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LENTS STATION, PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 1921
V ol . XIX.
No.
2
$280 GIVEN To The HOME PEOPLE
•veekly prlzn in order to be in on tbe I
PETER P. De MOSS
I.IBHAKY NOTES
tor unyone to win both u weakly and i
a final prize, a* all vole* turns«! in
Peter P. DeMoa* died Sunday
A copy of Raphael’s celebrated
■n tiie weekly contests count also fur morning at the home of hi* daughter, "Madonna,” done in oil, has been do
ths final prizes.
Mr* John Btrohl, 88th and 65th ave nated to the Arista branch libHiry by
IHE HERALII COUPON
nue. Mr. DeMoss was 86 year* old Mrs. C. A. Kees, 7604 63d avenue 8.
Oil
the
"Tradc-at-lionie
”
page
or
and cams to California in 1852. He E. Mm. Kees painted this from the
Mt. Scott Herald Inaugurate. Great
on some page each week will appear fought in the Rogue River Indian original, now the property of the P.
Prise-Giving Event
I a coupon good lor M votes. Clip it uprising in 1856. in 1858 he returned A. B. Widener’s heirs of Philadelphia.
Clip the Coupon In Today's Issue and i out an«l mail to the Contest Manager, to Iowa and married Mr*. Margaret It has been hung on the west wall of
. i he iiuralu, Lents, giving your name I ion«-brake Elder. In 1862 he went to the Arleta library and is attracting
Enlrr the Cunteat
J and aildrcts or that of anyone you Idaho, running a stage stand at Wei much attention.
I leslre entered in this contest.
it ser. During the year 1865 he lived
A collection of coins, the property
Th» Mt. Hcott llsrulil Uxlay make» ' -o*ts you nothing to enter this con- at Cove, Oregon, moving to Rose
an announcement that will I m > of in .eel and by trading with the business burg a little later. From there he of C- M. Ross 6246 Foster road, is
terest to every reader of the paper men herein you will secure the COU- made the trip to Coo* Bay by pack- l«eing displayed at this library. Many
in the Mt. Scott district. In order I pons that may win for you a very horses. After a trip back home by of there coin* were collected or given
hat all may have an opportunity to .isndsoiue cash prize. Clip the cou- way of Panama, he returned to Ore to Mr. Ross during his trip abroad.
Story hour* are held every Thurs
lake advantage of this prize-giving pon now!
gon in 1899 and lived ut Moro and at day afternoon at 3 and 4 o’clock.
<">it<- t, th« IL ial'l will b«< distribu
CASH COMMISSIONS
Eagle Creek.
Miss Abigail Rice, children’s librarian,
ted tree in different communities of
The price ut The Herald for one
Mr. DeMo** wa* an uncle of the is the story teller.
lliv Ml. Hcott district, ami each week I year is $LbU in advance.
In order famous musical DeMoss family. The
Many new books for children and
the different territories will be cov .hat all coiiteatants who bring or send funeral was at the Baptist church. grown
ups have been added to
ered, Uiat all may become familiar n an order tor the paper may be well Rev. E. A. Smith officiating. He was collection at Arleta this month. the
with and co-operate in this great paid for their efforts, The Herald ill only part of two days.
'I rmle-at Home Contest.
TREMONT STATION
Mr. DeMos* was a noble, clean-
«ill pay a cash commission for each
Anyone Is eligible to join in tin* lubscrfption of one year at $1.5(1, of minded citizen, an exemplary father;
contest men, women, young or old, >0 cents.
______
___ _
one of that fine old type
fast disap-
It is generally reported that the
excepting only employes of th«- Her-
In addition to this commission, Tbe | penring. He is survived by two son* Mt. Scott Park, purchased by the city
aid and mcmlier» of tiieir families Herald will credit 1000 extra votes .«nd two daughters: John H of Banks noverai month ago, will be put in
mui those whose advertisement* are .o contestant* who bring or send in un«l P. O. of this city, Mrs. Margaret
_
first-class condition for u*e at once
u part of the contest, ami anyone re i subscription; luoo voles for each. Strohle and ..............................
' of A crew of m>n are to cor-mence up-
Mrs. Myrtle Brooks
lated rlosely to these patrons of the
And 2l>0U extra «otra to the con- Lent*.
en the work immediately, clearing
Herald. During the next 26 weeks leslant who during the 26 week»
<>ff the under»’ush.
Tho old fei.ce
the IlcraJd expect* to more than tre -end* in the giealest number of sub-
which surrounded the park has been
PASSED AWAY
ble its pre«« nt riretilation and to all -criptions.
:un. down, and already the appear
contestants who send in new or re
it is all event worth the effort of
Lu rana M. Terrell, at (âood I • nee of the tract has bee*i improved,
Miaal
newal sulncriptions a cash commis ever) one. Clip the coupon in this is
neighborhood
of
fif-
*" * January
I mm *. saw 12,
l’> 1921
1(W|^ J '«lure is in , the
vuiuaij
a«*,
.
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Samaritan uvopiiai,
hospital,
sion of 50 rents will Is- paid for each •Ue, t<-s<i the ads, solve the conUsil .xuHMiuuii
il 4:20 p. in., after an iHneM of just I <vn
,n
extending from 56th
ono. The amount of your row uni- — problem, and mail your coupon and four weeks, following an operation
,n. one d,recLllOi' «><1
the priae you win, whether it be the mawer to the Contrst Manager, kit. !- r autwn.lical abcexs
"”*• ,id
’4lh
in the other.
w-eeklv or final ca»h pri»e. or large ^COtt Hi raid, la-nt* Station. There’s
Or,/a . .1 ha. b., n the h.-l«>v~i ns- lt,ur1«’n thousand dollar, was the
Deceased has been the beloved pas-
commission <lepen«ls entirely upon ¡Hi rod tape. Ask the advertisers for
lor of Second Friends church at Lents amount appropriated for the park,
the interest you have taken in the our coup«.ns with your purchases.
tor several years, and her demise and it is said a swimming tank will
CRmpaign.
‘>e included among the improvements
All answers to weekly conlosl*
Remeniber. not a cent of invest- must Is- in The Heralii office not lat comes as a shock to this entire com made.
i
nient is n«-ce*«arv now or ever It er than Wedmsday of the week fol munity.
ihree sisters and one brother sur
Costs you nothing to enter the Trade- lowing. The winner of the $5.00 cash
The office of the Cable Realty Co.
*t-Home campaign. Neither is it ne prize will be announced each Friday, vive the departed : Mrs. Anna Hower I has been undergoing a general over
of
l.os
Angeles;
Mrs.
Mary
Sopher
of
cessary that anyone shall sreurr sub as will also tho>e who semi in correct
Muscatine, Iowa; Mrs Lydia Kesler hauling and brightening up this
scriptions to the H«-ral<* in order to solutions.
t-ck, making the appearance neat
of
Orkaloosa, Iowa; Samuel S. Terrell
enter thl* contest and win these
Read the Trmlc-at-Home page anil of Oskaloosa, Iowa, the former named and attractive. Paint and varnish
prizes. But extra votes are added to enter the campaign now.
being the only relative present at the I was applied to the floor and wall*,
the score of tho.c contestants who do
vith Horace French doing the work,
time of death.
send in subreription*.
and a new linoleum is to be laid.
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NOTES
Remains
at
Kenworthy
funeral
par
Beginning with this issue The Her
lors, 5802-04, 92nd st, Unta.
ald is and will continue to be the best
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
The Y, 1’. A. of Uie Lents Evangel
Funeral services will be held at the |
community newspaper In Multnomah
ical
church
held
their
monthly
busi
county, an«i it will improve with each
The Eureka Rebeckah lodge of
First Friends church, Sunnyside, at
issue, ia»cal happening* of the dif- ness meeting Monduv night, at the 1 p m., Friday, Rev. Homer L. Cox I .ent* held a meeting for the instal-
uonie
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Dotuthison.
The
lerent Ml. ticott district* will Im
officiating, after which the remains lation of officers recently, after
chronicled ami home new* will be fea 1. 1'. A is growing in numbers and v ill be shipped to Oskaloosa, Iowa, which they were all served at a ban
quet.
tured. I ou'll like The Herald, for it good spirit 1» being shown by all. "I’ll*" foe final interment.
Those present report a fine
lime. The officer* installed
_____ ____
___ as
wil| serve you and the best interests reporta of the different committee*
were
follows: Mrs. Hummel, noble grand;
ot jour nvighborhaod. Co-operation aavc been excellent A b.rthday pro
HELP!
HELP!
is tiie life of a community, and co gram is ta’ing planned to raise mon
Mrs. J. W. Richison, vice grand; Mrs.
operation i* what 'ihe Herald asks. ey for the superannuation fund. Fur-
Minnie Hodge, recording secretary,
One
way
you
can
help
Portland
If you have an item of news tucker! her announcement of this program
Mr. Goggins, financial secretary; J.
Community service a. an organiza- Johnson, treasurer; Mrs. Johnson,
away under your bonnet, just tele will la- made later
lion.
We
have
to
face
the
nnportant
The following persons’ names were
phone Th«' Herald or write it to us.
inside guardian; T. N. Nelson, out
An efficient new* reporter ha* re voted on for membership: Mrs. Lar- matter of financing our work until side guardian. Several visitor* were
April
1,
the
time
the
Community
present from down town.
cent!) been a«ided to our staff and -on, Mr. and Mrs. Spenron, Beatrice l.nest will start operations.
every effort will be ma«ie to cover Schcuerman, Elir.alietli Spence and
The Ladies' Guild of St Paul's
We have decided to put on a mam
each week every nook and corner of I'cmice Rogers, while Reuben Mor-
Episcopal church held their annual
moth
Portland
Community
bull,
on
temde.
Margaret
Smith,
Ruby
Wood
our field.
Reader* of The Herald
evening. January 17, at the n.ceting at the home of the president,
can be of great assist an«-e in this and Minnie Lee were propose»! for Monday
municipal
auditorium.
This will be Mrs. c-chulenberg, last Wednesday
meinbership.
work of making thejr boms newspa
informal»
tickets
$1.00
a
couple. By afternoon. After reading annual re
After
th«
’
busiiu--..*
session
the
even
per second to none.
tiie way, the entire floor of the audi ports, election of officer* followed.
ing
was
*|>ent
in
rous-ng
gorwl
game*.
The \ ole t oil pons
torium will be laid so that we will 1 hose elected were; Mrs. Schulen-
Die prizes - $280 in cash—will be Then cam«' the oat«, of whieh every have room for 2000 couples, with the berg, president; Mrs. Hineman, vice
body
had
a
part.
distributed to those who secure the
pi evident; Mrs. Glover, secretary;
The Y I’. A. is having goo«! times wings and the stage. We expect to Mrs. White, treasurer.
largi-st numlxr of votes. In this is
A social
have
this
the
largest
and
best
con
sue is printed under the caption of and extends an invitation to all young ducted dance the city of Portland has meeting will be held next Wednesday,
"Trailc-at Home Gontest” the adver people who desire to come.
January 20, at the home of Mrs.
The devotional meeting of the Y. P. ever seen. H ill you kindly announce White, 6024 E. 90th street. A cor
tisements of merchants and business
thia
affair
through
your
paper
and
ni-tii who have c > operated wi’h the A. i« held every Sunday evening in try to arrange for a party from your dial invitation is extended to all.
Herald to make this Trade-at-Home the Y P. A. room of the Evangelical neighborhood or dub’
Robt. Graves and family of Cedar
Contest a success.
The Herald has church. The topic for next Sunday
Call Main 654 nnd let us know how
fumiahed eo< h advertiser with vole is "Self Control” nn<! "How to Get many tickets you can use. Remem Mills, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Burton of
coupons, which are given with cash It." It is a temperance lesson lead by tier the two purposes behind this af t'ortlnnd, Nathan E. Grave* of Nor
folk, Neb., Mrs. Wm. Burris, Hum
Mr. Spearon. A special selection will
puichnse* aj follows:
fair:
phrey, Neb., and Will Graves of
In all place* < f business except lie rendered bv the male miartette. I
1-
To
raise
the
$2000.
We
must
liloonitield, Neb., have been visitors
bakeries, rcst.'u'anta, picture sho.v* Everyone is cordially iqvited.
have this amount to finance the work. the past week at the home of their
an<l <liug «tor s
2.
To
have
a
wonderful
time.
brother, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Graves
Rev. F. B. Culver, pastor, will
¿0 HUES a RE GIVEN Willi
WALTER R. JENKINS.
of 6107 91st street. Wil] Graves ex
prcuch at 11:00 a. m. :uid 7:30 in the
I! U II ¿0 CENT 1'1 1« HASE
pects to remain until spring to help
In bak«?riea, restaurant* and drug evening. Sunday school ut 9:45. C.
settle up the estate left by Mr. and
BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES
E. at 0:30. All welcome.
stores—
Mr. and Mrs.
Sunday school at 9:45 a. m., Supt. Mrs. J. J. Graves.
The Sunday mornin sgermon for
.0 VOTES ARE GIVEN WITH
January 16 wilt be preached by the I M Filer. A cordial welcome to all. f raised a family of thirteen children
EA4 11 25 CENT PURCHASE
Morning service, 11a. m. Address and left an estate valued at close to
A coupon good for 50 vole* is is pastor from the subject: "The Way I y Mr. Lyons, superintendent of de $50,000 to be divided among their
sued with every ticket at the Arleta Within the Highway." The evening l partment
of the court of domestic re children.
service will be evangelistic.
ulid Lents picture show*.
lations.
Subject:
"How We ake Care
The
quarterly
communion
service
Mr. and Mrs F. P. Coulter, Mr.
IHE WEEKLY CONTEST
of the Boys; in the Court and on the and Mrs. John A. Graves and N. E.
In the advertisements appearing in of last Sabliath morning was well at Farm." Special
.
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music by the choir. (•raves attended the Christian Endea
the "Trade-at-Home" section letters tended.
Young people’s meeting at
i
6:30, vor rally of Multnomah county held
In connection with the Sunday ev-
will be pur|M>scly omitted and in or
David Francis, president.
in the First Christian church Monday-
der to win the $5.00 cash prize each ' ••ning preaching services a song and
Preaching service at 7:30. A fea evening, January 10th.
Kern Park
week Conte- t.inta must read every nd, praise service is usually held.
Rev. Culver, director of the For ture of the evening service will be a Christian church brought home the
find the missing letters and arrange
song service led by the leader banner again. This is the second
them to form the name of one of the ward Movement of the Evangelical special
of the choir.
time they have won it. The United
firms entitled to issue voting cou- Association church in the Oregon
practice on Friday «vening Brethren society were next highest in
pons, Thr contestant each week who conference, left Tuesday for the at Choir
7:30.
the contest and the third contest of
turrs In the correct answer, togMher sound country to meet and nssist in
The music of last Sunday added the union will decide which society
with the __
_
______
largest
number ___
of _____
votes, _ this work. Rev. J. W. lleininger of much to the service and called for ex wins
it for permanently. A splendid
Cleveland, Ohio, who is executive sec
will win the
retary of the Forwnrd Movement of pressions of pleasure from both visi program was given and enjoyed by
$•>.00 CASH AND .'00 EXTRA
all present. The Kern Park C. E. so
the entire church. Rev. Culver ex tor and regular attendant
VOTES
The church will long miss ihe hap ciety are a live bunch. L. L. Arnett
pects to return in time to occupy his
Every contestant sending in a cor pulpit Sunday.
py hearted presence of the grand old is president.
rect answer each week will be cred
~ "
__ ___ who was laid
DeMoss,
The choir will practice Thursday man, Peter
After the dance, lunch at the Per
ited with
away Tuesday
at -
Eagle.
“
‘
_ Creek, He fection Confectionery, 92nd and Fos
night
after
prayer
meeting.
500 VOTES
was an example of what good think- ter road
50?-tf
It will pay you to road the ads, as
ing and clean and noble living will
Kasper Wilcox has undergone an op
pay a man in old age. His religion eration
the’privilege is given everyone of
ae St. Vincent's hospital and is
having the votes credited to them
On Friday, January 21, 1921, the was not a profession but a joyous reported doing as well as possible un
selves, their friends or any member
and
helpful
life.
der the existing circumstances.
of their familv. There I* no red tape even numbered rooms of the Lenta
school will give an entertainment in
Miss Edna Wolfe, of 7603 Fifty-
connecte«l with this contest: neatne«« the assembly hall for the benefit of
JOINT INSTALLATION
»ixth avenue S. E., is spending a few
counts for nothing, and nothing a fund to purchase a stereograph set
Reuben Wilson post No. 38, G. A.
counts other than the correct answer and a Inntrm for the use of the teach R., and Shiloh circle No. 19, Ladies days at the home of Mrs. Dora Bol
each week, together with the largest er. and children™ their school work. of the G. A. R., held a joint installa ter, of Rose City Park.
Mr. and Mrs. E. A- Dro’te, Mr. and
number of votes for that particular In Muy the odd numbered rooms will tion of officers on New Years day.
weak.
Mr-. F. L. Stevens and Dr. aid Mr*.
have their entertainment ami there Adjutant General Williams of the O.
A. Hess attended the Knights Tem
Five dollars each weei or $180 in i. a great deal of riavlry between the Department of Oregon, acted as in
all, is paid to winners for 26 weeks. two groups to see which one will put stalling officers for the post and Mrs. plar ball Monday night in the Pyth-
THE FINAL PRIZES
Carrie Carter, department president, lYicsday last.
on the bent program.
One hundred and fifty dollar* will
Lents Parent-Teachers will not
The program for Jnnunry 21 will installed the officers of the circlo.
be distributed among the five persons consist of drill., songs, recitations, The new officers are: Mrs. Florence hold regular meeting on Friday the
who respectievly stand highest in the etc. Bills will be distributed and Hamlin, president; Mrs. Alice Wood 21st. It has been postponed until
number of votes secured during the tickets sold early next week.
The worth, vice president; Mrs. Melissa February 21 on acconnt of ths pro
entire 26 weeks.
program will apear in our next issue. Powers, junior vice president; Mrs. gram which will be held hi the after
$50.00 First Prize.
Anna Melvin, secretary: Mrs. Min noon and evening.
$10.00 Second Prize.
The story hour conducted at Lents
There will be a community dance nie Hodge, treasurer; Mrs. Pauline
$30 Third Prize.
under the auspices of the Parent- Lininger, chaplain; Mrs. Huskey, pa branch library Friday afternoons
$20.00 Fourth Prize.
Tcncher nrsociation nt Lents school triotic instructor; Mrs. Lulu Scher- from 3:30 to 4:30 is well attended.
$10.00 Fifth Prize.
on Saturday evening. Children un merholm, conductor; Mrs. McGill, ss- Miss Abigail Rice, children’s librar
All votes count for the final prizes. der 18 years of ago must be accom sistant conductor; Mrs. Docte Tussie, ian at Arleta branch library, has
guard; Mrs. Graves, assistant guard. charge.
It is not necessary to compete for the panied by adults.
$150 IN FIVE PRIZES
15.00 EACH WEEK FOR
TWENTY-SIX WEEKS
i
I
NEWS NOTES OF
ARLETA DISTRICT
The Herald man on Saturday
dropped into the confectionery store
adjoining the Arleta theatre, and
tound James Willis engaged in the
work of brightening up the interior
of the store- Mr. Willis, originally
from Buxton, Washington county,
came over from Rockaway in Sep
tember and purchased the present
place of business.
Hi* daughter,
Miss Ivy, assists in conducting jt,
and they report that, considering the
usual seasonal dullness, business is
very fair. Mr. Willis plan* to instal
an up-to-date Cretor’s popcorn and
peanut machine, which will add to the
completeness of his present equip
ment, and place !>.<>
take care of the usual spring and
summer trade.
Ihe Arleta basketball team defeat
ed the B’nai B’rith quintet on the
Franklin high school floor Thursday,
Jan. 6, by the scant margin of 26 to
23. The winning points were scored
by Arleta in the final few moments
when an avalanche of fresh player*,
put new pep into their attack and wa*
the means of turning the tide to vic
tory.
This wa* the deciding game of the
aerie* between the two club* for the
be*t two out of three games. Arleta
won the first game on the previous
Monday on the B’nai B’rith floor by
one point.
Doings of the Tribe
Ben Hur Court No. 9, Tribe of Ben
Hur, held an interesting program and
card party last Friday evening in
Ames hail, Archer Place. There was
a large attendance and a splendid
time reported by those presen’ The
program, given entirely by the ehild-
rtn, wa* a* follows:
I' sno, “Ben Hur Mar:h," Anna
Bar h; ,-re tstion, *u <■ yea.-old iitti*
M.s* tilrubSt of 66”a .tree and ohtb
avenue; song, Seder trio; ’ reading,
Miss Laura Seder; song, Mias Bow
man and Miss Gillahan; address, T.
H. Sedtr, state manager. Tribe of
Hur.
Prizes, consisting of toys, etc., were
distributed to all children taking part
during the evening.
At the conclusion of the program
five hundred was in order for the re
mainder of the evening. Nine prizes
were awarded, Ernest F. A. Lipke
winning first for gentlemen. Ye scribe
wax unable to lear.t the names of the
other prize winners.
Court No. 9 is in a flourishing con
dition, and at the present time is one
of the most active in the state. Thia
(Friday) evening the order meets at
Ames hall, at which time the newly-
elected officers will be installed.
ARLETA BAPTIST CHURCH
64th St. and 48th Ave.
REV. OWEN T. DAY, Pastor
Sunday morning, January 16, ths
pastor will speak on: "Seeing Vision,
and Following Them.” The evening
subject will be: "Modern Leper. ”
'the Junior B. Y. P. U. have changed
’.heir hour of meeting from 6:15 to
3:30, Sunday afternoon.
The intermediate and senior socie
ties still meet at 6:15 every Sunday
evening.
At toe midweek service Wednesday
evening, January 19, the subject will
be :“Jesus’ Love for Lost Souls.”
Last week at the church the Arleta
junior chorus was organized under
the direcucn of J. D. McFall, the
choir leader of the church. The cho
rus is to practice each Thursday af
ternoon at 3:30 in the junior room of
the Arista Baptist church. AU chil
dren from 8 to 16 years of age are
invited to join the chorus. Mr. Mae-
Fall is a successful director of chil
dren's voices. He formerly directed
the Sunnyside junior chorus, which
was the largest in the city. Friday
night of this week the church choir,
with ths director and the pastor, will
sing at the Highland Baptist church
in the meetings being conducted
there.
Ralph Amato, merchant tailor, ot
rufcttr road, reports bin»mess aj 1 B
atue slow at ttua reason of the year,
jar. Amato, who oy the m ay is a v*y
-silled workman, tar beyond the av
erage, is fortunate in having the pat-
ronagc ol influential 1 ortland peoj
roaie
who nave utilized his
services £
■nany years.
Together wito 1_
.amato, ne operates a high-class *s-
.aulisnment tor the custom manufac
ture ot men's and women’s clothiag.
iney have an interesting family ot
airee children, the eldest daughter
oemg a student at O. A. C., where
she is taking the commercial coin**.
In commenting upon trade conditions,
Mr. Amato states that business was
not improved any by the action of a
large 1'ortland department store in
throwing several thousand men’s suit*
on th* market at so-called cue price*.
Anile at the start of the sale, a few
suits of high-class were included, as
an inducement, after the sale was in
full swing a good deal of "junk” was
worked off upon the public. Mr. Am
ato looks for a slight reduction in the
price of clothing for the spring trade
and says available information point*
to a suit of clothing upon the average
about $5 cheaper than at present.
SEARCHING FOR STILL.
FOUND ONE CHICKEN
Arleta camp of Woodmen installed
the newly-elected officer, last even
The little hen owned by H .McCon
ing, too late for an account in this nell, 8414 Sixty-seventh street S. E.
week's paper. The Herald will chron is th* topic of conversation among
Portland internal revenue agents.
icle it in the next issue.
Monday night wh* they raided ths
McConnell home the officer* found
J. LaVerne Murphy was found dead 100 pounds of cracked corn, five gal
near Arleta school Monday morning lons of molasses and four gallons of
oy a passerby. He had been, since moonshine. Th* officers did not find
ne was ill with influenza a year ago, a still or any mash, so they inquired
subject to hemorrhages and appar of McConnell why he had such a large
ently was stricken with one as he was supply of tracked corn on hand.
paving the school last Sunday night
“To feed my chickens,” he res
on his way home from a show. He ponded.
was 21 years of age. Death apparent
The trusty government agents mad*
ly ensued from the combination of a buried exit to th* heretofore un
hemorrhage and exposure. He lived explored chicken coop, where they
with his pi .cents, Mr. and Mrs. M. J. hoped to find a large copper stilL On
Murphy at ¿904 Fifty-fourth avenue the door they found a padlock nearly
southeast. The body was taken in a* big as the door itself.
charge by Deputy Coroner Goetsch
"Ah,” said Agent Wood Wolfs, “it’s
and was turned over to the A. D. Ken in here al) right.” Finally the door
worthy parlor in this city.
was broken open and the officers
found one badly scared hen crouch
The Herald man, in his rambles ing in the far corner.
The officers say they know the
around Kern Park and Arleta dis
tricts, found a new firm engaged in cracked com and molasses is for mak
business at 6715 Foster road, where ing moonshine, but McConnell said it
W. A. and J. G. Hansen have opened was for hi* chicken. Not caring to
a sheet metal works, manufacturing be a party to either side of the argu
and installing skylights, cornice, gut ment, Assistant United States Attor
ters and spouting. Both of these gen ney Thomas Maguire has suggested
tlemen have had a wide experience at that possibly the little hen might
the trade, J. G. Hansen hav.no" been know something about the origin of
in the business for sixteen year, in the moonshine. Maguire is accepting
S. Louis, Mo., while W. A. was for offers for the hen.
some time in the hardware business
OREGON GIVES FLAGPOLE
on the west side of this city. They
are equipped to handle any work in
The state of Oregon has furnished
their line and a plummber, whose ser
vices may be secured as needed, has • fir flagpole to be erected in City
his headquarters in the same estab Hall park. New York City, to replace
the historic Liberty pole destroyed by
lishment.
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the British in 1776.
The new pole, which was presented
J. A. Teeny, the progressive mer to the New York Historical society
chant of Arleta, hasn’t much confi by the West Coast Tumberruen’s as
dence that prices of shoes, clothing sociation, was taken from the timber
and similar merchandise, will drop of the Charles R. McCormick compa
any substantial percentage in the ny, St. Helens, Or., and was declared
sprin g Those classes of goods whose to be on« of the finest ever produced
ratio of increase was about 50 per in the northwest. It is now en route
cent over the pre-war basis will drop to New York on the steamer Oregon
little if any, while the line sthat went ian, due at that city SatunL- y of this
sky high, in some case* a 400 per cant week.
increase being noted, will fall only a
The flagpole in City Fall park,
small portion of this amount. Nor which the new pole w?( replace was
malcy, according to Mr. Teeny, while the scene of many pub’tc gatherings
much heralded by the metropolitan during -h» t> y.'ug days of the revolu-
press, has not as yet dawned upon tii-. A few days befot . it was des
the horizon, and no indications of it troyed by the British George Wash
in sight. Right at the present, the ington is said to have read the Dec
merchant in business in a small way laration of Independence to the as
is more than satisfied if he can get sembled citizens of New York at it.
back what he put into hi* stock.
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