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About Beaver State herald. (Gresham and Montavilla, Multnomah Co., Or.) 190?-1914 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1911)
LENTS LOCAL HAPPENINGS RESUME OF THE WEEK'S BOINOS IN OD UOIND THE CITY ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦•♦♦«♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ Po«tmaater Spring gives notice ♦ X to all that the office will be X J open Sunday morning for the J ♦ comenieence of patrons expect- ♦ X Ing Christmas presents • SABBATH WHICH? SATl RDAY OR YOUR LAST CHANCE SUNDAY REMEMBER ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦• You will be interested to know The school children enjoyed s few hours vacation Monday afternoon on ac count of the absence of water, it living turned R‘ tothnable workmen to install tire pli.ydowii the line—not at l.enta. Quite St numler from here are plan ning to attend the wrestling bout of Jepson vs. Gustafson at tireebaiu Sat urday evening which day is the Sabbath and if it has been changed Seventh Day Adventist Church, one block east of Grange Hall. Lents, SUNDAY. DECEMBER 24th. AT 7:30 P. M. This Store is Santa Claus' Headquarters. Store open all day Sunday & Monday Come and bring your friends The next regular meeting of the Mt. C. J. Cumtning*. Pastor. Scott W. C. T. T. will be at the home of Mrs. Hogue, Fourth Ave., Wednes J. L. Pease, son of H. E. l’ease the day. Dec. 27. I^uts undertaker, was out from Port The subject of the sermon at the Bap land this week paying his father a vis tist Church Lord's Day morning will be. it. He is chief clerk of the auditor's "The Angel and the Shepherds." and in department of O. W. R. A N. Co. the evening, ‘‘Thrice Crucified." The H. E. Pease. pastor, the Rev. J. M. Nelson will Undertaker, speak. Phone 3311, Our friend. Rollo C. Groebeck, left town very quietly and somewhat mys teriously last week. On inquiry we find he has gone to Arkansas and will re turn soon—but not alone. Nuf sed, we will tell you all about it when he re turns. McNeill Bros., grocers, are distribut ing one of the neatest and most artistic calendars yet seen this year. And this is not all, they have souvenir plates that are actually beauties. C. W Miller, former president and manager of the Mt. Hood Ry., writes N. G. Hedin that he and family are now in India. It is very hot there now— so hot that the natives’ only article of drees in some instances are ankle rings. They also report the time of their lives. The V. of O. Law School will try out for the team Saturday next. “Judicial Recall'* is the subject. The Oregon Law School held a mock Court last Saturday night. “Reciproc ity with Canada'* was the subject. The Federal Telegraph Co's, station sent a 147 word message to Frisco this week. Harmony School will hold a special entertainment Friday afternoon in B. Retherford’s room. Lents Evangelical Church will bold a cantata on Sunday night that bids fairly worth while. Ed. Florochnty and wife visited at Lents Sunday. Clifford G. Schneider oi Portland paid Lents his compliments Sunday. Portlanders are discussing the Lents annexation problem very much lately. Ben Hart, formerly President of Mt. Hood Land Co., has withdrawn from that company and now is with Chapin Harlow's Farm Department. Mr. Walters of Alaska. Canada and Tacoma, at present mining expert and civil engineer, has again returned to Portland and pays us the tribute of be ing the liveliest city on the coast. This does not include the bank on Sixth A oak. John Huntington announces that a new camp of Sons of Veterans will be installed in Portland soon. Already over 100 members have signed the charter. G. M. Wilson, of Scotts Mills, was a Herald visitor Tuesday. He tells us be likes hie new home first rate but he wants to keep in touch with affaire at Lente, consequently he ordered The Herald sent him regularly. Leslie Locke left for San Francisco last Friday, where he will eeek employ ment, Lents, Oregon. Brock Lesher Wilcox and Mrs. Mary Etta Foulk will be married l*ecember 23. so announcements say. They will beat home to their friends after January 10th at t>9'JH-47th Avenue South-east Portland. Fred Theile and Miss Florence A. Jones, both of Portland, accompanied by friends, were married at 220 Ninth Ave.. Lents. Dec. JOth. by W. B«>yd Moore, pastor M. E. Church. Mr. and Mrs. The le will make their home in Lente and Mr. Tbeile will plv himself at the plumber trade Mt Scott Rebecca Lodge has elected officers for the next term as follows: N. G., Mrs. Cox: V. G., Mrs. Scherm- erharni; secretary, W. A. Etchell; treas urer, Mrs. Tillman. Installation will be conducted at the second meeting in January. G. R. Fraxelle was in Lents Wednes day in the interests of the Modern School of Correspondence of San Joee. Cal. This is another Pacific Coast institution that is growing rapidly and doing ex cellent educational work. Miss Alice Daughterv, formerly a teacher in the Lenta schools, renewed acquaintances here Friday. The regularly quarterly meeting of the Mt. Scott W C. T. U will be held Dec. 27, promptly at 2 P.M., at the res idence of Mrs Mayme Hogue, 4tb Ave., corner Mt. Scott Ave Reports of of ficers and superintendents will 1« giv en. A full attendance is greatly de sired as it is an important business ses sion. ELECTION Of OEEICERS Of ROCKWOOD GRANGE Rockwood Grange has elected the fol lowing officers for the coming year: Master, F. H. Crane; overseer, K. Kas er; lecturer, Ida M. Thorpe; assistant lecturer, Ruth Moller; steward. Theo dore Stensland : assistant stewart, Wm. Linneman; chaplain, Mary Crane; treasurer. M. Multhauf. jr ; secretary, Viola Lovelace; gate keeper, Thomas Rowen ; Ceres, > ioldie Bock ; Pomona, Mary Clute; Flora. Hester Thorpe: lady assistant. Bertha Weiland. The coming term will be the eighth for Fred Crane as master, and the same for Mre. Lovelace as secretary. In stallation will be held Wednesday even ing, January 3d. EXPENSES FOR NEXT YEAR WILL BE $746,000.000? Secretary of the Treasury Mac', eagh, J. W. Taylor has etarted a wood yard in the figures sent to congress to cover at Sixth Ave. and Carline. the next fiscal year, estimates that it W. N. Cbilcote has leased the Ray- i will take about (746,000,000 to run the burn and Geisler property on Foster government. If congress should accept road, which be will use as a wood yard. bis figures—which of course it will not —this would be a saving of (21,000,000 Prof. Ball and Miss Swanson of the from this year, he says. The estimates Arleta rcbools visited the I-entt school include a number of items that congress last Thursday. will never stand for, while congress in H. C. Restorff, of Glenwood, Wash., turn w ill want to run in a number of its near lioldendale. has moved his family own pet schemes which the estimates do to Lente to make their future home. not include and which will swell the to They have moved into the Freeberg tal. Increased outlays for the army and house near the Bright P.ealty Co. navy are asked for, and congress is in C. E. Hedge, of Beaverton, visited the no mood to grant these; it would rather spend the money on things that wil( Hedge home here Monday. make more votes. It is expected that Mr. and Mre. O. F. Freeberg will the postal service will be self-sustaining, spend Christmas with Mr. Freeberg’s and so it no longer figure- as a liability parents at Brush Prairie, Wash. for the year. Poetmaster-General Hitch to establish an ex Born—To the wife of Ed. Thurston, cock asks for Thursday, Dec. 21, a girl. Mother and perimental parcels-post system on rural babe both doing nicely. Ed. may re routes and a like amount for an aerial post "by aeroplane or other devices.’* cover. Congratulations old man. Chairman Fitzgerald of the house com Born —To the wife of John Nauman on mittee on appropriations does not like Dec. 19, a boy. the style of arithmetic which Secretary Born—To Mre. Burk Beeman, on Sat Mac Veagh uses in figuring his estimates urday, Dec. 16, a bouncing baby boy. Instead of being a saving over this year, Mra. Beeman is the daughter of Dr. he says the totals show an increase of McKloy, and although "Doe’’ steps (21,000,00b. The army, navy and pos around 10 years younger he says he tal estimates, be declares, are "shock really feels 10 years older. Hereafter ing,’’ and he intimates that what the its ‘‘Grandpa’’ if you please. Also Democratic house will do to them will be "a plenty.’’ “Uncle Tommy.” Last Chance Suggesstions Seasonable Articles CANDIES, NUTS, TREE TRIMM Fountain Pen Hair Brush Sets Military Sets Perfumes Manicure Sets INGS, SMOKES, SMOKERS ARTICLES POSTALS A BOOKLETS Framed Pictures Mantel Clocks Kodaks Suit Cases Leather Goods Holiday Stationery All Are Priced Low Remember your fnends with a beautiful postal card, booklet, etc. We have either Xmas or New Year Cards . . . . Toys for the kiddies that will ue mire to pleaxe Mammoth Ataortment THE MT. SCOTT DRUG CO. LENTS Is a modern suburban home town of from 7500 to 10,D00 population, with 12,000 people receiving mail through the postoffice. It is situated 6 miles east of the center of Portland at the base of Mt. Scott. Two street car lines and the best macadmised roads in the state give the town the best transportation to and from Port land. The town has a good water supply, electric light and power, local telephone system, fire department, good streets and has under way several substantial brick and concrete business blocks The public school is one of the largest and best in the state, costing $100,000.00, 900 children attending. A modern catholic school is also about completed. A good public library is located here. Most ever denomination is represented among our church es. The fraternal societies are also well represented. We have a good band and several orchestral organizations. Most every line of business and profession is represented here. Lents is an ideal location for manufacturing enterprises, being well located, near Portland and in the heart of the home of working people. The climate is unsurpassed, the soil adapted to the raising of fruits and vegetables of every description. Lents needs more people, more business and manufactur ing enterprises, a good hotel and apartment house,- and several more substantial business blocks. Desired information will be furnished by the Lents Im provement Club or The Herald. r$p[C|AL XMAS ATTRACTION Watch for it—Wait for it—See it It is in the nature of very surprisingly good films. Even better than our already “best that are shown’’ films Of course it’s at the ISIS THEATRE Next to Herald MAIN STREET LENTS Send A Copy Of The Christmas Herald East. Only 5 Cents. ovr . LETTER. HEADS are Watch for our big Pre-Inventory and C.lean-Up Sale Announcement Next Week Lents Hardware Co. COME IN AND PLACE YOUR ORDER WORK IS RIGHT — PRICE IS RIGHT N. B. See our big 2-page ad in last week’s Herald for Christmas Gifts