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onv.nox cm kntkrimurk. i imiiav. vvaiuvauv:,. v.nn v r MILWAUKIE Girls of School Give An Enjoyable Flay MII.WAlKIIC, Fh. :i.-(Hpw'lal Hh'iIihii tinva I ho pimple (if Mllauukln liecn privileged In hIIximI aa aiiJotahUt Mil iMilciialiiiuniit llml piovldiwl lut Friday tilnlil by I tin dnmeallc a lew mill ilmiiP'lli' art Haase of (lie Mil' waukl High ii IhmiI, iimlcr tha din I lull of Mini Ilium ho Jeffrey, lnfru. lor. when dm "Olil Maid of I HID." was ifi''iilil at Urn rlly hull lii'furo an audli'iico llml fairly packed Ihn build ing Twenty eight glrla look part, snd wry linn carried Imr part through villi rrcdll In herself. Tim ral wbb follow: I'nulili nl. M.irjurlp Hinllh, s "Jenlahla JKrTIIKYrl; rctaiy. I toil Nu-li s 'Aeimlh OIIMAItT"! Iieaaiircr, Alice New kirk nit "HitviiI Hub Been CAMI'IIKI.L"; ni.lt MAIIlH; Thii'iim Wf niltil "Mlnla Clover Top TYHIVKft"; Hori'iun (irimlc Pi lunlit Pickles MK'KKV": llcriilca Flach a "Amanda K.MMKL"; llml Morrl a "Miranda VOt'MI"; lint It Hurt a "llupslhluh CAHTO"; Kva ii'rkt'inlir ' IX'nlr nimi IIAMII MKKK"; Ethel Craig "Kelchuin TON"; l.lllli' Koni I a Belinda lillaa CIIAMUKIIrT also rcpreaeiitrd "Kllim WADE"; Amy llrohcr "Charity CONNER"; IXirlMn DeVIn a "Maker lieu (JOKTZ"; (hit Colonial Girl makeovcra, wer El hid ('mix. Ruby Mayer, IHirolliy Wlalnger, Killlh Ham lllon, Kvttlyn Walkt-r, Marjorls Mew. ellyn, PrlacUla Fl h, Charlotte) lUabe. Blanche llopwood, I .con a Mullan, Clar laaa Gould anil Charlotte, torrlolt. During Ihn evening lltllo Marjorle WlnnlniHT Mini llnlitiy Ciwtx anil "Hihmiln l.i)i.M furnishing our of tin feature of tha entertainment. Aa an appreciation of thn effora of I ho "Old Mulila", Ihn latter were pre sen led with a huKn bouquet of vege table, anil Ihn "Olil Maid" very grace fully presented a loiiiiit of inr cry pan tin' in ulna to (I. (Iii-hIit lltijc Kit n a. thn n'W athletic instructor, aa Ihn only eligible harhi'lor In the neigh borhood. Another feature of thn evening pro gram waa two plcndld vocul anloa by Mlaa Mela Brown of Portland, with Mra. Mi'Cnukcn aa accoinpanlHt, The coatumca for thu entertainment were prepared by tha girl tuih'iita, eui'h a niUK(tTilo o. Thla la the Drat (line that a 10 and 15 ictit riiltrlnlnincnt hua bcn glveu by thu m IhmiI. but w llh aucb iiitc thai It will doubtlvaa Ihj ri'ixalid from 1 1 HID t'J tllllll. Tho prorrvda will bn uivd for arl oiii achool puriioa4a, oiib of w hich w ill bo iiaid to buy llnnlnum for tha llinir of Hunrliitinint (Jih-ii'i office, thla aa a aurorlao to thla Knntlnnmn. Minn Jt'lfrvya plana a party In thn nnar I in uro for thn 2X girl taking part in thn cntcrtulnmoiit. Grange Master Tells About Market Roads MII.WAUKIK, Fob. 21. (Special) Mnrkt't roitiln were dimMiKHcd at the meeting of Mtlwaiiklo (iningo Kniurduy nftornnon, tho main addreaa being de livered by ('. H. Illinium, muHter. Mr. IIiiiihiiii aiiMKeHted I hut nuiln market rouila ran bo built by diet rk-t uhhi-bh-menla to be puld for partly by llio nbuitliiK property and (ho bulanro by H dlHtrlct exteudliiK from one to two mile from cm h aldo of tho road. Mr. llanMin urited tho enactment of a law by which liinuera ninv form road dl IrlctH nml take thu control of thn dlH trlct road coiiHtructloii. Mr. lluiiRon oppoHcd (ho iHaiilng of bond for rond conHlmcllon. Carver Station Is Named After Owner MII.WAI'KIK, I'Vb, 21. Hpnclul.) Aa booh ii woatlior permits tho Port land, & Oregon City railway will bo formii'ly oponnd with an oxutiridon to llakur'H tirldKO on tho ClackamaH rlvor, recently chrlteiiod Tarvor, lifter Sio phen Curvor, promoter and builder of thn lino. Tho temporary northerly terminus Ih at Hyboo avenue, In KiiHt nioroltind, anil thn aoitthern oxteiiHlon will bo curried HiIh BprliiK to Viola, 10 ml I en beyond the Cliickumaa river. A ateam locoinollvo 1m now tiHod to haul earn, but It Ih contemplated nuliHtltiito Kiibunk motor curs. to REGISTRATION VERY SLOW. MM.WAUKIN. rVh. 24. (Special) Less than ono-ulxth of tho voting pop ulation of tho two Mllwauklo precincts havo reentered for tho primary elec tion hi May, according to tho state ment of Registrar Mrs. Marnnrot John son. ' Thero nro boliovud to be at least 5(10 pcinoiiH in Mllwauklo cllnlblo to vote, but bo fur not nulto 100 of tills number havo enrolled their names, and greater progress will havo to bo made durliiir tho next two and one -half months than lias beep made In tho past soverul weeks if nil are to pass under tho wlro on May 19. The nice weal her of tho past week has Induced more to coma out, but still the exodus to tho registrar's office has not boon of any appreciable number. WATER PLANT LOS3 CITED . MILWAUKIK, Ore., Fob. 17. "In transferring tho plant of tho Mllwauklo Water company to tho city of Mllwau klo for $5500 I am losing $10,000," said II. M. Flsch, head of tho company. Mr. Flsch said thnt he hud invested $15,000 in establlahing the plant, mak ing Improvements and laying mains, all of which arc Included In tho prop erty Mllwauklo receives for $5500. Mll wauklo Water company established the first plant here when the Income was small. A considerable portion of the old main can be used In the municipal plant, whero they will stand tho pres sure of Hull Hun water. DEPARTMENT J. D. Butler Will "Speak Before Club MII.WAI'KIK. VmU. II -(Hpn. lall "Klllplmi lliiinna and HiIumiIi' will h Ihn mil. Jiit of Iha aililrro of J. In liulli r, an (lingua Ciiy alioinny, to il llvi rnl iMifor an tinn luirtln of Ihn rarmit Tvai her a UMort of Mil waukln In thn Mllwaukln a hool boue toimirrow, Krl'luy eti-nlng. Ilia ioi'l" gi'imrally ara Invllvd tu altnd Hilt iiii'i'llng of lha ai- l.illmi, and doubt ! lha room will h irowded. Th program, uudnr lha illrniloii of Mra (ii'llnnky, la aa followa: Holu, Mra II. (I. Hkulaaon; ri'llallon "Th I'arty Ixirla Naah; addrtoa, "Klllplno lloiiir and Hi hiMila," J, lian Hutlnr; pluiio nolo, Kva licrkniui'ii-r; aong, Mmili Clillda. Kollowlng llm proKram rn firahmniila will b ti'rvtwl. At lha lat uiwtlng of Ihn anaoi'lutlon moni.y wai ol ixl for auppleninnlal reading for Ihn flmt and aeeoiid gradea of thn Mil aukln wlioola, and It wa ali ole to cohtlniio tha flveteiil luiu hea lrt ed during llio alormy wralher by Mil HUnrba Jeffrey In cbarKn of Ihn do llieallc acleni a depart nielli. Th'n fbig aln roiidiicted by thn attoclntlon fol Ihn bun-ttU of (lie Molhera' ('ongrean. lu lled tho neat aum of 1 10. C. L. Weaver Loses Home-Partly Insured MIUVAI'KIIC. Kb. 2l.-(Hpla!-Flrn, of an unknown origin, again dea- (ro)ed Ihn home of clllien of Mil waukln, when, on Tueaday afternoon, thn dwelling of ( barlei L. Weaver, ou Mlnthome hill, together wllh all l( ronlenla, waa denlroynd. The lo la about :.0U0 wllh fl.00 liwuranrn, carried by Ihn 1'iu'lflc Hlulea company. with A. II. Zander a tho local agent. Tl.a fire waa dlacovered al'out 2 o'clock whim tho whole roof wa aeen to be ahluie, and by the time the fire depart inent reached the acenn, although It made a good run, the building wai doomed. Mr. Weaver, who haa prac tlcally been an Invalid for a long time, waa out In the yard, aa wa Mr. Wcav er, when thn fire waa noticed by a pa erby. Ily thl time the whole of the Interior aeemed to be a ina of flume an thut no one could enter the houo. Thn Inaiiranro adjuiler came here e lerday and made ecttlenmnt of the claim, which wua In full for Ihn amount carried. SPECIAL MILWAUKIE 4 PETITIONS ARE CIRCULATED TO PUT WATER SITUATION UP TO VOTERS. MII.WAI'KIK. Ore.. Keb. 21. A ape rial election aubmlttlng to the voter tho question of authorlilng the city council to puritiuite the Mllwuiiklo Wa ter company for $5500, will be held Ma rill 4. A petition which contained the names of 160 voter wa presented to tho council unking that a special election le culled. Stipulations of tho UKrcetiicut bo- tween tho city council and tho Milwnil klo Water company by which tho city take over tho water work for $5500 wero drawn and alcnod by tho city and Bent to bo filed with the supreme court on February 14. Should tho voters empower the city council lo cIobo tho deul between the city of Mllwuiiklo and tho Mllwauklo Wilier company It will ho tho result of a throe years' controversy. Wllh this problem out of tho way tho city will be able to proceed with tho Installation of tho Hull Run water system. IN NEED OF SCHOOL MILWAUKIE, Ore. Feb. 21. That a high school structuro must bo built In tho near future and llio Mllwauklo high achool students separated from tho grammar school Is tho Judgmont of nt least two members of tho bonrd of education.' Tho lilsli school now has 100 students, 15 of whom came from outsldo the dlHtrlct and tho gram mar gra tes now have a roll of about 200. All nro housed practically under tho sumo roof. The district owns a high school slto of two acres. C. V Muggins, tho new teacher from tho University of Oregon, is a popular nddtlon i.o tho faculty. He bus organ ized the athletics of tho school. MRS. RUSSELL TALKS MILVAUKIE, Feb. 24. (SpocluD Mrs. M. 1). KuHsell, stato correspond ing secretary of tho W. C. T. U., wns tho principal speaker before the Mll wauklo W. C. T. U. nt Its regular meeting this afternoon at the homo of Mrs. J. C. Emmel, before a largo num ber of members and visiting friends. Light refreshments were served at tho closo of tho program. MUSIC TEACHER QUITS JOB. MILWAUKIE, Fob. 24. (Special) Miss l-oulue Walker, of Oregon City, who hiiB been Instructor of music In tho Mllwauklo schools for sonio time past, has resigned, and the school board has decided to complete tho term without securing a successor. MILWAUKIE BUILDING MATERIAL COMPANY Dealers In Cement, Snnd and Gravel, Lime, Piaster. Terra Cottn, Sewer Pipe, Drain Tile, Iirick. Cement Hlacks and all kinds of building material. Far further information and prices Telephones J. E. Wetiler, 54-M A. C. Davla, 78-J MIHIONARV tOCItTV PROGRAM MII.WAI'KIK. Kb 7l.-(H.!al -Tb Woiiiaiia MIlonaiy fbly of Die Mllaaukla I'taligi Mi al I bun Ii brb an llil'r-alllig llieelllig lat 1 bufdy i Iba 0(,jlll'a M fo i hot know B fliiriKM.ii al llm Ihhub of Mia J ('. ' Kiiimel Afler lbs detolloiial Biid bu DIMODCUhO LIVINV ITABLC Inna aeaon, eoudmird by Mra. Wll-j Ham (Jra.le, prr.l.l.nl of lbs vMy. MII.WAI'KIK. I b ;i-(rtprrl an liilvrelllng paper on lulling waaba building ad)iliiln tU Milaaukle read, a'ld afler aoma diw uloH on Iba graiiae, ot i upled by ill. 4 Hun'a llr iiI'JmI debgaiea wr Im4 Ii at ! try alabU. and wblib Llly Um MkI lha annual rxieiillnn lo I beld'aiud by lira lo . i u Uun In Albany In lb early art of May. j rniiodM folloalng an aduluiet.( of TIib deb-aalea are Mra W illiam (ral!lhn Inauran', whWn qulia alia Mm. II II. dell arid Mra Ka.h. Tbelfai tory to all parttea io.erne4. The uglily baa laken up Ihn a"prt of iproiy la owned by I atper Kerr. Hlliln aludeiil In Japan. LITTLK INTCMIT IN CLCCTION. MII.WAI'KIK, Kb. Zl-HHall Although tha peopb. of Mllwaukl arn;ltil bjIUo of Iba I'oiiUnd Auto I railed upon lo oi araln on a water ; (juration, thai of authorizing lha roun- ell to pay t'lMQ to tha Mllwaukl Wafer company for Ha ayl"in by OSWEGO DEPARTMENT Oswego Says County Road Needs Fixing OHWKliO, Krb. II I HporUI I The city council of Oawego la on rec ord a favoring the Improvement of Ihn rounty road between Ihn Oawego illy limit and tlx" Multnomah county line, which atreti b of road It la de clared la not only bad but a decided reflection upon thla anrtion of the county. At the council meeting Ual ik the body passed a resolution Biking thn alatn engineer to make Im provement of the I'arlDc Highway be tween Oswego and I'ortland. Tb council meeting waa railed to order laal Thursday night by Mayor Wilson with all member present ex cept Councilman Fox. After reading and approving the minute of lha lal merlins, the following bill were audit rd: llartnian k Thompson, premium on bund of Dr. A. J. Kouller aa treas urer, and It. II. Davlaon a marshal. til 50; Uul Kvana. electrician, f 3.10. On motion of I'ollard the street com mlsaloner waa lnatru-tnd to put in a new culvert on fifth street on the north side of C avenue. Thn council gave up no little lime to a aiBcusaion or road matter, occas ioned by the Introduction of the follow ing resolution by I'ollard. which waa read the first and aecond times and plured In final adaptation without a dissenting vote: "lie it resolved thnt we, the Council of tha City of Os wego, communicate with the State En glnver and rciucat him to mako any Improvement he can on the road be tween Oawego and I'ortland, and pledge him our assistance and co-operation in anything he ran do toward Improving the Pacific Highway be- tween Halcni and I'ortlund. Aman Moore Looks Over Quarry Work OSWEGO, Feb. 14. ( Special ) The work upon the railroad and quurry bunkerk of the Oregon I'ortlund Ce ment company at Roseburs and bulla Is progressing unite rapidly and satis fuctorlly according lo Aman Moore, vice-president and treasurer of tho company, who returned yesterday from a sluy of several days at the two points giving personal attention to some mat ters of Importunco. Tho company Is bending every energy to got tho rail roans ami quurrys In shupo To sturt shipping llincrock to the cement plant at Oswego al tho curliest possible mo ment, but it Is not expected that this will bo accomplished much before tho fore part or middle of April. Theso nlco days are proving quite boon to tho company hero for It is making great progress upon the com pletlon of all tho buildings and out side, work posslblo until tho arrival of 11 tho machinery. Tho yurds wero cleared Tuesday of every nrticle of machinery that has boon received, and tho force is Just waiting for mora from tho eastern factories. Church 8upper Wall Patronized. OSWEGO, Feb. 24. ( Special ) Tho ladles of the Methodist Episcopal church hold a supper In the Odd Fol Iowb hull Tuesday night that was well patronized and swelled tho society's treasury quite a little sum. LEAP YEAR BALL SATURDAY, OSWEGO, Feb. 24. ( Specb.il ) Tho members of tho Oswego Com mereiai club nro antlcuitlng a large attendance ut their leap year ball to Iki given Saturday evening, Fob. 26, In tho Grunge ball,, and tho commit tee In charge of tho affair is sparing no pains to seo that it proves enjoy ablo to all. Free Lecture at School House. OSWEGO, Fob. 24. ( Special ) Louis Agassi, tho author," will bo llio Bubject of a free lecture to be giv en In tho Oswego school assembly room Friday evening, Fob. 25, nt 8 o'clock. This is tho second of a series of lectures being given under tho dl root Ion of the Ladles' club. There will be several musical numbers. Cut This Out It Is Worth Money Cut out thla advertisement, enctoaa t cent to Foley A Co., 2S35 Sheffield Ave., Chicago, III., writing your nimi and address clearly, You will re ceive In-return a trial package con taining: (1) Foley's Honey and Tar Com- found, tha atandard family remedy or cough, colda, croup, whooping cough, tightness and soreness In cheat, grippe and bronchial cough. (2) Foley Kidney Pllla, for over worked and disordered kldneya and bladder aliments, pain In aldea and back due to Kidney Trouble, tore muscles, stift Joints, backache and rheumatism. (1) Foley Cathartic Tablets, a) wholesome and thoroughly cleanaina; cathartic Especially comforting to atout persona, and a purgatlva needed by everybody with alugxiah bowela and torpid liver. You can try these tares family remedlea for only 6c inraht of a lo nilll Ui rk )r f l a ifl"d of four i, liter la but Hill aKlUO'Ai rn l.n (l,a piopotl lion 1hr U tni:nii.l t-rf ti for ad ajlnl Iba pla. but to l,(( aiieiil HIAKI SUIT FOR Of ST. MII.WAI'KIK. K'b. JI-IHpr.li.il -Jualli KrlMj on TuiaUy heard III Hip company II. II. W'l.otnn, ar. a- lion to rwor 13 l, atlryd to U , dua for nwn handla and woik, and tb taw waa taken umW advlw-ment Was to Have Set Fire To Main Part of Town OHWK'X). Keb. fl - Hp UI ) The air of mystery that ha urround d Ihn de.trurtlon by fire of the three dwelling of Mr. Mary Well In thl pUr last (ummcr. waa cleared away laal wk when W, II. Newman, an old (entlrtuin. waa arrraied charged with having art lira lo tha bouara. and who later confesaed and sentenc ed lo tha atalo penitentiary, and the subsequent arreat of Mra. Well herself. Thero baa been a general supposition all along among many In Oawego that Mra. Wells knew more about tlx fire than she gave evidence of or Intended that people ahould know. Heveral month ago the Pacific I'-oard of Flrw I'ndnrwrllrr posted a reward for the arrest and conviction of the parties that mlht hav been sulliy of the crime, as all evidence pointed al the time to thn building having been deliberately Bred. Old timer remember dlitlnctly a hotel In Oawego owned by Mr. Wells being destroyed by fire a number of year ago under myiterlou circumstance, and there haa always been something strange about her comings snd gn'ngs, ah aim did nut make her home In Os wego all the time. It Is declared by sjms that Newman, when employed by Mrs. Wells to set fire to the houses. be confessed, wa also instructed to rl fire to the main builnca portion of Oswego, but Newman's nerve failed htm when It came to doing thla. This fact wa known lo several persons and they have not felt secure for some time. Klamath Falls takes pride In fire drill efficient y In the public schools. The Central school building waa va cated In 30 acconds. WAR UPON PAINI Pain la a visitor to every home and usually It comes quite unexpectedly. Hut you are prepared for every em ergency If you keep a small bottle of Sloan's Uniment handy. It Is the greatest pnln killer ever discovered. Simply IhIiI on the akin no rubbing required It drives the pain away. It la reully wonderful Mcrvin II. Solster. Berkeley. Cal.. w rites: "l-ast Saturday, after tramping around the Panama Exposition with wet feet. I came home with my neck so stiff that I couldn't turn. I applied Sloan's l.lulment freely and went to bed. To my surprise, next morning the stiffness had almost disappeared, four hours after the second application I was as good as new." March. 1915. At Druggists. (Adv.) Social and Church Doings at Lodge JENNINGS LODGE. Feb. 2t. (Siie- cliil) Mrs. Dun Storer of Ouk Grove, visited with her friends, Mrs. Geo. A. Ostrom on Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Storer soon leave for Callfornlu to make their home. Roy Uatdorf was an over-Sunduy vis- Itor with his sister, Mrs. Jim Rernard. Hoy is soon to leave for Montana, whero Mr. Williams and he will open a garage. Rev. Smith gnve a vision of tho great Laymen's Missionary couventlon held In Portland Inst week at the preuchlng services on Sunday morn ing. With over J200 delegates this wns the largest convention ever hold In a city the sl-.o of Portland and great benefits were derived from the speuk era and addresses given by represen tatives from India, China, Africa and South America. As a result of euch a gathering a more systematic way of giving for missions will be used; that the matter of denominations is only secondary in in rollglon and ; more community churches will be formed with a con fession of faith that tho members of different churches could endorse. Frank Thomas was calling on Lodge friends on Suturday, making tho trip from Pleasant Home by motorcycle. Miss Mary Fierce spent Saturday and Sunday at the Edw. Itrlgham homo. The Mornrlty fumlly will occupy Stone Gables" during the comlni; sea son. Tho artistic, rouble stone noese is undergoing some improvement in the way of basement and the Interior as been recently painted and Is a charming summer home on the banks of the Willamette at the Emmons' place. The little son of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Smith has been very ill this week. Hut their family physician thinks he has passed the critical stage. The pleasant spring days have made 11 especially fine for Miss Gladys Cald Jennings Lodge Department Sawmills Active In and Near Sandy HAMlV, Feb. II IHpwiaD-l.k Ilk tha winter t over, aa Iba BUM baa melted lb anoar aurpt la places hire ll drifted, and farmer r buy IpUialbg ai.d Kiioa sowing grain u Ilia mora amhliloua are planting ar iOn stuff. Thn ol..t M-(tlera claim 'ihn pa at winter tha most aovera alnca lirover Cleveland was prraldent for Iba first lima, NP k Mscinrmai k died auddriily at I, la borne of bei.rl failure-. N1 k a taltily rreperlad and progresalva farmer. A wblow and six small chil dren and many friend mourn his loaa. Mf. Maooniis-k bad Juat recently taken out a i'j,M)0 llf insurance policy. Ha waa burled In tha Flrblll cemetery. Ite-n Ktegnl bad tha miafurtune 19 dlslo" ata bl shoulder. II. H ale, ho haa ben on tha ah K Hat for almost a year, la abla again to ba alut hla store bualness. The order of Kaatern filar will Ixi ursanUed Man b 4th at the Odd Kel owa hall. The Oreahaut Kaatern Htar III put oo tha work. It. K. Jarl, road supervlwir, ws over looking at the road, getting ready lo atari road work In full blaat. W. A. I'roCor, la now tha aoUi onnr of the Handy newapaper. Tb Plion at Keali krr mill I no running full bUt. The whlatlea of the vrral mills tooting remind one of tho good old time, four year ago. II. Hike Initltutnd a law ult In Justlcv Pomeroy'B court, against Al bert for the recovery of wagea due. (Saturday a Jury wa aecured an 1 they decided In Uor of the plaintiff. The Catholic young people will give a comedy In four act, and a literary program March 4lb. at Btx-lley's ball. W. A. Proctor will be a candidate for county CTimlr.alouer. BAND REORGANIZES. At the meeting held Thursday night the Handy bcd waa reorganized with The officers elected at the meeting were: Prfesldent. 11. E. Sykes; secretary, Heinle Junker; treaaurer, R, & Brulth; librarian, Cyryl Cray. Dur 'ng the past 18 months the bond iu bn under ;he leadership of Profcaaor K. V. Nye, and ba made rapid prog re and I one of the organization of w Men Bandy Is proud. Several expert enied musicians have become mea bers rwently. BUTTER FAT PRICE FIXED. SANDY, Or.. Feb. 19. At the regu lur meeting of the Mount Hood cream cry board of directors this week It was reported that for the month of January 9079 pounds of butter fat were received. The board voted to pay 19 rents per pound for butter fat for that month, hence about fi'00 Is now being distributed among the farmers of this community. The following officer were elected for the ensuing year: President, J. G, OeSliarer; vice-president, Antone Ma' lar, Jr.; secretary-treasurer, H. H. Wat- kins. Report submitted showed the diary business is growing. CORN FAIR DECIDED UPON SANDY. Or.. Feb. 19 At the last meeting of the George Commercial and Social club It w a decided to start pre parations for a community fair to be held in tho full, in which corn exhibits will be a specialty. Alfalfa will come next. John Joyner and Robert Miller were apiiointed a special committee. their duty being to encourage the grow Ing of high-grade corn in the commun ity, to assist In securing good seed and give out Information. C. A. Miller waa appointed to have charge of the alfalfa crop display. Completed plans for the fair will be made at the next meeting. Mrs. Henry Smith, Mrs. Peter Rath and William Una were appointed a committee on program for the ensuing year. well as she is able to go out in her wheel chair and her friends aro pleased to see her ou,t again. The fifth birthday of Flora Alice Morse was prettily observed on Feb 17th at her home. Tho color scheme was red and was carried out about the rooms andJjmcheon tables where the little guest enjoyed the toothsome goodies and dainties. The favors were red baskets of nuts and candy and each child received a puzzle picture. The peanut hunt and other children's games were also much enjoyed. The Invitations were limited to the Imme diate neighborhood and Included Doro thy Jucobs, Alice Eve McFarlano, Eliz abeth Rruechert, William Bruechert, Helen Sanders, Halmor Roberts, Wil liam Rruechert LouiBe and Calvin Morse, Jr. Problems which confront the Sunday school were discussed at the home of Rev. Smith and wife when the officers and teachers of the Grace Sunday school met ou Friday evening of last week. Twelve were present and tho growing Sunday school will soon make it necessary for an additional Sunday school rocm. Mrs. Win. Gardner will entertain the Ladies' Guild at her home in Meldrum on Wednesday, February 23. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Morarlty at tended the hockey game in Portland on Friday evening. Harold Smith, student and instruct or of Rood college, is 111 at the home of his parents, Rev. and Mrs. H. N. Smith, having a relapse from the la grippe. H. R. Smith moved to the Olseu cot tage on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Roberts entertained Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Ostrom, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. McFarland, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Sanders, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Ja cobs, Geo. Morse and Mrs. Bess Rrue chert and Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Deter on Thursday evening of last week. J At the monthly focus meeting of Grace church held on Tuesday evening the year's budget for the ensuing year was made up and plans for the anni versary meeting on March 5th, were discussed at some length. The de ficiency In last year's budcot was tak en care and the outlook for 1916 In church circles is a bright one. OAK GROVE CANOE IS UPSET' BY STEAMER MID HENRY PIITTK, OF OAK INKS WHIN WITHIN FEET OF ' SHORE GROVE, FEW CGWiOJI HANGS ONTO CANOE AND CALLS FOR AID FROM SHORE CharU Vosburg Full Son from Under Craft and WalU for Halo Willamette Claim Thr Victim in Eight Day. The Willamette Haturday night claimed another victim the third canoeist to loae hla life In thn river in Clackamaa rounty In eight day. Henry PictU snd Cliarlr Vosburg and the latter' eight-year-old son left Oawego at ( o'clock Saturday night by canoe for their homes In Oak Grove. When tbey were 35 feet from shore opposite the Oawego cement plant, a river steamer paaiwd. The canoe ws caught In the swell left by the boat snd overturned. Pletto started to swim to shore but auk about Zi feet from the bank. The Vosberg boy was caught under the canoe. Ills father pulled him out snd tha two hung onto the craft, Vos berg calling for help. His cries were overheard and the two were rescued. Pletle ba lived In Oak Grov about three year and 1 survived by a widow. A week ago Saturday two members of s party of canoeists making the trip from Salem to Portland were caught In the eddies at Rock Island, their canoe overturned snd both drowned. The funeral services were held from the Sellwood undertaking parlors W'ed- ne-adav afternoon, th? services being i conducted bv Rev. Dow DeLone. na - inr r ih nk fimvA M e rhurrh. they being attended by a number of the friends snd acquaintances of the famllv. Thn remain were then taken to Detroit -Mich.. ta the Borrow- Ing wife, the father of Mr. Plette bar- Ing wired Instructions to that effect It Is quite likely thst Mrs. Plette will m-i,- h.r wr. ir, ;, or,., e pt - ette was at one time in the employ of W. B. Stokes, the grocer, of this place. New Flag to Fly Over ONEMANDROVNS f If vjiiuiiu, v.auit-1 me iuu, wiuw Oak OrOVe bCn00liolIcr' He8ter Armstrong. Mabel Stom- Oak Grove, Feb. St. (Special) TLe Oak Grove public school will fly a new flag qver Its building tomorrow, and the occasion is to be made of more than ordinary Interest, coupling It w Ith the Parents' day observance. The parents are invited to visit the school from 9 to 12 In the morning, and see the children at their work. At 1:30 p. m. the pupils, teachers and friends will gather on the school grounds to witm-ss the raising of the new flag, which the school children have assist ed. In buying. There will be a mili tary drill by the boys, and following the flag raising all will repair to the assembly room to disten to a program of musical and literary numbers. COPPER WIRE THIEVES CAUGHT, Oak Grove, Feb. 24. (Special) Two men were arrested in Vancou ver, Wash., last week charged with stealing copper wire, and they are be lieved to be guilty of having made away with 4000 feet of No. 4 wire be longing to E. D. Warren, the quarry mun near here. The men were each sentenced to ten days for vagrancy In order to give the authorities an opportunity to investigate further. IMPROVING TELEPHONE SYSTEM. Ouk Grove, Feb. 24. (Special) The telephone system in this place is to be greatly improved, work upon he same having already been started. The Pacific Telephone & Telegraph company has appropriated 2530 to be spent In installing a complete common batter central office equipment to care for the estimated development, also to provide efficient and satisfactory common batter service. It is believed that this work will be finished by Mar. 10. SURPRISE BY SCHOOLMATES. CONCORD Feb. 24. (Special) A number of school children surprised ' mi r.inrtva faiien Friday evening.! Thev brought refreshments with them and enjoved nil sorts of games. Those present ' were. The Misses Lillian Sandstrnm Frances Sandstrum, Jean Starkweather, Maude Andrews, Mild- red Derrv. Lucille Derry, Beatrice Ca- pen and'ciadys Capen; and Masters Trnmnn Phllllns. Darwin Smith. Ever- ett Worth Ingtou, Edwin Burton, Hans Rcumsartner, Arthur Tucker and John Marshall. The city council of North Ben has enacted a street numbering ordinance. What Children Need Now. In spite of the best care mothers can give them this weather brings sickness to many children. Safe, reliable fam ily medicines are In demand. Mrs. T. Neureuer, Eau Claire, Wis., writes 'Foley's Honey and Tar cured my boy of a severe attack of croup after other remedies had failed. I recommend it to everyone as we know from our ex perience that it is a wonderful remedy for coughs, colds, croup and whooping i-ough." It stops the coughs than hang on and weaken after the lagrippe. Jones Drug Co. (Adv.) DEPARTMENT Splendid Musical Talent Displayed OAK GIlOVK. Feb. 2l. (ftptit1.) To sn audlenie, numbering approu mating 3P0, tb parent Teachcra' aano elation of Oak Grove, presented mu tual entertainment, at tha Oak Grove (hool houae) lual nU'tit, that will long be rnni'-mbered by all. The entertain ment which waa directed polutly by Mia Ula Kennedy, muxli al director of lha cbool, snd Mlas Frances Day ton, was replete. th surpriaea, dim to the fact Hut aucb exceptional tal ent wua dlaplaynd by the varloiia onea taking part. The hall waa artlntlrally decorated with ferns snd fir tree, w hlle on the atage, waa crayon paint ing, depicting a bea h acene, thut re fbTted great credit for the srtlt, Mia Edith Morgan, one of the) Inatructora of ties school. Th chief number on the program was the "acene from Gil bert and Sullivan's Immortal opera, "The Pirates of Penzance." It would be difficult to give sufficient pralaa to Mrs. John Waldron, who directed the number, as well a taklug the part of "Mabel," snd very special mention Is dun Mra. Richard Webb, Mia LI I lie Pfennlnger, snd the other artists In the set, asalated by a splendid cboru of achool (lrla. The act was staged with the reality of a profeaaoinal performance snd gave full opiiortunlty for tha display of the talent of the performer. The complete program was a fol low: Duet, MlBe Eva Felix, Lois Kennedy Soprano solo Mlaa Edith Dunham Accompanied by Mlas Marlon Dunham Piano solo Mlas Frances Dayton Scene from "Pirates of Penzance," csat: Mrs Jno Wsldron. "Mabel:" Mrs. Richard Webb, "Kate;" Ml I Pfennlngcr, "Edith;" Mr. R. A. Schramm, 'The Pirate." Anisted by chorus of school girls; Miss Lois Ken nedy, accompanist. Tenor solo Ross Kelthnlug Acompanied by Miss Mabel 8tromer. Piano solo E. Schutt Duct, selection from "Pirates of Pen zance," Mrs. Jno. Wsldron snd Mr. R. A. Cchramm. The committee in charge of the en tertainment Is to be congratulated on the artistic success of the perform ance and If the desires of those pres- ! t are carried out. there will be many similar entertainments In the future. YOUNG MEN ENTERTAINED. OAK GROVE. Feb. 24.-(Speclal)- j The young women of the Methodist I Episcopal Sunday school class of Mra. I DcLong. the Phllatheans, entertained ! the young men of H. C. Krom's class at the home of the Rev. and Mrs. De- Long Friday evening. The houBe dec orations were red and green, and the young women served refreshments and entertained their guests with games. Those present were: Tho Misses r-.i i . u o-iri.w r- .V. I l i. t iiitA er, uiaays vt uson, E.uun uunuam, Mar ian Dunham, Mra. DcLong and H. C. Krum and Messrs. Krum, Adams, Ilen- jbow, Skoog. Spidel. Schubert, Kuks, Stein, Ford, Bennett. John and the Rev. Mr. DeLong. WRIST FOUND TO BE BROKEN. OAK GROVE, Feb. 24. (Special.) Mrs. H. Evans had a bad fall during the snow storm and at first it was thought the right wrist was sprained. Later an X-ray examination was made and it was found that the large bone In the wrist was broken. CHURCH SOCIETY PLANS SOCIAL. Oak Grove. Feb. 24. (Special) The first meeting since the holidays of the Ladies' Aid society of the M. E. church of this place waa held last Wednesd.-.y at the parsonage with Mrs. DeLong as hostess. Aside from rou tine business, plans were laid for a social to be held next Wednesday af ternoon at the home of Mrs. T. X. Warren. M. E. SERVICES NEXT SUNDAY. Oak Grove, Feb. 24. (Special) Next Sunday the services at the Moth odist Episcopal church will be as usuul with Sunday school at 9:30 a. m.; preaching at 11 a. rru, and 7:30 p. m. Tie mid-week prayer meeting service is now being held each Thursday evening with some layman as leader because of the absence of the pastor, who does not return from his univer sity studies until Friday evening. SOCIAL SERVICE CLUB MEETS. Oak Grove, Feb. 24. (Special) The Oak-Grove Milwaukle Social Ser vice club met this afternoon with Mrs. Marjoria Donnca at Lakewood station, those participating in the program be ing Mrs. Margaret Page, Mrs. Mary Moore and Mra. Dean Butler. DO IT NOW. x ' Oregon City People Should Not Wait Until It Is Too Late. 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