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T W IC E W EEK VOL 5, NO. 95 G resham O utlook GRESHAM. MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON. TUESDAY. JANUARY 25, 1916 TU ESD A Y S AND F R ID A Y S $1.50 PER YEAR ALL FUNDS CHEERING AUCTION SALES TOO NUMEROUS PARTISAN GOOD LINE ARE GOOD EVIDENCE FOR A SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY CAMPAIGN OF ADVICE BUT ROADS REVEALED AWAKENED GIVEN OUT N u m e ro u s a u c tio n sa le s in a n y Ju s t b e c a u se so m e o f th e d a iry m e n p a rt o f th e c o u n tr y , a m o n g th e f a r m w ere s u s p ic io u s of b elu g h o o d w in k e d C o u n ty A u d ito r .M artin 's h a lf y e a r- T h e re is r h e e r in g e v id e n c e o f th e e rs , lead th e o b s e r v e r to su s p e c t th a t by th o s e w ho w ere re a lly tr y in g to 1 T h e O reg o n re p u b lic a n c lu b , o r- ly re p o rt, e n d in g D ecem b er 31. sh o w s in te n tio n o f th e c o u n ty co tn m issio n - fa r m in g o r d a ir y in g d o e s n 't pay an d h e lp th e m . 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