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LENTS STATION, PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 1919
Mrs. Hinman Passed On
Portland Physician Well
March 19—Had Lived al)
Known in Lents Returns
Her Life Near Portland
From Service in France
NINETY-SECOND STREET TO
The board of county commissioners
began advertising for bids March 21
for paving Ninety-second street for
u distance of 600 feet, 300 feet south
and 300 feet north of Foster road,
The paving will bo 18 feet wide. Bids
will be received up to 11 o’clock a.
m„ Monday, April 7, at room 201,
court house. The paving must be
completed by June 1, 1919.
AU bids arc to be compared on the
basis of the roadmaster’s estimate of
the quantities of work to be done and
the materials to be furnished. Ail
contracts for work to be done shall
be in writing, executed by the con
tractor and the county commissioners
in triplicate. The estimates are ap
proximate only, being given as a
basis for the comparison
of bids.
•
PERIOD OF BUSINESS
EXPANSION IS HERE
lx*nts is now entering upon a pe
riod of prosperity and business ex
pansion that gives promise of eclips
ing anything experienced along that
line for years. Following the re
moval of the Ix-nts Pharmacy to new
and enlarged quarters in the Yott
building comes the report that the
room just vacated by them has been
rented, to parties who will occupy it
with a line of gents* furnishing
goods. Efforts of a Herald repre
sentative to verify the report were
unavailing up to the time of going
to press, although two other business
men who tried to runt the place were
told rt was rented.
Two men were out Sunday and
again Monday trying to secure a lo
cation for a furniture store. They
finally found what they wanted and
if the owner of the building makes
necessary repairs they will occupy it
and begin an active campaign for
business.
A new restaurant and waffle house
has been opened just south of the
car line at 6009 Ninety-second street,
and they report a good business.
Other stores are enlarging and re
modeling their places of business in
order to accommodate their increas
ing business, and all consider the bus
iness outlook for the future to be
most promising.
Mount Scott Drug Co.
Remodeling Their Store
The Mt. Scott Drug Co. is just
completing an extensive remodeling
program in their store room in order
to display their stock to better ad-
vantage and also greatly improve the
appearance of the store. The old
linoleum has been removed and the
entire room covered with new inlaid
linoleum.
New shelving has been
put in, new display tables installed,
and the basement has been fitted tip
as a store room for a part of their
paints and other reserve stock. Most
important of all, a section of the
main floor has been set aside for
their grafonola department where
they can properly display and dem
onstrate the machines. This depart
ment has been greatly enlarged in
the past month, a new line of Edison
machines having been added. This
is the only drug store in the city
which handles this make of machine.
They will also continue to handle the
Columbia grafonola.
Sgt. Sommerfeldt Home
Sergeant Walter M. Sommerfeldt
arrived home from France Tuesday.
He is looking fine and enjoying the
best of health. He is contemplating
going into the farm implement busi
ness and is looking for a location in
Washington.
Mrs. Huffman Died Monday
Mrs. Sarah A. Huffman died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. J. Han
son, 5632 Woodstock avenue, Monday,
March 24. The body was forwarded
to Illwaco, Wash., Tuesday evening
for burial.
Hills will be received on the follow
ing types of pavements:
Cement concrete (one course) No. 1.
Cement concrete (one course) No. 2.
Asphaltic concrete No. 1, on crush
ed stone base.
Asphaltic concrete No. 2, on crush
ed stone base.
The board will also receive and
consider any and ull specifications
furnished by any individual, firm or
corporation offering to bid on such
road or any part thereof.
The bidder will be required in his
construction contract, upon notice by
Multnomah county, to repair and cor
rect all defects which may appear in
said pavement within five years from
the completion and acceptance there
of by Multnomah county, anil which
are the result of any defective mate
rial or improper workmanship used
in the const ruction thereof.
I Families of Boys in the
Service Should Fill Blanks
The death of Mrs. Ora Edith Hin-
■ man, 5408 Eighty-sixth street, Wed-
inesday, March 19, was a great shock
to her many friends here. Funeral
services were held at Kenworthy’s
chapel Friday, March 21, at 1 p. m.,
Rev. Summers officiating. Interment
was at Oregon City, where she was
laid to rest near her mother and
sister. The many beautiful flowers
showed the high esteem in which she
was held.
Mrs. Hinman was born at Damas
cus May 19, 1887. and Hved all her
life near Portland. She was married
to Walter Hinman June 19, 1907, and
to this union were born five children:
Wilmer, 11; Walter, 8; Gwendolyn,
6; Burnell, 5, and an infant 5 months.
Besides the husband and children she
leaves to mourn her loss her father,
Wilmer Moak; two sisters, Mrs. Ida
Rittenhouf, Clackamas Heights and
Mrs. Echo Hoover, North Powder;
and one brother, Philip Moak, of
Portland.
Captain Varrilas C. Birney, a
physician well known in Lents, was
a caller at The Herald office the first
of the week. Captain Burney was a
member of the old 3rd Oregon regi
ment but on arriving in France was
transferred to the 42nd artillery, an
organization that operated the heav
iest gun in the American army. In
thia regiment he saw service in every
sector of the front, and for seven
months never left the fighting zone.
Captain Birney was calling on his
many friends and acquaintances in
Lents and exhibiting some of the
souvenirs he collected while on the
fighting line. One of his souvenirs
is an iron cross of the second degree
which was given him by a wounded
Prussian officer whom he had at
tended. His other trophies consist of
helmets, buttons, gas masks, insigna
of rank and ornaments.
Dr. Birney will again take up his
practice on Hawthorne avenue.
Local Woodman Lodge
Adopts Resolutions
Meyers Garage Sold to
Chicago Man Wednesday
Meyers garage, on Foster road,
was sold Wednesday of this week to
John Allman, who arrived recently
from Chicago. Full details of the
deal could not be learned but more
will be given next week. Mr. Allman
is said to be an expert magneto man
and will install a new magneto charg
ing plant at the garage.
Whereas, It has pleased the all
wise Father in his infinite wisdom to
remove from out midst the beloved
wife of our esteemed neighbor, John
Manz, be it,
Resolved, That Mt. Scott Camp
No. 11650, M. W. A., extends to
Neighbor Manz its heartfelt sym-
pathy in this dark hour, and be it
further
Resolved, That a copy of these
resolutions be sent to Neighbor
Manz, a copy spread on our camp
records, and a copy sent to the Mt.
Scott Herald for publication.
B. F. VOLTS,
W. E. GOGGINS,
CHAS. WARD,
Committee.
All families that have some one in
the world war and have not received
a questionnaire blank to fill out for
a permanent history should upply to
Mr. Hershner, principal of the Ix-nts
school, who will supply them. They
should be filled out and returned
promptly, to be sent to Miss Cor
nelia Marvin, state librarian, who is
Injured by 35-Foot Fail
writing the biographical history of
Mr. Torrey, of Sixty-eighth avenue,
our sailor and soldier boys, volunteer
(<•)! from a 35-foot scaffold at the
and drafted.
Willamette Iron & Steel Works last
Monday and severely injured his
Give Clothing to Belgian
back. He was taken home from the
Children War Sufferers hospital Tuesday but is still suffer
ing greatly. It is hoped that he will
suffer no permanent effects from the
Mrs. R. J. McCollum was taken to
The salvage drive is on for cloth accident.
the Good Samaritan hospital Sunday.
ing for Belgian children.
Parties
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having any clothing, shoes or mate
rial that can be of use may leave
same at The Herald office, where it
will I m - taken care of until it is col-
lected by the salvage wagons, The
drive is under the auspices of the
Red Cross.
INTERESTING NEWS ITEMS FROM
CITY HALL -TO BREAK COMBINES
United Artisans Enjoy
Program by Artisan Band
The United Artisans met at Stew-
arts hall lust Friday evening for the
last time and in the future will meet
in the Grange hall over the Lents
Mercantile store Wednesday evening
of each week. The
'
Junior Artisan
band, under the ■ direction of Prof,
Coomer, gave a concert which was
greatly enjoyed, After the program
dancing was the • order of the eve-
ning.
Ladies of Ariel a Gym
Class Gave Masquerade
Dance and Program
The masquerade entertainment and
dance given by the gymnasium class
of the Arlcta school Tuesday evening.
March 25, was a huge success in all
respects. The gym stunts were high
ly entertaining, reflecting the su
perior ability of the teacher, Mrs.
Knapp. All those who masked to
represent special characters received
the hearty applause which was due
them, as their costumes and jestures
were carried out to perfection in
every detail. Huck Finn, apparently
returning from a fishing trip, ar
rived in his ban- feet carrying a
string of fish and escorting his Hula-
Hula sweetheart. Parson Rastus ar-
rived, bearing on one arm his wife,
Dinah, and on the other a live
chicken; we take it he had fallen
from grace and visited a hen roost
on the way. Sis Hopkins cavorted
in her new spring hat. Buster Brown,
Gypsy fortune teller, Jackies, football
boys, and many others were worthy
of honorable mention.
Each one brought a lunch which
was relegated to a pool and Huck’s
fishing pole' was appropriated for
landing each participant a dainty
morsel. Coffee was furnished by the
class. While it was strictly a fem
inine affair, many men’s trousers
were in evidence, and before the eve
ning was over it was most obvious
that many husbands would be obliged
to secure new clothes before appear
ing at work next morning, for there
were those that "fit too soon.”
A resolution introduced at the
meeting of the city council last week
by Commissioner Perkins for a new
plun of 100 numbers to the block will
be acted upon at the council meeting
this week, and if passed all Portland
houses will be renumbered. As at
present Commissioner Perkins states
that in many blocks there are less
than 20 numbers and more than 20
in others. On Willamette boulevard
there are many duplications, while in
some other parts of the city the num
bers are so badly mixed up that even
the mail carriers have difficulty in
delivering mail to the right parties.
The resolution as presented suggests
a plun that all data be given to the
city planning committee with a re
quest that this body make a complete
study of the situation and to return
a report and whatever recommenda
tions they may see fit to the city
council as soon as possible.
A committee of business men called
on Commissioner Perkins last week
to consult with him as to what action
is to be taken in regard to securing
employment for all handicapped and
unfortunate cripples in Portland. It
was decided that these people shall
appear at the city hall and get a per
mit before being allowed to sell ar
ticles on the streets. Upon making
application they will be referred to
A. R. Gephart, general secretary of
the public welfare bureau, who will
communicate with A. R. Brown, of
the United States employment ser
vice, who will make an effort to find
employment for them. Any persons
who do not belong he»e will be urged
to return from whence they came.
The committee requests that all em
ployers co-operate with Mr. Gephart
in finding suitable employment for
these unfortunates.
There is considerable feeling ex
pressed against certain “combines” of
ljusiness firms in this city by Com
missioner Barbur, especially against
the sand and gravel companies. As
there is an ordinance preventing in
dividuals and corporations combining
to destroy competition, Mr. Barbur is
now taking the matter up with the
city attorney as to what can be done
in checking further encroachments
VOL. XVn.
No. 13
LENTS SCHOOL WILL HONOR
ITS SOLDIER-SAILOR ALUMNI
Lents school is preparing to give a
day to the entertainment of the boys
who have returned from “over there’’
about the middle of May, probably
May 15, the date of the meeting of
the Parent-Teacher association.
The program will be:
First, a commemoration of the two
members of the Lents school alumni,
who lost their lives and the unveil
ing of enlarged photos to be perma
nently placed in the school assembly
hall.
Second, a patriotic program in hon
or of our soldier boys of the Lents
school and Lents vicinity.
Third, a reception and refresh
ments served by the Parent-Teacher
circle.
A May Day Festival
To prepare for the above event a
Sgt. William M. Anderson
Writes From Hospital
Following is a recent letter re
ceived by Mrs. Anderson from Ser
geant William M. Anderson, company
A, 116th Engineers:
Mrs. Nellie E. Anderson:
Dear Ones at Home: I am still in
the hospital at Hyeres, in the south
ern part of France, waiting to be
classified. Don’t know when I will
be sent home; probably in one or two
months. I got track of Clarence Coon
at last. I met one of the boys who
belonged to his battery and he said
that he died in the hospital at Ba-
zieller when I was there. ‘ If I had
known that he was there when I
was I would have gone to see him,
but I did not know.
1 was mistaken when I wrote you
that Hyeres was near Niece. We are
only about 12 miles east of Toulon,
about three miles from the sea. It
is a beautiful little town and well
built, with fine villas and hotels, and
very clean—a great place for tourists
before the war. Uncle Sam has leased
most of the large hotels and is using
them for hospitals. Very few of the
boy^ here are really sick, but are
only waiting to be sent home. It is
more of a rest camp than anything
else.
lire country is very beautiful.
Easterners call it mountainous, but I
am from the west where they have
real mountains. Still the hills are
pretty high and are terraced from
the bottom to the top and they cul
tivate most of the ground except
where it is too rocky. There are a
number of old ruined castles on the
hills, and the ruins of an old Roman
temple that was built in the first
century, A. D.
I don’t know whether I will get
any more .letters from home or not
as the men in the hospitals are at a
disadvantage in regard to the mail.
We move from one hospital to an
other so that the letters hardly have
a chance to catch up with us.
SGT. WM. M. ANDERSON.
upon the suffering public and if nec
essary to bring legal action against
them if there are such combines ex
isting.
“Pap” Simmons, always pleasant
and smiling, and when occupied has
the title of Chief Responsibility and
Custodian of the city hall—erstwhile
head janitor—has been suffering for
the last two weeks with erubescrut
erythema, according to Dr. Parrish’s
diagnosis of external diseases, other
wise known as the shingles, He is
again at his post and is telling all
about the good old times he used to
have with Senator Mulkey’s father
when they were playmates together.
“Pap” says the next time he has the
symptoms he is going to the logging
camps where they don’t have such
things—yet.
Commissioner Perkins introduced
last week a resolution at the council
meeting to build a tunnel through
Portland Heights somewhere in the
vicinity of Marquam Gulch. The tun Father of Mrs. Dunbar
nel would, if bored at this point, be
Reported Near Death
in the neighborhood of seven-eighths
of a mile and the estimated cost
would be close to $2,000,000. Com
J. Allen Dunbar, 6029
Ninety-
missioner Perkins introduced the Res second street, • received a telegram
olution as a reconstruction measure Tuesday morning saying that his
for the purpose of giving returned wife’s tather, now 92 years of age,
soldiers and others who were in the was at the point of death in south
service of the government employ- east Kansas.
Mrs. Dunbar found
ment, and at the same time would re- herself
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unable to make the trip east
duce the number of unemployed who 'just now, but her sister, Mrs. F. E.
naturally congregate in large cities Roberson, of Yamhill, came to Port
at this time of the year. Mr. Perkins land that evening and started east
believes a tunnel built through the at 9:30 Wednesday morning, hoping
hill into Washington county would to arrive at her father’s bedside in
be the biggest asset this city has time. A brother also, S. Haworth,
ever had. It would bring the farm of Star, Idaho, is expected to meet
ers nearer to the markets and great Mrs. Roberson at Caldwell, Idaho,
ly facilitate the marketing of their and go on with her.
products. It would increase the pop
ulation in a large measure and would
cause the other side of the hills to Lents Hardware Company
be built up with beautifal residences I
Celebrating Anniversary
the same as on this side of the
heights. Business men would have
their business greatly increased while
The Lents Hardware Co. is mailing
property would advance proportion out this week a 22x30-inch circular
ately. In fact, it would benefit every advertising their special anniversary
part of the city. The council has sale beginning April 1 and continuing
taken the matter up seriously and to April 12. Mr. Hedge is celebrat
should they act favorably it will be ing this important event by offering
put up to the people to be voted on the people of the district some real
bargains in hardware of all kinds.
at the next election.
school entertainment will be given
May 1, afternoon and evening. Money
in excess of the cost of enlarging
the pictures of the two boys who
gave their lives in their country's
cause will be used by the Parent-
Teacher circle to furnish the teach
ers’ rest room.
The following committees are to
arrange and carry through the un
dertaking for the school:
Teachers’ Committee—Miss Train,
Mrs. Darnall, Miss Evarts, Miss
Chapman, Mr. Hershner, ex-officio..
Parent - Teacher Committee — Mrs.
Otto Katzky, Mrs. F. S. Lent, Mrs.
Sager, Mrs. Hershner, Mrs. Droit,
Mrs. F. O. McGrew.
Alumni Committee — Mrs. Oliver
Wheeler, Mrs. Mildred Nordberg, Miss
Myrtle McNeil, Philip Strack, Milton
Katzky.
RECEPTION A VERY
SUCCESSFUL EVENT
The reception for returned soldiers
and sailors given at the Evangelical
church last Friday evening was an
enjoyable affair and a complete suc
cess. The ladies of the church pre
pared a free chicken dinner, and wel
comed all the soldier and sailor boys
of Lents. A goodly number of the
boys responded, and how they did
enjoy the chicken and rich gravy
served in an abundant supply for
them. One was almost convinced
that they had been associating of
late days with some of the preachers
who are said to be so fond of, and
can store away such a quantity of
yellow-legged chicken, or for that
matter, any legged chicken so long as
it does not' stand on its legs aay
more. And how the ladies did en
joy to see their chicken disappear
and be so comfortably stored away
by the boys for future use. The la
dies came near bursting out in a gen
eral chorus, saying, “Come again,
boys, and enjoy our next reception."
At any rate, the boys and the ladies
are now on splendid good terms, and
we hope that the circles may bring
about similar enjoyable occasions.
A fine program had been arranged
in honor of the boys. Soon after the
dinner the wheels began to unwind
the fine laces, music, readings and
mince pie. The mince pie baked by
a surly old man was especially en
joyed. A large and appreciative au
dience was assembled in the auditor
ium and the very atmosphere was
impregnated with the spirit of a good
time—and all had it.
B. G. Skulason deeply impressed
the audience in his address on the
forces at work at present in the
world. Mrs. R. N. Shinn and Mrs.
Ed. Silcher convulsed the audience
with their enjoyable readings. The
Lents people would do well to get
the recipe of Mrs. Silcher to make
mince pie.
The program was as follows:
Violin duet, Donald and Olive Up
dike.
Address, B. G. Skulason.
Reading, Mrs. R. N. Shinn, ac
companied by Mrs. Ed. Gilbert, pian
ist, and Miss Gladys Gilbert, violinist.
Violin solo, Carl Hawkins.
Reading, Mrs. Ed. Silcher.
After the program the audience
was treated to a cup of chocolate and
cake and all had an enjoyable time.
If it were not for the danger of mak
ing the ladies of the church proud
we would say that many praises were
showered upon them for their liberal
spirit and palatable productions.
Look out for another reception for
the boys returning in the near future.
Death of Miss Smith
Miss Lurline Smith, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Smith of 7009
Fifty-ninth avenue, passed away on
Monday, March 24 at the family res
idence, after many years of suffering
from asthma. The funeral services
were held at Kenworthy’s chapel on
Tuesday, March 25, Rev. Smith of
the Lents Baptist church officiating.
Burial was at the Mt. Scott Park
cemetery.