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GRESHAM O m .O O K . TVFMHT« AUGI ST TH REE POWELL VALLEY PL EA SA N T VALLEY T he Rev. J. G. B ringdale of P o rt land will preach a t th e M ission church In the Sw edish language on F riday enening at 8 o'clock. All a re co rd ia l ly invited. Mr. B ringdale is from the N orth Pacific E vangelistic Institu te. H e will bring stu d e n ts to a ssist in the service. A p leasant dancing p a rty was en joyed S atu rd ay n ig h t a t th e home of Mr. an d Mrs. A. M. S pringer. The homey atm osphere, th e enjoym ent of good com pany and wholesome am use m ent w ithout th e ta in t of d issipation has m ade th is place popular, and in in spite of th e hot w eath er th e neigh borhood was well represented. “NUMBER 8 8 “ BOKING T N the P o tter's Held Just outside The in fan t son of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. —your business friend the gloomy walls of the Asylum for ! Baggerly, who died a fte r a b rief stay the Crim inally Insane at M attewan, of only a few hours, was laid to rest N, Y-, th ere is a headpiece which in the Dam ascus cem etery on F rid ay NOT MERELY A RE- bears th e num ber “88"—and, back of of last week. I’OSITORY EOR YOLK this, simple inscription, is a story of L ester and W illard Boring have identity concealed even in th e face of SUKFLUN FINDS BI T th e law ’s most determ ined efforts been atten d in g th e E pw orth League A -CLEARING HOI SE” which m akes fiction ap p ear pale and in stitu te a t F alls City th e past week. EOR THE III SIN ESS commonplace by comparison. OF THIS COMMUNITY Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Telford and All tliut is known of the early his N O T IC E FOR P I'H l.IC A T 1O X . R E A L L Y ESSENTIAL tory of "Mrs. H enrietta Robinson," the family, also th e Misses M axine and D ep artm en t of the Interior. TO THE III SIN ESS U . S. L a n d Office a t P o r t l a n d O re. G ra d e Telford of Oregon City, spent palpably assum ed name of the woman J u l y 13, 1923. MAN * * * j |S T AS Sunday a t th e M ineral H ot Springs AND whose body rests beneath the num N o tic e is h e re b y g iv e n t h a t J a m e s W : H u d s o n , o f C o r b e tt. O re g o n , w ho, on Sep E S S E N T 1 A L TO YOU n ear G overnm ent Camp on Mt. Hood. bered headstone nt M attewan, is th at t e r r h e r 25th. 1919. m a d e H o m e s te a d E n IN YOUR IN I)|\||» IA L she was of eith er English or Canadian ; tr y . No. 06459. fo r th e W fc . S W L a n d Mr. and Mrs. O tis Rich and fam ily N E ’4, S W t4 . S e c tio n 3, T o w n s h ip 1 S o u th . AFFAIRS origin and th a t she catne to Troy, N. left Monday of th is week for a week's any quantity, any time R a n g e 5 E a s t . W illa m e tte M e rid ia n , h a s Y„ in 1851, being alw ays well sup , d ie d n o tic e o f in te n tio n to m a k e T h re e stay a t Pacific City. D ELIV ERED I y e a r P ro o f, to e s ta b lis h c la im to th e la n d plied with funds from a source which ; a b o v e d e s c rib e d , b e fo re th e R e g is te r a n d Boring won th e hall gam e Sunday rem ained concealed even during the I R e c e iv e r o f t h e U. S. L a n d Office, a t P o r t LET m ade in G resham from the W illam ette team played on la n d . O re g o n , o n t h e 13th d a y o f S e p tem rigid Investigation which followed her IS b e r. 1923. th e home g tu u u d s with a score of 6 I C la im a n t n a m e s a s w i t n e s s e s : a rre st on th e charge or murder. TELL J o h n N ix o f C o rb e tt. O reg o n . Some m onths afte r "Mrs. Robinson" to 2. A lb e r t M ille r o f C o rb e tt. O reg o n . YOU Miss E d ith N aas and Miss Peterson W illia m M ille r o f C o r b e tt. O re g o n . settled in Troy a strange and ap p ar IIOM A d a H u d s o n , o f C o rb e tt. O reg o n . ently Inexplicable tragedy occurred. of P o rtland sp en t Sui day a t th e home P h o n e ISSI A c t 6-9-16. G re sh a m A L E X A N D E R S W E E K . R e g is te r. A m erchant and a young woman who of Miss N aas' p a r e n t, Mr. and Mrs. was living with his fam ily dropped ; H. Naas, and family N O T IC E TO C R E D IT O R S . dead at th e table. A post-mortem ex- ! T he Misses Mabie and E sth e r E rd In th e C ir c u it C o u r t o f th e S t a t e o f O re Phone 2381 g o n . f o r t h e C o u n ty o f M u ltn o m a h , in am ination showed th a t they had been m an of P o rtlan d spent th e week end P r o b a te . All makes of batteries re-charged I In t h e M a t te r o f th e E s t a t e o f N a n c y poisoned and, despite the absence of a t the home of th e ir parents, Mr. and J a n e W ilso n . D ece ased . motive, "Mrs. Robinson,” who had and repaired. Gresham, Oregon N o tic e is h e r e b y g iv e n t h a t th e u n d e r been present, w as arrested, but re Mrs. Dan E rdm an. s ig n e d h a s b e e n a p p o in te d a d m i n i s t r a t r i x Len Siefer is reported quite ill th is I o f th e e s t a t e o f N a n c y J a n e W ilso n , d e fused to say a word even to her law c e a s e d . b y t h e C irc u it C o u r t o f th e S ta te yer. week. | o f O reg o n , f o r th e C o u n ty o f M u ltn o m a h . Sole agents for D e p a r tm e n t o f P r o b a te a n d h a s q u a lifie d . To add to th e a ir of m ystery which Steven Childs, who has been quite —more than just a hank Philadelphia Diamond Gird | A ll p e rs o n s h a v in g c la im s a g a i n s t sa id surrounded th e entire case, th e de- sick for the p ast week, is reported in I e s t a t e a r e h e re b y n o tifie d to p r e s e n t th e Batteries sa m e , d u ly v e rifie d a s by la w r e q u ire d , a t fendant insisted upon appearing In I a serious condition th e office o f M c G u irk & S c h n e id e r. 203-5 Auto A ccessories, Repairing court shrouded in a heavy black veil Mrg o W ith ro w B l d g . G re s h a m . O re g o n , w ith in F. P eterson, who underw ent A cetylene Welding s ix m o n th s fro m th e d a te h e re o f. which effectually concealed her fea L U L U E . W IL S O N , an operation at th e P o rtlan d S a n ita tures. All during the trial she sat. P ennsylvania Varuam Cap Tires A d m in is tr a tr ix . M c G U IR K & S C H N E ID E R . Impassive and unmoved, apparently riu m about tw o weeks ago, was re A tto r n e y s f o r A d m in is tr a tr ix . G RESH AM . O REG O N taking not the slightest Interest In the moved to h er hom e here th e first of D a te d a n d firs t p u b lish e d . J u l y 24, 1923, D a te o f l a s t p u b lic a tio n . A u g . 18. 1923. conduct of the proceedings. When the th e week. sta te had concluded its case, a com M F. Morgan retu rn ed early In the paratively flimsy stru ctu re of circum week from a v isit w ith friends and Our 7% P rio r P re fe re n ce Stock has paid dividends reg u la rly every stan tial evidence, the counsel for the relativ es a t Bend, Oregon. th ree m onths since it w as first issued. defense arose and, adm itting th a t he Miss Evelyn S iefer retu rn ed th e first had not a shred of direct evidence to GRESHAM MEAT MARKET of th e week from a trip to the coast It Is h Safe ami Sou ml In vestment offer, introduced th e plea of Insanity. will help solve the question. Choice Lamb, Veal and other At the conclusion of the trial and w ith Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Rich of P o rt m eats always on hand, also for the hot w eather a splendid before delivering his charge to the land. You can buy it at $98.00 a sh are, p ar value $100, for cash or on assortm ent of cold lunch meats and Red Rock Cheese. Jury, the presiding Judge called a tte n Mr. and Mrs. L. H. M allicoat spent easy term s. It w ill net you 7.14% on every d o llar you invest. tion to the fact th a t no one In the Fresh Fish Thursdays and Fridays th e week end v isitin g relativ es at Mc W rite for full Inform ation today. court had seen th e defendant’s face M innville. Miss Jam ie F a rm e r re and requested “Mrs. Robinson" to lift tu rn e d w ith them for a v isit here. Home Cured Baron and Lard a Specialty. In v estm en t D ep artm en t her veil. L ester F ish er, tie inspector for the A. J. W. BROWN, Prop. Slowly and w ith great dignity she Phone 1891 arose, hut m ade no effort to comply S o u th ern Pacific R ailw ay Company, Pow ell S treet, G resham Room 605 E lectric Bldg., P o rtlan d , Oregon spent Sunday w ith his fam ily here. with the co u rt’s request. Mr. and Mrs. W alter M etzger and ‘I am here," she stated, in a voice which penetrated to every corner of little d au g h ter D oris retu rn ed from tlie crowded courtroom, “to undergo Seaside th e last of th e week. most painful ordeal, not to be E arl Childs, a g u ard a t th e peni Uiinru Bleed gazed at.” Sanitari' te n tia ry a t McNeil Island, is v isitin g Water-Proof T he request w as not repeated and, anil A irtig h t for a few days w ith his p aren ts, Mr. a fte r a deliberation of several hours, an d Mrs. S tephen Childs and his We have installed many Septic Tanks in Eastern the Jury retu rn ed a verdict of “G uilty” and the prisoner w as sen bro th er, W illiam Childs, and fam ily. Multnomah. Enquire of any of the following: T he Misses M axine and G ra d e Tel tenced to death—a decree which was B a n k o f G r e s h a m B id. J u d g e O. W. S ta p le to n la ter commuted to life im prisonm ent ford of Oregon C ity are spending the C ity o f G r e s h a m (C ity H a ll »> W estern Canada has the biggest crop in its his J . 1. B acon M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty F a r m (2) by order of the governor, though not J a s . J e n n in g s week a t th e hom e of th e ir brother, tory. Farm labor is needed to harvest it. You J . K ilg o re E . B. K irk w o o d before “Mrs. Robinson” had m ade her W. R. Telford, an d fam ily. D r. \V. J . O tt can visit this wonderful country while earning D elflei B e rry R a n c h D. C. E ly one formal statem en t in th e shadow B a n k o f T r o u td a le Jam es H ite is ac tin g as tem p o rary J a s . E lk ln g to n money and see the great opportunities it has to H . C. C a m p b e ll of the gallow s: H. L. S t. ( " a i r E II. W illa rd offer. c a rrie r on R oute 4 in the absence of S. B. H a ll ‘When I am dead,” she declared, B e rt K ro n e n b erg D r. Geo. In g lin J a s . L e d b u ry ‘‘all will die witli me. I have prom O tis Rich who Is ta k in g h is annual C. M. Z im m e rm a n E d W ilk e s vacation. M rs. M a g g ie U lm ised to tie silent, to die w ithout be I). M. D o n o u g h M rs. S a d ie B u r r B lrd le g R eed Special arran g e m en ts have been m ade to give h arv e st help Mr. and Mrs. O. A. P alm er left the traying anything." a n d m a n y o th e rs . a very low fare to all points in th e P ra irie P rovinces. The first 18 years of her life sen la tte r p a rt of th e week for a v isit They will be in effect d u rin g th e h a rv e st season. tence w ere passed in Sing Sing peni w ith relatives a t W ashougal, Wash., ten tiary . She w as then moved to the and a w eek’s stay a t St. M artin ’s hot For full Information call on or write to Phone 601 Auburn S tate Prison for the Insane, springs. A sst. Supt. of C olonization, C anadian Pacific R ailw ay Gresham w here she rem ained for 17 years, and finally to the Asylum of the Criminally |iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii„Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii,|||||„,||l„|,||,(,|„|„l,|l„,ll,llllll,t||||t . Insane nt M attewan, where the woman ROCKWOOD of mystery finally died on May 4, 1005, Mrs. L uelia K ru eg er and Miss F lo r a fte r 52 years in prison. D uring all th is time, however, she never w rote a ence M errig of M yrtle P oint a re v is le tte r nor spoke a word, save to her iting for a few days w ith Rockwood law yer who visited her at reg u lar in friends. Mrs K ru eg er will teach at terv als and who adm itted th a t his G resham th is year. services had been paid for by "certain Mrs. Ida B urgess and d au g h ter Ida influential personages" whom he was and Mr. and Mrs. K enneth B urgess We a re equipped to re p a ir your car, not at liberty to name. of B righton, Oregon, a re visiting for reg a rd le ss of th e m ake, and do a first- All th a t w as known of “H en rietta Robinson” was th a t she played the a few days in th is vicinity. class Job, one th a t we feel safe in A b irth d a y su rp rise was given Mrs. organ at Sing Sing with the touch of g u aran teein g to be right. We have a m aster musician and th a t she died G eorge P ullen by th e m em bers of the lots of room for live au to storage. as she had lived—in silence, u tte r and Lady Maccabee lodge h ere on T h u rs 3 3 day evening, th e tim e of th e re g u la r absolute, leaving as a heritage some of the most puzzling questions In the m eeting of the lodge. A fter all a r history of crim inal proceedings: ran g em en ts w ere m ade for th e s u r W hat was the woman’s real name prise it w as learn ed th a t Mrs. P u lltn and w here had she come from? was in M ontavilla and intended to stay EKED SOUTHARD, Prop. H ad she poisoned the m erchant and over night. It took co n sid erab le d i his young guest and, If so, with w hat s Phone 2391 Night Phone 25x5 1 plom acy to get h er to come to the motive? ^lUllillHIIIIUIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIHIIIIIHIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIUIIHIIIIIIIIHHtLIlHIUHIIIIIHmilimHIIHIHIIIHIIUlimnimimh m eeting, but she arriv ed in tim e to en Why had she Insisted upon conceal joy th e festiv ities of th e evening in ing her face during the trial? A d elig h tfu l evening was If she were innocent, why did she her honor. You needn’t be raggle-taggle gyp refuse for more than half a century spent. sies ’ to think of life being under open K. W. H arvey, who w orks a t a log to make any plea for leniency? W hat did she mean by her sta te ging cam p at V ernonia, sp en t the skies, beside a brook with the scent ment th at she "had promised to he week end a t home w ith his fam ily. of mountain-pine all about Better silent, to die w ithout betraying any Mrs. B. H. P ed ersen and ch ild ren still pack off in your motor—have thing?" REDCROW N a re v isitin g a t Ilw aco, W ash., for a Who supplied th e funds w ith which sh o rt tim e. the summer of your life—traveling We Deliver th e lawyer was paid? comfortably and enjoyably — with Mrs. O. E. Hill w ent to S eattle S a t Tlie answ ers to these and as many EXPERIENCED the needful "Red Crown” in your more unsolved riddles connected with urday for a two w eek s’ visit w ith r e l this woman of m ystery lie concealed atives. tank. If you have gypsy blood, gratify M OTORIST F. A. S ikes of C orvallis has bought . ! beneath th at sim ple headpiece In the it! And remember—for long, eco Boring, Oregon Phone Sandy 13x3 P o tter’s field at M attewan, a head the E. A. Schrepel place. He and his ! nomical mileage, and for powerful stone bearing only th e num ber "88.” fam ily have alread y tak en possession. work in the mountains and else Mr. S chrepel Is In C orvallis w ith his Depew nit (Uni nt mi Schools m other. where—it’s “Red Crown" for the ex T he sheet an ch o r of th e ship of sta te perienced motorist. is th e com mon school. T each, first COTTRELL STANDARD OIL COMPANY and last, A m ericanism . Let no youth Fresh or Cured, Lard, Etc., prepared and sold under ab (California) leave th e school w ith o u t being th o r S unday school at th e com m unity solutely sanitary conditions and at lowest oughly grounded in th e h isto ry , th e ch u rch will be held next Sunday at possible prices, you’ll go to p rin cip les and th e in calcu lab le b le ss 9:30 a. m. C hurch service will he d is ings of A m erican liberty. Let th e boys m issed as Rev. S. F. P itts has ch arg e be train ed so ld iers of co n stitu tio n al freedom , the g irls th e in te llig en t lov of th e services at Sandy w here the GEO. OIETL, Prop. Phone 1711 Grealm in ers of freem en.—C hauncv M. D eriew R ev . E v erett R. P a rro tt will preach. ICE CREAM IC E Gresham Ice Cream & Ice Company. BANK OF GRESHAM C. E. OSBURN YOUR DIVIDENDS COME REGULARLY WHAT SHALL WE EAT? Portland Railway, Light & Power Co. A Help Wanted to Harvest Canada’s Biggest Crop SEPTIC T A N K S See the West While Earning Money SPECIAL LOW FARES FRANK C. JONES Automobile Repairing G re sh a m G a ra g e GYPSY BLOOD -gratified ! All Kinds of Rough and Dressed LUMBER It’s forlht Jonsrud - Gunderson Lumber Co. FOR THE BEST MEATS 100%Power THE SANITARY MARKET
