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EDITOKUL VHLò
With the price of eggs so much
lower it will be quite unsafe for
some actors to venture out.
Oregon postmasters will hold
the annual convention in Port
land June 7, 8 and 9. Selections
of the place of meeting and the
dates were made during the past
week. Postmasters of Califor
nia. Washington and Idaho will
be invited. Matters for the bet
terment of the service will be
discussed and many* suggestions
made that will very likely be
adopted by the department.
“Deacon Hemphill exclaims in
the Richmond paper that Tam
many ¡sail right at times.” Men-
tion the times. Hempy.
—
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It is hinted that the colonel is
paying his own railroad fare on
And something is to come of
his whirlwind tour of the coun acquainting the people of the
try. The hint, however, lacks United States of the degradation
confirmation.
of Mexican officialdom, slavery
Needn’t buy a fashion journal and all the other barbarities
that have come to light within
pattern to guide you in construct
the last two years. A new elec
ing a harem skirt if you have an
tion law, a new cabinet, a new
old-fashioned clothes pin lying
president and a division of the
around loose.
landed estates. This comes fr m
the
sympathies of the people of
With the advent of woman
the
United States being with
suffrage will the rooster, long
the
reformers.
political
the emblem of a
victory be succeeded by the
Portland
gained consider
cackling hen.
able prestige as a livestock mark
et from the recent Fat Stock
In the little matter of fortify-
Show held here. Not only was
ingthe Panama canal, the house
the show a great success but it
has fortifited President Taft by
broke
former price records for
voting an appropriation of three
stock. The sale of the champ
millions to begin with.
ion steer for $409, or 26 cents a
Action on the part of the pound, on foot, is the highest
United States military authori- figure paid for beef in this mark
ties indicates that the Mexican et. The steer was two years old
revolution must have gone be and was raised in Baker County.
Livestock men, the Commercial
yond the patrol wagon stage.
Club and the railroads contribut
Between now and April 4 Lor ed to the prizes and they brought
imer ought to have plenty of out a large number of splendid
time to frame up a very readable exhibits. Breeders in attend
resignation—one that will not ance were impressed as never
get away from him as Bailey’s before with the importance of
this market and its future as a
did.
livestock center. This is also
The loss of the New York state the highest market for cattle in
capitol building would not be so the United States, quality and
bad as at first thought would conditions being considered. In
appear. As it has stood, beauti side of five years, predicts a
ful for the unsophisticated to Montana stockman at the show,
look upon, but a monument of all the cattle in the Northwest
shame to those who know of the will come to Portland.
loot it represents.
Not everyone knows that the
Judge Webster breaks forth “Lend a Hand” is the name of
in an anti-West tirade—opposed a paper published monthly with
to the governor’s sweeping veto in the walls of the Oregon Pene-
activities. Quite a number of tentiary. The subscription price
us were undoubtedly mistaken is .$1.00 per year. The last issue
in supposing that the governor consists of 12 pages, neatly fold
was “influenced” to take the ed and laid together. It is mail
position he did relative to the ed the 15th of each month. The
printing is done on a 10 x 15 old
Road Bills.
style Gordon press, two pages at
Instead of the usual foolish a time. The editor is a prisoner
ness that attends April 1, one 6075, and the workmanship and
Oregon town is going to accomp tone of his paper and his person
lish something useful. Gaston, ality is shown in the tasty sheet.
under the direction of the wom | After all, there are a good
en’s auxiliary of the commercial many very capable men serving
club, will clean house that day. time at this institution, many of
Everybody will help, and it will whom in general, have as elevat
be known as the cleanup day.
ed moral ideals, as the average
person at liberty. The instance
Oregon is getting its full share of their incarceration is merely
of the colonists who are crowding an instance, incident or accident
the west bound trains. A tele mostly unpremeditated and un
gram from Louis W. Hill, presi explainable; a fit of passion, an
dent of the Great Northern, to impulse. The deed was done,
Manager Chapman of the Com the penalty w'as contracted. Send
mercial Club bore the informa ten cents to “Lend a Hand,”
tion that over one-third of the Box C. Salem, Oregon, for a
passengers on the Oriental Lim i sample copy.
ited one day out of the Twin
The moRt common cautte of ¡»«omnia
Cities were bound for Oregon. is disorders of the stomach. Chamber
This ratio is probably true of lain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets cor
practically all of the colonist rect these disorders and enable you to
trains coming to the Northwest. sleep. For sale by all druggists.
> l he Battleship >
>
Maine
<
u
NDER tlie di
reel Ion
of
General Wil
U.-ini II lllxby l’ii
vie Satn * army en
gineer»» have gone
to work to rnl*e
the battleship
M n I n e from tier
grave In Havana
harlair. and it I*
expected that site
will lie floating on
Eel. 13, tlie thir
t.s'iith anniversary
crNKRAL utxin. of tin* tragedy.
when the vessel «a* sunk by an ex
plosion. It was a illsap|Hdtitiii,'iit to
many that tile army engineers lune re
Jeeted nil of the new nnd Ingenious
method* «uggvMed for getting tlie war
ship afloat and are trusting to the old
■chôme of building a dam around her.
pumping out the water, making such
repairs to the hulk a* are found pnte-
ti< able nnd then. If there is nin thine
that will float, towing it to : ny prac
ticable destination that congress tn Ils
wisdom tuay select, t he plan is sound
anil Of proved ertb : -y. but It Is slow
■ nd expensive, anil one ,-Annot help a
feeling of regret that the work is not
to be done on other than familiar
lint's.
The army engineers, however, are
sure to <1<> the work well, and the In
vitations that have bien extended to
Spanish and Cuban experts to b»> pri
ent at every step of the operation* are
to be commended as supplying a lust
and decisive answer to the people who
for one or another queer reason have
hitherto been able to feel or to pretend
a doubt of the veracity c >r the aivuracy
of the first official re|»»rt c >n the cause
Possibly they will
of the disaster,
not accept even this answer as fl mil.
Whether It was an Interior or an ex-
terior explosion that sank tlie Main»'
makes little difference now. nnd. any
way. the loss of the vessel was not.
as so often stated, the cause of th«
Spanish-American war It was merely
the spark that tired a long prepansl
train.
That shock lacking, another
would have served.
Congress will l>e asked to decide on
the final dlsp-witiou of the vessel.
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phone i*\i
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Fiv»li <*>w>.
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Hoy* »»»»• i«- imii »»•!
■ometli»«.» iiirl».
Th«> older one» nt
»»rdiimry wn^vr hik I otlu-rn to I«-
M-hooltxi Hti>l c»r«l for in rvturii (or
libllit «••rvi<-,-« r>-inl<-r»«l. For |Htrticu-
l»r* H<|dr<>»« W. I". Gnrdni'r. »uperiii-
teinlent Bov» »nd Girl» Aid Swietv of
(»r» won. PulU mn L Oro.
Il
wanted
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INVESTIGATE ?
Our M»tlio»l* Our Stock of
Luiulier »nil Millwork and Our
Prie»-»
We nrv »«nifi-lent linn it
«ill rv*ult in *»ctirmg »our huai-
ne** « lien you n»**l Miiything from
a po*t to a bill of luiulier for n
lioiiM» or burn.
FOR SALE
Bay horse, tt year* old,
wt. Ilòti, works single or double—Two
miles east ot Is'iit», Flatter Koa»l—
Henry Hoe*.
PAN-AGA
POH IKY
ON
I MIAI.
Ilid von know lluit you co Id feed
Dr. Ili*s Poultry Pan a n>-» tits
hulniu <• <>f lhe Winter, all Spring, in
fuel until the first day of Augii t,
I heli if vou are not satisfied that it
lui» paid and paid Ing.
The hrwt in quality for tlie mon
ey. Í» tlie motto we try to live up
to. Come in and invealigate
We will refand every cent you paid vs
It is to make your lien» lav. to make
your cbii'ken» grow laid, healthy and
»irong, to cure gap««. ilndvra and
roup.
Ilf court« yon are eX|H-cted to keep
your (Hiultry tre«« from lice and for
that pui|H»»e we know of nothing
better than Instant L oum - Killer.
MILLER-MOWERY LUMBER
Company
BAI.KU HAY FOR SALE Inquire
of W:n. Booth, Cottrell, Oreg»>n.
Test Dr. Hess
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LET US HAVE YOUR ORDER
NOW
MT.- SCOT T DRUG CO.
Oregon
JONSRUD BROS.
FoR S\|.E— tl«>ut 3-1 tine gout*
Apply to P. H Roork, R. 2, Gre*b«nil
1 phone ltd.
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BORING OREGON
Phon«' 41 *
FOR SAIE—Green woo<l cut tw- >
»•-ai- *->.0o a i- rd »lelivured in Grv»h-
am
John 1’aiinltlad. Phone 3-Sxl.
1(1
Mill i I 4 mil«*» »««uthcaat vt h« ho
Fred I). Flora
CEDAR POSTS
SHINGLES
MOULDINGS
TORNEI) WORK
F<>R ** \LE Brown l4*ghorn
’«or
a setting ol 15 «gk'H. John Palmlbnd.
I * 11 I « ■ i > X 1.
1 • >
F«>K SALE >-I i ••r-<* |K»wtr Sl«»ver
viigine*. Eil Chibóme. PhoiivHDI. if
For >ab*—Quantity oí tine vetch hay
in barn, alno 15 tons timothy nay. C.
M Smith. Plume 13H.
tí
Lota for sale in ('edarville, on cany
terms. I!. W Snaahall. Pleaannt View
Avenue: (iresham, Route 3
u< M4*r
LOST—bv Mrs Vivian Moore a gold
watch and patent leather twit, \ . R.
engraved on b*»-k of watch. Finder
plea.*,- notify Mr«. Moore nt Boring,
I hi gon, or call.
M INCH I. I. AM.OI M
I.I'M BER—At our new mili l1« nule»
southeast of Kelso. We deliver lumber,
lonurud Bro».
(•
Ten Carloads oí Good Cedar Fence Posts.
Ten Farmers who know a good thing when
they see it.
Ten housewives who appreciate good kitchen
conveniences.
MAST OF MAINE IN HAVANA HAI.POH.
CHURCH NOTICES.
BAPTIST CHl’RI'H—Rev. Ford M
Burtch, |*i«n»r.
Nervn-e«, Sunday
School I11 a. >n
Preaching 11 a. tn.
»nd 7:30 p tn., each Nundav.
FREE METHODIST CHI RUH —
Rev. .1. A. Ilofi-KK, p»«ior. Sirvi«-«-»,
Sunday School, In a. in ; Preaching
every Sunday at II a in. Prayer
meeting, Thurmlay evening at k
o’clock. All welcomed.
ZION’S EVANGELICAL CHURCH,
Gre«ham—Rev. F II Freund, paetor.
S ekvii k * (German) II a. in., every
Sunday morning. Sunday whool at
10 a. in. Saturday h »-I k «4 at 2 p. in.
LINNEMANN
MEMORIAE M. E.
CHURCH.. • ire*ham — Pinroa, Rev.
J. F. Duniop.
S kkvk kh , Sunday
School, H:45 a in.; Preaehing at
11 a. in. and 7 sk) p. m.,
Epworth
L»-ag<m <1 votional, •> :IO, every Sun
day.
Prayer meeting, Thursday
veiling* at 7:30 p. in. Everybody
invited.
SAINT MICHAELS
CATHOLIC
CHURCH, Sandy, ore —Rev. Kerch-
told Durrer. Servicea will be held on
the tiret Sunday of each month at
10:30 a. m.
FAIRVIEW M. E. CHl Rt H—Rev. J
O. Colaman, paetor. Seivice», Sun
day School at 10 a in., preaching 2<1
and 4th Sunday« at 11 a. m. and 7:30
p. m.
ROCKWOOD M. E.CHURCH—Rev. J
O. Coleman, paator. Sunday uchool 1
every Sunday at 10 a. m.
Preaching
at 11 a. m. and 7 :3<l p. rn.
General Bixby nnd other officer* of the
army and nary are known to be in
favor of escorting tbe Maine out to
sea with an imposing funeral cortege.
Then the bulkheads will be opened and
the hulk will sink into her final grave,
thus hiding from view forever the con
crete evidence of what would other
wise inspire sorrow and possibly bit
terness. no matter what is the verdict
found.
One of tbe chief reasons for intrusting
the task to a government department
was to guard against exploitation of
the wreck. Many offers have been re
ceived from private contractor» who
wanted to reserve the right to ox
Dibit the vessel through paid admis
sions to her decks. Officers of tbe
Bargain offer: Delineator, Pearsons,
government feel that a solemn interest
attaches to the wreck and that it Herald, $3.50 for $2.25. Subscribe now.
would he in the nature of sacrilege
to lend the Maine to commercial ends.
The army engineers believe that it
will be possible to float tbe after two-
thirds of the vessel.
The forward
third, where the exploalon wrought the
greatest havoc and killed the greatest
number of the crew while they were
asleep in their quarters, is believed to
be too far gone ever to be taken out
ns a whole, and the wreckage will be
removed piecemeal.
Call Early and Avoid the
No portion of the wreck is to be dis
Rush.
turbed until a full opportunity has
I
been given to view and study it. Pho
GRESHAM REAL ESTATE CO.
tographs will be taken before anything
Office on M»ln St Jnrt North
it disturbed when possible, nnd the ut
of Postofllc«'.
most publicity is planned.
To this
end the first work to be undertaken
will be the construction of a cofferdam
of interlocking steel pilings al>out the
hulk and-putnping the watur out. Tbe
dam will be large enough to give a
clearance of fifty feet, on all sides of
the wreck. The forward turret of th»-
SANDY, ORE.
battleship was blown completely off
Dealers in Rough and Dr»w«-d
the vessel, and tbe datn will be so con
strncted as to Include the turret Just
as it now lies in the harbor. The
pumping out of the water when the
dam is completed will unquestionably
be an Impressive event. Tbe sugges
tion that Spain have a representative
on the scene came from Preaidmt
Special Price« on all Ol.l Stock
Taft.
Lots on Hood Avenue,
In Zenith Addition
To Gresham, for
Sale by the
One thousand people living adjacent to
Troutdale, Fairview and Gresham to
know that we carry the most complete
stock ot
and Gardening Tools
at the closest market prictis in our part
of the country.
It is a pleasure to show you the goods.
The pleasure will be reciprocated when you
have seen our stock and tried our
goods.
We deliver the goods.
Try us.
Our
reputation warrants an inspection of
our offerings.
AARON FOX
TROUTDALE, ORE.
»
Gresham Real Estate Co.
Firwood Lumber Co.
LUMBER
Mill
Last of SANDY
John Brown
Rockwood's Leading Merchant
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