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BEAVER STATE HERALD i- LENTS, MULTNOMAH CO., OREGON THURSDAY, JANUARY^ Subscription, $1.00 a Year. 11. EARLY MORNING EIRE SHORT f. PEASE PASSES AWAY Friends of the family of H. E. Pease were shocked to hear <>n Thursday morn Fourth Avenue Residence an Early ing that he had suddenly paxw d away Victim ol Fire, But Good Work of during the night. He had lieen on the the Volunteers Prevented Serious street during the day Wednesday and Loss. was apparently in lite customary good The home ol Mr. Hhertdan, and__the j condition of health. He went to town property of H. M. Wing, war tb<- scene I ami on returning eomplaii>e«l of a pain ol a fire early Tuesday morning. The hi his side. Aral indication of the ' laze occurred During the evening Dr. Fawcett about 7.30 o’clock and an alarm was called and made an examination turtieri In anil ths Volunteers reeponde«! re|M>rled that Mr. Tease wa» suffering in good time. Fourth Avenue proved from liver trouble in the nature of cn- to lie a trari place for navigating a tire largvment. He went to l«ed Me usual engine and an automobile but they and some time after ten oclock r«*e tn finally got there and tne work ol saving the house, well under way by neighbors, take a seiiliu powder. Shortly after re- was soon complete«!. The fire seems to turning to ls*«l his wife Iteard him make have begun in a closet and was climle a noise but sit|>|>osed he was dreaminv tng up the partitions of the closet and Un trying to arouse him six- faiie«l ami adjoining room». It was noosaaary to cut some holm so the attic could Ire then discovered he wa* unconacions. She reached and then a stream of chemical <al)e<| to Ila- doctor anil it was found that Mr. Pease wa» «lead. The doctor waa turned on. thinks the other trouble brought on Mr. Hheridan works at Woodard A Clarks and waa gone ami Mr. Wing, appoplexy ami so <-a>ised the <leath. Henry Felatn Pease was born in Michi who lives next door, had nut gotten up when he was a rouse, I by the alarm. He gan, sixty-nine years ago. He live«] >t haa been sick for several days ami was \ Dunlap, Iowa lor over forty in t)>e capa city of undertaker and funeral director. scarcely able to get up. The houae waa insure«! and the tenant He earne to the coaat over two years ago * ami lias been »siding in lent« alx>ut bad his personal property insured. The ! that time lie was l>-nts'tirsl under- ltMtsea consisted of a conai terable ' laker, and soon built up a respe<-table quantitv of clothing and some damage ' business. He recently unite«! with the to the iiouae. Moat of the damage to local Oddfellows lodge ami was a mein* the house might have iw-en avoided had I her ol tlte masons and an attendant at some of the reacurera not h«-en ao ex- 11 m - Meili«»list church. Ten years ago cited. Several window» were broken tn he was married to Miss Elizabeth .Mack, • nd a door smashed ami a hole cut in his second ami present wife. He leaves the roof and an over supply of water a marrieil son, I. L. Pease of Portland, was uarxl. and several brother«- and a sister in the This aretna to be <>tte of the fallings of I East. Also hi« mother, now ninety thoae who undertake to assist in put- I years of age. ting out Area. In thairexcitement they Tlie funeral will probably Ire held on go to exceases. In the Arst place break- Saturday at theM. E. Church and the iog tn windows and doors is one of ths laxly will Iw sent t«ack to Ibtniap, Iowa. worst things to do in case of a Are. The 1 " 1 ■ ' ' ojwnlngs give new supplies of air to the PORTLAND PAPER HAS HARD RUN FOR NEWS AS MOTHER GOOSE WOULD HAVE SAID. (Some of the Portland papers are in hard lines for news these days. A I couple of “live” reporters were in Lents i the other «lay and by accident picked ' up a scrap of paper that had some i matter printed on it that was two 'years I old. Bince it was new to them they de- i tided it was new and proceeded to tell the people how enterprising the people of lente were in having organized a Roosevelt committee to raise a fund tor the construction of a battleship in honor of Ex-President Roosevelt, which when completed would be turned over to the U. 8. Government, tents will I admit the existenceof such a committee, I or organization, but that is a thing of two years of age. It was considered of such small consequence at the time that the local papers did not even give it space. The plan was dropped because : it was found that the scheme was not (easable. No money was received on the undertaking and so far as is known no one lost anything on it except the friends of the idea who were enthurias- tic in the plan. The whole thing is deed. The committee is glad of it and so let it rest in peace — Rogers in Now York Herold tire and start it with renewe«i energy. All doors and windows should be kept Hoed and all boles in the roof, becauce the-e openings suck the warm air through ami increases the danger. Saturday, Jan. 3, waa the regular meeting day of Evening Star Grange. SONS OF VETERAN AUXIL The morning suasion was devoted to IARY ORGANIZES business, reading of report« of the year's > 1 ■ - work by the officers, etc. At a meeting of friends of tlie Sons of j During the lecture hour a tieautilul ' Veterans belli on Wednesday evening tribute to the memory of Mr». Matilda an organization was effected slid the ; luvraon was read by the Master. J. J. followius (iffi.-sn elected | Johnson, and the charter drape«'.. A. Mrs. l><rena Gossett, Pre«., Mrs. ' L. Keenan read the "Declaration of Mary Wrieloy, Vice Pre»., Mr». Anna I Purposes" of the Grange. Mr. M. o. McMrlvtlle, Pat. Instructor. .Mrs. Geo. Evans gave a splendid taik ou “School Rider, S«-. ., Miss Randy Wrislev, Treas., and Home Gardens.” He is glad to Mr». Cora E. Harris. Guide ; Miss sec the "Back to the Land" idea d<- Mr- i veloning into a reality and is doing ail Dore me Lutz, Color Guani ; Mary Prink, Inner Guard . M tag he can to encourage gardening among Chssver, Outelde Guard; Mrs. I. w. tlie young, with the v.ew of developing Hntnmrll, Chaplain. a low lor such work, which will linger The above Order will install Monday with tlie pupils after they have left evening, Jan. 12th All ellegable» • are school. Misses Lucy Lvons and Nora cordially invite«! to Is« present. A light Holin gave a Hne violin and piano »--Io lunch will lie served ami a general good and responded to an encore. Mrs. Le:a time will be had. Elliott and Hazel Johnson rendered two pleasing instrument«! solos. At the close of the lecture I our the ML Scott Oddfellows Install M The officers for the eniuing term in j instalation of officers took place. Mr«.. Mt. Scott Lodge 18H, I. O. <». F. were - E. A. Niblhi assiating a* installing duly installed on Tiies-lav evening > officer in her usual charming manner The officers elect end installed are: i There was the usual good attendance of I»r. Hunter, N. G., Jaa. Hchweitr.er, V. members ami visitors. G., Ralph Stanx, Cor. Hec., I. D. Filley, Fm. Secy . F. R. Peterson, Tree». The The Lente Hardware Co. is preparing positions are tilled by Wtn. Goggins, to double ita line of goode. R 8. N. G , F. B Rayburn, L. 8. N. G., R. s. V. G.. Mr. Douglas; I.. 8. V. O., O. W Webb ia building a new Lome Fay Rayburn; Warden, Dr. Ggsbury; in Webb Addition. Con., W. F. Bush; Chaplain, Dr. Haas; R 8. 8. Sander»; L. 8 9. Jules CI1 «rd; F. J. Kerr is building a resilience on 1. G., Arneson: O G , R. J. Tnssey. Hilbert road. Eugenic Test Not in Lents It wa* announced some time ago that a eugenie test would be given at the school house on t be 2V It ol thia month. The place has bwen change! to the Child welfare rooms &51 Courthouse All person* desiring to participate in the examination ahonlu look it up at the place named. The la-nts Relmkah bulge degree teain has plan* arranged to present. “The Hasrlo Mm-trels” on the evening of Jann«rv 21 at the Isis. These minstrels include »«me of the l«est talent in Mil the Portland lodges and will lie •II affair well worthy of patronage. Mr C A Smith, living east. of town, is the vic'im of a number of serious misfortunes. He w«s recently con tilled in the hospital for sickness and wa» scarcely out of that when an accident occurred in which Be »offered a broken limb. He ia now on the road to re I covery. ABLE HOME BUSY Pisgah Home Cares for Over a Hun dred, Helpless, Lonely, Dejected, Forlorn Waifs. Honor and Good Will Prevails in Spite of Proverty The outcry that was started two yeara ago when the Pisgah home waa opened at Lenta baa all anbeided. It baa been discovered that the home ie not a har bor for deeperate characters but rather a haven for the homeleea, the proverty etricken, the unfortunate, the victims of ill health and email income». Some of the very beat people of the town give freely to ita support and are glad to aaeiat it tn every way tnat they can by approving of ita purposes. ■, < The Piagah home ha* at thia t«me about one hundred persons depending °° *1 fot shelter and food. Some days | *l *• more and sometimes it is a few lees, Moat of them are of the class described above, just out-of-locks amt victims of misfortune. Frequently a drunk comes in but as drunkeneee ie not encouraged here there ie not much need of it. Men may once or twice but r - come “= drunk - - ---------------- further indulgence ie not countenanced. One of the wonderful things that ia notable about the men who come here ie that they are almost all willing to Mrs. A. J. Lundy entertained the work. This ie not a tramps home. Tramps Harmony Public Improvement Society fight shy of water, and the first thing at her home near Lente on Wednesday, required of an inmate of this place is Dec. 31. The aeual good dinner was that be shall take a bath. Then he enjoyed by the society and the after cannot use tobacco, and they do not serve coffee at meals, and at least once noon was devoted to business and the a week the entire house takes a good officers for the coming year were elected. fumigating Mrs. Emma Sfooner waa re-elected Then the men are expected to •*«l*t president; Mrs. Pearl Bundy waa elect in all duties about the place. Eve v j >b I ed vice president; Mies Osie Davis, who l is taken, without pay and every fellow that baa a job feels a personal r.-p-.,- has served several years as secretary eibility about hie work. The mei. wash was re-elected, and Mrs. Daisy Ulen their own underclothes, and dry them waa made treaanrer. tn the main sitting room. They mend A very good literary program was their own clothes, and one or two fellows 'given, after which the members em- do all the ironing of the clothes. They make most of the betiding and ployed the time until evening by visit over HO comforts have been made for ing and preparing for the amusement of the use of the home within the last the visitors and children who had been year. invited for the «upper and watch meet As further evidence of the willing ing. At seven o’clock about seventy- spirit, the “Home" has bought a num live people sa down to a verj bountiful ber of scree of standing timber east of meal which was enjoyed by all The Lenta on Foster road. A number of evening was given over to games and ■ the men go out every day and cut wood music. A guessing contest was held i anJ it is hauled to the “Home" by the for the older ones present, at which ttonte team and other men procee«! to Mis» Osie Davis and Mrs. E. R. cut it up and it ie sold to any one that : Spooner won the prixe. When the New wants to buy, or they occasionally give Year arrived all departed for their wood to deserving poor people Over : homes feeling that a very pleasant forty of the men are employe«! about evening had been »pent. the “Home” at theee various duties every «lav. Along late this fall a lot of men walked five mites each way every day to dig potatoes for a «iollar and sixty cents a day, and every inan turned in half of what he earne«! This ia tb custom, whenever a man g«LS The next regular meeting ol Lents around town he turns in half of l Rebekah io ge will l«e held Friday «-ve- he receives for his labor. ning. There will be one candidate for The meals cous>st of soups, air initiation The officers for the ensuing and water. Very little meat r tt rm will be installed by a special in as it cannot be afforded. T* «e*5 stalling team, four of whose memliers clean and restful. Before e * will tie members of Lent» Rebexaha*. employee of tlie blace lea? The team does very tine work. And , praver. Aft ar the meal . sb®* it might tie n.entione«! that the Lents to give a Biblical readr degree team is getting to tie some 'earn. day and Friday all at A °® «et- It got a lor of commendation at the vice«, and twice on t ,Ot^ List meeting for the good work it. did. atmosphere of tb Vb®'® b® The meeting on Friday evening will be I bettar and a r I an open meeting. Rebehakas will invite satisfy them o- x.vf®®* their friends and members of the Odd- The report- IO«*1 fellows. was served 4 «b» 1 Y° that each bread, r af Lents G. A. R. Installs of vegr A. C. Williams, assistant adjutant- iteDeral of the Department of Oregon, m»® ‘ A\sb Grand Army of the Republic, installe«! the following officers for Reuben Wilson Post No. 3h at Lenas Saturday: Com mander, John Huntiugton: senior vice a •** commander, G. C. Wiley ; chapla; James P. knderson; adjutant, J tooA 1 Walrod; a-«decant adjutant, Mr. F tb® t»o* ' quartermaster, G. W. Pugh; gus W. Powers. Department a ®‘‘ Kerus assisted by Eda Hum>v d’.ctor, installed the cfficer Circle No. 19: Preaider ** k- \*'tr ^*** p'®** Maffet ; senior vice-prew Deaton; junior vice-pr 0* Drake; treasurer, Me’ secretary. Carrie C Pauline Lininger; guard, Caroline ? ductor. Belle EF Lula Scherw MRS. BUNDYtfNTER- TAINS HARMONY CLUB LENTS REBEKAHAS WILL Mill H. A. Darnall will spend Saturday I visiting the Grange at Carlton, m Yam- LENTS GRANGE PREPARES MRS. A. R. KELLAND | hill county. FOR SATURDAY SESSION GIVES HER LIFE Dr. Hunter has »riven up hi* office in l^-nts i>r«i|p wt ho).I ita regular Mrs. A. R. Kelland of Duncsii Street, the Additon building, and will take an monthly «u-etiig •’»•turday. The meet Clemson Park, pa*re<l away at the ho* office down in the city ing wil< ‘-e <4 -pv'-ial interest <>n ae- pital Snlitnlav niuht leaving an infan' coant of in-tallarion • ■! officer* It ie A gathering of happy friends met at probs hie that the officer» elect of Wood baby. Her body was »ent to relatives the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Sand lawn Grange will unite with the L-nts in tn«- east. She leav«s the infant chiltl berg Wednesday evening Dec. .11, to official» in the ceremony. ami ner husband to n.oifn her Io»», and help the host and hostess celebrate their There will be th* usual grxvl prog-am, Mr. Lester Clark of GiBer! Avenue, fifth wedding anniversary and also to Songs and recitation». Mr. J J. John her brother. Mr. Kelland is an express meet Mrs. H. G. Plum of Charelevoix, »on ha» c«n*ente I to »«sin with one ag-nt for Well* Fargo Co. Mich., who is spending the winter with number on the program Mr*. Snidttr her daughter, Mrs. Sandlierg. Gaines w ill recite. iamt A Campbell have tiegun wor and inusic furnished the entertai “itenr on the ft. annex to their other build- of the evening One of the amusing K. P T-«bio ha* tra’ed for a ♦) acre iog. Cadwe I and An.Y»t*< n will build features was the presenting of “wooden" it. farm in Klan «th r-mntv gifts to the newly married csuple. I>e- liciou» refreshments were *erv««d. Those Ben Br present were: Mr. and Mrs. Fowler. bungalow Mr. ami Mrs. Hayden, Mr. and Mrs. Eggers and .Mrs. Loemer of Portland, For 100 names of people in or near Lents. Give full Mr. and Mrs. Daniels and Mr. and name and street address t f heads of fam I es Mrs. Nygaard and son oi Lents. J A NEW PAIR OF SCISSORS AS®* A a «O*®**. •'**'* .• *' / .«a«*-