Gresham outlook., April 05, 1927, Page 3, Image 3

GKESHÀX OUTLOOK,
TI'ESIU Y.
A PRII
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■ i-11 re *ro ?Pec^ I view again th e scenes of long ago.
The cabin home, enlivened by th e evening's sunset glow.
The b riars abloom beside the brook whose cry sta l w aters flow
A. C. Baum back. who lives on the
T hrough th e playground of my childhood days.
bluff road n o rth of Boring, has A playground form ed of beauty-spots, extending far and n ear
been aw arded a co n tra ct for mov­ a a rA .fiV d and .io r‘’8t- flower and fru it, each fill the h eart w ith cheer
And th e harm onies of n atu re are attu n ed to heaven here
ing buildings at Rockaw ay off from
In th is playground of my childhood days.
th e new rig h t of w ay of th e Roose­
"Twas th e re a doting m other clasped the babv to her b reast
velt highw ay. Mr. Baum back's bid
T here, at eve, th e toil-w orn fath e r stretch ed his w eary limb’s to rest,
of $547 i with a price of 85 cents per w ith contentm ent, peace and hap p in ess th e hum ble home w as blessed
cubic yard for necessary excava­ rnu And ltS Wa,ls resounded, aye. w ith hym ns of praise.
Bfe w ere painted th en in shades of b rig h ter hue.
tions w as the low est subm itted. The 2,, 8Cenes
o th e r bids varied, one runn in g as The song-birds sang th e ir caro ls in a sw eeter cadence, too;
To boyish eyes the m orning sun m ade diam onds of the dew
high as nearly $15.000. Mr. B aum ­
On th e playground of my childhood days.
back is leaving at once to begin the
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trea su red tales of tru th w ere tau g h t beside a m o th e r’s knee,
w ork which will be com pleted by
And a fath e r’s m oral precepts b ro u g h t a life-long Jov to me.
S eptem ber 1.
These, aye w ill be th e guidons ’til the fettered soul is free,
I ti W hen, at last, it m akes the “ p artin g of the w ays.’’
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d r illi n g h e a rt we lure them back, these m em ories of yore,
BORING
w hem th e soul, relieved of burden, w ill to heights of fancy so ar
And revel in the hom e scenes as it lives them o’er and o’er
T he play given by the young peo­
On the playground of our childhood days.
ple on S aturday evening w as w ell
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th e re , th e te n der years w ere passed, from th e cra d le to the plow
attended and m any had praise for The happy
days of childhood, aye, how oft I glim pse them now
the way th a t th e program w as re n ­ When in silent, contem plative mood the w eary head will bow,
And un fettered th ought to o th e r realm s stray s.
dered. The o rch e stra furnished j
m usic, and a fte r th e en tertain m en t I see the brook th a t widened out to form th e sw im m ing pool.
W here a plunge was oft indulged in w hen hom ew ard bound, from school,
ice cream and cake w ere served.
1 d swim ami splash and float upon the w aters, cool,
On the playground of my chilhood days.
T he Boring R ebekah lodge is |*
w orking on the play entitled "N an­ In w in ter tim e, w hen zephrys chill down from th e n o rth w ere borne.
cy B row n's F olks,” w hich w ill be And the ho ar-fro st wove a feath ery w reath about th e shocks of corn,
given a t the I. O. O. F. hall on th e I (I chase th e frisky’ rab b it from his hau n ts beneath th e th orn.
And m arvel a t th e speed th a t he displays.
evening of A pril 30.
P erh ap s, w ith Rover “h eelin g ” to th e meadow land I'd go.
T he Ladies Aid w ill give a chick- j T here to flush th e tim id bob-w hite from his home beneath th e snow ;
en supper at the I. O. O. F. hall on Or w atch for an o’possum w here th e sw eet persim m ons grow
On the playground of my childhood days.
th e evening of A pril 20.
C. L. G regson h as purchased the Then, when w in ter’s sto rm s w ere over and sp rin g w as on th e breeze;
stock and equipm ent of th e Boring | Meadows carpeted w ith clover an c blossom s opening on th e trees,
g arage, from W alter W. M etzger, Lending perfum e to th e atm o sp h ere and n ectar for the bees.
All life proclaim ed its joy in songs of praise.
and too*: possession on A pril 1. W hen th e sun had w arm ed the e a rth again 'tw as ra p tu re for th e boy
Mr. G regson has been in th e em ­ To w ade the roadside puddle, barefoot, oh, w hat joy!
ploym ent of Mr. M etzger for some Or to fashion shapely m ud-pies w ith some little m aiden, coy
On th e playground of my childhood days.
tim e and is thoroughly acquainted
w ith th e business.
As youth succeeded childhood soon th e soul becam e possessed
Mr. and Mrs. H ickerson w ere W ith longing for th e big, wide w orld, and th is sp irit of u n re st
K ept ever urging m ore and m ore to q u it the p are n t nest
h ere from D allas for the w eek end
And spread th e fledgling w ings in oth er ways.
w ith Mrs. H ickerson’s siste r and The ocean held th e p athw ay to the lands th a t I would see.
fam ily, Mrs. L. H. M allicoat. Mrs. The storied lands of fa r aw ay heid out th e ir ch arm s to me,
H ickerson is b etter known here as Each filling w ith wild u n re st as it dragged allu rin g ly ,
From th e p layground of my childhood days.
Miss Ada F arm er, who had charge
of th e prim ary g rades in tlie school I So, at length I w eighed th e an ch o r and left th e native shore
h ere for a sh o rt tim e. At p resen t W ith fixed d eterm in atio n to sail th e wide seas o’er.
A far different sto ry th is would be had I know n w hat was in store,
she is teaching a t D allas.
Had I know n how false im pression oft betrays.
Mrs. H. G. Knox spent the w eek­ Though the sta rtin g seemed auspicious, soon the sky becam e o’erc ast
end in P ortlan d at th e home of her And the an g ry storm -clouds gath ered in our pathw ay, thick and fast-
Soon the ship w as ro llin g m adly; then I th ought m uch of th e past
siste r, Mrs. Holcomb.
Of the playground of my childhood days.
J. E. Seifer has purchased a Mas­
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arvelous
changes we have w itnessed since th a t Journey w as begun,
te r Six Iluick coach and is plan-1
ning a tour, thro u g h the ea stern Still g re a te r ones w ill happen as th e y ears go, one by one;
Like th e “W andering Jew ", I've trav e rsed every land beneath th e sun,
sta te s th is sum m er.
’•Bt su c h a Hfe yields little meed of praise.
T he Camp F ire g irls from O rient I’ve lived in cities sm all and g reat, w here life w as gay and fre e;
p ut on a play at the social hour of | At other tim es by m ountain stream s, and by th e sounding sea,
the Rebekah, lodge on F riday eve­ But n e’er has any diverse place held half th e charm for me
As does th e playground of my childhood days.
ning.
Hence,
sittin g here in pensive mood th e scene re c u rs anew,
Roy C ochran and Joe L unday are
doing c a rp en te r w ork at Bull Run. R esplendent in th e gorgeous tin ts of youth’s exalted view;
A pictu re full of beauty spots, and th e b rig h t lights sm iling th ro u g h ;
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W alter Roots and fam ily w ere
A color schem e no can v as e’er p o rtray s.
o u t from P o rtlan d F riday to attend W here n a tu re pain ts in p u rity , no d a rk stain s to annoy.
Nor yet in wild ex trav ag an ce th a t would the scene destroy;
th e R ebekah lodge.
O. W. Boring, wife and sons w ere To m em ory’s eye a glorious scene th a t show s a rom ping boy
On th e playground of his boyhood days.
d in n er guests Sunday at th e home
of Mrs. B oring's sister, Mrs. G. H. I see th e fam ily g ath ered by th e g enial ingleslde,
W hose glow ing coals m ade p ictu res th a t will ever w ith me ’bide
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Bickford of P ortland.
And serve to soothe th e troubled soul w hen ill of life betide.
E lsie Stone, a stu d en t at F ra n k ­
W hene'er upon th is tran q u il scene I gaze.
lin high w as a g u est the la tte r p a rt I love to live them o 'er again, those m em ories of th e past.
of the week a t the home of J. R. As the sun is near its se ttin g and th e shades a re falling fast,
W ith childlike faith I m tru stin g th a t my last days may be passed
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Lunday.
On the playground of my childhood days.
F u n eral services w ere held today
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A. L. DONALDON.
a t Sherwood. Oregon, for th e late
Mrs. A lthea E. Lichty, d aughter of
Mr. and Mrs. C. Z. L ake of Boring. I
Mrs. L ichty died a t her home a t
Independence, Oregon, on S aturday,
A p ril 2, a t the age of 34 years. She
is survived by h er w idow er, her
p are n ts Mr. and Mrs. Lake, six
b ro th ers and th ree sisters. She
w as born and raised in th e vicinity
of Boring.
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F u n eral services w ere held th is
forenoon from th e chapel of a P o rt­
land u n d e rta k e r for the late Mrs.
Alma Dora Maybee M aronay, aged
33 years, wife of John R. Maronay
of Sandy. She is also survived by
a son R ichard J. M aronay; her
m o th er Mrs. Minnie S. Maybee of
P o rtlan d ; tw o b ro th ers Loyd of
P o rtlan d and Alph of G resham ;
and a sister L ottie G. F orbes of
Rodoudo, California.
In te rm e n t
BIDS WANTED.
The Board of D irecto rs of Union
High School D istrict No. 2 G resh­
am. M ultnomah County, Oregon, r e ­
spectfully req u e sts bids for the
furn ish in g of gaso lin e for two or
m ore high school busses. Busses
to be tilled at your pum p and pay­
m ent to be m ade by th e Board
m onthly. T his c o n tra ct to cover a
period of one y ear from date.
The Board of D irectors reserves
the rig h t to reject any or all bids.
Given at G resham . Oregon, th is
5th day of A pril 1927, and bids to be
in th e hands of th e undersigned on
or before A pril 11th. 1927, at s
o ’clock p. m.
K. A. MILLER. Clerk.
W. C. LAWRENCE. C hairm an.
SPRING DALE
ROCKWOOD
A packed house greeted the en­
te rta in e rs in th e P arent-T eacher
association vaudeville program put
on S aturday evening. Some who
attended from G resham spoke of
the program as first class in every
p articu la r.
Mrs. B urton C ham berlain
talned a t d in n er M arch 31. J
Mrs, Jo h n Jo n as, of Falrvie
Mr. and Mrs. A rth u r Cham
of Corbett, In honor of he
hand's birthday.
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I have taken over the business of Vera L. Tucker 1
at I’uckerhill Dahlia Garden. All patrons will re-
ceive prompt and courteous treatment.
The following bargains are offered, assorted
types and colors, our choice:
6 $ .50 bulbs............
$2.00
6 .75 bulbs.............
$3.00
6 1.00 bulbs..........
............. $4.50
6 2.00 bulbs....
$9.00
MRS. NEAL MAW
KL I, Gresham, Oregon, Phone 2tMx3.
ANNOUNCING
RAKER <& SON
S & m fa rf
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W f take pleasure in announcing
that we have taken the agency fot (
the De Laval Cream Separator— I
recognized everywhere as the
world’s best separator.
The new De Laval is the best De
Laval ever built—more than 100,-
000 users say so. The new model I
De Laval has all the good features
of the old machine, plus self-center­
ing bowl, light running qualities,
all-around superiority and greater
convenience.
You lose money by not having a,
(new De Laval. W ith butter-fal
,at present prices you are losing more
^than ever if you have a worn-oul
or inferior separator or if you skim |
by band. A new De Laval w ill,
soon pay for itself.
It is so easy to buy a De Laval I j
now that no farmer can afford to I
be without one. The De Laval I
tan be
ued for ca ib. on easy I
tern -- r.- on the installment plan. I
Call and let us show you the new I
De Laval, or better still, let us I
demonstrate it on your own farm. 1 1
Catalogs on request.
A U T H O R IZ E D
B r in g us y o u r battered
coffee poi
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He a llo w y o u
W. A. H ESSEL
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Phone 1141
J. C. H ESSEI
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w h en y o u q e t
011.00 [ lecirie Percolator
LUSTED
The Lusted P aren t-T each er asso­
ciatio n will m eet on F rid ay evening
a t th e schoolhouse for its reg u la r
m eeting. An en tertain in g program
is being planned and the sew ing
clu b g irls will sell hom e m ade c a n ­
dy. All are Invited to be present.
T re a t y o u rs e lf to one o f
M A N N IN G - B O W M A N
s e v e n -c u p e le c tric p e r e o la
the most d e licio u s co ffe e !
FAIRVIEW
F u n eral services for Mrs. Mary
K enisten. late of 1204 M issouri
avenue, P ortland, will be held W ed­
nesday, April 6. at 2 o'clock a t the
C ham bers chapel on K illlngsw orth
avenue. In term e n t w ill be m ade in-
Rose City cem etery. Mrs. K enisten
is survived by tw o d au g h ters Mrs.
Mila C hilders of A nderson. Indiarta.
and Mrs. Mabel R ichardson of
P o rtlan d .
Mr. K enisten passed
aw ay several years ago. The fam ­
ily lived for m any y ears on w hat
is now known as th e Ruby ranch.
Mrs. K enisten leaves m any friends
in th is com m unity.
Mrs. Alice Radcliff of P ortland
visited w ith Mr. and Mrs. A. L.
S tone on Sunday.
T he F airview g ran g e will m eet
next S atu rd ay evening for its re g ­
u la r session. Supper w ill be served
a t 6;30 and the business m eeting of
th e g ran ge will follow. The home
econom ics com m ittee of the grange
will meet with Mrs. George Shaw
on T h u rsday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
A tea and sewing m eeting will oc­
cupy th e tim e and all a re invited to
atten d w hether g range m em bers or
not.
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FAIRV IEW LODGE No. 92
A. F.AA. M will p resent the
trav e lin g trow el to Bridal
Veil Lodge No. 117. Bridal Veil,
S atu rd ay evening, A pril 9, 1927. at
8 o'clock. All m em bers please a t ­
tend. Visiting b reth ren welcome.
W.M H STANLEY. S e c y .
JOHN T. MCGINNIS, W .M.
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