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Farm thickens. TROUTDALE. THE REAL SITI ATION THINGS NEW The farm er m anaging a big busi n ess has not the tim e to study the Dr. Vincent and fam ily from St poultry industry carefu lly, to watch Johns, visited in T routdale last Sun- it in all its d etails; and so he cannot day afford to feed expensive wheat and jgr sla tte r has been ill and unable corn that w ill m ake him as m an) to atteu<i to his d u ties th e past dollars sold directly as when turned week. into eggs and poultry meat. But I Mrs. H astin gs and daughters of skim m ilk, corn sila g e, grain dropped H illsboro, visited here last w eek. in the field and about the barn and Mrs. P elton from Sellwood visited bugs and fallen fruit in the orchard her m other, Mrs. Johnsou, th e la t are not w heat and corn in sacks and reudy for the m ill or m arket.— A gri ter part of the week. Mr. and Mrs. E stes of C astle cultu ral E pitom ist. Rock, W ash., are visitin g at the A noted scien tist in an address Johnson home. V p-to-D ate Farm ing o f May 15 con tain s a number of a rticles which are good food for thought and w ill no doubt help any reader to get at the real situ ation in regard to the cost of living at th e present tim e. Among others we note one on the price of coffee. C offee is an article of as univer sal use as any oth er product of the soil, perhaps, u n less we except the crops that produce bread. It is not, how ever, a necessity, and the human fam ily could live w ithout it— possi bly as w ell as w ith it. But so long Mrs. Johnson's son from S eattle is as people are able to buy it they u n w ittin gly broke out in the follow - ing eloquent language: “ All along expected home Friday to make the will have it .u n less there should com e a revolution in human taste the untrodden paths o f the past we home folk s a short visit. discern the footprints of an unseen Mrs. L eight had the m isfortune of and habit. Measured w ith previous years, the hand.”— E xchange. having her chair tip with her, thus throw ing her out and causing her price of co ffee is high, and it is got Ask a Democratic d eal to receive injuries which w ill prob Ing higher ATTENTION! er why, and he w ill tell you it is ably confine her to her bed for on account of the tariff; a R epubli The F arm ers Mutual Fire Re som e time. can dealer w ill tell you there has lie f association of P ortland, Or Mr. S latter closed a deal today been a failu re |u the crop N either egon, in v ites all fa n n ers who whereby he goes out of business and is correct. There is no ta riff on cof have no insurance on th eir a gentlem an from E ugene tak es his fee, and th ere has been no shrink farm buildings to insure w ith place in the shop. age In production. Nearly two- us. This association is the Rev. Brickley and w ife were thirds of the world s co ffee is pro cheapest uud safest in the state. T routdale callers. duced in B razil, and any Brasilian It insures only country property Mrs. D. Robinson of San Francis- grower w ill tell you that, for several and has over * 3 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 insur co is here visiting her brother. A. years past th ere have been unneces ance in force. Fox. sarily large crops of coffee In that W rite or phone, Geo. Richardson has returned country, am ounting to a real over production, and that the growers H. W. HNAHHALL, P ies. after several m onths’ absence. have been com pelled to accept any The Mt. Hood railw ay, & P ow er The Farm ers Mutual F ire R elief A ssociation. company has a franchise, has erect price offered, prices to the growers ruling extrem ely low. ed poles and strung w ires and w ill Gresham R oute No. 3 Phone 74 Why is it, th en , that prices In th.'z J Notary Public Real E state , soon be ready to furnish both light country are so high? A com bina : and power to T routdale. tion of cap italists, concentrated Wm. H ursel had his third run w ealth, has each year for the past away Tuesday morning. He was three or four, bought the en tire j thrown from his buggy and suffered crop, stored It in th eir w arehouses ' a broken w rist and cuts about the on the tw o sides of the ocean, and head. have sold only, when the demand , would pay the price greed put upon SECTION LINE the com m odity. The surplus is Estimates Furnished Free held o ff the mafrket as firm ly as if Day or Contract W alter R uhl has left for his there were no surplus, m aking the I here were no surplus, m aking the hom estead In Eastern Oregon. P h o n e 323 R oss Udy is to be released from | effect the sam e as If there had been the penitentiary soon upon th e con a series of crop failures. The trust, until very recently, had dition that he leave th e state. He : was convicted and sentenced for a in storage, 6 ,2 0 0 ,0 0 0 bags of co ffee i term of 15 years a little over a T his was held until the market was year ago for robbery at the Seven- considered by the profit grabbers su fficien tly bare to Justify a re- m ile house and other places. F. E. TODD Fainting and Decorating Gresham, Oregon Gresham Shoe Shop Carl Dahl. Prop. N E A T R E P A IR IN G P R O M P T N E S S ‘ IS th e M O T T O Good Stock and Satisfaction Guaranteed -F O R - Watkin s Remedies Spices, Extracts, Poultry Foods, Stock Tonics, Etc., See C. H. Lane, Agent Gresham, Ore. Phone 506 Always Reliable Walker House Third Street N e w H o te l A m erican Plan M rs. R ate* G iven on A pplication R o b t. W a lk e r , P rop. • P hydcan* and Surgeon* Greshan Oregon L_ D . M A H O N E A tto rn e y -a t-L a w Real E state, Probate and Corpor ation Lgw Prompt atten tion to all business. 409-10-11 Yeon Building. P ortland, Oregon Dr. W . C. Belt P hysician anil Surgeon. Over First S tate Bank. Gresham P hone 19 —F O R — Farms, Trades or Business Propositions See. W rite or Phone T . L U C A S . T r o u td a le . O r e . R F D 2 W. S. W OOD A U C T IO N E E R Farm Sales a Specialty Phone I 36J or TOBY. Vancouver. W aahin<ton H H . OTT O T T BROS. D E N T IS T S OREGON GRESHAM JOHN BROWN INHl R A M K R epresenting only R eliable In surance Companies. Phone 23x1 SANDY. M isses W aunda H offm an and Edna W alker have sold their inter- I est in the Sandy hotel to Mr. and Mrs. Schm lnkey, who w ill conduct the hotel with Mrs. Geo. W olfe. W. R. Crabtree and C harles Crab- I tree o f Portland passed through -tandy on their way to F ossil, whe. [ they w ill take up a hom estead. Sandy is on the boom. The first train left Bull Run W ednesday morning and the Mt. Hood w ill give a service of tw o trains a day from now, which will be a help to Sandy We hope to have the lin e through here in a short tim e. CLACKAMAS COUNTY NEW S. J. M. Short, M. D. S. P. Bittner, M. D. W J . OTT An inm ate of the sanitorium at I R u ssellville had escaped a few days I ago and w ent around to several houses inquiring if “T his is the m oving picture show ," but other- i wise doing no harm. Raspberry picking is at its fullest. Much hay that was cut before the rains Is en tirely spoiled, but . the farm ers are now rejoinclng over the nice su n shin e which w ill be wel- •ome for a few w eeks at least Gresham, Ore. wings? — A brickbat. Why should the Spaniards have Admiral Dewey'a picture on th eir postage stam ps? It would give them acbance to lick him. Why should Ireland be th e rich est country in the world? B ecause for many years Its cap i tal has been Dublin (d o u b lln ) E sp eran tlsts o f the N orthw est will meet In Portland from July 19 to 21 under th e auspices of the local Esperanto club. The m eetin g^ will r>e held in the convention ball of the Com m ercial club. Special en terta in m ent w ill be provided w hile the lin g u ists ars In the city. W e Have an Auto for Hire "C. H Spurgeon once said that a youth was leaving his aunt's house after a visit, when, flndiug it be ginning to rain, he caught up an um brella that w as snugly placed in a corner, and was proceeding to open it, when the old lady, who for th e first tim e observed his move n itn t, sprang tow ards him, exclaim ing: "No, no; that you never shall! 1 have had that um brella tw enly th -ee years, and It has never beet, wet yet; and l'nt sure it shan't he wetted now." P ainting the story with a moral, Mr Spurgeon said that he reared som e folk s religion is of the sam e quality, nolle the worse for wear. It is a respectable article, to he looked at, but it must not he dam pened in the show ers of daily life It stands in a corner, to he used In case of serious illn ess or death, but it is not m eant for comniou occa sions. We are suspicious that the tw enty-three year old gingham was gone at the seam s, uud If It had been unfurled It would have looked lik e a sieve. At any rate, we are sure that th is is the case with the hoarded-up religion which bus ans wered no u seful turn in a man's life.'' A Good Team Single or dou b le rigs m ay be h ad any tim e at the Gresham Livery, Feed and Sale Stables 1 laving p u rch a se d several new horses w e now offer for sale several gtx>d driving anim als at R e a s o n a b le P rices. Wm. Hockinson P ro p rieto r o f G resh a m U v e r y S ta b le s Pilline .Vivi Percheron Stallion, well know n in G resh am a n d vicinity, will m ake th e season of 1911 as follows: Monday, at livery barn at Sandy; Tuesday, E. F. Dona hue’s barn, Boring, W ednesday and till Thursday noon, Straus Lumber Yard, Gresham; Friday and Saturday, W. A. Proctor’s at Cottrell STRAUS LUMBER CO. -—K eb le. R a m s b y & O s w a ld , P r o p s. God w ants the hoys, the merry boys. The noisy boys, the funny boyB, »T he th ou gh tless boys; God w ants the boys, with all their Joys— That He as gold may m ake them pure And teach them trials to endure. His heroes brave He'd have them he. F igh tin g for truth and purity; God w ants th e boys. Grinding Done Every Day DIKK4TOKY OF Good supply of mill £tuff, feed, bran, shorts, etc. Land planter, Highest price paid for oats. Call and see us. GUKHHAM. B u s in e ss M en » m l A d v e r tise r s. ceries. Itunk o f G resh am , Ju s. E lk lu g to ii, P res.; K. (1. K ardell, Cushicr. W. C. lic it, P h y sic ia n »m l S u rg e o n . S. I*. Ilittn c r , P liy slr ia n »m l S u rg eo n It. It. C u rlson , F u r n itu r e , I m ler ta k - iu g. C a b in e t w o rk , H o u ir m o v in g p a irin g . and re Plana a n d E s tim a te s F u rn is h e d on A p p lic atio n . GRESHAM, OREGON S. F. Crow, Veterinary Surgeon. A. W. Cook, Painter. Are C arl D alil, M hoesliop, itohert D oane, C em ent Works. 11. A. D aruall, P rinting, it . L. F o ste r , B e stn u ru n t. F . A . F le m in g , Ilorserleu ler. Arthur F ield h ou se, Plasterer. F. W. F ieldhouse, Jew elry Slore. Y ou Gibbs Bros., Contractors. ■Ins. G o o d le llo w , B h irk siiiilIt S h op , G resliuiu O u tlo o k , P rin tin g . G resliuiu D rug Co., D on s e t t A P a te- n eu u d c. Building? If y o u a ie yo u s h o u ld w ire your house a n d h ave it re a d y for e le c tric lig h t a nd p o w e r. F ir st S t a le B un k, A. M eyers, P r e s.; C, J. L u n d q u ist, C u sld er. Earl Thompson w ill d o it for y o u . Phone 61 A ll w o rk g u a ra n te e d . Gresham, Oregon Henry G ullikson, Dray. K arr A H a m ilto n , t o n lr a e to r s »m l B u ild e rs. 11 B. H uxley, Painter. J. C. H esse 11, Farm Im plem ents. Karr & Hamilton W in. H o r k iiiso u , L ivery B u m . P a u l H o e tz e l, < ity B a k ery . I. It. H ow itl, Meat M arket. M. D. K ern, Lumber 4 a id M. L K ent, Saloon. Sig K nighton, Barber. h red Lautz, Painter. ( ’. H. L ane, A g l. W a tk in s' R e m ed ies. A. Is-la m l, L ivery a n d T r a n sfe r . Practical Builders W e b u ild a go od, sub s ta n tia l 5 -ro o m B u n g a lo w for $500, fin is h e d c o m p le te -- p la s te re d an d p a in te d P lans a nd e stim a te s fu rn is h e d . p rin ts on req uest. Gust Larson, H arness Shop, i, t. B lue G R E S I1 A M , O R E G O N L in d se y , C on tractor. E. E M arshall, Farm im p lem en ts Ben M athews, llorsed ealer. Met al ter A partm ent H ouse, Mrs C. O IT S ID E A D I EKTINEKN. McCarter, Proprietor. Si McCarter, B lack sm ith Simp T. Lucas, B eai Est.il«*, T routdale. Mrs. 1. McColl, PosluiistteHs. L. II. Mahon«*, L aw yer, P o rtla n d . Ford M elzgtr, S aloon . Ed. Osborn, B lacksm ith Shop J. C. Peterson, Lumber Yard. Public Library, Miss A. Culy, Llhr'n Several persons have taken ad vantage of the com bination offer of *he Outlook and Oregonian which I t * elu d es a set o f handsom e spoons Ilk th e Illustration. See com bination offers elsew h ere and send us your t.'d er at once. Contractors and Builders C. L. C ren sh a w , P lu m b er. O tt B ro s., D e n tists , <>lve S a tisfa c tio n . Phone 4 )4 Sunday & Hill Columbia Brick Yard, A. K lose, Manager. Cooley Ai M iller, Gresham Pool Hull. M ultnomah A C lackam as Mutual telep h o n e Co., t! It K eller, Mgi O. W. P. D epot, J. M Johnson, Agl S piM iliN Phone 52X E il. W . A y lsw o rtli, C lo th in g , S h o es. W. H . Ila iliu ie y e r , Dry G ood s, G ro M etzger B ro s., G ro c er ies. .Vlelzger B r o s , C on tractors. T ile SANDY, ORE. GRESHAM FEED & CHOP MILL G im I W a n ts th e Buys, th e Girls. V. P ow ell Street Decide The trivial round, the common task. W ill furnish all we ought to ask Room to deny ourselves, a road To bring us daily nearer God. God wants the girls, the happy girls. The lively girls, the romping girls. The cheering girls; God w ants the girls, in tresses or curls— That He may make them all Ills own. To love, and serve; each duty done. in Europe. Of course th is quantity His daughters fair as pillars to stuud was eagerly taken at the prices In tem ples holy, pure and grand. God wants the girls. named by the trust. More w ill be released when th is is consum ed, and so on; each crop being taken in as It Is harvested. Of course, the trust don't want large crops, and they have warned Brazilian planters to reduce production or prices to them w ill still go lower. In selling, the trukt can charge w hatever the m anagers please, bceause they own the w orld's supply, and the produc ers must sell for w hatever is offerde us the trust is the only buyer. This is very much like the tobac co situ ation at hom e, and the open ing up o f th is country of the farm products o f Canada is but paving the way for a lik e control of the bread and meat products. So long as the trade of Canada and the United S tates was separate, prlees could not be forced low enough to ju stify an attem pt to buy up and hold the total output. Flood out wheat and oth er farm crop m arkets with the products of Cauadu, pro ducing the sam e effect as Brazil's excessive co ffee crops, anil the speeu lative syn d icates will quickly get In their work T his problem Is not only up to the farm ers, hut it ought to he a matter of seriou s consideration for the gov ernm ent, and it would be if we had a ''governm ent o f the people," as we boast. The work o f the County assessor and his d eputies is about Completed. It Is stated that the valuation will ue about the sam e as last year, $24,00 0 ,0 00 . The hoard of eq u a li zation w ill meet on the third Mon day In October to hear com plaints The best of us seem to lie ulwnys in and correct errors. quest Of som eth in g that's novel and new D o A’ou K now . And the th in g s we are sure we can W hen is a man a thief? alw ays do best W'hen he hooks his w ife's dress Are the tilin g s that we don't have How can a man m ake his money to do. I go the farthest? — 44. Scott Stimson By givin g it to the m issionary so ciety. "Can you tell me what steam is?" Why d oes a pig eat as he does? asked the exam iner. To m ake a hog of him self. "W hy, sure, sir," replied Patrick Why was th e first day o f A dam ’s confidently. "Steam 1»— w h y - er, life the longest? It's w ather thot's gone crazy wld the Because he had no Eve. heat."— T it-B its W hat may a man have In his pocket when he has nothing? A hole. , . "From Portland to the m ountains What kind of a bat fife . w ithout look ° ut for ,h e O u t lc k .’ — Selected. AND OLD. Itainshy A O sw a ld , F eed M ill. G resh am B eu l F .stale t o . , D. M B o lie r ts, J o h n C on ley. It F . R o llin s, Confectionery. S u n d ay A H ill, C o n tra c to rs and B uilders. E. Schw edler. Milk Route. Max S c h n eid er , P h o to g ra p h er. S h a ttu c k A L im laey, D ep artm en t S to r e . Carl S h a ttu c k , L u m b er Yard J. M. S h o rt, P h y sic ia n unit S u rg eo n it. W. S n a sh a ll, H eal E s ta te , In su r an ce. Hirnuu l.iim lie r C om p an y, t n tr e ll. W. S. W' imm I, A u illo n e e r , \ a a c o u ver. W. A. P ro c lo r , S a m i), O re. t (IM UIN ATION Hl lt.Nl B IIT IO N H D aily O re g o u ia u , im e yr. Het o f Ito g e r s H poona O u tlo o k , o n e yr. B e g u la r p riee C o m h ln a tio ii o ffe r *fl.(MI * 2 .5 0 1.5(1 * 1 0 .0 0 SU.on W eek ly O re g o n ia n , r e g u la r H I.50 W eek ly O reg o n ia n am i I lie O u tlo o k fo r one year H2.OO D aily am i S u nd ay O re g o n ia n , HH.m» Het o f Ito g e rs S | mmium H2.5O O utlook, I yr. H I.50 Kegulur priee HI 2 .0 0 Com bination offer H 7.75 Ed. S m ith , V eterinary Surgeon. Gresham Auto Co. Open for Biz! WE CARRY gasoline ; lig h t •"<) h e a v y o ils «nd G R EA SES, CARBIDE, BATTERIES and large lines of other supplies. Auto and Gas Engine work O u r S p e c ia lty . A l l W o r k G u a r a n te e d A U TO FOR HIRE, Day or Night A g e n c y fo r H E N R Y A U T O M O B IL E a n d H A R T F O R D T IR E S Garage, Powell Street, Gresham C arroll S. S m ith , B e a l E sta te . C laude Sm ith, Motion P icture Show, sta r lin g A J o h n sto n . H a rd w a re. Mrs Fritz Stoker, R estaurant. Thom as Bros., P ainters Earl Thom pson, E lectrician. T h o m p so n A P u g h , Ba-al E sta te . Thoren A M agnuson, Woods»w F. E. T od d . P a in ter . W G st.il A C o., G ro c er ies. W a lk er H o u se , Mm. B o ld . W alk er, Pro p rieto r. J. 4. W o d ea g e, P lu m b e r. Harry Wood, Barber W. E W ood, C lothing Salesm an Mrs M Vogel. Millinery Roy M, Wood, R estaurant. E v en in g T e le g ra m , r e g u la r * 5 .0 0 E v e n in g T e le g ra m am i O u tlook for on e year *5 .5 0 D. an il S. J o u r n a l, reg . H7.5O D. am i H. J o u r n a l a m i O u llo o k for one year * 7 .5 0 D ally J o u r n a l, reg. o n e yr. H5.OO D ally J o u r n a l am i O u tlo o k o u e yr SS.SO The P arlflc M onthly, *1.5(1, The Pnrlflr M onthly ami O utlook, * 2 .o o o n e y ea r. T h e O u th sik lias maale s|s*elal a r r a n g e m e n ts so it can o ffe r th e b e st in d u c e m e n ts p o ssib le to pa-mona w ho H einl-W «*kly J o u r n a l, reg. yr. H I..V w ish tai ta k e b oth c ity d a ily a n d thl Heml-W «•f kly J o u in a t ami O utluolt pupa r. for one year, ,*2.00
