GKLSIIAM
TAGT PO P«
FARM HOME DIRECTORS
WILL BREAK «ROUND
------------
.
T he b o ard of d ire c to rs of th e W. C.
T. U C h ild re n ’s F arm H om e an a o u n c -
es th e b reak in g of g ro u n d for th e first
co ttag e on th e H om e F arm n e a r Cor-
v allis a t 1:30 p. m., S atu rd ay , D ecent-
b er 16, 1922. All a re invited to a tte n d
th e cerem ony. M achines to convey
g u ests to th e g ro u n d s w ill m eet late
forenoon tra in s a t A lbany an d Cor-
▼allls.
In sp eak in g of th e e n te rp rise , Mrs.
Ada W allace U n ru h , cam p aig n m an-
a g e r fo r th e farm hom e said ;
“ We have th e cash on hand and
g u a ra n te e d to m eet a ll o b lig atio n s on
th is build in g and have m et all p ay
m en ts on th e farm for m any m onths
in advance. O ur n ex t w ork is to se
cu re money for a bu ild in g for g irls,
as th is one will receiv e boys only, th e
Child W elfare C om m ission not allow -
o i 'S
F arm
B ureau
Oppose»
I
T he p assin g of a c o n stitu tio n al
am en d m en t p roviding a g a in s t fu rth e r
issu an ce of ta x -fre e se c u ritie s w as ad-
vocated a t th e n in th a n n u a l eonvcn-
tfOn of th e F arm M ortgage B an k ers'
asso ciatio n In C hicago, in a p ap er by
Jam es It. H ow ard, p resid en t of the
A m erican F arm B u reau fed eratio n ,
“ The evasion of exem ption of any
c la s s of p ro p e rty from Its Ju st p ro p e r- i
tio n of ta x e s ,” he said, “c a u se s th e
b u rd en to fail th a t m uch h a rd e r upon
o th e r form s.
U n q u estio n ab ly th>-
fa rm e r Is th e la s t m an to be bene- I
filed by tax -ex em p tio n s; h is land is
in sig h t. It is th e w ealth y m an w ho I
in v ests h is m oney in th e s e tax-ex- !
ernpt se c u ritie s issued by local sta te j
and th e n a tio n al g o v ern m en t w ho th u s
escap es his ju s t s h a re of th e co st of
B0V,.rn m ,.n t ••
—
» » .« » • ,
Where “Santa
His Load
...
E V ID E N C E -
that the
M ar swells
ALL-STEEL
Pipeless Furnace
is worthy of a place in your home. W e here present a
few testimonials of satisfied customers who have warm
and comfortable homes after installing the
MARSWELLS PIPELESS FERNACE
W p like ou r M arsw ells Pipeless F u rn ace fine.
I am surprised at th e sm all am ount of fuel they use.
W. II. Gibson.
O ur M arsw ells Plpeless h e a ts our house perfectly.
T he o rd in a rily eoltl side of th e house is w arm and eom -
fo rtaide
W. k . Hamilton.
1 can ce rtain ly recom m end the M arswells Pipeless F u rn ace
It does all It is recom m ended to do.
Geo. T acheron.
O ur M arsw ells Pipeless F u rn a ce is very econom ical w ith
fuel. We a re delighted with it.
C. E. M etzger.
Let as hook you for one of these furnaces and enable
you to bring sum m er into your w inter bome.
I am going to heat my hom e w ith a M arsw ells F urnace
and th re e tons of briq u ets th is w inter.
I*. A. Combs.
Sold and Installed bv
L. L. KIDDER HDW. CO.
STOVES STOVES
( leaning Up Our Stock of Heaters
Just at the time when you need them
Conte and get our prices
AIRTIGHTS
Prices from $2.25 up
PERFECTION OIL STOVES
ELECTRIC HEATERS, Keep Comfortable
( II III NT.WAS SI’IKIT IS
MANIFEST IN GRESHAM
T he S p irit of C h ristm as giving
ste m s to alread y pervade the com
m u n ity and people a re looking a-
ro u n d to see if th ere a re needy ones
whom th ey can help. In one day
recen tly th e O utlook office was c all
ed on to suggest avenues of service
to a group of young g irls and a
w om an cam e o u t from P o rtlan d
w ith a fine lot of "baby th in g s" to
be given aw ay arid a^je d the Out-
Ipok's assistan ce In placing them in
th is vicin ity .
O rg anizations of
v ario u s k in d s a re looking about a t
th is season, eag er to give service
to those who a re in need.
GRESHAM LOCALS
E llsw o rth R ak er w as h u rt la s t F r i
day w hen his hand w as c a u g h t in th e
,
„
pum p at th e g arag e. The flesh
w as to rn from th e th ird finger, but
no bones b roken. A n o ther finger w as
slig h ted in ju red .
Mr. and Mrs. R o b ert M iller of N ew
berg, ev an g elistic sin g ers, w ere w eek
end g u e sts of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. E a r-
sen.
Miss O wsley, w ho re cen tly m oved
to G resh am from th e east, has a c
cepted a position in th e C ornelius,
O regon, school. S he sp ends her week
ends a t hom e in G resham .
T h e Rev. H. R. G eb h ard t and
w ile a re still in P eotone, Illin o is,
w h ere they w ere called by th e death
of Mr. G eb h ard t's m o ther. T hey ex
pect to re tu rn to G resham Bome tim e
next m outh.
Mrs. J. V. C em er accom panied by
h er d a u g h te r and son, Miss Vida and
R obert, left la s t W ednesday for C ali
fo rn ia w h ere th ey expect to m ake
th e ir home. Mr. C em er will join
them th e re w ith in a few m ouths.
T h e W. C. T. U. of G resham w ill
e n te rta in th e v ario u s m issio n ary so
cieties of th e city at the lib ra ry on
W ednesday a ftern o o n of th is w eek.
T he m eetin g w ill he called to o rd e r
a t 2:30. T he follow ing p rogram w ill
be g iv en : “ M issions F a r and N ear,”
Mrs. D. Q. B a rry ;
“Our W ork in
J a p a n ,” Mrs, E. D. B lack m an ; solo,
Miss G ertru d e A lex an d er; “T he W. C.
T. U. in F o reig n L an d s,” Mrs. W. F.
H oney; "M issions in Home L a n d s,”
Mrs. A. 8. Hisey. A fter th e p ro g ram
i
DCCK.WORK
II
Buy Your Christmas Candies Now!
SHOULD GRESHAM IE M »
All! TO BI 'KN El» ASTORIA
Specials in our Candy Dept.
S hould G resham lend aid to fire-
sw ept A storia? T h is is a question
w hich is now being asked by a num ber
of citizen s of G resham . The m a tte r
w ill be b ro u g h t up by M ayor M iller
a t the adjo u rn ed m eeting of the C ity
Council w hich will be held next F r i
day evening, D ecem ber l> All those
In terested a re asked to be present.
B ids fo r In stallin g th e new w ater
m ains w ill be opened by th e council
on
evening,
--------------------
PLEASANT
HOME
Plain Mixed, lb.... 19c
Mixed Creams, lb.... 29c
Delicious Old-Fashioned Chocolates, lb. for 29c
Candy Canes and Necklaces, each lc to !0c
Look over our Splendid Line of Post Cards and Booklets
HEPP’S RACKET STORE
Gresham, Oregon
Telephone 1236
Beginning Monday, December 18 store will be open
until 9 p. m. every evening
BAZAAR A SUCCESS
T he lad ies of th e P le a s a n t Home
B ap tist c h u rc h w ere m ore th en de- j
lighted w ith th e su ccess of th e ir b a L<iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiitii;i:ii^
1
z a a r held last S a tu rd a y evening in the
basem en t of th e ch u rc h . T he display
of fancy and useful a rtic le s w as one
of th e finest ever seen in th is com
m unity. E very a rtic le w as sold, and
the b o u n tifu l su p p er provided by th e
i
ladies w as g en ero u sly consum ed.
A sh o rt p ro g ram w as given w hich
w as enjoyed by all p re se n t. At its
com pletion, th e Rev. S. F . P itts acted
a s a u c tio n e e r an d sold th e few r e
m ain in g a rtic le s. H is w itty sayings
held th e a tte n tio n of th e audience u n
til every a rtic le h ad d isap p eared —
even th e pin.
T he lad les of th e B a p tist ch u rc h
ta k e th is o p p o rtu n ity to th a n k all who
See our Handkerchiefs at 5c, 1 0 c , 15c and 25c
helped m ake th is occasion a g ran d
success. A special w ord of th a n k s is
extended to th e Rev. Mr. P itts and th e
A. W. M etzger & Co of G resham for
the donations.
T he proceeds of th e evening w ere
iou,)d to be ln exce8s of *16U'
s Red Rubber Coats, each.
re fre sh m e n ts w ill be served. All a re
SH ORT COURSES O FFER E D
Invited.
IN MANY EARM S U IiJE t TS
T h e re g u la r m eetin g of th e G r e s h - '
am P a re n t-T e a c h e r asso ciatio n w ill
Seven s h o rt c o u rs e s in p ra c tic a l
be held a t th e sch o o lh o use n ext Mon- farm in g a re offered O regon fa rm e rs
day evening, D ecem ber 18, beginning th is w in te r by th e A g ric u ltu ra l col-
at 8 o'clock. T h e high school o r- jeBe as follow s:
c h e s tra w ill give tw o num bers. Lois
E leven w eeks in tr a c to r m e c h a n ic s /
K elly w ill give a read in g , "K riss J a n u a r y 2-M arch I t
K rln g le,” B eatrice A n iker a p iano
E leven w eeks in g e n e ra l a g ric u l-
solo. T he fo u rth g ra d e w ill sing " I n tu re , sam e date.
dian L u llab y ” by C riben and the
E levent w eeks in h o rtic u ltu re , sam e
six th g rad e “Joy to tile W orld." P rin date.
cipal C an n o n of th e high school will
Five m o n th s as d airy h erd sm an ,
give th e a d d ress of th e evening.
J a n u a ry 2 -Ju n e 10.
F o u r w eeks in d airy m an u fa c tu re ,
TIIK V IV IT GOES.
J a n u a ry 2-27, re p eated J a n u a ry 28-
E sth e r V irginia w as ra th e r plain F e b ru a ry 2-1.
S h o rt c o u rse in h o rtic u ltu re p ro d
dignified and a trifle cold looking. She
w as a ste n o g ra p h e r in a larg e concern u c ts —c a n n in g , d ry in g , je llies, etc.,
la n d she had never had a beau.
F e b ru a ry 5-24.
She liked sh o rt fat pink m en best
One w eek In beekeeping, M arch
lint som etim es sh e saw one of an o th er
19-24.
type th a t a ttra c te d her.
T h e w ork deals w ith m ethods of
S he o ften felt like ta lk in g over in
tim a te th in g s w itli th e ad v ertisin g g ro w in g leading c ro p s, h an d lin g th e
m an.
livestock, le a rn in g to ru n a tr a c to r
W hen sh e w as tire d , she w ished she
an
d c a re for it, h an d lin g th e o rc h a rd ,
could put h er a rm s aro u n d th e m a n
g ard en , b e rry p atch and (lower g a r
a g e r’s neck an d re s t aw hile.
She w ould have liked the sales m a n den, m an ag in g d airy an im als, b u tte r,
ag e r to k iss h er, fo r h e looked as if cheese and ice-cream m aking, m a n a g
he could
She w ished she could kiss the dim ing bees, and co n v e rtin g fresh fru its
and v eg etab les in to conserved p ro d
pie In th e b o o k k eep er's chin.
She could h ard ly keep from p ress ucts.
Ing th e c a s h ie r’s h an d , for it looked
T h e c o u rse s a re ex p lained in a
so soft and w hite
sm
all p am p h let free to those in te re s t
She im agined h e rs e lf acro ss the
ta b le for life from th e publicity m an ed. W rite O. A. C„ C orvallis, Oregon.
h u t—
tin e day. w hen th e publicity m an
l ’iunv Tuning.
squeezed h er hand ev er so little ns she
S a tisfa c tio n g u a ra n te e d , $3. F red
handed him a le tte r, sh e drew h e r B. Jo n es. 2625 E ast 49th stre e t.
self to h er full h eig h t and said:
"H ow d are yo u !"
“ Say it w ith a W a n t A d.’’
Watch Your Step!
M illions of D ollars a re th row n aw ay each y e a r by
careless investm ents.
VII Ylelorv Itouds num bered xxltli Prefix»1* A. to E.
Inclusive
Supply Your Wants
From a Sample Line of KNITTED WOOL |
HEADWEAR, for men, women, children
1-3 off regular price
BLANKETS
Lake a look at jo u r W ar Savings Stam ps.
A large num ber of th ese stam p s will have m atured
J a n u a ry 1st, 1923. All V ictory Bonds will have m atured
May 20th, 1923.
MAKE YIM II R E IN V E S T M E N T S NOW
A. W. Metzger & Co.
The WINCHESTER Store
Jfirst &tatc Ukinti
ORKSHAM. ORBOON
|
Blankets at $2.75, $4.25, $5.50 and $7.25 |
Virgin Wool Plaid Blankets, large size.
the pair f o r ................................ $8.25 |
SPECIAL FOR MEN
3
=
3
We have all kinds of Rubber Footwear
for men, women and children
I W a lra d
M ER C A N TILE CO. 1
7niiiiiiiiiiiititiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimtiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiBiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii<iS
Overcoats
We have a splendid assort
ment of the famous
Oregon City made
all-wool
Overcoats
and some new
Cl
KUPPENHEIMER
Overcoats
at $20, $25 and $30
$35 and $40
NEW ARRIVALS
in rubber boots, knee
boots and hip boots
L
E. W. AYLSWORTH
CLOTHIER and HABERDASHER
n
szz:
a re called for paym ent and no in te rest will be paid
a fte r D ecem ber 15th.
KEMEMKER H IE VICTORIES DUE D E I. 15
Phone 1451
™fci1 W AS
O fficers for th e com ing y ear w ere
elected la st S atu rd ay a t the re g u la r
m eeting of the G resham G range. T hose
*
chosen were M. M. S quire, m a ste r;
F ra n k Hodge, o v erseer; Mrs. H. A.
C urry, le c tu re r; Mrs. Geo. S leret, stew
a rd ; G eorge Honey, a ss ista n t ste w a rd ;
Mrs. Wm. H ornecker, ch ap la in ; Mrs.
M. M. S quire, se c re ta ry ; George Leslie,
tr e a s u re r ; George S leret, gatekeeper.
T he m em bers w ere glad to welcome
Mrs. D an M etzger as a guest of th e
grange. Mrs. M etzger was an officer
in G resham G range fo r m any years be
fore she moved to C alifornia.
M. C. G lover, m a ste r of Pom ona
G range in C lackam as county, has been
in v ited to be p resen t a t th e Ja n u a ry
m eeting and in stall the u » x officers.
W e will assist you to secure safe in v estm en ts at r e a
sonable ra le of in terest w ithout loss of tim e if you will
s u rre n d e r your Bonds and Saving C ertificates now.
Phone 1451
l»-"-'
GRESHAM GRANGE
ELECTS OFFICERS
T ax -E x em p t
Mecurltle*.
a re q u ite us a p p ealin g as for boys 000 of w ealth is today escap in g tax a-
an d th e re is re a lly d e sp e ra te need lio n by b eing invested in tax -ex em p t
th a t the hom e fo r them should be ! bonds. E very a c re of farm lan d and
com m enced a t th e e a rlie s t p o ssib le (>very ,B(,U8try mU8t pay “double"
““T h ere Is no p ossible ch an ce fo r
m ’»ke “ P th i" en o rm o u s loss
loss of m onies given to th is H ome as to th e g overnm ent.
It has at its head resp o n sib le men
----------------------
and women and It Is so in co rp o rated
Must Avoid E rro rs,
th a t should a very rem ote ch an ce
g>ve
ve e d u o u lla
g iv e you
you u
liv
u a rs
rs a
a day
u a y spot
spot
m ake It im possblle for It to be c arried cash . said th e fa rm e r to th e tra m p
on u n d er th e p resen t ad m in istra tio n w i,o had stopped to beg a m eal, "if
all p ro p erty w ill re v e rt to th e s ta te to yo u 'll help m e dig potatoes. W e’ll be-
be used for th e p u rp o se for w hich it g |n rig h t now ," he pointed a t th e big
is in co rp o rated .”
, field, "b ecau se I'm a fra id th e fro s t w ill
----------------------I get them ."
S he F lin g s It A round.
! “No," yaw ned th e tra m p , “You'd
“ W hat a b eau tifu l head of h a ir she | b e tte r dig ’em. You p lan ted 'em and
you know ju s t w h ere th ey ure."
h a s— it m u st fall to h er walRt.”
“More th an likely it d ro p s to th e
floor.”
M ultiply y o u r re tu rn s by ad d in g
w an t ads. to y o u r m eth o d s.
The Bank o f Gresham pays 5 per
P h o n e w an t ads. to 1561.
cent in te re st on tim e d e p o sits.— Adv.
AIRTIGHTS
OPTI.OOK. TCEMIAY,
DANCE
Masonic Hall, Gresham, Oregon
FRIDAY
NIGHT,
Gresham Orchestra
1 .1 X 1 1
DECEMBER
::
15
Good Management
AT MIDNIGHT
J. C. Shultz
COMMITTEE
B. W. THORNE
E. W. AYLSW ORTH
J. E. M ETZGER
W. A H E S S E L
t anir t il Together.
Mrs. C a rro l and h er tw o-year-old
io n , Jim m ie, w ere callin g on Mr» St.
C lair. Mr». St. C lair c a re s sin g ly took
Jim m ie on h e r lap. and looking fondly
ly in to hi« eye», a»ked:
"W h ere did you get th o se big brow n
•year*
"Aw." responded Jim m ie, "they
com e with m y.face."
«AM
i R e g u la r m e etin g o f G resh-
am L odge No 12 5, 1 0 . 0 F.
In the Odd Fellow » hall, every T hurs
day even in g
b roth ers w elcom e.
C LA R C N C C S T A N L EY . N. O.
C. A HILL, Secretary.
A cent or lee» a w ord, a dollar or
more a «ale— W ant Ad« do it.