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CHRISTMAS
GLADNESS
Christmas Gift Suggestions
By MRS. C. O. BRANSON.
FOR FATHER
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earth will vie with one another to
see who will open doors most wide to
the person of some lonesome one or
one most needy.
Je su s’ b irth d a y belongs to the
w orld. It gives a fo reg leam of th a t
blessed tim e when every knee shall
bend and every ton g u e confess th a t
t hrist is Lord. As th e star*of B eth­
lehem sh o n e b rig h te r th a n all o th e r
sta rs, so C h rist and his glad tidings
sh in e b rig h te r th an all o th e r re ­
ligions
We have no rig h t to cele­
b rate t h rist mas unless we welcome
C hrist as o u r loved an d m ost h on­
ored guest.
His com ing not only
blesses th e child but has lightened
life s jo urney all th e way front th e
cradle to th e grave. H e Is my coin
panlou, my guide and my Savior.
t h ristm as tim e has come again,
And C h ristm as p leasu res brin g in g ;
Suit Cases. $1.50 to $10
Trnv. Imir Bugs. $5 to $10
I Let us join o u r voices now
Iloitsi' Coats. $3.50 to $7
And C hristm as songs be singing,
Bath Koi,cs. $3.50 to $7.50
'l’e see th e busy shoppers one
S hifts. $1 to $3
S«', liter t 'oats, all prices
would th in k th e usual am ount of
money. If not m ore, is being spent
Mackinaws, all p r i e s
or Merchandise Order
in sp ite of th e so-called h ard tim es.
1 liey may have Joined the ‘"spug"*
SUCCESS AROSE
class, which binds one to buy gifts
FROM DISASTER
not to exceed 15 cen ts In price. It
was a m ean man who inform ed his
Two years ago tom orrow nig h t the
wife he had joined th e "sp u g s" and Hessel farm m achinery sto re was
hinted th at he m ight get h er a pres­ sw ept aw ay by a d isastro u s fire. B ut
ent. She said, som ething for uiy for only a few days was i f entirely
neck, Jo h n , will be acceptable. He o u i of b u sin ess— an d th en it was
Kid tilo Ves, $1.50 to $2
Iduin llandker,-hl's 1 2 '2c to 25c
b ro u g h t home th ree cakes of coap
reorganized in an old b u ilding th a t
I 'm l,relias. $1 to $5
P air of Shoes. $3.50 Io $5
C hristm as with its gifts, Its re ­ answ ered its needs for th e few weeks
ligious sp irit, its good cheer ami re ­ th a t liad to elapse before th e p res­
Hat. $1.50 to $3
or
M ■ « 'em lise I inlet".
joicing, lias conic and in accordance en t new w areroom s could be occu­
with tile trad itio n al belief of all, pied.
S anta C laus will jo u rn ey over city
Even with th e handicap of a big
and ham let on his a n n u a l p ilg rim ­ lire and a long delay in resum ing full
age leaving gifts for all. We hear operatio n s, th e tlrm has recouped Its
much said of Santa Claus, hut let us losses and is again th e lead in g im ple­
not forget tile real m eaning of the m ent an d m achinery
house In all
When you give Christmas presents you want to give some­
day Jesus" b irthday so m any years th e county o u tsid e of P o rtlan d .
ago. St. N icholas, nicknam ed S an ta
L a d ie s' and Men 's Fine I'm l,fellas. L ounging Robes. Hats.
It has been said before in the O ut­
thing good. Then you must come to a good store to get it.
Claus, was a person who lived in G er­ look and may be said again th a t
m any, a godly sa in t who loved ch il­ am ong th e m ost im p o rta n t details
Our store is chock full of beautiful and sensible Christmas N eckw ear. H arters. Box of Hose. Collars. Suspenders.
d
ren and was seen stealin g aro u n d of the business is the one of silo en ­
gifts. Make a list of your friends. It will be easy to find in S hirts. Belts. Gloves. House Slippers. Woolen Blankets.
at n ig h t depositing g ifts in the boots gineering. T here is no evidence of a
of th e little folk. Since his death silo in th e sto re except the gasoline
our store the things you want to buy for them. Remember too, Silkoline Quilts. ( aps. A uto Kola s, or a M erchandise O rder.
we have kept his m em ory by a ttr ib ­ engines und feed c u tte rs, but on
A Box of “ In terw o v en " or "Black Cat ” Silk will do for "‘me ”
that we are the ones who give you lots for little money.
u tin g all g ifts a t C h ristm as as com ­ m ore th an a dozen farm s th e Iro n ­
ing troni S an ta Claus, i t is proper clad silo 1 h a p erm a n en t display, ad ­
to teach the child of S an ta Claus In vertisin g th e house of Hessel.
th is way.
A com plete line of farm m achin-
The glad C hrlstm us is here, th e p r y Is kept in stock und all orders
happiest tim e of all th e year, when “ re prom ptly filled for an y th in g a
each one vies to m ake o th e rs happy, I farm er may need. D airying supplies
when all e a rth rejoices because of p r e a specially, an d if th e re is any-
ihe ( h rist child th a t was horn o v e rjB iin g needed th a t is not found in the
l;iou years ago In B ethlehem , when p r e s h a m sto re th e sev eral big lm-
,ln heavenly angels ch an ted th e ir I plem ent estab lish m e n ts of P o rtla n d
holy strain s, "Glory Io God in th e will till th e bill on H e ss e ls o rd er
highest, peace on e a rth , good will to much ch eap er th an it can be bought
" len
I d irect, for HesBel is th e d istrib u to r
it is th e tim e to give gifts an d p nd °»>y au th o rized a g e n t in G resh-
who does not love to give to friends p m
and loved ones? I t is typical of the I More th a n seven years of s tra ig h t-
g r e a t g i l t to u s
a Savior of th e I forw ard d ealing here has m ade the
O O PCK JoaoafX iO O O oouoyQ PO O Q ou terns in the sta te , the fam ous Bull
world. T his holiday season becomes I H essel firm one to be relied upon
slig h tly , tlic sto ck h o ld ers already S T E A D Y
GROWTH
Run w ater tak en d irect from th e big h aving decided to reb u ild an d be in
holy only when it in sp ires good will for uny Im plem ent th a t may he re-
IS BANK'S STORY to men.
¡q u ired .
conduits th a t supply P o rtlan d with read in ess for next se aso n ’s crop.
| the best w ater in th e world.
The babe of B ethlehem conies to
All th e above fe a tu re s a re well
vViiat was said a y ear ago in (In
(LEADER in GRESHAM
L ooking o u t over th e city from the and good, but we have y et to m en­ O utlook's holiday n u m b er concern duy as on tile first C h ristm as morn
GROCERY BUSINESS
; em inence referre d to a t th e begin­ tion w hat we believe to be th e best. ing th e Hank of G resham cannot b and now, as long ago, th e re are
many
who welcome him — again
ning, th e visitor points to a con­
G resham is pre-em in ently a resi­ well im proved upon, and is repeated th e re are many who do It.
Since th e last H oliday O utlook the
spicuous edifice ce n trally located, dence city and is d estin ed to become here for w ant of so m eth in g bettc
grocery sto re, feed mill an d g eneral
C
h
ristm
as
casts
its
b
rig
h
t
glow
and asks, 'W hat is th a t b u ilding in an ed u c atio n al cen ter. T his is w hat say, alth o u g h th e sto ry should
m erch an d ise business, fo rm erly con­
th e old E nglish sty le of arc h ite c ­ an in te llig e n t and pro sp ero u s c iti­ supp lem en ted with th e sta te m en t o ver the world for weeks in Its ad ­ ducted by M etzger Bros., has been
vance.
It
Is
a
tim
e
when
even
the
tu r e ? ” He is told w ith n o ticeable zenship in city and co u n try dem ands th a t th e hanks deposits and re ­
tak en o ver by A. W. M etzger, who
pride, ‘ T h a t is o u r C arnegie lib rary , an d th e fo u n d atio n s a re being laid sources have m ain tain ed a steady old feel young again. T he season Is now the sole ow ner anil m anager.
touches
th
e
selfish
and
cold
and
a branch of th e P o rtla n d public li­
The long existence of th e M etzger
A bout a h alf m ile so u th of G resh ­ brary, affording th e resid en ts of broad an d deep. T he public school grow th and are now much g reu ler m akes them generous. Who will not
facilities are am ong th e nest to be th an ev er before and still grow ing rem em b er the needy? The poor In sto re has given It th e lead, n ot only
am , rising to a h eig h t of 6no feet or G resham an d vicinity practically al!
had. In fact, m odern city school fa ­ Last year th e O utlook said th a t when
in G resham b ut in ail th e su rro u n d ­
m ore, is a hill know n as G resham the privileges of th e big city li­ cilities a re provided am id ru ra l s u r ­ th e Bank began its ca reer in th is (lie cities will have a good warm ing d istricts. T he sto re was well es­
d
in
n
e
r
and
generous
g
ifts
will
he
re­
B utte. F rom th e top of this, looking b ra ry .”
ro u n d in g s and the m ost h ea lth fu l city it was ‘pt home* in a fram e ceived by each. The S alvation Army tablished years before an d had a l­
"And w hat is th a t gro u p of b u ild ­ co nditions for physical and m oral building, but as It prospered its m an ­ lias w orked for weeks to g ath er ways had a good sh a re of th e trad e,
n o rth w ard , eastw a rd , w estw ard, is
ag ers and ow ners began to look for m eans to feed m u ltitu d es.
unfolded a p anoram ic view of fertile ings an d o rn am e n tal g ro u n d s and developm ent.
The hut u n d er its la te r m anagem ent It
race track y o n d e r? ” A gain pride is
On one of the m ain stre e ts, in tbe a new location which they finally se­ B reak fast association will begin to m ade g reat strid e s and is now so far
fields, grow ing cities, m ajestic riv er evidenced in the an sw er, “ T h at is
n o rth e rn p a rt of th e city, on u four- lected and assisted in providing for teed th o u san d s of w an d erers th a t ahead of all riv als th a t no o th e r
and tow ering snow -capped m oun the hom e of the M ultnom ah County
acre tra c t donated by th e G resham them selves in the con crete Fong have been lined up h alf th e night sim ila r estab lish m e n t can hope to
tains. It is a rev elatio n of scenic va F air, th a n which th e re is no b e tte r school d istric t, was b u ilt la st y ear a don hotel building, w here the hank w aiting th e ir tu rn .
com pete w ith it.
ocunty fair in th e sta te . T his year m agnificent high school building, be­ has been located for over four years,
riety an d beauty.
In udditton to th e g rocery lines,
In now m any hom es will th ere be
which are com plete in every detail,
From th is vantage p o in t on clear w itnessed the te n th an n u a l exhibit longing to th e union school d istric t an d w here it has co n tin u ed on its
place se t a p a rt for C h rist on this
of a g ric u ltu ra l p roducts, livestock,
way to p ro sp erity .”
the firm is o w n er of th e feed mill
days can be seen five snow -capped and in d u stria l a rts. P o rtlan d is It was planned to accom m odate
blessed C h ristm as day? If He is not
and
deals extensively in all kinds of
ab o u t 175 pupils, i t was found nec-
T h ere have been sev ers! changes accepted we have kept th e day in
peaks, including Hood, A dam s an d St proud of it, too, and every one calls
essary to en larg e th e buildings th e of m an ag em en t; some of th e original vain. Ju st one th o u g h t of the g rain , mill feed an d hay. Mr. Metz­
Helens. B etw een the two last nem ed it, O ur F a ir .’ ”
past su m m er and a t p resent th e re is sto ck h o ld ers have sold out to o th ers t h ristm a s ch eer m akes o u r hearts ger has an extensive stock of bu ild ­
and the beholder rolls th e m ighty Co
A group of buildings on th e n o rth ­ an en ro llm en t of 17 7, seventy being b ut each ch an g e has been tor the glad. Think of th e enrols sung, th e ing m a terial, Including b u ild e rs’
lum bia, a long stre tc h of w hich is ern boundary of th e city a ttr a c t the en ro lled from outside. T he faculty, b etterm e n t an d the bank is now in a h u rrie d m essengers laden with cheer. hard w are, p ain ts, oils, w all paper,
and a la rg e display of crockery^
seen to th e n o rth w a rd , ab o u t four a tte n tio n of the beholder. These headed by P ro fesso r E lm er F. G- od- position of secu rity , headed bv A. F T hink of th e happy h e a rts of fath er
rep
rese
n
t
an
in
d
u
stria
l
p
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t,
the
win,
n
u
m
b
ers
eleven
of
th
e
best
l.irh
M iller w ith a d ire c to ra te of well- and m o th er, sons an d d au g h ters, alum inum an d g ran ite goods, be­
m iles from G resham . Beyond it are
Beaver
S
tate
M
otor
C
om
pany’s
fac­
school
in
stru
c
to
rs
in
the
state,
all
known local citizens.
it is sound brut hers and sisters, w hen they come sides many o th e r household necessi­
th e rising p la tea u s of so u th e rn W ash­
ington, do tted w ith th riv in g cities tory, w hich th o u g h only recently train ed men an d women. The school an d reliab le an d has am ple backing to g e th er at C'.risfmaH tim e
How 1 ties usually found in a g en eral m er­
having
begun
o
p
eratio
n
s
yet
im
press
thoroughly
m
odern,
fully
equipped
and
Is
one
of
th
e
solid
hanking
insti
As th e eye follow s along th e ever
would love to he with my loved ones chandise stock. He has two au to m o ­
biles for delivery purposes and, be­
Ils w atch­ in Ohio today.
w idening C olum bia tow ard th e P a ­ es th e th o u g h tfu l ob serv er as p ro ­ w ith la b o ra to ries and appliances for tu tto n s of th e county.
sides
the ow ner, (here are five other
phetic
of
m
illions
of
d
o
llars
of
o
u
t­
advanced
courses
in
ch
em
istry
,
phy­
word
Is
co
n
serv
atism
,
and
a
close
cific the city of V ancouver looms in
On this day th e joy of children
view.
L ooking w estw ard, th e ex­ put with h u n d red s, p erh ap s th o u s­ sics, dom estic science, dom estic a rt com pliance w ith the han k in g laws of and grown people of all n atio n s will em ployes, all of whom a re c o n sta n t­
ly busy receiving new goods, taking
i t gives a th e slate.
panding su b u rb s of P o rtla n d a re ands, of w orkm en an d ag en ts in the an d m an u al tra in in g
sing th e ir carols and all p a rts of the o rd ers and delivering.
not d ista n t fu tu re .
A larg e well norm al tra in in g course, a fu ll com-
noted only a few m iles away.
At the foot of the b u tte, lies spread equipped foundry was b u ilt th is year
o u t the a ttra c tiv e and grow ing city for w ork in brass, alu m in u m and in stru c to r in music. T he gytunu
of G resham , now n u m bering about m aleable iron, said to be th e only is un eq u alled in th e s ta te in
1,200 in h a b ita n ts.
F ive church foundry for m aleable iron in th e P a ­ sim ila r in stitu tio n , having com plete
cific N orthw est.
a p p a ra tu s w ith “show er
buildings a re in view and two school­
•
B ut w hat becomes of th e p ro d u cts g irls an d boys.
houses. Two electric lines trav e rse
i t d o esn ’t req u ire a p r t . __ ______
th e city, sta rtin g from th e nearby- of th e fine g ard en s an d o rch a rd s to
m etropolis and
ex ten d in g th e one be seen all over th is fe rtile reg io n ? son of a p ro p h et to p red ict w hat th e
tw elve m iles to Bull R un, th e o th e r N atu rally m uch of th is produce is fu tu re holds in sto re fo r a su b u rb an
. tw enty m iles to C azadero.
These m a rk e ted d irect by th é g ro w ers in city situ a te d lik e G resham and hav ­
lines a re o p erated by th e P o rtlan d he nearby city. B ut a can n ery has ing its p resen t ad v an tag es. Many a
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R ailw ay, L ig h t st P ow er com pany been estab lish ed in G resham by th e tim e has the w riter stood on G resh ­
and fu rn ish an hourly service to G resham F ru it G row ers' A ssocia­ am b u tte an d looked o u t upon the
tion, for th e co-operative sellin g of scenery described an d trie d to re ­
P o rtlan d .
In all d irectio n s ra d ia te w ell-trav­ fresh fru it an d can n in g of all su r produce in th o u g h t th e prim itiv e
eled, h ard -su rfaced o r m acadam ized plus f ru it and som e vegetables. An condition of th e sam e are a a sh o rt
th o ro u g h fa res along which a re built encourag in g beginning was m ade g en eratio n ago, m arveling a t th e
A. F. MILLER
fine farm hom es and su b u rb an resi­ la st y ea r and th is y ear th e cannery ch a n g e, an d th en looking beyond the
H. A. LEWIS
F. A. HALLIDAY
dences which cause one to w onder was o perated on a good paying basis. p rese n t in to th e not d is ta n t fu tu re
EMANUEL
ANDERSON
This
in
stitu
tio
n
,
built
by
and
for
tb
e
when th e re will be m ore people,
w here th e city ends and th e country
GUST LARSON
GEO.
C.
KING
begins. In fact, the city is steadily farm ow ners and p ro d u cers of tb e m ore hom es, m ore ch ild ren , m ore
ED. OSBORN
JAS. McP. ROBINSON
expanding by th e add itio n of fine te rrito ry , is considered one of th e in ­ and b e tte r co nditions arisin g o u t of
K. A. MILLER
residence tra c ts which have grow n valuable assets of tbe locality an d its th e p rese n t as su rely as th e present
too valuable to be longer used for benefits to th e farm er, o rch a rd ist h as risen o u t of th e past, tbe
Stockholders o f the
g eneral farm in g , w ith
th e re su lt and g a rd e n e r a re bound to be felt conviction deepens th a t we a re only
over
an
ever-w
idening
area,
i
t
is
a
— ------ — _ _ “ t th e th resh o ld , th a t G resham is sit- j
th a t tb e m a jo rity of hom es in the
vicinity have am ple g round for flow­ p art of a program of a g ric u ltu ra l ! uated at th e gatew ay of a splendid
pri-pareduess" which th e p ro d u cer fu tu re .
ers, o rch ard s and gard en s, a very-
m
ust ca rry o u t for bis own protec-
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d esirab le residence condition.
N ervous W omen.
P ractically every desirable line of tlon and profit o r be cru sh ed by th e
W hen tb e nervousness is caused by-
business, usual in a grow ing com m u­ Invading arm y of com petition.
co T n stip
th e e caae’
case
GRESHAM. OREGON
The u n fo rtu n a te fire on N ovem ber Z
w m atio
" « n ^ , as is o ften th
nity, is here rep rese n ted , including
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by ,a k ,“ < _________________________
two banks. T be city is well supplied J J d . which resu lted in th e to ta l des- c h
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w ith electricity for lig h t and power ru c tio n of th e building and p la n t > u t “
an d has one of the finest w ater sys- will re ta rd th e developm ent only , L ’ A ,“'’ ,tt“ ’rov* “ »* 'Hgestlot, O b
“ “ ‘7 ta m ab le everyw here. Adv.
FOR BROTHER
FOR FRIENDS
E. W. A Y L S W O R T H
¿Wen’s ¿Furnislthuts, Milita, Finn's for AU
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Howitt Building
Gresham, Oregon
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and then A Happy and Prosperous New Year,
is the sincere wish of
BANK OF GRESHAM
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