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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
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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.
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