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T W IC E
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VOL. 5,
NO. 77
GRESHAM,
MASS MEETING NOMINATES
CANDIDATES FOR COUNCIL
MULTNOMAH COUNTY,
OREOON,
TUESDAY,
NOVEMBER
♦
Thanksgiving Song of Praise to the
G reat Creator.
23,
1916
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O pposition to the N om inees UNION
Caucus
P revails.
T h e m ass m e e tin g a d v e rtis e d fo r
la st M onday e v e n in g cain e off as p e r
s c h e d u le in M e tz g e r's h a ll a n d w as
p ro d u c tiv e o f Ta d o u b le g ris t of c a n ­
d id a te s fo r th e p lace s to be tilled in
th e c o u n c il w hen th e v o te rs m a k e
th e ir ch o ice th e first T u e sd a y in D e­
cem b e r.
T h e re w as no d is g u isin g th e fact
th a t th o s e w ho c a lle d th e m ass m e e t­
ing w ere d is p le a se d a t th e a c tio n of
th e c a u c u s h eld la s t w eek, w hich w as
a u th o r iz e d by th e city co u n cil in a c ­
c o rd a n c e w ith th e p ro v isio n s o f O r­
d in a n c e No. 65. T h ey claim ed th a t
th e c a u c u s w as n o t leg al an d th a t it
h ad not n am ed en o u g h c a n d id a te s
fo r th e v o te rs to ch o o se fro m , so
th ey d ecid e d to get an e x p ressio n of
o p in io n a n d n a m e a few m ore. Six
w ere n a m e d to o p p o se
th e o th e r
th re e , but a s th e y seem to be in d e ­
p e n d e n t c a n d id a te s , s e p a r a te fro n t
th e a u th o r iz e d c a u c u s n o m in ees, th ey
f u r th e r m ad e th e i r can d id a c y s u r e by
c ir c u la tin g p e titio n s u n d e r th e p r i­
m ary law in o r d e r to get on th e b a l­
lot.
Ed. M etzg er w as n am ed a s c h a ir ­
m an of th e m e e tin g ,
w ith H a ro ld
K ern as s e c re ta ry . T h e p u rp o s e of
th e g a th e r in g w as e x p la in e d to be fo r
n o m in a tin g six c a n d id a te s . O rd i­
n an ce No. 65 w as re a d a n d d isc u sse d ,
so m e o f th e s p e a k e rs p ro fe ssin g to
b eliev e th a t th e r e w ould be good
g ro u n d s fo r c o n te s tin g th e s e a ts of
th e th r e e c a u c u s c a n d id a te s sh o u ld
an y o f th e m be e le c te d . T h e le g a lity
o f th e e le c tio n n o tic e , p u b lish e d in
th e O u tlo o k , w as a lso q u e stto n e l.
E ig h t n a m e s w ere p ro p o sed as fo l­
low s: E. M etzg er, E d. A y lsw o rth , Dr.
H. H. H u g h e s. A lfred H a in m a r. D.
W. M etzg er, A. M. W ilk in so n , A.
M eyers a n d M. M. S q u ire . T w e n ty -
th r e e v o te s w ere c a st, th e first six of
th e a b o v e n am ed c a n d id a te s re c e iv ­
ing a m a jo rity . Of th e s e Ed. A y ls­
w o rth h a d
22, Mr. W ilk in so n 19,
D. W . M etzg er 17 a n d th e o th e r s
IS each .
F ro m re m a rk s h e a rd on th e s tr e e t
it is in f e rre d t h a t th e h a rd e s t fight
w ill be m a d e upon G. F. H oney, a l ­
th o u g h a d e te rm in e d effo rt w ill be
m a d e to d e fe a t
a ll o f th e c a u c u s
n o m in ees.
YEAR
BASE LINE ROAD EXTENSION
HAS NOW BEEN AUTHOTIZED
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A u n io n T h a n k s g iv in g se rv ic e w ill ::
be h eld a t th e M e th o d ist E p isco p al
c h u rc h W ed n e sd a y e v e n in g , in w hich
th e B a p tist,
F re e
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M eth o d ist
E p isco p al c h u rc h e s w ill
jo in
An a p p ro p r ia te a n d in te re s tin g
p ro g ra m h a s been p re p a re d . A c o r­
d ia l in v ita tio n is e x te n d e d to all T h e
o rd e r o f se rv ic e s is a s fo llo w s:
D oxology ............ ...
C o n g re g a tio n
In v o c a tio n
Rev. A. C. B ra k e n b u ry
H ym n 717
............C o n g re g a tio n
H ead in g P r e s id e n t's P ro c la m a tio n
................... H. L. St. C la ir
S c rip tu re , P salm 1 4 5 ..........................
R ev. W. R. P lu m le e
P ra y e r o f T h a n k s g iv in g
R ev. E. A. L e o n a rd
S ilv e r o fferin g
S electio n
M ale Q u a rte t
H ym n 710
C o n g re g a tio n
T h a n k s g iv in g S erm o n
Rev. J. C. T ib b e ts
A n th em
C o m b in ed C h o ir
B e n e d ic tio n
Dr. A. T h o m p so n
WOODMEN OF WORLD
CAMP TO BE LARGEST
O h, th o u g re a t G od! fro m w hose e te r n a l th r o n e
U n b o u n d ed b le ssin g s in ric h p le n ty flow.
L ik e th y b rig h t su n , in g lo rio u s s ta te , a lo n e,
T h o u r e ig n 's t su p re m e , w h ile ro u n d th e e as th e y go,
U n n u m b e re d w o rld s, s u b m iss iv e to th y sw ay,
W ith so lem n face p u rs u e th e ir s ile n t way.
B e n ig n a n t G od! o 'e r e v ery sm ilin g lan d
T hy h a n d im a id , N a tu re , m eek ly w alk s a b ro a d ,
S c a tte rin g th y b o u n tie s w ith m ost la v ish h a n d ,
W hile fiow ers a n d f r u it s p rin g s up a lo n g h e r road.
How m ay th y c r e a tu r e s th e i r w eak voices ra ise
T o c h a n t th y d eed s in th e i r fa in t so n g of p ra ise ?
W h en d a rk lin g o ’e r th e m o u n ta in s su m m it h o ar,
i’o rte n tio u s H angs th e black an d s u lp h e ro u s c lo u d ,
W h en lig h tn in g s Hash a n d a w fu l th u n d e r s ro a r
G re a t N a tu re s in g s to th e e h e r a n th e m lo u d ;
T lie ro c k s r e v e r b e r a te h e r m ig h ty so n g .
A nd c ra s h in g w oods tlie p ea lin g n o te s p ro lo n g .
T lie s to rm is past- - o 'e r fields a n d w o o d lan d s gay.
G em m ed w itli b rig h t dew d ro p s fro m th e e a s te rn sky,
T lie m o rn in g su n now d a r ts h is g o ld en ra y ;
T lie la rk on H u tte rin g w ing is poised on high
T oo p u re fo r e a r th , h e w ings his way above,
T o p o u r his g r a te f u l so n g of Joy und love.
E. L. T ,
ROAD CONFERENCE
GRESHAM PUBLIC SCHOOL
DECLARED STANDARD
HAS BEEN CALLED
C o u n ty
S u p e rin te n d e n t
A.
P.
A rm s tro n g a d d re s se d a la rg o a u d i­
e n ce in tlie a u d ito riu m o f th e ¿ jre sh -
am p u b lic sch o o l on F rid a y n ig h t,
v tie n h e d e c la re d th e sc h c o l s ta n ­
d a rd , it h a v in g fu lfilled a ll th e c o n ­
d itio n s laid dow n by th e S ta te B o ard
o f E d u c a tio n , c o m p risin g th e s ta te
s u p e r in te n d e n t an d th e c o u n ty s u ­
p e rin te n d e n ts o f tlie s ta te . Mr. A rm ­
s tro n g m a d e an in te r e s tin g a d d re s s,
ta k in g fo r h is to p ic th e lis t o f r e ­
q u ire m e n ts ab o v e r e f e rre d to , w h ich
calls fo r th e flying o f th e flag in
s u ita b le w e a th e r, sc h o o lro o m s p ro p ­
e rly lig h te d , h e a te d a n d v e n tila te d ,
a sch o o l lib ra ry , p ic tu re s In each
sc h o o lro o m , n e a tn e s s In a ll sc h o o l­
room a r r a n g e m e n ts a n d in th e a p ­
p e a ra n c e
of
th e
ts a -h e rs ,
th e
school g ro u n d s fre e fro m litte r , a
sch o o l te rm o f n o t less th a n e ig h t
m o n th s a n d a n a v e ra g e a tte n d a n c e of
n o t less th a n 92 p e r c e n t.
A t th e
clo se of h is
re m a rk s ,
Mr. A rm ­
s tro n g fo rm a lly p re s e n te d th e e m ­
blem of s ta n d a r d iz a tio n , a n e a t m e t­
al sig n b e a rin g th e w o rd " S t a n d a r d ,”
’• 'n c h w ill be p laced on tlie o u ts id e
oi th e sc h o o lh o u se .
P rin c ip a l
E lm e r F. G oodw in of
U nion H ig h S chool No. 2, sp o k e
w o rd s of p ra is e fo r th e sch o o l, fo r Its
p rin c ip a l, E. S. M cC orm ick, an d fo r
th e b o a rd o f e d u c a tio n , th r o u g h
w hose e ffo rts th e sch o o l h a s m et all
th e r e q u ire m e n ts fo r s ta n d a rd iz a tio n .
H e sp o k e o f th e clo se r e la tio n s e x is t­
in g b etw een th e g ra d e d a n d tile h ig h
schools.
H e sp o k e of th e sch o o l
h e re as tw o g r e a t In d u s trie s , w h ich
w ith th e h e lp of th e h o m e a re t u r n ­
in g o u t m en a n d w om en. Mr. G o o d­
win m e n tio n e d th e w o n d e rfu l in flu ­
en ce o f th e te a c h e r o v e r th e p u p il
a n d h e h o p ed th e im p o rta n t q u e stio n
of e le c tin g good te a c h e rs w ould n ot
be n e g le c te d by th e sch o o l b o ard .
O. I. N eal, c h a ir m a n o f th e sch o ol
b o a rd , th a n k e d S u p e rin te n d e n t A rm ­
s tro n g fo r h is in te r e s t In th e G re s h ­
am sch o o l a n d p ro m ise d th e h e a rty
c o -o p e ra tio n o f th e h o a rd In k ee p in g
th e sch o o l s ta n d a rd .
An e x c e lle n t
p ro g ra m o f m u sic
a n d re c ita tio n s w as g iv en a t th e be­
g in n in g o f th e m e e tin g , w hich w as
en jo y e d by all
G re sh a m
g ra d e d sch o o l, D istric t
No. 4, is th e first r u r a l sch o o l In th e
c o u n ty to b eco m e s ta n d a rd .
T w o a u to lo ad s o f m en w en t to
P o rtla n d on
1- rid a y
ev e n in g
last
fro m G re sh a m , th e ir d e s tin a tio n b e­
in g th e W o o d m en h a ll a t 112 E ast
S ix th s tr e e t.
T h e re w ere e ig h t in
all, fo u r of w hom a r e m e m b e rs of
M u ltn o m ah cam p , th e o th e r fo u r b e­
in g a p p lic a n ts fo r m e m b e rsh ip w ho
w ent d o w n to ta k e th e m ed ical ex
a m in a tio n .
T h e fo u r m e m b e rs w ho v isite d th e
S q u ire , C. L. C ren -
lo d g e w ere M.
C la ir an d E. L.
sh a w , H L.
T h o rp e.
:h e r
w ere W ilb u r
T he
J . T. S tillio n s ,
R ic h a rd
J.
H a rm o n ,
J e n n in g s a n nd
d F is h e r Je n n in g s .
M u ltn o m a h
cam p .
W o o d m en of
th e W o rld , is g ro w in g w ith a m az in g
ra p id ity .
On
O c to b e r first
th e r e
w ere 2212 m e m b e rs in good s ta n d in g
a n d th e c a m p w as th e seco n d la r g ­
e st in th e U n ited S ta te s .
G olden
G ate cam p of S an F ra n c isc o h ad a
m e m b e rsh ip a t t h a t d a te of 2856
an d it w as d e te rm in e d by th e m em ­
b ers o f M u ltn o m a h to p ass it.
T h e m e m b e rsh ip w as d iv id ed in to
tw o sid e s
c a lled
th e R eds
and
W h ite s
w ith
all
m e m b e rs
w ith
T h e d isc u ssio n of th e o rd in a n c e n a m e s c o m m e n c in g fro m A to K b e­
re f e rre d to b ro u g h t o u t th e fo llo w in g in g wifTi th e R eds
All th e o th e r s
o p in io n , upon w hich th e p ro m o te rs fro m L to Z a re W h ite s, an d th ey
re ly to m a k e good th e ir a s s e rtio n s s t a r te d o u t to b e a t e ach o th e r , th e
th a t th e c a u c u s w as illeg al.
T h is sid e m a k in g th e la r g e s t sh o w in g to
o p in io n w as g iv en A tto rn e y M ilo C. ,e t $50 to sp e n d as it p leased , an d
K ing, fo llo w in g th e re a d in g of a p o r- ! a I w ho g o t a c a n d id a te to h av e a
tio n o f th e o rd in a n c e w hich a ls o s e a t at a b a n q u e t a t a le a d in g P o r t­
specifies p e titio n s s h a ll be p re s e n te d la n d h o te l.
T h e c o n te s t Is to end
n o t la t e r th a n te n d ay s b e fo re th e on D ecem b er 31.
e le c tio n , an d t h a t a ll n o m in a tio n s
C a n d id a te s h a v e b een in itia te d in
s h a ll be a c c e p te d in w ritin g a t le a st b ig b u n c h e s a t e v e ry m e e tin g fo r
sev en d a y s b efo re.
F o llo w in g Is a s e v e ra l w eek s a n d b ig g e r b u n ch es
p o rtio n o f th e o rd in a n c e r e f e rre d to a re co m in g . A c o rr e c t c o u n t is k ep t
a n d th e o p in io n by Mr. K in g :
of all a p p lic a n ts a n d th e to ta l n u m ­
b er up to la s t F rid a y n ig h t g av e th e
OR D INA NC E NO. « 5
R ed s 3 9 2 : th e W h ite s 374.
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"A n O rd in a n c e p ro v id in g th e m a n ­
n e r o f n o m in a tin g officers a n d p ro ­ c a tio n s w ere re a d on F rid a y n ig h t to
v id in g fo r g e n e ra l a n d sp ecial e le c ­ th e n u m b e r o f 3 5 6 , a n d s till th e y
tio n s
a re ro llin g in.
S ectio n 1. A r e g u la r e le c tio n day
S u n n y sid e a n d Mt. T a b o r cam p s,
s h a ll be h eld on th e first Tuesday-
a f te r th e first M onday of D ecem b er of tw o sm a ll o n es w ith a to ta l m e m b e r­
each y e a r, w hich s h a ll be k n o w n as sh ip o f a b o u t 150, c a u g h t th e e n ­
th e g e n e ra l tow n e le c tio n , a n d all th u s ia s m a n d cam e o v e r to M u ltn o ­
o th e r e le c tio n s s h a ll be k n o w n as m ah in a body. W ith th e new m e m ­
sp e c ia l to w n e le c tio n s . A t th e r e g u ­
la r tow n e le c tio n , officers, as p ro v id ­ b ers a lre a d y in a n d se e k in g a d m is ­
ed in th e c h a r t e r of th e to w n of sio n th e ca m p w ill h a v e 3128 e n ­
G re sh a m , s h a ll be e le c te d to se rv e ro lled , a n d w ill th e n be th e la rg e s t
fo r a p e rio d of tw o y e a rs
W o o d m en cam p . T h e a m b itio n now
S ectio n 2. T h e n a m e o f e lec tio n .
is
to m a k e It 3 5 0 0 b e fo re th e first of
( a ) T h e re s h a ll be a p u b lic m a s s­
m e e tin g h eld a t su c h tim e a n d p lace . I th e y ear.
Special M eeting O. E. S.
w ith in th e tow n of G re sh a m , as th e
A t th e m e e tin g o n F rid a y n ig h t
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A sp ecial c o m m u n ic a tio n of T r o u t­
p ro v id ed su ch m e e tin g s h a ll be h eld
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o f sa id m e e tin g s h a ll be p o sted in 000 in cash . A m o re im p o sin g b u ild ­ te rn o o n , fo r th e tr a n s a c tio n o f all
b u sin ess t h a t m ay p ro p e rly be c o n ­
th r e e p u b lic p laces w ith in th e sa id
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M A R G A R E T M cKAY,
T h e re a re a b o u t 40 m e m b e rs of
W o rth y M atro n .
th e cam p
in e a s te rn M u ltn o m ah
an d th e r e w ill be a d o zen m o re be­
t till P o tato es W a n te d .
fo re th e e n d o f th is y e a r.
T w e n ty c e n ts p e r h u n d re d p o u n d s
T h e re w ill be an o p en m e e tin g
On We«liie»<lay nigh t, a tu r­
n ex t F rid a y e v e n in g fo r a ll m e m ­ w ill be p a id fo r cu ll p o ta to e s in any
key w ill be given away at th e
b ers of th e o rd e r , la d ie s a n d in v ite d q u a n tity , p a y m e n t to be m a d e in
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p ro s p e c tiv e c a n d id a te s a r e u rg e d to ■m erchandise.
T H A NK SG IV IN G S l’Kt IAI.
E. W . A Y L S W O R T H ,
a tte n d
O th e rs m ay g e t In v ita tio n s
T h a n k s g iv in g Day a sp ecial
M en's F u rn is h in g s , G re sh a m , O re.
by a p p ly in g to an y m e m b e r o f th e
m a tin e e w ill be ru n fro m 2 :3 0
to 6.
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All Night Dance.
th r e e a c ts of v a u d ev ille. J a c k
p a in tin g th e i r b a rn a , silo s, fen ces
Regner's
opera
bouse,
Gresham
B a rrie , th e H ick c o m ed ian in
I t la th e m oat
Thanksgiving eve , November 24. an d o u tb u ild in g s
; 't a i-ingb-
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a d o u b le an d fo u r peo p le in a
You are Invited to the best tim e ever. eco n o m ical b a rn p a in t o n th e m ar-
Aak fo r co lo r c a r d s a t o u r
s k e tc h . " T h e P in k S h e e t.” All
Music by 4-piece orchestra. Cafe­ ■tore.
com edy.
teria supper. Admission, gentle­
SM ITH ’S T H E A T E R .
Get Your Thanksgiving
Turkey FREE!
men 60c. ladles 26c.— Adv.
M ayor S ta p le to n Is a rr a n g in g fo r a
c o m m itte e o f ab o u t fifteen of th e
m ust p ro m in e n t m en of e a s te rn M u lt­
n o m ah to m eet w ith th e B o ard of
C o u n ty C o m m issio n e rs n ext F rid a y
m o rn in g a t 10 o ’clock fo r th e p u r­
pose of a d v o c a tin g th e a d o p tio n of
th e m in o rity re p o r t o f th e la te B u d ­
g et c o m m itte e on th e p ro p o sed Im ­
p ro v e m e n t o f th e ro a d fro m G resh am
to th e B ase L ine.
It h as been
p u b lish e d
th a t Mr.
B enson a g d Mr. Jo n e s of th e com ­
m itte e w ere fa v o ra b le to th e h a rd
s u rfa c in g o f th e ro a d , hut th e y w ere
o u tn u m b e re d a n d s u b m itte d a m i­
n o rity re p o rt. It Is fo r th e p u rp o se
o f c o n v e rtin g th e c o m m issio n e rs to
th e ir id ea th a t M ayor S ta p le to n an d
th e o th e r s w ill m eet ^ 'ith th e m on
F rid a y m o rn in g .
A plea w ill a ls o be m a d e fo r m a ­
c a d a m iz in g th e P ow ell V alley ro ad
fro m th e fo u n ta in e a s tw a rd to th e
T ro u td a le ro a d a t P o w ell V alley.
M ayor S ta p le to n is in v itin g th o se
w hom he th in k s w ill go to th e c o n ­
fe re n c e , b u t If th e r e a r e o th e r s w ho
w ish to be p re s e n t w ho h av e been
o v e rlo o k e d th e y w ill c o n fe r a fa v o r
by r e p o r tin g to K. A. M iller a t th e
B ank of G re sh a m .
GOLDEN WEDDING
OF GRESHAM COUPLE
THANKSGIVING DAY
W ill G iv e D ire c t Connection
GRADE SCHOOL PROGRAM
W ith the C olum bia
H ig h w a y .
T h a n k sg iv in g w ill be c e le b ra te d by
th e G re sh a m g ra d e schools In th e a u ­
d ito riu m , * to m o rro w a fte rn o o n at
1 :3 0 . An e x c ellen t p ro g ra m s u ita b le
to th e occasio n h a s been p re p a re d to
I w hich th e p u b lic Is in v ite d .
P ro g ra m .
S im ple S im on G oes F is h in g , S ec­
o n d a n d T h ird G rad es.
A P ilg rim Boy, M elvin D avidson.
T h e L ittle P ilg rim M aid.
A ddle
P u lle n .
D ialo g u e— " T h e F ir s t T h a n k s g iv ­
in g "
H u rry H a m ilto n , A ndrew K a r-
p e n ste in , D avid M cK eow n, A dolf
L a u b e r, H euerna M athew s, M abel
M etzger.
Song —"W h y Mr. G o b b ler C h an g ed
H is T u n e ," C lifford M id d leto n , C ltf-
i ford H am lin . H o ra tio O gden.
R e c ita tio n , O sk a r L au b er.
T h a n k s g iv in g so n g F irs t G rad e.
Jo lly
J a e k o - L a u te ru s ,
H a ro ld
D ixon, A rley H o rn ish . C a rl Z im m e r­
m an.
R e c ita tio n , H o race W lhlun
T h a n k s g iv in g Pie D rill und Song.
S ix th G rad e
" T h e E ld o n ’s t'lir ls tm a a " , play by
M a rg a re t C ook, R ic h a rd L an e, H elen
W o stell, Lloyd M cC orm ick, lty ro n
P u lle n .
"S ay ,
My
G ra n d m a ’s
C om ing
T h a n k s g iv in g ," M ildred P u lle n .
Doll D rill, G irls of F o u r th an d
F fth G rad e
W h en th e F ro s t Is on th e P u m p ­
k in , W illiam M cA llister
An ex te n s io n of th e B ase L in e ro a d
fro m its in te rs e c tio n w ith th e T r o u t­
d ale ro a d , n e a r th e 15-tnUe p o st, to
th e A u to m o b ile c lu b h o u se. Is a s ­
s u r e d a t la st.
T h e p ro p o sed o p e n ­
ing an d im p ro v e m e n t of th e e x te n ­
sion h a s been a g ita te d off an d on fo r
six y e a rs a n d h as been fa v o re d m o re
o r less d u rin g all th a t tim e by m any
p e rso n s w ho saw th e a d v a n ta g e s to
be g a in e d , b u t it w as us p e rs is te n tly
oppo sed by a few o th e r s u n til th e
p a st su m m e r, w hen it p re s e n te d it­
se lf in a way th a t could no lo n g e r be
Ignored.
T h e C o lu m b ia R iv er H ighw ay p r o j­
ect gav e tlie m o v em en t a n im p e tu s
th a t Its p ro m o to rs w ere not slow to
ta k e a d v a n ta g e of. E ven th e n th e r e
w as a d e te rm in e d o p p o sitio n som e
fo rty o r m o re b u sin e ss m en an d o th ­
e rs h e re s ig n in g
a
re m o n stra n c e .
B ut th e Idea g a in e d th e a tte n tio n an d
su p p o rt of th e h ig h w ay b u ild e rs, an d
th e n th e o p p o n e n ts of th e plan e ith e r
■ w itched o v e r o r fell o u t a lto g e th e r.
It h as been ex p la in e d In th e O u t­
look s e v e ra l tim e s th a t th e e x ten sio n
offered th e m o st d ire c t ro u te to th e
H ig h w ay fro m P o rtla n d , a n d th a t it
w as n e ed ed by th e peo p le e a s t of th e
S an d y riv e r as an o u tle t
N ot, how ­
e v e r, u n til th e co u n ty a u th o r itie s ex­
p la in e d t h a t th e o th e r ro a d a lo n g
th e eaBt bunk of th e B a n d y from
T ro u td a le to th e clu b h o u se w ould
he b u ilt; in fa c t not u n til th a t ro a d
hail been m o re th a n h u lf fin ish ed , did
th e o p p o sitio n
w holly d is a p p e a r.
Now th e way Is c le a r, th e ro a d w ill
be b u ilt an d h a rd s u rfa c e d , p e rh a p s
next year
T h e d is ta n c e Is o n e a n d th r e e q u a r ­
te r m ile s, th e g ra d e will not h e o v er
2 p e r c e n t an d th e cost w ill to ta l
a b o u t $ 5 0 ,0 0 0 fo r u finished ro ad .
O nly o n e c o n c re te b rid g e w ill h av e
to be b u ilt o v e r a sm a ll ra v in e , th e
g ra d e s a n d fills w ill be ea sily e n g i­
n e e re d .
F o r th e first h a lf of th e
d is ta n c e th e ro a d w ill he a d ire c t ex­
te n s io n of th e B ase L ine, th e n It w ill
sw in g s o u th a lo n g th e hunk of th e
S an d y to th e d u b h o u se w h ere it
w ill In te rs e c t w ith th e p re s e n t ro a d
a n d jo in th e new T ro u td a le ro a d e x ­
te n s io n a t th e sa m e p o in t, w h e re th e
new s te e l b rid g e sp u n s tile S andy
riv e r.
T h e p e titio n th a t w as se n t to th e
c o u n ty c o m m is sio n e rs u sk ln g fo r th e
e x te n s io n c a rrie d
11 (BI n a m e s of
p ro p e rty o w n e rs fro m all o v e r th e
c o u n ty , m any of th e m b ein g heavy
ta x p a y e rs a n d a u to o w n e rs of P o r t ­
lan d w ho re a liz e d th e n e c e ssity an d
im p o rta n c e of th e ro a d
It h as been
su rv e y e d by th e c o u n ty e n g g ln e o r an d
n o th in g re m a in s hut an o r d e r to do
th e w ork
COUNTY ASSESSOR
TAKES EXCEPTIONS
C o u n ty A ssesso r H en ry E R eed
ta k e s a few e x c e p tio n s to th e a r t i ­
cle in th e O u tlo o k of N o v em b er 16,
c o n c e rn in g
th e
F a irv ie w -G re sh a m
ro a d .
H is in fe re n c e s a re u n d o u b t­
ed ly c o rre c t, b u t it seem s to th e o n ­
lo o k e r th a t th e B u d g et c o m m itte e
left too m uch of Ils w ork to th e
c o u n ty c o m m issio n e rs w ho a re p lace d
In a d e lic a te p o sitio n b etw een th e
i I ip
In siste n c e of th e ro a d m a s te r,
w ish es of th e peo p le In c e rta in d is­
tr ic ts , an d th e i r ow n in c lin a tio n s .
T h e final re c o m m e n d a tio n s of th e
c o m m itte e c a rry o u t an Id ea o f r e ­
tre n c h m e n t w hich Is very g ra tify in g
to th e ta x p a y e rs, b u t th e r e Is a be­
lie f th a t R o a d m a s te r Y o n is r l f h t
in sa y in g th a t th e a p p a r e n t sa v in g
w ill becom e a loss If su ch a policy
Is a d o p te d o r c o n tin u e d , flo o d ro a d s
m u st be m a in ta in e d In good co n d i­
tio n , w hich in th e long ru n will be
econom y.
F o llo w in g Is Mr. R e e d 's le tte r :
PO RTLA N D ,
Nov.
19
E d ito r
O u tlo o k :— In th e Issue o f y o u r p a ­
p e r of N o v em b er 16. th e s ta te m e n t
Is m ad e th a t th e a d v is o ry b u d g e t
c o m m itte e le ft o u t o f Its c a lc u la ­
tio n s th e p ro p o sa l
to lia rd s u r fa c e
th e G re s h a m -F a irv ie w ro ad .
I d e s ire to in fo rm you t h a t th e
b u d g e t c o m m itte e did n o t p ass d i­
re c tly upon an y p a r tic u la r ro a d Im ­
p ro v e m e n t.
All It d id w as to d e ­
c id e th a t $ 4 3 1 ,0 0 0 w as a su fficien t
a m o u n t of m oney to be e x p en d ed u p ­
on th e ro a d s of M u ltn o m a h c o u n ty
fo r th e y e a r 1916. T h is su m Is ex ­
c lu siv e of $ 6 2 ,5 0 0 in te re s t on th e
c o u n ty
ro ad
b o n d s v oted a t th e
sp ecial e le c tio n la s t sp rin g
T h e b u d g et c o m m itte e did n o t feel
th a t It h ad a n y a u th o r ity to say to
th e h o ard of co u n ty c o m m issio n e rs
how th e ro a d fu n d sh o u ld be a p ­
p o rtio n e d .
It Is th e d u ty o f th e
co u n ty co m m issio n e rs, u n d e r c h a p te r
142, L aw s of O reg o n , 1913, a n n u a lly
to d e te rm in e th e a m o u n t of m oney
to be e x p en d ed In each ro a d d is tr ic t
In th e co u n ty . T h is fa c t w e m ad e
k n o w n to all p e rs o n s w ho c a m e be­
fo re us to a d v o c a te an y sp e c ia l ro ad
Im p ro v e m e n t.
T h e G re s h a m -F a irv ie w ro a d p la n ,
if s u b m itte d to th e b o ard of c o u n ty
c o m m is sio n e rs, w ill d o u b tle s s
re ­
ceive from th a t body th e c o n s id e ra ­
tio n to w hich It Is e n title d w hen th e
ro ad fu n d Is a p p o rtio n e d n e x t y e a r.
H EN RY E REED ,
S e c re ta ry , B u d g et C om .
M r. a n d M rs. F. A. H a llid a y w ere
c o m p letely s u r p ris e d
F rid a y e v e n ­
in g la s t, N o v em b er 19, by a p a rty of
a b o u t th irty -s ix frie n d s c a llin g at
th e ir h o m e to offer c o n g ra tu la tio n s
upon a tta in in g th e 5 0 th a n n iv e rs a ry
of th e ir w ed d in g day.
R ev. E. A. L e o n a rd re v iew ed In
im a g in a tio n th e
w ed d in g day of
1865 w hen F. A. H a llid a y a n d Miss
E liz a b e th K een e w ere u n ite d in holy
m a trim o n y at P e rth , O n ta rio , C a n a ­
da. E ig h t c h ild re n
w ere b o rn to
th e m , six o f w hom a re liv in g , from
a ll of w hom s u ita b le g ifts v e re r e ­
ceived. M r. L e o n a rd ’s re m a rk s w ere
m o st a p p r o p r ia te an d s u ite d to th e
occasio n . In b e h a lf of th o s e p re se n t
h e p re s e n te d th e h ap p y c o u p le w ith
a very p re tty gold lin ed n u t dish.
P r a y e r w as o ffered by Rev. J. C.
T ib b e tts , a f t e r w hich c o n g ra tu la tio n s
w ere ex te n d e d to th e b rid e an d
g ro o m w ho lo o k ed p ro b ab ly m o re r a ­
d ia n tly h a p p y a n d c o n te n te d th a n
th e y did fifty y e a rs ago.
O ld tim e S cotch a n d o th e r so n g s
w ere in d u lg e d In, " S ilv e r T h re a d s
am o n g th e G o ld ” b eing s u n g by Rev
J. C. T ib b e tts , fo llo w ed by "D a rb y
an d J o a n ” by A. J. W. B row n, and
th e w o rth y g ro o m , a ss iste d by Mr. J.
C la u a h a n s a n g " J o h n A n d e rso n , My
J o .”
L ig h t re f re s h m e n ts w ere serv ed
an d a v ery p le a s a n t e v e n in g closed
by sin g in g "G o d be w ith Y ou,” and
all th e n jo in e d h a n d s a n d sa n g th e
Bond» Ordered Sold.
w ell k n o w n S cotch so n g , "A u ld L ung
S y n e.” M any lovely yellow c h ry s a n ­
At a m e e tin g of th e u n io n high
th e m u m s a d d e d to th e a ttr a c tiv e n e s s sch o o l b o ard h eld la s t n ig h t he r e ­
of th e e v e n in g .
m a in in g u n so ld b o n d s o f th e d is tric t
w ere o rd e re d
a d v e rtis e d
fo r sale.
You Are Invite»!.
T h ey re p r e s e n t $ 5 0 0 0 , w hicn su m
w ill be n eed ed fo r f u r th e r b u ild in g
W e h av e ju s t receiv ed a c o n sig n ­
Im p ro v em e n ts.
m e n t o f A ir T ig h t H e a te rs .
T hey
a r e v ery m o d e ra te in p rice an d ex ­
c e p tio n a lly good valu e. On e x h ib i­
tio n In w indow n ex t w eek
C all and
see o u r sto c k o f h e a te rs ,
la rg e s t
In th e city .
R. R. C A R LSO N .
W ife
B e a te r .lail<»l.
“ R e d " W illia m s, liv in g at R o ck ­
w ood, cain e h o m e from P o rtla n d la te
S a tu r d a y e v e n in g an d b eg an a w a r
upon h is w ife. A call fo r C o n sta b le
S q u ire a b o u t th r e e o ’clock S u n d ay
m o rn in g w as th e sig n a l fo r W illia m s'
a rr e a t an d In c a rc e ra tio n in th e c o u n ­
ty ja il on a c h a rg e o f h e a tin g his
w ife, w hom it Is said p le a d e d fo r h is
re le a se .
W illia m s w as s u p e r in te n ­
d e n t o f th e C la rk e a lte n e r y p a v in g
p lu n t at R uby a n d la now in c h a rg e
of It. H e w as re le a se d fro m ja il on
b o n d s p e n d in g an In v e s tig a tio n o f
h is offense.
P resent» at tlie Drug S tore.
E v ery
2 5 -cen t
p u rc h a s e a t th e
G re sh a m d ru g s to re , fo r th e n ext
few w eeks, w ill e n title th e lu th ier to
a co u p o n .
W hen 40 of th e m have
been receiv ed th e h o ld e r, by p ay in g
$2.70 w ill be p re s e n te d w ith a 42-
p lece s e t of S te rlin g c h in a.
T h e goods a re on e x h ib itio n in th e
w indow an d a r e a ttr a c tiv e .
T h ey
a re s u ita b le fo r C h ris tin a s p re s e n ts
a n d w ill be ra p id ly d isp o sed of.
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