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About Beaver State herald. (Gresham and Montavilla, Multnomah Co., Or.) 190?-1914 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 16, 1911)
Boost Your Home Town By Patronizing: Local Industries—-Read I'he Herald’s Ads Subscription, $1.00 a Year. LENTS IS BEST PlAGE TO BUY I HNTS. MULTNOMAH z CO., OREGON, • T HURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1911 W. W. COTTON IS IMPROVING NKIiY ANNEXATION. INCORPORATION OK REMAIN a S WE AKE, WHICH? I Comparison of Prices Here and in Neighboring Towns —I»ents Really Best Place to Live, Too. — I his Ever Important and Perplexing Question Is Still Unsettled In Many Minds—The Herald to Conduct Straw Ballot. LALFERIY BECOMES SUDDENLY ACTIVE Vol. 9. No. 45. ANNUAL APPLE EXHIBIT IS ON Show Opened Wednesday Morning In Yeon Build ing-To Last Four Days— Visitors Many. i" the innvt favorably located of Again the jierplexing question of the : n the course of time, when Portland’s Old King Apple, Oregon's merry mon any of llo' «act suburb«. Il you future of l^nts is up to us to answer. limits are spreaaling in all directions, we arch, arrived in state in Portland Wed shall l«e "asked ’ to come into the city, haven’t •io|«i"i<l u> think »o do it now. Of course, it is not likely an election or and shall be in a position to lay down nesday morning, adjusted his crown, It lm> tlv«- «’nt car ■«•rvii'e to any part official action will take place at once, terms under which we will do this. gripped hie scepter, mounted the throne of tlx* city It ia located on a Due level and took up his brief reign of four days but nevertheless it is still a topic openly Then aga n. conditions here are pecu- tract of ground that will forever prevent in the Ye«>n building. The pomological discussed each «lay, and a little «.elving .ar in another respect. Lents is popu the neo**ity ofespa-naive street improve- sovereign ia here to pretnde over the in the matter here may tie interesting lated mainly bv |>eople working in Port mclits In ha» all the telephone con- select and classy annual apple show, The time has come when we cannot land or near here who are buying their Metioua that make convenience, and tla1 not so large, perhaps as last year, but long continue as we have. We must I homes rm the installment plan. Could water »upply really isn’t a» bail ns we for quality an t beauty the exhibtis have some sort of government, but they afford the high taxes it would are accustomed to think, b ut» has one would be hard to beat. whether to join the paternal roof of incur should we go into the city ? Port- of the tine-t acliool building" in the city w. W. COTTON Portland or whether to set up house Ian«! city taxes alone this year are 6.05 There are more than :XMM) boxes on and it» ai’hoola are the e»|ual of any in display, representing ail tbe leading keeping for ourselves ia hard to deter mills. the Bortland distru t. Many church«* One ot East Multnomah'» moot promi orchard sections of tbe state, and an Then there are others who c«mtend and wocivtle."', a public library, and a lot nent rn«*n and a »launch friend of The mine. SOX. A. W. LAIFRKTT endless nugber of plate exhibits. The Some argue that if we go into the that we are getting along nicely and of the in* »at acroniiMintniK nieretianta Herald has liecn M*rioui»ly ill for the Representative Lafferty believes in foremost growers of Oregon are on aud reaaotialdy priced "ton* in tin..... on pant ten days at a Portland I»«mpital, city—which tbev say we must, eventu ■ vhy not remain so. Their argument is ly. We really hail not <-ome fully to but ia u <» h improving nicely. Mr. Cot« ally— we will get police and tire protec pool ami sounds like the tale of a being th«- first in the field, evidently, hand for tne k«ren competitions that al "moesback.” ‘ However, The Herald is and has announced his intention of ad ways form an interesting feature of the appreciate the advantage" enjoyed until ton in proprietor • f the Mountain View tion. improve<i streets, light«, etc. There 1« no doubt but that this would not “stumping either one way or the dressing the voters on the “political shows. a cotupariaoii of advertixing inalt< r in fa rm adjoining Gresham, one of the Hood River, The Dalles, Dafour and The Herald ami another paj«-r piibli"lied finest in the «late. He ha« always been lie a good thing, but who are we ? other, but we would like to know the 1 issues of the «lay. ’ in ami near the city Mosier Valley, all have noteworty sec- al tireahani eauie to our notice. • If loud 111 tn> praise of this part of the Could we expect to secure fire an«l general consensus of the people inter the coming week This announcement is not, however, > tions in the big show, while other sec eour* Greahaui ia the liigl«r«l priced county ami al way« ready to assist in police protection an«i al) those things ested. Eor this purpose we have de found in the nexs columns of the city tions and individual orchards have pre i when we have no official head to ie- cided to conduct a straw vote. A ballot town in the county, and th«' «*omparieon matter« <>t public welfare > uiami and see that we get them ? No, is printed elsewhere in the paper, which press, as his more fortunate opponents sented displays that are gems 1« hardly lair, but then it will »how our Mr Cotton is chief counsel lor the One dainty little exhibit is a five-box hwal rva«ler» that tle-y have »«inething , Harriman lines in Oregon, ami in this for we have nothing to offer Portland we ask each and everyone to fill out and are likely to he, but instea«! is run a« an • advertisement.” Mr Ijifferty, it display consisting of one box of Yellow for which to i«e thankful, and |ierlia|>» work has distinguished himself, being <ioes that—she offers us the protection send to this office at once General discussion ot the matter either seems, has been the object of much Newtowns, one of .Ortleys, one Red may l«iad acme of thorn1 who are paying reckoned a« one of the ablest lawyer« in ami shelter of her name, but it *. is a<l. Why not incorporate, form a govern- one way or the other is invited an«l un«iue uncomplimentary remarks by the Cheek Pippin and two 8pitzenbergs, »<• high for pnaluce elsewhere to inveati- ttie Initol Stales city press, following that little episod which were packed by Ann Shepard, ■ merit that will suit ou uee«i«, and then will gladly be published next week. gate a little closer. in Washington recently. The Scripps- the 9-year-old daughter of E. H. Shep I hi«1 of th«- h-ading »ton* ill Greaham McKae “million dollar penny sheet” ard, the Pioneer Hood River orchard re«ently a<ivvrtiar«l a big “«took re«luo- i now comes forth championing bis cause, man. mg aale." The prieca were lead« r, ami I as are also manv labor leaders. The leading varieties shown areSpitz- of i-our«1 were exceptionally good. H«-g | Perhaps Ijifferty is really working in enbergs. Yellow Newtown, Rome nlarly th«' lent» prie«» are better and in | the interests of us commo«« folks an«i Beauties, .Arkansas B acks. Northern sou««1 install«1«1" t hey are even In-lp’r th.in ! as a result is receiving his “just due- (Continued on page ’>) Neighbors Assist Tussey River Becomes Torrent and Joined Lents Grange Last from the interests.” If this is so, lie Spies. Red Cb<*eke<i Pippins, Hyde Kings (Continue«! 011 J«ag>‘ 5) Destroys All Work Saturday—Meeting Was may be able to convince us when he Family, Recently Vis 1 sj«eaks here. at Dam. Well Attended. The «late announced is Wednesday. ited by Fire. November 22. at Alcazar Hall. Satur The last meeting of Lenta Grange was «lav he speaks at tiresham. The family of I N. Tossey were very It may also be sai«l that he has numer Ia»t week ami a« wa- predicted by th« 1 hehl Saturday at w hich time councilman pleasantly surprised Saturday evening. old settlers all of th«1 flume-. spillway | James Maguire of Portland was one ous friends here who are cp*nly sup- Novemlier 4th, by neiglitior», friends anti Think of it' A Chinese, a Kiwash ami woodwork on the river at the «lam I of a class of «« ven to take the first and ! porting him an«l denouncing his ridi- Indian and a ('orriui all walking the metnliers of th«1 Women of Wood The old Alcazar Theatre, tbe first was wa»he«l away. tin Uednesdny a and second degrees of the grange work. jculers. craft. when they dropped in on them (or •ide by aide and laughing and from moving picture «how in the Mount force of men «ere busy making a lx»«m The meeting w as brimful of interesting all appearance» nonplti«*<«d by «'«ch a pleasant evening, each member bring Scott district, is no more. It «lied a of logs alsive th«' «lam to net a- a biim- I topics ami was attemled by a g«xxi per olher’a presence' But there’« a rea- ing some article of Use in the kitchen natural death, which has been ex i ■ ent of the meml*'rs. MASONIC IRARRNID BUSY |« t to war«l off stumps log« ami drift - •on. Von "ee, a deputy aheritT each or home ns a token of neighborlines« pected for some time, despite the The program was opene«i by a number wood, but on Wednesday togiit th«1 day or «o bring« out a new “ batch" ami friendship II will lie rememliered IN THIS LOCALITY fact that heroic measures were en of recitations from litle folks Mr. mountain torrents cant«' down w ith «m-h ot prisoners for coiiiinemeiit at Kelly • that Mr. ami Mrs. Tussey recently were acted in an effort to restore it to tremendous velocity a- to -.v.-ep «'Very- Hay«-» introduced the question of “Our Bolte, ami these nuiir fellow« were visiteil by a lire, which destroyed their health and prosperity. But its use National Revenues, ” which was also dis- thing before it. Tin« is the »••coml at Since the recent illness and death of fulness ba«l passe« 1 and, like a fickle walking together, not by choice but i large barn, horses, wagons, vans, as tempt at a <lam that has laven destroyed cusseil briefly by Mr. Darnall. who Mrs. Brady's daughter Grace, the Ar- by neceaaity. With them, hilt trail* I well as their horn«1 ami l<el ngings. sweetheart, the theatre-going public by flood». What will !«• the next step calleil attention particularly to a recent The evening was greatly enjoyed ami ing behind, came four other«—one a j leta Masonic lodge and the Portland re transferred its attentions to the new light refreshments were served Those towards making a dam at thi« point to article iu the Bulletin on Tariff Studies. young man stylishly attired, one an lief committee have made every effort theatre when it opened three weeks connect with the big tunnel now nearly Mrs. Hawks, a representative of the elderly man with a pack under his I present were: ago. It had changed hands several half completed is a conundrum. Mothers' Congress, gave a talk on child to render such assistance as would be arm, another a foreigner of some { Mr. ami Mrs. Rayburn, Mesdames times and as many times came near training which was responded to by J. Whether thi« 1« a »t>s<k-««>lhiig proposi accepted. Some of the neighbors have “ going under.” However, our new kind, and the fourtji a common j Addie Allen, Ethel Anderson. I aura Allen. Bright. Boatwright, Carter, Cox, tion to eateli suckers, and ea.-y-mark« or D. lee and Mrs. Hawkins. Councilman complained of the order’s inattention. tramp. theatre is worthy of our entire atten is a genuine l«ona ti«le con,«tr'iction ami McGuire spoke briefly concerning his Their claims are without reason, for Kelly Butte 1« now full and over Hubler, Jensen, I .ent, 1-ocke, Marshall, tion, and its efforts at entertaining Miller. Nygard, Paul, Rodgers, Smith permanent w.irk isdiflicult !•• determine. 1 acquaintance with and • appreciation of members of the order have repeatedly flowing. «'aimed by the evacuation of its patrons should be remembers«! the Grange. Duringthe business session There is so much hmnbiig nowaday- by offered their assistance. the old county jail at the court house hurst.Stilwell, Walker. Wright, Hadden, and commended by all. big business men that it is best and ■otne consideration was given to the Mrs. Brady has not required such during it» removal from the old site i Eggiman. Artaud Ered Geisler. M. A. The machine and other parapher safest to side-step all smooth talk ami luestions pending in regard to amend favors up to the present, although it is Miller. W. M. Smithurst, Yost. Mor- to the top floor of the court house nalia of the old theatre has been ments to the bylaws of the StateGrange. probable that some help may be given fianptig advertí«« menta. trade, Gilley. move«! to Ridgefield, Wash. This question was dot put to vote and her yet. •vill be taken up again at th«1 next meet ing. which will occur on the second MRS. Mi GREW ENTERTAINS. Mrs. C. P. McGrew entertained in -atur'lay of December. honor of her sifter in-law, Mrs. Frank Ileraht free. Seepage 7 for partieu- Sanders, on Friday Nov. 10th. The afternoon was verv pleasantly spent | lars. with music ami games after which When the city of Portland took over cause you “failed to pay up in the 24 dainty refreshments were served. The guests were Mrs. Sandero of Yacolt, The past week several interested store and turned over $18 to the widow the ol«l Woodmere water works last hours given you.” Wash., mother of Mrs. C. 1’. McGrew; Recently the water was turnetl off at I persons have called at The Herald office a week ago Sunday. This was secured summer, great improvements, both in solely through 25cand 50c contributions a home in Lents for this reason. Mrs. Du rest; Mrs. Hagar. Mrs. B. F. and asked information concerning tbe management and service were looked Through death and sickness it was Miller; Mrs. Finley an«i .1. < McGrew. and certainly is commendable on their of all th«' grafters thai prey on the Haskins family with the idea of assist part. for in the Mt. Scott district. But, the simply impossible to journey to town to lieople th«' grafter that «e«'ks to procure ing her in securing the necessities of At present the family has a good only improvement noticeable ia the pay it. Hut the Water Board's Rule money by pleading some other persona life. supply of wood, some potatoes and flour promptness with which water is shut must be observed and off went the myseries is the lowest. Th«' publicity Mrs. J. Ulrich of Mt. Scott, called in and other groceries, but this will not off when toll ia not forthcoming within water. Certainly it is good policy to ' that has lieen giving to the unfortunate last long. have strict rules, and enforce them but the hour. onditiolis surrounding Mrs. Haskins 1 the interests of the Mt. Scott Alliance, With seven little children to feed and to enforce Wiles of this kindunderthese and her family has found one person a young people's organization of the clothe, and the burden of caring for With a district as large as this and conditions, becomes almost despotic and After visiting them, one an infant in arms, one ill with .lust seven month» alter the «i"ath of mean enough to take advantage «if her church on Mt. Scott. growing an rapidly as it ia, wouldn’t it oppressive. the home of Mrs. Haskins and seeing pneumonia, and theoldest only 14 years her luisbaml. Mrs \V. K. Duke, mother l»y soliciting on the information so wide Now, Supt. Hodge, couldn't you ar seem that 11 branch office would not of I hike brothers of this place, jnisw»l ly scattered. He presented himself at for herself the pitiable condition of of age this widow's case becomes al range to establish a local office in the only be logical but a convenience to away al her home on W Mill street, j several places of which we know and this widow with seven little children most pitiable to the extreme. Occas- patrons and an improvement to the district for the convenience of the Novemls'r 9th al H P. M represented that he was employed by dependent on her, she reported back to sionaly she does washing or housework (water consumers, or put a local col management? rteceamd was ls»m in Massachusetts 1 he \V. C. T. I ', to accept donations of the Alliance that it was certainly a by which she earns a few cents, but the But no, when your rent ia due you lector in charge of the same'.’ Some 75 years ago She came toOregon alwut money for the family. However the worthy case, with the result that a cost of feeding these hungry little ones must quit your work, for a half day, thing should be done, and done soon. »«•ven years ago and ha« reside«! here (HTsvins who gave should have known j Thanksgiving offering of clothes and is nevertheless more than she can vann. trail 6 miles to Portland, thence to the since. better. The YV. T. always fur- food is being prepare«! by these young The county has been asked to assist City Hall an«l ’’form in line” and wait She leaves to mourn her los« six ■ nisla 1 " people with proper cre«leiitiais in ; folks of the rural district. her. Indeed a representative of the re POOR .lUlMiES! another half or three-quarters of an The Queen Esther Circle of the lief board visited her, reported it a children, all tvsidentsof Portland and all cases ef this kind that you should a«k to h«iur before you can get a chance to A Judge in Beattie was recently horse Were nt her bedeute whim -io1 |>a««il<l ; see. He declined all gifts except money, Methodist church of Gresham has be worthy case etc., but as yet’nothing explain your mission, and then perhaps whipped in court by a woman ts-ciiu*. away They are ,1. H. link1'. A. W and said there were three children, while come interested in the . mw -axul will has been done. We cannot afford to you are told you "can not pay it until | he reversed the jury's verdict ami ruled Duke, Maude Duke, Etta Duke, there are seven. If his receipts amount assist them in every way they can. wait until they take action, for the you bring your old receipts.” [ against th«1 defendant. Between the re Mrs. A. J. Clarke ami Cecil Duke. Mr. Lang, an employe of Gevurtz family might starve in the meantime, to anything we would I«1 glad to bear of If you fail to do this once a month I call, women suffrage and his own idea of She was laiiito rest hesi.lo her husband it ami if advisable will try to ascertain Bros, of Portland, reading of her plight hence any assistance that may be rend you are liable to come home some night the law, a judge is certainly handicapped at Riverview Cemetery. Flora, tributes his whereabouts. He was a young man in the paper recently, took up a sub ered her will be greatly appreciated by and find your water pipes dry—all be ' the««' day«. scription among the employes of the I herself and little ones. were many. and gave his name as Wilson. SANDY RIVER DAM JAMES MAGUIRE KIND-Hf ARTEDNESS IS WASHED AWAY NOW A GRANGER SHOWN IN SHOWER IIIRIf IN A Rim BUI NUI MIRRI1Y PASSING DE THE OLD ALCAZAR RULE OF PORTLAND WATER BOARD BECOMES OPPRESSIVE YOUNG FOLKS PLANNING TO ASSIST WIDOW AND GHILDREN NEW GRAFTER IS WORKING IN LENTS MRS. W. K. IIIJKt PASSES AWAY