Portland, Oregon, A.D. 1999, and other sketches

The Bad Man From Bodie 43 He Never Came Back 51 Where Did You Get That Oil? 55 A Grapevine Telegraph Line 59 Along the Shore 63 Showing Off 67 "Knifin' de Dough" 71 A Musical Ab...

My caller was a queer little old woman. Her figure, however, was erect, her eyes bright and her voice low, soft and firm. She was becomingly dressed, in what might appear to be...

Taking a note book from her bag, and adjusting her spectacles, the old lady began her remarkable relation of events to come ere the 21st century shall have rolled around:

"I told you that I was 86 years old and the period that I am talking to you about is just 86 years hence, so that I am merely looking ahead 86 years instead of looking backward...

"Well, there is Lipman, Wolfe & Co., who occupy two blocks, one at their present location, the other being on the east side of the river. I notice the name Ramsdell is still con...

"I want to tell you a joke which I heard the other day that has come thundering down the ages of time and which is told about Theodore B. Wilcox when he was cashier of Ladd & Ti...

The little old lady began to chuckle to herself and explained the occasion for her hilarity. She was reminded of some more stories which she would relate after she read me a few...

"I have not tried to adopt any system in regaling you with my story, but have taken it up by piece-meal, believing that it would be of more interest and, if you do not object, I...

"Well, there is lots to tell you about that," she replied. "Take it, for instance, we are going to have an election for governor next year, in A. D. 2000, and there are but two...

"It was deemed necessary, about the year 1951 to increase the water supply for the City of Portland and it was ascertained that the conditions at Mount Hood forbade looking to t...