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G resham O utlook
T W IC E
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VOL. 6,
NO. 95
G R E SH A M .
M ULTNOM AH
CO U N TY .
O REG O N ,
F R ID A Y ,
JA N U A R Y
26,
1917
TUESDAYS
AND
F R ID A Y S
$1.50
PER
YEAR
LOGGED-OFF FARM LANDS
TWO-COLUMN NEWS STORIES
COUNTY AUDITOR MAKES
AND LOWER INTEREST RATE
OF GRESHAM AND VICINITY
SEMI-ANNUAL STATEMENT
Coastal Region Counties may
Find Chance for
Inprovement
O ne n ig h t la st s u m m e r th e c ity of
G re sh a m c e le b ra te d th e co m p le tio n
of th e h a rd s u r fa c in g o f M ain stre e
a n d its e x te n sio n to th e B ase L in e
W IN S L IF E P E N S IO N FO R IN JU R Y .
F ir e m a n , N o tic e !
All firem en a re re q u e s te d
to b rin g a n y a n d all b ad g es
to th e n e x t r e g u la r m e etin g
of th e G re sh a m V o lu n teer
E ire D e p a rtm e n t, to be held
in th e F ir e H all, F e b ru a ry 5,
a t 8 p. m ., a n d g ive sam e to
th e s e e re ta ry .
A ny o n e n o t a firem en h a v ­
in g an y su ch b a d g e o r b ad g es
a re a sk e d to g iv e sa m e to th e
s e c r e ta ry , H a rry J o h n s o n , a t
th e G re sh a m S h o e Shop, o r
se n d sa m e to P. O. box 131,
G re sh a m .
sa n d s of a c re s of good ric h lan d
w hich sh o u ld a n d m u s t be c u ltiv a te d
if o u r p ro s p e rity is to c o n tin u e . T h e
tim b e r p la y s o u t so o n e r o r la te r.
T h a t is th e h is to ry o r ev ery fo re st.
B u t th e la n d n e v e r p lay s o u t if it is
p ro p e rly su p p lie d w ith fe r tiliz e r a n d
cro p s a r e ro ta te d .
T h e fe r tility of
th e o ld e s t c u ltiv a te d fields of E u ro p e
p ro v e th a t.
T h e re a re h u n d re d s o f lo c a tio n s
w h ere good co lo n ies sh o u ld be es-
ta b lis h e d — co lo n ie s w h ere city a n d
c o u n try c o u ld be b le n d e d anil w h e re
life w ould be w o rth liv in g . All th e
p la n s d f th e F a rm loan b a n k s a n d
th e r u r a l c re d its sy s te m h av e been
w o rk ed o u t a n d all t h a t is la c k in g is
fa ith in th e c a p a b ilitie s o f th e la n d s
to p ro d u c e . T h e h ig h co st of fo o d ­
stu ffs offer a sp le n d id field fo r (h e
in a u g u r a tio n of co lo n ie s w hich w o u ld
grow e v e ry
k in d
of v e g e ta b le in ­
Miss E s th e r E lfo rd , te a c h e r o f d o ­
m estic a r t in th e G re sh a m g ra d e d
sch o o l, receiv ed th is .w eek h e r c e rtif i­
c a te fro m S ta te S u p e rin te n d e n t ol
S ch o o ls C h u rc h ill, w hich a s s u re s lite
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te a c h e r in th e g ra d e sch o o l, receiv ed
c e rtific a te s fo llo w in g th e e x a m in a ­
tion.
I n tb re lla lle p a li» .
W ill be Itt G re sh a m u n til F e b ru a r y
5, a n d am p re p a re d to fu rn is u u m ­
b re lla coverB a n d d o e x p e rt r e p a ir ­
ing.
Telephone 516.
S te p p in g
O rc h e s tra
J. J. RYAN.
Dance.
digenous to this latitude, besides , Given in Regner’s opera house Sat-
small fruits, pigs, poultry and dairy urday evening, January 27. Good
music, good floor management. Gen-
products.
Itleraen 75c. Ladle« free.
Are the newspapers telling t h e ■
tru th about money being easy and , rural credits law will supply the
about thia coast country being ao j cash for development at a reason -
weli adapted to cultivation?
able rate of interest with commls-
At any rate, there are many w ho,slons. lawyers, operations for ap-
have faith in the coast country and pendicitis and life insurance re-
who hope the Farm Loan hank and quireraents elim inated.
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and Accident Commission.
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T h e case In q u e stio n w as th a t of (). E n n e b e rg w ho was In ju re d w hile
w o rk in g fo r th e S ta n d a r d Box *.■ L u m b e r co m p an y in Y am h ill co u n ty .
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The an idem occurred in March. 1916 when a heavy timber fell aeroea *
w ith b a n d m usic a n d o ra to ry , a n d la
te r th e p eo p le d a n c e d fo r tw o h o u rs
upon th e m a g n ific e n tly p av ed s tr e e t
It to o k m oney to m a k e th e im p ro v e ­
m e n t— a p o rtio n of it co m in g fro m
th e b o n d issu e a t a r a te of in te re s t
b u t little u n d e r th a t w hich th e c iti
zens p a id fo r in m a k in g lo a n s fo r th e
o th e r p a rt.
T h e p riv a te r a te w as
so m e w h e re a ro u n d 8 p e r c e n t, th e
sa m e th a t tile fa r m e r lias been pay
ANNUAL STA TEM EN T
ing fo r la n d d e v e lo p m e n t lo a n s ex ­
O F C IT Y T R E A S U R E R
c e p tin g w hen
he
co’u ld g e t s ta te
sch o o l m oney a t 6 p e r c e n t, w hich
( ’ity T r e a s u r e r J . H. M etzg er h as
w as n o t a lw a y s a v a ila b le .
m ad e h is a n n u a l re p o rt to th e co m ­
T h a t 8 p er cen t in te r e s t h a s been m on c o u n c il, sh o w in g re c e ip ts an d
a tre m e n d o u s d ra w b a c k to d e v e lo p ­ d is b u rs e m e n ts in th e tw o city fu n d s
m en t to th e w hole s ta te , b u t th e fo r th e y e a r 1916.
c o m m issio n s a n d
o th e r e tc e te ra s
F o llo w in g is th e c o n d itio n of th e
m a k e th e loan te r m s a lm o s t u s u r i­ g e n e ra l fu n d :
ous.
R E C E IP T S .
$1036.33
B ut th e r e w ill be som e re lie f in J a n . 1, C a s h o n h a n d
3552.64
s ig h t in a s h o r t tim e , fo r th e F a rm C o u n ty t r e a s u r e r
M a rs h a l, i m p o u n d in g a n d s e l l ­
L oan b a n k in th is d is tric t a n d th e
in g h oi se ........
4.00
r u r a l c re d its law b a ck ed by th e s ta te P e d d le r s ’ lic e n s e s
9.00
30.00
of O reg o n w ill be su p p ly in g m oney D r. E m ily B o lc o m
15.00
to fa r m e rs
at
a
p e r c en t u n d e r D o g t a g s
B illia r d lic e n s e
5.00
p ro p e r c o n d itio n s . T h is w ill be d if­ C o u n t y , f o r h a l l r e n t
5 .0 0
f e r e n t fro m g e ttin g a lo an w ith o u t A r r e s t o f d r u n k a r d s
50.00
p ay in g e x o rb ita n t c o m m issio n s, la w ­
$4706.97
T otal
y e rs ’ fees, a b s tra c t fees an d so on.
D IS B U R S E M E N T S .
A nd it w o u ld n ’t be s u r p ris in g if th e P o r t l a n d Ity. L. Ar P . Co.
$ 744.50
b o rro w e r w ould he re q u ire d to s u b ­
t r e e t I m p r o v e m e n t ........................
422.47
..... 750.00
m it to a n o p e ra tio n fo r a p p e n d ic itis P o r t l a n d w a t e r b o a r d
a n d h av e h is life in s u re d . T h e n it T r a n s f e r r e d to w a t e r f o n d » ....... 900.00
M a r s h a l’s s a l a r y
420.85
b eg in s to be a w o n d e r w hy th e s t a te R e c o r d e r 's s a l a r y ............................. 120.00
of O reg o n is not m o re fu lly d e v e l­ T r e a s u r e r ’s s a l a r y ...................
69.00
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32.37
oped.
27.96
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P r i n t i n g ..................................................
13.75
" I d o n ’t believe h a lf 1 re a d in th e i n t e r e s t on w a r r a n t s
70 00
p a p e rs , th e y a re su c h lia r s .”
Of E le c tio n e x p e n s e s
17.50
30.00
c o u rse tin ’ n e w sp a p e r m en pay no L o w e rin g f o u n ta in
.........................
47.60
a tte n tio n to su ch re m a rk s .
T h ey E l e c t r i c a l s u p p l i e s
I ’F ain til»-
51.94
know th e s ta te m e n t is u n fo u n d e d . M a te ria l a n d la b o r. b u ild in g
W ith v ery few e x c e p tio n s th e n e w s­
c r o s s w a lk
. _........ .
13.80
7.61
p a p e rs te ll only th e t r u t h as th e y get I la r d w a r e
6.25
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4.00
n e w s; th e y sim p ly c h ro n ic le e v e n ts as H a u lin g
3.45
g iven th e m . T h e e d ito ria ls a re n o t H a ll r e n t
5.00
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2.75
new s s ta te m e n ts .
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a re
th e D o g t a g s
2.50
o p in io n s of th e e d ito rs o r o w n e rs G rading street
13.30
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w ho d ic ta te th e policy to th e e d ito rs, M is c e lla n e o u s s u p p lie s
12.50
if th e r e a re m is ta k e s it is b ecau se
B alanc e on h a n d
! I 917.8
th e p e rs o n s fu r n is h in g th e n ew s to
T o ta l
$3789.1(1
th e r e p o r te r s a re m ista k e n .
F o llo w in g is th e c o n d itio n of th e
H o w ev er, so m e tim e s It do es look
w a te r fu n d fo r th e p erio d n a m e d :
a s if th e p erso n s w ho d e c la re th e
R E C E IP T S .
n e w sp a p e rs a re u n tr u th f u l a n d do W a te r r e n t s c o lle c te d
$3636 65
n o t p r in t th e tr u t h a re so m e tim e s ’o r t la n d fty. I,. & P . Co.
78.16
3.i.00
n e a rly rig h t.
F o r m o n th s we h av e I n s t a l l i n g m e t e r s .
24.85
been re a d in g in th e n e w sp a p e rs a b o u t M u ltn o m a h c o u n ty
G re sh a m g e n e ra l fu n d s
900.00
th e
w o n d e rfu l
p ro s p e rity
of th e W a r r e n C o n s tr u c tio n Co.
23.75
c o u n tr y ; th a t ‘ m oney is e a s y ;” t h a t "air g r o u n d . ,
11.05
47 69
e v e ry o n e can s e c u re lo an s, a n d so B o rro w e d f ro m g e n e r a l fu n d
on. T h en we re a d a ll a b o u t th e m il­
T e ta l
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lio n s o f a c re s of ric h la n d w hich lie
1H SB P K 8EM K X T8.
idle, a n d w hich w ould a n d sh o u ld I n t e r e s t on w a t e r b o n d » ____ $1500.00
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be u n d e r c u ltiv a tio n .
B ut th e p e o ­ P o r t l a n d w a t e r b o a r d .....................
ple h a v e failed to see an y ev id en c e C r a n e C o., p ip e s a n d s u p p lie s w 791 ; i
M a r s h a l’» s a l a r y .
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of " e a s y m o n e y ." T h e lan d still lies N e p tu n e M e te r Co.
200.00
idle, a n y u n in v itin g a d v e rtis e m e n t T r e a s u r e r ’« s a l a r y .
»3.7»
I n t e r e s t on w a r r a n t s
25. »e
o f th e " g a r d e n sp o t of th e w o rld .”
I t . 42
Id le m oney an d id le la n d a re no t H a r d w a r e
E le c tr ic a l w o rk
10.60
good a d v e rtis e m e n ts .
W e seem to I «a b o r
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ro w e d
$312
ing o u r g re a te s t a s s e t— th e rich ,
logged-off, v a c a n t la n d ?
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In every county along the coastal
region of Oregon nnd W ashington D O M E ST IC A R T T E A C H E R
R E C E IV E S C E R T IF IC A T E
can be fo u n d th o u s a n d s u p o n th o u ­
A tto rn e y Milo C K in g r e tu r n e d h o m e from S t. H elen« on W ed n esd ay
a f te r su c c e ssfu lly w in n in g a v e rd ic t fo r a c lie n t fro m Hie S ta te In d u s tria l
h is a b d o m e n , c ru s h in g h is sto m a c h , liv er an d in te s tin e s o u t o f place, th e r e ­
by r e n d e r in g him p e rm a n e n tly d is a b le d .
Hi w as b ro u g h t to P o rtla n d
w h ere D r. S ifto n p e rfo rm e d I In* o p e ra tio n of sew in g th e sto m a c h lo (lie
d ia p h ra m . Dr. In g lis of G re sh a m te s iitie d to tin in ju re d m a n 's c o n d itio n .
T h e p la in tiff su ed fo r p e rm a n e n t d isab ility b en efits but a n a tte m p t w as
m ad e to show th a t h is p re s e n t c o n d itio n was d u e to o th e r c a u se s th a u th e
a c c id e n t, i t w as p ro v ed c o n clu siv ely th a t ite w as to ta lly a n d p e rm a n e n tly
d is a b le d ; a lso , th a t th e d is a b ility w as d u e to th e a c c id e n t a n d not to any
d is e a se o r p re v io u s in ju r y w h ic h th e s ta te 's a tto r n e y s c o n te n d e d w ¡is th e
case a n d h ad re fu se d a c o n tin u a n c e of h is c o m p e n s a tio n on th a t a c c o u n t.
A n o th e r lin e o f d e fe n s e on tin p a rt of th e s ta te w as th e possession of
a re c e ip t in fu ll fro m th e p la in tiff fo r $5«, re le a s in g th e co m m issio n from
all lia b ilitie s . It w as g iv en b ecau se of d e s titu tio n
T h is receip t w as in ­
tro d u c e d in ev id en c e b u t llte ju ry c o n sid e re d th a t il had been sig n ed u n d e r
d is ire s s e d c irc u m sta n c e s.
T ile case w as trie d b e fo re a ju ry al St. H elen s a n d w as a sig n a l victory
fo r Mr. K in g , llte G re sh a m a tto rn e y . T h e \ ¡ d i e t w as fo r a cash c o m p e n s a ­
tio n of $ 7 5 0 an d $50 a m o n th d u rin g d is a b ility , w hielt will lie fo r th e rest
o f h is life, a n d to h is willow an d d e p e n d e n t c h ild re n a f te r Ills d e a th if th e y
su rv iv e him .
T ills is said to be th e th ird e a s e a g a in s t t h e S ta te A ccident C o iu tn lssio n .
a n d th e o n ly o n e In w h ich tin- r ig h ts of tile w o rk m a n p ro te c te d by tile co m ­
p e n s a tio n law w ere c o n te s te d a n d d e a r l y d e te r m in e d
A tto rn e y s for th e
s ta te w ere J . A. B e n ja m in , a s s i s t a n t a tto rn e y g e n e ra l, an d D istrict A tto rn ey
C o o p er o f C o lu n tliiu co u n ty .
L A Y IN G H E N S M AY BE R E G U L A T E D .
A w om an s u b s c rib e r o f th e O u tlo o k , h av in g read tile sto ry a b o u t w ir­
in g c h ic k e n h o u ses to in d u c e th e liens to lav m o re, tin ts u n b u rd e n s h e rs e lf
on tlie s u b je c t b ecau se of. a: site say s, a silly th o u g h t < an te to Iter iiiltnl
"W e n o ted w ith In te re s t t i l e p u r e on th e e d ito ria l p a g e last w e e k ,
w hich to ld o f th e p o u ltry in ,an in C a lifo rn ia w ho is using e le c tric ity to In­
c re a s e th e egg re ceip ts.
We acce p te d th e e le c tric e a rs, lig h ts , c o o k sto v e s, v acuum c le a n e rs , etc.,
to say u o tliiu g al all o f te le p h o n e s a n d tin te le g ra p h , all as n m a ile r of
c o u rs e ; b u t w hen it co m es io m a k in g tlie h en s lay m o re, we h av e to p au se
in o u r sw ift (light th r o u g h llte tw e n tie th e e in u ry an d w o n d er why we d id n 't
th in k of th a t b e fo re.
" C o n s id e rin g th e fuel th a t i h en seem s to h av e th e least of th a t d e ­
s ira b le commodity k n o w n as co m m on .tense, It se e m s as If they could lie
fooled s till f a r th e r liy tu r n in g th e lig h ts up a t 11 p. nt. and off at 4 a i n . ,
th u s m a k in g tw o w o rk in g day s in e v ery tw e n ty -fo u r.
" W e expect th e e n te r p r is in g p o u ltry m e n o f litis n e ig h b o rh o o d will lie
w irin g th e ir h e n h o u s e s so o n , a n d th e n ex t le g is la tu re w ill h av e a c h a n c e to
te g u la te by law llte w o rk in g h o u rs of a ¡ten.”
W O M E N OF W O O D C R A F T IN S T A L L .
T h e W om en o f W o o d craft m et la s t T u esd ay a fte rn o o n af th e h om e of
Mrs. .Minnie C la n a h a n fo r tin r e g u la r in s ta lla tio n of officers re c e n tly e le c t­
ed. M rs. C liu a h a ti w as tit»' in s ta llin g officer. T h o se in s ta lle d w ere past
g u a rd ia n n e ig h b o r, M rs. Lixzie J a c k : g u a rd ia n n e ig h b o r, Mrs. C la n a h a n ;
a d v is e r, M rs. E lla M id d le to n ; b a n k e t M is. A m e l i a M e w h irte r; c le rk , Mrs.
E liza M e tz g e r; m u sic ia n , M rs. Iola H ate,- m a g ic ia n , Mrs. C a rrie P o w ell;
m a n a g e r, J . H. M etzger. S e v e ra l officers elect w ere not p re s e n t a n d will fie
in s ta lle d ai a la te r d a te
l'h ey w ere m a n a g e r, Mrs. T illie H illy a rd ; p h y si­
c ia n , Dr. S. I’. B ittn e r; in s id e s e n tin e l, Mrs. A m elia D u n can ; o u ts id e s e n ti­
n el, M rs. E m m a M a n n in g ; a tte n d a n t. Alts. B ose .M etzger. At th e close of
th e b u sin e ss sessio n file m e m b e rs w en in v ited lo th e d in in g room , w h ere a
d e lic io u s lu n c h e o n , b e a u tifu lly a p p o in te d , was se rv e d . T he lodge c o lo rs of
re d , w h ite a n d g re e n w ere used in th e d e c o ra tio n « w ith p le a sin g effect. T he
next m e e tin g w ill be w ith Airs. H ates on th e a fte rn o o n of F e b ru a r y 27.
C H IC K E N T H IE V E S M A K E E S C A P E .
C h ick en th ie v e s h av e been in e v id e n c e a g a in d u rin g tile p a st w eek. It
is e s tim a te d th a t m o re tita n 2(»0 Itavi been sto le n lately .sonic of th e m as
fa r east as S p rin g d a le , beyond th e S an d y riv er.
T h e th ie v e s a re o u t at n ig h t in a u to m o b ile s. It is p re tty c e rta in th a t
at least th r e e p a rtie s a re it. llte b u sin e ss, all w o rk in g to g e th e r.
An a tte m p t to ro b tile c h ic k e n h o u se of D avid M cK eow n w as m ad e on
T u e sd a y n ig h t, o n e mil»' west o ' G re sh a m . T h e in tr u d e r s w ere a lm o st
c a u g h t b u t esc a p e d b efo re an officer could lie fo u n d . Dn W ed n esd ay night
a n o th e r p a rty w as d e te c te d in th < ir o p e ra tio n s m a r B ru n n e r an d w ere sh o t
at tw ice by .lam es C o g sw ell.
C o n sta b le S q u ire a n d City M a rsh a l Al< K inney w ere notified but becam e
s e p a ra te d an d th e ir m en escap ed in th e d a rk n e s s . An a u to , re a d y fo r in ­
s ta n t use w as seen n e a r til» M cG regor f H r m , h i l l it a lso got aw ay / A w atch
is b ein g k ep t fo r th e m en a n d th e ma< him w i t h It a re u n d e r su sp ic io n ,
S to c k h o ld e rs ,
A tte n tio n I
P o sta l cu rd n o tic e s have
been se n t to every s to c k h o ld ­
e r of th e local telephone c o m ­
pany a s k in g th e m to a tte n d
th e a d jo u r n e d m e e tin g to be
h eld next M onday a fte rn o o n .
T h o se w ho c a n n o t iiD etid are
re q u e s te d to se n d th e ir p ro x ­
ies so th a t th e r e m ay be a m a ­
jo r ity re p re s e n te d . T w o d i­
re c to rs u re to be e le c te d a n d
som e Im p o rta n t m a tte r s c o n ­
sid e re d .
Nearly Half Million Dollars
Remaining in all
County Funds
C o u n ty A u d ito r Sant II M artin is
se n d in g o u t Ills se in l-a n n u t'l re p o rt
fo r th e last Italf of 191«. it show s a
g e n e ra l an d c o n so lid a te d su m m a ry
o f th o c o n d itio n o f th e se v e ra l c la s s­
es of fu n d s of M u ltn o m a h co u n ty .
T he g e n e ra l co u n ty fu n d re c e ip ts
fo r th e h a lf y e a r w ere 6 5 4 3 ,6 8 0 .6 2 ,
th e b a la n c e on h a n d J a n u a r y 1, be­
i n g 648,1 5 1 .4 9 .
T h e ro a d fu n d m ad e a sh o w in g of
6409.901.96 in th e way o f re c e ip ts,
w ith a b a la n c e of 6 2 ,4 1 0 .1 6 .
G O L D E N C H IM E S
T lie p o rt o f P o rtla n d receiv ed th e
A N D "DAD ' L E C T U R E
su n t of $13 7 ,0 2 9.3 8, all of w hich w as
Many good th in g s h a v e co m e to d is b u rse d o r tu r n e d o v e r to tlie tr e a s ­
G resh am in th e way o f e n te r ta i n ­ u r e r of th e p o rt.
m e n ts d u rin g tlie y e a rs puRt hut few
T h e slim of 6 1 ,1 2 9 ,1 3 7 .0 1 w as
if any h av e been m o re p le a s in g an d lu rn e il o v e r to tlie tr e a s u r e r of tlie
la s tin g in w h o leso m e effect th a n th e city of P o rtla n d us Its sltu re of th e
G olden C h im es by I*. W ald o D avis re c e ip ts d u rin g
th e
six
m o n th s'
am i h u m o ro u s
le c tu re , " D a d ,” by p erio d .
G ordon J . T a y lo r, g iven h e re
last
In th e s ta te sch o o l fu n d th e r e w as
W ed n esd ay n ig h t In tile M eth o d ist 6303.176.97
oolleeted. of wkteh
church.
$ 1 5 8 ,2 2 3 .7 7 w as d is b u rs e d , lea v in g a
W hen P ro fe s s o r D avis o p en ed th e b a la n c e on h a n d o f 6 1 4 4 ,0 5 3 .2 0 .
p ro g ra m w ith s e v e ra l s e le c tio n s on
C o v erin g th e s tn te tax fu n d was
I lls
trip le -to n e d g o ld en c h im e s, a c ­ th e su m of $ 5 0 6 ,0 2 2 .6 2 .
Df th a t
co m p an ied
by M rs. G e rtr u d e Mll- su m 6 4 3 7 ,6 3 0 .6 2 w as p a id to th e
1 Itow skl, lie c a p tiv a te d llte la rg e a u ­ s t a te t r e a s u r e r ; $ 2 1 ,2 5 0 to th e In ­
d ien ce am i It w as w o n d e re d If th e te r s ta t e b rid g e co m m issio n und $37,-
le c tu re r could get un In te re s te d h e a r ­ 2 4 2 .1 0 w as tr a n s f e r r e d to th e g e n ­
ing. Bui Air. T a y lo r, fro m th e first, e ra l fu n d .
tr u e to tlie tr a d itio n s o f h is race,
T h e co u n ty
h ig h sch o o l fu n d
w o n by Ills h o m ely h u m o r, H ushes of a m o u n te d to $ 1 6 ,1 4 7 .5 9 , o f w hielt
w it. an d s o u l-s tirr in g p a th o s , in t e r ­ th e re re m a in e d a h u lan ce on h a n d of
e stin g , a m u s in g ,
In s tru c tin g , both $49.44.
to old an d y o u n g fo r u fu ll ito u r
R eceip ts in th e school d is tr ic t fu n d
w hich scen ted m uch to o s h o rt.
re a c h e d th e su m of $ 8 7 1 ,4 7 2 .4 3 . It
A fter lis te n in g
to
Mr. T a y lo r’s w as a il d is b u rse d except tlie b a la n c e
c h a r a c te riz a tio n of " D a d ,” th a t h u m ­ of $1.9 5 5 .2 8 re m a in in g on h a n d .
ble, fa m ilia r. im p o r ta n t, o fte n m a­
Tin- p u b lic lib ra ry fu n d a c c u m u la ­
ligned p e rs o n a g e ,
sto o d
o u t in a tio n s w ere $ 6 8 ,0 8 3 .0 2 . D f th a t su m
c le a re r lig h t a s th e o n e best frle m l of (h e re re m a in e d on bund 6 6 ,0 6 9 .7 9 .
l l t e fam ily a n d s ta te , a lth o u g h th e
In tile tr u s t fu n d th e r e wus $29,-
ex a lte d p o sitio n of m o th e r w as ra ise d 6 4 5 .4 3 , of w h ich hut $ 5 5 0 .0 6 w as
till h ig h e r.
p aid o u t on w a rra n ts .
It w ould lie a good le c tu re fo r all
T h e p u b lic lib ra ry fu n d lias a bal-
a p in a te rs am i b a c h e lo rs to h e a r, but an cf on Itunil th e s t u n o f 6825.7!»,
l l t e effect w ould p ro b a b ly he e ith e r th e r e h av in g been no re c e ip ts o r d is ­
s a d d l i n g o r m a d d e n in g , w hich in b u rse m e n t« (lu rin g th e six m o n th s.
e ith e r case m ig h t lead to b en efleien t
A b a la n c e o f 6 3 5 4 ,6 1 9 .2 6 re m a in ­
re s u lts .
ed in th e I n te r s ta te b rid g e fu n d on
Mr. T a y lo r h a s d o n e us g re a t a J u ly 1, 1916. Df th a t a m o u n t th e r e
w ork in h is le c tu rp on su ch an u n ­ w as ex p en d ed $ 1 3 7 .5 8 7 .4 7 , leaving
p ro m isin g s u b je c t as " J la d " us th e a b a la n c e of 62 17,031.78.
a rtis t did w ith his p a in tin g o f th e
T h e speciul ro a d fu n d c re a te d by
old w oodshed. T lie a r tis t becam e rich th e bond issu e is n e a rin g e x h a u stio n .
am i fatuous.
T a y lo r m a k e s us all T lie re p o rt sh o w ed 6 1 9 3 ,5 6 3 .6 8 on
t b iter by e x a ltin g th e c o m m o n p lace. h a n d a d d e d to w hich w as tlie su m of
T h e p ro g ra m
closed
as it bad 6 7 ,5 2 0 .9 0 receiv ed
fro n t th e ro ad -
o p en ed w ith s e v e ra l fine se le c tio n s m a s te r.
S pecial ro a d w a rra n ts to ­
on th e g o ld en c h im e s, anil th e a u d i­ ta le d $ 1 9 5 ,1 3 1 .8 3 . T h e b a la n c e on
en ce w as w ell
p leased .
P ro fe sso r J a n u a r y 1 w as 6 5 ,9 5 2 .6 5 .
D avis is un e x p e rt an d e n th u s e s his
T ra n s a c tio n s on
Ihe
B iv e rs id r
a u d ie n c e by b o th th e s k ill of his d riv e co v ered Ihe su m of $1 4 6 .9 2 in
p lay in g an d ih e m em o ry a w a k e n in g , re c e ip ts a n d illH hurseinents.
s o u l-s tirr in g c h a r a c t e r of Ills selec-
In th e fa ir fu n d , receiv ed fro m th e
t ions.
tax levy w as $ 12,782.49.
Df th a t
Tin- E p w o rth
L e a g u e w as well a m o u n t th e su m o f $ 6 0 0 0 w as paid
p leased w ith th e fin an cial r e s u lts of to th e fat sto ck sh o w ; 6150») to th e
th e e n te r ta in m e n t.
p o u ltry sh o w , und 8D>» io to th e c o u n ­
ty fa ir
T h e re m a in d e r of 66,282 49
W A R TO B E W A G E D ON
w as still on h a n d as an u n ex p en d ed
T H E P E S T IF E R O U S M O LE balance
T lie c itie s of St. J o h n s a n d l.ltiii-
ton tu r n e d in th e su m s of 6173.72
und $122.17 re sp e c tiv e ly on d e lin ­
q u e n t tax es
T h e se p laces a re now a
p a rt of Die city o f P o rtla n d .
.
R eceip ts fo r th e city of G resh am
d u rin g th e h a lf y e a r w ere $ 1 ,5 0 9 .1 6 .
Df th a t a m o u n t $ 9 8 1 8 2 h ad been
tu r n e d o v e r to th e city tr e a s u r e r ,
leav in g a b a la n c e of $6 7 7 .3 3 .
F a irv ie w ’s re c e ip ts w ere $3 9 6 .9 6 .
of w hielt th e r e w as $30.06 yet on
hand.
T ro u td a le hud a c re d it of $394.51
o f w hich all but $14.92 had been
tu r n e d over.
In th e re g is try in d e m n ity fu n d th e
b a la n c e a n d receipts of $1 ,9 3 5 .7 1 r e ­
m ain ed s ta tio n a ry .
The fisti a n d g am e fu n d h olds
627.60, an d th e Ju d g m e n t fu n d
$38.00.
T h e c o n d itio n of all th e above-
n am ed fu n d s sh o w s th e a m o u n ts of
$ 4 6 3 ,6 0 0 .9 6 .
T h e re p o rt sh o w s a h e a lth y c o n d i­
tio n of co u n ty f l u a n c e s , w ith a v a il­
tin g of tr a p s a n d a ls o w ill sh o w how a b le fu n d s fo r ev ery d iv isio n s u f ­
G R A N D JU R Y IN D IC T S IT A L IA N .
ficient p ro b a b ly to c a rry on b u sin ess
th e m ole m ay b est be s k in n e d .
M ichael ( ’h ia m e n ti, a lia s M ike D ellella, w ho p e rs u a d e d G la d y s O pal
A bout a dozen m e e tin g s w ill be u n til th is y e a r ’s ta x e s s h a ll begin to
D avis, a Bchool g irl o f F a irv ie w , to elop« w ith him to lx»s A n g eles, w as In­ h eld d u rin g th e week of F e b ru a r y 5 com e In.
d ic te d by th e M u ltn o m a h co u n ty g ra n d ju ry on th r e e c o u n ts , fo r k id n a p ­ to 10. As y et th e tim e a n d th e place
A I h e a p P ian o .
p in g , c o n tr ib u tin g to th e d e lin q u e n c y of a m in o r a n d c rim in a l a tta c k .
of th e d iffe re n t m e e tin g s h as n o t
C h la m e n ti w as a p p re h e n d e d in Loa A n g eles a n d r e tu rn e d to P o rtla n d
dePld^ u p o n b u t th e y "w ill "be
To th o s e c o n te m p la tin g th e p u r ­
by S h eriff H u r lb u r t. H e w as liv in g w ith th e g irl in tlie s o u th e rn city and i a n n o u n c e d w ith in Die n e x t few days.
c h a se of a p ian o , a n d w ho w an t to
sh e w as b ro u g h t back to P o rtla n d also.
get a h ig h -g ra d e in s tr u m e n t a t th e
T a ilo r in g
p rice o f a c h e a p o n e , a n d on easy
H EM O RRH A G E TA K ES JA P A N E S E
For men and women— cleaning, te r m s — now Is th e tim e , as 1 have
A J a p a n e s e fa r m e r p a n te d Y. M ori, liv in g n e a r M o n ta v illa , a b o u t sht pressing and repairing done well.
a lre a d y sold o n e a n d h av e o n ly one
m iles w est of G re sh a m n e a r th e S ection L in« ro a d , d ied of a h e m o rrh a g e of Peter Lenard, Powell street.
new o ne left..-—Adv
th e lu n g s on Tu»-sdu.v la st. He w as eetsed w ith a s e v e re c o u g h in g sp ell an d
| t C(Mtg little to b r ig h te n up y o u r
d ied In a b o u t th r e e m in u te s
f u r n itu r e a n d wood w ork w ith a co«»
_ _ _ _ R.
_ _ R. _ CARLSON
_
H e w as a b o u t 36 y e a rs of afce a n d leave« a w ife an d c h ild
lie had
’o ^ a t I ^ L ^ K i d d e r ^ H a r d ' I T h e G ra n d T ru n k Pacific d ry do»
‘ w are Co. *
f
a r '" •
P rin c e R u p e rt, coat 62.6UO, 0» ■
been a te n a n t fa r m e r on th e R u h l p lace to r s e v e ra l y ears.
F in al a rr a n g e m e n ts fo r a s e rie s of
m e etin g to be h e ld In th e co u n ty by
C o u n ty A g ric u ltu ra l A gent H all an d
B U IL D IN G R A IL R O A D TO T IM B E R .
T h e o d o re II. S ch effer, of th e U nited
C a m e ro n A T a y lo r's lu m b e rin g e n te r p ris e a t B ull B un lias b egun to
S ta te s B ilogieal S u rv ey , on th e m e th ­
e x p an d in p re p a r a tio n to p ro s e c u te a ten y e a r s ’ bu sin eaa. T lie co m p a n y 's
o d s of tr a p p in g m o les a n d th e p re p ­
h o ld in g s of tim b e r iu tlie C ascad es, a d jo in in g th e B ull Bun re s e rv e a re
a ra tio n of th e i r s k in s fo r m a r k e t a re
a m o n g tlie best in w e ste rn O regon.
now being a rr a n g e d a n d fro m th e ln-
T h e m ill b egan o p e ra tio n s tw o w eeks ago a f t e r being sh u t dow n fo r
te re a t th a t is b eing sh o w n by m any
th e h o lid a y s an d w ork b eg an lust .Monday on a fo u r tulle ra ilro a d on w hich
c o m m u n itie s p o o r old Mr. M ole is in
w ill be o p e ra te d a sm a ll lo co m o tiv e fot th e p u rp o s e o f b rin g in g logs to th e
fo r a I ih i I s p rin g .
m ill. T h e lo co m o tiv e w as ta k e n to Ihe cam p in .-••»■tions as It co u ld not be
A lread y ab o u t ten d iffe re n t com­
tr a n s p o rte d th ro u g lt th e m o u n ta in s w h e re it will lie used in any o ilie r m a n ­
m u n itie s h av e been h e a rd fro n t by
n e r. A bout o n e m ile o f g ra d in g h a s been done.
Air H all an<l th e need fo r a s y s te m ­
H e re to fo re th e co m p an y h a s been d e p e n d in g on fo u r d o n k ey e n g in e s to
a tic ca m p a ig n fo r Die »lestru etio t. of
tirin g th e logs from tlie m o u n ta in s lo th> mill
th is field, m eadow a n d g a rd e n pest
becom es m ore a p p a re n t each day.
SE C O N D N U M B E R O F A R G U S OUT
As fu r as p o ssib le th e m e e tin g s
,
T h e J a n u a r y n u m b e r o f th e U nion H igh S chool A rg u s h s s Just been
will lie held lit th e s c h o o lh o u se s of
issu ed . It is un Im p ro v e m e n t o v e r ih e p re v io u s issu e an d is filled w ith
th e co u n ty so Dial th e l»oys m ay be
a lm o st e v e ry th in g in te r e s tin g p e rta in in g lo th e sch o o l
T lie s to rie s and
In te re s te d in tin- tr a p p in g of th e
poem s it c o n ta in s a re re a lly g en ts of li te r a tu r e sh o w in g th a t th e r e is un m oles. Mr. S ch effer w ill o u tlin e Die
e m b ry o n ic ta le n t co n cealed in th e b usy b ta in s o f so m e of th e s tu d e n ts .
h a b its of Die m ole, th e a m o u n t of
E spe, tally c o m m e n d a b le a re s h o r t sto rie s by Miss L .ls l a R u b y . Mtae I d aro a g e ,le (lowi, a n d th e
(>r)
O live O lsen , K rn e rt Q u e sin b e rry an d poem s by Alls« E d ith J e lk e tt. » » ” >• i ,l |,p „ .|n g of t h e s k in s w hich can he
S ln to n sen an d M a rg u e rite T a c h e ro n .
sol.l fo r from 10 to 25 c e n ts .
He
T h e o th e r fe a tu re s of th e m a g a z .n e a re all e x c e p tio n a lly good.
,
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