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2 GRESHAM OUTLOOK HOLIDAY NUMBER, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1926 Straight From the Shoulder, Woman to LEWIS * Man, on How to Do Christmas Shopping |guyers ^ssjste(j simpson use modern methods as windows of Guy by Dealers’ Ads | D. The Jo n es C hristm p resen t a beautiful ap pearance w ith th eir displays of fine holiday w ares. A stock of la test in This Outlook designs in jew elry is on hand and “ W ife M ay Say She W a n ts a S e w D oor M ai fo r “ Her** C h ristm a s G ift,— Hut D on’t Be Cooled, M r. M an.” By MARY ETH EL PAIGE. CouL'uuud f . o u page 1 M ere m an goes a C h ristin a s sh o p p in g . A nd m o stly alw ays, late, because th a t Is th e w ay of m en. And he fre ts, a n d he stew s, a n d he is e m b a r a s s e d - a n d usually, h e ends up by p u rc h a s in g g ifts w ith w hich h e is n o t a t all sa tisfie d a n d th a t he feels fo r a c e rta in ty w ill n o t c re a te a n y g re a t th r ills in receiv in g . T here I, one law in C hristm as shopping—-when the gifts a re for H er—be it m other, wife, siste r o r sw eeth eart, th a t »nan should rem em ber. I t is th is : , « * “W om an does not w ant you to be p rac tica l." Jone» the Jeiveler Ha» Fine I)i»play V’icw of their fields on Columbia river highway west of Fairview, where millions of seedlings are grown. S am 's Auto Top Shop, 1. K aser F illing S tation, 2. Columbia H ighw ay Service Sta., 2 E k stro m 's T ru ck Service. 2. G resham B attery A T ire Co., 2. Ivy F illin g S tation. 2. H essel Im plem ent Co., 2. L ee’s Service S tation, 3. L undquist T ru ck Service, 3. G resham Service S tation, 3. G resham G arage, 3. R ak er & Son, 3. Main St. G arage, 4. Q uinby's G arage, 4. Botkin & Cooper, 4. Brockw ay & N elson, 4. B entley’s T ire Shop, 4. G resham T ra n sfer Co., 4. M. C. W ebster Motor Co., 4. F airview G rain & Whse., 5. J. R. K n arr, 5. J. L. Cook, 5. T ro u td ale S tate Rank, 5. R ichard K n arr Chevrolet Co., 5. P o rtlan d Gas & Coke Co.. 6. B erry G row ers Packing Co., 6 Colum bia B rick W orks, 6. Mult. & Clack. Tel. Co.. 6. U. G. Sm ith Store, 7. A corn Sales & Service, 7. C lackam as County Bank, 7. L auderback Bros., 7. W alk er's Fox F arm , 7. A ylsw orth & M artin, 8. E lizabeth Frock Shop, 8. Miss H alsey M illinery, 8. Section Three. A. W. Metzger & Co., page 1. P o rtlan d Gas & Coke Co., 2. E. W. S tratto n , 2. Geo. W. Page, 2. T he O scarette, 2. L. L. K idder Hdwe. Co., 2. G resham W oodw orking Shop 3. E astm an L um ber Co., 3. G resham Shoe Snop, 3. N ew berg Produce A Packing Com pany, 3. Classified and P rofessional, 4. W. R. Hicks Co., 5. A. F. H am m ar, 6. Todd, the P ain ter, 6. Radio E tee.tric Co., 6. G resham F u n eral Home, 6, Guy D. Jones, Jew eler, 6. F irs t S tate Bank, 7. R oberts Confectionery, 7. J. E. M etzger, F u rn itu re , 7. G resham C leaners & Dyers, 7. W elllng's R e stau ran t, 8. City Bakery, 8. G resham Meat M arket, 8. W ithrow ’s R e sta u ra n t, 8. W alrad M ercantile Co., 8, many ap p ro p riate house decora tions a re ca rrie d . H andsom e vases and lam p shades occupy a prom i- nent place on the counter. Mr. Jones, who is the only Jew eler in G resham , has been in business here since 1920, and thorough courteous tre a tm e n t endeavors to ca te r to an exclusive jew elry trade. H is w atch rep a ir d ep artm en t is well equipped to m eet th e dem ands for th is delicate work. Use W’a n t A ds”—a good adage. Iiy th a t is m< a n t she w ants you to forget your resp o n sib ilities, 1 f j ; W JS A SIMPSON GROW M ultnom ah county and em ploy lo your resources, your obligations, the p rac tica b ility of th e g ift In rela- l>|(LLIONS OF SEEDLINGS cal help exclusively. It w i l ^ be tion to h er o th e r possessions. found a g re a t p leasu re to pay a In other w ords she w ants “som ething nice.” Som ething p erso n al O n e.o f the m ost extensive busi- visit to th is concern w here v isit because she is still a little g irl a t h e a rt—ju s t like m an is a little boy I ness e n te rp rise s in e a ste rn M ultno- o rs are alw ays welcomed. grow n up. T he fem inine is m uch m ore a rtistic and h er vision so m uch mah county is th e w holesale n u r PIANO g re a te r for ideals th a t it is a ta sk for m an-m ind to com prehend how to sery business of D. M. Lew is and City Maker y Doe» really and tru ly please and th rill her in his g ift selection. R. C. Sim pson located a m ile w est Large Business T h ere is alw ays the exception to the ru le, even am ong men. And of Fairview on the C olum bia river PHÒNE 1721 G resham , Oregon th e re are those who organize th e ir C hristm as shopping list and go out T his past y ear has seen th e com highw ay. Mr. Lew is and Mr. Simp early to m ake th eir selections. son are both sp e cialists In th eir pletion of th e 50 x 70-foot addition T h a t of course—is th e ONLY way. Wife m ay tell you th a t she w ants a new fro n t door m at, as HEK line, having m ade an intensive to th e G resham city b ak ery of study of th is business. T h eir a u w hich T. Van D oninck is th e p ro C hristm as gift. Hiro Is honest—because she is try in g to help you th o rity in th ese m a tte rs is widely B ut th a t isn ’t w hat she w ants a t all. p rieto r. T his fine up to date W hat she really w ants is a p latinum w rist w atch, a new fur coat, accepted. bakery sta n d s for an en terp risin g Lewis & Sim pson use th e m ost a diam ond ring, a new sedan, a checking acco u n t of h er VERY own, a G resham in d u stry and m ark s an m odern an d up-to-date m achinery lovely new hat, or m aybe a baby g ran d piano. F or a c e rta in ty —It’s a in farm ing. T hey believe in a l era of progress in the developm ent little bit m ore than anything you have thoug h t you could afford. of the town. T he new building has You know your wife, don't you? You know of the unguarded w ish ways keeping in advance which, in now been occupied ab o u t four es w hich a re occasionally ex pressed—“w ishes for th e m oon” you term itself to a high degree, show s why m onths. Mr. Van Doninck rep o rts ROUTE 1. BORING, OREGON them . B ut they a re not. They a re crav in g s of h er very h e a rt and if they a re so successful. a steady in crease in his line of These men moved to th e ir pres (F arm adjoins Dodge P ark ) you would bring real Joy and happiness to her on C h ristm as m orning business d u rin g th e 10 y ea rs he you'll sh u t your eyes to “your com mon se n se” and you will w alk out en t location eig h t y ea rs ago and has been in G resham . He cam e planted about 18 ac res of goose and buy her Just one article— th a t is beyond th e w ildest hope of her w est from M innesota in 1915. A fter T herein also Is the “key” to all your shopping. You give gifts to b erries, c u rra n ts and some fru it a y ear spent In various places on stock. Since th a t tim e th e ir b u si SPECIALIZING IN those you love. Love calls for sacrifice und he is h ap p iest who know s the coast he cam e to G resham and th a t the gift which th rills Is the g ift th a t is ju s t a little g ran d e r and a ness lias increased to such an ex engaged in his p resen t business. te n t as to w a rra n t th e p lan tin g of Choice Bock Plants, Gladioli, Irises little m ore personul th an w as ever expected. about 75 ac res to apple, pear, The w holesale trad e of th e p lan t . All things a re relative. T his man who goes a little beyond, seem exceeds th a t of reta il although S ta n d a rd a n d U nusual P e re n n ia ls ingly has plenty w ith w hich to afford such shopping. Hut when tru th ch e rry an d m aple seed. T hese seeds come from different stric t atten tio n is paid to both is known it is ju st as difficult for him as th a t m an who obviously has a Seven persons a re em ployed p e r p a rts of the w orld. Some of the — ©— m ore s tric t lim itation apple seed Is from F ran ce and o th m anently at th e bakery and on the T he point is—no m an will or can overstep his position in life. route. Write for my 14th annual Catalog for 1927 er is local production. T he pear T he Joy it will bring to w om an’s h ea rt will never be know n when m an seed co n sists of four varieties, viz., does his C hristm as shopping us suggested above. F rench, S ero tin a from Ja p an , Bailey Beautifies A m erican m a rk e ts a re w ithout doubt the g re a te s t In th e world U sseriensis and C'aleryana from Men and Women P rices a re not high. We find In ou r sto res the best m erch an d ise to he China. T he c h e rry seed is tw<^ had in the w orld, ^ 'h a t w as a luxury a few y ea rs ago m ay now be varieties, the Mazzard w hich comes Back in the old days, “w hen you alm ost a necessity, due to g rea t production developm ents, ad v ertis from Salem , Oregon, an d the Ma- and I w ere young,” a passerby lng—und a higher—much higher sta n d ard of living. W om an’s mind has m ostly brought this about. She it was who first haleb, w hich is e a ste rn seed. The would have had his cu rio sity much Myrobolin plum seed com es from leurned of th e se new and b etter th in g s—she It was who desired them — aroused over such a nam e as b eau und she it is who u sually is first to have th e vision ar.d the courage to so u th ern C alifornia. T he m aple ty shop applied to th e village b a r F o u r railro ad s have increased seed is th e Ja p an e se and Norway P o rtla n d , O regon T ro u td a le , O regon bring them into her home. Rose seedlings, to th e num ber of ber shop. J u s t w hat the word w ages of shopm en, show ing in te lli So M ister Man, loosen the strin g s on your p u rse Just u wee— tiny Rose F arm and N ursery, Colum bia-B ase Line H ighway 150,000, m ostly M anetta and Jap - “beau ty ” could possibly re fe r to gence in allow ing crum bs from the bit. Cock th e old fedoru on your heud and go out th is week and select an ica M nltiflora, are also grow n. would have been puzzling indeed, p ro sp erity tuble to fall w ithin the QUALITY NURSERY STOCK som e real C hristm as p resen ts for your loved ones. About tw o tons of seed a re now as it w as not supposed to apply to reach of th e w orkers. T here is 1 hope—w ell, 1 hope th a t H E reads th is u rtid e . ready for p lan tin g . T his seed th e m asculine p a rt of the popula- 1,rosperlty en° “ «h for all, and it W on't I sh o u t “M erry C h ristm as”—and m ean it? w ill la st longer If everybody has a ranges in price from $1 to $12 a tion. pound. Some of it req u ires fall Roy Bailey pu rch ased th e two- little of it. p lan tin g w hile o th e rs a re p u t in ch a ir b arb er equipm ent of A lbert | Floral Company Grows TROUTDALE LINE MAY cold sto rag e and p lanted in the K essler tw o y ea rs ago and im m e RE DISCONTINUED Great Field» of Boses spring. diately rem odeled the place, in T he P o rtlan d E lectric Pow er FERNS AND POTTED The stock is all lion-irrigated stallin g four c h a irs afid otherw ise One of the finest rose n u rserie s com pany hus died a petition w ith PLANTS for CHRISTMAS and m uch ca re and w ork are re on th e Pacific co a st is th a t yf the m aking im provem ents. The in n o Roses, Evergreens, Shrubs and Perennials M ountain View F loral com pany, tile pulille service com m ission a s k quired to produce good h ealthy vation of the beauty p arlo r at the | Fruit Trees Berry Plants ing Hie d isco n tin u an ce of its in te r- grow th. It Is cu ltiv ated once each re a r of th e shop w as an event of which owns a largo ran ch n o rth Perennials, Rock Plants, Gifts th a t will grow in value, a rem em brance for all tim e east of G resham , an o th er tra c t of u rban railw ay service betw een week d u rin g grow ing season and th is spring. It c a rrie s a full line Roses, Shrubs Bulbs M entävillä and T ro u td ale by way req u ires a crew of at le ast 20 men land n ear L innentann and u city of beauty accessories and is under Evergreens of Kuby Junction. It is claim ed and women to do the weeding. At n u rsery with m odern equipm ent in th e cupable m anagem ent of Miss SCHIPS FLOWER FARM P ortland. Otto G riesel Is th e m a n th a t th is division has been a losing ligging tim e a t r a c t o / and digger Ruth Amiable of P ortland. Beautiful gardens, th e biggest asset to your home and to your venture for years, show ing a deficit a re used w ith a crew of from 14 to Base Line Road Mile E ast ag er of the rose farm in the Cellar Show er baths a re a p a rt of th e J com m unity. Som ething w orth living for. 12-mile Corner, m all T routdale of nearly $35,000 for 1925 and p ra c 16 men to harvest. T he seedlings d istric t, und ills p a rtn e r, Jacob b arb er shop service. A nother ac W rite for catalog. tically that am ount for th e first/10 a re then tak en to the so rtin g room Feser, has charg e of the P o rtlan d com m odation is th e Troy lau n d ry m onths of 1926. w here a large crew Is used to agency w hich is located here. end of the en terp rise. T he steady decline in revenue is grade und co u n t them. T he g ra d M essrs. G riesel and Feser began business 21 y ea rs ugo In P ortland. attrib u ted by th e com pany to the ing is done in a larg e electrically - In 1919 they purchased the Conrad com petition of bus and tru ck lines heated m odern building. These seedlings a re th en shipped farm of nearly 135 acres on the covering the Hame te rrito ry . The Base Line extension and began the line is paralleled now by th e O.-W. to nearly every sta te in th e union. cu ltivation of roses on an extensive K. & N. tra c k s th a t tak e c a re of th e The first carlo ad will be shipped scale. Each year they are In creas freight traffic. VV. H. Lines, vice east ubout December 20 and sh ip ing th e ir rose acreage and now president of th e P. E. P., said th a t m ents will continue un til about the com m ission first of March. th e ir sales und shipm ents reach to the public service would probably call public h e a r Mr. Lewis and Mr. Sim psou are fur e a ste rn points. Osburn B u ild in g in a recent Interview w ith Mr. ings at w hich th e circu m stan ces of m em bers of the Pacific Coast N ur G riesel he expressed the opinion the operatio n of th e M ontavllla- serym en association and th e P o rt th a t P ortlan d roses a re b etter T routdale line would be th resh ed land N ursery club, but above all they are good bo o sters for ea stern known and appreciated in th e east out. th an they u re In P ortlan d o r vi cinity. H e th in k s th a t O regonians \\ ith only a few more days in which to select your gifts you will find a complete line here a re not as fully alive to the possi bilities of rose cultivation ns they that will he a never ending source of delight to the feminine heart. Here are silk under- should be. tilings, hose, handkerchiefs, leather novelties, ribbon novelties, handwork, stamped em Mr. G riesel fu rth e r believes that broidery, dresses, coats, hats and many other gift items. 'v este in (oiks do not tuke tim e to beautify th eir law ns and su rro u n d ings as much as they m ight. He considers th a t the best investm ent The Ideal Gift is any property ow ner can possibly m ake Is to set out flowers and DAINTY R em em ber h e r w ith a sh ru b b ery on the prem ises. This h a t. I NDEIi I RINGS R eads 50c to $2.00 will improv«' th eir Hppeurance 100 per cent and th e n by increase the O ur lin e is s till larg e, in K erchiefs Die to #1.00 value of tin' property. trim m e d a n d felt h a ts , a t We a re sh o w in g a T he M ountain View F lo ral com G a rte rs .‘tic to $ 1.25 o n e -h a lf th e re g u la r price. w o n d e rfu l l i n e o f pany h as erected d uring the past >ea r an office building on Its prop B oiitineers 50c to $1.00 r a y o n silk u n d e r- erty O V tr lo o k in g the Sandy river th in g s. trim m ed in Beauty P ins, p a ir 25c w hich will probably be opeued the VEKA WOLVERTON TUCKER com ing spring. From th is point to u ch e s of em b ro id L in g erie C lasps, p a ir 25c rosebuds can be distrib u ted to the ery. lace and h a n d passing to u rist and th e ir fume C om pacts 75c sta rte d around the w orld. trim m in g , b e a u tifu lly T he Oregon grade of rose bush Is A sp len d id a s s o rtm e n t of Rouge ...................... 50c ta ilo re d in f l e s h , said to be su p erio r to that of C ali a fte rn o o n d re sse s at X m as o/ ORECON STATE and peach, nile, w h ite an d fornia, as the roots a re propaguted Eace P o w d er 50c prices, in a ll th e new est and developed w ithout Irrigation, co m b in a tio n s. M l I.TNOM AH C O l'N T V ( AIRS shades. thereby producing a much hardier T oilet W a te r 50c bush. I FLORENCE M. HONEY The W. L. Crissey Alpine Gardens Ä Mountain View Floral Co. —s— s— a, THE LADIES’ SHOPPE Main Street G IF T Phone 2081 DAYS MILLINERY Suggestions « DRESSES Blue Ribbon Winners S ia Fair Enough. Wifi»—“T bere w as a poor old woman at the door today—begging for clothes. H usband—"Did you give her any f "Yes, I gave her th a t tw elve year old su it of you rs and the dies« 1 bought last w eek.” Any troubles? fled. Call Dr. Claaal- ’bone subscriptions to 1461, « i « C hem ise Member American Dahlia Society and Pacific Northwest Dahlia Growers Assn. » I Bloomers »òr $2.25 C o m b in atio n s ♦ l.»5 to WRITE PH O N E 2 « S \i FOR PRII F LIST G re d ia m . O regon G ow ns $2.»5 to $3.25 P erfu m e 10c to 50c $12.75 to $24.75 Coat h a n g e rs, d a in ty co lo rs ....................... 50c Dainty P ow der Puffs .............................25c Boh Comb and Case 25c Coin P arses...... ........ 50c Rill Folds $1.00 to $2.00 RAIN COATS A new su p p ly ju st re ceived, priced a t $5.00 to $8.85 I X X X !
