Gresham outlook., December 14, 1923, Holiday Number, Page 19, Image 19

BUILDING ENTERPRISES HAVE SHOWN
SUBSTANTIAL GAIN DURING THE YEAR
room and rem odeling of th e k itchen
w ith all b u ilt-in featu res. One room
and a porch w as also added to th e
home of Miss "Frieda B ratxel.
T. E. M ercer has ju s t com pleted
B uilding activities in G resham for , H eights d istric t, and is tho ro u g h ly an o th er $3500 hom e in th e vicinity of
th e y ear ju st closing have not been m odern in all respects. T his home th e tw o w hich he erected la st y ear in
C leveland addition.
O. A. E astm an of th e E astm an L um ­
how ever, several fine new hom es have L. J. W inters. Five room s and bath
been com pleted. It has become such a re located on the first floor w hile t™ ber Co. is building a hom e n ear th e
Beaver S tate Motor p lant. Mr. E a st­
H Bn a h o u , e t o , i w ,arg e —
in th a t it is p rac tica lly necessary for second floor. A fea tu re of th is house m an estim ates th e value nt $3000.
any new com er to build his own home
T h ree fine new hom es have been
is th e fine living room w hich is lo­
T he Oregon S tate S o ld iers’ Bonus cated upon th e south side of the bu ilt in G resham d u rin g th e la st year
law has m a te ria lly helped several house, fitted w ith double storm w in ­ by O scar W. T horen in w idely se p a r­
young people to build as an early ad­ dows, la rg e fireplace and hardw ood ated p a rts of th e city, adding g rea tly
to th e a ttra c tiv e n e ss of th e sections.
van tag e of its building fea tu re s w as floor of a special design.
tak en by m any.
A. N elson’s house on C leveland av e­
W. K. H am ilton w as also th e b u ild ­
Not a ll the building has been goii g er of an a ttra c tiv e home for C. J. nue n ea r th e Section L ine ro ad is an
on in G resham proper, as several fli e L undquist, ca sh ier of th e F irs t S tate a ttra c tiv e 6-room dw elling, one and a
hom es have been co n stru c te d during Bank. T his home w as com pleted a h alf sto rie s high and cost ab o u t $2000
th e p ast year in close proxim ity to sh o rt w hile ago an d is situ ated on It is up-to-date in w irin g an d plu m b ­
G resham . H ow ever, these can rig h t­ R oberts avenue a t its ju n c tio n w ith ing.
T he C. M. H arriso n hom e on Wal
fully be called G resham hom es, in a s­ M etzger street. Seven room s com ­
m uch as th e lum ber and m a teria l for pose th is dw elling w hich has five lula H eights is b ea u tifu lly finished
th e building w as purchased from room s down sta irs and two up sta irs. and com plete. I t is a 4-room s tr u c t­
G resham dealers in th e different lines H ardw ood floors and all m odern b u ild ­ u re w ith full basem en t and m odern
of building m a teria ls. F u rth e r, the ing featu res are used. Hot a ir system plum bing and w irin g th ro u g h o u t. The
people who have erected these outside of heating h as been in stalled by Mr. la rg e living room h as a fireplace,
b u ilt-in fea tu re s an d th e k itch en and
houses are doing th e ir tra d in g in Lundquist.
b rea k fa st nook a re com p lete w ith
G resham .
H enry Bell of S p rin g d ale and Gus
T he new hom e finished early in the E klund of P o rtlan d a re a t p rese n t cupboards, tab le and seat. T he wood­
w ork is all enam el finished.
y ea r for Dr. H. H. H ughes is one of the com pleting a sm all bungalow for Mrs.
T he $4500 resid en ce of W. W. H a st­
n otable houses of th e city. T his house E lla H ornish, a sister of Mr. Bell. T his
is thoroughly m odern in every respect. new home is located on F irs t s tre e t in ings in so u th G resham a t th e in te r­
section of South R o b erts avenue and
S itu ated on W allula H eights on the the re a r of th e Congdon hotel.
co rn e r of Pow ell s tre e t and W allula
An a ttra c tiv e home w as bu ilt early th e H ogan road h as ju s t been com plet­
avenue th is hom e com m ands one of in th e sp rin g for A lbert Camp by C. E. ed and is occupied by th e H astin g s
th e finest views seen anyw here. Mod­ Cree, form erly a c o n tra c to r o f th is fam ily, rec en tly h ere from P o rtlan d .
e rn conveniences of the H ughes' home vicinity b u t now located in Los A n­ T his is a on e-sto ry house, 34 x 45, w ith
a re a hot w ate r gas controlled heating geles, C alifornia. T his home w as built full basem ent. I t is equipped w ith
fu rn ace h eat, gas, elec tric ra n g e and
p la n t and electric fea tu re s throughout. in the W hitehead addition.
h eater. A larg e fireplace is one of
E le ctric ran g e and electric w ashing
T hree very a ttra c tiv e homes w hich
a ttra c tiv e fea tu re s of th e home. T he
m achine have been installed.
have been bu ilt ju s t outside th e city
living room an d diningroom a re
T his hom e has living room , dining are those of E. K. Nebo and O ppendahl
stain ed in oak finish and have q u a rte r
room , th re e sleeping room s, kitchen, B ro th ers a t th e in tersectio n of Base
saw ed oak floors. T he o th e r room s
b ath and sleeping porch on th e first L ine and th e A ndrew s road, also th e
are enam el finished.
floor w hile tw o large room s a re upon E arl S tan ley home a t S tan ley road and
D uring th e p ast y ea r w ork done in
th e second floor.
Base Line. T he first two, m odern w ith
G resham by F ra n k C. Jo n es includes
One of th e m ost costly hom es in the all up to date conveniences costing
th e extensive rem odeling of th e Alf.
city has recen tly been com pleted by about $6250 and $5000 respectively.
O. Nelson house on R o b erts avenue
W. K. H am ilton for J. E. M etzger. The S tanley hom e is bu ilt of tile and
and T h ird stre e t a t a cost of about
T his house w hich is know n as a is also a th o ro u g h m odern home.
$1500.
T his house w as p u rch ased
“sq u a re house" is situ ate d on Main
Lodi Stockton has n ea rly co m p let­ early in A ugust from J. N. M ew hirter
stre e t n ear F ifth . T his fine new home ed a five-room bungalow located n ear
T he in te rip r w as e n tirely rem odeled
is costing Mr. M etzger in the neigh­ th e high school on B street. T his
and a sun porch co n stru c te d on th e
borhood of $8000. T he house consists home w ill co st about $3500 and is be­
w est fro n t of th e building. Mr. Nel
of eight room s and full co n crete base­ ing erected by Lodi Stockton, assisted
so n 's law office is te m p o rarily located
m ent. A special fe a tu re is hardw ood by his b ro th er Claude.
in his home.
n liii8, / ° r e 7 % m em ^ r . ° f the fa m ily ' from ih e y o u n g est
floors throughout. P la ste r w ith pap er J A nother outside home erected th is
Mr. Jo n e s recen tly com pleted
o
ld e st an d a ll sp e c ia lly p riced for C hristm as
is used for th e finish. T he hot air year is the H arry B ourne home w hich
bridge acro ss Jo h n so n creek n ea r th e
system is used to h e a t th is home.
w as built by W. K. H am ilton on the pickle facto ry co n stru c te d for th a t
All th e m ateria l for th is hom e th a t Pow ell V alley road w est of G resham .
in stitu tio n , costing ab o u t $500.
it w as possible to p u rch a se w as All m a teria l for th is hom e w as p u r­
Two new silos for H. G. M ullen
bought from G resham dealers, th e chased in G resham , the plum bing fix­
hoff w ere also co n stru c te d rec en tly
lum ber being furnished from the E a st­ tu re s alone com ing from P o rtlan d ,
by Mr. Jones.
m an L um ber Co.
how ever they w ere in stalled by J. T.
T he rem odeling and ra isin g of th e
C. G. S chneider, local atto rn ey , S tillions.
M ethodist E piscopal ch u rch w as an
Phone 1421
Exclusive Wear-Ever Agent in Gresham
moved into his m odern six-room home
w. K. H am ilton has also m ade sev- e n terp rise sta rte d in th e sum m er and.
in the early p a rt of th e p rese n t year, era l rem odelings during th e p ast year com pleted in th e early p a r t of th e win
T his hom e is located on Second and am ong w hich is th e Jo h n Stafford te r. T his involved also th e m oving of
v io le n c e avenue in the W allula home w hich received an additional th e building and the developm ent of a
full basem ent for Sunday school and
social p u rp o ses an d p a sto r's study.
'1 he v estib u le w as enlarged and re ­
m odeled and th e bulliding w as p a in t­
ed on th e o utside and th e u pper
room s kalsom ined. T he e n tire p ro jet
cost about $4700. W. K. H am ilton
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w as th e co n tracto r.
to T h e
L. L. Kidder Hdw. Co.
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Phone 603
ELECTRIC BUILDING
Gresham, Oregon
FLOYD L. MACK
LICENSED ELECTRICIAN
$ ELECTRICAL CHRISTMAS GIFTS ALWAYS USEFUL
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T h e m an y e le c tric a l co n v e n ie n c es t h a t I c a rr y in stock, fo r th e hom e, office s to re
o r a n y w h e re th a t e le c tric a l c u rr e n t is used, a re too n u m e ro u s to be m e n tio n e d h e re
P o ssib ly I h a v e n ’t a s la rg e a n a s s o rtm e n t a s som e of th e P o rtla n d s to re s but w ith
y o u r c o -o p e ra tio n it w ill be in creased .
EDISON MAZDA LAMPS IN ALL SIZES AND STYLES
T h e re su lt of 36 y e a rs p ro g re ss in ho m e a n d c o m m e rc ial lig h tin g .
F o r P r o m p t E le c tr ic a l S e r v ic e
OR ANYTHING IN
ELECTRICAL — RADIO
S U P PL IE S OR SERVICE
T e lep h o n e y o a r need s, I will d e liv e r
G resham b u sin ess houses m ade a
reco rd of im provem ents and expansion
d u rin g th e p ast sum m er. T he sto re of
A. W. M etzger & Com pany on Pow ell
s tre e t w as extensively rem odeled and
a la rg e p late g lass window placed in
th e ea st w all. T he H ow itt building,
occupied by A ylsw orth & M artin, had
in stalled a larg e p la te g lass show w in­
dow in th e n o rth w all. A p artitio n be­
tw een th e sto re and D avidson's p h a r ­
m acy w as rem oved and th e w hole fit- )
ted up for a m odern clo th in g and
fu rn ish in g store. W. K. H am ilton had
ch a rg e of both th ese im provem ents.
Soon a fte r ta k in g possession of the
B ishop dry goods sto re ea rly in th e
sum m er L. A. W ack of W ack & Co., !
com m enced activ e p lan s for th e ex ­
pansion of th e sto re and th e m ak in g j
of a rea l d ep a rtm en t sto re. A p a rti- ’
tion w as removed in creasin g th e floor
space by o n e-th ird and th e stock was
in creased accordingly.
L. L. H iatt
had ch a rg e of th e work.
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A sto re
w as fitted
D. Jo n e s
moved to
sum m er.
in C. E. O sb u rn 's b u ilding I
up by D. M. Cathey for Guy
jew elry sto re, w hich w as I
th a t location d u rin g the
There is a certain satisfaction we get from per­
forming our work in a thorough and efficient manner.
T in n in g an d S h eet M etal W ork o f a ll kinds
All Work Guaranteed
Phone 1233 for Quick Service
Gresham Plumbing & Tin Shop
K. L. DAVIDSON
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J. S. CHIODO
W est of „Hain on Sprnnd
G resham D rug com pany also found
it n ecessary to in crease floor space for
Its in c re asin g business, w hich w as
done b y . rem odeling th e building
F ra n k Jo n es and Ja k e M etzger did th e
work.
More th a n a tho u san d d o llars w ere
expended by Mrs. N ora W ithrow d u r­
ing th e p ast few m onths In m aking her
re s ta u r a n t th o ro u g h ly m odern and
convenient, in su rin g efficient service
and s a n ita ry conditions, J. T. S tll- I
lions has ch arg e of th e plum bing of |
th e building. F ra n k Jo n es did th e i
c a rp e n te r work.
L. J. W in ters is building a house '
for h im self in th e E astm an tra c t w est ■
of th e high school.
>EW NCIIOOL HI TLR IN O
IS NOW C O M PL E T E
C ontinued from page 18
In th e vicinity of G resham for several
I years.
Miss K atheryn H oney has c h a rg e of
th e m usic and a p a rt of th e eighth
grade. T his Is h er th ird y ear in th e
school. T he eighth g rad e has 26
pupils.
P rin c ip a l C. M. Q uicksall is sp e n d ­
ing bis fo u rth year In th a t cap acity In
th e G resham school. Mr. Q uicksall
believes th a t th e work of th is g ro u p
of te a c h e rs has m ore Influence upon
HAMMAR g
Plaster, Brick and Cement
Ml
CONTRACTOR
H ishes Y on A Merry Christmas
and A Happy New Year
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the com m unity th an any o th e r group
of equal num bers. It Is th e ir aim to
be of serv ice at all tim es. They Join
In w ish in g 'e v e ry one of th e pupils a
M erry
C h h ristm
ristm as
as and
and a H appy New
M
erry C
Year.
T his reco rd would not be com plete
w ithout a referen ce to th e efficient and
p o p u lar Janitor, Geo. T ach ero n , who
adds to his c a re of th e building a real
in te re st in th e individual te ac h ers and
pupils.