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L G resham O utlook T W IC E A W EEK GRESHAM. MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON, VOL. 17, NO. «0 Pomona Grange Opposes Bitulithic T he M ultnom ah D istrict Pomona g range at its m eeting S aturday w ent on record as opposed to a s p h alt or b itulithic pavem ents on th e highw ays by passing a strong reso lu tio n to th a t effect and p re sum ably in favor of the concrete type. T he county grange, w ith Fred C rane as m a ste r and Mrs. G race Exley as se cretary , m et w ith Col um bia g range a t C orbett. T here w ere about 250 p resen t and five p ersons w ere initiated at the eve ning session. S tate M aster Geo. A. P alm iter w as p rese n t and gave an in stru c t ive talk . Mr. Reed of L en ts gave a very in te restin g ta lk on boy scout work. F ra n k lin F. K orell and Elton W atkins, candidates for congress for the th ird d istric t, w ere present and each presented his claim s to p referm en t in th e com ing election, K orell speaking in th e afternoon and W atkins a t night. T he m eals served by Columbia g ra n g e rs w ere said to be p ar ex ce lle n t and a tine m usical and lit e ra ry program w as rendered d u r ing the evening. T he follow ing is th e resolution p erta in in g to pavem ents as adopt ed by M ultnom ah county Pom ona g range: W hereas, it is th e g eneral verdict of th e public who trav e l by a u to m obile th a t all types of bithulithic or so-called black-topped pavem ent a re very dangerous, and W hereas, thousands of m achines have been w recked and thousands of people have been injured, the r e sponsibility of w hich can be laid to th is type of pavem ent, and W hereas, public safety justifies th e discontinuation of all bitulithic or so-called black topped pave m ents. T herefore, be it resolved by Mult- no County Pom ona grange, in ses sion at C orbett, Oregon, th a t we go on record in favor of th e initiation of a sta te law th a t will p revent the laying of any fu rth e r pavem ents of this type w ithin th e Btate of O re gon and. be it fu rth e r Resolved, th a t copy of th is reso lution be sen t to the Oregon S tate G range B ulletin and also to the daily press. Used plows, cream se p arato rs, sp read ers, potato diggers, etc. Re p airs for all plows. Phone 1141, H essel Im plem ent Co., G resham . Orchestra Class to Resume. O rch estra and priv ate lessons on strin g e d in stru m e n ts and cornet have been resum ed by Mrs. R obert B lair, accredited teacher, a t the hom e of Mrs. W. J. Ott. B eginners’ o rc h e stra class sta rtin g . F or in form ation phone G resham 2185.— Adv. H ave you neu ritis, aches or pains? Quickly cured by Dr. Mary B ecker. Phone 122x.—Adv. Gresham Locals J. F. B arnes and son Jam es v isit ed relativ es a t S eattle from F rid ay until Sunday. Mr. B arnes has a d aughter in S eattle and an o th er a t Bothel, a few m iles n o rth of th e city. Miss Lee Daling, a sister of Mrs. H erb ert B arnes, who has been vis iting here for some tim e, left Wed nesday to begin her studies a t O re gon A g ricu ltu ral college. Miss D aling's hom e is a t W aterville, W ashington. All m em bers of the N eighbors of W oodcraft are urged to atten d the m eeting w hich will be held next Tuesday, at 2 o’clock, at th e home of Mrs. John Metzger. Mr. and Mrs. C. I. R aker and Mr. and Mrs. E. G ilberson attended th e I Pendleton Round-up last week. Those who attended from G resh am the m eeting of M ultnomah county Pom ona gran g e held a t Col umbia grang e at C orbett on W ed nesday w ere Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Squire, Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Manning, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. H astings, Mrs. John Bliss, Mrs. George Kenney, Mrs. S. R. K itzm iller and Mrs. j G race Exley. Two babies m ade th e ir advent in to the w orld yesterday at th e home of Mrs. J. A. Bushong. A 7-pound son w as born to Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Bourgeois of S pringdale. T he baby has been nam ed Donald Eugene. L ater a 7 V2-pound d au g h ter w as born to Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Reed of Corbett. The little m iss h as been nam ed G lenna E lizabeth. Besides th e hundreds gath ered in local home radio p arties early last evening o th er hund red s a s sem bled w ithin earsh o t of th e m ore or less public loud sp eak ers to get the fight retu rn s. E vidently the m ost popular place w as a t H o rr’s Radio E lectric statio n w here the A tw ater K ent radio, using a power speaker, rolled out a clear, stro n g volum e easily h eard for h alf a block. Men, women and ch ild ren stood in the open a re a and m any sat in autos and got a g re a t th rill from the re tu rn s spoken in to th e “m ike" at th e ringside. T he next larg est audience was at Ed Metz g e r’s sto re w here the F ad a gave th e details w ith g re a t clearn ess. Seats w ere provided for about 50. Q uite a group g ath ered a t B ju r’s electric sto re w here th e re tu rn s w ere r e ceived over th e Crosley. W. J. Cooper w ent to Salem th is m orning to tak e p a rt in th e lay electoral conference to choose dele gates to th e g en eral conference of the M ethodist Episcopal church. He w as accom panied by Mrs. Coop er, Mrs. C. E. R u sh er and Mrs. W. A. W inters. C ontin u ed on page 4 This Month is Manning-Bowman Month Our special is this $29.00 Manning-Bowman urn set consisting of a 9-cup percolator, sugar and creamer, tray and cord. The entire set is silver plated and presents a beautiful appearance. This beautiful urn set will make a wonderful Christmas present to the family and you can easily keep it a secret until then by leaving it here. The special price for the set is $22.00. 5 '. ■ M.00 ¿ j J. • ( ED A R V IL LE ST II.L E X IST S, W R IT E R SAYS Sanitary Ordinance Will Be Enforced BLANKETS Now w ith th e a p p ro a c h of th e ¿TS*» cold w e a th e r you m ay need som e m o re b la n k e ts. You c a n easily m ak e y our se le c tio n s h e re from o u r stock. P ric e s ra n g e from #1.»S up. fiJO |R » •' QQ (?•» HIT **•’ N ashua, p art wool, heavy choice plaids, (? I (1 “ sateen bound. P a ir ......................................................... t y w « v w DOWN N ashua NoKold, p a rt wool, asso rted plaids, t? | *7“ heavy. P a ir ........................................... ........................... v jr is V Three dollars each month for 6 months Almonte, a heavy cotton and wool top-notch (?O b lan k et asso rted plaids. P a ir ..................................... I 07 See o u r All-Wool P endleton Blankets. PERC O LATO RS, priced from.......... *7.50 to *9.00 T O A S T E R S ......................................... *3.75 to *8.00 E L E C T R IC IR O N , full automatic................. *7.75 Terms on these if desired W e c a rry th e P en d leto n , plaid all-w ool s h irts. Our winter »tuck of A. A. » utter’s, work and logger shoe* 1» now here. PORTLAND WALRAD MERCANTILE CO. COMPANY ELECTRIC S T O R E E L E C T R I C BUXJ, P ow ell St. P h o n e 801 $1.98 G resh am “The House of Quality" G R E SH A M .O R E G O N PHONE 1411 We Give G reen T ra d in g S tam ps HAY TO BE O R SE RYEH Sunday will be observed as rally day at th e F ree M ethodist Sunday school and a hearty invitation is extended to ail who a re not now a t tending som e o th er Sunday school. T here w ill be a sh o rt program giv en by th e school. The re g u la r preaching services will be held by the p asto r both m orning ami evening. Sunday school m em bers and th e ir friends are invited to m eet a t the p arso n age F riday evening for a social time. BAPTIST ( III lit II 1NNOUNUE8 M l i l l l I S Tlie B aptist church invites all not affiliated w ith other ch u rch es or Bible schools w ithin the d istric t of G resham , to the se r vices in th e church next Sunday. Tlie p a s to r’s topic for th e m orning ch u rch service, w hich begins at 11 o'clock, will be "Tho Church of th e F u tu re." T he Bible school will com m ence at 9:45 p. in. Tlie young people's m eeting will begin a t 7 in the evening and the topic will be "C h rist In F ran ce.” T he young people a re especially invited to Wehfooters Have Fine Trip. come and bring th e ir friends, Tho Mr. and Mrs. F ra n k G illett, a c evening ch u rc h service w ill begin com panied by P o rtlan d friends Mr. at 8 o’clock and the topic will be, and Mrs. Bill Chaney, retu rn ed "D eciding for E tern ity ." early W ednesday m orning from a w onderful five-day au to trip MISSIO A FESTIV A L th ro u g h north c e n tra l Oregon and TO BE O B SER V ER th e John Day country. They tir^t The an n u al m ission festival of Avent to Pendleton w here they v isit ed the Round-up for a few hours. th e Zion Evangelical church will bo The re tu rn w as m ade through Ba observed Sunday. T he Rev. (’. Hoff ker, M itchell and over th e Mc man, p resid en t of th e d istric t, will Kenzie p ass by w ay of Eugene he th e speaker in the m orning home. T uesday they ran into the preaching service nt 11 o’clock. The gold ru sh in the sum m it of the Cas Rev. E. C. F arnham , secretary of cade range. The visitors say th a t tlie P o rtlan d council of churches, claim s have heen filed over acres of will deliver tlie add ress in th e a f tlie su rro u n d in g co untry and old ternoon at 2:30. He will deal w ith tim ers are hopeful of a fortune. Mr. the su b ject of religious education G illett bought back sam ples of the from the m issionary point of view. ore w hich are being tested by in All friends of religious education terested G resham parties. The deer in G resham and vicinity a re co rd i h u n tin g is said to be fine in some ally Invited to h ear th e Rev. Mr. p a rts of th e sta te visited, a p arty F arn h am Sunday afternoon. Tlie Bible school will convene at of six men bagging a dozen deer 70 m iles from Redmond. A fine view tlie usual hour of 10 o'clock. Rally was obtained of the T hree S isters mid prom otion day will be observed and search in g p arties w ere seen and a m em bership co n test will be looking for th e tw o boys lost on gin Sunday to te rm in ate Nov. 20 L uncheon will be served to all th e ir slopes. Mr. Gillett says it is not necessary to go o ut of Oregon guests Sunday noon in the Sunday school rooms. All a re invited to to view superb scenery. rem ain for lunch and th e a fte r Bodge F our W ins Stock f a r Race noon services. A Dodge sp o rt ro ad ste r piloted by Layman to Speak at Methodist E arl Vance w alked aw ay w!*h the ( li it re li. honors in the stock ca r rac e for Elton W atkins of P o rtlan d has four cylinder c a rs a t the A tlantic City Speedway on L abor day, ta k been invited by m em bers of th e ing first place w ith an average W. C. T. U. to speak at th e Method speed of 67.35 m iles per hour for ist Episcopal church next Sunday (he 25-mlle grind. Five different A m erican m akes m orning a t 11 o’clock, when he will of four cylinder ca rs were entered ta k e for his subject ’‘C h ristian C it In the event. izenship." Mr. W atkins is a p rom inent B ap tist laym an and, in ci HALEY dentally, dem ocratic can d id ate for The series of m eetings conducted congress. Sunday school will m e it in its at th e H aley B aptist ch u rch by E vangelist Gideon SJolander closed various d ep artm en ts a t 10 o'clock. Sunday evening. Next Sunday T tiere will lie no evening services m orning th e re g u la r pastor, the lint the young people a re invited to Rev. John S. N ordell, will preach atten d an E pw orth L eague rally at in E nglish, the service beginning at Salem in connection w ith th e con 11 o'clock. Sunday school will ference in session there. th o se T here will need to be som e ac tivity on th e p a rt of 46 residents of th e city of G resham to co rrec t u n sa n ita ry conditions and com ply w ith the requirem ents or else suf fer the penalty for neglect. The city council at W ednesday n ig h t’s session received a rep o rt from M arshal Kelly th a t 46 resi dents are not com plying w ith th e ordinance. T his list has been tu rn ed over to R ecorder Schneider who is sending out notices to th e delinquents requiring im m ediate com pliance or action will be taken by the city. The com m ittee on health and police rep o rted to the council th a t it liad carefully exnm lned the con dition of the barn in C lanahan's addition on th e Section Line and found it in good condition and made no recom m endation. Coin- plaint tiad been mude regarding it to the council. P. E. Cary, who owns about th ree acres bordering the P ortland E lec tric Pow er com pany rig h t of way w est of South R oberts avenue com plained to tho council of a situ a tion which Is causing him a g rea t deal of annoyance in getting Into aud out of his place. H e has to cro ss th e P. E. P. tra c k aud open th ree gates gates in doing so. He ask s th a t steps be taken to m ake th e present lane a public way so th a t it could be improved and the gates removed. T his w as referre d to the com m ittee on stre e ts and piltille ways. It Is Htated th e re are several p ro p erty ow ners who would be lienefitted by the im provem ent UHked for. It will probably menu that when th e stree t Is dedicated to the city tlie im provem ent will be ordered. Tiie q u estion of low ering the w a te r rates has been u nder co n sid er ation and a com m ittee, consisting of Mayor Cleveland, R ecorder S chneider and T re asu re r Metzger, has made a carefu l Investigation of tlie situation. T his com m itteee re ported to tlie council a t the m eet ing this week th a t it found th a t the incom e from the w ater re n ta ls was not sufficient at this tim e to m eet the expenses, overhead and pay m ents on sinking fund and In terest on bonds and hence did not w ar ra n t a reduction in w ater rates. If th e city can continue paying off Its Indebtedness and avoid fu rth e r debts the tim e will come th a t de sired reductions can be made. T h ere was no opposition to the im provem ent of K enney street. A resolution ordering the w ork h as heen passed, notices posted and E ngineer R oberts has been ordered to prep are estim ates and specifica tions. r ----------------------------------------- Do You Know? The Outlook has arranged to rua this Interesting feature regularly. The anawers to the follow ing questions will be found elsew here In this paper. Rea sonable and proper questions sent to this department care of Outlook will he answered. If possible (Copyrighted by Milton O. Nelson) 1. W here is the Bridge of Sighs, and why is It so called? Tem ple S eri ices A nil on need. 2. Why Is a fish’s ta ll forked? Sunday school w ill begin a t 10 3. Is a C alifornia p ru n e sw eeter o'clock at the U ndenom inational tu n p ie . T h ere w ill be preaching j th an an Oregon p rune? 4. W hat is a “ lung fish” ? service a t 2 o'clock in th e a fte r 5. Do th e Je rse y ca ttle on the noon and at 7:30 Sunday evening. A good song service w ith special | Islan d of Je rse y differ from those m usic w ill he a fea tu re of both a f ' ra ise d In O reg o n ? 6. Why a re th e Ja p an e se so ternoon and evening services. P ra y e r service w ill be held on , sm all? 7. W hat president of th e United Tuesday evening and young peo ple's Bible study F rid ay evening. , S tates never w ent to school? 8. W hat son of a presid en t of the The Rev. 8. F. P itts will preach Sunday afternoon from th e subject, | United S tates was a general In th e i C onfederate arm y? “A Man Approved of God." Violin Outfit I r . .. Mrs. R obert B lair Is offering a plan for beginners In violin, w here by those arran g in g for a full year of lessons will receive free a good stu d e n t violin outfit. See Mrs. B lair at W. J. Ott home S aturdays.—Adv. GLASS Fix th a t window before th e cold w eath er sets in. All sizes. TODD, the P ain t Man. Phone 1821, G resh am. Coming Events S atu rd ay evening, Sept. 24.— I C ountry dance a t Fairview city ! hall. I (Drvixnntaii Bargain Period F riday evening, Sept. 30.—Areme club card party a t C hanticleer Inn. : W e have fo r you a g u a ra n te e d ra in -p ro o f coat and p a n t, also a heav y plaid 24- an d 30-ounce all-w ool B lazer. Look ’em over. F lan n elette Plaid Cotton S h irts, e a c h ---- RALLY Sept. 26 to Oct. 1—S tate fair gt Salem. MEN The Manning - Bou man line consists of the following: In th e question and an sw er de p artm en t of th e Monday m orning O regonian the question w as asked, "W hat becam e of C edarville, a little ham let of early days, east of P o rt lan d '’" The an sw er brought out th e inform ation th a t the nam e of C edarville had been replaced by th a t of L innem ann, nam ed in honor of the late John L innem ann, th e first ta ilo r in P o rtland. However, in the W ednesday issue of the O regonian a le tte r appeared over th e sig n atu re of Miss Cora Giese in w hich th e statem en t in the previous paper is refuted and c o r rect inform ation reg ard in g th e nam e of the locality is given. The Avriter sta te s th a t C edarville Is a p a rt of the Giese donation land claim , named by them in very early days, and now platted and recorded under tlie nam e of C edarville. The statio n at C edarville, th e junction of the T routdale, Mt. Hood and E s tacad a lines, is called L innem ann, but th e settlem ent Is not and never has been o th er th an Cedarville, ac cording to Miss Giese, and Outlook read ers may feel them selves in debted to th is au th o rity for a con clusive explanation of w hat has been a question in th e m inds of m any of the la te r residents. convene as usual at 10 o’clock. T here will he no evening service. Gray and Tan Double B lankets w ith lavender, blue and pink striped borders, sizes 60 to 72 inches wide. H ’ P a ir $1.98 t o ..................................................................... N ashua Suprem e Plaid B lanket. Heavy g rad e and a good blanket. P a ir ................................. . Its. ¡ ...» » ta t " 12.00 P e r Y ear A nnouncem ent is being m ade of the m a rria g e of Miss G race Stilger, employed as sten o g rap h er a t th e G resham b ranch of the Oregon Mr. and Mrs. K. A. Miller, Mrs. Pickle & Canning com pany for the 1 Jam es S terlin g and Mrs. H. L. St. past two years, to L ester Cox of C lair atten d ed th e sessions of th e P ortland, an em ploye of th e P o rt M ethodist an n u a l conference a t Sa- land Rose n u rsery . The wedding I lem on T h u rsd ay and w itnessed th e cerem ony took place Monday eve p resen tatio n of a pageant given by ning, Septem ber 19. at th e re si th e conference W om en’s Home Mis dence of th e groom 's p are n ts in sionary society in th e in te rest of P o rtland in the p resence of about th e P o rtlan d Settlem ent cen ter, 30 guests, th e Rev. Mr. Wise, p as w hich has been w orking u nder tor of the L ents M ethodist church, I g rea t h andicaps for y ears on ac- perform ing the cerem ony. ; count of inadequate housing and The couple was attended by Miss , equipm ent. E sther Stilger, a sister of th e bride, *This m issionary en terp rise is s it and Rene Simpson. T he bride is uated in th e m idst of a foreign se t the d au g h ter of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. tlem ent in south P ortland, and 30 Stilger, and w hile not so very well n atio n alities are represented. The known in G resham , as she has con pageant or d ram a brought out the tinued her residence in P o rtlan d g rea t need of a new building w hich during th e two years she has Work will be available when Oregon ed here, is very highly reg a rd e d 'b y M ethodists co ntribute $50,000 for all w ith whom she has m ade ac th e purpose, w hich will be m atched q u aintance in th is locality. Mr. by the sam e am ount by th e N ational and Mrs. Cox will resid e in Lents. Home M issionary society. The w edding guests included Mr. The clim ax w as reached when it and Mrs. W illiam Maybee, Mr. and w as announced by Mrs. W illiam O. Mrs. Em il Boltz and Mr. and Mrs. S hepard, wife of the bishop, th a t F ran k Mayes of G resham . $20,000 for the settlem ent cen ter had been prom ised by Mrs. A. B. I Manley, widow of the form er head MUSK INSTRUCTOR REOPENS STUDIO of a P o rtlan d autom obile house, to be available w hen the balan ce w as Tom G. Taylor, supervisor and ! raised. M inisters on the floor of director of music in G resham Union th e conference im m ediately pledged high school from 1918 to 1921, and $3500 more. L ess th an $6.000 now for the p ast ten y ears o rg an ist and rem ain to com plete the project, and choir m a ster of St. D avid's Episco ■ it is expected th a t th is w ill be pro- pal ch u rch in P o rtlan d , has re ; vided before Thanksgiving. opened his studio at th e home of Mrs. M anley is a m em ber of a Mrs. M artha Fieldhouse, n ea r th e pioneer fam ily of P ortland. She is high school, for the fall and w in th e d au g h ter of Hampton Kelly and te r sessions. He will teach piano g ran d d au g h ter of Clinton Kelly. and voice (accredited) on W ednes H er gift w ill m ake possible ad e days o f each week. q u ate facilities for A m ericanization Mr. T aylor says th a t the reb u ild and C hristian work in a section of ing of th e o rgan in St. D avid’s th e city w here it Is sorely needed. church, w hich w as seriously injured by w ater and fire la st M arch, is ROW ELL VALLEY progressing very favorably and will be Installed about the first week of The L u th er League w ill hold its November in tim e to celeb rate the reg u la r m eeting Sunday evening at 60th an n iv ersary of th e p arish ( 3 o'clock. A program will be r e n which w ill occur T hanksgiving dered and rep o rts heard from th e day. The reb u ilt o rg an will have delegates who attended th e L uther electric pneum atic action w ith all League convention at Colton, O re the latest accessories in o rg an con gon, in A ugust. struction. Mrs. Ronda Nelson w as given a su rp rise show er T uesday afternoon a t the home of her p are n ts Mr. and ROCKWOOD Mrs. G eorge W illiam s by the ladies Mr. and Mrs. M artin P o tter a re ! of th e com m unity. She was pre- rejoicing over the arriv a l of a fine ' sented w ith an electric Iron and a 7-pound boy, who w as born Wed set of silv erw are by friends and nesday m orning, Septem ber 21. relativ es present. R efreshm ents Mrs. F red W eiderm an, of Kelso, ' w ere served. W ashington, visited on T uesday Mr. and Mrs. Sam C arrell are with Mrs. W illard Cook. H arold I w orking in the apple h arv e st near Cook, who has been v isitin g his W enatchee, W ashington. p aren ts for a few days, accom itiingulow Bargain. panied Mrs. W eiderm an back to My fine 5-room home for sale a t a Kelso w here he is em ployed as a b arg ain . Must be seen to be ap fireman on a locomotive, by th e preciated. Main stree t. G resham . Hammond Lum ber com pany. H. W. Cooley, phone 51x2. tf N ashua S unset P laids, medium w eight cotton blanket, full size. P a ir ............................................. - T- ERIHAY, SEPTEM BER 23, 1»27 Generous Gift Comes as Surprise N ashua B lankets are in b eautiful plaids, soft and fleecy. P a ir ...................................................... TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS F rid ay evening. Sept. 30.— Ba zaar a t Saron L u th eran church Sunday Evening, Oct. 2— Sacred co n cert at Sm ith M emorial P resb y te ria n ch u rch , Fairview . Friday, October 7.—Noon Junch- eon and bake sale a t T aber pharm - acy, auspices M. E. D orcas circle. S atu rd ay evening, Oct. 8.—Sec- ond R obert H ark n ess recital at Powell Vallyy Mission church. ' I !I I ' I F riday evening, Oct. 14.—Arem e club dance. Masonic ball. I 0 g Oct. 18.— Election day In M u lin o - ;! mah county for election of c o n -1 gressm an. , Oct. 29 - Nov. 5—Pacific In te rn a t fi tonal Livestock Exposition In P o rt- | 1 N ow ’s th e lim e to ren e w y o u r su b sc rip tio n —o r m ak e a new su b s c rip tio n — if you w a n t to save m oney. T h e O re g o n ia n B arg ain period c o v ers th e m o n th of O ctober, b u t we m ay ta k e su b sc rip tio n s now a t b a rg a in ra te s. B egin a n y tim e. Mail deliv ery only. Y early su b sc rip tio n only. Hally O re g o a la a , 1 y e a r Rally A S un. O reg o n ian Hui look alo n e, 1 y e a r T ffiS r OUTLOOK Bargain Combination Price $6.00 8.00 2.00 $5.00 7.00 $6.50 8.30 You Need ’Em Both CALL ON US. MAIL US YOUR CHECK. OR PHONE 1561 GRESHAM OUTLOOK