GRESHAM
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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.
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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.
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PICTU RE
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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O rd ers ta k e n for Coal,
P ortla n d
B ro n zi HM)
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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.
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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
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Phone 721
cess fo r sp in n in g k ap o k fibers Into .
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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
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Highest Prices Paid for VEAL and H 00S, aooording
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POWELL STREET
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