Gresham outlook. (Gresham, Multnomah County, Or.) 1911-1991, December 14, 1923, Holiday Number, Image 13

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Newspaper Page TextHOLIDAY NUMBER SECTION THREE, PAGES 13 TO 20 T W IC E A W EEK G resham O utlook VOL. 13, NO. S3 GRESHAM, MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14. TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS 1923 $1.50 Per Year Ï EMPRESS LASS MAY TOP LIST BAR ASSOCIATION OF FAMOUS JERSEYS IN U. S. 02103831 Sound and Conservative Banking Results in SAFETY AND SERVICE to the Depositor A Bank Statement that any man or woman can understand Synopsis o f R eport o f C ondition o f F IR S T STATE BANK at close of business as of December 4, 1922 and December 10, 1923 The Bank Owes to Depositors « . . . Dee. 4, 1922 Dee. 10, 1923 $507,532.24 $580,037.80 ™ iL°n8e7 L tlVe b an k er alw ays has th is indebtedness in mind, and he a rra n g e s his assets so as to be able to m eet any req u est for p a y m e n t For this Purpose We Have: 1. Cash $ 8,108.05 L egal c u rre n c y and coin. II. Cheeks on Other Banks P ayable a t once. . . . . HI. Cash Reserve with Federal Reserve Bank IV. Cash with other Banks Approved by State - P ayable a t once. V. P ayable a t once. State, County and Municipal Warrants r Mostly school w arra n ts. VI. State, County and Municipal Bonds ,, , . , 1922 1923 M arket value of w hich I s ................»190,686.80 $206,662.20 F ace value .............................................. 189,610.50 202,610.50 W orth th is m uch m ore th a n am ount ca rrie d on b o oks........................... $ Mostly sh o rt term bonds. III. VIII. 1,076.30 I nited States Govenrinent Bonds . $ 5,000.00 Other Bonds Bank Building - _ » > XIII. 13,000.00 • ■ $ 31,194.55 11,500.00 29,814.15 30,808.40 21,844.31 23.905.75 1,751.80 2,001.45 189,010.50 202,010.50 19,050.00 14,000.00 73,019.02 105,200.05 194,211.35 195,201.1« . 107,227.70 2,757.80 . Furniture, Fixtures mid Equipment Stock of Federal Reserve Rank, San Francisco, California O v e r d r a f t s ................................................. 25,000.00 25,000.00 5,051.20 5,430.95 1,050.00 1,050.00 NONE 3.00 Claims Against Estates not yet Closed Other Real Estate than that used for Bank Bldg. • to meet Indebtedness to Depositors $570,307.94 This leaves a Surplus of - . 02,835.70 3,214.57 21,555.27 $012,013.35 «2.005.55 W hich becomes th e p ro p erty of th e S tock h o ld ers a fte r th e debts to th e depositors a re paid, and is a g u ara n tee fund upon w hich we invite new deposits and re ta in those w hich have been lodged w ith us for m any years. The F irst State Bank, a member of the Federal Reserve Svsteni nionte8tad h hed 1L05’ has been continually under the same m anage- n»Hnc?th enj? yed & steady and natural growth from the beginning. During th at time, in order to better serve its customers, it has increased its Capital Stock three times. It has all the facilities of a city bank in- H va d hatr°fi nVC8t?ient j Hnd at the sa,ne tinie has Inade an exhaus- ! v® ?tady of w ants a »d needs of its patrons, thereby putting itself in a better position to serve the local people than any city bank. m 8tatT.m ent re,flects the fact that has spared no efforts to protect its depositors, using all of the safeguards thrown around a city bank with much larger responsibilities. - ... T i C Fi.r8t ? tate Bank a PPreciates the fact that it is due to the un failing loyalty of the people of this community, and the confidence they kav,? ,r,e P ? ^ d, in its institution, th a t enables it to carry as it does over ONE-HALF MILLION DOLLARS DEPOSITS. V Is- t!y * efore Resolved, That we, the Officers and Employ ees of First State Bank, extend dirtstntas (Srevtings To our old friends, loyal and true; to our valued new friends, and to those whose friendship we strive to deserve; we heartily wish unmeasured happiness and good fortune throughout the coming years. With grateful appreciation for all the favors received by us from you, and for that priceless though intangible asset, your good-will, which we prize beyond measure, we seek to merit your continued con fidence, and aim to serve you helpfully in the future. First State Bank GRESHAM, OREGON T he G resham B ar asso ciatio n was form ed la st n ig h t a t a m eeting of local atto rn ey s, the first organization of its kind In th e county o utside of P o rtlan d . C. O. S chneider w as tem p o rary ch airm an and Alf. O. Nelson tem p o rary se cretary . P erm an e n t of ficers w ere chosen as follow s: C ircuit Ju d g e George W. S tapleton, p resid en t: C. G. S chneider, vice p resid e n t: Alf. O. Nelson, se c re ta ry and W. J. C o o p er tre a su re r. T h ese co n stitu te th e m em b ersh ip of th is association. G resham and th is section of th e county a re fo rtu n a te indeed in having th is group of capable, conscientious men re p rese n tin g th e legal profession. All a re men of experience and all are of th e h ig h est m o ral caliber. T he objects of th e asso ciatio n were EM PRESS LASS,” WHO IS “SOME CLASS" briefly stated by th e se c re ta ry as be- B C. A ltm an 's E m p ress L ass o f . T his sam e h eifer la st year as a a” ? ‘I t en co u rag em en t ° f « *«••«>. ef- Ingleside. a th ree-y ear-o ld , seem s | senior tw o-year old. com pleted a en ‘ l’a r and th e d eterm in atio n to do destined to top th e y e a r's reco rd of all y e a r’s te s t in A pril 1923 w ith -59 in everyth,nK pO88lble to develop G resh- Je rse y s of h er class, and m ay become pounds of fat and 12 995 nollnL am and v ,c,n lty and th e 8Plendld coun- ” • test. T his record places her second J “ dge S tapIeton ha8 had m any years D uring S eptem ber th is rem ark ab le In her class In the United S tates win " *2 P ractice, for a num ber of ning both a gold and s ille r m Z ial K 7 1 n °n C' rCU,t bench cow led all Je rse y s rep o rted , 385 in from the A m erican Je rse y C attie C . u J i t t all, by n early 14 pounds of fat, and led her own class by 22 pounds of fat. Mr A ltm an has reaso n to believe, A ttorney S chneider is a young m an E m p ress L ass freshened on Ju ly 25 e * " Wh° haV<“ 8ee" h er who wa8 raised in e a ste rn M ultno- la st and on A ugust 1 sta rte d on h er ,t b k. , tb a t En’preS8 La88 «H l reach m ah, who has received his legal edu- p rese n t y e a r's te st as a sen io r th ree P<>Und8 Cat*°n *" th ® 8Ch° ° l8 of th e 8tate and y ear old. H er reco rd so fa r is even b u tte J fa i ,nr T d b u tte rfa t In th e p rese n t test, and may who has had several y ea rs' successful b e tte r th a n th a t of la st year. It is . b o , . 1000 lee Oro-h<m )t as follow s: n r ? e°n . “ th ® e‘Kht C' a88 reC‘ w lth a Kroup of atto rn ey s in P o rtlan d Lbs. m ilk Lbs. fat. th in J e r 8ey8 except th e sen io r w here he has an office, spending th ree A u g u s t ............................ 1563 79.71 S e p te m b e r ...................... 1731 th re e y ear old, w hich Is held by an days of each week th e re and th ree 99.71 O ctober .......................... 1787 2 i 2 h C° W’ Z „ I t P° Und8 ° f f a t' day8 ‘n G resham . Mr. S chneider has 98.94 November ...................... 1479 90.92 w hich reco rd Mr. A ltm an confidently been for a num ber of years recorder T hus far in Decem ber, according to Z k d h a ’ ? E m p ress L ass w ill and m unicipal Judge of G resham , Mr. A ltm an 's record, she is averaging su rely do It if she con tin u es h er p res- Both th e o th e r atto rn ey s are some- close to 50 pounds of m ilk a day, giv e" L "* " ° aCC‘d en t hap p e" 8 « h a t new to G resham . Both have had ing an average b u tte rfa t te st of 6.14 Mr. A ltm an, who has been a very y ears of legal experience in N orth Da- pounds per day. T his te st Is official ! ^ h 2 8in" . breader, . ° f Jer8ey8' 18 very k o ta and both come highly recom - an d on account of h er high average en th u sla stlc oyer th e record m ade by m ended from th e ir hom e com m unl- she is re-tested by th e A m erican J e r '^ h e i'" * V'* C°rWie«. ties. A ttorney Nelson cam e from sey c a ttle club a t th e ir expense, as the t., i h v E m p ress L ass ex- Dunn C enter early in th e sum m er and club, w ishing to be fair and accu rate, tends back six g en eratio n s on th e dam A ttorney Cooper a rriv ed only last looks upon a p roduction of over 5.2 pounds of fat for tw o days in succes- th ese’ h<> "'*!]! h l" fa'" ' 8l° n ’ T ™ - t B e T ‘Cl° n and th e re f° re | 2 l35WX hnd'se 18 Pr° Ud' ShB Wa,Kh8l and « t abH8hT<retrhemO” e r e e and re2 m akes a re-test. MASONIC ORDERS STRONG IN GRESHAM AND VICINITY 27,151.11 15,370.00 Some banks show these as an asset w ith w hich to pay depositors. XIV. XV. Total XVI. 2,980.79 14,000.00 D epreciated 5 per cent each year. XII. «50.00 $ 31,893.28 1,000.00. Including Postoffices and o th e r offices Cost of building very m uch more. XI. 5,405.80 4,052.70 Due w ithin six m o n th s............. M unicipal, P rovincial, G overnm ent, Dominion of Canada. Due w ithin six m o n th s.......................$ .$ 20.786.65 20.786.65 Due w ithin one y e a r ................... 8,532.97 Not included in above. Due w ithin tw o y e a r s ........................... 16,500.00 16,500.00 Not included in above. A rgentine G overnm ent due w ithin I six m onth .................................. IX. Loans . . . • • Secured by C o lla te ra l....................... $ $ 26 647 76 26,647.76 Secured by R eal E sta te M ortgages 1 13,352.24 L oans to M erchants, B usiness and P rofessional m en ......................... 27,965.23 27,965.23 L oans to M a n u fa c tu re rs..................... 16,775.05 16,775.05 L oans to F a rm e rs, D airym en and Stockm en .......................................... 109,471.07 109,471.07 U nclassified .................................... X. $ $ GRESHAM LAWYERS Masonic o rd ers form th e stro n g est fra te rn a l o rg an izatio n s in G resham and vicinity, being rep rese n ted by two lodges, th e “b lu e” and th e “ w hite w ith an ag g re g ate m em bership of about 150, T hese lodges a re active and aggressive. An im p o rta n t bus! ness e n te rp rise now being planned is a hall to be b u ilt to accom m odate the larg e and grow ing m em bership option has been tak en on th e A. C. Guynup p ro p erty on Pow ell stre e t Just w est of R a k er’s g arage. If th e deal is consum m ated th is w ill be th e location of th e new building. T he lo t is an Irre g u la r rectan g le having a fro n ta g e of 80 feet. The south line is 70 feet long, th e east line 190 feet and th e w est line ap p roxim ately as long as th e east. The p u rch ase p rice is $1300. Officers of th e B lue lodge, elected th is w eek, a re as follow s: W. M., A. M eyers; S. W., E. W. A ylsw orth; J. W„ W. W. M etzger; se creta ry , W. L. C o rsag e; tre a su re r, C. J. L undquist. T he ap p ointive offices have n o t yet been filled. T he officers of G resham C hapter Royal A rch M asons have recen tly been elected and a re as follow s: excellent high p riest, W. R. Jo h n so n ; king, H. J. P u lfe r; scribe. W. K. H am ilton; se creta ry , Ja s. E lk in g to n ; tre a su re r, Dr. A. W. B otkin; C. H., O scar Jo h n so n ; P. S„ W. J. T odd; R. A. C„ Al. H am m ar; 3d veil, A. D ow sett; 2d veil, C. M. Q ulckaall; 1st veil, John G reenw ood; ch ap lain , W. H. Cong- don; se n try , Roy Cannon. SHOPPERS NEED NOT SEEK CHRISTMAS GIFTS ELSEWHERE T he people of G resham and vi cinity need not go elsew h ere for C h ristm as shopping. T his is evi dent to anyone who will ta k e th e tro u b le to v isit th e v arious sto res and shops w hich a re now display Ing th e ir w ares so attractiv ely . Never before have th e w indows been so beautiful. It seems, or the v ariety of goods offered so g reat Drug, novelty and Jew elry sto res fairly sp a rk le w ith gifts to please th e connoisseur. Books, toys and fancy a rtic le s a ttr a c t th e buyers C onfectionery sto re s c a rry an un usually fine line of holiday goods. If one is looking for p ractical gifts they may be found in abund ance In th e dry goods and clothing stores. Many splendid gifts In elec trie ap p lian ces and h ard w are are also offered. Even th e g ro cery sto res a re bidding for th e holiday trade. C h ristm as sh o p p ers need not go elsew here to buy. GRESHAM GRANGE ENJOYS GOOD YEAR G resham g ran g e has bro u g h t to a close a p ro sp ero u s y ear w hich saw added m em bers and im provem ent In g ran g e property. T he list of m em bers, as chosen at th e re g u la r m eet ing la st S atu rd ay Includes th e follow in g ; m aster, F. C, H odge; overseer, A. Ruegg; le ctu rer, Mrs. Sophie C u r ry ; stew ard, Mrs. B a rb a ra S leret; a s s is ta n t stew ard, G eorge H oney; c h a p lain, Mrs. Wm. H o rn e ck e r; se creta ry , Mrs. Minnie S q u ire, gate keeper. Geo. S leret; tre a su re r. G eorge L eslie; f eres, Mrs. Belle T h o rn e ; Pom ona, Miss M arg aret A nlcker; F lo ra, Mrs. A. V olbrecht; lady a s sista n t stew ard, Mrs. Susie Ruegg, G resham C hapter O rder of E astern S ta r now has a m em bership of about 175. At a m eeting of th e o rd er held th is week th e officers for th e ensuing y ear w ere elected as follow s: w orthy m atro n , Mrs. U. G. S m ith ; asso ciate 1 m atro n , Mrs. B. C. A ltm an ; w orthy p atro n , U. G. S m ith ; co n d u ctress, Mrs. C. J. L u n d q u ist; asso ciate conductress, Mrs. M arie G o rsag e; se c re ta ry , Mrs. GRESHAM LODGE L. O. L. C lara P u lfe r; tre a s u re r, Mrs. C arrie ACTIVE ORGANIZATION Cam eron. T he w orthy m atro n has G resham Lodge L O. L. has a larg e m ade th e follow ing ap p o in tm en ts; m em bership and includes on its roll Ada, Miss L etitia P u lfe r; R uth, Mrs. I G ladys H oyt; E sth e r, Mrs. Josep h in e m any ° f the l,‘adlng mpn of G resham ¡H a le y ; M artha, Miss G e rtru d - Al-x and v lcln ,ty - T he list of officers Is a . L a n d e r ; E lecta, Mrs. W. J. O tt; m ar- ' O,,OW8 rna8,er' Wm H. S tan ley ; ‘ sh al. Mrs. G ertru d e S ch an n o ; chap- rtepU‘y m a8tPr’ A,PX « “ '" ‘»on; W re ta ry , H arry y HanUU,,n' H am ilto n ; tre tre a a su su re re . r, lain. Mrs. B. L. W airad ; w arden. Mrs I j L C. M. Q u lc k s .il; o rg an ist, Mrs. Clyde C , r ’ J1?, h , ; rh a p Ia ,n ' E E Chipm an irecto r R uegg; sentinel, B. F. D ah lh a m m e r.' KU3r< lan ' riy d e M cM urry; d directo of cerem onies, J. A. Gray. i In stallatio n of th ese officers will ______________ t a ™ J ? CP Wpdnp" day » • - 1 Subscribe for th e G resham Outlook cem ber 26, by th re e past Mrs. 0 . J. Brown will be th e officer, Mrs. C a rrie Cam eron, lain and Mrs. C. Powell th e m atro n s. in stallin g th e chap- m arsh al, I now and get th e splendid holiday ! num ber which will be Issued on De- 1 member 14. You will also receive th e j paper al1 of 1M4- al1 to r U -SO. Miss F lo ren ce Honey, a past o rg an ist. T he ch ild ren w on’t need to be called will have ch arg e of th e m usic. I on C h ristm as m orning. tu rn ed to his form er hom e to se ttle up his affairs there. Mr. Nelson held th e positions of sta te 's atto rn e y and U nited S tates com m issioner for D unn county for sev eral y ea rs and w as five y ears coun cil for th e N o rth ern Pacific R ailw ay com pany in Dunn county. Mr. Cooper took up legal w ork in 1911, afte r ten y ea rs in th e banking b usiness. H e w as adm itted to th e bar in N orth D akota in 1916. He has been active in th e affairs of his home city, being on th e council fo r a n um ber of y ears and city atto rn e y for seven years. A rran g em en ts have been m ade for a su ite of room s in th e Bank of G resham building w hich is being rem odeled. T he room s will be ready for occupancy ab o u t the flrHt of the year. ODD FBLLOW LODGE IS MAKING GROWTH G resham Odd Fellow s lodge Is one of th e oldest In th is p a rt of th e coun try and has enjoyed a stead y grow th, adding a n um ber of new m em bers d u rin g th e p ast few m onths. It has its own hall on Pow ell stree t, w hich has been th e hom e of th e lodge for a q u a rte r of a cen tu ry . F or d istric t p urposes th e G resham lodge w orks w ith Boring and E sU cad a lodges. Of ficers for th e en su in g year w ere elec t ed th is week as follow s: noble grand, H a rry Jo h n so n ; vice gran d , Cecil M etzger; se creta ry , C. A H ill; tre a s u re r, Roy H. Gibbs. T he appointive offices will be nam ed in the n ea r fu tu re. Officers elected by the Rebekah lodge a t its m eeting th is week are noble gran d , Mrs. H arry W arden; vice gran d , Mrs. E lsie M llleson; sec re ta ry , Mrs. C h risten s H um ason; tre a su re r, Mrs. A. McManus. In sta ll ation of officers will be held on the second Monday evening in Ja n u ary . EI NERAL IS HELD EDR LATE WARD II. ( RAMER T he fu n eral for th e late W ard H. C ram er who w as killed at S ch iller statio n la st Monday m orning when he was stru ck by an E stacad a c a r was ........ _ ethodist ......... held .................... a t th e M Episcopal j ch u rch T h u rsd ay , th e Rev. A. 8. Hlsey officiating. G resham Masonic lodge had ch a rg e of the fu n eral. In term e n t w as in th e Mt. Scott cem etery. Mr. C ram er w as born In L afayette, New York, A ugust 17, 1853. In 1875 he moved to W yoming and in 1884 to M ontana, n ear B illings, w here he en gaged In stock raisin g . On Decem ber 17, 1890, he m a rried Mrs. E rm inle Owens, who su rv iv es him. The fam ily moved to E llen sb u rg , W ashington, In 1904 and to G resham In 1921. Mr. C ram er was a m em ber of th e E lle n s b u rg M asonic lodge. Two siste rs are In New York, a b ro th er In Los An geles an d one a t Billings.