OREGON CITY COURIER-HERALD, FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1901 I, CLACKAMAS COUNTY NEWS MoUiUa. Mrs. Casto, of Spokane, is visiting her eUter, Mrs. O. W. Bobbins. G. W. Force, and family, of Mulino, were visiting friends hcre&anday. Allen Wells has improved the appear ance of his property with a new picket fence. Several farmers on the prairie will plant from five to ten acres of corn each this vear. W"U. Garrett and Peter Anderson and wife, of Milk Creek, passed through here laBt week enroute to the rail road. Mr. Anderson and wife were bound for Klondike. May success attend them. Mr. Newton is placing the machinery for a steam laundry in the Harless chop ping mill. The first work will be done this week. Miss Lena Morrow, of Illinois, spoke at the hall on Friday evening and also on Sunday afternoon. Her discussion was along the line of socialism and all present felt that it was good to be there. 0. M. Crittenden, the well known school teacher of Hubbard, was a recent visitor here. He has purchased a store at Spicer, Linn county , where his family resides. His wife is managing the Wasted, a few more parties to take up some bargains in real estate. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shumway's in fant daughter died April 30, and the burial took place in Portland. Herman Fischer intends to build anew house on his place this summer. The inanv friends of Jiert Hart will be glad to hear of his continued improve ment. W. M. Stone is mauling rails like the proberbial "Dutch uncle." May 7. L. F. busfhesa. May 6. Moonshine. liedlaml. J. J. Kimball returned home from the mines last week. He will remain for some time. MrB. Thomas AlorgRn and tons, Will and Thomas, came from California last week. They intend to live on the place in the future. Mr, and Mrs. J. Widie and sons came down from Seattle last week on a two weeks' visit to her parents. They in tend to return this week. Mr. Widie Stayed but a few days. Mrs. A. M. Kirchem is out on a visit A. Wright is down from tfeppner hav ing his land surveyed, which he recently sold to Mr. Uollinsworth. This is the last of the old Wright place. Mr Wright has disposed of all of his real estate in this (.lace. Miss A.I. Hicinbothem went to Port land last Saturday and purchased an or gan for the school, district No. 75. We challenge any district in the county to show a better equipped school bouse with supplies. Hello, there I Somebody choke off Lengthy and oblige. We are glad to report that Mr, Dew and Miss Maude Stone are better, and are able to be up. Mr. Lehman is home'from Portland, Spud planting is the order of the day here when the weather will permit. Mr. Dew had three head' of sheep killed, and Mr. Sprague bad a calf killed last week, supposed by a wolf, Mr. and Mrs. L. Newkirk spent Sun uay with Mrs. jviosner. D. A. Mosher was home from school Sunday. The Viola road supervisor intends to cut down the Stone hill at this place this summer. Canton. the Joseph Graham is able to go to store again after-his recent illness. William liisEell is slowly improving, and he is now a le to walk around the yard. Mrs. 11. Lee is on the menu, ana ner many friends hope for her speedy recov ery. Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Hutchinson have been quite ill, and the doctor thinks that they will soon be up and around again as well as ever. The German church society have placed a large new bell on their church. Kev. Jinaelbart will remove to uregon City soon to take charge of the German church there. Mr. J. Ehret will be the pastor for the German church at this place. jayuooK &uo. have sow tneir gen eral merchandise store to Mr. Wong, of Wisconsin. Mr. Wang comes well recommended as a good business man . We all are sorry to see Mr. Cook and family leave, as they have made many friends while here. J. milages was arrested last Friday for selling liquor ou Sunday contrary to law. lie wag tiled belore il. L,ee ana iouna guilty, and he was fined $50 and costs Mr. U'Ren was the attorney tor the city. Julius Rones has ourchased an inter est in a barber shop in Portland, and it leaves us without a barber. This is one of the be.it locations in the state for a first-class man. At last we are to have a new bridge across the Molalla near the rauroaa bridge. The people of this vicinity have waited patiently lor the much-neeaea bridge, but last Saturday the delegation met in Oregon City, and the commission ers promised them the bridge and saw work would be commenced at once. It will be a great benefit to the whole of Clackamas county. William H. Dix made a business trip to Oregon City this week. " P. E. Bonney, our road supervisor, is busily engaged in improving the roads in Colton. The postmaster of Handy was visiting in Colton last week-. Mr. Cook will ehow some of his mov ing pictures and also havd his grapho phone at Ctlton hall next Thursday evening. A large attendance is ex pected. Mr. Carlson expects his daughter Mrs. Hagland, of Portland, home on a shoit visit Joe Carr, our late photographer, is do ing good work taking pictures in Colton. We are glad to welcome the James family, who have come to Colton from Kansas. Mr. Robertson, of Washington, visited his daughter, Veva, the first of the week. May 2. Union Hall. We have been having some true April showers. James Wilkerson's father and brother arrived here last week from Missouri. The intend to make Oregon their future home. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Burns and Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Grimes went to Canby last Saturday on business. John Thomas has been clearing land this spring. He has a field cleared and fenced and ready for the plow. He in tends to plant the hield in potatoes. J. 1). Wilkerson has been plowing lor T. J. Grimes. J. H. Burns visited nis sister. Mrs. J. L. Thomas, last Sunday. We are glad to note that frank Hilton has recovered from his recent illnes and is able to be at work again. B. J. Helvey is working in James Ad- kins' sawmill. F. H. Renoudhas bought a cream sep arator to separate his cream. He has several cows to furnish cream, and he hauls it to Canbv. The rains keep coming steadily since taster. John Burns and Thomas Grimes were visitors at the residence of Bernard Friedrich one day last week. The whooping cough has made its ap pearance in this vicinity; several oi the school children are afflicted with it, but all are getting along nicely and most ol them are able to attend school. May 2. Backwoods. Colton. Superintendent Zinser attended the school at this place last Thursday after noon and found the school progressing nicely under the management of Miss Adams, of Oregon City. The Colton literary society was well attended last Saturday evening. Misses Lucy Bonney and Stella Huh bard were visiting friends in Elwood last Sunday. Mrs. P. E. Bonney spent a couple of days with her mother, Mrs. uomett last week. Carl Stromgreen Is the proud father of a baby boy. bell ! long tongue, empty head, lots of noise and nothing siid." George Biehle is spending a few days with his parents. George has been working in Hoag's sawmill for several months. Grandma Schatz h is returned from Sheridan. Edward Carpenter and wife are mak ing preparations to move onto their farm. There is a case of mumps in the wood camps. Mr. Andross will start next week for Yaiiuina. Air. Bushbaum is still confined to his bed. . Henry liaker is improving very slowiy. Richard OldenBtadt's smile has broadened to a grin. Another baby that will soon say papa is the cause. Apple orchards are in bloom. It is reported that Grandma Myers died Boon after moving from heie to Eastern Washington. Her son, Sanuel, sold his farm here several months ago, and she went away with his family shortly afterward. Just received a bottle of Ayers' Hair Vigor from Shorty, thanks to the doner. May 7. Lengthy. New novelties in trimmings and flow f. Miss C. Goldsmith. Stafford. Some farmers are planting their po tatoes, others are preparing ground lor same. Garden planting is being extensively carried on at present. John Gage attended the unveiling ceremonies at Champoeg. Gus Gebhardt has finished carpenter ing for G. Mosier lor the present and moved his tools to Sam M osier's place where he will build a barn and erect several other out buildings. Henrv Schatz pulled his plough to pieces while plowing winter fallow that was well set with vetches. A tough lot we would sav "Here's to Shorty." of Wilsonville "a diamond in the rough I" May your corresDondence never grow less. Here's to no-name, of Frog Pond, "a SEND FOR POPE & CO. Elwood Borntothe wife of Carl Stromgreen, a 10-pound girl. Should the devil chance to have a grudge at these parents he will have an opportunity to pay it in sons-in-law. Miss Zella Park, who has been working at Willamette Falls, spent a few days visiting friends and relatives. E. Hemmett is clearing a spud patch. Life is noble when we make it bo; life is mean when we make it so. Our own conduct determines this matter and de cides what we are. Rev. John Park is on the sick list. Mrs. Alice Henderson is recovering slowly. Henry Myers, of Kocky .rant, was the guest of Mr. Wilson last Sunday eve ning. Jesse Cox lost one ot his milch cows last week. August Stromgreen, our road super visor, is making quite a stir among the young men, who are of age, and hereto fore have not paid their poll tax. May 8. LKLLk IvOOKH. OUR 1901 VEHICLE CATALOGUE JUST OUT 64 pages. Over 100 Styles Nearly 3000 Vehicles in Stock PRI ES Carts $J5andup Road Wagons 40 and up Top Buggies 60 and up Surries, Spring Wagons and the World Renowned Wagons Mitchell, Lewis k Staver Co. First and Taylor Streets, PORTL ND, OREGON. Beautiful line of chiffon hats in all the latest styles. Call and inspect. Miss C. Goldsmith. . HEADQUARTERS FOR Hardware, Stoves. Syracuse Chilled and Steel Plows, Harrows and Cultivators, Planet Jr., Drills and Hoes, Spray Pumps, Imperial Bicycles. PLUMBING A SPECIALTY J Cor. Fourth an 1 Main Sts. OREGON CITY If you want good bread . . t Get that made by 7th St. Bakery & Confectionery H. SCHRADER, Prop. WUholt. Wilhoit is still moving and every thing is quiet in our burg. school is progressing nicely under the able management of Miss Tessie Lar king. Mrs. Emma Vorhies and family were visiting Mrs. VVyland Sunday. Harry Dart and wife made Mr. and Mrs. Ilaun a pleasant call last week. Some ot the Wilhoit girls are very sorry that some of the p-ouiising young men are going away and will not return until fall. ' Frost still continued to appear a few mornings this week. Miss Tessie Larkir.s, Miss J'osie Slaughter and Raymond Wyland and wife were the guests of Mrs. Millie Nicholson last Sunday. F. VV. McLaren has completed an ad dition to hie hotel, and it will make quite an improvement to hisdiningroom and kitchen. Bennie Wade and James Nicholson have taken the contract of cutting saw- logs lor f rank Jones this summer. Frank Vorhies' little boy, who has been very low, is recovering slowly. He Is able to be op for a short time during the day. Wilhoit will soon be vacated from the way the number of men have left this vicinity to get work in the mills and logging camps, and hands are going to be scarce here this summer. F. W. McLaren was trausacting busi ness in Portland Monday. Orley Thomas, who left here last fall for Eastern Oregon, where he has been working this winter, has returned to his homestead on the ridge. He will go back to Eastern Oregon Monday, Paul John, of Turner, was in this burg laBt week visiting his friends on Pleas ant Hill. Henry Thomas and Mr. Crowsin left Monday for Okanogan, Washington. Gyrus Jones and wife, of Scott's Mills, and G. W. Wyland and son left for the same place Monday. May 6th. News Boy. Currinsville. We are very sorry that such is the case; aiso sorry mat me a Dove mentioned boys should be the cause thereof, for we fully realize that it is no credit to our com munity. Miss Lena Vancuren, who has been working at Pleasant Home, was visiting her mother Sunday. She was accom panied by Alf Bell. Mrs. J. P. Forrester is visiting in Portland. Mrs. Lucy Glover visited her daughter Mrs. H. S. Gibson, of Oregon City, dur ing the wook. Mise Maggie Smith was the guest of Pearl Foster Sunday. W ill Bell was seen over here Sunday afternoon. Miss Lillie Hoffmeister, who is work ing at Pleasant home, was visiting her parents Sunday. Warren Foirester, of Barton, was gal lantly riding through here Sunday on his dashing black. , . Ye worthy scribe has been having the old time malady, la grippe. Ibis makes the 42nd attack, but we shan't com plain. The brunette to whom "Corporal" re ferred, had better look out. Those goo goo eyes are dangerous. What a time Stafford and Frog Pond have! Why do't they cut down "fir" trees for a while? It would be a change and I think, a relief, to that old tradi tional "cherry" tree. It's nearly hacked to pieceB, anynow. Rev. Tragiio preached at Sandy ridge last Bunaay. The roads are getting very smooth and nice. Several wheels were seen out yesterday. Dr. 0. B. Smith and II. S. Gibson had a "sham" battle Saturday morning, in which it is said the doctor received two black eyes. .Tw'asn't all "sham" either, was it? No serious results are reported, however. May 6. Angelina A car load of milk crocks just received and will sell at 8 c per gal- Ion. W. L. Block, the Homeiurnisher, Fellows Harding Block, Oregon City TELEPHONE 813 $2.90' Barrel Best Valley Flour Barrel U. S. Hard Wheat Flnnr 7lA Cents Can Standard Tomatoes llA Cents Can Standard Corn We sell sugar at wholesale price J, A. McGLASHAN, Manager Stores Oregon City and Portland Damascus. weather is to come to summer is close at We notice the that the growing warmer, and have the conclusion that hand. Our school closed last Friday, and Miss Lewellen has gone home to spend the summer Mr. and Mrs. Hitching and Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Brown went to Oregon City Friday returning home Saturday. Mrs. Mary E. lily, who has been vis iting her sons, George and John Ely, of this place, has gone to Portland to visit her daughter. Rev. C. W. Pogue and wife are going to leave us. He has accepted a call from another place. This will leave as without a minister for awhile. Ed Noble intends leaving for Morrow county soon to visit his ranch. Mr. Smith, of Eagle Creek, is sick at the home of his daughter. Mrs. U, B. Linn. Mistes Emma Powty and Mary Hitch ing visited Miss EHie Shank land Sun dav. May 6. Meo. IaujI) Creek, sctumptious; Weather is sctumptious: no mote stands on the coiners now. Everybody is in a hurry and working to beat the band. Spring crops look splendid. In fact, everything does, and the fanners are ex pecting great results. Airs. L. A. Wine sett and Don Forrester were visitors in Oregon City during the week. Kev. Pogue preached at the school house Sunday ai'eruoon. A good crowd was in attendance. The spelling school has closed. Some of the Eagle Creek boys (may God for give them) seem to delight in Haying outside and raising a disturbance, which is very annoying to those inside. For this reason, Miss Holmstrom, the teacher, discontinued the spelling school The basket social given at the school house on April 26th, was a grand sue cess. An excellent program, consisting oi songs, recitations, uiaiogu.es ana in Birumemai music uy ine Damascus or chestra, was rendered. The proceeds, wnicn were ao.o, win De used to put- cnase a ciock anu giooe lor the school. Damascus school closed Fridav. Pa trons, friends, and also Union and Rock i;reeK scnooi leacners ana pupils were invited to attend the picnic which was given in the grove near the school house Superintendent Zinser and . family were present also. Alter a good program puDiic ainner was servea, wnicn every one enjoyeu. Evergreen team, the Modern Wood' men of America, of East Portland, vis. ited the Damascus camp Saturday night ami iniiiaitu iuur new meniDers. A pie social wi 1 be given at Union Hall school house on Saturday, May inn, lor me ueneut oi tne ai, church Ben Kiuiberly'B little boy broke his arm. K. Donley had the misfortune to get nis leg uroKou m two places. Lena and Ernest Derrv, of Portland were visiting their siBter, Mrs. Clara Buchman, a few days last week. Charlie Hunter and Miss Delsy Ner roll were united in marriage last Sunday We wish them much happiness. . A crowd of our young folks went cat fishing over to the Columbia slough, nope tney Dnng back cat-hsh and not suckers. n. j. ourcnaruc, oi iiarton, pur chased 43 head of sheep from F. Mat thins. The M. W, A. will give a Fourth July celebration at Damascus. Good music will be furnished. Program will De puoiisnea later. All invited. May 0. A CORRESPONDENT Harlow, Weather is fine and health generally good . The new store of M. W. Shepard & Oo. will be opened to the public Thurs day the 9th, lor business. Billy Irvin, the stockman, was in Ore gon City this week with a few head of cattle. He reports prices fairly good. Ciitford Wolf is now boardiug with Mrs. M. W, Shepoard. Ye scribe toe .a the G. A. R. annual rally in O .a City Monday night. We thoj .ue program was good and well rendered, especially the singing, but the boys stuck to the old plan of seating the deaf and blind in the rear. Nevermind, deaf comrades, it won't be long until the nnai rany, men we'll see that these old committees on arrangements here ara placed where it will be the warmest. JjOok out there, Zoe, of Eagle Creek I Honor bright, no fabricating.' Joe and Emanuel King are filling the woods with cord wood and during this hot weather too, D 0. Freeman was at Portland thin week purchasing nen crooda for hia on. larged store. Who will organize a socialist clnh or in Canby? Put my name down as number one. Conditions for the better. ment of humanity, morally and nhv. sically must begin at once. Ihe Misses Flavi a Hilton. Rnnsin Armstrong and Hattie Irwin had ious mishap while out riding last Sunday afternoon. The horse became frightened at the train near Aurora, and was nn- manageable and it smashed thi ntrfl Dan. erally The girls escaped with only a lew slight bruises. Corporal. Shubel Miss Hettie Uinther and n n PQ at ax of Oregon City are to be married Sator- aay, May 11th. at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Ginther. While Mr. Wallens was hnnlimrnnt.. toes last week his wagon tipped over.but William Hettman and Henrv Olnthor came home after a few weeks' stay East of the mountains. KM. Manning sold his farm her a in some party from the East. We have not learned the name. The price was 1500. Ibe German Concrecrntinnal ntin.i, : being painted, and other improvements in the school room. there is somtaik nf h debates after next Saturday evening until wv-.v v ion Mr. M. Mohenke is hauling oats to Oregon City with two teams and sha ping to Portland. T Martin Massinger has gone to Mil waukie to work. Mtss Carrie Schubel has returned home after a two weeks' stay at Aurora. ihe grounds around the Lutheran church are being Improved. May 8- Genevra. Beaver Creek. The basket sodial and entertainment last iriday evening at the Welsh Con gregational church was a grand success. The building was beautifully decorated and well crowded. The pastor presided and opened the meeting through d prayer. After a few remarks by him in both languages, a Welsh hymn was sung and the following took part in en tertaining the audience: Misses Lora Parry, Blodwen Thomas, Maggie Lewis Lelene Jones, Lizzie Lewis, Sarah Party '.a,.Fau?t Mary Jons and Messrs'. W illiam Davies, Henry Parry. John M Jones, Richsrd Davies, John R. Lewis' Humphrey Parry, Dan Jones and Gor don Jones. All acted thpir ,,,i h and gave great satisfaction. The "audi ence tang another Welti) hymn, which brought the iirst part of the program to t0.tCA0feT1" e.ectnd P"' opened with the selling of the baskets by John R.Lewis. M.es-ts Celene Jones, Eva laust and Maggie Lwis aesUted him About 2o baskets and pies were Eold' Everybody enjoyed himself and the gathering closed before midnight. The proceeds amounted to about f 13, wh'ch go to the church building fund. A vote of heartfelt thauks is extended to all for your presenee and kind help May the Lord bless you. Rkv. J. MoRLiis, pastor. (Continued on pge 7.)