre n t and 293.
and w heat. H ighest cash prices
Goger,
Sandy,
Oregon
icienl w ater to afford proper di-
har-
Phone 561.
FOR SALE— Two horses,
ll*°n
I iis d istric t needs sewers,
Priee
Auto
for
Sale.
liess,
wagon,
buggy
and
pio'
unl*
the C olum bia Slough is
W. E. Beegle, agent for K nicker­
route J,
Bulck auto, 20 h. p. Model 10
Peterson,
sewage can n o t be enip- $90.00. J. C
♦91 4-passenger. $250 takes it. A. E bocker T ailoring com pany, solicits
into . and th e p ro p erty ow ners Gresham.
Lindsey, Gresham.
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gentlem en's p atronage.
Call and
1 be i. v(j
co n stru c t at great
FOR SALE— Good milch cow, G.
For Sale.
ee his line of sam ples a t Hogan
ii im m ense tru n k sew er to E. Proctor, Boring, phone 37S.
89
. .
,
i d . hnr»e Station, or phone him
at Colum bia
the te rrito ry into th e W llla-
One Ideal gas engine, J Vi horse
»
r
Brick W orks and be will call
power
with
shafting,
pulleys,
pump
REAL ESTATE A M ' RENTALS
Already I have m ade a survey of
ing jack, emery stand and 100 gal- your home
•lotq
and atn convinced that
FOR RENT— 6% acres, suitable Ion gasoline supply tank.
prop, uion jg feasible and th a t for nursery stock, or any growing
A W ant Ad. is a good investm ent.
One upright piano, a snap.
*Hl cos: far less th a n anticipated.
crops, half mile west of
One Simplex No. 7 cream separa-
The Outlook Is as good as a le t­
* tb« cost m ay a p p e ar large, Address Edw. M. Roberts. Welches.
'be rtsuigt, in my opinion, will
lo r'
te r to send to your friends in o th er
Oregon.
One hay rack, one wood rack.
places.
of inestim able benefit to the
One two-seated hack, one single
z 4! a whole and also to all who
For R ent .
Coot (ft High Living Solved!
’bemselves of th e shipping and
and harness.
with city water, electric light»
green
W anted— All who do not now get
The
O utlook
gives
T hursday special— Sugar
cured
A’ufacturing facilities offered.
One A urora No. 26 heater, a b ar­
ta rn , 8-room house, also 6-r<»m
yearly
the O utlook to subscribe at once trad in g stam ps for every
unsm
oked
heavy
bacon
12
Vi
cents
gain; one 4-hole sm all stove
*0'ii ! propose th a t th e P o rt of
house; rent $8.00. On Main street.
subscription paid In advance. A«k
C. W. Albertson. i per pound. G resham Cash M arket. for 1913.
*n<1 1 GQinilssion be given Juris-
Phone 93.
Chas
Cleveland.
n o'e r the slough and perform
PARCEL POST WELL
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