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About Gresham outlook. (Gresham, Multnomah County, Or.) 1911-1991 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 16, 1919)
11 CRI-SHAM Ol I'LOOk hay, wild o r prairie g rasses cut for ■ hay reps cut for silage. corn cut for ; fodder, kafir, sweet sorgum o r sugar- ; cane it for fodder, root crops such as sugar-beets, tu rn ip s, ca rro ts, etc., grown for forage and m a tu re crops grazed or hogged off. 17. Give th e num ber of acres h a r vested. q u an tity harv ested au d q u a n tity sold of all crops grown for g rain and s> ed and h arv ested at th e rip e n ing This class would include corn, w heat, o s u , barley, rye, buckw heat, kafir rough rice, flax-seed, grass- seeil. soy beans, navy, lim a and o th e r ripe fleld b rans. iq,, fie ld peas, pea nuts and o th ers g rain s and seeds 18 Give th e n u m b er of acres, q uantity harvested and q u an tity sold of Irish and of sweet potatoes. 19. All o th e r Held crops such as cotton, broom -corn, tobacco, hops, ■ 'hi«“" - hemp, velvet beans, etc., are to be listed show ing num ber of acres h a r vested, th e q u an tity h arv ested and th e q u an tity sold. 20. Give th e value of all vege tables for hom e use only. 21. Give th e n u m b er of acres, q u an tity harvested and value of all vegetables grown for sale. A farm for purposes of the census includes all the land cu ltiv a ted by a single farm er e ith e r by his own labor alone or w ith th e help of h ired labor. It may be in tw o or m ore se p a ra te M ETZGER A COMI’A W S M W nt i i . i h m ; is a model of convenience and a t trac ts, but it is all one farm if it Is ie la rg e st s to re bu ild in g in tilled cornice. T he corner half of the building tractiveness and affords a tem pting all u nder one m anagem ent. ham occupied by one firm , Is The land cu ltiv ated by a sh are- recently b u ilt by A. W. M etzger, was built about two years ago and is display of all cooking and tab le ne hand o r cropper, or by a cash re n te r, occupied by the general grocery and cessities. ed on th e c o rn e r of Pow ell T he policy of th e firm is p ro g res co n stitu tes a se p arate farm and is t aud R o b e rts avenue. It is h ard w are store. The west half of not to be counted as th e o w n er’s picuous from a ll d irec tio n s and th e building, erected this sum m er, sive and courtesy and absolute re farm or included in it, but should be •chitecturally a ttr a c tiv e w ith its is used as a feed and storage room. liability are prom inent fea tu re s of reported in the nam e of th e te n an t. T he in te rio r of the grocery store th eir service. m-faced b ric k fro n t and wide HOME OF GRESHAM’S LARGEST MERCANTILE STORE Christmas Greetings » ,nd, deaf or room furnished such lab o rers during | 1919? is called to g How many acres have you pro tim e will be vided with artificial d rain ag e? How sus and the many more acres could be m ade su it- some mem- a i,ie for crops by d rain ag e only? By fam iliariz e | (jrajujug and clearin g ? Give the ,e questions n ame of any d rain ag e d istric t which lsw er them Has to do with th e d rain ag e system I is made to of your farm . he enum er- How much livestock, poultry ie use of tile an(j bef>g on tb e farlu on Ja n u a ry Is*, repare tn e tr 192O, , , ow much live stock, p o u l try and bees raised d u rin g 1919, dule. classify as follow s: horses, m ules, ve vou been asses, burrow s, beef ca ttle, dairy cat- ifving num - t'c. niilR products and th e disposi- c iees num- tion of sallle' sheep and lam bs, wool m o t n u m b e r shorn, goats and kids, m o h air shorn, a i ow ner h0*s a’»> po u ltry , eggs and chickens raised and sold, bees, honey ill operated an(j beeswax. P u re bred an im als a re l'e - listed separately. T he n u m b er value this farm or and age of each class of an im als list- ren t a part e(j m ust be shown if rented oi n . How many dom estic anim als, e nam e and cattle, calves, hogs, pigs, sheep and Also sta te lam bs were slau g h tered on your farm ish o r crop. for food during 1919? of acres in 12. How many tracto rs, autom i- of im proved biles or m otor tru ck s a re th e re on sf w oodland your farm ? Have you a telephone ed land Ja n - and is your house piped fo r w ate r and lighted with electricity or gas? vhich crops; 13, Do you belong to any farm ers from which , m ark etin g association? If so give -ause of crop ; th e value of products sold to th a t or- acres lying ganization and value of farm sup- specify how plies purchased from th e association d were pas- 14. If any p art of your farm is ir- th e r p astu re rigated give acreage irrig ate d In 1919, nam e of irrig atio n com pany ’ farm Jan u - supplying w ater, cost of such irrig a- tal value ot tion and w hether any crops were and improve- grown w ithout irrig atio n , y; th e value 15. Did you grow any syrup o r sug- the value of a r crops, if so give n u m b e r of acres ry belonging and q u an tity produced of sw eet sor- I gum , sugar-beets, su g ar-can e and [ am ount of m aple-sugar trees. tie farm and 16. Give th e n u m b e r of acres h ar i you pay? vested, the q u an tity harvested and a expend for the q u an tity sold of all hay and fo r ds and poul- age crops. T his class includes tim- lure and f e r-io th y , clover, alfalfa, sm all grains cut farm labor ! for hay, an n u al legum es cut fo r hay, of board and | tam e or cu ltiv ated grasses cut for (RESTIONS ASKED BY y CENSUS ENUMERATOR tsmmissions. In all cases w here per- urn» are su sp icious of im posters these identification ca rd s should be de- minded. Im p o sto rs should be re- foiled as it is a g a in st the fed eral law The sch ed ule of qu estio n s and Bowers fo r ta k in g th e 1920 C ensus lover th e follow ing su b je cts, w hich »me m em b er of th e fam ily should bo prepared to an sw er w hen th e aum erator calls to ta k e th e enum er- »tion of th e d istric t of th e tow n of Gresham. 1 1. How m any m em bers of the family a re th e re living perm an en tly «home? „ 2. W ho is th e head of th e f a m ily . litre in o rd e r those m ost nearly re- ilated to th e head of th e fam ily be- »lining w ith th e wife, children in order tb e g in n ig at th e eld est) rela- dves, b o ard e rs, room ers, servants, " " . r t i a f y o i t c. ' f t t i 3. Give n am es of o th e r persons not »embers of th e fam ily who reside .permanently w ith th e fam ily. 4 Give age, a t la st b irth d a y , s x, nee of each m e m b er of fam ily and other persons, an d w h eth e r m arried , lingle, w idow ed o r divorced. ’ 5. W’ere all m em bers of fam ily or persons re sid in g w ith th e fam ily fern w ithin th e U nited S tates? 6 If born in a fo reign country state w here an d give d a te of a rriv a l ia the U nited S tates. ". Has an y m em b er of th e fam ily or person re sid in g p erm a n en tly with ¡the fam ily been n a tu ra liz e d o r de- Mare 1 his in te n tio n to becom e a citl- xen ? 8. If so, give d a te of n a tu ra liz a tion if full c itiz e n ; d ate of first pa pers if d ec lared in te n tio n . (In o rd e r to e\|H‘<lirtte th e w ork of th e «■nuiner- Uor, all p ap e rs re la tin g to n a tu ra l- U tio ii sh o u ld be kept at th e house during th e m o n th of J a n u a ry UMBO *o that th e e n u m e ra to r can see them , this ap p lies not only to m em b ers ot 'he fam ily h u t to aTI o th e r persons '»ho resid e th e r e p e rm a n en tly .) ' 9. Has an y m em ber o r person re- itlilliig th e re p erm a n en tly atten d ed •‘’hool of any k in d since th e first day .»f Septem ber 1919? I 10. Is th e re any m em ber of th e ta lly o r o th e r person resid in g th e r" •ho can n o t rea d and w rite som e , tang, a n e ? t 11 Give b irth -p la c e of each per- *nn. in clu d in g m em bers of th e fam ily »ho reside th e re p erm an en tly , and heir n ativ e to n g u e if foreign born. 12 Give b irth -p la c e of th e fa th e r ’f each person resid in g th e re perm a- otntly an d his n a tiv e to ngue if for ‘Wn born. G ive b irth -p lace of the Mother of each person, including Members of th e fam ily, th a t reside 'her p e rm a n e n tly and h e r native '0®g ie if fo reig n born. 13 Is th e re any m em ber of th e ta lly o r o th e r person resid in g per- ®»ti‘ ntly w ith th e fam ily who does •’t - peak E n g lish ? L 14 W h at is th e occupation o r pro- 'ta lo n of each person, including era of th e fam ily resid in g th e re *rn m e n tly ? k 15 Does th e house in w hich they I’tve belong to som e m em ber of The [ ta lly or is it re n te d ? K I t If house is ow ned by head of o r by som e m em ber of the ta lly , s ta te w h e th e r m ortg ag ed o r P** of in cu m b ran ce. 11. A re th e re any o u tb u ild in g s on |’'h* i rem ises in w hich horses, cattle. hogs, o r p o u ltry of any kind •» k ep t? 19 Does any members of the fam- T "A n o r o p e ra te a farm ? 1 ' A re th e re any m em bers of the i/J s welcome as the morning toast and as friendly I-Ü - • Pearl Oil gives agreeable com fort. At the touch of a match there is friendly warmth. o smoke, no odor, no dust, no dirt-. It is convenient—easy to car,T about, and economical—oil is consumed only when heat ta needed—no waste. Pearl Oil is refined and re- renned by our special process which makes it clean burning. F or sale in bulk by de*le5s everyw here—the same high- quality kerosene as the Pearl .11.1. of our Old Friends whose friendship and patronage we have enjoyed for many years, also to all our friends whom we shall meet the coming year and whose friendship and patronage we cherish. Ci*’ .May the Christmas Season be bountiful in its gifts to you and may old Father I ime be lenient in his dealings with you for many years to come. 3First £»tatc Hank From Santa CITY BAKER Y PHONE 11 WHY THE ELECTRIC CLEANER T h ere is really no com parison betw een th e ease and tliori iiess w ith w hich an K .ectrlc ('le a n e r rem oved d irt and th e dlffl "T ru e ^ o n e CAN d e a n ru g s and ca rp ets w ith o u t an electric t er. A broom o r carp et sw eeper will brush up SOME of the d irt if you lik e tb " axercise an d have plenty of tim e an d stre n g th a b and a c a rp e t b e a te r will do th e work a fte r a fashion. In th e sam e way one can wash w ith o u t soap W ater alom rem ove som e d irt if applied w ith enough "elbow g rease B ut people use soup because It clean s m ore easily and b etter a t E or th e sam e reason people use E lectric C leaner« because clean m ore easily an d far b e tte r th a n o th e r m ethods. ELECTRIC STORE ELECTRIC BUILDING E lectric G oods at an E lectric Store W hen in d o u b t try a W a n t Ad R ead th e W an t Ads. 35 Fords Comma We have 35 new Fords on the way here, which we will be able to deliver about January 1st. This will be enough to fill all the orders we have booked. Avoid waiting too long to place your order for a Ford Car. There will be a shortage of cars again next year. Better place your order immediately. Make the family a Christmas present of a Ford Car Vie carry a full line of A cceflsories for the Car, and G enuine Ford We recommend Perfection Oil Heaters. PEARL OIL (R E R O S tN E I STA N D A R D , O IL „C O M PAN Y Darts. C om e in and look them over Raker & Son GRESHAM ESTACADA C. A .M ’C a rty ,S p c | Agt. Standard O il, Gresham
