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S atu rd ay evening, A pril 19 from 7
to 9 o’clock th e W. W. G. g irls o t th e
j B aptist ch u rch w ill hold a banquet in
[ th e ch u rch basem ent. The banquet
has been planned in a m ysterious
m an n er c e n te rin g aro u n d seven. E v
eryone is invited. T h ere w ill be a
ch a rg e made.
T he B aptist Ladies Aid w ill meet
T h u rsd ay aftern o o n , A pril 17, w ith
Mrs. M orton for a silv er tea.
M arion M iller and fam ily sp en t th e
w eek-end in F o re st G rove w ith Mrs.
M iller's m other.
Miss E sth e r C hapm an has retu rn ed
i from Olympic, W ashington, w here she
j visited her sister. Miss M arjorie C hap
m an, who is teach in g In th e high
i school there.
Mrs. F red Griffis of C ulver. Oregon,
and Miss D iantha W eatherw ax of
P o rtlan d have been at home w ith th e ir
i p are n ts for th e p ast few weeks.
THREE
Complete Electrical Service
A. E. HAMILTON
L icen sed E lectrician
NATIONAL MAZDA LAMPS
WIRING FIXTURES
REPAIRS
Powell Street, Gresham, next to Todd’s Paint Shop
Phone 1821
Res. 195x4
T h ree B lack Crows.
W ar on th e crow as a d estro y e r of _ song birds. Crow co n tro l is neces-
IA IK V IE W
Once th re e black crow s sa t on a tree, th e eggs and young of gam e and use- « u y in o rd er to save u pland b ird s b ut
Many In fa llib le P ro o fs" will be text
As black as any crow s could be.
ful birds, p o u ltry and crops, w ill be tnost difficult of accom plishm ent.
Said Mr. Crow un to his m ate,
and them e of an E a ste r serm on S u n
" 'T is now th re e days since food w e 1 c a rrie d on by th e sp o rtsm en and I T he efforts of local sp o rtsm en and day m orning a t n o'clock a t Sm ith
ate."
farm ers of th is vicinity d u rin g th is ! farm ers w ill be helped by th e fact th a t M emorial P re sb y teria n church by th e i
Said Mrs. Crow, " I'll tell you w here sp rin g in an effort to save gam e and
a g en eral m ovem ent ag a in st th e crow pastor, the Rev. E. R. I). H ollensted.
W e'll find a m orsel rich and rare.
crops from his d epredations. Local is in force th ro u g h o u t th e co u n try . A Mrs. L. A. H arlow and Mrs. John
I spy som e lam bs in yonder field.
T h eir eyes delicious food w ill yield." g u n n ers who a re fam iliar w ith th e can v ass _ ju
pleted
one of of th T e ro u td ale w ill sing a duet.
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m v by
B arsson
So down they pounced w ith m u rd e r crow 's h ab its sta te th a t he is the la rg e st sta te s show s th a t crow s pick The Sunday school w ill have a spe-
ous caw s
w orst
enem ui y . uh
th a nave
t useful
ird e s eyes
have oi out young
th e eyes
cial E d a u ste
...............
u u i b m
lam bs of a young
n d , 1“*’ lam
e a s bs
ie r and
program
rin r g program
th e hour d u rin g th e hour
A nd picked o u t eyes to fill th e ir
and th a t he is resp o n sib le for m ore calves, besides doing o th er dam age. , from 10 to H and an offering for mis-
craw s.
d lin iiliT G t l l i i n
illV
h p r
n
v a rllz l
A t t i a t i r w n n t 41..»
,
t io n u va» 111
l.
dam age th a n i an
y i o l t th
er bird i in
wild At
th is tim e of th e y ear th e n estin
g I s sions
w ill be tak
en
T he farm er cursed the luck to find
H is h elpless lam bs to death consigned. life. A. E. Burghduff, sta te gam e w ar season * for ....................
birds begins and if they
A m eeting of th e W om en’s society
H e roused his neighbors, not a few,
den of Oregon sta te s th a t sp o rtsm en a re to be p rotected from th e cro w 's w hich lu.s been announced f o r'T h u rs
And bound them w ith an oath to slew a re urged to o rg an ize clubs and kill
rav ag es an d allow ed to ra ise th e ir day a t th e hom e of Mrs. W. E. Stone
T he caw ing, m urderous, useless crow s
T h a t thieve on ev erything th a t grow s. crow s a t every o p p o rtu n ity for th e young, quick action on th e p a rt of has been postponed for one week. The
crow is found exceptionally d e s tru c sp o rtsm en and farm ers is necessary. m eeting w ill be a t th e sam e place on
A re you a suffering farm er too?
We paid the Gresham growers in 1923
tive to eggs and young of gam e and In m any sections th e depred atio n s of A pril 24.
T h is sto ry show s you w h at to do.
$35,000. Did you get your share? You will
I crow s have been so serio u s th a t fa rm
On W ednesday afternoon, A pril 16,
ers have had to go to th e expense of at 2:30, th e Rev. F. M. Ja s p e r of P o rt
get \o u r share this year by making a contract
re p la n tin g crops.
land w ill speak in th e in te re st of S u n
now at
In one of th e w estern sta te s a ce n day school w ork at th e M ethodist
sus show s th a t th e re a re from ten to ch u rch . In th e evening th e E pw orth
fifteen m illions o f crow s and th a t it L eague w ill study th e topic “T he Liv
co sts th e people of th a t sta te a d o lla r ' ing
lnK C
c h hrist.
r is t " Melvin M oller w ill be the
leader. T he re g u la r p ra y e r m eeting
a head per y ear to feed them
) w ill follow and w ill be led by the
T h irty -eig h t sta te s of th e Union
pasto r.
Gresham, Ore.
Phone 1881
th ro u g h th e ir gam e protection a u th o r
T he com bined clean -u p day and pre-
1. Fries beautifully, thoroughly, quickly.
ities and a g ric u ltu ra l officials are
back of th e ir sp o rtsm en and farm ers E a ste r tea being arra n g e d by th e L a-
2. D oes not sm oke at cooking temperature.
in th e fight a g a in st th e crow . It is die» Aid will be held on S aturday. The
3. D oes not carry the flavor o f on e food to
expected th a t th ro u g h the efforts be afternoon will be sp en t in w ork and at
another, so can be used over and over.
ing m ade th is y ear to lessen th e n u m 7 o'clock a pot luck d in n er w ill be
served.
4. Heats quickly.
b er of crow s m illions of dollars w orth
F re s h o r C ured, L a rd , Etc., p re p a re d a n d sold u n d e r a b
5. Measures easily and accurately.
of gam e birds, p o u ltry and cro p s w ill
Card
Party
at
Troutdale.
s o lu te ly s a n ita r y c o n d itio n s a n d a t low est
be saved.
6. Blends rapidly with other ingredients.
The social com m ittee of th e T ro u t
p o ssib le prices, y o u ’ll go to
7. Necessitates n o m elting.
D onald A gnus is au th o rity for th e dale C h ap ter of E a ste rn S ta r will give
sta te m en t in reg a rd to th e num ber of a card p arty a t th e M asonic hall at
8. Makes delicate, delicious cakes — is an
'c ro w s In O klahom a—and he ad d s: iro u td a le W ednesday evening, April
ideal shortening.
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„„
“Crow s a re in creasin g a t such a ra te 16. The com m ittee in ch a rg e is m ade
9. M aintains the delicious natural flavor
up of bach elo rs who prom ise those
in
g ric u ltu re col- atten d in g a good tim e, good program
o f foods.
, th a . t sta te th a t th e a ----------------------
lege a t S tillw a te r is try in g to find an Prizes and refre sh m e n ts
Everybody
10. D oes not curd in m ayonnaise.
co rd ially Invited.
effective w ay of k illin g them off.
11. Its can is dustless, rustless, easy to han»
T he Rev. Noel J. A llen, of V irginia,
die and store.
a noted au th o rity on crow s and oth er
ROCKWOOD
verm in, estim ated th a t th e re a re a t
G uests a t the hom e of W alker Q ues
le ast tw o hundred m illion crow s s c a t
tered th ro u g h o u t th e co u n try , so if in b erry last week w ere his b ro th er,
th ese black scam ps do a d o llar a piece I
L Q ue8,nbe rry and son E arly of
O ur 7% P rio r P re fe re n ce Stock has paid dividends re x u la rlv over»
th re e m onths since It w as first Issued.
g u ia riy every
dam age to cro p s each year, th e figures / ° L " Keles' Thpy a re °n th e ir way
a re ap p allin g .
j to C anada to look a fte r m ining in te r
In K entucky, a fa rm e r re p o rts th a t I ' " '.L „
,
It is a Safe and Sound Investm ent
fifty of his lam bs w ere blinded by p
« / '^ a w
visited in
crow s pick in g out th e eyes—and they
o rtla n d f° r a few days la st week
easv \e?m CsaD h 'L ih
,,9 8 '° 0, 8,
p , r T ,lu e ,100- r° r cash or on
died.
Mr - and Mrs. T. H. Dye and son
asy term s. I t will n et you 7.14% on every d o lla r you Invest.
P erh ap s th e follow ing le tte r ex- i ? ar< ^ . G have r e tu f ned from a trip to
W rite for full Inform ation today.
C orvallis.
p resses th e rea l conviction of th e av
Mr.
and
Mrs.
I.
D.
P
hilips,
th
e
ir
son
erag e a g ric u ltu rist. T his farm er In
In v estm en t D epartm ent
P en n sy lv an ia, like all w o rk ers In the and d au g h ter-in -law , w ere here la st
co u n try , likes birds. All th ro u g h his w eek co n tem p latin g in v estin g In th is
section.
com m unication it can be noted his
Room 605 Electric Bldg., Portland, Oregou
A sacred p rogram will be given by
h esitan cy to condem n one of th e m '
S till— he finds th e crow guilty and th e ladles of th e com m unity church
BORING
like th o u sa n d s of o th e rs—th in k s he n ex t F rid a y evening, A pril 18, begin
O R IEN T
n ing a t 7:45.
m u st go. He say s:
M arg aret W heeler an d F elm a Bar
Notice» have been posted calling
"In d iscu ssin g th e crow I would
tell have been elected d eleg ates to the
P ro g ram .
for a m eeting of th e v o ters of O rient
say th a t I am a farm er having been
R
ebekah
assem
bly
to
be
held
a
t
Hood
An In terestin g p rogram w ill be glv-
School D istrict No. 6 Jo in t on T h u rs
born and rea re d upon a farm a t the
hase of th e N o r th M ountains of Cum- J B ureau S atu rd ay ^ ApVn" 19? beghm iug R iver in May. M arg aret W heeler was day aftern o o n , A pril 17, to p ass on tho
also elected D. D. P. and was re c
b erlan d \ alley, F r. Co., Pa., h ard by a t 8 o’clock at the Union schoolhouse om m ended to ta k e th e d eclaratio n of voting of }25,000 bonds for th e bu ild
ing of a new schoolhouse, w hich was
th
e ta ll tim ber, w h ere th e re a re thou
All ladies and g irls b rin g a sewed ch iv alry a t Hood River.
A ll o f its recipes are tested
c
a
rp
e
t
ra
g
ball
w
ith
her
nam
e
Inside.
recom
m ended a t a re c e n t m eeting of
sands
of
crow
s.
My
observations
and practical. They tell you
S atu rd ay evening as L. E. Hoffman th e school board. T he m eeting will
o f the best ways o f cooking,
have fully convinced me th a t th e Men b rin g a fat pocket book to buy a
b all and have a delicious su p p er of Sandy w as d eliv erin g m eat In Bor
simply, easily and with de
be called to o rd e r pro m p tly a t 1:30
cro w 's m e rits a re few, w hile his de w hich w ill be served In th e basem ent’
Ing his tru c k w as stru c k by the to elect Judges and clerk of election.
licious, appetizing results. Ad
—Adv.
m
e
rits
a
re
m
any.
Since
th
e
crow
's
dress: 111 West Monroe St.,
fre ig h t and p a rtia lly dem olished
T he polls for th e bond voting will be
case is to be tried and w eighed in the
Chicago, 111.
Royce C hilds has accepted a posi open from 2 to 7 o'clock. H. G. Mul-
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b alan ces of civilized hum an judgm ent,
A M E R IC A N
tion as tie in sp ecto r on th e O. W. R. lenhoff Is ch airm an of th e school
I en te rta in g rav e fea rs for his des
MAIZE-PRODUCTS CO.
T he Rev. F. M. J a sp e r of P o rtlan d , & N. railw ay.
board and A. J. Q uary se cretary .
tin y ; w e have suffered m uch from his
New York • Chicago
Mr. an d Mrs. Royce Child sp e n t th e
su p e rin ten d e n t of S unday schools for
rav ag es and p ilfering.
Window Cleanfng
‘Also, my neighbor, Mr. P e te r T„ th e Oregon M ethodist E piscopal con w eek-end v isitin g rela tiv e s In P o rt
F or ex p e rt window clean in g see 8.
land.
ference,
will
con
d
u
ct
a
m
eeting
for
com plains th a t In th e w in ter of 1917-
T he B oring I. O. O. F. lodge w ent to Tajlm n, or leave o rd ers w ith John
18, th e crow s cam e in th o u san d s and S unday school w o rk ers and te ac h ers
Brown. G resham , phone 2501.
Sandy
Monday evening and conferred
a
t
th
e
M
ethodist
ch
u
rch
on
T
h
u
rsd
ay
,
th resh ed and devoured ab o u t 50 per
edar posts for sale. Any q u an tity .
cen t of his co m , and th a t he and his A pril 17. T he m orning session w ill be th e second degree on th e Sandy lodge. A. C W.
M etzger Co. P hone 1451.
tf
ta
k
en
up
w
ith
p
erso
n
al
Interview
s
Mis»
Mabel
V
alberg
sp
e
n
t
th
e
w
eek
lan d lo rd had a d isp u te as to who
" rr~
""
i
and d iscu ssio n s and ad d resses will be end w ith frie n d s In P o rtlan d .
should suffer th e loss.
A n n ou n cem en t
Mr. and Mrs. W alter Roots and
"M an is n ot th e only victim of the given a t 2:30 and 7:45. Mr. J a sp e r Is
OF
a
live
w
ire
and
Is
w
ell
w
orth
h
earing.
sm
all
son
w
ere
w
eek-end
g
u
ests
at
cro w 's ravages. T he song birds, th e
Insectlferous birds, and the game adju d g e th e crow to be g u ilty of vio the hom e of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. T e l
b ird s as w ell, such as quail, p heasant la tin g p rac tica lly th e w hole category ford and fam ily.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. M orand and fam
and wild tu rk ey , th e se a re all victim s of th e crim in al code. H e is black!
M orticians and Euneral
for his p rey and ail sh a re th e sam e He is a p irate, ro bber, thief, assassin ily visited frie n d s In B a ttle G round,
Direct or»
fate. H e m b s th e ir n ests of th e eggs and a m u rd erer, and If so convicted W ashington, Sunday.
Caskets
645 and I’p
T he th re e ch ild ren of Mrs. W est-
and kidnaps th e ir young and c a rrie s he d eserv es the sen ten ce of e x term i
DAY AND NIGHT SERVICE
them aw ay to gorm andize him self. nation by cap ital p u n ish m en t, w hich b erg a re rep o rted q u ite serio u sly tu
A. J. W. BROWN, Prop.
II. W . E M E R Y
P ra ctically , th e w hole feath ered trib e execution should be encouraged by a w ith pneum onia.
Phone 1891
sh a re his u n re le n tin g ravages.
Phone 17x1
leg islativ e act, offering a prem ium for
A W ant Ad will sell w hat you dr
"So in sum m ing up th e evidence, I his sc alp .”
We G uarantee to Please
not need and get w hat you do need
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