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VAGE
OUTLOOK 1'RIDAY,
GRESHAM
TW O
DECEMBER 17.
ta rn
PHOWS GROWTH
LEADING DEALER IN
BY CONSERVATISM
FAitM IMPLEMENTS
SEASON
1 OF PEACE
W hen a d isa stro u s Ore sw ept aw ay
m ore th a n
1 alf a dozen business
houses on th» m o rn in g of th e 2 0 th
i.{ lust Decent ter, it took one of th e
leading estubl ih tn e iits of th e city
B e sse l's m a th nery w areroom s. F or
u sh o rt tim e, vhile th e firm was a d
By REV. W. H PLU M LEE.
ju s tin g Its los es. It was o u t of b u si
ness, but for i sh o rt tim e only.
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An old w reck of a b u ilding was
T hv who!« air at th e first t'h rls i- ren te d on Main s tr e e t which bad
mustldi- * as trem u lo u s w ith Joy. It been dam aged by th e sam e fire, and
wan a tim e for holy se ra p h ic song. It was filled »1th such new farm in g
L et Joy hi 111 com e to o u r home» and Im plem ents as th e season of th e year
h e a rts
C h rlat give« brlghuieax and dem an d ed .
lu s ln e s s was resum ed
b ea u ty , gladness and glory to the s I u n d er th e se td v erse circu m stan ces
w hole circle of life and du ty , "«-’nine, w hile negot i
' •>,i' pending for
Lord Jesu s, th e re »hall be room for a re-es’abll
ew building
T hee lii o u r borne» and heart«. Once on th e old
Vy a n ag reem en t
th e re wan none In thp Inn, hut only w ith Ed. O sburn th e p resen t brick
lu th e s ta b le . now o u r h«st I h T hine. sto re now oci upled by th e B essel
Only honor us w ith Thy beneficent F arm Im p le m en t H ouse was built,
p resence."
and w ith doi hie th e fo rm er floor
L et uh aw ay w ith strife at th is se a gpn.-e an d a m uch la rg e r a sso rtm en t,
so n ; now Is the tim e to »peak kindly ,i has reg ain ed lie place as the lead-
words. L et uh not ca rry Into the new
14 Im plem ent sto re In E astern M ult-
y ear «he enniitie!, of th e o ld ; let not , otiiuh
th e haifili notes of co n ten tio n come
Among th e lost Im p o rtan t d etails
Into th e heavenly song of peace.
of th e bushiest Is th e one of silo e n
C hrist eaw e to give pwace, and g in eerin g . T h re Is no evidence of a
from H eaven's th ro n e today He bends silo In th e etv e except th e gasoline
to give peace to all who will tru st en g in es anil teed c u tte rs, h ut on
H im , peace which la Itii.neasurably m ore th a n a (QMii fnrniH th e Iro n
profound and Inestim ahly precious, clad silo Is a i rrm a n e n t display, ail-
described In th a t rich b eq u est of v .•sibling th e h »use of Heeael.
lieac«'. Jo h n 14. 27, " p e a c e I leave
V com p lete I Re of farm m achinery
w ith you, my peace I give unto >ou
is kept I I I s it u s a i m all v.U ers are
not as the world glvetb, give I qnlo p ro m p tly filled for an y th in g a f a n n
yoqj " He said of H im self th a t “ He e r may need. D airying su p p lies a re
( . l i n e to seek anil to save ttiut which a sp ecialty , am ' If th e re Is an y th in g
wfas lo st." lie had III* ow n choice needed th a t It
not found In th e
a* to how he should com e It lie were G resham sto re he sev eral big Im ple
ta lift a lout race lie m ust get u n ment cstab llsh ii cu ts of P o rtlan d will
d e r It. lb cam e as a babe, made lu fill th e hill on B e ssel's o rd e r m uch
th e likeness of men, lie gloi'fled th e ch e ap e r l l i c l l It call he b ought direct,
c ra d le ; heautllleii boyhood; He sa n c o r B essel is th« d is trib u to r an d only
tified m otherhood.
i u th o rlzed ¡tget t In G resham .
Hut C htlut m ust he born into each
N early ten je a r s of s tr a ig h tf o r
h eart in o rd e r th a t we have a tru e w ard d ealin g Mere has m ade th e
C hristm as. Are we rejo icin g In th e B essel firm m e to he relied upon fo r
g ifts of hum an love? Khali we be H tiy Im p lem en t ta u t may Im req u ired .
unm in d fu l of Him who Is th e " u n
sp e ak a b le g ift? ” T u rn
not th e
C ough »teil« Ine fo r C h ild ren
C h rist of God away fri m to e h e a rt's
Mrs H ugh Co ik, H rotiyvllle, N. Y .
Inu; banish Him not to th e m anger. says: "A bout flv i years ago w hen we
H eaven's gift Is now offered w ithout were living in C a rb u tt, N. Y., I doc
j to red two of re / ch ild ren suffering
money and w ithout price.
Receive from colds w Itb 'h a m h e rlu in 's Cough
Rem edy an d fot nd It Just as rep re-
It prom ptly
sellted In every wuy.
K ungaroos, of w hich th e r • are Ilf- checked th e ir < o ughlng and cure.i
th«dr colds q u tr i.er th a n an y th in g I
ty-alx species, can som etim es leup ever u sed .” Fo salt« by G resham
us much as tw enty feet
D rug Co
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M. P.
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past year’s business relations with you, we wish to thank you for the patronage
with which you have kindly favored us.
Through the coming year of cares and disappointments, pleasures and
victories we wish for you the best you deset ve.
M e rry
( hristmas
Christmas
to A l l
Io A l l
Our brightest anticipation as v,e near the first mile stone ol our business
journey in Gresham is a reasonable assurance ol your continued and increas
ing patronage.
Sincerely yours,
Walrad Mercantile Co.
“ The House o f Q u a lity
Phone 601
NO SHELF-W ORN M A T E R IA LS
Millinery
Made and I rti imed to O rder
Ladies’ Coats, Suits and Dresses
Made to Meaatire. Sele» I from one of our five hundred samples or bring your own material
Men’s Wear, Overcoats and Suits
Made to Order by the we I known Ed. V, Price Co.
A ll g n rttie iits
g iiitriiu ti'e ii
for tit, vorkiiiAiiahip
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mid material, fur less money than the Maine garment
would coat ready made.
Eller's Pianos.
Singer Sewing Machines
Machine Needles.
Oil, Needle Threaders
Handy Stocking Darners
can l»e uacd on
Sewing Machine.
any
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Gresham Millinery Store
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GRESHAM
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G resh am , Oregon
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God’s Great
est Gift d
By REV. ,1.
Bargains in Dependable New Goods
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We will endeavor in the future as in the past to give sterling values at
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M e rry
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In this season of Good Cheer and filled with the pleasant memories of the
F o r m ore th an eight years th e firm
of M etzger Hro.,. has held tl.c lead tu
«he grocery line, not only In G re sh
am but in all of E a ste rn M ultnom ah.
Even before th e present p ro p rie to rs
took o ver th<« business, the sto re was
well estab lish ed an d
hud a good
sh a re of th e tra d e , but with th e p res
en t m an ag em en t it has m ade woti-
«lerful s trid e s and Is now so fu r lu
th e lead th a t no o th e r sim ila r e s ta b
lish m en t ru n hope to o v e rta k e It.
In ad d itio n to th e grocery lines,
w hich a rc com plete In every d etail,
th e firm is o w n er of the feed mill
and d eals extensively In all k in d s ol
g ra in , mill feed ami hay. T hey also
h av e all ex ten siv e sto ck of b u ild in g
m a teria l, in clu d in g b u ild e rs' h a r d
w are. p ain ts, oils, w all paper, an d a
la rg e d isplay of cro ck ery , g la ssw are,
alu m in u m an d g ra n ite goods, besides
m any o th e r household ueeesslties us
ually found lu a g en eral m erch an d ise
slock. T hey have tw o au to m o b iles
fo r delivery p urposes an d , besides
th e tw o M etzger brother», th e re are
Itats destroy every year at least a
lattol in Bond stre e t, London, has five o th e r em ployees, all of whom are
tw e n tie th p art i f the su g a r cane In I been sold a t Si '6 a sq u a re foot, o r ((d istan tly busy receiving new goods,
Jnuiul<'ti.
! m ore th a n 17,6 ill,not) an acre.
ta k in g o rd e rs und delivering.
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DEAR FRIENDS;—
METZGER BROS. LEADERS
IN GROCERY LINE
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A bout five years ago th e B ank of
G resh am began Its c a re e r In th is city
on a sm all scale, m an ag ed by new
co m ers an d w ith only s tro n g e n
d o rsem e n ts an d som e ready c a sh to
recom m end it to p u b lic favor.
F o r aw h ile it was " a t h o m e” in a
fra m e b u ild in g , hut as it p ro sp ered its
m a n ag e rs a n d o w n ers began to look
for a new locution w hich th ey finally
selected an d assisted In p ro v id in g for
them selves In th e co n c rete C ongdon
h o tel b u ild in g , w here th e b an k has
been located for o ver fo u r y ea rs, an d
w here It h as co n tin u ed on Its way to
p ro sp erity .
T h ere have been sev eral ch an g es
of m a n ag e m en t; som e of th e o rig in al
sto c k h o ld e rs have sold o ut to o th e rs
b ut each ch an g e has been fo r th e
b etterm e n t ami th e bank Is now in a
position of se cu rity , headed by A. F.
M iller w ith a d ire c to ra te of well-
know n local citizens
It is sound
and reliab le and has am ple backing
It has grow n in im p o rtan ce, gain ed
In reso u rces and is one of th e solid
b an k in g in stitu tio n * of th e county.
Its w atchw ord Is co n serv atism , an d a
d o s e com pliance w ith th e b an k in g
law s of th e stu te.
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T1BB1T
" B e (th e seed of th e w om an) sh all
b ru ise thy head, and thou (th e se r
p e n t) sh a lt bruise his h eel." T hus,
a c c o rd in s to Moses, does Jehovah
God ad d re ss th e serp en t a fte r th e
te m p ta tio n and fall of o u r first p a r
en ts. P au l, in his ep istle to th e G a
la tia n s tells us th a t, "W hen th e
fu ln ess of th e tim e cam e, God sen t
fo rth his son, born of a woman, born
u n d er th e law, th a t he might redeem
th em th a t w ere u n d er th e law, th a t
we m ig h t receive th e adoption of
so n s.”
The Mosaic prophecy was
fulfilled in th e b irth and life and
w ork an d d eath of th e babe of B eth
lehem who was nam ed Je su s because
he sh o u ld save his people from th e ir
sins.
Je su s Is G od's g rea test g ift to th e
w orld, lie is th e expression of G od's
love fo r sin fu l h u m a n ity which
co u n ted no sacrifice too g re a t and
no su fferin g too keen, if only th e
chasm cu t by sin m ight be bridged.
We can gain som e slig h t conception
of th e g rea tn ess of th e g ift only
w hen we acq u ire som e ap p reciatio n
of th e trem en d o u s task he u n d e r
to o k . th e redem ption of a lost race
T he g rea tn ess of th e gift, how
ever, is seen not only In th e re-
five w ork of Je su s, b u t also In
his p resen t influence an d pow er In
th e tra n sfo rm a tio n of th e lives of
tnen and women. One in d isp u tab le
apology for C hristianity is th e fact
th a t th e re a re In every com m unity
people w hose lives have been ra d i
cally an d com pletely tra n sfo rm e d by
som e pow er o r Influence o r p erso n
ality g re a te r
th a n
them selv es of
w hose p resence they a re conscious
T he u n iv ersal te stim o n ial of these
people is th a t it is Je su s C h rist w ho
h as w ro u g h t th e tra n sfo rm a tio n In
th e ir lives.
O rig in ally th e C h ristm as festival,
by w h a te v e r o th e r nam e It may have
been called w is a h ea th e n festival.
To th e devout disciple of Je su s it
m a rk s th e a n n iv ersary of th e b irth
of his L ord. T he rea l significance
of l h ristm a s is n ot th e ex change of
:j(fs am ong frie n d s but r a th e r thi
•’•cognition of G od's g racio u s g ift of
| Ms o * n Son.
FORD QUICK SERVICE
OVERLAND AUTO AGENCY
FAVORITE OF TRAVELERS
FIRST IN THE SECTION
On th e second day of Ja n u a ry of
th is year (lie first Jitney p u lled out
C. M. Z im m erm an 's Greshani gar
ag e w as e sta b lish e d here abofit five
of G resham on Its way to P o rtla n d
y e a rs ago, th e first establishment ol
w ith M. M. S q u ire as pilot, ca p ta in
Its k in d In E a ste rn Multnomkk U
and crew. He w ent along q u ie tly for
a few w eeks arid th en took W ood
h as held th e fro n t rank ever tin«
Mr. Z im m erm an became the agent
fo r th e O v erlan d automobile, one of
P u lle r in w ith him
th em m ade money.
and
b oth
of
th e h igh g ra d e machines th it sella
fo r a m o d e ra te price.
N u m ero u s O verlands owned in
th is v icin ity a tte s t the quality ol tke
a business fixture and th e com pany c a r fo r all k in d s of service. Frsetk
•«us en larg ed u n til it now o p e ra te s ra lly all th e O verlands sold in Ext
six cars and keeps a m an ag e r In th e e rn M u ltn o m ah cam e through tin
i.erson of Mr. S quire busy all th e Z im m erm an agency during the post
tim e d ir e 'tin g Its destinies.
th r e e y ears.
Each one ha* gi'rt
T he coni'.iany now co n sists of Mr. fu ll s a tisfa c tio n and in some '»
i q u ire, Mr B u tler, W. R. Jo h n so n , sta n c e s th e ow ners have eatefcttW
W ilbur H arm on, G1 n H arm o n , B ally th e ir old m odels for the n«-wer on*J
and Louis C h risten sen . T hey m ake th e red u ced prices of the past ye*1
a r< Mular sch ed u le d u rin g th e day . t m a k in g It p ro fitab le to have « nf*
every thirty m in u tes from b oth te r m odel w ith all th e latest accessor»!
m inals and fre q u en tly h ire o u tsid e th a t d istin g u ish th e latest Overt»®
ears to nam lle th e raffle.
B esides h is agency, Mr.
Mr. S quire is the p resid e n t and m an co n d u c ts a general repair bu»-
m an ag er, Glen H a r n u n th e se c re ta ry ln ess an d does all kinds of automo
and W. It. Jo h n so n th e tre a s u re r. bile re p a irin g . He is » skilled
Pach m em ber has hi own e a r but ch a n lc an d h as a force of rneehaa I
they pool th e ir ea rn in g s to th e ex ten t w ho a re ex p e rts In th eir H»e-
of [laying o v erh ead expenses.
T he a d d itio n th e g ara g e carries
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business has reach ed such p ro p o r accesso ry know n to the trade
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tions th a t o th e rs are also In th e field, h as a fleet of a u to s for hire or •*’’
but th e Ford Q u irk is th e fa v o rite of Ice a t all h o u rs.
th e trav e lin g public.
As th e dem and for quick tra n s it
grew th e F ord Q uick Service becam e
GRESHAMS TAILOR
GIVES SATISFACTION
One of th e q u ie t, u n assu m in g little
places th a t people alw ays find when
they w ant good ta ilo rin g done is th e
m odest shop of P e te r L e n a rd on
Powell stre e t. F o r clean in g , dyeing,
rep a irin g and p ressing he is not to
he excelled by any city ta ilo r a n d his
new w ork show s sk ill th a t h as been
acq u ired only by a fa ith fu l a p p re n
ticeship and a stead y h ab it of doing
th in g s rig h t.
T he O utlook reco m
m ends him to all Its re a d e rs as an
a rtis t In his chosen calling.
CAN
FIX ANY
CLOCK OR WATCB
C om ing h e re last summer “
sm all sto ck of Jewelry and a rpP“
• Ion ns an experienced watihi®*
M. J. O ’B rie n has made good a n J
slo w ly b u ild in g up a buri"«*’
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will som e day place him in a ‘
b u ild in g th a n th e one lie n0’ ef#t.l
pies on Pow ell stree t. He *’ r<^ir|
m en d ed as an expert at repair
a n d d o e s n 't believe a *»tf
w ears o u t If it Is properly '
it i( f»i!> ”
L et him look a t yours If »
keep good tim e.
In d ia n a Increased Its l’r<1^
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Tyler P ark er, age seventy-seven,
of p e tro le u m last year for
" h o laid down his type stic k at tim e In ten years, the sta te •
M ontgom ery, Mo . recen tly , a f te r
b ein g 1,335.456 barrels.
-ervlng sixty-tw o years a t th e "e ase ,”
to
!s supposed to hold th e A m erican
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lex an d ra ri
q u ueen
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record for len g th of service In typo M I«'< ys on acco u n t of the t
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g raphical p u rsu its
b ird s w hich th e collef ’ni
T h e in slallat .on
a 5 0 0 -llg h t f e a th e r s Involves.
tr»i»i -
m ain tain s «
" C tr lc plant In the palace of th e
A u stra lia
bece*
Kultan of Oman m ark ed th e in tro d u c - sch o o l fo r boys who desire t o *
ton of e k e tr lc a l m ach in ery in to e x p e rt fa rm e rs but lack the
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