Bjr CORA JOHNSON.
School ( aletular
The rebuilding and extension of elec
» • » •o v u iv u a i i a i o u v io c b .
« o u i c m a t i s i u u e p i a y e a W ill
tric light lines is being pushed all o-
May 18— Inter-class track m eet,
Ju n e 8— C om m encem ent exercises V ancouver a t V ancouver th is F riday ver
Gresham by workmen of the P o rt
S tapleton Held a t 2:45 p. m.
Masonic hall a t 8 o’clock
' An effort *• being m ade to play the land Railway Light A Power company.
May 28— D eclam atory contest to
cham pion team of th e high schools They are working at present on South
b ast W ednesday. May 10, we were of P o rtlan d . Some sh iftin g has been Roberts, Roberts, Hood and Cleveland
be given in th e assem bly hall at 1
o ’clock.
ag ain victorious in a gam e of base- m ade on th e infield. G uerney Wood. avenues, putting in heavier and high
er poles. About tw enty new consumers
May 26— Moving p icture show in j Dali w ith E stacad a with a score of i wbo P,a yed on th ird base is now on Cleveland avenue have signed up,
assem bly hall a t 8 o ’clock.
'1 5 -3 . May 12 we played Oregon catch er, Tom Lovelace, who played requiring an extension north as far as
rig h t field plays th ird and Wm. Mc- dwellings are built.
A llister plays outfield
r
A baby girl was born to Mr. and
W ednesday aftern o o n , May 17, Mrs. Joe Exley on last Friday, May 12.
Mr. and Mrs. H erbert Ryan are the
high school will be dism issed so th a t
proud owners of a baby, born May 9
stu d e n ts and teach ers can atten d the at the Emanuel hospital in Portland.
g rad e school May day exercises.
Mrs. A. C. Ruby and son C urtis left
A declam atory contest will be giv for California on Monday to join Mr.
en in th e assem bly hall May 26 at 1 Ruby, who w ent there a week ago.
o ’clock. T hree stu d e n ts from each They will rem ain for a few weeks.
Three boys of the Gresham W hitney
class have been chosen by class ad
Disc Harrows, Spring- or
visors to rep resen t th e ir class. O ra Boys’ chorus left last, F riday for As
toria, to sing in concert there. The
torical, dram atical and hum orous boys were Guy Rusher, George Wads
Spike-tooth Harrows, Cul
num bers will be given. Miss W yeth worth and W alterm ore Thoren. While
tivators, Superior Drills,
will give a bronze plate to th e school in A storia the boys called on the Rev.
Aspinwall Potato Plant
upon w hich th e nam e of th e w inners Melville T. Wire, a form er G resh am 1
pastor. A trip was also made to Kelso
ers and Diggers
will be engraved.
to give a concert there. T here were
T he follow ing have been chosen: 220 boys in the party. All the boys
F resh m en : V ada Anderson, H ar met in Portland, and went on board
with the
the boat Madeline, which was chart
ry C urry, Jam es Hill.
for the trip. They returned home
Genuine
Sophom ores: C lara Mason, Rose ered
Monday.
P o tter, E dw ard Southard.
O liver
Mrs. T. W. Wixson, wife of the man
Ju n io rs: Sylvia P aulson, Wm. Mc who has charge of the T w entieth Cent
A llister, E ula M arvin.
ury store, left for F o rt Huron, Michl-
P low s
Seniors: M arg u rite Bailey, Vida gan, Sunday, after receiving a telegram
with
telling of her fath e r’s serious illness.
Cemer, Grace H offm eister.
Her father has been 111 for some time,
all repairs
T he in terclass track field m eet will but his illness has grown more serious
be given May 18 on th e Stapleton recently.
Repairs for your Binder, M ow er or Rake
A thletic field at 2:45. T his meet
Harold Buzlck who is seriously 111
The New Improved Model 32
will decide th e class cham pionship at the home of Will Hessel is reported
Water Systems for any type or depth of well
to
be
improving.
Capacity, nine sheets or 108 towels
and th e w inning class will be p re
Mrs. John Brown left last week for
sented w ith a silver loving cup. do
W ringer Rolls, 12 inches long
nated by th e business men o f G resh Heppner, Oregon, to spend a few weeks
Floor space, 26% inches by 40 inches
visiting
her
daughter,
Mrs.
Albert
Ad
am.
Reliability
Service
kins and family.
Weight, 225 pounds
It is o u r policy to g et every one
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GRESHAM
Word has ju st been received by John
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in terested in ath letics.
F resh m an Brown th a t his son Ross, who lives In
are show ing up stro n g w ith 42 men Los Angeles, California, is tak in g the
j entered. Those who m ake a good place of chief clerk tem porarily, while
j record in th is m eet will be selected the clerk is away. It has been hinted
that the chief clerk does not expect to
j to rep resen t th e high school in dual retu rn and Ross will then be given the
m eets. Some stu d e n ts will not be position perm anently. W alter Brown
allow ed to p articip a te because they his brother, left recently for Los Ange
have not put in th e req u ired am ount les to fill the position th a t Ross form
erly had held with the Am erican Ex
(Continued from last week)
of train in g .
pres company.
E
vents
a
re
as
follow
s:
50
y
ard
It
was
pointed
out
th a t one of the most im portant steps In suc
The
regular
m
onthly
meeting
of
Oil Cook Stoves—
cessful m achine w ashing was the use of the right cleansing solutions
d ash ; 220 y ard d ash ; 440 y ard Gresham Post of the American Legion
lh e w orker operating a m achine m ust lay aside the Idea of using
For preparing a quick
dash; h alf m ile ru n ; h alf m ile re will be held In the Legion club rooms
soap in cake or solid form, and realize th at to get the maximum effic-
breakfast or a course din
lay; m ile ru n ; broad ju m p ; high on Tuesday night. May 23. The com
,®,nc hi fr<Lm 8?“ P u mU8t be cu t up and dissolved so th a t every part-
m ander is desirous th at all who can
ner you’ll find an oil stove
ju m p ; sh o t p u t; pole v a u lt; d is attend be there, on account of nom in
ic e blends with the wash water. Never soap clothes before they are
pu‘„ ,i lt0 \ he wa8h<T ° r allow even sm all bits of soap to go Into the
a most efficient, servant.
cuss; 120 yard h u rd le s; 75 yard ating delegates and altern ates to go
maehlne, because they will stick to the cylinder, fail to make good
to the S tate Convention of the Legion.
No need to heat up the
high, h u rd les, 100 yard dash.
Hoe flaHd
the C,oth,nK
A" bar soap should be shaved
kitchen with the coal
Officials are : R eferee, Roy E. C an The convention will be held a t The
tie added to cold water, and brought slowly to boil until the liquid
Dalles this year.
range.
non; clerk of th e course, R ichard
is clear and of an am ber shade.
oquiu
Lane, V ictor Adlx; judges of finish,
Or powdered soap ground into m inute particles may be purchased
which owing to its form, will save the labor of hand cutting and dls-
Mr. A verill, Mr. R u th erfo rd , Mr. Mc
h ° lteoreVn nr y and 1ulckly- Possibly such powdered soap Is the
GAS PLATES.
C orm ick; s ta rte r, Mr. S h ag ren ; an
best of all for w ashing m achine use; b ut it m ust not be confused with
nouncer. Mr. C am pbell; chief field
the common washing pow ders” which contain not only soap, but vary
Two- and three- burner
Judge, Jack so n
Jo n e s;
a ssista n t
ing am ounts of other m aterials, resin, sand, etc. It is easiest and much
sizes. At special Prices.
field judges, Alden M iller, Em il Lo-
ore economical and safe not to buy these ‘‘powders,’’ but to use the
best grades of pure soap, and add a t home the desired borax soda
zer, Lyle M ason; chief scorer, E rn est
or grease-cutting substances. In th is way the exect am ount of such
S tra tto n ; assista n t scorer, W illiam
Ice Cream Freezers
cleansers as required can be ’’built-in” to the soap solution and the
F ritz ; chief Judge of field events,
dHferen|fen |a88UI? d of p u rlty ’ and
definite solutions for each
Pure ice eream for the
different class of washing.
To be continued next week.
Guy Jo n es; field physician. Dr. A. W.
Botkin.
children can be made at
Because of so m any o th e r events
home quickly, easily, eco
tak in g place th e high school o rch es
nomically if you own a
tra will not give th e penny carnival
good freezer. Oct one in
as planned. They will give Instead
time for the holidays.
a moving p ictu re show on F riday
evening. May 26. a t 8 o ’clock. The
Household goods in our
o rch e stra will give a n u m b er of se
ehïinT
L
Gr68ham
stock are selected for the ser
K EEP OUT THE FLIES
lections In ad d itio n to th e show. The
w
ork.
Raker,
&
Son.
ren
t.
H.
W.
Cooley,
phone
51x2.
vice they give under condi
proceeds w ill go to help pay for o r
Screen Doors, Window
tions in the average home.
ch estra music.
Screens, Wire Cloth, all
OLIVER
CHILLED
PLOWS
HESSELS FARM MACHINERY
Price $152
How to Prepare and Use Soap Solu
tions for Machine Washihg
Lighten Housework
J. E. Metzger
This Summer
Equip your kitchen now
with modern appliances so
that you can take things
easy when hot weather conies
lengths and widths.
BUSINESS HOUSES TO
CLOSE WEDNESDAY, 1 TO 3
All th e G resham business houses
will close th e ir doors W ednesday a f
te rn o o n , May 17, betw een th e hours
of 1 and 3 to give everyone an op
po rtu n ity to atten d th e ’’Spring F es
tival which is to be given on th at
The WINCHESTER Store
afternoon at th e G resham grad e
Phone 1451
p hone 14S1
school.
1 nion high will also be closed for
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A. W. Metzger & Co,
The D elayed Shipm ent o f the W ell-K now n
Harry L. Corbett
R epublican
C andidate for
STATE SENATOR
VOTE
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65
— P a id A dv.
A. A. M UCK
FOR
J. N. Hart
D epartm ent No. 5
I F A V O R HOM E LA BO R , HOM E C O N T R A C T O R S
HO M E PR O D U C T S
J. N. H art is one af the leading can
didates for the Republican nom ination
I for Circuit Judge In the 4th D istrict,
. D epartm ent No 5. He has had an ex-
I tensive legislative and law enforcing
j experience, having served for four
years as D istrict A ttorney of the 3d
Judicial D istrict, and later as S tate
1 Senator from Baker, Harney and Mai-
j heur Counties. During the 1909 ses-
sion of the le g isla tu re Mr H art was
j chairm an of the Jud iciary Committee
and Senate floor leader. Born In 1111-
| nois In 1869. Mr H art has resided In
AND
I Oregon since 1885. securing his educa
tion In private schools in Dallas, the
State Normal School and the U niver
sity of Oregon Ijtw Departm ent. For ,
several years previous to 1896 Mr. H art
taught school, later acting as county
school superintendent of Polk County
for four years. Since 1900 Mr. H art
has been actively practising law, first
in partnership with Jam es H. Town
•
’
send at Dallas, later with Judge Wil
liam Smith and Jam es H Nichols at
Baker. Mr. Hart has been a resident
of Portland since 1912 F raternally.
Mr. H art belongs to the Masons, Odd
fellows and Elks. He Is now practic-
ing with his son. J Harold H art, an
ex service man From Oregon Voter
-P a id A dv.
ItHIMiti May 13. 1922 Adv.
Cdounty ( ommissioners should devote their entire time to the Countv’s
business, not a portion thereof.
Multnomah County should demand its rightful share of the Inter-
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w
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a
t
Now is the time to supply your wants with SEAL-PAX
LNION SLITS. We have them for women and the
children.
REPUBLICAN fo r
CIRCUIT JUDGE
My record for econom ical adm inistra
tion when com m issioner before guarantees
sim ilar econom y n ow .”
s
In stock now. The col
ors are Nude, Brown,
Tan, Black with white
clocking, Brown Heath
er and Grey Heather,
specially priced at, the
p a i r ................... $1.98
We also have the Bear Brand Silk H ose, in
Black, White and Brown, at p a ir.......... 98c
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE
County Commissioner
Wonder Thread Silk Hose
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VOTE 1 0 6 | X | MUCK, A. A.
A full line of Men’s B. V. D. Union Suits
and other makes
WALRAD MERC. CO.
COUNTRY FOLK
All school clerks and school directors are cordially in
vited and urged to attend
Patriotic Educational Entertainment
Masonic Hall, Gresham, Oregon
Saturday E vening, M ay 20th
Eight o’clock p. m., sharp
Admission Free
Auspices First S tate Bank, Gresham, Ore.