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About Gresham outlook. (Gresham, Multnomah County, Or.) 1911-1991 | View Entire Issue (March 6, 1917)
GRESHAM SOWING Ml 1 How T hese £ end A Mine la.vu.-.. tw o sim p,,rium hi a model it i... occupations a rc OUTLOOK ; THE SEA. , • • Ars Laid . sd. sw eeping a re i J <■ functions o .h of th ese U w ith d anger to those engaged ill i ;em. A m ine is re a liy 'a m etal globe con taining an y th in g from 200 pounds to 200 poimds of trin itro to lu en e. or T N. T.. au extrem ely pow erful high explosive, calculated io m ake tilings very u n p leasan t for any sldp I mt runs ag ain st one of the little horns on top of the mine Before Hie m ine Is put into th e sea the globe sq u ats, as one m ight say, between fo u r m etal u p rig h ts upon a round, fiat w eight, to which It Is a t tached by a short length of wire rope, the g re a te r p art o f which Is coiled round u d ru m Inside the w eight. W hen th e mine is put iuto th e w ater the whole contrivance sin k s a t once to th e bottom . As soon as It touches ground the hump releases a little catch, which sets all so rts o f wheels revolving, w ith the result th at th e four uprights fall o utw ard. They grip the sea bed, and the contrivance is an chored T hen th e globe begins to rise, while th e rope unw inds until It has reached a fixed length. T h ereafter woe betide the u n fo rtu nate ship th a t ru n s upon it.—London Chronicle EXPENSIVE FISHING. W hy th e A n g le r Dressed in O ils k in s W as N o t H ire d . The A. B. ELLIOTT CO. of Powell Valley P. 0. Gres! am R, No 2, was Established in 1883 Thirty-four /e a rs Ago, by A. B. Elliott. Who expects to sell out or retire from business in the next year oi two and has reduced p i l e s in many lines and « ill continue to iiav< prices that will save you m o n e y . Greatly Reduced Prices 13 lbs. F r u it S u g a r fo r $ 1 .0 0 P e n D rop W ash in g P o w d er » 111. sa c k A lbers B ro s. P eacock larg e size .................................... 15c P u re R olled O a ts..................... 45c C itru s W ash in g P o w d e r, larg e C orn a n d T o m ato es, .! c a n s ...... 25c S1ZU ................... ........................... •® c B un Am i and S apolio, each s< A n u A. H am m er S o d a .................. 3c Ivory Soap, la u n d ry size be s m a ll W h ite an d L a rg e W h ite W h ite W o n d er s o a p , 6 b ars. 25< iican s, a t p o u n d ........................ 10c C ry s ta l W h ite, 6 bars. 2. jc P en n an t S h o r te n in g , m ed iu m Mt. Hood B orax, 6 b ars. 25c an d larg e size pails, 00c an d $ 1 .7 5 S w ift’s N a p th a Soap, 6 b a rs .... 2 >c K rin k le Coi n F la k e s , 3 fo r___ 25c G old en S tar Soap , 8 bars H appy D a) Soap, 8 b ars.. . 2 5 c 3 p k g s. M agic Y e a st..................... 2 5 c O T u b u la r L a n te r n s .................... lla liy E lep liu iit Soup. <1 liars I- els N u p tlia Soap, 10 b ars 25c B arn S hovels .................................. 45c H onest T ack s, a t p a p e r............... Be M alting Tacks, at paper............ 10c 40c 05e 4c 4c Dutch C leanser............................... N ails, 20s to 60s, a t lb 4 c C arn ation , H olly and Y elotiau N ails, 6s to 16s, a t lb ................. 4 j j c M ilk, 3 can s 2 5 c; 1 doz 05c K a ro C o rn S y ru p , B lu e L ab el F risco , 3 lb. 1 oz.............................. 70c 5 lb. a n d 10 lb. tin s 30c and 0 0 c C risco, e x tra larg e, 9 lb., 5 oz $ 2 .1 0 F a r o R ed Isabel (u W h ile P eav ies, price red u ced to ........... $ 1 .2 5 S y ru p 5 lb. an d 10 lb. tin s 35c,. 7 0 c P e a rl C oal O il, c a n ......................... $ 1 .0 0 F a iry Soap, 6 b a rs ........................ 2 5 t E la in e O il. can $ 1 .3 5 We are selling I'. S. Poultry Pence, also Colorado Pence at Prices before the advance. Reduced prices on Dishes, Granite- ware, Hardware, Doors and Windows, STOVES and RANGES, OLIVER PLOWS and HARROWo, DuPONT STUMPING P0W DER, $6.62i/2 a Box. BUTTER NUT BREAD Bring your 5-gallon coal oil cans, we fill them for 5 5 c MOUNTAIN MEADOW BUTTER M anufactured by SANDY CREAM ERY COM PANY The name Mount Hood B utter’- has heretofore been used by permission of the Mount Hood Ice Cream Co., which has all its dairy products registered under that title. That permission has ceased, hence the change of name, which be came effective on January 1. ’ Mountain Meadow B utter” will be found a t all the Leading stores in the county. Ask for it. .Emery’s Truck Service BETW EEN PO RTLAND AND G RESH AM D llie e w it h P io n e e r A u to T r u c k t o.. 220 Asli St. P h o n e B roadw ay 2B 5I Furniture Moving and Farmers’ I aiding a Specialty B W. EMERY, Prop. Res. Phone 1/3 Gresham, O re. J RHEUMATISM An ard en t fisherm an w as P resident Cleveland, and a w rite r in th e New York Sun say s of him th a t iie enjoyed angling for the fish th at would not tdte q u ite ns much as he did for those th at would. W hile fishing one day, dressed in oilskins ami a slouch hat, he was addressed by an an g ler garbed in the height of pisentorial fashion with: "Hello, boat man! You've certainly got a good catch Wtiut will you tak e for th e fish?" "Urn not selling th em ." replied the man in oilskins. "W ell," continued Ike |>ersistent a n gler, "w h a t do you w ant to ta k e me out fishing tom orrow ':" Mr. C leveland, who w as plainly en joying tlie joke, replied: "1 c a n 't m ake any cngag< uieni except by th e season. Will you givic me UH much as 1 made last year':' "Y ou're a sh arp lellow ." replied the angler, "bin u good fislierm au. and i'll accept your term s W hat did you maize last year':'' " O i l . ' ' replied Mr. Cleveland, "about a th o u su n i dollars a week! 1 w as president of th e United S tates. ' S tre n g th of th e C ondor. O 4 M . ZXVDB AMD A U SIK » • New Gallery PICTU RE GILT MAX FRAM ING OR NATURAL WOOD Neat and Cheap S C H N E ID E R M sth e » » ' B ld g., Main St., Phone Ml Î p v .i 1017 > TROUTDALE HILLSVIEW Mrs. H. C. M cG luuis re tu rn e d last T h u rsd a y from a fo u r m o n th s' v isit to B attle C reek , M ichigan. H er d a u g h te r B essie, w ho w ent e a st w ith h er, rem ain ed in M ichigan w ith her siste r, Mrs. R. H. H yslop. T he C raw fo rd D ram atic com pany left T ro u td a le T h u rsd a y fo r a to u r in th is s ta te an d W ash in g to n , going from h e re to K alam a, W ash in g to n . A. D. K en d all. O.-W. R. & N. ag en t at T ro u td a le , an d H erm an B laser, re tu rn e d T h u rsd a y ev en in g from a visit in M ichigan an d th e m id d le west. T h e T ro u td a le L ad ies' Aid m eets w ith Mrs. C. I. T h o m as W ednesday a fte rn o o n , M arch 7th. All in te re ste d a re co rd ially in v ited to a tte n d . T he T ro u td a le S unday school will ta k e up a special collection fo r th e re lief of B elgian c h ild re n next S unday, M arch l l t l i . T h is is a w o rth y cause, and needs th e assista n c e of everybody w ho has p len ty to eat. T ro u td a le cam e n e a r h av in g a d is a s tro u s fire S a tu rd a y m o rn in g , w hen a blaze w as discovered in th e ro o f of i lie ho u se ju s t east of R a k e r's g a ra g e , occupied by Mr. an d Mrs. T. H. P e te r son. A m an p assin g in an a u to saw it an d re p o rte d it to E llsw o rth R ak er, w ho iost no tim e in g ra b b in g a b u ck et of w a te r a n d p u ttin g it o u t b efo re it got beyond co n tro l. Tlie T ro u td a le P a re n t-T e a c h e rs ’ asso ciatio n m eets a t th e sch o o lh o u se next F rid a y a fte rn o o n . E ig h t new m em bers w ere ad ded last m eetin g , and a good a tte n d a n c e is expected. A rth u r V an D eW alker is q u ite ill w ith h e a rt tro u b le an d o th e r co m p li cations. Mr. and Mrs. M orris M cG innis have m oved from th e celery g a rd e n s hack to tlie ir hom e in T ro u td a le . H erm an A nderson, of H illsb o ro , v isited sev eral days at t h j R. D. B ailey hom e la st w eek. W m. H ensley is still very low, a p p a re n tly u n conscious m ost of th e tim e, but n o t in any pain. Mrs. C has. G reenw ood on th e B ase l ine, gave a b irth d a y farew ell s u r p rise p a rty la st T u esd ay fo r h e r b ro th e r-in -la w . H arv ey G reenw ood, and H enry M itchell, who hav e « in te •lew 'rted fo r B illings. M ontana T h ere w ere a b o u t fo rty frie n d s a n d n e ig h bo rs p resen t and they had an aw fu lly good tim e, the o ld e r fo lk s playing 500, w hile th e y o u n g er ones a m u s e l th em selv es v ith gam es. ? b o u r lr - e u s lunch w as enjoyed by all. T he M isses H oecker on th e Base L;n< e n te rta in e d th e L a d ie s’ Aid of th e G erm an E v an g elical c h u rc h oi G iesh am last T h u rsd a y a fte rn o o n . A lurgi n u m b er w ere nrespnt. L unch was .-erved. Mr. P e rsin g e r, w ho bought th e 50 a c re s recen tly ow ned by W m. C oplen, 1 as had a n u m b er of a e r es ciea red a n d w ill m ove on th e place soon J o h n W edin, of A sto ria, visited his b ro th e r, A. W edin. th is week. O tto M agnuson, of Pow ell V alley, sp e n t a few days w ith his so n , E. M agnuson. J a c k R u h lin , w ho has been w o rk ing in P o rtla n d , cam e back hom e, M onday. Mr. and Mrs. R. J. F o rsy th , of M il w au k ie, sp e n t th e w eek-end w ith Mr. F o rs y th ’s s is te r Mrs. L. Y u n k cr an d fam ily. E veryone is sh o ck ed o v er the d e a th of A lb ert B eers an d we all ex te n d o u r h e a rtfe lt sy m p ath y to th e b ereav ed fam ily. Mrs. Sam uel M euller h as been s ta y in g w ith h e r d a u g h te r, Mrs. A. E. F o rsy th . Mr. lack so n h as re n te d th e laud belonging to Mrs. D anahue. A u g u st O lsen an d a few o th e rs w ere w iser th a n o th e rs , as they tust load ed a c a r w ith v a lu a b le p o tato es. rum i ................................ .................v Shoes and Rubber Goods Men’s and Boys’ Diess and Work Shoes M en’s and Boys’ Iliiili Col ; n •' Loggers Sinus Rubber Boots, Shoes ami Rubbers Shoe Repairing a Specialty GRESHAM SHOE SHOP CARL DAHL COLUMBIA HEIGHTS W. D arling, b ro th e r of Mrs. E. M. H en d erso n a t C row n P o in t, w as b u r ied on S a tu rd a y of la st w eek a t R iv erview cem etery. T h e M asons had c h a rg e of th e fu n e ra l cerem ony, w hich was b e a u tifu l an d im pressive. Many b e a u tifu l floral pieces m a rk e d h is re s tin g place. Mr. D arlin g was 34 y ears old. an d had been ill fo r a few years. H e w as well and fa v o r ably know n an d is m o u rn ed by a la rg e n u m b e r of re la tiv e s an d frien d s M rs J. D eaver has re tu rn e d from S alem , w here she w as v isitin g h er d a u g h te r, Mrs. M aud K ingston. Miss Adu Ja c k so n , a fo rm e r re s i d e n t, of th e H eig h ts, and H a rry W a lte rs, son of Mrs. J. D eaver, w ere m a rrie d a t V ancouver recen tly , and hav e m oved o n to a ra n ch a t M ollala. W e c o n g ra tu la te an d wish th em m uch h appiness. M rs. E. M. H en d erso n e n te rta in e d 100 e le c tric ia n s last W ednesday ev en in g a t an e la b o ra te b a n q u e t, a t C row n P o in t ch ale t. MELROSE AND VICTORY. Mr. R ogers, re p re se n tin g L ibby, M cNeill & Liooy, called on se v eral fa rm e rs in th is v icin ity la st w eek, sig n in g up a c re a g e fo r fr u it an d veg e tab les. He w as called to Y akim a b u t w ill re tu rn a t an early d a te and co m p lete th e canvass. * A. W. Metzger G R! SHA VI. DltUGD.N Auction Sale On acount of leaving the country On Columbia Highway, seven minutes’ walk East of Springdale Friday, March 16, 1917 At 10:00 A. M. LIVESTOCK One Oray Mare, five years old, about 1600 lbs. One Sorrel Qelding, five years old, about 1600 lbs. One Dark Brown Mare, eight years old, about 1350 lbs. One fine two-year-old Colt from Brown Mare; one Oray Horse, Bu«gy and Harness, and two sets of Double Harness. Four Cows, one a thoroughbred Jersey; one a thoroughbred Holstein; two grade animals. MISCELLANEOUS One M ilburn W agon, 2% in c h ; Iron R o ller B earing W agon: S pring W ag o n ; R oad C a rt; H a y ra c k ; 2 P o tato H acks, Heavy W agon Bed and D ropboarda, 1 tw o-section, 9 0 -to o th H arro w , Jo h n D eere B ru sh b re a k e r, 16-inch Plow , Mol.’ae, 14-inch Plow , P la n e t J u n io r C u ltiv a to r, C h altam F a n n in g M ill, C ham pion 800 pound P la tfo rm Scales, fine set of b lack s m ith ’s T ools, In clu d in g F o rg e a n d B low er, vise, anvil, a No. 25 D rill, a $26 se t of D ies an d an a s s o rtm e n t of sm all tools, saw s of different kinds, la rg e and sm all, 3-horse e v en ers a n d d o u b le tre e s, clevises an d o th e r tools O ver fo u r tonB of fan n ed Seed O ats p u t up in 100 and 140 pound sack s. S h e tla n d clim ax, som e H ay an d B aled Straw . T w en ty B lack M inorca H ens and R o o ster all in th e large s tra in ; h o u seh o ld goods an d f u r n itu r e su ch as a new h ea tin g Btove, u p h o lstered p a rlo r se t, beds, ta b le s, ch a irs, re g u la to r clock. H om e sew ing m achine as good as new ; com m ode. O m ego S e p a ra to r, 2 m ilk cans, 2 m ilk palls, steel wagon lifter, log chaiiiH, shovels, sp ad es, g rin d sto n e , sled g es an d w edges, new p o tato spray ! pum p, d ish es and o th e r th in g s too n u m ero u s to m ention. ¡T E R M S O F SA LE— $20 and u n d e r C ash ; o v e r 9 m o n th s’ tim e, b an k ab le n o te at 6 p e r c e n t; 2 per cent off for cash. SALE RAIN OR SH INE. FREE LU.NFH VI NOON HANS A. POULSEN, Owner. A. M EYERS, ( I n k W. S. WOOD, A u ctio n ee r. H oss’ Truck Service Office with Commercial Delivery Co. 22!) Pine Street Between First and Second ALL KINDS OF HAULING BETWEEN GRESHAM AND PORTLAND F a rm e r’s H au lin g . F u r n itu r e klovlng. B r iq u e ts , Hand a n d G ra v el AT CORBETT RANCH, Corbett, Oregon Gresham Phone 79 x THURSDAY, MARCH 15 O --* U n«« D en IlOSS O rd ers ta k e n for Coal, P ortla n d B ro n zi HM) 20H2; A-207N Sale Commences 10 A. M. 12 Guernsey Grade Young Cows, All Fresh W hen in T a k e < h a n ilie r la in ’s T a b le ts W hen you feel d u ll an d stu p id a f te r e a tin g W hen co n stip a te d o r bilious. W hen you h av e a sick h ead ach e. W hen you have a so u r sto m ach . W hen you belch a f te r eatin g . W hen you have in d ig estio n . W hen n erv o u s o r d esp o n d en t. W hen you have no re lish fo r y o u r m eals. W hen y o u r liv er is to rp id . O b ta in a b le e v e ry w h e re .— Adv. 0. A u c tio n S a le A N TI-U R IC I PHOTOS MARCH The eiioriu its stren g th of the con dor is equaled by his voracity and boldness. T his im m ense bird often pounces upon sm all anim als, hut from | th e sh ap e am i liluutness of his claw’s SCENIC it is tum ble to , a iry an y th in g v ery ! heavy, so he co n ten ts him self w ith fix Mr. V eddervich h as m oved hts ing it a g ain st th e ground with one of fam ily to P o rtla n d . J o h n W h eeler his d a w s , while w ith tlie other and h as ta k e n his place on th e J o h n S leret his pow erful beak lie rends it to pieces. farm . Goiged w it li food. I lie bird then lie- I E d g a r B an d er w as a g u est of his conies in apaldc of Hight and may be sis te r, Mrs. F e rry S m ith of P o rtla n d , approm lied hill any a tte m p t at cap tu re is furiously resisted. Au A m eri th e g re a te r p a rt of la st w eek. can trav eler in tile Andes encountered I F ra n k B la c k b u rn w as a g u e st a t a large condor ju s t a fte r it bad tin-! th e D eH aven hom e S unday. Mr. and isbed a hearty banquet on a young M rs. D eH aven also e n te rta in e d as sheep mi I foolishly nlleinp ted to seize I w eek-end g u e sts th e ir d a u g h te r, Miss the bird, witli the result th at he re- ! E llen ,w ho te a c h e s th e S p rin g V alley reived u gash from its iluw Then he school in P olk co u n ty , a n d h er called up his tw o guides, and the three men m aneuvered to lak e the bird alive. frie n d s, Jeff Sohn, Miss E th e l Sohn But every atte m p t was fru s'ra te d , and and V ivian S tra tto n . T hey cam e by in the end one of the men killed it by a u to F rid a y , r e tu rn in g S unday ev en ing. a blow witii a hatchet Mrs. J. R. D uncan visited frie n d s W e'rt All Like Her. in P o rtla n d F rid ay . Terence V. I ’owderi.v of labor fam e F ra n k H ill, a w h eat g ro w e r of was talking’ about ,m np ulsory nrbltra M anitoba, C an ad a, w ho sp e n t th e w in tlon. te r in C alifo rn ia , stopped off on his "Tlie trouble with the world in gen way hom e and visited th e fam ily of eral." he said th o u g h tfu lly , "is t Dot we C. H. B u rc h e tt. He re p o rte d crops all know Just wliai tlie o th er fellow ought to do. tail we tak e little account good In his c o u n try , a lth o u g h In ju re d In som e lo c alities by black of what we ought to do ourselves H e was g re a tly in te re s te d In "I found a young lirlde one day bend ru s t. ing. w ith a stern and severe a ir over a diversified fa rm in g in C a lifo rn ia dry looking volume and g re a tly pleased w ith th e co u n try ••’W hat a re yon reading?’ 1 asked g en erally . •’ ’An excellent work.' she replied, ■called "H ap p in ess In M arriag e."' Sign o f Good D igestion. " 'W h a t advice.' I said, does it give W hen you see a c h e e rfu l and h a p to wives?' " ‘1 d o n 't know.' she answ ered. 'I ’m py old lady you m ay know th a t she rending the advice to husbands h as good d ig estio n . If y o u r d ig es tion is Im paired o r it you do not Real Nice. re lish y o u r m eals ta k e a dose of Bobble—T h ai Mrs Sm ith said some C h a m b e rla in ’s T ab lets. T hey s tre n g thing nice about you Mrs. Brown th e n th e sto m ach , im prove th e d ig es (purring) W hat was it. Bobbie? Bob - tion an d cau se a g e n tle m o v em en t of hie She said you did n 't show your ■ th e bow els. O b ta in a b le ev ery w h ere. sge. — Ianidoii Telegrn pli — Ad. B efore th e w ar th e r e w ere 900,- 000 w om en in F ra n c e em ployed aB dom estics. A D elm ar (N . Y. I ch u rc h pro v id es T h e fam ous ROOT an d B ER R Y e a r tru m p e ts fo r th e use of d eaf a t rem ed y fo r RHEU M ATISM . C on te n d a n ts. ta in s no o p ia te s o r ch em icals, w ill n o t in ju re th e m ost d e lic a te sto m ach . Toy m olds to en a b le ch ild re n to R e su lts g u a ra n te e d o r m oney re f u n d blocks fro m snow- ed. P ric e $1.50 p e r o u tfit. F o r m ak e b u ild in g have been Invented by a G erm an . sa le by GRESHAM DRUG COMPANY, G erm an s have d eveloped a p ro P ow ell Street • Phone 721 cess fo r sp in n in g k ap o k fibers Into . UrXWzOOOOUtXKKXKJOOOCKMMKiX y a rn s th a t can be woven in to tex tiles. TUESDAY, F at. ¡GRESHAM MEAT MARKET: Excellent fam ily < ows. testing from .1 to 6 per cent B utter All broke to 1 ead. SALE RAIN OR SHINE FREE LUNCH AT NOON TEKAI. n <'ash or approved security, six months’ time, at H per cent. R. P. RASMUSSEN, Owner J. T WILSON, Auctioneer A. J. W BROWN, Prop. Best Quality Meats s i Hone-Made Lard and Sausage, Hans and Bacon j ! Highest Prices Paid for VEAL and H 00S, aooording ' PHONE 41 . . . . POWELL STREET j