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About Mt. Scott herald. (Lents, Multnomah Co., Or.) 1914-1923 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 11, 1915)
Phone ub your news Item»-—they are al ways welcome Subscription, $1.00 a Year, ML This is a good time to re new your subscription to the Herald. LENTS, MULTNOMAH CO.. OREGON, THURSDAY, NOV. 11, 1915, H.I. JOHNSON HAS SAGINAH HEIGHTS HAS ÖECOMt fARMER EARLY MORNING EIRE II. !.. Johnson lias taken hold of a Fire corn pan m at l<enla, Gray* considerable part of the old Johnson Crossing, and Kern Park responded to homestead and baa bnan developing It an alarm of Are at 2 o'clock on Tuesday since early last spring. Alami sixty live night. The trouble wee located at Mlb a, n s of land has la-eu cleared up and a 1 Street and totb Ave., just at the brow large part of it lias la*en plowed and a of the hill on Saginaw Heights, considerablr part ot it was in cultivation property belonged to V. Homer, * thia summer It was planted to|a>tab»<e was nut nreaeut, nor wu any one ami Mr. Johnson estimates that lie has with authority to speak as to the cause between 3500 and KtOO sacks of |sHaU»*« of the fire. It was thought lor a time in bins on Hie place now lie planted | that tbe owner might have perished in it to American Wunder |><>tatoe< and the tbe flames, but <h>velopmente ol tbe I yield was very prolific in line [■olatoee. next day removed that suspicion It Much of this ground was very low and sp|*ars that tbe building was a mere with poor drainage Tlie whole trai t shack around which a better house was had to he drained and some of it tiled. being constructed. The whole thing I*eep ditches were dug and tlie main tile ( had been insure«) tbe past tall for tie»' are large ones that carry a lag stream ol I on building and IWto on contents, which water. In addition to thia a large opeu ’ will likely cover the value nicely. It ditch extends lengthwise of lie* field and was completely destroyed, being practi a lateral ditch run» along ta*lo«r the blufl | cally burned to the ground tielore any and varnca off the drainage from the help arrived. Tbe wet condition of the hllto. I ground and other buildings prevented tn addition to this lie has iuui thi«»ide further damage. of Johnson creek pretty well cleans'd out During tbe day Wednesday a young for over a hall mile, affording the leal man who had been working on the channel it has ever bad. The willow» , and brush along tlie tiank have liven , building made several tripe to confer clean'd away and much of U m * log« and with the fire department at Kern Park. »nag» have lawn pulled out and burned. The owner bee not yet shown up. There Il is the intention to continue the dear- I Were several bouses in tbe neighbor ing ot a large tract east of the road hood of 92nd Street burned within the After the land get» well conditioned he past year that Lave not been paid by will grow not only jMitaliav, but lie think» insurance companies and there is good it will Is-great roil for celery and onions. reason to taelieve that they never will M ha» every appearance of making high be paid. SUITORS. Vol. 13. No. 45 EX-CASHIER ROSEAU COUNTY EAIR GREATEST VISITS PORTLAND SUCCESS IN HISTORY H. Rostad, acknowledged forger, and The secretary'» report of It* work of excaahier of the Multnomah State Bank, the county fair toil year exceed» in in was in court this week before U. B. terest all its preijeceaeors Tlie reason District fudge Wolverton, the instance for this is that it allow« a greater being a trial between the bank and the bonding company that guaranteed Koe- amount of receipts and clear gains than tad't reliability. The bonding company has ever before been possible. The fair puts up the plea that it has paid Roe- this year had all its predei:e«sor« to tad for tbe Damage sustained by the thank for itasuixees Experience counts, bank. As that wonld be no protection and the men who have been with tlie to tbe bank suit was brought by the lair since its beginning and wiio are still official to recover the amount of nit with it have learned something about bond, koetad was on hand to Lear tbe how to manage a fair. But there are evidence and perhaps give testimony. He appeared very eaav at first and several other elements tliat entered into this year's succeasesi. smiled when reference was made to hie For the first time in the fair*» history, forgeries, but as evidence developed, it is probable, there was nothing of the those who watched him say that his personal injected into it. The officers smiles turned to frowns as the case lor all did their parts Old time elements tbe bonding company seemed to weaken. that opposed tlie succewi of tlie fair have If the bonding company loses it will lost out and they find tliat the only way then stand ready to prosecute him tor to lie in tlie swim is to swim with the each and every forgery on separate I promorters of tlie fair A lew of the old counts an<l that might give him several I buncn who thought the fair eould not shivers. run unless they handled it liave hail their try and they found that running a lair was not entirely doe to tbe fact that a fellow may think be is the only person in the county smart enough to handle . the job, and if he can't have tbe big job he will knock everyone else. It takes The regular monthly meeting of Lents ' harmony of action to run a fair the same Grange will come Saturday. Tbe regu ■ as anything else and the various com lar morning session will dispose of the mittees must each attend to their several business matters. Dinner will be , duties. Tlieee essentials have been realiz served to grangers by a special com- ed and the fair’s success is largely due mittee'and the lunch basket plan tried . to that. for the past two months will be at least i The next thing that served to make it temporarily relegated. After tbe din I successful is that the directors have not ner hour tbe doors will be open liven afraid to use some money, to borrow gradi* onion land and tliat is about as to any one who wishes to attend. The if necessary. Tbe fair is gradually com valuable land as can be found anywhere. ing to be better equipped than ever be fContributed by Woodmere pupils ) Nov. 8, for Washington on a business program will begin about 1;30 In bringing all thia out of what was a Tbe program will begin with a piano fore. The evidence of prosperity has trip. He expect» to be absent several wiliiernver » year ago. Ml. Johnam lias Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Carroll spent last weeks. duet by Esther Mitchell and Dorothy won them support from the county offi- aprnt several thousand dollar*, and lie week visiting at tlie home of Mr Knut- A very unique invitation was sent to Sells. Mrs. J. W. Hawkins, who so cials and their premiums were really at expect» to »fiend ciuiaiiicrable more, He | sou of 6818. 84 street. tlie various patrons of the Woodmere ably addressed tbe grange a few months tractive and tbe exhibit was th-* best inwwuls to build himaell a residence ■>n Genevieve Foster, formerly a lent« 1 Mr. Boylan, of Brentwoid, who has school last week in tlie shape of a prom- since in regard to child life, will speak ever seen. tlie ground and improve it with orchard girl, now belt! at the State Detenutm ' liven seriously ill for some time is slowly issary note. The following is a copy which <>n “Tbe Manhood for Our Boys." She And we must not except the wonder and garden. What was long regarded Home fur girl« at Salem, ha« mak i recovering will be worth bearing and every mother ful weather that prevailed during the was to ba signed by each parent and the a* waste land will ba converted Into the ing a new record for herself of late, Mrs. Wells and tier mother, ot Wood- name ol their children was to be written in tbe couuty should bear this address. entire period of tbe fair. Just warm most valuable land east <4 Portland, in file* and anotlier girl recently ran away »tock, spent Monday, Nov. 8, visiting in the place of wliere Effie appears in Mrs. Leo Katxky and Miss Gertrude enongn to be pleasant and just cool U m * county. and were cajitun-d a lew miles soutli <4 | with Mrs. G. L. Carr of «2 Ave. Katxky will give a piano duet. Wnlda I enough to keep everything looking fine. this note : Halen,. Tlie uiktron of the institution Bessie and Vera MredH-r spent Saturday One Visit. Portland. Ore.. Nov. 5, 1915 Ripley will offer an instrumental solo. ' No rain, and big gate receipts everyday. undertook to punish them for tlie mi«- Four days afterdate Ipromiseto “Teaching our Boys to Save and our The total receipts were *13,349 84. The Nov. 6. at the Central Library exhibit. demeanor They were put on bread and pay to ................... Woodmere school....... Girls to Help in tbe Home," will be i total disbursement.« were *14,558 56. Mr. Krohn, supervisor of gymnastics, water for a few day« but Genevieve re one visit ................. with interest in(Effle) tbe subject of a talk by Rev. Hornecbucb But this include- *6,600 of outstanding liev'd to eat it, made a general fum* and costplimenteil the *>B and 9th grade of ol the Lentf Evangelical Church. Mr. j debt, so the fair is nearly *5,000 ahead. Value received. 3 o'clock. tin* Woodmere school for tlieir excellency as a oonscqueiiig* was placed in solitary Hornschucb is a good-speaker and he About the only apparent leak was in the One of tbe most succeasful affairs of in their club swinging. . While Joe Nordlierg and Ray Dahl confinement. Her conduct during this : tlie week was a party held at the home will make bis subject very interesting. | policing and caretaking of the grounds. Milford Schill» and Frank Harrington The sum of these two items was about berg were nut »hooting . n the rifle range attempt was so extreme that tlie matron of Miss Bernardine Michaels of 359 East . made the trip to the Columbia River last pul her in a straight jacket to restrain double what it should liave been, and yet at Clackamas Wednesday ¡alternoon Joe 48 street The evening was spent in Events In Eastern Multnomah I Sunday on their bicycle». They report i*ertiaps this included work done on the was accidentally allot. The hoys were her fiixu self inflicted injuries. games and music. The party was a N. F. Roes, of Fairview celebrated his : grounds during the year. Rig* has managed to get her name in I muddy roads. carrying small 22 rifles and, according masked affair and Miss Augusta Bovine Mrs. G. W. Cox's sister from Kansas ! 85th birthday last Thursday. Any way there is little to criticise to witnesses, Joe stooped over to attend th* pa|s*rs for tlie past week. Thaboanl eanie to visit her IrtM week. This was a I and Albert Decrevrd were the prize win Gresham will have a special day at the about the fair these days and a whole lot to bis shoe, the rifle discharged striking 1 4 managers Of the institution has invee- ners for the beat dressed couple. The to commend. It is to be hoped that the him in the right side of the neck, pas 1 tigalisl the can- and decided »hedeserved I happy reunion as the sisters had not ‘ hotlM* was decorated to represent a Portland Land Show next Friday. all the punishment she got, and some ' I seen each other for twelve years, years. G. H. Dammeier has returned from present officers will continue to hold the sing into his head and causing almost woodland. Miss Ruth Hansen and Carl San Francisco with his Jersey herd and job another year additional. There are several people! R. F. Olson of 8903, 59 Ave. S. E. instant death. Prior favored the guest with many nine ribiron prizes, and *720 in cash. Joe was seventeen years ot age, the around lz*nts who will say amen to spent Bunday at Marmot, Oregon where selections on the piano. Raymond John Palmblad, of Powell Valley cele son ol Mr. and Mrs. J. N'ordle rg of 82 that. Genevieve was about the limit of his father now resides, Hanw*n and C. Green each rendered Mr and Mrs A. Ericksen from Van- brated his 75th birthday last Sunday. street. He has been employed by the extremities so far as thia section of the Chester several vocal solos, while couver, Wash., visited Mr. and Mrs. District Attorney Evans addressed the Hasel wood company. i state lias experienced. Parker entertained the crowd with his I Proudfoot Sunday. Nov. 7. citizens of Gresham at the Public Library The body was taken t > the Kenworthy many impersonations. The latter part Mr. Ehlert. who has been visiting his Thursday evening on the approaching undertaking rooms in lent«, and his fu-1 of the evening was spent in dancing. Swine Breeders Offer Aid ; sister-in-law, Mrs. Wagner, of 81135. 60 dry spell which is expected to go into neral will tie held Friday afternoon, i The following program was given at Oregon swine breeder's Can l.elp solve Ave.,and also the Sail Francisco Fair All present report a fine time. effect about January 1st. Rev. Hornacuch Conducting the service. Won! comes trom the contractors that | Evening Star Grange on Nov. 8: the problem of good breeding stock for has returned to his home in Idaho. The Gresham High school player! Hill He will lie buried at Mt Scott. girls and boys of the pig clulis by send Mrs. G. I. Mendenhall, of Sunnyside, Foster Road from the Jenny road to Military Academy on Gresham grounds Piano solos. Everett Ball; recitation. ing to tin* club leader at O. A. C., Corv and Mrs J<s* Rasmussen of 82 street Johnson creek cannot la* opened up till on Friday afternoon. Several ot the Julia Hickey; piano solo, Helen Smith; Mint Marks allis, a list of brood sows and gilts that spent Nov. 5 at tbe home of Mrs. G. L. the very last of November as some of Gresham boys got “stewed" before the readings, Miss Leah Melvin; vocal solos, Carr in honor of Mrs. Carr's house that was not put down until Oct. 29 and game was over. The question is where Miss Hazel Hardie. Coins struck at the Philadelphia Mint they have for sale. This should also help J. O. Conville of the City Park De have no mint mark Those struck at all t I m breeders find a market for their sur- guest, Mrs. Barker, of Troutlake, Wash, a 30 day period is required for it to cure. did they get it? Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Lewi» and Mr. other mints of the United States are plus breeding stuff. When these lists Albina Floss, one of the old timers of, partment spoke on the subject. “Our distinguished by a small letter near tlie are received by the agent he wdl send and Mrs. P. J. Ix*wis with their families Columbia Heights, was laid to rest on Parks." He told of what wax being Infection from Books done along the line of caring for. and bottom of the coin These letters are: them to club memliers making inquiries spent Sunday visiting father and mother Nov. 1st. Our fear of tnlierculous infection may “C” for Charlotte, N. O., discontinued Lists should Is* detailed enough to give ls*wis, of 8th Ave. Miss Alice Rasmusron. of Corbett has arranging the various city parks, and intending purchasers an idea of the Mr. and Mrs. Grischow have moved to Is* allayed, at least on one score. For gone for a month's visit in California. spoke especially about the trees which in 18411, for Carson City. Nei discontinued in 18113; *'ll” for Dahlonega, quality and other necessary pointe, their new home on 5919, 83 strut and the risk of infection from a liook used by Miss Hester Thorpe, of Gresham, was should be planted. 8ome trees are suit a tulM'rculous patient is slight unless the ■ one of the winners in the “Logan Berry able for this climate, and others are not, Ga.. discontinued in I8<il ; “0“ for Den Either pure breda or high grades may Woodstock Ave also some are suitable for parks, and Miss Harris, of <13 Ave. and 87 street IsMik is obviously soiled. This conclusion Song Contest” doser! this week. ver, Col., coinage liegtin in litoti; "O" lx* listed for sale. Address lists to L. J. for New Orleans, l.a., discontinued July Allen, Pig Club Leader, <). A. c, has gone to spend two weeks with her was reacheil as the result of experiments City taxes in Gresham next year will others are not. He said the ,>ark depart- by Messrs Kenwood and Dove and was ’ run aliout 7 mills. , ment was striving to plant only the good Corvallis, Oregon. sister who resides in Hillstioro. 1911; “S" for San Francisco. Cal. Mixa Einma Dunean sjient Sunday published in The Journal of the Ameri Gresham Grange will meet next Satur trees in the parks and also street park can medical asaociation tor August 7th, day with seven new candidates lined with her sister at Argour. up ings. How Taxes Are Increased Woodstock (dr Robbed Miss Frances Isom nail a tine paper Mr. and Mrs. Scott Wiltshire, of In 1915. Nevertheless, we are advised to for initiation. Two ma*ki*d robbers »top|H*d a Wood- (J. Win. A. Busch in Fort Rock Times.) dianapolis, Ind. have come to Portland avoid any risk, however slight, and the A Mr. Hess committed suicide at on “The Library.” Rhe told about the stock ear at •ktt.li Ave. and 54th street at The constant increase of court ox pen- to make this their permanent home. following simple preventives are sug Troutdale the first of the week, due to organizing of tlie county libraries, the 1 o’clock thia morning and relieved the ditures is inexplicable to the burdened They an1 visiting their daughter. Mrs. gested— despondency over the difficulties he had branch libraries and depositories of the Badly soiled books should lie burned. had in securing work. conductor, B. W. Cooley, of *9.7*. The taxpayers who have not gone to the Gay city into what is said to be one of the Thpse Indianians were near Books ns<*il by tuberculous patient« car had no passengers. trouble of seek'ng a solution based upon neigblairs of the Hoosier Poet, Janies Dancing w ill be legal in Gresham up to best library systems in the l>. 8. She should be disinfected or, at least isolated one o’clock on Sunday morning, accord said the library is well patronized and is investigation. The trouble primarily is Whitcombe Riley. for a month. traceable to the legislative mill which Mrs. Stearns of 7926, 80 street has ing to a new ordinance that is just being something of which we should all lie I Slips should I k * pasted in every book, i prepared for presentation at the next proud. grinds out an endlew quantity of useless gone to visit the fair. The next meeting, being Dec 4, will Hiuslaw aalnion an* beiug shippvd to and often harmful laws. Such limlge- Many of the Woodmere students have reading— session of the council. Time must be Do not cough into a liook. all parta of thè Pacific Coast |Mslge products of the legislative mach visited “The Land Show” and all report getting precious in Gresham when the be election day, so a special announce Do not moisten the fingers to turn the dances tregin so late tliey must run over ment was made that tbe election of The lumber steamer. Fitteli! leit Toledo inery leads directly to increased court that their visit there was full of interest leaves. officers will take plate at II a iu . in- Ibis week wlth 550,000 f<<et of lumber ami busineaa. Another bad practice of legis to them. I on Sunday that way. —————— l»o not leave a book open when not in ! stead of in the afternoon as heretofore. steamer Handon ia ex|iected in a few lative* iNxlie« ia that of paying more at The class of Junior boys of theMillard Advertised Letters daya for a aitnilar load. tention to party politics and the* spoils Ave. Sunday school are going to organize use. Moist heat is suggested as a simple The Lime induatry of Southern Oregon incident there* to than to the real bn»i- a club next Friday night at the home of Advertised letters for week ending Mrs. M. O. Hedge was the vii-tiin of Isseted by slripment of 110 bina to Lane neves that should have consideration. Mr. Merry, the teacher of the class. He means of disinfection when not harmful ¡Nov. 6, 1915: Amundson, Sarah; jokers Saturday evening She was pre to the materials of which a Isiok is County for fertiliaer. There certainly should la* some plan will Is* the club's master. ! Campbell, Roae; Chitwood, Rev. D. J.; pared to visit a lodge ili'wn town aud Two aawmilla at Baker will expeml adopte*d whereby legislatures will attend Isuit Friday the HR resiling changed mails.—M. V, H. Groener, Mrs. Gertrude; Hainaut, W. just as she was leaving tbe boiaw «group *18,500 on tour drykilna. to making laws and not to ae*eking tlieir program and ReMie Mesher recited A.; Huston. Laurence; Huclley, Beau- of friends came filing iu. The thing The Western l'yiion Telegraph Co re spoils. a poem in the Russian language while Daily Mails lah; Huyche, Dr. A. H.; Hutchinson, was all planned by her man and Mrs. porta 30 per cent increate ol business. This article might have been written Conrad Wolf favored the class with a Mails at the Lents postoffice arrive i L. A.; Huyche. Dr. A. H ; Johnson, ' Freeburg, the occaaaion living t“*r birth Tbe Eugene Coùnty court planes *50oo for Multnomah County. Besides five German recitation. and depart daily, except Sunday, as fol Mr«. Mary; Richard, Mrs.; Strollingler, day. Those present were Dr. and Mrs. water raaervoir at thè poor fami. Circuit courts in this cminty we* have The girls of the Woodmere school sre tows : Gus; Travis, Mrs. Millie; Whyte, Lucile; Hess, Clyde Sager aud writ, Mr. and Myrtle Point !» to bave a new post tlirev district courts. The district courts proud of their indoor base ball team and Arrive Depart Weber. Mr. and Mr». H.; Gross, Wessel Mrs. Freeburg, Dr and Mrs Ogsbury, are busy perhaps half of the time. Of are anxious to play against some of the 8:00 A. M. onici* building. 7:15 A.M. Nickel. 6212, 91st St., 6133, 91st St., Otto, Fred, and leo KaUky and their Public work adda IJiaat a week to course “they say" they are busy and other schools for the championship. 12:5OP. M. 12:30P. M. 133, 91st St. wives and Miss Holmes, Several nice Geo. W. Spring, Postmaster | presents were receiver!. Pendlebin payrolls. that they are* a great help.—Ed Geo. I.. Carr, of 62 Ave. left Monday 3::W) P. M. 5 30 P. M. | LENTS GRANGE TO HAVE EINE SESSION Live Local News From Woodmere GENEVIEVE EOSTER GAINS NEW N0TERIE1Y JOE NORDBERG DIES OE ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING EVENING STAR H?S fINE SESSION OREGON NEWS NOTES