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greatest Holiday Season the world
has ever known, and in the spirit that pervades
all humanity, we offer thanks to our friends and
patrons for their loyalty to us during the year just
past, and wish them one and all A M E R R Y
C H R IST M A S and H A P P Y N E W YE A R .
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L. L. Kidder Hdw. Co.
GRESHAM ,
OREGON
W hy not a rra n g e to pay th e pas-
sage of th e people who like Bolshe-
vikism b e tte r th a n A m ericanism to
Moscow, w here they can feed on
h u sks w ith th e o th e r sw ine u n til they
g e t a stom ach full?
Mr. G arfield tells us th a t one of the
o b ligatio n s w hich has com e to us as
the resu lt of th e w ar is th a t of sup-
plying th e rest of th e w orld w ith food
and pocket money. P resu m ab ly th is
is w hat they call th e new feed ’em.
Auction Sale
•n
ON THE OLD HURLBURT PLACE
About 2 miles east of Springdale and 2 miles
South of Corbett, Ore.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 30
B eginning a t 10 o’Clock a. m.
9 Head of Cattle
COW, Holstein, 8 years old, fresh six weeks ago. COW, Jersey,
4 years old, will freshen April 10th. H E IFE R , Holstein, 3 years old,
bred October 8th. 2 HEIFERS, Jersey-Holstein, 1 year, 9 months, will
freshen May 18th, 1919. H EIFER, Holstein-Guernsey, 1 year old.
H EIFER, Jersey-Durham, 9 months old. STEER, Holstein-Guernsey,
9 months old. BULL, Holstein-Guernsey, 1 year, six mouths old.
(All Cows Tuberculin Tested)
4 Horses
GRAY HORSE, 9 years old, weight about 900 pounds. BAY HORSE,
10 years old, about 900 pounds. SORREL MARE, 12 years old, about
14(H) pounds. IRON GRAY HORSE, 12 years old, about 1400 pounds.
Sow with litter of 8 Pigs.
6 tons Baled Clover Hay.
7
Double Set Harness. Single Set Harness.
Buggy.
Hack. Light
Wagon. Mower, in good shape. Household Goods and other articles
too numerous to mention.
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TERM S— All sum s u n d e r $20, C ash; $20 or over, six m o n th s’ tim e on a p
proved note b earin g 8 p er cent in te rest.
FR EE LUNCH AT NOON
SALE RAIN OR SHINE
M. B. SPLAWN, Owner
AUCTION SALE
I will offer at Public Sale at my Place 1 1-2 M iles South
east of G resham , on
F R ID A Y , D E C E M B E R 2 7
B eginning at 1 O ’clock
All my household goods, including k itc h e n Range.
H eater. Tw o Good Iron Beds, M attresses and Springs. Tw o
D ining T ables. Tw o D ressers. B ureau. Buffet. D ining
C hairs and Rockers. Bookcase. A xm inster Rug. O ther
small Rugs. Simplex C ream Separator.
T E R M S — Up to $10, C ash ; $10 and up six m onths’ tim e on
approved security w ith interest a t 6 per cent.
G U ST LA R SO N , O w n er
R. I. A N D E R S O N , A uctioneer
^£5
K. A. M IL L E R , Clerk
BAKING EXCELLENCE
A llow s 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 s tric t co n fo rm ity w ith
th e w ar reg u la tio n s and th e n eatn ess
of o u r b ak ery has given us th e h ig h
e st sa n ita ry ra tin g . P atro n iz e a
hom e in d u stry .
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CITY BAKERY
G reM iaiu.
P h o n e 11.
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Make This a Real Christmas
SOME USEFUL HINTS
C/U£
Something
Electrical
This Year
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Sewing M echine
Motor
Vacuum C leaner
W ashing M achine
F lo o r, T able and
Desk Lam ps
Chafing-D ish
T o aster
G rill
Coffee P erco lato r
Milk W arm er
TVESDAY,
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PAGE TUKEE
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We own and offer for sale
Christmas in a Momentous Era
C h ristm as of th is y ear finds the say, they have beeu easy to please
w orld on th e b rin k of an e ra Just as an d seem to possess a sp irit of a c
com m odation an d patience w hich one
m om entous as th a t d u rin g th e 18
could n ot tru th fu lly say was p rev a
m onths th ro u g h w hich we have ju st len t to such a deg ree in seasons of th e
passed. W hile th e holiday season of past. E veryone is ap p aren tly happy
1918 sh o u ld be an occasion calling and desirous of expressing th is se n ti
fo r a sp irit of joy and g ra titu d e of m ent, even in th e ir rela tio n s w ith
unsurpa&slng m ag n itu d e, we should stran g e rs. The tr u th of the m a tte r
e n te r in to th e ta sk of g re a t d esire to is, they know th is y ea r w hat they
be helpful. T he finest th o u g h t th a t w ant before they go in to a sto re to
could be held d u rin g th e week to fo l buy.
P re sen t co nditions have m ade th is
low is, co n sid eratio n one fo r th e o th
er. C aste, class o r sta tio n should holiday season an u n u su al one in
have no place in th e problem s of a d m any ways. T he m ost n otable one
ju stm e n t w hich are to follow d u rin g to th e ob serv er is th e ab so lu te abol
ish m en t of g rad es in th e ran k s of
th e com ing year.
T he m erc h an ts have felt a different buyers. T hose who in previous years
sp irit p erv ad in g th e ra n k s of C h rist had no money except for barest ne
m as shoppers thiB year, it seem s to cessities are now able to purchase
carry a n o te of ex trem e ch eerfu ln ess m erchandise of th e h ig h est class.
— a d esire to express p leasu re in the T hose who have alw ays b ought th is
m ere act of b u y in g — no one is buying kind of goods have lim ited th e m
g ifts th is y ear from a sense of d u ty — selves, because of th e influence of
a t le ast th is seem s ce rtain ly tru e w ar-tim e co nditions to th e extent th a t
from all ap p earan ces. They all seem th e ir pu rch ases exceed but little those
to have th e ir h e a rts in th e ir w ork of th e m uch la rg e r g ro u p before m en
and to be g e ttin g a lot of pleasu re tioned. T his co n d itio n would seem
o ut of w h at, to a g re a t ex ten t, used to b o rd er som ew hat on ex trav ag an ce
to be considered a. h a rd Job. Two on th e one hand, and a desire for
o th e r fe a tu re s of th is y e a r’s selling retren c h m e n t on th e p a rt of those
is its volum e an d th e u sefu l n a tu re of who alw ays have had m oney to spend
freely. One class has not learn ed the
th e purchases.
All business houses are ju s t as lesson of saving— th e o th e r is p rac
busy today as th ey have been on ticing it an d th is sp irit betw een th e
C h ristm as eve of previous y ears
It tw o illu stra te s how so m any people
is w onderful th e g re a t d esire folks are alw ays poor w hile o th e rs alw ays
seem to have th is y ear to express have money when they w an t it.
T h ere are m ore men shoppers th is
th e ir hap p in ess in ju st buying som e
th in g . And yet th e ir p u rch ases in year th a n ever before. It has been
th e m ost m a jo rity of cases are fo- q u ite com m on to see them in a wo
essen tial th in g s.
T he C h ristm as m an ’s ap p arel sto re all by them selves,
And they are
sp irit of 1918 is going to be bigger m ak in g purchases.
an d cover a lo n g er perio d th a n anv feeling so good th is y ear th a t only
th e best appeals to them . And th is
o th e r in th e h isto ry of th e co u n try .
One rem a rk a b le fe a tu re of th is sea display of tru e C h ristm as sp irit, the
son is th e g re a tly in creased clothing Joy of giving, seem s to pervade
business since th e sig n in g of th e h e a rts and m inds of all shoppers
arm istice. T h ere w ere a lo t of civil both men and women.
On th e o th e r hand, a goodly p o r
ians a t th is tim e la st y ear, w ho were
an y th in g b u t real su re th ey woul 1 tion of the fem inine population seem s
need clo th es o th e r th an th o se fu rn to be expecting a so ld ier hom e before
ished by U ncle Sam, in th e n e a r fu l long and is d eterm in ed to dress up
tu re. C o nsequently they w ere dis fo r those hom ecom ings. Every g irl
posed to get along w ith th e old suit and woman is buying som ething h ap
and trim m in g s as long as possible. pily th is year. A g re a t load has been
They h av e n ’t th e idea th is C h rist lifted from th e ir sh o u ld ers and they
m as— fo r very good reaso n s—-and seem ingly striv e to find expression in
they seem to be keeping th e clo th in g m ak in g them selves as a ttra c tiv e a3
only clothes In tellig en tly selected,
m e rc h an ts busy.
B ut th e g re a te s t fe a tu re of th is can achieve.
J u s t com pare co nditions here w ith
holiday season is found in th e sh o p
pers them selves. It is h ard to des th a t of any o th e r co u n try In th e w ar
cribe, b u t th ey all seem to be o v er zone— n e u tra l o r co m b atan t, an d yon
flowing w ith pep an d good hum or. will see a cause for rejoicing and
B u t th is s p irit is n ot stra n g e when th a n k sg iv in g of w hich we should
one stops to th in k ab o u t it— th a t’s never lose sight. C h ristm as of 1918,
looking e ith e r b ackw ard o r fo rw ard ,
(he way we all feel.
F olks seem to be g e ttin g a lo t of should loom up as an occasion for
joy o u t of th e ir shopping. And fttey th e expression of o u r tru e selves,
have been buying, too, n o t m erely dw arfing all previous Y uletide se a
shopping. As a whole, th e m erch an ts sons of years gone by.
Government and Municipal Bonds
Beating 4 1 | per cent to 6 per cent interest.
$10,000 United States Liberty Loan Bonds 4y4 per cent interest
$ 2,000 Dominion of Canada, due Aug. 1, '19, 5 per cent interest
$ 5,000 Great B ritain and Ireland (secured) 5t/a per cent int.
$ 5,000 City of New W estm inster 6 per cent interest.
$ 2,000 City of Moose Jaw , Saskatchewan 5 per cent interest
$ 1,000 City of Prince George, Canada 6 per cent interest
$ 500 City of Ontario, Oregon, 6 per cent interest
Interest on the above bonds is payable semi annually and any
one wishing to invest their money in gilt edge securities will do
well to investig.ite the above offerings.
BANK OF GRESHAM
County and City D epository
S m oothing Iro n o r
T rav elin g Iron
C u rlin g -Iro n and
D rying Com b In one
V ibrator
H eatin g Pad
R ad iato r
P o rta b le Stove and
Oven
R ange
F an
ELECTRIC STORE
Electric Building
A ’’F a th e r ’s ” le tte r was received a
few days ago by Jo h n Brow n from
his son F ra n k who is in F ran ce. It
was w ritten on N ovem ber 23, th e
day se t aside fo r th e A. E. F. to
w rite to th e ir fath e rs. Such le tte rs
w ere n ot censored and th e w riters
w ere free to tell alm o st everything.
T h e le tte r d eals larg ely w ith a h is
tory of th e e m b a rk a tio n from New
Y ork, says Mr. Brow n in sp eak in g of
it, an d d etails som e of th e exciting
experiences of being chased by su b
m arines. H ow ever ail of th e fifteen
sh ip s in th e fleet a rriv ed safely at
B rest, w here P re sid e n t W ilson lan d
ed a few days ago. F ra n k describes
it as “ one sloppy and d irty hole.”
His o th e r a d v e n tu re s took him to
th e hospital a t St. N apoleon w here
he saw m any dead and w ounded. He
w ent from th e re by train a b o u t 100
m iles into F ra n c e to A ngers, which
he says is a very p re tty place w ith a
good Red Cross. F rom th e re he went
to La R ochelle.
F ra n k Is in a ca r-b a ild ln g squad
th a t was tu rn in g o u t 100 box cars a
day up to th e d ate of his lette r. G en
era l P ersh in g was th e re an d than k ed
th e men fo r th e ir work and said they
had done as m uch tow ard w inning
the w ar as any reg im en t In F ran ce
He says th a t th e re is a ru m o r ot
¡his reg im en t being one of th e first to
leave F ran ce, y et h e says he can
sta n d It aw h ile longer if necessary a
he can accustom him self to alm ost
any circu m stan ces.
A m ost en joyable m eeting was
held by th e M. A. Ross Army P ost
an d W om en’s Relief Corps last S a tu r
day. T he occasion was th e an n u a l
election of officers in both o rg an iza
tions. T he d in n e r, fu rn ish ed by the
Relief Corps, was a su m p tu o u s a ffa ir
and th e "old boys” did full cred it 'o
It. D ep artm en t C om m ander S tep h en
son of P o rtlan d was presen t.
T he officers fo r th e com ing y ear in
th e P o st will be Ju d g e G. W. W ona-
co tt, co m m an d er; G eorge K nlerlem ,
vice co m m an d er; Jo h n L arson, Ju n
io r vice co m m an d er; E. A. K en t,
ch a p la in ; E. E. C hipm an, se creta ry ;
H. G. H arm on, officer of th e day;
T hom as C inder, officer of th e gu ard .
T he in sta lla tio n will be on th e thPr'l
S atu rd ay in J a n u a ry , Rev. I. B. Seif
will be in stallin g officer and J. H.
V arney will be officer of th e day.
T he election in th e Corps résu lté I
in th e choice of th e p rese n t personet
to serve for th e coining year. They
are Mrs. C h ristin a Hu m ason, p re si
d en t; Mrs. M aggie Ryan, sen io r vice
p resid e n t; Mrs. E. E. C hipm an, ju n
io r vice p resid e n t; Mrs. E m m a Gil
m ore, tre a s u re r; Mrs. C. O. B ranson,
ch a p la in ; Mrs. Em m a M cBain, con
d u ctre ss; Mrs. Lizzie Ja ck , se creta ry
and Mrs. G ilm ore, press co rresp o n
den t. In sta lla tio n will ta k e place on
th e sam e day as th a t of th e Post
J u s t as we g ot ready to p ro test
ag ain st th e Jew ish program s in P o
lan d th e F. F. V.’s lynched an o th e r
A F ordson farm tr a c to r has been “ n ig g e r” suspect a t C ulpepper.
I b ro u g h t to th e Hope G arden farm ,
W h eth er we a re now a t th e end ot
ad jo in in g M ultnom ah F arm , w here a
1 public d em o n stratio n will be given o u r tro u b le s o r only at th e beginning
on T h u rsd ay and S atu rd ay a fte r rem ain s to be seen.
noons. F a rm e rs and o th e rs In te re st
Few
ed a re invited to be presen t.
T h ere are few indeed who escape
having a t least one cold d u rin g th e
w in ter m onths and th ey a re fo rtu
n ate who have b ut one and get
th ro u g h w ith it quickly and w ithout
A L L H M D « A I D A L L B IB B S
any serio u s consequences.
T ake
c h a m b e rla in 's Cough Remedy and
N e w C a lle ry
observe th e d irectio n s w ith each b o t
tle, and you are likely to be one of
P IC T U R E F R A M IN G
th e fo rtu n a te ones. T he w orth amt
GILT OR NA TURA L WOOD
m erit of th is rem edy nas been fully
N eat and Cheap
proven
T h ere are m any fam ilies
who have alw ays used It for year*
when troubled w ith a cough o r cold,
MAX SC H N EID ER
and w ith th e very best resu lts.— Adv
M athew s’ Bldg, Main S treet
S potllgbta and electric horns. C.
Fhon. M l
E. O sburn & Co.
Oregon
( ireshani.
TROUTDALE
At th e an n u al election of th e |
T ro u td ale C h ap ter of th e E astern ,
S tar th e follow ing officers w ere elect- '
ed: W orthy m atro n , Mrs. N orene;
w orthy p atro n , Mr. Jo h n Jo n a s; as
sociate m atro n , Mrs. M oran; secre
ta ry , Mrs. L au ra H arlow ; tre a su re r,
Mrs. F ra n ce s Fox; conductress, Mrs.
R uth St. C lair; associate conductress.
Mrs. Jo h n Jo n as. An honored v isit
o r a t th e m eeting was th e g ran d
w orthy m atro n , Mrs. S ettlem eter.
T h ere was a good audience o u t to
h ea r th e special exercises Sunday
evening at th e church.
C h ristm as
songs w ere su n g by th re e little boys,
Eldon D upuis, R obert Harlow and
Dale P arsons, and also by T helm a
D upuis and Sam H arlow . T he story
of “T he O th er W ise M an” was told
in a very in te restin g way by th e m in
ister Rev. E arl B. C otton. All are
invited to a tte n d th e church services.
Geo. P. L um sdeu left last Weil
nesday
for B erkeley, C alifornia
Mrs. Lum sden w ent to th e so u th ern
city in O ctober in hopes of im proving
h e r h ea lth , but lias n ot been so well
lately. She has been w ith h er sister,
Mrs. H arry B erry, but was moved
la st week to a san ita riu m .
R ussell W ilson le tt la st week for
B utte, M ontant, in answ er to a call
to com e and help pack celery, a Dul
lness in w hich lie is very proficient,
th e W ilson b ro th ers having Just h a r
vested a la rg e crop of fine celery.
E m erson C raw ford, who en listed in
th e navy ab o u t a y ear ago, is at home
on a fu rlo u g h visiting his p aren ts,
Mr. and Mrs. Win. C raw ford. H e ex
pects to leave for New York w here
he is sta tio n e d , on New Year'B day.
Mr. an d Mrs. A. D. K endall and
lum ily a re spending tile C hrlaim a«
week v isitin g at Seaside w ith re la
tives. Mr. K endall expects to spend
th e week shooting ducks.
Ed. D upuis, who is em ployed at
P en d leto n , is spending th e holidays
h ere w ith his fam ily.
Mrs. Isley’s L etter.
POST AND CORPS
A. MEYERS, Clerk FRANK BROWN W RITES
In
a
recen
le tte r Mrs. D. W. Isle>
ELECT OFFICERS of L itchfield, t 111.,
HIS FATHER A LETTER
says, "I have used
W. S. WOOD, Auctioneer, Vancouver, Wash.
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Ol'TIXMJK
C h a m b erlain 's T ab lets for d iso rd ers
of th e stom ach and as a laxative,
have found them a quick and su re r e
lief. If you are tro u b le d w ith In
digestion or constiputlon th ese ta b
lets will do you good.” Adv.
W ar Sviugs Stam ps save lives
PINCII HITS TWICE
-IN U. S. SENATI!
Fred W. Mulkey is known as the
"p in ch -h ittin g sen u to r” to his
home folks out in Oregon Twice
has Mulkey served sh o rt term s in
the United States Senate. He
served for 43 days In 1907. and
has Just now com pleted a five-day
term to fill out the term of the
late S enator Lane.
REPORTS ALL COUNTY
AGENT WORK POPULAR
At least 25 of the 26 Oregon coun
ties th a t took up county agent wot a
prio r to o r w ithin th e w ar period will
retain th e ir agents next year, rep o rts
P aul V. M aris, sta te leader. So ef
fective did these agencies prove in
org an izin g th e a g ric u ltu ra l forces for
Increased production and Btrlct con
serv atio n , th a t th e ir services are to
be retain ed . Some new counties are
also co n sidering th e advisability of
estab lish in g county ag en t work. Hi
Linn county th e farm ers and business
men ure raisin g th e m aintenance fund
by subscription.
T o (lie P u lille .
B eginning w ith Ja n u a ry 1st, 1919,
the ban k in g hours of the B ank of
G resham will change and we will
close daily a t 4 o'clock p. in.
K indly b ear 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 ILLER, C ashier,
B ank of G resham .
E xtra O utlooks of th e C h ristinas
issue will be m ailed a t 6c each.
I D ur . vat row
i PR AISE US
L enerv D A '/ •
T hat shop
for . jhihe
if
WH kí
they S a
GRESHAM MARKET
We Have Heard a Lot
ab o u t th e com plim ents th a t
our p atro n s a re paying us, and
we w ant to say rig h t here and
now, “ Mr. and Mrs. Custom er,
we th a n k you.
Y our kind
words are sending your friends
to th is Rhop, and we are going
to tre a t them right. Again, we
th a n k you.”
A. J. W. BROWN, Prop.
Gresham, Ore.
Ship by Truck
PHOTOS
IT SAVES TIME AND MONEY
Ekstrom Truck Service
PHONE
G resham 861
Cor. Pow ell and Maple Ave.
PHONE
P o rtlan d Bdwy. 2082
225 Ash S treet