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GRESHAM W A N TED , A OVTLOOM T IE S D A V , AVGVST 3. 192» FAGK T H R U NAME TRACTORS J u ly 26, 1920.— T h e n a m in g of j th e lo c a lity in C la c k a m a s c o u n ty : a b o u t fo u r m iles so u th of G resh am , j m ay be d elay ed a few w eek s yet. T h e re a s o n is th a t W a lte r R am ser, w ho s t a r te d th e n a m e c o n te s t is in th e h o s p ita l w h ere h e h as been fo r tw o w eeks, slow ly re c o v e rin g fro m a sev ere e le c tric sh o ck . On th e s e c -| One man tractor hitch for binders. Power lift plows. ond M onday o f J u ly , a b o u t ten o 'clo ck in th e m o rn in g , th e h ig h Tractor Disc Harrows. Ensilage Cutters. Threshing p o w er w ires of th e C azad ero lin e got Separators in the right size for the smell tractor. Baling o u t of co m m issio n n e a r W ilson c o r n e rs, a n d s ta r te d a te rrific can n o n -) Presses. A complete line of machinery and Implements. ad e, b u t v ery b e a u tifu l illu m in a tio n . | Im m e d ia te ly th e N. 5 lin e o f th e D a m ascu s te le p h o n e w as b u rn e d o u t, a n d R a m s e r’s p h o n e sh o t tw o -foot flam es in to th e ro o m In o r d e r to sav e th e h o u se fro m b ein g c o n su m ed 1 by tire, W a lte r R a m se r p u lle d d o w n ' o n e of th e te le p h o n e w ires, co n sist-: in g of ru s ty h ay w ire, w ith a w ood-: e n -h a n d le d c la w h a m m e r. T h e sec o n d w ire d id n o t b re a k so re a d ily , [ b u t th e h eav y c u r r e n t ju m p e d a c ro s s: th e w ooden h a m m e r h a n d le , e n te r -; in g th r o u g h th e le ft h a n d a n d le a v in g th r o u g h th e to e s of b o th fe e t, lea v in g him u n co n scio u s a b o u t five m in u te s . Now h e is a t th e St. V in cen t h o sp ita l a t P o rtla n d . T h e to e s: of th e le ft fo o t a r e soon h e a le d ; th e sm all to e of th e rig h t foot may be sav ed fro m a m p u ta tio n , a n d t h e ' o th e r to e s a re d o in g w ell. T h re e ' Aspenwall Potato Diggers with vine turner and picker lin g e rs an d o n e th u m b w ere a b so or with double elevator, high wheel in two- or four-horse lu te ly se n s e le ss fo r a b o u t a w eek, b u t a re g e ttin g alo n g slow ly. He diggers. w ill be in th e h o sp ita l a t le a st a w eek y et, a n d w ishes h is frie n d s to ! know th a t h e is g e ttin g a lo n g as Reliability Service w ell a s can be ex p ected u n d e r th e I c irc u m sta n c e s, th a t th e p a in s h a v e I been ra p id ly d e c re a s in g sin ce S at-) u rd a y , an d th a t h e can look fo r a c o m p le te reco v ery by th e first of ) P h o n e <1x2 P lio n e 5 4 4 S e p te m b e r, a n d p ro b a b ly so o n er. Mr. R a m se r su g g e s ts to M iss A n d e rso n , th e r e is no n eed fly in g , off th e h a n d le a b o u t c h u ck h o les in th e I S ta te d C o m m u n ic a tio n o f 1 T h e S p ir itu a lis t cam p m e e tin g w ill c o u n ty ro a d . J a k e D eY oung is h av -j F a irv ie w L odg e No. 92 A. F . open J u ly 2 5 th a n d c o n tin u e its v a ri- in g th e tim e o f his life g e ttin g c a rs ' & A. M. S a tu rd a y e v e n in g , ° u s m e e tin g s u n til A u g u st 22d. fo r sh ip p in g th e g ra v e l to B o rin g , M edium s a n d s p e a k e rs fro m a ll o v er b esid es nil k in d s of o th e r tro u b le A ug. 7 1920. V isitin g b ro th e rs wel- th a t m a k e life d is a g re e a b le . So ju s t th e U n ite d S ta te s a n d C an ad a. All h av e a bit o f p a tie n c e , fo r J a k e w ill com e. p h ases o f th e c u lt w ill be d e m o n s tr a t- 1 p u t th e ro a d s in as good a c o n d itio n WM. H. ST A N L E Y , S ec’y. ed. T h is seaso n p ro m ises to be th e ’ a s c irc u m sta n c e s w ill p e rm it. W M. SA LE S, W . M. g re a te s t e v e r h eld on th e c o a st.— Adv Miss R osa R a m se r fro m T aco m a, I w ill sp en d a tw o -w e e k s’ v acatio n soon w ith h e r folks. $15,000.00 Multnomah & Clackamas County Mutual Telephone Company Gresham, Oregon WITH TRACTOR IMPLEMENTS W . A. H ESSEL COTTRELL Vacation Tim e and naturally you will think, What have 1 to shoot with? 6% SERIAL BONDS Dates! Ju ly 13, 1 9 2 0 Due Serially Ju ly 13, 1923 to July 13, 1930. inclueive. C oupon B onds in d e n o m in a tio n s of $1 0 0 .0 0 a n d $500.00, I n te r e s t p a y a b le J a n u a r y 1 5 th a n d J u ly 1 5 th . P rin c ip a l a n d in te re s t p a y a b le a t th e B an k o f G resh am , G re sh am , O regon. B onds a re a d ire c t o b lig a tio n of th e co m p an v a n d a re b ack ed up by th e e n tir e a s s e ts o f th e com pany. T h e m oney to be ra is e d by th is bond issu e is fo r th e p u rp o se of e n la r g in g th e office p la n t by in s ta llin g a new a n d la r g e r sw itch b o a rd , th e p u rc h a s e o f cab le a n d w ire fo r e x te n sio n of th e sy stem an d th e p u rc h a s e of a d d itio n a l phones. Now is th e tim e to buy bonds an d p u t v o u r m oney to w ork a t its b e st a d v a n ta g e a n d th u s in s u re m ax im u m r e tu r n s on y o u r in v e s t m en t. F o r f u r th e r in fo rm a tio n Inquire o f th e BANK OF GRESHAM H. J. PULFER, Sec’y or G re sh a m , O reg o n Mult. & Clack. Co. M. T. Co. G r tw lta m , O re g o n . Why Take Your Willard Battery to Portland or Some Unauthorized Station? CWilldnO C. E. OSBURN & CO. Mrs. A C. B u ck ley of T h e D alles sp e n t th e w eek -en d w ith Mr. a n d Mrs. VV. E. C rassw ell. Ja m e s M an ary , o f P o rtla n d , s p e n t S u n d ay w ith h is m o th e r, M rs. Jo s. M an ary . Mr. a n d M rs W . E. M ark- ell, of P le a s a n t H om e, a lso called on Mrs. M an ary S u n d ay ev en in g . Mr. B ied el, w ho p u rc h a s e d th e R obt. M an ary fa rm , h a s m oved on it w ith h is fam ily . M r. B u tz a n d M r. S p law n h av e | g o n e to e a s te rn O reg o n to w o rk in : th e h a rv e s t fields. S F. P itts w as a G re sh a m v is ito r F rid a y . M r. a n d M rs. F re d K e lle r a n d I fam ily , of C la c k a m a s, w ere v i s i t o r s ' a t th e C ra sw e ll h o m e S u n d ay . Mrs. H. L. D rew of C e n tra lia . | W a sh in g to n , re tu rn e d to h e r h o m e T u esd ay , a f t e r a s h o r t v isit w ith h e r J m o th e r, M rs. Jo s. M an ary . P ortland A -2078 223 Aah; Bdwy 2OA2 AUTHORIZED WILLARD SERVICE GRESHAM, OREGON We rebuild, recharge, re-insulate and repair anv make of storage. Bateries for Sale. We Suggest a R em ington or W inchester 22-R ifle and should you need Fishing Tackle, our stock is quite complete: Poles, Line, Reels, Elies, Salmon Eggs, Etc. FISHING AND HU NTIN G LICENSES L. L. K ID D E R H D W . C O . EKSTROM TRUCK SERVICE 3 BIG TRUCKS BEST OF SERVICE R E S P O N S IB L E At th e Iliff S u n d ay sch o o l sessio n S u n d ay th e q u e stio n of d is b a n d in g th e S u n d ay sch o o l w as d iscu ssed an d It w as d ecid ed to tr a n s f e r th e m em b e rs h ip o f th o s e a tte n d in g to P le a s ant H om e M. E. S u n d ay school. T h o se d e s irin g to a tte n d e ls e w h e re w ill o f c o u rs e be at lib e rty to do so. It Is th e in te n tio n , h o w ev er, to tr a n s fe r th e m e m b e rsh ip to th e P le a s a n t H om e S u n d ay school. N ext S u n d ay th e S u n d ay school w ill no t m eet a t Iliff b u t ev ery m em b e r is in v ite d to a tte n d th e P le a s a n t H om e S u n d ay sch o o l a t 10 a. m., an d th e p re a c h in g se rv ices w hich follow . T h e c h a n g e w as m a d e b ec a u se all th o se w ho w ere a tte n d in g w ere a b le to go e ls e w h e re a n d th e y p re fe rre d th e m o rn in g se rv ic e w h ere th e y m ig h t also a tte n d p re a c h in g serv ices. r r andard C. A. M’CARTY, Special Agent, Standard Oil Co., Gresham U M BER SHIPLAP ROUGH BOARDS SURFACED BOARDS 2 IN. DIMENSION ETC. G resham 851 (Air. P ow ell a n i Maple 23 — H E A D OF C A T T L E — 23 H E A T -- COMFORT PEÀF (K E R O S B N E ) AUCTION SALE Will be Sold on the Shoemaker Farm, l/ 2 Mile East of Gresham, (Powell Valley Road) i (A m fo rced to q u it th e d a iry b u sin ess. T h e sto ck is b ro u g h t from D am ascus to G resh am fo r co n v en ie n ce of s a le ) , STANDARD OIL COMPANY (C A L IF O R N I A I M O N D A Y , A U G U S T 9, at 1 o ’clock sharp ELECTRIC BUILDING T h e B a p tist L a d ie s’ Aid w ill m eet w ith Mrs. P. M. M iller T h u rs d a y a f te rn o o n . All a re c o rd ia lly in v ited to a tte n d . M rs. C. H. Sloop, w ho h as been In p o o r h e a lth fo r so m e tim e , is so m e w h a t im p ro v ed a t p re s e n t. II. T. W illiam s h as been confined to his bed fo r a b o u t tw o w eek s w ith an a tta c k of n e u ra lg ia . H e h a s s u f fe re d in te n s e p a in b u t is so m ew h at b e tte r a t p re s e n t. Mrs. M y rtle T h ro c k m o rto n of G ary, In d ia n a , w ho h as been v is itin g h e r s is te r, Mrs. G. N a ssh a h n , le ft T h u r s d ay ev en in g on h e r tr ip to th e e ast. She lias been h e re n e a rly tw o m o n th s. Expert Electrical Repairing Guaranteed M rs. A lta G e n try w as a g u e s t a t 1 th e h o m e of Mr. a n d M rs. M. L en- Office and Shop, n a rtz M onday ev en in g . T h e G irl R eserv es w ill h o ld th e ir Electric Store Bungalow Bldg. next r e g u la r m e e tin g S a tu rd a y a t ! G resham . Ore. P h on e Sfli th e M. E. c h u rc h . Prank C. J o s e s Floyd L. Mack G eneral Contractor* C arpentering E lectrical W iring Fixture* and Lamp* Septic Tank* 22 HIGH GRADE HOLSTEIN AND JERSEY COWS Fresh or coming fresh soon; 1 Holstein Bull. All stock is tuberculin tested. Be on time as there is nothing hut stock for sale. TERMS CASH C. W. BO RG ES, Ow ner * <>L. W , S. W OOD A SO N S, A u ctio n e e rs CASH W IL L T A Y L O R , C lerk PAID POWELL VALLEY Better than any grade sold in this vicinity Plump Thickness and Seasoned Dry COME TO PLEASANT HOME See F. D. KRIBS FRIDAY Greatly Reduced Prices COME EARLY Albert Ekström T ry on e of th o s e Frank C. Jones Co. o il c o m p a n y J THURSDAY R E L IA B L E PLEASANT HOME I C alifo rn ia TUESDAY K eep in sty le . "classy-fled” ads. AND GRESHAM and PORTLAND MELROSE AND VICTORY Red Crow n gasoline has a continuous chain of boiling points. It is an all-refinery gasoline. Free Inspection T h e L u th e r L eag u e w ill g iv e an 1 ice c ream so cial a t th e c h u rc h next S a tu rd a y e v e n in g A g o o d p ro g ra m h as been a rr a n g e d a n d th e r e w ill be so m e sp ecial n u m b e rs Ice cream , I c ak e an d co o k ies w ill be se rv e d . T h u .'d a v a fte rn o o n th e M ission L a d ie s’ Aid w ill m eet T h u rs d a y a f te rn o o n , A u g u st 5, a t th e h o m e of Rev. an d M rs. J. T ru e d so n . L a d le s' Aid w ill m eet In th e g ro v e Just east o f th e h om e o f Mr. an d Mrs. Axel Jo h n s o n . T he L u th e ra n L a d le s ’ Aid so ciety w ill m eet T h u rs d a y a fte rn o o n , Aug. WE HAVE MADE 1 9T I l»Y OF 5, at th e h o m e o f Rev. a n d Mrs. J. of p ro p e r re f rig e r a tio n as it a p T ru e d so n . plies to a m e a t m a rk e t. E ach A p le a s a n t e v e n in g w as e n jo y e d by p o u n d of m e a t t h a t leav e s th is th e y o u n g p eo p le of th e c o m m u n ity sh o p h a s been ta k e n c a re o f In la s t F rid a y e v e n in g w hen a so cial w as a m a n n e r t h a t In su re s Its p u rity , g iven in p lace o f th e r e g u la r b u sin ess Its te n d e r n e s s an d It» flavor. A m e e tin g of th e P a re n t-T e a c h e r a ss o v isit to o u r m a r k e t w ill co n v in ce cia tio n . T h e m e m b e rs o f th e s ta te you t h a t y o u r m e a t p u rc h a s e s c a n n in g te a m s so ld Ice c re a m cones sh o u ld be m a d e h ere. a n d ra ise d en o u g h m oney to pay th e ir s h a r e of th e c a n n e r w hich w as p u r GRESHAM MEAT ch ased re c e n tly . T h e ev e n in g was MARKET s p e n t in p lay in g g a m e s o u t o n th e sch o o l y a rd an d a m e rry tim e « as th e P hone 41 A. J. W. BROWN re s u lt. It w as a p e rfe c t e v e n in g fo r F'isli on F riday su c h an e v e n t. for Fresh Cows, Beef Cows, Hogs, Calves of any kind. E. BAUMANN, Gresham Phone 901 WHY THE ELECTRIC CLEANER? T h e re Is re a lly no co m p a riso n betw een th e e a se a n d th o r o u g h ness w ith w h ich a n E le c tric C le a n e r rem o v ed d ir t an d th e difficulty of sw eep in g . T ru e , o n e CAN clea n ru g s an d c a rp e ts w ith o u t an e le c tric c le a n er. A broom o r c a rp e t sw e e p e r will b ru sh up SOME of th e d ir t; and If you lik e th e e x ercise an d h av e p len ty of tim e and s tr e n g th a broom an d a c a rp e t b e a te r w ill do th e w ork a f te r a fash io n In th e sa m e w ay on e can w ash w ith o u t so ap W a te r a lo n s w ill rem o v e som e d ir t If a p p lie d w ith en o u g h elbow g re a s e .” R u t people u se so a p b ec a u se It clea n s m o re easily an d b e tte r th a n w a te r a lo n e. F o r th e sam e re a s o n peo p le u se E le c tric C le a n e rs b ecau se they clean m o re ea sily a n d fa r b e tte r th a n o th e r m eth o d s ELECTRIC STORE ELECTRIC BUILDING "Huy Your E lectric Goods at an E lectric S tore.”