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TW ICE a week IL 3. NO. 88 G resham O utlook GRESHAM. LOONS OBEY VOTERS’ EDICT MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON FRIDAY. SERPENTINE DRIVE, CHESTNUT BORDER JANUARY 2, 1914 “Ever at Your Service ’ Phone 701 tl.M PER YEAR HARD TIMES BALI ENDURANCE METZGER CLAN WAS GREAT SUCCESS HOLD REUNION RACE TESTS Possibly the m ost Im portant Tbe dawn of th e new y ea r saw scenic im provem ent being made any Wednesday n ig h t’s dance at Metz two saloons of G resham closed w here in the vicinity of Gresham is g er’s hall was a most successful and The Metzger clan held its annual vbably forever. They w ent out th a t now u nder way on th e tract Shortly afte r the first of the new , Gresham, where the men were fed b rillian t affair, although the ab reunion in the grange hall on New- I business quietly and w ith no out- ow ned by George E. Towle a t the »rd sign of rio t o r In tem p erate ac- intersections of Division stre e t and year the speculations of the people at intervals and th eir machines were sence of hard tim e uniform s was Y ear’s day. W hile a few were ab sent on account of sickness a good W allula avenue. Mr. Towle owns as to the m eaning of the unw onted ■ taken care of and given a new sup som ething availing. pdi on the p a rt of anyone. The people ly num ber assem bled to recount the It is « That they both did a thriving ab o u t ten acres there. ply of fuel and oil failed to realize th a t they were ex events of the past year and enjoy a activity around T. R. H ow itt's de of the n atu ra l beauty spots of E ast ,de on W ednesday and until the The contestants were put to se- pected to come in th e ir worst "glad social visit together. uke of m idnight was not unex- ern M ultnom ah, being high, sightly serted stock „ exchange on Main , vere tests at several places, notablv ' The one cloud to d arken the sun- D urlng the evening they and com m anding. It has two fro n t street were relieved by the arrival from T routdale to the Sandy riv e r.' rags" and nearly everyone of the were dressed 8hlne of the day was th e death o t a two hundred present ire filled by those who called to ages, looking east and north, and is of a m otor cycle and a rider covered All the machine agencies of P o rt- , most cherished and faithful member, in evening suits or holiday attire susceptible of Im provem ent to such wi,h raud and slush itroniZ'1 them for perh ap s the last I land were represented but one T here were a few exception., how- and a fltt,ng trlb u te wa8 Patd t0 ,he The first annual endurance race Those entering were as follows: Mo me as booze d ispensatories, but an extent th a t Its ow ner is spending ever— ju st enough to m ake the memory of Mrs. L ula Metzger, who and test of m otors and men was on, torcycle and Supply Co., Harley-Da- a large sum of money p reparatory mre was an absence of rowdyism , work of the th ree Judges exciting to passed away since th e last reunion. tt was anyone seen u n d er th e in- to m aking the place his home when lleld u nder the auspices of the Rose vldson; F, 1 Keenan & Co., Pope; A dditions to the stren g th of the them selves In deciding who were to City M otorcycle club. The prepar- West C o a s t __ he shall have com pleted the work In lence of m ore liq u o r th a t was nec- Supply Co.; M arkel; be aw arded the two prizes offered fa,ully * ere noted ln the '“ a rrla ge atlons made here were Jokingly re- Dayton Cycle C o " D a y to n ; Hudson hand. ary for safe navigation. ¡for the best portrayal of hard luck. of Mr’ Oeo Pn«e ,o Ml88 Uraee He began last year by settin g out ferred to as an attem p t to evade the Arms Co., T hor & M erkel; P ortland 7 , , , o . ...r u n u t . Lawrence, and in the birth of sons Large crowds w ere on th e stre e ts ' ““‘ T X “ " ’ “ J’ large num ber of n ative trees, and new local option decree, and the Cycle Co.. Tbiem ; R y .er Bros , Ben- parly all night. A big new year ..... Ballou & A W right, Indian -Mr8 T J Bullions and C. E. Os- In the fam ilies of J. E. Metzger and me in M etzger's hall and the mo- he is now having o th er kinds p lan t sight of a dozen barrels of gasoline demon; 1 H. F, Metzger. born. ircycle races com bined to sw ell the ed in such a way th a t he will soon and m achine oil would m ake almost The riders were cheeked out of Not the least im p o rtan t and en Ju st before the supper hour the urinal population to a considerable have a residence site of surpassing anyone believe th a t som ething was Portland by E. J. Solomon. P. L. joyable featu re of the gath erin g was prizes were aw arded Jack Goscb, be about to be "d id .” T hat som ething Abbot. Charles Howard and E. Ervin ent, but th e re was only a cordial beauty. ing given the decision and first the bounteous repast served at m id To m ake the trees more effective was in terestin g enough for nineteen checked at Gresham. H Norvall, od feeling all aro u n d and a dis- money. He got two dollars and a day by the ladies, and th e am ple Jus psition to m ake m erry a t th e ex- in th e ir adornm en t Mr. Towle is Hardy riders and th eir machines, be- John Carlson and W illiam Shafer half. Miss May Adams won the tice done the good things of the Lue o f. th e dying y ear and the having a serpentin e roadway built 8,des a s,l uad of tim ers and o th er en- checked at the Russellville school- prize of one-fifty and the dance feast testifies to th e ir expertness ln to wind in and o u t am ong them the thusiastic motorcycle club people bouse. H. Buckley, H. Meyers and j the culinary art. (ring saloons. went on. After th e stro k e of 12 had ush- construction of which is a design who were here to keep things L. N. Grintshaw did the same serv- Following the banquet th e reg u Mrs. Boyles’ union orch estra fu r M in the first m orning of 1914, th a t not only insures a beautiful stra ig h t while the others kept th eir ice at T routdale hill. nished the ntUBlc and all w ent m er lar business of the association was The enthusiasm all along the taken up. The officers were all |be sale of liq u o r was quietly dis- arran g em en t but a convenience when m otor hikes going, The run was to be a duration of route was intense, especially in ry as a m arriage bell until 3:30, unanim ously chosen to succeed mntinued a fte r som e cordial toasts he shall have erected th e expensive when the strain s of Home, Sweet ill around am ong th e p atro n s of the residence and o th e r buildings which 18 hours a t a » average speed of 24 Gresham where a large crowd stood Home sent the rem aining revelers them selves: Wm. C. Metzger, p resi Hirst parlors, an d th e doors were he has ln mind, and which will prob- miles an hour. 11 was claslfied as all day long awaiting the riders as away to sleep a few hours of the dent; Floyed Metzger, secretary ; j W illa Metzger, trea su rer, and S, E. loubled padlocked w hile a careless ably he built during the coming year an elim ination run, contestants rid- they came in covered with mud and first day of th e new year. The different trees he is now set ing until any one of the 19 could heard th eir stories of m ishaps along rowd looked on. T hen G resham Mrs. Boyle has announced an o th Toeplentan, adviser. A fter ap p o in t ting o u t em brace th e flowering m ake a perfect score of 1000 points, the road. The men would come to ba* dry. er dance for F riday evening. Jan. ing com m ittees to arran g e for the A cash prize of $100 a halt singly and in bunches, but of chestnut, which will border the if possible. The stock of liq u o rs in W ithrow 16, at which cash prizes wll be given next reunion, the program of the Butcher’s saloon w as placed tem - drivew ay in a profusion at once a t was offered, but there was not a per- the nineteen sta rters all were out of to the holders of lucky num bers I day was rendered. feet score. the race but eight before noon. Va- F u rth e r announcem ent will be made The guest of honor was grand- prarlly in th e custody of City Re- tractiv e and ornam ental. The plans The event sta rted at m idnight rlous accidents occurred to all of (letalling [ fath er Ezekiel Beers. Mr. Beers, the plan mrder D. M. R oberts who saw th a t show- gifted ideas of forethought and the w inner was expected to fin- them and Bevernl machines came | while well past four score years of It was all safely stow ed aw ay in the and m ust he seen to be appreciated age, still retain s his active m ental »ncrete basem ent. Mr. R oberts when they have put forth th eir sum lsh at 6 o’clock last night. The run limping in late, although a few was over a course of 33 miles, sta rt- stayed in the race to the finish. The . faculties, and recited a stirrin g ten locked th e only door, sealed m er garb and are in full flower. j "Scene from th e Civil W ar," which Ing at Broadway and Ankeny streets last one was due to pass through Ibe lock w ith sealing wax and kept received generous applause. P ortland. The course led out east- Gresham at 5:15 but there was one te key. ward over th e Broadway bridge, to ju st a little afte r six and the race __ j Geo. Page, as a valued addition, Late yesterday aftern o o n th e the Sandy road, thence to T routdale, was over. The following article on cream ery recounted the influences which Iront doors of th e saloon were over the hill and down to the Auto Only one man, Rose on an Excel- proficiency is taken from the last Is- brought him to Gresham and in well pened again, b u t th e bar was orna- mobile club house, then to Gresham sior machine, com pleted the race sue of the Sandy Jo u rn al; chosen words expressed his pleasure lented only w ith em pty glasses, On Sunday m orning a t 11 o’clock by way of the Twelve-Mile house; and he was behind the stipulated A m eeting of the b u tterm ak ers of 1,1 being adm itted Into the Metzger he Bame a tte n d a n ts w ere on duty Rev. M elville T. W ire will preach on down Powell Valley road to Eighty- time. The course led him around ' the sto le was held in P o rtland with i fan ,Hy- O ther num bers on the pro- usual, but only the m ildest th e su b je ct: "Sanctification, H oli second stre e t; thence to the Rusell- the track 11 times before returning a view of establishing a produce ex- ( (tram w ere: irinks were served, such as soda ness and C hristian P erfectio n — w hat vllle schoolhouse, from Montavilla to Portland. He had much diffi change w here th e su rp lu s b u tte r Hong My Old K entucky Home rater, lem onade and Bull Run. they are and how related in C h ris Young folks. villa and down to the Sandy road; culty. could be disposed of advantageously leef tea and o y ste r cocktails w ere tian E xperience.” Sunday n ig h t at Floyed Metzger thence over the same circuit again Five riders dropped out before This plan failed because the city Reading lie stro n g est refre sh m e n ts and ci 7:30 th e topic will be: "T he U n-' and again until the race was over. the race had been on four hours. men thought th e country cream er Songs Helen Pfaff and Virl Meyers converted M an’s E xcuses.” te8 were th e only o th e r luxury. Emil Oswald Checking stations were m a in ta in -: The directors of the race were un- ies should confine th e ir o p erato rs in Reading Mr W ithrow says he will con Beginning Sunday night, week of Plano solo Lucy Toepleman ed a t the Russellville schoolhouse able last night to decide who Is the Portland to the exchange. tinue the business as a g en tlem en ’s p ray e r services will be observed at D elbert Metzger and a t the crest of the T routdale hill, w inner and may divide the money The movement was sta rted by the Recitation Resort in th a t way u n til th e decree th e M ethodist Episcopal church for ’ Isabel Metzger The tim e control was on Main street, afte r the race is checked up. officers of the N orthw est B u tter and Piano solo i( the sup rem e co u rt se ttle s th e le- one week including Sunday night, R ecitatio n..................Conrad M etzger Produce Company, a^ co-operation pliase of the la te election. He J a n u a ry 11. composed of ab o u t 30 cream eries Vocal s o lo ................ Jennie Oswald Has a lease on th e building and W eek n ig h t topics are as follows: Jokes— F ailu re to respond sub- operating in th is sta te outside of es to b reak even for aw hile al- Monday, Ja n u a ry 5— T he S crip tu re ject to pay forfeits. Portland. Ihough he may decide la te r to q uit Prom ises. A fter a reading by Cecil Metzger, The company established an office T uesday, Ja n u a ry 6— P ra y er and Btirely if th e decision goes again st and depot in this city several m onths all joined hands, as is th e custom , the C hristian Life. ■L ago ln order to get in closer touch and sang, "God be with You Till We W ednesday, J a n u a ry 7— T he W ill, j O regon’s greatest new spaper came The saloon of H erm an M atthes with the local b u tte r trade. These Meet Aagain. FAIRVIEW , Dec. 31— A pretty T hursday, Ja n u a ry 8 Justifica- OU( jn a new year edition of five sec- kill rem ain locked for the sam e Those present w ere: Ezekiel various cream eries supply th e ir own I wedding was solemnized at the tion by F aith . Masons. tions, fo u r of which were wholly de home of the bride's m other, Mrs. districts with b u tter, but frequently Beers, Henry Metzger, Clem entine F riday, Ja n u a ry 9— W hat is the voted to a resum e of the resources Rena Robinson in P ortland on have a surplus, which they m arket Met ger, Wm. M etzger, B ert Metz- W itness of th e S pirit? Elsie M etzger, T helm a Metzger, Sunday, Ja n u a ry 11 T he Gospel of th e sta te , w ritten in a masterly C hristm as evening when Miss F ran here. Maud Metzger, J. H. M etzger, Eliza Last week the experim ent was m an n er by a hundred of the experts ces Elizabeth Robinson was m arried in a N utshell. tried of selling b u tte r at auction, and Metzger, Ben Metzger, Cecil Metzger, The public is cordialy invited to in every phase of w estern develop to Mr. Earl T egart, of Fairview, Hilda Metf.ger, K atherine Metzger, m ent. Possibly the most im portant Rev. Thom as Robinson, b ro th er of the success th a t attended th e sales Floyed Metzger, W alter Metzger. I) these services. induced the officers of the company W. M etzger, Emma M etzger, S. E The bride of ail p ertain ed to the expected ad the bride, officatlng The frien ds and neighbors gath- v antages to follow the completion of wore w hite satin and carried white to suggest the scheme of a reg u lar i Toeplem an, Lucy Toeplem an, Emil «red at th e hom e of H. W. Snashall P riv a te Sale, b u tte r board where the product could Oswald, Jen n ie Oswald, Helen Pfaff, On account of leaving city will th e P an am a canal. A ltogether it rose buds. The bride was attended he disposed of at daily sessions to the VM on Pleasant View avenue for th e pu r sell at my residence on R oberts ave by her sister, Miss Ada Robinson, was a com plete exploitation of every pose of w atching th e old year out 1 1 Lawrencp, E. W. Ayluworth, Minnie nue and T hird stre e t, 1 Cable piano, | A ylsw orth, I^a wrence Aylsw orth, lad to u sh er th e new ln. The even 1 Davenport, 1 kitchen trea su re, 1 resource of th e sta te and particularly who wore pink silk. C hester Kron- highest bidder. S tatem ents have been made th a t Geo. Page. G race Page, J. G. Metz- enberg, a cousin of the groont. was ing was sp ent In music and gam es as cupboard, 1 refrig erato r. The above of P o rtlan d , illu strate d with more ger, G ertru d e Metzger. Ray Metzger, the clock told th e h o u r that separat- piano and fu rn itu re are new and th a n forty pages of superb en hest man. The wedding march was ! out8lde creamery b u tte r w a 8 n o t W illa M etzger, Evelyn Metzger, Ma be sold at private sale, cheap gravings of scenes and buildings played by Mrs. B Tonseth, sister o f j edual ,n '<ualhy to ,bfll made ln ,h l" bel M etzger, Minnie A tkinson, Rose od 1913 from 1914, They drank will for .ash . EMIL G. KARDELL. Metzger, Conrad Metzger, Delbert th a t have m ade Oregon and P ort tlie groom. The house was prettily city. the good h ea lth and prosperity to In o rd er to test the m atter, sam M etzger, Isabel Metzger. Bonita decorated in evergreens. R efresh land fam ous, and several maps that one and all ln sw eet cider. The hos Metzger, R uth WluterB, M argaret ples were purchased In the open re were Intended to show the ieda of m ents were served. The b rid e’s W inters tess had p rep a re d a fine lunch to tail m arket yesterday by Deputy developm ent attain ed . The des bouquet was caught by Miss Grace which all did am ple justice. Those Zlemer, of the S tate Dairy and Food criptive articles were educational Deichman, a form er schoolm ate of Present were, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Commission. These sam ples were the bride. ______ in th e ir tre a tm e n t, and th e ir scope Bliss and sons, C leveland and Wil- exam ined and scored as follows by G. The groom who is a son of Mr. At the regular m onthly m eeting was as wide as th e te rrito ry they l»rd, and M aster A rthur,M r. and A. L am bert, of the W estern dairy d i grange hall, S aturday, and Mrs. Wnt. T egart, is a g rad u ate held at the were m ade to cover. O ther special Mrs. E A. B aker, Mrs. Sm ith, Mr. vision of the United S tates d ep a rt 27, P leasant Valley editions of th e O regonian paled al- of P ortland Academy and the bride ond Mrs. C. H. B atem an, and Mr. December m ent of A griculture, which shows also attended the sam e institution, grange elected the following mem- most Into insignificance in comparl- *nd Mrs. J. W. Cogswell. At an Claude S m ith ’s p icture th e ate r the high quality of the product of wily hour they w ished one and all bers for officers to serve the coming son with th is one, for It was truly going from th ere to the Good Sam ar the local cream ery. 1 m idnight m atinee was a g reat suc- itan hospital from which she g rad u great and leaves b ut little for it to • Happy New Y ear and departed to year: P er cent. ieae. The usual run up to 10 C ream ery— M aster. H. W. Snashall; overseer, say on o th e r like occasions except ated as a nurse with the class of their several hom es feeling they 92 i o’clock was greeted by a full house A lsea ......................... R obert H enderson; lecturer, Mrs. j review of w hat has been accom- 1912. Had all Bpent an enjoyable evening Vena Snashall; stew ard, Mrs. Henry 92 and then th e crowd Just rem ained Mr. and Mrs. T egart have gone to Mount Hood ......... *nd trusting th a t they m ight all m eet R estorf; assistant stew ard, A rth u r pllehed in a single je a r. However. 92 for th e m idnight en tertain m en t, Brandels C alifornia w hrre they expect to re T aylor chaplain Mrs. M E. Donley; It may be depended upon to tell us Wain In one y ea r la ter. 91 with free coffee and sandwiches, i Junction City secretary, Edna D. Berke; treasu rer, th a t, for th e New Year Oregonian main for several weeks. 90 Jonly th e re were m ore than a t first. Mrs. Sarah F rost; gatekeeper, T. E. is a perm anent in stitu tio n th a t will Those present a t th e wedding I Albany .......... 90 F our reels were run. P rofessor W at- Card o f T hanks. Silverton Taylor; Ceres, Mrs. H enderson; Po were Mr. and Mrs Wm. T egart, Mr. 90 son’s six-piece o rch estra furnished We desire th ro u g h th is paper to mona. Mrs. Andrew Olson; F lora, tell it all on each recurrence of the and Mrs. R ichard T egart, Mr. and Lucerne Mrs K ittie B atem an; lady assistant new year 90 musical en tertain m en t and the lunch «press our th a n k s fo r th e sym pathy Clear Creek Mrs. B. Tonseth, Mr. and Mrs. A. stew ard, Miss Florence Taylor. 90 was served a fte r th e new year had ‘»d kindness show n us by the people K ronenberg, Mrs Rena Robinson, Monmouth 89 come. It was a g rea t affair and was Mount Angel Gresham in o u r sad bereavem ent New Board to R eplace Old .One Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Robinson, Mr thoroughly enjoyed. V the death of o u r d ea r son and H ubbard A last m eeting of the old board of ----------- and Mrs A lbert Robinson, Mr. and Mother We also th a n k th e choir n iiecto rs of the M ultnomah county C hristian Science service wll be Mrs. John Cummins, Mr and Mrs McMinnville Colorado and Am erican Field for their b eau tifu l m usic w hich will F a ir association will be held next held Sunday at 11 o’clock In their Sunset ..................... O. S. Post, Mrs. Lillie Hanley, Misses fence at Sterling A K idder's. i,Ter be forgotten. Monday m orning at 10 o’clock for tho hall ln the F irst State Bank build- (jrace Deichman, Grace Cornell Lane County 89 Mr. and Mrs. D. L. McLean were Mr. and Mrs. J. 8. W elty, Mr. and purpose of closing up any unfinlslie 1 ing. Subject, God. The public is A(J> Robinson. Ruby and Pearl Townsend ............... W oodburn 8 8 given a su rp rise party la st Tuesday Mrs. D. B. W elty, Mrs. 3. H. b tsin ess and adjourning. Invited. Frances, Vesta T egart, Pearl Rad 88 by th e ir children and grandchildren Pitkin. Rev. O. C. W right, general mis- ford and Miss Dierdorff. Messrs Lebanon ................... As soon as the old board shall 88 Those taking part were Mr. and Mrs. have passed out of existence the t.e v sionary of the Baptist sta te cpnveti- C hester K ronenberg, Earl Town Oakland .................... ®8'* to u g h M edicine for C hildren 88 Jam es Lawrence, P. Michel and fam- hcard will be organized and tbo offi- tion of Oregon will preach at the send, Blain T urner, Cedric Stone, Colum bia ................. I am very glad to say a few words Philom ath .............. 87 ly, Mr. and Mrs. George Page, E W. « Praise Of C h a m b e rla in ’s Cough cers for the ensuing year .vitl oc B aptist church Sunday, both morn Lloyd T egart Reginald Robinson, Jefferson ................ . 87 Aylsworth and afmlly. Mrs. Phoebe ing and evening. Sunday school 10 Harold Robinson, Mr. Richardson "♦ffledY" w rites Mrs. L ida Dewey, elefte(1 Creswell .................. 87 Thompson of P o rtlan d , Will McLean "fiwaukee, Wis. " I have used It a. m. All are cordially Invited to and Rev. Thomas Robinson. T he m eeting will be held early ln A pplegate-W illiam s 87 and fam ily, Mrs. Inez Miller and son L l y.8ar’ both fo r my ch ild ren and services of th e church. E. A. . •’’’ aad it never fails to relieve the day so as to get through before all 87 j Ralph and Mrs. Mary Holloway, of Brownsville ........... Ijvdles' Aid Tea. I, vJV * a cou8h o r cold. No fam l- 2 o’clock, which is the hour .for the Leonard, pastor 8 7 P o rtland, a niece of Mr. and Mrs. Independence ........ The Fairview Lodge No. 92, A. Mrs Burke will entertain the M children should — be --- w --------- ithout m eeting of the stockholders of the , it . , ----------------- 87 McLean. A bountiful d inner was E. Aid society Wednesday afternoon T ’amaecue ...... Sn“ j L , * '7* almo8t„ lm ®e d ia ' e r e,“ ? f M ultnom ah & Clackam as M utual F. and A. M. will meet on Saturday 87 served a t noon. Law rence Wray, the of croup. ’ C h a m b e rla in s ‘ ,u evening Jan 3. Stated communl- January 7. A 10c tea will be eerv- Hazelwood J U h Remedy Is pleasan t and safe T elephone company. T here will be evening, 87 {little son of Mr. and Mrs E W, Ayle- ed at 4:30 and business meeting at Cottage Grove W ork in M M. degree. Re » take hlch is of g re a t im po rtan ce one director elected by the tele- cation 85 worth, represented the fo u rth gener- *h»n \ » î dlc,ne must b® g,ven t0 Phone etockholders to succeed A. B. freshm ents will will be By or- 3. Friends and members of the Corvallis ........ loans freshmente d served MT. HOOD CREAMERY HIGHEST PER CENT SERIES OF SERMONS FOR PRAYER WEEK THE OREGONIAN’S FAIRVIEW COUPLE JOINED IN WEDLOCK NEW YEAR PAPER OLD YEAR OUT AND THE NEW YEAR IN SNASHALL ELECTAD MASTER AGAIN MOVIE MATINEE PROVED A WINNER Additional Gresham Locals « ' â r“ . „ Æ s is js 1 church cordially Invited. t Springfield .... I I Nation at the gathering.