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G resham O utlook VOL. 7, NO. 85 GRESHAM, MULTNOMAH COUNTY. OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1917 T U E SD A Y S AND F R ID A Y S $1.50 PER YEAR Y STATE GRANGE ASSISTING IN CO-OPERATION HEAVY rainstorms YOUNG AVIATOR WHO IS WORKING HARD mTHSMALL DAMA(it H eavy ra in s fo r fo u r d ay s an d n ig h ts , e n d in g on W ed n esd ay m o rn * T h e fo llo w in g le t te r w as receiv ed by tiie M isses F lo re n c e a n d llu ld a GRANGE SEEKS’ “ TO STOP ALL ROAD PAVING ing, cau se d th e h e a v ie st floods all Johnson of P o w ell V alley, from o v e r th e n o rth w e s t th a t h av e been th e i r c o u sin . E lls F o rs g re n , w ho is « • k n o w n fo r p ro b a b ly m o re th a n tw en - P o m o n a g ra n g e a t its sessio n on now in se rv ic e in th e a v ia tio n co rp s * * ly y ears. R e p o rts sh o w th a t m an y G ra n g e M einliership. W e d n esd ay voted u n a n im o u sly to T iie le t te r w as d a te d S a tu rd a y , Nov. • C o lu m b ia * d is tric ts w ere flooded, c a u sin g con- ......... 53 ltt, Y a te sb u ry , E n g la n d . h a v e all ro a d p a v in g d is c o n tin u e d , ex • • E v e n in g S ta r ......... 17« s id e ra b le d a m a g e alo n g th e lo w lan d s D ear C o u sin s: 1 receiv ed y o u r * cept su ch a s is a b s o lu te ly n ecessary , F a irv ie w 511 b o rd e rin g ull th e s tre a m s T ra v e l le t te r som e tim e ag o , I h a v e been * G re sh a m u n til th e close of th e w ar. T h e r e 89 m ov in g e v e r s in c e a n d been m ig h ty w as but slig h tly affected , h o w ev er, * L en ts busy. I could h a rd ly a n s w e r a n y iu c e n t b u d g e t a p p ro p r ia tio n o f liulf a an d th a t o n ly w h ere w eak b rid g es so o n e r. It s u n Is line to get a • M ultnom ah 83 had been c a rrie d aw ay o r w h e re eiti- m illio n d o lla rs In M u ltn o m ah ceiin- h u n ch o f le tte r s on ce in a w h ile w hen « P le a s a n t V alley 64 a fellow is a long way fro m hom e. b a n k m e n ts h ad w ash ed o u t. ty fo r ro a d p u rp o sea w as sev erely * R ockw ood 59 W e a re lo c a te d in su ch a p lace L o cally th e r e w as h u t little in co n - « th e re s o lu tio n w as R u sse llv ille th a t we can not get to to w n , w hich c ritic is e d , a n d 94 v en ien c e cau sed bv th e risin g w a te rs is a p lace a b o u t a s big a s h a lf of m uch m o re se v e re to w a rd th e p a t W oodlaw n 51 Jo h n s o n cre e k w as a ra g in g to r r e n t I G re sh a m an d as old fa s h io n e d us tile hills. 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W in n a p erso n sees a n u rti- n a n c e of tiie n a tio n m u s t be u tilized g ra n g e a t C o rb e tt was a g e n u in e ly of G resh am w ere c u t off on W edm -s- <lw m a rk e d 9-« it m e a n s 9 s h illin g s Io th e fu lle st e x te n t to win th e w ar, day m o rn in g fro m re a c h in g .Main good o n e, an d w as la rg e ly a tte n d e d an d six (ience. N ine s h illin g s a re an d s tre e t b u t w ere h elp ed o u t by m ean s w ortli $2.16 a n d 6 pen ce is w o rth in s p ite of th e ra in a n d flooded c o n o f a ra ft a n d th e h elp o f a dozen vol W hereat), we b eliev e th a t any p ro 12 c e n ts . I am en c lo sin g a p enny g ra m fo r p u b lic w o rk s n o t d ire c tly d itio n of th e w hole c o u n try . O nly u n te e rs. w hich is w ortli 2 c e n ts in O regon c o n s is te n t w ith tiie n a tio n '« effo rts m oney, itiis m oney is used m o re in to w in tiie w ar sh o u ld lie d is c o n tin T h e J a p a n e s e g a rd e n s w ere ovi r- th e sp le n d id C o lu m b ia R iv e r h ig h tills c o u n try th a n q u a rte rn in o u r ued u n til th e clo se of tile conflict, so m e te m p o ra ry way m ad e it p o ssib le fo r m any to a t flow ed, c a u sin g co u n t r> and d a m a g e , an d a b o u t tw o dozen ch ick - I h o p e to sp en d my C h ris tm a s in te n d a t th is se a so n o f th e y ear. W h e re a s . th e c o u n try is in g ra v e P a ris a n d p ro b ab ly w ill if e v e ry th in g I e n s ro o s tin g on th e b asem en t floor need o f la b o r to b u ild sh ip s, a e ro N u m e ro u s s u b je c ts w ere d iscu ssed , o f th e o ld liv ery b a rn on M ain s tre e t goes rig h t. p la n e s, g u n s, m u n itio n s , a n d a lso to We a re busy w o rk in g on a e r o all of th em of im p o rta n c e to th e w ere d ro w n ed . A lo t o f h ay g o t a ev e lo p g r e a te r In c re a se of p ro d u c p la n e s an d le a r n in g e v e ry th in g d tio n on fa rm s a n d in m ines, and ta x p a y e rs an d fa rm e rs . T h re e re s o lu s o a k in g an d so m e sto ck w as m ade a b o u t th e m so we w ill be a b le to W h e re a s , th e th o u s a n d s of th e c a re fo r I n cle S a m 's p la n e s in a tio n s w ere a d o p te d a f t e r a len g lity u n c o m fo rta b le fo r a few h o u rs. finest y o u th s w ho a re s h o r t tim e F ly in g is easy a f t e r a c o u n tr y 's T h e g re a te s t effects o f th e flood d e b a te on th e m ost im p o rta n t. O ne p erso n is a ro u n d a p la n e all day d ally g o in g fo rth to ofTer th e ir lives w ere seen b etw een S y cam o re an d long, hut it Is m o re fun to rid e in fo r th e c a u se o f w o rld fre e d o m , d e w hich a p p e a ls m ost to th e fa r m e rs L en ts. T h e w hole d is ta n c e w as • hem . 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In an a e ro p la n e Is 80 mile: an h o u r. a v a ila b le h elp a n d th e s itu a tio n Is som e fen ces w ere w reck ed . P ro m in e n t s p e a k e rs p re s e n t w e n I'hc m a c h in e s a re used o n ly Tor b eco m in g m o re a c u te , an d So h eav y w as th e r a in fa ll th a t n u - ! W hereas, th e s t a te ro a d b u ild in g tr a in in g p ilo ts To la nd m a c h in e A ssista n t U. S. F ood C o m m issio n e r ' m e ro u s b a se m e n ts on th e u p la n d s Is t i i e h a rd e s t b e c a u se th< y la u d a t p ro g ra m as p ro m u lg a te d u n d e r th e W. K. N ew ell, C o u n ty C o m m issio n e r w ere filled w ith w a te r. S om e d a m - I th e ra te of «<> m iles per h o u r, so six m illio n d o lla r bond issu e Is using, th ey m u st g lid e o v e r t i i e g ro u n d so to g e th e r w ith th e p re lim in a ry coun- Itu fu s ('. H o lm a n . C irc u it J u d g e It. ' ag e w as d o n e in th a t w ay, b u t in l> g ra d in g w o rk , h u n d re d s of m en as not io b reak th e u n d e rc a r ria g e . I w ho sh o u ld be re le a se d to a ss ist In L. M orrow a n d A ssista n t S te w a rd , m ost cases it w as o n ly an in co n v en - I h av e been on Hie Hying p a rty la te ly th e v ita l in d u s trie s ab o v e m en H av es o f th e O regon S ta te G ra n g e ien ce to th o s e w ho fo u n d th e i r base- w Iiich c o n sists of a b o u t six m e n ; all tio n e d , an d Mr. H a y e s b ro u g h t som e im p o rt m e n ts flooded. we do is S tart Diem up, h elp Diem In W h e re a s, th e r e is c o n sid e ra b le off th e field a f t e r la n d in g , fill th e m a n t in fo rm a tio n fo r th e m e m b e rs of X A tr ip up th e h ig h w a y re v e a le d ' d isc u ssio n of a d v is a b ility o f k ee p in g th e g ra n g e . H e is in th e em p lo y of som e sp le n d id sig h ts. All o f" th e an d w ho hav e been p ro m in e n t as m u up w ith p e tro l (o r g a so lin e in o u r up a n d c o n tin u in g th e s t a te road c o u n tr y ) an d oil, a n d Inspect th e m p ro g ra m a t th e p re s e n t tim e , und sician!- fo r a n u m b e r of y e a rs th e s t a te g ra n g e w o rk in g up a co b e a u tifu l w a te rfa lls w ere th ro w in g so th a t e v e ry th in g is c o rre c t b e fo re W h e re a s it is e s s e n tia l to p ra c o p e ra tiv e b u y in g an d se llin g plan T h e se th r e e to g e th e r w ith a n o th se n d in g th em up. ten tim e s th e ir u su a l v o lu m e o f w a tice s tric t econom y upon all lines of I .tin -e n d in g a c o u p le of post H is h om e is a t S h erw o o d , w h ere th e te r o v e r th e p re c ip ic e s ab o v e th e e r b r o th e r W illiam F. B eyer, a re all p u b lic an d p riv a te » - p etid itu res not c a rd s fii e is D1P In sid e o f „ f,u , p lan is In o p e ra tio n a n d h a s th e ro ad favorably k now n th r in ig h o u t th is see- p e rta in in g to th e w ar, an d T h e re w ere a few sm a ll slid e s Hi- b o a id s you see le a n e d up a g a in s t W h e re a s , th e ta x p a y e r is b e in g su p p o rt of th e s ta te g ra n g e . On th e b o th ab o v e an d below th e h ig h w a y , ti »" c l<> :n - r m e m b e rs o f B e y e r's th e w all a re o u r beds, th r e e h o a rd s s tr e n g th o f th e sh o w in g m ad e at b u t in only a few in s ta n c e s w as th e r e cm net b and w hich fre q u e n tly fu r- tw o h o rse s an d a stra w tick th e ra ile d upon to an u n u s u a l d e g re e to finance th e g o v e rn m e n t, an d to vol S h erw o o d th e su m of $ 1 5 0 0 w as a p an y b lo ck ad e of traffic, an d no w ash ' lied m ■ ic to r th e c o u n ty fa ir, o th e r is a s tr e e t w ith a h o u se th a t u n ta r ily c o n trib u te to c h a rita b le a s a th a tc h e d roof. T h a t k in d of p ro p ria te d fo r th e w ork, b esid es o u ts o f co n seq u en ce. c th o : J u ly c< le b ra t ions, g ra n g e | ro o fs a re th ick h e re - T hey a re a n d o th e r d e s e rv in g c a u s e s and I n s titu tio n s , und w hich o n e -th ird of th e p ro fits m ad e , day am i on o th e r o ccasio n s. A P ro b a b ly th e h e a v ie st d am .ig i don* ( tad e o u t o f straw N otice th e tw o W h e re a s , th«' tim e a n d m oney ex a t S h erw o o d w ill go to th e f u r th e r w as th e w re c k in g o f th e county- si 'e r , M. .. H ilda Ii« \e r, is a lso an I g irls on bicycles. T h a t is th«' w ay tr a v e l lu r e . T h e on«' h o rse p en d ed upon th is ro a d c o n s tru c tio n a n ce of th e o b je c t. b rid g e * ro s r th e C la c k a m a s n e a r I o m p lis h e c m usii ijyn a n d h a s been .fii" v c o u ld he used by th e g o v e rn m e n t fo r S ev eral g ra n g e r s a t S h erw o o d b e G la d sto n e . fre< u en fly seen p re sid in g a t th e l- 'a rt Is a m ilk m a n 's « a rt. T h is Is a n u m e ro u s Item s su ch a s: In c re a s in g T ra v e le rs h ad io tu rn I " r - i't in a tow n a b o u t tw e n ty m iles d e c re a s in g g an w ith th e b u y in g a n d se llin g of back an d go so m e o th e r way on T u es- | p ian o in th e o rc h e s tra w hich also T o m h e re an d Is th e b iggest to w n we th e ra ilro a d efficiency, o n e c a rlo a d of feed. T h ey m ad e a day e v e n in g . 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TO CLOSE b u ild in g . m in in g , a g r ic u ltu r a l p u r k e e p in g o n e m an on th e Job a t a sal- a m a s an d v.as th e first to re p o rt th a t FOR THE HOLIDAYS poses, m a n u f a c tu r in g of m u n itio n s gry S ta te M a ste r S pen ce s u g g e s te d th e o th e r w as im p a ssa b le . at d o th e r w ar-neceH sities, and I « day Is th e la s t o f s c h o o ld a y s tie - W h e re a s , th e p re s e n t h ig h -co st or th a t th e y fo rm a c o rp o ra tio n w ith A bout noon on W e d n esd ay t'l, fo re Di« h o lid ay s. All th e sch o o ls, m a te ria l am i th«- n e c e ssa ry m a c h in $30«'* c a p ita l sto c k , w hich was d o n e ra in ceased an d th e w a te rs b eg an to ■ ery re q u ire d to b u ild th e s e ro a d s I l l g an d u ti le will clo se u n til W«d- a n d th ey a re now m aking- a sa v in g su b sid e. By y e s te rd a y m o rn in g , they w ould m ean a w aste of m oney, tim e K - d a y , J a n u a r y 2. 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A rra n g e m e n ts an d a re now at th e B re m e rto n navy G re sh a m a n d v icin ity w ho w ill be at 1 m e n ts u n til th e clo se o f th e w ar ex- a re b eing m a d e fo r th e p u rc h a s e of EAF7ERN STAR CHAPTER j c e p tln g su ch ro a d s a s a r e n ec e ssa ry born« fo r th e h o lid ay s. m any a rtic le s , in c lu d in g sh o es, fa rm INSTALLS NEW OFFICERS y a rd . T h ey a re E lm er, C arl a n d A l fo r d lre « t a s s is ta n c e In w a r w ork b e rt B ey er, w hose h o m e Is o , , im p le m e n ts , fe rtiliz e rs , lan d p la s te r, am i th a t d u rin g th e In te rv a l u n til G re sh a m C h a p te r. O. E. S. In s ta lle d I lim e, etc. M r. H ays a s s e rte d t h a t he I th e «'lose of th«' w ur we fa v o r only I th e c o n s tru c tio n o f u rg e n tly n ic e s- is now b u y in g oil m eal fo r th e Shi r- ne-v officer-' on T u e sd a y e v e n in g fo r th e co m in g te rm . 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O u t mm o r ro ad w ork d u rin g th e c o i n o th e r m em ber* fo rm in g th e o rg a n iz e - ' n lsh e d fo r ail th e nev. officers an d sid e rs , o r n o n -m e m b e rs of th e g ra n g e , ing y e a r, w as ititro d u c e d in P o m o n a 'io n m a k in g th e m very p ro ficie n t. It I m ay p a rtic ip a te , as it is o n e o f th e th e r e v e re o th e r s u p e r b floral d eco r g ra n g e a n d a p p ro v e d . It follow s: r**ared th a t th e a b se n c e o f th e se I a tio u s beat in d u c e m e n ts offered to get new W h e re a s , a c o m m itte e o f c itiz e n s III d is ru p t tiie h and but no m em b ers w as a p p o in te d to a ss ist o u r c o u n ty X notti« e B ig I l a l i c e . i ro u n c e fiie n t lias been m ad e c o m m is sio n e rs In th e m a k in g up o ' W K Newell spoke along the n e m b e rs hav e also jo in e d th e i h - exp« a d ltu re a f o r th e co u n ty b u d lines of food conservation with ■ T here will be a n o th e r of those t f o i l t h i r e m ay he e n o u g h re- g et fo r tlx next y e a r, an d said c o m which all a re fam iliar. He urged p opular dances in K egner's hall on m itte e did re c o m m e n d an e x p e n d i t y et to co n tin u e it. If n o t tu r e o f s o m e th in g lik e $50(1,000 fo r economy in th e use of aH staples a id Monday evening. Decern Iyer 24. 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