T W IC E
A
W EEK
roL. 9, NO. 89
G resham O utlook
[ air board elects
OFFICERS FOR 1920
oldest man
'■IVES IN KAINTUCK
* very im portant m eeting of the
, hoar,l directors wan held Mon-
f afternoon when m atter» relative
,ie future progress of the fair wan
eueieil
Every m em ber of the
,rd wan present and w illing to co
rate In every way tow ard the suc-
, of the fair. R eports were read
awing the w onderful progress made
-t.
lag the past year.
County Com m issioners Ilolman,
! anil Mack tendered their resig-
rtons as m em bers of the board of
dors and
th e ir
resignations
i accepted. T he commissioners
tlaed to lend th e ir aid in everv
tble way, but recognizing the
itng sentim ent th a t the adminis-
on of the fair be turned over to
¡county. they felt th a t they should 1
n position to act upon the prop- '
Uncle John Shell of Leslie-co,
¡ion If such a step is taken. Their
Ky., has had his picture taken at
last—age 132 years. He claims to
s on the fulr board have not yet
be the world's oldest man— hav
I fllled.
ing been born in 1788. Newspa
liter the business of the past year
per photographers huve snapped
I completed th e directors were
hint recently— but this picture
from a gallery nt Louisville— is
In to serve for another ye,.
bis first ‘‘regular" photo.
I the directors proceeded to rt
t H A. Lewis president of the
■d which office he has success- BIRTHDAY PARTY IS
A COMPLETE SURPRISE
; held for a num ber of years. J.
Townsend was elected vice presi-
A very pleasant evening was spent
itand A. E. Altller and Theo Hrug-
Saturday at the home of Mr. ¿uid Mrs.
were re-elected secretary ano
Bert OlRen of Powell Valley when
rarer respectively. C. D. Minton
Mrs. Olsen entertained a number of
ire-elected m anager for the next
friends at a surprise party given in
fl fair.
honor of Mr. Olsen’s birthday. The
L. Thorpe. C. D. Minton and
surprise was as complete as could be
i Edith Tozler W eatherred were desired and the evening which fol
red as a publicity com m ittee to
lowed will be remembered by those
I the work and the needs of the
present as one of the pleasantest par
before th e public.
ties of the season.
executive com m ittee will be
After a social evening spent in con
Minton, A. F. Miller and J. W. tests and stunts the hostess served a
nwenil with H. A. Lewis, chair- delicious lunch. A beautiful birth
TU ESDA Y S
AND
FRIDAYS
11.60 PER YEAR
VISITOR PRAISES VOLUNTEER FIRE
DEPARTMENT FOR ORGANIZATION;
ELECT OFFICERS, MAKE REPORTS
TOO FOXY i«OR COPS
AT NATIONAL CAPITAL
TWO PIONEERS REST
FROM THEIR LABORS
The burial of two of O regon's pion
eers occurred at the Douglas cem etery
Gresham has a volunteer fire de
imous choice of H arold Boehmer as
T routdale on F rid ay afternoou, J a n
partm ent th at is above the average chief of the departm ent, with Carl
uary 2, when Mr. and Mrs. J. W. A.
for towns of this size throughout the | Dahl as assistan t chief. H arry John-
Belleu were laid side by side, th e re to
state, according to a speaker from son was elected secretary, a position
aw ait th e resurrection. F o r 56 years
the state fire m arsh al’s office who which he has efficiently held for
they had Journeyed together, e n d u r
many years, and C. J. L undquist was
last night attended the firemen’s re-elected treasu rer.
ing hardships and privations of pion
meeting in the fire hall.
A. W. Metzger was selected for
eer life, and In death they w ere not
It was a lively meeting at which fire m arshal. By virtue of his office
long divided. Mr. Belleu died at the
election of officers took place and re he is an assistan t to the sta te fire
fam ily home In Portland on Monday,
December 29, follow ing a stro k e 01
ports were made covering the past m arshal and has au th o rity to enforce
state or local laws p ertain in g to fire
paralysis.
Mrs. Belieu, p ro strated by
year, showing th a t the departm ent protection.
g rief over his death, passed aw ay on
has on hand in the general fund j F red Hoss was elected captain* of
December 30, ju s t 36 hours a fte r the
$322.82 and in the relief fund Hose company No. 1, with Jack Ham-
d eath of her husband.
lin first lieu ten an t and F ish er Jen-
$139.59.
The funeral service was conducted
i nings as second lieutenant.
In P ortland at th e Miller & T racey
Under the direction of Ed. Metz
Jas. Jennings was elected captain
u n d ertak in g establishm ent by th e
ger, who was chairm an pro tem pore, \ ot chemical com pany No. 3, witn
Rev. Mr. Bowersox, of the Memors,,
the business of the meeting was ex Fred Jennings first lieutenant.
A red fox hunt around the U S
Evangelical church, of which church
Capitol Building at Washington
Hook and L adder company No. 4 i3
pedited to make way for the sp eak
both Mr. and Mrs. Belieu were m em
was one of the excitements of the
bers.
day recently when Capitol police
ers and the lunch which followed th e I in charge of Al. H am m ar as captain
' with H erb W est as first lieutenant.
discovered the anim al and gave
The deceased are survived by four
meeting.
chase George M. Green, a passing
sons
and two d au ghters, J. C. Belieu
mo >rist. captured the prize__
Secretary H arry Johnson reported
The secretary ’s rep o rt for th e year
of A lderdale, W ashington, B. O.
then the little fellow was 8ent
that there were 28 members in good 1919 was as follows:
Belieu, of L ebanon,; Oscar and F red
to I ks heme at the Natioua!
standing in the departm ent, with 12
<oo.
RECEIPTS
of P o rtlan d ; Mrs. G. O. Seely and
members in the F irem en’s Relief as (In hand beginning of 1919 $ 35.00
Mrs E lm er D epperm an of P o rtlan d .
sociation.
Five new applications I From F o u rth of Ju ly fund. .. 285.27 LOCAL MEN ATTEND
Besides these th e re are living fo u r
were voted on, bringing th e present Sale of dance tic k ets............. 71.35
FARMERS’ WEEK AT O. A. 0. teen gran d ch ild ren and two g re a t
membership up to 33. The new m em O ther sources ......................... i6.t>0
g randchildren. Mr. Belieu leaves two
bers are, L. L. Kidder, A. W. Metz
The program of th e F arm ers’ week
sisters and a b ro th er and Mrs. Belleu
ger, J. Cannon, G. E. Bangs, W. A.
a t O. A. C. was printed th is year in
Total .................................... $408.1
two sisters.
Hessel.
new spaper style and was a very suc
DISBURSEMENTS.
cessful innovation. The p aper which
George W. Stokes, deputy sta te Secretary’s salary and sup
J. W. A. Belieu was born in St.
fire m arshal, form erly a captain of
plies ........................................$ 18.50 was published every m orning was Joseph, M issouri in 1841. He crossed
one of th e doyvn town stations in F o u rth of Ju ly donation........ 40.00 full of in terestin g articles and no the plains with his parents In 1845.
Portland, was present on Invitation Hallowe’en dance .................... 26.80 tices besides th e full program of each The fam ily settled in Lind county
day’s events.
and talked on the need of adequate
where th e early p a rt of his life was
fire fighting apparatus and th e ele
Follow ing are some of th e item s spent. He was for 16 years deputy
Total .....................................$ 85.30
ments of efficiency in th e d ep a rt Balance on hatid.............. ........$322.82 from th e personal columns of the sheriff of th a t county and carried
paper.
ment. He said the fire departm ent
the first mail from Halsey to Craw s-
FIR EM EN ’S R E L IE F ASSOCIA
was often sadly neglected, and r e
D. E. Towle of Gresham , m anager fordsville by way of Brownsville.
TION
RECEIPTS.
lated Incidents th a t had come u nder
of th e Gresham Cooperative Berry One of his in terestin g experiences
day cuke with its lighted candles was
M. Lake, David McKeown, Gus placed at one end of the long table his personal notice w hile inspecting On hand 1919............................$124.52 G row ers’ association, arrived T ues was when he ran a pack tra in from
From dues ................................ 32.00 day evening to tak e in the rem ain d er
kf,
D. Minton and Edith which was attractively decorated in departm ents all over th e state. He
In terest .......................................
5.57 of F arm ers’ week and get a line on 1 U m atilla L anding to Boise, Idaho.
told
how
relu
ctan
t
some
cities
had
l»r W eatherred were appointed on holiday colors.
, This was In th e year 1862. He was
th e berry Industry.
been to improve th e ir conditions u n
ipreniium list committee,
also a volunteer in tjie Rogue R iver
The guests present were: Mr. and
Total
....................................$162.03
E. M. Groocock is vitally In terest Indian war.
fcunce com m ittee is John Sleret, Mrs. Albert Palmbl&d, Mr. and Mrs. til a disastrous fire had forced them
DISBURSEMENTS.
ed in “spuds” and is here to learn
to it. He cited instances w here a
¡3 Crane and E. L. Thorpe.
H e was m arried to Miss Lavina
Paul Palmblad, Mrs. A lta M. Gentry,
Secretary’s salary ............. ...... $ 12.50
He president was asked to secure Misses Ellen Unis, Mabel Staftenson, few thousand dollars spent on new Benefits ....................................... 10.00 all he can about them . Mr. Groo Dennison, December 24, 1853.
cock lives in Boring.
»one to look a fte r the fair prop- Emma Johnson, and Lillie N elson.! equipment had in a sh o rt tim e come
Lavina Dennison was born in Con
C. H. Johanson of Gresham , who necticut, F eb rau ry 21, 1846. W ith
iutd see th a t th e buildings were Messrs. Hokan Truedson, Richard bark to the property ow ners in the
Total
...............................$
22.50
has had good success with dairy cat- ■ h er p aren ts she cam e to Oregon in
way of lower insurance rates.
p closed.
Staffenson. Earnest Anderson and
Mr. Stokes recommended the p u r Balance on h an d ...................... $139.59 tie, has been keeping records since 1852. The fam ily came th e ocean
in s tlie opinion of the board that Etnanuel Lind.
1915 and says he appreciates th e ir ro u te going around Cape Horn. They
chase of a Ford chassis on which
children’s departm ent which
The G resham V olunteer F ire De
value more and more as tim e goes on. j were 11 m onths on th e w ater and it
could be placed a 40-gallon chemi
i iu,di a splendid showing last NORTH DAKOTA FRIENDS
p artm ent was organized F ebruary
A. E. Jo n sru d of Boring, Oregon,
cal outfit with plenty of hose. He
tvould be even larger this year.
GATHER IN REUNION advised getting 500 or 600 feet more 24, 1912. A. W. M etzger was the is atten d in g F arm ers’ week and is was 18 m onths before they arriv ed
at Salem. H er father, a m inister,
! the children have their build-
first chief.
He was succeeded by
Mr. and Mrs. D. G. GeddeB enter of hose with improved nozzles. He Ettsel Jones. On th e rem oval of Mr. p articu larly interested in subjects died while m aking the trip and was
ready for next year it was
p ertain in g to dry farm ing.
buried at sea.
tbt that th e enthusiasm created tained a number of friends at their complimented the d ep artm en t on Jones from G resham L. G. M errill be
S. B. H all, a farm er from near
their
efficient
organization
and
said
home
last
Saturday
evening.
This
Mr. Belieu’s fa th e r was also a
ke last fair would be an aid to-
came chief and served for a few
P o rtlan d , says he is trying to “ take m inister.
J filling every booth with a ttr a c - gathering wub really a North Dakota it was due them , th e boys th a t were m onths un til his removal. During
in ” the whole program .
Mr. and Mrs. Belieu have lived at
«hlhits th is year. The Holman reunion as all of the families were pledged to respond prom ptly and the past year Jas. Jennings has been
bravely
in
case
of
fire,
th
a
t
the
town
formerly
of
Grandpa,
North
Dakota.
Rockwood for a num ber of years
acting chief.
it! prize fo r the best decorated
IMPORTANT REAL ESTATE
A very delightful eveniug was furnish them the best possible equip
w here Mr. Belleu owned a grocery
There are seven men who have
»)' and city booth will be sent to
TRANSFERS MADE LATELY sto re b u t the week before th e ir death
ment to work with.
spent
renewing
the
old
acquaint
been w ith th e d ep artm en t as active
»inning school soon. The coun-
Recently an inspection of the town firemen since its organization, nearly
I of $10 goes to Troutdule and ances. Those present were, Mr. and
K rld er and E lklngton rep o rt the they were tak en to the home of th e ir
was made by deputies from th e fire eight years ago, and by this service
Mrs.
Benj.
Cameron,
Mrs,
Cameron’s
rann am ount was won by the
sale of two Im portant pieces of prop son, Oscar.
sister, Mrs. Kellogg, Mr. and Mrs. m arshal’s office, of which Mr. Stokes are now considered exempt firemen, erty recently.
Beside th e ir children, they leave a
ifuide school of Portland.
was one, and a rep o rt of conditions but they all continue as active fire
*as suggested that an effort be | Wm. Thorn, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bell
P hilip Bratzel has sold his hoftie wide circle of friends and ac q u ain t
with recom m endations was prepared men. They are, Jas. Jennings, H arry
to secure a larger exhibit of of Long Beach. California, and Mrs.
on South R oberts avenue to R. D. ances who will m ourn th e ir loss.
which will be presented a t the coun Johnson. F red Hoss, Carl Dahl, F ish
Portland.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
ek (his year and the general «Hugabon.
C ruikshank, a traveling salesm an, of
er Jennings, Jack H am lin, Ed. Metz P o rtlan d . Mr. C ruikshank and fam APPLICATION RECEIPT
nen- seemed to indicate that the Wm. Anderson were also invited b- cil meeting tonight.
Edward
Campbell,
of
Portland,
MUST BE SHOWN TODAY
ger.
It would be increased.
I were unable to attend. Determined
ily will tak e possession about March
board subscribed $25 toward I that they should all gath er one time chief of th e emergency corporation
The lunch provided by th e firemen 1st. Consideration $6500.
The police d ep artm en t of th e city
tire departm ent, under governm ent and prepared by Mrs. N ora W ithrow
■ ........................................
Mr. Darby, a farm er from Corval
»ining
the delegates to the con before Mr. and Mrs. Bell left for their
supervision, spoke to th e firemen on was g reatly enjoyed and a vote of
of P o rtland announced th a t Monday
home
at
Long
Beach,
a
surprise
was
Ils, has bought th e Urban P eier farm
ia of the N orthw estern Pacific
the need of careful inspection to pre
'«•soclotlon whicli meets Janu- arranged on Mr. and Mrs. Anderson, vent the conditions which lead to thanks was extended to Mrs. W ith th ree miles south of Gresham on the was th e la st day of grace in which to
j Monday night the same party gath-
row for h er generous assistance.
Damascus road. T here is 20 acres In send In application for 1920 autom o
¡3 atid 27 In Portland.
I ered at the Geddes home and then easy sta rtin g of fires. He told inci
bile license tags. All drivers o t cars
this trac t. It brought $6300.
! went together to the Anderson home, dents in connection with his super
The G resham V olunteer F irem en ’s
who cannot show a 1920 license tag
tying IteduceK Kcali in Hood
j A delightful social evening was spent. vision of shipyards and referred to Relief association is an organization POULTRYMEN WILL
or a receipt for an application today
R iver Orchard«.
governm ent reports showing how the am ong th e firemen them selves for
will be arrested .
"trem endous cum ulative re- I Mr. and Mrs. Bell, whose visit here
HOLD
MEETING
TONIGHT
1 of thorough and timely spray- was the occasion of these gatherings, tire loss could be reduced to a very m utual aid in case of need. Member-
Many people have been inq u irin g
T here will be a business m eeting of w hether they can drive th e ir cars be
1« seen in Hood River orchards are to leave tonight for Long Beach. low percentage.
I ship is voluntary. T he m em bers pay
fear where less than two per
Mayor Kenney was present and ■ into a fund th e ir dues of 25 cents a the Gresham Cooperative Poultrym en
fore the new license tags arrive. Ac
ot scab developed in unsprayod
stated th a t the council desired to do month. In case of sickness benefits F riday evening, Ja n u ary 6th, 1920, cording to this announcem ent all th a t
in scab-controlled areas while Why Winter Demands a Low Cold
Test Oil.
everything In its power to keep the are paid am ounting to $10. In case at 8 o'clock at the office of County
tyed trees In uncontrolled areas
is necessary is th a t they be able to
"If the oil In your engine will con departm ent up to a high standard of of accident or sickness resulting Agent S. B. Hall, Gresham.
50 per cent of scab, says
show th e ir receipt for application.
Childs, superintendent of the geal, or thicken excessively, at 15 efficiency.
As th ere will be im portant m atters
from fire service a benefit of $15 is
River branch experiment sta- degrees above Zero, you should h ard
The election resulted in the unan- paid, or m ore in case of necessity.
of business to tak e up at this m eet
W liat Does th e C hurch W ant?
ing It Is earnestly desired th a t all
Hood River growers h a /e ly expect it to splash and flow freely
Does It seek to drain you of
m em bers be present.
>(1 so well th a t they have about at 12 degrees above Zero,” said Mr.
money? It Is only a liability? If 8t
M of scab front most orchards.” C. A. McCarty, special agent of the
D. E. TOWLE, Secretary. then It Is not w orthy of support.
If
Childs declared. “ Presence of Standard Oil Company, yesterday.
It
adds
nothing
to
the
com
m
unity
"n uncontrolled areus proves that
W ould You?
"Vet some m otorists wonder why
kw tiercentage of scab this season it takes so long to get the engine to
The champion freak bill proposed close It up. If It is an asset, If it
not due entirely to wenther con run freely these cold mornings. The
r
in Oregon is th e one fixing legal ran, adds to the com m unity, If it co n trib
of in te rest at 4 per cent and 5 per utes a necessary elem ent to the life ol
cold engine, not getting sufficient lu
i’1 "pray gun type of nozzle was brication. Is subject to excessive and
cent.
Io have been found best by damaging friction. The oil pump
We might ju st as well pass a m eas the people, then It deserves your su p
Metri» I
r
I growers. It gives excellent re- cannot circulate congealed oil, sc
ure fixing the legal price of w heat at port. But do not th in k support mean»
9 • « ««0»*
M 0 ▼
A I--“«“
.V 1
wlth least expenditure of time there will he an insufficient supply
50 cents, hogs, 8 cents and wool 15 only money. The m ost needed su p
J
labor. P lenty of power and thrown upon the cylinder walls uu
cents. The only effect would be thaf port Is your m oral support, in a t
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I
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—
1
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•
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I labor are essential to Its suc- til the struggling motor lias warmed
w heat, hogs and wool would be
shipped outside th e sta te where world tendance and Interest. To be w hat It
A \ * M>w |O
up the oil so it will flow more freely.
M t A H A A **
prices prevailed. And the same thing ought to be the church m ust have
iliiHting m ethod th a t caught
"A Zero Cold Test oil flows freply
will happen to money if by any the active help of th e leading people
►"Pillar fancy a year or so ago at all tem peratures down to Zero,
chance of fate such a law should be of th e town.
Woved to be too expensive while th a t’s why It Is called a Zero Coin
: O LO Q A DO
2
2
passed.
if m aterials is so high.
Test Oil. Zerolene Medium (or Zer
Savings accounts draw ing 3 p e r ! “ We seek you not yours,” is o u r
olene Light for Fords) is • Zcr° C°M
cent of bank's would close and th e old principle. We are here to serve. But
An E xtra flood Buy.
Test Oil It is correctly refined from
shoe and stocking would be the h id we m ust have y o u r help to do th e
Irland 90, good condition new selected California crude oil and
ing place of w hat little ready cash work you expect.
five tires. $«50.
Hows freely and splashes properly nt
was left here. No m ortgage would ,
down
to
Zero
ORESHAM OVERLAND CO.
A ttend the m eetings now in prog
all temperature»
be renewed, notes would be called
Phone 544, Gresham. Zero Cold Test Oil gives the same
ress. A square deal will be given
in
and
the
man
who
found
it
neces-1
co
rrect lu
b ricatio n to
10 your
»» » ' engine
correct
lubrication
sary to borrow money would be in a you. No advantage will be tak en of
Berry G row ers, A ttention!
during these cold days th at you
ye are
bad fix, o r who would loan at these ! you. You will enjoy th e singing. T he
„Had
to
getting
during
the
sum
m
er.
Rdjonrnnd annual m eeting of
rates any more th an they would sell j
“^o p erative Berry Growers will ; niont.hs.”
w heat at 50 cents, hogs a t 8 cents or message will do you good. T he fel
ti u If inotnf
r> <fc>«
J ’l In the lib rary at 7 p. m. on i
Every
wool Rt 15 cents when the world lowship will be inspiring.
If youl “Nature
abhors a vacuum.” which
i*«»day, , "J Ja t i n l l u l l t a l ry
7, I 1020.
I J
l ’ tiu ,
a*
k
price as much higher. W ould you?
night except Monday.
M ethodist
""«rested in berry grow ing and , niny i,„
|„. th
me e reason that the
«... pictures
Episcopal church, th e Home Church.
*<> join, you a re cordially Invit- of
of bolshevlsts look
the __
way they no
T ailoring
Suffragists of the country, through th eir spokesmen, are express
_______
REV| R. EUGENE MYERS
attend this m eeting, In union
ing an u tter lack of faith in any support from the D em ocratic party
,
F
o
r
men
and
women—
cleaning.
;
Sometimes we almost long for the
“'»strength.
toward the ratification by states of th e pending suffrage conatltu tonal
was organized and
Storage b attery rep airin g and re
K. A. M ILLER. Secretary.
■ pressing and rep airin g done well.
amendment. All but four of the sta te s th a t nave acted are Republican.
days when nobody
charging. s ta rte r and
g en erato r
the devil was busy trying to grab the
1 P eter L enard, Powell street.
work. R aker & Son.
*$ains in the w ant ad».
hindmost.
EIGHTEEN OF TWF ’TY’-TWO STATES TO
RATIFY SUFFRAGE ARE REPUBLICAN