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About Gresham outlook. (Gresham, Multnomah County, Or.) 1911-1991 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 24, 1926)
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Cooley r e tu rn ed rec en tly from G ra n ts P ass w here they atten d ed the fu n eral of Mrs. Cooley's sister. Mrs.. Mede C ochrane of Rogue River, Oregon, who died D ecem ber 18, a t th e age of 52 years. Mr. and Mrs. Coch ran e lived ea st of G resham for sev era l years. At th e tim e of her death Mr. and Mrs. Cooley w ere at th e bedside, as w ere also her p a r ents. In term e n t w as m ade in the G ra n ts P ass cem etery Dec. 20. T he deceased Is survived by her widower, E. R. C ochrane; tw o c h il dren, Violet and E rn est, who reside at th e fam ily hom e; her p aren ts, Mr. and Mrs. R obert R ogers of Rid- cu ttin g m ouldings. All kinds of wood tu rn in g , p la n ing and in te rio r huuse finishing a re done by Mr. T horen, and he m akes a specialty of screen doors, both in m an u factu red and stock trad e. He is assisted in his w ork by C arl Main. A shop 25 x 90 feet in size is req u ired fo r the w ork an d th e re is room especially co n stru cted for HAS GROW ING th e gluing process. M irtie C ardine of Condon, Oregon, and Mrs. Maud Cooley of G resham ; and tw o b ro th ers, Ben R ogers of Condon and J a rr e t R ogers of Hood River. Mrs. C ochrane w as a m em ber of th e B ap tist church and was strong in her faith to th e end. Mr. Joaelyn, m anager of the ran g e d ep a rtm en t of the P o rtlan d E le ctric Pow er com pany, and Mr. P u lsife r of th e sto res departm ent, w ere out from P o rtlan d T uesday GKESHAM checking up on m ateria l and su p W OODW ORKING SH O P plies sen t out to th e new G resham office. T hey expressed them selves T h ie e years ago O scar W. as m uch pleased w ith th e fine T horen began the op eratio n of his p leasan t q u a rte rs w hich th e com w oodw orking shop on Cleveland pany had been able to se cu re for avenue, betw een F ifth and Sixth its G resham display room. stree ts, and so su ccessful h as he Mrs. S arah B urr has been very been in his chosen line th a t re ill for several days w ith an a ttac k cen tiy he has in stalled additional of pneum onia. She is now re p o rt m achinery. T his co n sists of ed to be slig h tly im proved. T he m any friends of th e Rev. J. H. Wood a re pleased to see him on th e stre e t again afte r his rec en t ill ness of a m onth’s duration. He suffered an a ttac k of bronchitis, also had an Infection in one of his feet w hich for a tim e th rea ten e d to te rm in ate in blood poisoning. Mr. and Mrs. K irk Thom pson and th e ir four-m onth-old baby, Cam eron, drove from S eattle la st w eek F riday to visit w ith Mrs. T hom pson's p aren ts, Mr. and Mrs. B enjam in Cam eron. Mr. T hom p son has re tu rn e d to S eattle but w ill spend th e C h ristm as and New Year w eek ends her.e. T he fam ily ex pects to re tu rn to S eattle afte r New Y ear’s. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Shipley a r rived hom e T uesday evening from C alifornia, w here they w ent a little m ore th a n tw o w eeks ago. They re p o rt a fine trip and th a t they found th e ir d aughter, Mrs. W ilbur S tanley, and h er little dau g h ter Make this store your headquarters. Our stock doing line, and Dr. S tanley and offers you every sort of Candy you can think of— _ J e rry well. Mr. and Mrs. Shipley packed in 1 to 5 pound boxes and glass jars for gift g described th e trip as very in te re s t giving or for home use. ing ut th is tim e of th e year. They encountered considerable cold w eather In the m ountuin section. W ord has been received of th e birth of a d au g h ter on Sunday to ■ <■ Mr. and Mrs. E llis b u sted of bents. 5000 vote» with every 50c purchase of T his is th e first g re a t g randchild box candy of Mrs. L. T. L usted of G resham . A w elcom e C h ristm as and b irth day g ift w as th e a rriv a l of an 8- pound son a t th e home of Mr. and Mrs. W alter M ark w art on T h u rs M ain Street 1 day. D ecem ber 23. Mrs. M ark w art’s Phone 1761 b irth d ay occurred on th is day. ................ . r.iiiiiiiiiiiioiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiuiiiiiiuiiii.....imin P hilip W right, 18-year-old son of Dr. and Mrs. A. H. W right, who has been atten d in g the Oregon In stitu te of Technology in P ortland, haB now finished his course. He successfully passed th e govern m ent exam ination la st w e e k and h as received his com m ercial li cense as a w ireless o perator. Mrs. M. L. P rice, who has been Conservatism in banking mean» »imply be here from Monticello, Indiana, for ing careful. the past five m onths w ith her s is te r, Mrs. 8. R. K Jtzm lller, has re tu rn ed to her home. In d iv id u a ls sh o u ld not e n d o rse every b u sin e ss R. H. Johnson of Yakim a is vis p ro p o sitio n th a t is b ro u g h t to th e m — a n d b a n k e rs iting at th e home of Mrs. Marlon M UST not. Johnson and Miss E lizabeth Jo h n W h ile we d e sire to a c co m m o d ate ev e ry o n e it o ften son. C. I. R aker left T uesday evening becom es n e c e ssa ry fo r us to say “ NO” . N ot in fre for bong Beach, C alifornia, w here q u e n tly we h a v e saved b u sin e ss m en from s e v e re loss he will Join his wife und son and by re fu s in g to aid them . fam ily who left some tim e ago for A fte r it is all o v e r th e y a p p re c ia te o u r service. a trip th ro u g h so u th ern C alifornia. T he Rev. and Mrs. L. A. Skuzle W e a re c o n tin u a lly c o n s u ltin g a n d a d v is in g w ith w ere happily su rp rised W ednesday people on fin an cial a n d b u sin e ss m a tte r s a n d w e c o r evening by a num ber from th e ir d ially in v ite such c o n feren ces. congregation and a few outside O ur p a tro n s a p p re c ia te o u r advice a n d seek it be frien d s com ing in, laden w ith ca u se w e a re c o n serv a tiv e . C h ristm as rem em brances. T he eve ning w as pleasantly spent in sin g ing und conversation. Mrs. E dith M. M artin of B urch "Take care to be an economist in prosperity, ard, N ebraska, arriv ed last S a tu r there is no fear of your not being one in adversity." day m orning and her brother, Zimmerman. F ra n k S outhard of bos A ngeles, a r rived the preceding evening to at tend th e fu n eral of th e ir father. F red S outhard, w hich w as held Monday afternoon. They expect to rem ain w ith th e fam ily In G resham u n til a fte r New Y ear’s. Mr. and GRESHAM, OREGON Mrs. C. b. F ow ler and Mr. and Mrs I. C raw ley and tw o d au g h ters of A S trong Hank D ayton, Oregon, w ere also here for th e fun eral service. Christmas Candy Shopping Priced at 50c to *3.00 per box TABER PHARMACY Conservatism \ Observant Writer Notes Many Changes Continued from page 1 ties. He has passed on, b u t w ill long be rem em bered as a com m u nity builder, a line neighbor and friend. I do not know the date of G resh am 's b irth as a postoffice some tim e between 1884 and 1890, and it w as in th e la tte r y ear w hen I saw G resham for th e first tim e. I t had two sto res th en , tw o ch u rch es and a hotel and w as im p o rtan t as a trad in g point. L um ber from the various m ills w as hauled by team s to Fairview , th e n ea rest railro ad statio n then. A berdeen, W ashington, and Med ford, Oregon, w ere estab lish ed by the postofflce d ep artm en t in 1884, I learned by living a t th ese places, and the first p o stm aster in th e now th riv in g city of w estern W ash in g ton used to hold out th e m ail on the p atro n s unless th ey ren ted a box. S u rely a change on th e w est coast In th e now n early 43 y ea rs since I saw it! I note th e passin g of a few of the old-tim e neighbors and friends, rem in d ers th a t we all m ust p ly th e la st debt to n ature. 1 w ish for th e Outlook an d my friends in M ultnom ah county a happy C h ristm as season an d a prosperous New Year. J. M. BROOKS. N. ED W A RD S MOVES TO SE L L B I1 ID IN G Newell E d w ard s cam I e to G resh- am about three- m onths ago from Bend, Oregon, and began th e so liciting of custom ers for his c lea n ing and dyeing estab lish m en t w hich had h ea d q u arte rs in th e Bank of G resham building. He has now secured a ground floor loca tion in th e Sell building on Main stre e t n ea r Second w here he has su b -ren ted a room from Dr. Mary Becker for his en terp rise. Mr. E d w ard s is now In stallin g an up-to-date p ressing system and he w ill also ta k e ca re of cleaning, dyeing, alte ra tio n s and rep a irs, in cluding p leatin g of sk irts. A fea tu re of Mr. E d w ard s’ b u sin ess is the callin g for and delivering of all orders. Miss E liza B echill is expected hom e tom orrow from Pilot Rock, Oregon, w here she is engaged in teach in g , to spend the C hristm as holidays. Joint Masonic Installation. A jo in t in stallatio n cerem ony for the G resham Royal A rch and Blue bodge Masons w ill be held in Ma sonic hall, Monday night, Decem- ■ ber 27. S h o rt program and refresh - j m ents. All b ro th ers invited. By o rd er of th e W orshipful M aster and H igh P rie st. THINK! THINK! THINK! Produce Wanted/ We are in a position to use an unlimited am ount o f h ogs, v ea l, b e e f ca ttle , m ilk cows, poultry of all kinds. Also your eggs, butter and fresh vegetables. Insurance for Fanners. T he F a rm e rs’ M utual F ire Relief Assn, of P o rtlan d is in its tw enty- second year, w ith a to tal m em ber ship of 15,000, th e la rg e st F a rm e rs’ M utual F ire In su ra n ce Assn, on the Pacific Coast. All fire losses pro m p tly paid. No low er ra te on farm in su ran ce can be found w est of th e Rocky m ountains. If you w ant an y th in g along co-operative lines for F arm ers or need in s u r ance, call on P re sid en t H. W. S n ash all, G resham , Oregon. Phone 2101.—Adv. HIGHEST MARKET PRICES NEWBERG PACKING & PRODUCE CO. PHONE 1151 Store No. 3 We Deliver Give Father or Son Give Mother or Daughter For the Rising Generation Safety Kazor Set of Tools Pocket Knife Set of Wrenches Lunch Kit Flashlight Hi He Hunting Knife Hunting Ax Carving Set I’liers Fishing Tackle of all kinds Set of Golf Clubs Set of Mixing Bowls Pair Scissors Set of Silver or Piece of Silver Piece of Aluminum Casserole Electric Toaster Fleet rie W affle Iron Electric Washing Machine Frigidair Cooler Electric Iron Pyrex Oven Ware Electric Percolator A Jackknife Set Boxing Gloves Tricycle Scooter Kiddie Kar Sled Baseball Bat Foot Bail Rubber Tired Express Wagon Air Hitle Set of Tools Holler Skates To our mang friend» and patron», both old and new, we wish you all a M E R R Y C H R ISTM A S AND H A P P Y N E W Y E A R L. L. KIDDER HDW. CO. Phone 1421 Exclusive WE A R E V E R Agents Phone 1421 New Electric Store is Now Open for Business FIRST STATE BANK T h e P ortlan d E lectric P o w er com p an y co r d ia lly in vites you to in sp ect its fu ll lin e o f m od ern an d p ractical e le c tr ic a l m erchan- d ise in its a ttra ctiv e n ew store on P o w ell street n ext to the city h all. Cacfj ani) 311 2 0 Century Stores 3nptoljetc totölj all tbcir Customers! Cberptofjere a 3tollp anb iflcrrv Christmas Just the Place to get Your Best Christmas Gifts » 5 $ 6 » ■ K 8 B £’ » Give Something Electrical Always Practical and Useful every day in the year PORTLAND ELECTRIC POWER CO. G resham , O regon P o w e ll S treet
