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G R E SH A M PAGE FOUR GRESHAM LOCALS IF YOU CAN’T BUY AN AIRPLANE B uy a C h e v r o le t The next best thing. The wonderful little car that can go anywhere on the earth, and rides as easy as the most expensive automobile made. Truck Chassis Touring Car Deliver}’ Car $1510 $857.20 $845 These prices delivered at Gresham. COME GET A DEMONSTRATION C. E. OSBURN & CO. Gresham Oregon K a n tlee K HOT WATER BAG , is the Finest Qyality and Best K nown H ot W ater Bag in A m erica “it CAN’T LEAK’’ Because it is Moulded Entirely in One Piece GUARANTEED FOR IWO YEARS hut usually lasts much longer T h is A p p ly * also to F o u n ta in S y rin g e * an d a ll o th e r K A N T L E E K go od * GRESHAM DRUG CO. TAr R exali . Store A rith m etic Bee. E a ste r E g g H u n t. On Easter m orning M argaret M atthew s entertained her young friends at an E aster egg hu n t on the law ns about th e Ben M atthew s home. Excitem ent ran high am ong tlw- Ju veniles as they scurried about poking u nder hushes and hack of (lowers pots for the hidden nests of gay eggs. To sm all C atherine Metzger w ent the prize, a gorgeous < sndy E aster egg. for having found th e g rea test n u m ber of hidden eggs. P ressing the nim ble C ath erin e for second honors was her cousin (¡wen. O thers who enjoyed the fun w ere Joyce K idder, R ichard Beadle, Alden M iller, Hobby and Owen M etzger, W oodrow M at thew s and tiny " d in g e r '’ May (V ir ginia May I Miller. The first round of th e arith m etic bee In au g u rated by County School S u p erin ten d en t A lderson to develop an in terest in th rift and incidentally in n u m b er w ork, occurred last week. Know th a t Lewie .Maulding of G resh am school tu rn ed in th e only perfect score in th e county. He tu rn ed in a 100% lesson In tw enty m in u tes; the tim e consum ed being one of th e con sid eratio n s of th e rnttng. P upils of all county schools who m ake a 00% g rad in g on th e th ree te sts will be eligible to com pete for th e countv cham pionship at th e end of th e term . C an’t you h ear th a t prize w atch ticking in Lew ie's pocket? a Special C om m unication of G resham Lodge No. 152 A. F. s/ A \ M Fridsj O UTLO O K evening, T here was not an E uster egg* for April 25. at 8 o’clock, for labor in sale In (¡resham on S aturday o r S un the F. C. degree. V isiting b ro th ers welcome. day all stocks absolutely cleaned WM C. METZGER, Sec'y. out. W. It. BURKE. W. M TUESDAY, A P R IL 22 l» l» David Jam es, recently of W illows C alifornia, has moved w ith his fam i ly onto th e R u p ert place, on th e east lim its of tow n. He has purchased th e place of a little o ver five acres and will engage In in ten siv e g a rd e n ing, being en th u sia stic o ver th e pos sib ilities of th is section. One of th e m any fam ily d in n ers in G resham on E aster day was enjoyed at th e hom e of Mr. an d Mrs. J. Ex- ley, who e n te rta in e d Mrs. E xley’s p aren ts, Mr. and Mrs. H enry M etz ger, Bert and W ill M etzger, an d Mr. and Mrs. O. Milleson. E dw ard C a rter, of T illam ook, r e cently released from th e sp ru ce d iv i sion visited in tow n on S atu rd ay and Sunday a t the. hom e of his a u n t and uncle. Mr. an d Mrs. J. T. Stillions. C lark S tillions may be expected hom e any day now. H aving received news of his en tra in m e n t th ro u g h th e Sal vation Army at Boston and gauging his a rriv a l a t Cam p Lew is they rea ch ed him th e re by long d istan ce te le phone y esterd ay , and his g ra n d m o th er Mrs. C lark talk ed w ith hint. He expects an early discharge. H arold E v erts of L ents was e n te r tained by Mrs. N. G uflikson on S un day, Mr. and Mrs. F ra n k Beers w ent to P o rtlan d on F rid a y to ce le b ra te Mr. B eers’ 6 4 th b irth d a y in festive m a n ner. He was th e recip ien t of m any b irth d ay g ree tin g s from relativ es and frien d s in G resham , w here he lived fo r m any y ears before m oving to C o ttrell. He has lived in Oregon for 41 years. G resham was a fo rest when he arriv ed . A child's handbag containing S un day school leaflet and pictures, has been left at the Outlook office for the small owner to reclaim. I Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Menzieu of P ort- ■ land were recent guests a t the H. H. Eling residence. They also called at th home of Mr. Menzies’ sister, Mrs. C. E. Osborn. E xtensive changes have been ! wrought in Mrs. W ithrow's confection- ' < ry and grill. The store room has I been converted Into an A ttractive j kitchen with p a rt of th e p artitio n re- ! moved, so th a t one may order a steak and see It grilled. Mrs. Lebaupin of I Portland is assisting Mrs. W ithrow and Mrs. Knighton with the added table accom m odations. Monday was a record day at the public library. One hundred and twen- I ty books were checked out to local patrons, the largest num ber ever is- sued from th is branch In one day. Miss Calkins has had one m oreghrill with her pig club adventures. In de livering four baby porkers to the West Portland pig club th is week the q u ar tette escaped her; an A lrdale te rrie r took up the chase with dire results; and after retirin g under the gloomy foundations of a deserted old church edifice for Several hours they were at last unearthed and penned up by the school boys. A le tte r of Cecil D uke’s, w ritten on March 26, to his p are n ts, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Duke, said th a t he was about to enjoy a 14-day fu rlo u g h and expected to go to P aris, L ille and o th e r places of in te rest in F rance. He Is w ith th e en g in eers, located n ear Bordeaux. A teleg ram from Joseph G. W aleh of th e 5th com pany, 20th engineers, announced to his fath e r, L. W alch, living n ea r G resham , his arriv al last T h u rsd ay in New York and th a t POWELL HOUSEWARMING he would be d etained a sh o rt tim e at ONE GREAT SURPRISE Camp Upton b e fo re com ing home. A jolly com pany of frien d s p lo t Mrs. L au ra Barnes, of C o ttrell, was in G resham on business on S atu rd ay tin g w ith Mrs. C harles Pow ell, de and called on a n u m b e r of old scended upon Mr. &nd Mrs. F. Pow ell in th e ir ch arm in g new bungalow frien d s and neighbors here. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Raney are re on th e Powell ranch last evening, ceiving felicitatio n s on th e a rriv a l of com pletely su rp risin g th e young people. A fter m uch la u g h te r from a son, now about a week old. A baby boy was born to Mr. and th e guests and m any exclam ations Mrs. Jas. J. W ilson on T h u rsd ay , from Mrs. Pow ell, th e g u ests hid them selves w hile Mrs. Pow ell enjoyed April 17. Mrs. V olbrecht was called to P rin e th e jo k e on h er h u sband when he re ville on Tuesday. Upon receipt of tu rn ed hom e a fte r closing his p h a r news of the critical illness of h er sis macy to r th e n ig h t. W ith th e v isit ter, Mrs. Wm. F ieu n d , she le ft h u r o rs ’ cars safely tu ck ed aw ay in a riedly for th e siste r's bedside. W hile grove of tree s he cam e in w ithout still very ill, Mrs. F ieu n d is re p o rt suspecting th e reception ab o u t to be ed as slig h tly im proved. H opes are occorded him from behind doors and closets. held for h er recovery. T he ce leb ratio n of th e fifth w ed Mrs. Andrew B ru g g er was rem oved ding an n iv ersary of th e Pow ells, to front St. V in cen t’s ho sp ital to th e hom e of h er sister, Mrs. E. Schw edler g eth er w ith th e h o usew arm ing, m ade on S aturday. H er m any frienfls will th e p arty a gay one. F ive h u n d red be glad to learn th a t she is slowly was played by th e com pany w ith an in fo rm al su p p e r supplied by the reg ain in g h e r stre n g th . Mr. and Mrs. W alter B a rb u r and guests. T he ice cream was sm uggled th e ir d au g h ters F ried a an d Eva w ere from th e depot by G lenn D avidson. T hose p resen t were Mr. an d Mrs g u ests a t th e A. J. W. Brow n hom e o ver the E a ste r w eek-end, Mrs. Will H essel, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Metz g er, Mr. an d Mrs. E. W. A ylsw orth, B arb u r is Mrs. B row n's niece. Miss Mabel T hom as re tu rn e d to Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Page, Dr 11 H. G resham on Sunday a fte r an ex ten d O tt, Mr. and Mrs. W endell C leveland ed visit th ro u g h o u t th e w in ter at Mr an d Mrs. G lenn D avidson, and E v ery Long Beach in so u th ern C alifornia. Miss Schultz of P o rtlan d . body ad m ired th e d elig h tfu l new hom e of th e Powells. They have occupied It only a week o r two. Good wishes on th e an n iv ersary occasion w ere m any. W e lc o m e H om e, B o y s i They’re here! Joe Ross and Clark Stilllon. Jo e arriv ed th is m o rning and C lark th is noon. They have seen action in the same regim ent. Left here w ith the 162ud in fan try ; and were tran sferred to a New York reg i ment. T heir story should be a th riller, as Clark has been flirtin g with danger as a dispatch rid er and Joe, a dyed- in-the-wool doughboy, has gone rig h t over the top after Helnle many times. News of th e ir arriv al in America was received the nig h t of G resham ’s reception to retu rn ed men. So th eir retu rn has been eagerly anticipated by th eir families. Clark S tillions' first question front Cantp Lewis by tele phone Sunday was "How is m other?” He was much relieved to find h er up and gaining in strength. Yes, Weeds everywhere as a result of the recent rain. Come and Ret your Garden Tools and Get Busy. We have .just what you need. TROWELS 10, 20 and 30c each WEEDERS 25c and 60c each GRASS HOOKS RAKES 85c and $1.00 35 and 50c each Kentucky Silos have more iron and steel, better staves, a door that is always tight; means better en silage for you. Steel hooks, steel ladder, four double anchors—a silo that is always right. Get our prices before you order a silo—you'll get a better silo at less money. Ross and Hocking Valley Ensilage Cutters do better work, require less power to operate. Fairbanks & Morse or P. & 0. Gas Engines will give you real satisfaction We have them in all sizes in kerosene or gas oline engines. For a Complete line of Machinery Hessel’s Farm Machinery RELIABILITY PHONE 544 •t- EASTER DINNER ENJOYED AT DAN METZGER HOME C om plim enting an old frien d , Mrs. Jo h n M iller of P o rtlan d , Mrs. Dan M etzger e n te rta in e d on E a ste r S un day w ith a b eau tifu lly appointed d in n er. T he choicest blooms from the ch arm in g g ard en of th e hostess decked th e room s and d ining table. S eated ab o u t th e board w ere Mr. and Mrs. M etzger, th e ir g u est of honor, and h er d a u g h te r and son-in-law , Mr. and Mrs. Guy F ieldhouse, th e sm all g ra n d d a u g h te r J a n e F ieldhouse, who fu rn ish ed m uch m e rrim e n t by her efforts a t tab le sm all ta lk , and Mr. and Mrs. Em il Oswald of P o rtlan d , th e la tte r a niece of Mr. an d Mrs, Metzger. A le x a n d e r F arm C hanges B roken NORCROSS CULTIVATORS $1.00 LAWN MOWER SHARPENERS................. each $1.50 GARDEN HOSE SPECIAL 50 feet \ inch Cotton Covered Garden Hose special $5 ♦ T 7 * O vality a ™ S ervice ’ PHONE 661 PHONE 661 / A Ford ow ner from Sandy sc u ttle ^ in along South Roberts avenue Sunday 1 night and In sw inging into Powell street knocked down our cement and Iron traffic policeman at th a t cros sing. dragging same fifty feet or some thing, and stopping w ith the stu rd y “cop” little the worse for w ear; but with a badly sprung front axle on the car. Raker and Son repaired the dam age. We have barely missed th at Keep to the R ight w arning ourselves sev eral times. Q uite a sharp tu rn , w ith not too much room, and not enough light. New Awnings. The llirsch-W eiss aw ning man who ripped off the wooden aw ning over Ed M etzger's store front with his e rra tic F ord, has come back to G resh am and with th e help of the busy Ed himself, has succeeded In taking orders for a num ber of attractiv e aw n ings for Main street m erchants The S an itary Market and the pool hall properties are decked with th eir new shades now Ed Aylsworth and others on the sh ad ier side will add th eir Improvem ents soon The work Is be ing done by Mr. Metzger. I n su la to r D e la y s O u tlo o k . A broken in su la to r on th e Bull Run pow er line of th e P o rtlan d R a il way, I.ilg h t and P ow er com pany n ea r P lea san t Home sh u t off th e c u rre n t from all electrically -o p erated m a chines on F rid ay aftern o o n and was responsible for several hou rs delay in th e issuing of th e la st O utlook. In consequence, all p apers due to leave th e G resham postofflee on F ri day evening, going th ro u g h P o rtlan d , w ere n ot delivered un til M onday, z--------------------------------- H an d s. T he 4-acre farm belonging to the e s ta te of th e la te Mary A lexander, on Powell stre e t an d Cleveland avenue, was recently sold to Miss Lucy Adams of G resham , who will ta k e possession a t once and begin th e developm ent of a m odern p o u ltry ranch. T he place has been occupied in te r m itten tly d u rin g th e past few years by Mrs. C a rrie H ansen and h er sis te r, Miss H a r rie tt A lexander. Mrs. H ansen is th e re at th e p resen t tim e, an d has ren te d th e C leveland house on Main stre e t w here Miss Adams now lives. T he final tra n sfe r papers a re now being se n t to th e various h eirs of th e e s ta te fo r th e ir sig n a tu re. Mr. and Mrs. Beers an d d a u g h te r of C o ttre ll spent F rid a y in G resham , callin g ,on Mr. an d Mrs., Dan Metz g e r and o th e r relativ es and friends. Mr. and Mrs. T ach ero n sp en t E ast er S unday in Sandy a t th e hom e of th e ir son, H enry P aro tt. W o m e n ’s H o s p ita l o f P o r tla n d , M a te r n ity C ases O n ly. One of th e finest and m ost th o r oughly equipped p riv ate m atern ity h o sp itals in th e n o rth w est. New, fire-proof co n stru ctio n and high-class accom m odations. F o r in fo rm atio n ad d ress 144-18 th St. N., P o rtlan d , nhone B roadw ay 3404 4 kuppenheimer quality clothes easter is past, but you will need that new spring and summer kuppenheimer suit, we have one for you. all the latest styles and pat terns. our stock of suits is moving fast, hurry or you may be disappointed. even sizes and odd sizes, prices exceptionally reason able. e. w. aylsworth the clothier. We Have Heard a Lot NERE SURE jur business •A ILL ENDURE ab o u t th e com plim ents th a t o u r p atro n s are paying us, and we w ant to say rig h t h ere and now, “ Mr. an d Mrs. C ustom er, we th a n k you. Y our kind w ords are sending your friends to th is shop, and we a re going to tre a t them rig h t. A gain, we th a n k you.” CAUSE ALL T he meats w e SELL ARE PURE: I Accident to Tralllc Cop. HOES 50, 75 and 85c SERVICE PHONE 6x2 W. A. HESSEL G R E S H A M , O R EG O N GRESHAM MARKET A . J . W . B R O W N . P rop . G re sh a m , O re. 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