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APER-HANGING
E n te r ta in m e n t at P o w e ll T a lle y .
An e n te r ta in m e n t w ill be g iv en a t
't h e c h u rc h a t P o w ell V alley u n d e r
th e a u sp ic e s o f th e S w ed ish M ission
c h u rc h . S a tu rd a y e v e n in g , J u n e 27,
b eg in n in g a t S o ’clock. A p ro g ra m
w ill be re n d e re d by th e m e m b e rs of
th e y o u n g p eo p les' so ciety a n d th e
S u n d ay sch o o l.
F o llo w in g th e p ro
g ra m ice c re a m a n d c a k e w ill be
se rv e d .
All a re c o rd ia lly in v ite d .
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T h e C o lu m b ia L a d ie s’ A id h e ld an
in te r e s tin g m e e tin g la s t T h u rs d a y a t la on S u n d ay a n d a tte n d e d th e M en-
C o lu m b ia View fa rm w ith a fine a t n o n ite c h u rc h of w hich h e Is a m e m
te n d a n c e . T h e a n n u a l e le c tio n o f o f ber.
L e ste r, li r a a n d P ercy C o n ra d m o
ficers to o k p lace w hich re s u lte d in
C o n tra c t o r D a y W o rk
th e re -e le c tio n of th e e n tir e staff. to re d to O regon C ity S u n d ay .
A m os G erig of A lbany s p e n t th e
M rs. C. lllid g e a n d Mrs. W ilson w ere
GOOD WORK - PRICES RIGHT
a p p o in te d as a c o m m itte e to d r a f t by w eek -en d w ith h is u n cle A. B. C o n
law s w h ich w ill be a d o p te d a t o u r rad .
M rs.. A lta G e n try a n d so n R u sse ll,
n ex t m e e tin g if s a tis fa c to ry .
Mrs.
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C u m m in g s, o f P o rtla n d , an d M rs. of C ascad e L ocks, a n d Mr. a n d Mrs.
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W ilso n e n te r ta in e d w ith m usic d u r-1 H e n ry , of P o rtla n d , w ere g u e s ts of
lu g th e a fte rn o o n . Mrs. J o h n T a y lo r Mr. a n d Mrs. I. T. W ood la s t w eek.
L a st F rid a y , J u n e 12, a lam p ex w as e n ro lle d as a m em b er a n d o th e r s
M rs. C a rn in e , of C o n d o n , v isited
p lo d ed in D a rr's re sid e n c e , s e ttin g w ill so o n follow . T h e n e x t m e e tin g h e r s is te r M rs. C ooley la s t w eek.
th e h o u se o n fire. T h e n e ig h b o rs
M abel W ood s p e n t th e w eek-end
w ill be a t th e h o m e of Mrs. R ay
su cceed ed In p u ttin g o u t th e fire a f E m ely.
w ith th e M isses T u r n e r a t M ontavU ’a
All K in d s a n d Sizes
te r c o n sid e ra b le d a m a g e w as done
J. C. D uke w as e le c te d d ire c to r
Os«« Even Daj •
Sunday it Appowliaaii
M rs. H. W. C o rb e tt, of P o rtla n d ,
to th e fu r n itu r e .
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w ith s e v e ra l frie n d s an d th e ir s e r
M r. a n d M rs. R eu b en K a s e r v is it
v a n ts , le ft fo r th e city on la s t F rid a y th e a n n u a l sch o o l m e e tin g la s t w eek
ed th e i r p a re n ts la s t T u e sd a y , Mr.
M iss B lan ch e W iles v isite d h e r s is
a f te r sp e n d in g a s h o r t tim e a t th e ir
an d M rs. K. K a se r a n d M r. a n d Mrs.
te r M rs. E d ith G u n d ia c a t P o rtla n d
GILT OR NATURAL WOOD
s u m m e r re s o rt h e re .
Geo. P u lle n .
th e la s t of th e week. M rs. G u n d ia c
NEAT and C HEAP
M iss A lice R asm u ssen e n te r ta in e d
cam e h o m e w ith M iss W iles.
M iles G rim sh a w
has
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s e v e ra l o f h e r la s t y e a r's p u p ils a t a
C has. T a llm a n sold h is d a iry fa rm
h o m e a f t e r s e v e ra l w e e k s’ ab se n c e in su m p tu o u s d in n e r on S u n d ay .
M A IN S T R E E T
G RESH A M
an d so m e of h is cow s to Mr. J o r g e n
th e E a st v is itin g frie n d s a n d r e la
W. R o g e rs h a s ju s t p u rc h a s e d a sen , o f P o rtla n d .
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fine a u to . N o th in g b u t th e v ery best I S w at th e c a te r p illa r .
T h ey w ere
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now .
y e a rs.
M rs. H u n te r, s is te r of M rs. T a y lo r,
T h e fr e e te x t b o o k s w ere v o ted
M iss N o ra P u lle n h a s r e tu r n e d to
r e tu r n e d to th e city o n S u n d ay a f t e r dow n a t th e sch o o l m e e tin g . W e a re
h e r h o m e h e re a f t e r s p e n d in g th e
a s h o r t v isit h e re .
w a itin g fo r a c h a n g e in th a t law be
c a rn iv a l w eek w ith h e r s is te r , Mrs.
Gresham, Oregon
Mr. G rey, o f H alf-W ay , O reg o n , fo re it is v o 'e d in.
R eu b en K a se r In P o rtla n d .
Rev. F r a n k F ra n c is is sp e n d in g his
m a d e a s h o r t v is it to h is d a u g h te r ,
We Handle “ O nly” the Best
v a c a tio n w o rk in g fo r th e H o lm e's
M rs. C. lllid g e , la s t w eek.
“ GOVERNMENT INSPECTED”
M rs. F e rg u s o n , a n d fam ily , o f St. j B u sin ess co lleg e in P o rtla n d .
Jo h n s , h a v e been g u e sts at th e h o m e . Mr. a n d M rs. W. E. M a rk e ll, of
Miss H ild a B ey ers, H azel G o g er of M rs. G. K u ielem th e la s t w eek. P le a s u n t H om e, to o k d in n e r S u n d ay
an d Miss A n n a N ew m an w ere P o r t Mrs. F e rg u s e n h a s Ju st b u rie d h e r I w ith T h o s. W iles a n d fam ily . T hey
C. BINDER,
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Proprietor lan d v is ito rs la s t w eek , M iss N ew o ld e s t so n , w ho d ied fro m tu b e r - j w ere p re s e n t a t th e p re a c h in g s e r v
m an g o in g on to St. H elen s fo r a
ice a t 3 p. m. C o m m u n io n se rv ice
cu lo sis.
s h o r t v isit b efo re r e tu r n in g to Scenic.
w as o b serv ed .
T h e M isses H azel an d Id a F a s s e tt
Mr. G rav es, o f th e G rav es M usic
Mr. a n d M rs. Je s s e S taffo rd , of B ull
s p e n t S u n d ay w ith th e ir frie n d s M iss
s to re P o rtla n d , a n d
Mr. M cD ugal
R u n , a re v is itin g M rs. E. A. S taffo rd .
w ere g u e sts a t th e B ey ers h o m e W ed L a u ra R oss.
T hey w ill soon m ove to B rid a l Veil.
M rs. E m m a G o g er w ill g iv e a te a
T h e m en e n g a g e d in fish in g a lo n g
n esd ay .
Mr. B o u le tte lias re n te d th e Mc
a t h e r h o m e on S a tu r d a y a fte rn o o n
T h e B ey ers y o u n g p eo p le w ere e n th e r iv e r h e re , h av e been very busv ’ K ay p lace an d will m ove a t once. He
fo r th e b en efit of th e L a d ie s' Aid so
th e la s t w eek. T h e sa lm o n h a s at
te r ta in e d S u n d ay e v e n in g a t th e Go
w ill c o n tin u e w o rk in g fo r C has. T ail-
c iety . A c o rd ia l in v ita tio n is e x te n d
la st sh o w ed u p a n d it is n e e d le ss to
g e r hom e.
m an.
A b ro th e r o f Mr. B o u le tt is
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M rs. M ary Z in g h eim , o f P o rtla n d ,
also w o rk in g fo r Mr. T a llm a n . T h e
W a lk e r P ro c to r, J r ., w h ile p la y is a g u e s t of h e r s is te r M rs. J. R. o p p o rtu n ity go by. T h e re is p le n ty
B o u le tte b ro th e rs h a v e lived in P o r t
of all o th e r k in d s o f fish to o , sh a d is
ing c a tc h a few d ay s ago, m e t w ith ! D uncan.
lan d s e v e ra l y e a rs a n d a r e c a rp e n
q u ite
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m is fo rtu n e .
H e m issed
T h e m o th e r a n d a u n t o f D. D. Ja c k now b e in g c a n n e d a t th e c a n n e ry a t te rs. W o rk is sc a rc e th e r e now.
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c a tc h in g th e b a il a n d it s tr u c k him w ho w ere g u e sts a few d ay s a t th e
T h e g ra n g e m e e tin g a t o u r h a ll h a s
in th e m o u th , k n o c k in g o u t tw o fro n t J a c k re sid e n c e , h a v e r e tu rn e d hom e.
A lw ays Lead to B etter H ealth
been p o stp o n e d till Ju ly 11 on a c
te e th .
T h e lo g a n b e rry cro p a t S cenic is
S e rio u s sic k n e sse s s t a r t in d is o r
Mr. a n d M rs. G eo rg e B la c k b u rn h eav y , th e co ld ra in s se e m in g ly h a v c o u n t o f o u r r e g u la r m e e tin g co m in g
d e rs of th e sto m a c h , liv e r a n d k id
on th e F o u r th of Ju ly .
e n te r ta in e d S u n d a y w ith a d in n e r in in g h ad no b ad effect.
T w o la rg e tr u c k s fro m P o rtla n d neys. T h e best c o rre c tiv e an d p r e
h o n o r o f th e ir d a u g h te r a n d so n -in - 1 M iss A lm a B a u d e r, w ho h a s been
v en tiv e is Dr. K in g ’s New L ife P ills.
law , Mr. a n d M rs. G uy R o b e rtso n , v is itin g h e r m o th e r d u rin g th e ro se p assed h e re o n F rid a y lo ad ed w ith
T h ey
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w h o se w e d d in g w as an e v e n t o f th e c a rn iv a l, is to o ill to r e tu r n to h e r
d e rs o n ’s new in n a t L a to u re ll F a lls. c o n s tip a tio n , k eep liv e r, k id n e y s and
p a s t w eek.
T h e fo llo w in g g u e sts d u tie s as g o v e rn e s s a t th e P itto c k
bow els in h e a lth y c o n d itio n .
G ive
M rs. W . H ick s a n d in f a n t d a u g h te r you b e tte r h e a lth by rid d in g th e sy s
w ere p re s e n t: M r. a n d M rs. F e n d a ll hom e.
w ill be a t h o m e th e la t te r p a r t of th e tem o f fe rm e n tin g a n d gassy foods
a n d d a u g h te rs ,M r. a n d M rs. L. C.New-1
T h e B a p tis t L a d ie s ’ Aid so ciety
m ild .
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w eek a n d th e n fo r a peep a t th e li tt le E ffective an d
ell a n d fa m ily , M r. a n d M rs. E rn e s t | w ill m eet n e x t w eek w ith Mrs. G o g er
llu c k le n ’s A rn ic a S alve
lad y , w ho h a s been n am ed A gnes In D ru g g ist,
B all a n d fa m ily , o f
P o rtla n d , Mr. | w ho w ill g iv e a te a .
fo r a ll h u rts .
h o n o r o f h e r g ra n d m o th e r , M rs. J.
a n d M rs. H a rry L u s te d an d son E llis
M rs.
Geo. M a tte so n
a n d Mrs.
C ro w sto n .
o f L e n ts , M rs.
Id a
H o lm es an d R h o a d e s a n d fa m ilie s le ft T h u rsd a y
d a u g h te r of S p rin g w a te r, Mr. a n d fo r th e lo g a n b e rry fields a t B rooks.
M rs. R o b e rts o n , M r. a n d M rs. Dick
A s e v e n -a c re tr a c t a t S cenic w as
SA ND Y, J u n e 23— Mr. an d M rs
R a d fo rd , A lonzo R a d fo rd a n d w ife i re c e n tly so ld to a M r. B u rc h a rd w ho
O tto K le e m a n h a v e m oved o u t fro m
a n d G uy R o b e rts o n a n d w ife.
is d e lig h te d w ith th e c o u n try .
M iss N e ttie B u tle r s t a r te d T h u r s
P o rtla n d to th e ir c o tta g e n e a r S andy
M rs. L in n ie C a rl, o f P o rtla n d , d e- i
day fo r S h e rid a n , W y o m in g to v isit
fo r th e su m m e r.
liv e re d an e x c e lle n t a d d re s s a t th e ,
frie n d s a n d re la tiv e s.
Mr. a n d M rs. C. F. B a rb e r, of P o r t
C o ttre ll B a p tis t c h u rc h S u n d ay even- ,
M rs. J . H. R o b in so n is s p e n d in g
lan
d , h a v e m oved o u t to th e i r ra n c h
ign. S he is an a b le a n d flu en t sp e a k - i T h e r e g u la r b u sin e ss m e tin g an d th e w eek on h e r farm .
abo v e S an d y fo r th e su m m e r.
e r a n d a n e n th u s ia s tic w o rk e r in th e so cial o f th e E p w o rth L eag u e w ill be
C h ris tia n E n d e a v o r S u n d ay e v e n
B ru c e S ch m in k y , o f P o rtla n d , is
c a u se " liq u o r m u s t g o .” A clu b of h eld o n T h u rs d a y e v e n in g , J u n e 25, in g , J u n e 28, a t th e u su a l h o u r.
s p e n d in g th e s u m m e r a t S andy.
y o u n g p ro h ib itio n c a m p a ig n e rs of a t th e h o m e o f M r. a n d M rs. G ra n t T o p ic, C ivic R e fo rm s th a t E n d e a v o r-
E d w a r d s ’ sa lo o n is d re s se d in a
tw e lv e m e m b e rs w as o rg a n iz e d , h av - Sloop. Ice c re a m a n d c a k e w ill be e rs sh o u ld p ro m o te , Isa. 1 :1 0 -2 0 .
new c o a t of p a in t.
ing as its p re s id e n t Mrs. A lonzo R a d serv ed . All m e m b e rs an d frie n d s of Miss E d ith B u tle r, le a d e r.
P lan to sp e n d th e F o u r 'h a t S andy.
fo rd a n d s e c r e ta ry A lb e rta S c h n e id e r th e L eag u e a r e in v ite d to jo in in th is
Big d o in g s all day.
W a lk e r P ro c to r is e re c tin g a new so cial. C o n v ey an ces w ill be p ro v id ed
Mrs. M ack will te a c h th e F irw o o d
b a rn on h is te n a c re tr a c t a t th is fo r an y w ho w ish to go. T h ey will
school n e x t y ear.
place.
leav e th e c h u rc h p ro m p tly a t 8
W ord h a s been receiv ed fro m Jo h n
M ike H o rn in g is lo ad in g co rdw ood
M rs. Id a H o lm es, of S p rin g w a te r, o ’clo ck .
H.
H ill, w ho is s p e n d in g th e F u m m er
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w ho h a s been v is itin g a t th e h o m e o f
M iss M in n ie S h r in e r cam e o n F r i
C. M. L a k e h a s b u ilt an a d d itio n to a t W arm S p rin g s re s e rv a tio n .
h e r p a re n ts , M r. a n d M rs. G. H 1
day fro m G re sh a m to c e le b ra te h e r
We w ould lik e to see w o rk begin
B la c k b u rn r e tu rn e d to h e r h o m e th is b irth d a y w ith th e h o m e fo lk s. D u r h is re s id e n c e w hich in c lu d e s a d in
ing ro o m , u p p e r a n d lo w er p o rch es, g ra d in g a n d s tr a ig h te n in g th a t d a n
m o rn in g .
ing th e a fte rn o o n a p a rty o f a b o u t h e u p p e r to be u sed as a n o p e n -a ir g e ro u s R itte rb u s h hill ab o v e S andy.
M iss C rissy M a c p h e rso n a n d C lif th irty -fiv e n e ig h b o rs a n d
frie n d s
T h is w ork w as p ro m ise d to th e ta x
fo rd S c h n e id e r w ere th e g u e s ts a t cam e in to c o n g r a tu la te Miss S h rin e r, sle e p in g room .
p a y e rs w hen th e y voted th a t ten m ill
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M cM innville c o lleg e w h ere he has tax la s t N ovem ber.
S u n d ay .
sh ip a b e a u tifu l gold w atch a n d fob.
T h e L a d le s' Aid so c ie ty of th e M.
T h e d e s c e n d a n ts o f L a w re n c e an d M iss S h rin e r is v ery h ap p y to be th e been a s tu d e n t fo r th e p a st year.
E. c h u rc h w ill m eet w ith M rs. E ddy
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C h a rle s M ay er fo r c le a rin g th ir ty T h u rs d a y a t 2 o ’clock.
n u a l re u n io n J u ly 12, a t th e h o m e a p p re c ia te s th e to k e n o f frie n d sh ip .
W e a th e r p e rm ittin g , c h u rc h s e r v
a c re s o f lan d .
o f J . J . H all In W o o d b u rn .
M rs. F re d F re e d e e n , o f P o rtla n d ,
ices n e x t S u n d ay e v e n in g w ill be held
T h e M isses S c h n e id e r e n te r ta in e d is v is itin g h e r p a re n ts , Mr. a n d Mrs.
C oughs anil C olds W eaken the
in th e o pen air. M usic w ill be f u r n
th e I. B. G. c lu b a t th e i r h o m e on 1. N. L. S h rin e r.
S ystem .
ish ed by th e S an d y b ra s s b an d .
T h u rs d a y a fte rn o o n . O ne new m e m
C o n tin u e d c o u g h s, co ld s a n d b ro n
b e r, M iss P e a rl R u eg g w as in a t
ch ia l tr o u b le s a r e d e p re s sin g and ( u n » Stubborn. Itchy Skin Trouble*
Take Plenty of Time to Eat.
te n d a n c e .
T h e re is a sa y in g th a t " r a p id e a t w eak en th e sy ste m . L oss o f w eig h t
" I co u ld s c ra tc h m y se lf to p ie c e s”
T h e y o u n g la d ie s o f th e I. B. G. ing is slow s u ic id e .”
If you h av e a n d a p p e tite g e n e ra lly follow . G et a
is o fte n h e a rd fro m s u ffe re rs of E c
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you a re m o st lik ely s u ffe rin g from
a m isc e lla n e o u s s h o w e r a t h e r h om e ly
in d ig e stio n o r c o n s tip a tio n , w hich e ry to d a y . I t wil sto p y o u r cough. E ru p tio n s
D on’t scratch -— s to p th e
on T u e s d a y a fte rn o o n . M any p re tty will re s u lt e v e n tu a lly in se rio u s ill T h e first d o es h elp s. T h e b e st m e d Itch in g a t once w ith Dr. H o b so n 's
ness u n le s s c o rre c te d . D ig estio n be icin e fo r s tu b b o rn c o u g h s, colds and
a n d u s e fu l g ifts w ere receiv ed .
gins in th e m o u th . F o o d sh o u ld be all th r o a t a n d In g e tro u b le s . Mr. O. E czem a O in tm e n t. Its first a p p lic a
tio n s t a r t s h e a lin g : th e re d , ro u g h ,
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D. M. ROBERTS, Clerk
School Dlst. No. 4,
The splendid work of Chamber
lain's Tablets Is daily becoming more
widely known. Not such grand rem
edy for stomach and liver troubles
has ever been known. For sale by
Gresham Drug Co., and all Dealers
Regular 112,00 washlng machine«
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I, K. A. Miller, Vice President of the Bank of Gresham, being
first duly sworn state that the above la a full and correct Hat of
stockholders In the Bank of Gresham, ot Oreaham, Oregon.
K. A. MILLER, Vice President.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 22d day of June, 1914.
[Seal]
ERNEST VZ. PETERSON,
Notary Public tor Oregon.
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tio n s.
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p ro v e m y s u p p o s itio n s w ro n g . T h e e x
p la n a tio n o ffe re d by th e c itiz e n s o f su c h
to w n s, in s u b s ta n c e , w o u ld i n v a r ia b ly
be: “ h a rd . I n te llig e n t w o rk on th e p a r t o f
o u r m e r c h a n ts In te a c h in g th e p eo p le
th e t r u t h a b o u t m a il- o r d e r c o m p e titio n ,
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tio n b e f o re s e n d in g t h e i r m o n ey a w a y
fro m h o m e .”
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th e m o st e x p e n s iv e , m e a n s e m p lo y e d to
a c c o m p lis h t h i s r e s u l t t h a t c a m e u n d e r
m y o b s e r v a tio n w a s th e p la n a d o p te d by
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c o n d itio n s t h a t ho ld th e p r o m is e o f i n
c r e a s e d s a le s . T h is c a s e p ro v e d n o e x
c e p tio n . a n d it w a s b u t a s h o r t w h ile
a f t e r th e firs t g o o d c r o p h a d b een so ld
u n til e v e r y nuiil w a s b r in g in g t h o u s a n d s
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in g h o o d w in k e d by y o u r c o u n tr y m e r
c h a n t* . a n d c o u n tle s s o t h e r a p p e a l s o f a
s im i l a r n a tu r e . I t 'to o k , a n d to o k good.
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i l l u s t r a t i o n s , a n d th e w ell c h o s e n w o r d s
o f th e s ile n t s a le s m a n so o n h a d th e
m e r c h a n ts o f th e to w n a t t h e i r w its e n d
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t h e ir f o rm e r p a tr o n s . C o n d itio n s e v e n t
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tim e " th e y sa id , “ to s a v e a l i t t l e f ro m
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p o se in so m e s e q u e s te r e d n o o k f a r r e
m o v ed f ro m th e s t r i f e a n d tu r m o il o f
m o d e rn c o m m e rc e . P e a c e be u n to t h e ir
c r a v e n so u ls .
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p ro b a b ly h a v e b een t h a t o f c o u n tle s s
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o r f o u r o f i t s m e r c h a n ts w e re g e n u in e
liv e w ire s w h o r e fu s e d to a d m it d e f e a t,
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to t h a t ’do o r d ie ’ s p i r i t l a te n t in a ll o f
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b u e d th e ir b r o th e r m e r c h a n ts w ith a
g rim d e te r m in a tio n to fig h t i t o u t to a
fin ish , a n d th a t fin ish h a d to b e v ic to r y .
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p a ig n th e y o r g a n iz e d th e m s e lv e s in to a
T r a d e - a t- h o m e L e a g u e , th e p u r p o s e o f
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p a r a tiv e i n v e s tig a tio n f o r th e u s e a n d
b en efit o f th e c o n s u m e r s liv in g w ith in
th e c i t y ’s tr a d e zone. T h e a c t i v e w o rk
w a s d o n e by a c o m m itte e o f tell r e p r e
s e n t a t iv e b u s in e s s m en w h o to o k s e v e r a l
m o n th s to g e t t h i n g s in r e a d in e s s f o r
th e c u r t a i n to r a i s e o n t h i s p io n e e r
d r a m a o f c o m m e rc ia l a r t , b u t w h e n t h a t
tim e c a m e th e y h a d d e m o n s tr a te d b e
y o n d a d o u b t th e f u n d a m e n ta l s o u n d n e s s
o f th e th e o r y u p o n w h ic h t h e i r l a b o r s
w e re b ased .
( T o b e c o n tin u e d .)
Hot W eather T on ic m ik I H ealth
B uilder.
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tire d ?
Is e v e ry th in g you do an e f
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sick !
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FRESH EVERY DAY
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We Pay 6c a pound for No. 1
Cows. Can use H ogs and Veal
any time. Any quantity.
Highest Price According to Size and Quality
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PHONE 41
Lumber! Lumber!
THIS IS TO INFORM YOU
that we are still selling Lumber at greatly
reduced prices and have large quanties of
all kinds, rough, sized and finishing, at
our mill at Sandy. Let us figure on your
orders. Write or phone. We deliver.
Sandy Fir Lumber Co.
Phone 446
to
day.
Mrs. J a m e s D uncan, H a y n e s
ville, Me., w rite s ; “ C o m p letely c u r
ed m e a f te r s e v e ra l d o c to rs g av e m e
u p .”
50c an d $1.00 a t y o u r D ru g
gist.
B u c k le n 's
A rn ic a S alv e fo r
cu ts.
Martin Lennarts, Mgr,
Sandy, Or«.