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About Gresham outlook. (Gresham, Multnomah County, Or.) 1911-1991 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 23, 1924)
PAGE FOrR WOOD, WOOD! Oil Paintings for Christmas. If you h av e n 't your wood see Cecil Oil p ain tin g s at b arg ain p rices a t M etzger, G resham , phone 1151. tf the H ard y Studio. T he Bank of G resham pays 6 per The Peoples Bargain counter. cent in te re st on tim e d e p o s its —Adv the «vaut ads • S £ « £ S iS iS £ S iS i» e S i^ S iS ig iiS £ S ii Greetings! * A t Christmas as the old year draws to a close and the A ew Years opens wide before us all, may the pleasant memories of friendships and faiths that have abided bring realizations of ever increasing success and happiness. Gresham, Oregon Masquerade Rockwood Social Club In Grange Hull WEDNESDAY EVENING, DEC. 31 A prize for the best costume mid a prize for the best character CARD ADMISSION ONLY M anagem ent P e te r W eiland, B. E. Iloice and C larence Johnson We Wish You A Merry Christmas AvIsWortK ¿ M a rtin ? AStWs W cah S h ’ o e s G R E S H A M See GRESHAM LOCALS F. J. D u tch er left ab o u t a week ago for H eppner, Oregon, n ear w hich place he is engaged in loading fertilize r for th e B erry G row ers P ack in g com pany. T he q u a rte rly m eeting of th e F ree M ethodist ch u rch will be conducted by D istrict E ld er W. T. K lotzbach th is week, beginning F rid a y evening and co n tin u in g o ver the S abbath. Owing to th e Inclem ency of the w eath er, th e atten d an ce a t th e senior class play F rid ay evening w as a sm all fractio n of w hat it w ould have been, only ab o u t 100 being presen t. T he p ro duction of S atu rd ay evening has been postponed un til fu rth e r notice, probably som e tim e in Ja n u ary . T he c a n ta ta , w hich w as to have been given Monday evening, has also been p o st poned indefinitely. W. B. P arso n s, living th re e m iles east of G resham , found it n ecessary to com e to G resham on S atu rd ay a fte r noon to get a fresh supply of coal oil for use in a h ea te r w ith w hich he was keeping th e tem p eratu re, of his ce lla r a t a safe sta g e for his v egetables and fru it. U nable to drive th ro u g h th e rap id ly d riftin g snow , he cam e on foot, d rag g in g a hand sled on w hich to tak e hom e his oil and o th e r p u r chases. It w asn ’t so bad com ing, but by the tim e he w as ready to s ta r t for hom e th e a ir was filled w ith snow w hich th e heavy wind w as w hipping into a fury. One could not see 50 feet ahead. F o rtu n a te ly for him, he found a frien d in L eslie St. C lair, who drove him safely to his door. It is im possi ble to say w h at th e re su lt m ight have been if Mr. P arso n s, who is in the la tte r six ties, had attem p ted to tak e his load on foot in the face of the gale. Miss G ertru d e A lexander suffered a severely sp rain ed knee F rid a y eve n ing as she w as re tu rn in g from her school in P o rtlan d . H er c a r becam e stalled in a snow d rift and in try in g to dig her w ay o u t she siijiped, in ju rin g herself. She w as able to resu m e her w ork th is m orning, being ta k en into th e city by Dr. W. J. Ott. T he C h ristm as dram a, "In th e F ull ness of Tim e— C h rist,” w hich was planned for la st Sunday evening to be given by th e S unday school of the M ethodist E piscopal ch u rch , will be Riven n ex t S unday evening. R ehear sa ls will be resum ed F rid a y and Sat u rd ay evenings of th is w eek and prob ably on S unday aftern o o n . An offer ing will be tak en a t th a t tim e for a num ber of m issio n ary p ro jects in th is co u n try and in foreign lands w hich w ere expecting help, but w hich was diverted to th e aid of th e w ork in Ja p a n on acco u n t of th e ea rth q u ak e and lire. Mrs. G ertru d e Schanno Klnyon has been quite sick for sev eral days. T he A uxiliary to th e A m erican L e gion will m eet Monday evening, De cem ber 29, a t th e resid en ce of Mrs. O. A. E astm an , a t w hich tim e th e election of officers w ill be held. All m em bers a re urged to be p rese n t a t th is m eet ing. Electric or («as Engine P ower Water Systems A complete water system from $85.0(1 to $195.00 Systems for any type or depth of well VIK.OR CREAM SEPARATORS 200-pound capacity........................ <30.00 450-pound capacity....................... 45.00 650-pound capacity........................ 62.50 A complete line of IMPLEMENTS MACHINERY HESSEL IMPLEMENT CO. RELIABILITY Phonc 1141 SERVICE Gresham Merry Xmas Happy New Year V e place a high value on your patron age, appreciate your business friend ship, and trust the coming year will bring you Happiness, and serve to strengthen our pleasant relations. A. W. Metzger & Co. I I H H H 4 « , O R R O O ff B etter than ever b efore is our assortm en t o f Mrs. K enneth C alkins of Shelton, W ashington, had expected to come to G resham to resid e th e first of th e year, b u t has decided to rem ain a t Shelton, w here she holds th e position of public lib ra ria n . H er husband h as gone to Shelton w here he is engaged in c a r p en ter and co n crete w ork. He will finish th e co ttag e he w as building h ere and eith er re n t o r dispose of it. Miss H azel Cooley is a ssistin g a t the 20th C entury sto re for a few days p rio r to th e C h ristm as holidays. LAST MINUTE GIFTS Here you can get the very thing for father, mother, sister, brother or the Iriend or relative for whom you had been unable to select a gift. have many other useful articles not mentioned in this space which you would be proud to give to anyone. H e A Piece of Uear-Ever Aluininuni J u s t a few o th e r s u g g e stio n s a re Kazors, Fish Poles, Boxing Gloves, Punching Bags Kiddie - Kars, Aluininuni Boaster, Carving Net and oilier articles. L. L. KIDDER HDW. CO. Exclusive W EAREVER Agents C laude S tockton proved to be th e su ccessfu l bidder for th e co n tra c t for th e new school building w hich will be erected a t F airview d u rin g th e com ing year, his bid of $22.500 being the low est one subm itted. T he building, w hich w ill be a one-story s tru c tu re of tile and b rick w ith cast stone trim m ings, will be located on th e site of th e p rese n t building. T he old one will be moved d u rin g th e C h ristm as h o li days to m ake w ay for the beginning of th e co n stru c tio n w ork. T h ere w ere 15 bids in all received by the board of d irecto rs. T heodore B ru g g er has been allowed $75 by th e M ultnom ah county com m issio n ers in paym ent for five sheep w hich w ere killed th is fall in a field n e a r his home. D istrict A ttorney Myers recom m ended th at th e claim be B ow ed Mr. B ru g g er and \u g g e s te d th a t $15 be paid for each anim al th a t Miss M arg aret W ard, a teach er at w as killed. T he sheep w ere killed by Mt. Vernon, W ashington, visited with a couple of dogs, w hich Mr. B rugger Mr. and Mrs. B. W. T h o rn e Monday shot. and Tuesday. Miss W ard is a siste r of T h e C h ristm as p rogram w hich was Mrs. H. M. M oreland, w hose husband to have been ren d ered by th e B aptist w as fo rm erly th e a g ric u ltu ra l in S unday school h as been postponed stru c to r a t th e Union high school. u n til S unday evening. D ecem ber 28. T h ere w ill be no ru ra l delivery of A p ro g ram w as given by th e p u p ils of m ail on C h ristm as day from th e post- th e F re e M ethodist S unday school office a t G resham , but th e g en eral de S unday m orning and w as w ell a tte n d livery window w ill be open from 9 to ed, co n sid erin g th e w eather. 11 n. m. T he office will be open to Both high and g rad e schools are n ig h t and W ednesday evening in all clo sin g today for th e C h ristm as holi d ep a rtm en ts u n til 8 o’clock. days and will re-open on Ja n u a ry 5. W ord w as received M onday from Mrs. J. T. H o rr has received a le tte r from h er d a u g h te r who lives a t Cut L. L. K idder, w ho left a few w eeks ago Bank, M ontana, say in g th a t th e th e r for Illin o is to atten d th e fu n eral of m om eter th e re h as reg istered 45 de his iiiWllier, th a t he had decided to r e g rees below zero d u rin g th e p ast few m ain th e re u n til a fte r C hristm as. He days, also th a t th e re is a larg e am ouut has a b ro th er and siste r th ere, also n u m ero u s form er ac q u ain tan ces and of snow. Born to Mrs. Lloyd Lowe, a t the friends. resid en ce of Mrs. J. H. W hite, on D e cem ber 19. a son. Mr. and Mrs. Lowe fo rm erly lived Bull Run. w here Mr. Lowe w as em ployed at th e Cam eron- Hogg mill. P. E. Mills h ad th e m isfo rtu n e ti slip on th e board w alk In fro n t of th» Z im m erm an p lace on South Robert« avenue last S atu rd ay , su stain in g 4 badly sp rain ed an kle. He w ill be lai<? up for sev eral days. T he A r e n e clu b will give a hare tim es dance on New Y ear's eve, De cem ber 31. at th e Masonic h all, th t m usic for the occasion to be furnished by W illoughby’s Im p erial o rc h e stra P rizes a re to be aw arded to th e lady and g en tlem an h av in g the best cos tum e. T he club has gone to co n sid er able expense for special fea tu re s for th is ball. Born to Mr. and Mrs. L eonard Nokes on D ecem ber 2«. a boy Mrs Nokes is at th e hom e of her h u sb an d 's m other Mrs. 8. F. P itta. Send th e holiday O utlook to your frien d s in o th e r places. P rice 10 cts.. Including m ailing. Dr. H. C. Jo h n so n has ren ted the low er floor of th e I. O. O. F. hall w here he will m ain tain a cat and dog henpi- tal. He expects to be in read in ess for th is new ven tu re about the first of the year. He w ill move his office from its p rese n t location to th a t in th e Odd Fellow s hail. S tu d en ts from norm al school and colleges a re a rriv in g daily to spend the C h ristm as vacation w ith relativ es and friends. Sainis Preserve I'sJ Y ou h ave sea rch ed an d search ed , th ou gh t an d thought until you c a n ’t think. AFTER ALL what you want to give t|je Kiddies is something that will interest them and start them right on the New Year. It is a matter of Education for which YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE I ou can’t commence too soon. A “NEST EGG” bank will interest them and cost you nothing. Will teach them at an early age self-denial, self-reliance and business ideas. Open an account for them and let each have a “Nest Egg” at FIRST STATE BANK Gresham, Oregon A STRONG BANK y B o S lil ------------------ Hard Time Dance « h e n by Areme Club, Gresham MASONIC HALL New Yestr’s Eve. Wednesday, Dee. 31 ll.l-Ol GIIBY S IMPERIAL ORCHESTRA Many Special Features and Prizes for Rest Costumes. „ , * o,,le an,I hâve a irood lime Gentlemen #1.00 * Ime’ Ladies Free T he O utlook is reliab ly inform ed th a t G eorge F. Honey has m ore th an C ross. Word. A W ant Ad will b rin g re s u lts th a t a gallon of alcohol concealed in his C ross-w ord Puzzle Fan — "W hat » ill m ake your C h ristm as hap p ier. garage. word w ith five le tte rs m eans a kick in th e p a n ts ’" Adds add to your ad-vantage. Nnt Stuff. S m art F elle r—" T h a t’s easy.— It is H ail, oh hail, th e glad New Year. “The Srientltirally Correct Way to F -L -A -S-K !" Relieve Pain"— O ne-nine-tw o-five Is alm ost here. A la rg e r load we w ant to pack. Send th e holiday Outlook to your J u s t w atch us on our income tax. frien d s in other places. P rice 10 cts.. CHF8T OINTMENT III including m ailing. School la n r h e s . AM BER-O-LATDM d elig h tfu l change for th e N ickerson's Jellied Oet the clasaifled ad. habit r ” l Dr. Clasaifled. For th e quick re lie f of C hest Colds, . Croup. P neum onia, Influenza and P leu risy P ains. P ric e 50c. For Sale by Ail D ruggists
