I
Lents, Multnomah County, Oregon, March 1. 1917.
Subscription, $1.00 a Year
FIRE HALL TO GET NfW MOMf
BOOSTER SESSION
FSIAtHISIILD
Popular Young People Contracting
Parties- Home In Readiness.
INstusslon About Side-walks to In­
sure Mall Delivery Shows Senti­
ment lor Cement Walks.
On the evening of February Ji lx>uis
T. Robinson »»« united in marriage to
Grace M Klock. The ceremony U»ok
place ut the home of Mr. SU-pta-nson,
Oorner of 70tb street an«l «Kfal avenue,
J. M. Nelson, pastor of the la-ntx Bap­
tist church officiating.
The parents ot
th« brill« an«l gr«x>ui have liv««d in this
section of Portland for some years.
Only the immediate families of th«
i-oiitracting parti«-« were present. I.ymie
Tillman ucti 'l as l»*t man, while Pearl
Cumming» accompanied tbe bride.
Delicious refreshments were aervc«l al
th«- conclusion of the ceremony. Tim
bride was tbe recipient of many beauti­
ful priwnts.
A Is-autiful basket of
choice Howers was present«-«! Iron» one
of the city gris-n hoilra-s, with winch the
hritle had lx-en as«M-iat«*<l.
The newly married couple lM-gnn
housekeeping n>iii»-«liut< Iv in their
home on Hath sln-i-t near 53<1 avenue,
which I ik -I been furnished for them hy
th«- groom's hither, r«-««ly for their ini-
molintc oc<upancy. Thc many friends
of Mr sin! Mrs. Robinson in Ix-nte wish
them u liMppy niarrnsi life.
Vol. 15.
NEW MERCANTILE GRANDFATHER OF HARMONY CLUB
COMPANY FORMED KENWORTHY DIES TO REPLAT PLAY
Directors of Stock Company Owning Amos Kenworthy, Remarkable Charac
Old Katzky Store form General
ter. Passes Away Wednesday In
Merchandise firm.
California Aged Ninety-two.
No. 9
IS REPRODUCED
tntertalnment Given By Harmony Club
First Presentation ot Pirates of Pen
At Bell Hall To Be Repeated at
zance So Successful It Is Re­
Seward Haii Friday Week.
peated For Scholarship fund.
The play entitled “Old Home Day at
Plunket,” given by tbe Harmony Pub­
lic Improvement Club at Bell Hall the
24th ult. will be repeated by special re­
quest at Seward Hall, Lenta, on Friday
Critical Crowd Declares High School
Clyde E. Sager Manager ol New Con­ Probably Best Known friends Evan evening March 9tb, at 8 o’clock.
Committee Appointed to Walt on Com­
At
the
conclusion
of
the
play
an
old-
!
Pupils Make Good Against Prog­
cern
Which
Will
Soon
Open
In
qelist in the World—Travelled
missioner Diet k to Hurry City's
time dance will be held. Admission 25
nostications of failure.
Old Katzky Store.
Continuously fifty Years.
Estimate of Cost.
cts.; children, 15 cis ; under »> year*
frtw. Dancing included in price of ad­
A large anil appicciati ve crowd were
Monday of this week the I «enta
With the death Wednesday morning mission.
The regular weekly meeting of the
in attendance in the gymnasium of the
Ix-ntx Improvement Club wiih held in
Mercantile Company composed of the at Denair, California, at the ripe age of
i new Franklin High .School last Friday to
the new Fin- Hull Mom lay with alxiut
directors of the stock company which ninety-two, of Amos Kenworthy the
' witness the second presentation of
thirty in attendant«. Il wax unanimous­
owns th« Grange building, took over world sustains the loss of a most re-
Sullivan’s Opera. “The Pirates of Pen­
ly deci<l«-il to inuke that hull the permit-
Hie Coffman A Spring store and are markable character, and A. D. Ken­
zance.” The first presentation a week
in-ill inciting pliice for III«- future. Til«-
previous had been so well received, and
»loing business at the old stand. Clyde worthy, of lx»nts and Arleta, loses a
Fire Ih-partuient . ........I to supply li«-at
so many were turn««! away from the
E. Sager is their manager.
Mml light for n nominal monthly charg«-.
much lx*loved grandfather.
As soon ax tlie alterations are com-
Entrants- i« through th«- north doorwuy
Mr. Kenworthy was born in North Mt. Scott Eastern Star Chapter Con doors that the play was repeated, the
proceeds going to the Scholarship Ix»an
pleted which are now under way in the Carolina. He moved his home perma-
of the old Ixi* Theatre entrance.
ducts funeral Services Over Re­
Fund of the school. The audience was
old Katzky store, tbe new firm will
Mr. I't-u-rstm rej»»rt«-«l that pros|H»ctM
a critical one, many being present who
move their stock of gixxls to that lo«-a- . nently to California about 1901. For the
mains ot Mrs. L. A. Tripp.
wiimil very bright forts» i»|»-r»tion from
had statisl freely that this opera was
tion. Thi« will likely be a week or ten past fifty years he has been an active
tin- <'«unity ('oiiiiiii-xioii«-rx in th*- paving
preacher
of
the
gospel
in
the
Friends
’
*
too
ambitious for any high school
day*
yet.
When
in
tfieir
new
home
tol«l
of Foster Ron-1, iix one <>( them had
Funeral service» of Mrs. L. A. Tripp, chorus, but the verdict was unanimous
I the firm will lx- the l-ents Mercantile (tjuaker) Church. In this time he trav­
him tlmt if all th«- rcqui-atx for road im­
elled al) over the United States and in whose remains were brought to Lents that Professor R. B. Walsh, music in-
Company, 5805 92nd St. 8., E.
provement w«-r«- c«»mpli«*l with ita- I
i many foreign countries, having nia'e from Sheridan on Weilnesday of last . structor of the high school, had succeas-
county would -till have $22,0» »• left out
j many visits to Europe. He travelled wi-ek, were held at Mt. Scott cemetery ^’'Uy gotten away with it.
There is
of th«- emergency fund provide«!.
entirely in obedience to what he l elieved
.
being reproduced
Then- w »» a full discussion witn refer-
Monday afternoon, in charge
of «.uiG
the local some talk of the opera
1
r
Divine leading, and hie absolutely un­
also at Eugene, Corvallis and Salem.
cure to llie kill«! of xi-lewalk» w Inch
wavering faith ap|»eare<i at all times Eastern Star chapter
While the various scenes of the play
should 1» strilen for ill onier to ,’u'ak.. Already Neat Barber Shop Made Still
As stated last week, Mrs. Tripp’s are interesting, fascinating and amusing
eipial to the task of surmounting tinan-
the di-tnet • litth- more attractive »ml
Neater und Cleaner Wilh Iresh
' cial obstacles which would daunt any former home was al Enderlin, N. D., oy turns, the chief interest centers round
em-un- a favorable report from the mail
Paint
and
Paper.
else. Upon one occasion be was where most of her relatives reei-le Mr. the music, with the part of Frederick,
inspector wit’, reference !o tin- «-xlalilixli-
Questions Upon Which Voters Should one
offere«!
a purse of $100 made up by four Austin Collier, of Minneapolis, a brother ! sung so faultlessly by Professor G. G.
ment of city delivery. Born«- were in
Proceed
Io
Inform
1
hemselves
churches
which had combined in hold­ of the deceased, arrived Sunday morn­ Dewey vieing for first honors with Miss
Chester's—the popular barber shop-
lavor of graded and gravellwl "bicycl«-
ing
sfiecial
service* under his leadership ing to attend the funeral.
la
always
neat
ami
clean,
but
in
Elba Kenne«ly’s flute-like voice as
path»” >u> being within the n-«uli of
for June flection.
The high esteem in which Mrs. Tripp Mabel. Probably the most appreciated
i and he refused it, simply saying that
ei«-ryoiie's pocket l»»>k. but <»lh«-rx felt olH«llen<-e to the prevalent spring feel­
tbe 1-ord had told him to do so.
He was held by friends in her old home was solo and chorus was that by the Pirate
that «»-niciit sidewalks wen- tl«- only ing. which is affecting us all more or
Fight
measure,
were
enacte«l
by
the
made the next point without difficulty. attested by the beautiful floral tributes, King, Wylie M. Doran and bis band,
kiml Wurth having, an-I that the lime to less them- «lays, Mr. Cieslinski has
recent
legislature
to
lie
referred
to
the
scotire«l
it
even
more
than
usual,
re­
He worked at his trade—that of a broom among which was s floral star, emblem “It’s a glorious thing to be a Pirate
install them had r-sne. The discussion
people
at
a
-pecial
election
to
lie
held
maker—wherever possible, and like of the order, which was contributed by King,” the vim anti harmony put into
was indefinitely |»oetpouc«| )a-ndii>g tbe papered it throughout and put on a tine
Harmony Chapter, No. 42, Eastern this number was truly thrilling. Really
June
4th.
The
iina.uree
are
a.
follows:
coat
of
shining
white
enamel.
It
looks
Paul was chargeable to no man.
re|a>rts of th«- cost of installing si«l«»-
Star, of Enderlin, Ji. D.: also a beauti­ difficult parts were those played by
State
issue
of
$fl,0U0,U0O
In
bonds
to
very
attractive
inde«*«!.
Mr.
Cieslinski
Mr.
Kenworthy
held
a
two
weeks
’
se
­
walkx ami gra«ling Hie street on WUh
ful piece from Mr. Tripp’s Masonic Lorine Gingrich as Ruth, and Fred
street, for which Comtuiaaioner Dieck has now been live years in the na me liegin construction of highways embrac­ ries of meetings in Lents, in a humble friends of Sheridan.
ing
entire
state.
ami
unobtrusive
way,
about
four
years
old
stand.
Kelly as Major-General Stanley—and
was now having a survey completed. A
Mr. Collier will be tbe guest of Mr. they succeeded amirably. The buffonery
Expenditure of $400,000 to build a ago, and many have learned to bless
«ximtnitUs-, consisting of Merer». J. 8.
and Mrs. F. R. Foster while in Lents, was ably and concertedly provided by
new penitentiary at Salem.
him for hie help at that time.
mt'ey, Ralph Stan». J R. G«a>imaii an i
To
raise
|<y
of
legislators
from
$3
a
He is to be burried at Whittier, Cal­ the families having been neighbors in Her Majesty’s constabulary, the police
John Walrod were ap|»>int«<l to inu-r-
the East
dav
to
|i.
a
day.
extend
legislative
ses
­
ifornia,
hie home town.
captain, George Powell, and his force.
view him anti see if th«- figure« could not
sion
to
50
«lays
and
limit
numtier
of
A beautiful setting was tbe moonlight
I«- s|Ms*«li*<l up a little.
bills that can lie introduce«! by mem­
< lance of the fairies between the two acts,
The next mceting wax announced to
bers and committees.
Ovsr ths Bridge of Sighs.
a delightsome combination of color and
be held Monday in the xame plats*.
It Response In Money Is Prompt Most To authorise assessors of Western
Nine times out of ten it is over tbe musical harmony, spoiled unfortunately
A. D. Kenworthy was al»m-nt through
Bridge of Sighs that we pass the nar­ by abbreviated clothing and an apparent
I Iregon counties to restore Oregon and
of four Million Starving Chil
slight indisposition, but his plats* wax
row gulf from youth to manhood.
California
grant
lands
to
tax
rolls.
ably fl I let 1 by Vice- President O. A. Here I '
That Interval la usually occupied by attempt to ape tbe vaudeville ballet
dren Can be Saved.
Ketpiiring municipalities to hold their
an ill placed or disappointed affection. dancers, an unfortunate stamlard for a
primary and election on same dav state C-ounty President and State Super We recover and we find ourselves new high school function.
J. E. Werlein, of th«- Portland Pro- primaries and elections are held.
beings. The intellect has become hard­
j gresxive Busiiicas Men’s Club, Chairman
intendent Present Program —
To provide for classified assessment of
ened by the fire thwmgh which it has
of th«- Belgian Children’s Fixxl Fund, is property with graduateil rate of taxa­
passed. The mind profits by the wrecks
Special Music Features.
■ making an ap|x-al which should bring tion on proj»erty of different classes.
of every passion, and we may measure
| results. Mr. Werlein says :
our road to wisdom by the sorrows we
To enable Port of Portland to build or
The W. C. T. U. of Ariete held a have undergone.—Bulwer-Lytton.
"Four
million
Belgian
children
are
Mother's Account Too Often Ignored
to subsidise steamships and operate
Over Five Hundred Students Attend
I hungry today. A large (x-n-entagt* of line of steamers to foreign and domestic most helpful and interesting local In­
Without a Thought.
School House Meetings In In­ j ihi-rn are starving, and will die n-gard-
stitute, on Tuesday the 20th. Mrs.
ports.
Cheering Him Up.
M.
M.
Sleeth,
county
president
spoke
, l(-s» of the haste witli which money is
terest ot Mole Extermination.
To prevent repeal of any parts of state
He «anxiously, after popping the
in her usual pleasing and entertaining
A ten year old boy overbeard a con­
i raix«-<l ami rusliixl to them to buy fixxl. constitution by implication.
question»-Why do you cry. my love? versation about a certain bill to be
manner,
on
the
lives
of
Frances
Willard
of them can la*
(act
that
the
ground
I
B,,t
*
,BrK
*
Did I offend you by my proposal? She
In spite of the
and Neal Dowe. Mrs. Hidden gave a (quietly sobbing»—Oh. no. dear. Mam paid, and conceived tbe idea of making
has l>een ct»v»-re<l with sn<>« the greater . saved.
most
interesting
talk
on
the
character
■‘Will you try to get this picture in
ma always said to me. "LU. you are I out a bill for bis own services So the
part of the past week tin- mole meetings
of Frances Willard, bringing to her sueb an Idiot that you will not even next morning he laid this statement of
your minds.’ Imagine n long brca.l
which have Isx-n carried on by Theo.
listeners a vivid picture of Miss Willard get a donkey for a lover.” and now I account on his mother’s breakfast plate:
H Scheffer ami County Agent Hall line: every child in it is hungry; some
as she herself knew her. Mrs Mallett hare got one after all.—Philadelphia
“Mother owes Willie forcarrying coal
of them are starving, mid there is not
have la-cn highly successful.
spoke on the life of Abraham Lincoln, Bulletin.
six times, twenty cents; for bringing
enough
f«xxl
for
all.
An
officer
comes
So far nine meetings aixl field demon­
especially his religious life, and strength
water lots of times, thirty cents; for
A Mighty Bridge.
strations have been held nu«l they have down the line. He examines each cliild Mrs. Inez Gulllk is Busy Preparing of character. Mrs. Geo. Snider gave a
going
ten errands, fifteen cento.” His
mid
he
separates
the
hungry
from
the
In tbe Forth bridge there is a hori­
been atteiide.l by 887 p«-rs«»ns, Ml of
For Her Annual Sale-Mrs.
reading about Washington.
Mrs. zontal pull of 10.000 tons on tbe chief mother read the bill bnt said nothing
and
the
'hungry'
an-
pull«>d
starving,
whom are members of the high ami
Barzee and Mrs. Hiddep sang a duet. spans and a weight o< 100.000 tone on about it. That evening Willie found on
Wagner Here to Help.
grad«- schools of the county.
Mr. out of th«- line, screaming ami kicking.
Mrs. Mallet sang a solo and Mrs. Neal their bases Hnlf a dozen British Iron­ his plate the seventy-five cents and also
“
Get
that
again.
The
‘
hungry
’
are
Scheffer has invariably held his amlit-nci*
Inman led devotional service. The clads might be bung upon them with­ another bill which read as follows :
in rapt attention with his remarks on si parattsl from the 'starving.'
Mrs. Inez I. 8. Gullick returned re- ladies of the Arleta union seveil a very out causing any undue atrain.—London
"Willie owes hie mother for hie
“
All
remittances
should
lie
made
to
the habits of the mole, methods of trap­
cently from Woodland, Washington, refreshing luncheon.
Tbe entertain­ Telegraph.
happy home for ten years, nothing; for
S.
L.
Eddy,
care
of
the
Lmld
A
Tilton
ping this rodent, and means of skinning
his food and clothing, nothing; for his
where she was called owing to the death ment for the evening under the super­
th««- caught.
For the past three years bank, Portland, Oregon. It will n-ach
Nearer the Truth.
vision of Mrs. Dwight Woolworth, was
nursing him through a long illness,
th«-
committee
in
charge
of
th«-
Belgian
her
father.
She
brought
her
mother,
of
Mr. Scheffer has Iss-li studying the mole
"So that pretty canvasser sold you a nothing; total, nothing.” When Willie
postponed indefinitely on account of tbe
Children's
Fixxl
Fund,
and
will
Is-
Mrs. Kate Wagner, with her and she
in the Northwest but it is only within
stormy weather. Announcement will be book, eh?"
"No: sbe sold me a couple of smiles saw the seventy-five cents he was
will make her home in Lents for a
th«* last few months that lie has under­ promptly forward«*!.
made soon, and everybody is welcome and threw in tbe book.”—Louisville pleased. But when he read bis mother’s
*
'The
committee
can
keep
a
Belgian
while.
Mrs.
Wagner
’
s
only
surviving
taken demonstration work, all his efforts
to hear this “Story in song,” entitled Courier-Journal
bill his eyes grew dim and hie lips
prior to that time having been confined child alive at a cost of fl |>er month, or brother was struck by a train and the "Saving of Daddy.”
quivered. Then he took the money to
a
little
over
3
cents
a
day.
One
huiidn*«!
kille«!
recently
anil
the
sympathy
of
the
to research.
his mother, threw his arms about her
It is through th«- result of th«* activity dollars will feed loo children out- month; community is extended to her in her
neck and begged that she would let him
$1,000
will
feed
1,000
children
one
double bereavement. She is welcome
of the V. S. Biological Survey that there
do lots of things for her.
month.
The
children
will
only
hav<-
in our midst.
has coine to Is- a ready market for the
Mother's bill is rarely presented, but
American moleskins, which. »«-cording thn-e slices <>f hn-ail spread with grease
it will pay each person to think it out
and
a
lx»wl
of
vegetable
soup,
blit
it
will
to reports receive«! by the government,
and over for himself and then pay it in
Good Philosophy.
an- superior in sizt* and «piality to the sustain life.
The students of Woodmere school, in love and service.—Exchange.
‘
‘
I
want
to
ask
every
school
in
Oregon
What
is
failure?
It's
only
a
spur,
Loiulon
fur
umr-
mol<>s secured on the
The bold, bad hold-up man of the conjunction with the Boy Scouts, will
to undertake the support of as many
To a man who receives it right;
ket.
night
time isn’t your worst enemy, give an entertainment at the Woodmere
the pupils think And it makes the spirit within him stir
County Agent Hall is making plane Belgian children as
There
are
hundreds of little daylight school on Friday evening of this week,
fund
of
$•'»
a
month
A
they
can
can-
(or.
To go in once more and tight.
to market moleskins co-operatively in
March 2nd. A splendid program has
robbers
a
thousand
times worse.
this county and h«>|M-s by following this from every school in Oregon would lie If you never have failed, it’s an even
been arrange«!. The price of admission
are
little
de
­
The
daylight
thieves
thousand
hungry
guess,
plan to obtain a lietter price than could caring for several
mono of waste—spending habits— will be 15 cents, the proceeds to be de­
Yon never have won a high success.
be secured by individuals who <»nly have kiddies.
thoughtless purchases—needlees ex- voted to the Boy Scouts, to which many Tired of Moving Popular Dentist Buys
‘‘Sunday, March 4, has l»een desig­
a few pelts to sell at a time.—tiresham
What is a missT It’s a practice shot, travagances.
of the boys of the Woodmere school be­
nate«!
as
Belgian
Children
’
s
Relief
Fund
Wilson Property on Ninety-Sixth
Outlook.
Which wo often must make to enter
long.
America
wytes
tpore
in
a
single
day
Day. I urg«- every minister ami every
The list of those who can hit the spot than all the hold-up men in the world
St. and Fifty-Ninth Ave.
Portland will have a new industry. priest to speak of th«- conditions in Bel­
Of the bull’s eye in the center.
Raymond
Nichol,
of
lente,
and
Miss
carry
away
in
a
lifetime.
A toy factory will be operated with A gium, and to tak«- up a collection to buy If you never have sent a bullet wide,
Dr. C. 8. Ogsbury moved his family
l>o not be deceived because vour Edna Kottzant were married on Sunday
fmsl for the little ones.
$30,000 capital.
You never have put a mark inside.
wastes
are little. The little leak finally afternoon at five o'clock at the Metho­ into their new home the last of tbe
•‘1 urge every Mayor, every County
School Superintendent, every commer­ What is a knock-down? A count of ten, sinks the ship. The little drain on your dist parsonage, Rev. F. M. Jasper tying week. The doctor recently purenased
Which a mau may take for a rest; pocketbook finally leaves you penniless. the nuptial knot. The young couple the Wilson property on 50th avenue and
cial organization to help in thia work,
Advertised Letters.
’«th street. The house has been re­
Dollars are only pennies multiplied. will reside on 101st street, Lents.
Advertised letters for week emiing (’all meetings and organize to save these It will give him a chance to come up
Every tick of the clock is time.
Will Eggiman, who has been associat­ modeled and placed in a spick and «pen
again
innocent
lives.
Each
community
should
Fate., 24:
The
Don’t throw away little things just ed with his brothers in the meat busi­ condition for their occupancy.
And do hie particular beet
Chamlterlain, A.; Diehl, Mm. Exine go at the work in its own way, but all
doctor thinks moving is no cinch and is
because
they
are
little.
ness
in
Lenta,
has
purchased
the
meat
If
you've
never
l»een
bumped
in
a
remittances
should
lie
sent
to
Mr.
Eddy.
(2) ; Heilburn, Mrs. Sarah L.; Hughes,
I .earn to save.
Begin, if only with a market at Tremont, taking possession glad that he has insured himself against
rattling go,
Mrs. E. M.; Miller, Mies Ella; Man­ They will lie acknowledged, and full
the first of the week. His fnends will future like experiences by purchasing a
penny.
Yon
have
never
come
to
the
scratch
chester, Mrs. W. C.; M08-100th St.; credit will be given each town and city
permanent home.
But begin I—The Circle.
wish him success in hie new venture.
I
know.
for
what
it
does.
”
5927 E. 92nd St.
FIGURES NOI AVAILABLE
CHESIER HAS DOSE
OE SPRING IE VER
PROF. R.B. WALSH LAUDED
COFFMAN & SPRING QUII
EASTERN AND WESTERN
FRIENDS MOURN LOSS
EIGHT MEASURES
REEtRRED 10 PEOPLE
SAVF THE CHILDREN
OF STRICKEN BELGIUM
ARLETA W.C.T.U.
HOLD LOCAL INSTITUTE
MOLE DE MONS I RAI IONS
LARGELY AIIENDED
MOI HER RENDERS BILL
POPULAR MILLINER
BRINGS MOTHER HOME
WASTEFULNESS GREATER
ENEMY THAN ROBBERS
STUDENTS AND BOY
SCOUTS TO ENTERTAIN
DR. OGSBURY BUYS
PERMANENT HOME