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“Gresham, the Gateway to Mt. Hood and the Columbia River Highway.” k T W IC E W EEK VOL. 6. NO. 34 County Fair Sept 12-16 G resham O utlook GRESHAM, MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 1916 $1.50 PER YEAR OLD BUILDING COPPER WIRE MAMMOTH FREE PICNIC AT GRANGE HEARS NEW DRESS WITH HISTORY STOLEN FROM GRESHAM ON JULY FOURTH STORY TOLD OF FOR THE OLD TO BE RAZED FAIR GROUND HORSE RACING, MUSIC, BASKET DINNER, SPORTS 0. & C. LANDS HOME TOWN AND JOLITY AT THE FAIR GROUNDS G resham ’s oldest existing business It was discovered yesterd ay m orn At M ultnom ah g ran g e la st S a tu r T his little old hom e tow n will building will be to rn down next week ing th a t a large q u an tity of copper day th e m em bers w ere e n te rta in e d soon look q u ite m etro p o litan . It can to m ake way for a new brick, w hich electric lig h tin g w ire had again been Business men of G resham began the ag itatio n of a F o urth of for h alf an h o u r w ith a ta lk on the point w ith p rid e to th e M athews L ato u rell & Son will use as a g a r stolen from th e fa ir g rounds •Inly program yesterday and am ong them have decided to provide O. & C. land g ra n t by Glen H usted, b u ild in g ; and one of its oldest la n d age. It is th e old C e n tral hotel, en tertain m en t at the fa ir grounds for a picnic on som ewhat mam T he loss of th e wire was discov who was em ployed in th e atto rn e y m ark s, th e old road house, when bi ow ned by Ben M athew s who lately ered by Newt. M ew hirter, th e care moth proportions, but it will not be given the title of celebration g en eral's office In W ashington d u r cycles w ere th e ne plus u ltra of sold th e ground on which it stan d s, ta k er, w hen he w ent in to th e big fo r the principal reason th at it is going to be ju st a great g et-to g eth er ing the T aft ad m in istra tio n . speed n th e co u n tv roads, will be a and who moved his pool hall y e ste r pavilion, his a tte n tio n being a ttr a c t affair to which everyone is inv ited free of all cost except for seats in Mr. H usted is now a p racticin g a t th in g of m em ory in a week m ore; day into his new brick ad jo in in g the ed by th e loose ends of th ree wires the g ra n d sta n d d u rin g the aftern o o n races which will be put on by torney in P o rtlan d , h aving resigned an d Jo h n M etzger is laying th e best Congdon, on Main stre e t. leading from th e sw itchboard. T hree the R iverside D riving association. his position a little o ver tw o years cem ent sidew alk in tow n aro u n d the T he old building has had an in te r wires had been cu t o u t, each about People hail begun ask in g why Gresham w a sn ’t going to celt ago, a fte r having been se n t h ere on estin g ca reer, closely identified w ith 65 feet in length b ra te this year, and a canvass of the situ atio n revealed th at many th e sam e business th a t has engaged d ru g sto re corner. th e grow th of th e town. It was built A f u rth e r Investigation revealed And p retty soon th e principal in F eb ru ary , 1889, by W ill John so n , th a t th ree large coils of the sam e persons couldn t get aw ay to o ther places; besides, a great m any th e govern m en t for such a long tim e who used the low er floor as a g en e r kind of w ire, used fo r lig h tin g the from the country were looking to Gresham to provide some sort of in connection w ith th e ow nership of stre e t of th e old hom e tow n will be « all to m up. At n ig h t red lig h ts wilt al m erchandise sto re, and w here th e field concessions, had also been en tertain m en t. So it was decided by the business men to hire a band th e public dom ain. G resham postofflce had its second stolen. It is estim ated th a t nearly get the race trac k in shape and put on an aftern o o n racing card T he O. & C. land g ra n t d ates from w arn you of d an g e r w ith th e ir blink home. T he u pper p a rt was G resh 2000 feet were tak en . It was all T here will also be a full line of ath letic sp o rts by volunteers and tin 1866 and em braces o ver 3,000,000 from signal sta tio n s along th a t th o r am ’s public hall for several years, single, in su late d wire. T h ere were acres betw een P o rtlan d and th e C ali o u g h fare th a t you have traveled and it was th e re the Odd F ellow s’ several sh o rt len g th s of cable in the racing association will speed th eir horses fo r the sport and fun th e r fo rn ia line in a lte rn a te odd sections many tim es on th e d ark e st n ights lodge was organized and w here it building b ut it is not know n how is in it—all w ithout cost except for the seats. tw enty m iles each sid e of th e S o u th when th e ntoun had gone aw ay and Everyone is expected to b rin g a basket dinner, yet th ere will h ern Pacific railw ays. Mr. H usted held its m eetings for a long tim e. many. P erh ap s som e of them are th e electric lig h ts hud not m ade Old tim ers tell us th a t th e first also gone. some concessions on the grounds and th ere will be a good band. Did sta te d th a t som e of th e land had th e ir Ittvaslon. p o stm aste r was Ben R ollins, who A f u rth e r look aro u n d revealed Glory will fly from the flag poles, firew orks will snap and fizz ami been sold to com panies in la rg e tra c ts W hat is going to happen in the old had a sto re directly so u th of th e th a t a coat and sw ea te r belonging to som e co n tain in g 40,000 acres, fo r as hom e tow n? everyone is expected to ce le b rate - or ra th e r picnic all day. W hat do you th in k ! fountain, and w here he kept th e Mr. M ew h irter w ere also m issing. high as $40 an acre, in defiance of Paved stre e ts, o r ra th e r one paved A rrangem ents are being made for a dance at n ight, but more postofflce. He sold o u t to a n o th e r And when he w anted to use his th e term s of th e g ra n t w hich speci will be said of th at in F rid a y ’s p ap e r along with fu rth e r announce fied th a t th e land sh o u ld be sold for s tre e t fo r u few blocks! T h e old m an nam ed Pynchon who took th e w heelbarrow he found th a t hom e town is tru ly "p u ttin g on a irs ,” postofflce along w ith th e sto re, and gone, too. $2.50 an acre to a c tu a l s e ttle rs . In T he w ire th iev es bad nients concerning the affair, whnJli have not been perfected yet. and a fte r aw hile th e re will be m ore th en in tu rn sold to W ill Johnson. probably used it to carry th e wire tra c ts not to exceed 160 acres. paved stree ts. HALF A CENTURY He in tu rn becam e p o stm aste r but ; aw ay to w here a b e tte r conveyance PAVING MAINSTREET U nder th e H arrim an co n tro l in Do you recall w hat a sen satio n was ALMOST ASSURED IN THE MINISTRY 1893 th e lands w ere w ith d raw n finally sold his stocK to S h attu c k & was in w aiting, b ut it h a sn ’t been caused in th e little hom e tow n when Co., who built a com m odious sto re found anyw here. T h ere is now th e alm o st com plete Copies of th e Pacific B aptist of re from th e m a rk e t w hich p recip itated th e "new b a n k e r" cam e to tow n one w here th e Powell s tre e t livery sta b le T he sh e riff’s office was prom ptly assu ra n ce th a t th ree blocks of Main cent d ate co n tain referen ces to Rev. th e litig atio n th a t has been going y ear and p ut up a real brick bu ild now stands. T hen C arl S h attu c k be notified of th e th e ft, also th e ag en ts on ever since. T he O regon leg isla ing? G uess you do, but a whole s tre e t will be paved its full w id th — E. A. L eo n ard , th e w ell-know n Bap cam e p o stm aste r for a term . tu re took th e m a tte r up an d a su it of th e electric light com pany. H ow block of bricks would be no sen sation from th e fo u n tain to T h ird stre e t. In th e big fire on O ctober 1, 1901 ever, th e re is sm all p ro b ab ility of tist m in ister, w ho. is a resid e n t of was begun In th e U. 8. c irc u it co u rt, now. th e old building was on fire several th e w ire being found, as th e in su la Two p etitio n s have been c irc u la t G resham . resu ltin g in a decree of fo rfe itu re of T hen, do you rem em b er th e en th u s- tim es but it was saved. I t was then tion will be tu rn ed off an d th e wire ed am ong th e p ro p erty ow ners on Mr. L eonard rounded o ut a half all unsold p roperty, th e fo rm e r sales ow’ned by F ord M etzger who had cut up so th a t it will not be recog- each side of Main stre e t fro n tin g th e cen tu ry in th e m inistry on May 21 h aving been com prom ised by th e asm th a t we indulged in when ru ra l been conducting a road house w here nlzable. T he copper w ire stolen th re e blocks and th e re is now the and his p o rtra it graces th e title page p aym ent of a m illion d o llars to th e delivery cam e, an d th e railro a d sup- th e g rea t arm y of bicycle rid e rs of would be w orth ab o u t $200. p ro b ab ility th a t th e sides of th e of th e Pacific B aptist, issued on g overnm ent. An appeal was ta k en plantnd th e lu m b erin g sta g e coach? T hen cante th e telep h o n e and th e P o rtlan d m ade th e ir h e a d q u a rte rs T his is th e second w ire th e ft at stre e t will be pave« at th e sam e May 27. by th e railro a d com pany to th e su county fair and m ore recently the w hen in G resham . A fterw ard s it the fa ir g ro u n d s w ithin th e year. On tim e th a t th e W arren C o n stru ctio n On th e d ate of his o rd in atio n a n prem e co u rt w hich decided th a t the becam e a hotel and enjoyed g re a t the o th e r occasion it was o u tsid e ca com pany is engaged upon its con n iv ersary th e N o rth ern Pacific Bap railro ad com pany hold an eq u ity of can n tries. All se n satio n s in th e ir day. p o p u larity until th e Congdon was bles th a t w ere tak en . They were re tra c t w ith th e county, and by the tist convention was in session. P re s $2.50 an acre in th e land, an d con And th en , when Bull Run w ater b u ilt when it was converted into a placed by th e fa ir association ju st sam e com pany. ident S h alier M athews, as presiding gress was au th o rized to pass a bill was av ailable, som e real plum bers pool hall and has continued as such before C h a u ta u q u a opened, T he cost of th e e x tra paving is officer rem em b ered Mr. L eonard and which was done, classifying the cam e and opened a shop. W hat a u n d er several m anagem ents. I A closer w atch wln be pIaced up. g u ara n tee d n ot to cost m ore th an his long service and m entioned him p roperty as a g ric u ltu ra l, tim b er and Many of th e social g a th e rin g s of on th e w ires h e re a fte r and th ey will $1.50 per yard. In fact it sh ou ld be to g e th er with the fact th a t It was his pow er tit e ; also o p ening th e lands se n s a tio n ! E lectric liglits cam e am i su p p la n t th e tow n w ere held in th e hall be- probably be ta k en down an d placed less, because the paving m aterial 50th an n iv ersary . T he Pacific Bap fo r sale In la rg e tra c ts w hich was fore M e tzg e rs hall was built. T hen fn a safe place a fte r th e fair, will be laid for $1.17. T he cost of tist, in its rep o rt of th e proceedings, to become a g ric u ltu ra l land when ed th e coal oil lamps. Now we are it was converted into bedroom s and i going to have gas and q u it sp littin g g rad in g will be ab o u t five cen ts per says of th e in cident: th e tim b er is ta k en off. has since been used for lodgings un- GRANGE TO CELEBRATE wood for th e k itchen stove. A noth yard and th e estim ated cost of the "D r. M athews suggested th a t th is T he se ttle rs on th e lands w ere all til w ithin th e la st few weeks. NINTH ANNIVERSARY fo u n d atio n , w here needed, is ab o u t e r sen satio n ! very day m ark s th e 50th an n iv ersary o usted as th ey had no sta n d in g , and T he w ork of te a rin g th e old build- _______ Before th e little old hom e town 25 cen ts per yard. of th e o rd in atio n of Rev. E. A. Leon It Is show n th a t th e lu m b er in te rests ing down has alread y begun, and Í Rockwood g ran g e is ad v e rtisin g a The county will bring th e cen ter a rd , who baptized Dr. F ra n k lin , the will not buy as th e land Is In a lte r had spiggot w ater front th e Bull Hun next S aturday Mr. M athew s will hold celebration ball for next S aturday of th e stre e t down to tn e estab lish ed pipe th e people were old fashioned an auction sale th „ re of th e doors, evening. T he g ran g e hall a t Rock g rad e and provide th e sto rm sew er beloved secretary . A m essage was n ate sections an d ca n n o t be utilized enough to th in k th a t w ater wus used w indow s and o th e r m oveable p arts. ! wood was first used on th e evening age, leaving only th e side g rad in g for o rd ered sen t to th e v enerable b ro th for lu m b er because of th e sections fo r dom estic purposes, only, such as T hen th e building will be e n tirely of Ju ly 4th, nine years ago, and for th e p ro p erty ow ners to pay for in er, In th e nam e of th e N. B. C. betw een w hich would also have to cooking and th e fam ily w ashing. dem olished and become only a mem- 1 over fo u r y ea rs it was th e social cen ad d itio n to th e paving. T he work i’ray ers w ere offered by Mr. Brimson he bought in o rd e r to g et any large T hen som eone had (he h ard w are and Dr. Hill. Dr. F ra n k lin was bodies of tim b er In one unb ro k en ory. te r of ea ste rn M ultnom ah and be will probably be done d u rin g July. m e rch an t send aw ay for g ard en hose deeply moved as he arose to acknow l tra c t. cam e widely know n fo r its b rillian t and p retty soon everybody begun to H ow ever, th e m a tte r is up before edge th is gracious ac t to his old pas BROKEN ARM OPERATED dances given u n d er th e su p erv isio .i TROOPS TO ENTRAIN sp rin k le th e ir lawnB. he co u rts ag ain and It will ta k e tor. He said he was ca rrie d hack In ON AT HOSPITAL I of Rockwood grange. FOR MEXICAN BORDER R em em ber w hat a howl w ent up m em ory to his sim ple hom e in V ir years to se ttle it. T he reco rd s show th a t th e h a'l by o u r out-of-tow n cousins w hen th e Mrs. J. C. Hessel, whose left arm I and its o th e r p ro p erty cost ab o u t O rders have been received to rush g inia. fo r which he th a n k ed G od." Mr. H usted favored a com prom ise council passed th e pound o rd in an ce? was broken at th e elbow about two allow ing th e sa le of th e land to se t ! $3000. Of th a t sum th e e n te r ta in th e th ird b attalio n of th e th ird in Even o u r own people howled d ism al w eeks ago when an au tom obile in ters, and th en , if litig atio n m u st be MODERN WOODMEN ly because th e fam ily cowb w ere not w hich she was riding was o ver m ents given th e re have paid off fa n try , O. N. G., now a t Cam p W ithy- GIVE FREE SHOW co n tinued, let them fight o ver th e tu rn e d , was o perated on a t a P o rt $2200 and all in te re st and Insurance com be, to San Diego, C alifo rnia, at money. T he unpaid taxes due the allow ed to run a t large. W hat was to date, leaving an in d eb ted n ess of once. T he first u n it left today, the S m ith ’s th e a te r was crow ded to s ta te now am o u n ts to over one m il th e use of le ttin g so much good g rass land hospital on S aturday. It was found th a t th e broken $800 w hich has o ver fo u r years yet second will go tom orrow to be fol capacity on S atu rd ay evening to see lion and a h alf w hich It is du e to go to w aste along th e s tre e ts? Some bones had not been joined closely to ru n , b u t if th a t sum can be re lowed by B a tte ry A. T he first b at th e moving p ic tu re of "T h e Man lose. T h ere cun be no o th e r se ttle of th e councilm an "got th e irs " a t Who Cante B ack." It rep resen ted th e next election hut the pound law enough to cause them to k n it to duced o r paid off th e g ran g e will feel talion will leave on T hursday. From San Diego th e tro o p s will be th e Modern W oodmen town of Colo m ent for years and th e co u n try is stuck. g eth er, and they w ere laid bare so th a t it has done so m eth in g w orth being retard ed . sent to th e Mexican b o rd er to aw ait rado, w here th e M. W. A. tu b ercu lo sis r s to bring them in touch w ith each while. Next It will be so m eth in g else. Mr. H usted an sw ered a n u m b er o rd e rs for any co n tem p lated in v a sa n ito rlu in is located and was a A series of dances for th e com ing o th er. Mrs. H essel is now expected J u s t th in k how sw iftly th e old hom e of direct question», being well In fall and w in ter are proposed to earn sion of Mexico. g rap h ic p ictu re of an in stitu tio n th at form ed on th e subject. to m ake an early recovery. town Is moviug along! W ith old G reat crow ds of people visited in one y ear took In over 2000 men money to apply on th e debt. T he one b uildings being scrapped and new F ire W orks. on next S atu rd ay evening prom ises to C am p W lthycom be on Sunday last to afflicted with tu b ercu lo sis and re ones going up; and with a few blocks FAIRVIEW GRANGE At the Novelty S tore, also a good line be a b rillia n t affair, as th e re are no bid th e O regon hoys a farew ell be tu rn ed 70 per cent of them as cured. of paved stre e ts It Is going to be a OPEN MEETING of hose fo r men, women and chil o th e r advertised dances in th is Vi fo re th e ir s ta rt. Such a g ath erin g The Royal N eighbors, th e w om en's m etropolis som e day. Oh, of course, F airview g ran g e will hold an open dren. Prices from 10 to 35 centa. cinity. Good m usic, good m anage- was n ever seen before a t C lackam as, au x iliary of th e M. W. A., is p re p a r som e of th e cotincilnicn o r som ebody Mrs. E. B oughner, Prop. *35 m ent and a good su p p er are assured. m any going by autom obile and ing to erect a sim ila r estab lish m e n t m eeting next S atu rd ay evening, Ju ly else a re going to lose out in th e es team s, w hile every tra in was loaded for women. It will probably be built 1, when th e re will be a good p ro tim atio n of th e unprogresslves, hut to th e lim it. It was a d ifferen t scene next year. An electric fan has been invented KINDERGARTEN WANTED gram to which everyone ia invited. th e old home town will keep Its Im in which th e vanes are covered w ith BY GRESHAM WOMEN from th a t usually w itnessed at the T he Modern W oodm en paid o u t An In v itatio n has been extended provem ents and add a few m ore oc en cam p m en t, because of th e sa d o ver $12,000,000 la st year for in su r gauze, which e n ters a ta n k of w ater, to II. C. C am pbell to talk on civic casionally. C onsiderable in te re st was aroused ness of th o se who w ere to p art, p e r at each revolution and h elps to cool ance on Its deceased m em bers. It Im provem ents, and th e re will be And listen ! H ere Is a h in t of by th e talk of Mrs. R oberson a t th e haps fo r th e la st tim e. has lodges every w h ere In th e United o th e r good n u m b ers on th e p rogram , so m eth in g else. Soon a f te r we get a recent C hautauqua on th e su b je ct of But th e re w ere no re g re ts e ith e r S tates, one being located In G resh Including vocal solos by Mrs. B. C. few blocks of real pavem ent th e re is k in d e rg a rten s, and as a resu lt, It Is on th e p a rt of th e boys o r th e ir re la am , u n d er th e supervision of which B rew ster. Miss G ladys H olgate and a possibility of a "G reat W hite W ay.” expected th a t som ething definite will tives. All w ere eag er and proud to th e m oving p ictu res were given last W illiam Behnke. Not very g reat, to toe su re, hut ab o ut be brought ab o u t. T hose who are be en listed In th e cause for th e flag, S atu rd ay evening Th< te will he a lad les' q u a rte t con fo u r blocks of th e town for a s ta r t in te reste d in th e su b je ct are urging and w hile th e re was sadness th ere Of N ational Independence 140 yrs. It will grow longer a fte r uwhlle. th a t a m eetin g be held to discuss th e was also a firm ch e erfu ln ess in th e K E E P Y O l'R MONEY TO HOME sistin g of Mrs. A. L. Stone, Miss Eva e r T ow nsend, M isses Lillie and R osalie Of Rockwood G range H all 9 years. subject. Such a m eeting will be held prospect th a t all would yet be well How can you w ait for th e sto rie s of L uscher. Mrs J a n e t G ran t will give progress th a t the Old Home P ap er Is in the n ea r fu tu re a t th e lib rary and and th a t th e boys would come hom e E very tim e you go to tow n And s ta r t to th ro w y o u r money a read in g and th e re will be an In stru going to tell ab o u t th e old hom e Independence will be celebrat an experienced k in d e rg a rte n teach er victorious. 'ro u n '. m ental solo by Miss L illie L uscher. ed by Rockwood Grange with a from P o rtlan d is expected to be p res to w n 's progress Well, have pa Say "ho m e-m ad e goods a re th e stuff T he Q ueen’s G ift Book, a rem ark en t. Mrs. Chas. C leveland has the tience. Grand Celebration Ball fo r me ’Twere Ever Thus. arra n g e m e n ts in ch arg e and will Is able an thology from th e best B ritish Because they spell p ro s-p er-l-ty ." Oh yes! T h e re ’s a n o th e r th in g A h soon's a man aq u iree a roll, the sue a call for th e m eeting as soon as w riters, on w hich a u th o rs an d Illus T he d o lla r you send to th e eastern world d eclares he has no soul. T he old hom e p ap e r was a sensation sto re As soon as man acq u ires renow n when It m ade its first ap p e aran c e It tra to rs have co llab o rated with g reat Says "Good-by, B ill!" for ev erm o re; definite plans can be made. th e world begins to run him down en th u sia sm , is m eeting an unp rece B ut th e d o lla r you spend in you» As soon as man ties up for life th e cam e and w ent, succeeded by o th e rs, Ml SIC BY H. W. T O E L L E ’H N otice th e date on the label of den ted dem and in E ngland, and the hom e tow n world exclaim s, "H is poor, poor b ut It Is one of th e In stitu tio n s now 4-Piece O rchefttra. your O utlook, If you are in arrears proceeds, which will be devoted to Keeps a-com ln’ and a-com ln’ and a- w ife!" an d Is doing all It can to help in co m ln ’ ’ro u n .' your prom pt renewal will be ap- th e Queen Mary convalescent hospi As soon as man trie s politics, bis c frien d s exclaim , "H e ’i up to tr ic k s ! ” re a tin g a h ealth y ap p e tite for m ore MANAGEMENT— E L. T H O R PE p re d a te d . ta ls, will be larg e S o cial. When any man achieves success, sen satio n s of th e sam e kind. w ith able a ssista n ts th e world rem a rk s, " ‘T w as luck I W igginsville. Mo., dom iciles a A fter a long in v estlg atlo n a T he P lea san t Home M E church g u ess.” Su|>|>er u n d e r d ire c tio n M r. and Ja p an is becom ing in te re ste d In horse which when w hipped e ja c u F ren ch sc ien tist has declared th a t will give an Ice cream social on the And when a man Is down an d o u t, sheep raising. T h e Im perial stock M rs . E . H . C ra n e . lates, ’’O h,” according to its ow ner. tu b ercu lo sis can be tra n srn itte d by ch u rch lawn on F rid ay evening, Ju n e " I t serves him rig h t.” his neighbors farm at H okkaido has bought a n i Clay Goodloe. who now plana te a c h - , th e p ersp ira tio n of a person afflicted 30th Coffee and ca«e will be served. sh o u t. Tickets $1 Supper Extra ing the anim al various o th e r w ords with th e disease, th e germ s passing m als in A u stralia. Ben Mathew» will sell all the T he proceeds to go to help pay th e th e breezes th e fan creates. th ro u g h th e pores EVERYONE INVITED doors, windows and f u rn itu re of th e Kid your chicken houses of m ites ren t of th e p arsonage 24 old pool hall on S atu rd ay , Ju ly 1. A GOOD TIME To ALL and lice. Use carbolinuiu. S terlin g Money saving bargains— want ads Bargains in the Want Ada w ant »u> Key to success. Adv. « K idder Hdwe. CelebrationBall Saturd’y Eve., July I