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page nu n G REHHAM Thinks Single Tax Sufficient T h en som e people a re a fra id th a t a G ra d u a te d Tax on i^and V alues and th e ex em p tio n of im p ro v em en ts from ta x a tio n w ould be w o rk in g a h a rd sh ip on th e sp e c u la to rs an d th e big g ra n ts and fran ch ises. T he m easu re p ro p o sed by th e tax com m ission ta k in g tax es from hou seh ild fu r n itu r e is good as fa r as it goes, but why exem pt th e cook sto v e and not th e m ow er, th e c a rp et b u t n o t th e bee hive? T he G rad u ateii L and V alue tax m easu re ex em p ts both, an d w h erev er th is h as been d one th e fa rm e rs lik e It. T he stu m p lot in th e o u ts k irts of a city buys n o th in g , b u t ab so rb s e v ery th in g In th e way of Increased v alu u es because of th e g ro w th of th e com m unity. A L F R E D D. CRIDGE. O I T LOOK, T IE H D A V , H EPTE.M RER I« , 1 0 1 2 T he frie n d s of Rev. J. F . D uu- lop a n d fam ily of C resw ell, fo rm erly o f G resham , will be pleased to learn T h e G ra d u a te d L an d V alue Tax of th e success of Miss M uriou D un T he ch ick en pie su p p e r given by w ill ra is e som e rev en u e. It m ay s ta te fairs. th e L ad ies' Aid society la s t F r i lop a t th e local an d n o t ra ise as m uch as Its ad v o cates day n ig h t w as one of th e p le a s a n t She won firs t p rize in class A. a t claim , bu t it w ill ra ise som e. In in est s o c ia l.a f f a ir s of th e season ahd i th e ju v e n ile fa ir recen tly held A u stra lia , th e Big b u sin ess e le m e n ts a decided fin a n c ia l success. A m u C ressw elt, a n d th ird prize on jellies. seem ed very m uch w orried o v e r a m ach in e m ad e a p ro n took sical p ro g ram o f high m erit was H er g e n e r a l G ra d u a te d L and V alue Tax ren d ered . T he net p ro ceed s of the firs t prize a t th e s ta te fa ir. M arion is only 14 y e a rs old, an d hence th a t w as p ro p o sed fo r fe a r It w ould su p p er a n d sale w ere a b o u t $80. am ong th e y o u n g est in class A, w hich not raise th e rev en u e ex p ected of Miss Rose Elw ood o f P o rtla n d , | Includes g irls from 12 to 21. The It. No m an of sm all h o ld in g s paid an d th e Minaes Rose an d R ena Beers , prem ium a t th e ju v e n ile fa ir w as a n j of It, o r wan expected # to do of C o ttre ll, w ere g u ests of Miss ' h e r choice of m a te ria l fo r a w in o, and th e way hlg bu sin ess ex- H ester T h o rp e fo r sev eral d ay s lasl te r d ress. A t th e s ta te fa ir she |ir , ed itself on th e p ro b ab le fall- week. received a set of solid silv e r knives '•« o tf of th e e x p e c ta tio n s w as very Mrs. S. T. Crow is sp en d in g th e and forks. m uch like th e ex p ressio n s Big B us day w ith h e r d a u g h te r, M rs B lanche iness m ak es in O regon fo r fe a r th e B ids a re com ing in fo r th e b u ild C ain in P o rtla n d . G ra d u a te d Tax on lan d o w n ers of ings of th e c ity hall. T hey w ill be One d ay last w eek, w hile out over $10,000 ’ in assessed v alu e will opened a t an a d jo u rn e d m eetin g h u n tin g fo r sq u irre ls, G uy Jo n es tax th e p o o r fa rm e r m ore W ell, in of th e council S a tu rd a y n ig h t. d iscovered tw o coons up a tree, and A u stra lia It b ro u g h t In GO p er cent Mrs. O. J . T ra m b la y an d c h ild ren b ro u g h t th e m both dow n w ith his m ore th a n th e h ig h est estim a te s. E d ito rs of th e s ta te w ill visit th e i w i inning . la u re ls i , in ¡«re v isitin g re la tiv e s a t V an cau v er rifle. G uy is I f th a t is th e re s u lt in O regon,som e P en d leto n R ound-U p in a body. A I and a tte n d n g th e C la rk co u n ty fa ir ' coon h u n tin g alo n g w ith his b ro th er fa rm e rs will have no tax es to pay. special ex cu rsio n is b eing o rganized th is week. Jack . In W ash in g to n , 1». C„ sm all hom es by th e S ta te E d ito ria l ’ asso ciatio n C laren ce G afney and fam ily a re Mrs. 8. T. Crow b ro u g h t In a ¡ tie assessed a t 90 an d sp ecu lativ e Ibut is c a lc u lated to b ring to g e th e r m oving to P o rtla n d . Mr. G afney h oldings nt 20 p er cent of ac tu a l a very re p re se n ta tiv e assem bly of buck et of p o tato es, all d u g from one has been c o n d u c to r on th e Mt. Hood hill in h e r g ard en . T h ere w ere lk value. Its assesso rs m u st have p u b lish ers. Special e n te rta in m e n t railw ay since its b eg in n in g about tu d ied u n d e r th e sam e m a ste rs as will lie pro v id ed for th e n ew sp ap er > In n u m b er, sev eral o f them large, 18 m o n th s ago. He has a position an d th e sm allest being th e size ot m any of our O regon assessors. men. on th e S o u th ern Pacific. a h e n ’s egg. T h is hill to ta le d >i L arg e sh ip m e n ts of fall goods ¡p o u n d s in w eigght. a re a rriv in g at th e v ario u s G resh T he W o m an ’s H om e M issionary a m sto res. T he C. C. S to re a few society will be e n te rta in e d by Mrs. days ago h ad its fro n t w indow s A. Ilevel an d Mrs. A. II. G ould al nearly h idden by piles of boxes i Gie la tte r 's hom e, next W ednesday co n ta in in g goods fresh from e a ste rn afte rn o o n . All m em bers a re urged W e are prep ared to ou tfit you r boy or houses. All tlie m e rc h a n ts re p o rt to be present! at Gils th e last meet girl for school from top to toe, and at a business im p ro v em en t. ing of th e society before a n n u al m od erate cost to you. I.oveque W halen has com e from conference. Spokane to m ak e h is hom e h ere 8. W. S m allw ood plead g u ilty to w ith his m o th er. Mrs. W innie W halen th e c h a rg e of a s s a u lt when brought a t tlie C ongdon h o tel. He will be before J u s tic e R o llin s on a com a s tu d e n t in th e high school. p la in t sw orn to by Jim M odaffari, a ( «insists of Boys a n d C hild ren 's C lothing, Shoes, W. K. H am ilto n h a s p u rch ased a w atch m a n on th e Mt. Hood division I lats, C aps, U nderw ear, Sw eaters a n d H osiery. Sm allw ood is an e n g in ee r. He was new p ian o fo r his ch ild ren . Boy»' Doll hl Ri<e«»tml S u its, w ith K n ick er P u n ts $2.54» fined $5. Mr. and Mrs. J o h n R o b erts canie B oys’ I loll hie Hrt-aslcd S u its u tili 2 pule K n ick er P a n ts Si5.ni» from W elches. Mrs. E. A. B ak er of P leasan hom e last F rid a y Ille se $•>.(»«» S u its ace niuile o f d ie ruinous D ick ey 4’au»l m ere» Valley lias a can of p ears w hich she T hey expect to re tu rn soon. and a re p ositively all w ool anil fa st color. O ur g u a r a n te e slm ili» p u t up e ig tit y e a rs ago. T hey ar> Tlie case of th e A m erican T able latck o f ev er y S u it, w h ich is »uttsfucO oii or you r m on ey liuck. in a M ason j a r and in p e rfe c t con com pany a g a in st D an M urphy will BOVS’ T l I F - \ I T SH O ES m ud nt leaf I le i th e k in d th a t d ltio n . T hey w ere can n ed in Pori lie h e a rd in J u s tic e R o llin ’s c o u rt sta n d th e knock» $2.110 an il $ 2 .2 5 land in 19U4 an d in th e m eantini on M onday. Gl Rl»'S SH O E S in a ll leut,tiers -$ l.« 5 to $2.11(1 have been moved th re e tim es. The A called m eetin g of th e W. C. T RO Y S'RO PG H A lt K S W E A T E R S $1.50 w ere sh ip p ed by b oat to T he D alles U. will tie held a t th e M. E. ch u rch l i o l s ' I l.l I t i n LIN ED U N D ER W E A R , garm ent SB« h au led by team ab o u t e ig h t m iles next T h u rsd ay a fte rn o o n fo r B i n s ’ « ■APS, a ll color» tin 25«' in to th e c o u n try , th e n a y e a r la te r election of officers. G irl s D resses in an endless v ariety of colors and they w ere h au led back to The T he Queen E s th e r circle will D alles an d shipped by b oat to meet a t th e hom e of Mrs. S te rlin g t o m aterials from - - 50c to $1.50 P o rtla n d . A fte r tw o y e a rs tlgere orrow (W ed n esd ay ) ev en in g at M e n ’s S u i t s - W e are selling the best $15.00 m a n ’s th ey w ere b ro u g h t by te a m to m 7 :3 0 . All y o u n g lad les a re invited. Suit in the world, a n d w e can prove it. S tep in and P le a s a n t V alley. Mrs. B a k e r is cer E. A. F o rs y th e of H illsview tain t h a t ttiis frd it h as been p u t up b ro u g h t in fo u r E a rly R ose p o ta m ake ns do it. e ig h t y ears, as she d a te s every ja r. toes w hich, th o u g h not so la rg e as S ecretary K a rd e ll lias received som e, w ere an ex am p le of good th e firs t e n try fo r th e M ultnom ah m ark e ta b le p o tato es. T hey a re C ounty F a ir. I t is a cro ch etted sm ooth and sy m m etrical a n d w eighs c h ild 's hood from Miss A gnes a lto g e th e r 4 pounds, and 13 ounces. G rln sted , of B rockw ay, O re g o n ,-e n Miss F lo ren ce H oney s ta r ts to liir Ta<| S in n tered tu td er No. 671. IN R E G N E E S HIUCK. day fo r M enom inee, W isconsin to David M cK eown, liv in g n e a r G resh p u rsu e h e r stu d ie s in P ra p p 's -H i 1 ¡mi. took only tw o u n im a ls to th e st It ute a school of d o m estic science. W. F. Honey goes today on a bus s ta te fa ir, h u t they won him th ree prizes T hey w ere H o lstein s, a cow iness trip to N o rth D akota. H e will an d a tw o y e a r old bull. T he cow lie aw ay fo r sev eral w eeks. com peted a g a in s t th e g ra n d chum B enton county cam e to th e s ta te pion of tlie w orld and took second place. Tlie bull to o k first in his fa ir w ith flying colors, c a p tu rin g th e TABLETS P E N C IL S PA PER ETC. class an d w as a w ard ed th e ju n io r firs t prize fo r th e best county ex g ran d ch ain p io n sip . hibit in co m petition w ith all sec- Services of th e F ree M ethodist Ions of O regon. T his is th e fifth inie B enton h as scored such a t r i W e have a fu ll lin e o f e v e r y th in g n e e d e d in th e s c h o o lro o m . ch u rc h fo r th e week a re as follow s In the R e xa ll S chool S e rie s y o u w ill fin d th e B ig g est v a lu e s e v e r S ininday school at to a. in., m o rn in g um ph and sp eak s w ell for th e re of th e sta te . o ff e re d h e r e o r a n y o th e r p la c e . serm on al 11, y o u n g p eo p le's p ra y e r sources of th a t p a rt m eeting tliis ev en in g at J . R obert The S ounty e x h ib its a t th e fa ir w ere G r e s h a m P e n n a n t P e n c il» a re H a r d Io {feat. so n 's. R e g u la r T h u rsd a y evening p a rtic u la rly good th is year. GRESHAM Boys’ and Girl’s Clothing •School Days, School Day», School Opens Sept 16 school suits W h en yon th in k o f S chool day» y o vr m u s t th in k o f A y l » w o r t h ’s W e have surely p rep a re d for the S hoe T rad e, this fall o u r Stock is the M ost C o m p le te E v e r. An I he Rexal Store GO TO The Gresham Garage for ¿»11 A uto Supplies and Repairs P hone 174 P o w e ll St. G re sh a m , O re g o n T he e n te r ta in m e n t of M rs Geo, F H o p k in s' S u n d ay school class at th e ’ hom e of W a lte r M etzger, lias been p o stp o n ed from W ednesday af tern o o n to F rid a y a fte rn o o n , Sep tem b er 13th. M r an d Mrs H arvey Belieu of T ro u td a le sp e n t F rid a y night with Mrs B elieii's p a re n ts, Mr. and Mrs F o ste r C ooley, b efo re th e ir d e p a rt u re for P en d leto n w here they ex p ect to spend th e w in ter A V G RESH AM LOD GE, No A. F A- A. M. 152, S tated com Mrs. W. E Dabney has gone to m u n icatio n s af 8 p. m every second nd fo u rth T uesday. All M aster Hood R iv er fo r a sh o rt visit. She M asons co rd ially Invited. II i ’l l will re tu rn to G resh am for a few E R , S ecretary . days, th en go to N ew port for T u esd ay , Sept. 10. w ork In th e ex ten d ed visit E. A. and M. M. degree». G e t o n e at Aylsworth’s N ext to Postoffice u n c le r I he Congdon N ew M anagem ent Mrs. W in n ie W halen, Prop. MEAI.N A m erican o r E urw |iean p lan . S h o rt o r d e r nt any tim e. S pecial C h ick en D in n er S u n d ay , 5 0 re n ta . I tila H o stelry la n e w , n n a lc rn , u p -to -d a te , s a n ita ry an d fu s t- iln s s In ev ery reapaa-t. No b e tte r p lace to atop a n y w h ere in O reg o n . Gresham Cash Market BUY Y O U R SMOKED MEAT Where you can get it the Cheapest Bacon - - / - 1 7 c per lb. Picnic H am s 1 4 C p e t lb. Cottage H am s 1 5¿ per lb. Regular 1 lam s - ¿ 1 7 « per lb. AH F a n c y S u g a r C u r e d FIRST STATE BANK At G resh am in th e S ta te of O regon 4 th , 1912: a t th e close of b u sin ess. Sept Iteaourrva l.iald litie» d i s c o u n t s . . . . 99,846 82 secu red an d u n C ap ital sto ck paid i n . . } ............................ 2.3 S u rp lu s fund .................. w a rra n ts . . . . 7,896.00 I ndivlded p ro fits , less ex o th e r se- penses and tax es paid • i l l !• I . S ......................................... 1 i ;, i m i P o stal S avings B ank B an k in g ho u se ................. 19,550.00 d e p o s its ....................... F u r n itu r e an d fix tu re s . . 5,824 23 In d iv id u a l d e p o sits su b je c t D ue from b a n k s (n o t re to check ....................... serve b a n k s) ............. 1,361.66 D em and c e rtific a te s of de Due froth a p p ro v ed reserv e p o sits .............................. 'h a n k s ............................ 20,323 94 C hecks an d o th e r cash T im e c e rtific a te s of d e Item s .............................. * 40 88 posit .............................. C ash on t« u d .................. ’ 8,829 68 Saving» d ep o sits ............. L oans an d O v e rd ra fts, secu red B onds and S to ck s am t • 30,000.00 9,100.00 1,524 32 1,347.49 8 7 .8 4 6 .0 9 7,752.34 14,340.92 11.924.36 T o t a l ............................ $ 1 6 3 ,835 52 T o tal ............................$163.835 52 S ta te of O reg o n . C o unty of M u ltn o m ah , »a I, i J L u n d q u ist, c a s h ie r of th e above nam ed h a n k , do solem nly sw e a r th a t th e above s ta te m e n t Is tr u e to th e best of m j k n ow ledge a n d belief. C J L IN D Q V IS T . C a sh ie r S u b scrib ed an d sw o rn to b efo re me th is 7th day of S ep tem b er 1912. LAt RA V BL’L K E L E Y , N o tary P ublic. C o rrect A tte st A M eyers. T heo B ru g g e r, C. J , L u n d q u ist, D i re c to rs . IN THE BRICK This week the Price of the ictor Laurel Range in our window is $ 5 1 Perfect Bakers : : L o ts o f S a tis fie d Users. S a v e F u el See th e ra nge W A T C H T H E P R IC E Sterling & Kidder’s H ard w are Store In tlie G resh am in v e s tm e n t C o m p an y 's New B uilding. G R E S H A M , OREGON Jewelry Watches tj Rings in m any new and ex quisite designs. <JJ\Jeck chains at a wide range of prices. W a tc h e s ’ fo r L a d ie s a n d G e n tle m e n in G o ld a n d S ilv e r. <. I R e p a ir all J e w e lry , C lo c k s a n d W a tc h e s w ith th e u tm o s t s kill. tJ S to n e s re s e t a n d o ld le w e lry f e m o d le d . W. R. BURKE GRESHAM, Phone 651 Watch the Dog in oiii - window , it m ay m enu so mi th in g to you. H a re you seen Idin'.’ II.' Is loaded w itli co in -! Hi- w ill lie given aw ay ju s t ns he Is S a tu rd a y m o rn in g , Kepi. 2 1 st. T h e hoy o r g irl w ho bu y s th e la ig - •M ..........nt o f SCHOOL S U P P L IE S nt o u r sto re g els (lie «log. D a lis , la-ginning W eilm-silay I I , am i la s tin g th ro u g h th e first w eek o f school. O ur L ine o f S C H O O L S U P P L I E S is C om p lete T u h lcts, in k , pencils, ru le rs. P r a n g 's W a te r ('«dors, etc., etc. V I 111 M l’ P E N C IL w ill he give aw ay w ith every p u rc h a s e of seln sd Itoy* <in<l ixiil’s I him *. 2 f.»r 2.">r. M ill’s an d hoy»* T ie» - \ l>tfC lin e o f 4 nnriy com ing. 5c 10c 15c 25c U Indi- R E P O R T O F T H E CONDITION O F Umbrella Isn’t a b ad article for this k in d of w eather. School Books Gresham Drug Co. $ 3 2 5 to $ 5 ° ° Shoes Bert Lindsey P la n s a re well alo n g to p la n t a arg e Polish colony in O regon. T he olish society of P h ila d e lp h ia is seeking from 1,000 to 10,000 acres! of good land in a body su ited for I his p u rp o se an d hopes to brin g a b o u t 250 P olisii fam ilies h e re w ith in th e com ing y e a r T he society is n co rresp o n d en ce w ith O regon peo ple w ith a view to se c u rin g such a ract. Now is th e tim e to fit th e Boys out w ith a N ew K n ic k e r b o c k e r S u it for school. O u r suits are in a n d prices range from A ll w ho b u y before school o p en s will be given a nice P o c k e t-k n ife F R E E ! Our Boys’ Department c o tta g e p ra y e r m eetin g at Gugl (.a rso n 's on R o b erts avenue. Edw in W. H ight, p asto r. Dear old golden rule day»,’ are at hand. - T H E Y W EAK W E LL . . > . . . J JJ q BIDDLE’S NOVELTY SHOP \<>ithue«»t i» Intcix ■»!« d Land Product«« Show , in 5c 10c 15c 25c D aily and S um lay O reg o n ian an d T w ice-a-w eek O u tlo o k , special com b in a tio n , 1 y e a r, $7.75. (R e g u la r A ssu ran ces of co -o p eratio n a re p rice fo r D aily and S u n d ay O reg o n ia n , $ 8 .0 0 .) being received by th e m a n ag e m en t of th e P acific N o rth w est L aud P ro S ch o o l R e p o rt C ard s. T he O u tlo o k has on h an d p rin te d d u c ts show from all sectio n s of th e school re p o rt ca rd s w ith en v elo p e s n o rth coast co u n try . A le tte r has T hey a re a n e a t c a rd , p rin te d on and Just com e from Id ah o p ro m isin g th a t fin est b risto l, very co m p lete serv iceab le. S en t p ro m p tly by m ail P ric e s, 2 54c each , co m p lete. O ver lo ti, 2c each . P o sta g e a d d itio n a l, an ex h ib it. 5c fo r e ach 25. T w enty-tw o d iffe re n t d is tric ts In th e N o rth w est s ta te s a re ready to A d a iry record sh o u ld be k ep t of sign c o n tra c ts an d m ak e a splendid each cow in th e sta b le . In a y e a r's show ing an d th e re is ev ery in d ic a tim e a d a iry m a n w ill know by p ra c tion th a t th e lan d show in la te No tical d e m o n s tra tio n w h a t cow s a re v em ber w ill be a re m a rk a b le expo P aying him a n d th o se th a t a re not. sitio n of soil p ro d u cts. C oupled T he O u tlo o k h as on e of th e best w ith It, an d held a t th e sam e tim e m o n th ly record b la n k s fo r th e p u r In P o rtla n d , w ill be th e biggest pose. Send fo r sam p le a n d prices d airy show every held in th e W est. T hese e x h ib itio n s a re bound to LINNEMA.N M EM O RIAL M E hole c h u rc h , G resham S u n d ay serv ices be of p e rm a n e n t b en efit to the unday school, 9 :4 5 a m P re a c h s ta te an d to n e ig h b o rin g sta te s, S ing 1 1 :0 0 a. tn , a n d 7 :3 0 p. m. w hich, like O regon, find th e ir g re a t L p w o rth I-eague 6 :3 0 p m P ra y e r est asset in th e soil an d Its varied m eetin g ev ery T h u rsd a y a t 7 :3 0 w ealth . T he show w ill do m uch to Geo. F . H o p k in s. P a s to r e n c o u ra g e a g ric u ltu ra l developm ent. Patronise home in d u stry.