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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!
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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
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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
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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.
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* o,,le an,I hâve a irood lime
Gentlemen #1.00
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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