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About Gresham outlook. (Gresham, Multnomah County, Or.) 1911-1991 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 17, 1926)
GRESHAM OUTLOOK. Citizen Burglars Plunder | Substantial Helps Gresham Grow Powell Valley Store The g en eral m erchan dise store of A nderson & Aim th Pow ell V al ley. th ree m iles east of Gresham , was visited by b u rg la rs Tuesday evening and m ore th a n $500 w orth of dry goods, shoes, groceries and novelties w ere stolen, A g lass in the fro n t door w as broken and en tran ce m ade th ro u g h it. T here is' every evidence th a t th e thief or thieves took th e ir tim e in plu n d er ing thoroughly. A b e tte r n ig h t could not have been selected, as it w as sleeting, and a tra c k in th e snow would be covered in a few m inutes. On ac co u n t of th e disagreeab le evening no one w as abroad and th e re is not th e slig h test clew to w ork on in ap p reh en ding th e m arauders. A little of everything seem s to have been taken, a fte r a thorough check ing over by th e pro p rieto rs. G ing ham s, p ercales and oth er yardage goods, sh irts, overalls, shoes, sox, w atches, and g roceries seem to have stru c k th e fancy and little was left in th e sto re th a t had not been ran sacked. P olice a u th o rities w ere notified, h u t as th e re is nothing to w ork on, little hope is held out of any arrest. T he loss is a com plete one as the sto ck is not protected by burg lary insurance. POWELL VALLEY Sunday m orning services at the Pow ell V alley Sw edish M ission ch u rc h w ill be in th e Swedish language, "L ig h t” th e topic of the serm on h>’ the Rev. Don Shogren. In th e evening he w ill speak on "T h e V irgin B irth ,” th is service to be in E nglish. The young people’s m eeting w ill be held on Tuesday evening at the hom e of Jon as Nel son. Choir re h e a rsa l w ill he held W ednesday evening, and on T h u rs day evening w ill occur th e reg u lar p ray er m eeting of th e church. Special m usic is being p repared for th e Sunday school C hristm as pro gram w hich w ill be rendered on S atu rd ay evening, December 25. PLEASANT VALLEY Dr. and Mrs. Ted E vans of P o rt land w ere dinner guests a t the home of Dr. E v an s’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. P. E vans, on W ednes day. Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Richey e n te r tained a t dinner la st Sunday J. F. Stevens and d aughter, Miss L aura Stevens, Mr. and Mrs. F red Kelly, all of P o rtlan d and Mrs. Rose Richey and d aughter, M isi M arian Richey of Los Angeles. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. E k stran d and son C larence visited w ith friends and relativ es a t A lbany one day re cently. Mrs. Jessie Kemp of C algary, A lberta, Canada, is here on a visit with friends and relativ es for a few weeks. P lea san t V alley G range w ill hold its re g u la r m onthly m eeting S a tu r day night, D ecem ber 18. The fourth S atu rd ay is th e re g u la r m eeting d ate of th is grange. T he te m p o r a ry change th is m onth is m ade on account of C hristm as. P le a sa n t V alley school w ill close F riday u ntil afte r the holidays. A c h ild re n ’s program and C h rist m as tre e w ill be featured a t the P leasan t V alley com m unity church on C h ristm as eve. Much in te re st is being taken in th e p rogram w hich is to be (given by th e Sunday school at th e com m unity ch u rch on F rid ay evening. C h ristm as eve, and a good a tte n d ance is expected. T he Sunday school is grow ing in Interest and num bers. An invitation is given to fa th e rs and m others to take th eir child ren , not send them . The sub ject for the w orship hour next S un day from 10 to 11 o'clock will be "A Voice From the Dungeon." This will be a consideration of the last m essage from a voice th a t, "though dead, yet speaketh, though silent is heard by m any, though physically in the su n se t of life w as spiritu ally in his prim e,” says George Bick ford, p astor of th e church. CEDAR Mr. and Mrs. F. H. H oecker are th e proud p are n ts of an 8-pound g irl born S unday evening. She has been nam ed D orothy Emily. O rder F ertilizer Now. P lease place fertilize r orders now to help us to buy a t the lowest price. O rders should be placed at once for P hosphate, P otash, N itrate and Sheep G uano, and the season will soon be too late to apply for best resu lts. O rder now. The Jam es E lkington has been a sub sta n tia l business m an of G resham for th e past 16 years. In Novem ber of 1910 he and Em il K ardell. now of M anzanita, organized th e Bank of Gresham . Mr. E lkington ca rrie d on a real estate business in connection w ith his w ork in th e bank. He la te r disposed of his banking in te rests to O. A. E ast m an and moved to a se p arate building to continue th e handling of real estate, loans and in su ran ce in w hich line he has been su c c e ss ful. Mr. E lkington does co n sid er able n o ta rial w ork and also is a ; carefu l and accu rate conveyancer of deeds and o th er legal docu I m ents. He is also an ex p e rt ac- Before buying sheep guano w rite and get our prices, " r sell direct from the barn at a very low figure. Address Garner Brothers lleppner. Oregon. I’. O. Box 212 or call Heppner TM co untant. Ten y ears ago A. J. K rider en tered p a rtn e rs h ip w ith Mr. E lk in g ton and con tin u ed w ith him until a year ago. Mr. E lkington is ch airm an of the board of d ire c to rs of G resham school d istrict. 17. It»2ti PARK THREE Oriental Beauty Has Increased Patronage The O riental B eauty Shoppe is under th e eltieient m anagem ent of Miss F lossie T etriek who cam e to G resham a year ago last Septem ber from W alla W alla, W ashington. H er beauty p arlo r is located In her home ou Second stre e t between Main stree t and R oberts avenue. Miss T etriek is p rep ared to give scalp trea tm e n ts, facials and sh am poos and does m anicuring, m arcel ling and w ater waving. She has recently tak en a course in finger waving w hich is deairing by some of h er patrons. Miss T etriek says her is g rad u ally increasing. presses h erself as m uch with G resham and those m et here. • business She ex pleased she has Of c o u rse it w ill be a T u rk e y fo r C h ristm a s! I t ’s r a r e goo d n ess h a s e sta b lish e d th e custom of T u rk e y fo r C h ristm a s. W e h a v e o rd ere d from th e best b re e d e rs th e ir very ch o ic e st b ird s — la rg e — p lum p a n d juicy. December 23 will be the last possible date we can take orders. O ur c u sto m e rs a re re q u e ste d to place o rd e rs now — we will select early a n d he su re you uet th e pick of th e lloeks. O rder y o u r O ysters ea rly Of co u rse, w e h a v e D ucks G eese C h ick en s a n d ro a s ts fo r th o se w ho p re fe r them . A lw ays th e ch o icest a n d te n d e r- est. F ill your C h ristm a s and New Y ear D in n er M enu h e re . Potted Plants for Sale. The Gift that Lasts You will find in our showing of jewelry just the gift you have been looking for to give to some particular person. We g h e S A II Green Trading Stamps GRESHAM MEAT MARKET Orders taken for Carnations and Roses A. J. W. BROWN, Prop. li e take this means of thanking our many friends and patrons and wish all a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year. Phone isill Pow ell S tre et On the Mt. Hood Loop Highway SUGGESTIONS lo r Her For Him P e a rls W rist W atch P en and P e n c il Sets Ivory Sets M a n ic u rin g Sets R ing B rooch C om puet S te rlin g B ar P in T a b le L am ps C andle Slicks S an d w ich T ra y s ( ut G lass H and P a in te d C hina Ivory Clock Seal B ing E m blem Bing S tra p W atch S port C hain Cuff L inks B elt and Buckle Pen a n d P encil Set “ .Ium ho” P encil S carf P in lie C lasp Vest C hain Bill Fold C ig a re tte Case Ash T ra y Gold P o c k e t Comb T h is is only a few of th e m any g ifts in th is sto re . A sm all d e p o sit w ill hold a n y a rtic le u n til C h ris t m as. Guy D. Jones JEWELER Piggly Wiggly Saving Prices for Saturday and Monday Produce Wanted/ We are in a position to use an unlimited amount of hogs, veal, beef cattle, milk cows, poultry of all kinds. Also your eggs, butter and fresh vegetables. NEWBERG PACKING & PRODUCE CO. PH O N E 1151 S to re No. & We D eliver Tw in loaves of th e heat bread you ever tasted. Piggly Wiggly Butter T h e m ost v aluable w ord in o u r lan g u a g e Is th e w ord— “ NO.” It is a lso th e m o st difficult to p ro n o u n ce ; y e t th e fu tu re of ehch of us re s ts on o u r a b ility to say it. It ta k e s C ourage. In d ep en d en ce, M anhood, C h a r a c te r — to sa y “ NO.” If you c a n n o t say th a t w ord an d say it o ften you a re doom ed to failu re . T o P L E A S U R E w e m u st o ften sa y NO. To A P P E T IT E we m u st su re ly sa y NO. “OTTER" NEW CURRANTS, p ackage.................................. 1OV of th e Best Q uality at Special P rices 20c OROMEOAKY LEMON PEEL, 2 packages. . .. ............... 25c OROMEOAKY ORANGE PEEL, 2 p a ck a g es... ................. 25c “ MEMORIE" PITTED OATES, package............................. 22C OROMEOAKY OATES, package.......... ...2 0 c “ MEMORIE" LAYER FIGS, p a c k a g e ...................................... 20C “ MEMORIE" PCLI.EO FIGS, p ackage................................. 20C OROMEOAKY CITRON PEEL, package PLAIN CHRISTMAS MIX. pound SPECIAL (REAM MIX, pound FANCY BROKEN MIX, p o u n d ..................................... OREf.ON WALNUTS, medium size, l b ................... BRAZIL NI TS, large, new crop,, l b ........ “ Moniorle" fruit* are fancy quality PURE LARD Med. pail, 79c Large pail, $1.55 PIGGLY WIGGLY CANADA DRY SPECIAL COFFEE GINGER ALE 39c I k T h e A m erican D oughboys ta u g h t us to sa y “ NO” w hen th ey sp o k e to th e K aiser. GOLIPBAK SWEET POTATOES, can V nur Money Is Safe in a H ank w hose Officer* know how and w hen to »ay ” NO.” OH HENRY BARS, »lice them . 2 f o r ................... MT. Il Y Mil.TON SUGAR PEYS. tall tin FIRST STATE BANK GRESHAM, OREGON A Strong Bank ............... .... WILNO NI T MARGARINE. 3 lb» ....................................... 35c 15c 10c 78C Sun Maid Scott RAISINS TOILET TISSUE S eed less o r Puffed so ft a s old linen 2 rolls 23c II ( I O III Y NS, I pounds III EEAI.O MITI Ill s, lari boxes, 6 for I RESTEREI! I O I IG A RE I I ES In C h ristm as w rap p er, carto n $1.24 7c PRINI E Yl BERT,and VELVET, 1-lb t in s .......................£ H O OATS M IL K Q uick o r re g u la r B orden’s an d C arnation 2 pkgs. 27c 3 cans 28c AN OREGON INSTITUTION ‘PIGGLY WIGGLY” STORE at G RESH AM 48c SEYIOSW EET GRAPEFRUIT, med. 2 for RY K K ISP HEALTH BREAD, 1% lb 24 STORES 2 b o ttle s 45c NAYEI, ORANGES, e x .ra large, d ozen .. SNIDER’S O1STER I O( h l AIL SAUCE p k tf. for th e holidays Make y o u r ow n se le c tio n of fruit» an d v e g e ta b le s at P iggly W iggly GOLD BAR PI MPKIN, 2>* size, 2 cans 10c 3 lbs. $1.15 A real coffee value P R ID E m ust be held in check w ith a firm NO. T h e H ig h -P re s s u re sa le sm a n m u st be m et w ith a d e te rm in e d NO. t Lb. 50c 2 lbs. 99c A w onderful b u tte r a t an o rd in ary price. J u s t try It. HOLIDAY CANDIES SOFT SHELL ALMONOS, lb no : READ......... 11c L im it five c a n s OLD FASHION Ell CHOCOLATES, pound HIGHEST MARKET PRICES PIGGLY WIGGLY OLI) DUTCH CLEANSER 5c can • GUANO fo r *ale OFCEMHEK T a lk T u r k e y S urely w e o u g h t to be ab le to sa y it on less d if ficult occasions. SHEEP EKID VV, on the Highway, next to BROWN’S MARKET
