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About Beaver State herald. (Gresham and Montavilla, Multnomah Co., Or.) 190?-1914 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 18, 1912)
ERA LD MULTNOMAH CO., OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY IM, 1912. Subscription, $1.00 a Year. LOCAL BANK GRESHAM ENJOYS GROWTH Of LENTS AND MT. SCOTT SANDY WANTS ELECTS OFFICERS RENEWED ACTIVITY SHOWN DY INCREASED REALTY SALES MT. HOOD LINE M. G. Thorsen Replaces Eck First State Bank Lets Con One Firm Alone Sells $152,12' .00 In Past Two Years— Working to That End Now— Installation of Officers Fol Most of This In Contrao Sales of Small Amount ern as Vice President— tract for Addition and Wonderfully Productive lows Interesting Lecture Down — In Individual Sales Lents Leads All Sections Oth- Two-Story Buiiding- Program—Degree Team’s Other Officers the Same— Country Would Be Tapped of the County — Its Growth Rapid and Steady. ers Rumored. Work Commendable. lias Over 250 Depositors. By Extension. The annual meeting of th« st ickhold- er« of the Multnomah State Bank of Lent« »»> held in th« Scandinavian American Bank of I'ortland Wedm-aday of thi« week at w hich tim» the following director» were electetl : C F Hendricks* eu. I’reaidsnt of th«*- andmavian Amer ican Bank, of Portland M G Thorsen. Vice President of the Scandinavian American Bank of Portland, also Pre- ideili of tlm wholesale firm of Fisher, Thorsen A C«i ; I P Drinker, Cashier of the First Natiotil Bank of St. Johns, Or. Ilciirv Harksoii. Investment bank er and real «-«tate dealer ; II. Routini, »lockhohler of Scandinavian American Bank After th» election of directors Hie fol lowing officers Mere elect«'.1 : President, C F. llrndrkkaen; Vice President, M G. Thorsen; Cashier and Manager, H Roetad. Tha name of Mr. Thorsen is the only new one on the list, lie repla«-»» Anth on Eckern a» director and Vice Pref Idcnt. No liettcr or more able inan could lie «ecurtsl to take tbe place Mr. Eckern ha» flllc«l "O well, ami we coll- gratulate the officer» «» well aa the de positors in his »election In fact the bank ba» as good and able roster of officers and «lirectors as any bank in the state, tie it large or small. The bank ba» prove«l It« worth locally and won its way to the front ranks of the bank» of the state Th«* report of the cashier wa» read, I showing that the bank lia« done a very gi»«l business during the year of ion and has now over 280 cistomers and alaiut -32,'lHI'Sl on deposit. They have Ix-en designated as a de pository by the government of tte United Stat«-» for tbe Postal Savings bank at l.ent» and will during the coni tug year al»» apply for designation as a depository for the county of Multnomah. CHI RRYVIILI St 11001 MUDIMI Siili ON By "Wayside." I'li«* school bouse mudili« i» «till on lien* «nd the director« «re in a qiuiudry a» to just wliat to do in the matter. It appear» tlint the director« went on and built the homie under the promise of ■Mr. Friel Sr., that he would make out a deed alter Ilio district had cleared the «chimi ground. Raising a tax for thia purpose they called on Mr. Friel for the deed when he informed tl em that he had deeiled the land to hi« daughter, Mr«., Murray, and to hold in trust for her children The land is now held a« pro perty for minor children and probably can not lie held by the district for school purpose« by any manner of means, The worst of it is that the Murrays* can hohl the building as it is on their property and can be claimed a« their own personal property. It u* doubtful if the district will la* allowed to move this building und tuny not I m * nil lowed t<* even liolil chool there. FORMI R UNIS DOY MEETS SUDDIN DEATH New« came Sunday morning of the death of J. B. Kellar, a brother of Sid Kellar of thia place, at Lakeport, Calif, lie was falling timla*r, ami it appears that a tree fell on him, causing instant death, The remains were buried at Lakeport Wednesday at 10 A. M. He was a Woodman and a mem be J of the Rtxlinen. Decesseli whs n lineman by trade. Besides hie brother, his mother, Mrs. John Huntington, ami a sister re- side here. He leaves a wife. M. E. CHURCH. Preaching II A. M. by the Rev. J. M. Shill««, of Hannibal, Mo., and reception of members. In the evening the pastor will continue subject« as previously an nounced. Parents are re«|uested to bring their children. We also make a call for men to rally to all these service«. W. B. Moore, Pastor. IIIIRIY-KIIJK HOUSES BUL I BY FIRM IN ONE YEAR L’lufiN Imvr Iwrn pr«*|>irr<l by Par* If the Sandy Commercial Club suc- I-ents <«range met in all-day aesnion krr A Hanlleld fur a t«<>-vtf>ry brick i ceeds in getting an extension of the Saturday. After the regular morning building and an addition for the Eirat Mount Hood Railway A Power Com routine, a bounteous dinner waa served State Bank of Grwbmn The main Even in Winter Season Real Estate Moving Rapidly Says pany’s line built to that place this year, bit i I<11 n g * ill rover 1 fort It will a large section of territory will be and fully done justice to: The after- Mrs. Bright, Manager of one the Largest contain three Mt»»reM <»n the tiret floor opened to settlement. The general plan 1 noon session opened at 2 p. in.. The Realty Firms in the District. and 20 room* oti the M*cond alary, for <>f th- extension is for a route from the | lecture program, in charge of the retir- apartiio'htN nnd of!h • ■« present line from Cottrell to Sandy di I ing lecturer, Mr». Palmer, was brief but TheAddition to the bank Mill I m * 20 x 00 It has been sai«l of L nta, that I Iciglits. Th«-«- were sold on *-a-y pay rect through a farming and extensive interesting. It follows: Instrumental frat an 11 « mho rim high. Il will be n-e<l it bus lieen in ez:»ten<n- for over ment«. with the result that 34 more fam logg«-d-off district The proposed ex- solo by Prof Morton; short talks on Sin for a<liliti*uial room for the bank. The , years it» re«-«-tit growth han lawn ilies were put <ui D m - road to indepen I tension will have a moderate grade to c'H*t of the main bu lid I iik and bank ad* ; nominal iu that no les« titan dence This years buxines«, was $61,996 Sandy. Several surveys have liernniade gle Tax by Mr. Craig of Portlami; Solo, by the company, it is reported, and one by little Johnny Morton; Needed Local dilion will be a good record in itself. l«>puluti<«n ha» I'«ai d here iu Work i»n the foundation ha»* been 1 pu«t four years. During flu- first weeks ut 1912 over 12 along the northeast side of Sandy, but Inprovmentx were di-cussed by D M. completed ami the main ulructure will But when y<«> stop and coli»ld«-r the lota .have been sold besides oilier improv the company has yet made no move to Simonsen, Mr. Young and 0. Lent. In strumental solo. Vocal solo by Mrs. lie errrtrd a* noon an the weather |>er- fact that tlnis* -aim- (>>««> |a-ople ar*- a’d ed n-al estate property. In one day 20 build it. mita the work to g • forward. Tbia will (or mostly all) I kiitic builders, b*nrieowu- l»-rnon« were taken out to view lent« A committee from the Sandy Com ; Itobt. Reynolds. Then followed installa hr one the in<mt prrtrntioun »«true- I <-r», is it any womler le-ute is «<» iude- properly. mercial Club has been conferring with tion of the following officer«; Master, T. tiirrn built in <ircaharn. Other build ! |»-ndent of Portlanddiwpits- iu* cloeneae? What is tin- reason for this firm,s rapid the company's officials about this ex J. Kreuder; Overseer; Mrs. Katzky; ing« are projected for tirmham thia No better proof can be obtaiued than growth you ask. Tia-re is a inwal here: tension, and assurances were given that Lecturer, Mrs. .Maud Daraall; Steward, year, ami a autwlantial grow th ia ex- figures ami actuai sale« of real e«taU- Tla-y advertised and then backed up I the line will l*e built on Sandy if rights W. Thomas; Aset. Steward, M. Young; peeled. of way and other concessions are made Lady Asst Steward, Mrs. Hains; (ab their advertisements. during them- years. Sandy is the business center of a sent) Secretary, .Mrs. E. P. Smith; Then too, they made every client f«-el The Bright Realty Co. with Mr*. | Theckle Bright as manager, <*peiie<l it« at ease by their pleasant personality, large and growing agricultural and | Treasurer, Mrs. Hotchkiss; Chaplain. offie«« here tn 1909. They at once •oni- their plain every-day way of doing busi horticultural district awaiting only the Mrs. A. F. Miller, Gatekeeper, Mr. coming of railway facilities to develop Merithew; Pomona, Miss Smith; Ceres, I uieiiced an a<-livc adv«*rti»ilig «■ainpaigii, ness. rapidly. It is estimated that more than Miss Haines; Flora. Miss Thomas; Or They not only sell real estate but do were instrumental in o|*eiiing up a num ber of additions, talked la-nta, advertis notary public and conveyancing, write 2tX> i acres of land has l*een sold in the ganist. Mire Everett«. Master Crane of Rockwood Grange, The church club of St. Pauls Episco ed la-nta, and «<«»u everyone, everywhere tire insurance in one of the best lines in Sandy district the past two years to men who bought for orchard purposes. presided as installing officer. The de the country. pal church held its regular monthly bus were talking of the town. By consistant and everlasting adver This land is located tietween Sandy and gree work was ex«»mplifi»'d by Lenta iness meeting Monday evening In spite Stain p ople commencetl to buy homes Grange team in charge of Mrs. Rogers, down ami tising of this one firm Is-nts has grown a Cherryville, on both sides of the Mount o' inclement weather enough tnemtiers hen- for Iota wen-offered at who carried the work through in an Hood automobile road. Much develop g xxl thousand in population. What were present to transact tin* usual bus- $o a month, while at tin-same time this able an«l commendable manner. ment work has been done on much of .could it do if every one put their was ctiinparalively new everywhere ami i<i«-ss Lents Grange now enters upon what 'll was Unanimously decid««l to give a mi place could they secure tla-m for I«--« shoulder to the wheel? Let us hope that the land that has been purchased, es the 1912 business will not only keep up pecially near Firland and Cherryville. should be by far, its most successful Valentine ‘lancing (tarty Feb 14. at the tbaii-llha month Purchasers of this land are Hood year. Pl-op|e stain realized that Ulis wa« the pace set by former years but double Wi««lmere Hail Miss Analiel Mag River, Eastern and Portland men who stuff, Mi»« Barbara McCauley and Ml»» che:i|s-r than paying rent ami that la-nU* or treble it. believe that the district is well adapted Della Kirdeti were appointed a commit pr< |ierty wax fm-t incn-a-ing in value, to fruitgrowing. They are eucouraged tee on decorations. Red hearts and lienct- inch «me t«*ld the other with the Another Factor In Home Building in this belief by the success that lias evergreens are to lie n»e«i abundantly result that over ♦2.’i,'a«iorth <>f property There is another factor in home-build but the arrangement is in the hands of on th«- contract or installment plan was ing that deserves commendation and that attended persons who have set out or chards ami by the «^pinion of experts the committee All members who are sold. is tiie Uietluxis employed by the E. W. The y«-ar 1910 <i]s-i •••! with in- Miller Lumber Co. in furnishing lumber who have tested he soil and the cli A committee composed of Charles at leisure on the Saturday |>re«iding creit«<-tl sales. In fact it waaduring this ■ hi easy payment plans to those w ho ow n matic conditions. Boring, on the Esta Cleveland, M. O. Nelson. G. R. Robin the dance ar«* requested to aasMt. cada railway, is the present neareel son and II L. St. Clair, met with tbe ft. Punch will b- aervmi as usual in the year lent« was at its lot.“ and want to build. railway de;xit for Sandy and the Sandy tiresham Library Board, the members this company pm several new rear of the room. This company furnished the lumber district. u in 1 on the market which being Mrs. J. W. Shattuck, W. H. Bach- Written invitations will lie sent for the 34 house« that tlie Bright Realty The extension tietween the Mount meyer. Miss Alida Culy, Mrs. L. P. lamglit up. for th» faiia- • I tl Th«- list as n-t is incomplete. Co. built the la-t year. I «»ides «cores of Hood Railway and >andv will tie a>>out Manning, Mrs. J. Ji. Clanahan, Mr». J. Any inemlier desiring that an invita Reni Estate C<>. had Ix-coim- known far others, seven miles long. The committee is H. Metzger, Theodore Brugger, T. R. tion lie sent to any friend in particular slid in ar through it« wide advertising Equipp. d with a full supply of mater i should band in th» name and add re-■ to and its lm«ii*«-« in«*th«»is which Were ial that goes into a house they are ready working hard for the extension ami has Howitt, and R. R. Carlson last Satur- found to I«- honest, courteous and at all time« to figure with you on a pro- the flacking of Sandy anil the territory «lay night an«i di-cu-sed future plans for i Mi-s Johns«m or R. D. Sheplienl. through which tbe propos d line will the p«>pular Gn-i.am library. It straight. Mrs Oswald M' Taylor. Mrs. Geo. (Kiaitioil of tin« kind. run. In Jordan Addition 10 lots were platt- deckled to secure an option on a lot as a | W. Van Waters aud the ladies of the INua company to<i, is enjoying a phe There are hundreds of acres of logged- I location for the new home to be erected ■•<1 and sold in one week. Then Midland ! Guild will serve a» patronesses. nomenal grow th during its first year of The club intends to make thia a very Acres w« re put **n th«' market. In less business—and advertising has tx-en a big off land between Pleasant Home ami for tlie library. An application will lie enjoyable evening io« the inemliera and than two weeks the entire 1<> acres were factor in that growth. It will be* seen Sandy where the soil is deep and high made for a portion of the Carnegie li ly productive. For years tbe portable brary fund. sold out, one acre at a time. their many frieml i. that this kind of advertising not only sawmills have lieen cutting out tbe Menton«' Addition and Elmo Heights "A $10,000 building is planned’’ said A new organ is to tie pnreha»«*d for builds up the individual business but small timber and making it into rail Mr. Brugger, when asked concerning it. St. Pauls church and will be in place were sold raphlly, no le«« than 8«> lots in tile whole tow n a«’ well. road ties for shipment by way of Trout "Of course, it will cost $1000 to main each addition living ¡«old that year. In before Easter. dale. Most of tbe timber of this char tain it, but I believe it is understood the Liberty Heights quarter acres were sold $'> down ami $■'> a month. LENTS Il DK AN Y PERIODICALS. acter has been worked up, and tbe land county will see to that.” "In regards remains with tbe stumps and decajed to the lot, we believe enough will be The grand total of the sales this year. logs. When cleared and cultivated this subscribed by local people tr> buy it, 1910, were $91 .¡itk’i.oo. A wonderful re The le-nta Library will have on hand cord, All other real estate firms of the th«- following Peritaiicals for 1912: Cen land is found very productive for both and then all will be clear." E. Schwedler offered a site near the district fail««! to reach this mark, though tury, Delineator, Garden Magazine, cereals and fruits. With a railroad the they too, sold an immense amount of pro Harper's Weekly, tadies' Home Jour logged-off lauds here will be cleared sc I kki I house, but. though his spirit was and cultivated. Many of tbe tine farms Jan 3rd. the Mt. Scott W C. T. I', perty. nal, Manual Training Magazine. Mc at and around Pleasant Home are from commended, it was not thought leas able to put the building so far out. The held a Mothers* meeting at the vestery The year 1911 saw a new era in Lent.« Clure’s, Outing, Outlook. Pacific Month property being considered is the Osl*orne of th«* Evangelical church The meet home building. The Bright Realty Co. ly. Popular Mechanm«. Review of Re the logged-off lands.—Oregonian. lot on the corner of Main and Fourth ing was in chnrge of Mr«. Lillian Clark. saw another <ip|Hiriiinii v to build lip the ft iews, Scientific American, St. Nicholas, Streets. After the devotion«, Mrs. McHloy town, help the man who wanted a home, Survey, M'orld‘.< Work, Youth’« Com read a very instructiva paper on the so commenced building, cottages, bun panion, World’« Chronicle. care of infants. Mrs. itriidford on galows and «mall I and 8 room modern Then- will also la- a numla-r of valu Miss Grace Lawrence spent several Spiritual development of the child, and r«a>idences. This plan met with |xipular able farm papers on file, treating of i days last week visiting her friend, Mrs. a recitation by Mrs. Dunbar. By favor nt once and tlie first year saw 31 of Poultry. Dairying, Gardening, stock Oscar Erickson, at Warren. Oregon. . special request this part of the program th« ««■ lions*'» budt in Mentone and Elmo growing, and n-latcd matters The funeral of Frank L. Perkins, a will lie repeated at the next Mothers' salesman, who died at his home at 1029 LARGE FORCE TO ASSEMBLE meeting which will be nt the same Division St. Tuesday, was hel«i January place, Feb. 7. The mother« are cordial 17. interment being in the Mt. Scott Klamath Will be Field for Great Army ly invited. Park Cemetery. Deceased was 50 years Maneuvers. Tbe meeting of Mt. Scott W ('. T. V. of age and leaves a family who are deep San Francisco.—The largest army for Jan. 21th. will be he d at the home ly grieve«l at bis death. ever concentrated by this government of Mrs. Addition. Study theme, Social The funeral of Lawrence Anda, who tn time of peace will be assembled on Legislation. die«l at hie home in Lents, was held the Pacific coast during the i nmer Now what do you think of that? Too busy to come to Lents. Saturday, Jan. 13, interment being at months. According to dispatches to CARD OF THANKS Mt. Scott Park Cemetery. Tbe funeral this city from Washington, it is plan We wish to thank the people of Lents Too busy doing what? Well anyway this is how the little piece of services were heki from 8t. Peters ned by the war department to order for their sympathy in our hour of sad news was gleaned: church, Lents, and were attended bv a more than 27,000 soldiers into the field ness and death of our son and brother, Attorney Klineman, of this place, appeared for the defendant large number of friends and relatives of in full fighting equipment. This will Bryant Kellar. We especially wish to in a case in a justice court in Portland, asking for a change of the deceased. include all the regular and militia thank Merle Hlackall for his assistan-e. The funeral of James Wilson Martin regiments of the six Pacific coast venue to Lents, for good legal reasons. Deputy Page, who was Mre. John Huntington. 1195 E. Grant St., who died very states—Oregon. Washington, cai: ■ r- conducting the prosecution, arose and among other protests said: of Sid Kellar. smidenly January 16, was held January nia. Arizona. New Mextco and U .in. Mrs. G. Wheatley. "Your honor, the District Attorney is too busy to go WAY out 18, the remains being laid to rest in Mt. Cavalry, infantry, artillery, Mgnai there to Lents to try a case. I object.” Scott Park Cemetery. Deceased leaves corps and hospital corps will be the BAPTIST CHURCH Think of it! Way out to Lents. Isn’t Lents in Multnomah a family and the funeral was very large different branches of the service The pastor of the Raptist church will ly attended. which will participate. The grounds speak Lord’s Day rooming on the sub- County? Aren’t you elected prosecuting attorney for the WHOLE The funeral of the late Adam Schroth selected for the mimic battles will be ject, "Justification — Its Blessed nees, »» county, Mr. Cameron? of this city was held Thursday, Jan. 18, in and around Klamath Falls, Or. Lents voters will please jot this little incident down in their interment being in Mt. 8cott Park, an<l in the evening on the subject, "A Plot that Failed.'1 Everylxxiy welcome note Lxxiks, which by the way. are, or could be filled with just Portland's large new cemetery, near See what Miller has to say about Dull to these services. Lents. such little items in Mr. Cameron’s dis-favor. Business on another page. VAUNIINf DANCE PLANNED AT WOODMERE GRESHAM HOPES TO GET LIBRARY W. C. T. U. HOLDS IN- TERESTING MEETING DEATHS AND FUNERALS OF THE PASI WEEK