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GRESHAM, MULTNOMAH CO., OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1911 Subscription, $1.00 a Year. PRICE Of GRAVEL TO GET A RAISt I ami <li»tributed along the line to the hr«dquarter», tell mile» further on. A camp ha> been established oil the flat below the bluff at Cottrell where the men and team« will have their headquarter» for the next few month», t large quantity ol fee.! ami »upplie» have been hauled out there for the men anil horse», much of it having been taken along in»ide the pipe» dur ing the past week" Ten or twelve tearuN and fifteen men will lie engaged at the camp un'II all the hauling 1» done A heavy teulrlt lion ha« l>«-«m placed onpriiat- road work and all oth« r kind* of improvi inrnl where it 1» neces- nary to u«e -and or gravel, by action of th« Count* Court in raiainit tin- price. Heretofore It baa lax u til«- custom to pay th« County the autu of the cent* |a<r ruble yard anil all contract« were LnddlmrJ letters baaed on that figure. Now tbe |.rt<-*» Tin- following letter« remain un will l*c 2A cent« per yard for public called for at the Gresham |»>»t office for work done by contract, and Ml cents the week ending March IVll : for private u»«- of »ami or (travel. Gentlemen—Anguat lireenfeldt. W. The contract awarded to Aaron , G Grant, Il E. Hrnnemu«, II. Veer». Knighton for graveling Roberta* avenue i C <>. Lovegreen, liarrv E Car »on wan bawd on A cents |*r yard, his hid l'end letter«—Cha«. !»-e. for the work Iwnig M cents. When ttie ! Card* Blaine Brown, H. W. Boothby decision of the Ceunly Court »an re Mr». Will Grant, Armindn Frost ceive«! on Wednesday Mayor Shattuck ! Wan!, Mr«. A. D Lytle. at once Called a rpecial meeting of the The»« letter» will Im »ent to the Dead council, an it wa-> evident that Mr letter titlice on April 25, Bill, if Knighton could not do the work und< r not delivered before. In calling (or the hi« contrai l for le«» than 76 cent« per «bove, please »ay “advertised," giving yard The matter In held up for a week date of list. or so iu cone quence and the improve- 1 I. McCOLL, P M. merit will wail until tinai action 1« I taken Another »eriou« connequence will la ’• BdJ (ompany ” the effect of the iiicream-d price on If you have a boy that you sec i» private work The fioweett A Pnten- going !<■ the bad make it ><>ur object eaude building, now under way will re in life to »et him right \\ hat if you quire drill cubic yard« of gravel, for have to vacritire business; what if winch Ao cent« per yard must la- paid. you have to move »onicwhere where All nidew ulkn are private work ami it lilt associations will be better; what will mean that much more Ui construct if you have to give up making a gen- them. The lacreaee of 15 eenta a v«rd llctll.lll of him and be content to 1« too much for the |a*ople. It <n-eme make him simp) y a man; what it that the county court will allow user» you have to sac•nhcc yourself an 1 of large quantitien of gravel to open a give the 1 »est tlliere it in you to new place in the gravel pit, l>v -tripping ».ivc him? the nurfuce but will i«-t allow gravel to No matt. r wha t the u<>st it will be I m - taken from that already oja-ner), and a goo<| irivestm ent in compare *ti Koari Superintendent Kenney lie- been with lcttiiiR him g*> on the wr«»ng Instructed to fence the mouth of the road. Kee; with him, and have him pit and put on a strong gate with a with you; work uith him and get stronger lock, and the lli«t trespasser him intrrrstrd. take him for a trip; will b«- proeecuted. “The court has in- | give him an entire change of sur tiinated that contractor- who -trip a roundings T- miaiît» plant* Jo better place for gravel in «oute unused »)«it after being transplantrd will be allowed pay for the work. Fcw boy s arc born vicious; and The new order I* going to work a though nea i!v ..I! parents mean well hardship <>n tlnwe who are «eeking to we cannot dodge the fact that in Improve their walk* ami road«, ami most « a»«rs bad boys are made so will not have a very good effect on the by their father- and mothers — construction of anything requiring the i through indulgence, or t il«c notion», um * of -and or gravel. or self absorption, or thoughtlessness oftener than through simple ignor ance. Idmily Dinner Party Good advice, coaxing, entreaties, A family dinner party «»» given at threats have about a- much effect the home of Mr. and Mr» Henry Metx-i on a wayward l>oy as water has on ger last Sunday in honor of Mr. and a duck's back. and more radical Mr». John Weati erly of Newls-rg. methods of rescue must be adopted Those prevent were Mr. ami Mr». John If your boy goes in bail company Weatherly, Mr and Mr», lb W. Mrtx- root him nut of it and keep him out •ger, Mr and Mr». Henry Metzger, Mr. of it even h you have to shut up and Mr». Wm. Beers, Mr. ami Mr». shop and give your whole time to If every parent felt his Geo. Beers, Mr and Mr». Frank Cun the work ningham, E. Beer», Sr., Will ami Beit own responsibility and looked after Metzger ami Mi»-e« Jennie ami Elsie his own boys there would be no Metzger "had company." Take time to keep your bov in the right road; you owe it tn him. and lidulinq of Pipe Almost Pone to the world, and it will save you The last of the big water pip«» for the from the commonest cause of misery iwulid Bull Kun pipe line went er»!- there is in this world General ad ward thia week, and that much of the vice is not worth a picayune; no two job ia flnlahed. What was a specular eases are alike; but there are few acene Inst fall became commonplace boy» so bad that they cannot be res enough ami the few team» that pa««ed ciu-d if you will set your mind on it through the city with their last load» and act. Oh. Iw>w many crimes do we commit on the plea of lack of attracted no attention. For the peat two or three month» the time: but where a soul is involved pipe ha» been banked at a point near we must break our fetters and speed Cottrell from wlu-rc it will be moved to the rescue ■ Pathfinder FIRST STATE BANK QgEStlAM, ORE. _ _ Some of the Work We Did in 1910 Received for Deposit on Check Account - - - $1,128,964.68 Paid Checks on This Bank Amounting to - • • - 1,102,351.38 Issued Demand Certificates .............................. 612 Paid Demand Certificates 617 Issued Time Certificates Bearing Interest 114 Paid Time Certificates Bearing Interest 60 Opened Savings Accounts July 1st to Jan. 1st 49 Issued Bank Drafts .................................... 2454 Sold Bank Money Orders ................................ 594 Number of I^oans Made..................................... 1432 Number of Collections Handled .............. 354 Sold Real Estate on commission in small tracts 1039.5 acres Sold City Lots on Commission.............................. 4 WE ARE AT VOUR SERVICE AND GUARANTEE SATISFACTION TROUTDALE AS A BUSINESS CENTER Seninq the luncheon A Farmer’s Wife Entertains at Three-Course Meal. a LENTS TO HAVE NEW $15000 BANK The most valuable con sideration in placing an ad vertisement is the number of readers you can reach through the medium you are using. The Herald al ways has been, and it con tinues to be, the most wide ly read paper in eastern Multnomah and Clackamas Counties. Don’t make a mistake by failing to con sider this. The vight of the Black Eyed Susan — growing along the lane leading up • The prospect« for a good year at A new bank has lieen incorporated Troutdale are hotter. Several large to the house decided the date of for the lauita District. The demand This was 1 farina that have heretofore lieeri held Air» Reed’s luncheon. under owe ownership will I«- divided up aided by the fact that there was a I for a bank at that place has la-en «o thia «uminer and pill into cultivation I lull in the farm work just then. The : great that a company of Portland peo- , by real-lent«, who will add a good many 1 day» were hot. but the wide, screen- j pie have gotten together and already new name» to the population of the cd porch would easily accommodate j the new institution i» a certainty. The vicinity. Work 1» «till being pushed her half dozen guests. A farmer’s busy wife does not | new firm ha» as its leading men C. F. forward on the Troutdale-Ken ton cut Hendricksen, Sylvester Peterson, off and that will bring a consider»1 'p have much time to keep her dining j Anton Eckern, am! H. Rostad, all of table polished to the state of bright- ! numtier of lalioring men into the tow n. tbe Scandinavian Bank, arid F. P. Ju«l out of town to the weat Ute county ncs» necc»-ary for a luncheon cloth j Drinker of tbe First National Bank of and dainty doilies. Mrs. Reed cov | work on the new county farm is twin» St. Johns. The new institution will be carried forward »« rapidly as it can con- j ered her table with a heavy damask I In the center she placed her! capitalised for tlSOOf) and will plan to Commercial Club Meets veniently Ire done. Many acre» of wiki | cloth open up for bu»ines» in about a month. land have lieen cleared up, broken am. - old. brown bean pot filled writh the Wednesday evening was the appro Just before ! It will be known as the Multnomah priated time for the next meeting of will be «ceded down to grass, and plant Black Eyed Susan» County Bank. Mr. Roetad will proba ed in grain and vegetable« tin» spring. , serving time »he scattered a few- oil bly be in charge at first. If thia bank the Commercial Club. Trie meeting The new orchards being set out lies the more perfect blooms carelessly i is opened up and carr es out its plans was called to order by president elect la-tween tin» two railroad track« and over the cloth. Nelson. After roll call and Secretary’s The place cards were only plain it will go after all tbe buninees of tbe report, Mr. Nelson addressed the as will cotiiain live acres of varied fruit», Mt. Scott district, with a vigor that will just like a family orchard, for the u»e calling cards bearing the guests’ sembly and explain«! why he thought The table was simply laid out class the recent Mt. Scott bank so it would be inadvisable for him to act of the |Ms>plr on the farm. It is In names far that a comparison will be a silly tended to also raise all the vegetables with plain white china and the silver as president, and asked to be relieved. joke. necessary for their use and a large necessary for the few courses. Musk Mr. Cleveland, Mr. Backmeyer, Mr. Tbe Multnomah County Bank has garden will be planted, as well a» a bi : melon halves on service plates and Smith and Mr. Meyers were nominated Held of potatoes. An extensive meadow glasses already filled made the fisst not selected its location yet. Consider for the place. But the modesty of all ation is being given to a part of the ia al»o coming on from which the farm course easy for the young neighbor property held by the Mt. Scott Bank. the candidates was appalling. After herds will lie fed, and it is more than girl who helped her serve. If satisfactory terms can be arranged everyone of them bad declined likely that there will t*> a surplus of Being without other assistance, It was decided to put them all to a the property will be taken over and this several commodities to sell helore many the hostess had to help get the next vote with the result that Mr. Meyers, will also greatly relieve the creditors of years have |>a«»e<l by. course ready. This was thoroughly president of tbe first State Bank, was The county building» are well advan substantial and consisted of delicate that bank. Tbe property is valued at chosen and immediately called to fill 17500. ced A large 50x1'Ml barn ha« been ly fried chicken and brown gravy, As yet no definite favorable new* is the office. Mr. Meyers having been completed, it is indeed a model barn. potatoes mashea and browned in the furthcoming from tbe Mt. Scott Bank. the vice président, a new incumbent The Sujienntendent’s house lias also oven, tender cabbage cooked as the Receiver Tobin still finds new tangles to for that position was neees-ary. Chas. been erected, and a large force is now southern women do it with a hot Cleveland was chosen for that. unravel. It was reported that Presi at work on the main building and heat dressing of mustard, vinegar and The committees headed at the last dent Meyers had lieen arrested, that ing plant. The foundations are all to cream, and tiny baking-powder bis meeting were partially able to report. warrants were out for him, ttiat de lie of cement. The heating plant will b" cuits. The plates were served in The entertainment committee will con tective» were on bis track, and a lot of 50xH7, two «t»ries high. The mair. the kitchen and the gravy and bis sist of Messrs. Stirling, Albertson and other things, which have all been found building wilt tie three stories ami -st: cuit* were passed by the maid. Kidder; Finance, Howitt, Pateneaude, to be unreliable. Undoubtedly Meyers dormer, making it practically four They finished with green gage will come up for consideration by the andSchwedeler ; Membership,Shattuck. stories and a tnun iuent. its outer walls sherbet, chocolate macaroons, and Cleveland and Brugger; Ways and Grand Jury now in session. It is bare will measure over 300 f~et. It will small cups of black coffee Here ly possible that he will be under arrest means. Bachmeyer. Congdon, Marshall ; lie a niagnitlcient looking building, again in the serving Mrs Reed ex publicity, Thorpe. Darnall and St.Clair. by the tihie this article is in print. facing the north, ami owrlmiking the cused herself to her guests who, The revise«! constitution was then Nothing would please the Lent« jieople entire brcwl'h of th- Columbia valley, being so used to it in their own taken up and read in Fill, after which with a fine view of the r ver. the rail homes, did not consider it a breach better than this—except, perhaps, that it was adopted. they might learn that the banks assets road, um! tin- ehctric line which passes of good form. E. L. Thorpe acted as secretary of the would pay out all of the indebtedness— about l'io yards to the north. The After luncheon the table was push- and tliat is too improbable to entertain i evening and probably will fill the office building will have two wing» with a until secretary elect is ready to assume for a moment. c > ii nes t lug centre, dropping back w ell, his duties N«w U»«s of Cement. with extensive |»>rvl>es on each front, j A few bill« were presented for con Every effort is’ being made to have it1 European engino rs are appreciative sideration. Adjournment was made As supposed, the action of the grand entirely modern iti every respect, of tbe value of cement grouting for jury was to bring an indictment against until April 12th. through there will lie no elevators, ex repairing defective masonry, lining wells and for making tunnel roofs Meyers, ami in addition cashier J. C. . cept for freight or invalid». wat«-r tight. In Germany a well pol Law. ami vice president, W. 8. i avis Do not leave the old cabliage stumps The land outside bus I h - vii all drained. luted by Infiltrations was put into sat The sl«»|>eti» northward, and just un Isfactory ««million by lowering Into it were also imlicte-i and placed under ar sticking up out of the ground. They dulating enough t<> make it an ideal a sheet Iron drum, filling the space rest. It is evident that Law knew all look slovenly find breed fungous pests. natural fiark effect. Ju»t to the east a between the drum and the walls of tiie time that the bank was in a had Pull them up and burn them. d> use grove whk-ti will for tire present the well with portland cement and condition ami that the dealing« were withdrawing the drum after the ce illegitimate. It is not probable that be pr> served as wind protection. Grange Dance The employees for this work are niqk- ment had net The damaged masonry Mr. Davis did, since he had practically nothing to do with it except to meet at Multnomah Grange will give another Troutdale headquarter», ami when the of the tunnel was repaired by injecting farm is readv for occupancy, t will l e liquid cement under preseure. Air at direct rs meeting. Meyers has up to j dance Saturday April 1st. The asual a pr»-«(ture of -seventy-eight pounds per an important customer of Troutdale «•quare Inch sufficed to force the ce this time been a ile to evad- the officers .Grange supper will be served. Rw-aards ami it is not known whether he is in (Orchestra. Undesirables will not be al products. ment Into place. town or not. lowed to remain. Many Beautiful Yards to be Ruined It is evident thas the pipe line people are planning to go at the ditch through town a» soon a» the season gets settled. Several of the residents have been warned to get their yards in slia|>e for the opening of the ditch. This will mean a great loss on the part of a good many of the people effect«!. Not only will they «offer the annoyance of hav ing their premise» torn up and made unsightly for the summer, lut they will suffer th» loss of a lot of ornamental shrubbery, tre»-s. and smaller plants that can never be replaced. Prominent among those who will have to bear the loss, will be Mr. and Mrs. I^slie, whose beautiful yard has been the beauty »i«>t on East Powell street for many years. K om - m , and evergr ens, flowering haw thorn». tulip trees, maples and practi cally all will have to be removed to make way for the water system. Some small amount will la'paid by the city of Portland for the destruction effected, but no pay can replace the larger trees and shrill» to be removed. Ha Took ths Blame. "The guilty man always give» him' self away," said n detective, "for. like the chnp who bought tbe forty-ceut bathing stilt, he can't bide hl» guilty conscience. The chnp I have In mind entered the water at Atlantic City In a forty-cent suit of blue flannel. As he splashed almut he was joined by a girl friend. The girl flashed her bright eye» over tbe tumbling expanse of sea and then with a sigh of delight sb« said: " ‘Isn’t th« water blue today F "‘It's shameful,’ said tbe man. with a hot blush; ‘It's perfectly shameful how this cheap, bathing flannel rans!" * ' 7 i 1910 BUGGIES AND RUNABOUTS AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES Great Bij< Stock of New Styles of Buggies to Select From Both High and Medium Grades at the Lowest Prices The only store in Portland where farm implements are sold at cut prices. your town to protect with a commission. No agents in $18.50 Buggy Hamess for............... $14.35 $50.00 Heavy Team Hamess for....$37.50 $33.50 Double Buggy Hamess for ... 25.75 $40.00 Farm Hamess, Complete, for 32.50 We sold at retail three times as many farm wagons last year as any other store in Portland BUY A MANDT WAGON C. L. BOSS & CO. IN THE MOLINE PLOW CO. BUILDING 320-328 EAST MORRISON ST. PORTLAN ' I