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OREGON CITY COURIER-HERALD FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1901. Rev. P. Bottand w;n frc tfc guest of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Shi.b. I cus day last week. John Wolf is on the sick list. Genevra. SPECIAL CLACKAMAS COUNTY NEWS To Correspondent. Correspondents who iAS ehort of stationery, will confer favor on the paper as well as thecommunity by noti fying this officty when a new supply will oe sent. Don't keep the events of your neighborhood from becoming public by 'mreleaBness. Sections that do not re ceive mention in this paper should select a person to send in the items and notify ihe editor of a wish to correspond and a supply of stationery will be sent. ' Molalla. A 2-mill special school tax was voted " by district No. 35 for improvements. Mrs. E. McDonald-Byland hag re signed as priuicpal of the school and 0. . W, Robbins will fill the expired term. John R. Cole has recovered from hia severe illness. Considerable property has changed hands here. Recently A. F. Yenny sold his place and will move to Washington. His wife will remain heie for a couple of Mionths. Mrs. Robert Baty has also old part of her farm. P. P. Murphy, wife and two children, f Washington county, Kansas, has lo cated temporarily on 0. W. Robbins' .roperty. He is intending to purchase f farm after looking around. We are .lad to welcome Mr. Murphy to our own. Recently an article appeared in the ')regonian claim! ig that coyotes could ot be caught. James Dickey, Mr. Vaughan and several of our citizens nave caught them in traps. Mr. Dickey places part of a sheep org iat iu water uere coyotes will have to steps in water i reach it and puts the trap under ater covering it with a piece of moss -r rootB and the coyote step on this in tJace of in the water and is caught. Hr. Dickey has caught four in this way utely. Jan. 28. 0. Wllhoit. E. McLaren, the enterprising merchant " Wilhoit, is making some valuable im provements on our road that will last -it years. F. W. McLaren had the misfortune to se a valuable horse last weeek. Bad fi.ck to Rock Creek. This makes two horses this winter that have got their -gs broken by another horse. Leslie Holt, has returned home from Eastern Oregon, where he lias been orking for the past six months. Carl Thomas, who has been herding heep in the bunch grass country, has emried home again. He re porta cold (feather there. s The rains have flooded Rock Creek. " he bridge on the road that leads to iarquura was washed away. F. W, McLaren bad the misfortune to prain his ankle last week. Miss Nellie Groshong Is visiting her Inter in Salem this week. Rev. Smtus, of Scott's Mills, ad ressed the citizens of Beaver Lake Sun day. Mr. Ryan and Mr, Slaughter have re -nmed work on the road during this feasant weather. Wonder what has become of News , I iy? We would like to hear from you .vain. Old Jack Frost paid Wilhoit a visit cut week. v.vjt. oi tiles is setting out an or- hard of apple trees. Miss EmmaVorhies' Bridling face was 'en on Pleasant Hill last week, where . ie was visiting relatives. D. F. Fox and G. W. Wyland, of Wil '.nit, have Btopped work on their quartz Mgo, as there was too much water to aitend with. N.B. Wade, who had the, misfortune hile working in Eastern Oregon lat tmmer to slip into the drivewheol of flitche ouarantceu to be the best ng, which is a better guarantee of a high grade (best possible to build) than all the talk irresponsibl .leaiers and agents for cheap wagons can possibly give you. ! rTrI Tl-r T f. T furrn r .1 miitiu'.ub, r.vvia bove the market price of the best igiu examination oi eacn piece anu to cnaDie tnem to skim off the cream of the wagon timber offered -n the market HliNCE WE CAN ABSOLUTEY GUARANTEE a suncrior aualitv of timber in MITCH EL WAGONS and it is just as. impossible to build a good wagon without good timber as it is o build a good house without a good foudation. The foundation of a wagon is the timber. We know hat everybody claims. to have the best, butyou can't see under the paint. In buying a wagon you must rust to somebody s word we claim to be trustworthy and reliable; derstde of such parts as we can (reaches tounges, etO so that you can confirm our statements. W guarantee every stick fully. MITCHELL WAGONS are light-running, well proportioned and wel iiiianm, aim, umu as a wuuic inn Dtsi v AUUJN ON THE MARKET 10DAY. YOU Can t make a mis- ajce if you get a MITCHELL, Mitchell, First and Taylor combined harvester and have his foot badly mashed, is now ( ble to walk with the aid of a cane. Jan. 27. J. H. K. Stafford. The past week has been a very pleas ant one regular spring weather with frogs croaking, grrnss growing and some early flowers in bloom. A dance last Saturday night at the Frog Pond Grange hall was well'at tended, and a very enjoyable time was the result. The Stafford A. 0. U. W. boys gave an entertainment, social and supper in their hall Saturday night to celebrate the second anniversary of tie lodge here. Songs, recitations, readings, speeches and productions from Shauber Bros.' phonograph, and the best free supper given by any order or society hereabouts for more than a year, kept something like 75 visitors under their hypnotic spell.from 7:30 to 12:15, and as the Sab bath was drawing on, all wended their way homeward with light hearts, pleas ant voices and general good feeling to ward those that had done so much, gr a tis, for their welfare and happiness. Invitations are ' extended by John Schatz to many of his friends to meet at his home next Friday night and enjoy a farewell party, tendered his aunt, Mrs. Weddell, who will shortly depart for the mountainous regions of Idaho to make merry the remainder of the winter sea son, where ice and snow abounds. George Biehle Is having a siege of Job's comforters. ! Charles Larson is beard. growing a flowing Our school now numbers above 00. Mrs. rage and son, of Mpcleay, are spending the week with her daughter, Mrs. Gage. David Bradley was out from the coast of the Nestiicca region, and reported the winter more severe there than in the valley. Many farmers are sacking and ship- pine spuds. There has not been a sack of wheat shipped from the Farmers' warehouse this season. Mr, Weissenborn lost his horse that had the staggers. Candlemas day, Feb. 2, take note, i the sun shines on that day thore will be six weeks more winter before spring opens. LocTt in your barn on Candle mas day half of your grain and half of your bay. Lengthy, Shubel. Philip Lindaw, of Albany, is visiting hia sister, Mrs. E. W. Hornshuh. Lawrence Hornshuh, of Portland, came home on a short visit last Thurs day. , Fred Fisher has rented the McGeorge place at Clarkes. Miss Laura Shubel burned her foot quite badly last Wednesday, but is able to be about again. Miss Mary Wittrock has been quite sick, but is improving, Kilian Schmidt is able to be about again. Mr. and Mrs.C. Muralt were here one day last week. visiting Miss Millie Guenther who has been attending school at Oregon City is home for a short tune. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Hill were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Shubel Sunday. At a directors' mooting last Saturday evening it was decided to close the school for one week for fear diptheria will spread among the Bchool childieu. era, the oldest child of Mr. Emil HoriiBlmh, died laBt Wednesday of diptheria. Wagons possible to build. Representinff 65 o me makcis 01 tne Ml ILHELL grades of wood stock for the privilege of a closer inspection and more Lewis & Streets, Cariby. Messrs Carlton and Rosenkrans to Portland yesterday on business. went Charles Dobbins is at home for a days. few Frank Zollner has put up a new sign in front of his bicycle shop. Otto Evans spent last Sunday in Poit land with his brother, Henry. Mrs. Dr. Deadman and son, Craig, went to Portland Monday to Bpend a few days. Frank Weed, who has been quite sick for the past few weeks, is able to be out again. John Enger and wife, from Junction City, came t ome last week to attend" the funeral of Mr. P. Miller, Mrs. Enger's father. Mr. George Knight, of Hubbard, was in town Monday. Mr. Knight expects to put up a large business block on the corner where the barber shop now stands A very pleasant party was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Schind leron the evening of January 29. About 25 of the young people were present. Music and dancing were the features of the evening's entertainment. Refresh ments were served at a late hour, after which the young folk departed for their homes. ' Jan. 31. Who. Macksburg. We have foggy weather again and a good many people ase nursing bad colds. Mr. and Mrs. Will Yohann ; have moved to Sell wood. Mrs. Martha Klingler is improving the appearance of her residence by build ing a new picket fence around it. Fred Yohan attended the masquerade ball at Sellwood the 19th and returned the 21st, wearing a broad smile on his face. There must be some attraction down that way, Fred. The entertainment and basket Pocial at the Oak Grove school house Saturday night was a grand success. Basket's were sold t from 25 cents to $1. After the sale ot baskets the young people indulged in dancing until a late hour. MiBS Lydia Schoenberg, of this place, and Mr. Schwiehtenberg, of Portland, were united in marriage Thursday, Jan. 24th. After the ceremony was over, the happy couple left for Portland, where they will make tneirhome in ihe future. The bride is one of the most highly es teemed young ladies of this place, and the trroom is a prominent business man of Portland. We join in wishing them a happy journey through life. May their jpyB be many and their trials all be little ones. The hum of Carl Damm's machinery is running all the cows out of the neigh oorhood. Eddie Moshberger, who was operated on for internal abceBS, is convalescing. Jan. 27. D. Maple Lane. i Fine weather is the order of the day. Frank Shortlidge, his wife and two children, from Washington, are visiting relatives here. Joe and James Myers are doing a rushing business, hauling hay to Mil waukee. A few of the young peop'e from this place attended a social hop at Beaver Creek last Friday night. Dan Gaffney was visiting hit brother here Saturday and Sunday. There will be a basket social at the school house Friday eveuing. John Gaffney spent Saturday and Sunday at Clarkes. G. F, Gibbs wag pressing hay for James Partlow of Mt. Pleasant last week. Jan. 30. A Country Cousin. Liberal. Feed is getting scarce with a few of the farmers. Some of the boys are catching coons. It is said that they eat chickens. Leslie Look and Dan Graves are work ing in Dodge's shingle mill. W. H. White and wife went to Port land today. Pierce Wright !s under the doctor's care yet, but is Blowly improving. Apples are not keeping good. There appears to be a dry rot affecting them. 1 lie frogs have begun their spring campaign and are Bingmg merrily. This is fine weather for the farmers who are all very busy at present. Plowing has started up again, and i the weather permits, many of the farmers will soon be seeding. Gray squirrels are coming out of their winter quarters and several of them have been caught in this neighborhood years experience in waeon build WAGONS Dav 2? to percent beside, we leave unpainted the Staver Co PORTLAND. 0BEG0N i During January and February Red Front Trading Co., Court House Block 1 OREGON CITY OREGON Groceries Tomatoes, 3 cans 25c Corn, 3 cans 25c Sunshine, scouring soap 5c Good laundry soap, 10 bars 25c Long bar toilet soap 5c Armour soap powder, 1 pound 5c Gloss starch, bulk, lib 6c Corn starch, package 5c Arm x tiammer soua, i id: 4C Pure sugar syrup, 1 gal, 75c umbo mush, 76lb8. 25c Rice, per pound 4c to 6c Coffee, 25c grades, 51 bs $1 00 Lion and Arbuckle coffee, now 12 Matches, 1 bunch lc Jelly, bulk, nice goods, per lb 4c French muBtaru, bottle oc Bird seed, bulk, lb 6c 50c Japan tea, pound 40c 60c Spider leg and powder tea, spec ial at 400 10c bottle bluing 5c Pure ground pepper.'mustard or all spice, lb 2oc Lemon and vanilla, oz 5c Dress Goods, Etc. 75c all-wool 44-in serge 50c HOc all wool cheviot nOu 90c Taffeta silks 75o 56 inch waterproof 50c inch heavy suiting 3oc Disy flannel, suitable for dressing sacks 12 Valona cloth, just the thing for waists 18c 12 grade teasel down. 10c 3(1 inch percale, 12 grade 10c lenty of outing flannel, yard .. 5c Heavier grades outing 7c and 8c Dark and Hunt prints 5c Dotted net for curtains, 30 inches, yard...: 15c lot nt black yarn, a little coarse, but all wool, will close at lb 50c SPECIAL PRICES on Jackets, Capes, Dress Skirts and mackintoshes. We trade tor Hay, Butter, Eggs, Chickens and Potatoes 'La grippe is at last dying out in this vicinity. Grandma Pruce is slowly re duvering from a severe attadk of it. J. Rhodes and H. L. Barnes are cue- tit g saw logs on their place. They in tend to haul them to the saw mill in the summer. J. R. Shaver and Major II ungate passed through here Tuesday with a lot of nice beef cattle for the Uregon City butchers. Our winter term of school will close Fridav. Rev. Stover, of Mosier, is in this sec tion with charts explaining the Scrip tures. His explanations of the Bible are well worth hearing. Jan. 30, 1901. Syvia. Bedland. Judge Meldrum was out Monday and Tuesday burveying the J. J. Kimball road. J.T. Mason is now living on the Richey place, on the Clackamas bottom. There will be a basket social at the school house in district No. 75. The proceeds are to be for the benefit of the school. Everybody is invited and a good time is expected. W. H. Bonney and Louis Funk have put up a line fence, which is quite an mprovement. Aug Funk is putting a board fence along the road Word has been received of the arrival of an 114 pound boy at the home of Mrs Jin mi a Widic, of Seattle. A number of the people in this viein- ity are sick, but most of them are im proving. James Dew had the misfortune to lose a favorite horse last week. Some of the people in 'this neighbor hood are talking of delivering milk at the cheese fueto-y in Logan this sum mer. N, II. Smith and family have moved onto their place again. Miss Maude Stone is home from Dover, where she has been teaching school. 1). II. Mosher was over from Frog Pond Sunday. His school will proba bly dote this week. Jan. 29. G. F. Frog Pond, Maybe we had better tell you where Frog Pond is and how it got its name. Well, it lies somewhere between the Willamette river and nowhere, is crossed by the Willamette meridian, and has the populous town of Wilsonville on the south and Stafford on the north, and it received its name in this way : Many vear. ago, when Johnny Kock ran the Enterprise, their writer, Doc Bird, passed through this place and saw Hon. Thomas Turner draining a Bwale He said in an item "that Mr. Turner was draining the last frog pond in Clacka mas county, and the people up here will be hard up for meat." Tualatin Grange, No. Ill, held open grange last Saturday, and the attend ance was very good. A grand hop was given at the Grange hall last Saturday night. It was con ducted by Henr, Aden, Henry Rack man, Herbert and Charles Turner, and all present had a good time. K ruse's warehouse took its departure daring the high water. Theone belong ing to Aden and Turner came near, going too. La lies' $3.25 serge skirts, now, $2 25 " 3.00 cheviot ski rts 2 00 " 2.50 plaid skiits 1 75" - " 4.75 taffeta silk waists 3 75 " 6.00 jackets, to close... 4 00 " 5.00 tan jackets, now, 3 25 Children's $2.50 jackets at .... 175 Ladies' cloth and plush capes at COST t- .(. . JJOn t tail tO SCf? tnf?m. can save your money. Ladies' $5 and $6 mackintoshes, all wool and stylish to close at " 50c stock collars at " 40c stock collars, all new shades at.. Band bows, 26 values $3 75 35 25 15 String ties, 25 values A;'in S 15 Dotted velvet Ladies' undressed bchool umbrellas 40 Storm proof umbrellas 50 Steel rod gloria umbrella 75 Better grades ...$1 00 ind up. SHOES. Men's tap sole-buckle shoes $1 25 Boys full stock-riveted shoes tap pole $1.50and 1 65 Carpet slippers 40c and 4oc Men's all leather shors 150 Ladies' fine dcngola at 1.75 grade 1 50 Baby's shoes from 25c tip " tan shoes 35 TWe curry J. B. Lewis 5c Oo.'s "Wear HeKisters." T"Bradley MetcaK's Waterproof Hhupq. F"0. M. , Henderson & Co.'s hH ool shoes. WWe also carry the famous lone l alf shoe, cork sole at $2 50 All odd sWes go at this sale at COST and less. Wake Up? v ' ' r :; Don't be asleep Our Great Dissolution Sale is Still on We have 50 of those $15 Oregon City Cassi- st4 mere All-Wool Suits left that are going at Also 75 pairs of the same material $? pants that we are selling at $2$o 25 per cent redaction of all goods PRICE BROS. (Horses taken in exchange.) P. A. Baker and Julius Richley are j shipping potatoes. The Sharp boys are making use of the pleasant weather by sowing winter oats. Others are plowing. J. Tyler and Harry Seely of Wood burn, Ida Turner, J, M. Turner and family of Tualatin; Peter Schemer of Garden Home and Miss Lizzie Schemer of Portland, were visiting Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Turner the first of the week. Our representative, Hon. J. L. Kruse, accompanied by his daughter, Lorena, and a lady friend from Salem, spent Saturday and Sunday at horns. Hon. George Aden, of Wilsonville, spent Sunday with his parents. Walter Sharp and Conrad Preaster are cutting cord wood for the paper mill. Our school is progressing nicely. A literary program will be rendered next Friday. Sunday School and preaching every Sunday. Youug people's meeting every other Friday. All are invited to atiend. Miss Ola Barnes has gone to Tu tlatin to visit her uncle, George Gilbrith. Charles Turner has gone to Woodburn for a few days' sojourn. 1 eter Schemer nas Deen riding our burg for fat cattle and sheep the past few days. P. H. M. Hood View. Amear Stowasher, a well knowu bov of Slierwo d, die ! at his home, January 24th, of appendicitis. Mr. Coleman, of Sherwood, held ser vices at Hood View Sunday evening, and a large crowd attended. C. T. Tooze hf8 a force of men ditch ing and laying tile on his farm. Jake Peters, a young merchant of Wil sonville, made a business trip to Daytou Monday. Miss Lillie Todd was the guest of Mrs. E. G. Jones Sunday. John Butson is shipping his potatoes to the California markets. While on his wav borne from Sher wood, Ross Loney was held up and robbed of several cans of oysters and a bait of crackers. It is reported that a play will be given at the Parot school house, entitled, ' 'The Alabama Darkies." Jan. 29. 0. B. The Standard De- America's Best Fas- Ida Standard Patterns, seam allowing, always dependable 5c to 20c Fashion sheets free. Dr. Warner's Corset, Btylish and perfect fitting Never rusts or stains, price .... 50c to $3; 00 Gilbert's Famous Lin ings, standard for vosfe e carry them. - y(-Ud Prices are reasonable. Millinery Specials. A lot of our $2 and 2.25 Hats fine trimmings .. '$100 All of our 3.50 and 4.00 hats will go at 2 00 All of the walking hats, Tomoshan ters and street bats at i price' Do Not Miss This Sate. Gents' Furnishings. Men's Fedora hats 2.00 value at A few sample hats at cost. Boys' wool school caps,.2oc value Boys' heavy blue flannel caps... Boys' Nobby Caps, reduced to.... Men's Jersey Knit Shirts, to close, Men's Percale shirts, 50c value, at Men's all wool undershirts, 1.25 value 1 50 1& 25 25 40 25 1 00 Men's heavy wool socks, 35c 25 Sample Underwear and broken" lots at cost Men's heavy twilled shirts 45 Men's sweaters, 50 cents up. 25c suspenders 15 Boys' tuspenders.. q ) $1U Mountain View. There is still a great deal of sicknes in this place. Mrs. P.D Curran's health is quite, pooriy tnis week. J. V. Green's baby has been having a severe sttack of pneumonia. H. Brand's baby was at the point of; death Sunday, having inward coavuU sions. It is a little better at the present writing. Mrs. Wallace, of Mulino, was in town. a 111 8 JH8t weeK, where she at- icuumi me itinera! 01 her sister, Mrs raquet. T f n:n..t . ... . . uiucn neni, oui 10 jnulino nat nrday and attended the funeral of Mrs Frank Paine, who was buried in TruU hnger's graveyard. Ernest Elliott and family have moved, into a house at the head of Seventh street. Rev. T. P. Haynes went to Grants rass tnis week. His move there soon. family expect to George C. Cooper, who is working at Greeham, was expected home last Sun day but failed to come, and his family are uueaBy about him Mrs. CLira Williams has moved over to her mother's home and has rented part of her house. Mr. Williams is ir Idaho. Hood street has bean improved by a ' new sidewalk, haviug been laid this week. Clyde Pierce and wife started to their home in California Tuesday. Frank Albright has built a chicken yard, and he will engage in raisins chickens in the future. The Fairclough brothers have bought a new piano for their sister. Another pie social will be given at the Mountain View church next month. It probably will be held on Saturday, Feb. 23. The admission fee will be 15 cent for ladies or a pie a ad gentlemen free. Services will be held in the church next Sunday at 4 o'clock. Rev E 8 Bollinger will officiate. ' Jan. 31. Sauna (Continued oa page 6.) .