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GRESHAM OI T1XX)K, POWELL VALLEY B righ ten Up Y our H om e Do not fo rg et th e auction a t th e L u th eran church thia evening com- I m encing at 7 :3 0 . T h ere will be | many b eau tifu l articles on sale. Re- i fresh n ten ts w ill also be served. T here will be m orning services at th e L u th e ra n church on T hanksgiv- ¡ing day. A visitin g m in ister will 1 give th e serm on. The reg u la r p ro g ram of the L u th e r League will be given a t th e ch u rch Sunday evening, N ovem ber 21. Rev. E. M A hlberg of T urlock, ¡C alifornia, will preach at th e Swe- dish Mission a t Pow ell Valley a t 11 i o'clock Sunday m orning and Rev. O. I F. L arson, th e p asto r, will preach in [ the evening at 7 :30. FR ID A Y , NOI EMBEK FARMERS WEEK CHANGED. I» . Il»ao PAGE TURKK DATE A change in th e d ate of F arm ers' and H om e M akers' W eek from th e holiday vacation p eriod to th e m onth of Ju n e has been au th o rized by P resid en t W. J. K err of th e Oregon ! , , ,. , „ . ... A g ricu ltu ral College. T he event th is year will be held d u rin g th e week beginning Ju n e 13th when spring I , ... , P>»«»tlng will, fo r th e m oat p a rt, have S herwin -W il u a m ¡been com pleted In th e s ta te and hay- FLOORLAC lug and h arv est will not yet be u n d er way. Which is a scientific combin- T he revision in th e F a rm e rs' Week j ation of a durable, waterproof schedule is in accordance w ith the PLEASANT VALLEY varnish of fine quality, and a recom m endations of th e com m ittee beautiful, permanent stain. With this excellent material, a sur Mr. and Mrs. W. G- Rogers, of P o rt in ch arg e of th e last F a rm e rs' Week face can be varnished and stained in one operation—stained in a land, w ere w eek-end g u ests a t th e held at th e college and tak es into ac number of colors, such as Mahogany, Oak, Cherry, etc. home of Mr. and Mrs. W. U. Moore. Mr. and Mrs. Bloomfield, of P o rt count new conditions In th e state, We believe in it thoroughly and know that you will too, if land, were recent g u ests a t th e hom e chief am ong which Is th e im prove you once try Floorlac, so we are making you a special offer in the State and County Depository m ent of highw ays, m aking It possible of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Lehm an. coupon below. G. H. Richey has retu rn ed from th e [fo r farm ers and th e ir wives to m otor K E S O IR 'E S OVER * 4 0 0 ,0 0 0 .0 0 Hood R iver co u n try w here he h as, to th e college at a tim e when th e re is spent th e past m onth. a slight lull in farm activities. C am p Mr. arid Mrs. C. A E k stran d e n te r ing facilities will be featu red for tained friends from th e city last S un those desiring to m ake the trip at a day. low cost and com bine w ith It th e | W. L. R hoads, of th e C edar d istrict, Fill in this coupon with your name and address, bring it to our store was a visito r at th e hom e of Mr. and pleasures of a su m m er outing with Ten Cents and you will receive a Twenty-Five Cent can of Floorlac, T here Is really no com parison betw een th e ease and th o ro u g h and a Fifteen Cent Varnish Brush This introductory offer is limited— Mrs. O. J. F o rsg ren T uesday evening. T he h erd s and flocks, and experi ness w ith which an E lectric C leaner rem oved d irt and th e difficulty Sign your name and bring the coupon to our store today. Mr. and Mrs. P hillip s, of P o rtlan d , m ental fields and o rch ard s a t th e col of sw eeping. were Valley v isito rs d u rin g th e fore lege can be most profitably Inspected T ru e, one CAN clean rugs and carp ets w ithout an electric clean p art of th e week. er. A broom or carp et sw eeper will brush up SOME of th e d irt; an a N am e _ W. L. K esterson is hom e from th e in Ju n e as th e grow ing season will if you like th e exercise and have plenty of tim e and stre n g th a broom logging cam p fo r a few days' v aca be on and w eath er conditions should and a carp et b eater will do th e w ork a fte r a fashion. tion. be favorable for o u td o o r dem onstra- A d d re s s In the sam e way one can wash w ithout soap. W ater alona will E rnest Olson h as built him self a T he prevalence of influeneB rem ove some d irt if applied w ith enough "elbow g rease." new I w w w w — W W W W W W W J But people use soap because it cleans m ore easily and b e tte r th an J. Z. Olson has moved into his new ( ^ u r' n* " I n te r m onths and its effect! w ater alone. home which he has ju st com pleted upon F a rm ers' W eek atten d a n ce was! F o r th e sam e reason people use E lectric C leaners because they building. 'a n o th e r fac to r influencing th e d e c is-' clean m ore easily and far b etter th an o th e r m ethods. .1. II. N o lta's new bungalow will ,on favor of thp auninler date soon be ready for-occupancy. , .u I T h ere will be a com m unity g a th e r- 1 he 'ie w s of th e farm ers of th e , sta te w ere so u g h t before th e new I ! ing at th e g ran g e h all S atu rd ay night. A sh o rt p ro g ram will be rendered d ate was approved. County agents and will be u n d er th e direction ot took t lie m a tte r up in th e ir respect- "Buy Your E lectric Goods at an E lectric Store." Mrs. Blanch W elch. A free lunch _ ... will also be served. Everybody is tve counties and th e re su lt of th e can vass convinced officials a t th e college invited to be present. th a t m any advan tag es w ould resu lt R E T IR E ON TU E FARM. AUTO THEFT DEPARTMENT ROCKWOOD from abandoning th e w in ter date. D rive in and have one installed. DOES GOOD WORK T he farm er and his wife who have F arm B ureau News. A fine e n te rta in m e n t and fa ir will It will pay for itself in a short tim e on the saving The rep o rt of th e au to th e ft b u r grow n old oil the farm should not be held at th e schoolhouse next eau for the m onth of O ctober shows PLEASANT HOME of gas. m ake th e m istake of going to town T uesday evening, N ovem ber 23, for the benefit of th e school. P ro g ram The children of th e M. E. Sunday to spend th e years rem ain in g to I th a t 36 autoa werc B‘o,en ln P o rt- and e n te rta in m e n t will be free but school are enjoying th e C arrie An theni, b ut would b e tte r m ake th e m - . land. GRESHAM ESTACADA articles of v ario u s kinds will be on drew s' nu rsery d u rin g church hours. selves com fortable antld th e ir fam ll- ! A sum m ary of th e activities of the Miss A nna L en n artz, a m em ber of inr scenes an d with th e friends they . au to th e ft b ureau for th e m onth of sale. All a re invited to atten d . th e S unshine class, is In charge. have m ade th ro u g h th e years of th e ir O ctober Is us follows: Autom obiles Don’t forget ab o u t in stallin g th a t activity, according to th e follow ing rep o rted sto len , 36, autos recov- Last Sunday m orning Miss Ruth pum p o r w ate r system . You’ll find | Ickler gave a report on th e Sunday th o u g h tfu l ed ito rial In W estern ered, 30; unrecovered, 6; autos th e prices rig h t and we’ll in stall It £ £ £ , ute w hich she atten d ed F arm er, stolen outside th e city anil recovered for you. W. A. Hessel. in P o rtlan d last week. O thers who How o ften we hear of farm ers re- . herp, 10; autoB em bezzled here and w ere present gave rep o rts upon the T he B ank of G resham pays 5 per various phases of the work tak en up tirin g to th e city to spend th e ir de-1 recovered. 2; autos previously Btolen cent In terest on tim e deposits.— Adv. a t th a t m eeting. More detailed re elining days. R etirin g from o ne’s ' r„(.ov„r„(, 4 w ork is one of the m ost serious steps u.u u iu , ■«, m ini p o rts were given a t th e w o rk ers’ th a t a man can tak e and especially 1 h n um ber of inv estig atio n s m ade, 617; Move T hem W est. conference at th e close of the this tru e of th e fnrm er. In m ost n um ber of inv estig atio n s rep o rted by Im m ig ran ts a re com ing to th is church services. eases It m eans moving to tow n citizens. 175. co u n try at the g re a te st ra te ever GRESHAM Main S treet Phone 831 Miss R uth Ick ler was elected ab w here life is en tirely different from __ ___ GEO. D1KTL, Prop. know n. D uring th e next 12 m o n th s sen tee secretary of th e M. E. Sunday th a t of th e country. How tru e It Is , 11A rr^ ‘" *" conn8c] lon w t,h «utom o- school at th e W orkers' conference th a t m any are at once out of touch th e fts a re as follow s: F o r lar- we m ust han d le ab o u t a m illion and last Sunday and will com m ence her w lth th e ir environm ent and note th e ceny of autom obiles, 23; larceny of a half. Im m ig ran ts now com ing over duties a t once. absence of activities which kept au to accessories, 9; im proper sta te are of th e best class. C ongested cities FLORENCE M. IIONEY The people of P leasan t H ome are !hf n\ OCC:Lple<V .J " ,0U. i 0L ‘!V?n a _ b.‘:i- lic e n s e s , 30; parked exceed of th e east a re th e h ot beds of a n a r enjoying th e Im proved sidew alks ie r way to re tire is to re tire on the Piano, Harmony ing the tim e lim it a t night, 20; speed chy. T he problem we face Is to d is which resu lted from th e Girl Re farm , w here m odern conveniences H o u rs: 11. a m. to 6 p.m. Monday. serv e’ cam paign. S atu rd ay the inay be had as well as in th e town Ing. 1. trib u te th e incom ing Im m ig ran ts In T uesday, T h u rsd ay and Friday. The total vulue of autom obiles and th e ru ra l sections of o u r country w orkers met In spite of th e rain and and u sually at a less cost. A good Studio, F irst S ta te Bank B ldg. when work closed In th e evening way to do th is is to re tire on from w here they are m ost needed and th e sidew alks through town were In five to fifteen acres of th e old farm accessories recovered by th e police F irs t S tre e t G resham P hone 681 w here they will m ost quickly assim i a safe and sound condition. The and build on th is tra c t a modern d u rin g th e m onth Is given at *3 4,- late o u r A m erican ideals and custom s. ladies assisted the girls by serving house, a sm all barn also w ith m od 139.50. T he w est needs cheap la b o r fo r th e a h ot lunch to the men a t noon and ern conveniences, nnd a poultry a g en eral sp irit of friendly endeavor house. H ere one may live the life C hristm as S eals. farm s and lo ts of it. L et a m ovem ent and com m unity sp irit was prevalent. th a t he Is accustom ed to In the wav W e say - forw ard ; H undreds of th o u san d s of T u b ercu be sta rte d to bring a p a rt of th e In F ra n k Caddy, who is In a P o rtlan d th a t has become second n a tu re ; here MARCH * I All persons having badges of the com ing Im m ig ran ts w est as they came hospital recovering from an opera-¡"'111 be som ething to bold on e’s at- losis C h ristm as seals w ere sent o u t G o in g - - G resham V olunteer F ire D epartm ent across by th e train lo ad 30 years ago. tion on bis face for th e rem oval of a ten tlo n and supply some work to tak e from the P o rtlan d office of th e O re a re requested to tu rn them in by T he im m ig ran ts will reduce th e cost cancerous grow th, is rep o rted to be 'h e place of th e old activities T here IF Y O U doing well and is expected home next aPB B»> many things th a t o ld er people gon T uberculosis association last D ecem ber 1, to w a n t to of living by help in g us Increase p ro week. ean do in a com m unity, encouraging week to practically every county ln HARRY JOHNSON, Sec’y. duction. Services a t the M ethodist church th e consolidation of schools, b u ild th e sta te , In o rd er th a t all m achinery MAKE A as usual. S unday school a t 10 ( ing up a g re a te r com m unity sp irit SHOV/lNO" o'clock and preaching at 11 by th e 1 «ml becom ing a factor in th e n d g h - may be set up prom ptly and every Forestry Public Problem. borhood w here th e fa rm e r and his agent even In th e m ost rem ote dis ELECTRIC BUILDING The lu m b er In d u stry Is faced by pastor. j good wife have lived so long. In tric ts may have every th in g In readl- m any serious problem s today. W est m istak e for the ness for th e Seal sale w hich will be- — , l It .' Is ' a ........------------------ ern sta te s a re favored w ith th e g re a t S tereop tlcon Picture* Io B e G iven By I most eases i farm er and his wife to re tire to tow n, . . est forests In Am erica and th e ir tim Rev. Earl B. C otton. especially so when they can have a W ednesday, Decem ber 1. TH E PER SO N WHO ber products go to all p a rts of th e world of th e ir own on th e old farm Everyone of th e 3« counties th a t w orld. T he day Is h ere when we W ANTS TO K E E P ON A series of stereoptlcon lectures am id scenes and en v iro n m en t th a t have been canvassed for ag en t for m ust utilize o u r fo rests to th e fullest p rogressing m u st m ake certain extent. T he problem is one of public ' for npJ[t ’ «ek h“» been planned by will bring happiness and content- th e Seal sale by th e d irector, R obert th a t his h ea lth Is " rig h t side up In terest and it Involves qu estion s of Rev . E arl 11. C otton, consisting of 60 m ent. W. Osborn, have responded w ith en- fu tu re tim b er supply, w ate r supply w ith ca re.” One good way to T he fa th e r of a larg e fam ily is not | ♦ husiasm . T he county public h ealth and utilizatio n of logged off land. p ictu res on Irelan d and 45 on Swltz- m ake ce rtain of th is Is to pu r w orried so much by th e high cost of associations which now exist In a A bill has been in troduced in con- erlan d . The d ates are as follow s: living as the high cost of existing. chase m eats whose quality- n um ber of counties, w ith com m ittees gross providing $25,000 a year for T uesday n ig h t, N ovem ber 23, the estab lish m en t and m aintenance g u ara n tee d n ess will m ake him W hat th e nation needs is public In every com m unity, prom ise to be a of a forest experim ent sta tio n In co T ro u td ale ; W ednesday n ig h t, th e feel ce rtain th a t his digestion schools th a t do not teach foreign vital facto r ln m aking th e seal sale 24th, at Iliff church, and F riday operation w ith th e U niversity of C ali w ill assim ilate th e p ro p er food languages th a t th e foreigners never m ore com prehensive th an ever before, fornia. T he purpose of th is d e p a rt n ig h t, th e 26th, at P lea san t Home. knew. Expert Electrical Repairing Guaranteed. values. One way to m ake cer th u s not only increasing th e financial m ent would be to stu d y th e n atu rn l ta in of th a t is to buy your m eats history of trees fo r th e purpose of retu rn s, but aid in g in th e educational T o Avidri Dl«n|>|tointmeiit KELSO cu ltiv atio n of forest trees for tim b er O ffic e a n d S h o p , here. work, which Is one of th e prim e ob Sunday Bchool will he held a t two Place y o u r o rd er for T hanksgiving o th e r purposes, ns well as to Electric Store Bungalow Bldg. and jects of th e cam paign. o’clock next Sunday and p reaching al D i^ e y s or^geese '* ie r , i b aa " ° n - carry on ex p erim en ts and Investiga day evening with A. J. W. Brown. G resham , Ora. P h o se X»x tions Independently or in co-opera- th re e by R pv . E arl B. Cotton. I G resham Meat M arket. Read w hat Mr W anTad savs. tlon with o th e r b ran ch es of th e fed P h on e 41 Prank O. J a n es Floyd L. Mark eral governm ent and w ith states, counties, u n iv ersities and Individuals, and to d eterm in e th e p ro p er m ethods for th e co n stru ctiv e m anagem ent of forpsts and fo rest lands fo r the p ro tection and h an d lin g of brush on w a tersh ed s im p o rta n t in th e supply of w ater for irrig a tio n and o th e r p u r poses. T he rep rese n tativ es of every Electrical Wiring of all kinds. w estern s ta te should favor a m ove Motors Repaired. Agent for m ent Bueh as th is which bears so d i rectly on th e fu tu re of o u r forest the Western Electric Farm lands. Have you been wondering how you were going to refinish that Worn chair or table? Has the dull appearance of the living- room floor or the stairs been Worrying you? You probably are saying, “ Yes,” and here is your answer— Refinish it with 5% Interest Paid on Time Deposits of $500 or more by BANK OF GRESHAM FREE FLOORLAC SAMPLE WHY THE ELECTRIC CLEANER? L L. L. KIDDER HARDWARE CO. General Hardware ELECTRIC STORE ELECTRIC BUILDING THE NEW FORD CARBURETOR HAS ARRIVED RAKER & SON CHOICE MEATS Homemade Ham*, Bacon, Sausage, Lard Full line of Cold Lunch Meats SANITARY MARKET Frank C. Jones Co. General Contractor* Carpentering Electrical Wiring Fixture* and Lamp* Septic Tank* Gresham Meat Market ST. CECELIA SINGING ORCHESTRA Wood - Sand - Gravel Gresham Electric Co. Delivered Any Place Truck Service J. R. KNARR & SON Lighting Plants. Edison Co. Appliances. Heaters. Fixtures. All w ork g u a ra n tee d to pass Inspection by th e Board of F ire U nd erw riters. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. ESTIM ATES FURNISHED . P h o n e SI FRED L. BOURNE. Prop. Pow ell St. n ext to B row n's M arket TRO UTDALB, OREGON P h o n e G resham 4MO. Buttons Pleating FAR M ERS HAVE « 2 3 .0 0 0 . Farm ers M utual F ire In su ran ce is B est. F arm ers are finding o u t th a t In su ran ce in th e F a rm e rs M utual F ire Relief association cost 80 per cent less th an in Com m ercial com panies. MRS. C A R R IE HANSEN T he association has o ver $8,000,000 at risk . Saves $25,000 an n u ally to P h on e 5 1 x 3 G resham m em bers. An association th a t bene Main St., n ea r H igh School fits th e farm ers an d w hich Is gro w ing bigger and b e tte r every day. T he Bank of G resham pays 6 p e r 1 W hen ready to In su re notify H. W. cent In terest on tim e deposits.— Adv. • S nashall, G resham . Phone 85. HEMSTITCHING EKSTROM TRUCK SERVICE BEST OF SERVICE 3 BIG TRUCKS RESPONSIBLE AND RELIABLE Albert Ekstrom company of girls literally charm ing, talented girls when it came to choosing for the principal musical event. GRESHAM and PORTLAND P ortlan d A -8878 2 * 5 Ash) Bdwy During the sum m er of 1920 upon one of the biggest Chautauqua circuits in the West, a made a killing. Thia was the St. Cecelia Singing O rchestra, which was composed of six under the leadership of .Miss Opal W illiams T hroughout the season they were a riot, and the ta len t to be brought hack to the Coast on th e Fall Feativala, they w ere quickly chosen Gresham 851 Oor. PoweJI and Maple T hese girls play well and sing well and en tertain splendidly. They ap p ear first with an orchestral number, and then in rapid-fire o rder follow instrum ental and vocal aoloa, duets and trios, and splendid ensemble numbers. One of the girls is a capital reader and adds greatly to th e enjoym eut. T heir costuming Is very fine, and they please the eye as well as the ear. In short, th eir program on tb s third night of the Festival Is a two hour treat, packed full and brimming over with fun, fancy and finery, music, m irth and mimicry. They will tend you away boosters for them selves and the management which bring! them to V j U. ______________ _ ______ ._______ 7