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About Mt. Scott herald. (Lents, Multnomah Co., Or.) 1914-1923 | View Entire Issue (March 21, 1918)
Use More Substitutes 8. C. Runyan celebrated his til first which can be overcome this «eason by birthday at his home one mile south of thoee wishing to help the boy« "over Mr. and Mr*. Will Richey visited al the P. O. last Sunday. He is a brother the top.” ths home of Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Blair, to Rev. Wm. Runyan the old war vet- A large percentage ot the lota which in Portland last Saturday. eran who ie on a R. R. claim. were plowe«l last spring will tw in good Mrs. J. W. Frost, was a Portland vis ooudition thia year a« the eo«l ha«rotted, itor Monday. •applying a greater fertility and leaviug Hdppy Vdllej. the ground in irood condition to work. Mr«. E. L. !<ong of Portland spent With the w««ather “fair.ter middlin’ I To a«ei«t in the prevention ot «orne of Friday with W. X. Moor. P. J. Burke’s family visited Hillsdale fanners are hustling into Spring work. the minor midake« the extension service Sunday acvoni|«anie>i by Joe Emerson of Let us hope that old “So!" will stay on of the Oregon Agricultural college has established a ganlen «chod which meets Wisconsin who is visiting at their home. the job. Louie Spady had a little excitement I iu the Meier A Frank auditorium each Mias Laura Moor of Colton. Oregon, visited at tlie home of < her . parents Mr. •*** night when hi« learn tried to ran ^»lay afternoon. Bulletin« on garden- He had been yarding out wood distribution at the heatd- away. and Mrs. W. X. Moor ovw Sunday. and was returning horn«* when a single quarters of the extenaion «ervi«.*« at Born, March 18, to Mr. and Mrs. A. tree came loose. A little excitement room 704 Oregon building. Peraonal in Blymer a son. ensued, till the tongue of th«* wagon formation can be ««cured at thia office John E. Owens and J. Shepard, stuck in tlw ground bringing tlie hors«'» ot> Tuesdays and Friday« from 1 to 4:3» Portland addressed the Red Cross meet to a stop; but not until the liarmwa was p. m. each week. ing at th«* Grange Hall Monday evening. pretty twidly riddl«*d. There was a large attendant*«' and in Ashes As Fertilizer. C. A. B«'tt«‘ lias purchased a new drag teresting program. Ashes have a fertilising value. The saw, so we are told, ami is cutting his A. G. Sager and daughter Miss Entice own timber. l>«»et ashes are from hard wood, They of Lents, visited at the h«me of Mn* G. add lime. ;«otaeh ami phosphoric acid. The Woman's Missionary Society met X. Sager last Sunday afternoon. From 30 to 50 pounds per square rod for last Thursday at the home id Mrs. gardens are recommend««!. They are Mrs Cox of Arleta, Oregon was a via-1 Betts and was well attended. not good for potato ground. Soft wcaxl itor at the home of Mrs. W. F. Garriton, , Leon Bischoff quit th«* ship yards Sal. •she«, leacli«*<l ashes of any kind and one day recently. evening and is working at home incinerator ashes contain l«*»s value Hcdsant Valley. Hdtson Station The federal food administration ha« Issued order« placing th« entire country on a AO-AO liasie in th« u«e of substitutes for wheat. Heretofore certain Motion« of the country hav« bv«*u require«I to nse equal amount« of wheat and wheat •ubatitutee, while other «action« were permitted to use a leea percentage of •ubetitntM. The new order covers the entire country, placing all on a uniform basis. As a result of the ruling it will l»e necessary for purchaser« of wheat flour to purchase an oiual amount ot corn, rice or other substitute. Contrary Evidence. "The greater cannot go into thele»«." “8<> they say. But how is it on theae blowy day« that half the «lust in tlie world get« into my eye«'”* It efforts were made to dispose of all hens when their liest laying days were over, a large quantity of poultry meat would tw> place«I on the market. All poorly developed chickens should l*e culled out am! sold (or meat, al o This would allow the poultry k«*e|*er to make the batt use of his gram by (««sling it to younger and more productive fowls. —A« a mean« of «tlaaulating the move ment of farm product« to the conautner, the l'o«t Office Department has increas ed allowable weight of parcel poet pack age«. The limit of packagee mailed In the fl rat and aecond «ones for delivers in first, second or third tone«, after March 1A, has l>een raise.I from AO to 70 pound«. The limit tor other «enee haa lieeti raised from 20 to AO pound«. From June A to lbw-ember 1, 1917, only 5,870 arreete were made or report ed to tlie Department of Justice tor failure to register under the «elective- •ervice act. Of tiieee, 2,053 wrrerele«»- cd after having registered and prosecu tions were begun again«! 2JV.9, of which about I,.MM) <-a»ea are still |s<nding. LHtla Mias Muftett. She «al onatuffet Eating wheat bread and preserve«; There came Mr. Hoover, Who liegan to reprove her And uow Mias Muffett conservM. 4 Little Jack Horner eat In a corner, Ealing hi« wheal and rye; '•Jo plum« I eat. nor auger nor wheat— What a great Imy am I.” Mary, Mary, quite contrary, How does your garden grow? Wheat conbervera and fruit preserver« And Red Cross Knitter« all iu a row. Mrs. Bprat eats all the fat, And Jack eats all the lean; For Mr. Hoover ordered them To lick the platter clean. Ladle«' Home Journal. The simplest way to prevent the ac cumulation of dirt la to make It easier to l>c dean than to l>e dirty. Illa Way. "A elockmaker conduct« hi« hii«in«M« War Apple Cobbler. Two enp« middling«. % cup flour, 1 by reversing the usual rule«.“ "How aw?" teaspoon talking |siw ier, pinch of «alt, ”H<< starts it l>y winding it up."— I large baking apo. i laid or frying«, In Ihr Right Pinco. milk enough to make baiter. Grease "You seem nt home here,“ remarked pan well and cover with batter; «lice thin, go<«l cooking apple« and cover a man at th« post ollie» to the |M>at- batter real thick with apple«, spice and master. '•Yes,” replied tlie latter, “this la my «ugar. Cover witii batter and bake in stamping ground." •low oven. berve with cream. 4 Belrose-Giltert. People of thia district are so busy Mr. and Mrs. Amberson of Newburg, getting ready for spring they really Oregon visit«-«! Mr. Sidney C. Hays and haven't time to get sick. wife on 71st Ave. S. E. one day last Some few claim a slight cold for week, they combined business with pleas oddity, eh? ure. as they have acreage on this Ave. J. L. Johnson has sold his 9 weeks old Mrs. Ainbere- u is Mrs. Haye mother. Jersey calf to E. J. Mahoney. Mrs. Grace Van «Mon of Sandy, a W Gilbert came over and plow«*d up sister of Mr. Hays, Mrs. Josie Cone Johnson's ground and till«*«! it so fu— ot and Mrs. Ada bchnavely. now of Level. Idaho and Jesse Hays of California, vis seeds that it’s loaded for spring. Cortes Valentine, the Soldier Boy ited for several days witii Mr. Hays am! family also with her mother Mrs. Am formerly of Gilbert Station writes from berson of Xewberg ami Mr. Van <Mons’ Parker hospital. New York City where be is still confined. to use his c» n parents in Lents. Little Mary Margaret Headrick of word», “I have hail all kinds of 880> 71st Ave. 8. E. will celebrate her stomach trouble, the mumps and first birthday by having her picture I scarlet fever ail mixed up together and taken and receiving the donors of the . it sure made a dirty mixture bnt 1 atn “Stork Shower” given previous to her so glad to get rid of my pain that I can't complain”. Should we not be arrival, the tìret reception given in beri proud of a man from this district so honor. I true-blue to our country that he will M re. Anna Belle Fletcher is making -uffer, what is more trying than the many improvements in ber new home, excitement ol battle life without a by paperiDg. painting and setting out croak or word of complaint? He con fruit trees ard shrubbery. cludes by saying that he has not beard 8. C. Hays, bad a narrow «scaje from from Jimmie Reed since he left across beirg crusted to death iy an iron plate the water. Every resident of this local striking L:n> <r ti e l««k of Lis bead, he ity, we believe, joins in loyal tribute of was kr.ccked senseless, ard Ltd it love and most kindly regard to the two ftn«k iqtaie <n its ««'pe instead of on boys from this district. a shut, le cettain y wtnld Lave le«n Oh, we have to pay a six-cent fare, killed. But we trade at borne eo what do we Mr. nd Mts. Clsrhs Fitk GilLirs of care? W> F. 2®tL M. n«t.t a pleasant evenirg We don’t waste money on movies down with Mr. ard Mts Ar.il«r Fielder <n town, C,:r.i<i. Ft. leiw««n E i-i d »rd 23i<1 But buy W. S. 8. at home and don’t St. Mr. Fletcl er is an expert in the even frown; act« n chile line, atjd is a manufacturer Live for the best am! the best comes to of item. Mr. Gitbins left an order with you. bim to select cne of the lest makes of Let’s see I^nts grow under the Red, the bight r priced for him, feeling confi White and Blue. dent that Mr. Fletcher would make no The four families, residents of this mistake in the selection. Gilbert-Belro-e district, who formerly Royal F. Love is still delivering for lived in Western Canada will lie sur Mr. Wing on Foster Road. as his place prised to learn from articles publisher! is hard to fill.- be has the business down in the “Aylmer Express” that this past “pat”, and has the routes all over town winter has been the coldest they have perf«»ctly memorized, and no mistakes had there in <50 years. are schedule-i. Mr. Going ot 83rd street 8. E. is plac ing gas in his cozy home, be has selected large, beautiful globes and up-to-date fixtures Joseph Headrick has quite a garden County Agent 8. B. Hall whose duty planted already and counts on planting it is to give information and advice more than last year. valuable to the home war gardener has the following to sav regarding the failure of the gardens last year: There were many reasons for the Cherryville failure of so many gardens in Portland We have passed the equinoctial line. last year. Gardene which failed to The real official Spring arrived on the materialize a“ war gardens and prove«! 21st when the Sun passed the line and to be non-productive kaiser»’» gardens. the days and nights are of equal length The garden work on the most part Rockfeller will have to rub along with was begun very late in the season, land an income of $20,000,tXX) a year now as that ha! not been plowed for years was the Government has taken $40,900,090 broken up, heavy mate of e«xl were of his income for the income tax “pity turned under which forme«! a perfect prevention to the rise of the moisture the sorrows of a poor old man”. Lige Coleman “the mountain man’’ from the lower soil and caused the sur who spends the dry season on the top of face to dry out early in the season. Mt. Hood as a lookout man, has a ranch This same heavy so«! also prevente«l the near Sandy. He sold 5 pigs lately a roots of the vegetables from penetrating little over o months old that weighed to where they could get moisture so 1100 lbs. for which he received 17$$ they had to die of thirst. Then again there were many lots cents a p<Aind. They grew, liver! anil got fat on an artichoke patch, finished plowe«l for garden purposes where the them off on barley shorts. He raised a soil was entirely unfit, in some cases patch of black hulless barley last year the surface soil had been scraped off which did fine and will sow a field this and in others they had been filled in year. He says it is excellent feed for with subsoil from some excavation, on man and beast. Too bad that so much the most part these proved to lie kaiser’s of it is converted into beer when a bar gardensJ There were also those places which ley loaf makes the most nourishing of bread. It does well here and it is a made a very nice start an«l were very promising until the time to irrigate wonder more of it is not raised. came. They were carefully irrigated Teddy Roosevelt has four sons in the about four times too often and not long service somewhere in France. His son enough each time. Just enough water Archie recently wounded and decorated being sprinkled on the surface each for bravery in action is almost the same time to pack it down so that the sun age to a day as Archie Averill of Cher the following day evaporate«! not only ryville also “over there.” all the water which had been applied A meeting was held at the school but the water from the lower soil and house on Monday night of this week for soon the patient misdirected efforts the purpose of canvassing the neighbor were fruitless. hood for old garments for the Belgians. Likewise there were the gardens that Miss Elizabelle Roach our teacher failed through the improper planting of went to McMinnville last Saturday to the seed, and those that male a nice look over the situation as a teacher etart and then as the warm weather there. Miss Roach has been offered a came on died from neglect. raise in her salary here as she has given These are a few of the chief reasons excellent satisfaction. observed by the writer, the most of Why The Gardens failed. ENTS ENTS ATEST ARDWARE USTLING ARDWARE ONVIENCES ADIE’S OME OM FORTS ENTS ARDWARE OMPANY ENTER OMPANY A We are determined to $row in business by deserving toérow' March 21. 1918 5923 92nd St., Portland, Ore. Buy “W. S. S.” and “Thrift Stamps” Have Yoo (lot I hat I ishin' I cetin'? I sat st inv desk aa I ad<fed a eoliimn, But tin* nuinla rn were never so hard trtinv, My ««are caught the voice of tlie woods, Plain Universal Lunch Boxes with Regular Universal Vacuum Bottle I Gillman Lunch Kit with regular Universal Vacuum Bottle $1.50 Fillers (or Universal bottles $1.30 2 hours 75c Triangle Floor Mops like cut 25c and up Cedar Oil Polish for mops and polishing, 4 oz bottle, each ------- 25c (iet Busy With that War Garden Now is the time to plant and this is a Good Place to get those little red “Early French Breakfast ra dishes” just think how delicious they are, but to in sure nice crisp radishes they must grow fast. Use a little “Gromore” and they will grow over night. Almost a Complete line of Garden plows, hoes, rakes, spades, shovels, hooks etc, etc. in stock. Purchased 5-6 and even 8 month* ago in both Local Markets and at the Factories. We did not rely on any one source, for our supply of this stock and our good judgement is proven in us having the goods now, and as a sample of the advantage this gives you, we are selling a large wheel garden plow for $5.00 that the Local Jobbers are ask ing and getting $5.85 for wholesale. Now add a fair profit for the retailer and the difference is what we save you on this one thing only. UP TO 10c $1.00 Don’t be a slacker on your face. No trouble at all, just a little time and one of these ra zors anu you can be assured of shaving satisfaction We have everything but the beard WHERE TO GO FISHING and HOW TO GET THERE We enjoy angling ourselves and are always willing to give expert advice to anyone interested. SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN IN LENTS SOCN. Feathers wanted—We have the Tar I know ol a risi that lies cawsl and in-e lected, <»f n reel that Is,th p»i||ah and oil would improve, tn Itid I», Of n line lliat >>,s-ds «ctting t<> mak» it run »intsttli Tliere are hook« by thè pl«*nty in a win- >l>>w- I knnw nf IV ln-re farmers are wout lo aMetnltle HI night, Ami thè old white-tiaired «tori- ■man I« ricli in ili» Ioni of The tisli ami tln- hook that the right fisti will bit«-, For your Spring house cleaning Hot Point Electric Cleaners for rent Ain! I Mun Uiroiigh th« tniNt a «Lady Irtiw. I heard lie* splash of the swift-tlowiiig current. A« it sang iu wild song on its own ns-klew. way. And the-lip of tilt* willows that lietid to car«-»» it tier tin-r.w’k that wan spoiling for fisherman’s play. WATCH Lents Hardware Co. Oh! thè sound <d tlmt ............. ben- with |s-n rai«*d, Oli' thè Vision, how brighi, tlint I «e«- ibnmgli ili» inist, And I nimitally ’piume lo thè woods tiiNt iiri- <*n!ling, I ìm » iv!«l mine to tli»* nAinvn on thvlr viiiitor'M li»*t. Don't «top ni«-—l'm o(f! f(ir my ,.1W(. needs n doctor, And old Fatlier Nature will help with hi» wih*, t And thè aid of my r<sl ami my recl ami my basket Io cure all my ilis and lengthen my lift*. OUR NAME Our «election of a name for this »pace brings queer result« Mr —I«-« nil......very loan is entitled to ttiat much courtesy—B. Miilrii»- .«litor of the optimist or PeasimUt in the col- iimiis of his paper ailggrated we call it the “Hedge Hog" now w«- take excep tion, WI- do not see the |s>lnt, and rather think Mr Mitlrin«-thinks I am a hog I»-, cause I have attempt«-«! to collect a bill lie owes me for 74 yards ot House lining ptiriliii's-d Jun.- 24-1914 amounting to ♦3 33 on which payment« of from 10 cents tv as much ns 11.530 have heeri made leaving nt this time n balance still due us. C. H Kessler Wins C. II. Ke-eler win« in our contest for a name. Having submitted the heading as you ««•«• it alsive our space. How ever our «.-lection won the following com- «•nt from J. H. Fox. '< . H. Kessler, on«* of the Marine Guards at the I'edern! Wireless Station, was the lucky winm-t of the flu prize offered bv Marvin Hedge for n new name for his trade boosting publication. While we are gla<l to congratulate Kes sler, we take severe exception to Marie’s judgment—its |><s>r. Our wife turne.l in about a couple-.?! dozen names and to our certain knowledge they were all of them In Class 1, A. But. then, they say you < an always tell a Hardware •Man—but you can’t tell him much; too bail. ’ Following is the als.ve mentioned list considered as of A I class, read them ami judge for yourself, Hardware Special The Pep Page, Wear’s Indee.l, Hard ware space, Hardware Herald, Hard ware Column of Lents h uts Booster, Hammer and Nails, Hardware, Hard- ware Voutli, Gleams of Gumption. What’s really what, Hardware, Facts and Fancy and lined us, now who is right? (We still think we are. Ed.) ¥