Multnomah Grange Date Changed.
At a re c e n t school exam ination the
follow ing w ere som e answ ers made to
q u estio n s:
1. T he w ay th a t germ s en ter our
bodies is by tra v e lin g on stre e t cars.
2. To avoid germ s sta n d alone in a
crowd.
3. To p rev en t te e th decaying w rench
them out every m orning.
4. To d isin fect th e th ro a t gargle
w ith a w eak delusion of carbolic acid
and w ate r.—A ustin Masonic News.
POWELL VALLEY
T he M ultnom ah gran g e w ill m eet in
its hall a t O rient May 16, a week
ROCKWOOD
T he M isses F lo ren ce and H ulda
Jo h n so n and Mr. and Mrs. R udolph
e a rlie r th a n th e usual date, on ac
S alquist, th e la tte r couple form er
count of clean-up day at th e h all. A resid en ts of Pow ell Valley, left last
M others' Day p ro g ram w ill be held in S aturday for an ea ste rn trip , going in
th e forenoon an d th e aftern o o n w ill m achines by way of the Oregon T rail.
be spent in clean in g up th e grounds. T he Misses Johnson will m ake the
It is desired th a t all m em bers of the trip In th e ir coupe and will visit a
grange be p resen t.
b ro th er in Iowa and frien d s in Kan-
sas. Mr. and Mrs. Salquist w ill spend
m ost of th e tim e w ith h er p are n ts in
? la n a ' ? . ak,ng_.the, JOUrney *n “ F ord
sedan. The p a rty is ca rry in g cam p
ing equipm ent an d is an ticip atin g a
d elightful vacation
C larence Aim is still a t St. V incents
ho sp ital suffering from an a tta c k of
pleuro-pneum onia in both lungs and
his condition is regarded as grave,
num ber of friends and m em bers of his
fam ily called on him at th e hospital
Sunday.
A d m issio n $1.00
Ladies Free
H enry B ottleson has retu rn ed from
San Diego, C alifornia, w here he w ent
about th ree m ouths ago and a fte r he
m akes disposition of his Pow ell V al
ley property, w ill probably re tu rn
south.
The P aren t-T each er association will
m eet F rid ay n ig h t at th e schoolhouse
and as th e an n u al election of officers
Half Mile Southeast of Linneniann Junction
w ill tak e place a t th is m eeting, a full
1 Mile Southwest of Gresham
atten d an ce is desired. The receip ts
from th e sale of refre sh m e n ts are to
be donated to th e boys who w ill be
elected to go to Oregon A g ricu ltu ral
Beginning at 1:30 p. m.
College sum m er school th is year.
T he sam e te ac h ers have been re
elected for th e Pow ell V alley school
for th e com ing year, Miss M arian
R obertson to reta in the p rin cip alsh lp
and Mrs. H elen Camp to have ch arg e
of th e p rim ary grades. The patrons
of th e d istric t are w ell pleased with
I.onden Manure Carrier, Hoover Grain Drill, Champion Mower, Hay Kake, th e p ro g ress of th e school for th e past
3^4 Wagon, Hav Rack, Hilled Hay Bed. 2 Gravel Beds, Low Wheeled Farm year.
Wagon, Push Cart, 2 Wheelbarrows, Steel Delivery Body for Ford, Hay
L ouis C h ristensen and his sister,
Carrier and Rope, Platform Scales for weighing crates and berries, large Mrs. M ary G ander and baby left F r i
quantity Field Carriers, 2 Strawberry Cultivators, 3 Harrows, spike tooth,
spring and disk; 2 Oliver Plows, 40; 14-lnch J. I. Case Sulky Plow;1 day for San Diego, C alifornia, a fte r a
Shovel Plow, undent: Ox Yoke, pioneer days; Fanning Mill, 3s-lncli steel stay w ith relativ es and friends. Louis
cable for stnrnp pulling, single and double block, 3 cross-cut Saws, Sledges has p urchased an in te re st In a garag e
and W edges Hoes, Shovels, Mattocks and Garden Tools.
business in th e so u th ern C alifornia
city and as soon as he is favorably io
cated, his wife and ch ild ren w ill join
Some very an cien t, an tiq u e fu rn itu re , bed spring s, tab les, ch a irs, lib rary him.
ta b le of Oregon wood, dishes, pots and pans, h undred s of fru it ja rs , crocks
T he L adies Aid of th e Swedish
from 1 gallon to 15 gallons, b arrels, buckets, w ash tubs, boards and w ringer,
sa u sag e g rin d er, stu tte r and fa t press, 2 ch u rn s, 1-gallon and 5-gallon; L u th eran church w ill m eet T h u rsd ay
aftern o o n a t 2 o’clock a t th e hom e of
h e a tin g stove, ran g e.
Mrs. F ra n k Staffenson.
Come ea rly and look over th e collection of a life tim e, A bsolutely no
ju n k w ill be peddled a t th is sale.
DANCE
Corbett Grange Hall, at Corbett
SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 16
AUCTION SALE
ON PHENIX FARM
S A T U R D A Y , M A Y 23
L IV E S T O C K
Team of Mules. Family Cow. Jersey Heifer
Flock of Chickens
FARM MACHINERY
HOUSEHOLD GOODS
The
P aren t-T ea ch e r
association
held a very in te restin g m eeting last
F rid ay at th e schoolhouse. T he cook
ing club and th e hom e-m aking club.
u nder th e leadership of Mrs. M arian
[ H am lin aud Mrs. M arian D aggett, re-
gpectively. gave d em onstrations. A
8ong en titled "M other's Day " given by
th e club g lr ,„ w a„ very m ucb , p p re.
ctated. T he new officers for
e„ .
! guiBg year w ere elected a „ fo„ ow>; |
.P resid en t, Mrs. Wm. Tyson: vice pres- I
Ident, Mrs. K. W. H arvey; 2d vice i
presid en t, A nna S tud ley; secreta ry ,
Mrs. A lb ert E c k e rt; tre a su re r. Mr«.
M arian D aggett.
Eva Cook celeb rated h er eighth
b irth d ay w ith a d in n er p arty last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. W illard Cook and
d au g h ter Eva m otored to S ilverton on
Sunday to visit th e form er'« uncle
Jack Robbins, who is quite ill.
The ladies of th e Rockwood com
m unity ch u rch w ill be en tertain ed at
the home of Mrs. Axel W alles on the
Base L ine road, on W ednesday eve
tilng, May t3. The gentlem en also are
expected to be p resen t. It is under
stood th a t a num ber of poems by local
w riters will be released a t th is tim e
PRICES ADVANCED
FOR
Cucumber Pickles
\\ ith higher prices and a bumper crop
assured, due to plenty of rain, many thou
sands of dollars will be paid to Gresham
growers this year.
Make your contract at once with un.
Oregon Pickle & Canning Co.
GRESHAM
Phone 1881
GATES’ FUNERAL HOME
FAIRVIEW
TRUST — SERVICE
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Downing of Am
boy, W ashington, visited the la tte r's
m other, Mrs. H attie Moore Sunday
O ther guests at th e Moore home w ere
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. T horpe and c h il
dren, Mr. and Mrs. E lm er Je n k in s and
fam ily, Mr. and Mrs. L aw rence H a r
vey and Miss E dith Jen k in s, all of
P o rtlan d .
G uests a t th e J. H. P eterso n home
on S unday w ere Mrs. P e te rso n ’s
b ro th er. R. L. R obertson and fam ily
from P o rtlan d and Mr. and Mrs. J. W
Mo'.ier and fam ily.
Miss E llis of P o rtlan d has been se
cured as te ac h er of th e fifth and sixth
g rad es of th e F airview school to till
th e vacancy in th e room form erly
tau g h t by Mrs. L. Stone.
Melvin M oller is driving a new Ford
coupe w hich he pu rch ased from th e
C. C. Bush agency a t T routdale.
We a re equipped to give the sam e d istin ctiv e service
th a t can be had from P o rtlan d or elsew here, and a re p re
pared to give service in and o u t of P o rtlan d as well.
We endeavor to perform th is sacred obligation with
the h ig h est sta n d ard of efficiency. Chapel free to all.
DAY OR NIGHT
Phone 2471
MRS. J . E. G A TES
Lady A ssistan t
G resh a m , O regon
J. E. G A TES
M ortician
Now Is the Time to
Electrify Your Home.
You already know that Electric Service is the most
useful and economical servant in the home.
Why not start now and let Electricity do all your
household drudgery for you?
MODERN APPLIANCES
AT MODERATE PRICES
Pleasant Home Baptist Church.
The Ladies Aid of th e B ap tist
church w ill m eet on T h u rsd ay a fte r
We have an excellent stock to select from.
noon at th e home of Mrs. P. M. Miller.
T E R M S : U n d e r $20, cash . Sum s of $20 a n d over, a p p ro v ed n o tes
Electric Store
Mrs. A. M. S p rin g er is en tertain in g
P ra y er m eeting on T h u rsd ay eve
Electric Building
h er b ro th er and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. ning a t 7:30 follow ed by choir p ra c
tice.
J. F. H all, from Miiuiesota.
The services at P lea san t Home B ap
W h at you w ant, w hen you w ant It tis t church next Sunday will be S u n
R. I. A N DERSO N, A u c tio n e e r
A. M EY E R S, C lerk as you w ant it— W a n t ad. It.
day school a t 10 o'clock, u n d er th e
DAVIS-BABB NUPTIALS
efficient m anagem ent of Miss Ida M il
CELEBRATED THURSDAY
ler, su p erin ten d en t. P reach in g at 11
D elbert Fay Davis of H u rlb u rt and
and 8 o'clock by th e p asto r, th e Rev.
Wm. F airw ea th er. T he B. Y. P. U. Miss B e rth a B a rr of C orbett w ere
E v e ry W ednesday and
m eets for a study period a t 7 p. m. quietly m arried In P o rtlan d on last
with th e re g u la r lesson a t 7:30. Next T h u rsd ay , May 7. T he groom la the
S a tu rd a y E v e n in g s
Sunday th e Sunday school begins an son of Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Davis and
eight w eeks' contest, w ith A rth u r the brid e th e d au g h ter of Mr. and Mrs. i
N asshahn and Alm a Yocom as c a p Alex. B arr. T he groom , who Is em
tain s. T hose who do not atten d S u n ployed by th e Ridge L um ber com pany,
near Pleasant Valley School
day school elsew here, w ill find th is an has fitted up th e house recen tly v a
cated by his p aren ts, w here the young
o p p o rtu n ity to enroll.
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Don’t F o rg e t and You W on't R egret
Mrs. B. C. A ltm an and Mrs. A m anda people have gone to house keeping.
Jo h a n sen w ere am ong th e m others
Women’s Meetings Scheduled In
who enjoyed th e M others' Day s e r
County.
BARTON
vices at Oregon A g ricu ltu ral College.
T he Rev. Wm. F airw ea th er, Mrs,
M illinery classes w ill be held at
M others' Day serm ons w ere p rea ch
-izzie McKinney, Mrs. G. N asshahn, S p rin g d ale on F riday, May 15, W ed ed In th e B a p tist ch u rch la st Sunday
and Mrs. Sadie C hase w ere elected nesday, May 20, and F riday. May 22, both m orning and evening. T he m o rn
delegates to th e W illam ette B ap tist a t th e hom e of Mrs. Tom N orthw ay.
ing service w as conducted by th e Rev.
association w hich m eets at A loha
T he classes a t C orbett w ill m eet on D. Q. B a rry and th a t of th e evening
B aptist ch u rch May 11, 12 and 13.
W ednesday, May 13, T uesday, May 19 by th e Rev. R. C. Jo n es, field re p re
May 7 w as th e w edding a n n iv ersary and T h u rsd ay , May 21 a t the hom e of sen tativ e of th e Pacific, C oast Rescue
of th e p asto r and his wife, also th e Mrs. C. P. Woodle, n ea r th e C orbett and P ro tectiv e society. T he young
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b irth d ay an n iv ersary of Mrs. L ouise high school. T he sessions will begin
people took an activ e p a rt at the
Nelson. The occasion w as celeb rated a t 10 o'clock, la stin g u n til 4. The m orning service. T estim onies by old
by th e ladles of th e ch u rch who had classe s will be in ch arg e of Miss
and young w ith referen ce to th e
p rep ared a dainty luncheon and afte r E sth e r B. Cooley, clo th in g sp ecialist C h ristian devotion of th e ir p are n ts
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th e u su a l p ray erm eetin g service all of th e extension course.
I-eft, Thom as A. Edison and H arvey 8. F irestone w atching a plantation expert tap a rubber tree on
w ere given by m any. A ppropriate
the Edison estate In F ort Myers, Fla. Right, Mr. Edl-on and Mr. Firestone, with a rubber plantation ex
ad jo u rn ed to th e p arso n ag e w h ere a
Miss Lucy A. Case, n u tritio n sp e c flowers for the day w ere w orn, and
pert, exam ining a young rubber tree on the Henry Ford F arm n ear Lähelle. Flu
very p leasan t social evening w as e n ialist, will hold the n u tritio n classes the ch u rch w as adorned with flowers.
joyed.
a rran g e d for the P le a sa n t Home co m T he singing of the hym ns was accom
ARVEY S. FIR ESTO N E more than two years
tree-« are being grown. Rome of these appear to
T he b irth d ay of J. R. D uncan o c m unity on F rid ay , May 15, in the Sun- panied by violin and piano.
be
very
promising.
ago predicted a rubber shortage, and said the
cu rred th e sam e day and about 20 c
ay school room of th e P le a sa n t Hom*-
"R ubber Is of vital Importance to highway tra n s
British crude rubber restriction act would cost
his in tim ate frien d s gath ered a t his ch u rch .
p o rtation.” said Mr. Firestone, "and is largely re
Cream Prices.
the American people millions of dollars. The B rit
hom e to rem ind him he had passed
sponsible for our business prosperity. The British
T h e n u tritio n classe s as a rra n g e '
ish colonial possessions In the F a r E ast produce
T
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Sandy
cre am e ry is paying 42
restriction act now lim its production and exports
an o th er m ilestone in life's Journey.
for th e F airview com m unity will meet
tioD to one-half of normal production. Rublier to
«bout 80 i»er cent of the w orld's supply of rubber,
W ednesday, May 13, a t 10:30 sh arp , cen ts a t th e cream ery and 40 cen ts on
day is about '200 per cent higher than It was «hen
th e ro u te for b u tte rfa t.—Adv.
while Zm eriean m anufacturers consume about 75
at th e hom e of Mrs. C. E. Bunn.
Any tro u b les? Call Dr. Classified.
the restriction act went Into effect. Rubber re
per cent of the w orld's supply.
striction this year will cost American car ow ners
Mr. F irestone has Just returned to Akron, Ohio,
st least 9100,000.000, and very likely 9300,000,000.
a fte r m aking a survey of possibilities of growing
Every ten-cent advance In the price of crude rub
rubber In F lorida, w here he was accompanied by
ber m eans an additional burden of about 975,000,-
rubber plantation experts. On one of the tours of
000 to the car ow ners of the t'n lte d S tates ”
Florida he was accom panied by Thomas A. E lisnn,
The public is warned against purchasing any farm Im
Mr. Firestone was instrum ental In having t'oo
A Perfect Shortening
who made some im portant suggestions relative to
gross appropriate a half million dollars for the
plements, tools or household goods from A. Ileiney oil the
new m ethods of extracting the latex or sap from
Investigation of new sources of rubber supply, and
Phenix Farm.
Ideal for Prying
rubber trees, plants and shrubs.
he sent out several expeditions at his own ex p en -e
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to visit rubber producing countries, including the
a s y e t on th e P h e n ix F a rm , n e v e r h a v in g been divided
F ort Myers w ere exam ined, ns well us those on the
Philippines, Central America, Mexico and Africa,
a m o n g th e Ile in e y h e irs a s re q u ire d by law.
Ford estate in F ort Myers and the Ford farm near
and he has today in I-Iberia, on the west coast of
l^ b elle, Fla. A great deal of tim e was spent on
Africa, a complete organization operating a plan
A L B E R T B. I1EIN EY , A d m in istra to r.
the G o isrn m sn t’s E xperim ental Farm near Cocoa-
ta:lon and making plans to produce rubber on an
R ach el A. Ile in e y E s ta te .
an t Grove, Fla., w here m any varieties of rubber
extensive scale
PLEA SA N T VALLEY
ARTHUR HE1NEY
PORTLAND ELECTRIC POWER CO.
DANCING
Rubber Crisis Threatens America;
Firestone Seeking New Sources of Supply
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