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About Gresham outlook. (Gresham, Multnomah County, Or.) 1911-1991 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 23, 1921)
» AAGB FO C K GHKSHAM OVTLO O K, 0001010100020100010053000100010101000101000001000100010000000200010001000000000000 I 'K I D A Y , SEPTEM BER B i, 1021 FRISCO SHOWS ARE I A BIG ATTRACTION S ch ool B ook s Jones Lumber Co. T he F risco Exposition Shows th a t a re playing th e M ultnom ah county ! fa ir th is week are not only th e l a r g - ; est show th a t has ev er trav eled tne Pacific Coast, b ut have proven to be Established 1859 th e cleanest and h ighest g rad e ca r nival th a t has ev er visited th is s e c -' tion of th e country. T he F risco shows arriv ed late M onday aftern o o n a fte r a long ru n from New W estm inster, B ritish Co lum bia. T h ere are 30 double len g th circus cars in th e ir special train . J e n of these a re P ullm an cars used for living q u a rte rs fo r a n um ber of tne com pany. The “ M idway” of th e F risco Expo sition show s on th e fair g rounds re sem bles very much a v eritab le C<ney Island w ith its m yriads of lights, m u sic, excitem ent and pleasures. T here a re som e 20 different shows of m erit and fo u r rid in g devices in cluding an up-to-date m erry-go- round, la rg e size F e rris w heel, th e whip and th e new th rille r know n as th e g ia n t seaplane w hich Is th e n e a r est approach to a ride in an a ir plane th a t one could expect, T here is an excellent concert band of 20 pieces and m any o th e r attra c tio n s ne cessary to m ake up an o rganization ! of this jsize. j, The big fe a tu re of th e F risco Ex- j ; position show s is Ja ck B u rro w ’s W ild : ■ W est show. T his one show ca rrie s [ ! 16 head of excellent bucking horses ■ including th e fam ous u n rid ab le ! “ W hite L ig h tn in g .” T he m anag em en t < of the wild w est offers $100 fo r any ! one in th e world who will p ut up a h contest rid e on th is celeb rated b u ck -]: ing horse. This attra c tio n also car- j • ries six head of long horn B rahm a i steers. T hese c a ttle are very in te r- ! esting an d are proving as difficult to! === ride as th e bucking horses. T he f e a - ! 5 = tu re ste e r know n as Col. Zack M ulhall = = so fa r has not found a successful j =35 ru ler and th e show offers $50 for any ! = 3 one who will rid e him . £ The next ghow of im portance is !.’. 3 2 known as th e Coney Island Side show. I X S B We have been inform ed by the show ! A 5 = people th a t th is show is really tw o ! X 3 S different show s tha’t have been com -j | H , bined in to one. T he show has a liv- j X Mernb S 3 • ing head in a sp id er web out in fro n t ! === as a free a ttra c tio n . Inside th e re are half a dozen excellent illusions and escapes from th e one show . Com bined w ith th e illusion show is th e B uiimh B uhiiu Society C ircus consisting of a tro u p e of train ed dogs and m onkeys. Then the b ea u tifu l little pony know n as Phone 2431 See J. G. Mast, Branch, MgT. Rob Roy, th e pony th a t does every- th in k b u t speak th e E nglish lan g uage. W hile he does not speak it he th o ro u g h ly u n d ersta n d s every word j spoken to him and gives his answ ers i prom ptly. Teddy, th e horse w ith th e ! hum an b rain is w orth the price of ad- j , m ission. He is tru ly w onderful. A The M otrofrom e, know n as th e wall 11 of d eath, is w here th e d arin g rid ers ! A cause on e’s h ea rt to skip a beat by ? K athleen Bailey e n tertain ed th e „ ,, . , ... . th e ir ap p a ren t d isreg ard of life and i Campfire girls w ith a "slu m b er P » r - 1 . A K ath lee n ’s i ty ” T uesday evening. T he A rabian K n ig h ts seem to m other, Mrs J. Bailey, chaperoned .. , , .. , . , , , i tra n sp o rt one to th e fa ir and m vster- the p arty nt th e fa ir g ro u , n d s d u rin g , ious . , . . . an d . , includes , . East sp o rts and th e evening and they spent th e l a r g e r _„... . ., , , , , pastim es of th a t ancient co u n try par p art of th e day to g e th er on W ednes- „ , i ticip ated In by people specially e n - , lll> ’ gaged to give th is phenom enal exhl- An ad jo u rn ed m eeting of th e bition. From th is we reach th e Jazz- G reshum Business Men’s association i„ n,t M instrels th a t ca rry a com pany will be held W ednesday night, Sep- of 15 p erfo rm ers with th e ir own band tem p er 28 a t the city hall. It is ex- Jnd o rch estra. T hen th e re is the peeled th a t at th is m eeting im p o rt- b eau tifu l w ate r circus w ith th e dlv- Children’s Brown Hose, 25c ant rep o rts will be m ade and a rra n g e -| | nK g| r is who ,,o th e Bpem in5 ly Im- Ladies’ Black, Brown and W hite Hose, 25c m ents com pleted fo r th e ta k in g of possible stu n ts In th e w ater. aerial photographs of th e G resham - The A thletic S tadium carry several Children’s Black Sateen Bloomers, 50c P o rtlan d proposed fa ir site an d th e boxers and w restlers who m eet all lllliug out of th e q u estio n n aire sen t com ers and pay liberal purses for School Handkerchiefs, 5c and 10c to Jo h n Brown by th e site com m it anyone th ey fail to defeat. Room tee. 202 has been th e busiest room in T he stockholders of th e Home tow n th is week. It is well w orth a B uilders association voted last Sat visit. Blule Blule, t h e electrical wiz u rd ay nig h t to dissolve th e ir o rg an ard . gives a very in te restin g dem on For Quality ization. T he association was form ed stra tio n of high voltage control nearly tw o years ago as an o u tg ro w th th ro u g h th e hum an body. T his show of th e ag itatio n o ver sh o rtag e o f ! also has th re e g en eratio n s of m idgets houses In G resham , an d Its objeect and m any o th e r novel attractio n s. was to loan money to help individuals T he one p o p u lar place for all th e In building. Only one loan was young people is th e th rille r know n as m ade. This was reg ard ed as a very "O ver the W aves.” T his attra c tio n safe one and has been tak en o ver by Is said to be a p o rtab le double of th e p riv ate p arties. fam ous a ttra c tio n a t . D ream land C alling It a T he L ad ies’ Aid society of th e P ark , Coney Island. M ethodist c h ty rh will m eet W ednes " th rille r ” Is p u ttin g it m ildly. It Is day aftern o o n , Septeiueber 28, at the th e th rille r of th rillers. T h ere are hom e of Mrs. Jan ies S terling. The many o th e r show s of Interest. Big Sugar Stick Gandy FREE with every pound. T he absence of o bjectlonabe fea com m ittee to assist th e hostess will be Mrs. Jack so n Jones, Mrs. J. E. tu re s and th e elim ination of all row Stubbs and Mrs P e te r Michel. Autos dyism m akes th e Frisco Exposition will be al W a lrad ’s sto re to ta k e any shows a p leasu re to visit. 12 Ban c m STAL WHITE So«p ..............> .75 who d esire to atten d . A cordial in Q ueen E s th e r G irls , A tte n tio n ! 1 Large Pkg. SF.AFOAM ............................................30 vitatio n Is extended to all. On Sunday aftern o o n , Septem ber The fine m odern residence of Dr 25. at 4 p. m. th e Queen E sth e r elr- 2 Bars CREME OIL Soap ........................................20 G eorge Inglis on Pow ell stre e t Is cle Is Invited to a tte n d a d istric t con-1 well u n d er way . ! rally at th e Sellwood church $1.25 best In finish and ap p o in tm en ts in T he Sellwood, a new circle, Is e n te r- ! th e tow n. ta in in g th e o th e r circles a t th is tim e j Mr. and Mrs W illiam A v erill1 a re and Is offering a rew ard to th e circle receiving co n g ratu latio n s on th e ar- h aving th e la rg e st percentage of ( rival of a fine boy on last Sunday, , m em bers atten d in g . The local circle! S eptem ber 1.8. i has a m em bership en ro llm en t of 50, ’ Mr. and Mrs. P aul T ru itt of P o r t- 1 and th e president asks “ Shall we land spent several days th is week j have th e larg est p ercentage atten d with th e ir son, H arry T ru itt an d **><1 "'in th e re w a rd ? ” If any of th e Large Package 19c fam ily. i m em bers can go to this m eeting, l e t ! W a lrad ’s sto re Is a p o p u lar place te ’titla P u lfe r know by phone o r per- d u rln g th is week, w here experienced son 118 soon as they read th is notice d.-m onstrators are han d in g o u t de- an<^ fu rth e r p articu la rs I tili lb. Can 20c llctous scenes, rak e, rolls, hot cakes I 'ta c h ln e s will be fu rn ish ed to tak e and o th e r F ish e r's Blend products rro w d dow n and bayk, so mem- They expect to spend next week at bers a re urged n ot to h e sita te be cause th ey have no way to go. All th e s ta te fair. Alvin C. S hragren. boys ath letic will m eet and all go together. If W e have a few ECONOMY Pints and SELF-SEALING coach at th e high school, has se anyone In terested in th e Queen Ql AR I S and PIN 1 S left. Get yours while they last cured room s in Mrs. H en g stler's E sth e r's and having a m achine which house on R oberts avenue an d F ifth will not be In use on th a t day would AT WHOLESALE PRICES like to ta k e a load of g irls to Sell- stree t An unsuccessful atte m p t was m a d e ! 1*00'’’ ** would be very g rea tly ap- Let th e p resid en t. Miss to rob th e cash reg ister belonging to p re d a te d Mr Devereaux at L lnnem an depot P u lfer, o r Mrs. A. H evel know early on W ednesday night but th e in tru d if you have such plans. er was frig h ten ed aw ay w hen he was Quttfity and Service TROUTDALE discovered by Mr. D evereaux. who At th e T ro u td ale church next S un sleeps In th e depot. Phone 1451 Phone 1451 day evening a t 7 :SO o'clock th e Rev. Keep In styla. Try one of thoee E arl B Cotton will p reach on thee subject "The Water of Life." I BUY QUALITY LUMBER A FULL LINE School Supplies, Tablets, Pencils, Fountain Pens Crayons, Silver Pencils, Inks, Etc. G r e sh a m D ru g C o. I The R E X .4LL ' Store Our dimension lumber is .{ in. thicker, £ in. wider than standard size (full size). Get Your REPAIR WORK and OVERHAULING done at Finishing lumber all kiln dried, run on fast feed (hard knife) machines, insuring you a first-class job. HOSSNER GARAGE Service Car will tow you in at anv time. Phone 78x1 W. HOSSNER Gresham OUR MILL, 1280 Macadam St., Portland We deliver direct from mill to you. GRESHAM THEATER WHY PAY THE MIDDLEMAN? TWO BIG DAYS Exclusive Representative National Builders’ Bureau * To assure every one an opportunity to see one of the best productions in recent years. Saturday and Sunday SEPT. 24, 25 ^S3 White Outing Flannel 6 Y a rd s F o r $1.00 BISHOP BROS. UCSSe L LA S K .V />>■••«»«• CECIL BDeMILLE'S MÀLEandFEMÀLE P R O D U C T IO N », - ,c/ (Fh’mmountdrlcmitCf'iilure- GRESHAM LOCALS ¡¿A e b t- .1 c Founded on J . A f . Barrie'j famous play “ The Admirable Crichton.” Adapted for the screen by Jeanie Macpherson ECIL B. D e MILLE has pro- duced a considerable number of the biggest motion picture suc-, cesses in the history of the screen. I f you satv his productions, “ Don’t Change Your Husband,” “ For Bet ter, For Worse,” and “Old Wives for New ,” you cannot forget them: every one a great human drama, every one a great Paramount A rt- craft Picture. ' In “M ' ale ‘ and Female” you see the luxurious civilization of the state liest homes of modern England— you see a sumptuous English yacht wrecked on a South Sea Island and its titled occupants flung ashore by the sea and forced to struggle for existence under Swiss Fam ily Rob inson conditions— and later you see the same characters moving amid the barbaric splendor of a court in ancient Babylon! An all-star cast including Thos. Meighan, Gloria Swanson, Lila Lee, Theo. Roberts, Bebe Daniels and many others. PICTURES AT 7:15 and 9 P. M. Children 15c Adults 30c Il e advise the public to come early to assure good seats Special Values ROYAL CLUB COFFEE “NEST EGG” BANKS SOAP $1.25 Value for $1.00 SW IFT’S PRIDE WASHING POWDER LIBBY’S CORNED BEEF JARS A. W. METZGER & CO. Great*interest is taken in the display of NEST EGG Banks at First State Bank Booth on the Fair Grounds. Many take the NEST EGG with them. All agree that they must have one. REMEMBER DURING FAIR W EEK FARMERS DIRECTORY, consisting of 120 pages, neatly bound, is given ABSOLUTELY FREE with each NEST EGG Bank, which is delivered to every person opening a Savings Account of $1.00. The NEST EGG Banks are truly a lesson in T H R IFT Get One F ir s t S t a t e B a n k GRESHAM, ORE.
