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
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Sunday
a
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M
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ot
Springs
AND
whose
body
rests
beneath
the
num
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: H u d s o n , o f C o r b e tt. O re g o n , w ho, on Sep
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attewan,
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th
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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
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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
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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
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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?
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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.
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