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VOL. 6,
NO
G resham O utlook
GRESHAM
88
CHILDREN ARE
FOUND AFTER
MANY YEARS
METZGER CLAN HOLD
ANNUAL REUNION
MULTNOMAH
COUNTY,
OREGON,
TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1917
MELROSE AND VICTORY
$1.50 PER YEAR
OBITUARY OF THE LATE
MRS. S. H. SHELLER
T h e a n n u a l re u n io n o f th e M etzg er
M ary B. H offm an w as h o rn in G e r­
fam ily (lac. w as h eld on New Y e a r’s
m any N o v em b er 16, 1869. S he cam e
to A m erica w ith h e r p a re n ts w hen
T h e re w
a se rm o n a p p ro p r ia te to c u rre d tw o d ay s b efo re a n d u very
C o m m e n c ­ th e new y e a r seaso n a t Iliff c h u rc h p ro m in e n t fe a tu r e of th e c e le b ra tio n
in g a b o u t e lev e n o ’clo ck th e m e m b e rs la s t S u n d a y m o rn in g a t 11 a. m. by w as th e C h ris tm a s tr e e
At G. W. A U der's th e r e w as g a th ­
b eg an to a r r iv e w ith w ell-filled b a s ­ th e p a s to r. Rev. F . S. F o rd . S u u d ay
e re d C h ris tm a s day a n o th e r h appy
Rev. Mr.
k e ts, a n d a s u m p tu o u s d in n e r w as sch o o l w as a t 10 a. m.
fam ily p a rty , in c lu d in g G. W A lld er
A f a t h e r ’s s e a rc h
fo r h is tw o se rv e d a b o u t 1 :3 0 , a f t e r w h ich th e F o rd p re a c h e d a very a p p ro p r ia te
an d w ife a n d th e ir c h ild re n ; Mr. an d
d a u g h te r s a n d a so n , la s tin g fo r a p re s id e n t, J. E. M etzg er, c a lle d th e se rm o n o n th e C h ris tm a s seaso n th e Mrs. Geo. H ay d en a n d c h ild re n an d
asse m b ly to g e th e r to tr a n s a c t th e S u n d a y b e fo re, ta k in g th e "W atch­
p erio d of m o re th a n 25 y e a rs, w as
Mr a n d M rs. Al S ta ffo rd a n d c h il­
n ec e ssa ry b u sin ess. T h e officers fo r in g S h e p h e rd s ” as h is topic.
d re n of B rid a l Veil a n d
Mr. nnd
re w a rd e d on C h ris tm a s day by th e in ­ th e y e a r 191® w ere a ll re -e le c te d to
L e s te r C o n ra d
a n d M iss M abel
M
rs
L
loyd
L
ittle
p
a
g
e
of
P
o
rtla n d .
fo rm a tio n th a t h is g irls h a d been se rv e fo r th is y ear.
T h ey a re as G ig er, tw o p o p u la r m e m b e rs of o u r
A n u m b e r o f y o u n g fo lk s a tte n d e d
c o m m u n ity , tr ie d to s u r p r is e us by
fo u n d a n d th a t th e r e is a p ro sp ect fo llo w s:
P re s id e n t, J . E. M e tz g e r; s e c r e ­ g e ttin g m a rrie d S u n d a y , D ecem ber th e C h ris tm a s ex e rc ise s in th e B ap­
th a t th e boy w ill be lo cated in a
ta
ry
, G eo rg e W. P a g e ; tr e a s u r e r , 21, a t h ig h n o o n , a t tin* h o m e o f Hie tis t c h u rc h a t G re sh a m . A m ong
s h o rt tim e.
th e m w ere H a rry a n d L en a C ooley,
C h a rle s F u n k , w ho cam e to O reg o n M iss E lsie M etzg er. T h e fo llo w in g b r id e ’s m o th e r a t Y oder, O regon. As
Roy
and
E llsw o rth
C a rn in e an d
p
ro
g
ra
m
w
as
re
n
d
e
r
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d
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d
w
as
e v e ry o n e w as e x p e c tin g th e h appy
by te a m in 1891, s e ttle d in P le a s a n t
C h a rlie a n d N ellie M cC reary.
g
re
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tly
e
n
jo
y
e
d
:
ev e n t to o c c u r C h ris tm a s , no o n e w as
V alley, fo u r m ile s fro m G re sh a m ,
C a p ta in a n d M rs. B ra n so n h ad as
I n s tr u m e n ta l so lo , M iss Is a b e lle s u r p ris e d , b u t all a re re jo ic in g in th e
w ith h is fam ily . A n o th e r fa m ily by
th e i r g u e st
M onday
n ig h t of la st
M
etzger.
fact th a t we a re to h av e in o u r m idst
th e n a m e o f L a m p m a n w ere n e a r
R e c ita tio n , Miss G w en d o ly n M etz­ a g irl, w ho, d u rin g h e r sta y h e re , w eek. Rev. T. J . H a z le to n , of N ew ­
n e ig h b o rs. B o th a re re m e m b e re d by
berg.
w on th e love o f a ll w h o k n ew h e r.
so m e o f th o s e w ho lived h e re tw e n ­ g er.
Mrs. J. 11. W ood lias been q u ite
Solo,
M
rs.
E.
W.
A
ly
sw
o
rth
.
ty-five y e a rs ago.
T h e b est w ish es o f th e w hole com
R e c ita tio n , Miss K a th e rin e M etzg er m u n tty a re e x te n d e d to th e m a n d we sick but is m u ch im p ro v e d now .
Soon a f t e r th e ir a rr iv a l th e F u n k
C a p ta in an d Mrs. B ran so n sp en t
Old T im e S e rm o n , a co m ed y by w ish th e m
fam ily becam e s tra n d e d a n d h e th en
m an y , m an y y e a rs of
C h ris tm a s w ith J. P. J o n e s a n d his
gave h is y o u n g d a u g h te r s in to th e te n people.
h a p p in e s s. T h e o n ly o th e r d e ta il of
nelce, M iss W a tk in s.
R e a d in g , M rs. C. .1. E xley.
c a re o f th e
L am pm an
fam ily an d
th e w ed d in g we h av e been a b le to
In s p ite o f th e s to rm y w e a th e r,
V
a
u
d
ev
ille
sk
e
tc
h
by
M
etzg
er,
w ent aw ay
T h e L a m p m a n fam ily
le a rn w as th a t th e y h ad a h a rd sh o w ­
th e r e w as a big crow d a t b o th C h r is t­
m oved to V a n c o u v e r an d la te r w ent R adcliff a n d M etzg er
e r o f rice ju s t as th ey le ft fo r P o r t­
T h e p ro g ra m
w as c o n c lu d e d by la n d . Mr. an d Mrs. A. B. C o n ra d a n d m as p ro g ra m s , w hich w ere well r e n ­
to o th e r p lace s to live, w hen all
C o n g ra tu ­
tra c e o f each o th e r w as lost by bo th jo in in g h a n d s a n d sin g in g "God Be d a u g h te r A da, w ere a m o n g th e w ed­ d e re d an d e n te r ta in in g .
la tio n s a re d u e b o th te a c h e rs an d th e
W ith You T ill W e M eet A g a in .”
m en.
d in g g u e sts
p u p ils on th e i r su ccess in e n te r ta i n ­
G am es w ere la te r In d u lg ed in by
Mr. F u n k is now liv in g n e a r B a­
L u m b e r is on th e s ite re a d y fo r
younger
fo lk s.
F o rty -se v e n b u ild in g Mr a n d M rs. L e ste r C on­ ing ihe p eople. It w as said by som e
k e r C ity a n d by p e rs is te n t effo rt lo ­ th e
c a te d o n e of h is d a u g h te r s h im self. m e m b e rs o f th e fam ily w ere p re s e n t. r a d 's new h o m e, w h ich will p ro b ab ly th a t Miss H tre b in 's p ro g ra m w as th e
Now lie say s h e is t h e h a p p ie s t m an
he s ta r te d as soon as th e w e a th e r best given In C e d a r sc h o o lh o u se . O ne
w onders if th e p u b lic re a liz e s o r a p ­
in O reg o n , sin c e h is re m a in in g THE SANDY CREAMERY
p e rm its.
CHANGES BUTTER LABEL
p re c ia te s th e
w ork
and
tr a in in g
d a u g h te r h a s been lo cated .
S te w a rt T h o m p so n is h o m e a g a in
n ecessary on th e p a rt o f b o th of th e
T h e d a u g h te r ju s t fo u n d w as la s t
Bv re fe re n c e to an a d v e rtis e m e n t a f t e r s e v e ra l m o n th s ' s ta y in A lb e rta .
te a c h e r a n d p u p ils to g et up a p ro ­
seen by him w hen sh e w as b u t th r e e
in
a n o th e r co lu m n it w ill be seen C a n a d a , w h e re he teas em p lo y ed in t r a m to la st th r o u g h an ev en in g ,
y e a rs old. S he is now M rs. L illia n
h a rv e s tin g d u rin g th e fall.
w hen th e r e a re only te n o r tw elv e
B u tle r, liv in g a t San P e d ro , C a li­ th a t th e S an d y C re a m e ry c o m p an y
If th a t old In d ia n is rig h t, we a re
fo rn ia , an d th e first w ord sin ce th ey of S an d y , h a s d is c a rd e d its fo rm e r
p u p ils to do it?
in to a s to rm w hich is a s t a r t e r of a
p a rte d , in 1891, h a s ju s t been r e ­ b u tte r la b el, so w ell k n o w n as th e
Mr. a n d M rs. I T W ood an d Miss
w o rse oik th a n last w in te r.
E v e ry ­
ceived.
H e r a d d re s s w as g iv en to M o u n t H ood b ra n d , a n d w ill h e re ­
M abel W ood
w ere g u e s ts a t th e
o n e liv ed th r o u g h th a t, so le t’s g rin
him a s a C h ris tm a s p re s e n t by Mrs. a f te r p u t its p ro d u c t on th e m a r k e t
h om e of M rs. A lta G e n try in P ow ell
an d s h iv e r it o u t. E v e ry o n e is b e t­
N ellie S ta ffo rd , o r P o rtla n d , who la b e le d a s ' M o u n ta in M ead o w ” b u t­
\ alley la s t S u n d ay .
te r p re p a re d w ith feed a n d g ro c e r­
h a s been a id in g in th e se a rc h .
Mr. te r.
F ro m th e re p o rts , we h e a r S a n ta
ies. th a n k s to th a t d e a r te a c h e r, ex ­
T h e re a s o n fo r th e c h a n g e o f la ­
F u n k w ro te to M rs. B u tle r, w ho r e ­
m ade ills w elcom e v is its to ev ery
p
e
rien
ce.
is
b ec a u se th e
plied a t once. S he sa id sh e w as so bels as g iv en o u t
im ine a n d no o ne w as m issed h u t th e
A very p le a s a n t d in n e r p a rty w as
o v e rjo y e d th a t sh e co u ld h a rd ly h o ld M ount H ood Ice C ream c o m p an y lias
only p lace w h ere lie w as re p o rte d
e n jo y e d by a n u m b e r o f y o u n g peo ­
th e pen , a n d h ad h e r h u s b a n d a d ­ re g is te re d all its d a iry p ro d u c ts u n ­
seen w as at G. W. A U d er's, w h ere he
L enu and
T h is ple la st S u n d a y , w hen
d re s s ' th e en v elo p e . Now Mr. F u n k d e r th e “ M o u n t H o o d ” title .
ex cited th e c h i l d r e n
by lo o k in g
is m a k in g an effo rt to find his son, a c tio n w as ta k e n so m e tim e ag o , b u t H a rry C ooley e n te r ta in d in h o n o r o f th r o u g h th e w indow hut as th e y w ere
g iv en
th e S an d y th e ir c o u s in s ’ Roy a n d E llsw o rth \iw a k e he w ent on a b o u t Ills w ork,
so th a t he w ill be in toucfi w ith th e p e rm issio n w as
C re a m e ry c o m p an y to u se up its C a rn in e , of C o n d o n . O reg o n , w ho a n d w ent hack la te r so a ll w as well.
e n tir e s u r v iv in g fam ily .
W hen Mr. F u n k b eg an h is se a rc h la rg e su p p ly of w ra p p e rs, w itli th e a r e sp e n d in g th e h o lid a y s a t th e ir
Mr. an d Mrs. H en ry F ritz , Mr. a n d
tw o y e a rs ag o h e in s e rte d a n a d v e r ­ re q u ire m e n t th a t it a d o p t a n o th e r hom e. T h o se p re s e n t b esid e th e Mrs. F e rd F o th a n d c h ild re n an d
h o n o r g u e s ts w ere. M iss C a ro lin e
tis e m e n t in a P o rtla n d n e w sp a p e r. n a m e on th e first o f th is y ear.
J o h n n ie E h e rlle a tte n d e d th e C h ris t­
T h o se w ho h av e been u sin g th< T a llm a n , M isses R u tli a n d G e rtru d e
It a ttr a c te d M rs S ta ffo rd 's a tte n tio n
m as e x e rc ise s a t th e G e rm a n ch u rc h
Ic
k
le
r,
Geo.
Z
ah
n
o
f
R
idgefield,
a n d th e d a u g h te r s w ere fin ally tra c e d M ou n t H ood b u tte r w ill find th e
in G re sh a m la s t S u n d ay a fte rn o o n .
dow n.
T h e so n 's n a m e is T h o m a s M o u n ta in M eadow in its p lace h e r e ­ W a sh in g to n , a co u sin o f th e M isses
Mr. a n d M rs. A. B. C o n ra d w as
a n d h e w as a d o p te d by W illia m Van a f te r , a n d it w ill he up to its u s u a l Ic k le r, M iss D olly M o rg an , H e c to r
called to S ilv e rto n T u e sd a y m o rn in g
s
t
a
n
d
a
r
d
of
e
x
c
ellen
ce.
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w
ill
be
on
M
o
rg
an
,
O
rie
C
o
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ra
d
,
P
e
rc
y
C
o
n
rad
N ess, w ho th e n liv ed a t O gden. T h ey
an d Mr. an d M rs. Geo. A rm s tro n g by th e d e a ,li of Mrs. C o n ra d 's b r o th ­
h av e m oved
fro m
th e r e
w ith o u t i sa le a t all th e p rin c ip a l s to re s.
e r-in -la w , J a c o b A n ste ritz . Mr. A ii -
a n d son W a lte r E d w in .
le a v in g an y in fo rm a tio n , b u t th e r e
s le r ltz died C h ris tm a s m o rn in g of
RETAINS
INTEREST
M
iss
F
lo
re
n
c
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W
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elm
is
hom
e
a re g re a t ho p es of b e in g a b le to lo ­
IN COUNTY SCHOOLS a g a in . S h e h a s been ta k in g a six g rip an d a s th m a , a lth o u g h he had not
c a te th e m .
been w ell fo r som e tim e b efo re.
The
te a c h e rs o f
th e
c o u n try w eek s' c o u rs e in W illa m e tte U n iv e r­
M rs. A. M. C h a m b e rla in , o f P o r t­
sity
.
MONDAY, JANUARY 8,
sch o o ls o f M u ltn o m a h c o u n ty m et in
la
n
d , is v is itin g
h e r s is te r , Mrs.
M iss E d ith A n d rew s s p e n t C h r is t­
IMPORTANT MEETING | ro o m 3 6 0 , c o u rth o u s e , T h u rs d a y ,
D im ple J o n e s , th is w eek.
m
a
s
n
ig
h
t
at
th
e
h
o
m
e
o
f
Miss
Dolly
D ecem b er 28, 1916, at th e call of
A tte n tio n is ra ile d to th e a n n u a l
C ecil D uke sp en t C h ris tm a s at th e
M o rg an .
r e tir in g S u p e rin te n d e n t A rm s tro n g .
m e e tin g of th e s to c k h o ld e rs o f th e
h
om
e of h is p a re n ts , Mr. a n d Mrs. J.
H a rry C ooley a n d h is c o u sin , E lls­
M r A rm s tro n g in h is fa re w e ll a d ­
G re sh a m F r u it G ro w e rs' a sso c ia tio n
C.
D
uke, r e tu r n in g to h is w ork a t
w
o
rth
C
a
rn
in
e
,
w
en
t
coon
h
u
n
tin
g
w hich w ill be h eld a t th e G re sh a m d re s s sp o k e fe e lin g ly o f th e c o -o p e ra ­
alo n g tlie bluffs o f th p S andy.
A l­ S andy T u e sd a y .
tio
n
of
th
e
te
a
c
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e
rs
o
f
th
e
c
o
u
n
ty
g ra n g e h a ll on M onday, J a n u a r y 8,
Mr. a n d M rs L e ste r C o n ra d a re at
w ith h im d u rin g th e p a s t fo u r y e a rs . th o u g h th e y h ad a p le a s a n t tim e e x ­
a t 10 o 'clo ck .
p lo rin g th e cav es, all th e y got w as th e h om e o f IBs p a re n ts . M r. an d Mrs.
H
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a
s
s
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re
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th
a
t
,
as
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e
is
to
It is v ery im p o r ta n t th a t th e r e be
A. B. C o n ra d a f t e r a few d a y s ’ v isit
tra c k s .
a fu ll a tte n d a n c e th a t th e r e m ay be c o n tin u e sch o o l w o rk as p a r t o w n e r
w ith M rs. L. C o n ra d 's re la tiv e s.
M
rs.
C
u
d
d
ifo
rd
a
n
d
c
h
ild
re
n
a
re
a m a jo rity of sto c k re p r e s e n te d an d of th e H o lm es B u sin e ss sch o o l, h e
R o b ert a n d M a rg a re t K e rs la k e a re
v is itin g h e r p a re n ts , M r. a n d Mrs.
w
ould
s
till
be
in
t
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r
e
s
t
e
d
'in
th
e
c
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u
n
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th e r e be no d elay in th e b u sin e ss of
T h e ir
E lm e r M ercer. M r. C u d d ifo rd cam e q u ite sick w ith c h lck e n p o x .
tr
y
sch
o
o
ls.
th e m e e tin g .
F iv e d ir e c to r s a rc to
o u t fo r C h ris tm a s h u t re tu r n e d hom e frie n d s w ish th e m a sp eed y reco v ery .
T
h
e
te
a
c
h
e
rs
w
ish
ed
M
r.
A
rm
­
be e le c te d , p la n s fo r re b u ild in g d e ­
T h e ir f a th e r , R o b e rt K e rs la k e , Sr.,
cid ed on a n d th e b u sin e ss p o licies of s tro n g w ell fo r th e fu tu r e , a n d u p o n T u e sd a y
Mr. a n d M rs. E. M ercer h ad as w ho lias been q u ite sic k , is re p o rte d
th e a ss o c ia tio n fo tm u la te d fo r th e m o tio n o f P rin c ip a l M cC o rm ick of
of b e tte r.
G re sh a m , a c o m m itte e w as a p p o in t­ th e ir g u e s ts , J o h n K le m m e n s,
c o m in g y ear.
L o u ie W h e e le r, th e little niece of
ed , a co lle c tio n ta k e n , a n d M r. A rm ­ A b e rd e e n , W a s h i n g t o n .
M rs. Ba- h s tra n d lias been 111 w ith Mrs. J. C. D uke, Is sick w h li grip.
T h e la r g e s t h e n s ' e g g s a re p ro ­ s tro n g w as p re s e n te d w ith a n ele-
d u ced in M a n c h u ria , th o s e w e ig h in g g e n t O x fo rd B ible as a m a rk of th e ir to n s illtis h u t is b e tte r now.
Mr. a n d M rs. Jo h n W h e e le r an d
o n e -s ix th o f a p o u n d b e in g com m on. h ig h e ste e m a n d re g a rd s .
Mr. an(l M rs. T h o s. W iles h ad as c h ild re n h a v e been sp e n d in g som e
t i x i r g u e s ts C h rist tuns d ay, Mr. and w eeks a t th e hom e of M r an d Mrs.
M rs. A. B C ro sie r an d son of C astle J. ( ’. D uke.
I R ock, W a s h in g to n ; Mr an d M rs. E l­
C u rtis W h e e le r Is w o rk in g for
w ood W ill i a n d son a n d Mr. an d Mrs. Jo h n S tre h in .
Mr. a n d
M rs. J o h n S tre h in an d
" T h e T e x a n ,” a w e ste rn m ilita r y d ra m a in fo u r a c ts , w ill be g iv en G u n d la c h an d son o f P o r tla n d ; Mr.
a t th e P le a s a n t V alley g ra n g e h a ll n ex t S a tu r d a y e v e n in g by a se le c t a n d M rs E v e re tt S taffo rd an d son C u rtis W h e e le r w ere g u e s ts at th e
o f M elrose a n d G uy D avid Jo n e s of h o m e o f M r. an d Mrs. S am S tre h in
local c a st. F o llo w in g is th e c a st oi c h a ra c te rs :
G re sh a m .
C h ris tm a s d ay.
B uck D oyle, k n o w n as B u ck S a p e ll o .............
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V. D. S n a sh a ll
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U n d e r d ire c tio n o f V al. S n a sh a ll
h o ste ss fo r th e o ccasion. M rs. L ead-
co m p a n y .
T h e co m p a n y h as been e n g a g e d in b e tte r is to he th e a s s is ta n t s u p e r in ­
SY N O P S IS
c u ttin g a n d s e llin g co rd wood n e a r te n d e n t u n d e r Mr. A ld erso n
A ct I.
D an In m a n 's ra n c h in th e S ie rra D iab lo M o u n ta in s. W e ste rn
A bout a dozen c o u n tr y te a c h e rs
B u ll R u n fo r a b o u t tw o y ears, hav-
T ex as, a fte rn o o n . (T h e m e e tin g .)
in g b o u g h t th e tim b e r o n th e R e n fe r * pr,> p re s e n t a n d as m an y o th e r s
A ct II. C ab in In th e v alley used as a g u a rd h o u se fo r th e a rm y , th e tr a c t.
Mr Jo h n s o n w as e n g a g e d In | * • * « * • • WPW* mB,,p •»y S ta te S u p e r-
n ext a fte rn o o n , t H o rse th ie f o r h e ro — W h ic h ? )
h a u lin g 3761 c o rd s, a n d as a re s u lt in te n d e n t C h u rc h ill an d M r. A i'e r -
A ct III
A ra v in e o n B lu e M oon M o u n ta in , a t d aw n th e n ex t m o rn in g .
o f b ein g co m p e lle d to fu lfill th e te rm s Bon
(T h e d e a th tr a p .)
o f his c o n tr a c t he c la im s to h a v e lost
Act IV. M ajo r T ru e s d e ll's h e a d q u a r te r s In th e v a lle y , th r e e d ay s
T en p e r c e n t d is c o u n t on p o ck et
th e a m o u n t su ed for.
k n iv e s a n d c u ttle r y till J a n u a r y 1,
la t e r
(T h e c o m in g o f S a p e llo .)
a t L. L. K id d e r H dw . Co.
T h e e n tir e a c tio n o f th e p lay o c c u rs in W e ste rn T ex as. T h e tim e Is
S o u th A fric a 's d ia m o n d in d u s try is ,
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NOT WHAT IT
USED TO BE
e r soon a f te r re a c h in g th is co u n try .
He w as an o c c asio n al tr a v e le r oil
S he w as b ro u g h t up In th e hom e of
Mr. and M rs R e n c h le r, of R e n c h le r, th e B ull R un c a r a n d w as on h is w ay
to P o rtla n d .
H e w as a good ta lk e r
Illin o is, w h ere sh e m ad e h e r hom e
a n d e n te r ta in e d th e o th e r th r e e m en
u n til h e r m a rria g e , on D ecem ber 2'.»,
w l i n s a t in th e little s q u a r e m a d e by
1881 to S a m u e l 11. S h e lle r, w ho s u r-
tu r n in g hack o n e of th e sh o u ld e r
liv ed at v a rio u s tim e s a t P a rso n s,
re s ts of th e n ex t se a t
A nd th is is
liv e r at v a rio u s tim e s at P a rs o n s,
s o m e th in g lik e w h a t lie s a id :
K a n sa s; C e d a r R ap id s,
Iow a, an d
“ T h e re w as a tim e w h en 1 knew
S u n n y sid e, W a sh in g to n . T h ey hav e
ju s t w h a t th e in sid e of a g ro cery
m ad e th e ir h om e n e a r G re sh a m since
s to r e looked lik e. B ack In th e little
1911.
D eatli cam e on C h ris tm a s
m o rn in g , a f t e r a b rie f illn e s s, follow ­ tow n w h ere 1 w as b o rn , liv ed , c o u r t­
ed , m a rrie d a n d le ft my o ld -tim e
in g p a ra ly sis .
Mrs. S h e lle r w as th e m o th e r of p la y m a te s, I knew m.v g ro c e r a lm o st
th r e e c h ild re n , L ee It. S h e lle r
of a s w ell as 1 k new my fam ily . 1 used
G re sh a m , Mrs. 1. II Ide of K e y sto n e, to go to th e s to re befo re b re a k f a s t,
W a sh in g to n an d Mrs. F ra n k T h o m p ­ sto p p e d on th e way hom e to get som e
so n , w ho d ied on J u n e 4 lust, at sm a ll tilin g s a t noon, p e rh a p s , and
P h o en ix , A rizona
Mrs. S h e lle r jo in ­ o fte n in th e e v e n in g to c a rry som e
ed th e L u th e ra n c h u rc h in ch ild h o o d th in g hom e fo r s u p p e r o r b re a k fa s t.
a n d w as fa ith fu l to Its te a c h in g s all You will u n d e rs ta n d th a t th e only
h e r life. S he w as p a tie n t a n d lo v in g re a so n 1 w ent to th e s to r e b efo re
in h e r fa m ily a n d f a i th f u l to h e r b re a k f a s t w as b ecau se I w an ted
so m e th in g I h a d fo rg o tte n th e n ig h t
frie n d s.
T h e fu n e r a l took p lace a t M u ltn o ­ b e fo re. B ut thingH a re d iffe re n t now.
" Y e a rs ugo we le ft tile little tow n
m ah c e m e te ry . Rev. A. C. B rack en -
h u ry of G resh u m o fficiatin g
M rs a n d m oved to a big city. W h ere we
M. K ro n en b e rg sa n g s e v e ra l b e a u ti­ used to w alk th e n we rid e th e s tr e e t
e a rs now tlio se of us n o t f o r tu n a te
fu l h ym ns
e n o u g h to be a b le to buy g aso lin e.
H a u le d — A M ilkm aid.
We can no lo n g e r sw in g dow n afo o t
to w ork. A nd ho , by th e sa m e to k e n ,
It w as h a rd to believe o u r eyes, but
we can no lo n g e r sto p a t th e g ro ­
th e r e It w as, In black a n d w h ite, an cery sto re . I am not sa y in g th a t a
a d v e rtis e m e n t fo r a c a p a b le y o u n g few do n o t s till clin g to th e custom
w om an to do h o u se w o rk , a n d also of th e ir f a th e r s If th ey h a v e lo ts of
th e m ilk in g ! W h ere do you su p p o se tim e on th e i r h a n d s and no w o rk to
do.
Ib is a d v e r tis e r th o u g h t sh e w as to he
“ B ut ta k e my ow n case. W e hav e
fo u n d , in tills day a n d a g e ?
A nd
lived In th e city ten years. W h en we
d id n ’t l i e know tlia t If sh e could be
m oved th e r e my w ife culled up a g ro ­
fo u n d s h e 'd p ro b a b ly he la b e le d an d
cery s to re , to ld a c le rk th a t we had
put In a sh o w w indow , o r a sk e d to
m oved Into th e S m ith h o u se an d
sign a c o n tr a c t to tr a v e l w ith som e
a sk e d to h av e a few g ro c e rie s se n t
tro u p e to be e x h ib ite d a s " T h e only
up. T h e boy d e liv e re d th e m in tho
A m erican m ilk m a id ? ”
c o u rs e of th e day an d th e n ex t day
T h e a d v e rtis e m e n ts ab o v e an d b e­
th e p e rfo rm a n c e w as re p e n te d .
At
low th is o n e, called fo r s te n o g r a ­
tim e s my w ife fo u n d It n e c e ss a ry to
p h e rs, c le rk s , m aid s, co o k s, n u rs e s,
re b u k e th e g ro c e ry m ildly o r v o c ife r­
se a m s tre s s e s anil te le p h o n e g irls, all
o u sly , d e p e n d in g on th e q u a lity of
o f w hich te e m e d p e rfe c tly lo g ical
th e goo d s receiv ed .
I say sh e r e ­
and
n a tu r a l
hut a
m ilk m a id !
b u k ed tlie g ro c e ry , b u t n o t th e g ro -
D o esn 't he k n o w th a t th e d ay s of ro ­
F o r th e o n e-m an g ro cery
m an ce a rc p a s t? T h e re a r c no m a id ­ c ery m an .
e n s all fo r lo rn , an y m o re th a n th e r e of o u r sm a ll tow n d ay s h a d given
a rc cow s w ith a c ru m p le d h o rn . T h e p lace to a b u sin e ss e s ta b lis h m e n t of
cow s have all been d e h o rn e d , an d s e v e ra l em ployees.
" U su a lly
we paid o u r bill e ach
you c o u ld n 't m a k e a s m o o th (low ing
d
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so
m
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tim
e s we s e n t a ch eck a t
rh y m e a b o u t a m ilk m a id , a rh y m e
tlie end of th e w eek o r m o n th , b u t it
w ith d e h o rn e d .
T h ey a re m ig h ty p re tty In s to rie s w as n e v er n ec e ssu ry to go to th e g ro ­
a n d p ic tu re s , th e s e sw eet y o u n g m ilk ­ cery. T h u s th e y e a rs p assed . To be
m a id s in d a in ty fro c k s a n d ja u n ty e x a c t; a n d n o t d ra w th e lo n g bow , it
cap s, a n d
th e a ffe c tio n a te g la n c e s w as five y e a rs b e fo re my w ife placed
w hich th e p ic tu re d cow s c a st to w a rd h e r fo o t in sid e th a t g ro c e ry , a n d I
th e m a re v ery to u c h in g .
Now h a lf have n e v e r seen th e in s id e o f It yet.
th e g irls w ho re a d th a t ad. h a v e n 't It w as n o t th a t sh e w ould n o t h av e
even a s p e a k in g a c q u a in ta n c e w ith b ro w sed a ro u n d as we u sed to in th e
an y cow . an d if th e a d v e r tis e r fo u n d little tow n, but sim ply b ec a u se th a t
a g irl w ho w a n te d th e jo b bad so rt of th in g did not seem to be th e
e n o u g h to u n d e rta k e It m ilk in g in ­ c u sto m .
"A n d p e r h a p s ,”
th e e n te r ta i n e r
c lu d ed
sh e w o u ld n ’t know how to
a d d re s s th e cow .
T h e re a r e g irls c o n c lu d e d , a s h e d rifte d to w a rd th e
w ho can s p e a k h a lf a dozen la n g ­ th e step s, " It is ju s t as w ell. T h e
ta k e o rd e rs o v e r th e
u a g e s flu en tly , w ho w o u ld n 't know g ro c e r can
e n o u g h to sa y "S o , B o ssy !”
and p h o n e w ith less h a g g lin g , a n d th e
" S ta c k y o u r f o o t! "
A nd w h ere la b u tc h e r can sell m eat w ith o u t h a v ­
th e g irl w ho w ould s ta y calm an d in g th e h o u se w ife ly fin g er s in k in g
sw eet Win n B ossy su d d e n ly took th e In to a s u c c u le n t s te a k to see th a t it
n o tio n to d ip h e r tly b ru s h in th e Is te n d e r, th e v e g e ta b le s m iss th e
m ilk pail, th e n w ind it d e ftly a ro u n d on ce o v e r, th e c a n ta lo u p e s a re no
tin- neck of tlie strung«' o b je o t p erch ed lo n g e r h a n d p ick ed by th e u ltim a te
on th e
p ic tu re s q u e
sto o l n e a rb y ? c o n su m e r. It Is u g re a t sy stem . I'm
i.ik e ly as not th e g irl w ould re s e n t stir« th e g ro c e r lik es It. a n d 1 th in k
thin hit of p la y fu ln e s s , n o t k n o w in g It m uch e ash -r to g et g ro c e rie s o u t of
tlia t you m u st a lw a y s he g e n tle an d a te le p h o n e th a n to w alk ten blocks
k in d to a c o w , if you w ant th e best to th e s to re ."
re s u lts . A nd how m an y g irls w ould
know w hich sid e of a cow to a p ­ CLOSINO OUT SALE
p ro ach ?
STILL CONTINUES
A t a re c e n t p ic tu re sh o w , a peach
It. It. C a rls o n Is re d u c in g h is f u r ­
of a m ilk m a id cam e tr ip p in g ac ro ss
th e A rc a d ia n sce n e ry , p a tte d th e n itu r e sto ck as ra p id ly ns possible,
cow , an d s a t dow n g ra c e fu lly on th e p rc p u ia to r y to ' losing o u t.
Among
th re e -le g g e d sto o l, but th e effect w in th e b a rg a in s left on h a n d a re th e
sp o ile d In th e Im m e d ia te v ic in ity of fo llo w in g In d in in g c h a irs :
i< m an who h ad been b ro u g h t up n e a r
T h re e , re g u la r, » 3 .( 0 ; now »2.60.
to n a tu r e ’s h e a r t, w hen he w h isp e re d
T h re e , re g u la r. »2 5 0 ; now »1.76.
a u d ib ly ;
"Say, s h e 's on th e w rong
T h re e , r e g u la r , »3 0 0 ; now »2.00.
rid e of th e c o w !”
A nd th e r e Un’t
J o b lot, re g u la r, » 2 .0 0 ; now »1.00.
an y rig h t sid e to a row u n le s s y o u 'v e
He a lso h as sev en ro c k e rs o u t of a
been b ro u g h t up to u n d e rs ta n d th e lin e of fo rty w hich ne w ill se ll at th e
m ilk in g b u sin e ss, a n d th e r e a r e n 't sa m e ra tio o f re d u c tio n . He h a s only
an y old tim e m ilk m a id s , e ith e r, so th r e e d re s s e rs le ft, an d fo u r c h if­
so m e o n e h ad b e tte r te ll th e m an th a t fo n ie rs
R e m e m b e r, th ia s a le m ean s
m ilk in g m a c h in e s h av e been In v e n t­
an e n tire c lo a e -o u t.— Ad.
ed.
"T he T exan .”
A w e ste rn m ilita r y d ra m a , in fo u r
th r illin g acta, w ill be p ro d u c e d by
lo cal ta le n t
at
P le a s a n t
V alley
g ra n g e h all, S a tu rd a y n ig h t, J a n u ­
a ry 6
T h e c a s t o f c h a r a c te r s and
sy n o p sis w ill a p p e a r In th e n ext O u t­
For s a le . Iff» Acre»,
T h e J. W . R o o rk p lace fo u r m iles look.
e a s t of G re sh a m
H a lf u n d e r c u lti­
v atio n ,
P h o n e 25x.
91
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used by a n E n g lish
th e s c r a tc h in g an d
fro m
p h o n o g ra p h
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