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GRESHAM,
MULTNOMAH COUNTY,
OREGON
TUESDAY,
MAY
26, 1914
AN OLD FRUIT GRESHAM FIRM MEMORIAL TRIBUTES
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E v e rg re e n
Is a b e rry th a t
co m es alo n g Ju st w hen a ll o th e r b e r
rie s a re gone. It la s ts as lo n g a s th e
k illin g fro s ts of th e fa ll w ill allo w it
to rip en a n d u n d e r fa v o ra b le c o n d i
tio n s th e y ield Is g r e a ’e r th a n th a t
of an y o th e r b e rry . Its b est h a b ita t
is th e lo w la n d s a lo n g th e c re e k s an d
o n th e C o lu m b ia s lo u g h . It re q u ire s
ric h g ro u n d , b u t th r iv e s w ell o n an y
good soil.
I t re q u ire s less c u ltiv a
tio n th a n th e L o g a n b e rry , is of b e t
te r flavor, a n d fo r je llie s e sp ecially
h a s no s u p e r io r in th e q u a n tity o r
q u a lity th a t can be p ro d u c e d fro m a
g iv en q u a n tity .
T h e E v e rg re e n is n o t ex te n siv e ly
c u ltiv a te d h e re a n d o w es its g ro w
in g re p u ta tio n to th e fa c t th a t it
g ro w s w ild in so m e lo c a litie s . It is
h a rd y a n d o b s tin a te w h e re o n ce it
h a s g a in e d a s t a r t a n d is easy to r e
p ro d u c e fro m its y o u n g sh o o ts tn a t
so o n grow in to b e a rin g p la n ts o f a
tre m e n d o u s size a n d le n g th .
W ith
c u ltiv a tio n it h a s all th e o th e r b e rrie s
o u tc la s s e d as a p ro lific p ro d u c e r.
T h e first c o m m e rc ia l te s t o f th e
E v e rg re e n w as m a d e la s t y e a r by
M rs. 11 J. S to c k e r o f G re sh a m , w ho
saw its p o ss ib ilitie s a n d w ho w as th e
first to p lace its je lly p ro d u c t on th e
m a r k e t.
On Mr. S to c k e r 's fa rm at
B u ll R u n th e b e rry g ro w s w ild in
g r e a t p ro fu sio n .
T h e id e a of c o n
v e rtin g th e f r u it in to s o m e th in g s a le
a b le w as p u t in to o p e ra tio n by M rs.
S to c k e r a n d h e r p ro d u c t
fo u n d a
re ad y m a r k e t w ith a n in c re a s in g d e
m an d fo r a s m u ch m o re as sh e co u ld
p ro d u ce. H e r o u tp u t a as n e c e ssa ri
ly lim ite d , b u t it w as all so ld a n d h as
been
used a t so m e o f th e le a d in g
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e a g e r d e m a n d am o n g th o s e w hose
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In its fa v o r. I t is an ea sy f r u i t to
“ j e l l , a n d lo o k s good. I t ta s te s b e t
t e r th a n it looks. F o r o th e r p u rp o s e s
th a n je lly it is a d e lic io u s f r u it an d
w ill s ta n d sh ip p in g in its rip e n e d
s t a te as w ell as a n y o th e r b e rry
g ro w n .
M rs. S to c k e r 's su ccess w as so g re a t
an d h e r d isco v ery so im p o r ta n t th a t
sh e h a s m a d e a r r a n g e m e n ts to go in
to th e b u sin e ss on a la r g e r sc a le th is
y e a r a n d lias m a d e a r r a n g e m e n ts
w ith H. E. D avis fo r o p e ra tin g a sp ec
ia l p la n t on th e M o u n ta in View
fa rm , w h e re sh e w ill go in to th e b u si
n ess on a m o re e x te n s iv e scale, an d
w h e re sh e w ill p u t u p o th e r f r u its
a n d je llie s p e n d in g th e e s ta b lis h m e n t
o f th e c a n n e ry h e re w h ich is now u n
d e r w ay. S he a lre a d y h a s o rd e r s fo r
a g re a t q u a n tity , p ro b a b ly all sh e can
p ro d u c e th is y e a r, a n d
is m a k in g
c o m p le te a rr a n g e m e n ts to b eg in w o rk
a s soon as th e r e is a n y th in g to b eg in
w ith . H e r goo d s w ill a ll be p u t u p
in g la s s a n d w ill be a ttr a c tiv e ly la b
eled.
T h ey w ill be th e p u re stu ff
a n d w ill n o t o n ly se ll fo r th e h ig h e s t
p ric e as so o n as th e y a re o n th e
sh e lv e s, b u t th e y w ill s e rv e to e s ta b
lish h e r re p u ta tio n m o re firm ly as th e
d is c o v e re r of th e u ses to w h ich th e
E v e rg re e n b la c k b e rry m ay be p u t.
b u t w ill a lso e s ta b lis h th e r e p u ta tio n
o f th e E v e rg re e n its e lf as th e g r e a t
e s t p ro d u c t o f E a s te rn M u ltn o m a h .
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th a t hu,4e been m a d e a r e w h a t th ey
c laim io be th e f u tu r e o f a h ith e r to
d e sp ise d f r u it is a s s u re d a n d E a s te rn
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E. T. J o n e s & Co. g e n e ra l c o n tr a c t
o rs w ith h e a d q u a r te r s in G re sh a m ,
receiv ed n o tic e y e s te rd a y th a t th e y
w ere th e su c c e ssfu l b id d e rs fo r th e
c o n s tru c tio n o f th e b u ild in g s on th e
new g ro u n d s n e a r J e u n e s ta tio n r e
c en tly b o u g h t by th e P o rtla n d G un
club.
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be used as a c lu b h o u se. I t w ill be
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w ill be s u p p lie d fro n t a w ell w ith
p re s s u re p o w e r ta n k s to fo rc e th e
w a te r o v e r th e g ro u n d s a n d th r o u g h
th e b u ild in g s. D ra in a g e w ill be in to
se p tic ta n k s .
T h e six tr a p s w ill be s e t in a s e m i
c irc le on so lid c o n c re te fo u n d a tio n s
a n d a c e m e n t s to r e ro o m w ill be b u ilt
fo r s to ra g e o f a m m u n itio n a n d o th e r
ap p lia n c e * n ec e ssa ry fo r th e s p o rt.
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w est o f th e ra ilw a y s ta tio n w ith an
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fa rm . S h o o tin g w ill be to w a rd th e
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d ay s a n d e v e ry th in g w ill be in r e a d i
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of its k in d ou th is c o a st a n d w ill be
a tte n d e d by all th e c ra c k s h o ts fro m
f a r an d n e a r.
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sh e lls w ill be d ro p p e d an d th e r e w ill
be n u m e ro u s v a lu a b le tr o p h ie s fo r
th e b est sh o ts.
H a u k W ih lo n , of
G re sh a m , w ho w ill rty jre s e n t O reg o n
a t th e n a tio n a l sh o o t in D ay to n ,
O hio, w ill ta k e a p a r t in th e c o n te st.
B eing th e c ra c k s h o t of O reg o n it
is ex p ected th a t h e w ill be a b le to
ad d to h is a lre a d y la r g e co lle c tio n of
m e d a ls on th is o ccasio n .
THE SENIOR CLASS
COMMENCEMENT DAY
A n n u a l c o m m e n c e m e n t ex ercises
of th e G re sh a m hig h sc h o o l w ill be
h eld in th e h ig h sch o o l a sse m b ly h a ll
on 1 rid a y e v e n in g , J u u e 5. I n v ita
tio n s h a v e been se n t o u t to th e n u m
b er o f 4 00 by th e m e m b e rs o f th e
g ra d u a tin g class.
T h ey re v e a l th e
fo llo w in g in f o rm a tio n :
G lass m o tto — " L ife is w h a t we
m a k e it .”
( la ss c o lo rs
L a v e n d e r a n d c in n a
m on.
G lass flow er-—M adam H ilto n rose.
C lass roll-— E m e lle A n d e rso n , M ary
C ath ey , V io la D in g er, N ellie F a ris ,
J o h n H o n ey , E lsie M etzg er, E v ely n
.M etzger, Is a b e l M etzg er, O live M er
lili, A ddle Q u e sin b e rry .
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A t th e lu n c h e o n of th e E a st S ide
B u sin ess M en’s clu b y e s te rd a y a t th e
H o tel E d w a rd s . G ra n d a v e n u e ,
L.
.1. L e p p e r, Dan K e lla h e r, W. H. M ar-
k ell, Ben A. B ellam y a n d J o h n R.
W h id m e r w e re a p p o in te d to ta k e up
th e m a tte r of s to p -o v e r tr a n s f e r s on
th e s t r e e t c a r lin es. I t w as s e t fo rth
t h a t th e e s ta b lis h m e n t of th e p u b lic
m a rk e t on Y am h ill s tr e e t a n d th e lo
cal m a r k e t In A lb in a w o u ld la rg e ly
in c re a se th e a d v a n ta g e s of s to p -o v e r
s t r e e t c a r tr a n s f e r s . T h is c o m m itte e
w as a u th o r iz e d to c o n fe r w ith
all
civic c lu b s o f th e city on b o th sid es
of th e riv e r a n d s e c u re th e ir co -o p er-
a iio n
th r o u g h
c o n fe re n c e c o m m it
tees.
J. D. S h e rm a n , C. C. H a ll, D an
K e lla h e r, F. B. E a g a n , M. O. C o llin s,
A. A. K a d e rly , J . O. W ilso n w ere a p
p o in te d to ta k e c a re o f th e R ose F e s
tiv a l ball to be h eld on th e E a st S ide
o n th e n ig h t of J u n e i). T h e c lu b d e
cid ed to lo o k In to th e m a tte r o f a lo
cal m a r k e t in C e n tra l E a st P o rtla n d
a n d In v e s tig a te th e g e n e ra l m a r k e t In
o p e ra tio n on U nion a v e n u e an d E a st
M ain s t r e e t c o n d u c te d by Ita lia n g a r
d e n e rs .
M. B. M cF au l, D an K e lla
h e r, L. M. L e p p e r, J. D. S h e rm a u an d
C. C. H all w ere a p p o in te d to ta k e th is
m a tte r up.
I t w as th e o p in io n of
m an y th a t th e p re s e n t m a r k e t on
U nion a v e n u e a n d E a st M ain s tr e e t
m ig h t be m a d e a v a ila b le , a n d o th e r s
w ere of th e o p in io n t h a t a p u b lic
m a r k e t sh o u ld be e s ta b lis h e d n e a r
G ra n d a v e n u e an d E a st W a s h in g to n
s tr e e t.
L. H. WELLS.
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Miss E d n a B e rts c h g iv e H a ro ld B ell
V Zrlght's " S h e p h e rd o f th e H ills " a t
G ra n g e h a ll. O rie n t, O reg o n , F rid a y
( e v e n in g . May 29, a t 8 o ’clock sh a rp .
T ic k e ts 26 c e n ts , F o r s a le a t th e
sto re s , A. B. E llio tt ft Co., N elso n ft
Jo h a n s o n a n d W. E Markell.
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A n o th e r M em o rial d ay is a p p ro a c h
ing.
M ost o f us liv e in th e r e t r o
sp ect. A nd h en ce th e M em o rial day
b rin g s w ith it a flood of m em o ries.
Onl> th e o th e r day 1 m ad e th e tr ip
to P le a s a n t H o m e — th e o ld P le a s a n t
H om e— h a llo w e d by th e m e m o rie s of
th e y e a rs a g o a n d m a d e s a c re d by
th e dim sh a d o w s of p a tr io tic m en a n d
w om en w ho w ere m e m b e rs of th e
M. A. R oss P o st a n d W o m e n 's R elief
C o rp s.
1 w ro te so m e th in g s a b o u t
th is p o st a y e a r ag o , b u t how in a d e
q u a te th o s e th in g s w ere. 1 w a n d ered
o v e r th e old h a llo w e d g ro u n d s a t
P le a s a n t"H um e. T h e g ro v e of tre e s
w h ere th e la s t few re u n io n s w ere
h eld a t th e p e a k o f th e p o s t's a c tiv i
ty s till s ta n d s th e r e in ta c t, b u t th e
o rig in a l g ro v e h a s g o n e. As 1 w alk ed
th r o u g h th e s ile n t fo lia g e a n d u n d e r
th e ta ll flr tr e e s s till s ta n d in g 1 saw
th e cro w d s. 1 saw th e te n ts p itc h e d
in th e m ap le fo liag e. 1 saw th e fa rm
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In s c rib e d to th e D ead of M. A.
R oss P o st, G. A. R.
By E U G E N E L. T H O R P E .
The
y e a r s Wliull co m e and the > ea i<
sliu ll nu—
T h e ru ses w ill bloom s lid the r o s e s
w ill fade,
l-'or th e riv er o f L ife n e’er c e a s e s to
te w .
And the sa n d s o f T im e w ill n ot run slo w
In th e w a v e r in g g lo o m o f the d e e p e n
in g sh ad e.
l-'ond m em o r ie s float from th e d e p th s o f
th e tom b.
And p ore th o u g h ts sp rin g from the
g r a s s e s ttiat w ave;
Anti tile lich en th at g r o w s am i the flo w
e r s th at bloom
All sp eak o f a liTe treyond th e g lo o m
T h at is free from d ea th amt th e g ra v e
W ith e y e s ttiat grew dim n ear th e s u n
se t o f lif e
They look ed Just beyon d to t lie b e a u
t ifu l day
I'h a t n ever is tren ch ed w ith a p ain or
s t r if e —
The d ead are liv in g tile b e a u tifu l lif e
For tile sa n d s o f T im e know not d ela y .
The
m em ory th a t g lin t s th r o u g h tin
m is t s o f th e sh a d e.
To ttie la s t sou n d o f c a r n a g e th e w a r
rior knew .
B e ck o n s on w u td th e tard y, w h o se sp an
lo n g d elayed ,
is lea d in g them on to th e ir r e s t in the
g la d e
W h eie th e Ju d gm en t tru m p la th e la st
ta tto o .
Tread s o f t l y th e s p o t th a t Is h a llo w ed
by tears.
W here,
co v ered
w ith
c h o ic e s t
of
H e a v e n s g if ts .
They dream o f th e g lo r y th a t h a llo w ed
th e ir b iers.
T h at r e flse ts back th e ir v a lo r th ro u g h
n u m b e r le ss year,
And h id e s th e dark v a u lts and the
r ifts .
w ag o n s, w ith th e i r h o rs e s e a tin g a t
th e w agon b ed s w h ile th e fa r m e r a n d
w ife lis te n e d to th e p a tr io tic
ad-
lresses.
T h e s h a d o w s p a ss in g b e fo r e m e a s
su m ed ta n g ib le fo rm .
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R o b e rt P o o le w ith h is c h e e ry sm ile,
h is lo u d la u g h an d good n a tu r e d w el
com e to th e at r a n g e r
w as th e re .
P o o le h a d a s ta n d a n d a w heel of fo r
tu n e a t o u e ed g e o f th e cro w d . It
seem s b u t y e s te rd a y th a t P o o le sto o d
th e r e a t his w h eel o f f o r tu n e . “ B ob”
is g o n e now .
A nd th e r e w as J ile s
S te p h e n s. T h e re c o rd o f th e M A.
R oss P o st a n d its a c h ie v e m e n ts In th e
p a st w ould be In c o m p le te w ith o u t
s o m e th in g u b o u t him .
H e w as th e
o n e busy m an on th e c a m p g ro u n d s .
RIGHTS OF WAY
SECURED FOR
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S te p h e n C a rv e r, o f th e P o rtla n d &
O reg o n C ity ra ilw a y , a n n o u n c e s th a t
r ig h ts o f way h a v e been s e c u re d fo r
an in te r u r b a n e le c tric ra ilw a y t h a t
w ill ru n fro m P o rtla n d to V iola an d
o th e r s u b u r b a n p o in ts to th e s o u th
e a st. M r. C a rv e r sa id t h a t th e f a r m
e rs on a n d n e a r th e r o u te o f th is p ro
p o sed ra ilw a y a r e a n x io u s to h e lp all
th ey ca n a n d h av e In te rp o se d no o p
p o sitio n .
V io la is 25 m ile s fro m
P o rtla n d .
T h e ro a d w ill to u c h at
C la c k a m a s s ta tio n , S to n e a n d L o g an .
Mr. C a rv e r h as a s m a ll crew o f m en
a t w o rk n e a r C la c k a m a s a n d w ill add
m o re so o n . H e e x p e c ts to c o m p le te
te n m iles of th is lin e w ith in th e nex t
fo u r o r five m o n th s. T h is lin e w ill
ta p a ric h d is tr ic t n o t now se rv e d by
an y railw ay .
E v ery b o d y w ent to S te p h e n s w hen
th e y w a n te d a n y th in g . If th e y w a n t
ed a p lace to cam p S te p h e n s fo u n d it
fo r th e m .
If th e y w a n te d s tra w o r
w ood S te p h e n s got it. It w as S te p h e n s
w ho fixed up th e p ro g ra m s a n d m ad e
th in g s go s m o o th w hen th e y t h r e a t
en ed to go c ro o k ed . I h a v e a m ost
w h o leso m e
re c o lle c tio n
of
J ile s
S te p h e n s. H e w as th e " p a c k h o rs e ”
of th e co m m u n ity a n d th e back bone
of th e re u n io n s th a t m ad e th e M. A.
R oss P ost fa m o u s th r o u g h o u t th e
t t a te .
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w ith th e v a st re s o u rc e s w hich n a tu r e
h o ld s In s to r e in th is fa v o re d se c tio n .
T o a n o b se rv e r, f a r m in g in e a s t
e rn M u ltn o m a h co u n ty lo o k s lik e
easy w ork a n d th e fu rtu s g e n e ra lly
a p p e a r w ell c a re d fo r a n u p ro s p e ro u s
"Y o u
c a n 't
ke«"p th e m
in
th e
g ro u n d ," Is tr u e of a n y th in g th e f a r
m e r p la n ts in th is p ro d u c tiv e soil
w ith its g ro w th -fa v o rin g c lim a te In
fa ct, th e f a r m e r 's c h ie f e ffo rt is to
g e t rid o f w h a t he d o e s n 't w a n t to
g ro w .
T h e c o m p a ra tiv e ly sm a ll fa rm s,
alo n g w ell g ra v e le d o r h a rd s u rfa c e d
ro ad s, th e w ell-fed sto c k , th e p r o f u
sio n of flow ers b o rd e r in g th r ifty g a r
d e n s, th e la r g e y o u n g o rc h a r d s , th e
c o m m o d io u s h o m es, a ll sp e a k of f a r
m e r t h r i f t a n d p r o s p e r ity , a n d on
p ro b u b ly h a lf th e p la c e s is se e n an
a u to m o b ile .
T h e c o u n try s o u th o f T r o u td a le Is
o n e o f th e finest g a rd e n sp o ts in O re
gon. H e re a ll k in d s of g a rd e n tru c k ,
an d su c h s p e c ia ltie s as c e le ry , o n io n s,
r h u b a r b a n d s tr a w b e r r ie s a r e ubuu
ila n t, a n d w h ile m u ch o f th e p ro d u c e
is h a u le d d ire c t to th e P o r tla n d m a r
k e t, T r o u td a le h a s b eco m e a n im p o r t
a n t sh ip p in g p o in t fo r a ll th e s e p ro d
u c ts fo r e a s te r n m a r k e ts .
T h e B la s e r F r u i t c o m p a n y Is now
h a n d lin g s h ip m e n ts of b e rr ie s an d
p ro d u c e a t th e r a te of a c a rlo a d e v
ery tw o d a y s, a n d c r a t e lo ts b esides,
a v e ra g in g 50 0 o r m o re e v ery day.
S om e of th e s e go to B u tte , M o n tan a,
an d so m e to C ulstary, C a n a d a , an d
o th e r e a s te r n a n d n o r th e r n p o in ts.
T h e fa c ilitie s
fo r
s h ip p in g
fro m
T r o u td a le a r e e x c e lle n t u n d th e p ro
d u c in g d is tr ic t la rg e .
I am ex ceed in g ly so rry th a t I c a n
not a t th is tim e re c a ll all th e m e m
b e rs of th e M. A. R oss P o st, b u t th e ir
m e m o rie s a r e g re e n in my m ind. As
1 w alk ed in th e sile n c e of th e old
g ro v e 1 co u ld see th e ir ta n g ib le fo rm s
S om e five o r six re u n io n s w ere h eld
on Ib is ca m p g ro u n d , so m e of th e
b est in th e h is to ry of th e post. 1 r e
m e m b e r u u e of th e la s t 1 a tte n d e d
th e r e . 1 u s u a lly w en t o u t on a w heel
In th e e a rly m o rn in g y f th e re u n io n s
a n d on M em orial days. Ou tills o cca
sion 1 left P o rtla n d w ith J o h n E.
M ayo, s t a te a d ju t a n t of th e G. A. R.
d e p a rtm e n t, P ast D e p a rtm e n t C om
mander M. L „ P r a t t, H. E. H ay d en
a n d C. L. W a rd , M ayo an d W a rd a re
tlead. T h a t day G e n e ra l W. H. C om p
to n , F. E. C o u lte r, J. H. A c k e rm a n ,
G eo rg e
B ro w n w ell, E. E. H oeffer,
D r. R o ck w ell, M rs. L. H. A d d ito n
w ere th e s p e a k e rs . M rs. A. S. D unl-
w ay, th e fa m o u s w om an of th e N o rth
P acific c o a st, w as an h o n o re d g u est
of th e post. A. S. D o u g lass w as th e r e
w ith a b an d . Mrs. D o u g lass w as th e
bass d ru m m e r, a n d sh e w as so m e
d ru m m e r. 1 m ad e a c o u n t th a t day
a n d fo u n d th a t th e p eak a tte n d a n c e
w as 1800.
T h e w oods w ere filled
w ith v e h icles of a ll so rts. " G e n e ra l"
REV. EDWIN W. HIGHT
S. M u rray , w ho lived a t M o n ta v illa ,
GOES TO WOODBURN
a flerv little ch a p , wa# th e re . G en
e ra l O wen S u m m e rs wus a fr e q u e n t
Rev. a n d M rs. E d w in W. H ig h t re
v is ito r a t so m e of th e e a rly re u n io n s. tu r n e d to th e i r h o m e on M onday a f
T h e re n e v e r w as a n y tr o u b le in th e te r a tte n d in g th e F re e M eth o d ist c o n
e a rly h is to ry of th e M. A. R oss P ost fe re n c e in P o r tla n d a t th e C e n tra l
to g et th e a b le s t s p e a k e rs in th e s ta te c h u rc h .
It Is a c a u s e fo r r e g r e t to
T h ey w ere only too g lad to ac c e p t an th e m any frie n d s und m e m b e rs of
in v ita tio n to a d d re s s th e crow ds. th e c h u rc h
in
th is
v ic in ity th a t
I u su a lly a tte n d e d to g e ttin g s p e a k i B ro th e r H ig h t w ill m o v e fro m tills
e rs w hile th e local c o m m itte e fixed c h a rg e , h is new a p p o in tm e n t being
tip th e p ro g ra m s. W e g o t m e m b e rs a t W o o d b u rn , b u t th e y w ill go w ith
of th e fa c u lty of th e O reg o n A g ric u l th e e ste e m an d b e st w ish e s o f th is
tu r a l co lleg e an d th e s ta te u n iv e rsity . e n tir e c o m m u n ity .
B r o th e r H ig h t
J u d g e s , e d u c a to rs , m in is te rs , a t t o r 1 h as se rv e d th e G re sh a m c h a r g e d u r-
n ey s a n d o th e r s sp o k e from th e p la t ! ing tw o y e a rs a n d h a s se e n a ste a d y
fo rm in th is grove.
g ro w th in th e c h u rc h in a ll lin es.
1 s p e n t se v e ra l h o u rs w a lk in g o v e r
R ev F ra n k P lu m le e , o f P o r tla n d ,
th e old c a m p g ro u n d .
It w as lik e h as been a p p o in te d to th e G re sh a m
te n tin g on th e o ld cam p g ro u n d s
I c h a rg e a n d w ill so o n m ove h e re w ith
co u ld feel th e in v isib le p re se n c e of h is w ife a n d tw o c h ild re n . T h e new
th t s e old s o ld ie rs w ho m a d e fa m o u s I tuts to r Is e x p e c te d to ta k e c h a rg e of
th e e a rly h is to ry o f th e M. A. Ross 1 i he s e rv ic e s n ext S u n d a y , w ith B ro th -
P ost
T h o u g h d ead th e y seem ed to I e r H ig h t a s s is tin g .
p eo p le my s u r ro u n d in g s .
I to u c h e d
T h e c o n fe re n c e w as h e ld In C e n
th e i r elb o w s a g a in .
I co u ld a lm o st tr a l c h u rc h , o f w hich R ev. W. H
h e a r th e ir c h e ris h e d voices a s th ey P o d d y , h a s been p a s to r d u r in g th e
sa id " c o m ra d e " to ine. T h e g r e a te s t p ast th r e e y e a rs .
It w as an e x c e l
h o n o r I e v e r had c a m e from th e G. A. lent se ssio n , p re s id e d o v e r by B ishop
H.
T h ey cam«1 to say " C o m r a d e ” B u rto n R. J o n e s .
R e p o rts sh o w ed
w hen th e y m et m e.
W h en M. A. e n c o u ra g in g g ro w th in th e c h u rc h .
R oss P o st v oted to m a k e nte an h o n T h e a d d re s s e s , s e r m o n s a n d ta lk s of
o ra r y m e m b e r, a b ro th e r-in -la w . It th e b ish o p u n d o th e r s w e re esp e c la l-
w as an h o n o r I a p p re c ia te d beyond I ly h e lp fu l.
e x p re ssio n . A nd so 1 hav e com e to
T ie n e s r n e s a o f th e c o n fe re n c e was
look w ith re v e ra n c e an d v e n e ra tio n ta k e n a d v a n ta g e o f by m a n y fro m
upon th e tim e -s c a rre d , b a ttle - s c a rr e d th is lo c a lity a m o n g th e m , M r. an d
fa ces o f th e v e te ra n s . So I th in k we Mrs. G u st L a rs o n , Mr. a n d M rs. J. J.
sh o u ld n e v e r fo rg e t to pay o u r re s R o b e rts o n a n d M iss M in n ie R o b e rt
p e c ts to th is fa s t d is a p p e a rin g race son, Rev und M rs. 8. F . P itts , Mr
o f m en a n d w om en w ho g a v e th e ir and M rs. <’ M. O lip h a n t, R ev. D avid
liv es a n d h e a lth th a t we m ig h t have C a th e y , M rs C a th e y a n d d a u g h te r ,
a u n ite d n a tio n . S acred to th e nteni M ary, M r an d M rs. F . L. R u g g , an d
o ry o f th e d ead h e ro e s o f th e M A. .Misses S te lla a n d R e n a R u g g .
R oss Post a n d m ay we w ho s till live
T h e S u n d a y a fte rn o o n m issio n a ry
tr e a s u r e a lively re c o lle c tio n of th e se ra lly w ill lo n g be re m e m b e re d a s an
m en a n d fo r w h at th e ir lives s ta n d in s p irin g o c c a sio n , 225 1 b e in g ra ise d
fo r.
L H. W E L L S .
I’he F rid a y n ig h t e d u c a tio n a l ra lly
In c h a rg e of Rev. Alex. B eers w as an
u p lift fot th e c a u s e a n d a b o u t 21200
CLOSING EXERCISES
AT COTTRELL SCHOOL w as re a liz e d In s u b s c rip tio n s .
S O. R o p e r w as r e tu r n e d to St
T h e c lo s in g ex e rc ise s o f th e C o t J o h n s , J A H o p p e r to S u n n y s id e an d
tr e ll sch o o l
w ere c o n d u c te d
la s t D am ascu s.
Rev. W N. C offee w as
T h u rs d a y e v e n in g . T h e re w ere tw o a p p o in te d e ld e r o v e r th e S alem d is
h o n o ra r y g ra d u a te s ,
M isses M abel tr ic t an d F. I, B u rn s s u c c e e d s th e
fo rm e r o v e r th e P o r tla n d d is tr ic t.
W a g n e r a n d G race Jo n e s . T h e p ro
g ra m w as as fo llo w s:
A REMINDER.
Hong, “ G ood M o rn in g M erry S u n
s h in e .”
D ialo g u e, " M o th e r G oose
a n d H e r H o u s e h o ld ." Hong, “ Sw eet
a n d L o w ."
D ialo g u e, “ T h e C ensus
T aker "
D ialo g u e, “ S u p p re ssio n of
of G o ssip ."
H om e S w eet H om e.
C la ss m o tto : “ W e finish to be
“Ever at Your Service’
O ccupying th e la r g e r p a r t o f th e
C o lu m b ia slo p e ly in g b e tw e e n th e
C o u n ty F a rm
a n d th e lim its of
T ro u td a le , is a y o u n g co m m e rc ia l
o rc h a rd , th e la r g e s t o rc h a r d In M u lt
n o m ah co u n ty . T h is tr a c t is know n
as C h erry P a rk a n d H ope G a rd e n s,
th e fo rm e r c o n sistin g of th e o ld H.
B. C h ap m an a n d C. N S tilso n fa rm s,
th e la tte r b ein g th e old R o g ers fa rm ,
th e th re e lying in on e tr a c t facing
th e G ordon ro ad an d c o n ta in in g a
to ta l of 155 a c re s. C h e rry P a rk is
o w ned by a co m p an y , p rin c ip a lly of
M in n eap o lis m en, w h ile H ope G a r
d en s is th e hom e a n d fa rm of M ilton
| O. N elson, tr e a s u r e r and m a n a g e r ot
th e o rc h a rd com pany.
T he first tre e s on th is tr a c t w ere
set fo u r y e a rs ago, th e y o u n g e st, tw o
y e a rs ago.
In th is tr a c t a re 125
a c re s of o rc h a rd of w hich 75 a c re s
a re ch e rrie s. Of th ese 62 a c re s a re
L a m b e rts an d 13 a c re s B ings. T h e re
a re 20 a cres of p e a rs, B a rtle tts an d
d 'A u jo u s; a n d 35 a c re s o f ap p les,
chiefly W iltesaps, N ew tow n p ip p in s
a n d G rim es' g o ldeu.
T h e o ld e r of
th e peurs an d c h e rrie s In th is o r
c h a rd will b e a r a very fa ir baby cro p
of fr u it th is season.
T his o rc h a rd Is c u ltiv a te d c lea n ly
from M arch
to
m id su m m e r, th e n
seeded to a cover ero p of o a ts th a t Is
tu rn e d u n d e r in th e sp rin g
T h is
m ethod of c u ltu re h a s p ro d u c e d u
re m a rk a b ly
v lg o u o u s
g ro w th
of
t r e e s , probably n o t m uch s u rp a sse d
j by th e best o rc h a rd In th e s ta te . T h e
c h e rrie s of th is o rc h a r d und th o se
of th e W ebb o rc h a rd a r t1 p ro n o u n c e d
by th e O regon A g ric u ltu ra l college
th e clean est of d is e a se of an y In th e
s ta te west of th e C ascad es. T h e A g
ric u ltu ra l college h a s ta k e n th is o r
c h a rd as an official stu d y o rc h a r d for
h o rtic u ltu ra l,
e n to m o lo g ic a l
an d
b acte rio lo g ical o b se rv a tio n .
T hese o rc h a r d s fr o n t th r e e q u a r
te rs of a utile on G o rd o n ro ad , th e
fro n t being m a rk e d by a n e a t w h ite
fe n c e w ith la rg e c o b b le s to n e , ee m e n t-
1 capped p ie rs a t th e g a te w a y s.
A
! sam p le of w h at a little w ork a n d
good ta s te w ill do to b rig h te n o u r
roatlw ays Is show n in th e C h e rry
P a rk fro n t on G o rd an ro ad .
H ere
th e g ro u n d is g ra d e d fro m fen ce to
ro ad w ay , seed ed to g ru ss und m ow ed
re g u la rly w ith u h o rse m o w er.
The
o rd in a ry a b ru p t s h o u ld e r b etw een
th e roadw ay an d fen ce, th a t m a k e s
th e w ork of d re s sin g th e ro a d s id e s
difficult and exp en siv e, h a s been r e
m oved, th u s p e rm ittin g a n e a t r o a d
way to be k e p t w ith but triflin g ex
pense. It is Mr. N elso n ’s a m b itio n to
m ak e th e e n tire tw o m iles o f G o rd o n
ro ad a tidy an d a ttr a c tiv e s tr e e t.
Hope G a rd e n s is m o re th a n an
o rc h a rd .
Its law n fro n t of so m e
th in g m ore th a n an a c re . Is b ein g d e
veloped Into a floral p a rk , w ith tre e s,
bloom ing shruliH a n d p e re n n ia l flow
ers. T h is g a rd e n law n p ro b ab ly c o n
ta in s a g r e a te r v a rie ty of s h r u b s an d
(low ers th a n
an y
o th e r
private,
g ro u n d s in th e c o u n ty , not ex c e p tin g
P o rtla n d . F o u r y e a rs ag o th e s e w ell-
d re sse d h o m e g ro u n d s w ere b a re
s tu b b le field. T h e se p la n tin g s an d
th e se o rc h a rd s a re a very f a ir Illu s
tra tio n of w hat o u r soil a n d o u r c li
m a te will do w hen g iven th e c h an ce.
D e a th o f M a ry Cox.
Mru. M ary Cox d ie d May 24, ag ed
70 y e a rs, a n d th r e e m o n th s. H e r h u s
band died n e a rly n in e te e n y e a rs ago.
S he w as th e m o th e r of six c h ild re n ,
th r e e of th em p receed ed h e r In d e a th .
T h e n am es o f th o s e s u rv iv in g h e r
a re .Mrs. C la rk M elugiu o f L ow ell,
O regon, ( l i a s , an d G reg Cox, of Sau
(ly, O regon.
S he was a m e m b e r of S an d y M K.
ch u rc h .
B efo re h e r h e a lth got so
poor, sh e wus au a c tiv e c h u rc h w o rk
er. T h e B crip tu re sh e w a n te d re a d
at h e r fu n e ra l Is fo u n d in 1 T h e a a lo n -
lans, c h a p te r 4, b eg in n in g a t t h e l 3 t h
verse to end. H e r fa v o rite v e rse of
u r l p tu r e w as Rev. 2 1 :4 from w hich
i he fu n e ra l se rm o n w as p re a c h e d
F u n e ra l se rv ic e s w ere h e ld in
G ri-shatn a t th e B a p tis t c h u rc h by
Itev E rn e st S m ith o f th e S andy M
E. c h u rc h . In te r m e n t w as In G re s h
am cem e tery .
Death o f Mrs. Guy Wood.
O u r b u sin e ss is a tt e n d in g to y o u r
B essie J ., w ife of G uy C. W ood,
w a n ts In th e g ro c e ry lin e.
You h a v e s o m th ln g to le a r n , If you died a t h e r h om e 1015 E. 23d, N o rth
h av e n o t y et fo u n d o u t t h a t you can ; P o rtla n d . F rid a y , May 22, a t 1 :5 6 p
g et fro m us h ig h c la s s g o o d s a t a i rn. S h e w as m a rle d to G uy C. W ood
p rice th a t is no m o re th a n you h av e Ison of W. E. W ood o f G re sh a m , In
been p a y in g fo r th e o rd in a ry .
We N e w k irk , O k la h o m a , D e c e m b e r 8,
do n o t re c o m m e n d t h a t you buy a n y : 1903. T hey cam e w est In 1906 a n d
th in g fro m us th a t
you
can g et ’ hav e m a d e th e ir h om e In P o rtla n d
S he
c h e a p e r e ls e w h e re . O u r a rg u m e n t is th e m ost o f th e tim e sin ce.
"b u y w h e re you c an buy c h e a p e st, leav es beside« h e r h u sb a n d , a d a u g h
p ro v id in g you g e t th e b e s t." A nd we te r 10 y e a rs o ld a n d a so n 6 y e a rs
h a v e It. D o n 't ta k e o u r w o rd fo r It; old.
Funeral services were held Sunday
com e an d see. W e k n o w th a t y o u 1
afternoon by Mrs. Percy Proctor at
p u rc h a s e w ill be re p e a te d .
After the program Ice cream and
Strawberries were served by the
teachers and their friend*. The
teachers, Misses Ethel Wilkinson and
Out O’SIght Mole Traps. Catch Helen Hosa have had a very success
Norcross Garden Cultivators keep
3 o'clock at the Gresham cemetery
C. M COGSWELL, Orocery,
your garden free from weed*. At the horrid moles. At Starling ft ful year and have been re-elected to
Klddar'a.— Adv,
teach next year.
Opposite Liuosmann Station. Adv. whar* the Interment w u made.
Sterling ft Klddar'a.