BEAVER STATE HERZ ' D
LENTS, MULTNOMAH CO., OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 1913.
Subscription, $1.00 a Year.
THE MARTYR.
LENTS SCHOOLS
BEGIN MONDAY
Vol. 11.
No. 37
COUNTY FAIR
NEWS AROUND
THt STATE
NEXT WEEK
Hops Bring 20 Cents Panama Fair
Holds Center of interest-Ore
gon Building Plan Accepted
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Former Teacners Retained. Latter
Attendance Expected. New
Methods to be Promoted. Greater
Freedom In Individual Tendencies.
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Mew Crops Proposed.
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Leols schools will again throw their
doors open to the public on next Mon
day. The first day or so will I* given
over 1« organization but by the mlddlu
of the week there should be real busi
ness of study. Bchuols thia year will
be in charge of Prof. A. F. Herechner,
principal, with a»»i»lanls a* follows:
M im Katherine Jenkins, Mias Violet
Cavatina, Mis* Francis Smith, Mias
Carri« Hunt, .M im .Marlon Dickey, Mias
Mattle B. Train, Mia* Fannie Zeigler.
Mia* Hoxanna Shroyer, Mia* Julia
Burna, Mra. 1.. W. Auatnua, M im Nell
Morgan, Miss Margaret Percival, MI m
Essie Sananni, Mim Merlle Au ten, Miaa
kina Hagoraky, M im Stella Smith, Ml»»
Doiolhy Waugh, Mra. Mamie Darnell,
and Mlea Ethel Evartt.
Placee have
not been assigned to these teachers yet
bnt it ie suppose«! that the most I them
will bold al*>ut the same placee as last
year. This list does not include tbe
special teachers in sewing and manual
training Thus It will I* seen that It
takes quite a goo*i sized delegation ot
teachers to hamlie the developing youth
of this part of the country. There will
probably be over HO” pupils to begin
withand others will drop in from time
to time.
No radical change* will be attempt««!
tide year. There will be a graiual de
velopment toward practical adaptation
the child's energies to those thing* for
which it seoma I**I adapted. A little
less formality in education and a little
more individualism Tbe tendency to
ward developing an interest in home
work, gardening. jioullry growing and
similarly related occupations will bn
A real “eugenics exhibit,” which ia
continued anil enlarge-1, and it ie prob
able that larger areas will be devoted to the modern name for the development
the garden work. Several of the boys of the olden-day "baby show” will be
will send their poultry to the state fair one of tbe leading features of the
this fall
: Clackamas County Fair, which is to I*
Wo»»dmere school Is also getting in heki at Canby on September 24, 25, 2«
shape for Monday. They will have a »nd 27. In this exhibit there will be
new principal at Woodmere this yekr. shown the most wonderful of all
Prof. Dickson ha» succeeded Mr. Pettis i Clackamas conntv crop*—the babies
who goes to Peninsula. There will be that are going to liecome in future year.»
al*»ut fifteen teachers at Woodmere the sturdy cilizehs of this »ection.
thia year, all but three of last year's Prize!) ami Kwnru» «III l>e made *ee«>r«i-
teacher* returning and »everal addition- ing t<> the |ierfect development of tlie
al onri are added.
Three of last children, and the mere matter of lieauty
year’s corp* have tsken lile engage and eliteness will not influence the
ment* a* housekeepers and ao will not judges, who will lie selected from the
lie on band to lead the young American* faculties of the leading educational in-
of that district. Prof. Dickson has atitntions of the state.
been the principal at Creston for the
In connection witli the eugenic* •*x-
past five years and is wi-11 acquainted hibit informal talk* will be given
with the work he lias before him. He mothers anil others interested, upon the
will lie ready from the start to give l>est means o' caring for children, anil
g<K*l service ami will no doubt handl«« question» as to how liest to remedy de
the school ilia very satisfactory manner. fects will be answered. An entry fee of
Woodmere school bnilding ha« grown ten cents for each child will 1« charged,
during the summer. Eight more rooms and every provision will be made for
with full basement has been add«>«i dur tbe care anil comfort tor the youngsters,
ing tbe vacation, ami they will be a staff of experienced nurse« being on
practically ready for use by the «>nd of band to look after the need of th«1 tota,
this week. Tbe furniture will have to
There will probably be more little
be inatalle«l and the regulation amount women entered in this exhibit than
of cleaning done.
little men, for the simple reason tn at
The new district having its school the Clackamas conntv birth* show a
building under construction on Powell great majority of girls. The awarding
Valley road, northwest from Lenta. I of prize* will lie confined solely to
will have to use the portable building* : Clackama-grown babies, but visitors’
for some time to come, a* the rein babies will I* cheerfully juilgeii ami
forced concrete building which ie being ranked.
constructed will not lie done till well
along toward winter. Thia building
Through some mistake in the office
will be the only reinforce I building in
of the City Engineers the plan» for the
the Mt. Scott district aid will tie
| new 12 inch water main now being laid
watched with interest by all those who
on Gilhe.it Avenue was sent to tlie con
are doubtful of frame structure for school
struction crew without any provision
purposes.
Gilbert school will also lie opened lip for tire hydrants.
Chas. Brashears, Chief Kngineeer of
Monday. Plan» have been developing
the Lents Volunteer Fire Company got
substanti
al) summer out there to add
But there wise to this deplorable state of affairs
ally to their school house,
and immediately mulled Chief Ray
has been a movement on foot to divide
burn oi it. The Chief sent Secretary
the district or locate the improvement
Hazen post haste to the Fire Coniis-
in another section. The County Super sinners office and enlisted the services
intendent seem» to have l»een an ob of Acting Clnef Hawkins, who immedi
struction rather than assistance in ately took the matter up with Engineer
getting the tangle settled. They have Clark of the Water Board amt Com
missioner Daly. It was ordered that
finally decided to put up a temporary li yd rants lie installed at Main Street
building at Gilbert, an<l another at Bell and Gilliert Avenue ami on Gilliert
Avenue ami Mohr Avenue and then
rose , and employ four teacher».
every alternate block to 82nd Street.
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The bop season started last week
Beginning next Tuesday tbe County
with an army of over IOJX j O people who Fair will lie doing bumnen* at Gresham
for the balance of tlie »wk More than
will garner the crop this year. Tbe
usual interest is being shown in the
crop this year will amount to about coming event and the various directors
130,000 bales which is valued at and superintendents of the Fair seem to
♦5,000,009, this placing Oregon first have high hopes of an unnsnal fair.
About seven granges are planning to
among all tbe hop producing state« in
1 make big exhibits ami then there will
the Cnion, averaging about 40 per cent,
be independent exhibitors unlimited.
of the total output of the United States The exceptionally high prizes being put
up this year will go a long way toward
making the fair a success. Tlie Grange
Prizes run from *225 dollars d«rwn and
none of the exhibitors will get lees than
enough to pay them well for their
trouble. There will be the usual driving
features ami this will afford good enter
tainment for each «lay. Tbe Oak Grove
Band will dispense music by tbe hour
and there will be a reasonable amount
of other amusement features. A ree-
turant ba* bc«-n built on the gronmls
and it is the plan to have first class
mea>* at reasonable prices Tbe stock
show promises to lie univ-nally good.
The old shots have tieen torn down
and new one* built and these have
been already reserved for *tock. and it
Each of Oregon’s varied Industrie« is probable that other «beds will have to
was represented at a meeting of tbe be built. Ijente Grange ia a contestant
1915 Fair Commission held at tbe Port in the grange exhibit*. Many of the
tiers are planning
pl
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metnliers
to join in putting
land Commercial Club last Friday. Tbe ' up a tine
' ’exhioit. There is no reaaon
meeting lasted al) afternoon, and the why outm)ier* cannot assist in making
commissioners secured much enlight- the exhibit from this place one of the
ment upon how to show off the state to best. Canned fruit. Garden prodnets,
fresh fruits, com, pumpkins, ««jnashes,
tbe beet advantage at the Panama-) jellies, preserven, handwork, piece* of
Pacific Exposition.
Sentiment ex carpentry, homy made candies, etc ,
pressed seemed to favor appealing to will all lie exceedingly welcome. Re
each of tbe several counties of tbe state member. tbe exhibits helps to advertise
your *ei*tion so it ia not neeeHearilv tlie
for exhibits of local products, but not firoduct of a grange member. Rate*
to make county exhibits at the Fair: to rom Lenta to < ireenam during tlw fair
use the beet and most representative will be 25cta, round trip from the junction.
t At this juncture we calle«! up the
exhibits, not in tbe Oregon building, paiwenger
department of th« PortUud
out in the buildings set aside for -pecial Railway and convinced them that 20 i-ts.
Arrangements are being completed V> purposes, where tbe state’s products
is about right from Lente Junction. Bo
have a meeting of tlie bents Commercia will come into competition with thoee tickets to Gresham during tbe fair will
and Improvement Club Friday evening. of other statee and other countries; to i be 25cts from Lents,but you pay five
. cents to the Junction, and 20 rents for
A -<*«1 torn out i* desirable. Several I present ae much life and animation in tlie round trip from there on.)
ilreiring to assist in making
matter* will tie taken up and some of the Oregon building exhibits as possi up Person*
the Lents exhibit «honid leave their
ble, and to oiler moving picture exhib-
these are of such importance that every j its of the various industries of the state, articles at the Mt. Scott Pub. Co., offire
one in town should be interested. One ' so that visitors to the Fair may be on Saturday or early Mom lay morning.
of these is the location of a library. Sev attracted and entertained there; to
Evening Star Celebrates
eral propositions will be made in refer serve continuously light lunches made
Evening Star Grange celebrated its
ence to a location. It is assure.I the of Oregon products; and to emphasize fortieth
anniversary «>n Sept., 6th with
country library association will build a 1 those advantages most likely to induce a larce attendance of members and
suitable library if the citizens will fur ' tbe plain people to establish their fu friend*. We were much pleased to
nish a lot. Tl.e furnishing will devolve ture homes in the state. One of the have with u«th* Worthv State Master
E. Sp*nee, Worthv State Lecturer
upon the citizens of the town. There representatives present, gave assurance C.
H. A. Darnall and three or four of the
that
Union
County
was
willing
to
fur
are three places promoted for a location.
charter members. Mr G. P. I.ent,
One south of the car line, which is not nish a complete display of its products Mrs. J. C. McGrew, Mrs S. E. lance,
Mrs. Mary Walker of Milwaukee, not
favored by the association officer«. One free of charge.
being present.
on the street back of the Grange Store
Mr Lent and Mrs. McGrew spoke of
anti which will be equally undesirable so
The Salem Commercial Club has ap the organization and its early u ^etingi
far as the town is conaemed. as it would pointed a committee to encourage the at what was an old resiiienre of Mr.
be both inconvenient and in a placv flax industry of this stale. Simultane- Lent anil which i* now within the town
Lents. Mrs. E. A Kellv told about
which would l>e undesirable as a slightly ouslv with this announcement «»mes of
the work ami untiring efforts for the
piece of public improvement. A monu that of H. A. Brewer, manager of the good of the grange of Brother* Jacob
ment of that sort ought to occupy a Portland Linseed Oil Company, that Johnson, O. P. I>ent. Plympton Kelly,
position as prominent as anything in the Willamette Valley flax crop is ex Cyrus Buckman, William Kern, Gus
Peterson, ami J. V. Hirt, all early
town. Then there will I* some effort ceedingly gratifying, and that it ilât. tave
member* who have pas-ed on to their
made to investigate the locating of street been prove«! by actual demonstration reward.
The Worthy Master Spence made a
levels. The system of cutting into the that flax can be grown profitably for
streets in the way they do in some ,>arta »eed as well as for fibre. There are very interesting talk, complimenting
Star, on her success, tbe good
of the city in establishing grades is not about 300 acres of flax grown at the Evening
which has been areomplisbed, and the
necceaaary or desirable in this part of present time in the Willamette Valley. work ahead ; of its great rrcoril, of miss
town and should lie resisted to the limit. Tbe farmere in Eastern Oregon and ing only one m«*etiDg day in tbe whole
If you are interested in any of these Western Idaho, also are beginning to forty year*. That was just after th*
great wind s’orm of January 9, I860,
matters, or others which may come, up, raise flax again. Agricultural experts when the wind blew down so many
come around to Seward Hall Friday eve are now agreed that the flax crop does tree* that the roads were impassible.
He reviewed the progress of the
ning and give them the benefit of your not really exhaust the sod as once sup
views.
posed. The Portland market guaran- country daring this time, and told of
advancement made in all lines of
| tee* the flaxgrower *1 25 a bushel, but tbe
thought and action, anil said that the
the farmer will get as much over that grange as an order hail he)|»«d in the
County Grange Will Meet
of the country.
The next meeting of Multnomah price for his crop as current quotations betterment
State Lecturer H. A. Darnall also
call
for.
last
year
a
Portland
company
County Pomona will la1 held at Wood
res* made by
spoke of the progress
b; the
the last
lawn on the 24th of this month. The gave every grower who asked for it a 14 United State«, e*i>eci iallv
", during
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date is one week later than common on pound »ample of flaxseed, and this gave 40 years. We know more of the
than the rest of the world. He com-
account, of it* l»'ing the week of the ; the industry quite a boost.
pared things today with those of 40
County Fair
There will be several
years ago. and noted the change.
Mrs. C. H. Blanchard had a most
matters of importance to consider and BAD ROADS LOWER PRICES.
excellent p*t»er on the *ut ject. ‘'Con
it i* probable that a good attendance
tributors to the High Cost of Living.”
will I*' on hand to take up the various Government teeuee Report Citing Loee- She compared th* past with the pesent,
ee to Farmere.
matters which may be brought before
ami thought that we got more real life,
Where bad roads prevail farmers are pleasure, enj >yment and comforts to
this meeting. Some one is going to pro
pose that congress I*1 requested to pass a forced to move their crops, not when day than we used to.thecost considered.
J. D. Lee spoke on the sub ofject
new law providing for loaning money the market price is favorable, but “Convict I-abor for£State Construction
when
the
roads
are
favorable
and
fre
directly to farmers.
quently at h<-nvy pecuniary loss as a Work.” and thought it better to keep
at road work and the like un
result, according to the office of public convicts
der proper restriction«, and if they were
roads of the department of agriculture. I properly handled and cared for by
Deaths
In a statement It cites specific cases proper keepers and guards, the idea was
Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Robinson of Elmo
of such lossci. asserting:
a good one and would work out all
Heights ¡mourn the loss of an infant
Excessive fluctuations in market right. He spoke of hie own experience
child, seven months old, which died of prices are seldom due to overproduc ae he was su|>erintemient of the peni
summer complaint Sunday morning. tion. They frequently take place In tentiary at Salem for fonr years.
Musical selections were rendered bv
Their many friends unite in extending regions w here the local production
Mies Morrison, Jeanette Treanon and
does not equal the consumption. There | Violet
their sympathies.
Zinger. Remark* along Temper-
are counties rich In agricultural pos i ance line* were made bv Mr. Dunbar,
slbllities. burdened with bad road*, thanks were extended R W. Gill for
Mr and Mrs Barstow mourn the loss where the minimi Incoming shipments The mat y beautiful dahlias. Tribute to
of an infant child which died Sunday of food exceed the outgoing shipments the memory of W M. Crawford was
read, and the charter draped.
evening. They havij the sympathy of In the ratio of four to one.
Tbe Master« and Lecturers Associa
Many such counties with improved
numerous friends. Mr. Barstow is ctn-
tion had their meeting at this time
heeted with the wirelew station south of roads wonM not only become self sii]>- with a good att«n fence.
Matter* of
I>»nts and hie family live in that part of porting. but would ship products to general importance to the grange were
other market*.
| considered.
town.
Three railrotwi system,; now connect
Portland with the Upper Willamette,
Valley, for Pretident Robert Strahorn,
of tlie Portland, Eugene A Eastern,
drove the golden spike at Monroe last
Wednesday noon, near tbe boundary of
I-ane aod Benton counties, thereby
completing tbe West side link of that
line from Portland to Eugeoe. Over
1000 visitors journeyed to Monroe for
the occasion which goes into history as
tbe beginning oi a new era in develop
ment of the country that is adjacent to
the new line.
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IMPROVEMENT CLUB
IfNTS 6RAN6F
BABY SHOW AT
MEETS FRIDAY
MEETS SATURDAY
CLACKAMAS FAIR
ADVERIISLD LEITERS
Advertised lettera for week ending
September ti, 1913:
Burson, Grace ; Dyer, John ; Fri«ke,
Mrs. J. W ; Ihnighton, Klien ; Olson,
Mrs. Nell ; Rogers, Mr»; Webster, Mr
A. W.
GEO. W. SPRING Postmaster.
Auto Tax to Aid Ros de.
The Michigan legislature bn* passed
the News) Smith automobile tax hill,
which provides for a graded tax on
automobiles and auto trucks based on
their horsepower, and the money thus
raised Is to tie devoted to good roads.
The bill had a stormy time In the
house, and Representative Smith was
kept busy preserving Its Important
W. J. McCready anil family of White provision*. In the senate not much
Salmon. Wash., la visiting hie father-in^ apposition developed.
law, Joe. Copeland of Groveland I’arkY
A gms I meeting of lent» Grange is
planned for Saturday. Th-» forenoon will
la» devoted to first and second degree*
an<l busines* matters. In the afternoon
the lecture hour will lw taken up with a
discussion of “Government ownership
of Telephonesby A. F. Miller; Music.
Mi** Stella Henderson; Contributors to
the High Cost ot Living. I
P. Smith
and W. A. Young; Song by the Smith
girl«; Jacob Nelson will talk about the
relative value of Irrigation and Cultiva
tion for farming pratice in this locality
Mrs. E . P. Smith will have charge of
the Lecture program, in the alwence of
the regular lecturer. I'.s. Collector of
Custom*. Miller, of Lebanon has stg-
nitied lux intention of lieing present and
probably giving a short discnasion,
There will lie some discussion alxuit
the collection of articles for the Grange
exhibit at the Fair.
LENTS FIRE CO. GETS NEW
BOSE REEL AND MORE HOSE
On thursday the 28th of Aug. M.S
Hazen, the Secretary of tlie Io’al Are co.
was tlie guest of acting Batallion Chief
Gross, of the third Bat. illstc. and
through the efforts of Chief Gross and
Acting Chief Laudenkloa secure.! an up
to date lioee reel capable of carry inglOdO
feet of hose and 5B0 feet more second
hand hose. Chief Grows took ?A-ey.
Hazen in his ear to the Kenton Fire
House and I ap. Williams ot engine Co.
:tO went with them to the old Volunteer
house and hunted up the apparatus .
Chief Gross then took the matter up
with the acting Chief and secured his
approval to the transfer, then went lie-
fore commissioner Brewster and secured
his sanction to the transfer. The cart
arrived Saturday evening. Chief Un*»
i* Captain of engine Company 13 «'•<-
tinned at G■ and Ave. and Multnomah
street. He Im* been promoted to acting
batallion chief, in piner of a*«ist.mt
chief landenklo*. who is acting Chief
while Chief Dowell is on tin New York
Trip.
A New Road Material.
With a view of obtaining a road siir
face which will give a lietter resistance
to automobile traffic. ex|>eriuienb< are
tiring made again In France with a
roadbed material consisting of an Inti
mate mixture of “Iron straw." or Iron
In the shut»)1 of a wiry or fibrous mass
such as I* commonly used for cleaning
ami scraping purpose* In this country
together with cement mortar ami sand.
Such material Is call«*)! "ferro-c'enient."
ami It npprar* ttiut teats as to Its fit
ness for road surface« are giving good
results. Hut the Iron js not the usual
kind found In commerce, lielng prepar
«I specially for the purpose hv suita
ble machine* of appropriate design. It
Is claimed that the resulting material
will not l>e an overexpensive one.—
Rclentlfic Amrricnn.
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