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T W IC E A W EEK VOL. 10, NO. 48 G resham O utlook COUNCIL ORDERS IMPROVEMENTS GRESHAM, MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON GOES TO l\\IT E FOvn ç n r r n i to legion confab . m acc u rrT w c FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1921 brEClAL MASS MEETING TO CONSIDER BOND ISSUE TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS $1.50 PER YEAR WHITNEY BOYS CHORUS PATIBPPYZ P A lT im it TO GIVE CONCERT HERE COUNTY COUNCIL TO RUN KINDERGARTEN T h e com m ittee appointed by the council, to inspect ahd n eg o tiate for A mass meeting of all cititens has been called for Wednesday a site fo r th e proposed septic ta n k s A m eeting of th e County Council evening, August 17, at eight o’clock, in Metzger's hall, for the pur fo r th e to w n , sew er system gave a com m ittee w hich Is in ch arg e of a r fav o rab le rep o rt a t th e adjo u rn ed pose of discussing the many questions and details of the proposed rangem ents for th e re st room and session of thp council w hich was held bond issue for the sewer system. This meeting should be well at k in d erg arten fo r th e ch ild ren which W ednesday evening. T his com m ittee tended and everyone should come prepared to ask questions about has confered w ith K ehrle B rothers th e council plana to conduct a t tho the methods, the needs, the general plans or anything else of which who own th e pro p erty a t so u th end M ultnom ah County F a ir th is fall, was of th e draw w hich extends th ro u g h there is any doubt. All questions will be answered by local people held a t th e home of th e ch airm an . tow n and they a re w illing to nego Miss G race F ieldhouse, T uesday even or a representative from the bond house which is handling the tia te w ith th e council. T his location ing. legal part of the proceedings. is th e logical site fo r th e ta n k ow ing to th e n a tu ra l lay of th e land. Space has been prom ised in th e Tins is a matter of utmost importance and should receive the T he notices have been posted and C hautauqua te n t which is u n d er th e support of all. It is not a time to question the need of a municipal ev e ry th in g is in rea d in ess fo r th e supervision of H. W. S nashall who bond election A ugust 21. sewer system—the wonder is that the town has grown to the present lias ch arg e of th e H ome C hautauqua size without an adequate sewerage system. T he rec o rd e r was in s tru c te d to program s. T his new fe a tu re prom ises notify th e county com m issioners th a t to be an im p o rta n t attra c tio n of th e All citizens should attend this meeting Wednesday evening and fa ir th is year. th e fill on Pow ell s tre e t was in a gain all the information possible on the subject in order that they dan gerous condition and should be M arshal Foch w ill receive a per M embers of th e co m m ittee w hich rep aired a t once. T his fill w hich ex sonal fn v ita tio n to attend the an may vote intelligently upon the proposed amendments at the special was appointed by th e county council tends over a g r e a te r portion of th e nual convention o f the A m erican to m ake arran g e m en ts for th e booth, town election to be held Monday, August 22, at the town hall. block betw een Main stre e t and Rob Legion. M a jo r Charles W . B a rt at the fair, a re Miss F ieldhouse from le tt, o f Kansas C ity, sails to de live r e rts avenue has been slipping o u t of L usted. Mrs. L. Hobson of G ilbert, FINDS MANY CHANGES th e sides of th e road n ea r th e w alks. the in v ita tio n to the great F rench Mrs. Mary P arso n s of T ro u td ale and FORD RUNABOUT STOLEN m a n .' W h ile in France he w ill se Several places are in a dangerous lect a site fo r the m em orial to be Mrs. Jo h n Lynch of Lynch. AFTER TWENTY YEARS THRUSDAY MORNING ! condition. One of th e bad sections erected by the State o f M isso u ri in They have plans well u n d er way is th a t n e a r th e Brow n m e at m arket. ho no r o f its sons w ho fell there. - J. E. H aggerty, a geologist connect for a rest room for m others and those Some unknow n p arties en tered South Main S tre e t is also in need of in te reste d in th e P aren t T eacher w ork ed w ith th e Oregon and W yom ing Oil the G resham Ice C om pany’s p lan t sim ila r rep a irs and th e county com In connection w ith th is will be a and Gas Com pany of P o rtla n d has m issioners have been n otified to th a t w . C. T U. INSTITUTE TO BE W ednesday evening and sh u t off th e k in d e rg a rten w here th e ch ild ren will been v isitin g a t P lea san t H om e and effect. • HELD IN HONEY’S GROVE be e n tertain ed with gam es and busy w ater supply in th e engine. T hjs work. G resham th is week. T his is th e first M ayor M iller appointed council- An all day session of th e W. C. T. was not discovered un til a f te r - ; Stdry tellers will be enlisted from men L. L. K idder, B. L. W alrad, and U. In s titu te of M ultnom ah county will visit Mr. H aggerty, know n as "R ough th e various com m unities and th e re A. W. B otkin as a com m ittee to in be held in H oney’s grove, T h u rsd ay , R ider J im ” has m ade to th is locality the safety valves blew out, stopping will be sto ry hours as often as can v estig a te and su b m it a rep o rt a t the A ugust 18th, beginning a t 1 0 :3 0 in fo r tw enty years. Ho finds it g reatly the m achine before any fu rth e r dam age was done. It was a b o u t 9 :30 be arran g ed for. next re g u la r m eeting of th e proposed th e m orning. changed an d says he would h ardly when those in ch arg e found th e en I he com m ittee in ch arg e a re en ch an ge in license fees. T his m a tte r An in te restin g p ro g ram has been th u siastic o ver the possibilities of th e will then be ta k en up fo r co nsidera arran g ed which will be given in full know th e place. He says th a t he gines quiet and realized th a t some one had been tam p erin g w ith the tion. work and are en listin g help from the in the P o rtlan d Sunday papers and in finds it still th e a ttra c tiv e place he » -j« . ™ various district^. It is planned to g et R eports have continued to com e in th e O utlook next week. Miss E dna has alw ays ad m ired b u t th e buildings machine. A m echanic from P o rtla n d , was called to rep a ir th e dam age but som e P aren t-T each er circle to ta k e reg ard in g the condition of th e decay S hoem aker who is spen d in g a y e a r 's _____ have changed and increased in a won- the loss of tim e se t th e com pany back 1 lX>nal«l Confrey ch arg e of th e rest room and k in d e r ing po tatoes at th e sta rc h factory. T he i n c m * 1* hv ,re' WU1 8peak ° f h e r w ork ) d erfu l m anner, about 24 h ours and caused consid- Donald Confrey in costum e as he g arte n for one day and th u s keep a council in stru c ted the reco rd er to n o t in China. T he county unions have a r Mr. H aggerty has been v isitin g th e erable financial loss as well as in- a PPpared at th e M unicipal A uditor- woman in ch arg e a t all tim es. ify Mr. Von R eaden who has a lease ranged to discuss th ree phases of W. Fhe com m ittee is also p lan n in g for on th e pro p erty to rem ove th e p o ta C. T. U. w ork, “ T em perance an d L a past week w ith th e fam ilies of Geo. convenience. T he loses in th e sale iuD1’ p ° rtla n d , Ju n e 20th, when he an evening's e n te rta in m e n t in th e toes. bo r,” “ F a irs an d E x h ib its” and “ Red S. C arp en ter, Geo. M urray and W ill of ice alone am ounted to ab o u t $35. I K“ ve “ E lder L am b’s D onation P arty The next m o rn in g ab o u t 5 o ’clock w ith P*ano accom panim ent, C hautauqua p rogram u n d er Mr. U npaid assessm ents fo r im prove L e tte r D ays." C a rp e n te r a t P lea san t Home. H e Re the F ord ru n ab o u t belonging to th e Snashall. The co m m ittee has been Ail unions in th e county a re in v it m ents on L aw rence avenue and on m em ber» m ost of th e fam ilies th a t G resham T ire Co. was tak en from G resham m usic lovers a re prom ls- called to g e th er for a second m eeting T h ird stre e t w ere rep o rted by th e re ed to atten d and it is expected th a t th e stre e t in fro n t of th e g ara g e I e d a ra re tre a t Sunday evening Aug- to plan fu rth e r details, on T h u rsd ay co rd er ag a in st Geo. R aney and J. R. th e nu m b er will ru n well o ver one w ere located here tw enty y ears ago and has n ot y et been located. At llot pvening. Aug- aftern o o n , A ugust 18 at 2 P. M. a t th e w hen he was a fre q u e n t v isito r in 4:30 a. m. th e n ig h t m arsh al w as Babcock. H e was in stru c ted to n o t hundred. ‘ 1 ’ wben 8lxty m e“ bers of the hom e of Miss F ield h o u se n ea r th e E stacad a union has been invited ify th e m again and if not paid to these p arts. a t th e car and ab o u t 5 a. m. th e W hltney Boys F h o ru s o f P o rtlan d Union H igh School. as th e g u ests of th e G resham union assess th e pro p erty fo r th e claim . Mr. H ag g erty says he was th e th ird ow ners of th e ca r h eard a m achine I will give a sacred concert a t the T he w ork of g ra d in g and g rav e l and the m issionary societies of each m an to en list in th e W estern C ontin sta rt up b u t did n o t suspect th a t it M ethodist church MISSION MEETING ing F irs t stre e t w as rep o rted com of th e churches have been invited to g en t of th e V olunteer Cavalry w hich was th e ir own. I t was filled w ith gas Jam es h p h -L „ AT LUTHERAN CHURCH join in th is m eeting. p lete and th e rec o rd e r reported th a t becam e la te r know n as th e “ R ough and oil and had th e sw itch key o n . L llnr7 ’e“ , " - , „ I ,r ' C.e Planal t’r .of tbe All m em bers are req u ested to bring R id ers.” L eonard Wood was a colonel so It was an easy th in g to g et in and choru8 was ln G resham W ednesday th e cost of th e im provem ents w ould T he m em bers of th e L u th e ra n be ab o ut 72c p e r fro n t foot on each sandw iches for them selves and th e ir and T eddy R oosevelt a lie u te n a n t a t sta rt off b ut In such a conspicuous com pletln* a rran g e m en ts fo r th e con- church at Powell Valley a re a n tic ip a t - T ................ .., c l , rciw un. *enA8' A utom obiles will leave W al- lot. his is considered very f r reason- th e D rst of its kind ing a very p leasan t and p ro fitab le th e tim e he enlisted. He said it was place and so late in th e m orning It Cfrt wbich able in view of th e splendid i m p r o v e - 8t° Te a t 10:30 only a sh o rt tim e from th e tim e he en was a d arin g piece of work. ev er given in G resham . Mr. P rice tim e at th e Mission m eeting which m e n t w hich th is work* h as m ade in a. m. and 2 P. M. fo r those who can listed u n til th ey w ere sen t to New A bout 1 p. m. W ednesday, Mrs. 1, l“ nd, a good in te re st hprp an d very will be held a t th e ir church A ugust not atten d otherw ise and wish to go. Y ork and la te r to Cuba. He has som e W ithrow was aw akened by th e sound . , , a 8UPP°rP T he expense of the 16 an d 17. th e section served by F irs t stre e t. T he m eeting will begin T uesday in te re stin g ta les to tell of his service of noise on th e porch b u t w hen she boyB. trip o u t b ere w as a ,i th a t was T here w ere 860 feet of stre e t g ra v LADIES AID SOCIAL there. looked o ut saw n o th in g unusual. L at- aake<1 and th,B was m et by th e sub- evening a t 8 o ’clock with th e com eled, 8 inches in th e ce n te r and 3 EVENT OF AUGUST B esides being a geologist Mr. Hag er it was found th a t a keg of Ice 8crlPt,ons of in terested perso n s in m union service. T h e Rev. J. E. Shipp inches a t curb a t a to ta l cost of lit p asto r at W arren, will deliver th e < tle m ore th a n $1230.00. T he 1720 A social is being planned by th e g erty finds tim e to w rite and som e cream w hich had been left unopened ° 1,16 8 xty boy8 who wl*l 8l»g here com m union address. fee t of lo t fro n ta g e along th is im Ladies Aid for T uesday evening. A ug tim es w hen he is n o t busy and th e at th e side door, had been opened W ednesday m orning a t 1 0 :3 0 th e proved a re a brings th e cost to ab o u t ust 23, to be held on th e p arsonage mood s trik e s him he p u ts his th o u g h ts and ab o u t a q u a rt of ice cream and K ™ Be,®cted from 1110re th a n 835 12c p er foot. T h ere is one item of lawn ad jo in in g th e church. A pro into rhym e. H e says th a t ju s t a fte r th e cover of th e inside can were miss- boyR wbo are ln lh e ch o ru s In th is ,lev - E - A- I-arson of A sto ria will " ® “ conduct an E nglish service. from $5 to $15 w hich th e rec o rd e r gram of m usic and read in g is being his en listm en t he w rote a poem “The ing. T he next m orning F ritz Stoek-1 " “‘“A At noon a d in n e r will be served KPCPn,ly 135 m em bers of th e chor- had received no bill for and for which a rran g e d fo r and ice cream will be S inking of th e M a in e ,'” fo r whicn er found th e lid of th e can in his am o u n t he could n o t be certain . served for th e b enefit of th e society. he received $1,000 fo r th e copyright. yard and retu rn ed it to Mrs. W ith- - ll8’ ”lany o l whom are In th is group a t th e church and a very p leasan t W hen th is is in he will proceed to fix A sh o rt business session will oe ‘A p a rt of a n o th e r of my poems, row. Mrs. W ithrow says th is was th e ° f b° ’ ma<le a to u r of S o u th ern Ore- tim e enjoyed visitin g an d enjoying a,ld as fa r BOU,h as S acram ento a bo u n tifu l d in n e r w hich Is alw ays th e assessm ents and notify p roperty held in connection w ith th e social “T he Red Cross N u rse” was carved first can of ice cream they had ever I ow ners. when delegates will be elected to th é on th e tom b sto n e of E dith Cavell left o u tsid e and it is also th e last I, v ng concerts a t various cities and provided. In th e aftern o o n Rev. V. G O gren al° nK ,h e w ay’ A n u m b er of re g u la r bills w ere Lay E lectoral conference, w hich will th e n u rse who was sh o t by th e G erm This keg had arriv ed late and every of P o rtlan d will lead in a discussion an s in th e late w ar.” one was busy so it was th o u g h t e a s -Ic ?® gro u p com ing to G resham on m eet a t F o re st Grove early in O ct allow ed a la rg e p roportion of which Mr. H ag g erty still w rites and th e ier to leave it o u tsid e r a th e r th an ober in connection w ith th e an n u a l v 7' " ' I 1 be Iefl by th e R ev- A of th e topic “T h e childhood w ith w ere fo r s tre e t work. | K' Evan" of P o rtlan d who is consid God.” T he text for th is discussion conference. follow ing lines w ere w ritten an d ded unpack it. T h e council also o rd ered th a t a ered one of th e best lead ers in the wifi be found in Rom. 8:14-17 and icated to th e Boy Scouts. M orning services will be held as p a ir of handcuffs be purchased fo r in 1 Jo h n 3: 1-2. OUTLOOK FORCE WILL I ch° rU8 „ usual next Sunday. L ittle' B oy S cou t o f M ine use in th e m a rsh a l's office W ednesday evening tw o serm ons PICNIC SATURDAY Mr' « J, Conf« 8° V f Mr and T he Sunday school is keeping up well If you will give m e y o u r a tte n tio n . T h e F ire and W ater d ep a rtm en t fo r th e su m m er season and in te re s t In prose I ’ll try to m ention I m rs. it. h . Confrey, who a re well will be given by th e Rev. C. J . was o rd ered to m ake a full rep o rt ing sessions are held n th e varous Some th in g s th a t s trik e T he Outlook office will be closed I known In G resham will give d ram atic R enhard of Colton, and th e Rev. fo r th e cost of in stallin g an electric dep artm en ts. T he pasto r. Rev. A S My fancy every day: all day tom orrow . A ugust 13. to en-1 rea d *ng8. Donald I b only 13 years of A. M. G reen of E m anuel hospital. siren and w ere asked to inspect th e Hisey. will preach at 11 o ’clock on And now th e w ar is over able th e force to enjoy Its an n u al aRP but 18 considered th e b est dra T his will close th e session. T he siren s in o th e r cities. They will give th e topic, “ Not P eace b u t a Sword. picnic. It is planned to visit the pap- maRc rea d er in th e chorus, Rev. J. T ruedson, p asto r of th e lo A nd o u r boys a re com ing home, a fu ll rep o rt of th e ir findings a t th e E pw orth L eague will m eet as usual And we go to m eet er m ills a t Oregon City and to picnic Sandy H ouston, the only boy di cal L u th eran church will assist in n ex t re g u la r m eeting. at som e su itab le place beyond th ere, rp cto r connected with tho W hitney all th ese a rran g e m en ts and help to nt i o clock. *At 8 o’clock a larg e con And ch eer them every day. probably on Oswego lake T his is th e , boru8 w111 “ I*" ap p e ar on th e pro- keep th e p rogram moving sm oothly. T h e stre e t com m ittee w as a u th o r tin g e n t from th e W hitney Boys ch o r ized to m ake an e stim a te and p u r us will give a sacred concert. No a d T hey fo u g h t in b attles second an n u al picnic of th e O utlook , * ra m ’ Thprp will also be solos by force. Thos. Hadley who will play his own COUPLE KNOWN HERE ch ase th e lum ber needed to p u t in m ission will be charged T h a t w ere gory cross w alks on Pow ell stre e t and accom panim ent on th e ukelele. Sev MARRIED AT COQUILLE And did ho n o r to Old Glory, Need Your Molt Cleaned? eral o th e r m em bers of th e C horus o th e r p a rts of th e tow n w here they INVITATION TO P. T. A. T hey ta u g h t th e H uns H ave it F ren ch dry cleaned. a re needed. Re. will ap p e ar In Individual num bers. Miss May V. Miller, niece o f Mrs. PICNIC IS RECEIVED A lesson pairin g n eatly done, T ailo rin g for W hen th e C h o ru s appeared In Mary O. F ritz and g ran d d au g h te r of • T h a t w ould la st forever T he P o rtlan d council of th e P a re n t ladies and men. Sure Bargains in Used Implements P o rtlan d In concert early th is sum Mr. W oodw ard, of G resham was m a r T eacher association has planned a And a day. Machinery. P E T E R LENARD, T allo p m er th e O regonian said of th e ir con ried to W illiam A. L ehnhen of M yrtle W ith your kind condescension Used disc plows, w alking plows. picnic at P eninsula P ark fo r A ugust c e rt: “T he concert was on e of th e P oint, A ugust 6th, a t Coquille. 1 used A spinw all potato digger. From a fig h t h e ’s never 23rd. T hey have extended an in I ’ll en d eav o r h ere to m ention T he young couple a re q u ite well m ost rem a rk a b le and m ost th rillin g 1 used ensilage cu tter. Run away. vitation to th e County Council of the A gladsom e sig h t th a t g re e ts me Mr. eve» heard ln th is city cltv .” ” "T ho » known th ro u g h o u t th e state. h e u last E very day. 2 used g as engines. P arent-T eachers, which Includes th ir n o te of 'Come W here th e L ilies L ehnhen, a m em ber of th e Masonic 3 used cream se p arato rs. H e’s peaceful and h e’s quiet, Bloom ,’ was an e -tra -lo n g sen satio n Lodge, is an ex-service man, seeing 1 Case tra c to r, plow s and disc teen circles o utsid e th e city, to Join W hen th e d ru m s a re a hum m ing, But you can bet y o u r boots them on th is occasion. A full p ro h arrow s. al one of m ore th a n one m in u te of foreign service on a su b m a rin e de- And th e boys they come a ru n n in g H e’ll fight 1 Maxwell ton tru c k , good condi gram of am usem ents has been a r To m u ster in to line. sw eetness. It was th e s ta r fe a tu re of 8troyer. He Is a g ra d u a te of A storia tion. When he know s th e cause ranged fo r th e aftern o o n an d even high school Miss M iller alten d ed th e th e co n cert.” Oh, th a t brave boy Is rig h t and on 1 C hevrolet 490, delivery, $450. ing w hich includes m any fea tu re s of T his chorus o f boys which has Oregon A g ricu ltu ral College and th e K h ak i clad 1 O verland-4, to u rin g , 1920, $525 in te rest. Sw im m ing will be one of- The square. grow n to over 800 In P o rtlan d and N orm al, and fo r th e p ast five years Makes o u r h e a rts feel glad, W. A. HESSEL. the sp o rts of th e day. vicinity Is conducted by Mr. W hitney has been teaching In Oregon She Is And I ’d give m ore th an H e's a charm ing little who d irects th e work of all groups. an active m em ber In th e Rebekah I ’m w orth to call him mine. W onder Scores of T he chorus la divided Into sm aller lodge and th e G range He does th in g s w ith o u t groups for tra in in g and practice. Each friends wish them well. They will H e’s th e risin g g en eratio n , A blunder, of these groups Is u n d er th e d irec t probably live on M r L eh n h en ’« stoeg And we’ll say w ith o u t h esitation And he m akes us glad ion of a leader Mr. W hitney m akes ranch n ea r M yrtle Point. T h a t som e day h e’ll be To m eet him th e rounds of th e group giving his T he sa v iq u r of o u r land. Any tim e and anyw here. M ethodist Q u arterly ALwMing personal direction to th e work and W ith his brave h e a rt so tru e, Q u arterly m eeting services will be keeping In touch with all th e boys. To th e red, w h ite and blue. H e’s a capital little fellow. It is planned to organized a branch held In th e F ree M ethodist church F o r o u r flag lik e a v eteran And th e re 's not a sign week conducted by d istric t eld er of th e chorus here In th e n ea r fu tu re , He w ill stan d . ' . Of yellow probably th e early p a rt of S eptem ber Rev. W. T. K lofzbach of P o rtlan d . I* From th e ground to th e top To cooperate In th e success of S un 1 reaching F rid ay and S atu rd ay even And w ith o u t equivocation Of his cu rlin g hair. day evenings en tertain m en t, W. H ings a t 8 o ’clock. S abbath school on H e’s th e p rid e of o u r N ation A drian, m an ag er of th e G resham The^ Sunday m orning a t 10. followed by He w ins o u r appro b atio n love feast and p reaching service. H e’s o u r neig h b o r’s little boy a te r has prom ised to close his show In every way. And he fills o u r h earts Sunday evening and give everyone a M issionary m eeting at 2* 3ft p m H e’s th e flow er of creation W ith Joy iZ T n *"* ’ P M by -»"tHct eld- Chance to atten d (he concert. And I ’ll say w ith o u t reserv atio n When In uniform er. AH a re corldally Invited. T hat som e day he'll Sixty boys selected from more than 800 in chorus will We see him R epresent o u r Nation in som e way M arching by. sing here. ; Some day h e’ll be a captain • A colonel o r a g eneral W ith his gun upon Or. possibly o u r P resid en t Donald Confrey, 13-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. H is shoulder, Who can say. And his m erry fife and drum , R. H. Confrey, will give dramatic readings. He surely cuts som e fig u re ; > I But w h eth e r he is o r not M ighty fine. ; H e’s Jo h n n y on th e spot. H e’s a loyal little Sammy, As I look at him I p onder You’ll adm it In every way. And It m akes my h e a rt grow ' H e’s a little gentlem an F on d er i At th a t. Of th a t brave little Boy Scout I And I'd bet my service h at. Of mine. WHITNEY BOY’S CHORUS Sacred Concert at Methodist Episcopal Church SUNDAY EVENING, AUGUST 14 at 8 P. M. THE OUTLOOK OFFICE will be closed all day Saturday, August 13, on account of the annual picnic of the force.