Building to Stay. Published Every Friday at COMPANY. Grtaham. Oregon. M REAVER STATE Pl RUSHING Montavilla Office JlS Villa Ave. TIMOTHY BROWNHILL. • Editor und Mniuitfer St Bs< RIPTION K.»TF> Per Year. I! <*' in a3\atbr to foreign countries i. VThrvr Moi th* trial *uh*vrti»t on* are moi -ented fn»m iitw *’ih*»Tiber» tor > _• « KEMITTiNCES *nould be *ent by Kxprv** or P«*»tottie< Money Order. Kegistervd Letter or <‘he< k Staintw aeeepted til* to ’¿.Scent» DISUONTiSi AWES In »iefvrvnev to the «i»h of the majority of our subf*»Tiber» the ¡wiper ia >ent until all arrearage 1» i«ai«i and an order to discontinue is received. If vouwiah your paper »topped at the end of tne year, state that fact when you send tn your subscription and your re<|ne*t will be heeded. CHANGE OF ADDRESS In ordering change of addrv>* give old a* well a* tie* address uiRKksroXbENTS are wanted in every community. If n<>correspondence appear* from y*»ur iivighttorh«M*d. y«»n »re reap«-etfull) requested to send u» as many l«*enl iu in» a* xoucan. ADVERTISING RATES are reasonable and will be promptly st nt upon application. JOB PRINTING is our specialty " e arc w ell equipped to do the best w ork al current prices Send 25c in Stamps for Three Months' Trial Subscription. Entered as sccond'Clas» matter at I he ps»»totMre at Gresham, Oregon EDITORI A L LLSSOX FARMERS MI ST LEARN BE LOYAL TO VOL R TOWN. A number of important changes have recently been made in Montavilla and Gresham. Just what effect these will have upon the towns and communities men­ tioned remains to be seen. One thing, however, is sure—every citizen should consider himself or herself a committee of one to encourage the merchant or mer­ chants who are willing to cast their lot with us. and to encour­ age people as far as possible to do their trading at home. Be loyal to your town and its insti­ tutions,—help it all you can for by so doing you are assisting in the creating of a better trade center, and incidentally helping yourself. A trip through Eastern Oreg­ on is sufficient to convince one of the uncertainty of the wheat crop. From our knowledge and actual experience in the raising of wheat in that country we think we are safe in saying that at least three out of every ten crops are partial failures. The old settler knows this from ex­ perience. A few have profited by it and as far as possible have diversified their farming, conse­ quently are not suffering to any great extent from the drouth of this year. Fully 95 per cent of the farmers had their eggs in one basket, as often happens, the bot­ tom dropped out and now they are blaming the country instead Not very long ago a young of their lack of business ability lady of five or six summers hap­ to meet such an emergency by pened to hear a gentleman who paying more attention to better was visiting the family say that farming, instead of joining the it was his birthday. In a very mad rush for more land and half few minutes she appeared in till it. Farming will pay in East­ front of her friend and handed ern Oregon, but it must be done him a necktie for a birthday right. All or none is all right present. He rather objected on when everything else is right, the grounds that it belonged to but it is a mighty uncertain , her papa and he might object. principle for a man who wants “Oh that’s all right,’’ said she to succeed to count on. When “It’s only an old tie of his and Eastern Oregon farmers put he’ll never wear it any more so their surplus money from good you must take it.” and of course crops into good water systems, he did. hog-tight fences, hogs, cattle, sheep and better cultivation of Snow fall in Colorado accom­ what land they have they will panied by lightning. Colorado have taken the most important is bound to give her tourists step toward the successful solu­ their money’s worth. Hereafter tion of the farm problem for summer visitors should demand that or any other country. a rebate when they get the snow without the lightning. SEEK TO CORRAL RETAIL TRADE The country merchant who meets with mail-order competi­ tion might do well to tell his farmer traders that there is a good mercantile trust forming of mail-order houses. Some $40- 000,000 is said to have been the capital decided upon. If there is anything a farmer dislikes, to use a mild word, it is a trust. There is an effort to crush out the competition of the small merchants by this mail-order scheme. It will be an evil day for the small merchant, and for the farmer as well, when the retail business of this country is controlled by one head. The consumer should do his part to prevent it. The fight will be made, not in the big cities, but in the country and small towns. —Selected. If the attorney general goes ahead and collects the $147,500- 000 in fines for which Standard Oil stands liable, won’t that be a long step toward government ownership? Mr. Bryan says that if we can build the Panama canal we can build and run railroads. How­ ever, Senator Morgan is not cer­ tain that we can build the Pana­ ma canal. Proof readers in the govern­ ment printing office will have to learn their jobs over again. It reflects credit on our Cuban neighbors, and shows the con­ fidence in which the United States government and its repre­ sentatives are held, that the in­ surrectionists are willing to cease hostilities and abide by the re­ Stensland’s ways had been sult of the investigation by Sec­ dark so long, no wonder he retary Taft and others appoint­ gravitated to Africa. ed by President Roosevelt. It was noti'.l at th«' time of the re­ cent Uro nml horror» In San Francliwo that certain English |>aper« took oceaalou to warn British Inmir- an«-e coinpanle« agnlnat Inveatment» In \nierlea. "that Hml of »uddeu co­ la initio»." Americans have ao long Ixs'n wont to lk on themselves 11» a choaen |>eo- pie ami their land as one of ap»clnl p oailso that this foreign point of view seems to them almost sacrllegloua. Certainly, however, the records would ».son t<> show a depressing array of fig­ ure* through earthquake, tin', flood. ac- ehlents on railroad», on bridge». In mines, in tunnels. In factories, apart­ ment bouses and all manner of lofty ami weighty structures. During the past live years the annual tire loss In the t’nlted States has tieen $2.10 per capita as compared with .33 per capita In the larger European coiin trie* During the last ten years the total tin* losses In the t’nlted States amounted to $1.25»M1I«O. The In surance companies paid out during this period ysiiT.iniO.oOO. and It Is reasons ble to assume that the premiums paid by the |»'ople of the country «luring the same length of time for protection against tire ex«'i*eil«'*l tbeee figures. Th«> old proverb about th«' relative val­ ue of an ounce of prevention and a pound of etire would »«'em to have walk application to th«' situation. Kixvntly experiments have been made In building resldeno's with con­ crete blocks, a substitute for brick and stone. Partition walls as well as outer walls are of concrete. an«i In some cast's th«' stairs ar«- of concrete. In a concrete house then' Is llttl«> that can feed th«' flames except th • flooring, trimming am! furniture. Grout care Is taken to sntire strength nt all points of strain and provent collapse even un­ der extraordinary »bock. Temper»n<*e For Railway Men. United Artisans tirosham Assembly, No. l'à, meet, in liegnvr’» Hall 1st and .'hl Fndiiy <>i«eli monili. Henry Douthit, M. A C. A. Nutluy, 8w'v. All Artisans Welcome. GRESHAM RtlHAH LOOOt X. >. ti I. I. <* O. F.. nicvtsoii ili« »wml and (oiirtli W«sln<‘*«lav «>( «‘nell niontli. Tiii'otlicrrs aro \>>ia I hin «'ll, N '«.', Mrs. Joseph,\ <«,; Mrs. II. E. Davis, »««'rotary ; l'alla Kenin'v, treasurer ; Mrs. liiitli Rola-rts. D. I*. WOW l'l,iv«'r Camp No. 3111, ti reali- ' am, meets iu Kegner's Hall on '.’«I »nd 4th Mondin* at 8 p. in. D. F. Talboi « • . i i H mm p. Clack« \ to iting Wisslinen Wideonie. 6resham lodge No. 125,1. 0. 0. F. NL h ’I. m o \» t > S.itunluv night Tel­ tow«* Hall. IL Miller, N.G.; I mil VntnHpiiM. V. (•. ; Ralph E. .l•»hllM. j. m . Hiionr, m . D. Drs. Short & Short Pin »kianw-SurgconA. Gresham, Oregon • C. 11. ATWOOD, M. 1). Homivopathic rhyskian and Sutgcuu Judge Barker *iy* thero are bio many laws. That limy Is-tru<> but there is some coiixdat ion in knowing tlmt mo»t r tell him you r«-««l his nd. in th«' lleaii'r Stat«1 llenild. Genius i» the ability Io profit by th«' other felluw'a work. Call* Attended co Day or Sight OWre Phutit* Mein ’•!. 1U». Phuiit*. Malli 5A Imhoff & Minar, orne» <> v « h «>. e««rorricx U.. M.S-... sM «.I St Gresham «IIVSIIHIII Ore ’»I». Marble and Granite Monuments Het as, W 12 a. tn., 1-5 p in. i DR. H. II. O FT. At.I. KINI »4 or CKNIK'I’HHY WORK x> k n *r i a t 335 East Morrison Street, ( îreMlinm. over rosToFFk'B I - - Portinnci, Oregon Consul <¡ener.il Ilow«' rojiorts from Antwerp that th«' use of whisky and W. C. BELT. M. D. other alcoholic beverage» by govern­ ment or municipal employ«'«'* during P hysician and S urgeon hours of servic«' Is prai'tlcally prohlb- ited In B-'I'-lutn, with th«' result that C ails P romptly answered «irunkenness is rarely met with In any branch of the pti'dlc service and never among railway employe«. In fact. It T routdale , • - O re may lie sal J that while certain quali­ ties of chttap gin are available to the poorest ela*s>'s of laborers, drunken- n«'s* among them is the exception and not the rule, rhe prev.flen«'«' of mild, PHYSICIAN SI RGEOJ cheap, wholesome brews of barley l>eer Call* Promptly «(tended to. and light wines at moderate prices di­ Otlice at Saudy Hotel. verts the taste from alcoholic beverages which are more costly. VANITY. : : : : OKK- 'ling all sorts of unhealthy condition* and men seem to live only to attain the luxuries which lead to degeneracy. Germany exp«'<'te«l to crush France In 1871 by Imposing a heavy Indemnity at the close of the Franco-Prussian war. but the stock Ings of the plain |H*ople were so fat that tlie debt w.i« wipeil out in three years. Franc«.' always lias money to lend ami Is pre-eminently a croditor na­ tion. .She lends on none but gilt edged securities, however. A Pleasant Way To Travel ' See Nature's Wondrous Handiwork Through Utah and Colorado, Tli<* m L ov «* I» the u*ual ventici of the trnkrlvr u«hitC the Miueuri Pacific Riilwij between the Pacific Coast end the Eaxt, GAT!’., CANYON OF i ll I <.RAN|>, BLACK C AN­ YON, MARSHALL A N |> TI.NNLsFK P\>S|S, r«ri*| Till WOKLD-FAMorS R o Y A L G O R G F.. th«* •♦•rvl''1 •l»«l «renm» ! I ìiim I m U o I i » «ht n tiierlt thl» •Utoiiwlit. Fr««»». iH’iivfr, < ob»r««l«» rtprlt»«* end Povhlo. Ibrrv «r»* tw»» Uirnutfh traine ( | «lully t>» K-tt»« h • Ity «H'I Ht Loui». <*«r- . f'imi PulliiiHii'« I m I«*»1 ■toH'ier«! vl«< - in<- lliglitc«! •!«•• -¡»Iiitf car», chair car». an«l tip lo date dinlne < ar» Tld» »an»»- • ••♦rvtce ta oj^r- 1 | ate<»t front Kiiina« <‘lty ah'l Ht b»uk« lo ' M« u»|«hl«. r.lttle» R. m a an I il«»l Hprlnga. If you nr»* ««»Hqf or ■'•«iitb. writ» i for rat» « an-i full Information Rtpl For !»• * rlptlv«- an»l llluatratlve I’am pIiH't«, write U> W. C. McBRIDE, 6en’l Agent, W. C. MC BRUII . (ten. Agt, I 124 Third >i., • 124 Third SI.. Portland, Or«. - PORTLAHO. ORE. THE ORIGINAL AN □ ONLY GENUINE DUST PREVENTING FLOOR PREPARATION maintain. un»><—lied .-rvlro from the w-.t tn th- .-».« and —utli Making ..................... »ith train- -f «11 tran~ uiillnental line., pa. .«■ngera are given th-ir Choice of Routes to Chicago. Louisville, Venphis and New Orleans AMI Tllliol bll THESE I'oIXTSTO THE FAR EAST Prosfs'r'tlv'. trav. li ia d-»lring Information aa to th- low-»t rat-« ami la-.t rout.*, ar.- InvHvI to corr«.|a>nd with th- fullo»lng r.-|>i amt 1« “ll THCMIlt'l.f, Comnmrieal Agent. HZ Thlnl str- t. Portland. <»r-. J. <'. 1.1 NINE Y, T I'. A , 1W Third Mt reel, Port­ land, Ore. I'Al I. I! THOMPSON. I'aac.liji'r Agmt. < ol- man Hulldlng. Seattle. Wa.ll. SEND FOR DUSTINE BOOKLET MANUFACTURED BY W. F? FULLER a CO. TACOMA PORTLAND SEATTLE SPOKANE Would Suppress Polson Ivy. Writing in the ITicifie Medical Jour­ nal of a personal experience with poi­ son Ivy. Dr. E. 8. McKee suggests that the plant lie put out of bmdiiess by the most radical means. Says the doctor: legal moaeures for th<- prevention nf this trouble by th*- eradication of the plants should Is* taken. < specially In thickly settled communith-s. Immune persons, of whom there are many, should be employed to complete this destruction. 1 This can be don- mechanically by up­ rooting, or, better, by the application of sulphuric acid, 2 c. to th- st-rns every two weeks till the plants are killed The brush should not be left on the ground nor th- wowl u*-«l as fuel, for tip* poison Is found In the wood long after d-a«l anti even In the smoke. Indeed, there are per­ sons who cannot pass to th- wind ward of these bushes without suffering from their venom. Others can handle th-m with Im­ punity and -ven Inject the poison under the skin without suffering any Inconven­ ience. It Is possible, though not probable, to transfer th«- poison by the clothes or towels of pel .«mis affected or handling the plants. Immune* when handling the plants should wash with alcohol to avoid carrying It to others Tlie remedy which Dr. McKee found most efficacious consisted of n saturat­ ed solution of acetate of lead dissolved in 53 per cent of alcohol mid 47 per cent of dlstllhsl water. He miggests that victims of poison Ivy wash the parts touched by the plant with «llluted alcohol as toxin ns |x>H*lble after con­ tact with the plant. This should dis­ solve and remove the poison. One Dollar will tit you to eye k I mriic » or sp« « • taeles. Perle« t til guaranteed. Your eyes fitted at home. Write for lie« Is«>klet ties« rilling our inctli'sl Remember, tin- glasses we lit you to arc worth F-VSti any where on earth. Our price, only Il .lMi. r.t'K HEPAIkINI, «I, i .trfmrnl i, mint * omplpts. Main spring »1 <«i W nt< h« h- uu-d $1 HI hrnd vuur work hv regi.tori'd mail, yj Kl rmair. any wallli. 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