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GRESHAM f t AMERICAN Ft 1HE TALKING MONKEY Model 90 Overland ' ’ ~ ■ • OUTLOOK F U U iA l, JULY li, 1U1U SCENIC -fc MORE POWER Zevolenegives bet te r c o m p re ssio n , th e r e f o r e , m o re power to your car. It burns clean and goes out with ex h a u s t. D e p o sits least carbon. Get a Correct Lubrica tion Chart for your car. STANDARD OIL COMPANY (California) REPORT OF THE CONDITION OP fh e fa rm e rs of the community arc ; very busy m a k in g hay w h ile th e s u n shines. T he A b n e r G riffith fam ily a r e n lce- i ly s e ttle d in th e i r new h om e on th e 66 At G resh am in th e S ta te of re g o n . a t th e close of b u sin e ss, J u n e pipe lin e ro a.l w hich he re c e n tly p u r- 3 0 th , 1919 | ch ased fro m h is fa th e r. RESOURCES T he P itts fa m ily w ho h a v e been j occu p y in g th e T o w n se n d h o u se, a re L o an s a n d d is c o u n ts .............................................................. $ 1 3 5 ,8 8 6 .5 4 O v e rd ra fts , se c u re d a n d u n se c u re d .............................. p re p a r in g to m ove to P o r tla a d 1,159.94 B o n d s a n d w a r r a n ts ........................................................... Miss M arion R o b e rts o n h a s p u r- 43,858.44 S to ck s, s e c u ritie s , J u d g m e n ts, e tc .................. ............... ch a se d a new F o rd c a r. 12,5 4 9 .3 6 ! A. E. D e iia v e n is d riv in g a new Banking house .................................................................. 5,0 0 0 .0 0 F u r n i tu r e a n d fix tu re s ...................................."........... O v erlan d . 2,4 0 0 .0 0 J o h n S le re t is b u ild in g tw o new O th e r re a l e s ta te o w n e d ....................................................... 6.4 7 6 .4 7 I>ue fro m a p p ro v e d re s e rv e b a n k s ......................... ’..... 12 3 ,4 4 9 44 i alios, w hich m a k e an a d d e d Im prove- C hecks a n d o th e r cash ite m s ........................................... 79392 ( m en t to h is farm . j 5 299 40 F. E W e a th e rw a x , a n o th e r of o u r C ash on h a n d p ro g re ssiv e fa rm e rs , is b u ild in g a $ 3 9 ,5 1 2 .7 6 j new b arn . O th e r re s o u rc e s ............................. 56.09 j Miss D ia n th a W e a th e rw a x , w ho h as ( u s to m e r's lia b ility a c c o u n t of ’’A c c e p ta n c e s” 5 ,7 0 0 .0 0 b .e n em p lo y ed in P o rtla u d , is s p e n d T o ta l....................................................................... ing h e r v a c a tio n w ith h e r sis te r, M rs $ 2 5 2 ,5 9 8 59 | F re d G riffith at B end, O regon. LIABILITIES I Mr. a n d Mrs. A. E S m ith , o f D al C a p ita l sto c k p aid in $ 15,000.01) las. w ere o v e r-S u n d a y g u e s ts a t (he S u rp lu s fu n d 2,5 0 0 .0 0 ■ \\ eek s hom e. U n d iv id ed profits, less ex p en ses a n d tax es paid 2.1 0 2 .7 9 1 h ere has been s e v e ra l p ro sp ectiv e F o e ta l sa y in g s b an k d e p o sits 859.02 I bu>, is in q u irin g fo r fa rm s in o u r I In d iv id u a l d e p o sits s u b je c t to check 13 2 .8 9 9 .0 5 e a llty of late. D em an d c e rtific a te « of d e p o s it........... 2,0 9 1 .3 3 Most of o u r p eo p le sp e n t th e 4tli C a s h ie r ch e c k s o u ts ta n d in g ........................................ 1,293.61 p ic n ic k in g . T im e an d sa v in g s d e p o sits ......................................... 77,1 5 2 .7 9 $ 2 1 4 .2 9 5 .8 <> PLEASANT HOME N otes a n d b ills re d isc o u n te d 1 3 ,0 0 0 .0 0 L i) "A c c e p ta n c e s” of th is b a n k 7?"' ’ 5 ,7 0 0 .0 0 T he M e th o d ist L a d ie s ’ Aid socle w ill m eet next W e d n esd ay a fte rn o o n , , T ? la l . ....................................................................... $ 2 6 2 .5 9 8 .5 9 [ a t th e h o m e of Mrs. M. L e n n a r ts . Im p o rte n t b u sin ess w ill com e up fo r dis S ta te o f O reg o n , C o u n ty o f M u ltn o m a h , ss. M iller, C a s h ie r o f th e a b o v e-n am ed b a n k , do so lem n ly P ro fesso r R o b ert L. G a rn e r, eussion an d a fu ll a tte n d a n c e is . „ „ „ I ’ » L \ th e A m erican n a tu r a lis t, h as Ju st «nd helm ? hB abOVB " ta t8 m e n t 18 tr u e “ » ‘h e b e st o f ray k n o w led g e urged. re tu rn e d from a th re e -y e a r so K. A. MILLER. Cashier At (lie P le a s a n t -H o m e B ap tist a n a b etter. jo u rn in th e h e a rt of A frica w here S u b sc rib e d an d sw orn to b efo re m e th is 1 0 th day o f Ju ly . 1919. elm ri'h "e x t S u n d ay tin. p a s to r, Rev. he discovered “ th e ta lk in g m on JA S . E L K IN G T O N , N o ta ry P u b lic. A J. W are, will p re a c h a t 11 o ’clock key”— claim ing th ey h av e a la n A co rd ial in v ita tio n in e x te n d e d to all. co m m issio n e x u lre s Auir N l d 2 i g uage ail th e ir own. He b ro u g h t A. F, M iller, W. E. M ark ell, II. A L ew is. D ire c to rs A P ra y e r T h a t W as U n a n s w e re d ” l ° r r e c t A tte s t: back the body of one o f th e spa will be tlie topic nt th e m o rn in g s e r v tes for th e S m ith so n ian I n s titu te ic e at th e M eth o d ist c h u rc h next S u n P ro g re s s iv e a n d C o n s tru c tiv e P o licies T ax es and More Taxes. W ashington, D. day. also ¡it T ro u td a le Rev E a rl It T he a n ti tr u s t law s a re to be o v er In these day« th e re a re only two C o tto n , th e p a sto r, w ill p re a c h . D ur- hauled at th e n e x t session of congress. a rith m e tic a l p rin cip les applied to ii!c. th e S u n d ay school h o u r ut both T h at Is one th in g sadly needed If we taxes a d d itio n am i m u ltip licatio n P le a s a n t H om e a n d HUT Mr C o tto n a re to have p erm an en t p ro sp e rity In T he tax person has forgotten how to will tell th e s to ry o f th e S u n d av o u r co u n try . apply su b tra c tio n o r d iv isio n to the school clock. Som e of these law s a re dead letters, tax problem S tate, county an d m u n ic 1_______ C o n tin u e d fro m p ag e 1 Miss E lva D olan a n d A nna Len som e a re an u n profitable Jum ble of ipal tax es keep going up F ed eral ca m p m e e tin g , R o b e rts a n d W ilson m irtz a re c a m p in g a t C h a u ta u q u a fo r b a it baked leg islatio n an d re q u ire re taxes on incom es get a n o th e r whack fa m ilie s s h a r e d th e sa m e cab in th e seaso n . vision to b rin g them up to th e needs of at the fam ily budget and th en along the tim es m any fa m ilie s fo llo w in g th is cu sto m com es tax es on lu x u rie s an d w earin g o f d o u b lin g u p fo r th e f o r tn ig h t W hat does th e n atio n need m ost? apparel, th e a te r tic k e ts and Ice cream POWELL VALLEY T he h ig h est possible efficiency In p ro eones Jo h n P W ilson am i S a ra h A nn Wil T he soft d rin k p a rlo rs nick sou e m ig ra te d fro m Illin o is in 1853, The fo llo w in g a n n o u n c e m e n ts of du ctio n an d d is trib u tio n In th e com ing th e ir cu sto m ers for m ore p en n ies and s e ttlin g in B e a v e r B end. A t th e se rv ices at th e S w ed ish M ission peace tim es as well as we needed It In tlie size of th e piece of pie goes rig h t cam p m e e tin g b e g a n th e ro m a n c e c h u rc h a re m ade by th e p a sto r, Rev. w ar. mi decreasing. T h e re seem s no end P ro d u ctio n and m ore p roduction In and no way to b eat th is new gam e. tliat c u lm in a te d in th e m a r ria g e of Win. H a w k in so n : Y oung p eo p les' M iss W ilso n a n d J o h n R o b e rts in m eetin g on S u n d ay e v e n in g , topic, every line Is w hat o u r co u n try and Yet th e re is a way. a perfectly sim ple 1872. C urb the p o litician "T h e S pots on th e L e p e r ;” S u n d ay vvliat th e w hole w orld needs a s the and logical way In 1868 J o h n R o b e rts h ad b o u g h t school a t io an d p re a c h in g by th e rem edy for th e B olshevism w hich aim s Compel h im to q u it c re a tin g new office holding ac tiv itie s. ' a q u a r t e r se c tio n fro n t h is u n cle, p a sto r a t 11 a. m. a n d a t 8 in th e to p araly ze production. T he m ax im u m of A m erican produc Tw enty-five y ears ago govern m en t S tep h en C ook. T h e re lie p la n te d th a t evening. T h e e v e n in g se rv ic e , w hich [c h e r ry tre e an d b u ilt a h o m e to will be in E n g lish , th e s u b je c t will tlo n could only be a tta in e d In w ar was co m p arativ ely sim ple; and candor tim es by h ig h e r co-ordination of forces com pels us to say th a t It w as b e tte r w hich he took h is b rid e . A nd th e re " N e v e rs lip s .” am i se ttin g asid e law s a g a in s t In telll govern m en t, w hen th e re w as not so th ey h av e liv ed e v e r sin ce. So they gent and logical co-operation. m uch of It, th a n th e g overnm ent we a re G re sh a m p io n eers. T h e re w as b ai iiie is’ N ig h t S chool. It has supplied th e n ew spapers w ith a re g e ttin g now no postofflce h e re th e n . N e ig h b o rs Next W ednesday evening, at eig h t se n satio n al re p o rts at th e expense of But the p o litic ia n s told th e people to o k tu r n s , d riv in g to P o rtla n d w e e k ly fo r tile m all fo r th e e n tir e c o m oclock, the fa r m e rs n lg h t school will In d u stries, to Increase Its m em bers and they m ust be em an c ip ated . T hey con busy calc u latin g (he ra tio n s to r give it g re a te r (lowers to re g u la te pro sen ted and now they a re paying for m u n ity . d a ily lo w s Many in d iv id u al probl 'm s th e ir em an cip atio n . We do not know it is to ld th a t in C ivil W ar tim e s, o u tsn e ot tlic re g u lar a ss ig n m e n t com e d u etlo n Is folly. It should be rec o n stru c te d on th e one th in g we a re g e ttin g th a t we w ould ten y e a rs e a rlie r , w h en e v e ry o n e w as up fo.- discussion, m aking th e lessons lin es of th e F ed eral R eserve B oard not have been b e tte r off w ith o u t; hut an x io u s to get n ew s of th e b a ttle s , 'lily in terestin g . If It ex ists at all, com posed of sober, we do know th a t we a re (laying a lot Mrs. S te p h e n R o b e rts o fte n w alk ed T he d a iry fa rm e rs a re ............ fa tin g balanced, experleiici d m en .cousine m ore for needless office holders, and to P o rtla n d a n d b ro u g h t hack th e th is o p p o rtu n ity of g au g in g th e ir th a t d esp ite th e Increase In w ealth and n ew s. The " O re g o n ia n ” w as a sm a ll m ethods w ith III« scientific; and by five and above se n satio n alism ¥ T ie F ed eral R eserve Board w hich is population tax es p er c a p ita a re m u lti p a p e r th e n , lint as a c c u ra te as it is die scientific* is m eant, not m ere book tin- backbone of the n atio n s financial piled w ith every prospect th a t they now . It co st $1 a y eat a g o ld dol a n tin g but ju st com m on Hense m inus and b an k in g business, is u body of men will m ultply som e m ore, an d th is In la r, th e size of a sm a ll d im e. tile guessing above p a rtisa n s h ip . crease Is In a d d itio n to the e x tra o rd in A bout 1 875 Ben R o llin s o p ened The eluss lias increased in enroll W orking along sound économ ie lines a ry federal an d w ar taxes. th e first s to re in G re sh a m . M rs m ent at every session. It has av e rte d possibility of a punie B ureaus, com m issions, boards and J o h n R o b e rts lias a lam p w hich she and stab ilized businegs and In d u stries. su p erv isio n and re g u la tio n cost money b o u g h t fro m him . It d o es serv ice F a r m e r s ' F ie ld D ay. C ongress should place th e d u ty of T hey s< rve very little except to In now up at th e s u m m e r h o m e at o v e rh a u lin g o u r a n ti tru st law s in sane W elc h ’s. ili'ii R o llin s w as a good ! S a tu rd a y , Ju ly 26, the F a rm e rs F ield bunds to prom ote In d u stria l expansion c r e a s e th e class th a t live at the expense M e t, u n d er th e au sp ices of th e n ine of the rest of us , I f we m ust have b u sin ess m an an d so ld d e p e n d a b le g ra n g e s of M ultnom ah county, will be of o u r com m erce T he F ederal T rad e them we m ust pay for them B ut 1111 •r 1' •1 a 1111 ¡ ■ Tw o y e a rs la t e r he held on the G resham fair g ro u n d s T he C om m ission h as m ade a m ess of every w hat good a re th ey ? W h at do we, th e o p e n e d a postoffice, n a m in g th e tow n p ro g ram , w hich is being a rra n g e d for th in g It has touched anil should he p e o p le vvlio pay for It all, get out of It? in h o n o r of P o s tm a s te r G e n e r a l, th e day will su rely please tile farm abolished Congi'ess should help in M ount V ernon. W ash., H erald And how th e p lace d id . • is W illiam S tyles will hav e c h arg e d u s trle s by e n a c tin g co n stru c tiv e law s All k in d s of hay to o ls a t L. L. K id to In su re beneficial in d u s tria l c o o p e r o f t lie concessions on th e g ro u n d s R o b e rts liv in g room h a n g s d e r 's H dw . Co. atlo n . ? o f th e b u sin e ss c e n te r of Sergeant N cliiieiiler Sen d s Papers. 40 y e a rs ago. W ill Jo h n R ead by all -O utlook w ant ails. T h e O u tlo o k Is in re c e ip t o f th e R ead th e W an t ad s o f G ra n d m a Jo h n s o n , s ta n d s last issu e o f " T h e S ta r s a n d S trip e s o f I l l s s to re , o n th e p o rch th e official n e w sp a p e r of th e A. E F M e tz g e r's h o te l s ta n d s his a lso th e issu e n ex t to th e la st of " T h e I d a u g h te r Lucy (M rs. T o p p le m a n ). A lpine A m e ric a n ,” a p a p e r p u b lish e d The B ap tist c h u rc h is in th e p ic tu re , by th e A m erican s t u d e n ts a t th e th e g ra n g e h a ll (u se d as a sch o o l at U n iv e rsity of G re n o b le , F ra n c e th a t tim e i, se v e ra l o tln -r sm a ll T h e se p a p e rs w ere s e n t by S e rg e a n t 1. The Oaks 8. Bull Run Park sto re s . T h e re s ta n d s Jim m y L aw - j C. G. S c h n e id e r w ho lias been s tu d y ra n c e w ith a big m a rk e t b a sk e t. Yes, ' in g al th e u n iv e rsity . H e w rite s t h a t 2. Council Crest. 9. Macleay Park o f c o u rse lie Is sm ilin g See J a k e j he w ill leav e fo r St N a z a lre a b o u t 3. Columbia Beach M etzg er In th e fo re g ro u n d , w ith S a m ' J u ly 1. 1U. Peninsula Park M etzger. J o h n R o b e rts. D ick B ead le, | 4. Crystal Lake Park 11. Washington Park P ercy S m ith . Dick W illia m s an d a Kerry P lan ts for Sale. 5. Rock Island 12. Oak Grove Park. sc o re o f o th e r s u b s ta n tia l c itiz e n s | W e a re re ad y to book o rd e r s fo r A co rd u ro y ro a d ru n s dow n P o w ell l 6. Dodge Park. 13. Mt. l abor Park s tre e t. A few tr e e s of th e fam o u s berry p la n ts fo r n e x t y e a r 's p la n t 7. Estacada Park 14. Riverside Park g ro v e a re still s ta n d in g on th e F irst ing. T h e C o -o p erativ e R erry G ro w S ta te B ank c o rn e r W h e re th e fo u n e rs , office ut th e old M etzg er sto re . ta in now g ra c e s th e s tr e e t is a g re a t T he G oddess of L ib e rty at the city p u d d le. At one tim e S te p h e n R o b e rts fo u n tain put on a new w h ite robe for It is so In com ing to h er o w n ed th e tr a c t of lan d ly in g be th e F o u rth tw e e n Main s i r c - i an d H ood a v en u e th a t she will w ear it all siim m t r. a n d b etw een D ivision s tre e t a t th e Mt H ood d ep o t an d a lin e on th e G o v e rn m e n t e x p e rts w ill p ro sp e c t s o u th n e a r Jo h n s o n c re e k . I). ,\| fo r oil In th is s ta te . T h e a lm s o f th e R o b e rts p la tte d a p a rt o f th is tra c t c o n fe re n c e of oil m en In S an F r a n c o m p risin g th e tw o b lo ck s b etw een cisco soon Is to d ev elo p a n y te r r ito r y P o w ell an d Second s t r e e ts a n d ex in O reg o n an d W a sh in g to n w hich te n d in g fro m M ain s t r e e t beyond sh o w s fa v o ra b le oil p ro s p e c ts O dd F ello w s b u ild in g . T h is w as th e o rig in a l p la t of th e to w n of G re s h G re sh a m ra ise d s tr a w b e r r ie s so am . la rg e th a t fifteen o e rrle s h ad b arely Of th e 13 c h ild re n b o rn to S tep h en room in one box B ut E ugene boasts a n d M ary A nn R o b e rts , five a re llv of o n e s tra w b e rry p la n t th a t bore ig I’o s tm a s te r M a rtin R o b e rts 109 8 b e rrie s. rid Jo h n R o b e rts a re h e re in G resh - m. W ill R o b e rts lives In P o rtla n d T h e re is a type of m an w ho seem s M ain S tr e e t G R E SH A M P h o n e 881 Irs E llen S c h ra m n e a r O reg o n City bent on going to th e d evil only as G E O . D IE T !,, P ro p . long as som ebody is try in g to keep ltd Mrs. A nn K a y se r a t L en ts, him from It. W o m en 's H o sp ita l ,,, P o rtla n d , A lbany is g o in g to b u ild a $2 0 ,0 0 0 M a te rn ity C ases O nly. O ne o f th e finest a n d m ost th o r c a n n e ry . o u g b ly eq u ip p e d p riv a te m a te rn ity <'haiolM’ila in 's T a b le ts. h o sp ita ls in th e n o rth w e s t New, Phone Gresham 17 T h ese ta b le ts a re in te n d e d esp ec fire p ro o f c o n s tru c tio n a n d h ig h -class a c c o m m o d a tio n s For In fo rm a tio n ially fo r s to m a c h tr o u b le s , bilious EXPRESS AND GENERAL HAULING a d d re s s 144 1 8 th St. N., P o rtla n d , ness and c o n s tip a tio n . If you hav e any tr o u b le s of th is s o rt, g iv e th e m n h o n e B ro ad w ay 3404. I’rip Daily Between Gresham and Portland a tr ia l an d re a liz e fo r y o u rs e lf w hat Portland Phone Bdw. 624 P a in t, oil, etc., a d v a n c in g Huy a first class m e d icin e w ill do fo r you T h ey o n ly coBt a q u a r t e r .— A dv. now . At L. L. K id d e r H dw . Co. Headquarters with Melton & Co., 247 Pine. offers important advantages in appear ance, comfort and dependability that insure you a continuous motor car satis faction. It gives you the greatest value for your investment. It increases your efficiency, health and happiness in a most economical way. You can go when and where you please and enjoy every minute of travel. Let us give you a demonstration. Gresham Overland Co. PAUK TUKKU BANK OF GRESHAM is ROBERTS FAMILY HISTORY A. M CARTY, Special Agent, Gresham, Ore. 'ill id tty ' I, CITY BAKERY, Gresham, Tel. 11 OUR 14 POINTS “TRY THEM BY TROLLEY’’ Portland Railway, Light & Power Co. CHOICE MEATS I loniemade Hains, Bacon, Sausage, Lard Full line of Cold Lunch Meats SANITARY MARKET GLEASON TRUCK SERVICE EKSTROM TRUCK SERVICE 3 B IG T R U C K S B E S T O F SERVICE R E S P O N SIB L E ---- A N D R ELIA BLE GRESHAM and PORTLAND P o rtla n d A -2078 Aah; B dw j W J H Albert Ekstrom I G re sb a m s à i or. P o w ell mim I Maple F arm ers M utual M akes Illg Gain. T h e a n n u a l re p o rt o t th e F u riu e rs M u tu al F ire R elief A ss'n of P o rtla n d filed w ith th e In s u ra n c e D e p a rtm e n t uf D i. gon show s $ 1 .3 0 1 ,6 3 4 00 Itisu r ance w ritte n by th e A ss'n in j 1918, an d 476 new m e m b e rs g a in e d d u rin g th e year. T h e A ss'n Is now in Its 15th y e a r, an d h aa a b o u t | five m illio n In s u ra n c e In fo rce. H lnce Its o rg a n iz a tio n , th e A ss'n has m a d e an a n n u a l sa v in g o f o v e r 6 5 0 . % as c o m p a re d w ith b o ard ra te s on fa rm In s u ra n c e , to Its m em b ers. II. W S n a s h a ll, p re s id e n t of th e A ss'n , Is a g e n t fo r G resh am a n d v ic in ity . T h e office Is a t 409 Block E x ch a n g e B ldg , c o rn e r 3d an d Y am hill s tre e ta , P o r t la n d , P h o n e Malo 6 0 0 6 .— Adv. IP YOU'LL G iv e MS JUST CNF T r ia l - T hen you ' ll T rade her Q uite awhile 1 GRESHAM MARKET WE KNOW TO A POSITIVE CERTAINTY t h a t If you w ill g ive 11s a tr ia l o r d e r you w ill beco m e a ste a d y p a tr o n of th is sh o p I t's h a p p en ed so m any tim e s th a t a p e r son h a s com e In a n d p u rc h a se d a sm a ll o r d e r of m e a t, a n d th e n co m e back to e x p re s s th e ir d e lig h t a n d g ra tific a tio n an d leav e a n o th e r o rd e r. T h ia so rt of th in g s u re ly h e lp s o u r business. '