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About Gresham outlook. (Gresham, Multnomah County, Or.) 1911-1991 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 18, 1914)
PAGE EIGHT GRESHAM OUTLOOK DECEMBER 18, BUILT A BUSINESS THE NAME OF METZGER MORE FLOOR SPACE ON TOTTERING RUINS MEANS A SQUARE DEAL AND NEW GOODS Lean th an a year ago th e w aning I T he word "M etzger" la. figurative- i P ro sp erity has atte n d e d th e ven- fo rtu n es of a feeble grocery firm i ]y gp eak ln g , aynonotnoua w ith G resh- j tu re of an exclusive m en ’s furnlah- were rescued from an untim ely fate am ¡t, , pre8ent oldest In h ab itan ts and ta k en u n d er th e con tro l of a a re m em bers of th a t fam ily, and pow erful m en tality th a t rescued the they a re th e m ost num erous. Some estab lish m e n t and has placed It In of them have been in business here, th e fro n t ra n k of m ercantile life. in various lines, for m ore th an th irty H a rry J .P u lfer, th e m a ster mind years, an d to th e public th e nam e who perform ed th is w onder. Is today has alw ays m eant a sq u a re deal. am ong th e lead ers of tra d e In M ult All th e o o *u-l,m ld -tim en ers * rem rem em em o b er er tne the nom ah county He took over the th e e re re- ‘ to tte rin g grocery business of b ra g g M * * etzger * * * sto 8‘° res re8 conducted condu« ed by by th & Duncan and established th e Pul- * f ene/ a tio “ ’ and th e day" are fer M ercantile com pany upon its 1¡'ecalled * n am ® th e ruins He has caused it to expand head ° f Bucce88ful en terp rise, until it is now ran k in g as one of th e T h ro u g h th e chan g in g years th e re has been only th e tra n sitio n of th e forem ost, and is on the road to be new for th e old an d today th e nam e come one of th e stro n g est estab lish re ta in s a firm hold upon th e confi m ents of its kind in all of eastern dence of th e people. M ultnom ah. Mr. P u lfe r deserves T he p resen t house of M etzger is success, for he is w orking to th a t ably rep resen ted in th e m ercan tile end in a conscientious endeavor to line by M etzger Bros, who ca rry the succeeded by h onest dealing, low est la rg e st asso rtm en t of g en eral m er prices and w ith a liberal sp irit of ac chandise of any d ealers in e a ste rn com odation. M ultnom ah. By stric t a tte n tio n to The l'u lfe r M ercantile com pany th e dem ands of th e th o u san d s who has never m issed an issue of th e deal w ith th em th ey are alw ays O utlook w ithout an advertisem ent ready to m eet all req u irem en ts, and and tn e re ln is one of the secrets of by business m ethods have esta b lish its success. ed a re p u ta tio n th a t will rem ain u n sh ak en . T h e ir g re a te st specialty is GROWTH INCREASING in th e grocery line, b ut they deal in WITHOUT A RIVAL o th e r com m odities which are neces sa ry to th e w elfare of th e buying L ast y e a r’s holiday nu m b er of th e public. T hey can be com m ended for O utlook told th e story of th e phe fa ir dealing, low est prices and the nom enal success of S terling & K id best goods. ing goods sto re In G resham . D uring 1914 CHRISTMAS NUMBER ALL THE DOINGS OF ? N o t h in g T e lls t h e H o m e ‘YOUR HOME TOWN’ t S to r y L ik e a [T he Outlook reporters are hu stlers ' th e past y ear It has been en larg ed and try to get every Item about persons to m ore th a n double its fo rm e r ca- and ev en ts in the locality that is worthy __ u . ! of being printed. £ M ention o f anyth in g P > as to floor space and a corres- that m ight oth erw ise be overlooked w ill ponding q u a n tity of goods, covering ' be greatly appreciated. You are no far- , m any new lines of e x tra q u ality . ther fronl ,h e O utlook office than your ,, . , . . , telephone ] R eference is m ade to th e en larg ed _______ fu rn rn tsn ish in in g g s s d d e e p p a a rtm rtm e e n n t t of of Ed. Ed. Ayls- Ayls- tu T h ere will be a V ictrola concert at * ° r th '8 « o r e in th e H ow itt b u ilding th e G resham lib ra ry at 3 :3 0 p. m . He has m or^ “ ept pace w ith th e on Sunday, D ecem ber 27. P rogram need8 ° f th e com m unity an d th e d e' be published next week, m ands of th e trad e , and is m aking C h arles L ato u re ll delivered a new th e v en tu re pay as is evidenced by Maxwell to Roy Em ily on Monday his extensive ad v e rtisin g in th e O ut- last. Mr. Em ily lives ea st of th e look. I Sandy and is ready fo r th e im prove- 1 F a ir d ealing, good goods and a , m ent of th e C olum bia R iver High- close a tte n tio n to business d etails ' way. have been th e facto rs th a t have Mrs. O. H. Je n k in s and Mrs. R. W. | spelled success fo r Mr. A ylsw orth, T horpe and baby have been visitors as th ey will fo r anybody. Such is w ith Mrs. J. O. Downing d u rin g the th e trib u te to energy, coupled w ith past few days. business ability. F ra n k Bayne and wife re tu rn e d [ from a tw o -m o n th s’ visit to ea ste rn I Oregon on S unday last. SANITARY MARKET IN NEW LOCATION A le tte r from H enry L ato u re ll and _______ wife says th a t they a re enjoying Since Adolf T ietze b o u g h t th e San- them selves a t O ceanside, 42 m iles ita ry M arket he has increased th e ,ro m San Dieg0 They m otored th e re . ,___ „ , (from San F rancisco an d will rem ain business to such an ex ten t th a t he . . .. , „ ab o u t th ree weeks. F rom th e re they will open up in a new location in wl„ viait Sau Dlego next 1*1 KODAK Select O ne from Our Stock and M ake Som ebody H appy This Christmas. Xmas Gifts Buy your Christmas Gifts at Burke’s Jewelry Store and you are sure to get FULL VALUE. Every article guar anteed to give SATISFACTION. ab o u t a week m ore. L. L. Cook, of P o rtlan d , was in ' Relying on an increased p atro n a g e G resham today on business connect- he has leased th e brick sto re recently ed w ith a well d rillin g firm w hich is vacated by B ert L indsey an d will be en d eav o rin g to s ta rt o p eratio n s found ca rry in g o u t th e idea th a t has som ew here in E astern M ultnom ah, der, who em b ark ed in th e hard w are been th e key n o te of th e success of , He w ent from h ere to P leasan t Home, business only th re e years before on SHOE TRADE GROWING IN NEW LOCATION th e place, w hich is exem plified in its ' Mrs. E llen Dawes, form erly Miss a sm all scale and rose rapidly to the of JEWELRY, SILVERWARE or KODAK purchased at nam e. | E llen T aylor, a te ac h er a t Rock- pinnacle of h ard w are tra d e th ro u g h this store, that does not give satisfaction, will be replaced T he q u ality of g o v ern m en t inspect- wood, died a t h e r hom e in M onta- Since m oving into his new sto re out the w hole of th is section. T heirs is a distinctive proposition th e shoe tra d e of C arl D ahl’s estab ed m eats could easily d e te rio ra te un- j villa th is m o rning a f te r a lin g erin g with a new one. She was widely know n in in h ard w are and all th e o th e r a r ti lish m en t has increased along witn less th e sa n ita tio n was p erfect, b ut illness. th e re is no occasion fo r th e public to e a ste rn M ultnom ah. H er fam ily I CARRY ONLY DEPENDABLE GOODS. cles connected w ith th a t line. W hat his expansion in an o th e r direction. feel th a t th e goods on sale are not j lives n e a r E stacad a. F u n e ra l ar- was said of them before is tru e yet, for they have gone forw ard and have F o r th e re p a ir d ep a rtm en t he has k ep t up to th e ir o rig in al sta n d ard . ' ran g e m en ts have not been an- T he S an ita ry M arket has come to nounced. added new article s to th e ir stock, added im proved m achinery th a t does E. R. McColl, of th e Mare Island new custom ers to th e ir list of buyers, th e w ork q u ick er an d b e tte r th an stay and th e public is invited to cal) h ospital, arriv ed Sunday and have proved th e adage th a t pub he could do it before. T h a t is one fo r an inspection of ev ery th in g th a t N aval ! from San F ran cisco fo r a few d ay s’ of th e reasons why he is able to en is offered fo r sale. licity pays. ______________ ; visit w ith his m o th e r Mrs. I. McColl. C areful atte n tio n to th e w ants of la rg e his stock, as he is now in a po T h at p riv ate p ro p erty can n o t be today for N ew port, Oregon, sitio n to devote m ore tim e to the th e public and w ell-w orded appeals THE MOST CHREISHED OF ALL Q'UIFTS th ro u g h leg itim ate ad v ertisin g chan sale of ready m ade goods. His o th e r condem ned for p riv ate irrig atio n o r i to sPend th e holidays w ith his sister A D IA M O N D RING *-'• au d fam ily, nels have built up a trad e th a t stands q u ality as a successful d ea le r is w aterw ay purposes, was a decision Mrs. alone fo r th e w hole countryside found in his efforts to please all cus handed down by th e circ u it co u rt a t P o tato es are beginning to move Let US Supply a Diamond Ring for the one you want to tom ers. A lbany la st week, th e co u rt contend- *rom th is locality. T h ree carlo ad s w ithout a rival. ing th a t such action would be an in- have been shipped from th e O. W. P. please the most. E arly to bed now m eans early in I t ’s b e tte r to believe all you say frin g em en t of th e co n stitu tio n al depot and one from th e Mt. Hood the m orning. th a n all you hear. rig h ts of ow ners of p roperty. depot w ithin th e last few days. T he Oregon Study club m et a t th e lib ra ry la st T uesday evening when sev eral in te re stin g papers w'ere read bearin g on th e geological fo rm atio n , m ythology and early h isto ry of O re gon. "O regon Study C lub” has been MAIN STREET JEWELER GRESHAM, ORE. th e nam e te m p o rarily given to th is o rg an izatio n p ending th e adoption of a nam e and because th is y e a r’s TASTES OOOOOOOOOOOOO OO OOOOOOOOOOO •B stu d y will be on Oregon. T he p er REFINED MAY BE GRATIFIED m anent nam e chosen by th e society a t th e la st m eeting was th e T uesday SUNDAY Dec. 2 0 Study Club. A person of refinem ent can n o t ppss AT THE SCENOGRAPH I t THEATRE. GRESHAM. OREGON At th e M ethodist Episcopal church th e C h ristm as holidays w ith o u t a 1 1 H a t 11 a. m. and 7 :3 0 p. m., th e re longing to invest in som ethii g su b will be preach in g by th e p asto r, Rev. sta n tia l and eleg a n t as a m e m erto of A force C o m e d y b y th e M elville T. W ire. Special m usic 11 will be ren d ered . Sunday school a t th e season when g ift buying is the A T HO N CO . 10 a. m „ E pw orth L eague a t 6:45. co n tro llin g sp irit. Of such is tlie ele A laugh a m in u te a n d th e n g an t stock in tra d e a t B u rk e's lewel- so m e m o re B ask et Social E xplained. ry sto re, th e only one ea st of P o rt In ex p lan atio n of th e m isu n d er iand, in M ultnom ah countv. sta n d in g th a t seem s to be am ong the H is specialties are fine silv er a are YOUR MONEYS WORTH OR YOUR ladies of Boring in reg ard to th e an d cu t glass in extensive d es’gns, MONEY REFUNDED. b ask et social, S atu rd ay evening and w hich th e public ts invited to inspect i ft th e way th e b ask ets are to be sold w ith th e assu ra n ce th a t ever« re- OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO we wish to say, every lad ies’ b ask et fined ta ste will be gratified. I ------- — —-------------------------------------- — > will be n um bered on th e o u tsid e by I u rk e ’s ko d ak s a re fa-lied as a YOUR OWN PICTURE FOR a g irl a t th e door. T he b ask et will c e rta in m eans of en joym ent. “ Se A HOLIDAY PRESENT contain th e lad ies’ nam e an d w eight. cu re th e shadow ere th e su b s ta n c ; These w ith th e n u m b er will be fad e s.” E a ste rn M u ltn o m ah 's only p h o to copied in a book by an actin g secre g rap h ic stu d io is doing mi extensive We are now fairly settled in our new store where we are better prepared to meet tary . No one else will know' th e CHRISTMAS CIGARS ladies w eight except th e secretary business th e w hole y ea r ro u n d , but your requirements than ever before. Christinas shopping here is a joy and delight. Our APPROPRIATE PRESENTS and th e one buying th e basket. The it is at th is tim e of th e y ear tha« a large, well lighted room gives us the opportunity to display our wares, and the Xmas gift — gentlem en will come and ask th e suggestions are systematically arranged so that you may make your choice easily and con T h ose C h ristm as cig ars at Ben Pro tra it 1» th e m ost acceptible pres- se creta ry for any n u m b er he desires. Rollins* confectionery sto re m ake e n t on e can m ake. It is a re m in d e r veniently. Ample provisions have been made to assure you every courtesy and attention He will be .told th e necessary am o u n t th e m ost ap p ro p ria te p resen ts th a t ’ of th e do n o r for y ea rs to com e, and in your holiday shopping at our store. You will find a pleasing variety of gift articles 1 cen t a pound, pay it, an d be given th e b ask et w ith whose ow ner he is any o n e can im ag in e fo r a g en tle- when ta k en by an a r tis t it possess which reflect the spirit of the season, for very moderate expenditures. m an who sm okes. His o th e r lines ( h arm s of a d istin ctiv e type th a t no I to e a t supper. 84 a re n u ts, candies, fru its and holiday o th e r kind of p rese n t can be expect- SPECIAL SALE OF SLIPPERS BLANKETS AND COMFORTS articles. His goods a re alw ays fresh i ed to have. A Blanket or Comfort would be a very and th e display Is com plete. S trict T he w ork done in th e G resham To make Gift choosing most economical acceptable present to many at this season of a tte n tio n to th e d etails of his busi stu d io ra n k s w ith th e best in P o rt we are going to place on sale for the next the year. ness has b u ilt up a p erm a n en t and land an d has th e add ed m e rit of be « X five business days all our immense stock of For the next five days you can buy lu c ra tiv e trad e. ing cheaper. T ry it and see. A N Y P IE C E W. R. BURKE 11 H “A TRUTHFUL LIAR” it CHRISTMAS SHOPPING M a d e E a s y fo r Y o u slippers. All children's Felt Slippers 15 per cent off. Ladies' Felt Slippers, fur top, regular $1.00 value, 89c. LADIES SLIPPERS. Ladies' Felt Slippers, reg. $1.25 val. 98 Ladies' Felt Bedroom Slippers, soft cushioned soles, reg. $1.50 kind $1.29 our All Wool $3.50 Oregon City Mills Blanket for $2.98 Five lb., All Wool, reg. $4.50 $3.85 These come in mottled grey, plain grey and vicuna. COMFORTS Fine Silkeline-lined Comforts, reg. $1.50, special ............ $1,29 Regular $1.75 $1.48 EXTRA SPECIAL SALE ON TOYS Our store is Santa's headquarters for Toys, and the assortment is larger than ever. We are determined to see every child happy on Xmas day to the best of our abil ity and are going to give 15 per cent of the regular price to each customer to meet this end. REMEMBER 15 PER CENT OFF ON ALL TOYS FROM NOW UNTIL XMAS X s MAS GIFT TOYS G R E E T IN G S 3S) NICE BOX OF CANDY For Your Sweetheart AND SAY GIRLS A BOX OF CIGARS O r a Good 25^- FOR THE CHILDREN Old Jimmie PIPE SUITS T H E BOYS ML HAVE THE BEST FRENCH MIXED CANDIES FOR T he Spirit of the Season Prom pts us to Extend to You O ur Sincere W ishes for A MERRY XMAS A nd may the daw n of the NEW’ Y E A R bring to you the sam e m easure of happiness and success that the past has brought to us through our m any friends. w is h t o t h a n k y o u f o r y o u r p a s t p a t r o n a g e a n d a s s u r e y o u t h a t a n y b u s in e s s e n t r u s t e d t o u s d u r in g 1 9 1 S w ill r e c e iv e s u c h a t t e n t io n as w e w o u ld g iv e it w e r e it o u r o w n . to 25c per pound BERT LINDSEY New Regner Bldg. DRY GOODS SHOP Gresham, Ore. ALSO ALL KINDS OF FRUITS B Confectionary E LT’S SECOND and MAIN Strw t First State Bank G resham , THE O regon FARMER’S BANK