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About Gresham outlook. (Gresham, Multnomah County, Or.) 1911-1991 | View Entire Issue (May 16, 1911)
Metzger Bros, W ish to an n o u n c e that they have purchased the store form erly ow ned a n d operated by D. W. M etzger, an d respectfully solicit the continued patronage of form er custom ers. W e invite others to call and inspect our stock w hich is com plete, fresh a n d unexcelled in quality, A new delivery System has ceen installed w hich is at your service. A I rial will C onvince Powell Street, G resham , O regon P hone 3 1 I F irst S tore W est o f Feed M il L et G e o r g e D o It WHAT? See C arlson's W in d o w P O ItT L A M ) M MtKKTN. (■ruin, i'b u ir, I c o l, Eli Mr and Mrs E li W in ters of S p rin g d ale visited S a tu rd a y and Sunday w ith Roy W in ttr s aud fam ily. E li M izner and w ife w ere callers Miss E d n a Vogel is in c h a rg e of In G resh am S atu rd ay . Mrs M. V ogel’s m illin ery sto re d u r- Miss M ary H ansen sp e n t S atu rd ay la t t e r ’s absence fo r a few and S u n d ay v isitin g w ith frie n d s in days. Salem . J. J K ent an d w ife, of E dgem ont, O. A. E rick son of W a rre n was D., a re v isitin g h is b ro th e r, M. L. th e g u est of Miss P e a rl L indsay on K ent. Sunday. E arl T ow nsend an d w ife w ere out Torn C in d er w ill lay a cem ent from P o rtla n d and sp en t S unday walk a lo n g his p ro p erty vjn Hood with Mrs. T ow nsend's m o th er, Mrs. avenue. C. W Doane. A nother collision o ccu rred S un Will H essel re tu rn e d to C alifo rn ia y esterd ay a fte r a tw o w eeks visit day on th e O. W. P. ra il ro ad at Hogan sta tio n » h e n inbound p assen with th e hom e folks in to a A. L eland is now ru n n in g a daily ger tra in No. 1 crash ed stag e to B ull Run. It leaves a t 8 gravel tra in . O nly slig h t dam ag e was done us both tr a in s w ere going m. an d a rriv e s h e re a t 4 p. m. slowly. T he m o to rm an on th e G ran d m a Wood is sp en d in g a few gravel tra in is said to have d is day s w ith h er g ran d ch ild re n , Mr obeyed orders. No delay to tra ffic and M rs Guy W ood, a t M ontavilla. resulted. The pipe laying an d riveting rew s have moved th e ir cam p and Down in M isslourl a m an who m ach in ery o n to lo 's in th e Z enith sold farm im p lem en ts by d rivng ad d itio n . arounid over th e c o u n try and get- C. >1 ( am p and wife have rented ting o rd ers, saw one day som e w hite th e ir co tta g e on Hood aven u e and chickens th a t looked p re tty good to have gone to Hood R iver fo r a him . He d id n 't know en o u g h about m onth. chickens to know w hat breed they Mrs. E. S. S m ith and son A rth u r were, but he bought a dozen of have re tu rn e d hom e from Spokane. them and took th em hom e w ith J. W. H ow ard of Hood R iver was him. He took good e a re of th em , a business visito r in G resham S at got in terested In p o u ltry ,, and fin a l urday. ly gave up his little business in o r The Mt. Hood road is fillin g in d er to give his w hole a tte n tio n to and g ra d in g th e depot g ro u n d s, be raisin g W hite P ly m o u th Rocks. Tc- tw een R o b erts and Hood avenue day he has a fin e farm of 120 acres Some m a tre ia l for buildings is be a b eau tifu l hom e and is as rich as any man need lie to keep w ant from ing laid on th e ground. Wm. M etzger has finished his his door and w orry from his brain. GRESH AM y ears w ork teach in g at P leasan t Home and lias ta k e n up activ e work in th e sto re w ith h is b ro th e r, Bert M etzger. L adies O nly DAIRY BUSINESS IS MANY SIDED Ben M athew s has rem oved the porch posts of th e old h otel build At a recen t in q u iry in to th e m ilk ing, ta k e n out th e old board fence and is lay in g a concrete sidew alk business in th e city of P o rtla n d , along th e e n tire fro n t of th e prop m any in te re stin g and som e d isa g re e able facts w ere b ro u g h t out. T his erty . Inquiry was m ade u n d e r th e d irec C h arles M errill has been «ent by tion of Dr. W hite. H. H. C arey of th e P a ck ard A utom obile com pany PO TA T O E S O regon, b u y in g pric th e S an itary Milk Co., s ta te d th a t to look a f te r th e j »2 50 p er h u n d re d ; new p o tato es, to M edford he knew of ’ he co n d itio n s in Sun m any cars In th a t locality. H e will j 7-7 '/4c p e r pound. F rancisco and Los A ngeles, and in be gone a b o u t tw o weeks. ONIONS A u stra lia n , »3.75-4 both of th ese places th e m ilkm en p er cw t.; B erm u d a, »2-2.25 p er ,, E. ,. E. . DeCott, .. . . . p ro fesso r of niathe- ,iad s e a t e d a se llin g -d is trib u tin g / I d u a , n ‘Ver8lty ° f ° regon W m « * b w hich th e cost of th e c rate. will deliv er th e co m m encem ent ad- operation had been m a te ria lly re- nigiU J u n e 2 *' Frida> ',UC,'d ' M,t th a t *" th e - • > “ >• "><■* O. W. P. T IM E TA B LE. W H EA T T rack prices. ill ne Htem, 93-94 C lub, n »; >4 ts 7 ; red R ussian , 85i V alley, 8 7e 40-fold 8 7c. BARLEY F eed , |2 8 |ie r to n ; M IL L ST l'FFH ilra n , »24- Lv. P o rtla n d 24 50 p er to n ; m id d lin g s, »31; 8. 5ti a. in fo r C azadero. sh o rts, »25-24 ro lled b arley , »29- 7 :4 5 fo r G resh am . 30.50. 8 45 for C azad ero FL O U R P aten t« , »4 96 p e r b a r • 9 45 for G resh am . fo r C azadero, re l; s tra ig h ts . » 3 .8 6 ; e x p o rts. »3.80; in 11 4 5 for (iresliatn valley, »4 80; g ra h a m , » 4 .5 0 ; w hole 1 2 :4 6 p. ni for C azad ero w h eat, »4 70. 1 45 fo r G resh an i. to rn W hole, »29; crack ed , — E xpress. 2 4 5 »•!o p er ton. for C azadero, 3: i . for G reshain. OATS No. 1, w hite, »29.6(1 p er 4 for C azadero, ton for G resham HAY - T ruck prices: T im o th y . » for C azadero, E a ste rn O regon, No i .» 2 1.5 0 -2 2 .6 0 ; 1 I 33 fo r G resh atn . C ars fio m P o rtla n d m ixed, »19 20; a lfa lfa , »1 4 -1 5 ; a rriv e ■■lover, » I2 .io -1 3 .5 o ; g ra in hay. G resham one h o u r later. »13 50-14 50. Lv. G resh am for P o rtla n d . 1 2 .2 5 a m from G resham , 6: 4U H airy a n d C o u n try I‘ r i s i n ce. from G resham , t 3o — from B oring. POULTRY L ive liens, 18c t.3 7 from C azadero. b roilers, 20c; d u ck s, 22-27c gees< 7 :5 0 — E xpress. n o m in al; d ressed tu rk e y s. choice 8 : 45 — from G resh am , SK. 9: 39 from C azadero, EGGS O regon, ra n c h , 21 from G resham , can 10: 4 5 i 1 39 from C asad ero tiled. 20e; case c o u n t, 19 •■,<-. I » t » P m from G resham . t HKEHK F u ll cream , tw ins, I 39 C azad ero 15c; p. r lb , young A m erica, ltie; 2*45 from G resh am 3 39 c e n ts p ound. from C azadero, 4 from G resh am BI I I L it City c ream ery e x tra 3H front C azadero. I an d 2 pound p rin ts , in boxes. 15 from B oring 24c per pound. 9 4 6 from C asad ero . PO RK F u m y , 9 ^ - 1 0 c p er lb tin S u n d ay s alt c a rs ru n \ 1.A1. F an cy . »5 to 125 pou n d s. tlero In place o f Hie 7. car. I h e re a re tw o, one “ '» I ’•«' p er poilllll und one a t 8 45. You’ll Find it Vi ith WHAT? Why, the Goods, the Price, the ity, the Service. Anchor Store M ain S treet, G re sh a m Groceries and Dry Goods L et us h a n d le y o u r b u tte r and C ash or T ra d e . A d jo in in g S te rlin g i J o h n .,o n , H a rd w a r e Long, E asy Terms O n O ne-, T w o- a n d T h r e e -A c r e Tract. J PRESTO N S T A T IO N ’ All u n d er cultivation, so u th w est slope, b e st of s o il I every tract, best street le a d in g into G re sh a m six ‘" liM d e r construction on this street at p re s e n t tim e O dwelllnil’ now you will be , „ rry ,( you See us Today and Contract for a Home F IR S T S T A T E B A N K , G RESH A M 0| KNIGHTON’S BARBER SHOP Powell Street. C reiham Suits C leaned, P re sse d a n d R ep aired N o P re » a in g Karr & Hamill Practical Builders on Satu rday p ro d u cer did not get any m ore for th e te a m s covered 18 m iles in d e E s tim a te s fu rn is h e d and full w th a t th e Mrs. M. Vogel w as called to his pro d u ct th a n he is g e ttin g in liv e rin g 250 q u a rts an d d r a w in g s in b lu e p rin t made oo B laine, O regon, on acco u n t of the P o rtla n d today. He said th a t th e n u m b e r of c u sto m e rs w as th r e e to a qu est. d eath of h er fa th e r. Ja n ie s Creecy sm all d e a le rs In P o rtla n d w ere now block; th a t th e a v e ra g e cost of lost He was n e a rly 82 y ears of age and . sellin g m ilk to re s ta u ra n ts an d ho- b o ttle s w as »1.80 a day on each was a resp ected citizen, having lived tels for m uch less th a n th e d e a le rs ro u te. G re sh am , Oregon m O regon 45 years. a re paying fo r it. He said th a t his Mr. Irelan d f u r th e r a s s e rte d th a t W. C. B urch is c lea rin g Jo h n loss from co llectio n s am o u n te d to th e sellin g p rice, both w h o lesale und C onley's lots at th e c o rn e r of Hood 15 Pe r cen t, an d th e loss from brok- re ta il, in th e m ilk b u sin ess w as 7 % avenue and F ifth s tre e t. He s a y s . 111 b o ttles a p p ro x im ated »75 a c e n ts a q u a rt, o r 30 c e n ts a g allo n . H e said th a t, a s a m a tte r of fa c t, he finds e ig h t d iffe re n t kinds of " “ »nth. tre e s on th e iots. Mr. Conley ex- W. E. G rah am , of th e P o rtla n d O regon fa rm e rs w ere re c e iv in g »1 R o o m i n g H ouse peels to build in th e n e a r fu tu re. Dairy asso ciatio n , w as th e next w it m ore a h u n d re d fo r th e ir m ilk th a n C afe He th e fa rm e rs of P en n g y lv a n la , New An ad jo u rn e d council m eeting will ness to give his experiences. at In v ite s cu s to m e rs snd a u urn s he held to n ig h t. It is prohhhle ac said th a t he had been in th e d airy Y ork an d Illinois. All th e d e a le rs th o ro u g h ly a g re e d tre atm e nt. tion will be ta k e n on grav elin g Hood b u sin ess for 22 y ears, and told of w as uvenue and F ifth p treet and Kelly th e m eth o d s in use now as com th a t econom y in th e d eliv ery P ow ell St. Gresham, 0 avenue, In Z en ith ad d itio n , all of p a re d w ith th o se of y e a rs ago. He n ecessary , and th a t a rem ed y fo r r e | culled a tte n tio n to th e fact th a t all tu r n s of b o ttles w as e s s e n tia l, in w hich a re p etitio n ed for. one Mr. and Mrs Ja m e s Sw afford of ! of th e c h a n g e s have b ro u g h t a d d i o ne case it w as p o in ted o u t O regon C ity, w ere g u ests of Mr. tio n a l expense, w hile th e cow has d riv e r fo u n d 300 b o ttle s of fr u it an d th a t th e e n te r p ris in g and Mrs J. N’. C lan ah an Sunday. pro d u ced no m ore m ilk and little , p re s e rv e s Mr S w afford is a real e s ta te man if an y . b e tte r g rad e. He sp o k e w ith h o u sew ife had used a t th e ex p en se Phone 52X Phone an d is fav o rab ly im pressed with th e re fe re n c e to th e av erag e. He w as of th e d a iry com pany. A ll fav o red w illin g to a d m it th a t th e r e w ere a cash o r tic k e t basis. i local conditions. d a iry m e n w ho The sen io r class has secured Dr. som e p ro g ressiv e O IT S ID E 'D V E ItT IS E Its , w ere engag ed in Im proving th e ir j >. W M cDougal of P o rtlan d to b reed an d try in g to get b e tte r m ilk ■ l o l t n In s u ra n c e . K o ch u o o d . preach th e B accalau reate serm on on Contractors and Build« I i xl"'. ’ ' T r o u t d a le . S unday m o rn in g , May 28. a t th e e rs . but as a w hole he fe lt th a t th e G. I». M alioiie, lutw yer. P o rtla n d . im p ro v em en t w as slig h t. He said N a tio n a l H otel, P o rtla n d C a b in e t w o r k , H ousem oving aw M ethodist ch u rch . th a t he h an d led a b o u t 15(10 q u a rts ‘ a x i u ^ ' A rc h ite c t. M ont- p a irin g . " H K a rr has sufficiently re of m ilk a day an d 500 q u a r ts of P lans a n d E stim ate s Furnished or. ‘ covered front his recent illness so ' " " ' b e r 4'o in p an y , C o tre ll. i ream D uring M arch 3200 b o ttle s p lic a tio n . th at he can resu m e w ork again He .. *■ A uctioni-cr, V ancouver. w ere lost Mr G rah am ad v o cated ” • •»• 1 ''• « • to r . S a n d y . and W K H am ilto n have gone in to G R E S H A M , OREGON -t P o rtla n d M aride W o rk s I' p a rtn e rsh ip and will do co n tra c tin g a c e n tr a l d eliv ery sy stem , b ecause E a hind. I’o rt- < »rt • o i »n. It m ean t econom y an d a sa v in g as th is su m m er » e ll us b e tte r re g u la tio n He c r iti The follo w in g g en tlem en from cised a recen t a ss e rtio n by Mr. C ot- G resham a tte n d e d th e F airview to n th a t th e p ro d u c e r, CAPITAL $15,000 paid 4 '•“'8 " A. F A A. M at T ro u td a le t e n t , fo r his m ilk , an d » th a e s re ta ile r I I Ikington, Ino. S le re t, last S a tu rd a y n ig h t: F (i K ard ell. Emil G Kardell, g o t 6 c e n ts fo r th e d eliv ery , m ak in g I ’i es. \ i t r I ’ i es •' ‘ P c 'e rso n . E E M arshall, W 10 c e n ts th e cost to th e co n su m er. C ashier H. C ongdon. Max 8 c h n eid e r. R |{ He M id th a t th r e e -fo u r th s or th e C arlson m ilk in P o rtla n d w as re ta ile d fo r fi I x m its N e g o t i a t e d !?• i .- , . Mrs H arry O tt e n te rta in e d th e c e n ts He in stan ced th e o v ersu p p ly I ire Insurance W ntten l.atlies H om e M issionary society- •lu rin g A pril. May and J u n e and th e I n t e r e s t » » « id o n T i m e D e p o s i t s last W ednesday a fte rn o o n at h er d iffic u lty |„ ta k in g care of a || , he home. A bout th irty » e re p reaeat. •u p p ly Mr. G rah am said th a t lot) 1'his society receives one o r m ore p o u n d s of m ilk m ak es io ,o n new m em b ers at every ' m eeting. p o u n d s of ch eese.an d c an n o t be sold He d e At th e Q ueen E sth e r circle m eet for w h at th e m ilk cost in g at Ava T h om pson s Friday night c la re d th a t, as a m a tte r of fact, th e d eleg a tes w ere elected to th e s la te re ta ile rs received a b o u t 3 c e n ts a co n feren ce o f th e W' H \| s a , q u a rt. I C lose to Mt. H o e d Electric line, cleared a n d in crop. Sellw ood, J u n e 1 and 2. T hose H ubert Ire la n d , o f th e H azelw ood elected w ere. V iola M athew s ream Co., a w e rte d th a t th e fa r m and graded to each tract. E ch o J o n e s ; a lte rn a te s . Bessie How- e rs w ere to b lam e in th a t th ey w ere Itt and F lo ren ce Brow n k eep in g u n p ro d u c tiv e cow s high- lie In stan ced th r e e I. ist Sunday afte rn o o n w hile H. L prlced land G oodrich, acco m p an ied by Mr V al cases in O n tario , w here te s ts w ere e n tin e and hts d a u g h te r and M arion m a e of h e rd s in th e c o u n try w hich NtE US ON OUR NEW PLAN OF SELLING NO ONE TOO POOR TO I sho w ed 27 p o u n d s a cow | n one '»unlop w as d riv in g up th „ Place, 15 p o u n d . | n a n o th e r and Which lead s to th e to p of th e big Ib S In a n o th e r. b u tte so u th o f G r w h a u . his He said th a t th e hors«* »«ildenly got tlrvsl of th e e rs h » , P a' d by ,h e f a r m - th L , V " n illr ‘'f’r^ ' 1>tcd and ■topped an d b eg an backing Mr •odrlch w as u n a b le to c o n tro l him tix . " , V“ ,n b e r ,h ev h«-' been o r sto p him b ack in g an d th e "buggy •»"I »2 M an h u n d re d w e ig h t. | n »*« finally o v e rtu rn e d sp illin g its V cen,b,.r »2 52. In J . n u a n M arch •H-cupants upon (b e g ro u n d A fter n e b ru a ry ,2 37. a n d in He said th a t h l. ,^ ..,« 1 *>me delay th ey got s t .r te i l and ■ 8 » - 3 4 axen« had fo u n J M arlon D unlop w as sta n d in g in the a v e ra g e bach of th e buggy ,h e h o rse sud- I" «he c o u n try w h ere th e cow prixiuced n in e p o u n d s a .lav ,h ro w h ” h* r He « I d th a t th e a v e ra g e of In nillk strik in g h er s h o u ld e r upon r o u te . S U q u a n > a (1>y a n d b ru isin g it sev erely an in s ta n c e o f on e ro u te w h ere BANK OF GRESHAM , T h e Imperial H. L F oster, Prop Sunday & it P ay s to A d v ertise w h e n you havi som ething W orth advertising. G en era l B a n k in g B u sin e ss Pleasant Home Gardei A re w orth ev ery m a n ’s considérât Special Prices 5- and 10 Acre Tracts on H am s, B a c o n and Lard at Howitt’s Market On terms you can surely meet