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j j e c e m b e r 16 lf HOLIDAY NUMBER, GRESHAM OUTLOOK NEW TELEPHONE OFFICE IN CONDON BUILDING LIBRARY MEANS MUCH TO COMMUNITY wife « 8 8 $ a T he p atien ce o r im p atien ce of the long su fferin g public is ab o u t to be rew ard ed acco rd in g to officials of the M ultnom ah an d C lack am as T ele phone com pany. G resh am is to have far-sig h ted n e ss of th e citizens influ a new te lep h o n e system and p re p a r By H RUTH MONTAGUE “ And I used to th in k you only got e n tia l in o b ta in in g such a building. atio n s are being m ade to in sta ll it. b o ard s are to be In stalled novels a t a lib ra ry ." “ I d id n 't know D uring th e past y ea r callers com ing m R o oseburg, seburg W e n a tc h e e , Van-1 »» « d in . you could get th a t kind of books from h e r e ;’’ "Y ou h a v e n ’t got a cook . couver, M arshfield, Moro, an d o th e " ing room by th e Condon h otel. If «5 n o rth w est tow ns have com m ented th e sto rm had not in te rfe rre d th e book aro u n d an y w h ere have y o u ? " on jh e a ttra c tiv e building an d its im i p resen t sw itch b o ard s w ould have T he foregoing re m a rk s show th a t Few been p u t in place la st w eek. T his th e re a re still citizens who reg ard p o rtan c e in th e co m m unity. th e P ublic L ib ra ry as a m ere o v er tow ns of th ric e th e size a re so well will give g r e a te r fac ilities th a n th e p rese n t room an d is th e first step grow n sh e lf of su b sc rip tio n books. equipped. As a neigh b o rh o o d bouse th e lib ra to w ard in sta llin g th e new sw itch B ut they are becom ing a sm a lle r m i ry is aw a itin g m ore m eetings, m ore board w hich has been o rd ered . T his n o rity daily. g a th e rin g s of all new board is th e sam e type as th o se T he o u tsta n d in g fe a tu re s of lib ra n eig h b o rh o o d ry w ork today are those of com m u k inds. Tw o co m m ittee room s, and used in th e P o rtla n d te lep h o n e o f n ity service, giving it th e rig h t to a good ste re o p tic a n la n te rn a re a l fices. A fter It is in stalled th e re will T he la n te rn was be only fo u r p arties on th e tow n th e title "U n iv ersity of th e people" ready provided. above all- o th e r in stitu tio n s. T h e p u rch ased by th e old G resham L ib ra lines and not m ore th a n eig h t on th e u tilita ria n side of life is touched In ry asso ciatio n . All th e old resid en ts co u n try lines. On th e tow n lines all th e co n stan t supply of In fo rm atio n rem e m b er th e ir Jolly H allow e'en th a t w ill be n ecessary to call c e n tra l on poultry, gas engines, baby food, p a rtie s, w hy n ot s ta r t so m e th in g to will be to lift th e receiv er from its «5 fertilize rs, socialism , f r u it cake, sin-1 ta k e th e ir place in th e tow n lif e ’ hook an d th is will flash a lig h t on gle tax, and th e h u n d re d o th e r topics T he young folks o v erru n th e re a d th e board to rin g a t C e n tra l office. ing room s evenings, and need gam es T he co u n try lines will co n tin u e to th a t in te re st any com m unity. as well as m agazines an d books to rin g b u tiw ith b e tte r success since the T he schools a re th e m ost co n stan t sa tisfy th e ir e te rn a l energy. Sev lines will n ot be so busy as a t p re s p atro n s w ith th e ir re q u e sts fo r p ict eral boy scout troops are w an ted to en t. As soon as th e new b o ard is in ures of all kinds, q u e stio n s on o b o v erw o rk o u r co m m ittee room s. sta lle d th e re will be th re e c e n tra ls sc u re m a tte rs re la tin g to g eog rap h y and h isto ry and. co n sta n tly , sto rie s ) So th e lib ra ry of today fulfils its a t w ork all of th e tim e in stead of I t is planned fu n ctio n s— idle m om ent tw o as a t p rese n t. fo r sto ry h o u rs an d p la n s fo r next v ario u s rea d in g , know ledge for th e stu d e n t, th a t one c e n tra l w ill be given th e m o n th ’s w ork. G resham has gained In m any ways n eig h b o rh o o d g a th e rin g place — a tow n lin es and long d istan ce calls since th e e sta b lish m e n t h ere of th e house of books th e tr u e c e n te r for and th a t th e o th e r tw o will ta k e Union H igh school— th e lib ra ry g a in co m m u n ity life. F o r " a book is a ca re of th e c o u n try service. ing w ith th e re st of th e tow n. F o r i m an, an d a lib ra ry a society of j A g re a t deal of w ork has been ¡m e n .” In th e m id st of th is rea l | i done by th e te lep h o n e com pany re tlie High school stu d e n t is an a rd e n t p atro n both th ro u g h h is own d esires dem ocracy we can n o t be sn u b b ed nor cen tly . New poles have been p u t up I and th e assig n m e n ts fro m In s tru c t b ro w b eaten by anyone. "N o m an I on th e m ain lin es an d se v eral m iles ' ors. It Is a g re a t sig h t to look in th e can h id e him self in books. W h a t he of cable h u n g . T his is an aid to com m ittee room s of th e lib ra ry an I is is th e re an d no will of his can keep good service as th e re Is n o t so m uch see th e d eb a tin g te am s p re p a rin g for I it o u t.” T h e lib ra ry is h ere to de- d a n g e r o f a ta n g le up of w ires r e s u ltin g from high w ind sto rm s, sleet, the fray. T he perio d ical Hies a re ; velop all o u r ta len ts. etc., as when each pole c a rrie d 30 to M sp read ab o u t th e ta b le s— a d e b a te r 10 w ires. IS*»' U rges P ay fo r R o ck p ile Men. is delving a f te r in fo rm atio n on som e It is p ro b ab le th a t th e w ork will M point to be b ro u g h t fo rtli fo r th e d is A sm all d aily wage fo r th e co u n ty not be co m pleted u n til sp rin g since w* com fiture of ills o p ponents. p riso n ers who w ork on th e K elley sto rm co n d itio n s m ak e it m uch m o re ' T he o ld e r people s to p 'to rea d w hile B u tte ro ck p ile is ad v o cated by S h er difficult, b u t e a rly su m m e r w ill see X.« they aw ait an a p p o in tm e n t dow n iff H u rlb u rt. Society expects p ris G resh am eq u ip p ed w ith an up-to- M town o r th e n ex t tra in hom e. T he o n ers to go s tra ig h t w hen th e y h a v e . date> efficlent te le p h o n e serv ice T h e | »1 ch ild ren com e in fo r a sto ry hour, or served o ut th e ir tim e, b u t m ak es no su rro u n (iillg co m m u n ity has 80 en - j M play ta g on th e back law n. And ev provision fo r th e released p riso n er la rg e d an d developed in th e p ast few ; “ A ery m in u te th a t th e doors a r e opened to pro v id e h im self w ith th e com m on y ea rs tflat it h as e n tire ly o u tg ro w n j M the lib ra ry Is used by its p ro p rie to rs n ecessities of life, says th e sheriff. th e p rese n t sw itch b o ard s. T h ese S* th e citizens of M ultnom ah county. "T h e r e s u lt is” , he co n tin u ed , " th a t w ere in stalled ab o u t e ig h t y ea rs ago As th e co u n ty becom es m ore thick a p riso n er w hen let o ut of ja il is I w hen th e office w as m oved from an ly se ttle d and dem an d s in c re ase for so rely tem p ted a t th e s ta r t to b reak i u p sta irs room in ih e H o w itt b u ild -1 M added service it will be o b ta in ed , for th e laws. My Idea is to cre d it pris- t ing to th e p re se n t lo catio n in t h e ' '> « th e law of supply and d em and ev er o n ers w ith a sm all wage and to give ! M etzger b u ild in g . I holds good, w hen a n y th in g is s tr e tc h them th e accru ed am o u n t when thev T h e G resh am D rug com pany will J * d isc h a rg e d ." T hé sto c k ad e j ed to tile g re a te st possible point of a re m ake use of th e p re se n t te le p h o n e of- SI usefulness, expansion o r new m a te r aro u n d th e ro ck p ile is being re b u ilt. I flr e as a sto re room w hen it Is va-1 ial m ust he th e resu lt. O ur G resh W hen th is w ork is finished th e re Pated . am bu ild in g is ideal fo r th e social will be p len ty of exercise fo r a m ot- i ce n te r of th e com m unity. V isitors ley collection of I. W. W .’s, sp eed ers O A. C. ATTENDED BY from larg es tow ns exclaim o v er the an d o th e r In m ates of th e co u n ty jail. Come Here for Y our Christmas Dinner Goodies 8 8 8 8 You will find our line of Groceries is complete and fresh. We can supply you with everything you will need to make the dinner good. Don’t de lay, start planning the feast now. Come in and let us help you sei- ct the eatables. a 8 8 M 1 $ f/c j GRESHAM GROCERY CO. M anagement McMurry Bros. You Will Find Gifts £ For All the Family at our store. Our stock is complete and you will find here something for every member of the family. MANY GRESHAM STUDENTS K E W P I E D P I .1 S Uv OSCAR ANDERSON. O regon A g ric u ltu ra l C ollege, C o r v allis, Dec. 12.— G resh am is re p re sen ted by fo u rte e n of th e 290« s tu d e n ts now re g iste re d a t th e college. I T h is Is a new m a rk in to ta l en ro ll- ; I nient an in c re ase of 86 p er cent I o v er th e figure for th e c o rresp o n d ing period in 1916-’17, th e la st nor- ' m al school y ear. D espite th e fact th a t class, la b o ra to ry , an d office room has been at such a prem ium C o m e e a r ly w h ile o u r s to c k is c o m p le t e . th a t every a v a ila b le Hpace in b ase m ent and g a r r e t lias been u tilized , a i h igh sta n d a rd of efficiency has been m a in ta in ed . A m ong th o se from G resham is M a rg u e rite B. Michel, a sophom ore in com m erce. She iB a m em ber of i tile co m m ercial clu b and also a mem- Utt her of tlie A lpha Xi D elta so ro rietv . 1 D avid C. P e te rso n , a fresh m an in i gk elec trica l e n g in e e rin g has been1 , pledged Sigm a Chi. O th ers re g iste re d from G resham | are W. It. Brow n, fre sh m a n in p h ar- college u n d e r ad v erse co n d itio n s is r V ’ iiiBi’»: A. .1. B ru g g er, sophom ore in co n sid ered re m a rk a b le by persons f » ip civil en g in e e rin g ; A. M. B ru g g er, who a re fa m ilia r w ith th e situ atio n . M ore room is needed for class, la b o r I k so p h o m o re in hom e econom ics; Ed- to ry an d in v e stig a tio n a l w o rk — 5» 1 K»r W. E astm an , fre sh m a n in p h ar- a and needed badly, it is pointed out. m aey; M errill R. Good, fresh m an in •1* civil e n g in e e rin g ; M ervin R. Good, Seven in s tru c to rs in one d ep a rtm en t 1 ^ 1 fre sh m a n in m ining en g in ee rin g ; have been forced th ro u g h lack of ac tA ' ,!»bel R- Michel, fre sh m a n in com- co m m o d atio n s to use one room for She will appreciate a ' (irizz- Ipj m erce. G ladys B. N eal, soph o m o re office an d co n feren ce purposes, and in m usic; G lenn O. R u sh er, soplio- th is is typical of th e crow ded co n d i ly G ia n t" box of Candy. Choice J g ' m ore in in d u stria l a r ts ; M ary E. tion in o th e r d e p a rtm e n ts. Confections, packed in a boyk- L? Tow le, sop h o m o re in m usic; H okaii O b itu a ry o f J o h n Eri. • 1 ruedson, fre sh m a n in com m erce; shaped box of California Red Pw Edw in A. Y u n k er, fre sh m a n in chem- Jo h n E ri was born in L ard ai, N or j * ical en g in eerin g . way in th e y ea r 1851. H e cam e to! wood. fU i T he high q u a lity of w ork being th e U n ited S tate s In 1855», and lived ka | done th is y e a r is n o ticeable. M ost, in M innesota u n til th e y ear 1873, i O ur Candies will not only de (E, | of th e 190« stu d e n ts a re high school w hen h e cam e to O regon. In 1872 light "som ebody’s heart." but . a i g ra d u a te s o r h av e been tra n sfe rre d Ag i from o th e r college o r u n iv e rsitie s he w as u n ited in m a rria g e to N o re n a ! there is no question a- to their ’ Increase in fac u lty has been n e.es N arveson in M innesota. A fter co m -' absolute purity. ; |* i , a , ed by heavy en ro llm en t in som _me e | , ini5 ,o O re«on he live(1 » e a r C o rv allis d e p a rtm e n ts, an d no pains h av e been ■ fo r a few .'e a rs, an d in 1877 se ttle d i Prices 40c to $2.50 and up. sp a re d in o b ta in in g th e best ta le n t on place a t K elso, w here he died av ailab le. Men lead w om en 2070 to | a f te r se v eral w eek s’ illness, on on De- 836. T he fre sh m a n class n u m b e r cem b er 4th. He is su rv iv ed by th re e ing 1091. sons. H en ry , G ilb ert and C hris, all o f ' T he n u m b e r of a p p lica tio n s fo r K elso, an d one d a u g h te r. Mrs. C a r r ie ' F o rm e rly Belt* jj s ta te aid fo r ex-service men se n t to H is wife d ie d , Salem fo r ap p ro v al is 906. T he fe d S chan, of P o rtla n d . H ea d q u arter» fo r C h ristm a s G ifts o f T obacco and Candy V era l b o ard fo r v o catio n al ed u catio n te n y ea rs ago. Rev. Mr. H enrlckson conducted th e h as sent 122 re h a b ilita tio n men to O. A. ('.. w hich is re p o rte d to be th e fu n e ra l services a t th e N o rw eg ian , la rg e st n u m b e r assig n ed to any in sti L u th e ra n ch u rc h , an d in te r m e n t' tu tio n west of th e Rocky m o u n tain s. took place in th e Sandy cem etery. , A n u m b e r of ex-service m en here C h ristm a s.” “T h e Chr;.-tn M CHRISTMAS PROGRAM h av e received sc h o larsh ip s from O b itu a ry of M ary J . Hickey. “ c h u rc h e s o r o th e r o rg a n iz a tio n s AT CEDAR SCHOOLHOUSE in g ,” "A C hange of H< rt,' M ary J. H ickey died D ecem ber 10, am o n g w hich a re th re e w hose ex Day A fte r C h ristm a s." The ' T he p u p ils of th e C e d ar school u n pen ses a re being p rovided bv th e s u a t th e hom e of h e r d a u g h te r Mrs. an d Jo y s of S a n ta Clause. A W m . K ee of S tev en so n , W a sh in g d e r th e d irectio n of th e ir te a c h e r, by M isses Ocea an d Ruby Jones p rem e council of th e K n ig h t of Col um bus. ton. Born A ugust 29, 1833 In In Miss C aro lin e T allm an will give a se v e ra l so n g s by th e school T h a t th e co lleg e has a re p u ta tio n d ia n a an d crossed th e plain s in 1869 Everyone Is cordially invited to o v e r th e c o u n try fo r efficiency ia i n - j an d s e ttle d a t C lack am as sta tio n C h ristm as p ro g ram , T uesday, D ecem d icated by th e fact th a t 129 stu d e n ts w here sh e lived m ost of h e r life. Of ber 23 a t th e schoolhouse. P lan a attend. now In a tte n d a n c e w ere tra n s fe rre d la te y ea rs sh e m ad e h e r hom e w i t h w ere s ta rte d se v eral w eeks ago and from 53 in s titu tio n s In tw en ty -o n e h e r ch ild ren . w ere u n d e r such good way th a t only «♦ate School F u n d s to I "1”’- sta te s an d te rrito rie s. T h e I ’n i v e r - ' U a e , »» H e r h u sb b a n d . l H ugh A. ,,ic k p >' a n o th e r sto im w ill delay th e p ro slty of O regon leads th e list of tr a n s - ' "*h A A nyone w ishing to bnrr ■' • p iled at C lack am as In 1888. posed ev en t. T h ere w ill be a C h ris t on fa rm s a t 6% should fers w ith tw e n ty -th re e . S tate e Mrs H ickey leaves six ch ild re n to m as tre e on w hich frie n d s a re in v it A rth u r i v ersifie s all th e way from th e A tlan- L an g g u th , at r m ourn h er, Mrs 8. L. Knox an d Mrs. ed to place g ifts. S a n ta C lau s w ill a g e n t fo r th e S tate 1 -'"d r rBor. i tic to th e Pacific a r e rep rese n ted . I Due to lack of ro o m in g facilities W m. K e e of S tevenson, W a sh in g to n ; a rriv e in fine sty le as th is snow is S u p p le-B allin S h ip b u ild e r torp» , a t th e o p ening of th e school y ea r it Mrs. J W. R oots of B oring. O regon; ideal fo r his sleigh an d rein d e ers. a tio n ’s office. E ast Oak and Is e s tim a te d th a t at least 206 per- Wm. H ickey and W a lte r H ickey of Special n u m b e rs a re ; In v o catio n s tre e ts , P o rtla n d , Oregon. i sons who ap p lied fo r e n tra n c e re- P o rtla n d . O regon, an d Jo h n H ickev by Rev. E arl B. C o tto n ; re c ita tio n , tu rn e d hom e ,»wwU« tiitio ,,« o ‘h p r in sti- o f B u tte. M ontana "T h e F irs t C h ristm a s," E th e l Mof F o r Sale Seonnd Hand tu t tons. itio aul ' .. reliev ed , T ho how tonjcpftted ever, soon co n a d fte r n w w hen b v* ttnPrul « ’,‘ rv " 'e w . ln bp held a t th e fitt; re c ita tio n , “ A S u rp rise for O ne S in g er sew ing matt»™* th e S A. T. C b a rra c k s w ere c o n - ' C ’“f”“ ° f ,ht? O r,’’ h am U n d erta k in g S an ta C la u s," D orothy K ing: "H ow class co n d itio n , $25. . ¡.u R ound top, 8-ft. ezte *1°» v erte d in to a d o rm ito rv . W ith ac- ^ a r ’o r** S unday, D ecem ber 21, a t 12 S an ta C am e Down th e C him nev. ’ m m o d atlo n s fo r 140 a d d itio n a l ° ’<',o<' k ’ In te rm e n t a t C lack am as H arry C u rry ; "H is F irs t C h ristm a s $15. . . . ♦♦ «- S q u are to p d in ing tab.e, • stu d e n t« in th is b u ild in g an d m - ce m etery at 2 p m. T re e ,” D onald K in g ; "T h e S to ck <»- i n / T ' c o m in g fac ilities In C o rv al in g s C h ristm a s," R eg in ald F u lto n ; te n sio n , $10. R an g e, d an d y conditi ♦ lis, It will be possible to ca re for all Zip w ill clean y o u r chim ney and "A V isit from S a n ta ," A nnie M offitt; pric* ^ r’ o n * * h« to re g is te r Ja n u - sto v e pipe fo r 25c. At K id d er H a rd T h e C h ristm as S to ry ." H elen A tl- te r coil a n d pipe includ F o u r good heating stove». "e rm 6 f hP * ° rk Of ,hp w are Co. h a u se ; "M rs S an ta C lau s." C h a rles fro m $3.50 to $20. . irist»* T a llm a n ; "M erry C h ristm as T im e ,’ W hat Is being accom plished a t th e Investigate. They When in doubt try a Want Ad. L ecia S tale y ; d ia lo g u es— “ L o st on 8 A. H. BURNS is still breeding Registered Holstein Cattle * THE ll<* w ent W E BREED , g ra v e u n d efe ate d The sire of this young bull stands at the head of our herd. He is better known as the #10,000 bull. D o n ’t F o r g e t th e R e d C r o ss Come and see us whether you buy or not Aldersyde Farm A H BURNS Gresham, Oregon all sizes and styles. Magazines, Books, Candy, Tobacco, Tree Decorations, Toilet Articles and Sets, Etc., Etc. Don’t delay in making your selec tion. Powell’s Pharmacy K For Christmas » Schanno’s Confectionery ¡5 4?B?B7S?a?ByB7BS»JS#»t»i3»3»y»»!»5!i? 8 8 8 8 8 8 I 8 8 8 8 8 I The Lois Phonograph And High Grade Records i'iaj a n V niake of K e c - orti. Records of all pop- nlar prices. Best machine on earth, .asv payments if desired. An tvlt lift. Æ 7 £ j C. H. LANE The Watkins Man Ito* N Gr»»li«ni Phone ô » mi ï JW StS » » » » » J S JB 3B JB JB JB JB JB ? V