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T W IC E ' A W EEK G resham O utlook VOL. 15, NO. 42 GRESHAM, MULTNOMAH COl’XTY, OREGON. FRIDAY, JULY 24, 1925 Archway Will Be D edicated FAIR BOARD SAYS ALL SET FOR BIGGEST SHOW , * ’ IIP With Im posing Cerem onies MUSIC AND SPEECHES FOR ONE HOUR $1.50 Per Year FAIR WILL HAVE MANY FEATURES T h at the n in eteen th an n u al county fair w hich opens next Tuesday, Ju ly 28, and continues u n til th e Sunday a f tern o o n follow ing w ill be th e biggest and best ever held on the g rounds is evident from a v isit to th e grounds. T en ts a re being erected a t different places to ta k e ca re of the overflow of ex h ib its of all kinds. P re p aratio n s are being m ade to h an d le th e la rg e st crow d of people ever p rese n t d u rin g th e six days of th e fair. Many Prominent Persons to Take Part on Welcome Program at 2 o’clock, on Opening Day. All Should Attend. Old Glory w ill w ave proudly over th e new en tra n c e to th e M ultnom ah co unty fair g rounds a t 2 p. m. n ext T uesday w hen th e dedicatory ex e rcis es for the b eautiful and im posing new arch w ay to the g rounds w ill take place. T he new official p en n an ts of the fa ir w ill be raised and herald the opening of th is y e a r’s festiv al of p ro g ress and en tertain m en t. P ro m in en t m en w ill speak w ords of approval of th e enlarged pro g ram of th e fa ir and point the way to g re a te r u sefu ln ess to th e com m unity, th e county and th e state. I t w ill be an a p p ro p riate in a u g u ra tio n of th e g re a te st fair ever held on th e grounds and of th e p lan s to r en larg em en t and co n stru ctio n to be c a r ried out du rin g th e com ing year and p rogressively from year to year until M ultnom ah county sh all have an a g r i c u ltu ra l and in d u stria l fair w orthy of th is portion of th e sta te and the equal if not th e riv al of any in th e n o rth w est. A rran g em en ts for th e event w ere com pleted a t la st n ig h t's m eeting of th e fair board and th e arran g e m en ts w ere p u t in ch a rg e of th e follow ing com m ittee: H. L. S t.C la ir, ch a irm an ; Chas. Cleveland, B. L. W alrad, H. A. Lew is, S. B. H all, J. O. W ilson, J. R. TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS M artin, Ju liu s Meier, Joe D unne, Mrs. E dith W eth erred , Mrs. F ra n k H einey and Mrs. O. A. E astm an. A m eeting w as held of th e m em bers of th e com m ittee av ailab le la st night More am usem ent featu res have been and th e follow ing p ro g ram w as a r secu red for th is y ear th an an y prev i ran g ed : ous year. 2 p. in. Tuesday. Raring Program One of Best J. O. W ilson, chairm an. T he racin g program is th e 1 best th a t Band m usic. h as ever been assem bled at a M ultno R aising of flags an d p en n an ts. m ah county fair. Much of th e credit R eading of reso lu tio n by P resid en t for th is d ep artm en t is due th e u n tir A. W. M etzger and in tro d u ctio n of a r ing efforts of T. R. H ow itt who has ch itects, T h eilen & Angell, who will assem bled horses from C anada. W ash „ . ,, . . . . . . . . . —Courtesy Portland Telegram . explain th e g en e ral plan of c o n stru c M ultnom ah f o u n t) l a i r Boards F ro n t row, lelt to rig h t— H. .1. P iilier, se creta ry ! I . I. R aker, A. W. Metz- ington, Oregon. Idaho, M ontana, C ali tion of b u ild in g s and beautification g er. p resid e n t: S. B. H all, J . V. C ogsw ell, M. M. Squire, T. R. H ow itt. 1’p p er row — H. A. Lewis, R ichard fo rn ia, Nevada. Colorado and Arizona. Pelcn, J . O. W ilson, IK H. M itchell, (I. K Kastman* AU Ilam innr, T. J . k re n d e r, C harles W heeler (not a mem« of th e gro u n d s of w hich th e new en Many of these an im als have never her but a b o o ster), E. IV. A y lsn o rth . tra n c e is th e beginning. raced h ere before and th is prom ises “T he F a ir and O regon,” by Joe I to m ake the rac in g card s of much Dunne. m ore in te rest In view of the new blood “T he F a ir an d M ultnom ah County,” j MUSK AT THE EAIR. being shown. by one of th e county com m issioners. Betw een th e different h eats of r a c T he fair th is y ear will have p len "T he F a ir an d P o rtla n d ,” by Ju liu s ing w ild w est featu res, including ty of m usic and it w ill be of the Meier. stu n ts by cowboys and cow girls, w ith finest to be obtained. TUESDAY, JULY 2s. “T he F a ir an d G resham ,” by Chas. In d ian races, w ill be shown. Two T h ere will be tw o fine b ands, a County Day. Cleveland. hands w ill be play in g from opposite Opening Day. fife and drum corps, sev eral of “ T he F a ir and W om en,” by Mrs ends of the field and q u a rte t singing C h ild ren ’s Day. P o rtla n d ’s best q u a rte ts and solo E dith W eth erred . P a re n t-T e a c h e rs' Day. by v ario u s well know n q u arte ts. In ists. 2:00 p. m. D edication of new’ en tra n c e arch. “T he F a ir an d th e Boys an d G irls,’ fact, th e aftern o o n p erfo rm an ces w ill T he follow ing a re th e bands, 7:30 p. m. Rodeo, co n sistin g of ru n n in g races, In d ian races, rela y races, by W. D. K inder. not be allow ed to d rag due to so m any etc. Male q u a rte t, bands. q u a rte ts and so lo ists: “T he F a ir an d the F a rm e r," by S. B a ttra c tio n s being available. A la st 8:30 p. m. M onster M ilitary dem o n stratio n by the Oregon N ational G uard C am pbell’s A m erican band, every H all. in com m and of L ieut. Col. E ugene C. Libby. m in u te attra c tio n secured w as a little day, 1:30 to 4:30; 7 to 10. Closing w ith band m usic. eight-year-old Miss from ea ste rn O re WEDNESDAY, JULY 2» G resham hand, 1:30 to 4:30. T he exercises will be at th e new en Oregon M a n u fa ctu rers’ Day. gon who handles a big bay h o rse In G. A. It. fife and drum corps, Forenoon. Band C oncerts. tra n c e to th e grounds. nil kinds of tric k s and fancy riding 12 to 1. 2:00 p. m. P arad e of livestock, Indians, cowboys and cow girls. witli m uch b etter re su lts th an m any 2:15 p. in. C oronation of V irginia, Queen of F a ir, by Gov. W alter M. E lks q u arte t. “ Ben Jo ry is also th e o w n er of th e SADDLES WON IX RIDING an old tim er. T his little girl. W ilm a P ierce, assiste d by M ayor G eorge L. Baker. P o rtlan d m ale q u arte t. CONTESTS DISPLAYED B e rt K elly sad d le won in th e w orld's 2:30 p. m. H arn ess R aces— 2:17 pace, 3 h eats. 2:24 tro t, 3 h ea ts and M oncrief, will give tw o perform ances Ad. club q u arte t. title s for b ucking held a t W alla W alla h alf m ile ru n n in g race. daily. The O utlook is Indebted to E. W. W ash., in 1910. In cid e n tally K elly in Gipsy sextette. V arious a ttra c tio n s from th e rodeo, band co n certs an d m ale q u a rte t. P arad e In P o rtlan d Monday S tra tto n for th e follow ing excellent th e sam e season won th e w orld's E ig h t-y ear-o ld W ilma M oncrief and h er w onderful train ed horse. Also a winging cow girl—a m ys T he en tire fair association, w ith the 7:30 p. m. M onster Wild W est and Rodeo, co n sistin g of fancy roping, description of saddles won in riding cham pion sh ip a t P endleton and re- tery. In d ian s, queen, cow boys and cow girls, co ntests, th e display of w hich w ill he j ceived th e first sad d ie ever given by fancy riding, ch a rio t races, ru n n in g races, bucking co n tests, etc., by som e of th e w o rld ’s b est rid ers, fe a tu rin g Bob H all, L orena T rickey, Sid S teele and w ill s ta r t th e week off with a m onster one of th e fea tu re s of th e M ultnom ah i th a t association. o th e r rid ers. p ara d e th ro u g h th e city of P o rtlan d . co unty fair. They w ere displayed THURSDAY, JULY 30. “Jo ry also h a s his own sad d le m ade T he fair will open T uesday m orning P o rtlan d Day. , in th e window of A. W. M etzger & Co., to his o rd er an d ■which he uses only 2:30 p. m. 2:13 pace, 3 h eats. 2:24 tro t, 3 h eats an d ru n n in g race. w ith a prom ise of every th in g in the an d w ere on exhibit a t th e fair , fo r roping purposes. Rodeo events. way of exhibits In place. Com m enc g ro unds a t th e fa rm e rs ’ field day ex Male q u a rte t, Band co n certs. “L orena T rickey, cham pion cow girl ing at 2 p. m. th e first official p ro ercises la st S atu rd ay . T hese saddles i of the w orld, and who h as ju s t r e 7:30 p. m. Wild W est and rodeo events. F irew orks. Miss H ettle B ailey of Elmwood, Ne gram will s ta rt frith th e dedication of a re ow ned by th e various rid e rs who tu rn e d from E ngland, w here h er show FRIDAY, JULY 31 b rask a , has been th e g u est of her th e b eau tifu l new a rc h w hich h as been E x-service M en's Day. w ill ta k e p a r t in th e rodeo and W ild w as acclaim ed by ro y ality , h as in h er cousins, Mr. and Mrs. C. I. R ak er and erected a t the fro n t of th e fair G range Day. W est w hich w ill be held each evening possession th re e saddles w hich she R. D. and R. R. Bailey fam ilies. She grounds. At 7:30 p. m. a rodeo p ro P io n ee r’s Day. on th e fa ir grounds. values a t $1200. She won th e se sad W om en’s Day. expects to re tu rn to h er hom e next gram of one hour w ill be held, con All of th e rid e rs m entioned below, dles in com petition in th e 1919 relay 2:3o p. m. 2:24 pace, 3 h eats. 2:10 tro t, 3 h eats. H alf m ile ru n n in g race week. sistin g of ru n n in g races, Indian races Rodeo events. w ith th e exception of Lee Caldw ell w hich w as p resen ted to h e r by th e O scar T horen and fam ily drove to and o th er rodeo stu n ts. A q u a rte t and Male q u arte t. Band co n certs. w ill com pete in th e show w hich will P end leto n S h rin e lodge in 1923. The N ew berg F rid ay w here they visited th e hands will qlso en te rta in during SATURDAY, AUGUST 1 be held on th e fa ir grounds. saddle w hich she prizes th e m ost Is w ith Mrs. T h o ren 's b ro th er, Jo e Mag tills hour. At 8:30 p. m. th e Oregon Club Day. “Among th e saddles on display is h er w o rld ’s cham pionship saddle won F a rm e rs' Day. nuson and wife. They cro ssed the N ational G uard, u n d er com m and of one th a t w as won by Lee C aldw ell in in th e bucking co n tests in 1923.” 2:30 p. in. 2:20 pace, 3 h eats. 2:24 tro t, 3 h eats. H alf m ile ru n n in g race. W illam ette a t N ew berg and drove to L ieut. Col. E ugene C. Libby w tll Hturt Rodeo events. In addition to th e sad d les m en 1914 a t Miles City M ontana, a t w hich C anby w here th ey visited a sister the n oisiest dem o n stratio n ever held Male q u arte t. Band concerts. p lace he won th e w orld's bucking con tioned above m any cups, sp u rs, bridles Mrs. Conrad P eterso n and fam ily. on th is o r any o th e r fair grounds. In 7:30 p. m. W ild W est and rodeo events. te st. He rep eated and won an o th er and b la n k ets w ill be on display. fact it will be an event th a t it is se l Mr. and Mrs. C. W. G uile left T h u rs SUNDAY, AUGUST 2. T hese vario u s tro p h ie s w ere won in saddle in 1915 a t Elko, Nevada. dom given th e public can see. The 2:30 F re e-fo r-all pace 3 In 5 heats. day m orning for Shoshone, W yoming “A1 B iscario, w ith th e Jo ry rid ers, com petition at all th e rodeo show s Consolation race. w here they will visit th e ir d au g h ter gu ard , fresh from th e ir su m m er en has th e w orld's prize saddle w hich he held th ro u g h o u t th e w orld. M eier & F ra n k Derby, 1 m ile $500. cam pm ent a t Medford, is all set and Mrs. R. S. Linn, for six w eeks. won in 1920 a t Elko, Nevada. ready to go. Chicken D inners. Mrs. C harles Moore is e n te rta in in g “ Bob H all h as th e cham pionship Special ch ick en d in n er every W ed h er b ro th er-in -law and sister, Dr. and Noisy Demonstration Tuesday Sight saddle w hich he won at P lym outh, T h is was one of th e featu res of the nesday noon un til fu rth e r notice Mrs. E. H. E h lers of Bcoberg, Mon Oregon, in 1916. P ric e 50c. W ith ro w 's R e sta u ra n t.—Ad fair la st year. H ow ever, th e ,ev«nt, ta n a, who expect to be h ere fo r sev e ra l w eeks. On th e ir re tu rn hom e they acco rd in g to Colonel Libby, will be on a m uch b roader scale in view of long expect to stop off in S eattle. er p re p a ra tio n s being made. T he dem Mr. and Mrs. P e te r Michel and o n stra tio n w ill ta k e th e n a tu re of an d au g h ter. Miss Mabel Michel, have r e in fa n try a ttac k on a m achine gun E xplanation tu rn ed from S easide w here th ey spent F o r th e purp o se of th is d em o n stratio n , it is assum ed th a t a force of our a week. Miss Michel retu rn ed to h er nest, su p p o rted by a b a rra g e from a r tro o p s have been held up by stro n g resistan c e from enem y m achine g u n s, and tille ry and m achine guns. Sm oke it is decided to m ake an a tta c k on them a t nightfull, w ith th e a s sista n c e of du ties a t the F irs t S tate bank Monday cau d les and flares will be used, Just fire from o u r a rtille ry , m achine gu n s and 37 mm. guns. C h arles Moore left Monday evening The enem y have placed m achine guns to hold up o u r advance, by fire for S eattle w here he will a tte n d i us in ac tu a l w arfare. A m edical de ta ch m e n t of 20 men and officers, th e from the fro n t and th e flanks, and have a 37 mm. gun to su p p o rt them , as w ell as a com pany of en g in eers who seek to lay out w ire en tan g lem en ts to th ree or four day session of th e N orth la tte r being doctors will be on hand to ern Life In su ra n c e convention. Mr. tak e c a re of th e w ounded. L ines of hold up our advance, and m ake the attack on th e ir position m ore difficult. Moore is m an ag er of th e P o rtla n d of telep h o n es will be laid for th e d ire c t D etails of M ovements. T he enem y en g in eers s ta r t c o n stru c tin g w ire en tan g lem en ts. (South end fices and th e ad jac en t te rrito ry of th e ing of th e a rtille ry firing and in fact of en clo su re). com pany. ev ery th in g will be worked o u t Just as Ten minute« la te r—Our sco u ts en ter th e field and seek to advance w ith Mr. and Mrs. 8. 8. T hom pson are it w as done by th is sam e outfit d uring out being seen. tN o rth end of en clo su re). Due iiiiiinte la te r -O u r scouts are discovered, the enem y m achine gun spending a week cam ping n ear Gov th e late u n p le asa n tn ess w ith the opens fire on them , and the en g in eers leave the w ire en tan g lem en t and take ern m en t camp. enemy. position to su p p o rt th e ir m achine guns. U nits of th e Oregon N ational G uard Mrs. R. M. H endricks .who h as been Due m inute Inter—Our scouts open fire on th e enem y, and th e platoon leader (of foot tro o p s) o rd ers his men to advance singly to th e line of scouts. v isitin g a t th e hom e of J. A. Bushong, who w ill tak e p a rt In th e d em o n stra T he enem y p u t o ut flares to lig h t up the ground in th e ir fro n t, and th e en g i M. V. W htezell and J. A. H opper for tion u n d er Colonel Libby will he O re Ton pay for p ain t ■whether you have neers open fire on o u r line of scouts. it spread on or not. Due m in u te la te r—Our a s s a u lt platoon builds up a firing line on th e line th e p ast few weeks, left for her home gon’s fam ous b a tte ry "A ” in com- y esterd ay of sm u ts, the men advan cin g singly to th e new line. (T h is Individual a d in T rinidad, Colorado, Con tin lied on page z I t is a fac t th a t buildings d e te rio r vancem ent Is done to lessen th e chances of being hit by enem y fire). m orning. E n ro u te she will v isit In ate rap id ly unless p ro p erly p ro tected Two m inutes la te r—The firing line sends up a green light to call for our T he D alles, C aldw ell, Idaho and in a g a in st th e rav ag es of snow, sleet, BlaeklM-rrle« Wanted, m achine guns to open fire on th e enem y engineers, and o u r m ach in e guns w ind, ra in and sun. We a re in the m a rk e t for Law ton, Denver. open fire from both flanks. P aul Shepherd, who has been a t th e H im alayas, and E v erg reen b lack b er One ni In ate la fe r—T he enem y sends up ro ck ets to c a ll for su p p o rt and Good P ain t is a sound, wise ries, for shipping and b arrelin g . Cull to in d icate the point of a ttac k hom e of the Rev. and Mrs. M. V. 1871 for prices and d etails. We pay investm ent. Two m inutes la te r—Our firing line sends up two g reen ro ck ets to call W hetzell for som e tim e p ast, has for su p p o rt from th e 37 mm. gu n s and they open fire on th e enem y m achine Joined his m other. Mrs. G eorge Jo n es cash. C rates fu rn ish ed . T he B erry G row ers Packing Co.— Adv. guns. One m lnnle la te r—Our firing line advan ces by r u s h 's In sm all groups a t Stevenson, W ashington. He broke W E FEA TU RE his arm several w eeks ago, b u t it is S E E THE WOMAN WITH and singly, and th e enem y 37 mm. gun opens fire on our m achine guns. One m inute la te r—Our firing line -ends up a red sig n al for a rtille ry su p h ealing nicely, A III NO KEO POCKETS port, and our 75 mm. a rtille ry opens fire on enem y 37 mm. gun and m a Mrs. IL C. Brown and d au g h ters, th e chine guns. T he county W.C. T. U. w ill hold a Light minnte« later— W hen our firing line is In fro n t of g ran d sta n d , the Misses Betty and F ra n ce s and son, b azaar a t Its h e a d q u a rte rs a t th e fair enem y open? fire w ith a m achine gun from bis flank th ereb y causing flanking N orton of Palo Alto, C alifornia, are next week. The m y sterio u s “ Woman and , fire on our firing line Two red sig n als a re sen t up to call for a rtille ry su p plan n in g on re tu rn in g to th e ir home p o rt on th e new ta rg e t, the su p p o rt platoon of th e rtfle com pany goes o u t to stain. They have been th e g u ests of With a H undred P o ck ets’’ will also be seen th ere. It Is again requested th a t th e flank to envelop th e new • nem y m achine gun and th e firing line p u ts out Mr. and .Mrs. H. W. S trong for several all frie n d s who have a rticle s for th e sm oke can d les to hide th em selv es from enem y observation. Two m inute« la te r—Our m achine guns move up to th e flanks of th e firing w eeks w here Miss F ra n c e s h as been pockets will leave them a t W alrad 's line to engage th e enem y at sh o rt range. a ssistin g in the h arv e st of berries. sto re not la te r th an Monday. It la Two m inutes la te r—Our 37 mm. guns move up to th e flank of th e firing T hey recen tly re tu rn e d to G resham Protect Your Property, PA IN T NOW! hoped th a t a gen ero u s sum may be line. realized for the C h ild ren 's F arm Home T h ree m inutes la te r—Our firing line m oves forw ard In ru sh es of sm all a fte r a sh o rt visit to S eattle. T he Rev. J. F. Leise of S eattle w as at C o rv allis th ro u g h th is channel. g roups and singly I wo m inutes la te r—T h ree red signals a re sen t up for b arrag e fire frem a c a lle r a t the home of th e Rev. W. T. th e a rtille ry and th re e green sig n a ls for b a rra g e fire from our 37 mm. and K lotzhach W ednesday, From h ere he NOTICE. m achine guns (B a rra g e fire is continuous tirin g over th e heads of o u r rifle On and after August 1, 1925. all bar m en to p ro h ib it th e enem y from ad v an cin g ). The firing line tak es up the w ent to H illsboro to v isit w ith his ber shops In Gresham will close at 6 b ro th er-in -law and wife, th e Rev. and m arch in g fire and move to th e a ssa u lt on th e enem y position. Phone 1421 G resham p. m. except Saturdays. 9 p m. I hree m inutes la te r—T he enem y position Is taken, an d th e troopa re o r Mrs. G eorge E dw ards. Charles Wheeler, Roy R. Bailey, ganize for p ara d e In review p a s t th e g ran d stan d . C ontinued on page 4 W. J. Todd. The 6 Days and Events in Brief GRESHAM LOCALS B ig M ilitary Dem onstration By Oregon N ational Guard FAIR GROUNDS, TUESDAY NIGHT, JUL. 28 WAKE UP! DON’T PUT OFF PAINTING YOUR HOUSE ANY LONGER SHERWIN - WILLIAMS PUBLIC SERVICE L L. KIDDER HDWE. CO. *