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About Mt. Scott herald. (Lents, Multnomah Co., Or.) 1914-1923 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 24, 1919)
mt $Wtt Jerald 1 W.A. WHITE WRITES OF CALIFORNIA TRIP 1v< ----------- (Contintteil From Page One.) man and enjoy a very fine inus- Fu bl I ah ad Every Friday at I-an ta ical feast as well. Station. Portland. Oregon. We had only a few days to Proprietor 3. a. UPniKK - spend in San Francisco and then Minu* C. W. SMITH - left for Los Angeles, where we Entered as «econd-claae mall mat arrived after one night's ride ter F.bruar, 14. »»!♦. P°*^ ¿tee at Eenta. Oregon, under act of from the Golden Gate city. Qengraaa. March 1. Los Angeles, in point of pop illation, is making great strides Bubat rlptlon price - • G 00 a and's now very nearly the equal Phenes: Tabor 7*14. of San Francisco, although much till Ntn*ty-«*cond 8tr*<l ____ of this growth is caused by an nexing other districts to the city FARMERS’ ADVERTISING and is not a fair comparison. A short course on using the The city is becoming more of a home newspaper to sell surplus business city and is losing much farm produce will be offered of its charm as a resort. In fact, farmers attending farmers week it reminds one very much of Chi at the Oregon Agricultural Col cago with the exception, of course, of the climate. To get lege. December 29 -January S. the real southern California at* by C. J. McIntosh, farmer, farm mospherc we were obliged to go writer and ex-newspaper man. tiutside of the city and we en "I have known farmers to pay joyed a trip to Riverside, on the way to which we passed through a local commision man $50 to many orange and lemon grove?« sell 100 tons of alfalfa at ?S0 a nnd small cities which were nes ton .when they found they could tled among pepper trees, and have sold it by paying the editor their houses or bungalows cov a dollar,’’ said Mr. McIntosh in ered with the beautiful bougan villea vine, and the grounds announcing the course. They rich in their growths of gerani could then have kept the extra urns and semi tropical foliage, •49, credited it to the buyer or At Riverside we saw the fa- ' split it with him. I asked why ■nous Mission Inn. one of the not advertise and sell direct, and most beautiful southern Califor nia hotels. We visited the River they said, 'Why 1 never thought side Park where we were par of it.' ticularly impressed with the cac “Not only the advantage but tus garden, an enclosure in which the method of using the horns •trows every variety of cactus paper will be considered. The from the little ones about the success of the advertisement de Use of an apple, to the towering growths of 20 feet or more. pends on the facts selected for Some of them have very pretty announcement, the form in which flowers while others seem to be they are stated, and the reputa always devoid of blossoms. I have tion of the advertiser. All of visited this park in previous these—except the last, will be rears and had the pleasure of seeing this cactus garden .it explained and so far as possible night. F rom one spot nothing demonstrated. else is visible but the seemingly Specimen advertisements that endless growths of cactus, and have been business-getters with the effect is strange and almost result are wanted in this course. weird, giving one the impression that he views one of the poet Using the home press is not Dante’s conceptions. only profitable business but Los Angeles does not compare sound public policy as well, Mr. with San Francisco in her res McIntosh asserts. These papers taurants; the furnishings are as help farm production by running ornate and the orchestras are many a farm story that en present, but the food is not as good and neither has it the va- ables the fanner to increase or Hotel riety of the Bay City, protect his crops, and are fairly charges are very much higher entitled to a share of the paid nnd the accommodations are not news matter—advertising. as good. Editors generally like to run We found a little of the after as news items farm stories of math of the strike of the Pacific | unusual yield, odd and interest Electric carmen, which tied up ing farm happenings, and the that city so badly some months I course will show how this mat igo, in the crippled service, n ter may be handled to mutual the company had very many advantage. new men on its cars and the trains were unable, in many in Agitator*. stances. to make their running Most every town is cursei. time and were also ignorant of 1 with the bolsheviki element, who the handling of tickets and the t appear to be against everything «letaíl incidental thereto. This ’ in the way of progress. strike was broken up and the They express their views in strikers are now trying to get various ways; some use the soap their old positions back, but t the box method on the corner, where service has suffered and the they harangue the crowd on the company lost thousands of dol wrongs that are being inflicted lars as a consequence. by the party in power on the in After we had seen a few of nocent and unsuspecting public. the beaches we started back to Every time we hear one of them our good old state of Oregon, it always reminds us of the toy well satisfied to return and feel baloons on celebration day when ng with our Portland they are blown up with hot air. old friend, Dean Collins, t> When you release the check valve quote his poem from the Oi*e- the air is expelled in a loud and gonian, for the benefit of your discordant sound. We have often readers who have not read it: wondered if, like the baloon, a Through devious roads o’er the pin or sharp instrument were ap earth I have wandered, plied to the rear of an agitator, And many a city seemed lovely if he would not collapse with a to me; loud report, and be no more. But fairer than all. their beau And there is the sly, smooth ties I pondered, guy, with the ‘lend me your ear’ There rests in the link ’twixt attitude, who calls you aside and the rivers and sea, confides in you confidentially, A city whose garlands of blos with the express purpose of mak soms are rarer ing a sort of "endless chain” of Than flames of the sunset on you to spread the propaganda of Italy’s domes, their evil bolsheviki tendencies. Whose gardens than gardens of —Watonga (Oklahoma) Herald. dreamland are fairer— ’Tis Portland, the City of Roses Examination to be Held. and Homes. An examination will be held A city whose sons of their fu on Dec. 5, 1919. at 520 Corbett ture are master, building, Portland, for all profes To whom, from the empire sional engineers who are unable surrounding them, flows to meet the requirements, with The flood of prosperity, faster out examination, of the Act of and faster the Legislature of the State of As stronger the tide of her Oregon, 1919, chanter »«1, re destiny grows. quiring all professional engi Oh. one may go far, but he’)) neers to be registered after find his heart’s yearning. January, 1920. Necessary blanks The further away from the for application to take the ex country he roams. amination may be had upon re For the time when his path once quest trom A. B. Carter, Secre again is returning tary, State Board of Engineer To Portland, the City of Roses ing Examiners, at 520 Corbett and Homes. building. All applications to We were well pleased to get take the examination given on December Sth, 1919, must be back to Lents and only regret filed with the State Board of that we can not boast of a poet Engineering Examiners at least here who can voice Jn verse our thirty davs before December 5th ove for this, Our Home. H. A. WHITE, 1919. 8024 90th Street. armed Goods Of All Kinds Lowest Prices A man's life Clean Dried Fruits For Pies and Sauces amon¿ men Reel them off—“Rio",Oibraltar. Ceylon, Yokohama—all the great ports of the world—are they only places on the map to you—or are they ports where you've gone sail ing in from the high seus with every eye along the shore turned admiringly on your big ship— your ship I Every ocean has a United States ship sailing for some port worth seeing. If you've any call in you for a full life—join, and color all your years ahead with memories of things worth seeing—with knowl edge worth having—with an inex haustible fund of sea tales and adventures picked up a shore and afloat that will make you a wel come man in any company. Work?—sure, and a niao'a work it is. uniong men. Play?—well, rather, with a bunch of men who know how to play. These comrades of yours carry in their ears the sounds of great world cities, of booming guns, of switching seas — sounds you will ■hare with them and that will never die away. To make a hit with “Dad," top off H good dinner with a home-made pie. The kiddies, too, will be happy to know they *• have pie or sauce that “Mamma made. Keep your pantry well filled with dried fruits, and you will be prepared to serve a tasty dessert on short notice, with very lit tle trouble. We carry a large variety at reasonable prices. And when you come home, you'll face life ashore with level eye»— for Uncle Sam trains in a»/Z- roiianca as well as self-respect. The Navy builds straight man no mollycoddle*. Xnlut for two year*. Excellent opportunities tor advaacvmeM. Four «reek* holiday« «nth pay each year. Shore leave to see in land tight« at ports visited. Men alwsys learning. Oood food and first uniform outfit free. Pay be(tns the day you enlist. Gee full informati. ai from your nearest recruiting station. If you do not know whara th« nearest rveruitin* station is. ask your Postmaster. He knows H’e Help You Lower the Cost of Living Lents Mercantile Co Shove off ! - Join the Phone: Libor 1141 i U. S .Navy • * . * 1 • • * * • fl 1 4 * CORRECT TAILORING A Stove is a Pig in a Parlor No self-respecting family would tolerate a pig in their home. Yet a pig would not make more dirt and litter than do the apace-wasting, work and-trouble-making stove and base burner*. 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A k for further j irtici.1 • • . u . g price*. A. M. I’EA KCE The crude ovens of the Mexicans may be all right for them, but they would never serve the purpose of a bakery that caters to the people of this community. . . . Our Fancy Pastries need the most modern baking appliances, and also need ex pert care in their preparation. That they are of superior quality is proved by the statements of our large number of satisfied customers. Quality and Cleanliness are the twin mottoes of this bakery at all times. Faster Road, Opp. Potiollce faber Mt. Scott Bakery Cor. 92d and Foster Road 5805 92ml Si Read tha * • Zr -V— J. R0SENAU, Proprietor funeral Directors 7 TWO ESTABLISHMENTS Fine Chops Either mutton lamb, veal or pork chops are always accept able as a meat for either breakfast or dinner— if they are of first Quality. That is the kind you will buy from us, and they will be properly cut. You never take a chance on the quality when you pur chase /neat of any kind from us. BKVKH OHK4: MtIN Of IK f: 5802-4 92nd Sheet S. E. 4615 66th St., Cor. Foster Rd. LEKIS STATIOK ARLETA STATIOK Phone Tabor 5267 Phone Tabor 5895 First-Class Service given Day or Night. Close Proximity to Cemeteries Enables us to hold Funerals at a Minimum Expense ! When You Want to Move î Call Tabor 7707 J. H. Bradbury ¡FLTTYS TRANSFER! CORD WOOD AND COUNTRY SLAB : and Express Auto Truck ; (5 RESIDENCE Yard on Foster Road in front of Iientn Library Phone Tabor 7823 Eggiman’s Meat Market®"““*”1' 9436 Foster Rd. Lents, Ore. ; launaaaaaaaaaaaafíaaá 5919 Ninety-second Street. 7 Tabor 2573 / I J. See the Herald Office First for your Printing >