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BEAVER STATE HERALD Subscript!<», $1.00 a Year. LEMS, MULTNOMAH CO., OREGON, THURSDAY. JULYIKf, 1912._________________________ Vol. IQ. LENTS VICTORIOUS OREGON NOTES OF IN TWO GAMES GENERAL INTEREST A. & W. Team Defeats Oregon Cities Well Repre Portland Ravens—Second | sented in B. I’. 0. E. Par Game Required 15 Snappy ade-Great Activity in all Lines throughout State. Innings. ( By Grimm) Th« lam Is team of th« A A W. league defeated the Portland Raven« Sunday by th« score of 4 to 0. Ttie Kama wa« ««II play««I, neither aide making a single error until the eighth, when the visitor« made two allowing two rune. The other came on a frit. Lents «cored the fir»t run in the third as a result ol two «ingle«, a ««crifice and a stolen >»»•«. I'hel>e»t tiie visitors could do wa« to wee second liase as Malt Boland allowed them only a few «.at- tared hit« The team worked like ma chinery not one error lieing made. The tine support given Matt wa« the only thing that gave him a shut-out victory. The feature of the game was Teddy dietin'« remarkable running one-hand ed stab in the first inuing. Shortly after the first game was over the Giants trotted out upon the field determin'd to win another game. Only four regular Giants were there ready to play, so five of the "second team" men were chosen to till the vacancies Among those picked were Johnson. Gelhing, Stevens, M. Boland and Grimm ami they ¿were there with the goods a* the following account of the game will signify. The Tiiums Cress team started out by makiug two rune tn the first frame a» a result of a walk, a sacrifice, and two singlra. l-enta (ailed in her half as did also the visitors in the *econd and third, in tiie fourth however, they an nexed two more on one hit and two er rors, and the score liaiked decidedly discouraging. Neither side w as ahis to Connect in the fifth. In the sixth, Stellar, fielding on the part of the lo cals, prevented another score for the visitors. In the last of the sixth, l-ents began to wake up and when the swat fest was over three runners had crossed the rubber. "Red" Lund, the tall six footer from Arleta who was on the mound for tin locals, settled down and pitched steady ball from then on. In the last of tiie seventh Kellar tie.) tiie score vn Grimm's slashing single through short and the deadlock was on. After the «eventli inning all the oppos ing players could do was Io secure eight goose-eggs in the lucky thirteenth the visiting pitcher tired down and asked if the game could not be called a tie, but Ixinls wanted to win. Nevertheless it was agreed to call the game at the end of the sixteenth if neither side had scored. But no euch agreement was necessary. In the last of the fifteenth Gulliford flew to right, Kellar singled and stole second from where he «co ed ou Johnson pinch hit over second. Never Indore have the fans l>een treated to such a liattle royal lietween two pitchers. Lund held the visitors score- lea« for tiie last eleven innings, while Robbins held the locals for seven be fore the fatal fifteenth. Next Bunday there will be another double-header the first game starting promptly at 1:30. The l.eagnrs will play Clackamas and the Giants will line up against the Eagles for the third tune. Each team has won a game and this one shows who has the better team. And still the l.eagura are called the "second team.” “TTsocial dance is announced for Sat urday evening in the Grange Hall. A Ix'nts orchestra of five pieces will furnish tiie music and a royal good time is as sured all who attend. Tickets will lie 50 cents. ! Names of 1000 Ex-Kansan'a. ♦ i GRESHAM NOTES NINTH AVENUE BAND CONCERT OE INTEREST RESIDENCE BURNED AND SOCIAL Address, 11. A. Damali, t.ents $ I Oregon. | »♦*«♦♦♦**•*** ►♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ GROUND WON’I HOLD LENIS POIAIOtS, Each section is want to Imast its own Portland, Or. July IK (Special I —Com munity spirit was demonstrared to a re J advantage« and you often hear much mark« bla extent by Oregon cities al the about big potatoes and the great yield recent Elks convention in tills city thereof per aero. But, it takes Iarnts This was one of the moat noticeable soil to beat the world. Not only do po features of the gathering. The various tatoes bere yield exceptionally well and places where Elka lodges exist made a grow to big proportions, but they thrive «urprisitrgly good showing in the big I so well that in some cases there is not Elka parade that opened wide the eyes | room enough in the ground for them. of Portlanders and of visitors. This is the case on John Huntington*« Those who have believed Oregon to be place in Shadywood Park, where he has a state with one city changed their ■ hill of potatoes with none in the minds when they saw the parade and ground and 52 of the tubers growing tiie loug column of Elks from the four and clinging to the vine. This is not corners of the state sweep al ng Port the only vine in this tract where the land's streets. The active aupporl of same applies, as he has others, but the the state cities made the |>ara*le the big ’ one mentioned in particular is the one success it proved. The occasion fur i that had produced the greatest yield. ther proved how much Portland relies on its friends in the interior in accom plishing any really big thing. Tillman Reuter, who makes grain grow on the serni arid lamia of Central Oregon wiiers none grew before, does not want any oue to over-look the forthcoming International llry Farming Congress to lie held at Lethbridge, Al The regular monthly meeting of Lent« berta, tie to tier 21 28. He is collecting ' Grange came last Saturday. Attendance, exhibits <d the products Oregon grows probably due to the season and the by dry-farming, and, as usual, expects farmer*« being so much occupied, was to win the leading prises with products «mailer than for a long time. Several of Oregon dry farms. lie has got into visitors assisted to make up the audience. the habit of winning firsts for this slate After til« dinner hour the regular lert'ire and expects to repeat bis success this program w is taken up. Mrs. Otto Katz- year. ky presented a paper on child training Heaside, which grows prix« dahlias, which was discussed bv several mem tier«. will have a dahlia rlsiw August 21 and Mrs. McNeal also read a selection reiat- 25. There is a movement on foot to , ing to the moral growth of children. make Seaside known as the "Dahlia Musical selections were given by Misses City.” It is claimed that nowhere else | Jean Fairbanks „nd Edith Turner and do the tliowers reach such perfection. Fhirence Getliing Clyde Cox gave a Scouring Interior Oregon, picking out recitation. Considerable time was given tiie liest r< utes for a flying squadron of to discussion of Hie county fair and tiie automobiles tliat will make the run to plans for making a grange exhibit. Ijtkeview late in August for the conven tion of the Central Oregon Development la-ague, is a parly of men interested, headed by C. C. Chapman, secretary of tiie Oregon Development league. This path-finding trip is occupying two week» of strenuous road-tinding and map making M. K. Hedge anil Emil Otto, two lo Preliminary plans are going forward cal amateur wrestlers will meet in a for making the Pacific Northwest land finish match tonight nt the Ld« Theatre Prqdticts Show, to lie held in Portland a« per schedule. The scenery on the Nov. 18-25, the biggest ami most success Isis stage lias Isen removed, the mat fill land show ever given west of the secured, and everything is in n-adiness Rocky Mia. Tiie management is get for an interesting bout. ting in touch witli commercial liodies While taitli contestants are only aim- and individual exhibitors of tiie terri U'tirw at the wrestling game, they are tory to be represented snd promises of husky young men and are out to win. lilieral support sre tieing received. This insures a bang-up good match. Everv district of the Northwest states Both men have been doing considerable has au opportunity in this "dirt show" road work and are iu go<ai condition so for valuable exploitation. far as staying qualities are concerned. Oregon and Washington nurserymen, From tiie tact that Ixitli an- local busi at their meeting just held, determined ness men, elean cut ami popular, the to wsge a vigorous campaign for mem match is attracting much attention and tiers during the coming year, ro that a record bnwkiiig attendance is expect when the American Association of ed. Hedge lias a slight advantage in Nurserymen meets in Portland next weight, but Hi« opponent is built more June, tiie visitors will lie met by strong along tiie lines of the professional and to delegations from the two Northwest all apia'araiices they an* evenly matched. states. It is hoped tv swell the enroll Tin* regular run of motion pictures ment of the Oregon-Washington Asso will be included during the evening and ciation of Nurserymen to 500 bv next tiie price of admission will la- 2i cents. June. LENTS GRANGE MOLDS REGULAR SESSION Firemen Will Give IceCream Local and Personal Items of | Home and Contents Totally Destroyed Saturday Eve- Social Friday Evening— the People In and About Lents Band Will Be Fea That Busy and Growing ening—Fire Department Does Good Work. City. ture of Occasion. There is a royal good time in store Mr. and Mrs. Max Schneider enter for tiie good citizens of Len's next Fri tained at their country Inane at Damas day evening, the occasion being an ice cus last week, Mr*, ami Mis* Petry, of cream »octal given by the Lent» Volun Kan Francisco. teer Fire Itepartmeut and a band con- j Tiie new street sign* are a great im provement to the town. cert by the 1-enU Concert Band. The treasury of the fire department ; Mr». Robert Lanadown, of Cottrell, visited her Mister, Mrs. C. E. Bustier, wss depleted when the chemical engine last Tuesday. was purchased and the bovs are giving Born—To Mr. and Mrs. George Cu the social with a view of obtaining a few dollars f r incidental expenses sick, a daughter at tia-ir home at Cor- While the expenses of recharging the l>ett. Mrs. Cusick was Mis» Laura tanks on the engine are comparatively Biirkhobler and was well known in Gresham where «lie made her home for small the members of the department do not fell like footing the bills from several yean. Misees Maude Michel, Hope Ander their persona) funds and it is hoped that every citizen of Lenta will attend; son, Ethel Calkins and Margaret Sehan- the social and give the fire fighting tin were successful in the recent state examinations and have received their fund a substantial boost The feature of the evening will be one year papers. the initial appearance of the I-ents Con Mr. and Mr». Nelson will move into cert Band before I-ent« people. Al the house on Rolierta Ave., formerly oc though the organization played in Port- cupied by Pughs. Ian i all last week and was heard by Mrs. T. R. Howitt traded her lot on many, comparatively few Lente people Maple avenue to C. E. Pugh for one in have enjoyed the treat, and their con Zenith addition on Fourth street and cert Friday evening will he a treat to Mr Pugh sold the lot on Maple avenue lovers of music. Prof. Thielke and the to Mr. Whitehead, of Portland. members of the band have donated Mrs. Harve Metzger was operated on their services for the evening free of last Tuesday at tiie Good Samaritan hos charge and will assist the fire depart pital and at last reports was resting easy. ment in every possible manner. Miss Winnifred Hopkins, who has The social snd concert will be held at the public play-ground, commer cing at >»*11 visiting friends in Salem has return M o’clock, at which time the opening ed. numtier by the band will be rendered. Ice cream ami cake will tie provided for all and there is no excuse for any one staying away for fear that the supply will be diminished. Remember the date i« Friday evening, July 1!*, and the place the public play ground. Plenty of ice cream, cake ami music will be served for the small sum of IV cents. LOCAL WRESTLERS MEET TONIGHT TEMPERANCE MEETING i AT TRIMONT CAMP NEW HALL FOR j FARM MACHINERY STARVED WOMAN At the Eair Directors meeting Tues day ths committee was instructed to ask bids for tiie erection of a machinery i FOUND NEAR BORING i for hall and also for an entrance arch and On the verge of atarvrtion a woman Ml years old, named Colman, was found yesterday in the woods atxiut a mile from Boring, and was so weak that »lie could not walk. Tiie Red Cross ambu lance was called and made the run to Boring, thence to Oregon City. Little le known of the woman, Some time ago ■lie located there with her husband, but s short time Isler her husband deserted her. She wss living in a tent and when the supplies in store were exhsusted she iisd no means of securing more. She was accidentally discovered yesterday by people walking iu tiie woods. WANTED. turnstile. The machinery hall will be 40x100, to lie built on the grounds southeast of the main pavilion. Tiie en trance will tie placed at the end of Fifth street. The committee on advertising was instructed to get busy, ami it is expected in a feW days the country will be pla carded for the Mill nomsh County Fair to be held at Gresham, October 2-5. Secretary Kardell has just mailed out I5IX) copies of the new premium list. He would like to get one into each home in the county, and asks any desiring a copy to phoneor mail request.—Outlook Don't forget the ice cream social and hand concert F.iday evening for the benefit of the l^nti Volnnter Fire l»e- partment. The liand concert will lie a tre't and you can well afford to spend a few cents for the benefi tof the fire fight ing force. No. 26 The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Pugh will lie sorry to hear of their re moval from Gresham to Vancouver, B. C.. wliere Mr. Pugh is engaged in the wholesale bakery husinesa. The boys Russell and Lonnor will remain here this slimmer and will attend school here next winter. Felde McColl, of Portland, visited his mother last week. Ralph Kepler, of Portland, spent the week end with his grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. Congdon. The sympathy of all the people of Kelso is with C. A. Johnson, whose house liuriHil Monday evening. Julyflth. The bouse was being fumigated afterthe d< ii th of his daughter which occurred a few weeks ago. and it is thought the tire started from the fumigation. Mrs. Ixiuis Ritzer, of Boring, visited in Gresham last week. Mr and Mrs. E. E. Sleret. of Port land. visited relatives in Gresham this week. Dr. A. Thompson is having his house moved to the rear of his property and will erect a new ntddence <m the part facing Roberts avenee. Will Hockinson has a new Ford ear. The Gospel Temperance meeting held ' at the Tremont Camp Grounds by the Mount Scott W. C. f. U. was a very enjoyable occasion. The af ernoon pro gram opened with a Bibl lesson show ing tiie Evangelism of I he W. C T U. in a clear and interesting way. Mrs. Clark spoke on the “Do Every Thing Policy" of the organization. In a very instructive and entertaining manner M a. J. W. Wilkins handled the subject of Christian Citizenship in an able man ner illustrating a model program for Church qrork along this line. Rev. George Carr gave an inspiring talk on the outlook over the state. Mr». Mary Mallet, th« county president gave an interesting talk on the Evan gelistic side of the work. A quiet lunch between ses ions was enjoyed by a number of the mem lie re Those who missed the evening lecture There will be a meeting of those in missed a great treat. Seldom lias it terested in the organization of an ath lieen our privelege to listen to a more Rev. Conklin and family are spending rousing, entertaining and inspiring lec letic club held next Tuesday evening at their anuual outing, at Seaside. Mrs. ture than the oue given by Rev. the store of J. C. Mount & Son, at which time the committee on by-laws Conklin will probably remain there for Clarence True Wilson. a month, while her husband will return Any short review of it would not do will report and a permanent organiza tion will be formed. to till his Sunday appointment. justic“ to either theme or speaker. Mr. It is the intention at present not to Wilson was at his liest and that is say- < invest extensively in a room or equip Mrs. Hugh Eague was brought home ing a great deal The audience, al- i Wednesday from the Good Samaritan though n >t as large as it should have ment for the same until it is ascertain Hospital, win-re site recnetly submitted been, was very appreciative, ««frequent ed just how many members can be se to a surgical operation Site is «till applause plainly showed. The Au iito- cured and how much rent will have to be payed for a hall. weak tiut is gaining rapidly. riutn should have been peeked. Mt. It is the plan of a majority of those Scott W. C. T. U. will meet again July I interested in the movement to secure Members will go from Lents at Gsotge Taeley and family have moved 24. any building that is suitable and install into I. F. Coffman’s residence on Camp 10:80. Picnic lunch at noo i. A most only those things that are absolutely important business session »ill be held bell street Mr. laeleyis one of the necessary, until later on in the season directly after lunch guards at Kelly Butte. Each member and visitor is invited when it is expected to fully equip an athletic hall. All those in attendance The young daugl.ter of Mr. snd Mrs. to represent some flower either in some at the previous meeting and interested article of dress or decoration. A prize Wsrren Kilbori.e is centime i in a Port in the movement are urged to be pres land hospital, as the result of a broken will be given o tiie one that guesse« ent at the next regular meeting. correctly the largest nuiiil er of flowers. collar hone, the result of falling from a A very full attendance is desired, all horse at Scott’s Mills. the new member« esperialy urged to at Chas, Breshesrs, a memiier o’ the I tend lx*nts Fire Department made a record Mr. and Mrs. Bert Lowe, «f Portland, breaking run on tiie evening ol th-' re visited in tins city during tiie week, be Tiie installation of the newly elected [ cent tire. He was at Kellv It tte at the ing the guests of Mr. and Mrs. 1. F. 11“ Coffman. Mr. Lowe holds a position officers of the la-nts Ijnlye, 1. O. O. F. i time the blaze was first noticed. were installed Tuesday evening by D 8<w the Hame« and started f-.r town in witli the 8. P, Co. D G M , Jo» Kli'i'-nwn. The follow marathon fashion, resi-hirig here in time ing was held: N. G, D. L. Filley; to assist in polling the <-hein<i-al envine W. H. Fearuley, a pahrmaciet of V. «».. A. E. Wasner, Secretary, T. C. to the scene of the birr.« He i- some Seattle, has accepted a position with the C-x ; Tress in r. F R. Peterson; Fi what «ure for th • fast a id will or >ha- Mt. Scott Drug Co, suit will remain with nance Committee. G II. Schermerhorn. b v not attempt auoth-r lix- f at fur a that firm during the summer season. I Cha* Kir-ctunman »ml N. Girling. few day» .» A residence belonging to Mrs Bar ker, situated on 9th Ave and occupied by the Mclaiin family caught fire Sat urday evening about ’J:3<) o’clock and was totally destroyed. The origin of the fire is unknown, as at the time the member« of the McLain family were in Portland attending the closing fes tivités of the B P. O. E convention. The fire is known to have originated in a bed room butfarther than that nothing is known. Mrs. Barker had had the residence insured, the insurance run' ning out just a few day» ago. The McLain family moved into the house only a few days prior to the blaze and their loss was total except a camera owned by Mr. McLain that he kept in sured, being a photographer by pro fession That adjoining residences were de stroyed was due to timely and valiant work rendered by the members of the Lents Volunteer Fire Department. The alarm had no sooner been sounded than the chemical engine was rushed to the scene of the blaze, and while it was too late to attempt to save the Barker residence, excellent work was performed i n protecting adjacent houses Many of the members of the department were in Portland at the time, but those who were here worked in a heroic manner and ably demon strated the value of the chemical en gine recently purchased from Kern Park- A bouse adjoining the Barker residence was on fire in many places and to save it seemed impossible but the excellent work of the chemical ex- tinquished the flames in a manner that elicited praise from all, and it is the , verdict of all who witnessed the blaze that other destruction would have been rendered had it not been for the chem- ; ical. EIRE DESTROYS KELSO RESIDENCE Kelso, Or , July 16.—C. A Johnson's residence was burned to the ground on the night of July 8th between 11 and 12 o'clock The family was at the time sleeping in a tent while the house was being fumigated It is believed that the fire resulted from the fumigation. Very little of the household goods were saved and the insurance on the house was small. Only a week previous Mr. Johnson's daughter died and the family has the sympathy of the community in this added misfortune. LENTS YOUNG MAN AIHLFlit tlUB WILL HAS NARROW ESCAPE MEET IUESDAY EVt. Clatin E. Fish, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs, V. H Fish, met with quite a serious accident July 6, while deliver ing for Roberts Bros. He was riding his wheel on 2nd and Taylor Sts., when an auto, driven by Mr. Barzu. collided with him throwing him 20 ft. or more and landing him on the car track. Had it not been for the batten in the sack which he was carrying he might have fared a good deal worse By landing on the batten he escaped with a broken collar bone, a dislocated shoulder, a bruised hip and a cut in the back of his head, the cut being so deep that an artery had to be taken up and four rtitches were required to close the wound. It will be remembered that Mr. Fish was a graduate of the Lents school a year ago He is improving at this writing and wishes to thank old school mates and friends for kindness showen him and for the beautiful flowers brought in The hundred« of Lents people who witnea-e-i the B. P O E. parade in Pnrtlaii'i last Thursday are nnanimous in the opinion that it was by far the lH*»t event ->1 like nature ever witnessed m ih • ............... »«st It waa a treat sel dom -eeii i i a life time and worth going in nv mile« to witneea. Practically everv Im-in *a hoiiaein l .«nta waa closed during tti- day all iwing all to witness tiie «pectm'ular event.