T he large num ber of well built modern homes with beautiful grounds is a striking feature of Eastern Multnomah County
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VOL. 3. NO. 12
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A ro u s in g good c o u n c il m e e tin g ,
a t w hich all co u n c ilm e n tiu t o n e a n d
m an y v is ito rs w ere p re s e n t, w as h eld
la s t T u esd ay n ig h t at th e city h all.
Manx m a tte r s w ere p re s e n te d to th e
co u n c il fo r c o n sid e ra tio n .
C o m m u n ic a tio n s fro m Mrs. C la ra
S m ith , M rs. I. McColl a n d M rs N ina
H elt, w ith d ra w in g th e ir n a m e s fro m
th e p e titio n fo r h a rd s u r fa c in g on
M ain s tr e e t, w ert
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p lace d on file
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o f P o rtla n d , e x p la in e d th u t th o u g h
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m e stic p u rp o s e s o n ly , th is c la u s e in
tlie c o n tra c t w as u n d e rs to o d to m ean
a n y le g itim a te user. p e rta in in g to th e
h o m e s o r b u sin e ss w ith in th e city.
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C lev elan d a v e n u e fo r s t r e e t lig h ts
a n d th e m a tte r w as re f e rre d to th e
s t r e e t c o m m itte e . It w as th o u g h t th e
c ity co u ld a d d a t le a s t tw o m o re
lig h ts to th o s e a lre a d y u sed . It w as
o rd e re d th a t tw o lig h ts o n D ivision
s t r e e t be d is c o n tin u e d .
i t w as o rd e re d th a t m oney c o lle c t
ed on a s s e s s m e n ts on p ro p o se d B u rr
c.venue be r e tu r n e d to th o s e w ho
p aid sam e.
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a r d Gil co m p an y a lo c a tio n o n D ivi
sio n s tr e e t w as in tro d u c e d a n d p ro
v oked m uch d iscu ssio n . It w ill com e
up la te r fo r a d o p tio n o r re je c tio n .
An o rd in a n c e re la tin g to th e re g
u la tio n of pool ro o m s w ith in
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to w n w as g iv en its th r e e re a d in g s a n d
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n o rs in pool ro o m s, rem o v in g all
sc re e n s an d sp e c ify in g a c lo sin g h o u r.
The
o rd in a n c e p ro v id in g fo r a
c u rb lin e te n fe e t fro m th e p ro p e rty
lin e w as v ery th o ro u g h ly c o n sid e re d ,
th e p re v a ilin g o p in io n b e in g t h a t no
c h a n g e sh o u ld be m a d e in th e p re s e n t
sid e w a lk o rd in a n c e . T h e o rd in a n c e
w as la id on th e ta b le .
o rd in a n c e
p ro v id in g th a t th e city pay th e m e d
ical o r o th e r e x p en ses o f firem en
in ju r e d w h ile in a c tu a l se rv ic e w as
a lso laid o v e r fo r f u r th e r c o n s id e r
a tio n .
T h e o rd in a n c e re p e a lin g a n o r d i
n a n c e g r a n tin g five d o lla rs a m o n th
to w a rd a h o m e fo r th e lib ra ry w as
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to co llect w a te r r e n t fro m m a n y .u s e rs
w ho seem ed to w a it fo r h im to call.
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T h e C o n g d o n h o te l, o n W ed n esd ay , p lea th a t th e n e c e ss a ry w ork he d one,
w as th e sc e n e o f o n e o f th e m o st im a n d u rg e d esp e c ia lly th e re ta in in g
w all a n d fill on P o w ell s tr e e t, th e
fo r th e e x te n s io n o f tlie im p ro v e m e n t p o r ta n t m e e tin g s e v e r h eld in G re s h fo u n d a tio n o f ro c k on th e ro a d s
o f th e G re sh a m -D a m a sc u s ro a d , h a s am to c o n sid e r p a r tic u la r ly th e re w h ere it is now w a n tin g .
been re f e r r e d to th e ro a d m a s te r la tio n of th e c o u n ty to th e m ain
C o m m iss io n e r l l a r t w as ta k e n til
fo r h is a tte n tio n .
th o r o u g h f a r e s w ith in th e city .
a t th e lu n c h e o n a n d w as not culled
T h e ro a d m a s te r h a s a d v is e d th e
On in v ita tio n C o u n ty C o m m is upon f o r re m a rk s .
c o u n ty c o m m is sio n e rs t h a t it w ill s io n e rs H o lm a u , H a r t a n d L ig h tn e r
R e s u lt s o f t h e M ee tin g .
be n e c e ssa ry to m a k e a su rv e y a n d j w ere p re s e n t; a ls o A s s is ta n t R o ad -
F o llo w in g a re tlie p rin c ip a l r e
e s tim a te of th e w o rk of w id en in g m a s te r M cM ullen w ho re p r e s e n te d s u lts o f th e c o n fe re n c e :
a n d m a c a d a m iz in g
th e
C o rn e liu s R o a d m a s te r Yeou w ho w as d e ta in e d
C o m m iss io n e rs
H o lm a n ,
H a rt
a n d L ig h tn e r, a n d C o u n ty E n g in e e r
P ass ro a d , p e titio n e d fo r by J . G. e ls e w h e re o n ro a d w o rk .
C o u n c ilm e n
H o n ey , K id d e r a n d M cM ullen view ed th e g u lch on P o w
J o h a n n e s a n d o th e r s b e fo re w o rk
P a te n e a u d e w ere p re s e n t w ith R e ell s tr e e t, m a k in g th o ro u g h in s p e c
can be b egu n in May.
T lie p e titio n of J. E. P a in te r , o f c o rd e r R o b e rts , A tto rn e y s K in g a n d tio n o f c o n d itio n s . T h ey a lso v iew
M essrs. C le v e la n d , ed a ll th e c o u n ty ro a d s in G resh atu .
C o rb e tt, fo r th e im p ro v e m e n t o f th e S ta p le to n , a n d
T h ey w ere to ld w h a t th e co u n cil
P a u ls e n ro a d , h a s been r e f e r r e d to E ik in g to n , E a s tm a n , W. F . H oney,
th e ro a d m a s te r by th e b o a rd fo r h is T h o m p so n , M eyers, St. C la ir, S h an - a n d c itiz e n s d e s ire d a n d n eed ed In
n e n a n d T fo tn a n .
th e w ay of im p ro v e m e n ts, t
a tte n tio n .
A fte r th e lu n c h e o n City A tto rn e y
E n g in e e r M cM ullen w as in s tru c te d
T h ■ to w n o f L tn n to n h a s b een
g iv en p e rm iss io n to e re c t a fire s t a K lug, who a c te d as c h a irm a n , in t r o by th e c o m m is sio n e rs to m a k e a c a re
Mr. fu l su rv e y of th e g ro u n d a n d e s ti
tio n b e tw e e n th e G e rm a n to w n a n d d u ced C o m m issio n e r H o ln tan .
St. H elen s ro a d s , th e ro a d m a s te r H o lm an in a b rie f b u sin e sslik e ta lk m a te th e co st of a s u ita b le re ta in in g
h a v in g e x a m in e d a n d a p p ro v e d th e s ta te d t h a t th e c o m m is sio n e rs fo u n d w all a n d fill on P ow ell s tre e t.
th e m se lv e s c o n fro n te d w ith c e rta in
T h e c o m m is sio n e rs in d ic a te d th a t
site.
law s o f w hich th ey w ere n o t th e au - th e y fa v o re d th e la y in g of th e fo u n
ih o rs b u t w h ich th ey m u st c o n fo rm d a tio n on th e c o u n ty ro a d s , w h ere
EASTER SERVICES AT
METHODIST CHURCH to in th e i r d is p o sitio n of fu n d s an d th e p re s e n t fo u n d a tio n is fo u n d in
m e th o d s o f im p ro v e m e n t w o rk . T h e ir su ffic ie n t fo r h a rd s u r fa c in g a t th e
S u n d a y sch o o l a s u su a l a t 10 a.
o n e aim w as to be fa ir a n d give all ex p en se of th e c o u n ty . T h is In c lu d e s
m .. J u n i o r L e a g u e a t 3 :8 0 , E p w o rth
an e q u a l o p p o rtu n ity to ta k e a d v a n t s h o r t p o rtio n s on so u th R o b e rts a v e
L e a g u e a t 6 :4 o .
a g e of atty b en efits th a t m ay a c cru e. n u e a n d e a s t a n d w est e n d s of P ow ell
C h u rc h se rv ic e s a t 11 a. m. a n d
He sa id
t h a t p e titio n s w o u ld be s tre e ts .
7 :3 0 p. m . P re a c h in g by R ev. M el
ta k e n up in th e o rd e r of p r e s e n ta
In re g a rd to th e h a rd s u r fa c in g of
v ille T. W ire. M o rn in g to p ic, “ T h e
tio n . T h a t th e R iv e rsid e d riv e w as th e c o u n ty ro a d s ill th e city th e c o m
In s p ira tio n o f Im m o ra lity .”
E ven
first in tim e , tlie B ase L in e second. m issioned's e x p re s se d th e m se lv e s as
in g to p ic, “ L ife 's V ic to ry .”
tile e x p e n d itu re
of th e
H is o p in io n w as th a t th e m a in a r fa v o rin g
A t th e m o rn in g se rv ic e th e m u si-
te rie s sh o u ld be tr e a te d as a n ) c o u n a m o u n t of $600(1 p e r m ile, th e cost
al p ro g ra m w ill he a s fo llo w s:
ty ro a d s , ev en th o u g h th e y r u n of 8 fe e t in w id th o f p a v in g , o u t of
S olo: “ In T h a t D ay ," by R ob-
H e re q u e s te d th e ro a d fu n d e s ta b lis h e d by th e 1913
b e rts .
.......... J a c k s o n J o n e s th r o u g h a to w n .
A nthem
.................... C h o ir th a t th e th in g s deHired by th e c it law , w hich fu n d fo r tills y e a r as lev
S olo:
T lie H eav en ly D re a m ,”
to
izen s he s u b m itte d in w ritin g to th e ied a n d a p p ro p r ia te d a m o u n ts
by T r e l i a r n « ...................E ch o Jo n e s co m m issio n e rs.
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"My F a ith L o o k s up to
I t w as m a d e c le a r t h a t by th e law
T h e e ,” by H osford C. E. R u sh e r M ullen w o u ld be a s k e d to m a k e a
am i Airs. M y rtle M yers c a re fu l su rv e y of th e g u lc h a n d e s ti th e y co u ld ex p en d tills m o n ey w h ere
T rio :
“ P ra is e Y e,” by V erdi
th e y saw fit a n d th a t th e first w ho
m a te th e co st of a fill.
Ja c k s o n , G uy a n d E ch o Jo n e s
C o m m issio n e r L ig h tn e r sa id th a t a p p lie d fo r im p ro v e m e n ts fro m th is
At th e e v e n in g se rv ic e tlie fo llo w
in m o st cases in th e to w n s a f t e r th e fu n d w ere th e first in r ig h t to its
ing n u m b e rs w ill be p re s e n te d :
w ork w as d o n e th e s t r e e ts w ere t a k b en efits. It a p p e a rs th a t G re sh a m is
S olo: “ T h e R e s u rre c tio n .” by
S h elley
Mrs. (). J B row n en o v e r by tlie to w n o r city . He fa v o n e of th e first to m a k e d e fin ite a p
A n tlie n i
C h o i r o red litis p lan , a n ti c a lle d a tte n tio n p lic a tio n s fo r a n a p p ro p r ia tio n fro m
S olo: “ D ream of C a lv a ry ,” by
tliis new ro a d fu n d .
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th e
B lo u n t
■ 'G u y Jo n e s io th e c o u n ty ro a d s In o th e r to w n s
■ aiigtng from o n e an d a q u a r t e r m iles Im p o rta n t q u e s tio n s Involved a re
D u e t: “ H a rk , H a rk My S o u l,”
If tlie w ork is d o n e by th e
by S h elley
C. E. R u sh e r :i T ro u td a le to 5 4 m iles in P o rtla n d . th e s e
a n d M rs. M y rtle M yers
Air. M cM ullen sp o k e of tlie ro a d c o u n ty as on c o u n ty ro a d s o u ts id e
T rio : “ In Ills N a m e ,” by P e trie
w ork now in p ro g re s s an d th e m e th ih e city can th e c o u n ty levy a ss e ss
Ja c k s o n , G uy a n d E ch o Jo n e s
Solo: P a rt 1. “ C ru c ifix io n ;” P a rt II, ods u n d e r w hich it w as in itia te d an d m e n ts fo r th e c o st on city p ro p e rty
as on fa rm p ro p e rty a n d how fa r
" E a s t e r D aw n ," by L yon
c a rrie d on.
C. E. R u sh e r
O th e rs ca lle d on w ere, O. A. E a s t sh o u ld th e a s s e s s m e n t d is tr ic t ex
m an , A. M eyers, A tto rn e y S ta p le to n , te n d , a s fo r in s ta n c e , o n e block o r
and u n n e c e s s a ry , a n d in s tru c te d tlie
h a lf a m ile, a ls o if th e s e a re co u n ty
an d G eo. F . H oney.
m a rs h a l to tu r n th e w a te r off on th e
th e
Mr. S ta p le to n v ery c a re fu lly o u t ro a d s a n d re m a in as su ch can
-lev en tli of th e m o n th if d e lin q u e n t
lin ed th e lim ita tio n s o t th e ro a d law •ity asse ss th e p ro p e rty a b u ttin g fo r
T h is a c tio n w o u ld seem to m a k e it • nd th e p riv ile g e s of th e c o m m is its p o rtio n of th e Im p ro v e m e n ts. A l
.m p e ra tlv e th a t u s e rs pay p ro m p tly s io n e rs u n d e r it, w ith
w hich th e so ca n th e city o f G re sh a m ta k e o v e r
on o r b efo re tlie te n th of e a c h m o n th •o m m issio n ers a g re e d .
th e s e c o u n ty ro a d s a s c ity s tre e ts .
An Easter Poem by
as a fine a lso w ill be im p o sed fo r
Mr. M eyers w a n te d to know if th e T h e b elief is t h a t it w ill r e q u ire a
d e lin q u e n c y .
ta m e c o n tr a c to r co u ld do th e w ork sp e c ia l a c t of th e le g is la tu r e to do
ELLA HIGGINSON
b o th fo r th e city a n d co u n ty . It w as th is.
M rs. H o llid a ) H o n o r «¡nest.
C ity A tto rn e y K ing is c o n s u ltin g
th o u g h t th e r e co u ld be no o b je c tio n
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e rn o o n a t th e h o m e of M rs. P e te r
T h e firs sta n d , s o ft and s t i l l .
p o sitiv ely b e fo re h u n d , Mr. M cM ullen a tto r n e y In re g a r d ,o th e le g a l q u e s
so n , in h o n o r o f th e ir m o th e r, M rs
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said
it co u ld w ith in o n e o r tw o p er tio n s in o rtle r to h av e th e s e m a tte r s
“ h a tte r s a lo o sen ed rill.
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In w h ite and e n d le s s r in g s;
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o n e o f G od’s ow n la r k s sin g s .
en lo o k in g to w a rd th e Im p ro v e m e n t
b rid g e s w ith iro n .
At. F S h o e m a k e r, C a th e rin e V au g h n ,
Mr. K in g clo sed w ith a s tro n g j of th e th o r o u g h f a r e s in o u r city .
T l i e w arm breath o f the w a k in g earth
E. A. L e o n a rd . C a th e rin e H u d n n t,
C u rls up fro m m yriad lip s.
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hafl, K ello g g , an d J a s . R o b in so n .
T ile G re sh a m W. C. T. U. is th e
H e n ry S te n s la n d c a m e dow n from
co u n ty tr e a s u r e r .
T h e p e titio n of W in. T. S h a rk e y
THE AWAKENING.
T h e fe r n s lift d elica te, v ein y p a lm s
In d im p le s o f th e h ills.
T h e sp e n d th r ift h y a c in th 's p erfu m e
«-A long th e pure a ir sp lits:
T h er e is a b r e a th in g , fa in t and far.
F rom th e dark th r o a ts o f th e m ills.
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tio n of S ixty D o lla rs ($ 6 0 .0 0 ) p e r
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a n n u m fo r th e p u rp o se o f a ss ist
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a n c e in th e m a in te n a n c e o f a h o m e
N ear m e. y e t u n a fra id
T h e ea r ly f r o s t s h a v e taken rou te
fo r th e p u b lic lib ra ry in G re sh a m
B e fo r e th e red su n 's raid.
O reg o n .
Be it o rd a in e d by th e C om m on C o u n
B ehold , th e ea rth Is glad ag a in .
And ahe h a s tak en h eart.
cil of th e T o w n o f G re sh a m
And In her sw e llin g , fr u itf u l b reast.
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G od’s o w n lo v e -flo w e r s sta rt.
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i $ 6 0 .0 0 ) p e r 8 n n u m fo r th e p u rp o se
Yes. w h en th e b ird s grow dum b a gain
o f a s s is ta n c e in th e m a in te n a n c e of
W ith pure d e lig h ts th a t th r ill
T h eir rapt and in n ocen t so u ls , t ill th ey i h o m e fo r th e p u b lic lib ra ry in
H a v e n o t d e sir e or w ill
G re sh a m , O reg o n . In c lu d in g se c tio n s
F or so n g , or su n , or a n y th in g
1 a n d 2 a n d e ach a n d e v e ry p a rt
B u t p a ssio n d eep and s t ill.
th e re o f, be, a n d th e sam e is ta erîh y ,
1 w ill g o u n to th e dim w ood
re p e a le d .
And He p ron e on th e aod,
P a sse d th is 7 th d ay of A p ril, 1914.
M y breaat c lo s e to th e w arm earth -
A p p ro v ed th is 7 th d ay o f A p ril,
b rea st.
P r o str a te , a lo n e w ith God,
1914.
O f a ll hla poor and u s e le s s o n es.
L E W IS S H A T T U C K , M ayor.
T h e p o o rest, u s e le s s clod.
A ttest:
And I w ill pray (so earn estly
D M R O B E R T S , R e c o rd e r.
H e c a n n o t h elp b u t h ear)
• I-ord. Lord, le t m e ta k e h eart ag a in .
L et m y f a it h ah in c w h it« and clea r,
liv e lie st
U tah Land P la stcr.
Good stock on hand a t w a reh ou se
In Gresham.
Metzger Broe.
T h ey a re now c o n v a ss iu g th e to w n ,
s e c u r in g s u b s c rip tio n s to th e U nion
S ig n a l.
O ne o f th e in te re s te d c iti
zen s o ffers th e p a p e r fo r 75 c e n ts fo r
't h e y e a r, p ro v id in g th e r e a re fifty
w ho w ill ta k e it, a n d th e w om en of
G re sh a m w ill se e to St t h a t th e offer
is ta k e n up. A sp le n d id c o lu m n Is
ru n in th e lo cal p a p e r, fu ll to o v e r
flow ing w ith u p -to -d a te n ew s, fa c ts
a n d fig u res
W h ite R ib b o n R eview .
DANCE AT ROCKWOOD
BY THE MACCABEES
R o ck w o o d T e n t, K. O. T. M., w ill
g iv e a p u b lic d a n c e a t R ockw ood on
S a tu r d a y e v e n in g , A p ril 18.
Stias-
h a ll's th re e -p ie c e o rc h e s tra . T ic k e ts
$1.00 in c lu d in g su p p e r. C o m m itte e
W illia m S ta n le y , W illiam C h ild e rs
a n d E. L. T h o rp e .
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R eason ab le prices.
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of
u b u sin ess m a n a g e r, w ho w ill a lso
y ear.
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tu r a l co lle g e lias d e s ig n a te d a m an
fo r th e p o sitio n , w ho w ill conte from
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tlie w o rk . T h e co u n ty c o m m issio n
e rs h a v e a g re e d to th e a p p o iu tin e n t
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As n e a rly a ll th e g ra n g e s a r e to
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sh o u ld ta k e th e m a tte r up. T h e e m
p lo y m e n t of an e x p e rt is in lin e witit
tlie p u b lic m a rk e t p lan a n d su ch an
official w ould w ork a lo n g th e sam e
lin e s as th e ra ilro a d fa rm in g ex
p e rts . H e w ould also be of g r e a t a s
s is ta n c e to th e c o u n ty fa ir.
O th e r
c o u n tie s h av e tr ie d th e e x p e rim e n t
an d h av e fo u n d it b eneficial. In
s tru c tio n
in fa r m in g m e th o d s a t
h om e is s o m e w h a t in a d v a n c e of a
c o u rs e a t th e co lleg e, th e In s tru c tio n
b e in g p e rs o n a l a n d in a c c o rd a n c e
w ith a ll a d v a n c e d fa rm in g ideas.
T h e id e a is w o rth y of a tr ia l, a t
le a s t.
A LAST TRIBUTE
TO MRS. MARY SCHRAM
M rs. M ary A. S c h ra m d ied a t h e r
h o m e h e re in F a irv ie w on S a tu rd a y
a fte rn o o n la s t a f t e r a lin g e rin g ill
n ess o f n e a rly tw o y e a rs. T h e d e
ceased w as b o rn in M in n eso ta on Oc
to b e r 7, 1 87 3, c o m in g to O regon
w itit ite r p a re n ts , Mr. an d M rs. Ole
P e d e rs o n w hen a b o u t th r e e y e a rs of
ag e, lo c a tin g n e a r S andy w h e re they
re sid e d u n til th e ir d e a th s .
M ary
P e d e rs o n
w as m a r rie d to
J a m e s 11. S c h ra m on F e h ru u ry 2,
1893, th e y h a v in g lived in e a s te rn
M u ltn o m a h e v e r sin ce.
To
th e ir
u n io n sev en c h ild re n w ere h o rn , tw o
h a v in g d ied in in fan cy . B esid es h er
h u sb a n d am i so u s
M au rice, K arl.
W a lte r,
H u b e rt a n d
W esley, sh e
le a v e s five s is te r s to m o u rn h e r loss.
T h ey b ein g , M rs. B ertliu B eck w ith ,
of T ro u td a le ; Mrs. E m m a M cD aniels,
of A lb a n y ; Mrs. C a rrie F is h e r, of
A b b o tsfo rd , B ritis h C o lu m b ia ; Mrs.
A nna C a m p b e ll, of M a d ras, O reg o n ;
a n d M rs. C la ra M cD aniels, of P o r t
la n d .
T h e f u n e r a l w as h eld fro m th e
P re s b y te ria n c h u rc h on M onday a f
te rn o o n , th e s e rv ic e s being c o n d u c t
ed by Rev. T h o m a s R o b in so n , in t e r
m e n t b eing at tlie G re sh a m c e m e te ry
a t w hich th e
L ad y
M accabees of
w hich site w as a m e m b e r h ad ch arg e.
Mr. S c h ra m a n d fam ily h av e th e
s y m p a th y of th e e n tir e c o m m u n ity
in th e i r sad h o u r.
C a rd of T h a n k s .
W e w ish to e x te n d o u r th a n k s to
o u r m an y frie n d s fo r th e i r h elp an d
s y m p a th y d u rin g
th e
Illn e ss an d
d e a th o f o u t b eloved w ife an d m oth
e r a n d e sp e c ia lly th e L ady M acca
bees, a n d fo r th e b e a u tifu l o fferin g s.
JA M E S H. SCHRAM
a n d FA M IL Y .
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be th e s e c r e ta ry .
T h e c h a n g e w ill
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Miss Eva A n d e rso n , th e p re s e n t
se c re ta ry , w ho h as b een in th e s e r v
ice fo r th e p ast 15 m o n th s w ill ta k e
a v a c a tio n w h ich s h e w ill sp e n d a t
hom e.
T h e c h a n g e in office m a n a g e m e n t
w as placed In th e h a n d s o f th e e x
ec u tiv e c o m m itte e w ho h av e se c u re d
th e se rv ic e s o f an e x p e rt by th e n a m e
of B lan d , liv in g in P o rtla n d .
H e is
said to he a n ail ro u n d te le p h o n e
o p e ra to r, e x p e rie n c e d in ev ery d e
ta il of th e b u sin ess.
T h e b o a rd h a s a ls o d ecid e d to
ru n a n o th e r lin e to T r o u td a le w h ich
w ill in v o lv e s e ttin g a h a lf m ile of
new
poles.
T h is
w ill
re lie v e
th e s itu a tio n w hich is s o m e w h a t u n
s a tis fa c to ry a t p re s e n t.
It is a lso in te n d e d to e x te n d se v
e ra l of th e o th e r lin e s a n d ru n d u p
lic a te w ires in so m e d ir e c tio n s to
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m ent Is now in th e h a n d s of th e
th r e e new o w n e rs. J o h n H a rte lt, L. R.
D enm an a n d B. L. W a lra d .
T h ey
a re c o n te m p la tin g so m e im p o r ta n t
b u sin ess in n o v a tio n s a n d w ill m a k e
new a d d itio n s to th e sto c k so a s to
b rin g each d e p a rtm e n t up to th e
s ta n d a rd n ecessary fo r a g re a t an d
g ro w in g b u sin ess.
A m ong tlie new fe a tu r e s w ill be
a m illin e ry d iv isio n , w hich w ill he
fu lly sto c k e d an d tn th e h a n d s of
u c o m p e te n t m a n a g e r.
COMES FROM CANADA,
LOCATES NEAR GRESHAM
O.
W.
A n d rew s, a la te a r r iv a l
from C a n a d a has b o u g h t ten a c re s
o f lan d fro m G eo rg e W. K en n ey
a b o u t fo u r mileB e a s t o f G re sh a m
an d w ill m a k e it h is fu tu r e h o m e.
He w as h e re fo u r y e a rs ago a n d w as
fa v o rab ly im p re sse d
w ith th e c li
m ate. He ex p ects h is fam ily w ill a r
riv e in a b o u t tw o w eek s.
T h e p lace is a d jo in in g th e C ooley
p o u ltry fa rm
in
S chool
D istric t,
No. 4 9.
EARNING A DOLLAR
Read at Dollar Social by
MRS. G. M. O L IP H A N T
W hen tlie Ladle«' Aid o f G resh am
Kuhl they'd lik e to ea rn so m e c a s h .
1 th ou gh t I'd lik e to h e lp them d o It
T h ou gh th e m a rk ets had g o n e sm a sh .
I th o u g h t o f ca rro ts, b e e ts sn d "sp u d s''
But, no, th ey w ould not buy,
Said they'd p len ty o f su c h truck
And to se ll I need n o t try.
T hen I th o u g h t I'd ta k e In w a s h in g s
S cru b the n eig h b o rs d ir ty floors.
Mind th eir ch ick en s, p ig s and b a b ies
And do oth er m en ial ch ores.
lin t m y poor. old back w
ih
w ea ry ,
An o v e rw h e lm in g body of th e
W iiM hlngs hard, but sc r u b b in g ’» w or$e
n e w sp a p e rs o f th e Btate h av e
de
And to m ind th e p ig s and c h ic k e n s
M arion co u n ty on T u e sd a y on his
c la re d fo r R. A. B ooth fo r U. S. s e n Wnul'l but s lo w ly till m y purse.
way to A lask a.
In c o m p a n y w ith a to r .
T h e 'tr ib u n e h as a n a b id in g Then fa m e lo f t y a sp ir a tio n s,
h is b r o th e r s E v e rs a n d T h e o d o re , h e fa ith In
th e
re p u b lic a n
p a rty to
I’d m ake Mpeefhew to the cro w d .
to o k th e s te a m e r y e s te rd a y fo r th e a c h ie v e th e b e st fo r th e e n tir e s ta te T ell them o f th e ir h o m e ly duties«,
<* o 11« m t m y fe e s, a s t h e y ’re a llo w e d .
n o rth w h e re th e y w ill e n g a g e in th e w hen o n ce ro u s e d to a c tio n .
T he
sa lm o n in d u s tr y , re m a in in g aw ay u n p a rty h a s su ffe re d fe a rfu lly fro m In E qiia I su ffr a g e ’’ ia m y hobby,
But I'm not a m ilitant,
til O cto b er.
te r n e c in e s tr if e .
I t h as had bad
■lechlwl tw a* my d u ty
T h e S te n s la n d b ro th e rs a r e w ell o r no le a d e rsh ip , it hos had to r som e
lip han t.
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.
t
«.« I T o cook h a sh fo r O llp
k n o w n , b ein g o w n e rs of th e fish w h eei y e a rs no m an s tro n g en o u g h o r big
Ju s t below F a irv ie w , a n d h a v e h ad en o u g h to c a rry its s ta n d a rd
H ut T hen began a sea rch n ea r by m e.
For so m e w a y th e c a s h to wtn.
y e a rs of e x p e rie n c e In th e fish in g B ooth h as com e fo rw a rd n o t only
And I sa w th e g o ld en b u tter
b u sin e ss. T h e ir I n te re s ts In A la sk a ) a t th e rig h t tim e , b u t n o n e too
And the e g g s th a t C h a r le s b ro u g h t in
a re q u ite e x te n s iv e .
T h e ir w heel so o n .
T h e T rib u n e m o re o v e r be
h e re h a s been le a se d fo r th e seaso n . liev es t h a t h e can a n d w ill be e le c t Much a happy th o u g h t c a m e to me.
I’d »»II b u tter to m y frien d s;
e d . As we sa id b e fo re h e h a s all (liv e them h o n est w e ig h t and v a lu e
For th a t's w h at ou r la w d em a n d s.
WILL USE BUCKSAW
th e q u a litie s o f a s ta te s m a n .
He
INSTEAD OF AXE w ould loom la r g e In W a sh in g to n af- 1 would se ll a few fr e sh e g g s , too.
J o h n M etsg er~ to ~ carry ln g h ts r i g h t |
a n d h,B • c U v ,,’r ,n d
And. dear n eig h b o rs, do you know
eye in a slin g as a re s u lt of fo rg e t- f e e fro m any ta i n t o f p a r tla n .h lp
tin g h is e a rly tr a in in g .
H e b ro k e "<>“ '<> r«<1°und to th e b e tte rm e n t
a s tic k of w ood In tw o w ith an ax e of th e " ,a t e - H e ha" th e a b ,llty
as It w as e le v a te d a t o n e end on T h a t Is a m e a s u re le s s poaesslon. D oe.
„
..le k
T h e e n d flew u n a n d an yon e doubt hts love for hts native
a n o th e r s tic k
T h e en d ffew up anil
took re v e n g e by c u ttin g s e v e ra l h o les O re g o n 7 N or h is m u n ific e n t d o n a tio n s
in his cheek and leavin g a black eye. to th e cau se o f ed u cation . Does any
T h is Is his secon d exp erien ce o f th at on e dou b t hts fair play to rich and
kind, and h erea fter he w ill use a poor? Ask an y o f th e th ou san ds of
men w ho have w orked for him or
saw .
w ith him and you w ill bear such a
testim
o n ia l aa any A m erican may be
Steri-
Wt sharpen Lawn Mowers,
U se ■*, as m uch o t W izard fe r tili
zer as o th er kinds. Sold by S terlin g
ing ». Kidder.
A K idder.
proud of.— Cornelius Tribune.
I soon earn ed th a t ch e r ish e d d o lla r
And th e m ea n s had n o t been alow .
| Oh ! w e o fte n look fo r b le s s ln Ks
In so m e dim and fa r off place,
home * re t« * m ln g w ith them
«
<” " h»«"*«
i f w e'd o n ly bide w ith grace,
grace.
T ak e m y e g g s and b u tte r d o lla r.
May th e b le s s in g s th a t It b r in g s
F ar o u t atrip Its m e ta l va lu e,
In th e m oral th a t It sin ga.
Cheerful rending of our duties,
B rings the glin t o f ehinlng auxi.
Through th t r ift In clou ds o f sorrow
When our M aster sa y s "Well dons."