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G resham O utlook T W IC E A W EEK VOL. IS, NO. 87 GRESHAM. MULTNOMAH (’<>1 NTY. OREGON, MASONIC LODGES JOINTLY INSTALL ALBERT TKOGE WEDS FRANCES DAHI.QUISI FRIDAY, DECEMBER FIRST T H IN G S IN G R E SH A M 28, 1923 TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS $1.50 Per Year GRESHAM TWENTY YEARS AGO; PEOPLE AND CONDITIONS RECALLED A w edding of sp ecial in te re st to P lea san t N alley people w as solem nized ---------- . | on la st S atu rd ay evening, D ecem ber E la b o ra te in stallatio n exercises w ere 22, a t th e borne of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. held on W ednesday a t th e Masonic i BaI1> when Miss F ra n ce s D ahlquist, h all by the Masonic ord ers of G resh- ' dau« b te r of Mrs. B all, becam e the W hat w as G resham like 20 y ears I an o rch ard . K irk lan d , Ava and W al- am , w hich w ere w itnessed by a large bride of A lbert T roge, son of Mr. and a g o . T he older resid en ts, a few of lula additions w ere cu ltiv ated fields n um ber of people. T he E a ste rn S tar ! M rs- H «nry T roge. T he cerem ony whom a re left, can tell you and th eir Mt. Hood addition, from Main to Hood w ork w as first put on, Mrs. O. J, w as perform ed by th e Rev. A. J. Hop acco u n ts of th e beginnings of th in g s i avenue and from T hird to F ifth Brow n being in stallin g officer, Mrs. per of D am ascus, p asto r of th e F re e in th is locality a re very in te re stin g . < stree ts, (John M etzger s p roperty) O. A. E astm an installing m arshal M ethodist ch u rch , in th e presen ce of Some can te ll of the ea rliest se ttle rs, th en had but one house and Z enith ad- Mrs. C a rrie Pow ell in stallin g c h a p about 35 relativ es and friends of th e th e efforts to estab lish hom es in th e j ditlon w as a tan g le of second grow th lain and Miss F lorence Honey, m usi young people. new co u n try , th e h ard sh ip s pf m a rk e t tim ber, fern s and bushes. Honey Hill cian. T he in stallatio n cerem onies The brid e w as a ttra c tiv e ly dressed ing and tra v e l in th e early days, not w as a pastu re. w ere exceeding beautiful and w ell in a gow n of pale blue crep e de chine 20 y ears ago but 30, 40 and 50 y ears T h ere w ere no stre e ts, only the m ain c a rrie d o u t and m uch praise was and w ore a co rsag e bouquet of pink an d even fa rth e r back. ro ad s—th e Pow ell V alley, now Pow ell h ea rd for th e officers who exemplified and w hite ca rn atio n s. Miss Minnie G randm a L innem ann h as been stre e t; th e F airv iew road, now Main th e w ork. C unningham of Cam as, W ashington resid en t of G resham or th e im m ediate stre e t, and th e D am ascus road, now W ill Congdon w as in stallin g officer cousin of th e bride, w as bridesm aid. vicinity for 70 y ears. Mrs. C ath erin e south R oberts avenue. for th e “ Blue Lodge," and H. J. P u lfer The groom w as atten d ed by A lbert H arm on has been h ere m ore th an 60 S idew alks th e re w ere none, except in sta llin g m arshal. T he officers of the W ittenberg of P o rtlan d . Mrs. H en years. G eorge and Jo h n S le re t cam e along th e M etzger building and in Royal A rch lodge w ere installed by rie tta W itenberg, sis te r of the groom , h ere in 1865. Minnie Pow ell, now Mrs. fro n t of S h attu ck B ro th e rs’ store, w ith Jo h n B. E aster, past high p riest; A. L. played th e w edding m arch. J. N. C lan ah au . who w as born here h ere an d th e re a few p lanks. Follow ing the cerem ony a luncheon B ucktel, m a rsh a l and Alex. G. Finley, th a t y ear, is believed to be th e old est T he tw o chu rch es, th e Odd Fellow s ch a p la in , all of P ortlan d lodge. Dr. was served, the ta b les being decorated n ative born resid e n t of G resham . h all, M etzger's h all and th e g ran g e w ith p ink an d w hite flow ers and H. V. Adix was th e m usician. O thers born h ere a few y ea rs la ter hall w ere the only places for public as very T he color schem e w as M usical num bers w ere given during strea m e rs. sm all but w as a beginning and an sw e re d for about four y ea rs when the w ere Mrs. Chas. C leveland and Mrs. g ath erin g s. M etzger's hall w as seated J. G. M etzger. Among o th er p rese n t w ith long, backless benches and th e th e evening by Mrs. Shelton, Miss ca rrie d o u t in cake and ice cream . la rg e d 'fo n V p r ^ e T s T ? e n U r* ed- *" 1912 ‘ he bU“ d,nB W“ 8 fu rth - An ab u n d an ce of b eau tifu l and u se resid e n ts of G resham who have lived stag e w as over th e stairw ay . T he E delle Tow le, Guy D. Jones, Ja ck in th is v icinity m ore th a n 40 y ears g ran g e hall, w hich w as th e old school- Brow n and Leslie W alrad. Follow ing ful gifts w ere p resen ted to th e young couple, who w ill live in th e ir new a re Mrs. E lizab eth McLain, Mrs. P. house, had been moved w est on Pow ell th e cerem ony luncheon was served to REPUBLIC ANS WILL EAST II. S. TEAM home in P le a sa n t Valley. about 300 officers, v isitors and m em START ACTIVITIES DEFEATS ALUMNI Michel, Chas. Cleveland, Jo h n and stree t, n ear to G eorge S le re t's r e s i T he b rid e was a fo rm er stu d e n t a t Lewis M etzger, Ja s. L aw rence, Jo h n dence. b ers of th e lodges. T he hall w as M atters p o litical have been ra th e r in a th rillin g gam e, played last I “ n<1 M artin R oberts, b e a u tifu ll decorated w ith greenery, th e G resham high school. T he g rea t fire w hich b urned th e quiet in th is p a r t of th e county of W ednesday evening, th e fast high T w enty yearB, how ever, is a long M ethodist p arso n ag e and o th er bu ild lodge em blem s and colors. ATTORNEY NELSON TO late b ut co nditions a re sh ap in g them - , sc^ool bask et ball team defeated th e tim e to m ost of th e new er resid en ts ings w here M etzger's sto re now sta n d s T he follow ing w ere the officers in MOVE TO SILVERTON selves fo r a revival as th e new year, h eav ,er a>«nini team by a sco re of and younger g en e ratio n s of th e lo cal sta lle d in th e various o rd ers: A ttorney Alf. O. Nelson, who moved th e year of p resid e n tia l nom inations, ity. T he p io n eers are few, th e new o ccu rred in th e sum m er of 1902. It Gresham Lodge No. 152, T he gam e w as one of th o se slam - com ers are m any. H ence to rec all m issed th e old cheese factory, how to G resham a few m onths ago and opens. A. F. A A. M. bang affairs w ith th e outcom e in conditions of 20 y ea rs ago w ill reveal ever, th en abandoned and since th en opened a law p rac tice here, has a r A. M eyers W T he Oregon R epublican club, alw ays doubt u n til th e final w h istle a t w hich m any in te re stin g th in g s to th e g re a t tu rn e d into a sta rc h factory. ranged to move to S ilv erto n to tak e up E. W. A ylsw orth s w practice. He has disposed of his law a le rt in th e use of stra te g ic occasions, lim e it was found th a t th e sco re w as m ajo rity of o u r rea d ers. W hen we say T he first n ew sp ap er an d p rin te ry W. W. M etzger J w business to W. J. Cooper, who w ill r e an n o u n ces th a t arra n g e m e n ts ure be a tie, 27 to 27. A five m inute o v ertim e 20 y ea rs ago we do n ot m ean to lim it in G resham w as sta rte d in the su m W. L. G orsage ta in and co n tin u e all cases in co u rt ing m ade for a big L incoln day d inner period w as th en played d u rin g w hich our d escrip tio n s to th e y ea r 1903 but m er of 1904 and located In th e b u ild C. J. L undquist th e high school team scored five m ore to ab o u t th a t tim e. now pending in th is county for his ing now occupied by K e sle r’s b arb e r A. W. Metzger in P o rtlan d on th e 12th of F eb ru ary . ....... s D P'>ints as ag a in st none for th e alum ni, P erh ap s th e m ost o u tstan d in g event shop. It w as called th e G resham G a clients. Mr. Cooper, w ho recen tly U. G. Sm ith j n cam e h ere from N orth D akota, will T his will be a statew id e g a th e rin g of m aking he score 32-27. Many sen sa- of th a t period w as th e com ing of the zette. I t w as first ow ned by a m an Rev. A. S. Hisey C haplain have offices in th e B ank of G resham re p re se n ta tiv e rep u b lican s for the stand P P r° Vl<le<l ,h rills f0r th e ™ n™ a d to G resham . T h a t g en erally nam ed W atson and la te r fell Into the Geo. H oney building, now being fitted up for him. p u rp o se of devising m ethods for b rin g S i."i< h o . m eans m uch to a tow n or locality and h an d s of F re d Conley. T he v en tu re W. J. Todd s s Ed. S trong, Lyle W in ters and Bob it did to th e villag e of G resham . proved a financial fa ilu re but th e The N elson home on R oberts avenue Cecil P u lfe r J S and T h ird stre e t h as been ren ted to ing about an efficient and com plete o r Booth w ere th e o u tstan d in g s ta rs for At C h ristm as tim e in 1902 th e tra c k s p lan t was taken over by G resham b u s g anization of rep u b lican s of th e state. A. O. E kstrom T yler Clell Addy, m an ag er for th e Jo n es T h ere has been a ten d en cy of recen t the alum ni w hile every m an on th e of th e p rese n t elec tric line of the iness m en, early In 1905, and H. L. Gresham Chapter Royal L um ber com pany. « y ea rs for a d h e re n ts of th e p a rty to high school team played a good, con- P o rtlan d R ailw ay, L ight and Pow er St. C lair w as hired to m anage th e b u s Arch No. 44. * Kame and every P layer w as a com pany, know n th en as th e Oregon iness. T he G resham G azette w as su c sp lit up into sm a lle r factio n s and th is W. R. Johnson, excellent high p rie st; METHODIST CHURCH _' u W ater P ow er com pany, w ere so far ceeded by th e E ast M ultnom ah R ecord re p re se n ta tiv e m eeting is plan n ed to H. J. P u lfe r, king; W. K. H am ilton, ■ re* am Midget* D efeat C orbett. com pleted from L en ts to G resham th u t and th a t la te r by the M ultnom ah R ec ANNOUNCES SERVICES help offset th is ten d en cy as w ell as to sc rib e ; Jam es E lkington, se c re ta ry ; lu rsd ay n ig h t th e G resham high a very lim ited p assen g e r service w as ord w hen T im othy B row nhill, G resh fittingly observe one of th e g re a t days Dr. A. W. Botkin, tre a s u re r; O scar T he p ro g ram given la st Sunday eve of o u r n atio n al h isto ry . school m idgets defeated C orbett high sta rte d . T ra n sfe r to a stre e t c a r w as am 's first law yer, bought th e p ap e r Jo h n so n , C, H .; W. J. Todd, P. S.; ning by th e ad u lt S unday school "T he Oregon R epublican club and school m idgets by th e overw helm ing m ade a t L ents, w ith a half-m ile w alk and p la n t in th e fall of 1905. Al. H am m ar, R. A. C.; A. D ow sett, bro u g h t o u t a splendid audience in T he tow n of G resham w as in c o r its estab lish ed b ran ch es, and also score of 44 to 1. Colum bia fo u g h t un- i„ th e mud betw een th e G resham and 3d veil; C. M. Q uicksall, 2d veil; John sp ite of th e sto rm y evening. The til th e la st b u t w ere ho p elessly out- | Mt. Scott lines. porated in 1904 u n d er th e g en e ral G reenw ood, 1st veil; W. H. Congdon, p a rts w ere m ost cred itab ly handled leading rep u b lican s th ro u g h o u t the classed by th e fa ste r local team . To be su re, th e accom m odations sta tu te an d a special c h a rte r w as sta te of Oregon, a re deeply im pressed c h a p la in ; Roy Cannon, sentry. by every one who p articip ated . The w ere poor. A dingy little c a r w as g ran ted In 1905. L ew is S h attu ck w as w ith th e th o u g h t th a t som e definite offering ta k en for th e reb u ild in g of Order of Eastern Star. used for p assen g e rs an d a w heezing th e first m ayor and H. L. St. C lair th e action by th e rep u b lican s of th is sta te LOCAL COMPANY WILL destroyed M ission p ro p erty in Ja p a n Mrs. U. G. Sm ith, w orthy m atron. ENTERTAIN adj general I c o n stru c tio n en g in e fu rn ish ed th e mo- first reco rd er. J. D. R egner served should be ta k en to h arm onize and Mrs. B. C. A ltm an, associate m atron. am ounted to J106, for which- th e m an u n ite th e rep u b lican p a rty and prev en t ----------- tiv e pow er. It w as a p rom ise of bet- one term as tre a s u r e r and was su c agem ent of th e school is m ost g ratefu l. B rig ad ier G eneral, G eorge A. W hite, te r th in g s, how ever, and th e people ceeded by Jo h n M etzger, who has held U. G. Sm ith, w orthy patron. its d isru p tio n th ro u g h factions, classes T he services next Sunday w ill be in Mrs. C. J. L undquist, conductress. and cliques, and to keep alive the A djutant G eneral of th e sta te of Ore- w ere glad. Up to th a t tim e a dally th e office ever since. charg e of th e p asto r, th e Rev. A. S. A list of th e resid e n ts of G resham 21 Mrs. M arie G orsage, associate con p rin cip les of th e g re a t body founded gon, and his staff will be G resham stag e handled m ail an d a few passen Hisey, who w ill occupy th e p u lp it both d u ctre ss. by A braham L incoln and p erp etu ated v Hitora on Monday evening, Ja n u a ry g ers betw een G resham and P o rtlan d y ea rs ago w as given in a copy of th e m orning and evening. H is topic for T he first “dep o t” w as a box car, O utlook published In D ecem ber, 1913, Mrs. C lara P ulfer, secretary . by such statesm en as G ran t, M cKin 7th, th e g u ests of th e 1st B attalio n the m o rning will be “Closing the H ea d q u arters com pany of G resham , sid e trac k ed n ea r th e cem etery. Ac- F ollow ing is th e list of fam ilies as Mrs. C a rrie Cam eron, tre a su re r. ley, R oosevelt and H ard in g ,” says Book.” E v an g elistic services in the L etitia P ulfer, Ada. C harles E. Lockwood, p resid e n t of th e I h< o( ( asion lor th e g en eral s visit is cprs to th e ca r w as by m eans of a long recalled by a w riter a t th a t tim e: on evening. T he song, "I Gave My Life Oregon R epublican club. to aw ard the com pany an “A w ard of p lan k w ith c le a ts nailed on to pre- Pow ell V alley road, s ta rtin g a t th e Mrs. G ladys Hoyt, R uth. for T hee” illu stra te d by a fine se t of Cotton (now S tro n g ) farm , G. K eller, Mrs. Jo sep h in e H aley, E sther. A m eeting of local rep u b lican s will Mei it p resen ted by th e sta te of Ore- v en t people from slipping, views w ill be used a t th e close of th e gon for ability to m obilize in one T w enty y ea rs ago th e school dis- D urell fam ily, S. R oberts, Jno. R oberts, G ertru d e A lexander, M artha. be called to m eet th e la tte r p a r t of service. Miss D ella Tow le w ill sing Mrs. W. J. Ott, E lecta. J a n u a ry for th e purp o se of selecting h o u r s tim e a fte r receip t of th e call, I tr ic t had hut recen tly com pleted a Theo. B rugger, E. S chw edler, G eorge “I Come to T h ee” by C aro Roma, a t new four-room school building, used S leret, Ed. S leret, J. O. M etzger, J. W. Mrs. G ertru d e Schanno, m arshal. d elegates to th e L incoln b irth d ay w hich w as issued la st May. the m orning service. A com m ittee of non-com m issioned for th e g rad es and th e first tw o or S h attu ck , th e G ulss fam ily, G randm a Mrs. B. L. W alrad, chaplain. m eeting, th is d istric t being en titled to The devotional topic fo r th e E p five. officers is now w orking upon a p lan of th re e high school years. T h ere w ere L innem ann, the Culy fam ily, David Mrs. C. M. Q uicksall, w arden. w orth L eague w ill be “W hat Tim e Is e n te rta in m e n t for th e v isito rs w hich four te ac h ers em ployed, one of whom W eaver an d Mrs. W lstler, F o rd M etz Mrs. Clyde Ruegg, organist. A te m p o rary o rg an izatio n was It?" P salm 90:12. C arolene T allm an form ed la st sum m er for th is d istrict. will be announced at a la te r date. T he wa8 th e prin cip al. g er, D. W. M etzger, B. W. E m ery, T. R. B. F. D ahlham m er, sentinel. w ill be th e leader. „ t n t r a l public is invited to w itn e ss! T he first cla ss to com plete th e fo u r H ow itt, Rev. M. L. H ardingham , m o th A m eeting of all in te reste d w ill be held T he announcem ent w as m ade th a t high school y e a rs co n sisted of G race e r of th e late Alva H evel, Mrs. H evel, on a date to be announced in th e n ear th is p resen tatio n . th e M asonic lodge had secured th e Stale Grange Chaplain Hies. fu tu re. L aw rence, now Mrs. G eorge Page, and Mrs. Fox, now Mrs. C. H arm on, th e deed to th e pro p erty recently p u r Say it th e W a n t Ad way T hom as R. A. Sellw ood died W ed P e a rl Lindsey, now Mrs. O scar E ric k G ordon fam ily, Mrs. A lexander and chased of A. C. Guynup on Powell nesday, D ecem ber 26, a t his hom e at son of W arren , Oregon. T hey w ere Mrs. C a rrie H ansen, J. W. Lingle, tw o s tre e t, n ex t to R aker & Son garage, M ilwaukie, Oregon. He w as p ast 79 G edam ke fam ilies. On Main s tre e t g rad u a ted In 1906. w h ere it is planned to ere ct a home y ears of age and had been sta te w ere F ra n k Gibbs, J. D. R egner, E. C. T h ere w ere a t th a t tim e tw o c h u rc h fo r th e M asonic orders of G resham . grange ch ap lain for m any years. He es, M ethodist and B aptist. M. L. Lindsey, Rev. C. A. N utley, D. C. Ross, leaves a widow, Jo sep h in e M. S ell H ardingham w as p a sto r of th e M eth Al H art, D. S. Jo h n so n , J. N. C lana- (oniniunity Church Makes wood. T he fu n eral w ill be held S a tu r o dist ch u rch and C. A. N utley of th e han, and G. W. K enney. T h ere w ere Announcements. day, D ecem ber 29, a t 2 p. m., at Mil one or tw o fam ilies n o rth of th e S ec B ethel B aptist. T he m id-w eek prayer m eeting w ill w aukie and b u rial a t Mt. Scott P ark tion L ine road. On th e Section L ine A telephone line gave long d istan ce be held to n ig h t instead of th e usual cem etery. w ere H. M. H arvey, Dr. J. P. Pow ell co nnection w ith P o rtlan d , and co n T uesday evening. P reaching by Rev. nected w ith th e p riv ate lines of Dr. and Jo h n M iller, Chas. C leveland, S. F. P itts a t 2 o'clock on Sunday a f NOTICE TO PUBLIC. J. M. S h o rt and th e W. W. Cotton H a rry Huxley. On R o b erts avenue ternoon. A w atch night m eeting is be I will be ab sen t un til about Jan. 15. farm . Mrs. I. McColl w as p o stm aste r w ere Mrs. I. McColl, L ew is S h attu ck , ing planned for New Y ear's eve to be My w ork will be In ch a rg e of A. and also acted as “ce n tra l." She co n Dr. J. M. S h o rt, R an k in s, and Mrs. held a t th e Odd Fellow 's hall. E very Ruegg and C. Owsley. Phone o rd ers for p la ste r and cem ent w ork, G resh ducted a sm all d ru g sto re w hich la te r M ary C leveland; and so u th of Pow ell one co rd ially invited. am 195x. AL. HAMMAR. w as m erged Into th e G resham D rug w ere D. M. R oberts and Mrs. Menzies, sto re. T he postofflee w as w here Len- Rev. Jo h n N augle, J. W. L aw rence, A W ant Ad will sell w hat you d< The Peoples' B argain counter, See G eorge M etzger, Lewis M etzger, A. B. a rd 's ta ilo r shop is now located. n ot need and get w hat you do need. the w ant ads. T w enty y ea rs ago a little ram sh a k le W itter and th e P re sto n s. On Second hotel stood w here th e F irs t S tate Bank s tre e t w ere H arv e M etzger, a Rudd now stan d s. T h e hotel w as burned fam ily, G randm a Jo n es, Mrs. Sw eet, BIO NEW YEAR ab o u t 1903. T h ere w ere tw o g en eral F ra n k M etzger, Jo h n M etzger, Mrs. A. sto res, S h attu ck Bros, (la te r b u rn ed ), C lark, Roy Gibbs and th e Chas. M er and G ulss & Son, tw o b lack sm ith rill fam ily. On F irs t s tre e t w ere shops, E m ery ’s m eat m a rk e t and liv F ra n k E scobar and J. C. Belleu. O th ery b arn , Dan M etzger’s feed m ill, ers w ere H enry M etzger, R obert S an d y , O regon, D ec. 3 1 , Jan. 1 G ordon's tin shop. In (he Odd Fellow s A kins, O. B urr, D. A. H art, G eorge building, D uke's co nfectionery, F ord S unday and N. L. Smith. .- Passion Players Aw«-3rruck But Unaffected Amid New York’s Glitter TURKEY SHOOT Rifle and Shotgun Shooting Turkeys, Geese, Ducks, Chickens Shooter* Classified. SHOOT No One Barred. KAIN OK SHINE DANCE In Ma*onir Hull. G re slmili FRIDAY NIGHT, JANUARY 4 “ Keltpie” Olson’s Dreliestra Lunch will be served < OMMITTEF B. W. THORNE JACK SHULTZ W A. H ESSEI. ED 1 ED. AYLSWORTH METZGER , \ r?ra r,f ^Mierammergau, In Bavaria where t h e i r n O»r.'-!uJd é v é r íh"ó‘ ,C^ ™ t,h7 ,M*plre ‘° «» "The P a l l o r vee are asslon P lay" •ell th eir w . ~ 7 . n ba* w,mp * '",nd <* carv ers to dren It is (heir flreTVrtJT ’° ’“ ‘i’’ ,h **,r • tMrrtn* women and chIL Peter. .í»d G u X M a y r . ^ X * prudUeUot* bto * M etzger’s saloon, and R eg n er's h a r HIGH SI HilOl, TEACHER ness shop. WEDS ON CHRISTMAS About th a t tim e th e sto re buildings of J. D. R egner, now th e M urphy Miss M arg aret Miller, p o p u lar te ac h building, and W. H. H am ilton, w here e r of th e G resham high school, was •he G resham G arage now stan d s, w ere m arled on C h ristm as evening a t E p built. w orth M ethodist E piscopal ch u rch In Some idea of th e gro w th of G re sh P o rtla n d to G eorge E Lew is of P o rt am d u rin g a period of 20 y ears m ay he gained from a referen ce to th e v ari- ) land, th e Rev. Chas. B. H arriso n o f ficiating. T h e bride was atten d ed bj ous additions w hich a re now b u ilt up h er siste r, Miss E lsie M iller and th e w ith m odern resid en ces an d a com groom by L. B. Sm ith of P o rtlan d . p ariso n w ith th e ir condition then. Miss E lsie Lippold of Salem played R egner addition w as th en a b eau tl- th a w eddlng m a rc h. ful grove of larg e c e d ars an d firs Tf)P Kroom a aen,o r )n Pac|flc w ithout a house. C leveland addition t.o,leg(, Mr an<1 M„ Lew|g had but two houses, C arlson and Mil- have , aUen a p a r, lnellt ea„t P o rt. dred additions one. D avidson, W hite- ,an), w h„re , hpy w (|, „ ye w h„ e ench head and Thom pson ad d itio n s w ere comp1etea th „ .ch o o , year, all cu ltiv ated fields, w ith one o r tw o _________ farm houses. L aw rence addition w as phoae want ads. to 1561.