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GRESHAM,
MULTNOMAH
COUNTY,
OREOON,
TUESDAY
DECEMBER
11,
1917
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YEAR
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FIRST STATE
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BEST ESSAY A BIG SURPLUS
THE DRAFT
S ale o f th e M u ltn o m a h co u n ty fa ir
g ro u n d s to th e co u n ty w ill p ro b ab ly
be d e fe rre d u n til a f t e r th e n ex t fa ir
a t w hich tim e th e r e w ill be a b e tte r
p ro s p e c t of th e m b e in g ta k e n o v e r
by th e co u n ty co m m issio n e rs.
N ine m e m b e rs o f th e p re se n t fa ir
b o a rd a n d tw o o f th e new m em b ers
e le c te d fq r n e x t y e a r m et in P o r t­
la n d y e s te rd a y , an d a f te r a d is c u s­
sion of th e m a tte r d ecid ed to w ait.
T h e d» te rm in e d a ttitu d e of se v e ra l
m e m b e rs of th e b u d g e t c o m m itte e
a g a in s t
th e n e c e ssa ry e x p e n d itu re
w as a ssig n e d as a c a u se fo r p o s t­
p o n e m e n t.
H o w ev er, th e f a ir b o ard is not d is­
c o u ra g e d an d w ill w ork to m ak e n ex t
y e a r ’s f a ir th e best o n e e v e r h eld
w hich w ill be q u ite an u n d e rta k in g
In view o f p ast p e rfo rm a n c e s , an d
th e r e a re
P o rtla n d
a s s u ra n c e s of
h e lp to m a k e it so.
T h e sa m e lib e ra l p re m iu m s will be
g iven n ex t y e a r a s w ere g iv en th is
y e a r an d se v e ra l fe a tu re s will be
a d d ed to m a k e th e e x h ib its m o re
c o m p le te a n d in s tru c tiv e . A m ong
th e m m ay be m e n tio n e d th e sch o o l
p ro je c t w ork in c h a rg e of C o u n ty
S chool S u p e n in te n d e n t W. ( ’. A ider-
so n , w ho h as been a t w ork fo r th e
p a st m o n th in lin in g u p th e c o u n try
sc h o o ls fo r th a t very p u rp o se.
No o n e need be s u rp ris e d if p ra c ­
tic a lly all of th e g a lle ry floor in th e
p av ilio n is ta k e n up w ith school d is ­
plays. T h e p ro je c t w ork is to su c ­
ceed th e ju v e n ile d iv isio n in a n o th e r
y e a r o r tw o, a n d u n d e r efficient m a n ­
a g e m e n t th e d is p la y s w*ill be fa r
g r e a te r th a n e v e r b efo re in th e c h il­
d re n s d e p a rtm e n t.
A nd th e g ra n g e s , too, a re b eco m ­
ing in te re s te d . O ne o f th e m h a s a l­
ready v o ted to hav e a d isp lay next
fall
M u ltn o m a h g ra n g e to o k th is
a c tio n lu st S a tu rd a y . F ro m p re se n t
in d ic a tio n s, a n d from th e e n th u s ia s ­
tic re p o r ts h e a rd th e r e will be m o re
g ru n g e e x h ib its iti 1918 th a n in any
y e a r p rev io u sly .
T h e n , too, tile e n te r ta in m e n t f e a ­
tu r e s p ro m ised fo r fu tu r e fa irs has
been th e m ean s of a w a k e n in g r e ­
new ed in te re s t.
T h e a c tio n of th e
c liu u ta u q u a g u a r a n to r s in re fu sin g to
d eal w ith th e E lliso n -W h ite sy stem
n e x t y e a r h as a w a k e n e d ren ew ed in ­
te r e s t in th e fa ir. T h e e v e n in g e n ­
te r ta in m e n ts given a t th e la s t fa ir
w ere so h ig h ly a p p re c ia te d th a t th e;
have been th e in c e n tiv e fo r m o re o f
th i sa m e k in d an d it w ill be so m e ­
th in g e x tr a o rd in a ry if an a u d ito r ­
iu m is n o t b u ilt on th e fa ir g ro u n d s
fo r th e i r fu tu r* a c c o m m o d a ’ion
It is su ch fe a tu re s th a t a re g o in g
to m a k e th e n ext f a ir a big s i v - ' sk
— e x c e p tin g very bad w e a th e r o r
so m e o th e r u n fo re se e n c irc u m s ta n c e
— a n d th e n th e r e w ill be very little
to s ta n d in th e w ay o f th e fa ir bei: g
ta k e n o v e r by th e c o u n ty .
T h e th r e e
new
d ire c to rs fro m
P o rtla n d w ill add g re a t s tr e n g th to
th e b o a rd , a s th ey m ay be c o u n te d
on to h e lp m a te ria lly , an d th ey a re
a ll in a p o sitio n to do g re a t th in g s
fo r th e f a ir n ex t y e a r, a n d th e n h elp
in th e s a le o f th e in s titu tio n hs co n ­
te m p la te d .
QUOTA MAY AGAIN
BE OVER ENLISTED
M u ltn o m ah c o u n ty w as o n e o f th e
few th a t did n o t h av e to a n sw e r th e
first d ra f t call, an d fro n t In d ic a tio n s
a n d o b s e rv a tio n s it w ill ag a in be e x ­
e m p t w hen th e n ext call is m ade.
Its q u o ta w as o v e r-e n liste d w hen th e
first su m m o n s w as m ad e, an d if th a t
p ro v es to be th e case a g a in it w ill
re v eal a h ig h d e g re e o f p a trio tis m
h ere.
M ore th a n five h u n d re d boys h av e
been s e n t to V a n c o u v e r w ith in th e
p ast w eek anil t i l e re c r u itin g offices
in P o rtla n d a re o v e rcro w d ed all th e
tim e w ith th o s e w ho a re e a g e r to e n ­
list. Such a h ig h d e g re e of p a tr io t­
ism co u ld easily c o n tin u e th is c o u n ­
ty as th e b a n n e r n o n -d ra ft c o u n ty in
th e U n ited S ta te s.
T a ilo rin g
For
m en
and
w o m en — c le a n in g ,
p re s sin g a n d r e p a irin g d o n e w ell.
P e te r I^enard, P o w ell s tre e t.
T h e re c e n t c a m p a ig n in a id o f th e
G re sh a m , Dec. 11.
Y. M. C. A. w a r w o rk fu n d th r o u g h ­
E d ito r O u tlo o k : — R ep ly in g to
o u t th e co u n ty o f M u ltn o m a h , o u t­ y o u r re c e n t in q u iry as to th e p o si­
sid e th e city of P o rtla n d , re s u lte d
tio n in w hich p u rc h a s e rs of L ib erty
in th e re c e ip t of o v e r $ 2 4 0 0 , o f w hich
th e su m o f $ 6 o i is in p led g es w hich B onds w ill be p laced in th e e v e n t
w ill be p aid la te r as a g re e d upon by th ey do n o t receiv e th e i r b o n d s w ith
re s p e c t to co lle c tio n of In te re s t co u ­
th o s e w ho m a d e th e pled g es.
T h e se fig u res a re o b ta in e d fro m p ons p rio r to D ecem b er 15, w ill say
tlie re p o rt of It. G. J u b itz , s e c re ta ry th e r e sh o u ld be no a p p re h e n s io n ou
o f th e Y. M. ('. A. c o m m itte e to th e i r p a rt fo r tile b o n d s w ill be d e ­
Itu fu s C. H o lm an , d ir e c to r o f th e liv e re d to th e m w ith all co u p o n s a t ­
w o rk in th e co u n ty .
M r. H o lm an ta c h e d a n d we w ill be re a d y to cash
h a s s u b m itte d th e s e c r e ta r y 's re p o rt th e co u p o n s fo r th e p u rc h a s e rs of
to II L. St. (’la ir, p u b licity m a n a g e r, th e b o n d s a s soon as th ey a re r e ­
acco m p a n ie d by th e fo llo w in g le tte r ceiv ed . T h o se of c o u rs e w ho h av e
1 re q u e s te d re g is te re d b o n d s, m u s t ex­
u n d e r d a te o f D ecem b er 7:
pect th a t th e r e w ill be c o n sid e ra b le
Mr. II. L. St. C la ir, G resh am O u t­
d elay in rec e iv in g th e b o n d s an d
look, G re sh a m , O reg o n .
My D ear S ir:
E n clo sed h e re w ith po ssib ly so m e d e la y in rec e iv in g a
p lease find s ta te m e n t o f re c e ip ts ch eck fo r th e In te re s t d u e th e m , fo r
fro m th e re cen t Y. M. C. A. c am p a ig n th e
g o v e rn m e n t
is g re a tly h a n d i­
co n d u c te d in M u ltn o m ah co u n ty o u t­
sid e o f th e city of P o rtla n d , fo r w hich cap p ed by re a s o n o f n o t b ein g p re ­
to
h a n d le
th e
e n o rm o u s
you w ere p u b lic ity m a n a g e r. T h e se p a re d
re c e ip ts do not in c lu d e o n e item , a m o u n t o f b u sin e ss th r u s t upon
o v e r $ 7 0 0 , d e liv e re d by you to Mr.
B. Lee P a g e t, w ho lias m ad e no a c ­ th e m in so s h o r t a tim e.
T h e p o p u la tio n at W a sh in g to n h as
c o u n tin g to Mr. J u b itz .
P o ssib ly
th e r e w as a conflict b etw een Mr. p ro b a b ly in c re a se d 1 0 0 ,0 0 0 In th e
P a g e t's w ork an d m in e re s u ltin g in past six m o n th s a n d in a d d itio n to
som e c o n fu s io n , b u t. h o w ev er, all th e
m oney e v e n tu a lly go es to th e sa m e th is th e officials o f s tr e e t c a r lin es in
ex cellen t c au se an d it is im m a te ria l W a s h in g to n d e c la re th e r e a re 7 5,000
w h e th e r I t g o es to Mr. P a g e t o r m y ­ to 1 0 0 ,0 0 0 s tr a n g e r s in th e city ev­
self.
ery day.
L ittle c o n s tru c tio n w ork
I w ish to ta k e th is o p p o rtu n ity to
th a n k you fo r th e e x c e lle n t su p p o rt h as been g o in g on In W a sh in g to n fo r
w hich th e G re sh a m O u tlo o k g a v e a n u m b e r o f y e a rs p a st. T h e resflTt
th is c a m p a ig n a n d to th a n k Mr. E. Is th a t th e g o v e rn m e n t h a s no b u ild ­
H. T h o m p so n of B rid a l Veil, Mrs. C. ings in w h ich to tr a n s a c t th e e n o rm ­
E. L arsso n o f T ro u td a le , Mr.- F. H.
C ran e o f F a irv ie w . Mr. S. 1!. H all o u s a m o u n t of b u sin e ss w hich it lias
of G re sh a m , .Mr. O. F. F o lk e n b e rg of on h a n d at tlie p re s e n t tim e. C le rk s
H o lb ro o k , M r Suin
li. L a th ro p of a re w o rk in g a t a g re a t d is a d v a n ta g e
H illsd a le , .Mrs. E. .1. S tack o f W est an d w hen o n e o f th e officials w as
P o rtla n d , an d G eo W. S ta p le to n of
G re sh a m , th e c a p ta in s of th e d is tric ts a sk e d if th e r e w as n o t 50 p e r cen t of
in to w hich M u ltn o m a h co u n ty w as lo st m o tio n in th e w ork he rep lied
d iv id ed , a n d e sp ecially to th a n k all th a t th e r e w as on ly a b o u t 10 p er
th o se p u b lic -sp irite d c itiz e n s w ho co ­ cen t efficiency in th e w o rk o f th e
o p e ra te d in th e o rg a n iz a tio n w ith
T h e H o tel W a sh in g to n o p ­
th e s e c a p ta in s , a n d a ll th o s e g e n e ro u s c le rk s.
w a rm -h e a rte d c itiz e n s w hose a c tu a l p o site th e T re a s u r y b u ild in g , r e c e n t­
c o n trib u tio n s w ere th e o b je c t o f th e ly a d v e rtis e d 500 ro o m s an d b a th s
e n tire o rg a n iz a tio n
No d o u b t as to be o p en ed so o n , b u t as soon as th e
lo n g as th is te r rib le w ar c o n tin u e s
wi will c o n tin u e to h av e n eed fo r w in d o w s a re in, It w ill be o p en ed as
m o re a n d e v e r m o re c o n tr ib u tio n s a g o v e rn m e n t office b u ild in g . A new
fro m th e p u b lic fo r h u m a n ita r ia n a p a rtm e n t homo* fo r w hich fa b u lo u s
a n d also warfare* p u rp o ses.
re n ta ls w ere bid h a s been ta k e n by
A gain e x p re s sin g my h e a r tf e lt a p ­
th e d e p a rtm e n t of J u s tic e . F a m ilie s
p re c ia tio n to all. I beg to re m a in .
o ccu p y in g la rg e re s id e n c e s a d ja c e n t
V ery tr u ly y o u rs,
R U F U S C. HOLMAN.
to book * of th e d e p a r tm e n ts w ere
.Mr. J u b itz , In m a k in g b is re p o rt a sk e d to r e n t , th e n to sell a n d on re ­
to .Mr. H o lm an , w rite s as fo llo w s:
fu sal to do e ith e r w as o rd e re d to
m ove io m a k e room fo r g o v e rn m e n t
P o rtla n d , D ecem b er 6, 1917.
Mr. R u fu s C. H o lm an , C o u n ty C o m ­ em p lo y es, so th a t it w ill be seen
m issio n e r, C o u rth o u s e , P o rtla n d , th a t tlie g o v e rn m e n t h a s so m e re a ­
O regon.
D ear S ir:
C o m p ly in g w ith y o u r son anil good ex cu ses fo r n o t b eing
p ro m p t
in
d e liv e rin g
th e
re q u e s t of th e 3 0 th u ltim o , 1 am m o re
h e re w ith e n c lo s in g a copy o f s t a te ­ b o n d s, w hich h av e been ta k e n up by
m en t s e n t to th e s e c r e ta ry o f th e th e p eo p le o f th is lan d .
Y. M. C. A., sh o w in g $ 6 0 1 .0 0 pledgc-s
T h o u s a n d s o f e m p lo y es a re w o rk ­
re c e iv e d ;
$ 1 1 0 4 .7 5 ca sh receiv ed ,
a g g re g a tin g $ 1 7 1 0 .7 6 .
I th e r e fo re in g n ig h t a n d day in th e e n g ra v in g
h av e on h a n d th e su m of $ 1 1 0 4 .7 5 b u re a u tu r n in g o u t th e b o n d s fo r
In ca sh w h ich I am p re p a re d to tu r n w hich th e p eo p le h av e s u b s c rib e d . It
o v e r to th e Y. M. C. A. upon re q u e s t
T h a n k in g you fo r th e o p p o rtu n ity co m es back to us q u ite fo rcib ly th a t
to c o -o p e ra te in th is m a tte r , I beg th e U n ited S ta te s w as n o t p re p a re d
to re m a in .
fo r w ar.
Y o u rs very tru ly .
In s ta llm e n t p a y m e n ts on b o nds
R. G. JU B IT Z , S e c re ta ry .
F o llo w in g is th e s ta te m e n t mad»* m u s t be m ad e by D ecem b er 15, o r
by Mr. J u b itz to Mr. H o lm a n , sh o w ­ h o ld e rs of b o n d s can pay up in full
in g th e a c tu a l a m o u n t o f ca sh r e ­ If th ey so d e sire .
Y o u rs v ery tru ly ,
ceived a n d p led g es m ad e fo r th e Y.
F IR S T S T A T E BANK
M. C. A. w a r w o rk fu n d .
It g iv es
<lue c re d it to each c o u n try d is tric t
MISSIONARY SOCIETY
am i its le a d e r:
OFFERS FINE PROGRAM
F ro m C. H. C a ry —-P led g es. $ 5 6 7 ;
cash $ 3 7 2 .7 5 ; to ta l $ 9 3 9 .7 5 .
T h e W o m an 's H om e M issio n ary
F ro m O. F F a lk e n b e r g
P led g es,
so ciety o f th e M. E. c h u rc h w ill m eet
$ 1 5 1 .5 0 ; to ta l $ 1 5 1 .5 0 .
F ro m E. H. T h o m p so n
P led g es, ut th e h o m e o f M rs. J o h n B row n on
$ 4 .0 0 ; ca sh $269 05 ; to ta l $ 2 7 3 .0 5 . M ain s tr e e t, W ed n esd ay a fte rn o o n of
F ro m S y d n ey G. L a th ro p
P le d g ­
T h e s u b je c t is
es, $ 1 6 .0 0 ; cash $ 7 4 .7 0 ; to ta l $ 9 0 .7 0 . thin w eek a t 2 :3 0 .
F ro m F . H. C ra n e
P led g es, $14; ” A C o u n cil of A llies to D iscuss A llied
cash $ 1 1 8 .0 0 ; to ta l $ 1 3 2 .0 0 .
I n t e r e s t s .”
F ro m F lo re n c e A. D ick en so n , O s­
T lie fo llo w in g p ro g ra m h a s been
w
ego,
O
reg
o
n
-C
ash
$
2
6
.6
0
;
to
ta
l
|
a
rr
a n g e d by Mrs. A r th u r D o w sett,
$ 2 6 .5 0
F ro m P. A. S ö d e rs trö m . School 1 leader:
D istrict No. 3 ( E. II. T h o m p so n )
H y m n , " O n w a rd
C h ris tia n Sol-
ca sh $ 8 .5 0 ; to ta l $>.50.
j d ie r s .”
F ro m F ir s t S ta te B an k , G resh am
R e a d in g . "A ll M issio n ary M ile­
C ash $4 2 .6 5 ; to ta l $ 4 2 .6 5 .
s t o n e s , ” M rs. C. M. Z im m e rm a n .
F ro m R. E. C la n to n . B o n n ev ille
C ash $ 4 5 .0 0 ; to ta l $45.00.
" M o b iliz a tio n of D e n o m in a tio n a l
F ro m S chool
D istric t
No. 3
F o rc e s ," B a p tist, Mrs. II. L. Wos-
$ 1 .1 0 ; to ta l $1.10.
T o ta ls
P led g es
$ 6 0 1 .0 0 ;
cash te ll; P re s b y te ria n , Mrs. D. M Mc­
K ay ; F re e M eth o d ist, M rs. L e n o re
$1 1 0 9 .7 5 ; g ra n d to ta ls $ 1 7 1 0 .7 5 .
g ra n d to ta ls $ 1 7 1 0 .7 5 .
C u n n in g h a m ; E p isco p al, M rs G. W
L ess ch eck r e tu rn e d $5.00.
S ta p le to n ; M eth o d ist E p isco p al, Mrs.
B alan ce on h a n d $1 104.75.
J. M ontcalm B row n.
I iiem en und Other» N otice.
P a p e r,
“ P io n e e r
M issio n a rie s ,”
Mrs. A. H ev el,
«
On T h u rs d a y
e v e n in g a t 7 :3 0
"A n
A b sen t
M em b er
H eard
o ’clo ck , th e r e w ill be a me»*ting In F ro n t,” M rs. J a s S te rlin g .
th e fire h a ll, a t w hich so m e m e m b e r
in s tr u m e n ta l solo. M rs Win O tt.
of th e ad v iso ry b o ard w ill be p re s e n t
V ocal d u e t, Mrs. M yers, Mrs.
to ex p lain
th e q u e s tio n a ire . All B ro w n .
,
th o s e in te re s te d In th e d ra f t a re In­
v ited to be p re s e n t.
R ead th e W a n t ad s.
ISSUE OF FRIDAY, DEC. 14
x-c-x~x-x-x-:-5-:-x~x-x-x~x-x-x-
At
th e
c o m in g S ta te T e a c h e rs ’
c o n v e n tio n
in P o rtla n d , D ecem b er
26-29, m uch th o u g h t w ill be g iv en
to th e s u b je c t of th e $ 5 0 .0 0 p rize,
w hich w as o ffered la s t J u n e by th e
O reg o n B a n k e rs a s s o c ia tio n to th e
co u n ty w hose sc h o o ls ev id en c e th e
b e st sh o w in g in tlie p ro m o tio n of
th r if t.
T h e p rize o f $5 0 .0 0 w as d o n a te d
by th e B a n k e rs
A sso ciatio n
at a
m e e tin g lust s u m m e r in M arsh field .
A th r if t c o m m itte e of th e O reg o n
B a n k e rs A sso ciatio n com posed
of
W. E. K y ler, c a s h ie r of th e B en to n
C o u n ty
B ank
of
C o rv a llis ;
H.
H in c h b e r g e r , p re s id e n t o f th e In d e ­
p en d en ce N a tio n a l B ank of In d e p e n ­
d e n c e ; A. C. S c h m id t, v ic e -p re si­
d e n t o f th e F ir s t S a v in g s B an k of
A lb an y ; an d D ean J. A. B exell of
th e O regon
A g ric u ltu ra l
C ollege,
w as a p p o in te d to d ev ise m e a n s fo r
a w u rd in g th e p rize. T h ro u g h D ean
Bexell th e S ta te T e a c h e rs ’ A sso cia­
tio n 's c o -o p e ra tio n w as e n liste d a n d
p la n s laid fo r in te r e s tin g e v ery c o u n ­
ty s u p e r in te n d e n t in th e s ta te .
D u rin g th e te a c h e r s ’ c o n v e n tio n
th e d e ta ils w ill be put b e fo re th e
te a c h e rs in a n tic ip a tio n of in t e r e s t­
in g all th e c h ild re n In O regon.
A
sc o re c a rd w ill be s e n t to each
school in th e s ta te , th r o u g h th e c o u n ­
ty s u p e r in te n d e n ts , on w hich is to
be re p o rte d th e e n ro llm e n t o f th e
c o u n ty , an d th e fo llo w in g q u e stio n s
a re to be u sed as a b asis fo r m ak in g
th e a w a rd .
T h e sc o re c a rd is as
fo llo w s:
How m an y p u p ils in th e sch o o ls
of y o u r c o u n ty huve sav ed a n d d e ­
p o site d in a h u n k , an a v e ra g e of ten
c e n ts
a w eek
d u rin g
th e school
y e a r?
How m any p u p ils huve d ev o te d an
a v e ra g e o f th r e e h o u rs a w eek to
h om e in d u s try , in c lu d in g food p ro ­
d u c tio n o r p re p a r a tio n , su ch us g a r ­
d e n in g , p o u ltry ra is in g , pig ra is in g ,
fru t
p a c k in g ,
c o o k in g ,
c a n n in g ,
sew in g o r c a rp e n try ?
How m any p u p ils h av e p re p a re d ,
(lu rin g th e sch o o l y e a r, w ritte n w ork
on T h rif t an d s u b m itte d sa m e to
th e i r te a c h e rs , co u n ty s u p e r in te n ­
d e n t, o r to so m e n e w sp a p e r fo r p u b ­
lic a tio n ?
CAMPAIGN TO LAST
FOR ONE WEEK
T h e C h ris tm a s Red C ro ss m e m ­
b e rs h ip c a m p a ig n will he la u n c h e d
ut noon D ecem b er 17 a n d w ill la s t
u n til th e n ig h t of D ecem b er 24.
T h is c a m p a ig n Is to ad d 2 4 0 ,0 0 0
m e m b e rs in O reg o n to th e A m erican
R ed C ross.
A m e m b e rsh ip c o sts as little us $ i
In fa c t, ill t h i s c a m p a ig n th e g r e a t­
e st e m p h a s is is placed on th e $1
m e m b e rsh ip , b ec a u se it is believed
th is will be re s p o n sib le fo r e n lis tin g
th e g re a te s t n u m b e r of peo p le u n d e r
tlie R ed C ro ss b a n n e r. T h e d riv e is
An O u tlo o k r e p o r te r w as In th e
P o rtla n d c o u rth o u s e y e s te rd a y , an
o b s e r v e r of a m e e tin g of th e I n t e r ­
s ta te B rid g e c o m m itte e , an il h e a rd
th e fin an cial re p o rt re a d , co m p risin g
th e p erio d b etw e e n F e b ru a r y 15th
a n d N o v em b er 3 0 th o f th is y ear.
T h e re p o rt sh o w s a h e a lth y co n d i­
tio n o f afTairs, w hich, it is p re d ic te d
w ill grow b e tte r ev ery m o n th . T h e
v ast lu m b e r m ills to be e re c te d a t
V a n c o u v e r a n d th e new ste e l s h ip ­
b u ild in g p la n t to be b u ilt th e r e w ill
in c re a se tr a v e l a n d , c o rr e s p o n d in g ­
ly. th e re c e ip ts.
C o u n ty C o m m issio n e r R u fu s C.
H o lm an w as th e clii^f in s tig a to r of
th e in t e r s t a te b rid g e an d is deep ly
in te re s te d in se e in g th a t It becom es
a p a y in g p ro je c t, tln a n c ia lly . us well
us a c o n se rv i r of b u sin e ss a c tiv itie s
b e tw e e n th e tw o cities.
T h e re p o rt sh o w s all re c e ip ts an d
d is b u rs e m e n ts up to N o v e m b e r 30th.
T h e a m o u n t on h a n d on N o v em b er
3 0 th w as th e c o lle c tio n s fo r th a t
m o n th . F o llo w in g is th e r e p o r t:
R e c e ip ts.
T o lls co lle c te d a t b rid g e $ 8 0 ,1 7 9 .2 7
F ro m P. R. L. & P. Co.
4 8 ,8 0 4 .8 2
I n te r e s t on b an k a c c o u n t
251.10
S ale of w ood, sa c k s, e tc
52.85
D am ages c o llected
2.00
$ 1 2 9 ,2 9 0 .0 4
D isbursem ent«.
23,3 5 3 .5 7
A u d ited v o u c h e rs
20.41
Suudri»*s
5 7 ,1 1 6 .8 8
’’aid M u ltn o m a h Co.
3 8 .0 7 7 .9 2
P aid C la rk Co.
T o ta l
$1 18.5 6 8 .7 8
T o t a l ................
lte< M|iit illat ion.
Total receipts
T o ta l d is b u rs e m e n ts
$ 1 2 9 ,2 9 0 .0 4
1 1 8 ,5 6 8 .7 8
A v ailab le fo r d is tr i­
b u tio n
$ 10,7 2 1 .2 6
X ovem lier R eceip t» .
T o lls co lec ted
$ 8 ,5 8 3 .9 5
P. R. L. * P. Co.
5 ,5 5 0 .8 6
l a s s a u d ite d v o u c h e rs
$1 4 ,1 3 4 81
3 ,4 1 3 .5 5
B a la n c e fo r d is trib u tio n $ 1 0 ,7 2 1 .2 6
N u m b e r d ra w o p e n in g s , Nov.
199
M axim um tim e of o p e n in g
12 m in.
M inim um tim e of o p e n in g
1 % m in.
A v e ra g e tim e o f o p e n in g
2 m in .
T o ta l tim e o pen
9 h o u rs , 36 rain.
NO CHANGE MADE
IN THIRD CLASS RATES
P o s tm a s te r R o b e rts h a s received
th e fo llo w in g in s tru c tio n s in re g a rd
to d is p a tc h o f th ird -c la s s C h ris tm a s
m ail fro m th e office of th e th ird a s ­
s is ta n t p o s tm a s te r g e n e ra l.
T h e re
w ill be no c h a n g e in th e ra te on
th ird -c la s s m a ll:
It a p p e a rs fro m in fo rm a tio n r e ­
ceived th a t so m e b u sin e ss p e rso n s
und c o m e r n s h a v e th e im p re ssio n
th a t th e W ar R ev e n u e A ct im p o ses a
tax upon th ird -c la s s m all m a tte r .
not fo r m oney, h u t fo r m e m b e rs.
T h is is not c o rre c t. T h e W a r R ev ­
A c o m p le te stall* o rg a n iz a tio n lias e n u e Act does not affect m a tte r of
a lre a d y been p e rfe c te d u n d e r H en ry th is c lass.
C irc u la rs a n d o th e r
E. R eed, s ta te c a m p a ig n m a n a g e r. p rin te d a d v e rtis in g
m a tte r of th e
T h e M u 11 n om a li co u n ty
ca m p a ig n th ir d c la s s m ay s till be m ailed a t th e
m a n a g e r is D r II. C. E ix o tt.
r e g u la r th ird -c la s s r a te of on e cen t
In b rie f, th e e ffo rt of e v ery co u n ty fo r eacli tw o o u n c e s o r fra c tio n
in th e s t a te is to e n list 30 p e r cent th e re o f.
Post m u s te rs a re re q u e s te d
o f its p o p u la tio n
u n d e r th e R ed to g ive p u b lic ity to th e fo re g o in g .
C ross. Ir re s p e c tiv e of w h e th e r m e m ­
C h ris tm a s fa lls on T u e sd a y , and
bers h av e, Joined p re v io u sly o r n o t, in o rd e r to m a k e c e rta in o f d e liv e ry
th e y an* a s k e d to Join a g a in In th e by C h ris tm a s D ay, p a rc e ls sh o u ld be
C h ris tm a s D rive, w ith tlie a s s u ra n c e m ailed a t th e la te s t In a c c o rd a n c e
th a t th e r e w ill be but o n e d riv e a w ith th e fo llo w in g s c h e d u le :
y e u r in tlie f u tu r e an d th a t tlie w eek
S ta te s e a st o f C h leu g o an d in
p re c e d in g C h ris tm a s .
T h u s "M a k e s o u th e rn s ta te s , not In te r th a n S at-
it a R ed C ro ss Ch’r is tm a s ” is r e ­ tu r d a y , D ecem b er 15.
s o u n d in g o v e r th e c o u n try . S pecial
N o rth an d S o u th D a k o ta . N e b ra s ­
c h u rc h se rv ic e s w ill In* h eld D ecem ­ k a, K a n sa s, O k la h o m a , M in n eso ta,
’ W isco n sin . Iow a. A rk a n s a s , not la te r
b e r 16.
" E v e ry m an anil w om an in O re ­ ¡ th a n M onday, D e c e m b e r 17.
gon m u s t jo in th e Red C ro ss” is tin*
W yom ing, C o lo ra d o , New M exico,
O regon slo g a n .
A rizo n a, T u e sd a y , D e c e m b e r 18
."ro n iln e n t m en a n d w om en a ll
C a lifo rn ia , W a sh in g to n , U tah , Ne-
ovei th e s ta te
a re
e n lis tin g th e ir j vaila, Id a h o , M o n ta n a , not l a t e r th a n
se rv ic e s in th e c a m p a ig n . M em b er­ j W e d n esd ay , D ecem b er 19.
s h ip fu n d s a re d ev o te d to w ar w ork
O reg o n , n o t la te r th a n T h u rs d a y ,
of th e Red C ro ss, a p e rc e n ta g e a c ­ I D ecem b er 20.
c o rd in g to th e lo cal c h a p te r w hich
P o r tla n d , not la te r th a n S a tu rd a y
is e x p e n d e d
on
s u rg ic a l, h o sp ita l I D ecem b er 22.
su p p lie s a n d o th e r r e q u ire m e n ts fo r
W ra p an d tie y o u r p a rc e ls s e ­
th e w a r w ork o f th e c h a p te r.
c u re ly .
If c o n te n ts a re v a lu a b le h a v e p a r ­
A u to m o b ile s a n y w h e re , n ig h t o r
day.
P h o n e 791, G re sh a m , M. M. cels In su re d .
Mail a t r e g u la r s ta tio n .
S q u ire.
PATRIOTIC CHRISTMAS OUTLOOK
T h is Is th e la s t c all to m en of
d r a f t ag e w ho w ish to e sc a p e th e
d r a f t by e n lis tin g as v o lu n te e rs.
It is a lso th e la s t c a ll to a ll m en
re g is te re d u n d e r th e d r a f t w ho hav e
c h a n g e d th e ir a d d re s s e s to be s u r e to
n o tify th e ir local b o a rd s im m e d ia te ly
o f th e ir new a d d re s s e s , so Q u e s tio n ­
n a ire s w ill re a c h th e m w ith o u t d e ­
lay.
D ecem ber 15 Is th e d a te on w hich
local b o a rd s w ill begin to m a il o u t
Q u e stio n n a ire s.
U n til noon o f D ecem b er 15 Is a l ­
so th e last d a te on w hich m en of
d r a f t ag e m ay e n lis t as v o lu n te e rs
In th e a rm y , navy o r m u rin e corps.
A fte r th a t d a te , m en s u b je c t to th e
d ra f t will not lie a c c e p te d uh v o lu n ­
te e r s In th e a rm y und can e n list In
tin* navy o r m a rin e co rp s o n ly In
case th e ir iiiim lm rs com e so f a r dow n
t h a t th ey w ill not he n eed ed fo r th e
c u r r e n t d r a f t q u o ta .
D ecem ber 15 Is Im p o rta n t fo r still
a n o th e r re a so n .
It is tlie d a te on
w hich all p re v io u s e x e m p tio n s o r
d is c h a rg e s from m ilita ry s e rv ic e u n ­
d e r th e d ra f t a re a u to m a tic a lly re ­
v o ked.
E very
re g is te r e d
m an , w h e th e r
vlously ex e m p te d o r n o t, m u st a n s ­
w er o ne of th e Q u e s tio n n a ire s to lie
se n t o u t, b e g in n in g on D ecem b er 15.
W h e th e r he is g ru n te d a d e fe rre d
( lassificu tlo n w ill be bused on th e
in fo rm a tio n in h is Qui e tio n n a ire .
O nly sev en du y s a re u llo w ed from
th e tim e tile Q u e s tio n n a ire is m ailed
to a n s w e r a n d r e tu r n it to th e local
h o ard . T h e re fo r e it Is e x tre m e ly Im ­
p o r ta n t th a t lo cal h o a rd s h a v e th e
c o rre c t a d d re s s e s of r e g is tr a n ts , fo r
fa ilu r e to rec e iv e a Q u e s tio n n a ire
w ill not he a c c e p te d as a v alid ex ­
c u se, an d fa ilu r e to a n s w e r is lia b le
to cost a iiiun hlH c h a n c e fo r e x ­
e m p tio n .
A ny la w y e r w ill a ss ist a re g is te re d
m an , fre e of c h a rg e , in a n s w e rin g
th e q u e s tio n s in h is Q u e stio n n a ire .
T h e O regon C oast A rtille ry , now
s ta tio n e d in th e fo r ts a t th e m o u th
of tile C o lu m b ia riv e r, s till n eed s
a b o u t 100 r e c r u its to b rin g it up to
fu ll w a r s tr e n g th an d It w a n ts th e m
by D ecem b er 15.
A fte r th a t d a te m en of d r a f t ag e
c a n n o t e n list
v o lu n ta rily
in
th e
a rm y , hut w ill lie h eld fo r th e d ra f t.
By e n lis tin g now a m an ca n ch o o se
h is ow n b ra n c h of th e se rv ic e . T h e
heavy a rtille ry is c o n sid e re d o n e of
th e m ost d é s ira b le b ra n c h e s o f th e
w hole a rm y serv ice.
In te n d in g a p p lic a n ts sh o u ld co m ­
m u n ic a te w ith o u t delay w ith C olonel
('. C. H a m m o n d . O reg o n C o ast A r­
tille ry , F o rt S tev en s, O regon.
BIG FISH POND
NEAR SYCAMORE
Dr. R o b ert B ra n d o n , a P o rtla n d
d e n tis t liv in g in L a iire lh u r s t, re c e n t­
ly b o u g h t fo u r a c re s of la n d a t S yca­
m o re, at th e co n fluence of Jo h n s o n
a n d K elley c re e k s , w h e re h e will
b u ild a c o u n try re sid e n c e a n d o th e r ­
w ise im p ro v e th e p ro p e rty .
A m ong th e im p ro v e m e n ts ju s t fin­
ish ed is a fish pond w hich co v ers
a b o u t tw o a c re s w hich Dr B ru n d o n
w ill sto ck w ith tr o u t from tlie B on­
n e v ille fish h a tc h e ry . T h e pond Is
f jrm e d by th e w a te r of K elley cre e k
(tow ing Into a basin w hich h a s been
fo rm e d by th e b u ild in g o f a c o n c re te
d en i ac ro ss It,
T h e pond w as co m p le te d on F rid a y
la st an d will be sto c k e d a t on ce, b u t
th e r e is c o n s id e ra b le y et to be done.
A tisii la d d e r h a s been b u ilt so as to
allo w th e fish o f th e creek to ns end
ai d a set o f w lr* sc re e n s w ill be put
a ro u n d tin* pond to p ro te c t th e fish
w ith in it a n d to keep th em fro m g e t­
tin g o u t in case o f a h ig h w a fe r
cau sed by ra in <*r m e ltin g snow .
It Is re p o rte d th u t tw o v a rie tie s o f
I ro u t w ill he tu r n e d loose in th»*
pond, b u t It is n o t s ta te d w h e th e r
th e y w ill be ra ise d fo r p riv a te use
o r fo r c o m in e re la l p u rp o se s.
T he
K l.e c » ss of th e v e n tu r e d e p e n d s on
car»* th e fish re c e iv e , an d to t h a t end
it Is ra id D r B ra n d o n w ill b u ild tiis
r ew h o m e a t o n ce so as to be th e re
a ‘ » ritlc a l p e rio d s.
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