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Gresham Outlook, Holiday Number, Tuesday, December 17, 1912
an d ex it
T h e flo o r h as been per- I
fected fo r d a n c in g by an o u tla y o f I
*27.7. a n e le c tric p la y e r and e le e trh
b ru sh w ere used to sm o o th th e s u r
face a n d to g rln n d th e wax in to th e
O n e o f the E nterprising T o w n s o f E astern M ultnom ah
flo o r
T h e p u b lic w ill be in v ited
to te s t th is flo o r on D ecem ber 31
F A IR V IE W ', Dec. 1#.-—F airv iew „«her« w ho m a k e o u r lo cality fa m T h is h all will be a m o vem ent t o t h e | |
h as p assed fro m d a rk n e s s in to lig h t o u s tn e s ta te over.
g ra n d an d n o b le w ork of th e r e tir
w ith in th e p a st few m o n th s an d now
W e a re also n o ted
fo r th e h u n ing co u n cil. S u rro u n d e d by a d v e rsity
Is on e of th e b est lig h ted to w n s in d re d s of c a r lo ad s o f p o ta to e s lo a d b u t w ith d e te rm in a tio n stam p ed on
A another year is draw ing to a clo se w e take this opportunity to w ish our m any
in th is sectio n . All th e p rin c ip a l ed h e re ev ery fa ll an d w in ter.
th e ir b re a s ts th ey h av e fo u g h t m a n
friends and patrons A M erry, Christmas and A H appy, Prosperous New Y ear.
s tre e ts have lig h ts on ev ery c o rn e r
O u r city in lo cated on theO .-W . R. fu lly o n w a rd an d ov erco m e all ob
A
n
d
w e extend to you our sin cere thanks for you r hearty support and con tin u ed go o d
th e p u b lic b u ild in g s a re all lig h te d ft N ., 15 m iles fro m P o rtla n d
by s tru c tio n s . a n d to d ay th e ir h e a rts
w ith e le c tric ity an d th e m a jo rity of th is lin e a n d a b o u t tw e n ty -fiv e by b eat w ith jo y on th e co m p letio n of j
will and patronage.
It has b een our aim and effort to g iv e our cu stom ers p rom pt
th e hom es have e le c tric lig h ts T he th e P o rtla n d R ailw ay L ig h t ft P o w er th e ir n o b le w o rk , th is is
not all ||
serv ice and fair, honest, courteous treatm ent, together w ith d ep en d a b le m erch and ise at
p u b lic h ig h w ay s h av e been g re a tly c o m p a n y ’s e le c tric lin e w hich passes i th a t th is co u n cil h a s d o n e:
They
the least p o ssib le cost to them .
T his w e b eliev e to b e the ca u se of the rapid increase
im pro v ed d u rin g th e p a s t y e a r, sev th ro u g h th e s o u th e rn p a r t o f th e I have g iv en us se v eral n icely g rad ed
in our b usin ess and w e shall con tinu e alon g the sam e lin es in the future, redou b lin g our
e ra l s tre e ts h av e been g ra d e d
an d city. T he fre ig h t s p u r fro m th e P. s tre e ts , a n d laid o u t w o rk of vast I
efforts to g iv e our patrons the best to b e had in service and m erch and ise.
g rav eled an d a re now in fin e c o n d i R. L. ft P. ’o th e O.-W.
R.
N. im p o rta n c e to th e in co m in g council
t
tio n .
C o.’s lin e fo rm s a n
( H j th r o u g h w ho h av e p led g ed th em selv es to con
T h e sp len d id new city h all b u ild in g c u r city , an d in used q u ite ex ten siv e tin u e th is s tra in of p ro sp e rity .
ju s t co m p leted a t a cost o f *2500 ly fo r o u tg g o in g a s w ell as in co m in g
T he to n s o ria i p a rlo r,
poolroom ,
is p ro b ab ly th e g re a te s t im p ro v em en t fre ig h t.
an d co n fe c tio n e ry ow ned by E. O.
in th e city d u rin g th e p a s t y ear. T h e
O u r city h as a p o p u la tio n of 400. I rlp p a re co n d u c te d in su ch a m a n
Inasmuch as there are a few more days until Christmas and there are many who have
hall is one of th e la rg e st an d best We h av e a g ra c e d school e m p lo y in g n e r t h a t th e m ost re fin e d lad y m ay
fin ish ed b u ild in g s of Its k in d th is tw o te a c h e rs w ho h a v e c o n tro l of e n te r h is p a rlo r a t a n y tim e
not as yet bought their holiday goods, we offer a few suggestions and prices for Christmas
side of P o rtla n d , th e flo o r is said 100 p upils. T he school b u ild in g is
presents below.
G us K a u fm a n , o u r b la c k s m ith , is
to be th e best
T h e w alls a r e all a fo u r-ro o m , tw o s to ry b u ild in g , su r-
c e n tra lly lo cated an d is u n a b le to
p lastere d an d n eatly fin ish ed . One iro u n d ed by a b e a u tifu l y a rd a n d a
do th e w o rk an d is n e g o tia tin g fo r
of th e n o ta b le fe a tu re s of th e b u ild m a g n ific e n t view o f th e
C o lu m b ia a h o rsesh o er.
ing is Its fin e lig h t. T h e h all h as riv e r a n d slo u g h s on th e n o rth . T h e
E. A. W h itn ey , C E.
C ree, as
Our Toy Department is Complete, Including Many Useful and Amusing Presents for
six la rg e w in d o w s on each sid e an d n in th g ra d e is b ein g
ta u g h t
th is
a row of e ig h t la rg e sq u a re w indow s y e a r an d th e re a re six p u p ils in th e well as F D. A xtell, a re alw ay s ready
Children of All Ages.
to fu rn is h p la n s a n d e s tim a te s on a
in fro n t. T he g ro u n d
flo o r ro o m s n in th g rad e.
Mechanical
Trains
with
Track
75c
to $3.50
b u ild in g fro m a ch ick e n coop to a
Games of all sorts 5c to 50c
h av e n e a rly as good, th e s to re ro o m s
W e h av e tw o
n icely
fu rn ish e d
ra
ilro
a
d
brid
g
e.
Autos 25c to 50c
on th e w est b ein g
fin ish ed
w ith c h u rc h e s w ith serv ices each an d e v
Folding Doll Go Carts 75c
W e can a lso b o ast of an up-to- '
solid g lass fro n ts. T h e p o sto ffice a n d e ry
Animals and Acrobats 25c to 50c
S nday.
Two
s h o rt
o rd e r
Indistructible Jointed baby dolls 50c- $1,5C
w hich
is j
lib ra ry room a t th e fro n t e n tra n c e h o u ses w h ere m e a ls a re serv ed a t d a te g a so lin e w oodsaw
Drums
25c to 50c
Dressed
dolls from 5c to 75c
a re lig h t,
ch e e rfu l
room s
T h e uny h o u r, w ith a n u p -to -d a te h otel m a n ip u la te d by S m ith B ros., w ho will J Electric Motors, that run
$1.50 to 1.75
Doll
Heads
5c to 50c
b u ild in g is p ro v id ed w ith a
b ro ad w hich will be th ro w n open to th e g e t u p a t th e d ead h o u r of n ig h t to
Parlor G uns with Targets 50c
Tool Chests for the Boys 50c to $1.75
saw y o u r b re a k fa s t stovew ood.
sta irw a y on e ith e r en d m a k in g easy p u b lic on D ecem b er 26.
ex it from th e h all. A lobby h as
W e h av e a g y m n a siu m w here th e
J. L oser, h a v in g Ju s t
p u rc h a se d
T insel, D ecoration s, C an d les and C an d le H old ers
been a rra n g e d
at
th e fr o n t e n th e H om e H otel Is now busy rem o d - y o u n g blood of o u r tow n
exercise
tra n c e fro m w hich e n try
is m ad e , elin g an d re n o v a tin g th e sam e an d th e ir m u scles on ra in y a fte rn o o n s,
to th e co u n cil c h am b e r, p o sto ffice ! w ill ex p en d n o t less th a n *800. M rs. A. O. J a c k s o n d o n a tin g th e up- :
lib ra ry and th e fro n t sta irw a y .
in im p ro v e m e n ts a n d on D ecem ber p e r flo o r o f h e r la rg e livery s ta b le |
Handkerchiefs from
5c to 25c
A firs t class h o tel will be open ed 31, will feed 200 co u p les.
w hich is ru n by E. E. H eslln.
Kimonas long or short $1.00 to 1.50
uy by Jo h n L o ser h ere th e firs to f
Gloves
25c to $1.25
W e h av e tw o g e n e ra l m e rc h a n d ise
O ne o f th e g re a te s t if n o t th e
House Dresses $1.25 to 1.75
th e yeur. T h e H om e h o tel Is be sto re s th a t o f J . W. B enecke, v al g re a te st in d u s try o f e a s te rn M ultno- J
Scarfs 25c to $2.00
Rain Coats $5.00 to 15.00
in g rem o d eled an d ren o v ated
and !
u ed a t * 4 0 0 0 , an d th e
firm o f J. niah is th e S u n D ial M illing com pany
Slippers
50c to $1.50
Shoes $1.50 to 3.00
w ill do cre d it to th e to w n w hen M. D avis ft Son p re s e n t e s tim a te d w hose m ill a n d h e a d q u a rte rs a re lo- j
Neckwear 25c to 50c
Hose 13c to 75c
com pleted.
v alu e, *3 700. Im m e d ia te ly a f t e r th e cate d In o u r city an d is w o rth m ore j
O ne of th e la rg e s t feed an d su p New Y ear, th ey w ill rem o d el th e ir th a n a n o rd in a ry
p a ssin g notice, j
ply hou ses th is side o f th e city is s to re b u ild in g , a n d in c re a se
th e ir T hey a re d e a le rs in liv esto ck
and
located in F airv iew . T h e S un Dial sto ck o f goodB to th a t of a g e n e ra l g ra in as w ell as ru n n in g a n up-to-
com pan y c a rry a s to rk o f feed. fuel, d e p a rtm e n t s to re w ith a sto ck of d a te d a iry of 8 5 re g iste re d
cows,
Hats from 50c to $2.00 each
Shirts
50c to $2
lu m b e r an d h a rd w a re w hich su p p lies goods c o stin g *8000.
s h ip p in g th e ir m ilk to P o rtla n d over |
Ties
25c
to
50c
Slippers
50c to $ 1.75
th e c o u n try fo r m iles a ro u n d .
O. L. P e rk in s is lo o k in g a f te r o u r th e O.-W . It. ft N. T hey a re Im
Suspender and G arter set 50c a set
Shoes $ 3 .0 0 to $ 6 .5 0
T he school
p ro p e rty h a s
been soles, n o t o u r im m o rta l so u ls but p o rte rs of re g iste re d B elgian h o rs
Stick Pins 25c each
m uch im proved d u rin g th e y e a r w ith o u r sh o e soles, an d In th e n e a r fu es, red D uroc sw ine, an d
O' C oats th e best on earth at the p rice $10 Io $15
H olstein
a fine w ire fence
e n c lo sin g
th e tu r e w ill e re c t a sh o p w ith u p -to - c a ttle . T hey h av e ad d ed to th e ir
Suits th e b est on earth for the p rice $ 1 0 to $ 1 5
1 ie Holders 25c each
S w eaters
$ 2 . 0 0 to $ 5 . 5 0
block
A m ong th e new resid en ces d a te e q u ip m e n t.
Soxs 10c to 50c
in d u s try lu m b e r, w ood, co al, lim e, I
Suit C ases
$ 1 .5 0
is th e new
b u n g alo w
of J .
P.
O tto S ta u b , o u r g e n ia l re a l e s ta te san d , sh in g le s, an d o th e r b u ild in g m a j
P rovince, b u ilt at a co st of a b o u t m an . Is n e v e r Idle. If n o t b u sily e n te ria ls . T h e d em a n d h as been so '
■*3000, T h e old S co tt ho u se, now g ag ed in sh o w in g p ro sp ectiv e b u y ers g re a t th a t th ey w ere com pelled to
th e p ro p e rty of J o h n L oser, h as l>een p ro p e rty , lie is e x p la in in g
to you fill a w a re h o u se a t T ro u td a le w ith |
rem odeled and m ade in to a fin e re s th e a c tu a l necessity o f a n u m e ro u s feed to su p p ly th e ir c u sto m e rs east
idence.
n u m b e r o f p a te n te d a rtic le s o f w hich o f th e S an d y riv er.
R est and m ost im p o rta n t o f all th e he Is a g e n t fo r a n d a live o n e at
T hey h av e 2016 a c re s of lan d u n
THE TAD
tow n hns been k ep t p u re an d clean th a t.
DRY
d e r c o n tro l w h ere they fa tte n from
m orally.
STORE
W e h av e tw o h alls, o n e ow ned by 15 to 30 c a rlo a d s
of hogs, sheep
GOODS
an d c a ttle p e r m o n th .
T he past
season th e y p u t u p ab o u t 3000 to n s
of hay. A t p re s e n t th e re a re 23
m en on pay roll. D u rin g th e busy
season of th e y e a r th e fo rce is in
creased to 59 m en. A t p re s e n t the
ta b lls h e d , w hen I). S. D i(:ibar and d is p a tc h in g
o u tla y is * 1 5 0 0 p er m o n th .
th e
p rin cip al
p a rt m olested. W hile th e r e a re tw o
O u r to w n sm a n a n d o ld est s e ttle r b ro th e r, boys of 16 and 18, c a rrie d th ro u g h th e P o rtla n d office. C u rrie r th re e su sp ects D eputy S h e riff Arcl
l>f o u r city a n d o n e o f th e oldest th e m all once a w eek on h orse-back S ch ram h as th e reco rd of th e o ld L eo n ard is u n a b le fro m th e clues
p io n e e rs if n o t th e o ld e st, related
e s t c a r r ie r in M ultnom ah co u u n ty , has to m ak e any a rre s ts .
fo r acco m m o d atio n .
w ith in o u r h e n rin g th e o th e r e v e n
from th e fact all th e o th e r offices
T he first c h u rc h b u ild in g c a st of
in g som e in c id e n ts of th e e arly life
hav e ch an g ed c a rrie rs m ore o r less.
Mr. a n d Mrs. A. L. S to n e wl
o f F a irv ie w , w hich Is w o rth y of re th e W illa m e tte riv e r w as th e M ethod H e deliv ered th e first le tte r
from
1st ch u rch of F a irv ie w , in 1869, w ith
G ran d m a W etm ore si>ent S a tu rd
p e a tin g :
th is o ffice on th e ro u te a n d is still n ig h t an d S unday
w ith
old tit
T h e first p o sto fflc e w as located G eorge G errlsh th e first m in is te r, a l In a c tu a l service.
frie n d s here.
h e re , w as in a b u ild in g u n d e r th e th o u g h th e M ethodist society w as o r
On S u n d ay n ig h t experienced safe
D. W. M cKay is u n lo a d in g cru sh
h ill n o rth o f to w n , on th e L u sch er g an ize d in 1853.
c ra c k e rs e n te re d th e Sun Dial M ill rock fo r th e p u rp o se of m acad am izl
Mr D u n b a r re la te d th a t th e first
farm .
T h e co tto n w o o d tre e s a re
ing c o m p a n y ’s m ill th ro u g h th e re a r th e S andy road to T ro u td a le an d t
still s ta n d in g w hich su rro u n d e d
It. de«»r he e v e r k illed w as w hen lie
d
o o r by u sin g an old tie fo r a ram
ro ad know n as D uck L ane. H e i
NEW IL IA II M l, AT I AIIM IE W
It w as called th e S andy
postofflce w as a boy of 16, and w as sh o t w ithin
A fter b re a k in g th e cash re g is te r they so h a s a force of men c u ttin g b ru
w ith E. R. S to tt as p o stm a ste r, w hich ■ 100 y a rd s of o u r new city hnll. or
F A IR V IE W , Dec. i s .
F a irv iew J. M D av is ft Son w hich is used as
rem oved th e safe from th e office on th e F is h e r road p re p a ra to ry
w as In th e y e a r 1850. T h e office on th e c o rn e r now occupied by th e
Is b ounded on th e east by T ro u td a le , a lo d g e room an d fo r p u b lic g a th w as m oved to th e S to tt p lace w hich resid en ce k now n as th e Kozy K orner. to th e w are room , blow ing it open g ru b b in g th e sam e.
w ith n itro -g ly c e rin e w ith a fire
Hood R iver frien d s w ere visitit
on th e so u th by T erry , an d on th e e rin g s . etc. T he o th e r hnll is the is betw«?en F a irv ie w
an d
T ro u t
Mr. D u n b a r is th e old est s e ttle r b u ilt on th e flo o r from
sh av in g s w ith Mr. an d M tb . J.
p. P ro v in
west by C o lu m b ia View, but
o u r new ly co m p leted city h all w hich cost d a le , w hen Mr S to tt becam e p o st an d last of th e p io n e e r fam ily of
w h ittle d from th e door. T h e re is no over S unday.
m
a
ste
r.
In
1855
C
rosby,
an
d
D
un
D
u
n
b
ars,
being
th
e
o
ld
est
D
u
n
b
ar
most Im p o rta n t b o u n d ary lin e is on *3700. It is fo rty feet w ide, sev en ty
loss to th e com pany w ith th e excep
In sp ite of th e dow n p o u r of ra
b a r an d S te p h e n R o b e rts an d oth«‘rs liv in g , com ing to F airv iew In 1850.
th e n o rth w hich is th e
C o lu m b ia feet lo n g , an d a
tio n of th e safe b eing a to ta l loss, an d th e b la s ts of th e
fu ll
tw o sto ry w ere d is c u ssin g th e n am e fo r o u r
chilly wir
He is h ale and h e a rty to d ay , feeling an d th e cash re g is te r co stin g *750
riv e r an d slo u g h s, w hich giv es us
M aurice S ch ram and N orm an Smli
b u ild in g
O n th e lo w er flo o r
a re to w n an d th e n a m e of F a irv ie w was lik e a boy of fifty w ith th e excep-
s o m e of th e larg est an d u p -to -d a te
d am ag ed to th e a m o u n t of *250 p a rtic ip a te d in th e joy ride, a rri
tw o la rg e sto re ro o m s
I
s to re
d a irie s In th e s ta te , such
as
th e
T he a c tu a l d am ag e can not be sta te d , ing hom e a t 3 o’clock in th e n to rn ir
p u rp o se s,
a
m a g n ific e n t
co u n cil
F airv iew H o lstein farm w here som e
u n til an ex p ert h as ex am ined, th e and sp e n t th e reat of th e n ig h t i
c h a m b e r, u cosy lib ra ry fo r
th e !
re g is te r
T h ere w ere
sev ral h u n - '
of th e finest H olstein cow s In th e
th a w in g out and d ry in g th e ir cloth.
p u b lic, an d an u p -to -d a te p o sto ffice j
s ta te a re found
dre«i d o lla rs in ch eck s th a t w ere not I
room . T he co u n cil c h a m b e r, lib ra ry
C o n tin u ed on page 8
A K ro n e n la rg is also an up-to- and p o sto ffice a re enter« d
at th e
d a te d a iry m a n an d h a s a fin e h erd s o u t h en d o f th e b u ild in g th ro u g h a * 1
of r o w s , w hile we sp eak of ('u e n i lig h t an d well v e n tila te d lobby. T h e i
ft K rebs an d J W. T o w n sen d , we u p p e r sto ry is reach ed by tw o flig h ts i
i onld e n u m e ra te q u ite a n u m b e r of of s ta ir s giv in g
a m p le
e n tr a n c e f
FAIRVIEW
Christmas Greetings
Christmas Suggestions
TOYS FOR THE CHILDREN
PRESENTS FOR THE LADIES
PRESENTS FOR THE
MEN
The above are only a few of the many good things we have to show you.
One look ai our goods will convince you.
Bert Lindsey
Main Street
To he Given Away
Dec, 31
st \
T he above cut Is on. of th e b u n g alo w * b u ilt laat
fall by t !. K.
t ’rv e and fo r J I’ P ro v in ce, w ho m oved In to o u r city a b o u t a
year
Mr. P ro v in ce waa a fo rm e r re sid e n t of M i t c h e l l . O r e g o n , w
h e re
w as engagtMl in th
hotel bualneM fo r e ig h t
y ean .
B ecom ing
tnnted w ith F a irv le t h as m ade a rr a n g e m e n ts to sp en d th e reat of
hl* lim e w ith us. he I. a m an o f le isu re . is th e o w n e r 'o f a la rg e b«aly
of im ber l a C u rry c o u n ty . hold* one th ird tn te re a t m a 1600 a c re a lfa lfa
me dow In C o lo rad o beside aev erallo ta In P o rtla n d T hia b u n g alo w cost
•Him *3< 00 an d in th e sp rin g a t aoon as th e w e a th e r w ill p e rm it w ill
erect an *xoo g g a ra g e fo r hia u p t o d a t e lo u rin g c a r
M ILL
: p re a e n te d by R o b erta an d w as ac-
1 cep ted a s
th e
m oat
a p p ro p ria te .
O u r first s to re wag opened by B um -
sh ell H o sfo rd w ho w as
ap p o in ted
p o s tm a s te r fo r F airv iew
p o sto ffice
T h ro u g h a m ix -u p of m all it w as d is
co v ered th e r e w as a F airv iew
In
C oos co u n ty , h en ce o u r o ffice w as
ch an g ed to C leone
J o h n S n o v er su<
eeed ed H o sfo rd as p o s tm a s te r an d
a fte r h is d e a th Mrs Jo h n S nover,
w ho sold to R o b ert H o fer
U n d er
j his a d m in is tra tio n a r u r a l ro u te w as
e sta b lish e d w ith J
H
S ch ram a
' c a r r ie r
W
M ath lso n
succeeded
H o fer
T h e la st m e rc h a n t to hold
th e office w as J N M a rtin d a le On
‘ d isp o sin g o f h is b u sin ess o u r p re s
e n t in c u m b e n t. K W W ilcox, w as
ap p o in ted
S om e d iffe re n c e in the
tr a n s p o rta tio n o f m ail
of
to d ay
i a n d w hen o u r firs t o ffice w as es-
AT
F M IM I KW
Fine Embroidered Sofa Pillow
tlo n of rh e u m a tism of th e n erv o u s
sy stem of th e left side, and n o th in g
is m o re e n jo y a b le th a n to re la te to
th e risin g g e n e ra tio n th e ex p erien ces
, of p io n e e r days.
I o th e person h o ld in g the L ucky N um ber
One Ticket given with each 50c purchase
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In 1908 w hen R W W ilcox look
possession of th e
posto ffice th e
office receip ts w as *231 fo r th e first
Fine New Line ot
Christmas Fancy Work
q u a r te r and fo r th e last q u a r te r of
th e p resen t y e a r th e r e
is only
a
sm all a m o u n t over *100
Increase,
w hile at his a p p o in tm e n t th e r e w ere
only ab o u t sixty boxes on th e ru r a l
ro u te , th e ro u te
h a s tre b b le d its
business in boxes w hich m ay cause
an in q u iry as to th e sm all business
d o n e at th e o ffice
T his can
be
an sw ered by th e fact th a t th e ru ra l
ro u te p asses th r o u g h P a rk Rose d is
tr lc t an d R u ssellv ille, p a tro n s using
th e ro u te fo r receip t of m ail but
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Gresham Millinery Store
MRS. M. VOGEL
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