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LENTS STATION, PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 1920
Subscription, $1.00 a Year
WAPINITIA IRRIGATION
PROJECT WILL IRRI
GATE 30,000 ACRES
MISS MARGASON TO AD
DRESS MT.TABOR CLUB.
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LENTS SCHOOL NOTES—
THIRTY-FOUR GRADUATE
FRANKLIN GLEE CLUB
ENTERTAINED JAN. 14.
JOHN GILMORE PASSES
AWAY AT PRINEVILLE, ORE.
VOL. XVIII. No. 4
LENTS GRANGE
INSTALL OFFICERS
The little son of Mrs. Franz
This evening (Friday) the
Noel who lias been seriously ill
South Mt. Talior Community club
The death of John Gilmore,
Professor Hershner takes up work
will hohl its program session at in the Creston school next term. He with pneumonia is now rrcover- aged 75 years and eight months,
At the last meeting of the Lent«
Mrs. Z. 'I'. Saule«-r, 090.1
Ing.
Kellogg. Miss Buena Margason, has our good will and best wishes.
«»ecurrd at Prineville, January, Grange two new members were given
48 rd avenue, was called to the
who traveled last summer on the
Mr. Hughson, who will be principal Noel home near Linnton to as 17 1920, at the home of hi« dau the first and second degree« in the
Canadian part of the
Ellison
ghter, Mr». S. Rasmussen
.Mr. morning, and in the afternoon Fred
The following nrticli', taken White Chautauqua circuit, will of Lents school beginning with the «1st in caring for the patient.
I
Gilmore was a native of Loridon- Crane, installing officer, assisted by
new
term,
visited
the
school
Tues
Wednesday evening the 1 1th derry, Ireland, the year of his
from *1 Io Dulles ( hroniclr, was tel) of her experience». Some
Olive Forte, installed the officer« for
day,
the young tallies’ and the young
Kent The Ilcrnhl by H. It Sclivu good readers have been secured
birth being 1845. He came to the coming year. Following are the
Mrs. Ella Ehmsen Wilson, the dean men’s classes of the Laurelwood Amrica in 1851 and has made officers installed and committees
crinan. Mr. Sclirucrinan is now and there will be special music.
On the sixth if February the of th«- Franklin High School, spoke M. E. Sunday School gave a din his home in or near Porthind for named by the master,, T. J. Kreuder: ,
at Wa|»hiltia employed on th«’
initial performance of the new to the graduating class Wednesday ner complimenting the Boys Glee th«- past thirty-three years, hav
Master, T. J. Kreuder.
<*vn»truction work
mention «• <1 , moving picture machine will be afternoon.
Club of the Franklin High. The
Overseer, I>ena Nelson.
•
ing resided in different local
given. 'lids machine lias been
Lecturer, Wilson Benefiel.
John Morgan has not been tardy banquet was served in the base towns, including Oregon City, St.
The Wapinitia irrigation company’s bought and willbe in> tailed un
Chaplain, Jennie Miller.
during the whole grammar school merit dining room of the church, Helens and Gladstone. He is
project in located 45 miles south of , der tlx auspice» of three commit
Secretary, Grace E. Furey.
course and has been absent only the Misses Mayes planing and survived by three daughters, Mrs.
The Italic» <m the <a»t »lop«- of the ties including one from the P.T.
cooking die dinner. Between
Treasurer, Olive Forte.
three days.
S,
Rasmussen
of
Prineville,
Mrs.
Cascade range between the forest re A. association, one from the Kel
twenty and twenty-five young
Steward, W. A. Young.
Opal Wilson is still at the hospital people assembled round the table Geo. E. Howard of Annabel sta
move and the Deschutes river on Wa- logg teachers, and one from the
Assistant Steward, A. F. Miller.
tion,
who
operates
a
millinery
’
plnitia plums. It comprises 100,000 South Mt. Tabor Community but it is expected that she will soon to do justice to the good thing..
Lady Assistant, Lillian Thomas.
acres of which the company expects Club, It i» (hr plan of those io be able to come home. She hopes to The teachers of the classes, Dr.A. store at Arleta, and Mrs. N. W.
Gatekeeper, F. O. Snuffins.
Harvey
of
Spokane,
Wash.
The
to irrigate 30.000 acres. The cost of charge to muki- tin* use of thi enter high school next fall.
C. Bracken bury, pastor, ami Dr.
Court: Pomona, Mary Prince.
funeral service was conducted at
water is ♦«<> per acre foot, payable films rl factor inllte education
The girls of the seventh and eighth W. D. Lock wood, were presen*.
Ceres, Anna McNeil.
an East Side undertaking chapel
in Installments to suit, with interest al interest» of the children.
grades exhibited the work done in The glee club includes Donald
Flora, Twila Armstrong.
th<- Rev. Mr. Beck of the Church
at fl per cent.
the sewing clases during the term. Lockwood, Edwaril
Executive Committee—Donald Fur
Ball,
Bill of the Good Shepherd being the
Th<> soil is silt loam and volcanic i
They displayed dresses, aprons, prin Poulson, Carl Wood. Bruce Kin
ey, W. A. Young, F. O. Snuffin.
officiating clegeryman. Prof. J.
a»h. Elevation is i860 feet to 1850 I
cess slips, combination suits, night ney, Thaxter Daniels, Ernest Gil
Finance Committee—W. A. Young,
A. Finley sang two hymn-solos.
feet. Rainfall records show nine to
gowns and pillow slips.
lard, and Ed Hemmerick. They "Nearer My God to Thee,” and J. W. Black, Lillian Thomas.
12 inches annually. Periodical snows
Relief—Jennie R. Miller, Emma L.
The graduating class of the I<ents were generous and favored th "Abide With Me.” Mr. Gilmore
fall each winter. Temperatures are
school numbers 34. John Morgan, crowd with selections from their was a member of the Episcopal McGrew, Lena Nelson, Ida B. Kreu-
not excessive.
der, Emma L. Snuffin, Anna McNiel,
Uriel Kemery and Hubbard Pierson repertoire.
church. H e was laid to rest in Cleva Peters, Mrs. Morrow.
Tlx1 growing season is warm and
Following is the list of pupils who will enter Benson Polytechnic. The
Multnomah cemetery.
long, sufficient for maturity of corn, finished the eighth grade work in
Publicity—Wilson Benefiel, Mary’
rest of the class with the «exception WORKMAN IS CRUSHED
melons, fruit and grain. Alfalfa cut the Ixmts school at the close of the
Updike,
E. L. McGrew.
of three will go to high school. Thir
TO DEATH WHEN WALL
tings average three crops, timothy first term:
Glad Hand—R. G. Morrow, W. L.
teen of the class started in Lents
OF BRICK GIVES WAY
Hotchkiss, Mrs. Heintzelman, Mrs. A.
two crops.
Marjori. Anderson.
school and eight of that number
Dry farming generally practiced for
Alexander, Mrs. Barzee.
Olive Marie Ash.
have attended no other school. The
Struck by a tumbling portion of
¡10 years is being changed gradually
Woman’s Work—Matilda Guisness,
Alma Carlson.
overage age of the girls is fourteen
an old brick wall left standing after
for irrigation. Two railroad:«, Hill and
Cora
A. Ponnay, Ida Wiley, Rachel
Glenn E. Cleland.
years ten months,* of the boys four
the fire in the Portland Stove Works • A reception wa« given Miss Mar Christensen, Mary Ward.
Harriman lines, border the Wapinitia
Donald C. Davis.
teen years one month. The oldest is
at Derby street, near the Columbia garet Garrison, of the Franklin
plains on the east, The Dalles-Call-
Kitchen—Mrs. W. L. Hotchkiss, A.
Christina Marcelene Deis.
seventeen and the youngest is twelve.
boulebard, K. A. Johaneson, of 82nd High School faculty, last Thursday F. Miller, Ida Wiley.
fomia highway and the "spur” con
Irene Josephine Davis.
On Saturday, January 24, 1920, at street and Powell Valley road, was evening, the 16th, in the Franklin
necting cential Oregon with the Mt.
Agricultural—R. M. Bodley, Her
Bessie Viola Fitch.
2:30
in the afternoon and 8 o’clock instantly killed about 2:45 Monday auditorium. The school board, mem man Klinke, Mrs. Klinke.
Hood loop highway tap the plains
Harold J. Gee.
' in the evening at the Lincoln High afternoon. Johaneson was crushed bers of the Franklin faculty, a large
two ways. Market road surfacing
Co-operative—A. F. Miller, J. W.
Matthew J. Henry.
School auditorium. Park and Mar beneath a mass of brick and mortar per cent of the student body, and a Black, Mrs. H. Heintzelman.
will be carried out tip to $40,000 in
Norraid S. Hazen.
ket streets, Mr. Finley frill show a which toppled over from a height of number of interested patrons of the
1920, from Maupin grade to Wapi
Sec. Team—Mrs. W. L. Hotchkiss.
Rosalina l<eone Henry
new film of the funniest bird and ani- 25 or 30 feet. He was at work near school met to show their appreciation
nitia.
Mabel Ruth Hickman.
mal pictures ever taken. The tickets the foot of the wall when it fell of the fact that one of the Portland
Towns of Wapinitia anti Maupin
Edward I*. Kearney.
can be purchased at the Mt. Scott without any warning. Mr. Johaneson teachers, and particularly a member
supply the trade centers for the
Uriel F. Kemery.
Drug Store Thursday and Friday. It was married, but has no children.
plains—a complete list of merchant».,
Joseph Theodore la»».
of the Franklin High faculty, had
i is under the auspices of the Grade
bank, hotels, schools, churches, ga
Erwin A. Mackey.
wrested from a group of inter-colle
Teachers’ Association of Portland,
rages, blacksmith shops, doctors, law
John Morgan.
giate opponents a national prize in
for the benefit of the Woman’s
yers, dentist, barber», brokers, flour
Katherine McGinty.
public speaking. The program in
Last Tuesday at the lunch hour at
Building Fund of the University of
mills, drvatois (400.000 Lunhels ca
Gertrude Florence Noack.
cluded a school sing, selections by the
the
Lents school Mrs. Hess, manager
Oregon.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Finley
are
parity), veterinary surgeon, mills and
Dorothy Peterson.
boys’ and girls’ Glee Clubs, led by of the lunch room, served 103 pupils
leaving soon on an extended tour
lumber yards, arc ull springing out
Hubbard L. Pierson.
Professor Walsh, and by the orches
with a bowl of excellent soup, and
through the eastern states where
of the ground, so to speak.
Homer I. Pierce.
tra. led by Carl Denton, and a sketch
Rev.
James
D.
Norman,
a
native
of
on Wednesday she served 113 with
they will show these Oregon bird
Really is gradually climbing out of
Bernice Rae Rogers.
of Miss Garrison’s life by Professor
and animal comedies at the schools, Ohio, aged 63, died Monday at his Walsh. After the program an in mashed potatoes and hamburg gravy,
the dry farming class to the irriga
Albert E. Rutan.
home,
6802
44th
avenue.
For
16
in each case the meal costing each
clubs, civic organizations and uni
tion class but the values arc compar
Lyle Richardson.
years, from 1890 to 1906, he held formal social time was enjoyed in child only five cents. Mrs. Hess
versities.
atively low yet. Many large sales
Ix-e Nello Scheuerman.
pastorates and missionary trusts for which Miss Garrison was personally serves soup — vegetable with meat
which total Into the $100.000 mark»
Ix»is Luella Sheets.
the Advent Christian church in Ok presented to the guests.
stock, bean soup or potato soup—
Former I^nts Man Honored
have been consummated in 1919.
Deliah Agnes Sutfin.
lahoma and afterwards in Tyler,
four days out of each week. On one
Many attempts by the farmers and
Jesse Warren Smith.
Governor Ben W. Olcott has ap Wash., and Weiser, Idaho. In 1906
day she changes to mashed potatoes
Gertrude
Kosky
Passed
Away
Jan.
17
by various private interests to irri
Martha Inez Toelle.
pointed N. G. Hedin, former Lents he came to Oregon and settled in
Gertrude Kosky. '*903 46th avenue, and hamburger gravy.
gate the Wapinitia plains — dating
Martha Elenor Taskinen.
man, now project manager of the Portland, retiring on account of ill
Only on account of her extreme
died
January 17 at St. Vincent’s
back 40 years—marked the desire
Doris Ethel Witteman.
Wapinitia Irrigation Company, a health two years ago. The Rev.
care in buying is Mrs. Hess able
hospital
after
an
acute
illness
of
felt by every progressive farmer for
Opal Wilson.
corporation of Portland, as a mem- Norman is survived by a widow. Mrs.
six days. The funeral service was to serve these lunches at such a
largej crop production. All those of
Of these 26 expect to go on to her of the committee from Oregon to
Nelvina Norman, and two daughters, conducted at Kenworthy’s chapel on nominal price.
For instance, she
forts were failures until 1914 when high school, four to Benson, two to appear at Washington, D. C., Febru
Mrs. F. W. Johnson and Mrs. H. A. Tuesday, January’ 20, at 2 p. m., after bought her potatoes before the price
the Wapinitia Irrigation company- a farm life, and one to work.
ary 10 to present the needs of the Burgett, all of this city. Funeral
went up, and her foresight is simi
corporation of Portland, purchased
west, urging congress to appropriate services were held Tuesday afternoon which she was laid to rest in the
Mt. Scott Park cemetery. She was a larly extended in purchasing other
the property and constructed the
The ladies of Winslow Mead Cir- $100,000,000 for post roads and for at the Mt. Scott cemetery chapel, the graduate of the Lents school and j supplies. Mrs. Hess kept her lunch
main canal to and over the farm
ele anil the ladies of the G. A. R. forest road projects. The other mem Rev. J. S. Lucas officiating. A. D. leaves a host of friends to mourn ' room up till the close of last year
lands. Work continued on a large
gave Mrs. Gorden a very pleasant bers of the Oregon committee are Kenworthy company had charge of her death. She is survived by her and had fifty dollars to start this
scale for five years and today the
nrprise at the home of her mother, John Hall, Julius L. Meier Truman arrangements.
year on. During the war period she
parents.
life-giving waters flow 12 miles over
Mrs. Wimble, of 5910 40th avenue, Butler, John B. Yeon and W. Laird
was the only school lunch manager
the farm lands, and 20 miles of cannl
on Friday, January 16.
Eighteen Thompson.
who
succeeded in keeping the lunch
Rebekah
Lodge
Installs
Officers
lines are constructed back in the Na
Mrs. Edwards Entertains
ladies sat down to a bountiful and
room going till the close of the
The following officers of the Re
tionnl Forest watershed. Wnpinitia
Mrs.
C.
B.
Edwards
entertained
at
The ladies of St. Pauls Guild met
delightful luncheon, after which the
bekah lodge were installed last Fri her home Thursday of last week in spring term. Mrs. Hess invites in
Irrigation company owns 45 square
afternoon was spent in social di- last Wednesday at the residence of
vestigation by the parents, so that
day night:
miles of watershed that includes five
honor of Mrs. L. A. Copeland, of
version, Those who enjoyed the hos- Mrs. B. Boatright, 5616 39th avenue
they
may
see for themselves
Mary Griebe, N. G.
mountain streams, and two lakes, be
Bozeman, Mont., who, with her hus
pitality of Mesdames Wimble and in business session. Plans were made
whether
or
not
the hot lunch sys
Clara
Sadler,
V.
G.
sides the great snow supply that
band, is visiting at the home of his
Gorden and who aprveiate their loy- to re-open the Sunday school at St.
tem has the merit ascribed to it.
Mamie Cox, Rec. Sec.
swells the dry creeks each spring.
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cope Not only the pupils but some of the
alty to the Circle, were Mesdames Paul’s next Sunday at 3 p. m. with
William Goggins, Fin. Sec.
Clear 1-akc is the best possible res Walkinberg,
land. on 57th street. A delicious teachers take advantage of the hot
Morehead, Thompson, Mrs. Boatright as superintendent.
Cora Benge, R. S. N. G.
ervoir site. A dam 35 feet high and Platt, Baker, Marquiss, Cross, Bea All who are interested in St. Pauls
luncheon was served during the after lunch system. Mrs. Hess suggests
Louise Blaufus, S. N. G.
300 feet long will impound 20.000
noon. Those enjoying the hospitality that the mothers put only crackers
son, Merrill, Abraham, Klaggett, will please note the date and the
Minnie Nelson, R. S. V. G.
acre feet. A dam of about the same
of Mrs. Edwards were Mrs. L. A. or bread and butter sandwiches in
Thomas, Beck, Carney, Underwood. hour—Sunday, January 25, at 3 p. m.
Vai Goggins, L. S. V. G.
height at Cedar swamp will also
Copeland, Mrs. Joseph Copeland, Mrs. the lunch sacks of the children as the
Foster, Wcsterberg.
The next regular meeting of the
Mrs. A. E. Parrish. Chaplain.
prove very valuable.
McCubbon’s
M. White and Miss Margaret Cope necessary meat qualities are supplied
guild will be held Fedruary 4 at the
Mrs. Johnson, I. S. G.
gulch storage offers a number of
land.
home
of
Charlotte
Schulenberg,
in the soups.
Thursday afternoon, January 22,
Mr. Griebe, O. S. G.
smull valuable dam sites. Competent
5632 82nd street.
all
that
was
mortal
of
A.
Mather
was
j
In
the
absence
of
District
Deputy
engineers agree that there is suffi
Mrs. Belle Kall, 5003 63rd street,
•
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President Mae Bluhm, Mamie Cox
The Lents school orchestra, com
cient supply to thoroughly irrigate placed in Mt. Scott I’ark cemetery
died at Emanuel hospital Sunday the
after
a
service
at
Clackamas,
con
Miss
Esther
Fleming,
in
charge
of
acted
as
installing
officer.
After
the
posed of seven members, played last
30.000 acres.
18th. Her funeral service was con
Wednesday at the Failing school at
September 12, 1910, a general cele ducted by Rev. E. A. Smith, of the the Lents Branch Library, announces formal activities were over cake and
ducted
at Kenworthy’s chapel Wed
Lents
Baptist
church.
Mr.
Mather
|
the new periodical list for 1920. All coffee were served.
bration was staged by the farmers
2:30 p. m. The personnel of the
nesday, January 21, at 2 p. m. Mrs.
orchestra is as follows: Juanita
and the Wapinitia Irrigation compuny is a relative of the Ottey family of but the current numbers of the mag
Kall is survived by her husband, Chas
at Pine Grove. Races and sports, a this district. He was one of the azines may be borrowed for home
Mrs. Hess has been ¿issisted during Kall, and a little son. She was bora Rater, Doris Rater, Georgia Barbee,
pioneers
of
Oregon,
having
lived
for
reading.
The
following
is
the
list:
brass hand, addresses by O. A. C. and
Lucille Triplett, Clara Russell, Lu
this term by some of the members
Atlantic, Aviation, Boys’ Life, Cen- of the graduating class, to whom she in Norway in 1883. Her interment cille Ferguson and Olive Updike. The
O.-W. R. & N. agriculturists, by the 41 years in Clackamas, where he was
was
made
in
the
Mt.
Scott
cemetery.
I tury, Current History, Current served a special little lunch last Wed
late Governor Wythcombe and other one of the leading merchants.
orchestra is composed of six violins
Events, Delineator, Garden Maga nesday after the others had been
prominent citizens rounded out the
and piano. The director is S. E.
Mrs. Elizabeth McRoberts, of 5720 Hunter, orchestra director of the
day anil placed special emphasis on one June irrigation, 29 bushels above zine, Good Housekeeping, Harpers, served.
Those who were compli
Independent, Ladies* Home Journal, mented were Olive Ash, Alma Carl 71st street, passed away at her city schools.
the great future that was knocking the average dry acre.
at the four doors of Wapinitia plains
Tygh Valley fair prizes for general Literary Digest, Missionary Review, son. Jlessie Fitch, Mabel Hickman. home last Tuesday, about noon, after
through irrigation development.
crop product went largely to Wapi I Modem Priscilla, National Geograph Katherine McGinty, Dorothy Peter an illness of several years. Mrs.
Jessie Jarvis, president of Re
A few concrete cases will be of nitia irrigation products. Corn, mel ic, Northwest Poultry Journal, Out son, Bernice Rogers, Lois Sheets, McRoberts, who was a Scotchwoman, bekah Assembly, will meet with Eu
great interest to the general public. ons, timothy, alfalfa and fruit all look, Popular Mechanics, St. Nicholas. Deliah Sutfin, Martha Toelle and had lived to the age of 81 years. reka Rebekah Lodge 178 on Febru
School Arts, Scientific, American Opal Wilson.
Among those who survive her is her ary 6, at which time there will be
•J. S. Brown had a certain tract of make excellent showings.
daughter, Mrs. H. E. George, of 5719 initiation of six candidates. Refresh
land for 17 years, never having plow
Wapinitia Irrigation company is Survey, World’s Work, Youth’s Com
72nd street.
ed it. Its assessed valuation was building a main office at Pine Grove, panion.
ments will conclude the evening. All
The following from Lents Grange
$3 per acre. In the fall of 1917 he also a branch office at Wapinitia,
Rebekahs are urged to be present.
attended the Clackamas Pomona at
planted alfnlfa; UHH he raised three warehouse and tool sheds, company
The young people of the Evangel Milwaukie Wednesday. January 14:
Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Coonradt, of
cuttings, selling it in the shock for barns and cabins in the mountains at ical church met in their business Mr. and Mrs. Heintzelman. Mr. and Minneapolis, Minn., are visiting at
Miss Margie Smith, of 8728 73rd
$67.50 per acre; in 1919 the same permanent camps, a residence at Pine meeting in the Win-One room of the Mrs. Hotchkiss, Mrs. Adkins and the home of their parents, Mr. and
avenue, will soon leave for southern
field (three cuttings) was valued at Grove, with several small houses for church Tuesday evening the 20th. Mrs. Donald Furey. A very pleasant Mrs. N. Coonradt, 5004 85th street. Oregon where she has been engaged
$75 to $125 per acre. Water cost $60 hired help.
An enjoyable evening was spent time, with a good attendance and a
to teach school until July.
Frog creek feeder from Frog creek after the business session, popping very fine program, was had.
for perpetual water right.
Wednesday evening, January 14,
V. W. Endersby raised 11 bushels to the main canal is to be completed corn and eating apples.
At this
Mrs. A. H. Nelson, of 6647 81st
Mrs. W. Douglass, of 6808 82nd
of 'wheat in a certain field by dry by July 1, 1920. The company saw meeting it was decided to have a
John Rathkey came down from street, entertained at dinner Mr. and
street,
is entertaining for a few days
farming. Irrigated wheat in the same mill supplies all construction material basket social on Friday February 13. Astoria last Saturday on business,
Mrs. Frank Williamson and Mr. and her mother, Mrs. Kelly, of Forest
field went 40 bushels per acre with for the project and also for farmers. Watch for further information.
returning home on Wednesday.
Mrs. Richard Thomas.
Grove.
LENTS PUPILS WHO FINISHEO
THE EIGHTH GRADE WORK
RECEPTION GIVEN MISS
MARGARET GARRISON
REV. JAMES D. NORMAN
DIEO MONOAY, JAN. 19
LENTS PUPILS ARE
SERVED EXCELLENT L