M etzger B ros. Specials While They Last Star H arn ess Oil, regular 75c value, B aking Pow der, “ 25c " Koffee-No (a coffee cereal) reg. 25c val. A ll m ilk except C arnation, - - now “ “ 2 cans 25c 10c 10c 15c D on’t Forget Our Old Staples J «Alix! I id ShuAfc^ O ly m p ic F lo u r M is tle to e L ard JULU j Both g u a ra n tee d a n d ju st a little better th an you expected. T ry them . O ur D eliv ery W agon ìh ut y o u r se r v ir e ; o u r p h o n e is No. GO I ; lo eu tlo n , P o w e ll S tr e et, n e x t to F e e d M ill. H A M , B A C O N and L A R D A re still at rock b ottom prices Beef, Pork, Mutton, and Veal. FISH THURSDAYS and FRIDAYS Gresham Meat Market The Outlook S o licits Y o u r K eiso n ab le Prices P ro m p t W ork P h o n e 701 E nvelopes C a rd s L etterheads Billheads S tatem ents B utterw raf p?rs D odgers P osters Booklets Etc., Etc. G resh am , O regon PORTI.AM* MARKETS. E G G 8 --O re g o n , 35c. ran i h , can d led , G rain. E lo u r, F eed , E tc. C H E E S E — T illam o o k , 1 7 -1 7 H c ; W HEAT E x p o rt, lllu e stc m ,8 4 - y o u n g A m ericnn, 18-18 H e. 85c; C lub, 81c; red R u ssian , 8 0c; BUT T E R O reg o n c ream ery e x lr. V alley. 81-82c; 40-fold, 82c. 38c p e r pound. M 1L L 8T U FF8 — B ran . $23 p e r V EA L F an cy , 1 3 H - H c p er lb. to n ; m id d lin g s. $20; s h o rts , $25; l’ORK 8 H -9 c . rolled b arley , $37-38. FI.OUR P atents, $4 60 p e r b a r­ rel; stra ig h ts, ^ 4 .0 5 ; exports, $3.80; V e g e ta b le s am i F r u its. ONIONS O reg o n , $1.50 p er h u n ­ valley, $ 4 .6 0 ; g ra h a m , $4 66; w h o le d re d . w h eat. $4.85. V EG ETA BLES C a rro ts. $1.20 OATS No. 1, w h ite, $31 p er (M-r sa c k ; tu r n ip s , $1.25; tieets, ton. $1 50; p a rsn ip s, $ 1 .2 5 ; cab b ag e, 1 H CORN W hole, $33; c ra c k e d , 1 l-3 c p e r pound. $34 p er Ion. PO TA TO ES O regon, 90c-$1.15 BARLEY Feed, $40 p e r ton p er h u n d re d ; sw eet p o ta to e s, $ HAY No. 1, E. O., tim o th y , p er c ra te . $17-18; No 1. valley. $ 1 5 -1 6 ; a lfa lfa . $13 -1 4 ; g ra in h ay , $13-14; clo v er, tl e e kly O r e g o n ia n , r e g u la r M l.V I $12-13. W eek ly O reg o n ia n an il th e ( > U (lo > > li H airy an il C ou n try P ro d u c e. POULTRY H ens,12 S c ; fo r o n e y e a r Ç 2 .G 0 springs, 12 H r ; d u ck s, y o u n g , 20c; g eese. O u r m e rc h a n ts a re etilci p risin g oi 1 2 ’s c ; tu rk e y s, aliv e, 18c; d re s se d , they w ould not a d v e rtise , o u r le a d ­ 30-3 2c. e rs w h o read an d follow up th e ad s CLOSING O U T SALE W e h a v e d e c id e d to c lo s e o u t o u r S ilv e r ­ w a r e , H e a te r s a n d o t h e r fa ll a n d w in t e r g o o d s in o r d e r to m a k e r o o m fo r o u r s p r in g g o o d s . 125 pieces S ilv e iw a ie going at Cost. 4 No. 19 N everfail H eaters, reg. $12 at 4 No. 21 N everfail H eaters, reg. $14 at I No 21 N everfail Coal H eater, reg. $19.50 at D ash lu in tein s, reg. $1.25 at S ide L-anterns, reg. $1.15 at No. 2, large fount L-antern, reg. 90c at No. 2-C old Blast, reg. 80c - - * . $ 9.75 11.50 16.00 1.00 .90 - .75 .65 Miss N ellie F o x an d Miss S ch affer I T h e w agon w as d am ag e d so m ew h at *wo P °we r lig h ts , m a k in g ad- of th e P o rtla n d P u b lic L ib rary w ere an d one h o rse c u t, but a sid e from e,|UU,e lig h tin g in ev ery p a r t of th e c a lle rs in G resh am y e ste rd a y , look- | th e d iffic u lty of e x tr ic a tin g th e w ag room . Rev. S. G. R o p er of H o u ite n h as Ing a f te r th e in te re s ts of th e re a d ­ on no se rio u s d a m a g e w as done. last in g room . R evival se rv ices on S u n d ay a t th e been v isitin g in G resh am th e T h e s tu d e n ts in th e public and B ap tist ch u rc h . E v a n g e listic serv- few days. h ig h sch o o ls a re h av in g m id -term m ons by th e p a sto r. S tirrin g gos­ SPECIAL ELECTION, e x a m in a tio n s th is w eek. Many a re pel songs th a t you w ill w ant to sing. N otice is h ereb y g iven to th e q u al- ex em p t on a cco u n t of good d e p o rt­ P ra y e r m e e tin g best of all. N otice m en t a n d h ig h sc h o larsh ip . th e p ro g ram . B ible school, 10 a. m., lfied e le c to rs of th e Tow n of G re sh ­ re ­ am , O regon, a n d to th e q u a lifie d G eorge W in te rs, of S p a rta , Wis- R. S h o em ak er, s u p e rin te n d e n t; vival p ra y e r m e etin g , 3 p. m ., A. e le c to rs of th e te r r ito r y h e re in p ro ­ co n sin , w as a c a lle r on Mr. an d M rs posed to be in c lu d e d w ith in th e B. W. E m ery , y e ste rd a y , w hom he I S ch o en b erg er. lead e r. S erm ons knew in W isco n sin . He is v isitin g "S a lv a tio n D e fin e d ,” 1 1 :0 0 a. nt c o rp o ra te lim its o f th e T ow n of G resh am , th a t a sp ecial e le c tio n w ill frie n d s an d re la tiv e s in v ario u s cities I ' T h e O u tlo o k fo r th e U nsaved, be h eld in th e T ow n o f G resham 7 :3 0 p. m. on th e co ast. on S a tu rd a y , th e 1 0 th d ay of M. D. K e rn is u n lo a d in g o c a r of T he second q u a rte rly co n feren ce F e b ru a ry , 1912, fo r th e p u r­ lu m b e r a t th e Mt. H ood y ard s. of th e M eth o d ist E p isco p al ch u rc h pose of d e te rm in in g w h e th e r o r not See th e e x h ib it of th e 1. C. S. to ­ w ill be h eld by D istric t S u p e rin te n ­ th e c o rp o ra te lim its o f th e T ow n of day an d S a tu rd a y a t th e D ru g S tore. d e n t Dr. J a s . M oore, W ednesday, G resh am sh a ll be e x te n d e d to in ­ J a n u a r y 24, 1912, a t 7 :3 0 p. mi in A sp len d id c h an ce fo r som e young c lu d e th e fo llo w in g d e scrib ed te r m an , o r an y o n e, to g et in fo rm a tio n tlie p a rlo rs of th e c h u rc h . r i to r y : a b o u t th a t c o u rse of stu d y — you G resh am A m a te u r B ask et Ball B eg in n in g a t a p o in t w h e re th e need to im p ro v e y o u r co n d itio n . See team will play th e S y cam o re A th- a b o u t th a t fre e sc h o la rsh ip S a tu r- n o rth line of th e C ity lim its o f th e letic clu b th is e v e n in g in th e Skat-1 Tow n of G resh am in te rs e c ts th e e a st ing rin k a t 8 p. m. T h is w ill be an . ,, , , , ' An ex cellen t m e e tin g of th e G resh- lin e of M ain s t r e e t; th e n c e e a s t one e x c itin g g am e an d th e Loys ex p ectj ,, , ,. , . „ . , , , . «m G ran g e w as held last S a tu rd a y . h u n d re d fe e t, th e n c e so u th to th e to w elcom e a la rg e a tte n d a n c e . . . . . T h e re «’as a good a tte n d a n c e and S ection L ine betw een se c tio n s th re e N ext Tuesday n ig ^ t th e hom e team un in te re s tin g p ro g ra m . S o m eth in g (3 ) an d t e n (1 0 ) th e n c e e a s t to a p o in t in th e c e n te r of th e S ection will play th e L a to u re ll F a lls team special is on fo r n ext m eetin g , L in e road on th e e a s t lin e of th e a t th e rin k . T h e v is ito rs a re a T h e c rip p lin g of th e tele p h o n e very stro n g te a m , all big fellow s serv ice h as in te rfe re d m uch w ith all Ja m e s P ow ell D o n atio n L an d C laim ; an d th e g am e w ill be a b a ttle of lin es of business. th e n c e c o n tin u in g e a s t a lo n g th e ce n ­ 48 7 g ia n ts. C om e an d see it. W h ile A aro n K n ig h to n w as fillin g te r o f th e S ection L in e ro a d fe e t; th e n c e d u e so u th to a p o in t in L ew is S h a ttu c k is fillin g in th e th e ra v in e back of S h a ttu c k & L ind- P o w ell V alley ra v in e back of th e sto re an d g ra d - se y ’s s to re a n d u n d e r th e stre e t, one th e c e n te r of th e in g up th e lots. H e e x p e c ts la te r h o rse sh ied o ff and p u lled th e o th e r ro a d ; th e n c e e a s t a lo n g th e c e n te r to rem o v e h is b arn . T h is is a move in to th e h ole c u t in th e b rid g e of said road 260 fe e t; th e n c e d u e th a t o th e rs sh o u ld m ak e as th e th ro u g h w hich th e e a rh from scrap- so u th to a p o in t 5 feet so u th o f a b a rn s on th e b u sin ess p ro p e rty a re e r s w as b eing d um ped. C o n sid er­ line p a ra lle l to th e so u th lin e of th e u n sig h tly an d p ractically useless. ab le e x c ite m e n t w as c re a te d , but p re s e n t city lim its ; th e n c e w est to T he se rv ic e s a t th e M ethhdlst by c u ttin g aw ay th e b rid g e, th e a n ­ a p o in t 5 feet so u th o f th e s o u th ­ rescu ed w ith o u t e rn e x tre m ity of th e e a s t lin e of E p isco p al c h u rc h S u n d ay at 11 a. m. im al w as fin a lly J u n ip e r A venue; th e n c e so u th to th e an d 7 :3 0 p. m ., se rm o n s by th e p as­ se rio u s in ju ry , c e n te r of th e D am ascu s ro a d ; th e n c e Mrs. W m . B iso d re tu rn e d y este r- to r. M o rning topic w ill be, ‘’My­ so u th 65 d e g re e s w est to a p o in t in s e lf.” E v en in g ’’A Su. i In A ddi- d®y from a th r e e m o n th s' visit w ith th e so u th lin e of A. D o w se tt’s 24 m usic. A c o rd ial >W p a re n ts in N eb rask a. tlo n .” S pecial R obert S im m s received sen ten ce a c re tr a c t; th e n c e in a n o rth w e s te r­ w elcom e to all. R o b e rts h as p u rc h a se d th r e e 'a s t T u esd ay in J u d g e G aten s co u rt ly d ire c tio n to th e s o u th w e s t c o r­ R R n e r o f th e D am m eier tr a c t; th e n c e lo ts in W h ite h e a d 's ad d itio n w here H e w as sen te n c e d to tw o y e a rs In in a n o rth e rly d ire c tio n fo llo w in g th e i th e p e n ite n tia ry and w as paroled la te r he w ill p ro b ab ly build a hom e. h im ­ th e e a s t b o u n d a ry of H en ry M etz­ Mr. an d Mrs. R o b e rts sp en t a few on co n d itio n th a t he a b se n t g e r ’s lan d to a p o in t w ith in 5 feet d ay s h e re re c e n tly v isitin g Mrs. R ob­ self from th e tow n of G resh am and of th e City lim its; th e n c e w est 5400 e r t 's f a th e r, E. M C am p, and o th e r vicinity an d th a t he rem ain a law- th e n c e n o rth to a point He is to re p o rt to fe e t; re la tiv e s. T hey a re pleased w ith a b id in g citizen . feet due n o rth of th e th e ch ief p ro b a tio n o ffic e r of the 300 th is lo cality . n o rth lin e of th e P ow ell V alley ro a d ; J u v e n ile c o u rt e v ery tw o w eeks. A little b o o k let c o n ta in in g th e S abin A le x an d er h a s re n te d his th e n c e e a st to th e e a s te rly lin e of R u b 's an d R e g u la tio n s iie rta in in g to th e W a te r sy stem , g iv in g th e ra te s fo u r a c re tr a c t to W W. S h a rp of C ounty road No. 40; th e n c e n o rth to u se rs an d ex p la in in g how to L a to u re lle , w ho w ill ta k e possession to th e in te rse c tio n of th e n o rth line apply fo r w a te r fo r h o u se o r b u si­ of th e G. W. S leret tr a c t w ith said n ess use can lie had at th e re c o rd ­ aeon. H is s is te r , M rs. C a rrie H an co u n ty road No. 40; th e n c e e a s t fo l­ sen, w ill go to d ay to Salem , O regon e r ’s office T he re c o rd e r also has th e n ecessary b la n k s and can give to be w ith h e r d a u g h te r, M ary, w ho low ing th e lin e b etw een th e S leret d esired in fo rm a tio n It is likely is a tte n d in g W illa m e tte University- tra c t an d N. L. S m ith to a p o in t B ull R un w a te r will lie re ad y a b o u t w ith in 500 feet of th e C ity lim its; ar. soon as th o se d e s irin g it a re anil Miss S tella A lex an d er w ill go to D ayton, W a sh in g to n , fo r m edical th e n c e n o rth to a p o in t d u e w est of th e n o rth w e s t c o rn e r of th e p re se n t C ity lim its ; th e n c e e a s t to th e City lim its. T h e polls w ill o pen from 1 p b i . u n til 7 p. m. in th e T ow n o f G re sh ­ am , a t th e T ow n H all. Geo. L eslie, W. H. Bond ar.d S. 8. T h om pson hav e been ap p o in te d as ju d g e s o f said on a good sav in g s acco u n t is no sm a ll item in th e sum to ta l th a t ele c tio n , an d W. C. B urch a n d D. \V. M etzger hav e been a p p o in te d as a p ass book sh o w s Many h e a rts a re happy over th e lib e ra l in te re s t c le rk s of said elec tio n . ad d ed to th e ir a c c o u n ts m oney e a rn e d w ith o u t an y effo rt. A re A ll q u alified e le c to rs a re hereby- you am o n g th o se in te re s t-e a rn in g people? If n o t, why not put p a rt in v ited to v ote on said q u e stio n of o f th a t m oney you w ork fo r in to a S avings A ccount w ith th is b ank a n n e x a tio n by p lacin g upon th e b a l­ an d m ak e It w ork fo r YOU ’ lot th e w ords " F o r A n n e x a tio n ” or " A g a in st A n n e x a tio n .” D ate of firs t p u b lic a tio n o f th is Start that A cco u n t R ight H ere at th e First o f th e Y ea r notice, 9th day of J a n u a r y , 1912 an of la st p u b licatio n th e 6 th day of F e b ru a ry , 1912. T h is notice is given by th e C om ­ m on C ouncil o* th e T ow n of G resh am . O regon. LEW IS SHATTUCK. G R E S H A M , OREL. M ayor. A tte s t: tu t, r Á g i 'c u k I) M ROBERTS. R e co rd er A Y ear of Interest Sterling & Johnston FIRST STATE BAN K In th e G resh am FO R SA LE WOMEN’S SH O ES 800 Pairs z Just received I Gives us the best showing of FOOT­ WEAR in this town. All new styles m Patent Buttons, $2.50 to $3.50 Tan Buttons, [$3, $3.50, $4 Best Quality, Lowest Prices Printing A la rg e box of new books h as been received a t th e re a d in g room , ad d in g m any fin e volum es to th e a l­ a re L ast S a tu rd a y n ig b t a« Mr. aud ready la rg e co llection. T h e re By the G resham Real Estate Mrs. J . K. N ew com be an d littl« now o v e r 1500 volum es fo r c irc u la ­ Co., a fine Farm of 12 6 Acres d a u g h te r w ere re tu rn in g to th e ir tion in th e local b ra n c h lib ra ry , be­ of w hich 85 a c re s is in c u ltiv a ­ hom e a t H ogan fro m G resh au sides m any p erio d ic a ls and books of tio n , b alan c e in tim b e r a n d p a s­ referen ce. T h e last box c o n ta in s th ey cam e n e a r h a v in g a se rio u s ac tu re , good 8-room ho u se, good c id e n t w hen th e y d ro v e in to an o th ei m any volum es of la te fictio n . b arn an d o th e r o u t b u ild in g s. T he e x a m in a tio n fo r r u r a l m ail rig , th ro w in g th e o ccu p an ts out Six a cres of good o rc h a rd , plenty c a rrie rs fw ill be held a t th e local F o rtu n a te ly , no o n e w as serio u s!) of good sp rin g w ater. F ifty -fiv e h u rt. Mr. N ew com be only receiv­ postoffice a t 10 a. m ., S a tu rd a y , a c re s in fall g ra in , b a la n c e all F anuary 20. T he e x a m in a tio n will in g a few sc ra tc h e s on th e face plow ed read y fo r sp rin g g ra in be in c h a rg e of Mrs. I. McColl by T h e buggy w as d am ag e d som e All fa rm m ac h in e ry - T w o w ag­ o rd e r of th e C ivil S ervice C om m is­ A very p le a s a n t p a rty w as given ons, on e buggy. Tw o h o rse s, tw o sion. T h e re a re se v eral w ho have a t th e h om e of M abel B urch in h o n cow s, th r e e sow s, 20 head sh eep o r of h e r e ig h te e n th b irth d a y . The n ad e a p p lic a tio n and expect to ta k e Som e seed p o ta to e s, som e hay th e e x a m in a tio n . room w as su ita b ly d ec o ra te d fo rth e and apples. All fo r $100 p er T he re g is tr a tio n books a re now occasion. L u n ch w as served and a c re and on easy term s. an e n jo y a b le tim e w as sp e n t by all. open fo r re g is tra tio n of v o ters and GltESH 111 REAL ESTATE CO. T hose p re s e n t w ere. A zalea Bell will re m a in open u n til A p ril Oth, n et May 15th as re cen tly sta te d . T he W illiam R an ey , H elen H uss, F r e t S ab in A le x a n d e r w ill r e - ! W ag n er, B e rt H oss. W allace W ilkin P rim a ry e le c tio n will o ccu r on A pril tre a tm e n t. m ain h e re in th e em ploy of th e Mt. son, H aro ld K e rn . Isab el M etzger, 19th. A pril 3 is th e la s t day on Hood railw ay . T h e A le x a n d e r fam i­ O live M errill, B essie H o w itt, lto> w hich to file lp e tifio n s fo'r n o m in a ­ ly h as been In G resh am n e a rly tw o tion. It sh o u ld be re m em b ered th u t P e te rso n , A rlie G ibbs, Ida K etig y e a rs and h as form ed a la rg e circle B essie S tre h in , Mabe! B urch, M aui all c a n d id a te s m ugt file th e ir d ecla r- of frie n d s w ho re g re t th e b re a k in g itio n b efo re c irc u la tin g p e titio n s B u rch , E lsie M etzger, F loyd Metz S id ew alk s a re betng b u ilt a lo n g th e h om e h ere. T h e good g er, E v ely n M etzger, W illa M etzger w ishes of a ll go w ith th em . -M argarete M ichel, G ladys M ichel, n o rth sid e of P ow ell s tre e t betw een W. H. M ankin of th e O regon L ife 3. A le x a n d e r’s place an d L. P. M an­ V iola M ath ew s, V ernon H opkins. n in g ’s. T h ese w alk s w ill be of In s u ra n c e com pany w as in tow n to- : Geo. P a rk e r , th e co n fe c tio n e r, hat d ay callin g on old frie n d s and g e t­ p u rc h a se d of D. R oss th e h o u se and p lan k but w ill add g re a tly to th e tin g a c q u a in te d w ith new ones. convenience an d co m fo rt of p e d e s tri­ lo t on M ain s tre e t, c o rn e r of T h ird Q u a rte rly m e e tin g b eg in s in the ans. F r a n k H allid ay h a s h is sec­ Miss R u th Dixon re tu rn e d from tion of th e w alk co m pleted an d will Frfee .M ethodist c h u rc h to n ig h t. P re ­ R o seb erg , w h ere sh e h as been spend E ld e r W . M. C offee will begin w o rk on th e b asem en t fo r a sid in g in g se v e ra l w eeks v isitin g frien d s. new d w e llin g a s soon as th e w e a th e r Pr ®ach F rid a y n ig h t, S a tu rd a y night Mr. B ry n es an d Mr. L in h a rd t ol will p e rm it. a n d S un d ay m o rn in g a n d ev en in g . P o rtla n d called on G eorge P a rk e r J a p S in im a to le ft h is te a m sta n d - A1* a re co rd ia lly in v ited to th e ! y e ste rd a y a n d s p e n t som e tim e look ing n e a r th e O. W. P. d e p o t W ed- servi<‘es. in g a ro u n d G resh am . n esday fo ren o o n . T hey becam e -'lax S c h n e id e r to o k som e very T h e re a re som e u ^cellen t books frig h te n e d and ra n up M ain s tre e t as v*ew s of th e B eers fam ily re- in tlie lib ra ry giv in g p la n s fo r houses fa r as F o rd M etzg er’s saloon w h ere u n io n last W ed n esd ay , also one an d bu n g alo w s. A lso books of p lan s I th ey sw erved to th e le ft an d w ent • lo w in g fo u r g e n e ra tio n s of B eers, lo r b a rn s , p o u ltry h o u ses a n d stock in t„ th e open pipe lin e d itch a t th e The G resh am re a d in g room is sh ed s. I c o rn e r of P ow ell and M ain s tre e ts . B ,eatly im p ro v ed by th e a d d itio n GRESH AM In v e stm e n t C o m p an y ’s New B u ild in g (■RESHAM . OREGON G un M etal Buttons, $2.50 to $3.50 White Canvas $3.00 Fine h a n d -tu rn e d , C ushion ISoles, Vici K id, bluchers, for | w om en with ten d e r feet. Good assortment I men’s and women’s all styles, ¡$2.75, $3, $3.25 $3.50 Special at $ 2 .5 0 Per Pair The Scoop You Men! W h o have trouble in getting ju st w h a t you w a n t in shoes. T his store offers superior shoes, in­ telligent service and expert advice. W e know men s good shoes— W h at your foot needs are— How to take care of them. i enables us to fit any fo o t a n d s a tis fy every taste. A complete show ing at $5 00. Aylsworth in the brick