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G resham O utlook
MULTNOMAH
COUNTY.
OREGON
“ Ever at Your Service
P h o n e 701
FRIDAY, MARCH 13,
> 160 PER YEAR
NEW DIRECTOR OF
INTEREST IS BEING
FOSTER ROAD MAY
FAIR ASSOCIATION
AWAKENED IN THE
BECOME AN IMPOR-
IN THE HARNESS
SCHOOL DISPLAYS
TANT H IG H W A Y
The follow in g letter from O. M
Plum m er has been received by the
P. T. Griffith o f the Portland R ail­
So much Interest is being taken in ers' and L ivestock interests. They
way L ight & P ow er com pany, in
PORTI,AND, Meh. 12— (S p ecial! ter question, and It was the opinion
the
proposition to have the Portland gave up their tim e to the orgauiza
secretary o f the fair association which he gladly agreed to furnish
tlon of Industrial con tests in everv
T****. Mouut 8cott
as
school
children
m
ake
an
exhibit
at
of all present that the installation
which explains itself and indicates transportation free for all ed u ca­
sociatton
in
Bessiou
Monday
night
tional exh ib its of the school children the com ing fair that a few Inquiries county. As they could, the state su ­
of water m eters, with the heavy ex­
added strength to the board of di­
decided
to
ask
the
county
com
niis
of Portland, to be show n at the Mult- have been m ade as to the resu lts se perintendent and men from the a g r i­
rectors and the assurance o f great
sinners to assist in the im provement pense now and the never ending ex­
cultural
college
aided.
T
he
county
help in The m an T g em T it''o /’ c'-riaiii |
Ure8hani- ,hla cured by the children in their efforts
superintendents, too, and the local o f the P oster road from East Fifty pense afterward, was uncalled for
all
This should be very encourag- . to cu ltiv a te th eir little gardens,
departm ents o f the fair:
second to East Seventy-second street, and an unnecessary expenditure of
com
m ercial clubs were en listed .
ing, both to y ou rself and to our
The agricu ltu ral idea in set
"Yours of March 5th, notifyin g
"The su ccess of the plan for both a distance of ten blocks. The sec­ money. Some very em phatic opln
children o f M ultnomah school dis- work for chilren was first in stigated
me o f the action of your directors
retary was instructed to write the ions were expressed on the met«-:
.rict No. 1, and it further show s the by L. R. Alderm an, w h ile he was city and country was beyond all ex-
in electin g me as a member of their
pectation.
The con tests have
at- com “ l88*o,ler8 asking that they pay question and of the plan to spend so
board for the balance of the year treat interest President Griffith has principal of the E ugene sch ools six tracted wide atten tion . From a dozen one-third of the cost of the Improve­ great a sum of money at the present
"„l“°.k ,ng ,oward8 ,h e upbuilding of j years ago. So su ccessfu l was he that
As you know, I am very thorough
other sta te have com e requests for ment. At present the road Is in bad time.
■ he city, county and state.
the plan has been taken up in prac
ly in sym pathy with this work and
I see Congressman Lafferty favors
As a d i­ condition and m ust be Improved
\ \ ish to serve notice on you su b ­ tically every city, much more so than the plan of organization.
know of the splendid success which
rect
result
of
th
e
work
by
business T he plan as reported is to take over governm ent ow nership of telephone.
urbanites that our children are be­ in the country, and esp ecially in
has attended your previous efforts
th e 35-foot right of way of the Port
■to do 1 provided I could get a job,
com ing 'some farm ers and you may [ Portland w here agricu ltu re is corn- men in Portland an agricu ltu ral high
1 feel that I sh all not be able to give
land R ailw ay. L igh t & Power com­ but not otherw ise. He says that only
school
is
planned,
and
oth
ers
are
to
as w ell begin bottle feed in g your ing to be one o f the im portant stu d ies
the tim e that should be given you,
be built in different parts o f the pany and add it to the street making 100,000 em ployes would be required
pumpkin vines early in the season | for th ose in the grades.
It 95 feet wide.
J. A llen Harri for the telegraph and telephones
enterprise If I intended to be a per
The
organization
for
if you expect to get any prem ium s
As a m eans of encouraging the country.
fectly good director, but if you care
son,
president
o
f
the club, an­ Well, that is quite an army. But did
younK8te™-
boys and girls to produce resu lts the another year has been perfected and nounced that the railway has agreed
to accept me with the understanding " *
it not occur to his mind that if 300,-
Is
state
wide.
Kindly n otify m e o f the date of sta te fair has been giv in g prizes dur-
that I do as much as I can, will
"Thus a great sta te with great to m ove Its tracks to the center ol >00 is the correct number of men
your
m
onthly
m
eetin
gs
and
call
up-
ing
the
past
tw
o
years,
but
the
Mult-
gladly accept.
the road. Mr. Harrison also report­ and women of the telephone and tel­
, nomall County F air has ju st an- need of it was en listed in the promo­ ed that L ents people had started a
I am very glad indeed to see the on me at any tim e for assistance.
egraph in the hands of governm ent,
tion
of
earth
education.
W
hen
the
Would you kindly advise me 1 nounced its in terest in the plan and
unanim ous expression of confidence
m ovem ent to widen the F oster road hat number would be increased to
about the sta tu s of M ultnom ah Coun- has set aside the sum of $>50 to be obeying of the bu lletin s o f in stru c­
you have in the work of the school
from East Seventy-second street to »t least 600,000 or 900,000. Men in
ty granges as regards the fair. If awarded
as prem ium s next full, tion grew for the children better
children of M ultnomah county,w hich
Main streets to 95 feet to correspond the governm ent employ never do
i ey all evince a disposition to make W hile there have been ju v en ile fairs crops than their parents had ever
is evidenced by an appropriation of
been able to produce, the qu estion in g with the w est end. If th is is done, more than half as much work as they
a display from a grange standpoint throughout the sta te th ere has nei
*250.00 to tak e care of the school Offhand it would appear as if every- i before been an effort niZde "tTget ^ n
he said, th e railw ay company will do for a private corporation. Gov­
° ^ er f° ' kS brought many de
I appear as if every- ! before been an effort made to g et up
garden exh ib its of the children of the
lay a track along the F oster road ernment ownership is the very ex­
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.
I
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up
sirable
ch
an
ges
in
m
ethod.
It
em
­
one o f the ten granges in M ultnomah a big display at a county fair and
city of Portland. Let me assure you
phasized the fact that to give proper to L ents on a direct route. Mr. liar trem ity to escape corporate greed,
that you may depend upon me to do county should be represented by a 1 have it attended by so many chil- direction to the toil of present s e t­ rison pointed ou t that ' th is plan and when we reach governm ent ow n­
splendid display.
In cid en tally,
1 dren as are expected to com e here
everyth in g I can on this end to en ­
I worked out will m ake the Foster ership we will not be far from an ­
each other, tlers is more Important than in­
courage the you n gsters to be with presum e you w ill be running a en- in an effort to outdo
Contact with road a great wide highw ay for the archy. I think Mr. Lafferty im agines
genic contest, if so. I am in touch Ten thousand children are promised creased population.
you, and as evidence o f this fact wish
It would be less government ow nership is favored in
childish en th u siasm
warmed many south east side.
with people here in the city who are in one bunch, and their exh ib its
to ad vise you that I have this morn­
are
greatly in terested in
‘ th is phase of going to be m arvelous and in terest­ Indifferent hearts, soften ed som e expensive, he said, for the county Oregon. It Is not by patriotic th in k ­
ing had a conference with President fair work."
to pay one-third o f the cost of a ing men and women. Government
ing. The children of the city are crabbed lives and loosened som e perm anent im provem ent, the proper­
ow nership is the most dangerous
tight-draw
n
purse
strin
gs.
There
was
deeply engrossed In agricu ltu re and
a finer social atm osphere in a thou­ ty ow ners to pay the balance than to thing this country can embark in at
BREAKING GROUND
are
beginning
to
m
ake
plans
for
the
have to pay for the en tire road.
ELIMINATE CURVE
this time. May the Lord steer this
sand different districts. In the end
FOR N E W BUILDING
com ing contest.
ON SECTION LINE
country
off the rock of governm ent
it is hoped that train in g in soil pro­
T he club discussed the w ater me
Marshal N, Dana, in sp eak in g of
E. C. Lindsey has begun m aking
ownership.
L. H. WELLS
J. N. Clanahan is m aking an effort the m ovem ent, told som eth in g about duction and live-stock raising w ill be
preparations for a new building on
fully as im portant a part o f the
o have the fam ous S curve taken out its inception in th ese words:
his property ad join in g the Regner
school study as the in ten sive cu lti­ POMONA GRANGE
POPULAR YOUNG COUPLE
"The S tate Board o f Education,
>f the Section Line road in front of
AT RUSSELLVILLE
vation of Greek roots."
building, on Main street.
He hat
the com m ercial
organizations, the
JOIN W EDDED LIFE
he Beaver autom obile factory, and
o
™
w
"«»»•
been contem plating a new stor<
A gricultural colleg e, the B ankers’ t
Reuben Kaser, a conductor
on
as hopes of being successful.
building for a long tim e, but thf
association and the L ivestock a sso­ su its will be w atched with great in-
h° “ ,s flr8t m eetln «
(hit the P. R. L. A P. whose home is
This project was m entioned in the ciation joined hands in the support
present structure w ill only be of a
terest for the good to be accom -
_'Vednw,da>’ at R ussellville,
'utlook several w eeks ago and It is o f the m ovem ent under the leader­
tem porary nature for the present ac
w ith the local grange as entertain about two miles northw est of Gresh
plished
and
the
great
attraction
the
com m odatlon of the P ulfer Mercan­ o be brought about if possible. The ship of L. R. A lderm an. Two qual­
era.
am, and Miss Mabel Pullen, living in
children and th eir exh ib its will be
tile com pany as a w arehouse, until • roperty affected all belongs to Mr. ified men were em ployed by him;
Several Important questions will he sam e vicinity, were married at
to
those
of
older
years
who
w
ill
visit
lanahan and his w ife's sister. Mr. their salaries were paid by the bank
his further plans can be carried out
com e up for discussion on résolu
Vancouver on Wednesday.
Thev
the Gresham fair.
'lanahan is endeavoring to straigh t-
The opportunity to dispose o f the
tion s to be presented and on the in were accompanied by Rudolph Ka-
n the road out, and the chances are
surplus dirt of filling the library
itia tiv e
resolu tion s
which
were »er and Miss Susie Stanley.
K. 0 . T. M. M EANS
ood that he w ill accom plish the
ROAD BUILDING
grounds was taken advantage o f at
referred from
the
last
m eet
K
EEP
OUT
TILL
MORNING
A "shower” of many useful arti­
esired result.
this tim e and the work o f making
AS SHE IS DONE Ing.
A m otion passed at Wood cles for household use was given
He called upon the county com -
a floor su rface has been under way
Tomorrow nigh t's benefit ball for
Road building is slow work som e­ law n favoring a raise in the per the bride on Tuesday afternoon at
lissio n ers a few days ago and was the relief of Mr% Mary Schram, to
for the past three days. There will
home of W illiam Stanley at
tim
es, but not alw ays. A sam ple of cen tage of nam es required on a pe the
be no basem ent, but in its place idvised to get up a petition for the
be given by the K n igh ts of the Mac­ slow n ess is reported from P leasant tltlon will be the subject of much which the follow ing persons were
ignatures o f all th ose who are in-
there w ill be laid a concrete floor.
contention and spirited debate Many present: Mrs. William Stanley, Mrs
Upon this, for present use, a wooden erested and present It to the com- cabees and the la d les’ auxialiary of \ alley which would seem to take
are o f the opinion, that the percent
¡eorge Pullen. Mrs. K. K. Kaser,
a
prem
ium
—
but
then,
perhaps
the
Rockwood
In
the
grange
hall,
prom
­
n ission ers for action. The petition
building will be erected.
age is high enough w h ile others will Mrs. Ross Lovelace, Mrs. W QueBln
'. It is Mr. Lindsey s intention
to vill be prepared and it w ill get all ises to be on e of the g rea test events road builders were not charging for contend for a law to Increase the
berry, Mrs. A. H. B ell, Mrs Lewis
he nam es it can carry, for the of the season. N um erous tick ets full time.
out up a su b stan tial building in the
May, Mrs George Stockton, Mrs.
The report as It is being told says num ber of nam es required.
future and it will be erected over the traigh ten in g o f a bad curve in an have been sold and oth ers who have
The question of paying for name, Ray Kuhlman, Mrs Ed. Spath, Mrs.
som
eth
in
g
about
a
strip
of
crushed
m
portant
highw
ay
is
an
even
t
much
fram e building, which will then be
not contributed w ill be th ere to sw ell
to p etition s w ill also com e up and E. L. Thorpe, Mrs. John Brown. Miss
o be desired by everyone, esp ecially the throng to the fullest capacity rock tw elve feet w ide that is being
torn down and carried outside.
down
betw een the
church will receive fu ll atten tion by those Mabel Pullen, Mrs. Edna Stanley,
Mr. Lindsey ow ns a half interest vhen the ow ners of the adjacent of the big hall which has been given put
and
the
farm
e
f
Paul
B
liss
on a who favor th e present m ethod and Miss Bertha W elland, Miss Mabel
roperty are w illin g to have it done free for the occasion.
In the north wall o f the R egner brick
those who are opposed.
Palmer, Miss Myrtle Stanley, Miss
which will be used in tire building of
V alentine S n a sh a ll’s orchestra has county road that is being im proved.
The atten d an ce prom ises to be Ebba Carlson, Miss H ester Thorpe.
T
he
rock
com
es
by
the
au
to
truck
’IVE
H
U
N
D
R
ED
PARTY
the new structure when he decides to
been engaged for the dance and "we
large and as th is is the first m eeting Miss Miriam Brown, Miss Mazie
put it up.
AT G. W K EN N EY HOME won’t go hom e till m orning" will be lin e from K elley B utte and th ere Is
of the year the mem bers should not Schantln, Miss Effie Stanley, Miss
a
steam
roller
used
to
fit
every
little
the slogan.
The Lady
Maccabees
forget that the annual dues are now Susie Stanley,
A 500 party was given last ev en ­
Piece of rock into its proper place
A SSIST A N T CASHIER
w ill have charge o f the hungry de­
3 5 cen ts — and the grange needs the
The list of articles left for the
Enough
men
are
em
ployed
to
do
a
ing
by
Mr.
and
Mrs.
G
eorge
W.
Ken-
RESIGNS POSITION
partm ent, and that announcem ent
m oney. A large class is promised bride was large and varied, many
ley with five tables filled. Those alone should fill the dining room Hrst-claBS Job and during the month
Miss Laura V. B ulkeley, for the
of February the road m aking had for th e fifth degree and there will being sent in by those who could not
several tim es over.
be a good program after the in itia ­
past three and on e-h alf years the as­ • resent as g u ests were Jam es E lking-
A com m ittee of arrangem ents has progressed a d istance that m easured tory work.
All grangers will
be
sistan t cash ier of the First State :on and w ife, O. A. Eastm an and
the w hole length o f space betw een f
A reception was held at the pq|-
been appointed
by
the Maccabee
Bank, has resigned her position to wife, W. R. Burke and w ife, Lewis
en home last night which was most
elep h on e poles num bered from one welcom e.
Tent.
J.
p.
F
reem
an
and
Miles
and
take effect tom orrow. She will re- Shattuck and w ife, Ben M athews ___
composed of the younger set, all
to nine. Just eigh t spaces betw een '
UNSIGHTLY OIL TANKS
main with her parents at M ontavilla I w ,fe ’ Geor« e L eslie and w ife. Max­ Grimshaw w ill take dollars at the poles.
being personal friends or relatives
door
and
the
money
for
the
hungry
TO BE TORN DOWN of the young married couple.
for aw h ile, but has m ade no publi< well Schneider and w ife, J. N. Clan-
The report d oesn ’t say that work
Ed.
>han and w ife, John Brown and wife, factory in the dining room.
announcem ent of her future plans.
Mr and Mrs. Kaser will remain
was
done
every
day
during
February
Jones
A
Co.
have been given th
Spath will m ake change at the check
Miss B ulkeley will be mised by th< M D Kern and w ife, Mrs Charles
In this vicinity for a week more,
except
Sundays
and
L
incoln’s
birth-
'
contract
to
tear
down
the
unsightly
Alva Hevel. Mr. room w hile E. L. Thorpe w ill see to day, and St V alen tin e’s day, and °H tanks which have been standing when they will go to Portland to
patrons of the bank and by the pub Merril and Mrs
the floor m anagem ent. Other m e m -
lie in general. Her stay In Gresham
iurke and Mrs. E lklngton were the
W ashington’s birthday; but then re­ at the north end of Hood avenue for niakR their home.
R efreshm ents were besr o f the tent -will be pressed into ports and rumors are not alw ays re- several years past. Since the trans
has been pleasant to h erself and her prize w inners.
service as occasion requires, princi­ dable.
many friends, all of whom regret her served and a pleasant even in g was
Can you beat It?
form ation of the Mount Hood road
pally In carrying wood and w ater for
spent.
departure
into
an electric line they have been
the klthcen.
FIN D S ACQUAINTANCE
A fitting testim on ial o f her ability
of no use to the railw ay company
The
K.
O.
T.
M.
are
goin
g
to
live
The program for Bunday at the
and the esteem in which sh e is held LIBRARY GROUNDS
AT MULTNOMAH FARM and th eir rem oval Is fully appre
deenograph theater, Gresham, is ex­
up
to
their
reputation
as
exem
plified
by the business in terests of Gresh
BEING IM PROVED
elated.
by the in itials of th eir order, "Keep
ceptionally good.
The feature Is as'
Mention was m ade in the last Oui
t i , .
, l .
am has been prepared. It will be of
Im provem ent
of
the
library Out Till Morning." and everybody I. '««k « f Ton, R ich ard son s proposed tim bers
"
8upport,n* good or better than T igress”, the
great assistan ce to her if she should
will be shipped to Oregon great detective story
,'rounds are being m ade by filling lnv*ted to com e and see them do It m eeting at the Gresham library. A
"By Unseen
seek another place in business af
* Ity. and from there they will go to
in a worthy cause.
Hands,
a
thrilling
detective
story In
long
d
istan
ce
telephone
call
this
a
f­
he
en
tire
property
to
the
depth
of
fairs, and sh e goes with the best
a division on the C lackam as A East
two reels, produced by the K line
ternoon announced that Mr. Richard
w ishes of all for her future success •early tw o feet with fresh top soil
ern railroad, a new line that Is being Clues Feature Co. If you like se n ­
CASH PRIZES O FFERED
»on w ill be here next Monday a fter­
in w hatever line o f endeavor she may rom E. C. L indsey's property, where
built from Oregon City to Mollala.
sational pictures, you should
see
FOR
SW
E
E
T
PEA
S
n oon at 2 :3 0 to m eet all who are In­
choose to enter
ie is excavatin g for a new building.
this. It is a m arvel.
terested in the developing and m ar­
The rockpile is good enough for
When Miss Edith Muhs took
The comedy is a Bunny Vltagraph
Cedar Polish Mops, also Cedar oil ■Several men have been at work dur­ I charge o f the M ultnomah farm as su ­ keting of all products, especially the Im pecunious, physically able
ing
th
e
week
spading
the
old
sod
fruit.
Those Troublesom e T resses."
A
*1 00, $1 25 and *1 50 at Sterling &
...
_ _
youn< man who holds that the world
tnder, so that with the addition o f perintendent, about tw o w eeks ago, „ 2 ’
augh from start to finish.
Kidder's.
.
l° co-°P,‘ra’*. ow e" b l® • “ »>»« «nd w on’t work
her
name
in
the
Outlook
attracted
he new soil there w ill be a deep bed
Monday and Tuesday the m anage­
also th e farm ers and fruitgrow ers o f
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if rich com post which should make the atten tion of M C. King, city a t­ this part of the state.
1 A man has a right to refuse to ment has obtained a sta tes right
FR U IT PRODUCERS
torney,
as
being
the
sam
e
as
a
for­
As stad te before, this is not a "®rk- Providing he can live honestly feature. "The G reater Call," taken
M EETING AT LIBRARY vnythlng grow. The contour o f the mer pupil o f his at C linton, Iowa
awn is to be a g en tle slop e in every
schem e to locate a cannery or drier w ithout working, and w ithout bum from Beach's noted play. The Oreat
So im pressed was be th at he took
C. ( . Morse A Co., of San Francis
Iirection from the building and the
Divide," This picture Is In three
and sell stock , be« it Is solely for mlng off of others.
co. one o f the largest seed h ou se' chem e of plants em braces several the liberty o f callin g Miss Muhs on the purpose of en ligh ten in g fruit and
reels, a sem i society and Alaskaln
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on the Pacific coast, has notified the trees and a hedge at th e north side, the telep h on e and was surprised as produce grow ers so that they may
H° " many are ‘T in g to dodge the Ira ma, lots of sensation and a beau­
secretary of the fair association that with a lawn o f choice grass cover- well as pleased to find that his su r­ be better able to. handle and m arket payn]*'n ‘ ot Income taxes?
Uncle tiful plot, touching and pathetic at
He has sin es their products.
the sum of ten dollars has been do
s *m has a keen eye and a long hand tim es with a clever clim ax.
ng the en tire plat.
The work la m ise was correct.
In ad d i­
called at the farm and renew ed the
nated in cash to be used for sw eet
rogresslng rapidly and w ill be com ­
tion to this, "The Horse T h ief,” an
peas at the com ing fair
Of all the w orld’s many unfathom ­ Anderson
Our spring supply of Lawn Mow­
pleted next week unless bad w eather acquaintance o f years ago In a long
W estern and tw o full
talk of their form er careers In the ers w ill be in soon. Sterling A K id­ able cu riosities, hum anity Is the
This will be a rare opportunity for interferes.
reels of com edy, six thousand feet In
H aw keye state.
greatest.
der’s.
growers of this splendid flower to
all Admission 10 cen ts and 15 cents
win the money It will probably be
’’W h it Happened to Mary” as us-
W hat th e dickens right or b u si­
Auto Delivery Hereafter.
Take Notice
Never mind about old quaky Mex- ■sl Wednesday and Thursday.
awarded In two or three prizes The es« had th ose B razilians to start a
Metzger
Bros,
received
a
new
Over-
lateness of the fair will require some revolution just after T R had de- land delivery auto this afternoon and call n u W>nt Z° Ur ,ard*n Plowed, '¿0 ’ watch the news from Santa
Marla
tf
By Unseen Hands
extra work in growing the flowers, dared that there would he no more win use it In their rapidly Increas-
but the results win be worth while.
revolutlon In that country?
grocery delivery business
Fine weather
starting
for
that garden
r,(,n Raney, returned last night
Wltop. ha. w ritt.7T story, and is £ " otn“ ‘ 'w o T i a d ^ X ' . ï u p
making it.
there to any extent.