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BEAVER STATE Subscription, $1.00 a Year. LENTS, MULTNOMAH CO., OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1913. CHINESEGARDENERS SANDY MAN ROBBED OE $400 COMMITS SUICIDE AS THE LAWYERS SEE THAW. Vol. 11. No. 47 IMPROVEMENT CLUB WILL MEET COMMITS SUICIDE Many Important Matters to be Con Forty Year Resident of Lents Grows sidered. Street Lights Must be Despondent Over Small Scare. Library Paid. Suit Threatened. Worries and Ends all Thursday Question Live One. Morning. Family Surprised. Cabin in Vicinity of Lents Scene of Old Time SetUer Kills Wile, Re ports His Crime and then Returns Masked Hold-Up Men’s Opera to Take His Own Life. Has Been tions Early Saturday Evening Good Citizen. Bloodhyunds Put on Trail. A half dozen important <;ne#tions Peter Haller, one of tbe oldest and Sandy, Ore., was again stirred to its Seven Chinamen, a gardener and will claim the attention of the citizens best known residents ot Lente and tbe his *1« helpers, living about a mile I depth taut Friday night by the re;«>rt of east of ls>nt* were robbed of more than the murder of the wife of Francis Mc of Lente on Friday evening at the meet Mt. Scott district, ended bi« life Thurs »400 <>f their hard earned cash early ing of the Improvement Club, which day morning by committing suicide. He Cabe, by her husband and then tbe Salurdav eveuing when four hold-np will be held at Reward’« Hall. One of wae found in tbe hack yard suspended auioide of that gentleman. Mr. Mc- men forcai them with a revolver to tbe first to be taken up will be the ' from a small fruit tree sbortly after six : < ‘ ala* was long a reader ot tlie Herald submit to lielng bound and searched. The Chinamen are gardeners living In and has at various times in the past matter of disposing of the bill for light o'clock. Tbe deed must have been a rabln on the Fueler root and Satur iren friendly to this pa|»vr and it is with ing the district from July to this date. committed between five-thirty and ejx day evening hail just prepared supper more than usual n-grete that tlx* Herald It was understood generally that the | o’clock. Tbe body wae yet warm when anil were sitting down to It when the mention» the »ad event concluding his city would be required to assume the it was found. It wae evident that be four men wearing masks ap;>eared and life history. It is report«»! that domes lighting bills of the district after it wax died from a broken neck for tbe cord forced the Chinese to get on the floor tic relations at tlie McCabe home have annexed in July. But there has been which he u«e<l wae not tight enough to and l># bound while a search for coin not been the happiest, and that he re some delay in getting tbe matter ad bsve caueed strangulation. was instituted lasting three hours, re cently stwpicioned the sanity of hi» He had taken a small ladder and a justed and tbe lighting company wants sulting In locating over |4<»i. found In wife. Only tbe day before the crime its money. It is threatening to bring chair to the tree, climbed up and various places about the cabin. It was | they w»re at Oregon City ami suit against the committee that had the fastened the rope and then jumped off. after 10 o'clock when they left and one ixrunty authorities were urged to lighting in charge, or against the entire Death must have been instantaneous. of the men Immediately chewed of! tlie judge lier insane but tney did not On investigation it is evident that district, or the city. Of course the bonds tying bis hands, and roused a that wa» jtnrtiflable. The McCabe* people out this way would prefer that Mr. Haller wae not in ordinary mental neighbor. John Steiger, to give the i turneii home Nome time during the city should be held for payment. condition. He has been drinking a alarm when it wax found that the tele | night and Mrs. McCabe wax killed in The city will get our taxes this year little too much of late, probably due to phone win* had been cut to prevent bed, h»r huaband «hooting her He and there seems to be justice in tbe worry. Tbe Hallers have lived on a thin. As soon as Word could Is* gotten i then report««l the deed to hi» father, city’s paying the bill. The matter will tract of teu or more acre« on tbe Foster to town, Sheriff Word, with deputies, T. F. McCabe, who lived conveniently be taken up and given a thorough Road, about midway between the Curtis, Lumsden, Ford and Phelan with iwar, and then returned and immediate- ventilating. Better lie there to get the Oregon City road and Firland, for blood hounds hastened tn the place but 1 ly ended his own life with the same re many years. They recently began to run of the thing. for some time no trace of th# robbers volver that wax fined in shooting the They had a The car service at lent« will come in divide it up into lots. were found and no arrests have l*en wile. < >ne report was that he placed for a (liecnssion. The new way of re tenant by tbe name of Bimpeon ami himself Is-side his wife and then fired made. quiring all persons who get on tbe cars I they claim that Simpeon had not been ' the fatal shot. The father followed him to enter by tbe north platform has paying his rents. In a discussion of from hia home and liarely reached the been working considerable incon- j their differences recently, Mr. Hailer, LENTS FIREMEN HOLD lioiun- in time to hear the sho. and all venience to a large number of persons. so the Simpeone eav, flew into a rage REGULAR MEETING was over la-fore la* entered the house. Quite a few are ready to demand a re- and eaid some very uncomplimentary I A little two year old daughter was cry- Sandy city lias lieen reimbursed for turn to tbe old system. Another matter things to Mrs. Simpson. Then it is Chief Stevens of the Portland Fire Monday evening was the regular date > ing for her mother. its recent fire damagie to the city bail t-‘*t W*U deserve attention is the quee- said the Simpeone left tbe house and for the meeting of the lente Fire Com- A physician wa« called but there wa» Department was in I>enta Tuesday eve to the extent of 625 insurance for win- tion of changing the plan down town, I took a lot of fixtures, electrical «tuff, ning, to confer with Chief Raybum of l«ny. Several matters of im|v>rtance ' nothing to do. Ttie coroner likewise the Lents Volunteer Fire Department. dowsaad paint while the losses of the It does not seem to he entirely settled etc. For having sworn at .Mrs. Simp were taken up. Plana were made for found no occasion for an inquest. An informal meeting was held in business men are being met ar promptly ^Bat tne cars may not loop on V smhill. son and accused them of tbe removal of the holding of a benefit oyster supper Mr. McCabe and hia father, have long by the insurance companies. The Mt. Scott petition, amounting to the fixture#, the Simpeone threa'ened and dance at Seward Hall on Thanks- la-ell regarded by Sandy |a«op)e a* among Chester’s barber shop and plans per R. Meinig has the ground cleared for something over a thousand names made the Hallers srith a suit lor 6u»«>0 fected for a band concert and social to giving evening. The committee on tie* most sulistantiai ;a<ople of the dis a two story structure 40x100 feet. quite aa impression on the city council, damages. It ie believed that worry supper was appointed, consisting of trict. They lived about seven miles be given Friday evening Dec. 5. Place Casper Junker is showing foresight by st*'l there are matters to be taken up in over these matters had so disturbed Mr. Messrs Henge, Wm. Eatchel, Barnes, vast of Handy, near tlie Mt. Hood rose). to be announced later. The music Haller that be w-«a hardly conscious of laying plans for the erection of a rein- th** connection. will be furnished by the Firemans band Tlie I oms will he especially felt by tlie Anderson and Boland. his actions. forced concrete building with a founda- I" th* provisions for parks and play- Hills tor the month were allowed and fattier. Mra McCabe is »urvived by of Portland. The band which toured Mr. Haller was sixty-eight years of tion capable of sustaining more than the ground«. Lent« has been overlooked, the east the past summer, playing for her parent#, Mr. and Mrs. Huhn and ordered paid. age. He leaves a wife and two one story to be erected at this time, and | Some plan should be devised to bring The Company attended a band con four sisters. Mr. McCabe has a brotlier President Wilson at the White House. the matter to the attention of the Com daughters. taking the place of tlie frame building The event will be given for the benefit cert by the Firemen's Ba> d last at Cottage Grove. missioners in a very forcible way. Last Wednesday night. Arrangements are The funeral of Francis McCabe and of the local volunteer fire department. burned. The structure will have a year we were assured of continuous de frontage of 75 feet on Main Street. 0. B. Lawrence Funeral being made to have the Firemen's band wifi- was liehl Sunday afternoon at the velopments upon the grounds. They Among the improvements Sandy is The funeral of O. B Lawrence, 123, give a concert in lente at some early home of tbe dead man’s father. T. F. anticipating electrical power supplied by have grown steadilv in popularity and 10th Avenue, was held Saturday at the date, a committee having l>een appoint Metal»-, service* living couducted by Cedar creek. An ordinance to effect if the developments are stopped now residence. Rev. Boyd Moore delivering J. W. Wirtz and the Ixidir* interred in ed for that pur|H»ee. the granting ot a five year franchise to from want of appropriations, there will the address. Mr. Lawrence was one of The Firemen’s Hand gave a dance on the Sandy cemetery. McCormick A Botkin having been read be eerinns objections from the people in the "Old Vetenn«,” having been a Wednesday evening and lente was by the city council there la«t week this part of the city. But those objec member of Co. F. 24th Ind., serving represented by lh ng#. Fay Rayburn, The home of F. Currie. Fifth Avenue School Poultry Exhibit Thia franchise asks to conduct wires and tions will have to he put into some four year« and coming ont as a Lieuten Robinson, Claude l.ent, Mortrmle, The Lente school poultry exhibit will ami Maylev- Street was tile mx-ne of a supply th# town with electric lights and presentable form and then placed be ant. He wa« a member of Reuben Wil Haren and Wilson. occur Wednesday, November 2«, in the bad fire Thursday evening, at 8 o’clock. power to be ileveloped in a plant under fore the Council. son Post of Lente. The Post assisted in The water supply in this district is the funeral exercises, and the burial basement of tbe public school building Mr. Currie and his wife were in town construction by them. The final read DAIRY RATINGS IN when 109 pupil«, boys and girls, will but hie daughter and son-in-law wen* at ing of the ordinance will be at the Janu yet inadequate. The new mains that wa« in Multnomah cemetery. were put in in the fall are all right but HEALTH BULLETIN J show w bat they can do with pou'trv. ary meeting of the council. Mrs Lawrenc« will continue to live at home with «ome company. They were they only come to 92nd Street while lente. She has the sympathy of a large Teacher« and parents are working for preparing to loave tin- house and Mrs tbe ¿lost thickly settled part of this sub friendship and will not lie left forgotten The Nori-mlier issue of the Health an attractive and interesting display. Tipover Cause Fractures urb are ependent on the old mains. Better i in tier unhappy low. coat. I-aird ha<i gone upstairs to get a Thia school exhibit ia the first of the Rnlletin, published monthly in Port Mr. and Mrs. Anderson Teuk living water supply needs to be secured, not On the way down site stepped on the I kind ever held in the city hy school land contains among other goo-1 things near Lents on the Powell Valley road only for Lents, but Saginaw Heights a long list of dairy ratings In which is children and ia attracting much atten- coat, tripped, and fell with a lighted Death oi Mrs. Susan DeLong 1 lamp. The house was instantly in a I tlon, as it should. Local business men were the victims of a serious accident and other additions as well. note,] that Gresham heads the list with Mrs. Susan DeLong, for many years a One of the most important matters to a certified dairy. Red Crocs, operated by are helping in providing suitable prize«. stivet of flame. As it happeud. no one resulting from a tipover and runaway betaken tip is the location of a branch resident of this section, died at the was hurt, but nothing was saved. furni : The Oregon Agricultural college is en F. M. Kiger with a rating of IM 4: Rise- Tuesday. The couple were riding in libtarv site. A committee has had this home of her daughter, Mrs. A P. Gates City, W. C. Spence, Cleone, S3 3: W. couraging the work and may nave an ture and clothing living lost. a farm wagon some distance out of the matter i i hand for some time and they at the advanced age cf 75, having been The local fin* department responded C. Milk Co., A M. Barrell, tin-sham. exhibit and probably will donate some city when one of the wheels ran over practically report only one available born June 14, 1H38, at Ontario. Canada, promptly and the company at Tremont eggs in the spring to the young poultry- 7 h »U>; Younger A Kehrle, Cleone, 78. I; an obstruction in the road and the site. Whether this is suitable to the and dying Friday, November 14, 1913. came to the rescue, and Kern Park. J. Fowler. Lenta, 77.36; Mt. Scott, !'. ' men The Portland Commercial Club wagon started to tip over an enbank- people of the town will be a question Rhe was united in marriage to Peter Ganger, lente, 73.5; Rose Park, G. > has offered a silver cup trophy to the But there was no water convenient so ment throwing Mrs Teuk out. Mr. which will have to be settled at some DeLong March 31 1859. Six children tbeir assistance was not available. Tlie Schwab, Cleone, 76 45; Sweetbriar, .1. pupil making the best exhibit. Mr. Teuk tried to prevent this and wm near date anti it should he by a vote of were born to them, five of whom are . Iiouse wa« a loss of 64000, partly covered Chapman gives a flag 0x10 to the room Aiidregg, Lenta. 74.4; Jersey Lily, C. thrown out himself both becoming en the people of the district, At any rate living. Burial occurred Suu-lay at the Geome, Lenta, 72.65; Peterson A Steph making the beet display. Meier A Frank by insurance. It was a very quiet even tangled in robes and other articles, the desirability of the site should be a A. P. Gates home at 1 o’clock, Rev. W. ens, Ix-nts, 71; Iwurelhurst. Ernest Co , will donate 75 or 100 volum » ot ing eo dancer to surrounding property the team becoming frightened and ran first consideration. The question of Boyd Moore, pastor of - he Methodist Wahl, Cleone, 70 75: Spring Farm, books, and the pupils feel much encour was minimize»!. away Mr. ami Mrs. Teuk were picked i cost a second. Then if the money can church officiating The remains were Emil Wahl, Cleone. ti7.3; Spring Hill, aged by the interest shown by the up and taken to the home of a resident not be raised for the more expensive interred in the Multnomah cemetery. public at large in their work. Parent-Teacher Club to Meet A F. Hartman. Lents, »17.2; G. T. I near by for care. Dr. Fawcett was site, a less costly one may lie accepted. The l«nts plan is to grade pupils and William«. <iri xham. M i'; i 8. Dairy, The regular monthly meeting of the c iTled, and found Mrs. Teuk suffering The main consideration will be a con Kansas-Oregonians Meet Boes A Walker,. Lente. 50.fi, Pasteurised not the birds. Every pupil will con la-nts Parent-Teacher Club will lx* held from a broken sholder while Mr. Teuk venient and sightly place. tribute much to hie standing in home The regular meeting of the Kansas : on Friday afternoon. The most impor- had sustained a fractured rib from a milk; Jas. H. McKibben, Swastika The plat for the new street names Society wae held Wednesday evening in industry by having taken part in thi« ' tant matters to come lieforv it is an a.I- wild kick of one of the horses. The Dairy, 6« 1. work. The plan is being work»«! out in . drex» by Mrs. Ernestine Felts, on "The fractures were reduced and Monday the will be ready for acceptance. Bv this the Journal Building hall. The next plat all the old street names are changed meeting will be the evening of the Oregon is to hr congratulated on the l^uts schools to graduate pupils Industrial Welfare of Girls." ami a dis -tuple were conveyed to their home. '■ J to numbers except Foster Road, which second Friday in December, probably more on his standing, as a boy or girl, i cussion of the coining children’s poultry the possession of such dairy herds as will be known ss Foster Boulevard. at the s«me place. The regular date of as a good citizen. Scholarshin is one show. All parents are invited to attend The Nal-ohs dancing club have Wiled Main Street will la-92nd Street. Ender meetings from that date on will be on that of Mr. J. B. Stump of Mon thing, home industry another. Physical a masquerade ball to be given Thanks- ttj,> new arrangement buildings will be the last Friday evening of each month. mouth Mr Hugh G. Van Pelt, who status is still another. Altruistic spirit Rebekahs Will Entertain. giving eve in Reward’s hall. Four prixes numbered 100 to a block, so it will be is perhaps one of the best judges of as indicated by his conduct and habits The ladies of the Rebekahs will enter- will be given and will lie on exhibition able to tell something about locations ia another item closely marked by Of great interest to every section oi dairy cattle in America, fudged the tain friend» ami Oddfellow» and their next week at Rayburn’s store. After oat ¡n this Bection. In this we will be teacher«. j the great Columbia basin is the an dairy breeds this year at the State wives Friday evening at the I. O. O. F. the dame an oyster supper will lie well ahead of the remainder of the city, nouncement, made by James J. Hill ___________ hall. Games and social features will «erved by the l^nts Volunteer Fire De- j Fair and pronounerd the Jersey herd himself within th# past week, that a Eight pig—, six months, lfi35 pounds. occupy the time. part meat. exhibited by Mr. Stump as worthy to 6123 00. This la a condensed story of Gilbert school has introduced music new line of steamers will be put in show in any company and urged that what has bw-n accomplished by a farm into its course. Prof. Gerriteen has ' operation between the month of the | charge of the work. Eight lessons a river and California pointe within the er at Independence, Oregon, who re they be sen: east to the National month, in each room, is the plan. Tbia next fifteen months. Two fine combi cently hanlt-d hia pork to market and Dairy Show a; Chicago. ' is one of the beet advances we have nation freight and passenger steamers disposed of it. Each hog was fl months Acting upon Mr. Van Pelt’s sug heard cf yet. Linnton schools have are now being built at Philadelphia, and old and averaged 204 pounds, making gestion, Mr. Stump sent the herd an average value of 615.38 a head, or taken up tbe game work with Prof. it is said they will be the fastest vessels ' Gerrltsen. These schools recognize the ever sailed under the American flag. east after the close of the State Fair. M .50 per month of hog. "Never let I fact that the regular teacher cannot Each will have capacity for 800 pas They will be shown first at the Dairy your pigs make hogs of themselves,” is handle everything so they have ar sengers and 1,500 tons of freight, and Congress at Waterloo, Iowa, and the advice of a prominent farm expert ranged for a specialist. they are expected to beat the present in urging farmer* to hurry the growth later at the great Chicago show. best railroad time between F’ortland and The National Dairy Show at Chi of their pigs and getting them to cago is perhaps one of the greatest market when from 0 to 9 months old. Two acres of the Midland acre tract San Francisco by about four hours. annual dairy events in the whole on the Gilbert road has been sold the world, and there is little doubt that Mrs. E. M. Camp came from Gresham 1 ' past week for 61500 cash to J. Wilson, Frank Haddock has purchased the the Oregon Jersey herd will give a Friday and Li employed as nurse in the of Canada. The deal was made through past week three lota in the Amboy ad- good account of themselves. | the Bright Reality Co. dition the consideration tieing I860. family of W. N. Bleything. J SANDY FIRMS PORTLAND EIRE REBUILD PROMPTLY CHIEE VISITS LENTS DISASTROUS fIRE TAKES HOME WANTED—-Names and street addresses of 090 persons repre senting families within two miles of Lents Post Office. A years subscription to the Herald »free for every 100 names