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PAGE FOUR GRESHAM OUTLOOK. TUESDAY, FERRI ARY 22. 1«2T Several loads of young people of I The Outlook in cooperation w ith the E pw orth League w ent to Canby the P o rtlan d Gas & Coke com pany last F riday night w here, w ith o th e r is plan n in g an o th er of those help- young people of th is d istrict, they , ful cooking schools to he held in w ere th e g u ests of th e Canby Ep- March. T h ere w ill be four sessions, w orth League. T he m eeting w as held in th e basem ent of th e Meth- Mias A ugusta H ahn, te ac h er of hom e econom ics a t G resham Union for social purposes and to aro u se odist ch u rch as heretofore. W atch high school, will en te r a num ber In terest in th e in stitu te to be held j for d etails soon. of h er stu d en ts for com petition in at F alls City next sum m er. A m ost , G resham G range is announcing a n ational m eat story co n test | ln ' Prf,Bt,nK evening was reported. , its m onthly en te rta in m e n t for next w hich is being particip ated in by I Emil Oswald of P o rtlan d , a for S atu rd ay evening. F eb ru ary 26, when a p rogram of m usic and rea d high schools th ro u g h o u t th e United m er G resham m an. suffered S tates. U niversity sch o larsh ip s stro k e of apoplexy on F eb ru ary 12 ings will be given an d ca rd s and and cash prizes a re to be aw arded He is som ew hat im proved and o th er gam es will be enjoyed. Re to successful co n testan ts. hopes a re held out for his recovery fresh m en ts w ill be served. T he The tra c to r dem onstration a t th e Thp rPgular mPPt)ng o i thp w c illu strate d lectu re at th e reg u lar g ran g e le ctu re hour la st S atu rd ay R aker & Son garag e on Monday -p u will be held on T h u rsd ay af by George E. Griffith on "F o rest w as well attended and ap p a ren tly tern o o n a t the residence of Mrs of m uch in te rest to those presen t. I j, W alrad Instead of at th e li P ro sp e rity " was u n u su ally fine and A tra c to r was dissem bled and la - Ih ra ry as previously announced those who h eard it considered it a te r re-assem bled for the benefit of I 'pf,P Bta te p resid en t, Mrs. Mary real treat. the audience. I M allett, will be p rese n t and speak F or real estate loans see or call R. W. T horne.—Adv. Leith is g rounds m anager. J. H. Ide will ca sh ier th is shoot. T here are m any local men who a re ex p ert sh o ts and doubtless be a ttra c te d by th e announcem ent of th is u n u su al shoot. GRUELLING TESTS GIVEN ESSEX SIX An av erag e speed of 53.8 m iles an hour for 24 continuous hours w as hung up by one of th e new type E ssex Super-S ixes on th e C ul ver City, C alifornia, trac k , acco rd ing to official w ord received here by M. C. W ebster, H udson-E ssex dealer. T his te st, according to W ebster, w as com pleted by W alter M M ur phy, th e Los A ngeles d istrib u to r, and w as officially observed and scored by Los A ngeles n ew sp ap er men and by the W estern Union. A fter th e Essex had dashed off its 1291 m iles on the trac k , it com pleted a trip up Mt. W ilson an d re tu rn , and w as placed for display in th e d istrib u to r's Los Angeles showroom. I car, yet it never equalled th e p e r form ance ju st com pleted at Culver City. At th e In d ian ap o lis races, even, th e ca rs— though th e ir speed is much h ig h er—o p erate only a to tal of 500 m iles as ag a in st th is E ssex's 1921. T his record was made, too not w ith a strip p ed car. but w ith a reg u latio n Essex sedan “Our Los A ngeles d istrib u to r, Mr. M urphy, d eclares th a t he has seen m any te sts run at Culver City. , but th a t never has a m otor ca r fin- I ished m ore successfully or in m ore p erfect m echanical condition th an th is E ssex Super-Six. No m ech an i cal changes or ad ju stm e n ts w h a t ever w ere m ade d u rin g th e run, and th e ca r w as ru n n in g sm oothly and easily a t th e finish." A S P E C I A L COMMUNICA- N ^ y T T IG N of G resham Lodge No. / v r ' 152 A. F. & A. M. in Masonic hall, W ednesday evening, Feb. 23 a t 8 o’clock. L abor in th e M. M. Degree. V isiting b re th re n w el come. W. L. GORSAGE, Sec y. A. W. METZGER, W. M. Make the Most Profit Secure M ax im u m Yields Use Swift’s Fertilizers The "R E D S T E E R ” on every bag is your Guarantee of Quality. On all Soils— On ail Crops " It Pays to Use T h e m ” P la y S a f e Order Now You have e v e r y thing to G ain You h a ve n oth in g to L ose .1. i,. Metzger is recovering from on th e subject of n arco tic educa a recen t attack of influenza w hich tion. Mrs. E lsie Cogswell will afflicted him over a week ago w hile sing. The te a c h e rs of th e grad e F IK E M E N ’S MONUMENT he w as on the way to M anzanita school have been Invited to be th e IIE M *E l) BY SHOOT for the body of Em il K ardell. W hile (g u ests of th e union at th is tim e, very sick him self, he succeeded in F unds a re being raised In P o rt T he hom e econom ics club of the The Winchester Store reaching hom e safely. I G resham O range m et at the hall on land and vicinity for a m onum ent Mrs. K. B arber of P ortlan d is in I frr j<|a y aftern o o n w ith a good at- dedicated to heroic firem en who "W hen th is te st w as u n d e rta k G resham for th e second week dem- tendance. It is planned to meet the lost th e ir lives in perfo rm an ce of o n stratin g popular products at the th ird Fr((lay of ,,ach m onth and a n th eir h azardous duty, know n as the en ”, said Mr. W ebster, "th e p ro v arious stores. An artic le she I gran g e ladies and th e ir frien d s are David C am pbell M em orial fund. To g ram w as sim ply to equal th e 50- dem o n strates Is a p repared pie fill- welcome. It was decided to call aid in th is fund an u n u su ally at m iles-an -h o u r average w hich has er, a boon to th e busy housew ife j ,,ie g ro u p th e S pizerinktum club, tra c tiv e m erch an d ise shoot will be been prom ised by th e H udson o r and one from w hich a num ber of held on th e P o rtlan d Gun club ganization for the Essex Super-Six. Much in te re st is ce n terin g in the tem pting d esserts may be m ade at g rounds at Je n n e near G resham To be safe, th is speed w as som e concert a m inim um of tim e and effort. One co n cert w hlch «he next Sunday, F eb ru ary 27, sta rtin g w hat exceeded early in th e 24-hour of Mrs. B arber s pies proved to be evenln* of M arch 4 »« Method- a t 10 a. m. T h ere will be eight run, so th a t even w hen fog and a en tlrelv eatable to th e m em bers of church u n d er th e »»«Pices of classes and 26 handsom e prizes. dam p tra c k handicapped th e la tte r Home M issionary society. th e Outlook force w hen they were th e The ru les m ake it a m ost equitable p a rt of th e run, the av erag e w as R obert B lair of P o rtlan d , well H e tire e sp ecially proud of Hie a m o u n t given an o pportunity to sam ple it shoot. No e n try will be tak en after su b sta n tia lly b etter th a n had been known te ac h er of violin and voice, F riday noon. 11 a. tn. Lunch will be served on planned. of se rv ice t h a t o u r F o o tw e a r g iv es. If will play and sing. Mrs. Lida P alm q u ist has gone to the grounds. Such a te st tak es m ore out of a you have n e v e r w orn a p a ir of D ouglas Mrs. Marv M cA llister w as hostess T illam ook to visit with relativ es A program has been issued c a r th an 10 tim es the m ileage u n Sltoes, now is a good tim e to try th em at a waffle b re a k fa st S unday m orn- w hich co n tain s all n ecessary In der usual d riving conditions, yet and friends for tw o weeks. out. Mrs. Elizabeth T aber, m oth er of lin g to h er son W illiam and tw o of form ation and m ay be had by all th e ca r w as im m ediately sta rte d on A com plete stock of shoes for C harles T aber of G resham , and two his classm ates. W alter F u rlire r and Interested. T he shoot is open to all th e Mt. W ilson clim b w hich in *1 en sons W. R. and R. J. T aber of Long- Jo h n Heltzel, from W illam ette u n i shooters w h eth er m em bers of th e volved en tirely different o p eratin g Women view, W ashington, visited w ith verslty. The trio cam e by autom o- cl uh or not. C hildren. q ualities. No difficulty a t a ll was th e ir relativ es hero Sunday. bile, a rriv in g a t 8 o'clock. The Tlie officers of th e Gun club are, experienced in eith er ilart of the Mr. and Mrs. Ray M etzger are young men are ju n io rs In the law Wm. T. L am bert, p resid en t; J. C. test. The top speed m ade on the enjoying a C hevrolet coupe p u r-(c o u rs e a t the university, M orris, s e c re ta ry -tre a su re r. Chas. trac k w as around 63 m iles an hour. chased through the W alter M etzger "W e co nsider th a t th is te st backs agency recently. up o u r statem en t th a t th e Essex m e n ’ s W ear Mr. and Mrs, J. E. T aylor are en S uper-S ix is th e m ost en during joying a visit from th e ir nephew E ssex ev er built. T he old Essex G R E SH A M F ra n c is Page who is in the United 'fo u r' w as ad m itted ly a rem a rk a b le ! S tates navy and has been with his ship, th e "P en n sy lv an ia,” stationed 1 '/ T a t th e B rem erton, W ashington, navy yard, Last week Mr. and Mrs. T aylor und Mr. Page visited th e la t te r's pnrents, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Page a t Bend, Oregon. T he young man has been in th e navy train in g service som ething over a year. Miss T helm a F indley, who fo rm erly lived In G resham , has retu rn ed WEEK OF FEBRUARY 21-26 from Bend, Oregon, to reside here F or the p rese n t she Is em ployed at —- * the W elling re sta u ra n t. The D unthorpe T ra n sit com pany has still fu rth e r Improved Its stage service betw een G resham and P o rt land by p utting on a 6:10 cur leav All the new spring colors of No. 2250, lng G resham In th e m orning and a a finely knit, fine textured full-fashioned 10:30 car out of P ortlan d at night. stocking of beautiful fitting qualities. All T hese tw o e x tra schedules w ere sta rted Monday m orning, and will pure thread silk leg and flare top. All prove a welcome accom m odation to sizes 8'_> to 10% in following colors: the trav elin g public. Casino, I’rench Nude, Chanel, Paris Mist, Jo h n C h rlstn er und fam ily are Blush, Lido, Riveria, Gun Metal, and planning to move this week to Black. IHirtland w here they huve obtained a house and lot in exchange with C. J. Puffy for th e ir G resham prop erty, the house and five ac res b e longing to th e form er Mrs. Robert H au sw lrth n ear th e S tan d ard Oil tan k s. Mr. C h rlstn er m ade th e ex change of P o rtlan d pro p erty for Four great new cars! th a t In G resham less th an a year At new reduced prices, now m o re ago, but now w ishes to move back With 22 body types rang th a n e v e r th e le a d e r in lig h t c a r to P o rtlan d . Mr. and Mrs. C h rlst v alues! ing in price from $625 to GRESHAM, OREGON ner and dau g h ter Miss Maude F ish $2295. er will move W ednesday and the T h e W h ip p e t S ix — $765 to $925. Puffy fam ily will come to G resham C o m b in in g a ll th e e n g in e e rin g a d T h is w eek w e a re h o ld in g a sp ecial th e sam e day. v an ces of th e W h ip p e t w ith g r e a te r A dvance S p rin g S h o w in g of th e new T he band concert given la st len g th , g r e a te r pow er, g r e a te r speed, W illya-O verland line. E v ery a u to W ednesday evening, w as well nt g r e a te r liv elin ess. m obile o w n e r— e v e ry p ro sp ectiv e tended and p atro n s w ere trea ted to o w n e r—c a n n o t afford to m iss th is th e usual tine selection of num bers. T h e “ 70” W illy s-K n ig h t S ix— $1295 g re a t disp lay . It w ill rev eal to you P lre c to r Johnson is sp a rin g no e f to $1495. New re fin e m e n ts of coach- new s ta n d a rd s of m o to r c a r b eauty, fo rt to m ake these concerts well w ork. new b e a u ty of in te r io r d e ta il, luxury, econom y a n d value. And a w orth w hile T he band pieces wi re sm o o th e r o p e ra tio n , m o re pow er d e m o n s tra tio n of a n y c a r in th e lin e supplem ented w ith special m usical a n d speed. w ill rev eal new s ta n d a rd s of p e r num bers both vocal and In stru fo rm a n c e a n d efficiency. H ith winter practically over the thoughtful m ental from several G resham p e r T h e W illy s-K n ig h t G re a t S ix—$1850 sons of recognized ability. The next woman is already planning for her spring and sum to $2295. Now even m o re b e a u ti Sec th e se fo u r g re a t new c a rs. T hey «oncert to be given by the band in fu l— m o re p o w erfu l— m o re lu x u ri mer wardrobe. For that reason we have arranged em body th e h ig h e st a c h ie v e m e n ts of the w inter series will be on the ous. An e n g in e th a t g ro w s s m o o th E n g in e e rin g L e a d e rsh ip in every for an early showing of spring and summer silks, evening of March 16 er. q u ie te r, m o re efficient w ith every price class. The m any frieuds of Mrs. H W. m ile of service. crepes and wash dress goods. S nashall will be so rry to learn of her continued disability. It has T h e W h ip p e t now $625 to $755. Prices f. mb. factory and *peciricatlM* »u’>. W H I P P E T - 4 SE IIA X now been th ree m onths since she F a m o u s fo r its "30 m iles on a g a l 1 ashion notes feature washable flat crepes. We loct io change without notice. Willys-Over. has walked. W hile her condition lo n ” , 4-w heel b ra k e s a n d low g r a v land. Inc, Toledo. Ohio. Wlllys-Overland have just received a lot of crepes in a good assort 1» not paralytic, she seem s to have ity c e n te r. S m a rt, pow erful, room y. Sales ( o , Ltd, Toronto, ( anada. no streugU t in bur limbs. Mrs ment of colors, 40 inches wide and good weight. S nashall is now 78 years of age. Colors are Empire, Pink, June Rose, Salmon, Oak 8. A Milton of E llensburg. Wash Buff, ( rocus, Bois-de-Rose, Chrysanthemum liiKton. was a wet k end visitor w ith his son, the Itev R. J Milton, who and Mercury. \ ery specially priced, yard $1.95 Is conducting revival se rv le ts nt th e F ree Methodist church. He will Sport Satin for slips in colors to match the look afte r some m a tte rs requirin g $1.25 above, 36-inch, yard............ his atten tio n in P ortland before r e OVERLAND tu rn in g to his home. Mr. and Mrs. Newell E dw ards have m ade arran g e m en ts to o c H e i i I m > hint- pltiin mill printed Peter I’aiis, Sol- cupy the house ot Mrs. Mary setles, llott) Dim ples, silk M ixetl Crepes. G ingham s. Rauley on Hood avenue lornierly Printed I aiituns. i l l in th e new c o lo rin g s ami sm all occupied by Mr. and Mrs. G. W design s. Mason. Mr. and Mrs. E dw ards have been living at the home of It. W Emery. A. W. Metzger & Co. Plenty of Service In our Footwear AylsWort Advance Spring Showing f f o le p r o o f fjo s ie r y Come in and see what ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP .95 Means to You a pair W. R. H IC K S CO. SPRIN © S H O W IN G WILLYS-KNIGHT SIXES Fours - W H I P P E T - Sixes I’etcr WALRAD MERCANTILE CO. I. fit aril P re s s in g J O u r cleaning plan t I n ( I n -h a m Is • « W r r a il aait d r l l i r r “ I lie House o i Quality* GRESHAM, OREGON PHONE l l l l H e Give Green Trading Stamps J. HESSEL IMPLEMENT llbJSh^ELd P hono 1411 G R ESH A M Dependable l sed Cars CO, W. A. H ESSEL