Gresham outlook., October 16, 1923, Image 1

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sioner Rudeen, County R oadniaster
E atchel and A ssistant Road M aster
Chapm an w ere present. The m eeting
w as called to consider plans for im ­
proving the sh o rt portion of Powell
stre e t between Main and Roberts ave­
nue known as the fill.
T his sh o rt portion of stre e t has
been a source of trouble for years. At
first th e gulch w as crossed by a
bridge. L ater a fill w as m ade w ith a
wooden bulkhead on th e south side.
H ow ever the d irt keeps constantly
w ashing out m aking holes in the
stre e t and endangering the founda­
tions of buildings.
Mr. E atchel subm itted four plans
w ith rough estim ate of costs as fol­
low s:
P lan A. F illing in outside of p res­
en t bulkhead to sidew alk. Cost $2,500.
P lan B. F illin g in back of bulk­
head to p roperty line. Cost $6,000.
P lan C. D riving double row of ce­
d ar piling at curb line. Cost $10,000.
P lan D. Building reinforced con­
cre te w all a t property line and filling
in fro n t of it, w ith foundation of ce­
d ar piling. Cost $25,000.
Com m issioner Rudeen, afte r con­ PORTLAND
siderable discussion, agreed to re c ­
SUICIDE
ommend th a t th e county pay half the
cost, the rem ainder to be taken care
of by the ow ners and city.
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T he ow ners of p roperty on the *
south side of Powell who would be af- 1
fected by the fill are, Mrs. W ithrow , 1
Mrs. C arlson, Dan M urphy, A. J. W. 1
Brow n and Mr. M cKillican. The to- 8
ta i distance is less th an 250 feet. If '
th e county paid half th e cost under 8
plan D and th e property ow ners the ’’
o th er half it would cost the property
at th e ra te of about $50 a fro n t foot. ’
iu m e discussion of tax conser-
vation and income tax m easures, after
oldest living pastor of the church,
greetings had been brought by S tate
who came here 37 years ago and com­
M aster George P alm iter, M aster Ray
pleted the first church building,
Gill of M ultnomah Pomona, and Mil-
H. L. St. Clair, editor and publish­
ton A. Miller, and T. J. K reuder of
er of the Gresham Outlook, in whose
ot P ortland. C. Schubei of Oregon City,
p asto rate the parsonage was complet­
as F. J. Tooze and C. E. Spence all ad
ed, Dr. A. Thompson, under whose
it- dressed the assem bly in favor of the
m inistry the church building was
st income tax m easure.
erected in 1907; M. B. Parounagian,
re
Mr. Schubei asserte d th a t assess-
Salem, J. F. Dunlop, F alls City, Geo.
lg m ents vary from 8 to 90 per cent, th a t
F. Hopkins, M. T. Wire, Astoria, A. C.
public service co rporations have had
Brackenbury, Portland, J. M. Brown,
11 th e ir tax es reduced each year and th a t in 1885 and settled in Hebron, North j California, and It. E. Myers, Portland.
It land is paying tw ice as m uch as it Dakota. In 1910 they moved to G resh­ Several of these, and also the district
a should. He plead for a sm all appro- am, which has been th eir home since superintendents, E. E. Gilbert, Salem,
t- priation from the county co u rt for th a t time. Of th eir six children th ree W. W. Youngson, and D. H. Leech,
m aking a fair tax list, he said, and w ere present at the celebration, the both of Portland, are expected to be
¡5 was backed by th e G range and the Misses Bratzel of the family home and the guests tomorrow evening.
3t Farm B ureau, b ut the request was de- Fred Bratzel of Salem. The others are
The present building was dedicat­
c nied. B ut th ree persons in C lacka- P hilip B ratzel, Jr., and Mrs. H enry
ed to the memory of G erhardt Linne-
e m as county are paying taxes on notes W olter of North D akota and E rn st
mann, one of the ea r1’ pioneers of
and m ortgages, said Mr. Schubei.
B ratzel of H avanna. Cuba.
th is community, whose widow, Mrs
Mr. Tooze, rep resen tativ e in the last
The guests present were, Mr. and Elizabeth Linnemann, is still living
leg islatu re from C lackam as county, Mrs. O. A. Johnson, K erm it and Doug­ in Gresham , and is the oldest living
commended the conservation com mis- las, Mr, and Mrs. B. L. W alrad, Rev.
f sion and stated th a t it w ill bring H. R. G ebhardt. Rev. and Mrs. J. Ram-
r about im provem ents in the m atter of ser, Dr. and Mrs. H. V. Adix and Jean,
y taxation. In speaking of th e income Miss Norma Lee Peck, Mrs. Anna
, tax referendum he said th a t those who ! Schiller, Mr. and Mrs. A ndrew B rue-
t have a re m ost stro n g ly ag ain st in- i
I come ta x are those who do not w ish 1
developing a full basement. The
; to pay th e ir ju st taxes. He believes 1
basem ent which is amply lighted and
_ th a t th e m easure would not m ake an 1
i ventilated, provides a large social
, additional tax burden but would 1
hall, divided by folding doors Into two
, equalize th e tax es and b etter dis- 1
fine Sunday school rooms. There is
trib u te them. He plead for the defeat (
a modern and well equipped kitchen,
, of the referendum .
fitted with gas range, sink, cupboards,
,
D uring the afternoon 18 m em bers (
etc. There is also a convenient office
w ere given the fifth degree.
The
for the pastor. Lavatories and a large
cerem ony was w itnessed by 175 m em ­
storage room add much to the com­
bers of the organization.
fo rt and convenience of the new plant.
Among the featu res of the evening c
The vestibule has been enlarged to
w as an en tertain m en t given under th e n
12 x 1 2 /e et, and the approach made
direction of County A gent W. A. Holt, n
easy by a broad flight of steps. Fold­
S. A. R oberts of Union school d istric t 0
ing doors open from the auditorium
gave a reading. The Misses Johnson ci
into the League room from which a
and R astell appeared in piano num - S
flight of sta irs leads to the basement.
bers.
p,
The entire plant is heated by three
S um ptpous m eals w ere served a t hi
duplex Gasco furnaces controlled
noon and evening by th e m em bers of
electrically from either floor. Both
the D am ascus grange.
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church and parsonage have been giv­
en a new coat of paint.
The next m eeting of the Pom ona le
grange w ill be held a t Logan w ith It
The entire project has been com­
H arding gran g e as host. T his will be te
pleted at a cost of $4800, of which
on th e second W ednesday in Ja n u ary . Ot
$4200 has already been subscribed.
Bishop Shepard will dedicate the
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When Ja p an s earth q u ak e cast fh
p lan t on November 4, by which date
gloom over thousands of city flappers
it is planned th at all bills shall have
because it spelled a jum p in the price
been paid, and the whole cost pro-
ot silk stockings, it was easy to sense mi
the in tricacy of our business m achin- n,.
ery. We also see how Providence
tu rn s even our vanities into influences
th a t w ork for peace and the Ines- c -
capable advancem ent of man kind
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BULL RUN M ATER MILL
SUPPLY LARGE AREA
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MON BY YANKEES
MERRY
TUESDAYS
AND
FRIDAYS
A golden wedding celebration was
given in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Philip
Bratzel by their friends at th eir home
on Ridge avenue last Friday evening.
About th irty guests were present and
a tine social evening was spent, a fea­
tu re of which was a short w ed d 'ig
ceremony and an ap p ro p riate talk by
the Rev. H. R. Gebhardt, in which he
likened the golden an n iv ersary to the
passing through a golden gate, tak in g
for his illu stratio n the Golden Gate at
San Francisco. His talk was based
upon the text Ebenezer, “H itherto
hath the Lord helped us.” A fter the
cerem ony a lunch was served co n sist­
ing of orange ice cream and punch
and golden wedding cake. Those who
assisted with the refreshm ents wpr« 1
So far no agreem ent has been a r- (1
rived at by th e property ow ners.
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It is a m a tte r of in te rest to Outlook
rea d ers th a t Beaverton w ill be fu r­
nished Bull Run w ater by th e city of
P o rtland. The voters of Beaverton
have authorized the issuance of $65,-
000 w ater bonds for the purpose. Com­
m issioner Mann has stated th a t the
city of P ortland will be in a position
to give Beaverton w ater because the
city w ill have a su rp lu s as soon as the
new pipe line is finished w ork on
w hich will s ta rt a t once.
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CHRISTMAS
Greetings!
personal greeting to one’s relatives,
friends or business patrons is highly
ap p ro p riate and much appreciated a t the
holiday season.
The pen n an t in th e world series
baseball gam es has been won by the
Yankees, they w inning four gam es out
of six. The receipts of th e six gam es
w as a little over a m illion dollars
from an atten d an ce of over 300,000.
Of the total receipts each club gets
$267,729.
If th in g s w ere organized right, the
tired husband would go to the vaude­
ville show w hile the rested wife w ent
to a weepy movie, and then th e two
would m eet afte r th e show s and go
home together.
W ANTED-A NEW FALL SUIT
IT IS NOT A DAY TOO SOON
for you to begin choosing this year’s
specially engraved Christmas and New
Y ear’s cards. We have foreseen the im­
portance of early choice and are now
ready to show you our new, exclusive
line of greeting cards.
In lots of 25, with envelopes to match,
with your name or firm name neatly
printed.
Samples can be seen at this office
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DANCE
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J w i.
Dr. F ran k Peak, C. M. Quicksall,
L. L. Kidder and H. L. St. Clair mo­
tored in Dr. Peak's Buick six to Twin
Bridges on the Zigzag and hiked to
P arad ise P ark on Sunday.
It is a six-mile hike from Twin
Bridges to the Mazama camping site In
P aradise Park on the west slope of
Mt. Hood. The trail is new, having
been made for the Mazamas this sum ­
m er at their expense and is much
easier to negotiate than the old for­
estry trail.
A fter lunch at the camp the party
w ent a mile and a half beyond, view­
ing the deep canyons and glaciers, the
sources of Lost Creek and the Sandy.
In the distance to the northw est was
plainly seen Bull Run lake in its set­
ting of deep green. The day was ideal
for hiking, the clouds were high and
d istan t views were clear. Mt. Hood,
however, part of the time wore a cap
of mist which later precipitated light
rain as the party returned from the
m ountain.
The locality was well designated
P arad ise P ark. The beautv of th»
In Masonic Hall, Gresham
FRIDAY NIGHT. OCTOBER 26
Good Music and a Good Time Assured
Lunch will be served
( o m m ittee-B . W. Thorne, Jack Shnllz. Ed. ty l-n o rth . Ed. Metzger.
W. .4, Hessel.
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