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About Mt. Scott herald. (Lents, Multnomah Co., Or.) 1914-1923 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 17, 1920)
The various advantages of reaid- Four yean» ago Uncle Sain let ua keep what wo had left after the I ing in the suburbs like the Mt. Scott bills wv re paid. Todziy he helps district are many fold, and not ap himself to part of th«> balance to help pay for putting the kaiser in preciated by the ordinary individ Published Every Friday at Lenta cold Storage ual until attention is called thereto. Station. Portland. Oregon. Four yoMU ago we could buy a Plenty of room to breathe fresh air. ................ Proprietor respectable meal for 25 cents. To- with every dwelling occupying at UXO. A. McABTHl’K Axirtaut Menacer [day all you get for that sum ia a C. W SMITH "cheap skate” glare from the wait least tone lot of i U own. with grassy If you want a full meal leave lawn and garden in the rear, is a Ent «red as second-class mail mat er ter February 14, 1914. at the pout-» your jewelry with the cashier as refreshing change from the conges office at Lenta. Oregon, under act of security. Maybe you can redeem tion necessarily attending those re Congress, March 3. 19T9. them after you get your check and siding in the more, thickly populate maybe not. Chances are not- $1.00 a year Subscription prie« Four years ago you could get portion of the city. Some of the your locks trimim>d for 25 cents i very best truck patches in the en 5S1Î Ninety-second Street Today they are twice as thin, but tire city were noticeable in this Io Phones: Tabor 79Î4. the price is twice as much. cality last summer, the product of. Four years ago we paid our state, in many cases, assisting materially WHY WE RAISE THE PRICE county, city, school anl other tax«-* as a matter of course. Today it is to fill the family larder for the Th* leaders of the Herald may a matter of course; and operation winter months—thus cutting down itek why the price of the paper will in "which the patient is relieved of I Mr. H. C. I., to an appreciable ex- be raised to $1 50 after the first of everything but his citizenship. tent. For families with children October, therefore we hasten to ans Four years ago we could see a wvr the question. movie for a dime. Today they are and there are few without them ill this bailiwick—the parks nearby Four years ago the price of print a quarter on bargain day. paj>er was 4 cents per pound. The Four years ago a dollar quite make a veritable Garden of Eden other day, in spite of the fact we frequently got warm in your pocket, Few accidents from auto and street have enough to run us for four or Today it travels on a non-stop five months, we sought a future or schedule, It does not linger even cars are reported. A child reared der at 13 cents a pound. We must long enough to take water, We are under these conditions has a much pay spot cash, store the stock un not even a flag station on that better opportunity to attain it ma til we need it in order to protect dollar's route. jority enjoying good health, while ourselves against another advance in Four years ago we bought egg' the mariret (which is sure to come for two-bits a dozen. A few days the little one residing in apartment before our supply is exhausted. ago we swapped nine months sub- house is generally seriously handi Should we wait until we need more scription to get the result of one capped by its environments. print paper the chances are we day’s toil of twelve hens. would pay 16 cents and perhaps That it is posible and quite prob Four years ago “drives” were believe the news- more. If .. you ..— don —. ’t ------- — — - — paper publisher is getting his these » I practically unknown, For the past able the constitutional amendment days, we will sell you the Herald few years we have known nothing fixing the terms of certain county and let you get a little H. C. L. ex else. Four years ago one could accorn- office to four years, including sher perience of your own. relator the morning-after effftcts iff. clerk, treasurer, coroner and Four years ago we employed printers for $18 to $2t> a week. To for a few dollars. Today you have mayor wi 11 carry at the coming to let your store bills go for six election, it btwomes the more nec- day they secure $42 per week Four years ago the wife bought months, learn a secret code and essary that the candidates seeking shoos for $4.00 and $5.00 a pair, carry a magnifying glass to acquire official preferment should tie es but now she pays from $9.00 to a suspicious smell on your breath. The water wagon is our private pcciully competent, efficient and pop- $15.00—when she buys - them. as it costs less to travel sess the utmost integrity. Four years ago we bought stog vehicle ies for a nickle. Today they cost that way than any other way. Four years ago we had not been I “Why do some women a dime and the smudge is just as dress so offensive to the sensitive nostril as introduced to Europe. From the ex suggestively?” was asked the reli- pense account the last few years we ever. Four years ago Lizzie was fed must have married her while delir gjous editor of The Herald t'other | day. Because, the same he man perfectly good ga.- at 15 cents per. ious. There are other reasons too nu who desires high-heeled shoes and Today the price has gone up and the quality gone down until at the merous to mention, as we say on fancy stockings is the same son- present writing we pay 30 cents a the sale bills, and we told a frieni gallon (when it is to be had) and so- He said he would wait until a-gun that nearly twists his neck the aroma is a cross between a dis the price of the subscription went | rubbering at the fair bedecked gusted polecat and an overdose of up. as he didn’t have the heart to ■ loud regalia. pay less than $1.50. asafaetida. A community is, or should Four years ago we bought a Those paying before October 1 will loaf of bread for a nickle. Today receive the Herald at the same old something more than a mere we buy a smaller loaf for 11 cents. price. lection of honres and marts trade. It is what its citizens are; what they make it; no more, no less. Consequently, “in unity there is strength.” A good, live tomm-in ity Club will work wonders along this line. mt. Scoti Gerald CHEVROLET Headquarters! EAGLE GARAGE DAVIS BROTHERS Let Us Show You a Real Car LJAVE A RIDE in a CHEVROLET. Like a true friend, the ** CHEVROLET will wear well. It will not fail you in time of need. It is not a burden to b?ep, and the closer your acquain tance grows the greater will Ar 'he chr m in its pssession. BRAND NEW FORD TOURING CARS Also Used Cars COME IN AND LOOK THEM OVER. We are here to please Move the Earth and Household Goods with a DENBY TRUCK — the sturdy truck for heavy service. The city truck and the truck for heavy country hauling. Let us show you its merits. Remember THE CHEVROLT, THE NEW and USED FORDS, and THE DENBY TRUCK for sale by Why Go Over Town? TRUMBLES CASH MARKET ...At Kern Park Station The Market that Saves You Money “QUALILY and SERVICE,” our motto. F. J. TRUMBLE, Proprietor y SQUARE DEAL CANDY STORE CANDIES NADE DAILY SATURDAY SPECIAL PEANUT BRITTTLE 25c the pound 5814 Ninety-second Street Lents THE WORLD It’s a real pleasure to go around knowing that if the need ever arises, there’s my little bank ac count waiting for me. ♦ Multnomah State Bank Lents Station Portland, Oregon See F. B. MILLER for Plumbing Fixtures ULfE HAVE some slightly used Toilets F f which we have taken in exchange for new ones and will make a reduction to parties desiring same. DroP in add see them 5226 92nd St. Shop Phone Tabor 6542 RMIHIIIIMIIRIIMIIWRIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMI Mr. Capatilist! I>i«l it ever occur to you that somewhere in this Mt. Scott district, near or tributary to Lents would be a good place for a hotel of modest prcU-ntion . Different The Oregon wheat crop this year is placed at 21,924.000 bushels, according to the September report issued by F. 4. Kent, agricultural statistician of the bureau of crop estimates. United States department of agriculture This is an increase of 1,529.000 bushel« over the estimated crop of Inst year. Oil: r Increases shown in the report are 2,- 89G.OUU bushels of outs, 922.000 bushel* of barley und 243.000 bushels of rye. Residents of Bonanza have ra.s-d a fund for grading the road-bed for a branch of the Oregon, California ir Eastern railway from the present terminus at hairy, to Bonanza. I'udt r agreement with Robert E. Strah >rn, president of the road, the |?;>.- --»a people are to grade the road, furnish ties and provide the rights of way. The railway company will furnish rd lay the rails. Bids for grading will be opened October 1. By a decision rendered In the cir cuit court In Portland, Judje John Mc Court dissolved an injunction brought by the county court of Polk county to restrain the state highway commis sion from proceeding with paving op erations in that county over a con tested route. The effect of the deci sion is to uphold the right of the highway commission to select the routing of highways or to change an nounced routes in Its discretion. Appropriation of 4000 second feet of water from the Klamath river for the development of 150,000 horsepower and irrigation of 250,000 acres of land in the Sacramento valley at an estimat ed cost of $15,000,000 is sought .in an application filed with Percy Uupirt’F, state engineer, by Victor Dentarais and Charles E. Watson. The multi canal will divert water from the Klamath river in Oregon and carry It 60 miles in'o the Sacramento valley. tn Htmcary tin minister of Justice suggests llat profiteers should l.e lashed in . "■•« their Imre feet. Tills ought to throw terror into their sole«,* Residence Tabor 8023 y We rend timi “the lettuce should n«>t he eaten when served with salad. n« tt Is Intended only s- .1 garnish.” What's the matter? Im. • the salnd poison the letture V parti«« have culled at this office peririice.1 people would no tloubt recently inquiring for lodging apart prove a paying investment. ment; that they could manage the The Herald does all kinds of com- eats but no place to slis-p Such a 1 h iii I printing nt reasonable prices. hostellery properly conducted by I'hone Tabor 7624. Elements areAt tackiii _ Season in and Season"Out ; Protect it HOW with XJO houae or buflflng, regardless of how well PI constructed, can long withstand the elements without the protection of good paint. ■ m A in«, nun* nun, buuw snow, , ice uuu and wind; nun/wine, nmu, aU have their harmful effects in one form or another. • • M a n y old ■ t r ucturee are in bet te r condi tion than comp ara- tively new ones be cause they have been pres erred through the Use of good paint. 71 YEAR fuller paints I>on't fot can not do can bo ac< hard work. B. F. MILLER — DAVIS BROS. W The old freighe rate from Chica- go to'i ........... ’ortland on one shirt was one half cent eacli; the new rate is four- fifths of a cent. We are breath lessly awaiting the advance asked by the retailer. The writer, in years gone by, has formed the habit of changing this garment named every fall, whether needed of but this year may possibly be able to follow his established torn. 6608 FOSTER ROAD In the Center of Lents „ LEADERS <kR|LLER s c<i I I Every brushful of FULLER Paint applied te your house or building means not only protection against destructive elements, but keeps up ap pearances as well. FULLER Paint saves a great deal more than it costs. 71 years of FULLER Paint-making Ex perience has established a high standard of quality. Take a few minutes and make a survey of your house or building. And remember—there’s a . FULLER Paint or other Product for everything that needs preserving or beautifying. Look Up a FULLER Dealer in Your Town W.P.Fuller & Co. 1849-1920 Northwest Branches at Portland, Seattle. Tacoma, Spokane, Boise.