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About Gresham outlook. (Gresham, Multnomah County, Or.) 1911-1991 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 15, 1925)
OUR B U SIN E SS has enjoyed a large increase during the past year, for which we wish to thank our patrons and friends. Troutdale Revives After Disastrous Fire. Since the last C hristm as issue nt th e G resham Outlook T rou td ale has ex perienced quite a grow th of business prosperity. On .May 15 a tire broke out which left the main stre e t in ruins, but on Ju n e 15, ju st one m onth a fte r the tire, actu al work w as sta rted on reb u ild ing the burned area and, as the new buildings are all of concrete and in every way superio r to those burned, everyone feels th a t afte r all the tire was a blessing ip disguise. Many New B uildings E rected. J. A. L arsso n 's new garag e com p ares with any in point of c o n stru c tion and appearance. It is a 50 x 100 solid concrete building with tru ss roof, and is very com m odious for sto rage, and m odern in every respect. T here are rest room s for to u rists and the building Is a g reat addition to the town. T he postofflce building is also of concrete and is furnished with a tine new box system . Fine living q u a rte rs have been built in connection with the office in which are housed P ostm aster J. S. H udson and family. N. 8. Long is domiciled in his new building on the site of the old one, and has in connection w ith his con fectionery business hotel accom m o dations. T here is also a new sto re for rent In this building. A very g rea t im provem ent Is noticed In the rem odeling of the form er S ur- ber home. T his property was p u r chased by Chas. F unke and m ade over into a very a ttra c tiv e place. On S aturday, December 5. Milton Fox opened his new sto re building Just west of his old location and served coffee, cake and Ice cream to his p atro n s during the day. T he old hrlck building owned by the W elnhard estate, which w as badly dam aged in th e tire, has tak en on a new appearance. T he w hole second story has been taken off and the build ing rem odeled Into four sto res, the co rn er store being already rented for a drug store. At the w est end of town L. V. C al kins has an up-to-date m eat m ark et w here he sells th e best, inspected m eats. He delivers prom ptly and ainiH to satisfy Ills patro n s with the best in his line. Many new homes have sp ru n g up in th is vicinity during the year. H. C. McGinnis and fam ily are en joying (her new home built Just south of the new home of his brother, H arry McGinnis. Beyond these homes on the north Is the new home of Mr. Cochran. D. W Mickley erected a sm all cottage adjoining his home w hich is th o ro u g h ly up to date. Bert B arnes also built a very nice house on the hill near his own home. It is a very pretty place and has a sightly location It I). H ew itt, p rin cipal of the school, occupies this house with his fam ily. -Sk . WE WISH VOL ALL Q JMerrp (Cfjristnias AND A H. E. W aite has built a very p retty little co ttag e at th e west of his home and has rented It to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Zebeck. F ran k M urphy, who ow ns th e lum ber yard near th e P. E. P. com pany's depot, has a new home u nder con stru ctio n and is also erecting some b u llrin g s ad jacen t to th e lum ber yard. Mr. Murphy, in addition to his lu m ber business, has a sto re w ell stocked w ith paints, oils, etc. T ro u td ale N ntiinil Shipping Point. T ro u td ale is a n atu ra l shipping point and each year m any thousands of dollars w orth of shipping is done from th is place. D uring th e b erry sea son the B laser F ru it com pany shipped 12,000 cra te s of berries. T his fall 75 ca r loads of cauliflow er w ere shipped to m any sta te s in the eastern and so u th ern states, ca rs go ing as far east as Maine, and some to F lorida. Tw elve c a rs of cabbages w ere sh ip ped and the celery grow ers sent out 80 carlo ad s of th eir product. Celery Is still being shipped for C h ristm as trade. Many carlo ad s of potatoes w ere se n t out also. A good p rice was realized on all th is produce. Other Ind u stries T h riv e . T he B essinger wool p lan t is running with a good crew* of men. F or a few weeks ea rlie r in the fall th e re was only a sm all force at w ork on account of the scarcity of hides, but business Is norm al again at the p resen t . H. E. Bloyd of th e T ro u td ale S tate hank announces an Increase of one- th ird over th e business of la st year, and ap p reciates the cooperation of the com m unity. THE TROUTDALE POSTOFEH E. The year 1925 has been the batf- ner year for th e T ro u td ale postof flce. The receip ts have g rad u ally been increasing for the last th ree years, but the receipts of th is of fice in 1925 passed the m axim um of the previous years by October 15, 1925. T h erefo re h ea rty th a n k s a re extended to th e p atro n s of the office, and a w ish for a happy, p ro s perous New Year. Buy your stam p s from th e office th a t serves you. as doing so builds up your office and g u ara n tee s b et te r service and b etter efficiency. JOHN S. HUDSON. P ostm aster. T he M ountain View F lo ral com pany has shipped one c a r load of rose bushes to one of th e la rg e st d 'strib u - to rs in New York, also m any th o u sand bushes to o th e r ea ste rn points as w ell as Texas. J. W ard E vans on R. F. D. No. 1 has a can n ery in o p eratio n and has sold m any can s of ra sp b e rrie s and corn and h as received m any in q u iries from e a ste rn jobbers concerning his goods. T he city council of T ro u td ale is active and is doing m uch to b etter conditions in th e com m unity. A room fflr a council cham ber has been fitted up in th e basem ent of th e city hall. Some old buildings w hich w ere fire h azard s and u n sa n ita ry have been condem ned by the council, and will co n tin u e to m ake th e tow n m ore a t tractiv e. An effort Is being m ade to b etter conditions in every way and to keep ab reast of th e developm ent of the tow n. Two or th ree different lines of b u s iness a re co n tem plating locating here in th e near future. T he 20th C entury grocery sto re op era tin g here is doing a very good b u s iness. Mrs. A. Doll ru n s a confectionery and sh o rt o rd er place a t'th e end of the s tre e t ca r line. In the Jack so n tra c t n ear th e Ad vent cam p grounds, four or five new sum m er homes w ere b u ilt d u rin g the year. T hese belong m ostly to P o rt land people who will spend th e ir su m m ers here. K n a rr's gravel pit and brick plant is a busy place at all tim es, sellin g the brick to a la rg e num ber of eastern M ultnom ah p atro n s. They have u n der co n stru ctio n a splendid new bridge w ith co n crete piers over Beav er creek a t the e n tra n ce to th e ir sand pit. The J. O. D avis grocery sto re in the Masonic building is doing th e usual business. The T ro u td ale sa n er k ra u t factory, owned and o p erated by M. Federspiel, has m ade 90 to n s of sau er k ra u t this season. The m e rc h an ts of T ro u td ale have it on sale a t all tim es and it can also be had on th e public m ark et in P ortland. T he Ford agency, under th e m a n agem ent of C. C. Bush, an nounces the sale of 150 c a rs for th e year. The g a r age has lately been Improved by the addition of an up-to-date office and a n ew -p arts section. Mr. Bush is also T ¿ fo rg e t TH E U N I V E R S A L C A R 0*1 at Troutdale ri ri ri Term s: One-third down Improved Ford Tudor $Z?0^7.20 at Troutdale ri Terms: One-third down Balance in IS Monthly Installments ri I 1 ri ri r »3 ri All New Model Ford Cars, Trucks, Tractors and Farm Machinery at Popular Ford Prices. We earn' a full line of Genuine lord Parts, also Accessories, 1 ires, lubes. Gasoline and Oils W e a ssu re you good w o rk m a n s h ip a n d c o u rte o u s tre a tm e n t in o u r sh o p We w rite Vafomoblle I n . arance ri WE \R E AGENTS FOR THE STEWART WARNER RADIO Gome and let us demonstrate them for you ri ri ri ri I C. C. B U S H VI I IIH K IZ I D FORD ri ri P h o n e G re sh am l i l i TROUTDALE, OREGON y^ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ^ZZZZZZCZZ2C2Z2CZZZCZZCZZZZZSZZZZZZZZZZZZ2ZZeZZ2Z22ZZZZZZZ2ZZZ!ZZZSZZZ2ZZSZZZSZZZZZZSZ. S u ccesso rs to NUN D IA L M IL L EXCLUSIVE GRAIN AND FEED DEALERS A c a le n d a r is y o u rs by c a llin g a t th e office a t F a irv ie w , O regon With the Greetings o f the Season to Our M any Patrons Vice P re s id e n t, C. F. S W IG E R T T re a s u re r, M. L. M ORRISON P re sid e n t, E. G. McGAW S e c re tary , R O B E R T B. KU Y K EN D A LL sellin g radios. A new b attery c h a rg ing equipm ent w as in stalled soon a f SEASONS GREETINGS te r the first of th e year. Mr. and Mrs. F red N orton p u r chased the home site of J. C. T hom p son east of T ro u td ale ou th e Colum bia highw ay la st Ju ly and under the nam e of 'Colum bia V illa” a re ca te rin g to the public. They have m ade the place very a ttra c tiv e inside as w ell as G E N E R A L M E RCH AN IH SE im proved the ap p e aran c e of the g ro u n d s and solicit p atro n ag e a t a fte r F a irv ie w , O regon noon teas and card p arties as w ell as lunches and dinners. T ille r’s confectionery, w hich su f fered at the tim e of the fire, has been You will find at all tim es in our sto re dependable rem odeled. M eals and sh o rt o rd ers m erch an d ise at m oderate prices and cheerful c o u rte a re served. ous tre a tm e n t, and efficient service. Q uality is ou r School. specialty. fir The T ro u td ale Sunday school is jg pro sp erin g u nder th e lead ersh ip of B i Mrs. Chas. Scott The Rev. E. R D. M H ollenated holds services every Sun- & I day evening at th e ch u rch . The f t i ch u rch building has recen tly been ¡ ST I reshingled, a new chim ney has been built and the e n tra n c e to th e basem ent ! W j has been Im proved and is now on a New Chevrolet» and Used Car» Sold on y le vel with the s tr e e t Liberal Term» W i T he school h as an in crease over M last year und th e teaching staff is W h ere you g e t a s q u a re deal com posed of R. D. H ew itt, prin cip al. ¡ Miss M yrtle Hoff and Mrs. C. E. Scott. Sf The T ro u td ale P aren t-T ea ch e r c ir- : y I etc is a very active o rg an izatio n and P h o n e 48x5 T ro u td a le , O regon u nder its su pervision the ch ild ren of I th e school a re enjoying hot lunches. T he T ro u td ale F low er club is solo, "H oly N ight" by Mrs. E lb ert som ew hat im proved and re tu rn e d to an o th er active o rg an izatio n and is Stone. A full atten d an ce of m em bers , her hom e for a visit, p lan n in g new activ ities for th e new of th e ch u rch and school is expected Mrs. Guy B arker and Mrs. F red year. and all who are not w orshipping else- I.u sch er from B ridal Veil called on w here are co rd ially invited to enjoy . Mrs. Tom N orthw ay T h ursday a fte r- A num ber of T ro u td ale Ancona th ls program . nnon. b reed ers sent chick en s to th e Tacom a The men of th e F airview g ran g e Dan B ourgeois of th is place and P o u ltry show w hich w as held re c e n t will give a social F riday evening De- ' Miss E lin o r Gill of S eattle, w ere m ar- ly in th a t city. Among th e prize cem ber 19, co n sistin g of a p rogram of r ‘e<I at th e la tte r s home S atu rd ay eve- w inners w ere A. D Ogden, first in old m usical selections, a sh o rt play. f o l - | n ln R. Decem ber 5. A fter th e w edding p en ; H. T. McGinnis, first In young lowed by refresh m en ts. L ater 500 they w ent to B ritish Colum bia for a t » ^ pen and fo u rth for co ck erels; A. J. i extended trip . T hey will be a t home w ill be played, • K reuger. first and second in co ck in S p rin g d ale a fte r Ja n u a ry 1. ere ls and first and second in hens; T h e S pringdale P .-T. A. held Its C arl Schutze. first, second and th ird _______ re g u la r m onthly m eeting on T uesday in p u llets and second and th ird in and Mrs Nate B etts from Los I evpntng' » * « •“ »>•«• 1 P lans a re well o ck erels 1» T McGinnis received i< Mr. i c .ii/,- . „.in ' u n d er way for m aking S prin g d ale $25 for his cockerel at the Pacific In- A ngeles. C alifornia, w ill re tu rn to gtandar(, and Ug )g M pecte(, te rn a tlo n a l Livestock show , th e sam e j th e ir hom e I n t h e n ear lh a t fht9 w |„ be accompHghed witW n r bird being show n at th e Tacom a show. B etts cam e up to atten d the fu n eral of W N orthw ay the next fpw m o n ths. T he follow ing A. J. K rueger sold tw o hens at the io f her m other. Mrs. M . ,, u ” „ v r .i - i ... I ch airm en w ere ap pointed; Mrs. Jack T acom a exhibit for $40. E F. G regory 1 Mr and Mrs H enry N. C h risten sen .. . . „ k .» ,.. . i . i I Zilin. p ro g ram ; Mrs. Gregg, m em ber- a re the proud p are n ts of a baby g irl | ,______ _ _ _ j th e p u rchaser. born on Decem ber 8. T he little m iss sh ip . Miss L ippm an, pub licity ; and Miss Bourgeois, social. has been nam ed Mary Helen. T he 500 Club will m eet at th e home New things under "Classified. T he Sm ith Memorial P re sb y teria n of Mrs Jesse R ogers on T h u rsd ay , ch u rc h and S unday school will have Decem ber 1.. a com bined C h ristin as service next Mr and Mrs H enkle are th e proud S unday m orning, beginning prom ptly i ow ners of an O verland sedan, w ith th e melody m a ste rs o’ at 10 30 The o rd er of th e serv ice In- T he S p rin g d ale needle club will S p rin g ers e lu d e . C h ristm as caro ls and a pageant m eet at th e hom e of Mrs. H. Reeves by the Sunday school, tw o an th em s by ° n December 16 G re sh am M asonic H all th e choir, th e p asto r s ad d ress, and a * 1 Mrs. P o rte r, who h as been 111. Is —s— Elsie Langley & Son co. JAS. L. COOK Balance in IS Monthly Installments 1 Troutdale State Bank COOK'S Improved Ford Touring ri $appp Jîeto gear G rade school building erected by Fairview school d istric t at a cost of $30,000. Claude S tockton of G resham , builder. VGI M V TU O I T D A L E . O REGO N SPRINGDALE FAIRVIEW DANCE, DEC. 18
