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About Mt. Scott herald. (Lents, Multnomah Co., Or.) 1914-1923 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 13, 1920)
a Officials of the Grants Pass irriga- OF GENERAL INTEREST t'on district have filed with the slate tnglneer resolutions outlining a plan of reclamation, rsqyest for certifica Principal Happenings of th* tion of approximately $400,000 In bonds Week From All Part* of the voted for development work, and ap- I plication for state payment of Interest State Briefly Sketched for an these bonds. This district com Information of 'rhe Hera'd prises about 8000 acres and Is located In Josephine county. R ?aders. Hop buyers In the Salem district rave made several contracts recently ■ hereby they agree to take the grow Prlnchal Events ot the Week ers' product for a term of three years al n stipulated price of 86 cents a Briuily Sketched far Infor pound. As a result of these contracts mation of Our Readers. ind the optimistic feeling over the future prospects of the hop Industry The KUuiaib county wool growers’ i in Marlon county th« acreage will be association haa elected officers, Includ materially Increased this season. Il 1s estimated there will be approgl- ing E. M. Hammond, president. A total of 293 accidents were report -n.itely $883,460 22 of state money avail- ed to the Ktato luduatrlal accident ible for th« construction of market commission for tha week adding Fa!*- roads In the various counties of Ore gon during th« year 1920. according ruary 6 Femail la having Ita »hare of Influ to a report prepared by members of unxs. but tha canes are generally mild. the state highway commission. To It la practically Impossible to gat obtain this money for road construc tion it will first be necessary tor the nurses. Agreeing to accept a standard breed several counties to match the state of dairy cattle, farmers of Alsea valluy appropriation. The conference report on the Indian have gone on record for a community appropriation bill carries the following Improvement program. Hhut In from motor travel, Cove, unounts for Oregon: Klamath agency, Union county, has only developed $U79; l.'matllla agency, $3000; Che- three cases of contagioua diseases In mawa Indian school. $160,000. includ six months. These cases were typhoid ing $25,000 for repairs and Improve A Salvation Army advlaory board ments and $15.o0o for Installing high- haa been creeled at Eugene to Invoatl pressure boilers and steam heating ap- gate and report on local condltlona In pa rat us; Hiletx agency, $2500; Modoc which the organlaatIon can ba of serv Irrigation project within Klamath res «rvatlon. $14,000 , ice. Over 200 orchardists of Jackson An anti-vaccination league has been formed al Marshfield, with more thnn county gathered al Medford for the loo members, for the purpose of pre purpose of determing how much dam venting the vaccination ot school chil age was done the fruit trees by the recent cold A large number of fruit dren. After acquiring a fortune of lio.ooo growers brought samples of their trees, shining shoes at Eugene, fxmla Polalia, exhibits of hark and limbs and after a young Oreeh. haa returned to hla i>a examination by County Agriculturist tive land, after selling out to hla ('. C. Cate It was decided that the dam age In th« valley was much less than brother. Preference rights will be granted sol originally anticipated. According to the monthly report of dlera by the government In filing on the Oregon Ar California and other th« weather bureau, January was the forfeited land krauts to be opened U> dryest month In the history of south ern Oreg -n. less than half an Inch of settlement. Medford haa been named the head rain falling. The average for the quarters of the Episcopal Church In month was 4.29 Inches. As the pre southern Oregon with Pastor William cipitation has been deficient' since the II. Hamilton <W St. Marks church as beglnulng of the rainy season, farm ers and fruit raisers are becoming dean of the district. C. Ray Heckley of Portland haa filed worried and an added Impetus has application with Percy Cupper, state been applied to the caiupalgu for ir engineer, for the use of water from rigation. Approximately a million feet of tlm the John l>ay river for power devel b«r in the Bluslaw national forest. In opment and Irrigation purpoaea. Preliminary atepa have been taken the vicinity of Yachaats and Cape at Heppner for the organisation of a creek, on the coast, was destroyed by Mormw county fair association, with Insects during the past year, accord a capital stock of flili.UOt). A tract of ing to a special report Just filed in the 32 acres near Heppner will be pur office of the Blualaw forest. The Investigation was made by one of the chased The Penayor I.umtw company of rangers who found that the ravages of Saginaw, Mich., has closed n contract the Insects, the nature of which he for the Savage tract of timber, on the was unable to determine, covered a border of Jackson and Josephine coun strip about a quarter of a mile wide ties. Item vul of the timber will begin and 50 acres In extent, near the coast. St. Benedict’s Abbey, with headquar at once Net sales of hogs, sheep and cattle ters at Mount Angel, bus filed suit In sent to the Portland stockyards by the the United States court in Portland to lutne county cooperative shipping as test the validity of the law passed at sedation during the yuar amounted to the recent special session of the state $164,076. Sixty four carloads of stock legislature making It unlawful to print, publish, circulate, display, or sell or were shipped. Postmanters are to be appointed In offer for sale any newspaper or period Oregon as follows: Wayne E. Elliott. ical In any language other than Eng Veneta. Lane county; Charles W. lish unless the same contain a literal Sliarpc, Camas Valley, Douglas county; translation In the English language of Percy E Allan, Elate, Clatsop county, the same type and as conspicuously and Mrs. Marte W. Ilavlll, lloff, (lack displayed. The plaintiff corporation prints, publishes, circulates and sella amas county By agreement with the state, the Pa a weekly newspaper called "8t. Jo cific Livestock company will put on seph's Blatt," which has a weekly cir the market lu.ouu acres of Harney val culation of approximately 34.700 copies ley laud, and first choice will be given and is printed IA the German language. The machinery for the first unit of soldiers and sailors. They will have *0 days In which to tgke up tho option the Astoria Flouring Mills company’s new plant at the port terminals at of settlement. Grasshoppers cannot be classed as Astoria has been operated for a few squirrels, noxious rodents or predatory days as a teat, and has been found animals under the Oregon laws, and to work satisfactorily. It is expected consequently county courts are not this unit, which will have a capacity authorised to appropriate money for of 2000 barrels of flour a day, will The their extermination, according to an begin grinding Immediately. second unit of the plant will be ready opinion by Attorney-General Brown. Poultry schools are to Is- established for operation in about six weeks. The tn Wasco county by the Wasco County new plant will be one of the largest Poultry association according to plans single mills ot ita kind In the country. formulated by the executive committee. It will turn out 4000 barrels of high It Is planned to have six schools In grade flour each 24 hours. With the vai lous parts of the county which will company's present mill also In opera be Instructed by prominent poultry ex tlon the dally output will be Increased to 5200 barrels, sufficient to pro perts A record price for stnndlng timber vide a full steamer cargo for export was offer- d at the government sale of oach month. The state highway commission, in 10,000,000 feet of white pine on the Klamath Indian reservation, the high session In Portland last week, awarded bidder, I. H. Larkoy, bidding $6.33 per a contract for a bridge across Youngs WOO feet, and $2.82 per 1000 feet rental bay at the prlce'of $308,620.60; refused for the Kirk sawmill, where the timber to make any promises for paving until result of Mav election is known; de will be manufactured. Predatory animals numbering 3216 cided not to push Mount Hood loop at w re killed by the 58 men and women a sacrifice of highways in l.«ke, Klam employed by the United States bio ath and other counties; agreed to ex logical survey in Idaho, Washington tend The Dalles-Callfornla highway 35 and Oregon during the six months end mi’en from Modoc Point to Sand creek; ing December 31, Stanley Jewett, In snsiwnd' d contract on Redmond Prine- spector In charge with headquarters at vlll road and will aid county on the Crooked river road toward Paulina: Pendleton, announced. In case all the millage tax measures will neither pave nor conslde’ to be submitted to the voters of Ore from Woodburn to Newberg until state gon at the special election to be held map roads are disposed of and new on May 21 are approved, the state roads are taken up; accepted propos tax levy next December will exceed al? of Union county, pending result of the levy made in December, 1919, by May election, and ordered contracts more than 100 per cent, according to called; ordered survey to finish Enter state officials who have given the pro price Flora road tn Wallowa county. posed laws careful study and consider No action to be taken on Crater lake ation- . » project until after May election. OREiiON NEWS NOTES KERN PARK DISTRICT Laurelwood Congreg a ti o n a I Miss Stearns Addresses P.-T. A. Fredrick Elder. church held at the home of Mrs. The Arleta P.-T. A. associa The funeral of Fredrick Elder ITEMS FROM ARLETA- W. A. Pratten, 4580 «8th street, tion was in charge of a meeting formerly of the Anabel neigh a former pastor's wife, .Mrs. J The family of Geo. Chilson, at R. Knodell, conducted the devo at the Arleta school, Tuesday borhood was held at the chapel Kenworthy’« 8808 78rd street, Is In quaran tionah; and Mrs. A. J. Suilens, evening, the 3rd, at which Miss of the SeHwotxi I Lutie Stearns of 'Wisconsin Wednesday February 4, at 12:80 tine for smallpox. state president of Congregational | spoke. Other numbers on the o'clock, the Rev. W. Lee Gray Last Sunday morning the Women's Missionary work, spoke program included a flute solo by of the Millard Avenue Presby l^turelwood Congregational church held an Armenian ser vice, the amount raised being 210. 00 dollars. Miss Dorothy Norwo«»d, 8880 44th avenue, intended starting for Chicago last Saturday but on account of a severe cold has postponed her trip indefinately. E. E. Gilmer, 2838 71 st street, has been suffering from a hard attack of la grippe, was able to go to town last Monday qn ur gent business matters. Mrs. Gilmer who contracted the disease is still confined to her room; but the little hoys, also victims, arc able to be about the house. , The Arleta W. C. T. U. will hold a Francis Willard silver tea at the home of Mrs. W. B. Lock- wood, 4804 flStli street, Tuesday, February 17. The Mt. Scott Un ion is cordially invited to attend. There will be recitations ami music, and a speaker will be present. Mrs. Waller McElhaney of Spokane, Wash., has been a guest of several days in the home of Mrs. Frank Price at 8027 72ml street. Mrs. McEl haney arrived from Spokane Wednesday morning the 4th, to he present at th«- funeral of her brother. Fredrick Eu«ler, who was also a cousin af Mrs. Frank Price. on "Llteratnre ami its Uses.” Noon luncheon was served by Mrs. Pratten and Mrs. W. E. Cosby, the program being given in the afternoon. I Miss Margaret Laughton, of the terian church officiating. The j Monday Musical club, accompan- interment was made at the Mt. i«'d by Miss Alice Johnstone; a Scott Park cemetery. Fredrick monologue, "Miss Deborah’s Elder, who was sixteen years visitor," by Mrs. Helen C. 'Jes- ¡old was born in Stevenson, Mich. Helen, the small «laughter of elsen; a v«»c«»l solo by Mrs. John The family later moved to Spo Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Abrams, B. Adams, accompanied by Miss kane where Fritz grew into his 7001 Powcl Valley road, has Orpha Myers; and a short talk teens. Since August the family been the victim of the smallpox on Armenian relief by A. D. residence has been in Portland. epidemic. Her case has been a Bosscrrnan of th«- Jefferson Those who survive him are his very light one, her real illness high school. Mrs. V. H. Reine father, William Elder, and a having occur«-«! ten days or so king, president of the Arleta P. number of brothers and sisters a* follows: Ivan, Lee, Vernon, ago. On account of a breaking | T. A. was chairman. Willum, Alius and Mrs. Walter out on the child* skin last Sat- I The Herald does all kinds of ! McElhaney, Opal and Bertha. urday, Mrs. Abrams called a printing, not the cheap kind, uvax v <*«n°a ’UO P1BJ->H »MJ, doctor who pronounced th«- but the good kind. trouble smallpox. The little girl is up and about and lias a very robust appetite. Mrs. Fred Holt and daughter, Miss Alma, of Sioux City, la., have been house guests of Mrs. Holt's daughter, Mrs. Geo. Ab rams, 7001 Powell Valley road left last Saturday for San Ber- nadino, Calif., where they will visit Mrs. Holt’'. son, Adolph Holt. During their southern stay they will visit Mrs. Jack Theiderman, of San’;; Monica, formerly of ll,«- South Mt. Tabor cnununiiv. Sunday School Wins Pennant. At th«- district Sunday school institute held last Sunday at the Arleta Baptist church, the Sun day school of the Fourth United Brethren church carried off the honors in attendance of officers | Th«- young people of the | and teachers, every member of I Laurel wood Congrega t i o n a I th«’ Sunday school board being I Intermediate society will have present. At the last district charge of a program this (Fri meeting, this Sunday school, of ' day) evening at the church, the w-hich Chas. Guthrie is superin- ! proceeds of which will go to de tendent, won the attendance fray the expences of delegates award; and should it be so for to the convention to be held In tunate as to do so next tim; it Albany. Among those who will will keep the award permanent ap|M-ar on the program arc Mrs. ly. Mrs. C. P. Blanchard is the Meta Snider and Miss Gipsy pastor of this church with the Johnson. During the evening winning Sunday school. ther«' will be a sale of home FOR SALE mail«- candy. Those on the com Eighteen thoroughbred White Leg mitlee on program are Lois horn pullets; laying; $1.75 each. H. Handsaker, Pauline Pratten and Klinke, Gates road, Belrose station. Mark Bradford. At a recent all-day of the ladies’ society Good printing Is the dreu of rood meeting business; that's the kind we do at th« of the Herald office. NOW IS THE TIME To have us look at your Battery We do Battery Recharging and Repairing and we guarantee our work. The Lents Garage AXEL KILD AHL, Proprietor 8919 Foster Road Tabor 3429 City of Portland Recognizes the Superiority of the Gary Gary Trucks gain recognition th roughout the Northwest. The Fire Bureau of the City of Port land is using six Gary'Trucks. One Ton Contractors, lumbermen, tinibennen, merchants, cattlemen, warehousemen, and farmers are using GARY TRUCKS. We can make immediate delivery. If interested and wanting to go on road construction, place your order with us for spring delivery, and pay for your truck in one season’s work. 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