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INTERESTING STORY
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B. P e te rs o n , son of Mr.
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h a s s e n t h o m e th e d a iry w hich he
kep t w h ile on th e tr ip fro m P o r t­
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w hich h e d e sc rib e s sc en es an d c o n d i­
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trip . H is jo u rn e y a c ro s s th e U n ited
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o rd sh o w s a g re a t d iv e rsity in th e
m a tte r of v e g e ta tio n an d in th e c o n ­
d itio n o f th e in h a b ita n ts of th e c o u n ­
tr y th r o u g h w hich th ey p assed .
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d ie r boys, w ho a re tr a v e lin g o r will
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th e U nion H igh sch o o l on W e d n e s­
day last w as a sp eech of a c c e p ta n c e
of th e se rv ic e flag d o n a te d by th e
T ri-S (lu b . It w as d e liv e re d by M er-
vin G ood, p re s id e n t of th e s tu d e n t
body a n d is g iv en h e re in fu ll:
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U nion H ig h sch o o l, th ir ty of w hom
h av e le ft th ese p eacefu l h a lls to go
fo rth an d tig h t fo r th e w o rld 's de
m o cracy , an d a re now in th e g re a t
a rm y o f th e U n ited S ta te s . I accep t
th is em b lem of h o n o r.
We a s a sch o o l feel d eep ly in ­
d e b te d to th e T ri-S c lu b fo r th e ir
th o u g h tfu ln e s s in re m e m b e rin g o u r
boys a t th e fro n t a n d p re s e n tin g to
o u r sch o o l th is m ost b e a u tifu l s e r v ­
ice (lag.
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L iste n to it!
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s t a r h a s a to n g u e ; ev ery co lo r h a s a
la n g u a g e .
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fo r v alo r, b lu e fo r ju s tic e .
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boys, w ho as
th e
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h e ro e s am o n g th e liv in g as w ell as
am o n g th e d ead .
L et th is serv ice (lag re m in d us no t
o n ly of o u r sc h o o lm a te s w ho h av e
le ft us to give th e ir lives, if need be,
fo r tin c a u se of h u m a n ity , b u t also
re m in d us of o u r d u ty to h u m a n ity ,
to do all we cun fo r o u r c o u n try
a n d th e c a u se of d e m o c ra c y , to b e ­
com e th e n o b lest an d best citiz e n s
p o ssib le, to live o u r liv es fo r th e
w orld.
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died fo r th e w o rld . In h is last g re a t
p ra y e r he p ray ed th a t we, th e c h il­
d re n of m en , m ig h t be o n e as lie anil
th e F a th e r w ere one.
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th a t b efo re a n o th e r y e a r h a s ro lled
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s h a ll in d eed be one.
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g o n e fo rth lro in th e s e h a lls, do all
we can to h a ste n th e tim e w hen th e
w orld sk u ll be fre e in d eed
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c a n n o t re fu se to accep t th is re s p o n ­
s ib ility w hich th e G od of th e U n i­
verse h a s placed upon us as th e one
g re a t p o w er in th e new w orld.
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A m erican s e n tim e n t,
th e
h ig h e s t
A m erican p a trio tis m .
L et us deny
o u rs e lv e s o f lu x u rie s, of c o m fo rts
a n d n e c e ss itie s if n eed be, be w ill­
in g to g iv e o u r all. o u r very lives, an d
be w o rth y to live b e n e a th th o se S ta rs
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th a t w aved o v er B u n k e r H ill, th e
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S o t o r n a n ti p ie r c e d b y s h o t a n ti s h e ll.
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of
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m en
w lib
lif t e d
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F la g .
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shock a nd ro a r and
c ra s h a m t
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c ro s s e d
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W h o la b o r e d in H i t f i e l d b y d a y .
W h o . a l l H ie lo n g n ig h t s n . l t t o p r a y .
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sch o o ls o f o u r n a tio n , fro m th e fields
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a p p e a r d a rk to so m e, b u t I know
th a t b eyond th e u tte rm o s t glory is
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a n d th a t soon
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m ercy a n d love o v e r th is s in - s tr ic k ­
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l>ei'liapM Io fo cu s am i com e n d a le o u r a tte n tio n nil th e m o re o n (his
p a r tic u la r p a tr io tic d u ly a t th e tim e set a s id e fo r th e A ll-A m eric a
o b s e rv a n c e o f th e a n n iv e r s a ry o f T h rif t Day, F e b ru a ry 3.1, w h ich is
th is y e a r to be o b se rv e d on M onday, F e b ru a r y t i l l .
W a ste a n d s in fu l e x tra v a g a n c e s w eak en o u r n a tio n in th e sin ew s
o f w ar m id th ereb y f u r n is h a id a u d eu co u i ag .'iiieu l Io o u r en e m ie s,
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lie th r if ty
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m id th rifty c o m m u n itie s sp rin g fro m th r if ty in d iv id u a ls. T h e re fo re ,
th e m a n w h o p ra c tic e s th r if t a m , w ho e n c o u ra g e s th r if ty h a b its
se rv e s in a m e a s u re to h e lp Ids n a tio n to v icto ry Jllst a s s u r e ly a l­
th o u g h I. ss g ra p h ic a lly , th e n III«1 s o ld ie r of th e tre n c h a n d Hie so ld ie r
o f th e soil.
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a n c e , F e b ru a r y Itli, b u t r a tlie r to eo u iin em l Him day as a p r.q ier
lim e fo r se rio u s re fle c tio n in m a p p in g out a p ro g ia n i of c o n se rv a ­
tio n to lie put in to a c tio n th r o u g h o u t th e .....................n th a n d s tim u ­
la tin g th o u g h t to w a rd a p ra c tic a l a p p lic a tio n o f w a r d u tie s and
p ro b le m s.
lb ' a th r if t- m a k e r ; fo r tl ii if t, ju s t now . is p a tr io tis m . T h r if t Day
fu rn is h e s th e p a tr io tic people o f O reg o n a n o p p o rtu n ity to pul mi
a c c e p te d th eo ry Io p ra c tic a l a n d p a trio tic pui|H ise.
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T h rif t Day will be o b se rv e d th r o u g h o u t th e U n ited S ta te s on M onday,
n ex t, F e b ru a r y 4
T h e ofliclal d a te is on th e th ir d , b u t th a t d ay fall« on
S u n d ay a n d w ill be o b se rv e d In p ra c tic a lly ev ery p la c e of w o rsh ip by tim ely
se rm o n s u p o n th e s u b je c t, its o b je c ts a n d th e o b se rv a n c e o f th e day
not
o n ly fo r o n e d ay , b u t th r o u g h o u t tlie y e a r. T h e ab o v e p ro c la m a tio n by
G o v e rn o r W ittiy co m b e w as th e o u tc o m e of a le t te r to tile g o v e rn o r w hich
is e x p la in e d in th e fo llo w in g le tte r :
S alem , J a n u a r y 25, 1918
M r. A. M eyers, P re s id e n t, F ir s t S ta te B ank.
G re sh a m , O reg o n .
My d e a r Mr. M ever.-: TliiB is to ui know l.-dgi an d th a n k you for y o u r
k in d le tte r c a llin g my a tte n tio n to tlie ju stifi. a tlo n fo r a T h r if t Day p ro c ­
la m a tio n . I am deep ly Im p ressed by th e c o m m e n ts w hich you m a k e a s to
th e o b se rv a n c e of T h rif t Day at G r e s .a m last y e a r, a ls o y o u r p la n s fo r th is
y e a r, an d 1 a s s u re you th a t it is im b e d a p le u a u re fo r m e to en clo se h e re ­
w ith an a d v a n c e copy o f a s h o r t T h r if t Day m essag e w hich is to be r e ­
leased th r o u g h tlie n e w sp a p e rs on n ex t M onday. It you r a r e to , you hav e
inv lu ll p e rm issio n to h a n d th is < opy to th e G re sh a m O u tlo o k
T h a n k in g you a g a in fo r y o u r in ti rest in tills m a tte r , an d w ith best
w ish es fo r a s u c c e s sfu l o b se rv a n c e a t G r. sh a m , I am .
F a ith fu lly y o u rs,
JA M E S W IT H Y C O M B E , G o v ern o r.
F o llo w in g G o v e rn o r W ith y c o n ib e s e x a m p le M ayor K enney h as issued
th e fo llo w in g p ro c la m a tio n to Hie peo p le of G re sh a m , u rg in g a c o m p lian ce
w ith th e T h rif t idea. E ach s u g g e s tio n m ad e th e r e in is w o rth y o f c o n s id e ra ­
tio n a n d if t a r r i e d o a t w ill d e m o n s tia te th a t th is c o m m u n ity is a lw ay s to
th e fro n t in ev ery p a tr io tic id ea. It fo llo w s:
,
PR O C L A M A T IO N .
W h e re a s G re sh a m h as given m an y of Its boys as s o ld ie rs in w aging
w ar upon G e m ,a n y . m any of th e s . hoys b e in g alread y exposed to sev ere
h a rd s h ip s an d g ra v e d u n g . rs an d m any m o re m u st go a u d be s u b je c te d to
th e sam e p riv a tio n s , p e rh a p s fo r man., y e a rs , an d
W h ereu s, we know now th a t th e w ar w ill he on e of e n d u ra n c e d e p e n ­
d en t on re s o u rc e s of th e d iffe re n t n a tio n s , am i m a t th e a llie d n a tio n s a re
lo o k in g to th e I'n it.-d Slat« s to fu rn is h th o s e re s o u rc e s, I w ould u rg e upon
he peo p le of G re sh a m th e n ecessity of re s p e c tin g ev ery d e m a n d , every
r. q u e st m ad . bv th e g o v e rn m e n t fo r th e liu sh a n d in g of re s o u rc e s , th e co n ­
s e rv in g of foods anil fu e l, th a t we ma tlie b e tte r p ro v id e fo r th e boys w ho
a rt fig h tin g o u r w ar an d p ro te til l o u t h o m es
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p ro p e r o b se rv a n c e o f th e a n n iv e rsa ry >f T h rif t Day, F e b ru a ry 3d, w hich Is
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dav fo r m u la te s till. p lan fo r th r if t I t t h . l i a ffa irs am i th e n p u t th e sam e
in to a c tio n on M onday. F e b ru a ry 4 th . w ith a firm d e te r m in a tio n to c o n tin u e
tlie sam e th r o u g h o u t t h - y e a r an d th u s form a h a b it fo r th e b e tte rm e n t of
a „k th a t th e te a c h e rs in th e G resh am sch o o ls on F e b ru a ry
4 th give th e ir p u p ils a s h o rt ta lk on T h r if t an d e n d e a v o r th ro u g h o u t th e
b '.la n . e o f th e sch o o l te rm to in c u lc a te In th e m in d s of t h e ir p u p ils th e bene-
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i te r ia lu n ch w ill be se rv ed
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I fo rm a l, w ill be g iv en d u rin g th e
p ro g re s s o f th e w o rk . T h e follow ing
n u m b e rs a re p ro m ise d : p ia n o d u e t.
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M abel B ro w n ;
p ia n o so lo , E d n a B en so n ; vocal d u e t.
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in g . M rs J M o n tcalm B ro w n ; solo,
D r J E. C la n a h a n ; p ia n o solo,
G lad y s N e a l; vocal solo, A. J W.
B ro w n : solo, b a rito n e b o rn , Dr. II.
H O tt; re a d in g . M rs C. M Z im m er-
m an;
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H oney. O ne o r tw o n u m b e rs m ay be
a d d e d to th e above.
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. b u rg K in g c o m p a n y at T lie D alles to
be e v a p o ra te d .
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a lre a d y been sh ip p e d , w hich a m o u n t
c o m p rise s a b o u t h a lf th e c ro p , w hich
is e s tim a te d a t a b o u t ten th o u s a n d
sack s. How is th a t fo r a m id w in te r
c ro p ? T h e tu r n ip s w hich a re of th e
p u rp le to p an d yellow Jelly v a rie tie s
a r e g ro w n by r e n te r s on a s h a r e
b asis, th e la rg e s t r e n te r b ein g a J a p ­
a n e se fa r m e r, J. S hogi
S ev eral c a rs
of c a b b a g e a re also b ein g sh ip p ed
fro m th e S un Dial ra n c h , m o stly to
C a lifo rn ia
T en a c re s of ca b b a g e was
sold to a C a lifo rn ia firm la s t F rid a y .
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G resliam M eat M a rk e t a n n o u n c e s
, th a t th ey w ill h av e fish on T uesday
an d F rid a y of each w eek. P h o n e 41,
A. J. W B ro w n , P ro p .
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N otice h a s been g iv en to 8. B H all.
A g ric u ltu ra l a g e n t fo r M u ltn o m a h
c o u n ty , th a t th e U S. D e p a rtm e n t of
A g ric u ltu re w ill sell a t cost a supply
of n itr a te of so d a to fa r m e rs in M u lt­
n o m a h co u n ty .
T h e n it r a t e w as p u rc h a s e d th r o u g h
th e W ar in d u s tr ie s B oard u n d e r th e
a u th o rity of th e Food I o n tro l Act
as a p a rt of th e p ro g ra m fo r s tim u ­
la tin g a g r ic u ltu r a l p ro d u c tio n .
It
w ill be u n lo a d e d at A tla n tic p o rts
a n d th e p ric e w ill be $ 7 5 .5 0 a to n ,
fre e on h o ard c a rs at p o rt of a rr iv a l
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to
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in a d d itio n
fr e ig h t fro m p o rt of a r r iv a l an d th e
s t a te fe r tiliz e r ta g fee,
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fo r a p a rt of th e
10 0 ,0 0 0 to n s of n it r a t e b o u g h t by
th e g o v e rn m e n t w ill be receiv ed only
fro m a c tu a l fa r m e rs o r o w n e rs o r
h o ld e rs o f fa r m s fo r u se on th e ir
la n d , an d
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he m ad e th r o u g h
C o u n ty A g en t 8. B. H all, G resh am ,
o r th r o u g h any m e m b e r of a local
c o m m itte e c o n s is tin g of L. L. K id ­
d e r, G re s h a m ; S un Dial M ill, F a ir-
view , a n d
G. L.
D a v e n p o rt. 144
F ro n t s t r e e t, P o rtla n d .
No m oney w ill he re q u ire d w ttli
th e a p p lic a tio n but upon n o tic e from
th e co u n ty a g e n t fa r m e rs w ho h av e
sig n e d a p p lic a tio n s m ust d e p o sit w ith
a local b a n k , a ss o c ia tio n , o r in d i­
v id u a l. d e s ig n a te d by th e S e c re ta ry
of a g r ic u ltu r e to act as th e fa r m e r s ’
a g e n t fo r th a t p u rp o se , m oney to
c o v er th e cost of th e fe r tiliz e r except
th e fre ig tit c h a rg e . A fte r tlie money
is tr a n s m itte d to W a sh in g to n th e n i­
tr a te w ill lie sh ip p e d to th e fa rm e rs .
If a p p lic a tio n s fo r th e n it r a t e e x ­
ceed th e su p p ly of a b o u t 1 0 0 ,00U
to n s th e g o v e rn m e n t w ill a llo t th e
su p p ly on u p ro r a ta b a sis am o n g
th o s e
w ho
a p p lied .
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o p e ra tio n , th e F ir s t S ta te B ank a r-
ra n g e d a c o n s tru c tiv e c a m p a ig n to
b rin g ab o u t th e p ra c tic e of th r if t on
th e p a rt of th e sch o o l c h ild re n
th r o u g h th e in flu en ce e x e rte d by a
p rize c o m p e titio n bused oti re c o rd in g
t h r i f t a c tio n on th e p a rt of each c o n ­
te s ta n t.
L arg ely d u e to th e im m en se n a t­
u ra l re s o u rc e s of tills c o u n try . A m e r­
ic a n s fo r g e n e ra tio n s h av e w asted
m o re th a n th ey h a v e used of tim e,
m oney a n d e n e rg y ; a n d th e need fo r
in d iv id u a l
und
co lle c tiv e
th r if t,
w hich bus been so a p p a re n t ill Hie
la s t few y e a rs , now beco m es im p e ra ­
tiv e.
T h e w ar is d riv in g th e lesson h o m e
tn m any w ays to th e g ro w n -u p s, und
u n le s s d e fin ite , practical s te p s a re
now b ein g ta k e n to g u id e th e m in d s
of th e g ro w in g g e n e ra tio n s in to th r if t
h u b its, ull th e p o ssib le good th a t cun
be g le a n e d from p re se n t c o n d itio n s
w ill n o t h a v e been used. O u r c o u n ­
t r y ’s fu tu r e w ill re s t in th e h a n d s of
o u r c h ild re n , an d a sid e from th e e s ­
s e n tia l p a tr io tis m , It is a d u ty we
ow e th e m t h a t th ey w ill not h a v e to
go th r o u g h in th e la te r y e a rs of th e lir
liv es c o n d itio n s s im ila r fo th o s e now
b e in g e x p e rie n c e d by th o u s a n d s upon
th o u s a n d s of A m erican s th r o u g h not
b ein g p re p a re d fo r e m e rg e n c ie s.
A F MILLER SUCCEEDS
N a tio n a l T h rif t Day o ffers u n u su u l
VORHEES AS SECRETARY o p p o rtu n ity fo r b rin g in g c le a rly fo
S ev eral c h a n g e s w ere m a d e in th e th e m ind o f th e c h ild th e m e a n in g of
It is th e o n e day w hen th e
official r o s te r of L o w er U olum bln th r if t.
F ire R elief
a ss o c ia tio n , o th e rw is e co lle e c tlv e y o u th of th e c o u n try can
W hen
know n a s th e G ra n g e in s u ra n c e co m ­ le a rn by u n iv e rs a l e x am p le.
we c o n sid e r th a t w h ere th e p a re n ts
p an y , a t th e re c e n t a n n u a l m e e tin g .
Ja c o b V o o rh ees re s ig n e d as a d i­ of o n e c h ild y e a r In a n d y e a r o u t
re c to r a n d w as su cceed ed us se c re ­ se d u lo u sly le a c h th e fu n d a m e n ta ls of
ta r y by \ F. M iller w ho bad been th r if t , he h a s d o zen s of p la y m a te s
p re s id e n t fo r H ie p a st te n y e a rs. (’. ill w hose h o m es th e w ord is not even
F. T ig a rd , of W a sh in g to n
co u n ty k n o w n , It is easy to re a liz e th e u se ­
w as e le c te d p re s id e n t.
J . J . Mc­ le ssn e ss of s c a tte r e d effo rt. U onsed-
D onald, of S alem w as ch o sen as d i­ e r on th e o th e r h a n d th e effect on th e
sa m e ch ild w hen not only I h th r if t
re c to r in place of Mr. V o rh ees.
and
p ra c tic e d In h is ow n
Mr M iller is also s e c r e ta ry of th e ta u g h t
P a tr o n s ’ life in s u ra n c e c o m p an y an d h om e, h u t also in tlie h o m e s of ull
e x p ects to d e v o te n e a rly all h is tim e h is p lay m ate«
N a tio n a l T h rif t Day, by th e very
to tlie p ro m o tio n of th e tw o so cieties
H r will h a v e h is office a t S ellw ood fo r re a so n of its d e m a n d on e v ery in d i­
a w h ile , hut m ay e v e n tu a lly m ove to v id u a l fo r th r if t a c tio n at least one«'
G re sh a m as tie is p re s id e n t of th e a y e a r, c lin c h e s und In te n slfle s ull th e
B ank o f G re sh a m an d m u st lie h e re h e re to fo re c o m p a ra tiv e ly Ineffective
te a c h in g s of y e a r in und y e a r o u t.
a good p o rtio n of h is tim e.
T h a t th e c h ild re n of th is c o m m u ­
A tr a v e lin g a g e n t h a s been e n ­
g ag ed w ho w ill v isit e v ery g ra n g e n ity m ay fu lly r e a l i z e th a t th ey a re
und w ork up b u sin e ss b o th in th e p a rt an d p a rcel of th is g re a t n a tio n ­
fire an d life d e p a rtm e n ts . T h ey a re w ide. p a tr io tic m o v em en t fo r c o lle c t­
fo r m em b er* of th e g r a n g e o n ly , an d ive, «Drift a c tio n , th e p u b lis h e rs of
a r. both n o u ris h in g a n d sufe und Hits p a p e r, co m m en d th e a c tio n ta k e n
p ro b ab ly f u r n is h th e c h e a p e st in s u r ­ by th e F ir s t S ta te B ank In e s ta b lis h ­
in g th is p rize c o n te s t.
a n c e to lie bud of e ith e r k in d .
E very ch ild In th e c o m m u n ity b e ­
tw een th e a g e s o f 12 an d 18 is In v lt-
TELEPHONE DIRECTORS
RE ELECTED YESTERDAY | e.l to p a rtic ip a te und to su b m it n
m a n u s c rip t on "H o w I W as Suecesa-
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s to c k h o ld e rs o f th e M u ltn o m a h H u sc rip t SllOU.l, to be m ost effeectlv e,
U laek u m a s C o u n ty T e le p h o n e c o m ­ I c o v e r a c tu a l th r if t a c tio n a n d e x p e r-
p any b ro k e th e reco rd fo r a m a jo rity i lence T h e lies! m a n u s c rip ts of th o se
a tte n d a n c e on th e first c a ll
T h e re s u b m itte d w ill be p u b llsb e d In th e
a re now 289 s h a r e s of sto ck o u t­ co lu m n « of till« p a p e r a n d all th e
s ta n d in g , all hut a few o f th e m being m a n u s c rip t« w ill be passed upon by
In th e h a n d s o f p e rs o n s o w n in g but th r e e Judge«
w ell-know n citizen » of
o ne sh a re . Roll call o f th o s e p re s e n t , th is c o m m u n ity : Rev. J M ontcalm
sh o w ed an a tte n d a n c e e it h e r in p er
B row n, o f th e M eth o d ist E piscopal
son o r by proxy of ju s t 150 s h a r e s
c h u rc h , H on. G eo
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five m o re th a n en o u g h to tlo h o si­ ju d g e of th e C irc u it C o u rt, an d II. L.
n' s
A bout 100 s h a r e h o ld e r s w ere , St. C la ir p u b lis h e r of tlie G resh am
p re s e n t In p erso n .
I O u tlo o k .
T h e fin an cial re p o r t w as read as
T h e c o n te s t w ill begin F e b ru a r y
p u b lish . I last week in H ie O u tlo o k ' 4 an d th e m a n u s c rip ts of th e a u cress-
It w as very g ra tify in g a n d w as a c ­ 1 ful c o n te s ta n ts w ill be p u b lia h e d on
cep te d . T h e re w ere tw o d ir e c to r s to F e b ru a r y 19. All c o n te s ta n ts w ish ­
b e e le c te d to fill th e v a c a n c ie s cau sed
ing to h a v e th e i r m a n u s c rip ts c o n ­
by th e te r m s of D onald M cKay a n d s id e re d sh o u ld
have
th e m In th e
A r th u r D o w sett h a v in g e x p ire d . T h ey l h a n d s of th e F irs t S ta te B an k not la ­
w ere both
u n a n im o u sly
re -e le c te d te r th a n F e b ru a r y 15.
w ith o u t o p p o sitio n
A .l.lre«« m a n u s c rip ts a n d le tte r s
A s h o r t d e b a te w as h eld o v e r thp to : F ir s t S ta te B an k . G re sh a m . O re ­
d is p o sitio n o f th e su m o f m o re th a n gon
Be s u r e to affix c o n te s ta n t’s
$2700 now in tb e b a n k s. It w as e x ­ n a m e a n d a d d re s s to each a rtic le .
p la in e d th a t th e m oney is b ein g held
G re sh a m
P a re n t-T e a c h e rs ’ c irc le
fo r p o ssib le e m e rg e n c ie s , a n d th a t if
no e m e rg e n c y a ris e s th e d ir e c to r s a re w ill m eet In th e sch o o l a u d ito riu m
c o n te m p la tin g e x te n d in g th e se rv ic e F rid a y , F e b 1, a t 2 p. m . O fficers
In c o n g e ste d c ir c u its a n d la t e r on of fo r th e e n s u in g y e a r w ill be e le c te d ,
c o m m e n c in g a cab le sy ste m on th e Mias A lice Jo y ce of C o rv a llis w ill
p rin c ip a l tr u n k lin e s
B eside* th e sp e a k a n d an e x c e lle n t p ro g ra m of
fu n d s on h a n d th * co m p a n y h as a so n g s, re c ita tio n s a n d d ia lo g u e s w ill
lib e rty bond
fo r
$ 1 0 0 0 on w hich be g iv en by th e sch o o l. A ll p a re n ts
m oney m ay be ra ise d If a b s o lu te ly a n d frie n d * of e d u c a tio n a r e c o r d ia l­
ly In v ited to be p re s e n t.
n ec e ssa ry .