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G R E SH A M RAGE S IX OUTLOOK IR ID A I. DECEMBER 17 »«»».A T h u s th e p a s t Is b r o u g h t d ire c tly j w ere h o m e s te a d tilin g s in th is vlcln- b e a u tifu l in so u n d a s th e B o n n ie Doon o r th e B lue D an u b e, o r th e a n d v ita lly In to th e p re s e n t. T h o se j i t y . T h en c a m e th e r a ilro a d s a c ro s s A yr of B obble B u rn s, b u t it to o sh a ll o f to d a y m ay , a n d d o , th r o u g h s y m - i t h e very s a m e m o u n ta in s tr a v e rs e d be em b alm ed in p o e try : p a th y w ith th o s e w ho w ro u g h t v a li by L ew is a n d C la rk a n d th e p io n e e r s e ttle r s W ith th e ir a d v e n t re a l p ro g a n tly a n d w ith a ffe c tio n fo r th e m , Rustic, all patterns. No. 1, $18; No. 2, $14; No. 3, $n p AT T H E B E N D I » T H E C B E E K . e n te r In fo a re a l fe llo w sh ip w ith th e re s s b eg an , a n d it h a s n e v e r ceased Rustic, $9. It w ill m arch T iiou r. 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It w as a n a rro w , s in u o u s K ach d e a r s p o t c ro w n e d b y th e f a l l in g | m ay be a p p ro a c h e d by fe e d e rs le a d g loom c o n tr a s t to th e Im p ro v e m e n ts a n d p a th w a y th r o u g h th e v irg in fo re s t, in g s fro m P o rtla n d on th e S an d y , H a s le ft i t s s h a d e in m y h e a r t — a to m b ! c u ltu r e of to d a y , b u t th o s e w ho can th e n u n to u c h e d , an d its c o u rs e m ay ♦ B ase L in e a n d S e ctio n L in e ro ad s. re m e m b e r fifty y e a rs back can r e a l y et be tr a c e d in m an y p lace s. P o w W ith a w e I g a z e u p o n t h e sc e n e . O ne o f th e m th e la tte r , p asses Ami h a lf f o rg e t th e «lays g o n e b y ; | ize now th a t th e r e h ad been v ery ell V alley ro a d , so la te ly im p ro v e d P a y s w h en a n o th e i w ith m e s to o d — th r o u g h G re sh a m a n d is th e s h o r t - , little g a in in th e ten y e a rs b e tw een , w ith a b itu m in o u s s u r fa c e , fo llo w s Am i m e m o ry fa d e « , too, w ith a sig h . ■ e s t fro m P o r tla n d a n y w h e re so u th ex cep t in th e n u m b e r o f p eo p le a n d m an y o f th e w in d in g s of th e old In - T h is «»Id-time s c e n e w e ig h « d o w n m y ! of th e H a w th o rn e b rid g e . All th r e e h e a r t, tb e few m o re log h o u se s w ith th e i r ! (llan t r a u . w hich e x p la in s its a lm o st PAUL HOETZEL, Prop a re n e e d e d und w ill h e lp to m a k e My w illin g fe e t b y th e w a t e r ’s ed g e. p a tc h e s o f c le a rin g fro m w hich a s e r p e n tin e co u rse . 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It ¡g a n te h e re a n d o p en ed u p th e w ild e r- : s e ttle m e n t a n d h e re th e y s q u a tte d , E ach r u s h i n g w ild ly to th e s e a ; o n th e Job ev ery day and during in e u s te rn M u ltn o m a h , G re sh a m is t h a t 24 h o u rs th e balance wheel a lm o s t u n n a m e d , s u r m a d e th e i r h o m e s in th e w ild e rn e ss T hey se e m to m o ck a ll h u m a n s t r i f e , th e la r g e s t u n d m ost im p o rta n t. As , n css, th e n Ami d a r e th e g r e a t e t e r n i t y . v ib r a te s 4 0 0 ,0 0 0 times. 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At a p o in t re m a in s fo r G re s h a m to be th e civil been. W e a lso h a v e a nice little line] n o t m o re th a n fifty y a rd s fro m w h ere c e n te r o f th is se c tio n , u n d as su ch g ra te fu l g o v e rn m e n t, b u t it is a pity tlie P o w ell fo u n ta in now s ta n d s w as o f J e w e lr y , S ilverw are, etc., of T h e y e a r s go by. I s t a n d a g a in , th a t th o s e g r a n t s co u ld n o t h av e r e lia b le m a n u f a c tu r e that we tan] sh e w ill re m a in , u n le s s so m e c irc u m a c ry s ta l s p r in g h ig h a b o v e th e A.: in t h a t s u m m e r lo n g a g o ; s e ll you a t very low prices. s ta n c e o f e n te r p r is e a n d c a p ita l sh a ll been g iv en to th e m r ig h t h e re , so c re e k h u t flo w in g in to it. T h e w a te r I view m y s h a t t e r e d h o p e s, a n d th e n G i’t s h m n •i a .n f o r g i v e th e f a t e th a t w ille d it so. ta k e aw a y h e r p re s tig e a n d d iv e rt th a t th ey m ig h t h av e b eco m e th e re a l fro m tlie s p r in g w as c le a r am i p u re th e c h a n n e ls o f in d u s try else w h e re . p io n e e rs w ho s e ttle d th is c o u n try , tiid cold a n d f u r n is h e d th e b e v e ra g e A nti a s o f y o re th e w a v e s s t i l l m o a n B ut th e r e is u n o th e r th o u g h t s u g in s te a d of th o s e w ho fo llo w ed th e th a t co o led th e p a rc h e d lip s w hen An«l d a s h t h e i r s p r a y u p o n th e s t r a n d . M u ltn o m a h G r a n g e M eeitig ( h a n g e d . and to o k th e ir Ami s ti l l th e s e a o f life r o l ls on g e ste d , o r r a t h e r e m p h a s iz e d , by th e tr a il th e y b laze d th e h e a t o f s u m m e r h a d tu r n e d th e W ith b u rie d h o p e s in d r i f t i n g sa n d . close u n ity th a t e x is ts b etw een th e ch o ice o f a n y a ttr a c f tv e sp o ts th a t w a te rs o f th e s h a llo w s tr e a m in to a • • • T lie r e g u l a r m e e tin g o f M u ltn o m a h d iffe re n t s e c tio n s re p re s e n te d by th e p leased th e i r fan cies. ta s te le s s , b u t th e n u n c o n ta m in a te d "O h. fo r th e to u c h o f a v a n is h e d h a u l. g ra n g e . No. 71, w ill be h e ld on th e G RESH AM . - - OKKMISI But ev en th o u g h th is p a r t of O re s e w e r o f th e fo re sts . A nd th e s o u n d o f a v o ic e t h a t ’s s t i l l , ’’ th ir d S a tu r d a y , O u tlo o k as u p u rv e y o r of n ew s from D e c e m b e r 18, in Is m y h e a r t ’s lo n e c ry . a s s w ir l i n g by, o ne c o m m u n ity to a n o th e r . T h e gon w as ta k e n up ch iefly a s d o n a s te a d of th e f o u r th S a tu r d a y , w hiclt W ith th a t s p rin g , th e f e r tile soil I a m m o ck ed b y t h e m u r m u r i n g rill. T h e U n ite d S ta te s produced 66.JI m en an d w om en w ho c a m e h e re y eu rs tio n lan d clu im s by th e p io n e e rs of a n d th e b e a u tifu l e x p a n s e o f w ood fa lls on C h ris tm a s , it b e in g th e clo se c e n t o f th e 400,483,489 barrel« of ago an d d ev elo p e d th is p a rt of th e tlie m id -c e n tu ry , th e r e w as m u ch la n d sc e n e ry , is it to be w o n d e re d at T h e m ile a g e of ra ilw a y « in E u of th e y e a r, e le c tio n of officers w ill c o u n try a r e p a ssin g aw ay . S om e of g o v e rn m e n t la n d s till v a c a n t fo r th e th a t su ch a sp o t sh o u ld be ch o sen ro p e in c re a se d fro m 2 0 6 ,9 8 7 in 1910 be lield a n d a fu ll a tte n d a n c e o f p e tr o le u m t h a t e n te re d the markm th e m h av e a lre a d y g o n e b u t th e ir la te r a r r iv a ls of fifty y e a rs a g o a s fo r th e s ite o f th e f u tu r e m e tro p o lis to 2 1 2 ,6 5 1 ; in A m erica fro m 326,- m e m b e rs is re q u e s te d . o f th e w o rld In 1914. in flu en ce liv es y et in th o s e w ho a re is e v id en c ed by tlie n u m e ro u s h o m e o f e a s te rn M u ltn o m a h ? 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It »co m es fro m th e T u r k is h p o u n d s , o f w hich about one-half i in m o tio n six ty y e a rs o r m o re ago Vs la te a s th ir ty y e a rs ag o th e r e a c la s s ic a l n a m e to be s u r e — n o t so 611 to 6 7 0 ,9 9 7 . m a d e in O n ta rio . w o rd " o g la n ," m e a n in g " y o u t h .” LUMBER PRICES REDUCED ! AT THE I GATEWAY f l Cabinet Lumber, Cedar, Fir and Hemlock JONSRUD LUMBER CO., BORING, ORE. b n e j s money and your Watch shows you the Correct Time. : Pies, C akes and o th er P astry M. J. O’BRIEN JEWELER JQ E DE 3E J5J x A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU @ = i r = ij=iE DE 3E IS C L. E l 1 . !■ ' A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU Christmas Suggestions FIRST—This will be a Christmas of Practical Gifts. SECOND—Sincere appreciation finds its best expression in sensible and useful gifts. I H IR D -W e cordially invite the opportunity of showing you our complete and pleasing assort- ment ot sensible, practical gifts. Then why not make it— A Healer, Range, Rug. or Dining Table anti Chairs for the family. A Sewing Basket or Rocker for Mother or Sister. a p’ k 7 °r fu A Baby Buggy, Rocker or High Chair for ihe little o n e, Then there are Dressers, Chiffoniers, Library Tables, Center Tables, Davenports, Couches, Beds. Breakfast Tables, Kitchen Queens, and Cupboards The c,IMpesi a"d b« ' grades of Mattresses. And many other useful gifts with special prices cn everything. R. R. CARLSON, The Home F urnisher