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About Mt. Scott herald. (Lents, Multnomah Co., Or.) 1914-1923 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 29, 1917)
Mount Scott Herald Page Thrt* ■F- ’«ÄSWMURÄ' icfwKr MY I I wwe » » Man. Turkey Flew Afterward« »triking Me So Kameetfy on Mair Ho Left Me Quito Brelnleoa. To Editor, Who Keep ChwrfnJ In Spite of Holiday»: Dear Str: White annual yearly date of Thankaglve approach up, I enjoy pntn in connection with my memory. I toll you wtat <vAUpm«l to me last TTiankagtw Thuraday: I waa rmployad for Ort». Oookary at dotnratic kitchen of IO. A Mra. Ilotnno Ooobvr. Eaat OTior*. DL “Tog«»,” nay Hon. Mra.. appr««ch1ng np to me. “tomorrow stall be Thank»- give Day. We expect« to oalebmta ax mraal." «he report for rweetly «railing. ’Ttarv will ta 8 to dinner, to Include rnj fnttlah Cncle S«th who wjual 8 more. All my relative« la moot «uoerful particular about fooda. So now will yon ph-aw- elope tnnnedlataly to tnarkvt for buy one turkey-chicken of 20 iba. complete teodrrneaa, 4 qris emuberrtra of dellrtoua aouruee^ fl bunches crlery-w«<d. and sufficient punkena to conatruet 2% pleaT" I go. At Gouge linn. Mnrket when* was I otaervo algn. TAT TURKEY 85c " To ««• thia, 1 feel vory butnoruua about that High Coat of Ufa “Such delicious eheapnaaa of bird I" I negotiate to Hon. Batcbur who wan there. “At such rate», bow much would 2 turklc« cost?" "f22XO," be report for Immediate artthuuitlc. ”I>o you not promlne fat turkey for 3fic?” I rata off. ••:i5c per lb." he «nagger financially. “I should like (1) It»., pieaaef" Tills from ma “We do not sell bn ken aa-etlona. You must purchase comptete bird, price Thia from him. “At such rules, folks ran get rich by starving." I snugger. No response from him. He go to Ice-tax and fetch forth one enlarged towel without any clothing on. “This are nice fresh turkey," he satisfy. “How you know be fnahT’ I snuggest. “Have he not been constantly on Ice for 2 yrs.? Nothing cottM bo more fr«*shcr than that.“ Hon. Hutch. I buy. He sell me cxiM-nslw relery-Umqtwt. price TBc per clustxT. Tt seevn dis- rrsisH’fuJ to rat such valuation. Also pmrious crantarriea. price fl for sel dom quantities, added to t2JO worth punkens for pin. I promenade home wards. carrying this valuable butchery. While I an* t busty straggling along wtth tardeoed tack, one mworted dog. name of Hon. Fldo. «uux up behind rf turkey and made «timing sniff nose. “Rhool" I r«-port. Hon. FMc stood waggishly Miytng nothin* but looking at Hon. Turkey with flirting eyn. Date of Thankafnl Thursday twrta. up. By uariy a. m. of dnwntime I aro«<- np and commenced. An a. tn. that aas>rto<1 dog. Hon. Fldo, set outside screen doer. 1 permit hUn. About time of afternoon p. m, I could b«mr aiweral tluuiksglver« scmiAng their foot|irints ao rug. Iks». Turkey now wvm I ft>rth smiting sm*«U at bakery, atsl I was glad to assist hl« Lmpxfanm Pretty «oonly all take set-down to tabla “We got much to be ttanksglvtog has“ nv<t lion. (Jootor with sharp knife. "DlntxT la late m usual." “It were not thusly when I wum a t»«" report Uncto 8«<h with gron<\ "please I Ml«« tta celery." He made smack-taste <* tills ftada. ttwn flop tt bock with snubtod ex- pnwilon. “I tave taste«! no yvepuctabk* cvlrry since 1841!" he bolls baffably. All enjoy depression tty this report I g<> to kitchen for bring tn delicious tuulllgnn-towny soup what I taught While I were pouring this hot tawridge In pintea, I notice «light smell of burn. It was Hon. Turkey In oven, becoming too feverish. Bo I took him out am! put him by window whew ho be mon« comfortnblu. I fetch soup In pint«-« to all thoae thanksglvera. “Canned!" they yallup together with voles of sad chorus girls, while thrusting away plat«««. "Nothing is real nny more!" narrate Dncto Beth with dyspepsia. “Even turklcs Is deceptive. When boyhood dnya elapsed. I can remember bow we wns accustomed, on Thanksglvo morning, hi «»lute Hon. Turkey by chopping hltn In knpek wtth ax. We knew ho was good to ««at taco use we se«m how fresh he acted. But no mor«. T«s!ny. turklos lives like Eskimos—«¡«ending their old ago on Ice before meeting clvllta'd pontons. No respectable bird dog would ent them." I enjoy considerable alarm for this thanksgiving «¡»eech. Then, couragtsms Ilk«« n Bninural, I retreat to kitchen for fetch forth Hon. Turkey. Hope thrilled my wrists and ellsnva ns I entered kitchen for escort that sublime turk«>y—but 011 11 I stntid gnat. I look to window where I left that nacre«! bird. Buch things could notl And It wan. Empty p«in «too«! them, seeming entirely vacuum. Hon. Turkey had flowed nwnyfl I ronh by window and look «mrncstly to buck yard. Yee 11 With thankful expn-sslon of bill, there stood Hon. Fldo aisluctlng Hon. Turkey across alley by wing. “Come backward« I” I yellnp. Hon. Fldo show no tmpronalnn from my talk. I lap through window TH feet to onts1d«\ Quickly renssurtng ray lega I retreat after thnt slyly doggish nnnlrnlo, but he «crumble up fance with hooked claws resembling rata Tts> late for n»e! Turkey hnd escaped from my rear nttnek. Mr. Editor, hero««« is most brave when reporting fall’irai. So I drag togeth««r my soul and encraacfa toward dining ro«>m, where I could hear thoae 8 thanksglvers complnlnlng about everything. I walk tn theri carrying empty pan. "Banzai 1“ I India, poking forth vacant dish. "Your digestion .ata.U avoid this agony." “Whnt IsT" all exclaim while lcnptlng to their feetwnra “You should all be very thanksgiving,” I snuggest “You have been res cued from considerable prasemsl poison by one patriotic dog what «aerifies himself by eloping with Hon. Turkey before he could ta ate." “Yon mean we shall have no turkcyF «nagger all. “Flow can we fill his vacant platter?’ nobb Hon. Mm. "I should be thank ful for Hon. Turkey, however tough!" Just while she say this—crashy!! Loud sound of approaching dog beard from kitchen window, and Hon. Fldo with waggish tall trott Into dining room, carrying thnt enormalous bird In hl« rareful teeth. He lay that abeont ftnvel reverently at my fests. "Hon. Fldo do not care for thin enlarged chicken, so he bring him back," I report. “Dinner are now spoilt f" decry Hon. Mrs. “How could yon sp«-nk It?”1 research. “When turkey go, you any. "Dinner ruined!’ When he come back, you, *Dlnner spoiltf I nm Impossible to understand about American customs. “You have Thanksglve dinner so you can set around making bewails. So foolish to do! tl’hy you no choose thia date to kick out Misfortune?’ “I shall do ao!” abrupt Hon. Goober, arising upwards. "First Misfortune to kick will be In your direction." 1 Next he rejected me through window by force of Swedish Jiu-Jitsu. Hon. Fldo arrive by next kick, and Hon. Turkey flew afterward, striking me on hair so earnestly he left me quite brainless. Hoping you the same, Yours truly, HASH IM UR A TOGO, (Copyright, law, by tnt«n>s<ional Pre«« Bureau ) __ LOCAL BRIEFS Rural Items Chri* Wi«-»a of Meier’« <mrag«i 1» on Bellrose-GIlbert. the eick lint Ulin week. E. M. Calkins recently returned from Mr. and Mr«. Chris Wieee will enter* tain Mr« VVie«e’« father Thanksgiving Tillamook where he HtM*nt a few week- following the sudden death of his day. mother. He wait summoned Nov. 13th I E. P. Tobin line returned from White with the news that she had suddenly Salmon and is witling in Lenta for the pa»«>*<l away from la-art failure. Hi« winter. mottar’s name was Mrs. Fannie Fe«in- U. A. Htefle, the tinsmith of Gray*« ton, and she died Nov. 12th at Tilla Cro««ing has been conflneti to bi« bed mook at the ag«* ot #b year«. Her end for some time. was very sudden as »he seemed in per Mr. and Mrs. Major Repp «pent Bun fect health, spent tta day down town and day at Rex, Oregon, viaiting Mr. and came home and ate a hearty supper j Mr«. Fred Frost. Complaining of pain noon niu-r retiring, T. Y. Cadwell has recently returned she got up, but collap«M*d and paeeed Mr. Calkins ' from Thermopolis, Wyoming where ta away in a few momenta. »pent a few wreka straightening up tta 1 has been lor mine time. Prof. "Roe«” appearing in last week’» busirte«,. She leaves a husband, Fred . E. M. ! Herald in tbe Franklin High note« Fesinton, and five children, Calkins of Giltart, L. E. Calkins of I should have read "Prof. Walab.” Seattle, Mrs. Nchmidt of the Arctar Mr«. W. 8. Marshall was tta gue«t of Place Meat Market. Mrs. Fowler ot Mrs. J. H. Marshall of Gilbert rood Ockley Green, N. E. Portland and Mrs. I Tuewlay and Wednesday of thia week. Clark of Kansas City, Mo. The loral committee on entertaining Tta Gilrose School was closed for this ■oldier» for Thanksgiving report that week on account of both Thanksgiving tbe demand exceed« the supply, but and the Teacher’s Institute in Portland. there will ta 21 soldier boy« on deck to Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Hunt were out at day at 11:4A. their garden last week, Mre. Hunt has Tta Lenta Thimble Club met Thurs two sister« visiting tar from Waahing- day aftern<x>n with Meet lames Jeffries ton. and Ainsworth in West Portland. About Bennett Chapel gave Mr. and Mrs. 2ii laditw were present and tta hoetewiee R. A. Gitaon a farewell social Tuesday served refreshments. at tta home of Mra. Shaw. TtaGitaons The tanta IJ hr ary will have a special are returning to Chicago. exhibit of books of interest to parents, Mim Cara Valentine was a welcome teachers and Bunday School workers on caller at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Tuesday Dec 4. Die exhibit is on dis Johnson on Monday evening. play at Arleta tta previous «lay. Mra. Maybee, an old resident visited Mrs.Hpaulding of 90th St. recently friends in this community last Sunday. received a photograph of her son The spirit of Thanksgiving seems to be William, who is stationed at Norfolk, Va. He report« the people there are very unusually strong this year notwithstand ing tta war. It is aptly expreaaed by hospitable to tbe men in uniform. last Sunday’s Sunday School lemon Mrs. T. C. Moore, of HWtii fit. baa been “Blew the Lord, O my Soul, and all confine«l to tar home for four weeks that is within me blew His holy name.” with a nervous breakdown. She is gn-atly misse<l by the Ijulies’ Aid and ottar activities of the Baptist Church. Watson Station The Odd Fellows Hall ia making great preparations tor the big doings to be Richard Smith of 73rd Ave., 8. E., held there next Tuesday. Tta whole near Kflth street, returned home from upper floor ha« tH«en retinted and paint Camp tawis, American Lake, last week, ed and is just rtwplendent in its new where he was Superintendent of Con struction. Mra. Smith is seriously ill toggery* Her ailment In the list of Oregon boys recently at a west side hospital. promoted we tin«! the name of Manon has been affecting her many years and H. Huxley, of Company B, from Cor an Operation may ta necessary. poral to Sergeant. Sergeant Huxley is Mr. Joe Headrick of 71st Ave. 8. E., the son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman L. is improving his cottage by placing two Huxley of 0134, 84th Court S. E. more windows on the west side, and a Mr. and Mrs. V. 8. Patterson, of small torch on tbe eouth tide. Roseburg, Oregon visited Wednesday Mr. and Mrs. T. Fletcher, son Quin and Sunday at tbe home of Mr. and ton and Mr. Jessie Everson, another Mrs. Evarts. Mr. Patterson has been eon, are to eat Thanksgiving dinner a resident of Roseburg for the last with Mr. Sidney C. Haynes and wife; twenty-eight years and still thinks it is tbe latter is a daughter of Mra. Fletcher. the finest place in which to live. Mr. Archie Cone, a brother-in-law to Mrs. Nicholas Gabriel, of Gilbert Mr. Sidney Hayee, was taken violently Road died Nov. 19 and was buried in ill Sunday night, and Monday was Mt. 8cott Park cemetery last Thursday. much worse. Neighbors phoned for She had been sick a long time. The ser- the Red Cross ambulance later in tbe viceeat Kenworthy’s parlors wen held in afternoon; symptoms like ptomaine German. Mrs. Gabriel came to tliis poison. country only three years ago to marry Mrs. Adah MacFarlain will spend Mr. Gabriel. Thanksgiving with her daughter and Neighbors of Mrs. J. E. Updike of son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fisk Gilbert road are much concerned over Gibbins, E. 29th street. the apparent fire which she had Tuesday. Mrs. James G. McVey and children This lime the fire was all smoke. Mrs. are still quarantined, although the Ufdike left the house for a few minutes, little son seems quite well, and no leaving the oil stove burning. This others are affected as yet. "climtad” as oil|lani|>e and stoves have The mail boxes which were ordered a tendency to do and soon filled the placed on the right-hand side of 71et house with a thick black smoke. No Ave., 8. E., have been moved, with one serious damage was done, but every or two exceptions; the order will be tiling was covered with soot and the obeyed. kalsominers are on deck this morning freshening things up again. NOWS THE TIME TO FIX THINGS UP I. N. Coffman Believes While Things Are Quiet Is Improvement Time. The Men Who DO THE BIGGEST THINGS In This World Are GREAT MEAT EATERS Somebody told ns the other «lay that I. N. Coffman was the ’’Mayor” of Lents. 8nits us fine! The Mayor is wide awak«* to the needs of the commun ity as he has started in to fix up four houses which he owns for rental purposes, one of which is at Clark’s Station. He believe’ this is the very l«est time to do such work, while conditions seem a little «¡uiet. Mr. Coffman was quite successful with his potatoes this year and recently shipp«^l half a ton to his brother Van in Loe Angeles, at 32.00 a cwt. The spuds were raised at Sycamore. Mr. Coffman has also recently install* ed a garage on his home place which he is renting to Mr. Mason. He is pre pare«! to build an additional stall if any one wishes to rent it. We JTre Cbankful «•«««« Tor tbe opportunity of ipendlng a day in tbe country. THE MULTNOMAH STATE BANK By tbe Cashier and tbe Book-keeper Do Not Neglect Your Starting-Lighting Battery It needs periodical attention just as tires do. Neglect means battery fail ure later on, and costly repair bills. Don’t wait until trouble develops; bring your battery in to us and we will in spect it free of charge, telling you its exact condition. Taking care of the little troubles kw prevents the big troubles that otherwise follow, Don’t leave your battery in the car when you put it up for the winter. Let us take care of it for you, returning it in A-l condition in the spring. The charge is nominal. We can repair any make of storage battery. We sell the Battery with the famous Super-Hard Plates. LEN1S GARAGE AXEL K1LDAHL, Proprietor 8919 Foster Ro^ Tabor 3429 D 61 The HOME TELEPHONE is your absolute Servant. It does exactly as you say. It acts as you act. You are your own “Hello” girl. It executes your will instantly and automatically. If there’s a strike it’s you who strikes. If there’s a delay, it’s your delay. Greater telephone efficiency for less money is available for you to-day. Take advantage of it Hundreds of others are doing it— why not you? Your patronage will encourage a home industry—it will automatically adjust the wages of our employes and provide service extensions. Call A 6221—Contract Dept, and our representaive will call PLUMBING Still Moving ... ROSE CITY VAN Tbe One-Way-Cbarge Company WOOD AND COAL 8222 Forier R. PERSONALITY IN SUIT& W.C.T.U. NOTES The ladies of the W. 0. T. U. met with Mrs. Dunbar at 9419. 65th Ave. Tuesday afternoon. There was a good attendance, several new members being We declare, without fear of present. The new calendars were dis contradiction, that we hare the tributed and there was a full discussion with referenoe to the Red tatter Day to herhut and juiciatt steaks in ta held Dec. 11th at Mrs. Sager’s, and town. also the White Ribbon Family Dinner to ta held New Year’s Day. Mrs. ROASTS, CHOPS, Pearl Freeburg reported for the com- j DELICIOUS rnittea arranging to entertain soldiera at HAMS AND FISH Thanksgiving Dinner and stated that more homes had been offered than there were soldiers available. EGGIMAN’S MEAT MARKET SUPPLIES «NO FIXTURES —FROM— See Us For . .. Tab. 1424 DflI Prepare for Winter, get your Made to fit any figure Lady or Gentleman FABRIC and WORKMANSHIP 8UARNTEED Old Suite Cleaned, Pressed and Repaired. F. F. EHRLICH B. F. MILLER The Lents Plumber Tabor 5542 5956 92nd 8t. Careful Study Careful study is needed in shoeing any horse. We make a specialty of studying your horse, his disposition and his needs, and guarantee not to in jute the tenderest feet. J LADIES AND GENTS’ TAILOR MATT GREENSLADE, Blacksmith 9134 FOSTER ROAD Foster Road and 93d St. Read the Ads and Benefit by them