T h e firs t co p ies of th e L e n ts Re­
p o r te r a re o n o u r d esk . I t
is a
Is it w o rth w h ile t h a t we jo s tle a
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e ach o th e r,
We - a - re g lad to I
th e L en ts d is tric
In b la c k n e ss of h e a r t— th a t we
t h e n a i n e o f o u r y o u n g new s
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w a r to th e k n ife ?
p a p e r frie n d , Ila lle s S im o n so n , as
God pity
u s a ll
in o u r p itifu l
m a n a g e r an d t h a t of H. A. D ar-
s trife !
n ail as p ro p rie to r.
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God p ity u s a ll a s w e jo s tle each
E x p e rts d e c la re th a t th e w o rld 's
o th e r;
God p a rd o n ub a ll fo r th e
tr l-
su p p ly of p o tash w ill n o t be ex-
u m p h s we feel
h a u ste d fo r a th o u s a n d y ears. It
W hen a fellow g o es d o w n ;
poor,
,B a ' 8°
th a t I*1 Id ah o th e r e I
h e a rtb ro k e n b ro th e r.
a re h u n d re d s of m illio n s of to n s of {
P ierced to th e h e a r t— w o rd s a re
low g ra d e p h o sp h a te s in th e p hos- i
k e e n e r th a n steel.
p h a te m in es of Id ah o . T h ese a re : A nd m ig h tie r f a r fo r w oe o r fo r
w eal.
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W ay Is th e Way
A p p licatlo n m ad e fo r e n try as sec-
o n d -class m all m a tte r.
FARM ERS A M I IIE< Il’llO t TTY
Izers an d h e re is h o p e o f e n ric h in g i
W ere It n o t w ell in th is b rie f little
jo u rn e y ,
On o v er th e Isth m u s , dow n in to
th e tid e ,
T he b a n q u e t c o m m itte e o f th e W e g iv e him a fish In ste a d o f a
co m m ercial clu b w as c e rta in ly well
serpent
ch o sen .
It co n siste d o f th e g ro ­
E re fo ld in g th e h a n d s to be and
cer, th e h o tel m a n , th e b a k e r and
ab id e
th e p ill m a k e r. T h e la s t w as not
F o r e v e r an d aye, in d u st a t his
on h an d b u t we p re s u m e he cam e in
sid e?
fo r h is p a r t a f te r th e b a n q u e t.
o u r w orn o u t la n d s fo r d ec a d e s to
T h e m oat se rio u s o b stacle th a t
com e.
th e recip ro city a g re e m e n t h a s e n ­
c o u n te re d , it seem s. Is th e claim
th a t it d is c rim in a te s a g a in s t
th e
fa rm e r in fav o r of th e m a n u fa c tu re r
Mr. W h iteh ead in his re c e n t atld ress
h e re said th a t th e M u ltn o m ah c o u n ­
ty P o m o n a g ra n g e , w as so fa r as
he knew , th e only one In th e c o u n ­
O ne of o u r
v alu ed
ex ch an g es
try w hich hud d e c la re d In its fav o r
ru n s a fu n e ra l d ir e c to r 's ca rd iui-
an d h e Is co n sid ered o n e of th e
m e d ia te ly u n d e r th e h e a d in g
for
best in fo rm ed m en In th e g ran g e. Its c o u n try co rresp o n d en ce.
T h at
HE d ecla red th a t th e g ru n g e
w as o u g h t to w ak e th e m up, h a d n ’t it?
a g a in s t cla ss le g isla tio n . If it w as
A g o v e rn m e n t p o sto ffiee b u ild in g
tr e e tr a d e it m ust be fo r all.
w ill he th e n ex t th in g if G resh am
T h e a ttitu d e of th e g ra n g e haB
g e ts a few m o re p u b licatio n s.
been su m m a riz e d a s follow s:
Im p o rts of C an ad iu n fa rm p ro d ­
A m u n 's fe e lin g s dep en d
m ore
u c ts fre e o f d u ty w ould re s u lt in on h is sto m a c h th a n lie is w ant to
fre e tr a d e In p ra c tic a lly e v e ry th in g su p p o se
th e A m erican fa rm e r p ro d u ces.
Man w a n ts h u t little h e re below ,
R ecip ro c ity m ak es no c o rresp o n d
ing re d u c tio n in th e tu r iff on m an h u t he so m etim es w a n ts th a t little
u fa c tu re d u rtlc le s th e fa rm e r buys aw fu l bad.
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Look a t th e ro se s s a lu tin g
each
o th e r ;
L ook a t th e h e rd s a ll a t p eace on
th e p la in ;
Man, an d m an only, m a k e s w ar on
h is b ro th e r,
And d o te s In h is h e a rt on
his
p eril an d p ain .
S ham ed by th e b ru te s t h a t
go
dow n on th e p la in .
Is it w o rth w h ile t h a t w e b a ttle to
h u m b le
Som e p o o r fellow tr a v e le r dow n
In to th e d u s t?
God p ity u s all! T im e to o soon w ill
us tu m b le.
All m en to g e th e r, lik e leav e s In
th u s d e n y in g him re lie f from
a g u st;
T h e a ir of p ro sp e rity of G resh ­
heavy b u rd en .
All of u s h u m b le d dow n in to th e
am m e rc h a n ts is c e rta in ly g ra tify ­
R ecip ro c ity d e stro y s th e
th eo ry ing.
d u st.
on w hich th e p ro te c tiv e sy stem h as
— J o a q u in M iller
alw ay s
been
d e fe n d e d — th a t
all
classes an d in te re s ts a re eq u a lly en
Tow n o f G re sh a m , a d o p te d D ecem -
tille d to p ro tectio n .
■ t e r 7, 1 9 0 9 , by th e v o te rs o f th e
A lo w er ta r if f an d c h e a p e r farm
la n d s a lre a d y give th e
C an ad ian
fa rm e rs an a d v a n ta g e w hich
th e
fre e ad m issio n o f
th e ir p ro d u c ts
w ill h e ig h te n by s u b je c tin g u s to
u n fa ir co m p etitio n .
WHAT KIM I OF A CITY
T h e re
is
every reaso n to be­
lieve th a t G resh am w ill grow to be­
com e a city of tw o , th re e , o r p er-
hups five th o u sa n d people
w ith in
a few y ears.
All o u r p la n s as In d i­
v id u a ls an d as a city sh o u ld
be
upon
th is
re a s o n a b le ex p ec­
ta tio n . Some w ill lau g h a t th e su g ­
g estio n now, b u t th ey w ill n o t la u g h
five y e a rs from now
w hen th ey
com e to re a lise w hat th e y h av e lost
by sh o rt sig h te d n e ss.
It
w ill be
th e o th e r fellow s tu r n th e n .
T h e w ise m an w ill ta k e tim e by
th e forelo ck
T h is w ill m ean m o re
houses in G resh am fo r ren t a n d fo r
sale. M ore, la r g e r an d b e tte r b u s­
iness b lo ck s; m o re s u b s ta n tia l s tre e t
Im p ro v em e n t a n d c a re fu l p la n n in g
fo r th e c ity 's s a n ita tio n an d b e a u ti­
fying. It w ill m ean c le a n e r s tre e ts ,
p r e ttie r law u s
fu l hom es.
an d
m ore
b e a u ti­
Di«« O regonian,« tea spoons, marie
¡7
Mm.
A
R oger» o f
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K s ''^ r s t'
No d o u b t o u r city to d ay w ould be Roger-. Bro»., are very neat in -I.- ‘"«I third
la rg e r and m o re a ttra c tiv e If th e clt »l«n am i a iv rieaircri by everyon e. ‘ ial
lie n s had p lan n ed an d w o rk ed fo r See tile s|H-< Ial o ffe r on the first *®creU r’r.
it.
T h e k in d o f a city we w ill h av e *’"**’’
five y e a rs fro m now will d ep en d on
w h a t we w an t an d a re w illin g to
w ork for.
Saturday even in g is so-
Master. E. E lie slln ;
H. C ra n e
ROCKW OOD U N IT E D A R T ISA N S
No
2 0 « - M eets fo u rth
S a tu rd a y
n ig h t.
M aster. M rs R ich T e g a rt
se c re ta ry , 11 H. Jo h n s o n
BONDS F O B HA I.E
Town o f (ire-lia m , 4US.OOO W ater' ROCKWOOD I. O O F No
ill
Ihm ris am i S.Yooo H ew er Boml»
M eets in
MaecAbee h all every
S ealed
p ro p o sa ls
w ill be
re- T h u rs d a y ev e n in g
N O
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r
L ETS U W E X F I.O A I'
reiv ed by th e u n d e rs ig n e d u n til 6 C a v a n a u g h ; s e c re ta ry , J . H. S ch ram
o c lo c k P m on th e 4 th
d ay o f
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-at y e a r th e se n tim e n t w as very A pril. 1911, fo r th e w hole or nnv - ,
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M N ° h * M eets first
" ......0 - « * - h av in g a flo at ....................t of ,2 0 .0 0 0 of
bonds
C o .
H ^ ^ v v
In th e Rose F e stiv a l p a ra d e , but th e T h e Tow n of G re sh a m , in d enoni In b e rry
P
• R - K ., W. Q uls-
tlm e w as to o sh o rt to m ak e th e a r i 'n a tio n s o f « 1000
each,
p ay ab le
tw e n ty y e a rs a f t e r d a te , a n d b e a r
F airview grange First s a t
Big in te t. st a t th e r a te of six p e r .u 'y " n |« h , ‘
“I “ 2 *
, , “ rd ***-
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c
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a
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p
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ab
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early
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se
c
re
ta
ry
,
Roy
S
to
ne
tnercial clu b ta k e It up
R |g
p rin c ip a l an d
In te re st p a y a b le in
too e a rly
We can do it and tt w ill
ROCKW OOD G R A N G E
F irst
1 n lted S ta te s gold co in , at th e o f­ W ed n esd ay «t 8 p. „» an d th ird
he an a d v a n ta g e
We can not o n - '
M aster F
fice o f th e tr e a s u r e r o f th e Tow n S a tu rd a y a t 10 a m
ly hav e n flo at but can pro b ab ly
it C ra n e ; s e c re ta ry , V iola L ovelacei
o f G resh am .
have se v eral d e c o ra te d au to « In tin
I- O T M. C H A R IT Y H IV E No
I he Nvove d asc rib e d b o n d s a re
p a ra d e , hesldes
M eets seco n d an d f o u r th T h u r s ­
iam o d fo r th e fo llo w in g p u rp o ses 38
day a fte rn o o n s
Com . Mrs
Jo h n
T h e re Is o n e m a tte r th e r ltlie n s «16.V00 o f
said
b o n d s b ein g Is­ B ro w n ; R K , Mr« M ary T u rn e r
p iv u iV T
v s . .
,
o f G reahan t sh o u ld ta k e u p at once su ed fo r th e In s ta lla tio n an d con
s tru c tlo n of g e n e ra l w a te r
w o rk s No 348 ‘ M eL s \ o t t r t h ' s a t u M « °«?
a n d th a t is th e p a in tin g of
th e
anil
sy stem ro
fo r r tn
th e e T
ow n n o o f f P
asant
Valley
all
h
X \*
........... a w a te r ».vaiem
Tow
» le
»casant
V
alley
h h all
fa ir b u ild in g
T he
m u n i »»'Ilion G resh am , an d *5.000 o f said b o n d s
m a s te r; K B u tle r.
sec
re ­
la c o n sp icu o u s fo r Its
h-millnv
Ils hom
llnew s 1*1 !» g Issued fo r th e c o n s tru c tio n of ,l*r> ;
K ro n e n b e rg , lect a r e r
1» Is w e a th e r b eate n , black an d fo r a sew er a n d
d ra in a g e sy stem fo r
fairview lodge no
bl.ldlng
L et us show a little civic th e Tow n o f G resh am .
V
»«. \ F * \ M
R egu-
T h e a u th o r ity fo r th e issu e of
pride as well as an In te re st In th e
»»■■
night
»aid
bonds
is g ra n te d
by
an
o n o r b efo re fu ll m oon Ma-
fa ir by p a in tin g th e b u ild in g
so
n
ic
T
em
p
le.
T
ro
u
td
a
le
a m e n d m e n t to th e c h a r te r o f th e
ra n g e m e n t«
W hy not ta k e it In
h an d e a rly th ia y e a r?
Let th e Com
X A
A. FOX, Secretary
5000 New Embroidery Pieces, 1 5c to 25c values, 10c a yd
Mens $1 and $1.25 Golf Shirts at 79c each.
Mens Hats, $1.50 to $3.°° values, Special Price, $1.291
and many other Bargains that we will show you.
Summer Underwear all in.
Oxford Shoes
In Our Hosiery Department
!
Dress Goods Departin'!
c J U8t_alr n v e d - ’ k 'P ro e n t of Kob,
bilk.
I h e se g o o d s retail regular #
50c p e r y a rd
O w in g to out hav|
ing p u rc h a se d th<
th e d e p re ssio n in the silk mark«
last fall w e a re in a position to off«
Misses' and Children’s Hose in all colors from 12 l-2 c to 2 5c per pair. th e se g o o d s to o u r patrons at the
low p ric e of p e r yard,
. 3^
M ira Silks p e r y ard ,
-
5^
W h ite a n d F a n c y Law ns, per
y a rd
-
10c to 25c
T w enty.four L adies' W aists, o d d s a n d e n d s, w h ile th e y last at r iq u e tte s a n d so iesettes in
a variety of colorings,
J3 p e r cen t off. N ew S pring styles a re n o w re a d y fo r y o u r
p
e r y a rd
-
2 5 c to 30c
ch oosing at from 7 5 c to $ 2 . 5 0 each-.
C ro y d o n Batiste in beauti­
ful d a rk p a tte rn s for
e ld e rly la d ie s sum m er
d resses, p e r y a rd
15c
T h e n ew S e rp e n tin e C repe
Shoes for th e w hole fam ily. A ll th e n ew th in g s in O x fo rd s
o n e of th e sw ellest crea­
for m en, w om en a n d ch ild ren . P aten ts, Vici, R ussia l a n C alf
tio n s of th e season, yard
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a n d C u n M etal Calf. E very p a ir g u a ra n te e d .
G in g h a m s in profusion, per
, y a rd
-
10c to 12
P iain toed plow shoes th a t w e a r a n d d o n o t m a k e y o u r feet
C alico es a re h e re in endless
sore. 1 he finest sh o es for farm w o rk a t from $ 2 .5 0 to $ 3 .0 0 .
variety of p attern s, p e r yard 7 1-j
Ladies' Silk Hose, the pair
-
Ladies’ Lisle Thread, in all colors, pair
Ladies’ Sea Island Cotton, all colors, pr.
Ladies’ Berson Hose, reg. 20c, pair
50c
40c
25c
15c
Ladies’ Waist Department
SHOE DEPARTMENT
I
Don’t overlook our Grocery Department
The largest, cleanest and freshest Grocery stock possible at indisputably the lowest price
HARDWARE DEP’T
Tow n of G resh am , a n d e n title d “ An
A ct to a m en d p a ra g r a p h 2 2 o f sec­
tio n 12 of c h a p te r 5 o f th e c h a rte r
o f th e T ow n o f G re sh a m , e n title d '
An A ct to In c o rp o ra te th e T ow n of
G resh am , In th e co u n ty o f M ultno­
m ah , O reg o n , a n d to p ro v id e a c h a r­
te r th e r e fo r, an d to re p e a l a ll a c ts
o r p u rls v f a c ts In c o n flic t th e r e ­
w ith ; filed In th e o ffice of th e sec­
re ta ry of s ta te F e b ru a r y 11, 1906.
AU b id d e rs w ill
he re q u ire d to
su b m it
u n c o n d itio n a l
b id s except
a s to th e
le g a lity o f th e bonds,
an d each bid m u s t be acco m p an ied
by a c e rtifie d
ch eck on e ith e r of
th e h u n k s in th e T ow n o f G re sh a m ,
I o r on an y re s p o n sib le b u n k In th e
city
o f P o rtla n d , O reg o n , fo r an
' a m o u n t e q u a l to five p e r cent of
I th e fnce v a lu e o f
th e a m o u n t of
b o nds bid fo r, p a y a b le to th e o rd e r
o f th e M ay o r o f th e tow n of G resh -
am . to he fo rfe ite d a s 1 iq u ld a te d
d a m a g e s In ease ih e b id d e r
sh a ll
w ith d ra w h is bid o r s h a ll fall o r
n eg lec t to ta k e a n d pay fo r said
b o n d s.sh o u ld said b o n ds be aw ardee
to him T h e r ig h t to re je c t any an d
a ll b ids is h eseh y
re se rv e d .
All
p ro p o sals sh o u ld he m a rk e d , “ P ro ­
posal
fo r
S ew er a n d
D ra in a g e
R o n d s."
“ P ro p o s a l
fo r
W a te r
B o n d s,” a n d a d d re s se d to
D.
M.
R o b erts, R e c o rd e r o f th h e Tow n of
G resh am .
By o rd e r of th e C om m on C ouncil
of th e T ow n o f G re sh a m , O regon
D, M. R O B E R T S ,
R e co rd er of th e T ow n of G resh am
D ate of firs t p u b lic a tio n , M arch 3d
As sh o w in g th a t th e ag re e m e n t
is n o t uu h o n e st e ff o rt to reduce
th e <<>st of liv in g , it is p o in ted o u t
th a t w hile w h eat is p u l on th e free
list flo u r Is ta x e d , an d th a t while
livestock is free, m e a ts a re tax ed
fo r th e b en efit of th e m eat tr u s t.
based
2d Friday Surprise Sal
ST CLAIR, E ditor and P ubl’r b eing
SM ITH, A dvertising M anager
STOVES AND RANGES
See th o se fine L aw n M ow ers in our w in d o w . T h e y
are th e b e st ever. Y ou will find it a p le a su re to
m ow your law n if you get one of them .
> P rices range from $ 3 . 5 0 to $ 1 2 . 5 0
Paints, Oils, G lass, D oors an d W in d o w s an d
b u ild e r s h a rd w a re of every d escription.
O u r stove d e p a rtm e n t is th e largest in the city
W e a re sole a g e n ts fo r th e fam o u s Lorain
R eal E state ran g es; n o n e b e tte r m ade.
$ 4 2 . 5 0 to $ 6 0 .
O th e r ran g es from $ 2 4 up.
Shattuck & Lindse
DEALERS
Cooley & Miller
Central
Hotel
Good 1 ransient
Rooms by Day
or Week
Pool and Billiard
Tables
IN
“G O O D S
OF
Q U A L IT Y ”
John C. Hesse]
AGENT
Full Line of Farm Implements
Open and l o p Buggies, Hacks, Carts, One
and I wo-Horse Wagons, P. & O. Steel Plows,
Oliver Chilled Plows and Repairs, One and
I wo-Horse Cultivators, Spring Spike Tooth
and Disc Harrows, Superior Drills, Planet, Jr.,
Garden Seeders, Cyclone and Cahoon Hand
Seeders, Deering Self-Binders, Mow ers and
: : : : : : : Rakes, Twine, Etc. : : : : : : :
Confectionery, Tobacco and
Cigars
E v e r y t h in g in t h e I m p l e m e n t L in e —Givij
M e a C a ll a n d G e t T r e a t e d R ig h t
City
Bakery
TRANSFER BARÍ
Paul Hoetzel, Prop.
Be^t Bread
on the Market. Fresh Every-
Day
DRAY LINE AND EXPRESÍ
Good ngs, good horses, prompt
service at all hours. Can make
drives and furnish driver to all
outlying points
Pies, Cakes and
Other Pastery
A . LELAND, Fcuccessoj
Main St„ Gresham
Fleming & Thompson, Gresham, Ord
_________________
J. J. Wodaege
GRESHAM FEED & CHOP MIL
R a m a b y & O s w a ld , P ro p s .
Plumbing
and I inning
Phone
3 8
Gresha m
Grinding
Done
Every
Day
Good supply of mill ¿tuff,
feed, bran, shorts, etc. Land
plaster, Highest price paid
for oats. Call and see us.