GRESHAM OUTLOOK, HOLIDAY NUMBER. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1924
BORING COMMUNITY HAS
ANOTHER PROSPEROUS YEAR
com m anding one of th e finest views building and b a rb e r shop n e a r the If you expect G resham to grow , su p
Grape Vines.
along th e. riv er. T he building is 50 x ch u rch and C laude W oodle has a fine p o rt it, in choosing your C hristm as
W ordens, Concords, N iag aras, one
75. bu ilt along old E nglish lines, with new resid en ce u n d er co u rse of co n g ifts here. T his is th e reason I th in k
year old. S plendidly rooted, su re
F ren ch doors an d w indows. Th? stru ctio n .
we should do o u r C h ristm as shoppiug
grow ers. Low prices. O rder now for
first sto ry is finished w ith p la ste rin g
F red Ough b o u g h t th e old grade in G resham .
fail p lan tin g . H aro ld Oberg, C raig
and panels, th e second is p lastered , school building and moved th e sam e
By MRS. L. C. ARMSTRONG.
road, fo u rth house n o rth off B a rr road.
| ready for cu ltiv atio n , on several sm all, and in connection w ith It is a fine onto lo ts n ear th e high school. He
G et th e classified ad. h a b it
T he past y ear has been a very p ro s
T ab o r 6014, P o rtlan d , R. 7, Bx. 966.
tra c ts close in. Joe L unday has com g arag e 24 x 55.
w ill rem odel it into a m odern d w ell
p ero u s year for Boring and vicinity.
Ja m es Ross built a b rick g ara g e at ing.
pletely cleared the five ac res recently
T he new paved roads leading into
Sum m it and K arl D. H annam an, o w n
purchased from th e Root estate.
B oring from th e north and east, over
S everal pieces of p ro p erty have e r of th e fine Je rse y herd, has built
th re e m iles in all, give farm ers and
changed hands w ithin th e y ear and an addition to his house and to his
dairym en good access to m a rk e t over
several new fam ilies have come here barn , and an ice cream sta n d on the
ro ad s hereto fo re alm ost im passable to m ake th e ir homes.
highw ay from w hich his fam ous ice
a t th is tim e of year. And although it
T hree fam ilies have had new radio cream is sold.
is yet early for potato and fru it sh ip
receiving sets installed. They are
Ju liu s Meier b u ilt in th e early su m
m en ts to begin, one carload of local
C o n tin u ed from page 2
G. P. P eterson, J. E. Siefer and E. V. m er, a fine buugalow for a sum m er
p o tatoes has alre ad y been shipped to M aulding.
home fo r his d au g h ter, who is a re si
C alifornia points. About 100 ca rs of
S. E. W aller has increased his stock dent of San F ran cisco . Mr. Meier has Why not p rac tice It h ere in G resham
tie s, 100 c a rs of wood and about 75
of groceries, b ak ery supplies and no had a new pond co n stru c te d from th e by doing your C h ristm as shopping in
c a rs of lum ber have been shipped out tions in connection w ith his confec
co rn e r of his place, on th e highw ay to G resham ?
from th is vicinity, d u rin g th e sum m er tionery u n til he now has a neat, well
his fine residence, “G reen G ables.” ’
m onths.
By MARJ1E SHAW.
equipped, though sm all, store. He has
C olum bia g ra n g e h as im proved its
T he rea so n I th in k we should do
Among th e incom ing shipm ents are also im proved his place of business by h all by adding a full cem ent basem ent
o u r C h ristm as shopping in G resham
ab o u t 1000 ca rlo ad s of gravel for having a co n crete w alk acro ss the
to its building to be used as a dining is because we should su p p o rt our
h ighw ay w ork, 20 ca rs of cem ent, 9 | en tire fro n t of his building.
room and kitchen.
com m unity.
ca rlo ad s of pipe for th e Sandy w ater
W. R. T elford has th e la rg e st and
G eorge C ham berlain has a fine five-
In stead of going to P o rtlan d and
system and th e loads of m achinery m ost complete- stock of g en eral m e r
room bungalow u n d er co u rse of c o n pay o u r m oney to th e city m erch an ts,
th a t have been installed in the new chandise he h as ever ca rrie d and has
stru ctio n . And the g rad e school b u ild we should in c re ase the b u sin ess of the
elec tric pow er plant, w hich has been an especially a ttra c tiv e lot of C h rist
ing, b u ilt th is y ear, is one of th e finest sto res here.
b u ilt h ere d u rin g the sum m er, and is m as supplies on display.
in th e county.
W hat is th e use of going to P o rt
now being used. T his p la n t w hich is
Wm. M orand has had display coun
T he C orbett com m unity ch u rch has land, to be h alf tram p led to death by
located acro ss th e tra c k ju s t east of te rs and tab les in stalled and has add
graded and g raveled its y ard . Much en erg etic sh o p p ers and probably break !
th e depot is 30 x 40 feet of heavy g a l ed a com plete line of d ru g s, to ilet
cre d it is due G eorge P e rry for his one of th e num erous traffic o rd in an ces j
vanized c o rru g ate d iron on a solid a rtic le s and books and th e m any a r
u n tirin g efforts in g ettin g th is w ork ;
co n crete foundation and was built at ticles too num erous to m ention found done in such a sa tisfac to ry m anner. and pay th e ju d g e a nice sum.
No. a th o u san d tim es, no. Shop in I
a cost of $3,000. T he p lan t is equipped in any w ell-stocked drug store.
S. K nighton has erected a store G resham . H elp o ut your com m unity.
w ith a ro ta ry and equipm ent installed | L ast, but not least, a re sev eral de
a t a cost of $33,000, th ree high te n cided im provem ents in th e school.
sion S tanley tra n sfo rm e rs at $10,000, I Among th e new acquisitions a re s in
and a w ate r tow er and ta n k at a cost gle desks for one room , 100 new song
of $2500. I t’s capacity isTlBOO K. W. books, a new la rg e flag and staff for
p er hour and fu rn ish es sufficient pow- each room, donated by W. R. Telford,
• e r aside from th a t used by the elec Wm. M orand and W. W. M etzger.
tr ic cars, for any lighting h eating or
L. H. M allicoat, p rin cip al of the
pow er purposes. T he old p lan t was school, has been p rin cip al h ere for
only a 33-cycle p lan t w hich w as not nine years. H is a s sista n ts th is year
sufficient to ru n electric attac h m e n ts. a re Miss A nderson, who has been in
such as w ashing m achines, m angles, charg e of th e in term ed iate d ep artm en t
clea n ers, etc., in th e tow n. T he new for th e past five y ears, and Miss Dip-
p la n t is a 60-cycle p la n t w ith suf- j p ert, who has ch a rg e of th e p rim ary
flcient pow er for all purposes. The d ep artm en t th is y ear. In th e recen t,
serv ices of thre'e men a re required, county te sts in arith m etic and sp e ll
w o rking 8-hour shifts, but the P. E. P. ing nine of th e ten in th is y ea r's
com pany is rep o rted to be contem eighth grad e class m ade 100 in a r ith
People who have that enviable ability to choose appropriate gifts usually select something useful.
p la tin g m aking it, as w ell as other m etic and six of th e ten m ade 100 in
su b -statio n s, autom atic.
spelling. The la st sp rin g ’s g ra d u a t
Jo h n V alberg has moved his lum ing class of n in e p u p ils m ade the
1 he Christinas gifts now on display in our store offer early shoppers an unusual selection of useful, sensible
b er yard ea st acro ss th e s tre e t and h ig h e st av erag e of any g ra d u a tin g
now has a new 40 x 80 foot building, class in th e county and Mr. M alli-
appropriate
for every member of the family.
’ SCUSIU,C
co n tain in g an office and storp room c o a t’s nine y ears h ere show th e good
fo r th e h ig h er grad e of lum ber. He judgm ent of th e school board as w ell
h as gotten in sev eral carloads of new as th e p are n ts of th e com m unity in
lum ber rec en tly and is o p era tin g a w ishing to reta in him.
T he get-to g eth er s p irit of th e com
wood yard in connection w ith his
m
unity
has im proved and we look
lu m ber yard. T here has been consid
to
erab le dem and for lum ber here the forw ard to th e com ing y ear as a m ore
p a st sum m er. A new bungalow has p rosperous y ear th a n ever before.
been built to rep lace the house b u r n
ed on the W illiam s place.
CORBETT
Wm. M orand h as added a second
C olum bia g ran g e held its re g u la r
sto ry b u ilt of lum ber to his co ncrete
building co n tain in g th e drug sto re m onthly m eeting S atu rd ay , D ecem ber
and postofflce. J. E. Siefer has done 6, a t its hall on th e Colum bia h ig h
co n siderable building and rep a irin g way. R outine business occupied th e '
on his home as did also W. R. Telford m orning session. A sum ptuous din- —
on th e hom e occupied by L. H. M alli n er w as served a t noon, followed by
coat and fam ily. He h as also in th e le ctu re hour, a fte r w hich th e fol
sta lle d a new elec tric w ater system low ing officers w ere elected: C lara
an d has had th e house repainted and E. Sm ith, m a ste r; F ra n k K nieriem
refinished inside. John M eyers has o v erse er; Lydia O strand, le c tu re r; D,
also had co nsiderable w ork done on H enkle, stew ard ; F red K nieriem , a s
his home. Wm. M orand has had a new s is ta n t ste w ard ; M yrtle E llis, c h a p
tile g ara g e b u ilt on his pro p erty la in ; W. T. H enkle, tr e a s u r e r ; E dith
A gitt anyone would be glad to give or receive.
B utler, se c re ta ry ; David B utler, g a te
A Flashlight makes an ideal gift for Christmas not
w ith in the p ast year.
Not only Pocket or Pen Knife for Dad, Mother, Sister
k ee p er; D orris E vans, C eres; F ra n
onl\ because everybody can use one, but also because its
W alter M etzger has his garag e new
or Brother but many, many patterns of every knife that
ces K nieriem , P om ona; D orothy E llis
ly p ainted and rep aired and has also
convenience is appreciated every day in the year—a con
F lo ra ; R osetta H enkle, lady a s s is t
could be used around the household.
in stalled new m achinery to fac ilita te
a n t ste w a rd ; d irec to rs, F red Benfield
stant reminder of your thoughtfulness. It’s the kind of
h is re p a ir w ork, including a new
Kitchen Sets in two, three and four pieces in Stain
and Jo e Dobing; ch airm an of hom e
B lack & D ecker elec tric g rin d er, and
gift you would like yourself. M any types to select from.
less Steel, that always stays bright.
econom ics, Isab elle Ough.
a T u n g ar R ectifier for ch arg in g b a t
Geo.
C
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am
b
erlain
's
new
co
ttag
e
is
te ries. He now does all kinds of w eld
ing and b attery w ork. H as also added enclosed and sev eral c a rp e n te rs are
L u p to n 's display cabinet and has ru sh in g its com pletion.
F av o r and Floyd Reed re-sh in g led
en larg ed and now c a rrie s a com plete
stock of c a r p a rts and accessories. th e ir residences, rec en tly p u rch ased
H e h as sold 38 new c a rs th is year from John S tew art.
co n sistin g of B uicks. C hevrolets, S tar
pui
and F ords. Also 41 used c a rs of all th re e ac res of W alter K night
Kilt adjoin
M enuni
m akes.
ing th e grad e school and w ill build a
m ujt*
resid
en
ce
in
the
ea
rly
spring.
Among o th e r local im provem ents
a re ab o u t 50 ac res of new ground
H a rry R ick ert is finishing house-
Every boy, large or small, wants to own a
clea re d and p u t into cultivation or keeping room s above his g arage.
1 C laude Woodel has a building acro ss
j th e highw ay from th e high school in
1 course of erectio n , to be used as a
j dw elling and c a rp e n te r shop. He also
I he model 04 is the one for boys who
expects to c a rry a line of lum ber.
ing to learn to shoot.
C h anticleer Inn, ju stly fam ous for
The profession that pays its chicken d in n ers, is also acq u irin g
to suit any boy from 3 to 7
big incomes
fam e for the beauty and coloring of
years young.
Other grades up to $10
T h e re w ill a lw a y s be a de , its choice flower g ard en s, to w hich
m an d fo r w e l l 't r a i n e d a c have been added some 5000 H olland
c o u n ta n ts — m en w hose t r a i n bulbs for sprin g blooming. The ow n
in g c o m b in es a kno w led g e of ers have found it n ecessary to ex
A u d itin g , C ost A ccounting, pand along w ith th e increased trav el
A b ig d isp la y to se le c t from
B u sin e ss Law , O rg a n iz a tio n , on th e C olum bia riv er highw ay. A
12-post open veran d a has been added
M a n a g e m e n t a n d F in a n c e
along th e ea st fro n t overlooking th e
Few p ro fe ssio n s offer b e tte r gorge. Tw o new sun room s w ere b u ilt
o p p o rtu n itie s to m en of a m d u rin g the year. A dditional im prove
b itio n a n d in te llig e n c e . T h e m ents will be m ade d u rin g 1925.
tre m e n d o u s b u sin e ss g ro w th
C orbett Colum bian high school of
of th is c o u n try h a s tr e a te d a ; C orbett has sta rte d p rac tice on th e
on Dinner Sets and all open stock Dishes continues un
rich field fo r th e e x p e rt.
Many useful articles such as Percolators, Toasters
til Christmas. M any are taking advantage of this
school play to be p resen ted by th e
stu d e n t body. T he title of th e play is
saving.
fie Irons, Irons, Etc. I o see them is to want them
“ Miss Somebodyy E lse," a fo u r-act
Under the LaSalle Problem
com edy to be given In th e high school
Method
auditorium on D ecem ber 27th, The
s, .Mixing Bowl Sets, Vacuum Bottles, Salt Boxes
T he L aS alle Problem Method
m em bers chosen fo r th e ca st a re
w ill tra in you by m ail under the
t, Sporting Goods, Tools of all kinds.
D olores Morgan, H arold C ham berlain.
d irect supervision of W illiam B.
B
etty
H
agen,
Raym
ond
Reeves,
Bella
C astenholz. A. M„ C. P. A., form er
Reed, Vye M endenhall. Doris Emily,
co m p tro ller and in stru c to r, U ni
Our 1925 C a la n d ers are read y.
v ersity of Illinois, m em ber of
Mabel H arding, H orace E vans, Fred
A m erican In stitu te of A ccountants,
E tling. John Phipps, Melba Chlldsey.
and a d irecto r of the N ational As
M arjorie Bush, A deline E vans, E arl
sociation of Cost A ccountants.
C ham berlain and L ucille Kincaid.
For further Information rail
B uilding co n stru ctio n at C orbett for
th e y ear 1924 b rea k s p ast records.
One of th e finest buildings Is th e new
Telephone 1056
Gresham. (Ire. E nglish tea bouse, bu ilt at an expense
LOCAL REGISTRAR
of several thousand, w hich Is owned
by Mrs. P alm er and will be o perated
LaSalle
by her. It holds an em inent position
Extension University
above Crow n P oint C halet, o v erlook
ing th e C olum bia highw ay and riv er,
WINNERS IN ‘TRADE
AT HOME’ CONTEST
ul Christmas
At the WlNCHfSTiR Store
USEFUL GIFTS ARE SURE TO PLEASE
OUR QUALITY TOY DEPARTMENT
us w ithout a doubt that Home people would rather trade at home when price
on are equal.
i
in’t begin to tell you all the wonderful Toys and Games in this Department
• any boy or girl could wish. And all of Quality make. Come in and see the mi
CUTLERY
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Expert Accountant
FLASHLIGHTS
Footballs
Footballs
Baseball Bats,
Gloves, Balls
Price $7.50
REMEMBER OUR S AI F
A few of the $1.00
specials left.
ELECTRIC APPLIANCES
Train at Home
ROY H. GIBBS
A. W. METZGER & CO