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OREGON CITY COURIER-HERALD, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1899.
I CLACKAMAS COUNTY NEWS
MolalUi.
Th) threshing for tlii 4 season is about
finished in this community, Grain was
1 ot damaged as much as was expected,
thctia'h but few crops have gone into
market as No. 1. Oats were damaged
more than wheat.
There is considerable moving going on
la an 1 around Molalla. Frani Adams
ii moving into his new house in town
D. Engle is going to occupy the dwelling
on Mr. Adams' place vacated by Frank
Adam?. Pink Herman and family are
moving into Mrs. Sander's place, Mr.
Herman having rented the Sanders'
tarm.
0. D. Eby and wife have moved to
Marauam. Mr. Eby is going to teach
the Marquam school this fall snd win
ter. The M Ialla school commenced this
morning with Mr. Rutherford as princi
pal and Miss Patty as assistant. There
were about fiO pupils in attendance.
John Jackson, from Grant county, is
herewith a lotof horses. He has suc
ceeded in selling several head since he
arrived. He reports an in Iviiual lo
of 60 head of horses last winter caused
by starvation, bxasioned by severe cold
weather. Pastures, where stock could
' live that had heretofore been used by
horsemen in cases of emergency.was last
season all rented by cattlemen, causing
ii fearful loss among horses. Mr. Jack
son and his men are expecting to start
to Lake county via the Lebanon route
to round up a bunch of 200 head of
horses and driving them to the railroad
lo ship east. The horses belong to a
Mr. Slavin, of Portland.
There was quite an exhibition here last
Saturday afternoon, occasioned by (not
i he man with a hoe), but a man with a
plow, a J. 1. Case sulkey plow, with a
man to pull the plow. Some of those
that witnessed the performance did not
likt the plow.
J. V. Harless and Mr. Adams have
gone to their mines, and also to set a
Hiipply of berries. There has been a
Inrge amount of huckle berries brought
'own from the mountains by people in
his vicinity. Everyone that went ca me
C une home with plenty of them.
John Bagby and Charlie l'elkey suc
. eeded in adding four deer to their sup
ply of berries. There has not been
much game killed by people from this
edion asonlv a few of them took guns
with them.
It is reported that the AdvontiBts that
held a series of meeting here in a tent,
I ave rented the upper part of the old
Moody store and are going to hold ser
vices there.
Dr. Dedman, of Canby, was called
here today to visit Mrs. Wm. Shaver,
who has been tick for some time, but
was suddenly tnken worse today. Mr.
There is Noting Better Made Than
65 years experience in Wagon Making as represented in the
"Mitchell" is a better Guarantee of a good wagon made of the best
materials properly seasoned than all the promises and assertions of
agents of new named unknown wagons combined
Mitchell Wagons-
Have a world-wide reputation for
-jStrength, Durability,
and the high quality of materials used, as'well as for their light run
ning qualities NO WAGON stands better on all these points
than the "MITCHELL"
You'll make no mistake
If you buy a MITCHELL WAGON
Yon are liable to make a mistake II yon buy some other.
If may take yon a year to find it ont, bnt yon are snre to
see your mistake sooner or later.
Vlitche , Lewis k Staver Co.
First and.tTaylir
Shaver is in the mountains looking after
the cattle. He recived word that some
of them bad strayed over to the bead
waters oj the Clackamas.
D. C. Boyles, who has spent the sum
mer at Waitsburg, Wash., has returned,
and is working for L. Robbins, the Mo
lalla merchant.
George Kaylor is expected here on a
visit from Eastern Oregon. He left here
several ytars ago.
Oct. 9th. X. Y. Z.
Maple Lane.'
Mr. Deboard, who has lived on the
Franklin place for about nine months,
moved to Portland the first of last week.
Mrs. Annie Mautz went to Portland Fri
day in company with her sister-in-law,
Mrs Lydia McBriJe. Mrs. Mautz will
not return, as they will move back to
Portland again. Charlie does not like
farming.
Mrs. Gibbs visited Mrs Gerber and
Mrs. Niman Thursday.
Misses Edith and Jessie Jackson and
Elsie Gibbs, in company with Annie
Shortledge, called at A. Mautz's and
Wm. Brayton's Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Bell more and daughter, Mrs.
John Lowery, visited Mrs. Sam Lowery,
of Oregon City, Sunday.
Mrs. Ward was the guest of Mrs. Bray-
ton and daughter one day last week.
Mr. Clark, of Portland, called at G. F.
Gibbs Monday evening.
Mr. I. D. Surfus and family, Mr. Chas.
Surfus, Sr., wite and sister went to
Portland Tuesday to see the sights and
take in the fair.
Mr. Isaac Shortledge purchased a
young ho-se recently, and thinks he will
soon have a fine riding animal.
Miss Letlia Jackson returned home
Monday after an extended visit with her
aunt, Mrs. B. Spangler, of Carus.
The attendance of school is gradually
increasing in number. Mr. Byland has
succeeded in partially grading the school
according to the new manual. There
are primary, intermediate and advanced
grades in the school. The highest grade
at present is the eighth. Possibly there
will soon be a ninth grade.
It is to be regretted that you "do not
see the flag floating on the breezes these
line days, but as the halyard is broken
and the pole very high you see it is im
possible. We hope this misfortune will
soon be remedied.
Oct. 11.
Pansy Blossom.
Mountain View.
There is a great deal of sickness in
this vicinity.
Everyone seems to be making some
improvement or moving.
Arthur Holmes and his mother, Mrs.
The
Mitchell
Wagoi
Streets,
Simmons, moved to Mt. Angel last Mon-1
day. ' j
Mr. Forbes, of Falls View, has moved
into the rooms over Ely's old store.
There seems to be a great deal of petty
thieving in all parts of this burg. Shall
we petition for a nignt police?
Mrs. Cornwall, of Woodburn, was vis
iting with her niece, Mrs. Pierce, this
week. t
Mr. Everhart has rented Mr. Grout's
house and moving into it this week.
Walter Curran is having another story
added to his house. -
Adna Morrow has had to leave school
on account of ill health.
Clyde Pierce is driving the delivery
wagon for Grace & Heckart.
Mrs. El wood Frost is spending this
week with her parents at Highland. El
wood doesn't like batching, so he is
staying with his mother.
J. H. Howard started to the moun
tains Sunday to spend a few weeks pros
pecting. Mrs. Arthur Scoggins and children, of
Barlow, was in this burg Monday and
Tuesday. They went to Portland to see
her mother.
George Everhart started Monday af
ternoon for an outing in the monntains.
T. P. Haynes and August Frederick ac
companied him,each with a gun to hunt.
Mr. Savage is digging a well at Bolton
this week.
Very cold, foggy mornings and sun
shiny afternoons is the order of the day.
Liberal.
Mose Spicer left for Yaquina Sunday,
where he will reside in the future.
E. Dodge & Sons have moved their
shingle mill to Wright's bridge, and are
getting machinery in place, and will be
running in a few days.
Bob Coatee, of Portland, was here on
a business trip Saturday and Sunday.
Dee Wright has anived from Kansas
Oity, Mo., having crossed the plains
with n large band of sheep last summer.
Ralph Pheeny, of Portland, passed
through our burg Sunday.
Sitaa Wright sold a drove of hogs to J.
Lamaer, of Portland, Sunday last.
Kraeft Bros, are in this section buy
ing calves for Montana men.
J. Stewart, of Alaska, returned from
Wilhoit Springs Saturday and gave a
graphic description of that country.
C. G. Holt, of the M. M. Co. of San
tiam, passed through here Sunday en
route to Portland, having some fine
specimens of ore from the mines in that
section. He will have several assays
made. '
A J. Maville and wile are visiting their
daughter, Mrs. Kinzej, of Canemah, for
a few days.
Ella Boss and sister were guests of
Mrs. Stetman Sunday.
Maggie Mulvey and sister were guests
of Mrs. Hannagan Sunday.
The Macksburg reporter talks about
PORTLAND. OREGON
flour made from soft wheat in our vicin
ity. Thev grease their throats with but
ter before they try to eat it. We want
to get a cannon and load it with biscuits
and start for the Philippines.
The Liberal Dancing Club will hold
their meeting and grand ball Saturday
evening, Oct. 14th.
John Parrish was in this vicinity Sun
day on business. John is a rustler.
Aggie Wallace is working for Mrs. L.
W. Deeth.
Oct. 11. K.
Canby.
Not a vacant house for rent in Canby.
A great many people from here took
the excursion Wednesday night for
Portland and the fair.
J. F. Deyoe and Wm, Bissell went to
Portland Monday to see the fair.
Julius Rones is haying his barbershop
newly painted.
Mullno.
A light shower this morning was ap
precirted by all, as the farmers who have
not begun plowing, say that rain is
needed before they can begin.
School began at the Lone Pine school
Monday, Oct. 2, with Miss Matlock, of
Marion county, as teacher.
H. Had Perry received the sad news of
the death of his brother,0rawford Perry,
who was living at McOune, Crawford
county, Kansas. He and a man named
Henderson were digging coal at the bot
tom of a ten-foot, perpendicular bank
when it caved in on them, covering them
with four feet of dirt, His son, Bert,
and a coal hauler dug him out a t once,
but he was dead when reached.
Florence Patty and Will Berdine, of
Oregon City, were the guests of Madge
and Will Mulvey Saturday and Sunday.
Chas. and Effie Rauch, of Canby, at
tended Sunday school and church at the
Grange hall Sunday.
H. H. Perry was doing business in
Oregon City Wednesday.
A number of Mulino's young people
attended the dance at Macksburg Satur
day night.
Miss Florence Daniels, who has been
sick for some time, has nearly recovered.
Mrs. Wm. . Lyons is very sick. Dr.
Thomas, of Beaver Creek, is attending
her.
Mr. and Mrs. Perry were doing busi
ness in Canby Monday.
The Liberal Dancing Club will give a
dance Saturday evening, Oct 14th, at
the hall at Wright's Springs. Everyone
is cordially invited to attend.
Had Perry has just finished painting
his house, which adds greatly to the ap
pearance of his place.
Fred Erickson has his uew residence
nearly completed. -
Oct. 19th, TJii Hu.
Oswego.
The Oswego sclAol opened last Mon
day with a large attendance.
James Coon, Br., James Coon, jr., P,
H. Zimmerman, Jessie Coon and Al
Brant have returned from Sherman
county, where they had been working
with a thresher.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs E. L. Davidson,
October 5, a son.
Mrs. J. C. Haines, jr., is visiting Mr
and Mrs. C. N. Haines, in Oregon City.
C. H. Miller has been quite sick, but
is on the road to recovery.
William Rankin, of Astoria, mudeOs
wego a call Thursday.
The grape crop is the beet ever Been in
this section. About two weeks of good
weather are needed to make the fruit
ready for market.
Potato blight has struck this part of
the country pretty hard, and farmers
are uneasy thereat.
Meadowbrook.
The fire on Hymen's altar is never al
lowed to smoulder nowadays on Milk
creek. Our young people are rushing
into the matrimonial sea pell mell.
There has been so many devotees at the
shrine of Juno since our last that it
would be difficult to chronicle each.
Miss Clara Edgecombe and Mr. Wal
lace will be married at Oregon City to
morrow and will locate at their future
home near Clarkes.
Mr. and Mrs. Nic Birchet, of Mar
quam, are guests of Mrs. Frank Winslow
this week.
Jasper Trullinger and family atarted
for Ocean Park last Wednesday for a
week's outing where the .wild waves
port.
Frank Klinger and family, of Macks
burg, spent Sunday at the home of Mrs.
Klinger'a parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Comer, of this place.
Supervisor W. E. Bonney has a force
of workmen constructing a new bridge
over Woodcock creek on the D. C. Ball
and Meadowbrook road.
H. E. Carr begins work this week on a
new residence for L. F. Williams.
Charles Holman, of the IT. S. revenue
service, has leased his farm to our old
friend, John Denison, who will also act
as postmaster at this office. Mrs. Hol
man and children will reside in Port
land.
A. L. Larklns is circulating a petition
for donation work on the road between
Wright's bridge -and Meadowbrook.
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M. GILBERT, The Portland Tailor, opp. Electric Hote
There is not another road in the comity
iubnet to an equal amounlof traffic that
needs improving more than this road.
Say, "Colton," what species of the
"amateur" do you think should visit
that huckleberry patch? Vim.
Oc't. 10.
Macksburg.
B. Luebben is on the sick list with a
stiff neck, caused by a fall from his
wagon. .
Maggie Nortz is after the chap who
killed her goose. If Bhe gets hold of him
Bhe will "cook his goose."
Rumor has quite a joke on the Liberal
merchant. While coming from Canby
Saturday his memory was hovering over
ages of the next century, his horses got
off the road and landed the wagon into a
hole, where he was obliged to leave it
over night, while he made his bed in a
barn, leaving his horses tied to the
fence. In the morning one of his horses
was missing, and he got a farmer to
take him home.
Macksburg has a new chiropodist.
Missionary services were held last
Sunday at the German Lutheran church.
The pulpit was occupied by the Revs.
Schaenberg and Kern. The church was
crowded, every seat being occupied, and
was handsomely decorated for the occa
sion. A well loaded table was set by
the amiable ladies of the parsonage, to
which many guests from a distance were
present.
Miss Alma Klebe, of Portland, is with
us again.
The basket social at Smith's hall was
a success and a good time was had by
all present.
School commenced Monday at Oak
Grove, with Miss Eliss Burns as teacher.
Albert Wing and his best girl were out
buggy riding Sunday.
Mrs. E. A. Klar, while boat riding on
Sunday, fell into the river, bat was res
cued by her brother, Bert Wallace.
Sunday night we had our first killinir
frost, 8
L. E. Armstrong and family are mov
ing to Barlow.
School at this place is progressing
nicely under the manairemnnt f
Strickland as principal and Johanna Pe
ters as assistant. . Popocrat
Oct. 9.
Logan.
After a long absence we will
our accustomed place.
The farmers are busy putting In their
crops.
August Kineger has rented the farm
of Mrs. German, who has moved to
Portland.
Quite a number of our citizens at
tended the funeral of Louis Feldtheimer
a,iuu inurMay,
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Mrs. Noah Heiple was visiting
her
mother, Mrs. Cromer.Monday.
Fred Gulz has gone to Montana on
business.
James Borebridge is afflicted with
boils at present.
Emery Cromer went to Portland last
week, where he has a position with the
Pacific Vinegar Works.
Mrs. J. C. Young will go to Portland
Monday, presumably, to spend the win
ter. Oct 9.
Stone.
Your correspondent, of Stone, has been
very busy of late, but finds time to note
a f(w iims.
Mumpower & Hess have pulled their
tlneaher in and are rigging a chop mill
to be run by their engine.
J. W, Watts has some fall wheat
sowed.
J. R. Carr is hauling brick to wall his
well.
Jas. Hatton and others went to the
huckleberry patch last week.
T. Hatton has returned with his fam
ily to our neighborhood from the Teezle
ranch in Molalla, where he has been
employed for over two years.
Mark Hatton had the misfortune to
loose his best horse in Clackamas river
last Friday.
J. J. Hatton is remodeling his bouse
by palling down and building again.
Stone school began last Monday with
MiBs Clara Holmstrom at the head.
M. Riehhoffhas hpcrun work on Clear
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Creek bridge,which has been condemned
lor sometime.
J. A. Byres and family have moved to
Parkplace.
Oct.?. 8.
Parkplace Letter List.
Advertised letters for the month end
ing Sept. 30. remainins unclaimed in
the Parkplace postoffice : '
Mrs. E. B. London, Frank Ferguson,
Mrs. W. H. Dauehtry. Miss Dais Cru-
thers, Mrs. A. J. Wyman.
Robt. L. Russell, P. M.
For Sale.
30 head of goats. Apply to John Dkni
son, Meadowbrook, Or.
Farm for Sain 18 W acres: half in
cultivation, all fenced ; young orchard ;
good buildings: VA mile south of Lib
eral ; price, including stock and every
thing on place, $1400 . Inquire at Cocb-
IEB-HXRALD Office.
Wanted a good farm hand by the
month or year. Good wages and a
steady job. Apply at this office.
Wantrd Board and room in exchange
for tuition in shorthand. Call or address
Chas. Halstead, City.
Good nastnraire inside city limits. In-
quire at Gocbim-Hsbald office. '