* * %¿ $¿ ÄS £¿ $ PLEASANT HOME %¿ ¡ sé æ V » Jo e S taffeason has been m ustered o u t of th e service, at Cam p Lewis w here he has been statio n ed . P reach in g service will be held at th e M. E. ch u rch at 11 o'clock and Sunday school a t 10. Rev. E arl C ot ton, th e p asto r, will preach. All m em bers of th e Jo h n Ick le r fam ily have been sick w ith th e In fluenza, excepting Mr. Ick le r and R u th , b u t th ey are ail able to be aro u n d again. Mr. H em m er has discontinued h au lin g th e high school pupils front O rient an d Mr. A ltm an has takuu up th e work. C h ristm as exercises will be given a t th e M ethodist ch u rch next T u e s day, Decem ber 24. T h ere will be rec itatio n s, songs and read in g s an o a t th e close a collection will be tak en for th e A rm enian Relief Fund. It Is expected th a t those who wish will b rin g p resen ts for d istrib u tio n to th e ir friends. To Our Customers & Friends: •f. Vi i Appreciating our pleasant business relations during the past year we wish you the com pliments of the Season and trust that the coming New’ Year will bring the best you have ever known in Happiness and Prosperity. Sí V? $? 5? A. F. M iller G ust L arsen W. E. M arkell F. A. H alliday K. A. M iller E manuel A nderson H. A. L ewis Officers and Directors of the CORBETT B A N K OF G R E SH A M Gresham, Oregon CHRISTMAS TOPICS ON METHODIST CIRCUIT A llied P o w ers G re e t W ilson H e re — The serm on su b ject a t P lea san t Home M ethodist ch u rch next Sun- 1 day m orning will be ta k en from Van J D yke's story of "The O th er Wise I M an.” A nyone is alw ays welcome ! a t any M ethodist assem bly. T he j Sunday school m eets a t 10 o ’clock, I Don’t send th e ch ild ren . ’ B ring I them . A C h ristm as p ro g ram will be given at th e Iliff M em orial ch u rch Sunday afte rn o o n , th e 22d at 3 p. m. F ive rec itatio n s, “ S an ta C laus nnd th e M ouse,” "T h e P o stm a n ’s S to ry ,” “ If I Could K n it,” “ Send Me a S ta r,” will be given. A read in g , “ A M odern P aul of T a rsu s” is also on th e p ro gram . Van D yke’s sto ry of “ T he C h ristm as A ngel” will be th e basis of th e serm on. “ The O th er W ise M an” will be th e basis of th e C h ristm as serm on S un day evening a t 7 :30 at th e T ro u td ale church. Special m usic is being pro vided. E veryone is invited. The Sunday school session is held in the m orning a t 11 o ’clock. H ere Is w here allied powers will welcome P resid en t W ilson to E urope. It is th e g rand conference room in th e Peace P alace a t V er sailles. France. King George and Lloyd George of E ngland. P resid en t P oincare and P rem ier Clem enceau of F rance and P rem ier O rlando of Italy will hold a conference here w ith P re sid en t W ilson a s a p re lim in ary to th e peace m eeting. AUCTION SALE J will offer at Public Sale at my Place 1 1-2 Miles South east of Gresham, on F R ID A Y , D E C E M B E R 2 7 Beginning at 1 O’clock • All my household goods, including Kitchen Range. Heater. I wo Good Iron Beds, Mattresses and Springs. Two Dining Tables. Two Dressers. Bureau. Buffet. Dining Chairs and Rockers. Bookcase. Axniinster Rug. Other small Rugs. Simplex Cream Separator. i I’.RMS— I p to £10, Cash; £10 and up six months’ time*on approved security with interest at 6 per cent. PAY LIBERTY BONDS OR MAYBE LOSE THEM All lib erty loan bondjiolders wh.i failed to pay th e ir D ecem ber in sta ll m ents y esterd ay a re In d an g e r of los ing them . T he banks will allow de lin q u en ts to m ake paym ents th is week, and those who fail may not be allow ed to except by a rra n g e m e n t w ith th e ir bankers. NORWEGIAN MOTIF FOR WINTER FROCK K. A. M ILLER, Clerk GEO. DIETL, Prop. [ s CITY BAKERY OrealMMB. to s —-W Tv G IV E Sqmething E le c t r ic a l T h is Year P ho n e I f . ELECTRIC STORE Electric Budding DEUVERED, $7.75 A CORD SERVICE G r o lu iiii D ly ifx Sun. Sun. Only D ly E x.S u n . D ly D ly . D ly from Mt. H ood D e p o t D ly . D ly . D ly. D ly fro m Mt. H ood D ep ot D ly to G reehern Only D ly . D ly . D ly fro m Mt. H ood D ep ot D ly . D ly D ly Ex R ub D|ly f r ° m M t H ®#<* D ,p o t > *-* T es M O M M aa a A as T a» 4 I « I , ,I * ,A - T B O I f T D _ A l.a H e d id n ’t b e lie v e in S a n ta C la u s A» th e kin< o' th e C h r istm a s crow n ed ; H ow can he co m e d ow n a ch im n e y . A n ’ he s o fa t a n ’ round? An' w h e r e ’s th e rea so n an' w h ere the p roof 'B ou t rein d eer ru n n in ’ a c r o s t th e r o o f ? ’ An’ so it ca m e, on th e C h r istin a s eve. H e b u ilt th e b ig g e s t tire T h e c h im n e y e v e r had know n, a n ’ sa id A s th e red flum es clim b ed u p h ig h er ’T i l And w h ere y o u r K anty C la u s is a t . I’ll b’lie v e in him if he .c o m e s th r o u g h th a t!” An* S a n ty C lau s, he ca m e a lo n g W ith a m erry la u g h a n ’ sh o u t. A n’ he c a lle d to th e N orth W ind, b rave a n ’ stro n g : A n’ d ow n he ca m e a s the N o rth W ind blew . A n’ th e l i t t l e boy said , '1 b 'lie v e in y o u !” E x tra O utlooks of the C h ristm as issue will be UNiiled at 5c each. ¿Äf (irw ttsr ,K.yOiur in the Xlbrid «Join the Bed Gross a n d a Y A o lla r Save for th e co untry's sake. FINE TAILO RING EUR SUCH WORK SEE PETER LENARD Cleaning and Repairing is resorted to by all Well Dressed persons, who thereby retain their own self-respect nnd win the approval of others. • Have a Suit Made by a Tailor A well dressed person will a p p e a r to b e tte r ad v an tag e in a New Suit th an in one th a t has been rep aired , hence it is advisable to h ave a Suit m ade by a T ailor w lio lias learn ed h is trade and w ill g u a ra n tee to g iv e sa tisfa ctio n . Ih-iet-s reason ab le. PETER LENARD Gresham HOLSTEINS Who Wants This Young Bull! His Sire is the GREATEST BULL IN OREiiON, BAR NONE. His dam—first prize three years at Multnomah County I'air and the youngest cow in the milking contest, win ning third prize. The price is right. Come and see us whether you buy or not. Remember the Red Gross drive. Wishing everybody a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. ALDERS Y DE FARM A. H. BURNS, Gresham, Ore. Ship by Truck L 1X 1 T r o u td a le •6 <5 a m ,. £ • D a lly « sc a p i Munday tT o fjn n a m a n n . c o n n se t tra in s for P o rtla n d W ed n esd ay and H aturday P. M g o es M entävillä. SOME USEFUL HINTS S m oothing Iron or T rav elin g Iron C urlin g -Iro n and D rying Comb In one V ib rato r H eatin g Pad R adiato r P o rta b le Stove and Oven R ange * . Fan B E L IE V E . » 16 I’M D ly » «6 PM D ly. 1 16 PM D ly. Make This a Real Christmas Sew ing M achine Motor V acuum C leaner W ashing M achine F loor, T able and Desk Lam ps Chafing-D ish T o aster G rill Coffee P erco lato r Milk W arm er WOOD 12:25 AM 2 :06 AM 5 40 AM 6 16 AM 7 22 AM 6 07 AM » 40 AM 9 <4 AM 10 40 AM 11 10 AM 12 40 PM 1 14 PM 3 40 I'M I >0 I'M 4 40 PM 5 24 PM 6 16 PM 7 16 PM OREGON Allows us to com pete w ith all rivals. T he in g red ien ts of o u r b read and p astries are in stric t con fo rm ity w ith th e w ar reg u latio n s and th e n eatn ess of ou r bakery has given us th e h ig h est sa n ita ry ratin g . P atro n iz e a hom e ind u stry . ■ F IR S T C L A S S SEASO NED TRUCK D ID M T T rains for P ortland ; • BAKING EXCELLENCE I W hat G erm any needs m ost at p res e n t is a gyroscope. P h o n e S5I W HO Train« for E stacad a or B u ll Run To our friends and customers a M e rry Christmas and a H appy Need Year. ? ----------- B eginning w ith Ja n u a ry 1st, 1919, th e b anking h o u rs of th e B ank oi G resham will ch an g e and we will close daily at 4 o’clock p. in. K indly bear th is in m ind as we will lock th e door a t th a t h o u r in o rd er th a t we can finish up o u r w ork be fore 6 o ’clock. K. A. M IL LE R , C ashier, B ank of G resham . EKSTROM BOY Powell Street To the* Public. (B u ll R un tra in « le a v e Mt. H ood D ep o t) AM L ly E x Bun. G resh a m O nly. 12:25 AM Sun. to E sta c a d a 6 26 AM D ly . M all and E x .. E sta c a d a 5 :40 AM D i'', Ex. Sun, G resham Only • 1 2 A M D ly . G resh a m O nly 6.52 AM Sun. to B u ll B u n 7:45A M D ly to E sta c a d a 5 H A M D ly . G resh a m O nly 2.50 AM D ly . to B u ll R u e 10:40 AM D ly to G resh a m O nly 11.46 AM D ly , E sta c a d a 12 40 PM D ly . G resh a m O nly 1 50 PM D ly . to B u ll Run 2 40 I ’M D ly . G resh a m O nly 2 46 PM D ly . E sta c a d a 4 40 PM D ly . G resh a m O nly 4 50 PM D ly , to B u ll R un 6 46 PM D ly , E sta c a d a 6.36 PM D ly , E x .S u n ., G resh a m O nly 7 00 PM D ly . to B u ll Run 7 46 PM D ly . E sta c a d a 9 10 PM D ly , G resh a m O nly 11.10 PM D ly , G resh a m O nly S A N IT A R Y M A R K E T GRESHAM, E x tra O utlooks of the C h ristm as issue will be m ailed a t 6c each. GRESHAM TIME TABLE G U ST LARSO N, O w n er R. I. ANDERSON, Auctioneer T he dance a t B ecker’s hall S a tu r day evening was m ade exciting by a couple of p ugilistic en co u n ters by P o rtlan d e rs. F re d C. Reed accom panied his m o th er to P o rtlan d S atu rd ay at which tim e Mrs. Reed took a special tr e a t m ent by Dr. McKenzie. Mrs. E thel Sm ith S tew art came o u t from th e city W ednesday to spend th e rem a in d er of th e week w ith h e r m other, Mrs. C lara Sm ith. Mr. S tew art m otored o u t Sunday m orning, both re tu rn in g in th e even ing. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B ratley, of P o rtlan d , w ere w eek-end v isito rs at th e hom e of th e la tte r ’s p aren ts, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Reed. THE Few Escape. It m ight be because th is frock • the new est in w inter creation« th a t th e designers we"» d eter to Norway for th e em broidery motif to relieve the severe line« T hen, too. a h in t a t th e ribbons an d frills which will be w ith us in th e sum m er and sp rin g la given in th a t elab o rate satin girdle, which, in itself, em bodies as much cloth a» the av erag e evening gown T h ere are few Indeed who escape having at least one cold d u rin g th e w in ter m onths an d they a re fo rtu n ate who have b ut on e and gel th ro u g h with It quickly an d w ithout any serio u s consequences. T ak e C h a m b e rla in ’« Cough ftem edy and observe th e direction« w ith each b o t tle, and you a re likely to be one of the fo rtu n a te ones. T h e w orth and m erit of th is rem edy h as been fully proven. T h ere a re m any' fam ille« who have alway« used i^ fo r year» when tro u b le d w ith a cough o r cold, and w ith th e very best resu lts.— Adv S p o tlig h ts and elec tric horns. C. K. O sburn * Co. IT SAVES TIME AND MONEY Ekstrom Truck Service PHO N E G resham 861 Cor. Powell and Maple Ave PHONE P o rtlan d ildwy. 2082 225 Ash S treet