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IT IS D A Y ',
NOVEMBER
IX
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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.