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About Gresham outlook. (Gresham, Multnomah County, Or.) 1911-1991 | View Entire Issue (March 26, 1926)
GRESHAM COLUMBIA HEIGHTS T he benefit entertain m en t at Colum bian high school last F riday w as a splendid success, "both socially and financially and all th e proceeds w ere tu rn ed over to th e Bram building fund com m ittee. Much deserved credit is due the te ac h ers in the com m unity who got up such a fine program in the length of tim e they did, less th an 10 days, and th e children w ent a t it w ith w hole-souled enthusiasm , as no doubt they had in m ind th e little B ram ch il dren who lost th e ir m other in the fire th a t destroyed a ll they had of w orldly goods. Mr. Bram expressed his g ra ti tude and th a t of his children to every one who took p a rt in the program and to all of th e people in th is com m unity who assisted him in his trouble. to an all fools' p arty to be given on th e 2d day of A pril. T he gu ests a re supposed to come in costum e. P rises will be aw arded for th e best and the funniest costum es. The ladles are r e quested to bring refresh m en ts. M artin L und w ent to The Dalles Sunday to v isit his youngest son, Geuevour, w ho is on a big dairy ranch. The Colum bian stu d en t body will give a play in May, entitled, “Adam and Eva.” Mr. and Mrs. G. Wilcox, Mr. and Mrs. A. S tu a rt, of L ato u rell F alls, and Mr. and Mrs. McKay, of S pringdale,1 were d inner g u ests at Colum bia View farm on T uesday evening. OUTLOOK,» HIPA Y, MARCH a», BORING cheap at the Outlook office n tS M W K ]llflm M IIIU ffllH N « IK > tn u M lim H N IN IIH in ttllH < llll« llllllllt GROWERS ATTENTION! I am again in the market for Cuthbert raspberries and am paying the highest market price in the Gresham district. See me at my warehouse in Gresham Monday, March 29 3 to 6 p. m. I will also want logans, strawberries, cher ries and pears, prices to be established. H. E. THAYER B illllllllU II imiiiiniiiiiiHntiiiitiiiiHiiiiiHiiihHiiiiiiiiiumiMiiiiitisoiiiiiiiiiiiiaiiHtiiiiiitaii 5 REASONS fo r th e Popularity of the Smoothtop G as R an ge Miss Julia S. Groo of Portland, Ore., won a $25,000 essay prize. Then the fun began. A flood of proposals poured in, asking to share her luck for life. She’s re ceived 400 so far and still they come. PLEASANT HOME About 30 ladies w ere p resen t a t th e last m eeting of th e Ladles Aid a t the home of Mrs. M. L ennartz. As a com plete su rp rise to th e hostess Mrs. J Ick ler and Mrs. R obert Lundbom served a delicious lunch, afte r w hich Mrs. Ickler, In th e nam e of the Ladies Aid, presen ted Mrs. L en n artz w ith a set of Pyrex baking dishes, consisting of tw o pie plates, six cu stard cups and one la rg e baking dish, as a token of appreciation for her help in th eir w ork. A very enjoyable tim e was spent and several qu ilt o rd ers w ere w orked on. Sunday school w ill m eet a t the P lea san t Home M ethodist church next Sunday at 10 o’clock w ith in terestin g classes for all. At 11:15 Dr. A. S. Hisey, d istric t su p erin ten d en t, will preach. An in v itatio n to all is ex tended. Owiug to th e re g re tta b le (act th a t it seem s im possible to co n d u ct a re sp e c t able dance on account of th e behavior of some who atteu d , and th a t it is a bad th in g for the com m unity in g en eral. the T ro u td ale city council a t its last re g u la r m eeting voted to close the city h all to all public dances, for th e present at least, b u t dances u n d er lo cal supervision m ay be given from tim e to tim e. The city council h as designated S aturday, April 3, as clean up day. As in form er years, citizens a re r e quested to put all ru b b ish in a co n venient place to be hauled aw ay by the city. The com m ittee on fire and w ater was asked to m ake an Investigation reg ard in g th e building of a sto rag e tan k on th e hill, to be used in case of fire em ergency. T his com m ittee will bring to th e council Its rep o rt as soon as possible. The fram in g of a new ord in an ce In reg ard to a restric ted fire d istric t and also one th a t will req u ire all builders w ithin th e city lim its to first secure a perm it from th e council for th e e re c tion of sam e w ill be fram ed as soon as possible. The old tim e dance sponsored by the local P aren t-T ea ch e r association will take p lace S atu rd ay evening, M arch 27, in th e city hall. Those who attended th e P a re n t- T eacher association county council at Powell V alley from h ere w ere Mrs. C I. Thom as, Mrs. Lee E vans, Mrs. Anna R ichardson. Mrs. Je ssie H ailey and Mrs. A. D. K endall. T he next m eeting will be held in May and is to m eet at T routdale. Mrs. Mabie Ryder W illiam s, of Os wego L ake, gave a m usical rec ital at her hom e on M arch 21, about 20 pupils tak in g p art. T hose from here who a s sisted w ere D orothy K endall and Ju n e McGinnis. Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Mc G innis and Mrs. A. D. K endall accom panied the g irls over. Mr. and Mrs. A. D. K endall spent W ednesday evening in P o rtlan d visit Mothers! ing Mr. and Mrs. Dell S hader and Mrs. The next tim e you buy ch ild ren ’s D. Llewellyn. hosiery, get A llen A Black Cat. They The W averly Rainbow girls will ex w ear longer. 35c, 3 for $1.00. Ayls- em plify th e ir w ork at th e T ro u td ale w orth & M artin.—Adv. Masonic hall April 9. All E astern S tar and b ro th er Masons are invited and a re requested to b rin g receipts. Mr. and Mrs. George Ju n o r and Mr. and Mrs. A. Rugg. of P o rtlan d , w ere Very Reasonable guests at th e T. A. Low hom e last week. Z inerea P rim ro ses, each Sue Mrs. Mary W eller, of P o rtlan d , was calling on old frien d s in T routdale F in e B edding P la n ts Monday. R ock P la n ts Mrs. Joseph Beveridge, of P o rtlan d , S h ru b s spent th e day F rid ay w ith h er sister, Mrs. L. A. H arlow , who has been ill R oses the p ast week but is m uch improved. Mrs. E. S. Bullock, of P o rtlan d , was Some large E v erg reen s a t 50c each also a visitor at th e H arlow home S a t urday. Much In terest Is being show n In th e card p arty to be given by th e E astern 1 m ile east 12-mile co rn er on S tar Social club next W ednesday eve Base L ine road ning, M arch 31. Games w ill be played Instead of having th e usual m usical Phone ‘25x4 program and p a rtn e rs will be chosen In a novel way. R efresh m en ts w ill be served and all are co rd ially Invited. Sunday g u ests at the T. A. Low I home w ere Mr. and Mrs. J. Milen, of The D alles, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Spence | and Mrs. Stephen W est, all of T rout- | dale. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. O. K enberg and I baby, of A berdeen, W ashington, w ere g u ests a t th e home of Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Davis a few days th is week. The two ladles a re sisters. O ther guests | w ere Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Davis, of P o rt land, p are n ts of Mrs. Davis. EASTER LILIES 1. S m a lle r o rig in a l cost. 2. T h e re fo re m uch s m a lle r d e p re c ia tio n p e r year. 3. F a r s m a lle r u p keep cost. 4. C osts so little to o p e ra te. 5. B e a ts a ll o th e r co o k in g m eth o d s fo r speed. Sold, Installed and Demonstrated by Portland Gas & Coke Co. Gaseo B uilding PAGE TROUTDALE COUNCIL CLOSES DANCE HALL 400 Proposals Services at th e Boring com m unity church next Sunday w ill begin at Mr. and Mrs. McKay, of S pringdale, o'clock w ith preaching by Dr. A. have gone to so u th ern Oregon on a Hisey. S unday school w ill follow business venture. 11 o’clock. All are cordially invited Mrs. S usan H arding has invited the Milk report Ola; tr uo* for -al T ro u td ale ch a p te r of th e E astern S tar ^uui UW« F ifth and A lder Suhr Flower Farm FORDSON DAY SATURDAY, MARCH 27 S a tu rd a y , M arch 27 , ha* b een set a sid e as F O R D SO N D A Y throughout the U n ited S ta tes. F arm ers in this sectio n are in vited to a tten d the d em on stration s to be h eld at Sm ith Farm , W est o f F air G round from 10 a. m . to 2 p. m. L o g g in g D em on stration in a ftern o o n a fte r 2 p. m. F ree tran sportation to lo ca tio n if d esired . There will be an interesting display of the most up-to-date farm implements—each one representing a step toward efficient and more profitable farming prac tice—demonstrations on the use of Fordson power for farm work—something of value for every farmer, owner or tenant. Plan to take advantage of the entire program that we have arranged. RAKER & SO N PA RENT-TEACH E RS M E ET IN MONTHLY SESSION C o n tin ued from page 1 G resham Union High School board m ade an ea rn est ta lk on th e loan text I book bill, and th e Income tax bill. A t torney Wm. A. C arter of P o rtlan d also talked on th e tw o bills. P rin cip al Cannon, of th e G resham high school | spoke briefly of local politics. The Pow ell Valley ladles were heartily than k ed for th e very bountiful lunch they served a t noon. T he next I m eeting is scheduled for May 15 at T routdale. Mrs. C. I. T hom as Is pub licity chairm an. Auction Sale At my home on Sandy Boulevard, one-half mile nest of Fairview. B ereavem ent com pels m e to sell all of my fu rn itu re and house hold goods consisting of very fine fu rn itu re , all of w hich has been w ell kept. Some of th e p rin cip al a rticle s are en um erated below: SATURDAY, MARCH 27 Sale Hill l«e»rln at 1 P. M. Sharp H o t P o in t H u g h e s E le c tric R a n g e . N o. S Cook Stove, new w a sh a b le top. 2 Nice H e a tin g S toves. New O verstaffed M o h a ir ( ’o v er D a v e n p o rt. 2 A x m in ste r R u g s, 1 0 x 1 2 . A x m in ste r Rug, S x S. Velvet C arp et. In g ra in C arp et. 3 Nice B edroom S uites, co m p lete, t O verstaffed L e a th e r C overed R ocking ( 'h a ir s , t Good R ocking C h a irs. 0 New D iningroom C h airs. « L e a th e r Bottom C h a irs. Good Book C ase. Very Nice Coueli. L arge S-day Clock. E x te n s io n D in in g T ab le, s e a t 10 people. L ibrary T ab le. E le g a n t Buffet in lirst class c o n d itio n , k itc h e n C ab in et. L a rg e lot of B edding, C u rta in s , etc. Lot of Bed S p rin g s an d M attresses. 100 F ru it J a r s . Lot of C anned F ru it. Lot of o th e r ho u seh o ld goods too n u m ero u s to m en tio n , and lot of sm all to o ls a n d im p le m e n ts. TERMS— All sum s $20.00 or u n der, cash. Over $20.00 six m o nths’ tim e w ith in te re st a t 8 per cen t per annum on approved notes. T hose d esirin g cred it should seo clerk, A. M eyers, a t F irs t S tate Bank, G resham , Oregon, before day of sale. A. KRONENBERG, Owner W . A. W ILSON, A u c tio n e e r A. M E Y E R S, C lerk AUCTION SALE T H E W YONDOTTE D A IR Y , C o rn e r of B uckley A venue an d E ast U lisan S tre e t, P o rtla n d , O regon, N. P. Neilson, Proprietor. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31 Sale to Commence at 10 o’clock A. M. Free Lunch at Noon LIV ESTO C K 29 H ead M ilk Cows, 3 L a rg e H eifers, 5 S m all H eifers, G u ern sey s, Je rse y s, Ilo ls te in s . A lo t fre sh , 7 S p rin g e rs, b a la n c e m ilk in g . T u b e rc u lin te ste d . B red a n d ra ise d by N. I’. N eilson. G -year-old G rad e G u ern sey Bull fo r th e b u tch e rs. O ne H o rse. 6 s ta n d s of Bees. DAIRY EQUIPMENT C ooler. B o ttle r. W a sh e r. W a sh in g T a n k . S te r ilizer. No. 5 A n k e r I lo lth C ream S e p a ra to r. U p rig h t B oiler. C rates. B ottles, M a ch in e ry — H ay R ake. W agon. 2 G a so lin e E n g in es. C u tal P ack. S in g le R ow C orn P la n te r . S p rin g T o o th H a rro w . 7 -to o th C u ltiv a to r. 8-inch W a lk in g Plow. 14-incli W a lk in g Plow . 2 -h o rse B ean H a rv e ste r. D ouble 20-lnch Disc. G an g Plow . 2 4 -sp rin g T o o th W eeder. 2- row C u ltiv a to r fo r M oline T ra c to r, good a s new . 16-inch, tw o g a n g Plow fo r M oline T ra c to r. S teel F ra m e T ru ck Bed, 6 by 12% feet. 5 0-gallon Oil D rum . 5 0-gallon Gas D rum . 1000-gallon R edw ood W a te r T a n k . O n e-to n F o rd T ru ck . TERMS— U nder $20.00, Cash. $20.00 and ufl, 6 m o n th s' tim e on a p proved security. T hose d esirin g cre d it m ust m ake arran g e m en ts w ith th e clerk before th e day of sale. W . S. WOOD A SDNS, A u ctio n eers, V ancouver, W ash. II. E. BLOYD, C lerk, T ro u td a le S ta te B ank, T ro u td a le , O regon A SAFE INVESTMENT WITH GOOD DIVIDENDS Our First Preferred Shares Pay You 7.2 per cent on Your Money. Why You Should Buy This Stock 1. O ur business Is flrmly estab lish ed , w ell m anaged and perm anent. 2. Your savings w ill be sate. 3. Your Income will be re g u la r and dependable. 4. Dividends paid by check first of each m onth, or q u arte rly . 5. E xem pt from S tate P erso n al P ro p e rty Tax. 6. Dividends exem pt from N orm al F ed eral Incom e Tax. Investment Department H80 Flectrlr building PORTLAND ELECTRIC POWER CO. POWELL VALLEY A m issionary from South A m erica I the Rev. Mr. A kdahl. will be p resen t | a t the Mission church In Pow ell Val- | ley Sunday evening and deliver a m is- I s lo n a r/ add ress accom panied by lan tern slides to illu stra te th e w ork there. He is now in th is co u n try on a furlough. His exp lan atio n s th a t a c com pany th e stereoptlcon views will | be In English. T he usual services will be held In th e church In the m orning. Services will be held In Swedish and E nglish at the Saron L u th eran church | In Powell Valley a t 11 o'clock S u n day. Sunday school will be held at the usual hour of 10. Sometime We’ll Understand We’ll catch the broken threads again, And finish what we here began; Heav’n will the mysteries explain, And then, a h ! then, we’ll understand. GATES FUNERAL HOME Phone 2471 Gresham Low Have Lengths. FORDSON “ Speaking of bathing in fam ous I sp rin g s.” said the tram p to th e to u r- 11st, "1 bathed In the sp rin g of ’8$.” “The difference betw een a woman I and a g lass,” said th e funny fellow, “Is th a t the glass reflects w ithout speaking, w hile a woman speaks w lth- | out reflecting." If you should stum ble, do n 't w orry. A worm Is the only th in g th a t c a n ’t 1»1L Don't m ake fun of your coffee, you may be old and w eak some day your- self- "They p ut fools In the world for th e sam e reaso n they put th e black keys on the piano, ju st to vary th e m onot- ony.” 1 Most of th e classical dances rem ind us o t try in g to get Into a union su it In | an u pper berth. ; —— —— ------ I Painting and Papering. See Wm. E arn s for p ain tin g , tin tin g and papering. All w ork g u aranteed, H ogan road. R. 1. Box 70-A, O resh am , Oregon.
