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About Mt. Scott herald. (Lents, Multnomah Co., Or.) 1914-1923 | View Entire Issue (July 23, 1920)
ORE of -, Subscription, $1.00 the Year LENTS STATION, RORTLAND, OREGON, JULY 23, 1920 aide. Campbell entered the building Just before the explosion came, and was later found in the debris, shock ingly burned. The Kern Park en gine company has a powerful truck upon which the engine is mounted, and covers a large surrounding ter ritory, and is ready to go, at the ring of the gong. There are four men to each shift making a force of eight men paid by the eity. The station was located in 1913, Kern Park being selected as the most central location for the Mt. Scott territory. Nellie Smith, aged about 18 years, who resides with her parents in Homing's addition, near 82nd street, for some time past has been puzzling the neighborhood where she resides by her strange behavior. Although she was arrested about two weeks ago and examined by the authorities over town as to her sanity, she was adjudged not insane. Last Friday night Miss Smith was found roaming the streets near Grays Crossing, wailing and acting in a hysterical manner. She gave no explanation of her conduct, and had a knife with CANARY COTTAGE KANT OF TWO MT. SCOTT BOYS HELD LENTS RAIDED SUNDAY CHARGED WITH AUTO THEFT Canary Cottage, a chicken dinner resort one mile east of l^nts, and formerly known as Holly Lodge, was raided early Sunday morning by a joint force of federal and county au thorities. Ten couples were having a gay old time at 2 a. m. when the officers swooped down upon the hon telry. Two bottles of hard cider were found upon the person of P. H. Audialad. The officers next raided Taxicab Inn near Rockwood, and Charles Gerring aad Ormand Go- wand were arrested. Two bottles of moonshine were captured. The next place raided was Ilog Inn, conducted by H. B. Ilog, near Rockwood, and arrests were made there. Six of the seven persons arrested gave bail, but Gowand was held without ball, Twelve officers participated in the raids. Thomas Ward and Eugene Ibsen, believed to reside somewhere in the Mt. Scott district, were arrested Sat urday night and charged with com plicity in recent auto thefts. A ma chine belonging to Harry Reece, of 1855 East Eighth street, was found I hidden in some brush. Clarcnc« Ward, whose brother was arrested, was also arrested on the same charge. Ibsen ran when accostwj by the po liceman, and had the heels of a shoe shot away in his flight. It war stated that the boys confessed to rob bing a store and taking a quantity of food. Inquiry fails to identify the boys with a residence in the Lents district BIG EDITION CARRYING THE COUNTY AUDITORS REPORT No 28 NELLIE SMITH IS PSYCHOLOGICAL PUZZLE TO MT. SCOTT PEOPLE. KEIN PARK. INSURANCE COVERS Engine No 31, combination hose and chemical engine, eity paid fire department, at Kern Park, has just been overhauled and painted red. The station is commanded by Captain Canute first wulch; Lieut Laisner second watch, both bring veteran firemen in the city's service, Lieut. laisner, thinks he was the last man to speak to Dave Campbell, the well- , known firs chief, who met his death several years ago, when a gas ex plosion blew up an oil tank on the east V ol . XVIII. her, and seemed to fear men, but not women. She was taken la charge by some citizens at Grays Crossing who phoned the police, and she was again taken in charge. On this as well as on former occasions, she seemed partially dazed, as if under the influence of some drug. The girl was turned over to the juvenile au thorities Saturday. Miss Smith is pretty and heretofore has shown no vicious tendencies, and her case is the talk of the neighborhood. But on account of being armed with a knife it was feared she might hurt some one, hence her arrest. FIRE DESTROYS RESIDENCE E. G. OGSBURY TAKES OVER AT KERN PARK SATURDAY MANAGEMENT OF N. P. CO. BOOST FOR YOUR HOME PAPER While the local paper is always boosting for its com munity, many people neglect to boost for the paper. It deserves a good word, just as much as any other business of the community. Many people think it sounds smart to refer to the home paper as the “rag,” etc. Even some so- called business men speak condescendingly and even snceringly of the "little” local paper, and apparently do not realize that while they are comparing it to the metro- ]x>litan papers, much to its discredit, their own little business, compared to the large down-town emporiums, is in exactly the same class as the local paper. Loyalty to your town includes the home paper, which always boosts, if it is the right sort. How would you, Mr. Busi ness Man, like to have someone sneer at your little store, and have it said that your stock was “a cheap-John out fit," etc? The local paper is your best friend. It stands up for your town. Try speaking a good word for it. For the benefit of those who ma> SMALL CHILDREN VANDALIZE be interested in knowing how county MILLARD AVENUE CHURCH funds are handled in Multnomah county, the Mt. Scott Herald will Gaining entrance to the Presby next week publish in full the county terian church on 55th avenue, off auditor's report, ending June 30, 1920. 72nd atreot, one day last week, two The ouly publicity made by the county AUTO WRICKED FRIDAY AND children of the MUIard avenue sec is contained jp. 50Q pamphlets print LENTS MAN HAS ARM BROKEN tion upset pews, inked the pulpit and ed twice a year. Several hundred practicnlly destroyed a valuable Bible extra copies have been ordered, and While returning with some othet by smearing the leaves with the ink those desiring copies containing the shipyard workers to Lents from Van compound. Other damage also was report can get them at the counter couver last Friday evening Walter done, and when they got through of the Mt. Scott Herald, Lents Ore- Roth of 6312 88th street, who was with their vandalism, the church in Many tax payers are anxious to driving an auto, collided with a big terior resembled a country election know just how their money is being Mitchell car at 82nd and Foster booth down south after a race riot. spent, and the Herald proposes to toad, with the result that Roth'B car Trustees of the church by a little give the information, as a matter of was upset and the occupants thrown sleuthing placed the blame upon two news to which the taxpayers are en- out. Roth sustained a broken left young boy*, both old enough to know titled. arm at a point near the elbow, and better. Owing to the youth of the Alfred Hirschman was bruised on the guiltv ones, no arrests have been forehead. Other members of the ELECTRIC STORM AFFECTS made, but the matter probably will WATCH AND STEEL SPRING.1 party were bruised more or less. The come before the juvenile court, who Lents party claim the Mitchell driver may teach the offending kids some A local watchmaker saya that the ran into them, and the Lents car is thing which their parents have failed recent electric storms caused a large a wreck. The name of the Mitchel) to do. In most cases, parents are to number of watch springs to be broken driver was not obtainable. Roth’s blame for the hoodlumism of their and that such a result is always •rm was set by a Lents physician. offspring. looked for by jewelers. Watchmak ers also know that the breakage in BIG COUGAR VISITS LENT watch springs is much greater in the CAMP ON GORDON CREEK CHILD FALLS INTO PAIL OF HOT WATER; DIES OF SHOCK fall and spring than at other times While camping on the banks of of the year. Electrical disturbances Gordon creek near Sandy one night, seem to bring about the breakage. Donald Arthur Curtis, the little eight-montha-old son of Mr. and Mrs. The Lenta men who are employed in Jasper Lent and family heard an ani George S. Curtis, of 6039 38th ave a power house down the river to mal of some sort sniffing around the nue, died on July 16 following an ward St. Johns report that three cloaed tent. They did not pay much accidental scalding. The little fel steel tape measures owned by them attention to the midnight marauder low was being carried about by an were found to have snapped in two at the time, however, but judge of older sister, and on the kitchen floor during a recent electric storm over their surprise the next morning when was a bucket of hot water which the night. There are many queer things Mr. Lent saw the imprint of a big mother had placed there for scrub in the operation of electricity which cougar's feet in the wet sand along bing purposes. In some manner the science has not yet explained; in the creek bank. The only weapon in older child stumbled, the baby fall fact very little is known about elec camp was an ax. ing into the water. The baby suc tricity as a force. cumbed to the bums and shock, and STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION was buried in Multnomah cemetery AWARDS NEW CONTRACTS VETERAN OF CIVIL WAR last Monday from the Kenworthy DIES AT LENTS HOME Following items of business trans mortuary parlors, following services acted by the State Highway Com- held at 2 p. m. Monday afternoon. Colonel T. H. Supple, of 8623 56th mssion at a meeting held last week: avenue, veteran of the civil war and Sold $1,500,000 worth of road bonds. POWELL VALLEY MAN well - known writer and newspaper Agreed to build a mile and a half DROWNS IN COLUMBIA man, died on July 17 at his home, of the Mount Hood loop road in Hood aged 72 years. Deceased was bom H. L. Barnes, of 7716 Powell Val near Lyons, N. Y., and enlisted in River county.« Took under advisement loop road ley road, stepped off into deep water the civil war at the age of 18. He last Saturday, while fishing in the was also a well-known Indian fighter location between Gresham and Zig- Columbia river, and was caught in a on the Pacific coast. Later he was Appropriated $26,250 to match swirling eddy and drowned before a representative of the San Francis government money to grade and gra assistance could be rendered. The co Call in the Alaska gold stampede. vel 17 miles of Mackenzie pass road. drowning occurred near Columbia His last days were spent in Portland, Ordered grading of four and a beach. Claud Ivans, of 1118 15th near Lenta. Surviving him are Mrs. street, -was nearby and made an at John Gren and Mias Jennie Supple half miles from Cole's bridge to Gan- tempt to rescue Barnes, but failed. of Buffalo, N. Y. Funeral services by ranch, west of John Day. Bridge ordered built across John The body was later recovered by a were held at the Kenworthy chapel Day river at Dayville. Ufa guard. Barnes is survived by a Monday afternoon, under auspices of Contract let for graveling Colum wife and two children. The theory is Lincoln-Garfield Post, of this city. that the fishing line used by Barnes Interment was in the Mt. Scott Park bia highway across Sherman county. Awarded contract for grading and had become entangled, and that in an cemetery. rocking 7.6 miles of McMinnville-Til attempt to straighten it out he lamook highway. stepped into the pool where he met F. D. William* of the William* Goldson section of Florence road, his death. Realty Co., at Gray’* Crossing, will with contract, referred to attorney shortly begin the construction of a general for opinion. When you havs knowledge of an five room bungalow on an acerage item of news, go to the phone and tell tract which he has acquired about Carl Hawkins, formerly with the the editor about it- Editon are not a quarter of a mile north of Claka- Lents Hardware Company, and ili* mind-readers, and naturally over ma*. The tract 1* about four miles look many good local items each week. south of Grays Crossing on 82nd father, M. T. Hawkins, have gone up Our readers ean help us with news, street. H* already ha* a new sani to the mountains in the vicinity of Mt. Hood, for a few days vacation. tary bam up on the land. over the phone. WORK ON FIRST HALF 72ND ST. FINISHED WEDNESDAY The contiactors finished hard sur facing the first half of 72nd street adjoining the new trackage laid from Firland to Tremont station Wednes day evening, and the cement will stand for 21 days before cars can operate on the new track, after which the track now used will be taken up ami the second half of the street will be improved. The work of improving the second half of the .-treet will begin about August 11. LIGHTNING STRIKES AND SETS HOUSE ON FIRE AT EAST 45TH During the electric storm Wednes day lightning struck the residence of Roy E. Woods at East 45th street The house caught fire immediately and was burned to the ground, For- tunately no one was in the house at the time, but a neighbor called the fire department, Most of the furni- lure was saved, It was reported that a shower of small white stones fell during the storm at Sellwood. RIVERSIDE BUSINESS MAN VISITS RELATIVES IN LENTS Fire destroyed the one-story frame building at 6327 65th street last Saturday evening which was owned by A. C. Nutter, and was just about ready for occupancy. Mr. Nutter was under the house with a blow torch doing some plumbing work, when the torch -xploded, the flames quickly spreading to the upper por tion of the dwelling. The Kern Park fire company responded to the alarm but the building was a mass of flames when the engine arrived. The fire was under control in a few min utes but the building and about $1000 worth of furniture was destroyed. The Tremont volunteer fire company also responded to the call. The build ing was insured for $4500. but the furniture was not covered. The building consisted of six rooms. G. A. R. AND CIRCLE PLAN SUPPER AND ENTERTAINMENT I wish to announce through the Mt. Scott Herald that in the near future the . ladies of Shiloh Circle and the comrades of Reuben Wilson Post of Lents will give a bean sup per and a good entertainment to the people of Lents and vicinity, for which tickets will be sold by differ ent ones, and at the door, to raise money to keep our order from dis- banding. I will say right here that the supper and entertainment will be first-class and any one after par taking of the refreshments and hear ing our entertainment who don’t think they got their money’s worth, call at the office and we will cheer fully refund their money. More will appear about this later. JOHN WALROD, Com. TRACK DIRECTOR TRIES OUT LENTS PARK BOYS THURSDAY The Portland parks track director was out to the Lento playground last Thursday and gave the boys a try out in three events. . It is planned to have three teams from the Lents playground to com pete in the general park track meet to be held at Columbia park in Aug ust. In the tryout last Thursday. John Brennan won the 50 yard dash in 6 4-5 seconds. The standing broad jump was won by Melvin Peck, who covered 7 feet and 3 inches, The running broad jump event was won by Melvin Peck, who made 14 feet. E. M. Southwick is the present in structor at Lents playground, and came from the Peninsula park here. Many of the children are busy during the week day* picking berriea now, and the attendance is not so great as it was a couple of weeks ago. Walter D. Clark and wife, of Riverside. Cal., arrived in the city last Saturday and are guests of Mrs. Clark’s sister, Mrs. Roy Davis. The Clarks are on a two-months’ pleasure trip, and will cross the Rockies via the Canadian Pacific, going as far east as Maine, where relatives will be visited. Mr. Clark is in the job printing business in Riverside, and is prominent in social and business circles in Riverside, being a member of the Present Day Club of that city. Mr. Clark will bear a message from the above California club to Dr. F. NEW WATER MAINS GOING IN ON EIGHTY-SIXTH STREET M. Preble of Ludlow, Vermont. The trip will include prominent eastern Owing to the failure of old pipe cities. The Herald acknowledges a lines to carry the amount of water fraternal call. required by the water users, the old mains on 86th street are being taken Shall The Robin Go? . up and a new main laid, which will Complaint that robins on the Pac- have an average capacity of two ific coast are increasing until they inches. The work is being done un have become a menance to the fruit der the supervision of J. S. Bailey, growers has been sent to the author who has been with the water depart ities in the department of agricul ment for the past ten years. The ture, and a bird sharp is on his way distance is five blocks—from Wood- to Oregon to spy upon the robin tn stock avenue to Sixty-fifth avenue. its daily avocation of robbing berry On Friday last, about 20 members vines and cherry trees. If found of the Epworth League of the Meth guilty, the robin will go into discard odist church went out to Kendall sta and may be exterminated as a pest. tion on Johnson creek, where they Miss Elsie Weinhart of Chicago, built a camp fire and had lunch. III., came here recently to clerk in the Games were played and a pleasant Mt. Scott Bakery, of which her bro m < :al time resulted from the trip. Attorney Amest is credited with hav ther is proprietor. ing taken the championship aa the Local vendors of gasoline have leading cherry pie eater. Of course, again been curtailed as to the amount he will deny this, but several of the they are to receive. The gas famine girls kept tab, and know whereof they is on again. speak. E. G. Ogsbury of l^wiston, Idaho, who by the way, is a brother of Dr, Ogsbury, was married early this week to Miss Edra Greene, daughter of a prominent business man of Lewis ton. Mr. Ogsbury and bride are the guests of Dr. Ogsbury and wife, hav ing arrived here Tuesday. The newly weds were accompanied here by Dr. Ogsbury s sons Gurdon and Ernest, who have been spending a few weeks with their grandfather at the latter’s ranch east of Lewiston. E- G. Ogsburry and wife will become residents of the Lents section, and Mr. Ogsbury will take charge of the Northwest Poultry Company out on 82nd street, relieving Dr. Ogsbury of that work. ELECTRIC STORM VISITS CITY—STRIKES CHURCH Friday last was extremely sultry, and a peculiar atmosphere prevailed. Some time after midnight an electric panied by vivid flashes <rf electricity raged for some time. No damage was done in this section of the city, except to frighten some of the resi dents. Over on the west side, how ever, a bolt of lightning struck the First Presbyterian church steeple, and damaged it considerably. A po liceman who had taken shelter in the church doorway was rendered uncon scious by the force of the bolt Out here the thunder was a close rival to the noise made on 92nd street most any night of the week by the open mufflers on trucks and auto mobiles during the hours when many people would like to sleep. A heavy downpour of rain did good service so far as gardens are concerned. TO EX-SERVICE MEN. The time rapidly approaches when those who were disabled in service make claim for federal compensation. Under the act of national laws, it is necessary to present this claim within one year from the date of It is not necessary to claim com- during the world war can no longer discharge. WILLIAM SCHILDAN William Schildau, of 5210 97th street, died at Salem on July 16, and the remains were brought to the Kenworthy funeral parlors, where funeral services were held at 10:30 last Monday morning, Rev. Brink- man officiating. Deceased was 36 years of age. Interment was at Mt. Scott Park cemetery following the services. pensation. That may be done within one year. But if you were disabled in the service, or have disabilities growing out of wounds, injuries or sickness, it is necessary to establish that fact now. There are reasons to believe that there are a number of ex-service men who have not yet taken this action, by reason of not being familiar with the procedure. The government provides a set form for establishing disability. It is known as Form 526 and may be obtained by applying in person or writing to the state vocational offi cer, department headquarters. The American Legion, 226 Morgan build ing, Portland. AU ex-service men are urged to bring this information to the atten tion of all “buddies” with whom they may come in contact. WILLIAM B. FOLLETT, Department Commander. ..