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About Gresham outlook. (Gresham, Multnomah County, Or.) 1911-1991 | View Entire Issue (June 22, 1923)
GRESHAM O m O flK , FRIPAT. JUXE 22. PAGE THREE PLEASANT VALLEY Summer Comfort t o _ _ ‘5 tii» ~'~>y The optic nerve plays an important part in summer comfort, whether we admit or not. Cool colors in shady awnings, restful hammocks or porch couches appeal first to the eye and invite us to pause and relax. I hen we are peacefully cool. Our stock of summer equipment is complete Canvas Hammocks, both white and kahki................................. 1M.95 to «3.50 Porch Shades............................... $4.75 to $7.5y Camp Stool.......................................gyc to jgi.yy Folding Cots........................................ «4.85 Folding Camp Tables............................... «3.75 4-hole Camp Stove..................................... «4.50 Portable Phonograph..............................«25.00 Porch Rugs...............................«10.00 to «25.00 Mr. and Mrs. Keith Kesterson of | I near Oakland. Oregon, who have been I visiting with friends and relatives in I I this vicinity during the past week, re- | turned home Tuesday. Mrs. W. F. Meacham has returned from Agate Beach where she has been | | visiting for the past several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kelly of Portland I were guests at the home of Mr. and | | Mrs. O. H. Richey last Sunday. Mrs. G. N. Sager was in Oregon City I on business m atters one day recently. Mr. and Mrs. Austin Rolfe ut D a - j I mascus were callers at the home of I Mr. and Mrs. G. N. Sager last Sunday | I afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Frost, Sr., at-1 I tended Pomona grange, which was ! held with Columbia grange Wednes- I da.v. Cleveland Bliss left last Monday for j I Camp Lewis, where he will partici pate in the m ilitary work of the sum- j I mer camp. The school election held in this dis-1 tric t last Monday brought out a rec ord attendance as the campaign, | j though quiet, had been assiduously conducted by both factions. The con test being over the office of director. I t . P. Campbell, the retiring member of the board, was a candidate for re- election but was defeated by W illard | Bliss, who received a substantial ma jority. Mrs. J. F. Cheldelin was elect ed clerk to succeed Cleveland Bliss, who has held this office for the past I three years but declined to accept the place for another term. Grocery Bulletin EMPIRE HAMS, whole or half. .Lb. 27 «<• PICNICS, small to med. sizes...... Lb NEW BERG LARD, large «1.75, med WHITE RIBBON SHORTENING large pail ..... «1.45, med. pail..... « •>(* I TAH-NA PEAS, good ungraded variety, 2 can s................................ JA R S! BEST STANDARD CORN, Mrs. Grime’s, can .....15c, 2 for 2oC GOLDEN BANTAM CORN Extra choice, can........................... jy,. SOLID PACK TOMATOES, \ an Allen Brand, can.................... ISc JA R S! JA R S! " e have a large stock of the Old Standby Ball Mason Jars at very spec.al p n c e s,.................... p i„ „ , « V , quarts 9 5 ,, Half-gallons $1.35 We also carry a complete line of Ja r Trimmings, including wide and narrow mouth covers, glass covers, rubbers, both large and small, economy lids, ja r lifters, etc., etc., etc. CERTO Fruit Pectin for making Jams and Jellies, bottle ................................ jgc BREAD AM» CAKE SALE MILCO ANO OEM NUT Good Butter Substitute, lb.................. 25<> ZO Similar to Grapenuts, package........... 15«. SUGAR CRISP CORN FLAKES In Waxtite W rappers, 3 pkgs.............. 25c The Methodist ladles’ Aid will hold a bake sale at our store beginning at 10 a. m. Come and assist the ladies by getting your supply of Sunday delicacies. F A IR V IE W A. W. METZGER & CO. Fairview grange held its first eve ning m eeting of the summer on last Quality R efrigerators.............................. $8.00 to ^ - .5y Tuesday, which was well attended and and Service of unusual interest. The July meet ing will also be held in the evening and will be a social occasion to which all are looking forward. The program POLO, RACES, on Tuesday was built on rem inis AT VANCOUVER cences of the Old Oregon T rail. It FURNITURE was arranged by a committee com Secretary Lott, of the Oregon-W ash posed of Mrs. Alma Hall, Mrs. Eliza ington auto racing association, an Stone and Mrs. Julia Snover. Stories nounces th at on Sunday, the 24th, of the pioneers, tributes to their mem there will be auto polo and three big ory, poems and readings were given, events of auto races a t the Vancouver Iiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiii, huhu ..... . s “ also some old songs of the early day. fair grounds. The races will be under Community singing was enjoyed with the A A. A. sanction and will include I the Rev. E. R. D. Hollensted as leader some of the most popular dirt track and Mrs. A. L. Stone at the piano. drivers in the northw est. It is prom The represhm ents, suggestive of pio ised the track will be in good shape. neer days, consisted of baked beans T here are many entries. and ham, sandwiches and coffee. Fairview delegates to the state We are equipped to repair your car, TROUTDALE grange, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Townsend, regardless of the make, and do a first- Mrs. Jessie Millar, state lady assistant Mrs. Frances Fox entertained the] class Job, one that we feel safe In stew ard, and her mother, Mrs. George Troutdale Flower club at her home on guaranteeing to be right. We have Zimmerman, have returned from their Monday afternoon. Mrs. W. F. Honey lots of room for live auto storage. trip to the annual state grange. Be of Gresham and Mrs. Mark Nickerson | fore returning, Mr. and Mrs. Town w ere honor guests. Ice cream and send visited with th eir daughter cake were served. Josephine, a student a t the University The Misses Miriam and Mabel of Oregon. Inglis of Gresham were visitors a t the Dr. and Mrs. Jetson entertained a J. R. K narr home on Friday. FRED SOUTHARD, Prop. large company from Unity Presbyter- ian church In Portland on Tuesday I , ? A H ar*°W an<1 8ome Portland | Phone 2391 Night Phone 25x5 evening. I iriends went on a fishing trip to ^iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii, 1111 min min mill! lillfr Mrs. F rank Rice has gene to Eu- PIackamas lake on Thursday, retu rn - gene to attend the commencement ex- "* SUnday‘ They report * °°" flsh- ercises a t the University of Oregon. | Dg' Mrs. E. C. Shaw is spending a few Her daughter Lena is one of the grad days in Salem, Oregon, on business. uates. — | C E Scott and Orally left for Call- G1LLIS Ifornla on Tuesday. Mr. Scott will at- 10 pounds fo r $ 1 .5 0 5 pounds fo r 7 5 c O . ... 7 7 tend a teachers’ convention while Mrs. Services will be held at Gillis com- Scott and children will visit her par- P ure H om e R end ered munlty church next Sunday afternoon ents and other relatives at 3 o'clock, when persons from F irst Mr„ „ Nazarene church of Portland wllI Mra' Alfred M" » e f o m La Grande, have charge There will be special t e ”” ’ T , 7 7 * at the home l oi Thomas Low and the Misses Bessie singing. All are welcome. Powell Street, Phone 1891 Scott and Bessie Low of Portland Since 1903 A. J. W. BROWN, Prop. WANTED—More readers for the were week-end visitors. w ant ads and more want ads for the Mrs. Nettie Matches of Dayton, Ore readers. gon, visited last week at the W. C. Spence home. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Hudson en ter tained with a dinner Sunday for Mr. and Mrs. J. A. L arsson, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. W right and Grandma W right. Mrs. Anna Richardson and son and daughter attended commencement ex ercises a t Monmouth, Oregon, last week. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. K narr and Mrs. David K narr and daughter from Jewell, Kansas, motored to Parkdale, Oregon, on Saturday to visit friends, returning Monday. Mrs. Fred Federspiel and children of Bull Run, Oregon, is spending this week with her parents, Mr and Mrs. Thomas Low. Troutdale Sunday school had a pic nic on Saturday at Peninsula park, It) TTie Overland Red Bird has brought joy to town—joy because being the closing of an attendance | contest in which the members of Mrs. F t ,ts winsome beauty, its lustrous coat of Mandalay maroon C. E. Scott's class were the w inners, khaki top and glistening nickeled trimmings — its longer therefore the guests of honor. Morris [ wheelbase, roomier body and larger, more powerful engine_ McGinnis, Harold Crawford, C. E. I ts g r e a t value and r e a so n a b le p r ic e. Come in and see Scott and C. I. Thomas hauled the America’s First Low Priced English Type Car__ members of the Sunday school to the | park. Gresham, Oregon Phone 14SI Feed 1281 X E. METZGER I Automobile Repairing G resh am G arage However you travel w h e th e r b y rail, steamship, or automobile, you w ill find A m e ri can Bankers Assoc iationCbequea the safest, handiest w a y to carry y o u r money. A . B. A ." Cheques are safe, because if not c o u n ters ig n ed th e y are useless to anyone but the ow ner, T h e y are oonvwn- ie n t, because h o te ls ,___ steamship companies and --- _ chants everyw here accept n as readily as cash in payment of bills, and because the Id e n tific a tio n needed la »hr countersignature o f the in the presence o f the | cepting the Cheque«. BANK OF GRESHAM P r ic e R e d u c e d to 5 0 c p e r $ 1 0 0 .0 0 SPECIAL IN LARD GRESHAM M EAT M ARKET A Joy F orever ^y/ie Big New 2tl Cents. Bargain in pocket knives at L. L. I Kidder H ardw are Co., Gresham, Ore. R E D B IR D $750 O eh »r O v a r la n d M n d e ltt Tow H ng 3 3 2 3 . R o a d t f r 3 3 2 3 . C o o n 3 7 9 3 . S a d a n 3 3 6 0 A a » r i a a a f .a . h . T o ia d ‘> W t r t i a r v a t h t r ig h t t o c h a n g t g r i t t t a n d t g t c i f i c a t i o a t w ith o u t r i r—r s S m tA . * d b r~f-h. t r Land A d v t r t i o m t n t io T h t S a tu r d a y r GRESHAM OVERLAND CO. W. A. HESSEL Dressmaking. Dressmaking and remodeling at my home Prices reasonable, work guar- j anteed. Mrs. Richtmyer, Cleveland | | avenue, phone 108. tf SMITH MEMORIAL Presbyteria Church REV. E. R. D. HOLLENSTED Minister. These Significant Facts Should Appeal To You «1 000 o’oo °i«Lanvy P,“ ld w ‘ ln laxv* and brldge rentaIl‘ • total of nearly C ounty00 * 1 year‘ We #re tbe heavleBt taxpayers ln Multnomah ComPanZ W,II expond ,n construction work and betterm ents a 96.000.000 during 1923. There are 4200 employes on our payroll at the present time. f « r ? Ur,nK7 t 23 thla Con,Pany wlH distribute in payrolls In the terrl- thLt w m el ? y i 7 , aKtOtv l.° f over »«.OOO.OOO. and over 90 per cent of w o r d , w in t i h t ,back lnto the channels of local tr a d e - in other word», will be »pent here at home. _ „ J )urlng .tbe paat year we have added over 6000 new light and onr nhvT,hJ?. Compa" y Jfas over »60,000.000 actually invested In tangible p ys cal property devoted to a useful and perm anent public service covering nearly 60 thriving cities, towns a n d \illa g e . In this vicinity __ n2t 8U^ B‘:r|t’e lor a few Hhares of our 7 per cent P rior Prefer- prise?StOCk and become a Proflt-sharlng p artn er in this great enter- Dlvidends paid regularly every three months. Investm ent D epartment Portland Railway, Light & Power Co. Room 605 Electric Bldg., Portland, Oregon S E P T IC T A N K S 8ERVTCE8 H elp fu l—- ke»Un I — Inspiring G ..r a n tr .d S a n ita ry W a t .r - P r o o f and A ir tig h t We have installed many Septic Tanks in Eastern M ultnomah. Enquire of any of the following: Bank of Oreeham Bid Judge O. W . S tap leto n J ity i t r o _________ C f Q reah am _ (C ity H a ll) J I. Bacon M u ltn o m a h C ou nty F a rm (2 | Jaa. Jennings J K ilg o re E. B. K irk w o o d D r, W . J. ott p e l flel B e rry Ranch D C. E ly B a n k o f T ro u td a le Jaa. E lk ln g to n H . C. C am pb ell H. L. 8 t. C lal la ir E H . W illa r d 8 . B. Hall B e rt K ro n e n b e rg D r . G«o In f ila Jaa. l^ d h u r y C. M Z lm m a rm a n E d W ilk e s M ra. M a g g ie U lm D M . D onough M rs. Sadia B u rr B lrd le g Reed and m a n y others. FRANK C. JONES Phone 601 Gresham A ll K in d s o f R o u g h a n d D r e s s e d LUMBER We Deliver Fairview, Oregon. Sunday School.......................10 a. m. Morning W orship................. II a. m. , Jonsrud - Gunderson Lumber Co. Boring, Oregon Phone Sandy 13x3