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About Gresham outlook. (Gresham, Multnomah County, Or.) 1911-1991 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 20, 1921)
Tuesday, September 20, 1921 COUNTY FAIR NUMBER, GRI SHAM OUTLOOK BIG MIDWAY SHOWS NOT AS BAD AS REPORTED; BIGGEST IN WEST JONES IS STILL WITH US T he biggest Midway ev er seen at \ T h ere is g en e ral rejoicing in th e ; ; | a co unty fa ir In O regon, o r on th e co n stru ctio n d ep a rtm en t of th e Pacific Coast fo r th a t m a tte r, is th e M ultnom ah County E air, over th e one occupied by ^he F risco Exposi- successful term in atio n of th e prepar- tion Shows a t th e M ultnom ah coun- ato ry building w ork for th e 1921 ty fair. T he show s a n d ‘ rid in g de- show. H ereto fo re it has been th e i vices cover a space of eig h t acres 1 custom w hen a fa ir was being ar- and they are badly crow ded, th e ir ranged to kill F ra n k Jones, chief o rig in al specifications as to space i co n tracto r, a t least once d u rin g th e calling fo r 10 acres. get ready period. T h a t’s one of the Beset by every difficulty of w eath er reasons why F ra n k casts such a long and tra n sp o rta tio n th e big 30 car pinuous shadow , a lb e it re g iste rin g Next to Pavilion on Fair Grounds tra in pulled in to Mt. Hood dep o t of b ut little volum e. H is la st dem ise th e P. R. L. & P. la st n ig h t ju s t be- a t th e fa ir g ro u n d s was th e re su lt of fore d ark , being o ver 14 h o u rs late a too am b itio u s telephone pole which from New W estm inster, B. C., w here tried to m easu re up to F ra n k ’s repu- th e ag g reg atio n was th e a ttra c tio n a t j tatio n for ag ility w ith th e re su lt th a t 0 « 0 th e fair. T he cars w ere sp o tted , th e it kicked him in Borne of his vital ru n s low ered and th e work of hau l- p arts and n early tu rn e d him into ing th e 45 wagons to th e f a i r , daisy food. H ow ever th a t’s all over g ro u n d s sta rte d . " B ill” E k stro m and buried w ith th e past fai;- history, C H IC K E N D IN N E R S P E C IA L w ith his fo u r tru ck s did S p artan The fact rem ain s th a t th e 1921 fair service. T he road in to th e fa ir has opened w ith o u t an y th in g m ore ♦ g ro u n d s was sloppy from th e h ard serious h appening to th e " ta ll cedar X rain of yesterd ay and Sunday and of G resh am " th an being la te to sup- th e g ro u n d soft, but w ith th e aid o f tp e r a few nights. o o « tw o team s of horses th e g ig a n tic | - -------------------- - task was accom plished by 3 o’clock CLEVELAND'S POOL HALL in th e m orning. A D A IL Y F O O D ROBBED SUNDAY A rran g em en ts had alread y been SHORT ORDERS OPEN AT ALE HOURS W illiam H olm berg, who w4s _ a r-! ; ____ m ade _____ w ith ________ th e fa ir _____ m an ________ ag em en t ___ for « ITI PKK ES DURING FAIR th e electric in stallatio n and E lectri- rP8ted e a r >y Sunday m orning by clan Mack had th o u g h tfu lly in stalled P ra n k Wo8tel1 and placed in th e city • » » » » » » » j - » » - » - ? - » | bunch lig h ts on each of th e th ree jail on a ch arg e of b u rg lary ; has been j poles in stalled on th e M idway so th e released, sentenced on parole. H olm berg broke Into th e pool hall boys of th e show w ere g re a tly a s sisted by th is unexpected illu m in a ow ned by C. S. Cleveland, S atu rd ay evening, w ith in ten m in u tes of th e tion. T he show m en have been busy tim e Mr. C leveland closed th e shop, ’ ere ctin g th e ir te n ts and p u ttin g th e and rifled th e till of $8 in change. rid in g devices to g e th er all day and H olm berg h as been han g in g around th e am u sem en t a re a will be full of | th e pool room for som e tim e and has been accep tin g th e h o sp itality of life and lig h t th is evening. T he show ca rrie s a captive sea Cleveland, who, he says has been be FOR THE plane, a new th rille r In rid in g de frien d in g him th ro u g h pity. International Speed Trucks, International Spreaders, T he case cam e up before Ju stice vices; th e W hip, n icknam ed th e Drills, Cream Separators, Gas Engines. ¡"sh im m y tu b s " ; F e rris w heel and of th e P eace Brown, who, acting up- Anker-Holth Cream Separators. Perfection Milking m erry-go-round. Among th e show s on adv,ce ° f th e d istric t atto rn ey are a W ild W est show, Diving Girl | and th e fact th a t Mr. Cleveland Machines. White Lily Electric or Power Washing show , big circus sid e show . Gully failed to ap p e ar to prosecute, paroled Machines. Gully M ike’s O riental show ; Crazy H olm berg, a n d ' o rd ered him to re Myer’s Pumps for Hand or Power Feed Grinders. House, Negro M instrels, pony Circus port to th e co u rt every two weeks. | Cider Mifls. Corn or Hay Cutters. Root Cutters. and tra in e d anim als and sev eral o th H olm berg was also o rd ered to pay | Gresham, Ore. Phone 11 th e board and room bills he had con-j e r featu res. T h ere are fo u r com plete bands tr a d e d and to leave town. Making Sotind Automobile Tires in the same wav w ith th e show and th e ro ste r com they are made at the factory. Come see how your auto prises o ver 400 nam es, Including em COUNTY ORGANIZATIONS Ixx-turen on M orm onism . to a tte n d th e lectu re on M ormonism ployees, p erform ers, etc. T he show mobile tire is made. • HAVE ATTRACTIVE BOOTH Recently th e p astor of th e Zion next Sunday evening at 8 o ’clock at is engaged to play a t th e s ta te f a ir at Evangelical church enjoyed th e g re a t th e church. Come and h ea r som e Salem a f te r leaving h ere next S a tu r Reliability Service W ednesday will be th e big day a t privilege of visiting Salt Lake City, th in g ab o u t “C elestial M arriag e” or day n ig h t. th e county fa ir fo r schools and for U tah, and g ettin g personally ac "P olygam y Among Gods” , “ P re-E x th e paren ts. Schools of th e county quainted with the M ormons and th e ir istence” , "B aptism for th e D ead” Those Want Ads are genuine bus will be closed and everyone will a t religion. You are cordially Invited and o th e r Mormon teachings. iness getters. * tend th e fair. T he C hautauqua pro 6x2 Gresham, Oregon 1141 gram s prom ise to be especially fine on W ednesday as th e 13 circles of th e county council of P aren t-T each e r associations have b ro u g h t in th e ir POMONA GRANGE HOLDS best m a teria l for th e aftern o o n and INTERESTING SESSION [ evening program s. T h ro u g h an over sig h t th e num bers from th e V ictory, Two h u n d red persons w ere present i C ed ar and C o rb ett schools were a t Pom ona g ran g e last W ednesday o m itted from th e published program 1 „.h„_ ,, , , .. , ¡la st F riday. R om a F ran ces G lllihan i " h e“ “ m et a t M nl‘n° “ a »» « ran g e of P o rtlan d has also consented to h all. A class of 27 was given th e Pom ona degree. give a piano solo. T he county council te n t w ith Its Established 1859 A rran g em en ts fo r e n te rta in in g th e rest room and k in d e rg a rten and the n atio n al g ran g e in N ovem ber w ere | exhibits of th e County Public H ealth association and th e county library ¡com pleted as fa r as possible. J. J. which a re all located In th e large John8°n was selected to act as drill te n t opposite th e club building and m aster and to select a degree team , th e C hautauqua te n t, is one of th e The p u ttin g on of th e P om ona degree | ! m ost a ttra c tiv e sp o ts on th e f a ir will be done by C larke county, W ash I gro u n d s. ington and M ultnom ah county Po- We have purchased mach m ona granges. | g IF YOU W ANT SIGNS 9 inery that will rip, cross T h e by-law s of Pom ona gran g e SIGN UP WITH TODD j w ill be revised by a co m m ittee of saw, sand and groove lumb 1 Todd believes In signs. He m akes fo u r who were appointed W ednes- er right on the job. n u r J ’ h <,Oet n0\ ,a lk ' "i* " 8 and " h° **» " * > « a t ‘ he next a!k. so he m akes sbtns. Todd signs 81,8. lon T his com m ittee consi8t8 of Iiis signs Todd th en people know j j j ohneon, A. F Miller, W ilda \\ ill save material and labor they are Todd signs. Todd signs Buckm an and E L Thorpe. him self "T o d d ” because he w an ts, A draatic re8olutlon d ea„ w |(h I . Z t L hx ,h a ‘ ‘he signs he th e aIleg„d conditions of th e ro ad . ' Better W ork m Less Time • K ' 8 Todd on are th e signs th a t houses and dance halls of th e county, Todd m ade and n ot th e s l/n s he did and calling fo r action fo r th e eradi- n o t m ake. Because Todd m akes Pat|on of th ese alleged co n d itio n s,1 signs and signs his signs, It is no was adopted unanim ously by the sign th a t he does n o th in g but m ake m em bers of Pom ona. T he resolu- See OSCAR W. THOREN ’ signs. He p ain ts b arns, houses an d tlon Is as follow s: F or E stim a tes P h on e SOxl pig pens ju s t as a rtistic a lly as as he he . W hereas. T h ere exists In this m akes signs See Todd ab o u t your county roadhouses and dance halls In sign. Sign y o u r nam e so Todd will which qu estio n ab le dances and o th e r know w hose sign he is to s ig n .1 practices of Indecent and im m oral Also he is th e official _____ sign __ n a tu re are conducted co n tra ry to m an of th© fa ir and has his shop law, law * wh,ch en d an g er o u r sons and close to th© a r t exhibit w hich Is fit- an(* are a disgrace and . public be m ,t enace in o u r m idst, There- tin g ly p ro p er fo r one who m akes forp such a rtistic signs. "R esolved, By M ultnom ah Pom o na g ran g e In re g u la r session assem JAZZ TIME KELLY bled. th a t we condem n In th e strong- JAZZES THE FAIR e*‘ ‘Prms ®uch dance halls and road- ----------- houses, and deplore th e fact th a t One of th e en te rta in in g and a t th e they are p erm itted to carry on th e ir sam e tim e efficient publicity featu res nefarious business, and we u rg e and 1 of th e county fair has been th e nov- ,,pm and th a t th e d istrict atto rn ey and elty ad v ertisin g of Jazz Tim e Kellv, o ,h p r . pro’>*r c2 u n ‘/ offlc,al8 ‘»*p singing Cow » com edian who has in coU ^ r’ sa rlo u s costum es parad ed th e stre e ts with these d tsrep u atb le places of P o rtlan d w ith th e ad v e rtise m en t; “ Resolved. T hat a copy of these of th e fa ir on his back. Kelly ac- resolutions be sent to th e d istric t at- com panies his prom anades by varl- tornev and th e board of county When the same crew can ous am using stu n ts and invariably com m issioners and to th e atto rn ey - a ttra e ts th e a tte n tio n of th e passer- «en era l of th e sta'te.” double the amount with a by and fixes In his m ind th e affair ° ne ° i th e •n‘p'’pMing fea tu re s of mixer —at— and date of his suhiect ,hp 8PM,on waB ‘h«* report of in- H ¿ . h L .1 I' . . creased m em bership d u rin g th e past He visited th e ( lack a m as fa ir at th re e m onths. T he to ta l increase rtember •< t anby two days last week and at- was 141 m em bers of w hich n um ber tr a d e d m uch atte n tio n by his antics. R ussellville had 114 new m em bers at th e sam e tim e giving th e M uitno- «luring th e last th ree m onths. This m ah county fa ir m uch valuable pub- has wcn fo r R ussellville the perm a- licity. Kelly will be on duty all ,lpn‘ ®WI’prsh ip of th e cham pionship , week, te llin g th e story of th e fair to b annpr. offprpd bX PoEB° aa f ran«<* P hone 50x1 Gresham ° f T ' V l a” d n u trim e n t on th© fa ir g ro u n d s at v h ic h had won d u rin g th© past th ree Phone 2431 See J. G.'Mftst, Branch, M gr r-*Kbt. m onths th© rrp est a t p ercen tag e of th e la larg The Bank of Gresham pays 6 per | m em bership. T he first g ra n g e to win They're getting fewer, but th e re th e b an n er th re e tim es becam e its cent Interest on time deposits.— Ad. still exists th e kind of law yer ___ ______ owner. ______ ____________ r h o, . permanent This has hap- EAT AT THE MAKE CAFETERIA ICE CREAM We Supply the Bread Meet us at the Fair CASE TRACTORS OVERLAND — Touring, Sedan or Coupe FRISCO EXPOSITION SHOWS CITY BAKERY W. A. HESSEL AGENCIES tones Lumber Co. « BUY QUALITY LUMBER Cut Building Expenses Our dimension lumber is I in. thicker, | in. wider than standard size (full size). Finishing lumber all kiln dried, run on fast feed (hard knife) machines, insuring you a first-class job. OI R MILLt 1280 Macadam St., Portland We deliver direct from mill to you. WHY PAY THE MIDDLEMAN? Why Mix Concrete By Hand ? Exclusive Representative National Builders’ Bureau Only $5 per day OTTO P. MAGNUSON Drop onto a few of the bargains thinks every judge and all jurors are pened now and Russellville claims the dp*f- 1 championship for the county. offered in the want columns
