Gresham outlook., June 29, 1915, Image 1

T W IC E
W EEK
VOL. 5.
NO. 35
G resham O utlook
GRESHAM,
FIELD DAY
COMMITTEE
IS AT WORK
MULTNOMAH.
HORSESHOE PITCHING
A FAIRVIEW FAD
COUNTY,
OREGON
TUESDAY, JUNE 29, 1915
CELEBRATE AT GRESHAM
TU ESD A Y S
AND
F R ID A Y S
>1.50 PER
MELROSE SEARCHERS'
CLASS ENDS CONTEST
YEAR
SAVINGS LAW
EXTENSIONS
ARE IN FORCE
A fad of h o rse shoe p itch in g hu.s
T he contest fo r atten d a n ce in the
stru c k o u r tow n and th e gam e is go­
S earc h ers’ class a t Iliff Sunday school ,
ing on from before b reak fast until
closed last Sunday, th e Blue Ribbons
the m arsh al rin g s th e curfew bell at
w inning over th e W hite Ribbons by
11:30. T he ladies a re c irc u latin g a
one count. As ag reed in th e beg in ­
p etitio n to be p resen ted to o u r
ning th e losing side will give a s u p - '
w orthy m ayor ask in g th a t two a f te r ­
per at th e schoolhouse in about two
F ield days, as they a re called In noons of each week be set aside 'o r
weeks. It is hoped th e re will be a
P o stm istress McColl has received a
th e g range, a re g ath erin g s of as ladies only, an d they be allow ed to
'large atten d an ce.
A sm all ch arg e
notice from th e Postofflee D ep art­
m any people who care to come and ch a rg e a sm all adm ission, th e funds
, will be m ade fo r th e refresh m en ts,
to be lin ed to h ire a man to fill up the
a re very com m on in th e eastern
the proceeds to be tu rn ed over to m ent co n tain in g som e m odifications
holes on th e g ro u n d s so th a! a dain-
of th e p resen t postal savings bank
the
class' ch v rch bell fund.
sta te s.
Such occasions o r g a th e r-I uge su it may be p revented ag ain st
system to rem ove th e p resen t in ­
ings a re p ractically unknow n on the the city. T he sm all ch ild ren are con-
Rev. B. J. H oadley, of P o rtlan d ,
eq u alities th a t exist. W hile not all
Pacific coast in fact, the one to be ttn u a lly fallin g into them . T he oth
preached at th e Iliff church Sunday
held in G resham on Ju ly 24th is the er ufl TBOOn im m ediately follow ing a
Rev. Mr. H oadley will preach the the refo rm s have been m ade th a t
BY GRESHAM VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT.
first of its kind attem p ted in Oregon, heavy show er, th e p re ttie st little girl
rest of th e conference year every th e public Is clam o rin g for, th e re
It is not exclusively for m em bers *u tow n, according to th e w rite r s
' two w eeks at 11 o'clock a. m. Come have been one o r tw o concessions
(
1 Iter will In- numerous Big A ttractio n s, chief of which will be and h e a r th is good man.
of th e g ran g e but for everybody and ldea of beauty, fell in. an d th e fact
th a t are helpful to th e depositor.
everybody is invited. H ow ever it is th a t she was' an excellent sw im m er B y e rs C oncert Bund of P leasan t Home and the perform ance of
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. C onrad w ent
U nder th e p resen t law deposits
prom oted by th e gran g es of th e dis- saved her m o th er from shedding tunny stu n ts by several d o w n s on donkeys d u rin g the day.
The baseball game will be called at 1(1 o'clock at tile A thletic for a spin over th e scenic highw ay, may be m ade as freq u en tly as d e­
tric t which will assum e all th e ex- te a rs and causing curses being heap-
but found th e ro ad in a bad condi­
sired , but a person can not deposit
pense and endeavor to e n te rta in the ed upon o u r m arsh al for not having l ark on ( leveland avenue, between the G iants and a visiting team
tion
since th e ra in . W orkm en are
m ore th an $100 in any m onth or
public w ith a line of lectures, music a flat boat, o r th e fire d ep a rtm en t Irom 1 o rtland. An adm ission of 2.» c e n ts will he charged which will
rep a irin g th e road.
have m ore th a n $600 to his credit.
and am u sem en ts as a m eans of fu r­ sta rtin g a blaze so th a t th e bucket adm it the b earer to all o ther sp o rts of the day including the horse
Sixteen school g irls, of G resham ,
A person d esirin g to open a savings
th e rin g th e in te re sts of the o rd er of brigade could use up th e oversupply races in the afternoon.
A
thletic
sports
will
be
held,
with
races
for
men,
women
and
chil-
'
*"ok
a hlke t0 ,he Sandy river account sh o u ld visit th e postofflee in
of
loblolly.
th e P atro n s of H usbandry.
I he list will include sack races, p o tato races, w heelbarrow T h u rsd ay , sto p p in g at th e hom e of person, w here full In stru ctio n s will
T he ten su b o rd in a te gran g es of
T he hay rack bridge so widely ilren.
races,
broad
and high jum ps, boys wagon race, baby buggy race, Mrs. E A. Easley on th e ir re tu rn be given. If fo r any good reason he
.Multnomah county are in te re ste d in know n th ro u g h o u t e a ste rn M ultno
and sam p lin g th e ch e rrie s for a tim e. can not visit th e office a re p re se n ta ­
ttie com ing event and have pledged a iuah, is soon to be rem oved, as a cut bicycle race and o th er events for which liberal prizes will be given.
Rev. an d Mrs. J. H. Wood e n te r­ tive may be se n t who will be in stru c t­
Patriotic Program 11:30 to 12:30.
sufficient sum to m eet all obligations, of over six feet is to be m ade ir.
tained
Sunday Mr. and Mrs. J. It. ed how to proceed.
T he list of com m ittees published two fro n t of Joe L ed b u ry ’s house. Also
M ayor George \\ . S tapleto n will d eliver a p atrio tic oration on
P ostal savings accounts may be
weeks ago a fte r th e m eeting of Po- a cut east of th e bridge a t K ronen
the fa ir grounds d u rin g the hour set aside for the p atrio tic observ­ W ilson, Mr. and Mrs. H. F rits, Mr.
m ona has th e m a tte r fully in hand berg's. The d irt will be used in fill ances of the day. The program will otherw ise consist of selections and Mrs. I. Wood an d Mrs A lta G en­ opened by m all on and a fte r Ju ly 1,
try an d sou R ussell.
1915. T his im p o rtan t extension of
and will no doubt m ake th e affair ing th e gulch now spanned by th
by the band, p atrio tic songs and flair drill.
T he Misses L ula and E dith Stre- th e service will have th e p ractical e f­
as successful as a ll.g ra n g e functions hay rack bridge, th u s doing awav
A fte r these exercises there will be am ple tim e for the discussion
have been h eretofore.
w ith an u n sig h tly and d angeroi
ol a picnic dinner. '1 he tree use ot the fa ir g rounds and some of th e . bin, of M cGrawsville, Indiana, are fect of bringing postal savings faclli-
T he field day co n n n itte appoint- o bstruction to o u r lovely drivew ay buildings bus been secured with a b ountiful supply of Bull Run B>,endlnK the summer with their ’les w ithin the reach of every person
ed at Pom ona g range m et in G resh ­
A la rg e am o u n t of m achinery in w ater. R efreshm ents may be had from stan d s on‘ tin* grounds. I C0UB,n*’ Jennle and »cssie Strebiu In th e U nited S tates. A person re ­
am on S unday and began p rep a ra to ry eluding m ixers, and full equipm en
1 here w i'l be no charge to r adm ission to any fe a tu re except th e ball
Mr- a,ld Mrs. Henry Jones had as siding a t a post office not au th o rized
m ovem ents by ap p o in tin g J. J. J o h n ­ for the b itu lith ic paving is being as gam e and the race track , anil one ticket will adm it the b earer to both. Buests Sunday her Bister Mrs. Myrtle to accept postal saving« deposits may
son, R. W. Gill and J. W. M ills a
Ferguson, Mr. Garrison and sou Earl open an account on o r a fte r th a t d ate
sem bled on th e Sandy road, also at Old soldiers will be ad m itted free.
by applying to his local po stm aster
publicity com m ittee and au thorized th e Base L ine road crossing on tht
Firemen’s Exhibition Starts at 1:30,
and C ap ,ain and Mrs. Branson
who will act as ag en t fo r a near-by
them to makeVfull arra n g e m e n ts for P. R. L. A- P., w here a rran g e m en tr
The firem en's p art in the celebration will consist of a tire extin-
Elul1 ol8en and fanil|y *r® visit- poet office.authorized to necept such
th e field day m eet to be held here on a re being m ade for a paving plant,
guishing drill, fo r which a tem p o rary s tru c tu re will be erected on the
Mr' olBt,,1B sister Mrs. Agnes deposits. A fter an account has been
Ju ly 24. C. B. Lew is was m ade sec­
Move th e G resham can n ery to fa ir grounds and a d rill alarm will be tu rn ed in. The tire com panies A,“lPr8o,‘ 1,1 Aberdeen, Washington, opened deposits may he m ade e ith e r
retan» of the com m ittee and will be
Mr and Mrs. Everett Stafford In person, by a re p rese n tativ e, by
ready to answ er all in q u iries con­ F airview o r we will knock y o u r eye will race to tu rn on the first w ater. T here will be an egg fight to a
We have positive proof finish be! ween tile L ents anil Gresham tire departm en ts.
called on their parents, Mr. and Mrs reg istered m ail, or by money order.
cerning it. His ad d ress is M ontavilla. | | o a t sure.
Horse Races in the Afternoon.
Thos. Wiles Sunday afternoon.
The o th e r m odifications asked for
An effort will be m ade to get one th a t one of o u r ladies on F rid ay af
( ou.m encing at 2:30 and lastin g th ree hours th ere will be ra c e s ' Sam Strebin, who had the mis- by the public a re em braced In an a d ­
of th e N ational g ran g e officers here, ternoon in five ho u rs tim e put up 122
q u a rts of Royal Ann cherries.
hy the G resham -R iverside R acing association. The events will i n - ( fortune of being kicked by a horse dress by P o stm a ster M eyers of P o rt­
but if th a t is im possible o th e r noted
T he fo u rth q u a rte rly m eeting af elude tro ttin g and p a rin g races, farm ers race, pony race and back- recently, Is much improved.
land, recently. He said th e lim ita ­
sp e ak e rs will be invited to add ress
th e M. E. ch u rch will be held here up race
th e g ath erin g .
Mrs. Lula Strebin and sons Arthur tion of $100 deposit in any one
Dancing at Night in Regner’s Hall.
i and Carletus spent Sunday with m onth and a to ta l of $500 for any
F ull publicity concerning th e event Ju ly 10, com m encing at 10 a. in
v ill he given in fu tu re issues of th e ®e ' e r a l item s of in te rest to th “
d ep o sito r a re too sm all.
The celebration will close w ith a g ran d bnli at night in R e g n e r’s Sam S treb in and fam ily.
church will be up for co n sid eratio n hall. It will be fo r the benefit of the Gresham V olunteer Eire I)e-
Cmtlook.
He urged also th a t th e ra te of In­
Mrs. J. T. Stlllions and children,
B. W. G ran t was th e successful p artm e n t and prom ises to be the biggest dancing event of th e y ear, of Gresham were guests of Mrs. E. te re st paid by th e g o v ern m en t be in ­
DRAWS ANOTHER
creased from 2 to 3 p er cent, th a t In­
bidder on th e finishing of th e cPy Good music has been secured and th ere will be refreshm ents served
Easley on Friday.
te re st paym ents be m ade sem i-an­
CRIPPLED KNEE hail. T hree bids w ere received rang at midnight.
, , , ----------
ing from $401.35 to $238.00. W ork
It is explained th at the adm ission fee ot 25 cents to the hall gam e Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. nually in stead of once each year, and
By a m isdirected last stro k e on w„ , begin a( once
th a t 50 p er cen t of postal savings
and race trac k is for the purpose o f pav in g expenses of the visiting A. B. C onrad.
th e head of a spike he was driving in i
„
funds on h and a t any postal bank
n brace u n d er the Pow ell stre e t fill , Mr\ C ora DavIs and
children baseball players and the horse racing. So fa r th at is the only source |
Robbie M ercer, Tom m y Buoy and may be loaned on farm lands, T hese
y esterday C. E. R usher was again fr° m
Bey'
MrS 8' R T h o m P of revenue provided except to r the sale of a few concessions.
Roy Olsen passed th e eig h th g rad e loans, he said, should be protected
m ade a cripple for a sh o rt tim e. A T
ChUdren ° f P o rtla n d '
exam inations.
by first m o rtg ag es on th e farm s, and
tw elve-pound ham m er was being the KuestB » i P o stm istress H eslin.
A good deal of hay was o u t In th e th e money borrow ed m ust be expend­
used w hich stru c k a beam overhead,
Mrs. M. S. F ish er, of Colum bia
heavy rain s but Is th o u g h t not to be ed In im provem ents on th e farm s. In ­
th e end of th e handle strik in g his V iew * was called to S pokane, Wash
j Injured.
terest, hy said, Bhould be not m ore
left knee w ith such force as to cause in g to n > ow ing to th e serio u s illness of
Pev B. J. H oadley was a gue-'t th an 5 per cent per ann u m to th e
him to lose his balance and fall upon ^ e r s I8^e r * Mrs. T rum bull.
Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. T all­ farm er, and th e am o u n t loaned
th e tim b ers in a fa in t
man.
should not be m ore th an 75 per cent
He was picked up alm ost uncon­ EAST CLACKAMAS
E. A. Easley recently m ade a real of th e value of th e farm .
scious and tak en hom e w here Dr.
FAIR INCORPORATES
He advised th a t th e o th e r 50 per
estate
deal which b ro u g h t him a fine
B ittn e r took him in charge. He will
cent
of th e savings hank funds
i
cow.
At a m eeting of th e executive
p rcb ably be laid up for a few w eeks
should be deposited w ith the N ation­
com
m
ittee
of
th
e
E
ast
C
lackam
as
Miss Isabel T hom pson visited Sun-
but th e full ex ten t of his in ju ry is
al banks, as a t p resen t, on call, b e a r­
C ounty F air, held in E stacad a, the
1 day w ith Miss L au ra Jones.
n ot know n.
ing 2% per cen t In terest. T his, he
fa ir association was in co rp o rated , u n ­
E lm er M ercer has purchased a said, would give a cash reserv e tw ice
L ast w in ter he was kicked by a
d e r th e law au th o riz in g such in co r­
Ford autom obile.
horse w hile on a delivery w agon, s u f­
th a t of the moat con serv ativ e New
p o ratio n s for ed u catio n al an d exhibit
ferin g a broken knee cap on the rig h t
E ngland sav in g s banks.
purposes.
DEFUNCT COMPANY
leg. A fter about th ree m onths he
T he need of th e developm ent of th e
T he dates fo r th e 1915 fa ir have
was able to be about and had not
SUED FOR MONEY farm in g lands of th e s ta te was em ­
not been set, but it will o ccur early
en tirely
recovered
w hen his last
in th e fall, and will be held in E sta ­
An echo of the M ultnom ah C entral phasized by P o stm a ster Myers. Loans
accident ca u g h t him on th e o th e r
a t low In terest rates, lie held, would
cada
P
ark
,
th
ro
u
g
h
th
e
co
u
rtesy
of
Railway com pany, form ed to bluld a
knee.
have th e effect of im proving th e
th e P. R. L. & P. Co., who have
line from C o ttrell to Sandy .m J e a s t­ farm in g d istric ts to a g reat ex ten t,
leased th e fair association a tra c t of
QUEEN ESTHER GIRLS
ward, is found In a sum m ons now Increasing th e acreag e in crops and
land ad jo in in g th e p ark , on which
INVITE BOY FRIENDS I they
ru n n in g In th e Sandy News. E. »>. ad ding m a teria lly to th e w ealth of
will erect su itab le p erm an en t
Oregon.
T he Queen E sth e r party a t th e I buildings.
E rn sb erg er and th e com pan.. Is cited
U nem ploym ent, believes Mr. Myers,
hom e of Miss Echo Jones, last F rid ay
C o n trib u a tio n s are now being so-
i to ap p e ar before Ju d g e Can th e'.' at
can
be done aw ay with largely by
n ig h t, was a very pleasan t affair and licited for th e co n stru ctio n of th e
Oregon City before next Wednesday loaning money to th e farm ers.
A
was well atten d ed . A large n um ber buildings
to show cau se why th e $'>oiitl now In resolution was adopted a t the m eet­
of th e young gentlem en of G resham
j the hank at Sandy should not he le- ing to s ta rt a p ro p ag an d a favorable
rn d vicinity w ere th e guests of the DEPARTING NEIGHBORS
rc tu rn e d to th e su b scrib ers who do­ to th e recom m endations.
girls. T he young people m et at the
GIVEN SURPRISE
nated It.
Mrs. McColl would especially call
Lome of Evelyn and W illa M etzger
As th e com pany failed to build the atte n tio n to th e ru le p erta in in g Io
T he neig h b o rs of Mr. and Mrs
and w ere tak en to th e place of th e
tout! a f te r clearin g th e rig h t of way th e m ailing of b u tte r, lard and p e r­
H ezekiah I>ook g ath ered a t th e ir
p arty by puto*.
ill* d o n ato rs asked for th e ir mot. tv ishable article s such as b erries and
hom
e
n
e
a
r
G
resham
last
F
rid
ay
night
T he evening was spent in gam er.
hack. T he road will never be built fru its. Such articles a re freq u en tly
R efresh m en ts consisting of punch to give them a su rp rise p arty on th e
hut th e only reco u rse was to begin received In such sh ap e th a t they c a n ­
eve
of
tb
e
i-
m
oving
aw
ay.
Many
re
­
end Ice cream and cake w ere served
su it which has been done. T h ere Is not be sent aw ay and are re tu rn e d to
DOEBINS OWNED BY ANDREW M MILLAN
g
rets
w
»ic
expressed
on
losing
Mr.
an d th e gu ests d ep a rted fo r th e ir
little d o u b t hut th a t th e money will th e sender. T he section of th e rules
and Mrs. I ook from th is com m unity.
Above a re two p ictu res of th e sam e cow w ith two Hets of tw ins, born
hom es a fte r a m ost enjo y ab le tim e.
he te ft.n d ed .
bearin g on th is m a tte rs read s as fol­
They
a
re
m
oving
to
L
ents
to
be
n
e
a
r­
la
st
y
e
a
r
rn
d
th
is
year.
T
hose
show
n
in
th
e
u
pper
p
ic
tu
re
were
born
on
T he next m eeting of th e Q ueen E s­
low s;
th e r lo ciety will be a t th e hom e of e r th e ir child ren . Ice cream and cake M arch 17, 1914; the low er p air were born Ju n e 4, 1915. Both pairs a re
SWEDISH PIONEER
B u tter, lard and p erish ab le a r ti­
M lsi Della H ughes on T h ursday. w ere served at th e close of th e pleas­ m ale and fem ale, and a re h ealth y and lively.
BUILDS THIRD HOME cles such as fish, fresh me its, dressed
a n t evening. T hose p resen t w ere Mr.
T he cow Is a th o ro u g h b re d H olstein, ab o u t 9 y ears old, and Is owned
Ju ly 15.
fowls, vegetables, fru its, b erries and
and Mrs F
R ugg, Mr. and Mrs. S. by A ndrew McMillan who lives ab o u t th re e m iles west of G resham a t th e
Jo h n P altnblad Is building a six-
F o r th e purpose of han d lin g poul­ F. P itts, Mr. and Mrs. G ust L arson, foot of G ran t B utte. H er hom ely nam e of D obbins scarcely conform s to room bungalow on his farm th re e article s of a sim ila r n a tu re which d e­
cay q uickly, when so packed o r
Jo h n C u n n in g h am , Mt. h e r excellence, as she Is now giving eight g allons of fine m ilk every day.
try products to the best ad v a n ta g e, a Mr. and
m iles so u th e a st of G resham .
T he
" P o u ltry and Egg C ircle” has been and Mrs E. W Unis, Mr. and Mrs. H
D obbins is from David M cKeow n's prize-w inning herd and h er calves P altnhlads w ere th e first fam ily of w rapped as to prev en t dam age to
org an ized a t C orvallis u n d er th e d i­ ('. W hlon and ch ild ren . Mr. and Mrs w ere sired by th e la tte r ’s s ir O regon C o lan th a, reg istered No. 86,4 53. , th e Swede colony now se ttle d n ear o th e r m all, will be accepted for lo ­
rection of ex p erts of th e A g ric u ltu r­ C. M O liphan t, Mrs A. A. P eterson T his re m a rk a b le an im al was born A ugust 29, 1911 and weighed 2345 G resham n u m b erin g m ore than 100 cal delivery e ith e r at th e office of
m ailing o r on any ru ra l ro u te s t a r t ­
L illian P ullen. pounds et th re e y ea rs of age. He won first prize and Ju n io r ch am pionship fam ilies.
al College. T he new association has of M innesota , Mrs
ing
th erefro m . W hen inclosed In an
Mrs
A
ndrew
s
of
ifo
n
ta
v
llla
,
L
o
ttie
a
t
th
e
Oregon
S
tate
fa
ir
In
1912,
and
was
ag
ain
th
e
w
inner
of
first
money
They
cam
e
here
37
years
ago
and
alread y m ade arra n g e m e n ts to handle
(the products of flocks a g g re g atin g W lhlon, M eta Schultz, F re d a U nis, ‘ a t ^alem in 1914. He also won first prem ium s a t th e G resham fa ir on tw o ' settled w here they a re y et living. in n er cover an d a stro n g o u te r cover
of wood, m etal, heavy c o rru g a te 1
o r th re e occasions.
[more th a n 3000 fowls. T he eggs wilt W. E. Beegle and A rth u r W itter.
T he new
bungalow Is th e ir th ird
p
asteb o ard , o r o th e r su itab le m a te r­
S
ir
O
regon
C
o
lan
th
a
was
sired
by
Q
u
irn
u
s
C
ornucopia,
No.
60,751,
be graded, candled and m arked w ith
house.
ial,
an d w rapped so th a t n o th in g
G
ra
n
d
m
a
W
ood
Paeseo
Away.
whose dam an d sire 's dam av erag ed o ver 30 pounds of b u tte r in seven
he association stam p. A m a rk e t has
,<n escape from th e package, they
Mrs.
E
lizabeth
Wood,
lovingly
days.
His
dam
was
A
laska
Yukon
C
o
lan
th
a,
No.
126,465
A.
R.
O.,
ilre ad y be<*n estab lish ed w hich will
Special $1 15 14-inch
Stlllson
know n as ‘ G ran d m a W ood.” passed Seven-day record a t th e age of 2 years an d 11 m o n th s, 267 days a fte r w rench fo r 90c— >0c, 12-inch S till- »> i 1 be accepted for m ailing to all
'e p re se n t c m arked in crease in re ­
aw ay th is aftern o o n a t 4 o'clock, at calving, was 16.1 pounds of b u tte r. H er av e rag e test is 4.25 per cent.
son for 60c—-Nlckle p lated com bina­ offices to which in th e o rd in ary
u rn s from th is source. If found to
tion pliers, 25c
At S terlin g & K id­ course of m all they can be sen t
th e hom e of h er son, W. E. Wood
T
hese
an
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als
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re
a
p
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rt
of
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h
erd
th
a
t
won
Mr.
McKeown
first
■ork satisfac to rily , tt is proposed to
d er Hwd. Co. Adv.
w ith o u t spoiling.
She was nearly 78 years of age and money in th e m ilk test a t th e G resham fa ir last year.
»rganize sim ila r circles all over the
has been confined to h e r room for
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h
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rem
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rk
a
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fe
a
t
of
Dobbins,
how
ever,
is
so
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eth
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g
ex
tra
o
rd
in
ary
It la a g re a t th in g to cause people
tate.
The largest of the lake ferry boats
several w eeks p ast w ith w eakness and place:« h er value above th a t of th e o th e r an im als In e ith e r herd. H er
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,
,
to th in k — but to set them thinking
Monday
July 5
REMARKABLE COW AND HER TWINS
GRESHAM LODGE. NO. IS». I O O P.
N O . Bert M stsgsr secretary R H
»dd. M eets every S a lu r ia y eveatag
due to old age. Funeral announce four calves have been registered and give promise of being the equal of on wrong lines is also a resoonslbll-
menta have not yet been made.
I any of the others of these famous Holstelns.
I
was recently launched at Toronto,
with a capacity of th irty loaded ra il­
road cars and 1,000 passengers.