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Newspaper Page TextGRESHAM OUTLOOK, ANNTAL MEETING OF TELEPHONE ( <>. HELD T he an n u a l m eeting of sto ck h o ld ers of th e D am ascus T elephone com - p any w as held last M onday a fte r- noon. Ja n u a ry 8 in th e C. S. Mudge h all. A large num ber of com plaints w ere h eard and rem edies discussed. New d irec to rs w ere also elected for th e com ing year. W hen th e m a tte r of poor service w as discussed, th e sta te m en t was m ade th a t th e re w ould be b e tte r s e r vice if each one of the telephone u se rs, w h eth er re n te r o r stockholder, w ould see th a t his telephone is kept in o rd er and put in a new b a tte ry w hen one is needed. In case th e line is o ut of order, any p a rty seeing it should re p a ir it him self if possible. It often h appens th a t a tw isted line in fro n t of the house causes th a t p a rtic u la r line to be out of o rd er and p e r haps cau ses o th e r phones to be cu t off In case th e tro u b le ca n n o t be easily rep aired , a linem an should be tlr.ied. E ach one is urged to pay m ore atte n tio n to his Individual line and th u s do m uch tow ard rem edying th e phone service. W hen th e election of d irec to rs w as ♦aken up, Roy W hite, th e secreta ry , w as asked if he could do th e w ork for less m oney th a n he had d u rin g the p a st year. H is an sw er w as th a t it could not be done for less a s th e re a re no w ages in it a t th e p rese n t salary . T he se c re ta ry sh ip w as then offered to any one who cared to ta k e it as th e p rese n t in cum bent w as p erfectly w ill ing to have som e one else handle it w ho could do th e w ork if he w ould be w illin g to w ork for less. Mr. W hite th e n explained th e am ount of w ork w hich fell to his office w hich includes th e m ak in g out of rep o rts, etc., and a fte r he had finished those p rese n t FAIRVIEW CITIZENS seem ed satisfied to let th e sa la ry r e ENJOY BANQUET m ain at th e sam e figure. T he m ayor an d city council, invited T he election of d irec to rs w as th en Ja k e De Young, W. th e citizen s of F airview to a b an j held by ballot I Donley and Roy W hite w ere re-elect- q u et an d social evening on T uesday | ed, having served la st year. T he new evening. Ja n u a ry 9 in th e city hall. ones elected w ere A rth u r H eacock and j C laude K napp, th e re tirin g reco rd er, 8. A. R oberts. A d ire c to r's m eet- 1 ad m in istered th e oath of office to th e '.ng w as to be held at th e close of the follow ing officers: O. F. Cady, m ay or; stock h o ld er's m eeting for th e purpose E tn a W agner, J. P eterso n , J. Jo n a s of electing a ch airm an and se c re ta ry j 11'1 "■ McKay, counciim ai , ' I Shaw , rec o rd e r; J. L u sch er, Jr but for some reaso n w as not held. A u r e r; j Bu rjingaD, e. m arsh a l. A fter list of th e officers w ill be given a t a th e singing of "T h e S ta r S pangled la te r date. B an n er,” T he officers an d th e ir ---------------------- I guests, n u m b erin g over 150, w ere seat FAIRVIEW j ed a t the b ea u tifu lly d eco rated tables. ! loaded w ith good things. M ayor O. F. 1 Cady presided as to a stm a ste r. H is ad- Mrs. F o rre s t B ackus an d in fan t, d ress on th e developm ent of city gov G eorgia E laine, have re tu rn e d to th eir ern m en t w as very in te restin g . Eacu home, a fte r being cared for a t th e i of th e councilm en w as called to ta lk hom e of Mrs B ackus' siste r Mrs. Ira ou governm ent, Brooks. L ittle G eorgia w as b o rn De- guch a sP8treet8> 8Cho£ ,£ ttnance8; CeT he EDWorth I eaaue is n ren a rin g to i p r°P e r t>' and Public u tilities. O thers T he E pw orth L eague is p rep a rin g io , wlvj r e „ lGt.d t t , w ere. Mrs. give th e play, “ Back to the C ountry H . c , b ,, ,, imDortj, ' .e o( S tore.” in the city hall J a n u a ry 19. p a r^n t/ “ P te a c h e rs' trL "n ?n T in th e ROCKWOOD H. S. Dye has ren te d th» A rt K reosky sto re building and expects to continue in th e g rocery b u sin ess at th e new location. Jo h n E ck e rt and Mr E v e rh a rt a re going into p a rtn e rsh ip and co n d u ct a g e n » n l m erch an d ise and gro cery sto re in th e E v e rh a rt building. Mr. and Mrs. W illard Cook w ere v isito rs last Sunday a t th e hom e of Mr. and Mrs. F ra n k A m stath of Mt. Scott. Mr. and Mrs. A m stath have ju s t recently moved th e re from e a s t ern Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. Cook also visited at th e hom e of H iltner A m stath and fam ily who also live at Mt. Scott. Outlnok-Enterprise Com blunt ion. S ub scrip tio n s w ill be ta k en for the Outlook and th e Oregon City E n te r p rise for one y ear for $2.50. T h e B ank of G resh am pays 5 p e r cent in te re s t on tim e d ep o sits.— Adv. young people; th e Rev. H. H. P ra tt on ch u rch es in F airv iew ; H. C. C am pbell and G. O. Dolph, F airview in early d ays; Rev. E. R. D. H ollensted on so cial life in F airv iew ; Mr. H all on vol u n te er fire d ep a rtm en t of F atrv iew ; J. M ahhatey on F airv ie w 's cooks; Clifford B urlingam e, F airv ie w 's young ladies and R achel P eterso n . F air- view 's young m en; Mrs. D. W. McKay F airview in 1927. To add to th e p le as u re of th e evening, Mrs. A. L. Stone, w ro te a booster song for F airview w hich w as su n g w ith g re a t e n th u si asm . T he L u sch e r q u a rte t responded d u rin g th e evening w ith sev eral se lectio n s of S w iss yodels, w hich are alw ays enjoyed. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Stone sang. " L a r b o ard 's W atch,” w hich w as also en joyed. T he to a s t from 16 of F air- view 's high school stu d en ts, d rilled by Mrs. Ja n e t M. G ran t, deserves special m ention. T hey responded w ith yells, led by G ilbert W agner, a high scho il song, lim erick s and a song to the m ayor and co uncilm an w hich w ere cheered to th e echo. LISTED AND COTTRELL. T he L adies' Aid of th e C o ttrell ch u rc h m et T h u rsd ay afte rn o o n a t th e hom e of Mrs. J. H aley. A business m eeting w as called and th e fo rm er of ficers w ere re-elected who a re Mrs. S. F. P itts, p resid e n t; Mrs. F red Myers, vice p resid e n t: Mrs. J. H aley, se c re ta ry - tr e a s u re r; Mrs. S. P. Splaw n, ch a irm an of th e w ork com m ittee and Mrs. J. H aley and Mrs. F re d W agner w ere chosen as th e o th e r m em bers of th e com m ittee Some new dishes th a t needed a t th e C o ttrell ch u rch w ere o rd ered a t th is m eeting. An o rd er was also placed for som e new goods to w ork on a t th e next m eeting. The ladies a re alw ay s busy p la n n in g w ays of m aking money. They honored the Rev. S. F. P itts w ith a p re se n t of $26 at C h ristm as tim e. An enjoyable a f tern o o n w as spent. T h ere w ere ten O verlan d W illy s-K n ig h t G ardner p resen t. T he n ex t m eeting w ill be held on W ednesday aftern o o n , Jan . 24 United States Tires and Accessories at th e hom e of Mrs. F red W agner. H erea fter m eetin g s w ill be held on the second and fo u rth W ednesdays of each m onth in stead of on T hursday. Mrs. 8 F. P itts spent th e day in M abery visitin g h e r sister-in -law , Mrs Tom P itts. Miss H elen S plaw n sp en t th e first p a rt of th e w eek visiting at th e home of Mr. and Mrs. 8. P. Splaw n. She lias now re tu rn e d to th e hom e of h er b ro th er in G resham hut expects to r e K U LIA U ILITY SE R V IC E tu rn to The D alles soon. Mrs. W. A. Woods sp en t T h u rsd ay j in G resham . T he Sandy people proved very hos 1141 GRISHAM i 141 ! p itab le to th e ladies who w en t over th e re W ednesday evening to give th e ir iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiii.iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiis [day. T hose who accom panied th e ladies w ere Mr. and Mrs. J e s s H iatt, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. W ilkinson and the ' Rev. S. F. P itts. Mrs. Jo sep h M anary sp e n t T h u rs- 1 day a t P le a sa n t Home visiting her , d au g h ter, Mrs. W. A. M arkeli. Gresham Overland Co, BESSEL’S FARM MACHINERY A Complete Line of Farm Machinery for the large farm, the berry man, the diversified farmer or the gardener. W. A. HESSEL Automobile Repairing UNION We a re equipped to re p a ir your car, re g a rd le ss ot the m ake, and do a first- class Job. one th a t we feel safe in g u ara n tee in g to be rig h t. We have lots of room for live au to sto rag e. Coyote h u n tin g is becom ing u p o p u la r sp o rt am ong a num ber of h u n t ers in thp d istric t. A rth u r Heacock has killed four coyotes so far th is w in ter. One w as sh o t betw een Rock j creek and S unnyside and tw o near Kelso. As far as is know n, th e coy otes have not so far killed any sheep or chickens In th e neighborhood. J. G. E iiio tt h as recen tly trad e d his Ford c a r in for a new F ord coupe. T he tra n sa c tio n w as m ade th ro u g h the local R ak er '& Sons, salesm an , Louie L eh m in . G resh am G arage Phone 2391 FMDAY. JANUARY SOUTHARD & SOUTHARD Night Phone 25x5 | M ultiply y o u r re tu r n s by ad d in g llllllllllllliuilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll^ w an t ads, to y o u r m ethods. Subscription Bargain 1* 1I>*3 CLACKAMAS NOT TO HAVE COUNTY AGENT Î! GILLIS Services w ill be held a t th e G illis ch u rc h next S unday evening by the Rev. H om er W illiam s of Portland», w ho will b rin g w ith him a group or sin g ers. All a re invited. HO KING Floyd Jo h n so n , m ail c a rrie r on R. 2, h as been q u ite ill and L o rrie Childs is ac tin g as te m p o rary c a rrie r. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. T elford and Mrs. Wm. M orand and son, D onald, spent T h u rsd ay view ing the flooded a re a in au d about Oregon City. T he d elegation from Boring w hich w as to meet wiiii Hie cou n ty com I on ro ad m a tte rs T uesday of th is week w ere forced to com plete th e .trip by row boat from G ladstone to Oregon City. T he d elegation consisted of th e follow ing p ro p erty holders fro m B or ing. Wm. M orand, W. R. T elford, J. E. Keifer, O. W. Boring, C arl Lake, 0 . M. Richey, J no. H offm eister, Jam es Itnel and M o rris‘W heeler. W ednesday evening of last week the E stacad a Odd F ellow s Lodge No. 175 b ro u g h t th e d eg ree team and put on th e first degree w ork here. T he com ing W ednesday evening the Boring Lodge No. 234 is to pay an official v isit to th e S am a ritan Lodge No. 2 of P o rtla n d . The S am a ritan lodge is to co n fer th e 32d degree on tw o of th e B oring candidates. T h e Boring R ebekah Lodge No. 213 and th e Boring I. O. O. F. Lodge No. 234 held a Joint in stallatio n of officers a t th e I. O. O. F. hall F riday evening of la st week an d th e follow ing officers w ere in stalled : B oring R ebekah Lodge No. 213— N. G., V alberg H illy ard ; V. G., Anne S pence; se c re ta ry . Amy L. M orand; tre a s u re r. M yrtle T elfo rd ; w arden, E sth e r R ich; 1. G., S arah W heeler; (). G., Jno. M eyers; It. S N. G.. Emma M cBain; I,. 8. N. O., Minnie M eyers; R. 8. V. G.. M arg aret W heeler; L. S. V. O., N ora R ichey; ch ap lain . Ixniisa Jo h n so n ; I). D. 1*., M a r g a r e t W n e . i e r Borlnfc 1. O. O. F. I.odge No. 234— N. G., Em il Jo h n so n ; V. O., Vivian H illy a rd ; se c re ta ry , Wm. M orand; tre a s u re r. J. E. K iefer; W arden, E. A m esberry; con d u cto r. J. H offm eister; R. 8. N. G., H. A. Beck; L. S. N. G„ E. B a rte ll; R. S. V. O.. J II. L ak e; L. S. V. G„ A. R. K im bley; R. K. S„ G. N ass- h a h n , L. 8. 8.. P h ilip S ch an tin ; I. O . L. H. M ullicoat; 0 . G., Ed. B row n; ch a p lain , C. E. G o ssett; D. D. G. M, J. H. L ake Wm. Morand w as elected ca p ta in of th e d eg ree team and Jo h n M eyers w as m ade tru ste e . A banquet w as served a fte r th e in stallatio n . J O U R N A L — B argain P erio d Jan . 17 to F eb . 1 Daily and Sunday journal and Outlook, 1 year...................... $6.75 Daily Journal and Outlook, 1 year......................................... 5.00 Sunday Journal and Outlook, 1 year......................................... 3.60 Weekly Journal and Outlook, 1 year......................................... 2.00 S unday school a t th e P le a sa n t Home B a p tist ch u rch now opens at 10 a. m. T he B. Y. I’. U. convenes in the even ing a t 7:30. T he young people are having very in te re stin g m eetings and th e new officers a r e capable, e n e rg e tic C h ristian s who tak e a very active In te re st In th e work. W ilbur Altm an is p resid en t. M yrtle N asshahn Is vice p resid e n t and H elen Moulton, se c re ta ry T h ere will he no p reach in g s e r vice In th e evening. The m em bers of th e ch u rch feel g rea t satisfactio n in an n o u n cin g th a t th e Rev. A. J. W are will supply th e p u lp it every Sunday evening w ith th e exception of next S unday for an indefinite tim e. The Rev. Mr. W are was .form erly p asto r in P leasan t Home and is beloved by all th e m em bers. T he only re g re t is th at he can n o t becom e a p erm an en t "fix t u re / nut his w ork as county Sunday school m issio n ary In C lackam as c o u n ty occupies th e g re a te r p a rt of his tim e. P lan s a re going ahead nicely J for th» p u rch a se of a p arso n ag e and th o se in ch a rg e hope to m ake definite ¡a rra n g e m e n t soon. M ail S ub scrip tion s O n ly. S ub scrib e through the O u tlook N ow ! P h on e 1561 R eserve D istric t No. 12 BEPOBT O f THE CONDITION OF CHEVROLET^ T h e R ank o t G resh am pays 5 per ce n t in te re s t on tim e deposit« — Adv. O R E G O N IA N .Bargain O ffe r op en to F eb. 3, 1923 Daily Oregonian to October 1923............................... ....... $4.00 Daily Oregonian and Outlook to October 1, 1923.................. 4.35 Daily and Sunday Oregonian to October 1, 1923............... 5.35 Daily and Sunday Oregonian and Outlook to October 1, 1923 5.35 C h a rte r No. 65 C lackam as co unty will not have a BA N K OF G R ESH A M county ag en t th is year. T h is w as the At G resham in th e S tate of Oregon, a t th e close of b u sin ess Decem ber 29, 1922. RESOURCES final decision w hich had to be m ade 1. L oans au d d isco u n ts, including red isco u n ts show n in item s a f te r th e co u n ty co u rt had refu sed to 29 an d 30. if a n y ........................................................................................$175,866.21 541.15 provide funds th is y ear for th e em 2. O v erd rafts secu red an d u n se c u re d .................................................... 4. O ther bonds, w a rra n ts and secu rities, including fo reig n g o v ern ploym ent of a county agent. T he a p m ent, s ta te , m unicipal, co rp o ratio n , etc., including those p ro p ria tio n w as voted o u t a t the b u d show n in item s 30 and 35, it a n y ...................................... ............... 83,124.25 793.36 get m eeting held last D ecem ber and 5. Stocks, se cu ritie s, claim s, liens, ju d g m en ts, e tc ............................... 8.279.39 th e co u rt h as tak en th e position th a t, 6. R anking house, $5,000.00; fu rn itu re an d fixtures. $3.279.39........ R eal e s ta te ow ned o th e r th a n b an k in g h o u se ................................... 18,515.97 alth o u g h th e actio n ot th a t session is 7. 9. tab* Cash on hand in v au lt and due from banks, b an k e rs and only advisory, it w ill not m ake ar.y tr u s t com panies desig n ated aud approved rese rv e ag en ts ch an g es in th e plan d rafted at th e o t th is b a n k ................................................................................................ 93 234 16 ta x p a y e rs m eeting held a week irotn 10. E xch an g es fo r clea rin g house and Item s on o th er b an k s in the sam e city o r tow n as rep o rtin g b a n k .............................................. 542.69 la s t S atu rd ay . 11. C hecks ou b an k s o u tsid e city or tow n of re p o rtin g bank and T h e req u e st to r the rete n tio n of the o th e r ca sh ite m s...................................................................................... 4,018.00 co unty ag en t w as m ade by a com m it T otal cash an d due from banks, item s 8. 9, 10 and 11.$97,794.85 4,53140 tee o t O regon City business men aud 15. O ther assets, if a n y ...................................................................................... th e executive com m ittee of th e C lack T otal ..........................................................................................................$389.446.58 am as County F arm B ureau. T hose LIABILITIES included in th e com m ittee choseu 16 C apital stock paid i n ....................................................................... $15 000 00 w ere C. E. Spence. L. A dam s. Ju d g e 17. S u rp lu s f u n d ..........................................................................................5;000.00 D im m ick, O. D. E by and C. H. Dye of 18. (a) U ndivided profits .............................................................$22.494.06 i b. ! J ' es.s c '“ \r e n l ,ex p en ses. In terest and tax es p a i d ... 15,542.50 6.951.66 th e F arm B ureau. Jo h n H um phrey, D EPO SITS, o th er th an banks, su b ject to rese rv e : P ercy Caufield, M. D. L a to u re tte ail of 23. DEMAND In d iv id u al d ep o sits su b ject to check, including deposits due Oregon City joined forces w ith the th e S tate of Oregon, county, citie s or o th e r public funds. . . 204.727.lt) F arm B ureau an d p resen ted a petition 24. D emand ce rtifica tes of deposit o u tsta n d in g ........................................ 1,322.54 4.071.46 to th e co unty c o u rt la st T h u rsd ay to 25. ( ash ler s ch eck s of th is bank o u tstan d in g payable on dem and. . T otal of dem and deposits, o th e r th a n bank deposits, subject h av e th e co unty ag en t re in sta te d but to reserv e, item s 23, 24. 25. 26....................................... $210,121.10 th e ir efforts w ere in v a in * P ro te sts TIM E AND S A IIN IJS D EPO SITS, su b je ct to rese rv e and pay w ere also voiced a t th e budget m eet able on dem and or su b ject to notice; 27. T im e ce rtifica tes of d eposit o u tsta n d in g ............................................ 81,475.18 ing by th e D am ascus F arm Bureau. 70,898.74 T he item s stric k e n off of th e C lack 28. S avings deposits, payable su b ject to n o tic e .................................... T otal of tim e and sav in g s deposits p ayable on dem and o r su b am as county budget th is y ear w ere ject to notice, item s 27 and 28....................................$152,373.92 th e county agelit, $2300; a s sista n t T o tal ................................................................................................. clu b leader, $1750 and sta te aud co u n $389,446.58 S tate of Oregon, County of M ultnom ah, ss. ty fairs, $1,000. T he sa la ry of the I, K. A. M iller, cash ier of th e above nam ed bank, do solem nly sw ear th a t h e a lth officer w as cu t front $800 to $300, but $100 allow ed for his ex p en s th e above sta te m e n t is tru e to th e best ot my know ledge and belief. ... . K- A M ILLER, C ashier. es. One cle rk w as cu t from th e tax ( O K REl T A tte st: A. F. M iller, W. E. M arkeli, II. A. Lew is, D irectors. d ep a rtm en t w ith a sa lary of $1020 and Subscribed and sw orn to before m e ib is 9th day of Ja n u a ry , 1923. M. C. HAGBERG, N otary Public. th e overtim e allow ed of $600 cu t off. My com m ission ex p ires S eptem ber 22. 1926. T h e sa lary of th e chief deputy in the _______________________ re c o rd e r’s office w as cu t from $1200 to $1000. T he em ploym ent of a county h e a lth n u rse w as defeated. T he in clu sio n of $2500 in th e budget for tills p u rp o se w as one ot the first qu estio n s voted upon an d w as defeated by a sizeable m ajo rity . T he to tal levy for C lackam as co u n ty w ill am o u n t to $500,000. T he $30,000 in crease voted w ill be ap plied only on roads. For a limited time (as stated below) the Outlook is authorized to offer the Portland dailies listed at Bargain Rates. P O R T L A N D N E W S S p e cia l until F eb ru ary 1, 1923 Portland News, 1 year.......................... ..................................... $3.50 Portland News and Outlook, 1 year........................................... 4.35 PAGE TIIREE PLEASANT HOME HALEY , T he co ttag e p ra y e r m eetings of the > past week have been well attended. ' Next Bunday th e usual serv ices will be held. In th» evening an E nglish serm on will be preached. T h e Mis sion circ le m eeting for Ja n u a ry w ill H E N ew Im proved M od el 4 9 0 C hev ro let is on d isp la y in our salesroom . L et us d em o n stra te it an d sh ow you the m a n y im p rovem en ts. 1923 M od el 4 9 0 P rice Touring ........................................................ $ 663 Roadstei........................................................ 642 Coupe............................................................ 877 Sedanette ...................................................... 1044 Sedan ................................ 1065 Delivery ........................................................ 627 Thesp prices all f. o. b. Gresham Sherman McCarter Garage Phone 2331 Gresham Distributor for Chevrolet Motor Cars and Willard Batteries HORSE SENSE L et Y our M on ey W ork for Y ou Buy a few shares of our 7 per cent P rio r Preference Stock and your money will earn you over 7 per cent. » Dividends ¡U'e payable every three m onths. This Is a good sound investm ent a.id our Easy Pay m ent Plan enables you to get 7 per cent interest on your savings w hile you are paying for your shares. Investigate this Unusual O pportunity Today. Ask any of our employes ubout it. In v e stm e n t D ep a rtm en t Portland Railway, Light & Power Co. Room 606 E le c tric B ldg.. P o rtla n d , O regon P h o n es: E a st 7 1 0 2 ; G resh am 3 5 5 AT YOUR SERVICE AT ANY TIME Your Patronage Solicited M O R G A N B R O S. T R U C K S E R V IC E M oving am i l.en tw al H au lin g 12 4 -« I'u io n A ven u e W ood, Coal an d B riq u e ts P o rtla n d , O regon CASH P A ID for F resh Cow*, B e e f C ow s, C a lv es, H ogs, o f a n y kind See Me for Cattle Hauling E. NASSHAHN, he held a t C. L ek h erg 's on W ednes day afte rn o o n , J a n u a ry 17, a t 2 o’clock. F red S ten b erg re tu rn e d to M inne so ta last Monday. 8 ev eral p a rtie s from K ansas have been h ere the past week looking over th e situ atio n w ith a view of se ttlin g here. Jo h n Jo h n so n h as bu ilt a new house on hl« place a t H aley sta tio n and ex pect« to live th ere. T he P. R. L. * P. C om pany will soon send t. m an h ere to m ake p relim in ary estim ate« for electric light s e r vice. BORING, OREGON. Kt. I T elephone !t»x As th e re su lt of a survey m ade by th e United S tate s d ep a rtm en t of a g ric u l tu re . it Is announced th a t f a n n e rs a re buying 1« per c e n t of th e ir food r e quirem ent». In th e opinion of th e de p artm en t th is Is too high a p e rc e n t age F a rm trs should produce at le ast .it) per cent of the food they consum e. T he four sta te s of K entucky. T en n e s see. A labam a anil M ississippi led Ic th e percen tag e of food production for hom e consum ption. The New E ng land ;itales produced th e sm allest p e r c e n ta g e 'o f the food req u irem en ts of th e ir im m ediate com m unities.