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CHRISTMAS NUMBER, GRESHAM OUTLOOK cities above m e n tio n e d , a re v alu ed an d ta x e d as fo llo w s: V alues anti T axes. P a rk R ose— V a lu a tio n , $1,325.- 195; tax , $ 4 3 ,0 6 8 . G re sh a m — V a lu a tio n , $ 1 ,3 8 8 ,2 6 0 ; tax . $42,058. W ilk es— V a lu a tio n . $ 6 5 8 ,3 7 6 ; tax $10,132. I T e rry — V a lu a tio n , $ 4 0 1 ,5 0 5 ; tax. $8,431. C e d a r— V a lu a tio n , $ 2 3 1 ,8 8 0 ; tax, $3,756. L u s te d — V a lu a tio n , $ 2 3 9 ,5 4 0 ; tax, $3,401. F a irv ie w — V a lu a tio n , $ 6 6 6 ,3 2 0 ; tax , $11,994. T ro u td a le — V a lu a tio n , $ 5 2 1 ,5 8 5 ; tax, $10,629. S p rin g d a le — V a lu a tio n , $ 1 0 0 ,2 6 0 ; tax, $1,533. P ow ell V alley— V a lu a tio n , $239,- 0 6 0 ; tax , $5,546. R ockw ood— V a lu a tio n , $ 3 2 8 ,7 4 0 ; tax , $5,687. L ynch— V a lu a tio n , $ 4 5 9 ,8 9 0 ; tax, $11,077. B uck ley — V a lu a tio n , $ 2 2 4 ,7 7 5 ; ta x , $3,956. H u r lb u r t — V a lu a tio n , $ 7 9 ,8 2 0 ; tax , $1,955. L a to u re lle — V a lu a tio n , $ 1 7 8 ,8 1 5 ; tax , $3,379. C o rb e tt— V a lu a tio n , $ 2 7 6 ,6 1 0 ; tax, $6,030. R u sse llv ille — V a lu a tio n , $ 6 7 8 ,7 9 5 ; tax. $11,607. M o u n ta in — V a lu a tio n , $ 1 4 3 ,4 5 5 ; tax , $2,610. G ilb e rt— V a lu a tio n , $ 6 1 4 .4 0 5 ; tax , $15,298. W a rre n d a le — V a lu a tio n , $ 7 3 7 ,7 4 5 ; tax, $13,600. P le a s a n t V iew — V a lu a tio n , $259,- 470; tax, $4,929. V icto ry — V a lu a tio n , $ 9 9 ,6 2 0 ; tax, $1,773. B ro w er— V a lu a tio n , $ 8 9 ,7 4 5 ; tax, $1,606. O rie n t— V a lu a tio n , $ 3 2 8 ,3 2 0 ; tax, $8,142. P le a s a n t V alley — V a lu a tio n , $392,- 145; tax , $7,321. A m es — V a lu a tio n , $ 4 0 ,2 3 0 ; tax, $881. H illsview — V a lu a tio n , $ 7 0 ,3 9 0 ; tax, $1,745. T h ese ta x e s in c lu d e th e m a in te n an ce of U nion H igh sch o o ls Nos. 1 an d 2. F o r th is y e a r th e r e q u ir e m en ts w ere: No. 1, $ 4 ,1 9 6 ; No. 2, $21,078. An Appreciation »spa To all our Friends, and to all who may become our friends as the days go by, we wish A Merry, M erry Christmas And may the New Year bring to each of you a Full M easure of H appiness and Prosperity. (The Crmttitale ^ ta tr Stank BY ITS OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS 3E , cine C o ast, tw elv e m iles to th e w e s t,1 ’ f an d w ith th e ro llin g p lain s of th e W illa m e tte valley to th e so u th it ¡.J. 02128217 very fa v o ra b ly c o m p ares w ith m an y ' ’j* b e a u ty sp o ts in S w itzerlan d accord Ing to th e v erd ict of m any citizen s, ! n a tiv e s of th a t co u n try . Y E re c a lls th e e d u c a tio n a l fa cilities ' of th e co m m u n ity . A m ong th ese a re to be fo u n d a p u b lic g ra d e school I 18 R EST ON EARTH IN M ULTNOM AH COUNTY an d a c o m m u n ity h ig h school w ith a , ❖ co m b in ed e n ro llm e n t of alm o st 500, t tw o of th e b est sch o o ls in th e sta te , H. R. G e b h a rd t, p a s to r o f th e Zion j c h u rc h e s re p re s e n tin g som e o f th e M u ltn o m ah co u n ty w ill co llect E v an g elical ch u rc h , Is a s c h o la r in b est d e n o m in a tio n s, a lib ra ry w ith m o re th a n tw elv e m illio n d o lla rs fo r both G erm an a n d E n g lish lan g u a g s ¡ th e lib e ra l su p p o rt an d in te re s t of H e o fte n p re a c h e s an d co n d u cts serv - m any c itiz e n s an d o f th e co u n ty II- all p u rp o ses d u rin g th e co m in g y ear. lces in E n g lish . M oreover he w rites ! b ra ry as its lim it, a n d u p -to -d a te fa ir F o r 1920 th e a m o u n t a ssessed w as easily e ith e r la n g u ag e . T h e sp len d id ¡a n d o th e r w ide a w a k e o rg a n iz a tio n s, $ 1 2 ,0 0 7 ,7 3 2 .4 0 , a n d it is g o in g to be a rtic le w hich follow s is ev id en ce of I R» th e n ex t le tte r . Is th e first let- a little m o re fo r 1921. th e fact th a t he is a p p re c ia tiv e of I te r o f re lig io n . T h e re is p le n ty of T h is su m w ill be d iv id ed in to se p th e p le a s a n t an d p ro g ressiv e local relig io n h e re , m o re th a n so m e fo lk s a r a te fu n d s, a little m o re th a n one- c o n d itio n s an d kn o w s how to de- realize. H ut som e of it co u ld be th ird g o in g fo r g e n e ra l s t a te p u r p u rg ed , In ten sified a n d c o n c e n tra te d poses. T h e re m a in in g less th a n tw o- sc rib e th em . by th e c h u rc h fo r th e Im m ed iate an d th ird s w ill be p aid o u t fo r th e p u b lic In th is b e a u tifu l a n d w o n d erfu l u ltim a te benefit of th e In d iv id u al au u sch o o ls o f th e co u n ty , fo r c o u n ty ex th e co m m u n ity . p e n d itu re s, fo r lib ra rie s , ro se fe s ti N o rth w e st th e r e Is a co m m u n ity G, th e c a p ita l le tte r a t th e b eg in val an d fa irs, fo r m a rk e t ro a d s, fo r w hich lo ja l an d e n th u s ia s tic citizen s n in g of th e n am e, p o in ts to G od. In P o rt of P o rtla n d , fo r co m m issio n of a t v a rio u s tim es have d e sig n a te d as view of all th e se a d v a n ta g e s, o p p o r- p u b lic d o ck s, fo r th e c itie s o f P o rt-! an d p riv ileg es c e rta in ly la n d , G re sh a m , F a irv ie w a n d T ro u t- j BK th e " tw e n tie th c e n tu ry E d en " o r " th e tu n ttie s b e st p lace on e a r th ." It is a com “ th is is n o n e o th e r th a n th e h o u se of d ale, an d fo r th e se v e ra l w a te r a n d ( J a G od” , a place w o rth y o f th e n am e of d ra in a g e d is tric ts . T h e to ta l to be ¿ T m u n ity h av in g its ow n p e c u lia r a d B eth el b ecau se “ su re ly J e h o v a h is In th u s p aid o u t w ill be m o re th a n v a n ta g e s, o p p o rtu n itie s an d p riv il t i ll s p la c e ." $ 8 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 . Mf eges T h ese a re very a p p ro p ria te ly A nd th e n am e of th is co m m u n ity is A side fro n t th e se v e ra l su m s to be ¿L s u g g e s te d by th e le tte r s com posing ( Ire* h a m . sp e n t on th e c o u n ty ro a d s th e ex BT. its n am e an d will se rv e p re s e n t p u r p e n d ltu re s In e a s te rn M u ltn o m ah poses b e st in th e ir re v e rse o rd e r. O ne new T h o r E le c tric W ash in g w ill tie p rin c ip a lly to r th e d is tric t ¿X VI m ay su g g est m any th in g e be m ach in e a t big re d u c tio n in price. a n d h ig h schools. es & Co., E le c tric Bldg. sid es m iserlin ess. F ir s t, to th o se w ho E ra n k ('. Jo n ____ _________ E ast of P o rtla n d th e r e a re a b o u t M t hav e lived in th is co m m u n ity fo r An O v erlan d 4, S edan o r to u rin g , th irty school d is tric ts w ith an as- » a so m e tim e, it is aliv e w ith m em o ries th e id eal C h ris tm a s g if t. G resh am sessed v a lu a tio n of m o re th a n $ 1 1 ,- W f — In d ia n s , fo re sts, w ild an im a ls, th e O v erlan d Co. 0 0 0 ,0 0 0 . T h ese fig u res In clu d e all q good old d ay s o f o n ce-u p o n -a-tlm e. - - ... - - v a lu a tio n s o f fa rm , city a n d p e rso n al It a lso p o in ts to m a n u fa c tu rin g of R e g u la r m e e tin g o f G resh - p ro p e rty . T h e tow n o f G re sh a m is so m e im p o rta n c e if m a k in g d ra g am L odge No. 125, I.O .O .F., fo r $ 7 0 3 ,6 4 0 , w ith a tax of saw », c a n n in g a n d p re se rv in g frultB In th e O dd F ello w s h all, ev ery T h u rs- * a s -6 4 2 : F a irv ie w , $ 1 3 6 ,7 2 5 , w ith an d w in n in g s ta rc h of p ro d u c ts o th e r a tax of $ 3 ,3 0 8 ; T ro u td a le , $86,115, day ev en in g . V isito rs w elcom e. w ise a lm o st v a lu eless is of an y g re a t w ith a tax o f $2,747. T h e d ifferen t W. C. M cCOLLAUOH. N. O. im p o rta n c e d u rin g th e se tim es of JA C K SO N JO N E S , S ec re ta ry . 1 school d is tric ts , in c lu d in g th e th re e high prices. And th e n It re c a lls th e fa c t th a t It Is a " la n d flow ing w ith m ilk an d h o n e y ” w ith th e fo rm e r very m u ch In evidence. S econd, to th e n ew co m er it re fe rs I to m o istu re . T h is, an d th e other-1 w ise m ild clim a te , a re h is ch ief topics o f co n v e rsa tio n u n til h e h as becom e "w e b -fo o te d ” an d acclim a te d lik e th e p io n eers an d v e te ra n s of th e com m u n ity . T h ird , to su c h In te re ste d In th e w e lfa re an d u p b u ild in g of tho co m m u n ity it to u c h e s upon a fa c t a n d M c o n d itio n ut tim e s so m ew h at dis-1 c o u ra g in g , viz.: m ig ra tio n . P eople 8 i com e a n d go in th is co m m u n ity . B u t ! a c o m p a ra tiv e few h av e lo st t h e i r ( " W a n d e r lu s t” a n d fo u n d a perma n e n t h o m e h e re . M any filled w ith I th e s p ir it of ro m a n c e an d a d v e n tu re fall to re m a in lo n g en o u g h to realize! th e b o u n tifu l good ab o u t th em and pass on p ro m p te d o fte n o n ly by th e j illu s io n s o f b e tte r co m m u n itie s and T H E K IND W E B R E E D o p p o rtu n itie s. He went to h is grave u n d efeated A Im m ed iately suggt>sts n g rim l- tu r e . F o ta to e s. b e rrie s an d a ll th e n u m e ro u s v a rie tie s of g ra in s cu sto - j m a rily g ro w n In a te m p e ra te clim a te give ev id en c e of th e fe rtility an d p ro Our present herd sire is a half brother to the above d u c tiv e n e ss o f th e soil. II is n ext. It re fe rs to h o rtic u l bull, a son of Segis Walker Matador, probably better tu re . H en u ttfu l an d rich ly colored known as the $10,000 bull. flow ers, big ju icy fru its , th e k in d s fo u n d on th e b est m a rk e ts all o v er th e c o u n try , an d v e g e ta b le s of th e One customer has recently bought a third bull from beat q u a lity a re c u ltiv a te d a n d p ro us. His name will be given on request. duced by A m erican an d Ja p a n e s e fa rm e rs an d g a rd e n e rs. H re m in d s o n e of th e m ost b e a u tifu l SATISFIED CUSTOMERS ARE OUR BEST ASSET sce n e ry . L y in g In a b o w l-sh ap ed v al ley a t th e fo o th ills o f th e C ascad es w ith th e v e n e ra b le tr io o f u n n u m Come and see us whether you buy or not b ered c e n tu rie s — Mt H ood. Mt A dam s atid Mt. St. H elen s— In th e n e a r d is ta n c e to th e east a n d th e n o r th ; w ith th e e v e r w in d in g C o lu m bia riv e r, an d its w o rld -ren o w n ed h ig h w ay , th e tnecca of a ll to u ris ts to G rxw lum , O regon PHONE l.H th e N o rth w e st, only fo u r m iles to th e n o rth , w ith P o rtla n d on th e W illant te e riv e r, o n e of th e m ost p ro g ressiv e a n d rap id ly g ro w in g citie s on th e Pa-1* CHARACTER OF THIS LOCALITY OF TAXES A. H. BURNS is still breeding Registered Holstein Cattle » i* HOME SWEET HOME by Earl Hurst r.: J l-V - iC C N T L e î 1WHY MAN, z / nO SHELL EAT OFF YEB X 3 * V - y H A N D j..................... /ia iW eil IM GLAD v o t i v e GOT THAI A j E l , BEAST SAFELY HOM E iTi * f i b JR g s-. IfffW I d V" .. . - j C. - X i AW'BlGtíC . SHE 'S - ^ S û io j ' NO SHES GENTLE fl T he W atkins Man WISHES YOU A MERRY XMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR REMEMBER When in need of any Watkins' Remedy, or any other article I sell, CALL ME. Phone 506 L - t U î ,r .î l l Cigars - Tobacco - Candies | Give her a box of Davenport Candy. He will appreciate a carton of Cigarettes, jar of Tobacco or box of Cigars. Meals and Short Orders a t All Hours of the Day W ith row ’s C onfectionery PHONE 201 C or. M ain i t P o w ell S ts. has established his headquarters in our store. We will be pleased to have you come in and make your Xmas selections early. Our prices are as low as possible consistent with q u a l i t y . All things considered you can buy here cheaper than in Portland. H ere A re Som e Suggestions Boys’ Wagons, Air Guns, Kiddie Kars, Bicycles Scout Outfits, Footballs, Pocket Knives, Etc. M ay tag E le c tric W a sh e rs E le c tric H e a te rs E le c tric C o o k ers E le c tric Iron» E le c tric V acu u m K weepera E le c tric H ea d in g la u u p s F la s h L ig h ts S h e a rs M a n ic a re S ets L unch K its « a M « a a a C. H. L A N E SA N T A CLAUS a Aldersyde Farm a a « December 14, 1920 O ven G la ss w a re Q u irk L ig h t Ia u n p s la tn te r n s A lu m in u m W a re A larm C locks, W atches. C a rp e t S w eep ers K itc h e n R a n g e s S a fe ty R azo rs C a rv in g S ets R o a s te rs F is h in g T a c k le . G u n s FOR CHRISTMAS a M aytag W asher one of the greatest labor-saving devices for the home on the market. An electric motor washes the clothes and rings them. L. L. Kidder Hdw. Co. why the gentle MAN I BOUGHT HEB OF SAID THAT SHE WOULD E A T - - ; OUCH! OÜCH.'ÎO!| MATT EE SHE IT M E W HOBBY U P P L E A S E H A T !,. I'M GONNA TAKE THAT ANIMALÍ n i/ i i V n ------ ------- _ _ _ ------------------- ------ / 1 BIGHT BACK a