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GRISHAM » V T L iH ik IT IS D A Y ', NOVEMBER IX lit » PAGE THREE TROUTDALE WOMAN IH ES STATE MARKET AGENT AFTER LONG ILLNESS URGES COOPERATION Mrs. M artha J. T iller, an old re si dent of T routdale, died at her home th e re on Monday. Novem ber 12, a fte r an illness of several m onths' d u ra tion. aged 59 years. She is survived by six child ren , Mrs. L enora S iuuett of P ortlan d . Mrs. G ussie Ju d d of La- Pine, Oregon, A. J. Moore of Bend and H. R. Moore of P o rtlan d . L a u ra and A rtu ll T iller of T routdale. T here a re also seven g ran d c h ild ren and five b ro th ers, four in th e east and one, H om er J. B ennett, of W arren, Oregon. M artha J. B ennett w as born in M ichigan in 1S6L She crossed th e plain s to Oregon w hen she w as 14 y ea rs of age w ith h er p aren ts. In 1880 she m aried A. J. Moore and moved to B ridal Veil, w here th e fam ily lived u n til 1S92. T he deceased has been a resid e n t for the p ast 30 years, at w hich place she w as m a rrie d to A. T. T iller in 1894. T he fu n eral services w ill be held a t th e E ast Side U ndertak in g p arlo rs in P o rtlan d on W ednesday at 1 o’clock and th e in te rm en t w ill be in D ouglass cem etery betw een 2 and 3 o'clock. BORING Mr. and Mrs. L. K osterm an and baby and Mrs. Gus Brim and tw o child ren , all from V ancouver, are visiting for a few days a t th e hom e of Mr. and Mrs. E. V. M aulding and fam ily. Mr. F ren d s, who rec en tly moved h ere from P o rtlan d , died a t the fam il- ly home h ere Sunday. T he d au g h ter of R obert S chubert is rep o rted seriously ill w ith blood pois oning. T he th re e ch ild ren of Mr. and Mrs. E. V. M aulding, who have been quite ill w ith grip for th e p ast two weeks, a re rep o rted m uch im proved. Miss E dith N aas and Glen Monger of P o rtlan d spent Monday at th e home of Miss N aas' p aren ts, Mr. and Mrs H. Naas and family. Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Roots of P o rt land visited Sunday a t the home o t Mr. and Mrs. Wm. M orand. Chas. S m ith of P o rtlan d spent S u n day a t th e home of Mr. and Mrs. Kye S tone and fam ily. W. W. M etzger sold a 1920 Nash to u rin g c a r to E. V. M aulding la st week. Mr. B urns, fath e r of Mrs. P. Schan- tin e, died a t his hom e h ere Monday. Mrs. Geo. D riesel and little dau g h ter L illian a re spending a few days w ith Mrs. Cleive L am bert in P ortland. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. H ughes of P o rt land spent Sunday a t th e ir place here. The in fa n t son of Mr. and Mrs. C hilds is rep o rted quite ill. F. K. M aulding of C ottage G rove visited a t th e hom e of his bro th er, E. V. M aulding, the la st of th e week. W. H. Boring spent tw o days of last w eek visiting friends in Oregon City. 4 Mrs. W oods and Mrs. M iller from Bull Run a re visiting th is week a t th e hom e of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Sm ith, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Bosie of Bull Run visited rela tiv e s here Sunday. A few y ea rs ago, say s th e sta te m a r ket ag en t, the p o ultrym en of Oregon shipped th e ir eggs to th e different com m ission houses and packing con ce rn s an d asked, "H ow m uch w ill you give?” Today th e p o ultrym en have a stro n g cooperative association w hich fixes th e p rice on th e eggs and the d ealers have to m eet it. F u rth e r, the d ea le rs consider th e price of th e coop erativ e asso ciatio n in quoting prices to those who a re not m em bers of th e organization. T he asso ciatio n fixes th e egg price of Oregon. In d u stria l prices a re ab n o rm ally high and a g ric u ltu ra l p rices a b n o r m ally low. T his p u ts th e farm er in a tig h t hole and it w ould seem th a t thro u g h gro u p action lies his only hope in ad ju stin g th ese conditions. T he co tto n grow ers, tobacco ra ise rs and fru it g ro w ers of th e so u th have pulled th e ir in d u strie s up from loss to profit by united action. In th is era of com binations and p rice fixing, th e in du stry th a t throw s its p ro d u cts on the m a rk e t and ta k es th e b u y ers’ price, stan d s a slim chance to succeed. Slow ly th e farm ers of Oregon are realizing th a t they m ust com bine as o th e r in d u strie s do. W hen consum ers and re ta ile rs w ill realize th a t they m ust also com bine w ith th e p roducers, then will th e g rea t middle-proflf.3 and expenses he low ered to the benefit of th e th re e classes. The A g ricu ltu ra l News, W ashing to n 's sta te g ran g e publication, p rin ts a sto ry th a t should se ar itself in to th e m ind of every farm er who rea d s it. A w h ea t-ra isin g com m unity in C anada w as paying 16 cents for b in d er tw ine, w hen th e farm ers form ed a co o p era tive com pany and b u ilt a tw in e fac to ry and sold the sam e tw in e a t 8% cents, th e ac tu al cost being 8 cents. T he big m achinery co rp o ratio n , w hich had for y ea rs sold th e farm ers tw ine, a t once cu t th e ir price from 16 cen ts to eight cen ts, one-half cen t low er th an th e fa rm e rs' co-operative price, and th is p rice prevailed u n til th e fa rm e rs’ facto ry w as stru c k by lig h t ning and burned, th en the co rp o ratio n p u t its p rice back to 16 cents. F ully insured , th e farm ers reb u ilt th e ir p lant an d again p ut th e ir tw ine on th e m a rk e t at 8Y4 cents, w hen th e p riv ate co rp o ratio n once m ore reduced its price from 16 to 8 cents, hoping to induce th e farm ers to d esert th e ir own o rg an izatio n by the low er price. This story illu stra te s the w hole cooperative m ovem ent m ore th a n fcolumns of arg u m en t could. T he p o tato inspection and g rad in g law is being g en erally observed by g row ers and sh ip p ers and th e se n ti m ent over th e sta te is very favorable to th e new act. T here is of co u rse th e usual opposition on th e p a rt of some to th is law', as th e re is to an y law th a t w ould g u ara n tee a sta n d ard product. F a rm e rs m ay obtain sack stencils, postpaid, 25 cen ts each, by applying to G eorge R. H islop, E x p eri m ent S tatio n , O. A. C., C orvallis, O re gon. POWELL VALLEY COTTRELL Mr. and Mrs. Wm. H eron and son Jo h n of Tacom a, W ashington, m otored down to visit over the w eek end w ith relativ es here. They w ere the guests of Mrs. H eron's m other, Mrs. A nna Nordblom, h er sisters, Mrs. S. T. Lind and Mrs. Em il P alm q u ist and her b ro th er, Chas. Nordblom and fam ilies. T he L adies' Aid of th e Swedish L u th e ra n ch u rch w ill hold a b azaar on S atu rd ay evening, November 17, a t th e church, w hen fancy and useful a rticle s and refre sh m e n ts of coffee and cake w ill be sold. All a re invited to attend. T he P aren t-T ea ch e r association will m eet next F riday evening a t th e Pow ell V alley schoolhouse a t 8 o'clock. A good program is being arran g e d , afte r w hich refre sh m e n ts w ill be sold and served in th e basem ent The proceeds w ill go to th e V ictrola fund Ladies a r e expected to bring b asket lunches T he ch u rch vem ber All are L ad ies’ Aid of th e C o ttrell w ill m eet on W ednesday, No 14, a t the church, a t 2 o’clock. invited. D EEP CREEK T he K rebs fam ily visiicd in Sandy on la st S unday w ith Mr. K rebs' m o th er. W hile th e re Otto and Eva K rebs attend ed a m eeting of th e Young F o lk s' society. A. J. Dyer sold his logging cam p la st week. D orothy H anson and Eva K rebs con- H a ll’ s C a ta rrh Medicine Treatment, both local and internal, and has been success- ful in the treatment o f Catarrh for over forty years. Sold by all druggists. F. J. C H EN E Y &. C O ., T oledo, O h io ^tier^H ece is Genuine, High Grade W Í B I Quality Brand Sale Starts 9 a. in. Next Saturday This Group Comprises Utensils Needed in Everv Home QUALITY BRAND Ware is made of 99 per cent pure, hard Aluminum metal, will not chip, peel or corrode and is guaranteed for 20 years. A complete cooking equipment may be selected from this variety at a re markable saving. The quantity is necessarily limited. SHOP EARLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT No T elep h on e or M ail O rders - N on e R eserved It m ust be “ F IR S T C O M E - F IR S T S E R V E D ” A. W. METZGER & CO. Quality and Service Adds add to your ad-vantage. Phone 1451 Feed 12S1 Gresham, Oregon stitu te d a com m ittee to plan the A rm istice Day program for th e school ch ild ren on la st Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Nels L eK ander and d au g h ter Alice attended th e livestock show in P o rtlan d la st T uesday. Mr. and Mrs. A nderson's son and his fam ily from Blalock, Oregon. Is v isit ing w ith his hom e folks. Mrs. Nels L aK an d er w as a P o rtlan d visitor on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. K rebs atten d ed a su rp rise p arty on Mrs. W alter K rebs on T h u rsd ay evening. Yen. Verily, Henry. Book A gent—“ H ere, sir, is a w on derfu l volum e—a com plete co u rse in o rato ry ------*' Mr. H enry P eck —“H av en 't you got som ething like a co u rse iu back ta lk ? I am a m arried m an .” No llonbt About It. Snoopie— “ I see by th e n ew spaper th a t ch o ru s g irls in London a re now w earing m onocles." S nappie— “ W ell, as th e saying goes th a t is b etter th an nothing, May w. . Ugge. t th a t th e United S tate s reclam atio n serv ice devote Its th o u g h t to reclaim in g for us a little of 'th e lib erty left to us by th e fath e rs? P o w er to S tart “ Let P o w er to Stop your next ear be a Buiek” We are fully equipped to do any electrical work, gen eral repair work, re-boring and acetylene welding. All Work Guaranteed M AIN STREET GARAGE GRESIIAM Phone 1228 Ivi' f*?^'8BS8Fliabum‘MMIIi1BBI MERRY OUR HEALTH BREAD r The WINCHESTER Store T H IN K CHRISTMAS Think What ? a t th is B akery and a t S tores Contains the Vitamines, inl’ ed by Thanksgiving is Coming and you will need SUET. scientific principles O r d e r n o w a n d avo id d is a p p o in tm e n t. It’s Good and Good for You I jo liiia p G r e e tin g s Gresham City Bakery THEO. VAN DONINCK Phone 1891 Phone 1221 Fresh or Cured, Lard, Etc., prepared and sold under ab solutely sanitary conditions and at lowest possible prices, you’ll go to THE SANITARY MARKET Phone 1411 Phone 1711 Gresham Dally Trips to Portland Res. Phone '.‘36 Gresham Transfer & Storage Co. •Cl frie n d s o r business p atro n s is h ig h ly a p p ro p ria te a n d m uch a p p re c ia te d a t the h o lid a y season. IT IS NOT A DAY TOO SOON for you to begin choosing this year’s specially engraved Christm as and New Year’s cards. We have foreseen the im portance of early choice and are now ready to show you our new, exclusive line of greeting cards. In lots of 26, with envelopes to match, with your name or firm name neatly printed. Samples can be seen at this office. HURTEN WALKAD. Prop. Gresham Outlook A Truck for Every Purpose Horton for Service WOOD We Solicit Your B usiness COAL A. J. W. DROWN, Prop. Powell S treet, G resham p erso n al g re e tin g to o n e’s re la tiv e s , FOR THE BEST MEATS GEO. DIETL. Prop. GRESIIAM MEAT MARKET STORAGE In su red C a rrie rs Phone 1561 CASH PAH) for Fresh Cows, Beef Cows, Hogs, Calves, of any kind S ee M e for C a ttle H au lin g E. BAUMANN, NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS. N otice is hereby given th a t th e re g u la r an n u a l m eeting of th e sto ck h o ld e r s of th e M ultnom ah County F air will be held In th e city hall, O resham , on Monday, D ecem ber 3. 1923, a t 8 p. rn. T his m eeting Is for th e pu rp o se of electing a board of d irec to rs to serve for th e ensuing year, to vote on am ending A rticle 17, Section 1, ot the co n stitu tio n providing for an Increase In th e num ber of d ire c to rs to 10 or m ore, and to tra n s a c t such o th e r busi ness as m ay legally come before the m eeting. By o rd er of board of d irec to rs, th is 5th day of November, 1923. • H. J. PU LFER. S ecretary . Gresham. Phone 2441 F IS K TIKES AND TUBBS O ld field Tires American« Akron Tires Yuleunlslnr and Retreading All Work Guaranteed Gresham Tire Shop <4 KO. A. BRANDT Phone 1107 S torag e b a tte ry re p a irin g and r e m a r g in s « ta rte r and g e n e ra to r w o rk. R aker * Son.
