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LENTS STATION, PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 7, 1920
MARIE MORRISEY RECITAI
PROVES MUSICAL TREAT
OLD V1MER RETURNS
TO OREGON TO STAY.
T. J. Bohna, a citizen of th-.:
1 Damawcu» section for the past 50
¡years and carrying his eighty
years of age lightly, is visiting
¡lit» son, F. A' Bohna, 6310 94tli
¡street, having just return«*! from
a two years residence in Pasadc-
na, Cal. Mr. Bohna returns *o
his farm near Damascus, with the
Idea that after all, Oregon is
about the best place in thc world.
Hi- says that w*hih* California is
a pleasant place to live, neverthe­
less it Is no placr for a poor man.
Whil«- in Pasadena Mr. Bohna
wrote for the Oregon papers hi*
impressions of California life,
with comparisons favorable to
( Ire gon.
NOT HALF OF VOTERS
WERE REGISTERED
VOL. XVIII. No. 19
RELATIVE OF MRS. COGGINS
DROWNED WHILE FISHING
In the five precinti which in­
clude Lents leas thnn half of the
voters were registered by the au­
thorized registrar in the eight
days allowed by the law this
spring. A total number of 300
The long heralded Morrisey recital BOYS OF S. S. CLASS
ogiv r were registered, and after
David B. Thomas, a clerk in the have been drowned below the fall«
was' given last Tuesday evening to
th« books were closed by Mr. water bureau, and E. R. Thomas, within a period of 16 day» this
GIVI. BOOK TO TEACHER
an audience that ( umh I the Yeager
Peft'r’on, the registrar, more
salesman for the Frank L. McGuire spring.
theuter to its utmost capacity. The
than 300 voters applied for regis­
E. R. Thomas was 34 yean of
real estate agency were drowned last
On last .Sunday morning, at
stage was beautifully decorateil with
tration. Why tike time was cut
age, and leaves a wife and daughter
clam
-M-ssion,
tin-
a
b«>y
»
of
llrv.
N.
ferns for the occasion.
down to eight «fays is not under Thursday morning in the Willamette at 1346 East 19th street. His father
Miss Morrisey li-as assisted ov Sliupp’s Sunday sejiool claws sur-
>«tood, as the county officials river below the falls at Oregon City. and mother, Mr. and Mrs. T. C.
Harold I ymun, flutist,.'both of New .prin<-«l liiid by presenting him
have 30 days after the registry The men parked their auto on the Thomas, reside in a suburb of Ore­
York, and filling a demonstration cn with a copy of Kipling*» poems.
books are closed ill which to en­ east side near the river bank and se­ gon City, together with two brothers
gagement with the Iklison Phon«, (Illver Bol ma W#« i-lmsi-n by Hi«»
ter tliC names. The short time cured a bo*» at the Frisbie boat­ and a sister. Another sister resides
spokesman. In a neat
graph company, featuring the new c I umi
allowed, certainly, works a hard­
at Wardner, Idaho.
Eilison. The recital was an Invita­ uml fitting p|K*e«?lt lie present« I
ship on many of the voters, wh > house, and went salmon fishing. The
tion affair, though th «ouMesy of 'tire book. Rev. Sliupp express«-I
will be obliged to secure ‘four boat was later found drifting down “SPRING’S WITCHERY­
| Ills aprccinlioii ami hope of their
the river.
the Mount Scoti Drug Store,' local
householders to swear that eac.l
BRAID AND BORDER.”
Mrs. W. E. Goggins, of Lents, who
distributors of Edison phonograph-'. Ifiiture us*fulness mid success in
Clean-up Day Program.
¡voter is qualified by residence to
is a sister of Mrs. E. R. Thomas,
A splendid program comprising 11 the study of the word for greattu* Following are tile plans drawn vote.
A trip up li e line to Grexbam
On thc fly-
widow of one of the drowned men,
number« was rendered by Miss Mor^ j iiccomplisliiiM-nt.
up by tlte Realty Board for
Sunday
revealed thousands of
|l«-uf
t»
Witten:
"In
loving
re-
accompanied
by
Mr.
Goggins,
went
risey and Mr. Lymun.
’'Clean up” week sell e«hi led for LARGER WATER MAIN
up to Oregon City Friday morning plum, prune and cherry trees in
. The first performance of the tnii ' iiicmbrun^V. we present the*« May 17 to 22, with club work
TO THE TYLER TRACT to the present at the search for the bloom along the rourte from
arie WM in the Initial number on th.’ *«•«*«* iro^ppreciation of your de-
designated:
bodies. Mr. Goggins found the auto Lents eastward. The white dress
program, when Miss Morrisey, stand­
The complete program of work
The city has a force of men where it had been parked. The man of the fruit trees presented a
ing beside the cabinet, sanx In uni­
for the various organizations employed in laying a large water from whom the boat was rented said pleasing contrast to the green
son with Mr. Edison's re-creation of
<•«•
rely
O'Neil, has la-cn pre|Mtrcd as follows:
her own voice. In th»’ miX>t of th'-
main from 65th avenue south ».he men stated they were going to foliage of the firs. Farmers and
Civic clubs -Direct the clean­ along 92nd street to supply the fish near the falls. A Mr. Brown gardeners in many places were
’
(
»liver
Husk v>
son« Miss -Morrisey’s lips erased to
six districts, each of Tyler tract, two miles south of saw two men in a boat at about 5:30 busily engaged cultivating straw­
Mitchel, up in
move but her son it went on without j Everett
Bohna, six civic clubs being assigned to Ixmts. '1 he small pipe was found a. m. He paid no further attention berry tracts, while well kept
a break, Slowly it dawned upon the i U«»rd«»n
• me district.
inadequate to carry the volume of to them. An hour after the men blackberry, loganberry and rasp­
astonished audience that th« arti «t ■
I'irc department'-Distrib u te water required. The work will hired the boat the craft was found berry vines, neatly trellised at­
was no lonircr singing, though her
floating down the river empty.
tracted «lie eye. On the low
voice cam*- forth to th*-m n-i clear i City Engineer Reese In Lents dean up circulars, supervi s c require some time.
Grappling for the bodies up to lands along Johnson Creek, far­
and sweet as ever.
Veritably it i Engine«; Reese, of the city engi- burning of rubbish uncT collect
date has been unavailing, but some mers were at work plowing for
seemed that there, wem two sing«.« 'was in Lent. Wdnea old paper and junk at fire sta­ AULETA BAPTISTS
hopes are entertained that they may the spring crops. On the tract
u|M>n the Stage- two singers, but •'»* «fternoon conferring with prop- tion s.
STAKT BIG DRIVE come up, as the body of a man
were a number of fishermen with
only one voice.
|,rl>
»*<**«•
Heuitli department — Investi­
drowned a few days prior to the rods and reels en route to the
Then Mr. Lyman played selections |
1 and 56th .venue,
\- gate sanitary conditions and re­
The Arteta Baptist church will be­ drowning of the Thomases was found tiout streams up the line in the
(ransf-r of title of the sidewalk port any places which should be
on thc flute, and when • h« , eeased
gin
its campaign to raise its quota of in the river near Jennings Lodge Sun­ foothills of the Cascades. The
playing nt nny time, .. the tones of his'“1*« ,0 ,h ‘ city 50 the city can
cleaned up from thia standpoint. the Baptist $100.000,000 drive Sun­
■
ahchd
and
build
the
long-delayed
day, How the tragedy occurred prob- day, while hazy, was warm and
flute were carried by the phonograph
Church« »—Make announce­ day, May 9. It will be a momentous
ably never will be known since no inviting to tourists, and return­
sidewalks. It is thought that every­
wtihout perceptible difference.
ments of clean-up on preceding week for this church. The growing
has been fotond who witnessed ing cars brough home-coming
one
one
owning
property
within
the
dev
They demonstrate«! the wonderful
Sunday.
condition
of
the
church
and
the
Sun
­
ignated
district
will
be
publir-spirite
I
it.
families laden with generous
re-producing power of ‘he New Edi­
Schools — Instruct children
It is said that of the 100 victims bouquets of wild currants and
son beyond thc expectations of th« enough to gladly comply with the along clean-up lines. It is hoped day school make it necessary for tn-.*
appreciative audience. Miss Mor- city’s request, as the strip can never to have half a day vacation grant­ church to provide larger room ano who have found a watery grave in early spring flowers of the Ore­
riscy won favor by her splendid con be used for other than sitlewalk pur- ed to the children on the day the equipment. For this reason tin the depths of the whirlpool below the gon woods.
church will add to its quota of $30.- falls in the past 30 years, only one
tralto voice and charming manner, poses anyway, and will lie more val­ cleanup
k - held in their ilis- 000 for the New World Movement a body has ever been recovered. In­
nup is to I m
uable
to
th
*
owner
with
u
walk
on
:
t
Fay Rayburn visited in Lents
anil her assistant, Mr. Lyman, was •
IrlH,
IbdMtting fund which will aggregate cluding the Thomases, four fishermen last Saturday.
than without.
marvel on th«* flute and piccolo.
County officials— Superv i s e $50,000 in five years. The task
Following the Edison demonstra­
cleaning of county roads and
seems overwhelming but the church
tion Miss Morrisey «nng ‘‘An Old- BRCfTHFR BUYS SHARE
bridges.
' is united and courageous and con sm­
Fashion«*d Town.” and encor»-. with
IN EAGLE GARAGE
Boy Sci-uts— Aid in general crated. “It’s a big job for a
entire»
piano accompaniment, with Miss
clennup of vacant lots.
of 300 members, but we need it and
Ruth Reynolds, of lx*nts, as accom­
Foilr-m.ute men-- Advertise we believe under God we will get i|,”
Roy L. Davis wife and two child­
Friday, April 23, 1920
Vol. 1
No. 3
panist.
ren arrivMi in Lents last Saturday the camp; ign by addresses in the was the confident assertion of the
The Mt. Scott Drug Store deserves
from their former home in Riversid’, schools a id before public audi- pastor, Owen T. Day. The Sunday
Editor
Beatrice Jobe had the highest
thc thanks of the large audience for
I Cal., and Mr. Davis will hereafter be cnees.
school now enrolls more than 630
Lillian
Steinbrick
standing
in 8a spelling.
perhaps the most enjoyable musicil
Police
Report unsightly con- members and the present equipment
xsHociated with his brother, Wright
Assistant
Editors
treat evor given in lx*nt«.
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Davis, in thc Eagle Garage on 92nd dition of wuings, see that lights is entirely inad«?quate to care for that
Walter Smith, Helen Delaney,
Much interest is shown by pupils
street, taking over the interest of in down-t twit districts are put in number. There are classes meeting
Augusta Richter
of all grades in the coming grammar
LENTS PEOPLE HAVE
Jesse Farnsworth i^the firm. Mr. order ami report any unsightly in rent«*d looms outside the church
school track meet which will be held
places.
Davis
was
with
the
citizen's
Nation
­
FOLKS IN R R. WRECK
und others meeting in private homes
Viola
Gripp,
of
the
5a
class,
made
ion
Multnomah athletic feld the last
Street < leani n g department— near the church, and C. C. Hessemer,
al Bank of Riverside before coming
design
of
her
class.
the
best
bird
of
May.
From present indications
Aid
in
general
clean
up
of
va
­
the superintendent of the school,
A head oil collision at Huron to Oregon, and will have charro .f
Lents will have entries in all events,
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cant lots.
th©
sales
|
art
of
the
business,
while
says that the classes must have more
a station west of Ln (•ramie, on
Katherine Sawatsky, Carl Dorsey which will include the following:
Merchants- Spread the gos­ room or adopt the two session idea
.May 3rd, between an O, VV. R. his brother Wright will look after
and
Russell Draheim proved them-
Boys’ Track Meet
pel
of
clemi-up
by
placing
attrac
­
and meet at two different times with selves the best spellers in the spell-
and N. passenger train and a the mechanical end of the business.
Field Events: Running high jump,
tive
window
displays
in
their
Mr.
Farnsworth,
the
retiring
partner;
different departments.
helper engine, resulted in a fire­
tng match this week in 7a.
open; running broad jump, open; 12-
stores.
The chuich will have the service!
man’« death ami injuries, more or will remain with the firm for a few
pound shot put, open; running high
of Dr. F. H. Divine, the national edi­
less serious, to Iti other passen- days.
Miss Mary McGinty, Miss Myrtle jump, for pupils under four feet eight
gers. Among thorn* injured were
i No Tim«, to Play With “Tige.” fice secretary of the American Bap­ Moore and Miss Frances Ellis arc inches, starting at a height of three
Mr«. E ther Matilda McSIoy
M r. and M rs. II. I.. Norton of
A Lent. business man went tist Home Missionary Society. He studying to be teachers and are now feet eight inches.
Portland, the former a railroad
Mrs. I'.stlser Matilda McSIoy out into n neigh bo rhootl not far will speak in the Arleta church every observing work in different rooms
Track Events: CO-yard hurdles,
conductor, on n visit with his wife «lied at tlic home of her daughti r, from the city to see about buy­ night at 8 p% m. from May 10 to 16 of the school. They have taken sev­ 2 1-2 feet high open; 100-yard dash,
too Eastern Oregon relatives. Mrs. J. M. Whelcan. of 22 1 2 N. ing some produpe. The farmer inclusive.
eral of the intermediate classes unde- open; 75-yard dash, 5 feet 3 inches;
Both were severely injured and 20th street, Portland, April 30. was not r<t home, but “Tige,” a
the supervision of the regular 50-yard yash, 5 feet; 50-yard dash. 4
are now in n hospital at l.a afber an illness of a few days, at big brindle bulldog was, and as
Harriet J. Spaulding.
teachers. Miss Moore and Miss El­ feet 9 inches; 50-yar<l dash, 4 feet 6
Grande. Mrs. Norton is a sister the age of 82 years. Mrs McSIoy the Ix-nLs man entered the yard
Harriet. J. Spaulding died May lis are graduates of the Lents school. inches; 50-yard dash, 4 feet 3 inches.
of Mrs. Stella Arnspiger, wh> was born in Ingersoll. Cnnarli, the bull dog gave a savage growl 1 at 6814 16th avenue. The re-
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Team Events: Four men relay,
resides nt 6041 89th street.
September 23 183*7. She was mar and charged. A
blossoming mains were forwarded from the
The children who have been re­ open; tug of var, 12 men on team;
rieil to James A. McSIoy, ami cherry tree was near, and by dint Kenworthy undertaking parlors ceived into the school during the past
the boys will pul) from a standing
LENTS HAS 2 TROOPS
shortly after mowed with her liu-- of quick sprinting nnd frenzied to Montesano. Wn., for burial on week are: Del wen Muller from Se­
position on the ground; cleats will
OF BOY SCOUTS liand to F.nu J'lnir, Win., where climbing, the man got up among May 3. Deceased is survived by attle; Florence Adamson from Ham- not be used.
she spent the greater part of her thc blossoms, while
“Tige” a sister, Mrs. Adams at the above enton; Wilbur Meiser from Park
Girts’ Track Meet
Rose; Filbena Johnson from St. Pat­
The newly organized troop of life, Mr. and Mrs. McSIoy came lunged and growTetl beneath. address in this city.
Field
Events:
Running high jump,
rick’s; Merced Whitman from Arden- open, starting from a height of 3
Boy Seoul’ in Lents hail a mem to Oregon ten years ago an 1 Presently the Indy-of-the-hous-.-
Mrs. Anna A. Holterman.
wald.
ber.ship of 12 on Use 1*1 of Jan­ hail since made blieir home in or appeared mid called the bull «log
feet 6 inches; running high jump Jtoc
Anna Amelia Goodman was born
'My lnn«l,’’ said the lady,
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uary. It now numbers 21, a sub near Portland, Mr. McSIoy pnss- off.
pupils
under 4 feet 6 inches, starting
Mr. Pratt gave a very good talk
“Tige woukl’nt hurt you for any­ in Hartford. Conn., October 12, 1853,
stantial gain.
This includes ed away September 11 1918.
from
a
height of 3 feet; throwing
Mrs. MeSlov is survived bv thing! He just wants to plav and died in Portland, Ore., May 1, to the 8a last week on naturalization
Scout Masters F. Dougins Smith
basketball for distance, one-handed
'three
children.
Mrs.
J.
M.
Wh
-
nationalization.
He
spoke
of
1
1920.
versus
At
the
age
of
three
years
she
with you.”
mid Lyman Hawkins. The num­
throw.
’’That may be madam,” re­ I move«! with her parents to Cham- America being a melting pot, and
ber of the new troop is 28 and in lean. Dr. J. H. McSIoy ami John
Track Events: 60-yard dash open;
W.
McSIoy,
all
of
Portland.
plied the man ns he sidled toward paign county Illinois. Sh<* married that nationalization could not be com­
oom posed of boys aged 12 and
50-yard
dash, girls under 5 feet; 50-
Funeral
services
were
held
Mon
­
pleted
without
naturalization.
Holterman
in
1875.
They
Henry
the
front
gate,
”
but I ain’t got no
13. Wlneir 14 these boys will be
yard dash, girls under 4 feet 9 inches,
day
afternoon
nt
2
o
’
clock
nt
the
—
I
—
time
to
moved
to
Inwood.
Iowa,
in
1886,
liv-
stop
and
play
with
bull
transferred to troop 2. The total
The children who have gone away 50-yard dash, girls under 4 feet 6
ing there 17 years. Four children
membership of the Lenta troop is Kenworthy chapel. She was laid dogs!”
are: Winfield, Nelson and Mayrond inches; 50-yard dash, girls under 4
bc-
to
rest
in
Mt.
Scott
cemetery
¡were
born
to
the
union,
three
of
45. Some time ago the boys took
side her htisltnnd.
whom are living, viz: William Holtcr- Boner to Killington; Harold Beck to feet 3 inches; 60-yard hurdle, 22
SMITH -TIMMINS
n hike to Camp Brockway on the
Killington; Elzadta and Rupart Ver- inches high. ,
Floyd Douglass Smith, residing nt man of Boring, Mrs. E. J. Moore of
Sandy river, which they enjoyed
ley to Oregon City.
Team Events:
600-yard shuttle
FRANKLIN
COMMUNITY
8658 56th avenue, and Maxine Alice Pr^ri®.C*^ a"d MrS P_J’
to the utmost.
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relay,
12
girls,
each
running
50 yards.
of
Portland.
One
son,
Frank,
died
in
CLUB IS ORGANIZED Timmins, at Fostre road and Lennox
Bessie Allen and Mabel Knox drew
Robert Krohn is supervisor of
1913. She is also survived by her
•
-
T
avenue
were
married
at
the
M.
E.
John Brown of Gresham, local
husband,
b -o sisters, two brothers the best outline maps of Oregon in physical training.
.
registration man, reports that
The Woodmere Club at its parsonage last Saturday at noon by
room 14 this week.
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_
there were nearly three times as next meeting, which will be the Rev. F. R. Sibley, pastor of the Len’-i and^pight* grandchildren.
Mrs.
Holterman
came
to
Oregon
On
Friday.
May
14, in the after­
M.
E.
church.
Others
present,
than
j
’
_
many registrants in his district week preceding the primary
Mary DeWitt had the highest av
1 M3- ha'in* ,,v*L,n P°rt,and the erage in room 14 for the month of noon. Professor Hunter’s grammar
this year, than during any pre­ election, will discuss the pro­ the pastor’s family was Mrs. Chester in
past five years. She had been a
school orchestra will give an enter-
vious yenr. This shows that the posed millage tax amendment McGrew. The twain will reside for
member of the Methodist church for April.
tainment
at Lents school, This or-
the
present
at
8658
56th
avenue.
farmers particularly are taking n with a view to thoroughly under­
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125 years, 'for five years a member of
chestra is comprised of 60 pieces, in­
more than usual interest in poli­ standing its provisions before
A great interest is being taken in cluding violins, horns and piano. Thii
Iomrelwood Methodist church of this
tics.
Card of Thanks.
election. The club has a com­
the coming track meet in room 14. is really a fine collection of juvenile
I
city.
She
was
also
a
member
of
the
________ -S—X-?
panion club in the field, The
We wish to thank our many ¡Creswell Star Chapter, order of Those who are showing up well in musicians and the program is one
Most of the auto owners arc Franklin Community club having friends and neighbors who
•» 'Eastern Star, of Creswell.
the 50-yard dashes are Jessie Knox, you can’t afford to miss There is
anxiously waiting for the new recently organized. The com­ kindly assisted us during the ill­
Funeral cervices were held at tic Blanche Rife, Carlton Richter and no charge for admission. Members
gasoline substitute to appear on munity club idea seems to he ness and death of our beloved Kenworthy mortuary parlors Wef- Nickolas Deis.
of the Lents orchestra are: Juanita
the market. It mill cost only 5 spreading. When .several such mother.
nesday afternoon, conducted by Rev.
and Roris Rater Clara Russell, Lu­
cents a gallon to produce it. clubs have been organized th •
I A. C. Brackenbury, pastor of Laurel-
Mrs. J. M. Whelean.
The 8a seem to be doing very good cile Ferguson, Olive Updike and
Cane sugar stalks figure largely idea of n central club committee,
Dr. J. H. MeSlov.
wood M. E. church, with interment at work In the try-out of the track Georgia Barbee, violinist«, and Lucile
in its production.
probably will be discussed.
John W. McSIoy’
! Mt Scott cemetery.
meet.
Triplet, pianist.
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